-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, C0MvuI0N+MBAHy9yboiG7OGqPtPoRMxLpyc3wtqdZ0zIbIrOHHJsWkBTUjA7TZfk MOYpW4RGfVShucu/+w67DA== 0001193805-07-002461.txt : 20070927 0001193805-07-002461.hdr.sgml : 20070927 20070927120743 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193805-07-002461 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070731 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070927 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070927 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070927 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT RESERVES MO FU OF MER LYN RE SER TR CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000356013 IRS NUMBER: 133092129 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-03310 FILM NUMBER: 071138523 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 SCUDDERS MILL RD STREET 2: C/O MERRILL LYNCH ASSET MANAGEMENT CITY: PLAINSBORO STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543-9011 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092823319 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O MERRILL LYNCH ASSET MANAGEMENT STREET 2: PO BOX 9011 CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543-9011 0000356013 S000002986 MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT RESERVES MONEY FUND OF MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT SERIES TRUST C000008214 Class I C000008215 Class II N-Q 1 e602645_nq-mlretirement.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-Q QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-03310 Name of Fund: Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust Fund Address: P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, NJ 08543-9011 Name and address of agent for service: Robert C. Doll, Jr., Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer), Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust, 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536. Mailing address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ 08543-9011 Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-7210 Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2007 Date of reporting period: 05/01/2007 - 07/31/2007 Item 1 - Schedule of Investments Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust Schedule of Investments as of July 31, 2007 (Unaudited) (in Thousands)
Face Interest Maturity Issue Amount Rate* Date Value - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificates of Deposit - 2.0% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Citibank, NA $ 32,000 5.30 % 8/16/2007 $ 32,000 53,000 5.305 8/27/2007 53,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost - $85,000) 85,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certificates of Deposit - Yankee - 18.8% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bank of Nova Scotia, NY 45,500 5.265 (a) 12/31/2007 45,497 38,325 5.265 (a) 7/03/2008 38,323 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Banque Nationale de Paris, NY 36,675 5.27 10/03/2007 36,675 56,555 5.31 11/20/2007 56,555 53,085 5.325 11/30/2007 53,085 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barclays Bank Plc, NY 50,000 5.305 (a) 8/02/2007 50,000 35,000 5.305 (a) 8/08/2007 35,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calyon, NY 27,000 5.27 (a) 4/02/2008 26,995 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, NY 67,000 5.41 (a) 3/17/2008 67,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Credit Suisse, NY 10,000 5.30 8/01/2007 10,000 45,000 5.30 8/20/2007 45,000 60,000 5.30 8/21/2007 60,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deutsche Bank AG, NY 43,145 5.385 3/11/2008 43,145 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HBOS Treasury Services Plc, NY 50,000 5.30 8/15/2007 50,000 40,810 5.27 10/03/2007 40,810 16,075 5.28 10/05/2007 16,075 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mizuho Corporate Bank, NY 30,000 5.33 8/21/2007 30,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Natixis, NY 36,870 5.30 (a) 3/31/2008 36,862 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Svenska Handelsbanken AB, NY 47,000 5.30 8/15/2007 47,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Certificates of Deposit - Yankee (Cost - $788,022) 788,022 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Paper - 58.7% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allied Irish Banks North America, Inc. 19,175 5.205 8/06/2007 19,158 40,000 5.25 9/19/2007 39,708 20,000 5.26 10/09/2007 19,795 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amstel Funding Corp. 20,000 5.30 9/04/2007 19,903 24,645 5.25 10/22/2007 24,347 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aspen Funding Corp. 11,000 5.23 8/02/2007 10,997 12,500 5.24 8/20/2007 12,464 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp. 10,000 5.275 8/31/2007 9,955 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlantis One Funding Corp. 24,000 5.25 9/14/2007 23,842 56,614 5.25 10/26/2007 55,896 80,000 5.25 10/30/2007 78,938 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlas Capital Funding Corp. 20,000 5.26 10/11/2007 19,790 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Puerto Rico 10,000 5.26 9/10/2007 9,940 36,000 5.26 9/18/2007 35,742 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Banco Santander Puerto Rico 15,000 5.26 9/20/2007 14,888 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bank of America Corp. 32,000 5.23 8/13/2007 31,940 42,000 5.17 9/05/2007 41,783 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bavaria TRR Corp. 51,030 5.25 8/01/2007 51,022 39,000 5.39 8/07/2007 38,960 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. 10,645 5.18 8/10/2007 10,630 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beta Finance, Inc. 13,700 5.24 8/22/2007 13,656 39,200 5.25 10/22/2007 38,725 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAFCO, LLC 50,000 5.25 10/04/2007 49,526 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust Schedule of Investments as of July 31, 2007 (Unaudited) (in Thousands)
Face Interest Maturity Issue Amount Rate* Date Value - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC (USA) Inc. (Centauri) $ 10,000 5.26 % 9/24/2007 $ 9,920 5,000 5.255 10/09/2007 4,949 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cedar Springs Capital Co. 6,000 5.25 10/16/2007 5,933 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cobbler Funding LLC 7,000 5.25 8/24/2007 6,975 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Concord Minutemen Capital Co., LLC, Series A 18,000 5.30 10/19/2007 17,788 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cullinan Finance Corp. 35,000 5.255 10/04/2007 34,668 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPFA Bank Plc 39,000 5.36 8/14/2007 38,920 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Erasmus Capital Corp. 17,000 5.29 8/20/2007 16,950 15,825 5.26 10/02/2007 15,679 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Five Finance, Inc. 23,000 5.26 9/27/2007 22,805 30,000 5.26 9/28/2007 29,741 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Electric Capital Corp. 30,000 5.24 10/19/2007 29,651 50,000 5.24 10/24/2007 49,381 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Electric Capital Services 40,000 5.19 8/21/2007 39,879 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Govco LLC 31,000 5.255 9/13/2007 30,801 17,000 5.26 9/14/2007 16,888 20,000 5.25 10/10/2007 19,793 25,000 5.245 10/23/2007 24,694 26,389 5.25 10/29/2007 26,043 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grampian Funding Ltd. 2,700 5.17 8/31/2007 2,688 30,805 5.185 11/19/2007 30,312 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greyhawk Funding LLC 30,000 5.26 9/27/2007 29,746 20,000 5.25 10/10/2007 19,793 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HBOS Treasury Services Plc 69,000 5.25 10/17/2007 68,215 19,000 5.25 10/18/2007 18,781 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Irish Life & Permanent Plc 20,000 5.25 10/10/2007 19,793 25,000 5.25 10/22/2007 24,697 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K2 (USA) LLC 4,200 5.25 10/15/2007 4,153 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lexington Parker Capital Co., LLC 13,000 5.25 10/25/2007 12,837 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liberty Street Funding LLC 18,000 5.26 9/12/2007 17,887 25,000 5.27 9/17/2007 24,824 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links Finance LLC 50,000 5.23 8/02/2007 49,985 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Long Lane Master Trust IV 32,000 5.265 9/20/2007 31,761 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Macquarie Bank Ltd. 33,745 5.22 8/07/2007 33,711 9,765 5.215 8/13/2007 9,747 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mont Blanc Capital Corp. 11,000 5.27 9/17/2007 10,923 5,000 5.26 10/09/2007 4,949 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Sea Funding LLC 25,000 5.265 9/17/2007 24,824 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern Rock Plc 23,500 5.26 9/26/2007 23,304 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Picaros Funding LLC 60,000 5.26 10/16/2007 59,325 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Polonius, Inc. 25,000 5.27 9/17/2007 24,824 7,000 5.27 9/20/2007 6,948 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raiffeisen Zentralbank Osterreich AG 18,000 5.25 10/03/2007 17,832 35,000 5.25 10/10/2007 34,638 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regency Markets No. 1 LLC 5,000 5.24 8/15/2007 4,989 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sedna Finance, Inc. 10,000 5.25 10/25/2007 9,875 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silver Tower US Funding LLC 15,000 5.24 8/07/2007 14,985 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Simba Funding Corp. 74,329 5.245 9/04/2007 73,950 40,000 5.26 9/13/2007 39,743 13,000 5.26 9/18/2007 12,907 36,000 5.26 9/21/2007 35,726 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust Schedule of Investments as of July 31, 2007 (Unaudited) (in Thousands)
Face Interest Maturity Issue Amount Rate* Date Value - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB $ 13,735 5.205 % 8/08/2007 $ 13,719 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Societe Generale, North America, Inc. 10,000 5.25 10/05/2007 9,904 28,000 5.25 11/02/2007 27,616 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solitaire Funding LLC 15,000 5.24 8/23/2007 14,950 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surrey Funding Corp. 12,000 5.27 9/10/2007 11,928 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swedbank Mortgage AB 65,000 5.26 9/06/2007 64,649 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thames Asset Global Securitization No. 1, Inc. 15,553 5.26 9/26/2007 15,423 30,000 5.25 10/26/2007 29,619 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ticonderoga Funding LLC 14,000 5.28 8/06/2007 13,988 30,000 5.30 8/29/2007 29,872 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UBS Finance (Delaware), LLC 60,000 5.245 10/24/2007 59,257 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UniCredito Italiano Bank (Ireland) Plc 7,995 5.21 8/06/2007 7,988 80,050 5.15 8/09/2007 79,947 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Versailles CDS, LLC 31,000 5.26 9/17/2007 30,783 29,000 5.255 10/10/2007 28,699 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Victory Receivables Corp. 25,000 5.26 9/21/2007 24,810 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westpac Banking Corp. 9,100 5.18 8/08/2007 9,090 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westpac Securities NZ Ltd. 30,000 5.245 10/23/2007 29,633 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whistlejacket Capital LLC 10,000 5.275 9/17/2007 9,930 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yorktown Capital, LLC 20,000 5.25 10/26/2007 19,746 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zela Finance, Inc. 10,700 5.26 10/17/2007 10,578 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Commercial Paper (Cost - $2,453,864) 2,453,864 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate Notes - 10.5% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANZ National International Ltd. 23,000 5.32 (a) 8/06/2008 23,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASIF Global Financing XXX 15,000 5.34 (a) 8/22/2008 15,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Honda Finance Corp. 24,500 5.326 (a) 8/08/2007 24,500 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arkle Master Issuer Plc Series 2006-1A Class 1A 10,800 5.30 (a) 11/19/2007 10,800 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bank of Ireland 10,000 5.32 (a) 8/19/2008 10,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC (USA) Inc. (Centauri) 16,000 5.35 (a) 4/04/2008 16,002 16,000 5.35 (a) 4/07/2008 16,002 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cullinan Finance Corp. 26,825 5.30 (a) 6/25/2008 26,823 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Electric Capital Corp. 62,500 5.445 (a) 10/17/2007 62,500 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 53,300 5.37 (a) 8/14/2008 53,300 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HSBC Finance Corp. 39,000 5.37 (a) 8/22/2008 39,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MetLife Global Funding, I 17,000 5.35 (a) 8/05/2008 17,000 13,000 5.41 (a) 8/14/2008 13,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationwide Building Society 13,000 5.44 (a) 7/25/2008 13,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern Rock Plc 23,000 5.45 (a) 7/08/2008 23,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Principal Life Income Funding Trusts 24,600 5.39 (a) 12/07/2007 24,605 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sigma Finance Corp. 40,000 5.32 (a) 9/28/2007 40,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Westpac Banking Corp. 11,000 5.42 (a) 7/10/2008 11,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Corporate Notes (Cost - $438,532) 438,532 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funding Agreements - 3.9% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Genworth Life Insurance Co. (b) 20,000 5.40 (a) 12/03/2007 20,000 50,000 5.37 (a) 6/09/2008 50,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jackson National Life Insurance Co. (b) 35,000 5.386 (a) 5/01/2008 35,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MetLife Insurance Co. of Connecticut (b) 20,000 5.37 (a) 3/03/2008 20,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New York Life Insurance Co. (b) 40,000 5.43 (a) 4/14/2008 40,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Funding Agreements (Cost - $165,000) 165,000 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust Schedule of Investments as of July 31, 2007 (Unaudited) (in Thousands)
Face Interest Maturity Issue Amount Rate* Date Value - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Secured Liquidity Notes - 4.7% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Concord Minutemen Capital Co., LLC, Series C $ 14,000 5.29 % 8/17/2007 $ 13,965 16,500 5.30 8/20/2007 16,451 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerald Notes (BA Credit Card Trust) 78,800 5.25 8/21/2007 78,559 46,000 5.25 8/23/2007 45,846 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valcour Bay Capital Co. LLC 30,000 5.32 8/10/2007 29,956 10,000 5.30 8/16/2007 9,976 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Secured Liquidity Notes (Cost - $194,753) 194,753 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Government, Agency & Instrumentality Obligations - Non-Discount - 2.0% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fannie Mae 27,500 4.875 1/11/2008 27,499 7,000 4.96 2/08/2008 7,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Farm Credit Banks 15,000 5.27 (a) 2/20/2008 14,999 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Home Loan Bank System 4,700 4.21 9/14/2007 4,700 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freddie Mac 12,000 4.45 9/28/2007 12,000 9,300 4.705 10/11/2007 9,300 9,000 4.75 10/24/2007 9,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total U.S. Government, Agency & Instrumentality Obligations - Non-Discount (Cost - $84,498) 84,498 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repurchase Agreement - 1.2% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 50,000 Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. purchased on 7/31/2007 to yield 5.29% to 8/01/2007, repurchase price $50,007, collateralized by FHLMC, 5.20%-5.75% due 9/26/2007-8/10/2018 50,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Repurchase Agreement (Cost - $50,000) 50,000 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Investments (Cost - $4,259,669**) - 101.8% 4,259,669 Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (1.8%) (75,752) ----------- Net Assets - 100.0% $ 4,183,917 ===========
* Commercial Paper and certain U.S. Government, Agency & Instrumentality Obligations are traded on a discount basis; the interest rates shown reflect the discount rates paid at the time of purchase. Other securities bear interest at the rates shown, payable at fixed dates or upon maturity. Interest rates on variable rate securities are adjustable periodically based upon appropriate indexes. The interest rates shown are the rates in effect at July 31, 2007. ** The cost for federal income tax purposes. (a) Floating rate security. (b) Restricted securities as to resale, representing 3.9% of net assets were as follows: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acquisition Issue Date Cost Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Genworth Life Insurance Co.: 5.40% due 12/03/2007 12/01/2006 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 5.37% due 6/09/2008 6/06/2007 50,000 50,000 Jackson National Life Insurance Co., 5.386% due 5/01/2008 5/01/2007 35,000 35,000 MetLife Insurance Co. of Connecticut, 5.37% due 3/03/2008 3/01/2007 20,000 20,000 New York Life Insurance Co., 5.43% due 4/14/2008 5/22/2007 40,000 40,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total $ 165,000 $ 165,000 ========= ========= Item 2 - Controls and Procedures 2(a) - The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 2(b) - There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Item 3 - Exhibits Certifications - Attached hereto Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust By: /s/ Robert C. Doll, Jr. ---------------------------------- Robert C. Doll, Jr., Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust Date: September 20, 2007 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: /s/ Robert C. Doll, Jr. ---------------------------------- Robert C. Doll, Jr., Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust Date: September 20, 2007 By: /s/ Donald C. Burke ---------------------------------- Donald C. Burke, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust Date: September 20, 2007 EX-99.CERT 2 e602645_ex99-cert.txt EX-99. CERT CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I, Robert C. Doll, Jr., Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: September 20, 2007 /s/ Robert C. Doll, Jr. - ------------------------ Robert C. Doll, Jr., Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust EX-99. CERT CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I, Donald C. Burke, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: September 20, 2007 /s/ Donald C. Burke - ----------------------- Donald C. Burke, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of Merrill Lynch Retirement Reserves Money Fund of Merrill Lynch Retirement Series Trust -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----