As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2000
Securities Act File No. 333-39839
Investment Company Act File No. 811-06156
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
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.
(Names of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Shares of Common Stock, Par Value $.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. Michael J. Hennewinkel, Esq.
Brown & Wood LLP Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P.
One World Trade Center P.O. Box 9011
New York, New York 10048-0557 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011
July 18, 2000
(Date Tender Offer First Published
Sent or Given to Security Holders)
This Amendment No. 1 to the Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO
of Merrill Lynch High Income Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") relating
to an offer to purchase (the "Offer") 5,000,000 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 July 18, 2000 constitutes the final
amendment pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
The Offer terminated at 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, on August 14, 2000
(the "Expiration Date"). Pursuant to the Offer, 881,501.202 Shares were
tendered, all of which were accepted by the Fund for repurchase at a net asset
value of $9.43 per share, as determined as of the close of the New York Stock
Exchange on the Expiration Date, for an aggregate purchase price of
$8,312,556.34.
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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.
August 21, 2000 By /s/ Terry K. Glenn
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(Terry K. Glenn, President)
