UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~April~~March 3031, ~~2009~~ 2010

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Initial Depositor

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Europe 2001 HOLDRS (SM) Trust

[Issuer with respect to the receipts]

DELAWARE

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

001-16261

Commission File Number

13-5674085

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

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~~250 Vesey~~One ~~Street~~Bryant Park

New York, New York ~~10281~~10036

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(212) 449-1000

(Registrant'’s ~~telephone~~ telephone number, including area code)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

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Item 8.01.

Other Events

Effective ~~April~~March 2426, ~~2009~~2010 (the “~~Delisting~~delisting ~~Date~~date”), ~~Infineon Technologies AG~~AXA, an underlying constituent of the Europe 2001+ HOLDRS Trust (~~SM)~~ the “Trust”), was delisted from trading on ~~the New York Stock~~ ~~Exchange~~NYSE. Pursuant to the prospectus for the ~~Europe 2001+ HOLDRS~~ Trust, if ~~Infineon~~AXA ~~Technologies AG~~ is not listed for trading on another national securities exchange, ~~or through NASDAQ,~~ within five business days from ~~the Delisting~~delisting ~~Date~~date, it ~~will~~shall be distributed by The Bank of New York Mellon. The rate of distribution is 0.0506 ~~Infineon~~AXA ~~Technologies AG~~ shares per Europe 2001+ HOLDRS. The record date and ~~payable~~pay date for the distribution ~~will~~shall be April ~~May 5~~8, ~~2009~~2010 and ~~May~~April 712, ~~2009~~2010, respectively.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits

99.1 Europe 2001 HOLDRS Trust Prospectus Supplement dated ~~April~~March 2931, ~~2009~~2010 to Prospectus dated March 11, 2009.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
Date: April 30, 2009	By:	/s/ Thomas W. Lee
Date: March 31, 2010	By:	/s/ Liam B. O’Neil
	Name:	~~Name:~~Liam B. O’Neil	~~Thomas W. Lee~~
	Title:	~~Title:~~Managing Director	~~Managing Director~~

EXHIBIT INDEX

Number and Description of Exhibit

(99.1) Europe 2001 HOLDRS Trust Prospectus Supplement dated ~~April~~March 2931, ~~2009~~2010 to Prospectus dated March 11, 2009.

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