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, 2009 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
“Report”), I, Thomas K. Montag, Director 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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Date: March 10,
2010
Thomas K. Montag
Director and Chief Executive Officer