MERRILL LYNCH ASSET BUILDER PROGRAM, INC.
Supplement dated March 13, 2000 to the Prospectus dated June 1, 1999
Effective on or about April 3, 2000 (the "Effective Date"), Merrill Lynch
Asset Builder Program, Inc. (the "Program") will cease to offer shares of the
Quality Bond Portfolio (the "Portfolio") for sale to the public. Shareholders
of the Portfolio prior to the Effective Date may continue to elect to have
dividends reinvested pursuant to the Program's automatic dividend reinvestment
plan as described in the Program's current prospectus.
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