MERRILL LYNCH BOND FUND, INC.

CORE BOND PORTFOLIO

SERIES NO. 2

FILE # 811-2857

ATTACHMENT 770

TRADE DATE	DESCRIPTION OF SECURITY	AMOUNT PURCHASED	ISSUE SIZE	MEMBER OF UNDERWRITING SYNDICATE FROM WHOM FUND PURCHASED
09/27/01	Tyson Foods 6.625% 10/01/04	$6,000,000	$2,250,000,000	JP Morgan
10/16/01	Penn Power & Light 6.4% 11/1/11	$2,852,000	$500,000,000	Morgan Stanley
10/22/01	Con Nat Gas 5.375% 11/1/06	$1,650,000	$500,000,000	Goldman Sachs
10/23/01	Clear Channel Communications 6.0% 11/1/06	$3,100,000	$750,000,000	Bank of America
10/24/01	Progress Energy 5.85% 10/30/08	$2,940,000	$800,000,000	JP Morgan
10/24/01	Progress Energy 7.0% 10/30/31	$1,275,000	$800,000,000	Salomon
10/26/01	GMAC 8.0% 11/1/31	$3,905,000	$4,000,000,000	Morgan Stanley
10/30/01	Tenet Healthcare 6.875% 11/15/31	$3,200,000	$450,000,000	Salomon
10/30/01	Tenet Healthcare 5.375% 11/15/06	$4,900,000	$550,000,000	Salomon
11/07/01	Verizon Penn 5.65% 11/15/11	$2,000,000	$1,000,000,000	CSFB
01/24/02	GMAC 7.0% 2/1/12	$5,000,000	$2,000,000,000	Salomon
03/08/02	JP Morgan Chase 6.625% 3/15/12	$2,125,000	$1,000,000,000	JP Morgan Chase
03/12/02	Continental Airlines 6.563% 2/15/12	$1,425,000	$329,166,000	CSFB
3/14/02	Praxair 6.375% 4/1/12	$3,950,000	$500,000,000	Bank of America
3/18/02	Corp Andina de Fomento 6.875% 3/15/12	$4,455,000	$350,000,000	CSFB
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