MERRILL LYNCH EQUITY INCOME FUND

FILE # 811- 5178

ATTACHMENT 77O

TRADE DATE	DESCRIPTION OF SECURITY	AMOUNT PURCHASED	ISSUE SIZE	MEMBER OF UNDERWRITING SYNDICATE FROM WHOM FUND PURCHASED
04/20/01	Aquila	$969,600.	$420,000,000.	Lehman Brothers
04/27/02	Reliant Resources	$675,000.	$1,560,000,000.	Goldman Sachs
06/04/01	Global Power Equipment	$12,000.	$147,000,000.	CSFB
06/20/01	The Phoenix Companies	$575,750.	$854,000,000.	Morgan Stanley
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