PRICING SUPPLEMENT File No. 333-97937
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(To Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus
dated September 25, 2002)
Pricing Supplement Number: 2313
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Medium-Term Notes, Series B
Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue
Floating Rate Notes
Principal Amount: $150,000,000 Original Issue Date: May 28, 2003
Issue price: 100.00% Stated Maturity Date: May 27, 2005
CUSIP Number: 59018YRB9
Interest Calculation: Day Count Convention:
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| x | Regular Floating Rate Note | x | Actual/360
| | Inverse Floating Rate Note | | 30/360
(Fixed Interest Rate): | | Actual/Actual
Interest Rate Basis:
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| | LIBOR | | Commercial Paper Rate
| | CMT Rate | | Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate
| | Prime Rate | | CD Rate
| x | Federal Funds Rate | | Other (see attached)
| | Treasury Rate
Designated CMT Page: Designated LIBOR Page:
CMT Moneyline Telerate Page: LIBOR Moneyline Telerate Page: 3750
LIBOR Reuters Page:
Index Maturity: Not Applicable Minimum Interest Rate: Not Applicable
Spread: +0.270% Maximum Interest Rate: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: Calculated as if the Original Issue Spread Multiplier: Not Applicable
Date was an Interest Reset Date
Interest Reset Dates: Each Business Day, commencing May 29, 2002 to but excluding the Stated
Maturity Date, subject to the following Business Day convention.
Interest Payment Dates: Quarterly, on the 27th of February, May, August and November commencing
August 27, 2003 until maturity, subject to the following Business Day convention.
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: JPMorgan Chase Bank
Underwriters: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("MLPF&S"), Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
and Wells Fargo Brokerage Services, LLC (the "Underwriters"), are acting as principals in this
transaction. MLPF&S is acting as the Lead Underwriter.
Pursuant to an agreement, dated May 22, 2003 (the "Agreement"), between
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (the "Company") and the Underwriters, the Company has agreed to sell
to each of the Underwriters and each of the Underwriters has severally and not jointly agreed
to purchase the principal amount of Notes set forth opposite its name below:
Underwriters Principal Amount of the Notes
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith $147,000,000
Incorporated
Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. $1,500,000
Wells Fargo Brokerage Services, LLC $1,500,000
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Total $150,000,000
Pursuant to the Agreement, the obligations of the Underwriters are subject to certain conditions and
the Underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the Notes, if any are taken.
The Underwriters have advised the Company that they propose initially to offer all or part of the Notes
directly to the public at the Issue Price listed above. After the initial public offering, the Issue
Price may be changed.
The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Dated: May 22, 2003