Exhibit 99.1
 
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
 
For the Three Months Ended September 29, 2006
 
During the third quarter of 2006, Merrill Lynch completed the merger of its Merrill Lynch Investment Managers business with BlackRock, Inc. Merrill Lynch recognized a gain associated with this merger along with other non-recurring expenses, collectively “Impact of BlackRock Merger”.
 
Management believes that while the results excluding the impact of the BlackRock merger are considered non-GAAP measures, they depict the performance of the company more clearly and enable more appropriate period-to-period comparisons.
 
Unaudited Earnings Summary
 
                         
(in millions, except per share amounts)            
    For the Three Months Ended September 29, 2006
   
    Excluding Impact of
  Impact of
   
    BlackRock Merger   BlackRock Merger   GAAP Basis
 


Net Revenues(a)
  $ 7,927     $ 1,969     $ 9,896  
                         
Non-Interest Expenses
                       
Compensation and benefits(b)
    3,806       144       3,950  
Non-compensation expenses(c)
    1,760       58       1,818  
                         
Total Non-Interest Expenses
    5,566       202       5,768  
                         
Earnings Before Income Taxes(d)
    2,361       1,767       4,128  
Income Tax Expense(e)
    421       662       1,083  
                         
Net Earnings
  $ 1,940     $ 1,105     $ 3,045  
                         
Preferred Stock Dividends
  $ 50     $ -     $ 50  
                         
Net Earnings Applicable to Common Stockholders
  $ 1,890     $ 1,105     $ 2,995  
                         
Earnings Per Common Share
                       
Basic
  $ 2.21     $ 1.29     $ 3.50  
Diluted
  $ 2.00     $ 1.17     $ 3.17  
Average Shares Used in Computing Earnings Per Common Share
                       
Basic
    855.8       -       855.8  
Diluted
    945.3       -       945.3  
 
 


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Financial Ratios
 
                 
    For the Three Months Ended
    September 29, 2006
   
    Excluding Impact of
   
    BlackRock Merger   GAAP Basis
 
Ratio of compensation and benefits to net revenues(b)/(a)
    48.0 %     39.9 %
Ratio of non-compensation and benefits to net revenues(c)/(a)
    22.2 %     18.4 %
Effective Tax Rate(e)/(d)
    17.8 %     26.2 %
Pre-tax Profit Margin(d)/(a)
    29.8 %     41.7 %
 
 
Average Common Equity
  $ 33,862     $ 33,862  
Impact of the BlackRock merger
    (276 )     -  
                 
Average Common Equity
    33,586       33,862  
Annualized Return on Average Common Equity
    22.5 %     35.4 %
 
 


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Exhibit 99.1
 
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 29, 2006
 
Merrill Lynch adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (as revised in 2004) for stock-based employee compensation during the first quarter of 2006. Additionally, as a result of a comprehensive review of the retirement provisions in its stock-based compensation plans, Merrill Lynch also modified the retirement eligibility requirements of existing stock awards in order to facilitate transition to more stringent retirement eligibility requirements for future stock awards. These modifications and the adoption of the new accounting standard required Merrill Lynch to accelerate the recognition of compensation expenses for affected stock awards, resulting in the “one-time compensation expenses.” These changes represent timing differences and are not economic in substance.
 
During the third quarter of 2006, Merrill Lynch completed the merger of its Merrill Lynch Investment Managers business with BlackRock, Inc. Merrill Lynch recognized a gain associated with this merger along with other non-recurring expenses, collectively “Impact of BlackRock Merger”.
 
Management believes that while the results excluding these one-time compensation expenses and the impact of the BlackRock merger are considered non-GAAP measures, they depict the performance of the company more clearly and enable more appropriate period-to-period comparisons.


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Unaudited Earnings Summary
 
                                 
(in millions, except per share amounts)            
    For the Nine Months Ended September 29, 2006(1)
   
    Excluding One-time
  Impact of
       
    Compensation
  One-time
  Impact of
   
    Expenses & Impact
  Compensation
  BlackRock
   
    of BlackRock Merger   Expenses   Merger   GAAP Basis
 
 
Net Revenues(a)
  $ 24,047     $ -     $ 1,969     $ 26,016  
                                 
Non-Interest Expenses
                               
Compensation and benefits(b)
    11,777       1,759       144       13,680  
Non-compensation expenses(c)
    5,208       -       58       5,266  
                                 
Total Non-Interest Expenses
    16,985       1,759       202       18,946  
                                 
Earnings Before Income Taxes(d)
    7,062       (1,759 )     1,767       7,070  
Income Tax Expense(e)
    1,837       (582 )     662       1,917  
                                 
Net Earnings
  $ 5,225     $ (1,177 )   $ 1,105     $ 5,153  
                                 
Preferred Stock Dividends
  $ 138     $ -     $ -     $ 138  
                                 
Net Earnings Applicable to Common Stockholders
  $ 5,087     $ (1,177 )   $ 1,105     $ 5,015  
                                 
Earnings Per Common Share
                               
Basic
  $ 5.83     $ (1.35 )   $ 1.25     $ 5.73  
Diluted
  $ 5.27     $ (1.22 )   $ 1.14     $ 5.19  
Average Shares Used in Computing Earnings Per Common Share
                               
Basic
    873.1       1.9       -       875.0  
Diluted
    964.7       1.9       -       966.6  
 
 
 
Financial Ratios
 
                 
    For the Nine Months Ended(1)
    September 29, 2006
   
    Excluding One-time
   
    Compensation
   
    Expenses & Impact
   
    of BlackRock Merger   GAAP Basis
 
 
Ratio of compensation and benefits to net revenues(b)/(a)
    49.0 %     52.6 %
Ratio of non-compensation and benefits to net revenues(c)/(a)
    21.7 %     20.2 %
Effective Tax Rate(e)/(d)
    26.0 %     27.1 %
Pre-tax Profit Margin(d)/(a)
    29.4 %     27.2 %
 
 
         
Average Common Equity
  $ 33,887     $ 33,887  
Impact of one-time compensation expenses and the BlackRock merger
    (256 )     -  
                 
Average Common Equity
    33,631       33,887  
Annualized Return on Average Common Equity
    20.2 %     19.7 %
 
 
(1)  For purposes of comparison with previously published results, data excluding the impact of the one-time compensation expenses for the first nine months of 2006 assumes the impact of the one-time compensation expenses is limited to the first quarter of 2006.


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Exhibit 99.1
 
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures — Segment Data (unaudited)
 
                                                                 
(dollars in millions)                                
    For the Three Months Ended   Percent Inc / (Dec)   For the Nine Months Ended    
   
   
    Sept. 29,
  June 30,
  Sept. 30,
  3Q06 vs.
  3Q06 vs.
  Sept. 29,
  Sept. 30,
  Percent
    2006   2006   2005   2Q06   3Q05   2006   2005   Inc/(Dec)
 
 
Global Markets & Investment Banking
                                                               
Total net revenues(a)
  $ 4,396     $ 4,580     $ 3,645       (4 )%     21 %   $ 13,529     $ 10,401       30 %
                                                                 
Pre-tax earnings
    1,459       1,493       1,289       (2 )     13       3,164       3,511       (10 )
Impact of one-time compensation expenses
    -       -       -       N/M       N/M       1,369       -       N/M  
                                                                 
Pre-tax earnings excluding one-time compensation expenses(b)
    1,459       1,493       1,289       (2 )     13       4,533       3,511       29  
Pre-tax profit margin
    33.2 %     32.6 %     35.4 %                     23.4 %     33.8 %        
Pre-tax profit margin excluding one-time compensation expenses(b)/(a)
    33.2 %     32.6 %     35.4 %                     33.5 %     33.8 %        
 
 
Global Private Client
                                                               
Total net revenues(a)
    2,825       3,045       2,691       (7 )     5       8,809       7,862       12  
                                                                 
Pre-tax earnings
    611       701       590       (13 )     4       1,677       1,557       8  
Impact of one-time compensation expenses
    -       -       -       N/M       N/M       281       -       N/M  
                                                                 
Pre-tax earnings excluding one-time compensation expenses(b)
    611       701       590       (13 )     4       1,958       1,557       26  
Pre-tax profit margin
    21.6 %     23.0 %     21.9 %                     19.0 %     19.8 %        
Pre-tax profit margin excluding one-time compensation expenses(b)/(a)
    21.6 %     23.0 %     21.9 %                     22.2 %     19.8 %        
 
 
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers
                                                               
Total net revenues(a)
  $ 700     $ 630     $ 456       11       54     $ 1,900     $ 1,274       49  
Pre-tax earnings
    284       240       162       18       75       637       410       55  
Impact of one-time compensation expenses
    -       -       -       N/M       N/M       109       -       N/M  
                                                                 
Pre-tax earnings excluding one-time compensation expenses(b)
    284       240       162       18       75       746       410       82  
Pre-tax profit margin
    40.6 %     38.1 %     35.5 %                     33.5 %     32.2 %        
Pre-tax profit margin excluding one-time compensation expenses(b)/(a)
    40.6 %     38.1 %     35.5 %                     39.3 %     32.2 %        
 
 
Corporate
                                                               
Total net revenues
  $ 1,975     $ (97 )   $ (114 )     N/M       N/M     $ 1,778     $ (308 )     N/M  
Impact of BlackRock merger
    1,969       -       -       N/M       N/M       1,969       -       N/M  
                                                                 
Total net revenues excluding the BlackRock merger
    6       (97 )     (114 )     106       105       (191 )     (308 )     38  
Pre-tax earnings
    1,774       (85 )     (105 )     N/M       N/M       1,592       (278 )     N/M  
Impact of BlackRock merger
    (1,767 )     -       -       N/M       N/M       (1,767 )     -       N/M  
                                                                 
Pre-tax earnings excluding the BlackRock merger
    7       (85 )     (105 )     108       107       (175 )     (278 )     37  
 
 
Total
                                                               
Total net revenues(a)
  $ 9,896     $ 8,158     $ 6,678       21       48     $ 26,016     $ 19,229       35  
Impact of BlackRock merger
    1,969       -       -       N/M       N/M       1,969       -       N/M  
                                                                 
Total net revenues excluding the BlackRock merger
    7,927       8,158       6,678       (3 )     19       24,047       19,229       25  
Pre-tax earnings
    4,128       2,349       1,936       76       113       7,070       5,200       36  
Impact of BlackRock merger
    (1,767 )     -       -       N/M       N/M       (1,767 )     -       N/M  
Impact of one-time compensation expenses
    -       -       -       N/M       N/M       1,759       -       N/M  
                                                                 
Pre-tax earnings excluding BlackRock merger and one-time compensation expenses(b)
    2,361       2,349       1,936       1       22       7,062       5,200       36  
Pre-tax profit margin
    41.7 %     28.8 %     29.0 %                     27.2 %     27.0 %        
Pre-tax profit margin excluding BlackRock merger and one-time compensation expenses(b)/(a)
    29.8 %     28.8 %     29.0 %                     29.4 %     27.0 %        
 
 
N/M = Not Meaningful
Note:  Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.


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