SCHEDULE 14A (Rule 14a-101) |
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT |
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION |
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MERCURY HW VARIABLE TRUST |
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MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FOCUS FUND A SERIES OF MERRILL LYNCH VARIABLE SERIES FUNDS, INC. P.O. BOX 9011 PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 08543-9011 |
MERCURY HW INTERNATIONAL VALUE VIP PORTFOLIO A SERIES OF MERCURY HW VARIABLE TRUST 725 FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 4000 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017-5400 |
SUPPLEMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT AND PROSPECTUS DATED MARCH 16, 2001 |
The special meeting of shareholders of Merrill Lynch International Equity Focus Fund, a series of Merrill Lynch Variable Series Funds, Inc., will be held at the offices of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P., 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey, on Thursday, April 26, 2001 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern time. |
Princeton, New Jersey March 22, 2001 |