[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1954]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Rel. No. IC--22476; 811-7241]


Merrill Lynch Global Institutional Series, Inc.; Notice of 
Application

January 21, 1997.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'').

ACTION: Notice of application for deregistration under the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').

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APPLICANT: Merrill Lynch Global Institutional Series, Inc.

RELEVANT ACT SECTION: Section 8(f).

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has 
ceased to be an investment company.

FILING DATE: The application was filed on December 20, 1996.

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An order granting the application 
will be issued unless the SEC orders a hearing. Interested persons may 
request a hearing by writing to the SEC's Secretary and serving 
applicant with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. Hearing 
requests should be received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on February 18, 
1997, and should be accompanied by proof of service on applicant, in 
the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. 
Hearing requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, the 
reason for the request, and the issues contested. Persons may request 
notification of a hearing by writing to the SEC's Secretary.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, SEC 450 5th Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20549. 
Applicant, P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, New Jersey, 08543-9011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shirley A. Bodden, Paralegal Specialist, at (202) 942-0575, or Mercer 
E. Bullard, Branch Chief, at (202) 942-0564 (Division of Investment 
Management, Office of Investment Company Regulation).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the 
application. The complete application may be obtained for a fee at the 
SEC's Public Reference Branch.

Applicant's Representations

    1. Applicant is a registered open-end management investment company 
that was organized as a Maryland corporation on November 18, 1994. On 
November 23, 1994, applicant registered under the Act by filing a 
notification of registration on Form N-8A. On the same date, applicant 
filed a registration statement on Form N-1A under the Act and the 
Securities Act of 1933. The registration statement was never declared 
effective. SEC records show that, on May 30, 1996, by order of the SEC, 
the registration statement was declared withdrawn.
    2. Applicant neither issued nor sold its shares. Applicant has had 
no transactions other than those relating to organizational matters.
    3. Applicant has no securityholders, assets, debts, or liabilities. 
Applicant is not a party to any litigation or administrative 
proceeding. Applicant is not now engaged, nor does it propose to 
engage, in any business activities other than those necessary for the 
winding up of its affairs.
    4. Applicant will terminate its existence under Maryland law as 
soon as practicable after its deregistration.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-1954 Filed 1-27-97; 8:45 am]
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