-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: keymaster@town.hall.org Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFkwCgYEVQgBAQICAgADSwAwSAJBALeWW4xDV4i7+b6+UyPn5RtObb1cJ7VkACDq pKb9/DClgTKIm08lCfoilvi9Wl4SODbR1+1waHhiGmeZO8OdgLUCAwEAAQ== MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, ccl69q3AsnZ1YQHRn+ruptnbpzfhGeS3K+Rw4ruQmb5Vkw0Y8RPltpVXH3wQkbvs DlvHEaUW+IVgPZ28IqugfA== 0000746637-94-000005.txt : 19941111 0000746637-94-000005.hdr.sgml : 19941111 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000746637-94-000005 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 24F-2NT PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19940930 FILED AS OF DATE: 19941110 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH BALANCED FD FOR INV & RET CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000746637 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: 0000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 24F-2NT SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-91329 FILM NUMBER: 94558780 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 9011 CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092823319 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT BENEFIT INVESTMENT PROG INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH BALANCED FUND FOR INVESTMENT & RETIREMENT DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910529 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT BENEFIT INVESTMENT PROGRAM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910501 24F-2NT 1 November 10, 1994 Securities and Exchange Commission Judiciary Plaza 450 Fifth Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Rule 24f-2 Notice for MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT BENEFIT INVESTMENT PROGRAM, INC. d/b/a MERRILL LYNCH BALANCED FUND FOR INVESTMENT AND RETIREMENT File No. 2-91329 Dear Sirs: In accordance with the provisions of Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Merrill Lynch Retirement Benefit Investment Program, Inc. d/b/a Merrill Lynch Balanced Fund for Investment and Retirement (the "Fund") hereby files its Rule 24f-2 Notice (the "Notice"). 1. The Notice is being filed for the fiscal year of the Fund ended September 30, 1994 (the "Fiscal Year"). 2. 222,021,823 shares of common stock of the Fund which had been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") other than pursuant to Rule 24f-2 remained unsold at the beginning of the Fiscal Year. 3. 16,200,701 shares of common stock were registered under the Securities Act during the Fiscal Year other than pursuant to Rule 24f-2. 4. 4,376,746 shares of common stock were sold during the Fiscal Year.* 5. No shares of common stock were sold during the Fiscal Year in reliance upon registration pursuant to Rule 24f-2. _______________ *Of this amount, 1,518,510 Class A shares were sold at an aggregate price of $18,753,645 and 2,858,236 Class B shares were sold at an aggregate price of $35,039,885. The aggregate price of all shares of common stock sold during the Fiscal Year was $53,793,530. Please direct any questions relating to this filing to Jerry Weiss, Merrill Lynch Asset Management, P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, N.J. 08543- 9011, (609)282-1727 or to Joel Goldberg at Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman,LLP, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, (212) 758- 9500. Very truly yours, MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT BENEFIT INVESTMENT PROGRAM, INC. d/b/a MERRILL LYNCH BALANCED FUND FOR INVESTMENT AND RETIREMENT By /s/ Jerry Weiss - - - - - - - - - - - Jerry Weiss Secretary -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----