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): ~~February~~March 2813, 2013

MERRILL LYNCH DEPOSITOR, INC.

(on behalf of PPLUS TRUST SERIES EQ-1)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33538	13-3891329
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Bryant Park, 4th FL New York, New York		10036
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 855-6745

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Section 8 Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events

On ~~February~~March 2813, 2013 The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for the PPLUS Trust Series EQ-1 Trust (the “Trust”), issued a press release regarding the ~~receipt~~termination of athe ~~notice~~Trust. The ~~from~~Trustee ~~the~~gave ~~Depositor~~notice that ~~the~~it ~~Depositor~~had ~~recently~~not ~~determined~~received ~~that~~a ~~the~~notice ~~Underlying~~of ~~Securities~~exercise ~~Issuer~~from ofthe ~~Concentrated~~holder ~~Underlying~~of ~~Securities,~~the ~~Embarq~~warrants ~~Corporation~~to ~~ceased~~purchase tothe beoutstanding aPPLUS ~~reporting~~Trust ~~company~~Certificates ~~under~~Series EQ-1 (the ~~Exchange~~“Securities”). ~~Act~~Under inthe ~~2009. A~~terms ~~Form~~of 15the ~~“Certification~~Trust ~~and~~Agreement, ~~Notice~~if ofthe ~~Termination~~Call ofWarrant ~~Registration~~Holder ~~under~~chooses ~~Section~~not ~~12(g)~~to ofexercise the ~~Securities~~Call ~~Exchange~~Warrants ~~Act~~within of10 ~~1934~~days orafter ~~Suspension~~notice ofis ~~Duty~~given, tothe ~~File~~holders ~~Reports~~of ~~Under~~Class ~~Section~~A 13 and ~~15(d)~~Class ofB ~~the~~Certificates ~~Securities~~will ~~Exchange~~receive ~~Act~~Underlying ofSecurities ~~1934”~~in ~~was~~kind, ~~filed~~subject ~~for~~to ~~Embarq~~appropriate ~~Corporation,~~minimum denominations of the Underlying Securities. The ~~Issuer~~Underlying inSecurities ~~connection~~and ~~with~~ the ~~PPLUS~~cash ~~Trust~~proceeds ~~Certificates~~will ~~Series~~be ~~EQ-1~~distributed ~~trust,~~ on ~~July~~March 1318, ~~2009~~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: ~~February~~March 2813, 2013

MERRILL LYNCH DEPOSITOR, INC.

By: /s/ John Marciano

Name: John Marciano

Title: Vice President

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1Press Release, dated ~~February~~March 2813, 2013

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