UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, 2006
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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13-2740599 |
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(State or Other
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(I.R.S. Employer
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| 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 449-1000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Principal Officers.
Effective October 1, 2006, Virgis Colbert, 66, retired executive vice president of
worldwide operations for Miller Brewing Company, and Dame Judith
Mayhew Jonas, 57, a member of the
U.K. government’s Commission for Equality and Human Rights, have been elected to the board of
directors of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Mr. Colbert has been named to the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee of the Board. Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas was named to the Audit Committee and
the Public Policy and Responsibility Committee of the Board of Directors.
A press
release announcing Mr. Colbert’s and Dame Jonas’s
election was issued on October 2, 2006. A
copy is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press
release, dated October 2, 2006, issued by Merrill Lynch &
Co., Inc. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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/s/ Judith A. Witterschein
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Judith A. Witterschein |
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Corporate Secretary |
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Date: October 2, 2006
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