-----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, Ngi8YEawNlfYEm6uCLZWpXeWNFI1Jdn+webWvPv5WLAQSf25C5LpB2ucyjY6v/VE jpAyYHnJ8fU66q4zngjS4w== 0000905148-99-000358.txt : 19990304 0000905148-99-000358.hdr.sgml : 19990304 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000905148-99-000358 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: PREM14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990303 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MUNIVEST PENNSYLVANIA INSURED FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000906322 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PREM14A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07750 FILM NUMBER: 99555899 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 SCUDDERS MILL RD CITY: PLAINSBORO STATE: NJ ZIP: 08536 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092822800 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000882150 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PREM14A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06500 FILM NUMBER: 99555900 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 SCUDDERS MILL RD CITY: PLAINSBORO STATE: NJ ZIP: 08536 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092822800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 9011 STREET 2: C/O MERRILL LYNCH ASSET MANAGEMENT CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543-9011 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEW YORK MUNIYIELD FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19600201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MUNIYIELD MICHIGAN FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000882151 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PREM14A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06501 FILM NUMBER: 99555901 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 SCUDDERS MILL RD CITY: PLAINSBORO STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543-9011 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092822800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 9011 STREET 2: C/O MERRILL LYNCH ASSET MANAGEMENT CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543-9011 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MICHIGAN MUNIYIELD FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19600201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000882152 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PREM14A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06499 FILM NUMBER: 99555902 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 SCUDDERS MILL RD CITY: PLAINSBORO STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543-9011 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092822800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 9066 STREET 2: C/O MERRILL LYNCH ASSET MANAGEMENT CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543-9011 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CALIFORNIA MUNIYIELD FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19600201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MUNIYIELD FLORIDA FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000882153 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PREM14A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06502 FILM NUMBER: 99555903 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 SCUDDERS MILL RD CITY: PLAINSBORO STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543-9011 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092822800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BOX 9011 STREET 2: C/O MERRILL LYNCH ASSET MANAGEMENT CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543-9011 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FLORIDA MUNIYIELD FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19600201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MUNIYIELD NEW JERSEY FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884216 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 223153971 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PREM14A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06570 FILM NUMBER: 99555904 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 9011 CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092822800 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000887126 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PREM14A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06645 FILM NUMBER: 99555905 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 SCUDDERS MILL RD CITY: PLAINSBORO STATE: NJ ZIP: 08536 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092822800 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND II INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000887535 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 223170745 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PREM14A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06661 FILM NUMBER: 99555906 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 SXCUDDER MILL RD CITY: PLAINSBORO STATE: NJ ZIP: 08536 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092822800 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND II INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000888410 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PREM14A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06692 FILM NUMBER: 99555907 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 800 SCUDDERS MILL RD CITY: PLAINSBORO STATE: NJ ZIP: 08536 BUSINESS PHONE: 6092822800 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MUNIYIELD ARIZONA FUND INC /NJ/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000911308 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: PREM14A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07083 FILM NUMBER: 99555908 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 9011 STREET 2: C/O MERRILL LYNCH ASSET MANAGEMENT CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08543-9011 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MUNIYIELD ARIZONA FUND II INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930826 PREM14A 1 T:\EDGAR\546898.TXT AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 3, 1999 SCHEDULE 14A (RULE 14A-101) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. ) Filed by the registrant |X| Filed by a party other than the registrant |_| Check the appropriate box: |X| Preliminary proxy statement |_| Confidential, For Use of the Com- mission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) |_| Definitive proxy statement |_| Definitive additional materials |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12 MUNIVEST PENNSYLVANIA INSURED FUND MUNIYIELD ARIZONA FUND, INC. MUNIYIELD FLORIDA FUND MUNIYIELD MICHIGAN FUND, INC. MUNIYIELD NEW JERSEY FUND, INC. MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA FUND, INC. MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND, INC. MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND II, INC. MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND, INC. MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND II, INC. P.O. BOX 9011 PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 08543-9011 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Same as above - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant) Payment of filing fee (Check the appropriate box): |X| No fee required. |_| Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (5) Total fee paid: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |_| Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |_| Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registrations statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing. (1) Amount previously paid: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement no.: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) Filing Party: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Date Filed: - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRELIMINARY COPY MUNIVEST PENNSYLVANIA INSURED FUND, MUNIYIELD ARIZONA FUND, INC., MUNIYIELD FLORIDA FUND, MUNIYIELD MICHIGAN FUND, INC., MUNIYIELD NEW JERSEY FUND, INC., MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA FUND, INC., MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND, INC., MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND II, INC., MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND, INC., MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND II, INC., P.O. BOX 9011 PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 08543-9011 ------------------- NOTICE OF 1999 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS ------------------- APRIL 21, 1999 TO THE STOCKHOLDERS: Notice is hereby given that the 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting") of each of the above-listed investment companies (each a "Fund" and, collectively, the "Funds") will be held at the offices of Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P., 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey, on Wednesday, April 21, 1999 at the time specified in Exhibit A hereto for the following purposes: (1) To elect members of the Board of Directors or Trustees of each Fund to serve for the ensuing year; (2)(a) To consider and act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as independent auditors of each Fund (other than MuniYield New York Insured Fund II, Inc.) for its current fiscal year; (b) To consider and act upon a proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as independent auditors of MuniYield New York Insured Fund II, Inc. for its current fiscal year; (3) To consider and act upon a proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary (for Maryland corporations) or Certificate of Designation (for Massachusetts business trusts) of each Fund; and (4) To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. The Board of Directors or Trustees of each Fund has fixed the close of business on February 24, 1999 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. A complete list of the stockholders of each Fund entitled to vote at the Meeting will be available and open to the examination of any stockholder of that Fund for any purpose germane to the Meeting during ordinary business hours from and after April 7, 1999, at the offices of the Fund, 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536. You are cordially invited to attend the Meeting. STOCKHOLDERS WHO DO NOT EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXY AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED FOR THIS PURPOSE. The enclosed proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors or Trustees of the respective Fund. By Order of the Boards PHILIP M. MANDEL SECRETARY OF THE FUNDS Plainsboro, New Jersey Dated: , 1999 PRELIMINARY COPY SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ONLY COMBINED PROXY STATEMENT ------------------- MUNIVEST PENNSYLVANIA INSURED FUND, MUNIYIELD ARIZONA FUND, INC., MUNIYIELD FLORIDA FUND, MUNIYIELD MICHIGAN FUND, INC., MUNIYIELD NEW JERSEY FUND, INC., MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA FUND, INC., MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND, INC., MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND II, INC., MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND, INC., MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND II, INC., P.O. BOX 9011 PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 08543-9011 ------------------- 1999 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS ------------------- APRIL 21, 1999 INTRODUCTION This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the Boards of Directors or Trustees of the above-listed funds (each a "Fund" and, collectively, the "Funds"), to be voted at the 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of each Fund (the "Meeting"), to be held at the offices of Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P. ("MLAM"), 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey, on Wednesday, April 21, 1999 at the time specified in Exhibit A hereto. The approximate mailing date of this Proxy Statement is March , 1999. Each Fund is organized either as a Maryland corporation or a Massachusetts business trust. In each jurisdiction, nomenclature varies. For ease and clarity of presentation, throughout the proxy statement shares of common stock or beneficial interest of a Fund are referred to as "Shares," the outstanding Shares and auction market preferred stock ("AMPS") of a Fund are referred to collectively as the "Capital Stock;" holders of Shares or AMPS are referred to as "stockholders," the Board of Directors or Trustees of each of the Funds is referred to as the "Board," the directors or trustees of each Fund are referred to as "Board members," the investment adviser of each Fund is referred to as the "Investment Adviser" or "FAM" and each Fund's Articles of Incorporation (as amended or supplemented) or Declaration of Trust is referred to as its "charter." Unless otherwise indicated, MLAM and Fund Asset Management L.P. ("FAM") are together referred to as "MLAM." All properly executed proxies received prior to the Meeting will be voted at the Meeting in accordance with the instructions marked thereon or otherwise as provided therein. Unless instructions to the contrary are marked, proxies will be voted FOR the election of the Board members, FOR the ratification of the selection of independent auditors to serve for that Fund's current fiscal year and FOR the amendment to the Articles Supplementary or Certificate of Designation of the applicable Fund. Any proxy may be revoked at any time prior to the exercise thereof by giving written notice to the Secretary of the applicable Fund at that Fund's address indicated above or by voting in person at the Meeting. The Board of each Fund has fixed the close of business on February 24, 1999 as the record date (the "Record Date") for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and at any adjournment thereof. Stockholders on the Record Date will be entitled to one vote for each share held, with no shares having cumulative voting rights. As of the Record Date, each Fund had outstanding the number of Shares and the number of shares of AMPS indicated in Exhibit A. To the knowledge of each Fund, as of the Record Date, no person is the beneficial owner of more than five percent of its outstanding Shares or AMPS at such date. The Board of each Fund knows of no business other than that mentioned in Items 1, 2 and 3 of the Notice of Meeting that will be presented for consideration at the Meeting. If any other matter is properly presented, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed proxy to vote in accordance with their best judgment. ITEM 1. ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS At the Meetings, the Board members of each Fund will be elected to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders for such Fund and until their successors are elected and qualified. It is intended that all properly executed proxies will be voted (unless such authority has been withheld in the proxy) as follows: (1) All proxies of the holders of AMPS, voting separately as a class, in favor of the two (2) persons designated as Board members to be elected by holders of AMPS; and (2) All proxies of the holders of Shares and AMPS, voting together as a single class, in favor of the four (4) persons designated as Board members to be elected by holders of Shares and AMPS. The Board of each Fund knows of no reason why any of these nominees will be unable to serve, but in the event of any such unavailability, the proxies received will be voted for such substitute nominee or nominees as the Board for such Fund may recommend. Certain information concerning the nominees is set forth below. Additional information concerning the nominees and other information relevant to the election of Board members is set forth in Exhibit A.
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS DURING PAST FIVE YEARS NAME AND ADDRESS AGE AND PUBLIC DIRECTORSHIPS(1) ---------------- --- -------------------------------------- James H. Bodurtha(1)(2)(3)................ 54 Director and Executive Vice President, The China 36 Popponesset Road Business Group, Inc. since 1996; Chairman and Cotuit, Massachusetts 02635 Chief Executive Officer, China Enterprise Management Corporation from 1993 to 1996; Chairman, Berkshire Corporation since 1980; Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey from 1980 to 1993. Herbert I. London(l)(2)(3)................ 59 John M. Olin Professor of Humanities, New York 113-115 University Place University since 1993 and Professor thereof New York, New York 10003 since 1980; President, Hudson Institute since 1997 and Trustee thereof since 1980; Dean, Gallatin Division of New York University from 1976 to 1993; Distinguished Fellow, Herman Kahn Chair, Hudson Institute from 1984 to 1985; Director, Damon Corp. from 1991 to 1995; Overseer, Center for Naval Analyses from 1983 to 1993; Limited Partner, Hypertech LP in 1996. Robert R. Martin(l)(2)(3)................. 71 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kinnard 513 Grand Hill Investments, Inc. from 1990 to 1993; Executive St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 Vice President, Dain Bosworth from 1974 to 1989; Director, Carnegie Capital Management from 1977 to 1985 and Chairman thereof in 1979; Director, Securities Industry Association from 1981 to 1982 and Public Securities Association from 1979 to 1980; Chairman of the Board, WTC Industries, Inc. in 1994; Trustee, Northland College since 1992. Joseph L. May(l)(2)(3).................... 69 Attorney in private practice since 1984; 424 Church Street President, May and Athens Hosiery Mills Suite 2000 Division, Wayne-Gossard Corporation from 1954 Nashville, Tennessee 37219 to 1983: Vice President, Wayne-Gossard Corporation from 1972 to 1983; Chairman, The May Corporation (personal holding company) from 1972 to 1983; Director, Signal Apparel Co. from 1972 to 1989. Andre F. Perold(l)(2)(3).................. 46 Professor, Harvard Business School since 1989 and Morgan Hall Associate Professor from 1983 to 1989; Soldiers Field Trustee, The Common Fund since 1989; Director, Boston, Massachusetts 02163 Quantec Limited since 1991 and TIBCO from 1994 to 1996. Arthur Zeikel(1)(3)*...................... 66 Chairman of FAM and of MLAM (which terms as used P.O. Box 9011 herein include their corporate predecessors) Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 since 1997; President of FAM and MLAM from 1977 to 1997: Chairman of Princeton Services, Inc. ("Princeton Services") since 1997, Director thereof since 1993 and President thereof from 1993 to 1997; Executive Vice President of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ("ML & Co.") since 1990.
- ------------------------------------------------ (1) Each of the nominees is a director, trustee or member of an advisory board of certain other investment companies for which FAM or MLAM acts as investment adviser. See "Compensation of Board Members." (2) Member of the Audit Committee of each Board. (3) Please see Exhibit A for information, with respect to each Fund, indicating the names of the nominees to be elected by holders of AMPS, voting separately as a class. and the names of the nominees to be elected by holders of Shares and AMPS, voting together as a single class. * Interested person, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"), of each of the Funds. COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEETINGS. The Board of each Fund has a standing Audit Committee, which consists of Board members who are not "interested persons" of the Fund within the meaning of the Investment Company Act. The principal purpose of the Audit Committee is to review the scope of the annual audit conducted by the Fund's independent auditors and the evaluation by such auditors of the accounting procedures followed by the Fund. The non-interested Board members have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with these duties. No Fund's Board has a nominating committee. During each Fund's last fiscal year, each of the Board members then in office attended at least 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings of the Board held during the fiscal year and, if a member, of the total number of meetings of the Audit Committee held during the period for which he served. COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), requires the officers and directors of each Fund and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Fund's equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership on Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the New York Stock Exchange (or in the case of MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc., with the American Stock Exchange). Officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Fund with copies of all Forms 3, 4 and 5 they file. Based solely on each Fund's review of the copies of such forms, and amendments thereto, furnished to it during or with respect to its most recent fiscal year, and written representations from certain reporting persons that they were not required to file Form 5 with respect to the most recent fiscal year, each Fund believes that all of its officers, directors, greater than ten percent beneficial owners and other persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act because of the requirements of Section 30 of the Investment Company Act, i.e., any advisory board member, investment adviser or affiliated person of the Fund's investment adviser, have complied with all filing requirements applicable to them with respect to transactions during the Fund's most recent fiscal year, except that Michael J. Hennewinkel inadvertently made a late Form 3 filing with respect to each of the Funds reporting his election as a Senior Vice President of FAM, which reports indicated that he owned no shares of any of the Funds. INTERESTED PERSONS. Each Fund considers Mr. Zeikel to be an "interested person" of the Fund within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act because of the positions he holds with FAM and its affiliates. Mr. Zeikel is the President of each Fund and the Chairman of FAM and MLAM. COMPENSATION OF BOARD MEMBERS. FAM, the investment adviser of each Fund, pays all compensation to all officers of the Fund and all Board members of the Fund who are affiliated with ML & Co. or its subsidiaries. Each Fund pays each Board member not affiliated with FAM (each a "non-affiliated Board member") an annual fee plus a fee for each meeting attended, and each Fund also pays each member of its Audit Committee, which consists of all of the non-affiliated Board members, an annual fee plus a fee for each meeting attended, together with such non-affiliated Board member's out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings. Information with respect to fees and expenses paid to the non-affiliated Board members for each Fund's most recently completed fiscal year is set forth in Exhibit A. OFFICERS OF THE FUNDS. Information regarding the officers of each Fund is set forth in Exhibit A. Officers of the Funds are elected and appointed by the Board and hold office until they resign, are removed or are otherwise disqualified to serve. STOCK OWNERSHIP. As of the Record Date, none of the nominees held shares of the Funds. At the Record Date, the Board members and officers of each Fund as a group owned an aggregate of less than 1% of the Shares of the Fund outstanding at such date and owned none of the AMPS outstanding at such date. At such date, Mr. Zeikel, an officer and a Board member of each Fund, and the other officers of each Fund owned an aggregate of less than 1% of the outstanding shares of common stock of ML & Co. ITEM 2. RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The Board of each Fund (other than MuniYield New York Insured Fund II, Inc.) including a majority of the Board members who are not interested persons of the Fund, has selected the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP ("D&T"), independent auditors, to examine the financial statements of the Fund for the current fiscal year. No Fund knows of any direct or indirect financial interest of such auditors in the Fund. The Board of MuniYield New York Insured Fund II, Inc., including a majority of the Board members who are not interested persons of MuniYield New York Insured Fund II, Inc., has selected the firm of Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y"), independent auditors, to examine the financial statements of MuniYield New York Insured Fund II, Inc. for the current fiscal year. Such appointment is subject to ratification or rejection by the stockholders of each Fund. Unless a contrary specification is made, the accompanying proxy will be voted in favor of ratifying the selection of such auditors. D&T acts as independent auditor for each of the Funds, except MuniYield New York Insured Fund II, Inc., for which E&Y acts as independent auditor. D&T also acts as independent auditors for ML & Co. and all of its subsidiaries and for most other investment companies advised by FAM or MLAM. E&Y also acts as independent auditors for other investment companies advised by FAM or MLAM. The fees received by the independent auditors from these other entities are substantially greater, in the aggregate, than the total fees received by the independent auditors from each applicable Fund. The Board of each Fund considered the fact that (i) D&T has been retained as the independent auditors for ML & Co. and the other entities described above and (ii) E&Y has been retained as the independent auditors for other investment companies advised by FAM or MLAM in its evaluation of the independence of the independent auditors with respect to the Fund. Representatives of D&T and E&Y are expected to be present at the Meetings and will have the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and to respond to questions from stockholders. ITEM 3. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY OR CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION At meetings held January 25, 1999, the Board of each of the Funds approved amendments to Section 5(c) of the Articles Supplementary or Certificate of Designation, as applicable, of that Fund. The proposed amendment of Section 5(c) will affect issued and outstanding AMPS. The proposed amendment is described below and a form of amended Section 5(c) for each Fund is attached as Exhibits B-1 through B-6 to this Proxy Statement. Information about each Fund's jurisdiction of organization and its Articles Supplementary or Certificate of Designation is included in Exhibit A. The Board of each Fund has declared the amendment advisable and has directed that the proposed amendments be submitted to the stockholders of each of the Funds for approval at the Meeting. The Board recommends that the stockholders of each Fund approve the proposed amendments to that Fund's Articles Supplementary or Certificate of Designation. Currently, the Articles Supplementary or Certificate of Designation of each Fund require the approval of a majority of a Fund's outstanding shares of AMPS in order to issue any additional shares of AMPS or any other preferred stock. The proposed amendment would delete this requirement and permit each Fund, upon Board approval, to issue additional shares of preferred stock, including AMPS, without obtaining stockholder approval. The proposed amendment provides the Board and each Fund with greater flexibility. The proposed amendment permits the Board members to issue additional AMPS in order to maintain a Fund's targeted level of financial leverage without the time delays and costs involved with seeking stockholder approval each time a Fund wishes to issue additional AMPS. The issuance of additional AMPS may provide holders of Shares with a potentially higher yield. The use of leverage, however, involves certain risks for holders of Shares, including higher volatility of both the net asset value and the market value of the Shares. Leverage also creates the risk that the investment return on the Fund's Shares will be reduced to the extent the dividends paid on preferred stock and other expenses of the preferred stock exceed the income earned by the Fund on its investments. If the Fund is liquidated, preferred stockholders will be entitled to receive liquidating distributions before any distribution is made to holders of Shares. The fee paid to the Investment Adviser for investment advisory and management services is based on the Fund's average weekly net assets, including assets acquired from the sale of preferred stock. Therefore, the fee paid to the Investment Adviser will increase as a result of any issuance of additional AMPS or other preferred stock. Any issuance of additional shares of preferred stock by a Fund must be in compliance with the 200% asset coverage requirement of Section 18 of the Investment Company Act. Also, the Funds currently anticipate that any additional shares of preferred stock to be issued would also be AMPS and that any such AMPS would be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations ("NRSROs") as are all currently outstanding AMPS. These NRSROs in rating the additional AMPS will impose their own asset coverage requirements on the additional AMPS. If additional AMPS or other shares of preferred stock are issued by a Fund, except as indicated below and as otherwise required by applicable law, holders of shares of any newly issued AMPS or other preferred stock will have equal voting rights with outstanding Shares and AMPS (one vote per share) and will vote together with holders of outstanding Shares and AMPS as a single class. In connection with the election of a Fund's Board members, holders of shares of any newly issued AMPS or other preferred stock along with holders of outstanding AMPS, voting together as a separate class, will be entitled to elect two of the Fund's Board members, and the remaining Board members will be elected by all holders of Capital Stock. If at any time dividends on shares of the Fund's preferred stock shall be unpaid in an amount equal to two full years' dividends thereon, the holders of any newly issued AMPS or other preferred stock and outstanding AMPS, voting together as a separate class, will be entitled to elect a majority of the Fund's Board members until all dividends in default have been paid or declared and set apart for payment. Also, the affirmative vote of the holders of any newly issued AMPS or other preferred stock and the outstanding AMPS, voting together as a separate class, will be required to approve any plan of reorganization adversely affecting such shares or any action requiring a vote of security holders under Section 13(a) of the Investment Company Act, including any vote to convert the Fund to an open-end investment company or to change the Fund's fundamental investment policies. The Board of each Fund recommends that the stockholders approve the proposed amendment to the Articles Supplementary or Certificate of Designation. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The expenses of preparation, printing and mailing of the enclosed form of proxy and accompanying Notice and Proxy Statement will be borne by the Funds in proportion to their respective net assets. The Funds will reimburse banks, brokers and others for their reasonable expenses in forwarding proxy solicitation material to the beneficial owners of the shares of the Funds. The Funds may also hire proxy solicitors at their own expense. In order to obtain the necessary quorum at the Meeting (i.e., a majority of the shares of each class of securities of each Fund entitled to vote at the Meeting, present in person or by proxy), supplementary solicitation may be made by mail, telephone, telegraph or personal interview by officers of the Fund. It is anticipated that the cost of such supplementary solicitation, if any, will be nominal. All shares represented by properly executed proxies, unless such proxies have previously been revoked, will be voted at the Meetings in accordance with the directions on the proxies; if no direction is indicated, the shares will be voted "FOR" the Board member nominees, "FOR" the ratification of D&T as independent auditors of each Fund except MuniYield New York Insured Fund II, Inc. and with respect to MuniYield New York Insured Fund II, Inc. "FOR" the ratification of E&Y as independent auditors of that Fund and "FOR" the amendment to the Articles Supplementary or Certificate of Designation. With respect to Item 1. "Election of Board Members," holders of AMPS, voting separately as a class, are entitled to elect two Board members and holders of shares of Capital Stock, voting together as a single class, are entitled to elect the remaining Board members. Assuming a quorum is present, (A) [with respect to the Maryland corporations] (i) election of the two Board members to be elected by the holders of AMPS, voting separately as a class, will require a plurality of all votes cast by the holders of AMPS, represented at the Meeting and entitled to vote; and (ii) election of the remaining Board members will require a plurality of all votes cast by the holders of Capital Stock represented at the Meeting and entitled to vote, voting together as a single class; (B) [with respect to Massachusetts business trusts], (i) election of the two Board members to be elected by the holders of AMPS, voting separately as a class, will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the AMPS present at the Meeting in person or by proxy and (ii) election of the remaining Board members will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of Capital Stock present at the Meeting in person or by proxy voting together as a single class. With respect to Item 2. "Ratification of Selection of Independent Auditors," assuming a quorum is present, (A) [with respect to Maryland corporations] approval will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of shares of Capital Stock represented at the Meeting and entitled to vote, voting together as a single class and (B) [with respect to Massachusetts business trusts] approval will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of Capital Stock present at the Meeting in person or by proxy, voting together as a single class. With respect to Item 3. "Proposed Amendments To Articles Supplementary or Certificate of Designation," assuming a quorum is present, (A) [with respect to the Maryland corporations] approval of amendment of each Articles Supplementary will require the affirmative vote of (i) the holders representing a majority of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock of the relevant Fund, voting together as a single class, and (ii) the holders representing a majority of the outstanding AMPS of all series of the relevant Fund, voting together as a single class; and (B) [with respect to Massachusetts business trusts] approval of amendment of each Certificate of Designation will require the affirmative vote of (i) a majority of the shares of Capital Stock of the relevant Fund present at the Meeting in person or by proxy, voting together as a single class and (ii) the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the AMPS outstanding and entitled to vote, voting together as a single class. Broker-dealer firms, including Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("MLPF&S"), holding shares of each Fund in "street name" for the benefit of their customers and clients will request the instructions of such customers and clients on how to vote their shares on each Item before the Meeting. The Funds understand that, under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, such broker-dealer firms may, without instructions from their customers and clients, grant authority to the proxies designated to vote on the election of Board members (Item 1) and ratification of the selection of independent auditors (Item 2) if no instructions have been received prior to the date specified in the broker-dealer firm's request for voting instructions. Broker-dealer firms, including MLPF&S, will not be permitted to grant voting authority without instructions with respect to amending the Articles Supplementary or Certificate of Designation (Item 3). The Funds will include shares held of record by broker-dealers as to which such authority has been granted in their tabulation of the total number of votes present for purposes of determining whether the necessary quorum of stockholders exists. Proxies that are returned to the Fund but that are marked "abstain" or on which a broker-dealer has declined to vote on any proposal ("broker non-votes") will be counted as present for purposes of a quorum. MLPF&S has advised the Fund that it intends to vote shares held in its name for which no instructions are received, except as limited by agreement or applicable law, on Items 1 and 2 in the same proportion as the votes received from beneficial owners of those shares for which instructions have been received, whether or not held in nominee name. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be counted as votes cast. Abstentions and broker non-votes, therefore, will not have an effect on the vote on Item 1 or Item 2 (in the case of Maryland corporations); however, abstentions and broker non-votes will have the same effect as a vote against Item 3 (in the case of Maryland corporations) and as a vote against Item 1, Item 2 and Item 3 (in the case of Massachusetts business trusts). Management knows of no other matters to be presented at the Meetings. However, if other matters are presented for a vote at the Meetings or any adjournments thereof, the proxy holders will vote the Shares and AMPS represented by properly executed proxies according to their judgment on those matters. ADDRESS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER The principal office of FAM is located at 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536. ANNUAL REPORT DELIVERY Each Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its Annual Report for the Fund's last fiscal year to any stockholder upon request. Such requests should be directed to the applicable Fund, P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011, Attention: Philip M. Mandel, or to 1-800-456-4587 ext. 123. STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS If a stockholder of a Fund intends to present a proposal at the 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of that Fund, which is anticipated to be held in April 2000, and desires to have the proposal included in the Fund's proxy statement and form of proxy for that meeting, the stockholder must deliver the proposal to the offices of the Fund by ______________, 1999. By Order of the Board PHILIP M. MANDEL SECRETARY OF THE FUNDS Dated: March ___, 1999 [THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
EXHIBIT A INFORMATION PERTAINING TO EACH FUND o GENERAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE FUNDS - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------- ------------------- =============== DEFINED TERM STATE OF FUND USED IN EXHIBIT A FISCAL YEAR END ORGANIZATION MEETING TIME - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------- ------------------- =============== - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------- ------------------- =============== MUNIYIELD ARIZONA FUND, INC AZ Fund 10/31 MD MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA FUND, INC CA Fund 10/31 MD MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND, INC CA Ins. Fund 10/31 MD MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND II, INC CA Ins. Fund II 10/31 MD MUNIYIELD FLORIDA FUND FL Fund 10/31 MA MUNIYIELD MICHIGAN FUND, INC MI Fund 10/31 MD MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND, INC NY Ins. Fund 10/31 MD MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND II, INC NY Ins. Fund II 10/31 MD MUNIYIELD NEW JERSEY FUND, INC NJ Fund 11/30 MD MUNIVEST PENNSYLVANIA INSURED FUND PA Fund 10/31 MA
========================== =========================================== SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING AS OF THE RECORD DATE - -------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------- FUND SHARES AMPS AZ FUND CA FUND CA INS. FUND CA INS. FUND II FL FUND MI FUND NY INS. FUND NY INS. FUND II NJ FUND PA FUND o INFORMATION PERTAINING TO OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS
================================================================================================= YEAR IN WHICH EACH NOMINEE BECAME A MEMBER OF THE BOARD - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FUND BODURTHA LONDON MARTIN MAY PEROLD ZEIKEL - -------------------- ------------ ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ========== AZ FUND 1995 1992 1993 1992 1992 1992 CA FUND 1995 1992 1993 1992 1992 1992 CA INS. FUND 1995 1992 1993 1992 1992 1992 CA INS. FUND II 1995 1992 1993 1992 1992 1992 FL FUND 1995 1992 1993 1992 1992 1992 MI FUND 1995 1992 1993 1992 1992 1992 NY INS. FUND 1995 1992 1993 1992 1992 1992 NY INS. FUND II 1995 1992 1993 1992 1992 1992 NJ FUND 1995 1992 1993 1992 1992 1992 PA FUND 1995 1992 1993 1992 1992 1992
Set forth in the table below, with respect to each Fund, are the names of the nominees to be elected by holders of AMPS, voting separately as a class, and the names of the nominees to be elected by holders of shares of Capital Stock, voting together as a single class.
======================== ============================================ ==================================================== NOMINEES TO BE NOMINEES TO BE ELECTED BY FUND ELECTED BY HOLDERS OF AMPS HOLDERS OF SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK - ------------------------ -------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- AZ FUND Joseph L. May Andre F. Perold James H. Bodurtha Robert R. Martin Herbert I. London Arthur Zeikel CA FUND Joseph L. May Andre F. Perold James H. Bodurtha Robert R. Martin Herbert I. London Arthur Zeikel CA INS. FUND Joseph L. May Andre F. Perold James H. Bodurtha Robert R. Martin Herbert I. London Arthur Zeikel CA INS. FUND II Joseph L. May Andre F. Perold James H. Bodurtha Robert R. Martin Herbert I. London Arthur Zeikel FL FUND Joseph L. May Andre F. Perold James H. Bodurtha Robert R. Martin Herbert I. London Arthur Zeikel MI FUND Joseph L. May Andre F. Perold James H. Bodurtha Robert R. Martin Herbert I. London Arthur Zeikel NY INS. FUND Joseph L. May Andre F. Perold James H. Bodurtha Robert R. Martin Herbert I. London Arthur Zeikel NY INS. FUND II Joseph L. May Andre F. Perold James H. Bodurtha Robert R. Martin Herbert I. London Arthur Zeikel NJ FUND Joseph L. May Andre F. Perold James H. Bodurtha Robert R. Martin Herbert I. London Arthur Zeikel PA FUND James H. Bodurtha Joseph L. May Herbert I. London Andre F. Perold Robert R. Martin Arthur Zeikel
Set forth in the table below is information regarding board and committee meetings held and the aggregate fees and expenses paid by the Fund to non-affiliated Board members during each Fund's most recently completed fiscal year.
- ----------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------ FUND BOARD AUDIT COMMITTEE - ----------------- ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------------ AGGREGATE # MEETINGS ANNUAL PER MEETING # MEETINGS ANNUAL PER MEETING FEES AND FUND HELD* FEE ($) FEE ($) HELD FEE ($) FEE ($)* EXPENSES ($) AZ FUND 2,500 250 500 125 CA FUND 2,500 250 500 125 CA INS. FUND 2,500 250 500 125 CA INS. FUND II 2,500 250 500 125 FL FUND 2,500 250 500 125 MI FUND 2,500 250 500 125 NY INS. FUND 2,500 250 500 125 NY INS. FUND II 2,500 250 500 125 NJ FUND 2,500 250 500 125 PA FUND 2,500 250 500 125 * Includes meetings held via teleconferencing equipment. ** The fee is payable for each meeting attended in person. A fee is not paid for telephonic meetings.
Set forth in the table below is information regarding compensation paid by the Fund to the non-affiliated Board members for the most recently completed fiscal year.
===================== ==================================================================================================== COMPENSATION FROM FUND ($) - --------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FUND BODURTHA LONDON MARTIN MAY PEROLD - --------------------- --------------- --------------- -------------- ----------------- ====================== AZ FUND CA FUND CA INS. FUND CA INS. FUND II FL FUND MI FUND NY INS. FUND NY INS. FUND II NJ FUND PA FUND
* No pension or retirement benefits are accrued as part of Fund expenses. Set forth in the table below is information regarding the aggregate compensation paid by all registered investment companies advised by FAM and its affiliate, MLAM ("FAM/MLAM Advised Funds"), to the non-affiliated Board members for the year ended December 31, 1998.
============================ ========================================================= AGGREGATE COMPENSATION FROM FUND AND OTHER NAME OF BOARD MEMBER FAM/MLAM ADVISED FUNDS PAID TO BOARD MEMBERS ($)(1) - ---------------------------- ========================================================= - ---------------------------- ========================================================= James H. Bodurtha Herbert I. London Robert R. Martin Joseph L. May Andre F. Perold
(1) The Directors serve on the boards of FAM/MLAM Advised Funds as follows: Mr. Bodurtha (28 registered investment companies consisting of 46 portfolios); Mr. London (28 registered investment companies consisting of 46 portfolios); Mr. Martin (28 registered investment companies consisting of 46 portfolios); Mr. May (28 registered investment companies consisting of 46 portfolios); and Mr. Perold (28 registered investment companies consisting of 46 portfolios). Set forth in the table below is information about the officers of each of the Funds.
======================================================= OFFICER SINCE ======================================================= - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- NAME AND AZ CA CA INS. CA INS. FL MI NY INS. BIOGRAPHY AGE OFFICE FUND FUND FUND FUND II FUND FUND FUND - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- Arthur Zeikel ......................... 66 President 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 Chairman of MLAM and FAM since 1997; President of MLAM and FAM from 1977 to 1997; Chairman of Princeton Services since 1997 and Director thereof since 1993; President of Princeton Services from 1993 to 1997; Executive Vice President of ML & Co., Inc. since 1990. - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- Terry K. Glenn......................... 58 Executive 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 Executive Vice President of MLAM and Vice President FAM since 1983; Executive Vice President and Director of Princeton Services since 1993; President of Princeton Funds Distributor, Inc. ("PFD") since 1986 and Director thereof since 1991; President of Princeton Administrators, L.P. since 1998. - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- Vincent R. Giordano.................... 54 Senior Vice 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 Senior Vice President of FAM and President MLAM since 1984; Portfolio Manager of FAM and MLAM since 1977; Senior Vice President of Princeton Services since 1993. - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- Kenneth A. Jacob ...................... 48 Vice President 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 First Vice President of MLAM since 1997; Vice President of MLAM from 1984 to 1997; Vice President of FAM since 1984. - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- Donald C Burke......................... 38 Vice 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 Senior Vice President and Treasurer President 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 -- of MLAM and FAM since 1999; Senior Treasurer Vice President and Treasurer of Princeton Services since 1999; Vice President of PFD since 1999; First Vice President of MLAM from 1997; Vice President of MLAM from 1990 to 1997; Director of Taxation of MLAM since 1990; Vice President of PFD since 1999. - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- William R. Bock........................ 63 Vice President -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Vice President of MLAM since 1989. - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- Robert A. DiMella, CFA ................. 32 Vice President -- -- -- -- 1995 -- -- Vice President of MLAM since 1997; Assistant Portfolio Manager of MLAM from 1993 to 1995. - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- Hugh T. Hurley, III ................... 34 Vice President 1995 -- -- -- -- -- -- Vice President of MLAM since 1993. - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr................ 39 Vice President -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Director (Municipal Tax-Exempt Fund Management) of MLAM since 1997; Vice President of MLAM from 1991 to 1997. - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- Walter C. O'Connor.................... 37 Vice President -- 1995 -- -- -- -- 1996 Director (Municipal Tax-Exempt Fund Management) of MLAM since 1997; Vice President of MLAM from 1993 to 1997; Assistant Vice President of MLAM from 1991 to 1997. - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- Roberto W. Roffo...................... 33 Vice President -- 1995 1995 -- -- -- -- Vice President of MLAM since 1996 and a Portfolio Manager thereof since 1992. - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- Fred K. Stuebe........................ 48 Vice President -- -- -- -- -- 1995 -- Vice President of MLAM since 1989. - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- Philip M. Mandel...................... 51 Secretary 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 First Vice President of MLAM since 1997; Assistant General Counsel of MLPF&S from 1989 to 1997. - ------------------------------------------- ----- --------------- ---- ----- --------- --------- ------ ------- --------- TABLE CONT. =============================================== OFFICER SINCE =============================================== --------- -------- ====== NY INS. NJ PA FUND II FUND FUND --------- -------- ====== 1992 1992 1992 --------- -------- ====== --------- -------- ====== 1992 1992 1992 --------- -------- ====== --------- -------- ====== 1992 1992 1992 --------- -------- ====== --------- -------- ====== 1992 1992 1992 --------- -------- ====== --------- -------- ====== 1993 1993 1993 -- -- -- --------- -------- ====== --------- -------- ====== -- -- 1997 --------- -------- ====== --------- -------- ====== -- -- -- --------- -------- ====== --------- -------- ====== -- -- -- --------- -------- ====== --------- -------- ====== -- 1997 -- --------- -------- ====== --------- -------- ====== -- -- -- --------- -------- ====== --------- -------- ====== 1996 -- -- --------- -------- ====== --------- -------- ====== -- -- -- --------- -------- ====== 1997 1997 1997 --------- -------- ======
SET FORTH IN THE TABLE BELOW IS INFORMATION ABOUT EACH FUND'S OUTSTANDING AMPS. ========================= ======================= ========================== FUND SERIES OF AMPS CREATED UNDER ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY* AZ FUND A Dated November 29, 1993 B Dated March 23, 1995 CA FUND A, B Dated April 6, 1992 C Dated February 2, 1998 CA INS. FUND A, B Dated September 11, 1992 CA INS. FUND II A, B Dated November 28, 1992 C Dated January 22, 1997 FL FUND No designation Dated April 6, 1992* MI FUND No designation Dated April 6, 1992 NY INS. FUND A, B Dated April 6, 1992 NY INS. FUND II A Dated September 11, 1992 B, C Dated February 4, 1998 D Dated February 4, 1998 NJ FUND No designation Dated June 24, 1992 PA FUND No designation Dated August 30, 1993* * FL FUND AND PA FUND ARE MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS TRUSTS. THE CHARTER DOCUMENT CREATING AMPS IS CALLED A CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION. EXHIBIT B-1 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY OF: MUNIYIELD ARIZONA FUND, INC. SERIES A MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA FUND, INC. SERIES A AND B MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND, INC. SERIES A AND B MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND II, INC. SERIES A AND B MUNIYIELD MICHIGAN FUND, INC. SERIES A MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND, INC. SERIES A AND B MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND II, INC. SERIES A MUNIYIELD NEW JERSEY FUND, INC. SECTION 5(C) OF THE ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY IS REVISED TO READ AS FOLLOWS (THE UNDERLINING INDICATES LANGUAGE ADDED; BRACKETS INDICATE LANGUAGE DELETED): Right to Vote with Respect to Certain Other Matters. So long as any shares of AMPS are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Preferred Stock Outstanding at the time, voting separately as one class: (i) authorize, create or issue [, or increase the authorized or issued amount of,] any class or series of stock ranking prior to the AMPS or [on a parity with] any other series of Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets on liquidation, [or increase the authorized amount of AMPS or any other Preferred Stock] or (ii) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Charter, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to adversely affect any of the contract rights expressly set forth in the Charter of holders of shares of AMPS or any other Preferred Stock. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, in the event shares of more than one series of AMPS are outstanding, the Corporation shall not approve any of the actions set forth in clause (i) or (ii) which adversely affects the contract rights expressly set forth in the Charter of a Holder of shares of a series of AMPS differently than those of a Holder of shares of any other series of AMPS without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of AMPS of each series adversely affected and outstanding at such time (each such adversely affected series voting separately as a class). The Corporation shall notify Moody's and S&P 10 Business Days prior to any such vote described in clause (i) or (ii). Unless a higher percentage is provided for under the Charter, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, including AMPS, voting together as a single class, will be required to approve any plan of reorganization (including bankruptcy proceedings) adversely affecting such shares or any action requiring a vote of security holders under Section 13(a) of the 1940 Act. The class vote of holders of shares of Preferred Stock, including AMPS, described above will in each case be in addition to a separate vote of the requisite percentage of shares of Common Stock and shares of Preferred Stock, including AMPS, voting together as a single class necessary to authorize the action in question. EXHIBIT B-2 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY OF: MUNIYIELD ARIZONA FUND, INC. SERIES B SECTION 5(C) OF THE ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY IS REVISED TO READ AS FOLLOWS (THE UNDERLINING INDICATES LANGUAGE ADDED; BRACKETS INDICATE LANGUAGE DELETED): Right to Vote with Respect to Certain Other Matters. So long as any shares of AMPS are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Preferred Stock Outstanding at the time, voting separately as one class: (i) authorize, create or issue [(other than the AMPS authorized hereby), or increase the authorized or issued aggregate stated capital amount (other than the AMPS authorized hereby) of,] any class or series of stock ranking prior to the AMPS or [on a parity with] any other series of Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets on liquidation, [or increase the authorized amount of AMPS or any other Preferred Stock] or (ii) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Charter, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to adversely affect any of the contract rights expressly set forth in the Charter of holders of shares of AMPS or any other Preferred Stock. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, in the event shares of more than one series of AMPS are outstanding, the Corporation shall not approve any of the actions set forth in clause (i) or (ii) which adversely affects the contract rights expressly set forth in the Charter of a Holder of shares of a series of AMPS differently than those of a Holder of shares of any other series of AMPS without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of AMPS of each series adversely affected and outstanding at such time (each such adversely affected series voting separately as a class). The Corporation shall notify Moody's and S&P ten Business Days prior to any such vote described in clause (i) or (ii). Unless a higher percentage is provided for under the Charter, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, including AMPS, voting together as a single class, will be required to approve any plan of reorganization (including bankruptcy proceedings) adversely affecting such shares or any action requiring a vote of security holders under Section 13(a) of the 1940 Act. The class vote of holders of shares of Preferred Stock, including AMPS, described above will in each case be in addition to a separate vote of the requisite percentage of shares of Common Stock and shares of Preferred Stock, including AMPS, voting together as a single class necessary to authorize the action in question. EXHIBIT B-3 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY OF: MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND II, INC. SERIES C MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND II, INC. SERIES B AND C SECTION 5(C) OF THE ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY IS REVISED TO READ AS FOLLOWS (THE UNDERLINING INDICATES LANGUAGE ADDED; BRACKETS INDICATE LANGUAGE DELETED): Right to Vote with Respect to Certain Other Matters. So long as any shares of AMPS are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Preferred Stock Outstanding at the time, voting separately as one class: (i) authorize, create or issue [(other than with respect to the issuance of AMPS authorized hereby), or increase the authorized or issued aggregate stated capital amount of (other than with respect to the issuance of AMPS authorized hereby),] any class or series of stock ranking prior to the AMPS or [on a parity with] any other series of Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets on liquidation, [or increase the authorized aggregate stated capital amount of AMPS or any other Preferred Stock] or (ii) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Charter, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to adversely affect any of the contract rights expressly set forth in the Charter of holders of shares of AMPS or any other Preferred Stock. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, in the event shares of more than one series of AMPS are outstanding, the Corporation shall not approve any of the actions set forth in clause (i) or (ii) which adversely affects the contract rights expressly set forth in the Charter of a Holder of shares of a series of AMPS differently than those of a Holder of shares of any other series of AMPS without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of AMPS of each series adversely affected and outstanding at such time (each such adversely affected series voting separately as a class). The Corporation shall notify Moody's and S&P ten Business Days prior to any such vote described in clause (i) or (ii). Unless a higher percentage is provided for under the Charter, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, including AMPS, voting together as a single class, will be required to approve any plan of reorganization (including bankruptcy proceedings) adversely affecting such shares or any action requiring a vote of security holders under Section 13(a) of the 1940 Act. The class vote of holders of shares of Preferred Stock, including AMPS, described above will in each case be in addition to a separate vote of the requisite percentage of shares of Common Stock and shares of Preferred Stock, including AMPS, voting together as a single class necessary to authorize the action in question. EXHIBIT B-4 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY OF: MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA FUND, INC. SERIES C MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND II, INC. SERIES D SECTION 5(C) OF THE ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY IS REVISED TO READ AS FOLLOWS (THE UNDERLINING INDICATES LANGUAGE ADDED; BRACKETS INDICATE LANGUAGE DELETED): Right to Vote with Respect to Certain Other Matters. So long as any shares of AMPS are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Preferred Stock Outstanding at the time, voting separately as one class: (i) authorize, create or issue [(other than with respect to the issuance of AMPS authorized hereby), or increase the authorized or issued aggregate stated capital amount of (other than with respect to the issuance of AMPS authorized hereby),] any class or series of stock ranking prior to the AMPS or [on a parity with] any other series of Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets on liquidation, [or increase the authorized aggregate stated capital amount of AMPS or any other Preferred Stock] or (ii) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Charter, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to adversely affect any of the contract rights expressly set forth in the Charter of holders of shares of AMPS or any other Preferred Stock. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, in the event shares of more than one series of AMPS or Other AMPS are outstanding, the Corporation shall not approve any of the actions set forth in clause (i) or (ii) which adversely affects the contract rights expressly set forth in the Charter of a Holder of shares of a series of AMPS or Other AMPS differently than those of a Holder of shares of any other series of AMPS or Other AMPS without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of AMPS or Other AMPS of each series adversely affected and outstanding at such time (each such adversely affected series voting separately as a class). The Corporation shall notify Moody's and S&P ten Business Days prior to any such vote described in clause (i) or (ii). Unless a higher percentage is provided for under the Charter, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, including AMPS, voting together as a single class, will be required to approve any plan of reorganization (including bankruptcy proceedings) adversely affecting such shares or any action requiring a vote of security holders under Section 13(a) of the 1940 Act. The class vote of holders of shares of Preferred Stock, including AMPS, described above will in each case be in addition to a separate vote of the requisite percentage of shares of Common Stock and shares of Preferred Stock, including AMPS, voting together as a single class necessary to authorize the action in question. EXHIBIT B-5 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF: MUNIVEST PENNSYLVANIA INSURED FUND SECTION 5(C) OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION IS REVISED TO READ AS FOLLOWS (THE UNDERLINING INDICATES LANGUAGE ADDED; BRACKETS INDICATE LANGUAGE DELETED): Right to Vote with Respect to Certain Other Matters. So long as any shares of AMPS are outstanding, the Trust shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Preferred Shares Outstanding at the time, voting separately as one class: (i) authorize, create or issue [, or increase the authorized or issued amount of,] any class or series of shares ranking prior to the AMPS or [on a parity with] any other series of Preferred Shares with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets on liquidation, [or increase the authorized amount of AMPS or any other Preferred Shares] provided however that the Board of Trustees, without the vote or consent of the holders of AMPS, may from time to time increase the amount of authorized and issued shares of any series of AMPS or any other series of Preferred Shares ranking on a parity with AMPS with respect to the payment of dividends, or the distribution of assets upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up the affairs of the Trust then outstanding and issue such shares, or (ii) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Declaration, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to adversely affect any of the contract rights expressly set forth in the Declaration of holders of shares of AMPS or any other Preferred Shares, provided however that the amendment of the Declaration solely to incorporate an increase in the amount of any series of AMPS or Preferred Shares and the terms of issuance thereof, as permitted by subsection (i) of this subparagraph (c) shall not be deemed to adversely affect any of the contract rights expressly set forth in the Declaration of holders of shares of AMPS or any other Preferred Shares. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, in the event shares of more than one series of AMPS are outstanding, the Trust shall not approve any of the actions set forth in clause (i) or (ii) which adversely affects the contract rights expressly set forth in the Declaration of a Holder of shares of a series of AMPS differently than those of a Holder of shares of any other series of AMPS without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of AMPS of each series adversely affected and outstanding at such time (each such adversely affected series voting separately as a class). The Trust shall notify Moody's and S&P ten Business Days prior to any such vote described in clause (i) or (ii). Unless a higher percentage is provided for under the Declaration, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares, including AMPS, voting together as a single class, will be required to approve any plan of reorganization (including bankruptcy proceedings) adversely affecting such shares or any action requiring a vote of security holders under Section 13(a) of the 1940 Act. The class vote of holders of Preferred Shares, including AMPS, described above will in each case be in addition to a separate vote of the requisite percentage of Common Shares and Preferred Shares, including AMPS, voting together as a single class necessary to authorize the action in question. EXHIBIT B-6 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF: MUNIYIELD FLORIDA FUND SECTION 5(C) OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION IS REVISED TO READ AS FOLLOWS (THE UNDERLINING INDICATES LANGUAGE ADDED; BRACKETS INDICATE LANGUAGE DELETED): Right to Vote with Respect to Certain Other Matters. So long as any shares of AMPS are outstanding, the Trust shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Preferred Shares Outstanding at the time, voting separately as one class: (i) authorize, create or issue [, or increase the authorized or issued amount of,] any class or series of shares of beneficial interest ranking prior to the AMPS or [on a parity with] any other series of Preferred Shares with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets on liquidation, [or increase the authorized amount of AMPS or any other Preferred Shares] provided however that the Board of Trustees, without the vote or consent of the holders of AMPS, may from time to time increase the amount of authorized and issued shares of any series of AMPS or any other series of Preferred Shares ranking on a parity with AMPS with respect to the payment of dividends, or the distribution of assets upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up the affairs of the Trust then outstanding and issue such shares, or (ii) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Declaration, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to adversely affect any of the contract rights expressly set forth in the Declaration of holders of shares of AMPS or any other Preferred Shares, provided however that the amendment of the Declaration solely to incorporate an increase in the amount of any series of AMPS or Preferred Shares and the terms of issuance thereof, as permitted by subsection (i) of this subparagraph (c) shall not be deemed to adversely affect any of the contract rights expressly set forth in the Declaration of holders of shares of AMPS or any other Preferred Shares. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, in the event shares of AMPS are issued in more than one series, the Trust shall not approve any of the actions set forth in clause (i) or (ii) which adversely affects the contract rights expressly set forth in the Declaration of a Holder of shares of a series of AMPS differently than those of a Holder of shares of any other series of AMPS without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of AMPS of each series adversely affected and outstanding at such time (each such adversely affected series voting separately as a class). The Trust shall notify Moody's and S&P 10 Business Days prior to any such vote described in clause (i) or (ii). Unless a higher percentage is provided for under the Declaration, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares, including AMPS, voting together as a single class, will be required to approve any plan of reorganization (including bankruptcy proceedings) adversely affecting such shares or any action requiring a vote of security holders under Section 13(a) of the 1940 Act. The class vote of holders of Preferred Shares, including AMPS, described above will in each case be in addition to a separate vote of the requisite percentage of Common Shares and Preferred Shares, including AMPS, voting together as a single class necessary to authorize the action in question. PRELIMINARY COPY COMMON STOCK MUNIYIELD ARIZONA FUND, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Common Stock of MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1 , 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY COMMON STOCK MUNIYIELD MICHIGAN FUND, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Common Stock of MuniYield Michigan Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| To vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY COMMON SHARES MUNIYIELD FLORIDA FUND P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the Common Shares of MuniYield Florida Fund (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| To vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Certificate of Designation of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY COMMON STOCK MUNIYIELD NEW JERSEY FUND, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Common Stock of MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY COMMON STOCK MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA FUND, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Common Stock of MuniYield California Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY COMMON STOCK MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Common Stock of MuniYield California Insured Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin and Arthur Zeikel 3. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY COMMON STOCK MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND II, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Common Stock of MuniYield California Insured Fund II, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY COMMON STOCK MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Common Stock of MuniYield New York Insured Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY COMMON STOCK MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND II, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Common Stock of MuniYield New York Insured Fund II, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY COMMON SHARES MUNIVEST PENNSYLVANIA INSURED FUND P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the Common Shares of MuniVest Pennsylvania Insured Fund (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| To vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin, Andre F. Perold and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Certificate of Designation of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY AUCTION MARKET PREFERRED STOCK MUNIYIELD ARIZONA FUND, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Auction Market Preferred Stock of MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin, Joseph L. May, Andre F. Perold and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY AUCTION MARKET PREFERRED STOCK MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Auction Market Preferred Stock of MuniYield California Insured Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| To vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin, Joseph L. May, Andre F. Perold and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY AUCTION MARKET PREFERRED SHARES MUNIYIELD FLORIDA FUND P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the Auction Market Preferred Shares of MuniYield Florida Fund (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin, Joseph L. May, Andre F. Perold and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Certificate of Designation of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY AUCTION MARKET PREFERRED STOCK MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Auction Market Preferred Stock of MuniYield New York Insured Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin, Joseph L. May, Andre F. Perold and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY AUCTION MARKET PREFERRED STOCK MUNIYIELD NEW YORK INSURED FUND II, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Auction Market Preferred Stock of MuniYield New York Insured Fund II, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin, Joseph L. May, Andre F. Perold and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the election of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY AUCTION MARKET PREFERRED SHARES MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA INSURED FUND II, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Auction Market Preferred Shares of MuniYield California Insured Fund II, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin, Joseph L. May, Andre F. Perold and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY AUCTION MARKET PREFERRED STOCK MUNIYIELD NEW JERSEY FUND, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Auction Market Preferred Stock of MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin, Joseph L. May, Andre F. Perold and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY AUCTION MARKET PEFERRED SHARES MUNIVEST PENNSYLVANIA INSURED FUND P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the Auction Market Preferred Stock of MuniVest Pennsylvania Insured Fund (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin, Joseph L. May, Andre F. Perold and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Certificate of Designation of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY AUCTION MARKET PREFERRED STOCK MUNIYIELD MICHIGAN FUND, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Auction Market Preferred Stock of MuniYield Michigan Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin, Joseph L. May, Andre F. Perold and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. PRELIMINARY COPY AUCTION MARKET PREFERRED STOCK MUNIYIELD CALIFORNIA FUND, INC. P.O. Box 9011 Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9011 PROXY This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Arthur Zeikel, Terry K. Glenn and Philip M. Mandel as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse hereof, all the shares of Auction Market Preferred Stock of MuniYield California Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") held of record by the undersigned on February 24, 1999 at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Fund to be held on April 21, 1999 or any adjournment thereof. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Proposals 1, 2 and 3. By signing and dating the reverse side of this card, you authorize the proxies to vote each proposal as marked, or if not marked, to vote "FOR" each proposal, and to use their discretion to vote for any other matter as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If you do not intend to personally attend the meeting, please complete and return this card at once in the enclosed envelope. (Continued and to be signed on the reverse side) _ _ Please mark boxes |_| [fill in] or |_| [check mark] in blue or black ink.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOR all nominees listed below WITHHOLD AUTHORITY _ _ (except as marked to the contrary below) |_| to vote for all nominees listed below |_|
(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote FOR any individual nominee, strike a line through the nominee's name in the list below.) James A. Bodurtha, Herbert I. London, Robert R. Martin, Joseph L. May, Andre F. Perold and Arthur Zeikel 2. Proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Fund to serve for the current fiscal year. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 3. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Articles Supplementary of the Fund. _ _ _ FOR |_| AGAINST |_| ABSTAIN |_| 4. In the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Please sign exactly as name appears hereon. When shares are held by joint tenants, both should sign. When signing as attorney or as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. Dated: _________________________, 1999 X______________________________________ Signature X______________________________________ Signature, if held jointly Sign, Date and Return the Proxy Card Promptly Using the Enclosed Envelope. BROWN & WOOD LLP ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048-0557 Telephone: 212-839-5300 Facsimile: 212-839-5599 March 3, 1999 Via Electronic Filing Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Judiciary Plaza Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Division of Investment Management Re: Preliminary Proxy Materials: MuniVest Pennsylvania Insured Fund MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc., MuniYield Florida Fund, MuniYield Michigan Fund, Inc. MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc., MuniYield California Fund, Inc. MuniYield California Insured Fund, Inc., MuniYield California Insured Fund II, Inc. MuniYield New York Insured Fund, Inc., and MuniYield New York Insured Fund II, Inc. Dear Sirs: On behalf of the above referenced funds (together the "Funds" and individually a "Fund"), we are transmitting herewith for filing pursuant to Rule 14a-6(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 preliminary copies of the Notice of Meeting, Proxy Statement and forms of Proxy, to be furnished to shareholders of the Funds in connection with the solicitation of proxies for meetings of the Funds' shareholders scheduled for April 21, 1999. The meetings are being held for the following purposes: to elect directors/trustees, to ratify the selection of independent auditors, and to amend the Articles Supplementary or Certificate of Designation of each Fund to permit the Fund's Board to issue additional shares of preferred stock without seeking shareholder approval. Each of the Funds is a closed-end investment company that currently has outstanding shares of common stock (or shares of beneficial interest) and one or more series of Auction Market Preferred Stock. The Funds currently intend to file definitive copies of the proxy material with the Commission and to commence the mailing to shareholders on or about March 15, 1999. We would appreciate receiving any comments you may have on the materials in keeping with this schedule. For your information, we will also be filing this week proxy materials on behalf of certain other closed-end funds advised by Fund Asset Management, L.P. with the same meeting date and for the same purposes. Please direct any comments with respect to the above to the undersigned at (212) 839-5583 or to Frank P. Bruno of this firm at (212) 839-5540. Very truly yours, Ellen W. Harris cc: Keith O'Connell -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----