MERRILL LYNCH AMERICAS INCOME FUND INC
497, 1995-05-03
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                    MERRILL LYNCH AMERICAS INCOME FUND, INC.
                        SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 28, 1995
                       TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 28, 1995
                               FOR USE IN ALASKA
 
    THIS FUND MAY INVEST IN LOWER RATED BONDS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "JUNK
BONDS".


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                    MERRILL LYNCH AMERICAS INCOME FUND, INC.
                        SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 28, 1995
                       TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 28, 1995
                               FOR USE IN ARIZONA
 
    THE FUND HAS ESTABLISHED NO RATING CRITERIA FOR THE DEBT SECURITIES IN WHICH
IT MAY INVEST. THEREFORE, THE FUND MAY AT TIMES BE PREDOMINANTLY INVESTED IN
MEDIUM OR LOWER RATED BONDS. MEDIUM RATED BONDS MAY HAVE SPECULATIVE
CHARACTERISTICS. LOWER RATED BONDS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "JUNK BONDS", ARE
CONSIDERED TO BE SPECULATIVE WITH REGARD TO THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST AND RETURN
OF PRINCIPAL. PURCHASERS SHOULD CAREFULLY ASSESS THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH AN
INVESTMENT IN THE FUND.
 

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                    MERRILL LYNCH AMERICAS INCOME FUND, INC.
                        SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 28, 1995
                       TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 28, 1995
                               FOR USE IN INDIANA
 
    THE FUND MAY INVEST WITHOUT LIMIT IN LOWER RATED BONDS, COMMONLY REFERRED TO
AS "JUNK BONDS". BONDS OF THIS TYPE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SPECULATIVE WITH REGARD
TO THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST AND RETURN OF PRINCIPAL. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONCERNING THE RISKS INVOLVED IN INVESTING IN SUCH SECURITIES, SEE "INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES--SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND RISK FACTORS--HIGH YIELD
SECURITIES" IN THE PROSPECTUS.
 

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                    MERRILL LYNCH AMERICAS INCOME FUND, INC.
                        SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 28, 1995
                       TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 28, 1995
                              FOR USE IN MINNESOTA
 
    THE FUND MAY AT TIMES BE PREDOMINANTLY INVESTED IN LOWER RATED BONDS,
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "JUNK BONDS". BONDS OF THIS TYPE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE
SPECULATIVE WITH REGARD TO THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST AND RETURN OF PRINCIPAL.
PURCHASERS SHOULD CAREFULLY ASSESS THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INVESTMENT IN
THE FUND. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE RISKS INVOLVED IN SUCH
SECURITIES, SEE "INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES--SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND
RISK FACTORS--HIGH YIELD SECURITIES" IN THE PROSPECTUS.
 

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                    MERRILL LYNCH AMERICAS INCOME FUND, INC.
                        SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 28, 1995
                       TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 28, 1995
                              FOR USE IN MISSOURI
 
    THE FUND MAY INVEST IN DEBT SECURITIES WHICH ARE RATED BELOW INVESTMENT
GRADE, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "JUNK BONDS". THE FUND'S ABILITY TO INVEST IN
SUCH SECURITIES, AS WELL AS ITS ABILITY TO INVEST IN THE SECURITIES OF FOREIGN
ISSUERS AND TO UTILIZE LEVERAGE, INVOLVES CERTAIN SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND
RISK FACTORS. SEE "HIGH YIELD SECURITIES", "FOREIGN INVESTMENTS" AND "LEVERAGE"
UNDER "INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES--SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND RISK
FACTORS" IN THE PROSPECTUS.
 

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                    MERRILL LYNCH AMERICAS INCOME FUND, INC.
                        SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 28, 1995
                       TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 28, 1995
                          FOR USE IN THE STATE OF OHIO
 
    NOTWITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT THE BOARD MAY DETERMINE THAT A RULE 144A
SECURITY IS LIQUID AND NOT SUBJECT TO THE 15% RESTRICTION ON ILLIQUID
SECURITIES, THE STATE OF OHIO DOES NOT RECOGNIZE RULE 144A SECURITIES AS
SECURITIES WHICH ARE FREE OF RESTRICTIONS AS TO RESALE. CONSEQUENTLY, TO THE
EXTENT REQUIRED BY OHIO LAW, THE FUND WILL NOT INVEST MORE THAN 50% OF ITS TOTAL
ASSETS IN SECURITIES OF ISSUERS WHICH ARE RESTRICTED AS TO DISPOSITION,
INCLUDING RULE 144A SECURITIES, OR IN SECURITIES OF ISSUERS HAVING A RECORD,
TOGETHER WITH PREDECESSORS, OF LESS THAN THREE YEARS OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION.
 

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                    MERRILL LYNCH AMERICAS INCOME FUND, INC.
                        SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 28, 1995
                       TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 28, 1995
                               FOR USE IN VERMONT
 
    THE FUND MAY AT TIMES BE PREDOMINANTLY INVESTED IN LOWER RATED BONDS,
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "JUNK BONDS". BONDS OF THIS TYPE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE
SPECULATIVE WITH REGARD TO THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST AND RETURN OF PRINCIPAL.
PURCHASERS SHOULD CAREFULLY ASSESS THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INVESTMENT IN
THE FUND.



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