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 Quarterly Report of Merrill
Lynch & Co., Inc. (the “Company”) on
Form 10-Q
for the period ended September 28, 2007 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
“Report”), the undersigned Ahmass L. Fakahany and
Gregory J. Fleming, the Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Operating
Officers of the Company (who have assumed the duties and
responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer until a Chief
Executive Officer is elected by the Board), 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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Ahmass L. Fakahany
Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer
Gregory J. Fleming
Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer
Dated: November 7, 2007
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