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[Letterhead of Merrill Lynch Global Utility Fund, Inc.]
April 6, 1999
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Merrill Lynch Global Utility Fund, Inc. - CIK No. 0000868452
Request for Withdrawal of Amendment to Registration Statement on
Form N-1A
File No. 33-37103
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On March 30, 1999, Merrill Lynch Global Utility Fund, Inc. (the "Fund")
filed post-effective amendment No. 12 to its registration statement on Form N-1A
(the "March 30, 1999 filing"). On April 1, 1999, the Fund made another filing
designated as post-effective amendment No. 12 to its registration statement on
Form N-1A (the "April 1, 1999 filing"). The April 1, 1999 filing was made in
error and was identical to the March 30, 1999 filing. As the April 1, 1999
filing was made in error and was identical to the March 30, 1999 filing, I
hereby request the withdrawal of the April 1, 1999 filing pursuant to Rule
477(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Please do not hesitate to call me at (609) 282-1271 if you have any
questions regarding this matter.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Thomas D. Jones, III
Thomas D. Jones, III
Secretary
