Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Announces SEC Filing

Business Wire, March 6, 2002

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2002

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER) today announced that it will shortly be filing a Current Report on Form 8-K that will contain the Management's Discussion and Analysis that will be contained in its 2001 Annual Report to Stockholders. Merrill Lynch will also make this information available on its website at www.ml.com.

Separately, Merrill Lynch announced today the commencement of a Merrill Lynch Liquid Yield Option(TM) Notes, or LYONs(R) offering.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities.

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Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) is one of the world's leading financial management and advisory companies with offices in 38 countries and total client assets of approximately $1.5 trillion. As an investment bank, it is a leading global underwriter of debt and equity securities and strategic advisor to corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals worldwide. Through Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, the company is one of the world's largest managers of financial assets.