MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
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Financial Statement Schedule |
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Page Reference |
Schedule I Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
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F-2 to F-9 |
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F-2 |
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F-3 |
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F-4 |
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F-5 to F-8 |
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F-9 |
F-1
Schedule I
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
(Parent Company Only)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF (LOSS)/EARNINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME
(dollars in millions)
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Year Ended Last Friday in December |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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(52 weeks) |
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(52 weeks) |
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(52 weeks) |
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REVENUES |
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Principal transactions |
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$ |
1,912 |
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$ |
556 |
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$ |
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Management service fees (from affiliates) |
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173 |
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815 |
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324 |
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Earnings from equity method investments |
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232 |
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255 |
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74 |
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Other |
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811 |
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(259 |
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(154 |
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Subtotal |
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3,128 |
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1,367 |
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244 |
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Interest revenue |
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8,044 |
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9,467 |
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6,381 |
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Less: interest expense |
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5,643 |
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8,399 |
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6,322 |
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Net interest profit |
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2,401 |
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1,068 |
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59 |
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Gain on merger |
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422 |
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Revenues, Net of Interest Expense |
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5,529 |
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2,435 |
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725 |
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NON-INTEREST EXPENSES |
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Compensation and benefits |
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632 |
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407 |
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648 |
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Professional fees |
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439 |
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237 |
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190 |
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Communications and technology |
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50 |
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63 |
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66 |
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Occupancy and related depreciation |
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68 |
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41 |
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42 |
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Other |
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780 |
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85 |
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169 |
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Payment related to price reset on common stock offering |
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2,500 |
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Total Non-Interest Expenses |
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4,469 |
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833 |
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1,115 |
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PRETAX EARNINGS/(LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS |
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1,060 |
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1,602 |
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(390 |
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Income tax (expense) /benefit |
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(1,123 |
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(311 |
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767 |
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Equity in (loss)/earnings of affiliates, net of tax |
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(27,549 |
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(9,068 |
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7,122 |
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NET (LOSS)/EARNINGS |
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(27,612 |
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(7,777 |
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7,499 |
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Other comprehensive loss, net of tax |
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(4,529 |
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(1,179 |
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(5 |
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COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME |
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$ |
(32,141 |
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$ |
(8,956 |
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$ |
7,494 |
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Preferred
stock dividends |
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$ |
2,869 |
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$ |
270 |
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$ |
188 |
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NET (LOSS)/EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
STOCKHOLDERS |
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$ |
(30,481 |
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$ |
(8,047 |
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$ |
7,311 |
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See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
F-2
Schedule I
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
(Parent Company Only)
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
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December 26, |
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December 28, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
12,096 |
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$ |
8,993 |
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Cash and securities segregated for regulatory purposes or deposited with clearing organizations |
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139 |
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461 |
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Receivables under resale agreements |
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30,000 |
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38,727 |
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Investment securities (includes securities pledged as
collateral that can be sold or repledged of $14,003 in
2008 and $17,342 in 2007) |
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16,762 |
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22,185 |
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Advances to affiliates |
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Senior advances |
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118,163 |
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124,443 |
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Subordinated loans and preferred securities |
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51,280 |
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48,078 |
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169,443 |
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172,521 |
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Investments in affiliates |
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15,930 |
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26,416 |
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Equipment and facilities (net of accumulated depreciation
and amortization of $218 in 2008 and $195 in 2007) |
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63 |
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64 |
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Interest and
other receivables and assets |
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1,591 |
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1,772 |
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Total Assets |
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$ |
246,024 |
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$ |
271,139 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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LIABILITIES |
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Payables under repurchase agreements |
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$ |
15,008 |
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$ |
16,997 |
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Short-term borrowings |
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20,128 |
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13,222 |
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Payables to affiliates |
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14,508 |
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6,615 |
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Other liabilities and accrued interest payable |
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3,933 |
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5,755 |
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Long-term borrowings (includes $33,171 in 2008 and $45,462 in 2007 measured at fair value in accordance with
SFAS No. 159) |
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172,444 |
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196,618 |
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Total Liabilities |
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226,021 |
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239,207 |
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STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Preferred Stockholders Equity (liquidation preference of
$30,000 per share; issued: 2008 244,100 shares; 2007
155,000 shares; liquidation preference of $1,000 per
share; issued: 2008 and 2007 115,000 shares;
liquidation preference of $100,000 per share; issued: 2008 17,000 shares) |
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8,605 |
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4,383 |
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Common Stockholders Equity |
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Shares exchangeable into common stock |
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39 |
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Common stock (par value $1.331/3 per share;
authorized: 3,000,000,000 shares; issued: 2008
2,031,995,436 shares; 2007 1,354,309,819 shares) |
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2,709 |
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1,805 |
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Paid-in capital |
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47,232 |
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27,163 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss (net of tax) |
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(6,318 |
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(1,791 |
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(Accumulated deficit) / retained earnings |
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(8,603 |
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23,737 |
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35,020 |
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50,953 |
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Less: Treasury stock, at cost (2008 431,742,565 shares;
2007 418,270,289 shares) |
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23,622 |
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23,404 |
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Total Common Stockholders Equity |
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11,398 |
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27,549 |
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Total Stockholders Equity |
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20,003 |
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31,932 |
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Total
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity |
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$ |
246,024 |
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$ |
271,139 |
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See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
F-3
Schedule I
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
(Parent Company Only)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in millions)
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Year Ended Last Friday in December |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net (loss)/earnings |
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$ |
(27,612 |
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$ |
(7,777 |
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$ |
7,499 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net (loss)/earnings to cash
used for operating activities: |
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Gain on merger |
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(422 |
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Equity in loss/(earnings) of affiliates |
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27,549 |
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9,068 |
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(7,122 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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15 |
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15 |
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13 |
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Share-based compensation expense |
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387 |
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350 |
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202 |
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Payment
related to price reset on common stock offering |
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2,500 |
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Deferred taxes |
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827 |
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490 |
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670 |
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Earnings from equity method investments |
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(207 |
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(228 |
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(40 |
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Amortization
of premium/(discount) on long-term borrowings |
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401 |
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(543 |
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(159 |
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Unrealized
gains on long term borrowings |
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(2,318 |
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(1,589 |
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(350 |
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Foreign
exchange (gains)/losses on long-term borrowings |
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(4,344 |
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7,974 |
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3,141 |
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Other |
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295 |
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214 |
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(22 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Cash and securities segregated |
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322 |
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(461 |
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285 |
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Receivables under resale agreements |
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8,727 |
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(31,791 |
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(2,394 |
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Payables under repurchase agreements |
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(1,989 |
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11,527 |
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(5,689 |
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Dividends and partnerships distributions from affiliates |
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360 |
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7,079 |
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2,796 |
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Trading investment securities |
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4,688 |
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Other, net |
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85 |
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998 |
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(3,129 |
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Cash provided by/(used for) operating activities |
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4,998 |
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14 |
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(4,721 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Proceeds from (payments for): |
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Advances to (advances from) affiliates |
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10,970 |
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(35,948 |
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(30,134 |
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Maturities of available-for-sale securities |
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3,108 |
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3,023 |
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3,690 |
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Sales of available-for-sale securities |
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464 |
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407 |
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9,202 |
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Purchases of available-for-sale securities |
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(3,728 |
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(10,125 |
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(3,037 |
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Non-qualifying investments |
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194 |
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83 |
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268 |
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Investments in affiliates |
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(17,806 |
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(5,072 |
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(829 |
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Acquisitions, net of cash |
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(2,045 |
) |
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Equipment and facilities, net |
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(14 |
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(6 |
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(27 |
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Cash used for investing activities |
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(6,812 |
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(49,683 |
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(20,867 |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from (payments for): |
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Short-term borrowings |
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6,906 |
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8,940 |
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2,367 |
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Issuance and resale of long-term borrowings |
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38,786 |
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93,648 |
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57,699 |
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Settlement and repurchase of long-term borrowings |
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(56,577 |
) |
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(49,950 |
) |
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(24,502 |
) |
Issuance of common stock |
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9,899 |
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4,787 |
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1,838 |
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Issuance of preferred stock, net |
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9,281 |
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1,123 |
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|
472 |
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Common stock repurchases |
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(5,272 |
) |
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(9,088 |
) |
Other common stock transactions |
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(833 |
) |
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(60 |
) |
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|
539 |
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Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation |
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39 |
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|
715 |
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|
531 |
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Dividends |
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(2,584 |
) |
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(1,505 |
) |
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(1,106 |
) |
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Cash provided by financing activities |
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4,917 |
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|
52,426 |
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28,750 |
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Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
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3,103 |
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2,757 |
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|
3,162 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year |
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8,993 |
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|
6,236 |
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|
3,074 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of year |
|
$ |
12,096 |
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$ |
8,993 |
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$ |
6,236 |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information |
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Cash paid for: |
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Income taxes |
|
$ |
128 |
|
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$ |
269 |
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$ |
1,237 |
|
Interest |
|
|
5,903 |
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|
7,594 |
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|
6,413 |
|
Non-cash investing and financing activities;
As a result of the conversion of $6.6 billion of Merrill Lynchs mandatory convertible
preferred stock, series 1, ML & Co. recorded additional preferred dividends of $2.1
billion in 2008. The preferred dividends were paid in additional shares of common
stock and preferred stock.
In satisfaction of Merrill Lynchs obligations under the reset provisions contained in
the investment agreement with Temasek, ML & Co. agreed to pay Temasek $2.5
billion, all of which was paid through the issuance of common stock.
See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
F-4
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (PARENT COMPANY ONLY)
NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Bank of America Acquisition
On January 1, 2009, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (ML & Co. or the Parent Company) and subsidiaries
(collectively, Merrill Lynch) was acquired by Bank of America Corporation (Bank of America)
through the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America with and into ML & Co. with ML &
Co. continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America. Upon
completion of the acquisition, each outstanding share of ML & Co. common stock was converted into
0.8595 shares of Bank of America common stock. As of the completion of the acquisition, ML & Co.
Series 1 through Series 8 preferred stock were converted into Bank of America preferred stock with
substantially identical terms to the corresponding series of Merrill Lynch preferred stock (except
for additional voting rights provided to the Bank of America securities). The Merrill Lynch 9.00%
Non-Voting Mandatory Convertible Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 2, and 9.00% Non-Voting
Mandatory Convertible Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 3 that was outstanding immediately
prior to the completion of the acquisition remained issued and outstanding subsequent to the
acquisition, but are now convertible into Bank of America common stock.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The
Condensed Financial Statements of ML & Co. should be read in conjunction with
the Consolidated Financial Statements of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries and the Notes
thereto in the ML & Co. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2008
(the Annual Report).
The Parent Company Condensed Financial Statements are presented in accordance with U.S. Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles, which include industry practices.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In September 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4, Disclosures about Credit Derivatives
and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and
Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161 (FSP FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4), which
amends SFAS No. 133 to require expanded disclosures regarding the potential effect of credit
derivative instruments on an entitys financial position, financial performance and cash flows. FSP
FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4 applies to credit derivative instruments where Merrill Lynch is the seller
of protection. This includes freestanding credit derivative instruments as well as credit
derivatives that are embedded in hybrid instruments. FSP FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4 additionally amends
FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees,
Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others to require an additional
disclosure about the current status of the payment/performance risk of guarantees. FSP FAS 133-1
and FIN 45-4 is effective prospectively for financial statements issued for fiscal years and
interim periods ending after November 15, 2008. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements in the Annual Report for further information regarding these disclosures. Since the FSP
only requires certain additional disclosures, it did not affect ML
& Co.s condensed financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
In May 2008, the FASB issued FSP APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be
Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement) (FSP APB 14-1), which
clarifies that convertible instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion (including
partial cash settlement) are not addressed by APB Opinion No. 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt
and Debt Issued with Stock Purchase Warrants. Additionally, FSP APB 14-1 specifies that issuers of
such instruments should separately account for the liability and equity components in a manner that
will reflect the entitys nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest cost is recognized in
subsequent periods. FSP APB 14-1 which will apply to ML & Co.s contingently convertible liquid
yield option notes (LYONs®) is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and
interim periods beginning after December 15, 2008, and is to be applied retrospectively for all
periods that are presented in the annual financial statements for the period of adoption. FSP APB
14-1 will not have a material impact on the Condensed Financial Statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial
Statements-an amendment of ARB No. 51 (SFAS No. 160). SFAS No. 160 requires noncontrolling
interests in subsidiaries (formerly known as minority interests) initially to be measured at fair
value and classified as a separate component of equity. Under SFAS No. 160, gains or losses on
sales of noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries are not recognized, instead sales of
noncontrolling interests are accounted for as equity transactions. However, in a sale of a
subsidiarys shares that results in the deconsolidation of the subsidiary, a gain or loss is
recognized for the difference between the proceeds of that sale and the carrying amount of the
interest sold and a new fair value basis is established for any remaining ownership interest. SFAS
No. 160 is effective for ML & Co. beginning in 2009; earlier application is prohibited. SFAS No. 160
is required to be adopted prospectively, with the exception of certain presentation and disclosure
requirements (e.g., reclassifying noncontrolling interests to appear in equity), which are required
to be adopted retrospectively. The adoption of SFAS No. 160 is not expected to have a material
impact on the Condensed Financial Statements.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141R, Business Combinations (SFAS No. 141R), which
significantly changes the financial accounting and reporting for business combinations. SFAS No.
141R will require, for example: (i) more assets and liabilities to be measured at fair value as of
the acquisition date, (ii) liabilities related to contingent consideration to be remeasured at fair
value in each subsequent reporting period with changes reflected in earnings and not goodwill, and
(iii) all acquisition-related costs to be expensed as incurred by the acquirer. SFAS No. 141R is
required to be adopted on a prospective basis concurrently with SFAS No. 160 and is effective for
business combinations beginning in fiscal 2009. Early adoption is prohibited.
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ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principal Transactions
ML & Co.
adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements, and SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value
Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, in the
first quarter of 2007. The fair value option was elected for certain
long-term borrowings that are risk managed on a fair value basis.
Changes in the fair value of these long-term borrowings including changes in ML & Co.s credit spreads are recorded
in Principal transactions revenue on the Condensed Statements of
(Loss)/Earnings and Comprehensive (Loss)/Income. This accounted for the significant increase in ML & Co.s Principal transactions revenue in 2008.
NOTE 2. SECURITIES FINANCING TRANSACTIONS
ML & Co. enters into secured borrowing and lending transactions as a part of its normal operating
activities. Under these transactions, ML & Co. will enter into repurchase or resale agreements.
Receivables under resale agreements include $30.0 billion and $25.2 billion in resale agreements
with affiliates for December 26, 2008 and December 28, 2007, respectively. Payables under
repurchase agreements include $15.0 billion and $10.9 billion with affiliates for December 26, 2008
and December 28, 2007, respectively.
ML & Co. pledges firm-owned assets to collateralize repurchase agreements and other secured
financings. Pledged securities that can be sold or repledged by the secured party are
parenthetically disclosed in investment securities on the Condensed Balance Sheets. The carrying
value of securities owned by ML & Co. that have been pledged to
counterparties where those counterparties do not have the right to sell or repledge at December 26,
2008 is $1 billion.
NOTE 3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Parent Company provides funding to subsidiaries in the form of senior advances, subordinated
loans, preferred securities and equity.
Senior advances are provided to regulated and unregulated subsidiaries and have an average maturity
of less than one year. Senior advances total $118.2 billion and $124.4 billion at December 26,
2008 and December 28, 2007, respectively.
Subordinated loans are provided to regulated subsidiaries and qualify as regulatory capital.
Subordinated loans are supported by Parent Company long-term capital. Subordinated loans total
$22.2 billion and $26.4 billion at December 26, 2008 and December 28, 2007, respectively, and have
an average maturity of approximately 2 years, with maturities on individual loans ranging from 1 to
8 years at December 26, 2008 and December 28, 2007.
Preferred
securities at December 26, 2008 represent $29.1 billion in Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Stock (or similar
instruments of partnerships, limited liability companies and other types of business organizations)
issued to ML & Co. by unregulated consolidated Merrill Lynch
subsidiaries. Approximately $0.2
billion in preferred stock must be redeemed by December 17, 2027, approximately $3.3 billion must
be redeemed by December 15, 2029, approximately $17.1 billion must be redeemed by December 17,
2033, and approximately $5.2 billion must be redeemed by January 18, 2034. The remaining $3.3
billion in preferred stock is redeemable at any time at the option of either ML & Co. or the
issuing subsidiary.
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Payables to affiliates total $14.5 billion and $6.6 billion at December 26, 2008, and December 28,
2007, respectively.
Cash dividends paid to the Parent company by consolidated subsidiaries totaled $311.1 million
during the year ended December 26, 2008, $1.387 billion during the year ended December 28, 2007,
and $447.2 million during the year ended December 29, 2006.
ML & Co. maintains a $5 billion credit facility in the form of a committed repurchase agreement
with Merrill Lynch Bank USA. Assets eligible for repurchase under the terms of the repurchase
agreement include securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, Federal National Mortgage Association,
Government National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. This facility
renews annually.
NOTE 4. LONG-TERM BORROWINGS
Long-term borrowings, including adjustments for the effects of fair value hedges and various
equity-linked or other indexed instruments, and long-term debt related to trust preferred
securities at December 26, 2008, mature as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(dollars in millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 |
|
$ |
35,209 |
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|
|
20 |
% |
2010 |
|
|
20,861 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
2011 |
|
|
17,020 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
2012 |
|
|
17,737 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
2013 |
|
|
17,993 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
2014 and thereafter |
|
|
63,624 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
172,444 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term borrowings includes $1,092 million and $1,148 million of borrowings purchased by
affiliates in the secondary markets as of December 26, 2008 and December 28, 2007, respectively.
(See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report for further information.)
NOTE 5. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND GUARANTEES
LITIGATION
In the ordinary course of business as a global diversified financial services institution, ML & Co.
is routinely a defendant in many pending and threatened legal actions and proceedings, including
actions brought on behalf of various classes of claimants. ML & Co. is also subject to regulatory
examinations, information gathering requests, inquiries, and investigations. In connection with
formal and informal inquiries by its regulators, it receives numerous requests, subpoenas and
orders for documents, testimony and information in connection with various aspects of its regulated
activities.
In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of such litigation and regulatory
matters, particularly where the claimants seek unspecified or very large damages or where the
matters present novel legal theories or involve a large number of parties, ML & Co. cannot state
with confidence what the eventual outcome of the pending matters will be, what the timing of the
ultimate resolution of these matters will be, or what the eventual loss, fines or penalties related
to each pending matter may be.
In accordance with SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, ML & Co. establishes reserves for
litigation and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both
probable and estimable. When loss contingencies are not both probable and estimable, ML & Co. does
not establish reserves. In many matters, including most class action lawsuits, it is not possible
to determine whether a liability has been incurred or to estimate the ultimate or minimum amount of
that liability until the matter is close to resolution, in which case no accrual is made until that
time. Based on current knowledge, management does not believe that loss contingencies arising from
pending litigation and
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regulatory matters, including the litigation and regulatory matters described in Note 11 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements, will have a material adverse effect on the condensed financial
position or liquidity of ML & Co., but may be material to ML & Co.s operating results or cash
flows for any particular reporting period and may impact its credit ratings.
INCOME TAXES
ML & Co. is under examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and states in which Merrill
Lynch has significant business operations, such as New York. The tax years under examination vary
by jurisdiction. The IRS audits are in progress for the tax years 2005-2007. New York State and
New York City audits are in progress for the years 2002-2006.
During 2007, ML & Co. adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48). ML & Co. believes that the estimate
of the level of unrecognized tax benefits is in accordance with FIN 48 and is appropriate in
relation to the potential for additional assessments. ML & Co. adjusts the level of unrecognized
tax benefits when there is more information available, or when an event occurs requiring a change.
The reassessment of unrecognized tax benefits could have a material impact on ML & Cos effective
tax rate in the period in which it occurs.
DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS
In the normal course of business,
ML & Co. guarantees certain of its subsidiaries obligations
under derivative contracts.
OTHER COMMITMENTS
Merrill Lynch leases its Hopewell, New Jersey campus and an aircraft from a limited partnership.
The leases with the limited partnership are accounted for as operating leases and mature in 2009.
Each lease has a renewal term to 2014. ML & Co. has entered into guarantees with the limited
partnership, whereby if Merrill Lynch does not renew the lease or
purchase the assets under its lease at the end of either the initial or the renewal lease term, the
underlying assets will be sold to a third party, and ML & Co. has guaranteed that the proceeds of
such sale will amount to at least 84% of the acquisition cost of the assets. The maximum exposure
to ML & Co. as a result of this residual value guarantee is approximately $322 million as of
both December 26, 2008 and December 28, 2007. As of December 26, 2008 and December 28, 2007, the
carrying value of the liability on the Condensed Balance Sheets was $9 million and $13 million,
respectively. Payments under these guarantees would only
be required if the fair value of such assets declined below their
guaranteed value. At December 26, 2008, the estimated fair value
of such assets was in excess of their guaranteed value. (See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report
for further information.)
BORROWINGS
ML & Co.
guarantees certain senior debt instruments and structured notes issued by subsidiaries,
which totaled $35.6 billion and $46.3 billion in 2008 and 2007, respectively. ML & Co. has
guaranteed, on a junior subordinated basis, the payment in full of all distributions and other
payments on the preferred securities of six trusts that ML & Co. has created, to the extent that
the trusts have funds legally available. This guarantee and similar partnership distribution
guarantees are subordinated to all other liabilities of ML & Co. and rank equally with preferred
stock of ML & Co. (see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report for
further information).
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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, 2008 and December 28, 2007, and for each of the three years in
the period ended December 26, 2008, and Merrill Lynchs internal control over financial reporting
as of December 26, 2008, and have issued our reports thereon
dated February 23, 2009 (which (a) report
on the consolidated financial statements expresses an unqualified
opinion and includes explanatory
paragraphs referring to the adoption in 2007 of new accounting standards and Merrill Lynch becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Bank of America Corporation; and (b) report on Merrill Lynchs
internal control over financial reporting as of December 26,
2008 expresses an adverse opinion because of material weaknesses); such
consolidated financial statements and reports are included in this 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., listed on
Exhibit 99.2 which is included in this 2008 Annual Report on Form
10-K. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of Merrill Lynchs management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial
statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements
taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
As
discussed in Note 1, Merrill Lynch in 2007 adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements, and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities Including an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 115.
As
discussed in Note 1, Merrill Lynch became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation
on January 1, 2009.
/s/
Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
February 23, 2009
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