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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 1996
Securities Act File No. 33-36472
Investment Company Act File No. 811-6156
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13E-4
ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
(Pursuant to Section 13(e)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
AMENDMENT NO. 2
MERRILL LYNCH HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
MERRILL LYNCH HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Shares of Common Stock, Par Value $0.10 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
589945 10 4
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Arthur Zeikel
Merrill Lynch High Income Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
800 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
(609) 282-2800
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Copies to:
Thomas R. Smith, Jr., Esq. Philip L. Kirstein, Esq.
Brown & Wood Merrill Lynch Asset Management
One World Trade Center P.O. Box 9011
New York, New York 10048-0557 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011
April 23, 1996
(Date Tender Offer First Published
Sent or Given to Security Holders)
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This Amendment No. 2 to the Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule
13E-4 of Merrill Lynch High Income Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (the "Fund")
relating to an offer to purchase (the "Offer") 4,000,000 of the Fund's shares
of common stock, par value $0.10 per share (the "Shares") and originally
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 1996
constitutes the final amendment pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)(3) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and General Instruction D of Schedule 13E-4.
The Offer terminated at 12:00 midnight, New York time, on May 20, 1996
(the "Expiration Date"). Pursuant to the Offer, 506,480.521 Shares were
tendered, all of which were accepted by the Fund for repurchase at a net
asset value of $10.99 per share, as determined as of the close of the New
York Stock Exchange on the Expiration Date, for an aggregate purchase price
of $5,566,220.92.
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
MERRILL LYNCH HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
May 28, 1996 By /s/ Terry K. Glenn
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(Terry K. Glenn,
Executive Vice President)
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Brown & Wood
One World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048-0557
Telephone: (212) 839-5300
Facsimile: (212) 839-5599
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
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May 28, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Division of Investment Management
Re: Merrill Lynch High Income Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.
Amendment No. 2 to Issuer Tender Offer Statement
on Schedule 13E-4
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Dear Sirs:
On behalf of Merrill Lynch High Income Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (the
"Fund"), transmitted herewith for filing pursuant to Section 13(e)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 13e-4(c)(3) thereunder is Amendment
No. 2 to the Issuer Tender Offer Statement of the Fund on Schedule 13E-4.
Amendment No. 2 constitutes the final amendment reporting the results of the
issuer tender offer. The tender offer commenced on April 23, 1996 and
terminated on May 20, 1996.
Please direct any comments or questions with respect to this filing
to the undersigned at (212) 839-5394 or J. Gerard Cummins of this firm at
(212) 839-5374.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Robert J. Borzone, Jr.
Enclosure
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