PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT                                             Rule 424(b)(3)
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(To Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement dated May 6, 1999)
Prospectus number:   1896




                            Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

                           Medium Term Notes, Series B
                   Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue


                                Fixed Rate Notes


Principal Amount:                 $35,000,000


CUSIP Number:                     59018S 3V4


Interest Rate:                    6.70%


Original Issue Date:              Feb. 22, 2000


Stated Maturity Date:             Feb. 22, 2001


Interest Payment Dates:           At Maturity


Repayment at the Option
of the Holder:                    The Notes cannot be repaid prior to the Stated
                                  Maturity Date.

Redemption at the Option
of the Company:                   The  Notes  cannot  be  redeemed  prior to the
                                  Stated Maturity Date.


Form:                             The Notes are being issued in fully registered
                                  book-entry form.


Trustee:                          The Chase Manhattan Bank


Dated:                            Feb. 16, 2000