SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ---------------------- 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 ----------------------- Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-7182 13-2740599 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 449-1000 --------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.) Item 5. Other Events - --------------------- 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 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) Exhibits -------- (12) Statement re: computation of ratios (99) Additional Exhibits (i) Preliminary Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet 2 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. --------------------------- (Registrant) By: /s/ Joseph T. Willett --------------------- Joseph T. Willett Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Date: August 2, 1994 3 EXHIBIT INDEX -------------