SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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                                    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): August 2, 1994
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                           Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


   Delaware                  1-7182                   13-2740599
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(State or Other           (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of           File Number)            Identification No.)
Incorporation)
 


World Financial Center, North Tower, New York, New York               10281-1332
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 449-1000
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
 
Item 5.  Other Events
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Filed herewith is the Preliminary Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet as of
July 1, 1994 for Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and subsidiaries ("ML & Co."). Also
filed is a statement re: the computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges
derived from preliminary unaudited consolidated financial information filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 1994. As previously reported,
ML & Co. adopted as of January 1, 1994 Financial Accounting Standards Board
Interpretation No. 39 ("Interpretation No. 39"), Offsetting of Amounts Related
to Certain Contracts, which affects the financial statement presentation of
balances related to swap, forward, and other similar contracts. As of July 1,
1994, assets and liabilities increased approximately $13.5 billion for the
effect of Interpretation No. 39.

During the three-month period ended July 1, 1994, ML & Co. repurchased, in the
open market, approximately 6.3 million shares of its common stock.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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         (c)  Exhibits
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                (12)  Statement re: computation of ratios
                (99)  Additional Exhibits

                      (i)  Preliminary Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet

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                                   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.


                                      MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
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                                              (Registrant)



                                       By:  /s/ Joseph T. Willett
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                                          Joseph T. Willett
                                          Senior Vice President,
                                          Chief Financial Officer


Date:  August 2, 1994

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.    Description                                           Page
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(12)           Statement re:  computation of ratios                     5
             
(99)           Additional Exhibits
             
               (i) Preliminary Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet     6
 
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