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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): August 16, 2013
MERRILL LYNCH DEPOSITOR, INC.
(on behalf of PPLUS Trust Series SPR-1)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-31912 | 13-3891329 |
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(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I. R. S. Employer
Identification No.)
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One Bryant Park, 4th FL
New York, New York
(Address of principal
executive offices)
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10036
(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 855-6745
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.):
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Section 8 Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 16, 2013 The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for the PPLUS Trust Series SPR-1 Trust (the “Trust”), issued a press release regarding the receipt of a notice from the Depositor that the Depositor recently determined that the underlying securities guarantor of the Underlying Securities, Sprint Communications, Inc. (formerly Sprint Nextel Corporation) ceased to be a reporting company under the Exchange Act. A Form 15 “Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under Section 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934” was filed for Sprint Communications, Inc., the underlying securities guarantor, on August 8, 2013. This requires termination of the trust. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
SIGNATURES
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.
Date: August 16, 2013
MERRILL LYNCH DEPOSITOR, INC.
By:/s/ John Marciano
Name:John Marciano
Title: Vice President
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1Press Release, dated August 16, 2013