As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2000
Securities Act File No. 33-50861
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. 1
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)
Terry K. Glenn
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. William E. Zitelli, Jr., Esq.
Brown & Wood LLP Merrill Lynch Asset Management
One World Trade Center P.O. Box 9011
New York, New York 10048-0557 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011
January 18, 2000
(Date Tender Offer First Published
Sent or Given to Security Holders)
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This Amendment No. 1 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 January 18, 2000 constitutes
the final amendment pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)(3) under the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934 and General Instruction D of Schedule 13E-4
The offer terminated at 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on February 14, 2000
(the "Expiration Date"). Pursuant to the Offer, 1,743,969.316 Shares were
tendered, all of which were accepted by the Fund for repurchase at a net asset
value of $9.59 per share, as determined as of the close of the New York Stock
Exchange on the Expiration Date, for an aggregate purchase price of
$16,916,465.74.
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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.
February 23, 2000 By /s/ Terry K. Glenn
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(Terry K. Glenn, President)
