Merrill Lynch International Investment Funds Audited Annual Report ...

Statement of Changes in Shares Outstanding as at 31 December 2006 continued
Classes A and B
Global Capital
Global
Global Securities Global Enhanced Global
Bond Absolute Dynamic Equity Global Global Fundamental
Fund Name (US Dollar) Return (2) Equity (2) Yield (2) Equity (1) Focus Value
US$ € US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
A class distributing (D) shares
Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year
196,144 – – – – – –
Shares issued
4,156 – – – 47,277 – –
Shares repurchased
(57,127) – – – (187) – –
Shares outstanding at the end of the year
143,173 – – – 47,090 – –
A class Euro hedged distributing shares
Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year
– – – – – – –
Shares issued
– – – – – – –
Shares repurchased
– – – – – – –
Shares outstanding at the end of the year
– – – – – – –
A class distributing (M) shares
Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year
45,178 – – – – – –
Shares issued
77,210 – – – – – –
Shares repurchased
(82,013) – – – – – –
Shares outstanding at the end of the year
40,375 – – – – – –
A class distributing (Q) shares
Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year
– – – – – – –
Shares issued
– – – 9,797,604 – – –
Shares repurchased
– – – (248,584) – – –
Shares outstanding at the end of the year
– – – 9,549,020 – – –
A class non-distributing shares
Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year
6,791,470 – – – 14,851,571 300,000 11,649,991
Shares issued
4,266,777 9,324,323 23,013,689 6,426,554 38,506,884 – 7,511,675
Shares repurchased
(5,425,155) (732,401) (5,556,194) (8,612) (6,699,243) – (5,065,126)
Shares outstanding at the end of the year
5,633,092 8,591,922 17,457,495 6,417,942 46,659,212 300,000 14,096,540
A class Euro hedged non-distributing shares
Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year
– – – – – – –
Shares issued
– – – – – – –
Shares repurchased
– – – – – – –
Shares outstanding at the end of the year
– – – – – – –
A class GBP hedged non-distributing shares
Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year
– – – – – – –
Shares issued
– – – – – – –
Shares repurchased
– – – – – – –
Shares outstanding at the end of the year
– – – – – – –
A class UK distributor status shares
Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year
– – – – 14,715,567 – –
Shares issued
– – – – 474,135 – –
Shares repurchased
– – – – (4,125,419) – –
Shares outstanding at the end of the year
– – – – 11,064,283 – –
B class distributing (D) shares
Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year
76,225 – – – – – –
Shares issued
14,461 – – – – – –
Shares repurchased
(23,635) – – – – – –
Shares outstanding at the end of the year
67,051 – – – – – –
B class distributing (Q) shares
Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year
– – – – – – –
Shares issued
– – – 4,598,182 – – –
Shares repurchased
– – – (25,795) – – –
Shares outstanding at the end of the year
– – – 4,572,387 – – –
B class non-distributing shares
Shares outstanding at the beginning of the year
104,925 – – – – – 264,147
Shares issued
160,461 3,118 6,817,633 1,739,940 609,865 – 45,914
Shares repurchased
(51,057) – (1,124,108) (11,502) (87,606) – (33,551)
Shares outstanding at the end of the year
214,329 3,118 5,693,525 1,728,438 522,259 – 276,510
(1) Fund name changed, see Note 1, for further details.
(2) New Fund launched, see Note 1, for further details.
(3) Base currency changed, see Note 1, for further details.
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