PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT                                         File No. 333-38792
(To Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus
dated June 16, 2000 and June 15, 2000, respectively)              Rule 424(b)(3)
Prospectus number:  2005


                            Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.



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


                                Fixed Rate Notes


Principal Amount:       $20,000,000


CUSIP Number:           59018Y AV3


Interest Rate:          7.02000%


Original Issue Date:    August 10, 2000


Stated Maturity Date:   May 10, 2002


Interest Payment Dates: Semi-Annual on Nov. 15, 2000, May 15, 2001, Nov 15, 2001
                        and 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