Exhibit 99.2

Schedule I

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
(Parent Company Only)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(dollars in millions)

                         
    Year Ended Last Friday in December
    2003 (a)     2002 (a)     2001 (a)  
REVENUES
                       
Interest (principally from affiliates)
  $ 1,551     $ 1,865     $ 3,397  
Management service fees (from affiliates)
    448       444       448  
Other
    2       15       14  
 
                 
 
                       
Total Revenues
    2,001       2,324       3,859  
 
                       
Interest Expense
    1,617       1,838       3,694  
 
                 
 
                       
Net Revenues
    384       486       165  
 
                 
NON-INTEREST EXPENSES
                       
Compensation and benefits
    337       480       461  
Other
    166       306       375  
Net (recoveries) expenses related to September 11
    18       (55 )     71  
Restructuring and other charges
    13       57       239  
 
                 
 
                       
Total Non-Interest Expenses
    534       788       1,146  
 
                 
 
                       
EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF AFFILIATES
    3,902       1,881       277  
 
                 
 
                       
EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    3,752       1,579       (704 )
Income Tax Benefit
    82       131       369  
 
                 
 
                       
NET EARNINGS (LOSS)
  $ 3,834     $ 1,710     $ (335 )
 
                 
 
                       
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX
    19       (202 )     (23 )
 
                 
 
                       
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
  $ 3,853     $ 1,508     $ (358 )
 
                 
 
                       
NET EARNINGS (LOSS) APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
  $ 3,796     $ 1,672     $ (374 )
 
                 


(a) Amounts have been restated as discussed in Note 2 to the condensed financial statements.
See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

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Schedule I

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
(Parent Company Only)
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

                 
    December 26,     December 27,  
    2003 (a)     2002 (a)  
ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 119     $ 939  
Cash pledged as collateral
    296       375  
Investment securities (includes securities pledged as collateral of $7,350 in 2003 and $0 in 2002)
    16,777       8,556  
Advances to affiliates:
               
Senior advances
    68,050       60,691  
Subordinated loans and preferred securities
    12,708       15,471  
 
    80,758       76,162  

Investments in affiliates, at equity
    26,324       22,321  
Equipment and facilities (net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $222 in 2003 and $236 in 2002)
    66       109  
Other receivables and assets
    5,252       5,803  
 
           
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 129,592     $ 114,265  
 
           

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

LIABILITIES
               

Payables under repurchase agreements
  $ 6,558     $  
Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings
    3,400       3,371  
Payables to affiliates
    5,018       6,459  
Other liabilities and accrued interest
    5,127       4,098  
Long-term borrowings
    80,539       76,189  
 
           
Total Liabilities
    100,642       90,117  
 
           

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               

Preferred Stockholders’ Equity
    425       425  
 
           
Common Stockholders’ Equity:
               
Shares exchangeable into common stock
    43       58  
Common stock, par value $1.33 1/3 per share; authorized:
               
3,000,000,000 shares; issued: 2003 — 1,063,205,274 shares; 2002 — 983,502,078 shares
    1,417       1,311  
Paid-in capital
    10,676       9,102  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (net of tax)
    (551 )     (570 )
Retained earnings
    18,758       15,558  
 
           
 
    30,343       25,459  

Less: Treasury stock, at cost:
               
2003 — 117,294,392 shares; 2002 — 116,211,158 shares
    1,195       961  
Unamortized employee stock grants
    623       775  
 
           

Total Common Stockholders’ Equity
    28,525       23,723  
 
           
Total Stockholders’ Equity
    28,950       24,148  
 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 129,592     $ 114,265  
 
           


(a) Amounts have been restated as discussed in Note 2 to the condensed financial statements.
See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

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Schedule I

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
(Parent Company Only)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(dollars in millions)

                         
    Year Ended Last Friday in December
    2003 (a)     2002 (a)     2001 (a)  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
                       
Net Earnings (Loss)
  $ 3,834     $ 1,710     $ (335 )
Noncash items included in earnings:
                       
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    (3,902 )     (1,881 )     (277 )
Depreciation and amortization
    23       35       65  
Stock compensation plan expense
    72       116       174  
Restructuring and other charges
    13       57       144  
Other
    409       (189 )     (303 )
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:
                       
Cash pledged as collateral
    79       (375 )      
Payables under repurchase agreements
    6,558              
Other, net
    3,872       1,352       402  
 
                       
 
                 
Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities
    10,958       825       (130 )
 
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
                       
Proceeds from (payments for):
                       
Loans to affiliates, net of payments
    (5,742 )     5,943       3,162  
Maturities of available-for-sale securities
    4,695       8,856       2,003  
Sales of available-for-sale securities
    7,489       111       5,444  
Purchases of available-for-sale securities
    (20,517 )     (14,164 )     (2,449 )
Investments in affiliates, net of dispositions
    (800 )     (1,448 )     (886 )
Dividends and partnerships distributions from affiliates
    863       1,014       1,113  
Equipment and facilities
    20       (20 )     (104 )
 
                 
Cash Provided by (Used for) Investing Activities
    (13,992 )     292       8,283  
 
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
                       
Proceeds from (payments for):
                       
Commercial paper and other short-term borrowings
    29       1,462       (11,069 )
Issuance and resale of long-term borrowings
    27,631       23,754       35,380  
Settlement and repurchase of long-term borrowings
    (25,505 )     (25,866 )     (31,211 )
Common stock transactions
    693       241       143  
Dividends to shareholders
    (634 )     (591 )     (579 )
 
                       
 
                 
Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities
    2,214       (1,000 )     (7,336 )
 
                 
 
                       
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
    (820 )     117       817  
 
                       
Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of year
    939       822       5  
 
                       
 
                 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of year
  $ 119     $ 939     $ 822  
 
                 
 
                       
 
Supplemental Disclosure
                       
Cash paid for:
                       
Income taxes
  $ (62 )   $ 487     $ 313  
Interest
    1,641       1,858       3,746  


(a) Amounts have been restated as discussed in Note 2 to the condensed financial statements.
See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (PARENT COMPANY ONLY)

NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The condensed unconsolidated financial statements of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“ML & Co.” or the “Parent Company”) should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, “Merrill Lynch”) and the Notes thereto in the Merrill Lynch 2003 Annual Report to Stockholders (the “Annual Report”) included as an exhibit to this Form 10-K. Certain reclassification and format changes have been made to prior year amounts to conform to the current year presentation.

Investments in affiliates are accounted for in accordance with the equity method.

For information on the following, refer to the indicated Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements within the Annual Report.

  l  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Note 1)
 
  l  
Commercial Paper and Short- and Long-Term Borrowings (Note 10)
 
  l  
Stockholders’ Equity and Earnings Per Share (Note 12)
 
  l  
Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Note 13)
 
  l  
Employee Benefit Plans (Note 14)
 
  l  
Employee Incentive Plans (Note 15)
 
  l  
Income Taxes (Note 16)

The Parent Company hedges certain risks arising from long-term borrowing payment obligations and investments in and loans to foreign subsidiaries. See Note 10 and the “Derivatives” section of Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report, respectively, for additional information on these hedges.

NOTE 2. CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Effective for the first quarter of 2004, Merrill Lynch adopted the fair value method of accounting for stock-based accounting under SFAS 123, using the retroactive restatement method described in SFAS 148. Under the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and is recognized as expense over the vesting period. The December 26, 2003 and December 27, 2002 Condensed Balance Sheets have been restated for the retroactive adoption of the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123. Accordingly, the December 26, 2003 Condensed Balance Sheet reflects a $4.0 billion increase in paid-in capital, a $2.7 billion decrease in retained earnings, and a $1.3 billion increase in deferred income taxes. The December 27, 2002 Condensed Balance Sheet reflects a $3.8 billion increase in paid-in-capital, a $2.5 billion decrease in retained earnings, and a $1.3 billion increase in deferred income taxes.

     For the years 2003, 2002, and 2001, $32 million, ($20 million after-tax), $93 million ($58 million after-tax), and $145 million ($90 million after-tax), respectively, of stock option compensation expense was recorded related to the adoption of SFAS 123.

     For the years 2003, 2002, and 2001, after-tax amounts of $134 million, $745 million, and $818 million, respectively, of stock option compensation expense was recorded related to the adoption of SFAS 123 in equity in earnings of affiliates.

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NOTE 3. OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

Restructuring Charge

During the fourth quarter of 2001, Merrill Lynch’s management formally committed to a restructuring plan designed to position Merrill Lynch for improved profitability and growth, which included the resizing of selected businesses and other structural changes.

As a result, in 2001 ML & Co. incurred a fourth quarter pre-tax restructuring charge to earnings of $239 million. In 2002 and 2003, ML & Co. incurred additional pre-tax restructuring charges of $57 million and $13 million, respectively, related to changes in the 2001 restructuring.

Structural changes include targeted workforce reductions of 225 through a combination of involuntary and voluntary separations, across various business groups. At December 28, 2001, the majority of employee separations were completed or announced and all had been identified. Substantially all employee separations were completed in 2002. The remaining employee separations were completed in 2003.

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Any unused portion of the original restructuring reserve will be reversed. Utilization of the restructuring reserve and a rollforward of the staff reductions at December 26, 2003 is as follows:

                                                                           
(dollars in millions)                                            
 
         
Balance
Dec 28,
2001
     
 
Utilized
in 2002
    Net
Change
in
Estimate
     
Balance
Dec 27,
2002
     
 
Utilized
in 2003
    Net
Change
in
Estimate
     
Balance
Dec 26,
2003
 
 
 
Category:
                                                                       
 
Severance Costs
    $ 85     $ (66)     $ (6)     $ 13     $ (10)     $ (3)     $  
 
Facilities Costs
      120       (24)       68       164       (51)       16       129  
 
Technology & fixed asset write-offs
            4       (4)                          
 
Other costs
          7         (4)         (1)           2         (2)           –           –  
 
 
    $ 212     $ (90)     $    57     $ 179     $ (63)     $   13     $ 129  
 
 
                                                                       
 
Staff Reductions
      224       (215)       (1)       8       (8)              
 

For information on the consolidated restructuring charges, refer to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report.

 

September 11-Related Expenses

On September 11, 2001 terrorists attacked the World Trade Center complex, which subsequently collapsed and damaged surrounding buildings, some of which were occupied by Merrill Lynch. These events caused the temporary relocation of approximately 9,000 employees from Merrill Lynch’s global headquarters in the North Tower of the World Financial Center, the South Tower of the World Financial Center and from offices at 222 Broadway to back-up facilities.

ML & Co. is insured for loss caused by physical damage to property. This coverage includes repair or replacement of property and lost profits due to business interruption, including costs related to lack of access to facilities. In 2003, expenses related to September 11 were $18 million. Expenses related to September 11 were $95 million and $176 million in 2002 and 2001, respectively. In 2002, ML & Co. recorded and received September 11-related insurance recoveries of $150 million. In 2001, ML & Co. recorded September 11-related expenses of $71 million, net of insurance recoveries of $105 million. ML & Co. has now concluded its insurance recovery efforts related to the events of September 11. In aggregate, ML & Co. received a total of $255 million of insurance recoveries.

For information on the consolidated September 11-related expenses, refer to Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements within the Annual Report.

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NOTE 4. GUARANTEES

ML & Co. guarantees certain senior debt instruments issued by subsidiaries, which totaled $5.4 billion and $5.8 billion in 2003 and 2002, respectively.

In the normal course of business, ML & Co. guarantees certain of its subsidiaries’ obligations under derivative contracts. The current exposure associated with this activity at December 26, 2003 was approximately $40.5 billion, which represents the current fair value of the subsidiaries’ obligations. The maximum payout is not quantifiable because, for example, changes in the value of the underlying of the derivative contract could be unlimited. Under FIN 45, ML & Co. is not required to record a liability for its exposure to guarantees of its subsidiaries’ obligations. Merrill Lynch records all derivative transactions at fair value on its Consolidated Balance Sheets. (See the “Derivatives” section of Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of risk management of derivatives.)

In addition to the derivative contracts described above, ML & Co. guarantees certain liquidity facilities. ML & Co. also provides residual value guarantees associated with the Hopewell campus and aircraft leases of $325 million. As of December 26, 2003, the carrying value of the liability on the Consolidated Financial Statement is $34 million. (See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report for further information.)

ML & Co. also guarantees obligations of the trust that issued Trust Originated Preferred SecuritiesSM (“TOPrSSM”) (see Note 5 below and Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report for further information).

 

NOTE 5. INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Investment securities include highly liquid debt securities held for liquidity and collateral purposes. Investment securities reported on the Condensed Balance Sheets at December 26, 2003 and December 27, 2002 are as follows:

                 
(dollars in millions)
     
2003
     
2002
 
 
Investment securities
               
Available-for-sale
  $ 15,746     $ 7,569  
Trading
    150       -  
Non-qualifying(1)
               
Deferred compensation hedges(2)
    14       173  
Other(3)
    867       814  
Total
  $ 16,777     $ 8,556  
 
               
 
(1) Non-qualifying for SFAS No. 115 purposes.
(2) Represents investments economically hedging deferred compensation liabilities.
(3) Includes TOPrSSM-related investments and other non-qualifying investments.

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Investment securities are classified as available-for-sale, held-to-maturity, or trading as described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements within the Annual Report.

Information regarding investment securities subject to SFAS No. 115 follows:

                                                                 
(dollars in millions)
     
December 26, 2003
   
December 27, 2002
    Cost/     Gross     Gross     Estimated     Cost/     Gross     Gross     Estimated  
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Fair     Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Fair  
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Value     Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
 
Available-for-Sale
                                                               
Mortgage- and asset- backed securities
    $12,348       $111       $(32 )     $12,427       $3,634       $147       $(40 )     $3,741  
U.S. Government and agencies
    3,296       85       (62 )     3,319       3,720       121       (13 )     3,828  
Total
    $15,644       $196       $(94 )     $15,746       $7,354       $268       $(53 )     $7,569  
 
                                                               
 

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities at December 26, 2003 by contractual maturity, for available-for-sale investments follow:

                 
(dollars in millions)
     
Available-for-Sale
     
    Amortized     Estimated Fair  
    Cost     Value  
 
Due in one year or less
    $    243       $    243  
Due after one year through five years
    525       582  
Due after five years through ten years
    2,414       2,379  
Due after ten years
         114            115  
 
    3,296       3,319  
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities
    12,348       12,427  
Total(1)
    $15,644       $15,746  
 
               
 
Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalties.

The proceeds and gross realized gains (losses) from the sale of available-for-sale investments are as follows:

                         
(dollars in millions)
             
    2003     2002     2001  
 
Proceeds
  $ 7,489     $ 111     $ 5,444  
Gross realized gains
    53       16       5  
Gross realized losses
    (60)       (9)       (3)  
 

The following table presents fair value and unrealized losses, after hedges, for available-for-sale securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 26, 2003.

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(dollars in millions)
    More than 1 year
            Unrealized
Asset category     Fair Value   Losses
         
Mortgage and asset-backed securities
    $8,382     $32
U.S. Government and agencies
    2,293     62
         
Total temporarily impaired securities
    $10,675     $94
         
 

(See Management’s Discussion and Analysis (Unaudited) and Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report for further information.)

 

NOTE 6. ADVANCES TO AFFILIATES

Senior advances are provided to regulated and unregulated subsidiaries and have an average maturity of less than one year.

Subordinated loans are provided to regulated subsidiaries and qualify as regulatory capital. As of December 26, 2003, the average maturity of subordinated loans was approximately 2.5 years, with remaining maturities on individual loans ranging from 1 year to 10 years. (See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report for further information.)

Preference securities represent $1.3 billion in Redeemable Cumulative Preferred Stock issued to ML & Co. by an unregulated consolidated Merrill Lynch subsidiary. ML & Co. and the issuing subsidiary have the right and option to redeem any or all of the preferred stock at any time.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.:

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and subsidiaries (“Merrill Lynch”) as of December 26, 2003 and December 27, 2002, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 26, 2003, and have issued our report thereon dated March 1, 2004 (May 4, 2004 as to Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements), which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes explanatory paragraphs for the change in accounting method in 2002 for goodwill amortization to conform to Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and for the change in accounting method in 2004 for stock-based compensation to conform to SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure by retroactively restating its 2003, 2002 and 2001 consolidated financial statements; such restated consolidated financial statements and our report are included and incorporated herein by reference. Our audits also included the restated financial statement schedule of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., listed in Exhibit 99.2. Such restated financial statement schedule is the responsibility of Merrill Lynch’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, such restated financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic restated consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, New York
March 1, 2004 (May 4, 2004 as to Note 2)

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