PRICING SUPPLEMENT File No. 333-122639 - ------------------ Rule 424(b)(3) (To Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus dated February 25, 2005) Pricing Supplement Number: 2479 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Medium-Term Notes, Series C Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue
Fixed Rate Notes Principal Amount: $550,000,000 Issue Price: 100.00% CUSIP Number: 59018YWG2 Interest Rate: 4.831% per annum Original Issue Date: October 27, 2005 Stated Maturity Date: October 27, 2008 Interest Payment Dates: April 27th and October 27th of each year, commencing on April 27, 2006 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 will be issued in fully registered book-entry form. Trustee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Underwriters: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("MLPF&S"), Loop Capital Markets LLC, and Muriel Siebert & Company, Inc. (the "Underwriters"), are acting as principals in this transaction. MLPF&S is acting as the Lead Underwriter. Pursuant to an agreement, dated October 24, 2005 (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 ------------ ----------------------------- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith $539,000,000 Incorporated Loop Capital Markets LLC $5,500,000 Muriel Siebert & Company, Inc. $5,500,000 ------------ $550,000,000 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. Underwriting Discount: 0.25% Dated: October 24, 2005