Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Merrill Lynch &
Co., Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the
period ended December 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
“Report”), I, E. Stanley O’Neal,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; and |
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company. |
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/s/ E. Stanley O’Neal
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E. Stanley O’Neal |
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Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: March 15, 2005