In Connection with NYSE Euronext's Acquisition of the American Stock Exchange, Merrill Lynch to Transfer Securities from the American Stock Exchange to NYSE Arca

Business Wire, Oct 9, 2008

NEW YORK -- Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (MER) today announced that, in connection with NYSE Euronext's acquisition of the American Stock Exchange ("Amex"), it will transfer the listing of the securities set forth below (the "Securities"), which are currently listed on the Amex, to NYSE Arca. The voluntary Amex delisting of the Securities is occurring in order to transfer the listing of such Securities to NYSE Arca due to the acquisition of the Amex by NYSE Euronext and to comply with NYSE Euronext's plans to consolidate all listed exchange-traded funds and structured products on NYSE Arca.

The transfer in listing of each of the Securities is expected to occur on or about November 20, 2008.

Merrill Lynch is one of the world's leading wealth management, capital markets and advisory companies, with offices in 40 countries and territories and total client assets of approximately $1.6 trillion. As an investment bank, it is a leading global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a broad range of asset classes and serves as a strategic advisor to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. Merrill Lynch owns approximately half of BlackRock, one of the world's largest publicly traded investment management companies with $1.4 trillion in assets under management at June 30, 2008. For more information on Merrill Lynch, please visit www.ml.com.

The following Securities will transfer to NYSE Arca:

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