U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
1. Name and address of Issuer:
Merrill Lynch Adjustable Rate Securities Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 9011
Princeton, N.J. 08543-9011
2. Name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is
filed (if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of
securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or
classes): [X]
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-6304
Securities Act File Number: 33-40332
4. (a) Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: May 31,
2000
(b) [ ] Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than
90 calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
(c) [ ] Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing
this Form.
5. Calculation of registration fees:
(i) Aggregate sales price of securities sold during
the fiscal year pursuant to Section 24(f): $0
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $47,286,715
(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during any prior fiscal year
ending no earlier than October 31, 1995,
that were not previously used to reduce
registration fees payable to the Commission: $152,998,791
(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items
5(ii) and 5(iii)]: $200,285,506
(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $0
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future
years - if Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv): $200,285,506
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration
fee (see instruction C.9): .000264
(viii)Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by
Item 5(vii) (enter "0" if no fee is due)]: $0
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to Rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then
report the amount of securities (number of shares or other units)
deducted here: 3,985,898
If there is a number of shares or other units that were registered
pursuant to Rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year
for which this Form is filed that are available for use by the issuer
in future fiscal years, then state that number here: 73,163,382
7. Interest due - if this Form is being filed more than
90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year
(see instruction D): $0
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due
plus any interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]: $0
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment
was sent to the Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery:
[ ] Wire Transfer
[ ] Mail or other means
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
By:
/s/ Donald C. Burke
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Vice President and Treasurer
Date: August 17, 2000
