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
10/10/2002	Scana Corp		$328,810	$131,775,000	UBS Warburg
10/15/2002	Dominion Resources		$372,600	$1,073,250,000	Morgan Stanley
11/12/2002	PSEG		$9,151,785	$398,250,000	Morgan Stanley