Global Bond Fund (US Dollar) continued Swaps as at 31 December 2006 Nominal Value Description Unrealised profit/(loss) US$ Nominal Value Description Unrealised profit/(loss) US$ US$7,600,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Barclays) (Fund pays Floating USD Libor BBA 3-Month; and receives Fixed 5.089%) (10/11/2011) (2,133) ¥43,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank) (Fund pays Floating JPY Fixing Libor 6-Month; and receives Fixed 2.39%) (18/12/2036) (3,419) ¥135,000,000 Interest Rate Swaps (Citibank) (Fund pays Fixed 1.51% and receives JPY Fixing Libor 6-Month) (18/12/2013) 3,715 __________ (1,837) __________ Note: The net unrealised loss attributed to these transactions is included in the Statement of Net Assets (see Note 2c). 116 <strong>Merrill</strong> <strong>Lynch</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>Investment</strong> <strong>Funds</strong>
Global Capital Securities Absolute Return Fund (1) Portfolio of <strong>Investment</strong>s 31 December 2006 Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market Holding Description Value (€) % BONDS Australia £290,000 Insurance Australia Group 5.625% 21/12/2026 426,384 0.42 €450,000 Macquarie Bank EMTN FRN 20/6/2013 453,548 0.44 €200,000 National Australia Bank EMTN FRN 23/9/2014 200,600 0.20 US$1,050,000 National Capital Trust II '144A' 5.486% 23/3/2015 (Perpetual) 771,963 0.75 £150,000 Stockland Finance Pty EMTN 5.625% 25/10/2013 ___________ 221,292 ______ 0.22 ___________ 2,073,787 ______ 2.03 Austria €120,000 BAWAG PSK – Bank fuer Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Oesterreichische Postsparkasse EMTN 4.35% 28/5/2013 ___________ 118,916 ______ 0.11 Canada €550,000 Bombardier FRN 15/11/2013 551,690 0.54 US$570,000 Royal Bank of Canada 5.65% 20/7/2011 ___________ 440,677 ______ 0.43 ___________ 992,367 ______ 0.97 Cayman Islands €350,000 Mizuho Financial Group (Cayman) 4.75% 15/4/2014 353,386 0.35 €250,000 Norinchukin Finance (Cayman) EMTN 4.25% 28/9/2016 247,987 0.24 US$650,000 Santander Central Hispano Issuances 7.625% 3/11/2009 523,226 0.51 US$140,000 Santander Central Hispano Issuances 7.625% 14/9/2010 ___________ 114,879 ______ 0.11 ___________ 1,239,478 ______ 1.21 Denmark €743,000 Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab 4.35% 6/10/2011 (Perpetual) 736,153 0.72 £300,000 Danske Bank EMTN 5.684% 15/2/2017 (Perpetual) 440,857 0.43 €150,000 FIH Erhvervsbank EMTN FRN 3/11/2009 ___________ 149,992 ______ 0.15 ___________ 1,327,002 ______ 1.30 France €230,000 Alcatel 4.375% 17/2/2009 232,024 0.23 €220,000 Alstom 6.25% 3/3/2010 231,550 0.23 US$1,000,000 AXA '144A' 6.463% 14/12/2018 (Perpetual) 749,336 0.73 £850,000 AXA EMTN 6.667% 6/7/2016 (Perpetual) 1,302,444 1.27 US$150,000 Caisse Nationale des Caisses d'Epargne et de Prevoyance 6.75% 27/1/2012 (Perpetual) 116,481 0.11 €100,000 Caisse Nationale des Caisses d'Epargne et de Prevoyance EMTN 5.25% 30/7/2014 (Perpetual) 103,201 0.10 Transferable Securities Admitted to an Official Stock Exchange Listing or Dealt in on Another Regulated Market Holding Description Value (€) % €200,000 Carrefour EMTN 3.625% 6/5/2013 192,191 0.19 €230,000 Casino Guichard Perrachon EMTN 4.75% 21/7/2011 230,496 0.23 €500,000 CNP Assurances 4.75% 22/12/2016 (Perpetual) 490,751 0.48 €100,000 Compagnie de Saint-Gobain 4.25% 31/5/2011 99,309 0.10 €160,000 France Telecom EMTN 8.125% 28/1/2033 217,346 0.21 €350,000 Pernod-Ricard 4.625% 6/12/2013 ___________ 345,908 ______ 0.34 ___________ 4,311,037 ______ 4.22 Germany €1,000,000 Commerzbank EMTN 4.125% 13/9/2016 986,895 0.97 €750,000 HT1 Funding 6.352% 30/6/2017 (Perpetual) ___________ 796,792 ______ 0.78 ___________ 1,783,687 ______ 1.75 Guernsey €150,000 ABB <strong>International</strong> Finance 6.5% 30/11/2011 163,395 0.16 €400,000 Credit Suisse Group Finance Guernsey 3.625% 23/1/2018 ___________ 383,476 ______ 0.38 ___________ 546,871 ______ 0.54 Hungary €475,000 MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas 3.875% 5/10/2015 ___________ 429,818 ______ 0.42 India US$2,010,000 ICICI Bank 7.25% 31/10/2016 (Perpetual) ___________ 1,580,129 ______ 1.54 Ireland €100,000 Allied Irish Banks 7.5% 28/2/2011 (Perpetual) 111,370 0.11 €700,000 Anglo Irish Bank EMTN FRN 25/6/2014 704,375 0.69 €750,000 Irish Life & Permanent EMTN FRN 7/12/2015 748,135 0.73 £200,000 Irish Nationwide Building Society EMTN 5.5% 10/1/2018 294,840 0.29 £130,000 Lambay Capital Securities EMTN 6.25% 16/6/2015 (Perpetual) ___________ 189,161 ______ 0.19 ___________ 2,047,881 ______ 2.01 Italy €300,000 SanPaolo IMI EMTN 3.75% 9/6/2015 ___________ 294,996 ______ 0.29 Japan US$340,000 Aiful 4.45% 16/2/2010 247,996 0.24 €500,000 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ EMTN 3.5% 16/12/2015 483,905 0.48 €900,000 Resona Bank EMTN 3.75% 15/4/2015 882,103 0.86 €200,000 Shinsei Bank 3.75% 23/2/2016 194,108 0.19 €500,000 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking 4.375% 27/10/2014 ___________ 500,755 ______ 0.49 ___________ 2,308,867 ______ 2.26 (1) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details. The notes on pages 213 to 219 form an integral part of these financial statements. <strong>Audited</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts 117