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PRICING SUPPLEMENT

(To MTN prospectus supplement,

general prospectus supplement and

prospectus, each dated March 31, 2006)

Pricing Supplement Number: 2712

 

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)

Registration No. 333-132911

LOGO

12,900,000 Units

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Medium-Term Notes, Series C

Accelerated Return Bear Market Notes

Linked to the Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Portfolio Index

due June 5, 2008

(the “Notes”)

$10 original public offering price per unit

 


 

The Notes:

 

 

The Notes are designed for investors who believe that the level of the Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Portfolio Index (index symbol “RMP”) (the “Index”) will decrease from the starting value of the Index on the pricing date to the ending value of the Index determined on the valuation dates shortly prior to the maturity date of the Notes. Investors must be willing to forego interest payments on the Notes and accept a return that may be less than the $10 original public offering price per unit and will not exceed the limit described in this pricing supplement.

 

 

There will be no payments on the Notes prior to the maturity date and we cannot redeem the Notes prior to the maturity date.

 

 

There is no principal protection on these Notes and therefore you will not receive a minimum fixed amount on the Notes at maturity.

 

 

The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.

 

 

The Notes will be senior unsecured debt securities of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and part of a series entitled “Medium-Term Notes, Series C”. The Notes will have the CUSIP No.: 59022C145.

 

The settlement date for the Notes is expected to be April 5, 2007.

 

Payment on the maturity date:

 

 

The amount you receive on the maturity date will be based upon the direction of and percentage change in the level of the Index from the starting value to the ending value. If the level of the Index:

 

   

has decreased or is unchanged, on the maturity date you will receive a payment per unit equal to $10.00 plus an amount equal to $10.00 multiplied by triple the percentage decrease of the Index, up to a maximum total payment of $13.42 per unit; or

 

   

has increased, your original investment will be reduced based upon the percentage increase of the Index from the starting value to the ending value.


 

Information included in this pricing supplement supersedes information in the accompanying MTN prospectus supplement, general prospectus supplement and prospectus to the extent that it is different from that information.

Investing in the Notes involves risks that are described in the “ Risk Factors” section beginning on page PS-7 of this pricing supplement and beginning on page S-3 of the accompanying MTN prospectus supplement.

 


 

     Per Unit      Total

Public offering price (1)

   $10.00      $129,000,000

Underwriting discount (1)

   $.20      $2,580,000

Proceeds, before expenses, to Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   $9.80      $126,420,000

 

  (1) The public offering price and the underwriting discount for any single transaction to purchase between 100,000 to 299,999 units will be $9.95 per unit and $.15 per unit, respectively, for any single transaction to purchase between 300,000 to 499,999 units will be $9.90 per unit and $.10 per unit, respectively, and for any single transaction to purchase 500,000 units or more will be $9.85 per unit and $.05 per unit, respectively.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this pricing supplement or the accompanying MTN prospectus supplement, general prospectus supplement and prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 


Merrill Lynch & Co.

 


The date of this pricing supplement is March 29, 2007.

 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pricing Supplement

 

SUMMARY INFORMATION—Q&A    PS-3
RISK FACTORS    PS-7
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES    PS-11
THE INDEX    PS-16
UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION    PS-21
ERISA CONSIDERATIONS    PS-24
USE OF PROCEEDS AND HEDGING    PS-25
SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION    PS-25
EXPERTS    PS-25
INDEX OF CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS    PS-26
ANNEX A    A-1
Medium-Term Notes, Series C Prospectus Supplement
(the “MTN prospectus supplement”)
RISK FACTORS    S-3
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES    S-4
UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION    S-22
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION    S-29
VALIDITY OF THE NOTES    S-30
Debt Securities, Warrants, Preferred Stock,
Depositary Shares and Common Stock Prospectus Supplement
(the “general prospectus supplement”)

MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC

   S-3

USE OF PROCEEDS

   S-3

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

   S-4

THE SECURITIES

   S-4

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

   S-5

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT WARRANTS

   S-16

DESCRIPTION OF CURRENCY WARRANTS

   S-18

DESCRIPTION OF INDEX WARRANTS

   S-20

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK

   S-25

DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES

   S-32

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK WARRANTS

   S-36

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

   S-38

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK WARRANTS

   S-42

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

   S-44

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

   S-45

INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION WE FILE WITH THE SEC

   S-46

EXPERTS

   S-46
Prospectus

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

   2

INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION WE FILE WITH THE SEC

   2

EXPERTS

   2

 

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SUMMARY INFORMATION—Q&A

This summary includes questions and answers that highlight selected information from this pricing supplement and the accompanying MTN prospectus supplement, general prospectus supplement and prospectus to help you understand the Accelerated Return Bear Market Notes Linked to the Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Portfolio Index due June 5, 2008 (the “Notes”). You should carefully read this pricing supplement, the accompanying MTN prospectus supplement, general prospectus supplement and prospectus to fully understand the terms of the Notes, the Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Portfolio Index (the “Index”) and the tax and other considerations that are important to you in making a decision about whether to invest in the Notes. You should carefully review the “Risk Factors” section in this pricing supplement and the accompanying MTN prospectus supplement, which highlights certain risks associated with an investment in the Notes, to determine whether an investment in the Notes is appropriate for you.

References in this pricing supplement to “ML&Co.”, “we”, “us” and “our” are to Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and references to “MLPF&S” are to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.

What are the Notes?

The Notes will be part of a series of senior debt securities issued by ML&Co. entitled “Medium-Term Notes, Series C” and will not be secured by collateral. The Notes will rank equally with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The Notes will mature on June 5, 2008. We cannot redeem the Notes prior to the maturity date and we will not make any payments on the Notes until the maturity date.

Each unit will represent a single Note with a $10 original public offering price. You may transfer the Notes only in whole units. You will not have the right to receive physical certificates evidencing your ownership except under limited circumstances. Instead, we will issue the Notes in the form of a global certificate, which will be held by The Depository Trust Company, also known as DTC, or its nominee. Direct and indirect participants in DTC will record your ownership of the Notes. You should refer to the section entitled “Description of Debt Securities—Depositary” in the accompanying general prospectus supplement.

Are there any risks associated with my investment?

Yes, an investment in the Notes is subject to risks, including the risk of loss, and possibly a significant loss, of principal. Please refer to the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this pricing supplement and the accompanying MTN prospectus supplement.

Who publishes the Index and what does the Index measure?

The Index is a modified capitalization-weighted total return index of 30 selected common stocks of equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) (the “Underlying Stocks”) designed to represent the primary real estate property types and geographic regions. The Index was developed with a base value of 250.00 as of December 31, 1998.

The Index is constructed to screen out REITs with market capitalization below $500 million and that do not have average trading volume of at least 600,000 shares per month for the previous six months when rebalanced. Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (“Cohen & Steers”) then selects the REITs that best satisfy the Realty Majors Investment Criteria (as defined herein) for inclusion in the Index. Each Underlying Stock is weighted in the Index based on its market capitalization, with no one Underlying Stock being weighted above 8% of the total value of the Index. Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“Standard & Poor’s” or “S&P”) calculates and maintains the Index in consultation with Cohen & Steers and quotes the Index intraday under the symbol “RMP.” For more information on the Index, please see the section entitled “The Index” in this pricing supplement

An investment in the Notes does not entitle you to any dividends, voting rights or any other ownership interest in the Underlying Stocks.

How has the Index performed historically?

We have included a graph showing the historical month-end closing levels of the Index from January 2002 through February 2007, in the section entitled “The Index—Historical Data on the Index” in this pricing supplement. We have provided this historical information to help you evaluate the behavior of the Index in various economic environments; however, past performance of the Index is not necessarily indicative of how the Index will perform in the future.

 

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What will I receive on the maturity date of the Notes?

On the maturity date, you will receive a cash payment per unit equal to the Redemption Amount.

The “Redemption Amount” per unit to which you will be entitled will depend on the direction of and percentage change in the level of the Index and will equal:

 

  (i) If the Ending Value is equal to or less than the Starting Value:

 

 

$10 +

 

[

 

 

$30 ×

 

(

 

  Starting Value – Ending Value  

)

 

 

]

 

  ;
          Starting Value      

 

     provided, however, the Redemption Amount will not exceed $13.42 per unit (the “Capped Value”).

 

  (ii) If the Ending Value is greater than the Starting Value you will receive:

 

 

$10 –

 

[

 

 

$10 ×

 

(

 

  Ending Value – Starting Value  

)

 

 

]

 

  ;
          Starting Value      

 

     but the Redemption Amount will not be less than zero.

The “Starting Value” equals 1,131.48, the closing level of the Index on March 29, 2007, the date the Notes were priced for initial sale to the public (the “Pricing Date”).

The “Ending Value” will equal the average of the closing levels of the Index for five business days shortly before the maturity date of the Notes, as more fully described in the section entitled “Description of the Notes—Payment of the Maturity—Determination of the Redemption Amount.” We may calculate the Ending Value by reference to fewer than five or even a single day’s closing level if, during the period shortly before the maturity date of the Notes, there is a disruption in the trading of a sufficient number of stocks included in the Index or certain futures or options contracts relating to the Index.

The opportunity to participate in the possible decreases in the level of the Index through an investment in the Notes is limited because the amount that you receive on the maturity date will never exceed the Capped Value, which will represent a return of 34.2% over the $10 original public offering price per unit of the Notes, depending on the Capped Value. However, in the event that the Ending Value is greater than the Starting Value, the amount you receive on the maturity date will be reduced proportionately by the amount of the percentage increase of the Index in excess of the Starting Value. As a result, you may receive less than the $10 original public offering price per unit.

For more specific information about the Redemption Amount, please see the section entitled “Description of the Notes” in this pricing supplement.

Will I receive interest payments on the Notes?

You will not receive any interest payments on the Notes, but you will instead receive the Redemption Amount per unit on the maturity date. We have designed the Notes for investors who are willing to forego interest payments on the Notes, such as fixed or floating interest rates paid on traditional interest bearing debt securities, and willing to accept a return that will not exceed the Capped Value and that may be less than the $10 original public offering price per unit, in exchange for the ability to participate in decrease, if any, in the level of the Index from the Starting Value to the Ending Value.

 

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Examples:

Set forth below are three examples of Redemption Amount calculations, including a Starting Value of 1,131.48, the closing level of the Index on March 29, 2007, and including a Capped Value of $13.42.

Example 1—The hypothetical Ending Value is 70% of the Starting Value:

Starting Value: 1,131.48

Hypothetical Ending Value: 792.04

$10 +

 

[

 

 

$30 ×

 

(

 

  1,131.48 – 792.04  

)

 

 

]

 

    = $19.00    

(Redemption Amount

cannot be greater than

the Capped Value)

        1,131.48        
               

Redemption Amount (per unit) = $13.42

 

Example 2—The hypothetical Ending Value is 90% of the Starting Value:

Starting Value: 1,131.48

Hypothetical Ending Value: 1,018.33

$10 +

 

[

 

 

$30 ×

 

(

 

  1,131.48 – 1,018.33  

)

 

 

]

 

    = $13.00     
        1,131.48         
                

Redemption Amount (per unit) = $13.00

Example 3—The hypothetical Ending Value is 130% of the Starting Value:

Starting Value: 1,131.48

Hypothetical Ending Value: 1,470.92

$10 –

 

[

 

 

$10 ×

 

(

 

  1,470.92 – 1,131.48  

)

 

 

]

 

    = $7.00     
        1,131.48         
                

Redemption Amount (per unit) = $7.00

 

What about taxes?

The United States federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Notes are complex and uncertain. By purchasing a Note, you and ML&Co. agree, in the absence of an administrative determination, judicial ruling or other authoritative guidance to the contrary, to characterize and treat a Note for all tax purposes as a pre-paid cash-settled forward contract linked to the level of the Index. Under this characterization and tax treatment of the Notes, you should be required to recognize gain or loss to the extent that you receive cash on the maturity date or upon a sale or exchange of a Note prior to the maturity date. You should review the discussion under the section entitled “United States Federal Income Taxation” in this pricing supplement.

Will the Notes be listed on a stock exchange?

The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange and we do not expect a trading market for the Notes to develop, which may affect the price that you receive for your Notes upon any sale prior to the maturity date. You should review the section entitled “Risk Factors—There may be an uncertain trading market for the Notes and the market price you may receive or be quoted for your Notes on a date prior to the stated maturity date will be affected by this and other important factors including our costs of developing, hedging and distributing the Notes” in this pricing supplement.

What price can I expect to receive if I sell the Notes prior to the stated maturity date?

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account. Among these factors are certain costs associated with creating, hedging and offering the Notes. In structuring the economic terms of the Notes, we seek to provide investors with what we believe to be commercially reasonable terms and to provide MLPF&S with compensation for its services in developing the Notes.

If you sell your Notes prior to the stated maturity date, you will receive a price determined by market conditions for the Notes. This price may be influenced by many factors, such as interest rates, volatility and the prevailing level of the Index. In addition, the price, if any, at which you could sell your Notes in a secondary market transaction is expected to be affected by the factors that we considered in setting the economic terms of the Notes, namely the underwriting discount paid in respect of the Notes, and compensation for developing and hedging the product. Depending on the impact of these factors, you may receive significantly less than the $10 original public offering price per unit of your Notes if sold before the stated maturity date.

In a situation where there had been no movement in the level of the Index and no changes in the market conditions from those existing on the date of this pricing supplement, the price, if any, at which you could sell your Notes in a secondary market transaction is expected to be lower than the original issue price. This is due to, among other things, our costs of developing, hedging and distributing the Notes. Any potential purchasers of your Notes in the secondary market are unlikely to consider these factors.

What is the role of MLPF&S?

MLPF&S, our subsidiary, is the underwriter for the offering and sale of the Notes. After the initial offering, MLPF&S intends to buy and sell Notes to create a secondary market for holders of the Notes, and may stabilize or maintain the market price of the Notes during their initial distribution. However, MLPF&S will not be obligated to engage in any of these market activities or continue them once it has started.

MLPF&S will also be our agent for purposes of determining, among other things, the Starting Value and the Ending Value, and calculating the Redemption Amount (in such capacity, the “Calculation Agent”). Under certain circumstances, these duties could result in a conflict of interest between MLPF&S as our subsidiary and its responsibilities as Calculation Agent.

What is ML&Co.?

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. is a holding company with various subsidiaries and affiliated companies that provide investment, financing, insurance and related services on a global basis.

For information about ML&Co., see the section entitled “Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.” in the accompanying general prospectus supplement. You should also read other documents ML&Co. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which you can find by referring to the sections entitled “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Information We File with the SEC” in the accompanying general prospectus supplement and prospectus.

 

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RISK FACTORS

Your investment in the Notes will involve risks. You should carefully consider the following discussion of risks and the discussion of risks included in the accompanying MTN prospectus supplement before deciding whether an investment in the Notes is suitable for you.

Your investment may result in a loss

We will not repay you a fixed amount of principal on the Notes on the maturity date. The Redemption Amount will depend on the direction of and percentage change in the level of the Index from the Starting Value to the Ending Value of the Index. Because the level of the Index is subject to market fluctuations, the Redemption Amount you receive may be less than the $10 original public offering price per unit of the Notes. If the Ending Value is greater than the Starting Value, the Redemption Amount will be less than the $10 original public offering price per unit of the Notes. As a result, you may receive less, and possibly significantly less, than the $10 original public offering price per unit.

Your yield may be lower than the yield on other debt securities of comparable maturity

The yield that you will receive on your Notes, which could be negative, may be less than the return you could earn on other investments. Your yield may be less than the yield you would earn if you bought a traditional interest bearing debt security of ML&Co. with the same stated maturity date. Your investment may not reflect the full opportunity cost to you when you take into account factors that affect the time value of money. Unlike traditional interest bearing debt securities, the Notes do not guarantee the return of a principal amount on the maturity date.

You must rely on your own evaluation of the merits of an investment linked to the Index

In the ordinary course of their businesses, affiliates of ML&Co. from time to time express views on expected developments in the real estate industry and the Underlying Stocks, and these views are sometimes communicated to clients. However, these views may vary over differing time-horizons and are subject to change. Moreover, other professionals who deal in equity markets may at any time have significantly different views from those of our affiliates. For reasons such as these, we believe that investors in securities relating to the real estate industry should generally derive information concerning the real estate industry from multiple sources. In connection with your purchase of the Notes, you should investigate the real estate industry and the Underlying Stocks and not rely on views which may be expressed by our affiliates in the ordinary course of their businesses with respect to future movements in the real estate industry. In addition, since the Notes are designed for investors with a bearish view of the real estate industry, you should purchase the Notes only if you believe that the Index will, or is likely to, decline from the Starting Value to the Ending Value.

Your return on the Notes is limited and will not reflect the return on an investment in the stocks included the Index

The opportunity to participate in the possible decreases in the level of the Index through an investment in the Notes is limited because the Redemption Amount will never exceed the Capped Value, which will represent an appreciation of 34.2% over the $10 original public offering price per unit of the Notes. Even if the Ending Value of the Index is less than the Starting Value of the Index by more than the Capped Value, you will not receive more than the Capped Value per unit at maturity.

If the value of the stocks included in the Index increases such that the level of the Index is above the Starting Value, this will result in a decrease in the value of the Notes. If the value of the stocks included in the Index decreases, this will result in an increase in the value of the Notes, subject to the Capped Value of the Notes at maturity.

There may be an uncertain trading market for the Notes and the market price you may receive or be quoted for your Notes on a date prior to the stated maturity date will be affected by this and other important factors including our costs of developing, hedging and distributing the Notes

The Notes will not be listed on any futures or securities exchange and we do not expect a trading market for the Notes to develop. Although MLPF&S, our subsidiary, has indicated that it currently expects to bid for Notes offered for sale to it by holders of the Notes, it is not required to do so and may cease making those bids at

 

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any time. The limited trading market for your Notes may affect the price that you receive for your Notes if you do not wish to hold your investment until the maturity date.

If MLPF&S makes a market in the Notes, the price it quotes would reflect any changes in market conditions and other relevant factors. In addition, the price, if any, at which you could sell your Notes in a secondary market transaction is expected to be affected by the factors that we considered in setting the economic terms of the Notes, namely the underwriting discount paid in respect of the Notes and other costs associated with the Notes, and compensation for developing and hedging the product. This quoted price could be higher or lower than the original issue price. Furthermore, there is no assurance that MLPF&S or any other party will be willing to buy the Notes. MLPF&S is not obligated to make a market in the Notes.

Assuming there is no change in the levels of the Indices and no change in market conditions or any other relevant factors, the price, if any, at which MLPF&S or another purchaser might be willing to purchase your Notes in a secondary market transaction is expected to be lower than the original issue price. This is due to, among other things, the fact that the original issue price included, and secondary market prices are likely to exclude, underwriting discount paid with respect to, and the developing and hedging costs associated with, the Notes.

Because investments in REITs are subject to similar risks associated with investment in real estate, an investment in the Notes will be subject to risks associated with investing in real estate

The shares of common stock underlying the Index to which the Notes are linked are comprised of 30 selected common stocks of REITs. Because REITs invest primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interests, investments in REITs, though not direct investments in real estate, still are subject to the risks associated with investing in real estate. The following are some of the conditions that may impact the structure of and cash flow generated by REITs, the value of REITs and, consequently, the market value of the Notes:

 

   

a decline in the value of real estate properties;

 

   

extended vacancies of properties;

 

   

increases in property and operating taxes;

 

   

increased competition or overbuilding;

 

   

a lack of available mortgage funds or other limits on accessing capital;

 

   

tenant bankruptcies and other credit problems;

 

   

limitation on rents, including decreases in market rates for rents;

 

   

changes in zoning laws and governmental regulations; and

 

   

costs resulting from the clean–up of, and legal liability to third parties for damages resulting from environmental problems.

The Underlying Stocks are concentrated in one industry

All of the Underlying Stocks are issued by real estate investment trusts. As a result, because the Notes are linked to the Index, the performance of the Notes will be concentrated in the real estate industry.

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s may adjust the Index in a way that affects its level, and the Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. has no obligation to consider your interests

Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (“Cohen & Steers”) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“Standard & Poor’s” or “S&P”) are responsible for calculating and maintaining the Index. Cohen & Steers and Standard & Poor’s can add, delete or substitute the stocks underlying the Index or make other methodological changes that could change the level of the Index. You should realize that the changing of REITs included in the Index may affect the Index as a newly added REIT may perform significantly better or worse than the REIT or REITs it replaces. Additionally, Cohen & Steers and Standard & Poor’s may alter, discontinue or suspend calculation or dissemination of the Index. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of the Notes. Cohen & Steers and Standard & Poor’s have no obligation to consider your interests in calculating or revising the Index. See “The Index.”

 

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Many factors affect the trading value of the Notes; these factors interrelate in complex ways and the effect of any one factor may offset or magnify the effect of another factor

The trading value of the Notes will be affected by factors that interrelate in complex ways. The effect of one factor may offset the increase in the trading value of the Notes caused by another factor and the effect of one factor may exacerbate the decrease in the trading value of the Notes caused by another factor. For example, an increase in United States interest rates may offset some or all of any increase in the trading value of the Notes attributable to another factor, such as a decrease in the level of the Index. The following paragraphs describe the expected impact on the trading value of the Notes given a change in a specific factor, assuming all other conditions remain constant.

The level of the Index is expected to affect the trading value of the Notes. We expect that the trading value of the Notes will depend substantially on the amount, if any, by which the level of the Index is below or is not below the Starting Value. However, if you choose to sell your Notes when the level of the Index is below the Starting Value, you may receive substantially less than the amount that would be payable on the maturity date based on this value because of the expectation that the level of the Index will continue to fluctuate until the Ending Value is determined. In addition, because the payment on the maturity date on the Notes will not exceed the Capped Value, we do not expect that the Notes will trade in the secondary market above the Capped Value.

Changes in the volatility of the Index are expected to affect the trading value of the Notes. Volatility is the term used to describe the size and frequency of price and/or market fluctuations. If the volatility of the Index increases or decreases, the trading value of the Notes may be adversely affected.

Changes in the levels of interest rates are expected to affect the trading value of the Notes. We expect that changes in interest rates will affect the trading value of the Notes. Generally, if United States interest rates increase, the value of outstanding debt securities tends to decline and, conversely, if United States interest rates decrease, the value of outstanding debt securities tends to increase. In addition, increases in United States interest rates may decrease the level of the Index, which would generally tend to increase the trading value of the Notes, and, conversely, decreases in United States interest rates may increase the level of the Index, which would generally tend to decrease the trading value of the Notes.

As the time remaining to the stated maturity date of the Notes decreases, the “time premium” associated with the Notes is expected to decrease. We anticipate that before their stated maturity date, the Notes may trade at a value above that which would be expected based on factors such as the level of interest rates and the level of the Index. This difference will reflect a “time premium” due to expectations concerning the level of the Index during the period before the stated maturity date of the Notes. However, as the time remaining to the stated maturity date of the Notes decreases, we expect that this time premium will decrease, lowering the trading value of the Notes.

Changes in our credit ratings may affect the trading value of the Notes. Our credit ratings are an assessment of our ability to pay our obligations. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in our credit ratings may affect the trading value of the Notes. However, because the return on your Notes is dependent upon factors in addition to our ability to pay our obligations under the Notes, such as the percentage decrease, if any, in the level of the Index from the Starting Value to the Ending Value, an improvement in our credit ratings will not reduce the other investment risks related to the Notes.

In general, assuming all relevant factors are held constant, we expect that the effect on the trading value of the Notes of a given change in some of the factors listed above will be less if it occurs later in the term of the Notes than if it occurs earlier in the term of the Notes. We expect, however, that the effect on the trading value of the Notes of a given change in the level of the Index will be greater if it occurs later in the term of the Notes than if it occurs earlier in the term of the Notes.

Purchases and sales by us and our affiliates may affect your return

We and our affiliates may from time to time buy or sell Underlying Stocks or futures or options contracts on the Index for our own accounts for business reasons and expect to enter into these transactions in connection with hedging our obligations under the Notes. These transactions could affect the price of these stocks and, in turn, the level of the Index in a manner that could be adverse to your investment in the Notes. Any purchases or sales by us, our affiliates or others on our behalf on or before the Pricing Date may temporarily increase or decrease the prices of the stocks included in the Index. Temporary increases or decreases in the market prices of these stocks may also

 

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occur as a result of the purchasing activities of other market participants. Consequently, the prices of these stocks may change subsequent to the Pricing Date, affecting the level of the Index and therefore the trading value of the Notes.

Potential conflicts of interest could arise

MLPF&S, our subsidiary, is our agent for the purposes of determining the Starting Value and the Ending Value, and calculating the Redemption Amount. Under certain circumstances, MLPF&S as our subsidiary and in its responsibilities as Calculation Agent for the Notes could give rise to conflicts of interest. These conflicts could occur, for instance, in connection with its determination as to whether the level of the Index can be calculated on a particular trading day, or in connection with judgments that it would be required to make in the event of a discontinuance or unavailability of the Index. See the sections entitled “Description of the Notes—Payment at Maturity,” “—Adjustments to the Index” and “—Discontinuance of the Index” in this pricing supplement. MLPF&S is required to carry out its duties as Calculation Agent in good faith and using its reasonable judgment. However, because we control MLPF&S, potential conflicts of interest could arise.

We expect to enter into arrangements to hedge the market risks associated with our obligation to pay the Redemption Amount due on the maturity date on the Notes. We may seek competitive terms in entering into the hedging arrangements for the Notes, but are not required to do so, and we may enter into such hedging arrangements with one of our subsidiaries or affiliated companies. Such hedging activity is expected to result in a profit to those engaging in the hedging activity, which could be more or less than initially expected, but which could also result in a loss for the hedging counterparty.

ML&Co. or its affiliates may presently or from time to time engage in business with one or more of the REITs included in the Index including extending loans to, or making equity investments in, those REITs or providing advisory services to those REITs, including merger and acquisition advisory services. In the course of business, ML&Co. or its affiliates may acquire non-public information relating to those REITs and, in addition, one or more affiliates of ML&Co. may publish research reports about those REITs. ML&Co. does not make any representation to any purchasers of the Notes regarding any matters whatsoever relating to the REITs included in the Index. Any prospective purchaser of the Notes should undertake an independent investigation of the REITs included in the Index as in its judgment is appropriate to make an informed decision regarding an investment in the Notes. The composition of those REITs does not reflect any investment recommendations of ML&Co. or its affiliates.

Tax consequences are uncertain

You should consider the tax consequences of investing in the Notes, aspects of which are uncertain. See the section entitled “United States Federal Income Taxation” in this pricing supplement.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES

ML&Co. will issue the Notes as part of a series of senior unsecured debt securities entitled “Medium-Term Notes, Series C,” which is more fully described in the MTN prospectus supplement, under the 1983 Indenture, which is more fully described in the accompanying general prospectus supplement. The Bank of New York has succeeded JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the trustee under such indenture. The Notes will mature on June 5, 2008. Information included in this pricing supplement supersedes information in the accompanying MTN prospectus supplement, general prospectus supplement and prospectus to the extent that it is different from that information. The CUSIP number for the Notes is 59022C145.

The Notes will not be subject to redemption by ML&Co. or repayment at the option of any holder of the Notes before the maturity date.

ML&Co. will issue the Notes in denominations of whole units each with a $10 original public offering price per unit. You may transfer the Notes only in whole units. You will not have the right to receive physical certificates evidencing your ownership except under limited circumstances. Instead, we will issue the Notes in the form of a global certificate, which will be held by The Depository Trust Company, also known as DTC, or its nominee. Direct and indirect participants in DTC will record your ownership of the Notes. You should refer to the section entitled “Description of Debt Securities—Depositary” in the accompanying general prospectus supplement.

The Notes will not have the benefit of any sinking fund and there is no principal protection on the Notes.

Payment on the Maturity Date

On the maturity date, you will be entitled to receive a cash payment per unit equal to the Redemption Amount per unit, as provided below. There will be no other payment of interest, periodic or otherwise, on the Notes prior to the maturity date.

Determination of the Redemption Amount

The “Redemption Amount” per unit will be determined by the Calculation Agent and will equal:

 

  (i) If the Ending Value is equal to or less than the Starting Value:

 

 

$10 +

 

[

 

 

$30 ×

 

(

 

  Starting Value – Ending Value   )    

]

 

  ;
          Starting Value        

provided, however, the Redemption Amount per unit will not exceed $13.42 (the “Capped Value”).

 

  (ii) If the Ending Value is greater than the Starting Value:

 

 

$10 –

 

[

 

 

$10 ×

 

(

 

  Ending Value – Starting Value   )     ]   ;
          Starting Value        

but the Redemption Amount will not be less than zero.

The “Starting Value” equals 1,131.48, the closing level of the Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Portfolio Index (the “Index”) on March 29, 2007, the date the Notes were priced for initial sale to the public (the “Pricing Date”).

The “Ending Value” will be determined by the Calculation Agent and will equal the average of the closing levels of the Index determined on the first five Calculation Days during the Calculation Period. If there are fewer than five Calculation Days during the Calculation Period, then the Ending Value will equal the average of the closing levels of the Index on those Calculation Days. If there is only one Calculation Day during the Calculation Period, then the Ending Value will equal the closing level of the Index on that Calculation Day. If no Calculation Days occur during the Calculation Period, then the Ending Value will equal the closing level of the Index determined (or, if not determinable, estimated by the Calculation Agent in a manner which it considers commercially reasonable under the circumstances) on the last scheduled Index Business Day in the Calculation Period, regardless of the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event (as described below) on that scheduled Index Business Day.

 

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The “Calculation Period” means the period from and including the seventh scheduled Index Business Day before the maturity date to and including the second scheduled Index Business Day before the maturity date.

A “Calculation Day” means any Index Business Day during the Calculation Period on which a Market Disruption Event has not occurred.

An “Index Business Day” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), the American Stock Exchange (the “AMEX”) and The Nasdaq Stock Market (the “Nasdaq”) are open for trading and the Index or any successor index is calculated and published.

“Market Disruption Event” means either of the following events as determined by the Calculation Agent:

 

  (A) the suspension of or material limitation on trading, in each case, for more than two hours of trading, or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of trading, on the primary exchange on which the stock included in the Index or any successor index trade as determined by the Calculation Agent (without taking into account any extended or after-hours trading session), in 20% or more of the stocks which then comprise the Index or any successor index; or

 

  (B) the suspension of or material limitation on trading, in each case, for more than two hours of trading, or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of trading, on the primary exchange that trade options contracts or futures contracts related to the stocks included in the Index as determined by the Calculation Agent (without taking into account any extended or after-hours trading session), whether by reason of movements in price otherwise exceeding levels permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise, in option contracts or futures contracts related to the Index, or any successor index.

For the purpose of determining whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred:

 

  (1) a limitation on the hours in a trading day and/or number of days of trading will not constitute a Market Disruption Event if it results from an announced change in the regular business hours of the relevant exchange;

 

  (2) a decision to permanently discontinue trading in the relevant futures or options contracts related to the Index, or any successor index, will not constitute a Market Disruption Event;

 

  (3) a suspension in trading in a futures or options contract on the Index, or any successor index, by a major securities market by reason of (a) a price change violating limits set by that securities market, (b) an imbalance of orders relating to those contracts or (c) a disparity in bid and ask quotes relating to those contracts will constitute a suspension of or material limitation on trading in futures or options contracts related to the Index;

 

  (4) a suspension of or material limitation on trading on the relevant exchange will not include any time when that exchange is closed for trading under ordinary circumstances; and

 

  (5) for the purpose of clause (A) above, any limitations on trading during significant market fluctuations under NYSE Rule 80B, or any applicable rule or regulation enacted or promulgated by the NYSE or any other self regulatory organization or the Securities and Exchange Commission of similar scope as determined by the calculation agent, will be considered “material”.

All determinations made by the Calculation Agent, absent a determination of a manifest error, will be conclusive for all purposes and binding on ML&Co. and the holders and beneficial owners of the Notes.

 

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Hypothetical Returns

The following table illustrates, for the Starting Value of 1,131.48, the closing value of the Index on March 29, 2007, and a range of hypothetical Ending Values of the Index:

 

   

the percentage change from the Starting Value to the hypothetical Ending Value;

 

   

the total amount payable on the maturity date per unit;

 

   

the total rate of return to holders of the Notes; and

 

   

the pretax annualized rate of return to holders of the Notes.

The table below includes a Capped Value of $13.42.

 

Hypothetical

Ending Value

 

Percentage change
from the
Starting Value

to the hypothetical

Ending Value

 

Total amount

payable on the

maturity date

per unit

 

Total rate of

return on the Notes

 

Pretax annualized

rate of return

on the Notes(1)

 

Pretax annualized

rate of return

of the stocks
included in the
Index (1)(2)

   565.74   –50.00%   $13.42      34.20%   26.79%       –46.91%
   678.89   –40.00%   $13.42      34.20%   26.79%       –35.15%
   792.04   –30.00%   $13.42      34.20%   26.79%       –24.41%
   905.18   –20.00%         $13.42 (4)      34.20%   26.79%       –14.49%
1,018.33   –10.00%   $13.00      30.00%   23.73%         –5.24%
1,046.62     –7.50%   $12.25      22.50%   18.12%         –3.01%
1,074.91     –5.00%   $11.50      15.00%   12.31%         –0.82%
1,103.19     –2.50%   $10.75       7.50%   6.28%           1.33%
      1,131.48 (3)       0.00%   $10.00       0.00%   0.00%           3.46%
1,188.05       5.00%     $9.50     –5.00%   –4.34%           7.63%
1,244.63    10.00%     $9.00   –10.00%   –8.81%         11.69%
1,357.78    20.00%     $8.00   –20.00%   –18.19%         19.51%
1,470.92    30.00%     $7.00   –30.00%   –28.28%         26.98%
1,584.07    40.00%     $6.00   –40.00%   –39.23%         34.13%
1,697.22    50.00%     $5.00   –50.00%   –51.28%         40.99%
1,810.37    60.00%     $4.00   –60.00%   –64.81%         47.61%
1,923.52    70.00%     $3.00   –70.00%   –80.45%         54.00%

(1) The annualized rates of return specified in this column are calculated on a semiannual bond equivalent basis and assume an investment term from April 5, 2007 to June 5, 2008, a term equal to that of the Notes.
(2) This rate of return assumes:
  (a) a percentage change in the aggregate price of the underlying stocks that equals the percentage change in the Index from the Starting Value to the relevant hypothetical Ending Value;
  (b) a constant dividend yield of 0.00% per annum; and
  (c) no transaction fees or expenses.
(3) This is the Starting Value.
(4) The total amount payable on the maturity date per unit of the Notes cannot exceed the Capped Value.

The 0.00% dividend yield assumed for the Index indicates that dividends are reinvested into the Index and therefore are reflected in the Index’s performance.

The above figures are for purposes of illustration only. The actual amount received by you and the resulting total and pretax annualized rates of return will depend on the actual Ending Value and term of your investment.

 

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Adjustments to the Index

If at any time Cohen & Steers or Standard & Poor’s makes a material change in the formula for or the method of calculating the Index or in any other way materially modifies the Index so that the Index does not, in the opinion of the Calculation Agent, fairly represent the level of the Index had those changes or modifications not been made, then, from and after that time, the Calculation Agent will, at the close of business in New York, New York, on each date that the closing level of the Index is to be calculated, make any adjustments as, in the good faith judgment of the Calculation Agent, may be necessary in order to arrive at a calculation of a level of a stock index comparable to the Index as if those changes or modifications had not been made, and calculate the closing level with reference to the Index, as so adjusted. For example, if the method of calculating the Index is modified so that the level of the Index is a fraction or a multiple of what it would have been if it had not been modified, then the Calculation Agent will adjust the Index in order to arrive at a level of the Index as if it had not been modified.

Discontinuance of the Index

If Cohen & Steers or Standard & Poor’s discontinue publication of the Index and Cohen & Steers, Standard & Poor’s or another entity publishes a successor or substitute index that the Calculation Agent determines, in its sole discretion, to be comparable to the Index (a “successor index”), then, upon the Calculation Agent’s notification of that determination to the trustee and ML&Co., the Calculation Agent will substitute the successor index as calculated by Cohen & Steers, Standard & Poor’s or any other entity for the Index and calculate the Ending Value as described above under “—Payment on the Maturity Date”. Upon any selection by the Calculation Agent of a successor index, ML&Co. will cause notice to be given to holders of the Notes.

In the event that Cohen & Steers or Standard & Poor’s discontinues publication of the Index and:

 

   

the Calculation Agent does not select a successor index; or

 

   

the successor index is not published on any of the Calculation Days,

the Calculation Agent will compute a substitute level for the Index in accordance with the procedures last used to calculate the Index before any discontinuance. If a successor index is selected or the Calculation Agent calculates a level as a substitute for the Index as described below, the successor index or level will be used as a substitute for the Index for all purposes, including the purpose of determining whether a Market Disruption Event exists.

If Cohen & Steers or Standard & Poor’s discontinues publication of the Index before the Calculation Period and the Calculation Agent determines that no successor index is available at that time, then on each Business Day until the earlier to occur of:

 

   

the determination of the Ending Value; and

 

   

a determination by the Calculation Agent that a successor index is available,

the Calculation Agent will determine the value that would be used in computing the Redemption Amount as described in the preceding paragraph as if that day were a Calculation Day. The Calculation Agent will cause notice of each value to be published not less often than once each month in The Wall Street Journal or another newspaper of general circulation and arrange for information with respect to these values to be made available by telephone.

A “Business Day” is any day on which the NYSE, the AMEX and the Nasdaq are open for trading.

Notwithstanding these alternative arrangements, discontinuance of the publication of the Index may adversely affect trading in the Notes.

Events of Default and Acceleration

In case an Event of Default with respect to any Notes has occurred and is continuing, the amount payable to a holder of a Note upon any acceleration permitted by the Notes, with respect to each $10 original public offering price per unit, will be equal to the Redemption Amount per unit, calculated as though the date of acceleration were the stated maturity date of the Notes.

In case of default in payment of the Notes, whether on the stated maturity date or upon acceleration, from and after that date the Notes will bear interest, payable upon demand of their holders, at the then current Federal

 

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Funds Rate, reset daily, as determined by reference to Reuters page FEDFUNDS1 under the heading “EFFECT”, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, on the unpaid amount due and payable on that date in accordance with the terms of the Notes to the date payment of that amount has been made or duly provided for. “Reuters page FEDFUNDS1” means such page or any successor page, or page on a successor service, displaying such rate. If the Federal Funds Rate cannot be determined by reference to Reuters page FEDFUNDS1, such rate will be determined in accordance with the procedures set forth in the accompanying MTN prospectus supplement relating to the determination of the Federal Funds Rate in the event of the unavailability of Moneyline Telerate page 120.

 

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THE INDEX

All disclosure contained in this pricing supplement regarding the Index, including, without limitation, its make-up, method of calculation and changes in its components has been derived from publicly available information prepared by Cohen & Steers. ML&Co. and MLPF&S have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of that information.

The Index is a modified capitalization weighted total return index of the common stocks of 30 selected REITs designed to represent the primary real estate property types and geographic regions. The Index was developed with a base value of 250.00 as of December 31, 1998. The Index was constructed by Cohen & Steers with the fundamental objective that each REIT satisfy the “Realty Majors Investment Criteria.” The Realty Majors Investment Criteria developed by Cohen & Steers attempts to select REITs that have (1) a dominant position within primary property sectors, (2) strong management, (3) sound capital structure and (4) $500 million minimum market capitalization.

The Index was constructed to screen out REITs with market capitalization below $500 million and that did not have average trading volume of at least 600,000 shares per month for the previous six months. Each Underlying Stock was then weighted based on its market capitalization, with no one Underlying Stock being weighed above 8% of the value of the Index. The shares outstanding for all the other stocks below 8% were then increased proportionately until the sum of the weightings was 100%.

The Index aims to offer exposure to the property sectors that Cohen & Steers considers to be representative of the income-producing real estate asset class. As of March 29, 2007, the sector weightings of the Index were as follows:

 

Property Sector

   Percentage
Weightings

Office

   18.68%

Regional Mall

   18.18%

Apartment

   21.18%

Shopping Center

   13.35%

Industrial

     8.55%

Self Storage

     6.55%

Office/Industrial

     4.12%

Hotel

     5.59%

Health Care

     3.79%

 

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We have included a brief description of each of the REITs whose stocks are included in the Index and their corresponding historical stock price information in Annex A to this pricing supplement. The weightings, market capitalization and average daily trading volume of each REIT as of March 29, 2007, as reported by Cohen & Steers is displayed in the table below.

 

Company

   Index
Weighting
   Market
Capitalization
(in millions of
dollars)
   Average Daily
Trading
Volume (in
thousands of
shares)

Simon Property Group, Inc.

   8.00%    $24,931    1,480,969  

Public Storage, Inc.

   6.55%    $16,567    1,109,733  

Vornado Realty Trust

   6.82%    $18,078    1,434,262  

Boston Properties, Inc.

   6.65%    $14,070    1,066,840  

ProLogis

   6.44%    $16,730    2,443,996  

General Growth Properties, Inc.

   6.32%    $15,823    1,675,823  

Equity Residential

   5.70%    $14,248    2,352,776  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

   5.59%    $14,011    8,964,738  

Archstone-Smith Trust

   4.71%    $11,975    1,710,747  

Kimco Realty Corp.

   4.50%    $12,267    1,414,994  

Avalonbay Communities, Inc.

   3.90%    $10,285    910,090  

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

   2.83%      $8,013    2,453,148  

Macerich Company

   2.68%      $6,691    927,040  

SL Green Realty Corp.

   2.43%      $8,229    732,380  

Duke Realty Corp.

   2.37%      $5,957    683,995  

Regency Centers Corp.

   2.33%      $5,823    429,400  

Apartment Investment and Management Company

   2.26%      $5,650    1,272,580  

Health Care Property Investors, Inc.

   2.01%      $7,466    1,087,800  

AMB Property Corp.

   2.10%      $5,860    777,315  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

   1.97%      $5,083    284,780  

Ventas, Inc.

   1.78%      $4,515    716,046  

Liberty Property Trust

   1.75%      $4,480    655,830  

Camden Property Trust

   1.74%      $4,015    564,250  

Weingarten Realty Investors

   1.74%      $4,148    800,866  

United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.

   1.66%      $4,159    1,406,290  

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

   1.19%      $3,203    478,715  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

   1.21%      $3,148    330,880  

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

   1.18%      $2,958    508,605  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

   0.91%      $2,960    414,960  

Cousins Properties Incorporated

   0.67%      $1,699    385,625  

Using the weightings determined in the initial index construction, the index divisor was calculated to yield an initial index value of 250.00 at the close of trading on December 31, 1998. Quarterly thereafter, the Index is rebalanced to compensate for changes in shares outstanding and to enforce the maximum 8% weight limit. The shares outstanding for each component stock in the Index remains fixed between quarterly rebalancings except in the event of certain corporate actions. These include payments of dividends other than ordinary cash, stock distributions, stock splits, reverse stock splits, rights offerings, distributions, reorganizations, recapitalizations, or similar events with respect to the component stocks. Weightings are not adjusted for share issuance or repurchases, unless they change the total shares outstanding by more then 5%. In case of merger of spin-off, the stock’s weighting is adjusted if the change in shares outstanding is more than 5%. In the case of a spin-off, the new company is not automatically included in the Index. Whenever the shares outstanding are adjusted for any security, its new weighting is subject to the maximum 8% limit.

Calculation of the Index is designed to reinvest dividends immediately. This is done by taking the closing price on the day before the security trades ex-dividend and adjusting it by the amount of the dividend. The index

 

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divisor is then adjusted to maintain index price continuity. This results in the reinvestment of the dividend on the ex-dividend date and a total return value for the Index.

The Index is calculated and maintained by Standard & Poor’s in consultation with Cohen & Steers. Standard & Poor’s quotes the Index intraday under the symbol “RMP.” Cohen & Steers may suggest changes in the industry categories represented in the Index or changes in the number of component stocks in an industry category to properly reflect the changing conditions of the real estate securities market. In addition, Cohen & Steers may advise Standard & Poor’s on treatment of unusual corporate actions. Routine corporate actions such as stock splits or stock dividends that require mechanical index divisor adjustments are expected to be handled by Standard & Poor’s staff without consultation.

When possible, all stock replacements and unusual divisor adjustments caused by the occurrence of extraordinary events such as dissolution, merger, bankruptcy, nonroutine spin-offs, or extraordinary dividends are made by Standard & Poor’s in consultation with Cohen & Steers. In cases where a replacement is needed, stocks are selected from a replacement list provided to Standard & Poor’s each quarter by Cohen & Steers. Actual selections from this list are made by Standard & Poor’s. As soon as Standard & Poor’s receives the replacement list, and before a selection is made, the list will be made available to Standard & Poor’s list of interested parties. In selecting replacement stocks, the minimum market capitalization and trading volume requirements must be met. The weighting of the new security will then be set according to its market capitalization subject to the maximum 8% limit.

Index Maintenance

Constituent weightings are rebalanced quarterly to compensate for changes in shares outstanding and to adhere to the maximum 8% weighting limit. This is performed as of the close of trading on the third Friday of February, May, August, and November. The same modified capitalization weighting method described earlier is used to calculate the weightings of each component stock. The market capitalizations are calculated using current shares outstanding figures and the primary market prices from the first Friday of the same month. A two week lag is provided so that any interested parties have sufficient time to receive the new weightings before they take effect.

Initially, each constituent in the Index must have a market capitalization of at least $500 million and average trading volume of at least 600,000 shares per month for the previous six months to qualify. On a quarterly basis, any security that has fallen below a market capitalization of $400 million or has average trading volume less than 500,000 shares per month for the previous six months will be removed from the Index. The quarterly review criteria are less stringent than the initial criteria in order to provide a buffer, thereby avoiding unnecessary turnover resulting from a security that may have temporarily moved below the minimum requirements.

 

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Historical Data on the Index

The following table sets forth the closing levels of the Index at the end of each month in the period from January 2002 through February 2007. This historical data on the Index is not necessarily indicative of the future performance of the Index or what the value of the Notes may be. Any historical upward or downward trend in the level of the Index during any period set forth below is not an indication that the Index is more or less likely to increase or decrease at any time during the term of the Notes.

 

     2002      2003      2004      2005      2006      2007

January

   354.98      357.42      529.08      624.41      853.60      1,217.94

February

   362.51      367.35      539.24      645.70      869.31      1,182.64

March

   384.98      373.77      572.60      637.23      916.55     

April

   385.17      388.12      487.30      681.38      882.68     

May

   393.01      409.43      525.33      704.50      859.87     

June

   403.30      418.41      539.60      735.49      904.82     

July

   383.88      443.11      545.83      797.36      944.36     

August

   384.14      448.37      591.91      765.94      976.85     

September

   367.84      464.45      589.88      768.41      999.75     

October

   349.17      471.38      626.88      751.58      1,066.98     

November

   366.23      491.17      653.90      788.80      1,129.13     

December

   368.22      506.12      688.13      792.09      1,107.81     

The following graph sets forth the historical performance of the Index presented in the preceding table. Past movements of the Index are not necessarily indicative of the future performance of the Index.

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License Agreement

Cohen & Steers and ML&Co. have entered into a non-exclusive license agreement providing for the license to ML&Co., in exchange for a fee, of a right to use indices owned and published by Cohen & Steers in connection with the Notes.

Cohen & Steers is under no obligation to continue the calculation and dissemination of the Index. The Notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Cohen & Steers. No inference should be drawn from the information contained in this pricing supplement that Cohen & Steers makes any representation or warranty, implied or express, to ML&Co., the holder of the Notes or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Notes in particular or the ability of the Notes to track general stock market performance. Cohen & Steers has no obligation to take the needs of ML&Co. or the holders of the Notes into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. Cohen & Steers is not responsible for, and has not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices for, or quantities of, the Notes to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Notes are to be settled in cash. Cohen & Steers has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration or marketing of the Notes.

 

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UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION

Set forth in full below is the opinion of Sidley Austin LLP, counsel to ML&Co. (“Tax Counsel”). As the law applicable to the United States federal income taxation of instruments such as the Notes is technical and complex, the discussion below necessarily represents only a general summary. The following discussion is based upon laws, regulations, rulings and decisions now in effect, all of which are subject to change (including changes in effective dates) or possible differing interpretations. The discussion below supplements the discussion set forth under the section entitled “United States Federal Income Taxation” that is contained in the accompanying MTN prospectus supplement and supersedes that discussion to the extent that it contains information that is inconsistent with that contained in the accompanying MTN prospectus supplement. The discussion below deals only with Notes held as capital assets and does not purport to deal with persons in special tax situations, such as financial institutions, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, tax-exempt entities or persons holding Notes in a tax-deferred or tax-advantaged account (except to the extent specifically discussed below), dealers in securities or currencies, traders in securities that elect to mark to market, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, persons holding Notes as a hedge against currency risks, as a position in a “straddle” or as part of a “hedging”, “conversion” or “integrated” transaction for tax purposes, or persons whose functional currency is not the United States dollar. It also does not deal with holders other than original purchasers. If a partnership holds the Notes, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Thus, persons who are partners in a partnership holding the Notes should consult their own tax advisors. Moreover, all persons considering the purchase of the Notes should consult their own tax advisors concerning the application of United States federal income tax laws to their particular situations as well as any consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Notes arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.

As used herein, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a Note that is for United States federal income tax purposes (i) a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation or a partnership (including an entity treated as a corporation or a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes) that is created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia (unless, in the case of a partnership, Treasury regulations are adopted that provide otherwise), (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, (iv) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (v) any other person whose income or gain in respect of a Note is effectively connected with the conduct of a United States trade or business. Certain trusts not described in clause (iv) above in existence on August 20, 1996, that elect to be treated as United States persons will also be U.S. Holders for purposes of the following discussion. As used herein, the term “non-U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a Note that is not a U.S. Holder.

General

There are no statutory provisions, regulations, published rulings or judicial decisions addressing or involving the characterization and treatment, for United States federal income tax purposes, of the Notes or securities with terms substantially the same as the Notes. Accordingly, the proper United States federal income tax characterization and treatment of the Notes is uncertain. Pursuant to the terms of the Notes, ML&Co. and every holder of a Note agree (in the absence of an administrative determination, judicial ruling or other authoritative guidance to the contrary) to characterize and treat a Note for all tax purposes as a pre-paid cash-settled forward contract linked to the level of the Index. In the opinion of Tax Counsel, this characterization and tax treatment of the Notes, although not the only reasonable characterization and tax treatment, is based on reasonable interpretations of law currently in effect and, even if successfully challenged by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), will not result in the imposition of penalties. The characterization and tax treatment of the Notes described above is not, however, binding on the IRS or the courts. No statutory, judicial or administrative authority directly addresses the characterization and treatment of the Notes or instruments similar to the Notes for United States federal income tax purposes, and no ruling is being requested from the IRS with respect to the Notes.

Due to the absence of authorities that directly address instruments that are similar to the Notes, significant aspects of the United States federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Notes are not certain, and no assurance can be given that the IRS or the courts will agree with the characterization and tax treatment described above. Accordingly, prospective purchasers are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the United States federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Notes (including alternative characterizations and tax treatments of the Notes) and with respect to any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or

 

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foreign taxing jurisdiction. Unless otherwise stated, the following discussion is based on the assumption that the characterization and treatment described above is accepted for United States federal income tax purposes.

Tax Treatment of the Notes

Assuming the characterization and tax treatment of the Notes as set forth above, Tax Counsel believes that the following United States federal income tax consequences should result.

Tax Basis. A U.S. Holder’s tax basis in a Note will equal the amount paid by the U.S. Holder to acquire the Note.

Payment on the Maturity Date. Upon the receipt of cash on the maturity date of the Notes, a U.S. Holder will recognize gain or loss. The amount of that gain or loss will be the extent to which the amount of the cash received differs from the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Note. It is uncertain whether any such gain or loss would be treated as ordinary income or loss or capital gain or loss. Absent a future clarification in current law (by an administrative determination, judicial ruling or otherwise), where required, ML&Co. intends to report any such gain or loss to the IRS in a manner consistent with the treatment of that gain or loss as capital gain or loss. If any gain or loss is treated as capital gain or loss, then that gain or loss will generally be short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending upon the U.S. Holder’s holding period as of the maturity date. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations.

Sale or Exchange of the Notes. Upon a sale or exchange of a Note prior to the maturity date of the Notes, a U.S. Holder will generally recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale or exchange and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Note so sold or exchanged. Any such capital gain or loss will generally be short-term or long-term capital gain or loss, depending upon the U.S. Holder’s holding period as of the date of such sale or exchange. As discussed above, the deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations.

Possible Alternative Tax Treatments of an Investment in the Notes

Due to the absence of authorities that directly address the proper characterization and tax treatment of the Notes, no assurance can be given that the IRS will accept, or that a court will uphold, the characterization and tax treatment of the Notes described above. In particular, the IRS could seek to analyze the United States federal income tax consequences of owning the Notes under Treasury regulations governing contingent payment debt instruments (the “CPDI Regulations”).

If the IRS were successful in asserting that the CPDI Regulations applied to the Notes, the timing and character of income thereon would be significantly affected. Among other things, a U.S. Holder would be required to accrue original issue discount on the Notes every year at a “comparable yield” for us, determined at the time of issuance of the Notes. Furthermore, any gain realized on the maturity date or upon a sale or other disposition of the Notes would generally be treated as ordinary income, and any loss realized on the maturity date or upon a sale or other disposition of the Notes would be treated as ordinary loss to the extent of the U.S. Holder’s prior accruals of original issue discount and capital loss thereafter.

Even if the CPDI Regulations do not apply to the Notes, other alternative United States federal income tax characterizations or treatments of the Notes may also be possible, and if applied could also affect the timing and the character of the income or loss with respect to the Notes. Accordingly, prospective purchasers are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the United States federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Notes.

Unrelated Business Taxable Income

Section 511 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) generally imposes a tax, at regular corporate or trust income tax rates, on the “unrelated business taxable income” of certain tax-exempt organizations, including qualified pension and profit sharing plan trusts and individual retirement accounts. As discussed above, the United States federal income tax characterization and treatment of the Notes is uncertain. Nevertheless, in general, if the Notes are held for investment purposes, the amount of income or gain, if any, realized on the maturity date or upon a sale or exchange of a Note prior to the maturity date, or any income that would accrue to a holder of a Note if the Notes were characterized as contingent payment debt instruments (as discussed above), will not constitute unrelated business taxable income. However, if a Note constitutes debt-

 

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financed property (as defined in Section 514(b) of the Code) by reason of indebtedness incurred by a holder of a Note to purchase the Note, all or a portion of any income or gain realized with respect to such Note may be classified as unrelated business taxable income pursuant to Section 514 of the Code. Moreover, prospective investors in the Notes should be aware that whether or not any income or gain realized with respect to a Note which is owned by an organization that is generally exempt from United States federal income taxation pursuant to Section 501(a) of the Code constitutes unrelated business taxable income will depend upon the specific facts and circumstances applicable to such organization. Accordingly, any potential investors in the Notes that are generally exempt from United States federal income taxation pursuant to Section 501(a) of the Code are urged to consult with their own tax advisors concerning the United States federal income tax consequences to them of investing in the Notes.

Non-U.S. Holders

Based on the characterization and tax treatment of each Note as a pre-paid cash-settled forward contract linked to the level of the Index, in the case of a non-U.S. Holder, a payment made with respect to a Note on the maturity date will not be subject to United States withholding tax, provided that the non-U.S. Holder complies with applicable certification requirements and that the payment is not effectively connected with a United States trade or business of the non-U.S. Holder. Any capital gain realized upon the sale or other disposition of a Note by a non-U.S. Holder will generally not be subject to United States federal income tax if (i) that gain is not effectively connected with a United States trade or business of the non-U.S. Holder and (ii) in the case of an individual non-U.S. Holder, the individual is not present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the sale or other disposition, or the gain is not attributable to a fixed place of business maintained by the individual in the United States, and the individual does not have a “tax home” (as defined for United States federal income tax purposes) in the United States.

As discussed above, alternative characterizations and treatments of the Notes for United States federal income tax purposes are possible. Should an alternative characterization and tax treatment of the Notes, by reason of a change or clarification of the law, by regulation or otherwise, cause payments with respect to the Notes to become subject to withholding tax, ML&Co. will withhold tax at the applicable statutory rate. Prospective non-U.S. Holders of the Notes should consult their own tax advisors in this regard.

Backup Withholding

A beneficial owner of a Note may be subject to backup withholding at the applicable statutory rate of United States federal income tax on certain amounts paid to the beneficial owner unless the beneficial owner provides proof of an applicable exemption or a correct taxpayer identification number, and otherwise complies with applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules.

Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a beneficial owner would be allowed as a refund or a credit against the beneficial owner’s United States federal income tax provided the required information is furnished to the IRS.

 

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ERISA CONSIDERATIONS

Each fiduciary of a pension, profit-sharing or other employee benefit plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) (a “Plan”), should consider the fiduciary standards of ERISA in the context of the Plan’s particular circumstances before authorizing an investment in the securities. Accordingly, among other factors, the fiduciary should consider whether the investment would satisfy the prudence and diversification requirements of ERISA and would be consistent with the documents and instruments governing the Plan.

In addition, we and certain of our subsidiaries and affiliates, including MLPF&S, may be each considered a party in interest within the meaning of ERISA, or a disqualified person within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), with respect to many Plans, as well as many individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans (also “Plans”). Prohibited transactions within the meaning of ERISA or the Code would likely arise, for example, if the securities are acquired by or with the assets of a Plan with respect to which MLPF&S or any of its affiliates is a party in interest, unless the securities are acquired pursuant to an exemption from the prohibited transaction rules. A violation of these prohibited transaction rules could result in an excise tax or other liabilities under ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code for such persons, unless exemptive relief is available under an applicable statutory or administrative exemption.

Under ERISA and various prohibited transaction class exemptions (“PTCEs”) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, exemptive relief may be available for direct or indirect prohibited transactions resulting from the purchase, holding or disposition of the securities. Those exemptions are PTCE 96-23 (for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), PTCE 95-60 (for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTCE 91-38 (for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds), PTCE 90-1 (for certain transactions involving insurance company separate accounts), PTCE 84-14 (for certain transactions determined by independent qualified asset managers), and the exemption under new Section 408(b)(17) of ERISA and new Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code for certain arm’s-length transactions with a person that is a party in interest solely by reason of providing services to Plans or being an affiliate of such a service provider (the “Service Provider Exemption”).

Because we may be considered a party in interest with respect to many Plans, the securities may not be purchased, held or disposed of by any Plan, any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason of any Plan’s investment in the entity (a “Plan Asset Entity”) or any person investing plan assets of any Plan, unless such purchase, holding or disposition is eligible for exemptive relief, including relief available under PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1, or 84-14 or the Service Provider Exemption, or such purchase, holding or disposition is otherwise not prohibited. Any purchaser, including any fiduciary purchasing on behalf of a Plan, transferee or holder of the securities will be deemed to have represented, in its corporate and its fiduciary capacity, by its purchase and holding of the securities that either (a) it is not a Plan or a Plan Asset Entity and is not purchasing such securities on behalf of or with plan assets of any Plan or with any assets of a governmental, church or foreign plan that is subject to any federal, state, local or foreign law that is substantially similar to the provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or (b) its purchase, holding and disposition are eligible for exemptive relief or such purchase, holding and disposition are not prohibited by ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or in the case of a governmental, church or foreign plan, any substantially similar federal, state, local or foreign law).

Under ERISA, assets of a Plan may include assets held in the general account of an insurance company which has issued an insurance policy to such plan or assets of an entity in which the Plan has invested. Accordingly, insurance company general accounts that include assets of a Plan must ensure that one of the foregoing exemptions is available. Due to the complexity of these rules and the penalties that may be imposed upon persons involved in non-exempt prohibited transactions, it is particularly important that fiduciaries or other persons considering purchasing the securities on behalf of or with “plan assets” of any Plan consult with their counsel regarding the availability of exemptive relief under PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 or 84-14 or the Service Provider Exemption.

Purchasers of the securities have exclusive responsibility for ensuring that their purchase, holding and disposition of the securities do not violate the prohibited transaction rules of ERISA or the Code or any similar regulations applicable to governmental or church plans, as described above.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS AND HEDGING

The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be used as described under “Use of Proceeds” in the accompanying general prospectus supplement and to hedge market risks of ML&Co. associated with its obligation to pay the Redemption Amount.

SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

MLPF&S has advised ML&Co. that it proposes initially to offer all or part of the Notes directly to the public on a fixed price basis at the offering prices set forth on the cover of this pricing supplement. After the initial public offering, the public offering prices may be changed. The obligations of MLPF&S are subject to certain conditions and it is committed to take and pay for all of the Notes if any are taken.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements, the related financial statement schedule, and management’s report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting incorporated in this pricing supplement by reference from Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2006 have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference (which reports express an unqualified opinion on the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule and include an explanatory paragraph regarding the change in accounting method in 2006 for share-based payments to conform to Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment) and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

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INDEX OF CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS

 

Business Day

   PS-14

Calculation Agent

   PS-6

Calculation Day

   PS-12

Calculation Period

   PS-12

Capped Value

   PS-4

Ending Value

   PS-4

Index

   PS-1

Index Business Day

   PS-12

Market Disruption Event

   PS-12

Notes

   PS-1

Pricing Date

   PS-4

Redemption Amount

   PS-4

Starting Value

   PS-4

successor index

   PS-14

Capitalized terms used in this pricing supplement and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the accompanying MTN prospectus supplement, general prospectus supplement and prospectus, as applicable.

 

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ANNEX A

This annex contains tables which provide a brief synopsis of the business of each of the REITs as well as the split-adjusted month-end closing market prices in U.S. dollars for each Underlying Stock in each month from January 2002 through February 2007 (or from the first month-end for which that data is available) and rounded to two decimal places where necessary. The historical prices of the Underlying Stocks are not indicative of the future performance of the Underlying Stocks. The following information, with respect to the business of each REIT issuing an Underlying Stock, has been derived from publicly available documents published by that REIT. Because the common stock of each REIT is registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, these REITs are required to file periodically financial and other information specified by the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). For more information about the REITs, information provided to or filed with the SEC by the REITs can be inspected at the SEC’s public reference facilities or accessed through the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.

Simon Property Group, Inc. is a Delaware corporation that operates as a self-administered and self-managed REIT engaged primarily in the ownership, development and management of retail real estate, primarily regional malls, Premium Outlet centers and community/lifestyle centers.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   30.29  

January

   32.70  

January

   52.05  

January

   59.30  

January

     82.84  

January

   114.39

February

   30.78  

February

   34.64  

February

   54.49  

February

   61.96  

February

     82.97  

February

   112.74

March

   32.63  

March

   35.83  

March

   58.44  

March

   60.58  

March

     84.14     

April

   33.75  

April

   36.72  

April

   48.21  

April

   66.07  

April

     81.88     

May

   34.07  

May

   37.62  

May

   51.57  

May

   68.72  

May

     79.63     

June

   36.84  

June

   39.03  

June

   51.42  

June

   72.49  

June

     82.94     

July

   35.99  

July

   42.35  

July

   51.61  

July

   79.74  

July

     85.53     

August

   35.59  

August

   42.71  

August

   55.95  

August

   76.07  

August

     84.79     

September

   35.73  

September

   43.58  

September

   53.63  

September

   74.12  

September

     90.62     

October

   34.15  

October

   45.08  

October

   58.32  

October

   71.62  

October

     97.10     

November

   33.72  

November

   47.45  

November

   62.08  

November

   77.31  

November

   101.98     

December

   34.07  

December

   46.34  

December

   64.67  

December

   76.63  

December

   101.29     

 

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PUBLIC STORAGE, INC.

Public Storage, Inc. is an equity REIT organized under the laws of California. Public Storage, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed REIT that acquires, develops, owns and operates self-storage facilities.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   36.61  

January

   30.95  

January

   47.51  

January

   52.51  

January

   72.57  

January

   108.76

February

   36.76  

February

   33.00  

February

   47.73  

February

   54.56  

February

   78.02  

February

   101.27

March

   37.01  

March

   30.30  

March

   48.66  

March

   56.94  

March

   81.23     

April

   37.97  

April

   32.15  

April

   41.79  

April

   58.70  

April

   76.88     

May

   36.74  

May

   34.17  

May

   45.99  

May

   60.13  

May

   71.68     

June

   37.10  

June

   33.87  

June

   46.01  

June

   63.25  

June

   75.90     

July

   37.75  

July

   36.20  

July

   47.13  

July

   66.75  

July

   80.29     

August

   31.90  

August

   36.89  

August

   50.85  

August

   67.52  

August

   86.65     

September

   31.90  

September

   39.23  

September

   49.55  

September

   67.00  

September

   85.99     

October

   29.42  

October

   40.00  

October

   52.25  

October

   66.20  

October

   89.71     

November

   31.11  

November

   44.40  

November

   53.38  

November

   70.60  

November

   96.28     

December

   32.31  

December

   43.39  

December

   55.75  

December

   67.72  

December

   97.50     

VORNADO REALTY TRUST

Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated REIT and conducts its business through Vornado Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. As of December 31, 2006, we own directly or indirectly office properties, retail properties, merchandise mart properties, temperature controlled logistics, toy stores and other real estate investments.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   42.66  

January

   34.50  

January

   55.95  

January

   69.14  

January

     88.34  

January

   122.35

February

   41.80  

February

   35.00  

February

   56.90  

February

   68.70  

February

     88.99  

February

   127.20

March

   44.16  

March

   35.80  

March

   60.48  

March

   69.27  

March

     96.00     

April

   44.10  

April

   38.00  

April

   50.45  

April

   76.45  

April

     95.64     

May

   44.45  

May

   42.20  

May

   54.65  

May

   78.70  

May

     89.89     

June

   46.20  

June

   43.60  

June

   57.11  

June

   80.40  

June

     97.55     

July

   43.55  

July

   45.84  

July

   58.09  

July

   88.64  

July

   104.55     

August

   41.32  

August

   47.15  

August

   62.76  

August

   86.02  

August

   105.91     

September

   39.45  

September

   48.04  

September

   62.68  

September

   86.62  

September

   109.00     

October

   36.75  

October

   50.55  

October

   67.20  

October

   81.00  

October

   119.25     

November

   37.36  

November

   54.71  

November

   73.50  

November

   85.35  

November

   126.11     

December

   37.20  

December

   54.75  

December

   76.13  

December

   83.47  

December

   121.50     

 

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BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.

Boston Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation organized in 1997 is a fully integrated self-administered and self-managed REIT and one of the largest owners and developers of office properties in the United States. Its properties are concentrated in Boston, Washington, D.C., midtown Manhattan, San Francisco and Princeton, NJ.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   36.64  

January

   35.90  

January

   50.03  

January

   57.78  

January

     78.26  

January

   126.09

February

   37.67  

February

   37.20  

February

   51.23  

February

   59.80  

February

     84.67  

February

   120.10

March

   39.45  

March

   37.90  

March

   54.31  

March

   60.23  

March

     93.25     

April

   38.98  

April

   39.20  

April

   47.00  

April

   66.47  

April

     88.27     

May

   41.00  

May

   41.92  

May

   49.36  

May

   66.80  

May

     84.65     

June

   39.95  

June

   43.80  

June

   50.08  

June

   70.00  

June

     90.40     

July

   37.30  

July

   43.29  

July

   52.90  

July

   76.15  

July

     98.20     

August

   37.88  

August

   42.95  

August

   55.48  

August

   71.15  

August

   101.63     

September

   37.20  

September

   43.47  

September

   55.39  

September

   70.90  

September

   103.34     

October

   35.70  

October

   44.25  

October

   59.72  

October

   69.22  

October

   106.83     

November

   37.07  

November

   46.25  

November

   60.18  

November

   75.21  

November

   117.05     

December

   36.86  

December

   48.19  

December

   64.67  

December

   74.13  

December

   111.88     

PROLOGIS

ProLogis are organized under Maryland law and have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. ProLogis is the world’s largest owner, manager and developer of industrial distribution facilities. Its business strategy is designed to achieve long-term sustainable growth in cash flow and a high level of return for its shareholders. ProLogis manages its business by utilizing the ProLogis Operating System, an organizational structure and service delivery system built around customers.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   21.61  

January

   24.85  

January

   32.64  

January

   38.14  

January

   51.22  

January

   65.00

February

   22.50  

February

   24.78  

February

   33.13  

February

   39.76  

February

   52.52  

February

   66.13

March

   23.35  

March

   25.32  

March

   35.87  

March

   37.10  

March

   53.50     

April

   22.20  

April

   25.74  

April

   29.42  

April

   39.59  

April

   50.22     

May

   23.95  

May

   26.89  

May

   32.06  

May

   40.84  

May

   49.45     

June

   26.00  

June

   27.30  

June

   32.92  

June

   40.24  

June

   52.12     

July

   25.50  

July

   27.55  

July

   34.04  

July

   45.56  

July

   55.35     

August

   24.94  

August

   28.19  

August

   36.15  

August

   43.51  

August

   56.46     

September

   24.91  

September

   30.25  

September

   35.24  

September

   44.31  

September

   57.06     

October

   24.20  

October

   29.54  

October

   38.98  

October

   43.00  

October

   63.27     

November

   24.58  

November

   30.50  

November

   40.23  

November

   45.36  

November

   65.17     

December

   25.15  

December

   32.09  

December

   43.33  

December

   46.72  

December

   60.77     

 

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GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC.

General Growth Properties, Inc. is a self-administered and self-managed REIT. It is a Delaware corporation and was organized in 1986. General Growth Properties, Inc.’s business is focused in two main areas, retail and other, including the operation, development and management of retail and other rental property, primarily shopping centers and master planned communities including the development and sale of land, primarily in large-scale, long-term community development projects in and around Columbia, Maryland; Summerlin, Nevada; and Houston, Texas.

 

2002

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2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   13.50  

January

   16.50  

January

   30.00  

January

   31.77  

January

   51.60  

January

   61.52

February

   14.00  

February

   17.42  

February

   31.26  

February

   34.90  

February

   50.39  

February

   63.43

March

   14.73  

March

   17.98  

March

   35.15  

March

   34.10  

March

   48.87     

April

   15.24  

April

   18.54  

April

   27.11  

April

   39.11  

April

   46.95     

May

   16.21  

May

   19.55  

May

   29.38  

May

   38.93  

May

   43.76     

June

   17.00  

June

   20.81  

June

   29.57  

June

   41.09  

June

   45.06     

July

   16.16  

July

   22.73  

July

   30.08  

July

   45.98  

July

   45.64     

August

   16.80  

August

   23.12  

August

   30.17  

August

   45.09  

August

   45.33     

September

   17.17  

September

   23.90  

September

   31.00  

September

   44.93  

September

   47.65     

October

   16.03  

October

   25.50  

October

   32.99  

October

   42.48  

October

   51.90     

November

   16.47  

November

   26.87  

November

   34.31  

November

   45.62  

November

   54.94     

December

   17.33  

December

   27.75  

December

   36.16  

December

   46.99  

December

   52.23     

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL

Equity Residential, a Maryland REIT formed in March 1993, is focused on the acquisition, development and management of high quality apartment properties in top United States growth markets.

 

2002

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2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   26.78  

January

   24.44  

January

   29.10  

January

   31.54  

January

   42.41  

January

   56.28

February

   26.95  

February

   24.28  

February

   29.75  

February

   32.81  

February

   45.28  

February

   50.79

March

   28.74  

March

   24.07  

March

   29.85  

March

   32.21  

March

   46.79     

April

   28.20  

April

   25.91  

April

   27.46  

April

   34.35  

April

   44.87     

May

   28.94  

May

   26.48  

May

   29.44  

May

   35.90  

May

   44.10     

June

   28.75  

June

   25.95  

June

   29.73  

June

   36.82  

June

   44.73     

July

   26.75  

July

   27.90  

July

   29.55  

July

   40.40  

July

   46.51     

August

   27.92  

August

   29.08  

August

   32.39  

August

   37.77  

August

   49.87     

September

   23.94  

September

   29.28  

September

   31.00  

September

   37.85  

September

   50.58     

October

   23.72  

October

   29.25  

October

   33.35  

October

   39.25  

October

   54.61     

November

   26.12  

November

   29.36  

November

   33.71  

November

   40.76  

November

   53.26     

December

   24.58  

December

   29.51  

December

   36.18  

December

   39.12  

December

   50.75     

 

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HOST HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a Maryland corporation that operates as a self-managed and self- administered REIT. Its lodging portfolio consisted of luxury and upper upscale hotels with hotels in most of the major metropolitan areas in 26 states, Washington, D.C., Toronto and Calgary, Canada, Mexico City, Mexico and Santiago, Chile. Its property locations primarily include central business districts of major cities, airport areas and resort/convention destinations.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   10.09  

January

     8.15  

January

   12.67  

January

   16.00  

January

   19.95  

January

   26.47

February

   10.80  

February

     6.92  

February

   12.16  

February

   15.98  

February

   19.43  

February

   26.28

March

   11.95  

March

     6.92  

March

   12.78  

March

   16.56  

March

   21.40     

April

   11.91  

April

     7.72  

April

   11.90  

April

   16.82  

April

   21.02     

May

   11.48  

May

     9.00  

May

   12.26  

May

   16.75  

May

   20.07     

June

   11.30  

June

     9.15  

June

   12.36  

June

   17.50  

June

   21.87     

July

   11.25  

July

     9.98  

July

   12.95  

July

   18.65  

July

   21.22     

August

   10.14  

August

   10.02  

August

   13.35  

August

   17.49  

August

   22.54     

September

     9.28  

September

   10.73  

September

   14.03  

September

   16.90  

September

   22.93     

October

     8.20  

October

   10.45  

October

   14.55  

October

   16.79  

October

   23.06     

November

     9.15  

November

   11.15  

November

   15.66  

November

   17.90  

November

   25.22     

December

     8.85  

December

   12.32  

December

   17.30  

December

   18.95  

December

   24.55     

ARCHSTONE-SMITH TRUST

Archstone-Smith is engaged primarily in the acquisition, development, redevelopment, operation and long-term ownership of apartment communities in the United States. It has elected REIT status and is structured as an UPREIT, with all property ownership and business operations conducted through an operating trust. The company owns and operates a portfolio of High-Rise and garden apartment communities concentrated in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, Southern California, the New York City metropolitan area, the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston and Seattle.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   24.88  

January

   22.20  

January

   27.43  

January

   34.30  

January

   46.86  

January

   63.21

February

   25.88  

February

   22.05  

February

   28.00  

February

   33.83  

February

   47.40  

February

   56.41

March

   26.79  

March

   21.96  

March

   29.51  

March

   34.11  

March

   48.77     

April

   26.96  

April

   22.80  

April

   27.43  

April

   35.97  

April

   48.88     

May

   27.01  

May

   23.76  

May

   29.05  

May

   36.82  

May

   48.35     

June

   26.70  

June

   24.00  

June

   29.33  

June

   38.62  

June

   50.87     

July

   25.40  

July

   25.85  

July

   29.43  

July

   42.50  

July

   52.47     

August

   26.35  

August

   26.15  

August

   31.25  

August

   40.30  

August

   53.18     

September

   23.88  

September

   26.38  

September

   31.64  

September

   39.87  

September

   54.44     

October

   22.94  

October

   26.70  

October

   33.55  

October

   40.57  

October

   60.21     

November

   23.10  

November

   27.48  

November

   36.50  

November

   41.81  

November

   59.98     

December

   23.54  

December

   27.98  

December

   38.30  

December

   41.89  

December

   58.21     

 

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KIMCO REALTY CORP.

Kimco Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation, is one of the nation’s largest owners and operators of neighborhood and community shopping centers. The Company is a self-administered REIT and manages its properties through present management, which has owned and operated neighborhood and community shopping centers for over 45 years.

 

2002

   Closing
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2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   15.26  

January

   15.70  

January

   23.07  

January

   26.49  

January

   35.09  

January

   49.60

February

   15.51  

February

   16.85  

February

   23.48  

February

   26.56  

February

   35.93  

February

   50.26

March

   16.35  

March

   17.56  

March

   25.49  

March

   26.95  

March

   40.64     

April

   16.05  

April

   18.10  

April

   21.37  

April

   27.70  

April

   37.13     

May

   15.95  

May

   18.70  

May

   22.98  

May

   28.88  

May

   35.85     

June

   16.75  

June

   18.95  

June

   22.75  

June

   29.46  

June

   36.49     

July

   16.07  

July

   20.47  

July

   24.05  

July

   32.83  

July

   39.24     

August

   15.88  

August

   20.84  

August

   25.16  

August

   31.62  

August

   41.55     

September

   15.55  

September

   20.49  

September

   25.65  

September

   31.42  

September

   42.87     

October

   15.15  

October

   20.83  

October

   27.28  

October

   29.62  

October

   44.43     

November

   15.68  

November

   22.00  

November

   28.44  

November

   31.45  

November

   46.38     

December

   15.32  

December

   22.38  

December

   29.00  

December

   32.08  

December

   44.95     

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be treated as a REIT, for federal income tax purposes. AvalonBay Communities, Inc. engages in the development, redevelopment, acquisition, ownership and operation of multifamily communities in high barrier-to-entry markets of the United States. These barriers-to-entry generally include a difficult and lengthy entitlement process with local jurisdictions and dense urban or suburban areas where zoned and entitled land is in limited supply. These markets are located in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California regions of the United States.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   44.95  

January

   36.80  

January

   49.10  

January

   66.92  

January

     99.48  

January

   148.36

February

   46.14  

February

   36.71  

February

   50.38  

February

   69.50  

February

   103.00  

February

   137.56

March

   49.80  

March

   36.90  

March

   53.58  

March

   66.89  

March

   109.10     

April

   47.67  

April

   39.89  

April

   49.63  

April

   72.00  

April

   107.70     

May

   47.36  

May

   41.93  

May

   54.45  

May

   74.87  

May

   106.30     

June

   46.70  

June

   42.64  

June

   56.52  

June

   80.80  

June

   110.62     

July

   44.95  

July

   46.98  

July

   58.20  

July

   87.56  

July

   116.92     

August

   45.25  

August

   46.40  

August

   60.40  

August

   84.04  

August

   121.00     

September

   41.80  

September

   46.80  

September

   60.22  

September

   85.70  

September

   120.40     

October

   37.70  

October

   45.67  

October

   65.47  

October

   86.25  

October

   131.06     

November

   39.60  

November

   47.80  

November

   71.10  

November

   91.45  

November

   133.08     

December

   39.14  

December

   47.80  

December

   75.30  

December

   89.25  

December

   130.05     

 

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DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED REALTY CORP.

Developers Diversified Realty Corporation, an Ohio Corporation, a self-administered and self-managed REIT, is in the business of acquiring, developing, redeveloping, owning, leasing and managing shopping centers.

 

2002

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2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   19.10  

January

   22.42  

January

   34.38  

January

   39.75  

January

   49.26  

January

   67.12

February

   20.21  

February

   23.30  

February

   36.77  

February

   41.83  

February

   50.19  

February

   65.56

March

   21.00  

March

   24.15  

March

   40.40  

March

   39.75  

March

   54.75     

April

   22.10  

April

   25.20  

April

   32.75  

April

   42.44  

April

   53.20     

May

   23.20  

May

   28.23  

May

   34.39  

May

   45.60  

May

   51.15     

June

   22.50  

June

   28.44  

June

   35.37  

June

   45.96  

June

   52.18     

July

   23.00  

July

   29.70  

July

   35.88  

July

   48.67  

July

   52.78     

August

   23.10  

August

   29.02  

August

   37.71  

August

   47.99  

August

   54.10     

September

   22.01  

September

   29.87  

September

   39.15  

September

   46.70  

September

   55.76     

October

   21.40  

October

   28.90  

October

   41.80  

October

   43.68  

October

   60.90     

November

   22.03  

November

   31.51  

November

   43.05  

November

   45.30  

November

   64.78     

December

   21.99  

December

   33.57  

December

   44.37  

December

   47.02  

December

   62.95     

MACERICH COMPANY

The Macerich Company is involved in the acquisition, ownership, development, redevelopment, management and leasing of regional and community shopping centers located throughout the United States. The Company is the sole general partner of, and owns a majority of the ownership interests in The Macerich Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   27.57  

January

   29.70  

January

   48.13  

January

   57.21  

January

   72.57  

January

   95.53

February

   27.35  

February

   32.15  

February

   49.40  

February

   57.21  

February

   72.05  

February

   93.60

March

   30.15  

March

   31.68  

March

   53.90  

March

   53.28  

March

   73.95     

April

   29.35  

April

   33.00  

April

   41.87  

April

   60.30  

April

   73.22     

May

   28.55  

May

   34.50  

May

   45.25  

May

   63.03  

May

   68.91     

June

   31.00  

June

   35.13  

June

   47.87  

June

   67.05  

June

   70.20     

July

   29.90  

July

   37.33  

July

   47.90  

July

   70.22  

July

   72.75     

August

   30.48  

August

   37.20  

August

   54.50  

August

   65.08  

August

   74.66     

September

   30.98  

September

   37.75  

September

   53.29  

September

   64.94  

September

   76.36     

October

   28.45  

October

   40.20  

October

   59.75  

October

   64.27  

October

   80.35     

November

   30.41  

November

   42.20  

November

   60.74  

November

   67.98  

November

   85.47     

December

   30.75  

December

   44.50  

December

   62.80  

December

   67.14  

December

   86.57     

 

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SL GREEN REALTY CORP.

SL Green Realty Corp. is a self-managed REIT with in-house capabilities in property management, acquisitions, financing, development, construction and leasing. It was formed in June 1997 for the purpose of continuing the commercial real estate business of S.L. Green Properties, Inc., our predecessor entity. S.L. Green Properties, Inc., which was founded in 1980 by Stephen L. Green, its Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer, had been engaged in the business of owning, managing, leasing, acquiring and repositioning office properties in Manhattan, a borough of New York City, or Manhattan.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   31.65  

January

   30.22  

January

   42.97  

January

   53.23  

January

     84.04  

January

   146.58

February

   31.92  

February

   29.45  

February

   44.00  

February

   56.38  

February

     86.91  

February

   145.86

March

   33.60  

March

   30.56  

March

   47.70  

March

   56.22  

March

   101.50     

April

   35.10  

April

   32.23  

April

   40.80  

April

   61.00  

April

     99.00     

May

   35.80  

May

   34.54  

May

   45.50  

May

   61.95  

May

     99.21     

June

   35.65  

June

   34.89  

June

   46.80  

June

   64.50  

June

   109.47     

July

   32.25  

July

   35.81  

July

   49.10  

July

   69.70  

July

   114.30     

August

   33.07  

August

   35.17  

August

   50.00  

August

   66.13  

August

   111.56     

September

   30.74  

September

   36.11  

September

   51.81  

September

   68.18  

September

   111.70     

October

   29.18  

October

   36.15  

October

   54.82  

October

   68.03  

October

   121.05     

November

   31.72  

November

   37.36  

November

   57.63  

November

   73.85  

November

   135.24     

December

   31.60  

December

   41.05  

December

   60.55  

December

   76.39  

December

   132.78     

DUKE REALTY CORP.

Duke Realty Corp. is a self-administered and self-managed REIT, which began operations upon completion of an initial public offering in February 1986. Its diversified portfolio of rental properties are leased by tenants whose businesses include manufacturing, retailing, wholesale trade, distribution and professional services. Duke Realty Corp. also owns or controls unencumbered land ready for development.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   23.25  

January

   25.05  

January

   32.87  

January

   31.10  

January

   36.28  

January

   44.12

February

   23.80  

February

   25.95  

February

   32.40  

February

   31.68  

February

   35.10  

February

   44.06

March

   26.00  

March

   26.98  

March

   34.72  

March

   29.85  

March

   37.95     

April

   26.30  

April

   27.40  

April

   29.16  

April

   30.60  

April

   35.40     

May

   27.06  

May

   28.38  

May

   32.36  

May

   30.87  

May

   33.94     

June

   28.95  

June

   27.55  

June

   31.81  

June

   31.66  

June

   35.15     

July

   25.75  

July

   28.82  

July

   30.76  

July

   33.96  

July

   37.26     

August

   26.23  

August

   27.67  

August

   34.00  

August

   32.74  

August

   37.98     

September

   24.62  

September

   29.20  

September

   33.20  

September

   33.88  

September

   37.35     

October

   24.30  

October

   29.28  

October

   34.10  

October

   34.10  

October

   40.06     

November

   25.00  

November

   30.80  

November

   34.55  

November

   34.00  

November

   43.52     

December

   25.45  

December

   31.00  

December

   34.14  

December

   33.40  

December

   40.90     

 

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REGENCY CENTERS CORP.

Regency Centers Corp. is a qualified REIT, which began operations in 1993. Its primary operating and investment goal is long-term growth in earnings per share and total shareholder return, which it works to achieve by focusing on a strategy of owning, operating and developing high-quality community and neighborhood shopping centers that are tenanted by market-dominant grocers, category-leading anchors, specialty retailers and restaurants located in areas with above average household incomes and population densities.

 

2002

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2003

   Closing
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2004

   Closing
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2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
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January

   28.70  

January

   31.68  

January

   41.70  

January

   49.40  

January

   64.45  

January

   87.10

February

   28.30  

February

   32.17  

February

   41.95  

February

   51.00  

February

   64.50  

February

   85.74

March

   29.02  

March

   32.95  

March

   46.73  

March

   47.63  

March

   67.19     

April

   29.40  

April

   33.00  

April

   37.91  

April

   52.65  

April

   63.09     

May

   29.36  

May

   33.98  

May

   40.30  

May

   55.85  

May

   61.61     

June

   29.65  

June

   34.98  

June

   42.90  

June

   57.20  

June

   62.15     

July

   31.50  

July

   36.38  

July

   42.50  

July

   61.70  

July

   64.12     

August

   31.75  

August

   35.28  

August

   46.00  

August

   58.33  

August

   67.27     

September

   31.00  

September

   36.85  

September

   46.49  

September

   57.45  

September

   68.76     

October

   31.26  

October

   37.08  

October

   48.86  

October

   55.67  

October

   72.16     

November

   30.90  

November

   39.50  

November

   52.00  

November

   58.05  

November

   78.98     

December

   32.40  

December

   39.85  

December

   55.40  

December

   58.95  

December

   78.17     

APARTMENT INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Apartment Investment and Management Company is a Maryland corporation incorporated on January 10, 1994. It is a self-administered and self-managed REIT, engaged in the acquisition, ownership, management and redevelopment of apartment properties. Based on apartment unit data compiled by the National Multi Housing Council, as of January 1, 2006, it was the largest owner of apartment properties in the United States. Its portfolio includes garden style, mid-rise and high-rise properties.

 

2002

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Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   43.60  

January

   36.35  

January

   35.18  

January

   35.90  

January

   42.52  

January

   62.63

February

   45.18  

February

   36.77  

February

   32.40  

February

   38.26  

February

   44.31  

February

   58.86

March

   48.37  

March

   36.48  

March

   31.09  

March

   37.20  

March

   46.90     

April

   49.10  

April

   37.76  

April

   28.17  

April

   38.12  

April

   44.69     

May

   46.58  

May

   35.23  

May

   28.88  

May

   37.10  

May

   43.25     

June

   49.20  

June

   34.60  

June

   31.13  

June

   40.92  

June

   43.45     

July

   44.96  

July

   39.41  

July

   31.97  

July

   44.00  

July

   48.09     

August

   43.65  

August

   38.55  

August

   35.50  

August

   39.90  

August

   51.24     

September

   38.85  

September

   39.36  

September

   34.78  

September

   38.78  

September

   54.41     

October

   35.14  

October

   40.90  

October

   36.69  

October

   38.40  

October

   57.32     

November

   37.37  

November

   34.05  

November

   36.37  

November

   38.73  

November

   57.64     

December

   37.48  

December

   34.50  

December

   38.54  

December

   37.87  

December

   56.02     

 

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HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVESTORS, INC.

Health Care Property Investors, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures, invests primarily in real estate serving the healthcare industry in the United States. Health Care Property Investors, Inc. is a Maryland REIT organized in 1985. Health Care Property Investors, Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, California, with operations in Nashville, Tennessee and Orlando, Florida. Health Care Property Investors, Inc. acquires healthcare facilities and leases them to healthcare providers and provides mortgage financing secured by healthcare facilities. The Company’s portfolio includes: (i) senior housing, including independent living facilities, assisted living facilities and continuing care retirement communities; (ii) medical office buildings; (iii) hospitals; (iv) skilled nursing facilities; and (v) other healthcare facilities, including laboratory and office buildings.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   18.99  

January

   18.42  

January

   28.12  

January

   25.96  

January

   27.75  

January

   41.25

February

   18.90  

February

   17.68  

February

   27.84  

February

   25.20  

February

   27.47  

February

   36.77

March

   20.28  

March

   16.68  

March

   28.30  

March

   23.47  

March

   28.40     

April

   20.42  

April

   18.61  

April

   23.90  

April

   25.64  

April

   27.42     

May

   20.89  

May

   19.61  

May

   24.03  

May

   27.19  

May

   26.15     

June

   21.45  

June

   21.18  

June

   24.04  

June

   27.04  

June

   26.74     

July

   21.91  

July

   21.92  

July

   24.96  

July

   27.86  

July

   27.42     

August

   21.50  

August

   21.03  

August

   25.35  

August

   27.17  

August

   30.09     

September

   21.30  

September

   23.35  

September

   26.00  

September

   26.99  

September

   31.05     

October

   21.60  

October

   23.32  

October

   27.83  

October

   25.45  

October

   31.40     

November

   21.80  

November

   23.42  

November

   26.83  

November

   26.27  

November

   36.27     

December

   19.15  

December

   25.40  

December

   27.69  

December

   25.56  

December

   36.82     

AMB PROPERTY CORP.

AMB Property Corporation, a Maryland corporation, acquires, develops and operates industrial properties in key distribution markets throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Its strategy focuses on providing properties for customers who value the efficient movement of goods located mostly in the world’s busiest distribution markets: large, supply-constrained locations with proximity to airports, seaports and major highway systems.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   25.61  

January

   27.65  

January

   34.95  

January

   37.23  

January

   52.20  

January

   60.85

February

   26.05  

February

   28.00  

February

   35.42  

February

   38.82  

February

   53.65  

February

   58.78

March

   27.50  

March

   28.25  

March

   37.17  

March

   37.80  

March

   54.27     

April

   28.04  

April

   27.30  

April

   30.30  

April

   38.99  

April

   49.99     

May

   29.15  

May

   27.41  

May

   33.05  

May

   40.31  

May

   49.43     

June

   31.00  

June

   28.17  

June

   34.63  

June

   43.43  

June

   50.55     

July

   29.55  

July

   28.10  

July

   35.14  

July

   45.99  

July

   52.43     

August

   29.75  

August

   28.50  

August

   37.35  

August

   44.33  

August

   55.83     

September

   28.90  

September

   30.81  

September

   37.02  

September

   44.90  

September

   55.11     

October

   26.80  

October

   29.99  

October

   37.50  

October

   44.18  

October

   58.41     

November

   27.65  

November

   31.46  

November

   39.95  

November

   46.76  

November

   61.27     

December

   27.36  

December

   32.88  

December

   40.39  

December

   49.17  

December

   58.61     

 

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FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST

Federal Realty Investment Trust is an equity REIT specializing in the ownership, management, development and redevelopment of high quality retail and mixed-use properties, located primarily in densely populated and affluent communities with relatively high barriers to entry throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States, as well as in California.

 

2002

   Closing
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2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   24.31  

January

   28.04  

January

   41.29  

January

   47.18  

January

   66.82  

January

   93.42

February

   25.16  

February

   29.31  

February

   42.35  

February

   50.19  

February

   69.69  

February

   90.49

March

   25.67  

March

   30.37  

March

   46.20  

March

   48.35  

March

   75.20     

April

   26.95  

April

   30.82  

April

   37.08  

April

   53.50  

April

   68.23     

May

   27.40  

May

   33.00  

May

   39.90  

May

   55.20  

May

   68.38     

June

   27.71  

June

   32.00  

June

   41.59  

June

   59.00  

June

   70.00     

July

   27.30  

July

   34.87  

July

   42.20  

July

   65.31  

July

   72.55     

August

   27.00  

August

   34.98  

August

   45.38  

August

   61.92  

August

   74.07     

September

   27.00  

September

   36.86  

September

   44.00  

September

   60.93  

September

   74.30     

October

   26.35  

October

   37.95  

October

   47.45  

October

   60.65  

October

   80.15     

November

   27.29  

November

   39.31  

November

   50.15  

November

   62.98  

November

   85.18     

December

   28.12  

December

   38.39  

December

   51.65  

December

   60.65  

December

   85.00     

VENTAS, INC.

Ventas, Inc. is a healthcare REIT with a geographically diverse portfolio of seniors housing and healthcare-related properties in the United States. Except with respect to its medical office buildings, Ventas, Inc. leases these properties to healthcare operating companies under “triple-net” or “absolute-net” leases, which require the tenants to pay all property-related expenses. Ventas, Inc. also had real estate loan investments relating to seniors housing and healthcare-related third parties as of December 31, 2006.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   12.13  

January

   11.35  

January

   25.00  

January

   25.60  

January

   30.60  

January

   46.25

February

   12.69  

February

   12.00  

February

   26.45  

February

   25.82  

February

   31.00  

February

   45.83

March

   12.65  

March

   11.60  

March

   27.48  

March

   24.96  

March

   33.18     

April

   13.50  

April

   13.00  

April

   22.09  

April

   26.98  

April

   32.67     

May

   13.15  

May

   14.15  

May

   23.32  

May

   28.54  

May

   32.44     

June

   12.75  

June

   15.15  

June

   23.35  

June

   30.20  

June

   33.88     

July

   13.00  

July

   16.55  

July

   25.52  

July

   32.29  

July

   35.73     

August

   13.00  

August

   16.91  

August

   27.35  

August

   31.15  

August

   40.05     

September

   13.35  

September

   17.12  

September

   25.92  

September

   32.20  

September

   38.54     

October

   11.40  

October

   18.70  

October

   26.90  

October

   30.63  

October

   38.98     

November

   12.50  

November

   20.02  

November

   27.10  

November

   31.53  

November

   38.95     

December

   11.45  

December

   22.00  

December

   27.41  

December

   32.02  

December

   42.32     

 

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LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST

Liberty Property Trust is a self-administered and self-managed Maryland REIT. Substantially all of the Trust’s assets are owned directly or indirectly, and substantially all of the Trust’s operations are conducted directly or indirectly, by its subsidiary, Liberty Property Limited Partnership, a Pennsylvania limited partnership. The Liberty Property Trust’s industrial properties consist of a variety of warehouse, distribution, service, assembly, light manufacturing and research and development facilities. They include both single-tenant and multi-tenant facilities, with most designed flexibly to accommodate various types of tenants, space requirements and industrial uses. The Liberty Property Trust’s office properties are multi-story and single-story office buildings located principally in suburban mixed-use developments or office parks. Substantially all of the Liberty Property Trust’s properties are located in prime business locations within established business communities. In addition, Liberty Property Trust is developing a 1.25 million square foot office tower, known as the Comcast Center, in Philadelphia’s central business district.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   29.35  

January

   29.99  

January

   38.58  

January

   39.05  

January

   45.26  

January

   51.74

February

   30.10  

February

   31.22  

February

   42.28  

February

   41.46  

February

   44.78  

February

   51.25

March

   32.25  

March

   31.30  

March

   45.00  

March

   39.05  

March

   47.16     

April

   31.95  

April

   31.29  

April

   36.55  

April

   39.83  

April

   44.70     

May

   34.50  

May

   33.27  

May

   39.89  

May

   41.29  

May

   42.58     

June

   35.00  

June

   34.60  

June

   40.21  

June

   44.31  

June

   44.20     

July

   32.15  

July

   34.69  

July

   38.40  

July

   44.88  

July

   46.85     

August

   32.63  

August

   34.83  

August

   40.46  

August

   43.40  

August

   47.87     

September

   31.00  

September

   36.98  

September

   39.84  

September

   42.54  

September

   47.79     

October

   29.34  

October

   36.38  

October

   40.55  

October

   41.69  

October

   48.20     

November

   31.45  

November

   37.83  

November

   41.00  

November

   42.46  

November

   51.21     

December

   31.94  

December

   38.90  

December

   43.20  

December

   42.85  

December

   49.14     

CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST

Formed on May 25, 1993, Camden Property Trust, a Texas REIT, engaged in the ownership, development, construction and management of multifamily apartment communities. Its portfolio consists of middle- to upper-market multifamily communities. Camden Property Trust targets acquisitions and developments in selected markets in the United States.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   34.86  

January

   31.50  

January

   43.50  

January

   45.31  

January

   65.10  

January

   78.40

February

   36.00  

February

   31.90  

February

   43.70  

February

   46.40  

February

   65.85  

February

   71.98

March

   39.12  

March

   32.40  

March

   44.95  

March

   47.03  

March

   72.05     

April

   39.80  

April

   34.95  

April

   42.32  

April

   51.00  

April

   68.73     

May

   38.40  

May

   34.74  

May

   46.71  

May

   51.61  

May

   71.40     

June

   37.03  

June

   34.95  

June

   45.80  

June

   53.75  

June

   73.55     

July

   37.00  

July

   37.31  

July

   45.00  

July

   55.28  

July

   76.45     

August

   35.85  

August

   38.10  

August

   47.08  

August

   52.30  

August

   77.59     

September

   33.15  

September

   38.43  

September

   46.20  

September

   55.75  

September

   76.01     

October

   31.34  

October

   39.60  

October

   45.40  

October

   56.35  

October

   80.72     

November

   33.99  

November

   42.04  

November

   49.03  

November

   59.00  

November

   79.73     

December

   33.00  

December

   44.30  

December

   51.00  

December

   57.92  

December

   73.85     

 

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WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS

Weingarten Realty Investors is a real estate investment trust organized under the Texas Real Estate Investment Trust Act. Weingarten Realty Investors, and its predecessor entity, began the ownership and development of shopping centers and other commercial real estate in 1948. Weingarten Realty Investors’s primary business is leasing space to tenants in the shopping and industrial centers it owns or leases. Weingarten Realty Investors also manages centers for joint ventures in which Weingarten Realty Investors are partners or for other outside owners for which Weingarten Realty investors charges fees.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   21.89  

January

   24.27  

January

   31.67  

January

   35.75  

January

   40.53  

January

   49.51

February

   21.91  

February

   25.90  

February

   33.03  

February

   36.83  

February

   39.38  

February

   49.44

March

   22.84  

March

   26.07  

March

   34.60  

March

   34.51  

March

   40.75     

April

   23.73  

April

   26.33  

April

   28.91  

April

   36.01  

April

   39.41     

May

   24.27  

May

   27.55  

May

   30.97  

May

   38.01  

May

   37.86     

June

   23.60  

June

   27.93  

June

   31.28  

June

   39.22  

June

   38.28     

July

   24.73  

July

   28.90  

July

   30.80  

July

   39.28  

July

   39.96     

August

   25.53  

August

   29.84  

August

   33.62  

August

   38.55  

August

   42.42     

September

   24.40  

September

   30.00  

September

   33.01  

September

   37.85  

September

   43.02     

October

   24.77  

October

   28.85  

October

   36.16  

October

   35.56  

October

   46.50     

November

   24.81  

November

   30.05  

November

   40.75  

November

   37.77  

November

   47.72     

December

   24.57  

December

   29.57  

December

   40.10  

December

   37.81  

December

   46.11     

UDR, INC.

UDR, Inc. (formerly known as United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.) is a REIT that owns, acquires, renovates, develops, and manages apartment communities nationwide.

 

2002

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Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   14.34  

January

   15.99  

January

   18.50  

January

   22.22  

January

   25.41  

January

   32.79

February

   14.10  

February

   15.57  

February

   18.87  

February

   22.10  

February

   26.75  

February

   32.65

March

   15.84  

March

   15.98  

March

   19.62  

March

   20.87  

March

   28.54     

April

   16.70  

April

   16.69  

April

   17.95  

April

   22.15  

April

   27.19     

May

   15.85  

May

   17.10  

May

   19.94  

May

   23.05  

May

   27.01     

June

   15.75  

June

   17.22  

June

   19.78  

June

   24.05  

June

   28.01     

July

   16.20  

July

   18.03  

July

   19.39  

July

   25.45  

July

   27.85     

August

   16.61  

August

   18.32  

August

   21.23  

August

   23.68  

August

   30.51     

September

   15.91  

September

   18.31  

September

   19.83  

September

   23.70  

September

   30.20     

October

   14.43  

October

   17.45  

October

   21.08  

October

   22.13  

October

   32.37     

November

   15.52  

November

   18.45  

November

   22.99  

November

   22.39  

November

   33.58     

December

   16.36  

December

   19.20  

December

   24.80  

December

   23.44  

December

   31.79     

 

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MACK-CALI REALTY CORP.

Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation, is a fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed REIT that owns and operates a real estate portfolio comprised predominantly of Class A office and office/flex properties located primarily in the Northeast. Mack-Cali Realty Corporation performs substantially all commercial real estate leasing, management, acquisition, development and construction services on an in-house basis.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   31.51  

January

   28.50  

January

   40.57  

January

   41.98  

January

   44.72  

January

   55.64

February

   31.45  

February

   28.90  

February

   42.56  

February

   44.20  

February

   44.90  

February

   51.68

March

   34.68  

March

   30.97  

March

   44.91  

March

   42.35  

March

   48.00     

April

   32.80  

April

   31.56  

April

   37.35  

April

   43.99  

April

   45.22     

May

   34.83  

May

   34.37  

May

   39.96  

May

   44.09  

May

   42.88     

June

   35.15  

June

   36.38  

June

   41.38  

June

   45.30  

June

   45.92     

July

   31.29  

July

   36.82  

July

   40.90  

July

   47.91  

July

   48.31     

August

   33.55  

August

   36.80  

August

   45.26  

August

   44.05  

August

   53.15     

September

   32.13  

September

   39.20  

September

   44.30  

September

   44.94  

September

   51.80     

October

   28.89  

October

   37.69  

October

   44.17  

October

   42.65  

October

   52.90     

November

   30.00  

November

   39.90  

November

   43.74  

November

   44.17  

November

   54.64     

December

   30.30  

December

   41.62  

December

   46.03  

December

   43.20  

December

   51.00     

ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

Essex Property Trust, Inc. is a Maryland corporation that operates as a self-administered and self-managed REIT. Essex Property Trust, Inc. is engaged primarily in the ownership, operation, management, acquisition, development and redevelopment of real estate. The majority of its real estate consists of apartment communities, located predominantly along the West Coast.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   46.34  

January

   50.48  

January

   62.15  

January

   71.95  

January

     99.38  

January

   144.34

February

   47.40  

February

   50.95  

February

   62.97  

February

   72.08  

February

     99.65  

February

   138.89

March

   52.18  

March

   52.25  

March

   65.50  

March

   69.10  

March

   108.73     

April

   52.00  

April

   54.97  

April

   60.95  

April

   75.95  

April

   109.10     

May

   52.25  

May

   56.99  

May

   65.55  

May

   80.00  

May

   106.50     

June

   54.70  

June

   57.25  

June

   68.35  

June

   83.06  

June

   111.66     

July

   51.00  

July

   60.60  

July

   65.90  

July

   91.86  

July

   117.09     

August

   52.80  

August

   62.85  

August

   73.75  

August

   87.95  

August

   125.47     

September

   49.44  

September

   62.71  

September

   71.85  

September

   90.00  

September

   121.40     

October

   47.46  

October

   59.88  

October

   78.46  

October

   89.88  

October

   133.28     

November

   51.00  

November

   63.95  

November

   80.53  

November

   91.70  

November

   132.04     

December

   50.85  

December

   64.22  

December

   83.80  

December

   92.20  

December

   129.25     

 

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CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES, INC.

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. is a self-managed, self-administered, fully integrated REIT. It owns, develops, acquires, leases, manages and operates regional malls and open-air and community shopping centers. Its shopping center properties are primarily located in the southeastern and midwestern United States.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   16.88  

January

   19.23  

January

   30.23  

January

   34.39  

January

   42.32  

January

   46.93

February

   17.13  

February

   19.93  

February

   28.78  

February

   37.26  

February

   42.60  

February

   47.13

March

   17.68  

March

   20.30  

March

   30.67  

March

   35.76  

March

   42.45     

April

   18.30  

April

   21.23  

April

   25.13  

April

   38.69  

April

   39.99     

May

   18.90  

May

   21.68  

May

   26.66  

May

   40.74  

May

   37.41     

June

   20.25  

June

   21.50  

June

   27.50  

June

   43.07  

June

   38.93     

July

   18.36  

July

   24.09  

July

   27.55  

July

   45.88  

July

   39.16     

August

   19.50  

August

   24.49  

August

   30.54  

August

   42.42  

August

   40.74     

September

   19.38  

September

   24.95  

September

   30.48  

September

   40.99  

September

   41.91     

October

   18.48  

October

   26.65  

October

   32.78  

October

   37.35  

October

   43.73     

November

   19.65  

November

   28.13  

November

   36.65  

November

   40.25  

November

   43.10     

December

   20.03  

December

   28.25  

December

   38.18  

December

   39.51  

December

   43.35     

ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. is a Maryland corporation formed in October 1994 that has elected to be taxed as a REIT. It is engaged principally in the ownership, operation, management, selective redevelopment, development and acquisition of properties for the life sciences industry. Its properties are designed and improved for lease primarily to institutional (universities and independent not-for-profit institutions), pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, life science product, service, biodefense and translational research entities, as well as governmental agencies. The properties leased to tenants in the life science industry typically consist of buildings containing scientific research and development laboratories and other improvements that are generic to tenants operating in the life science industry.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   40.45  

January

   41.35  

January

   61.85  

January

   66.56  

January

   88.25  

January

   108.36

February

   41.35  

February

   41.55  

February

   61.38  

February

   66.98  

February

   88.02  

February

   105.19

March

   44.60  

March

   42.05  

March

   63.00  

March

   64.38  

March

   95.33     

April

   45.70  

April

   42.30  

April

   56.82  

April

   68.82  

April

   90.60     

May

   46.50  

May

   44.30  

May

   54.95  

May

   69.30  

May

   83.96     

June

   49.34  

June

   45.00  

June

   56.78  

June

   73.45  

June

   88.68     

July

   43.15  

July

   45.75  

July

   60.09  

July

   80.45  

July

   94.42     

August

   43.93  

August

   46.75  

August

   64.80  

August

   81.95  

August

   98.02     

September

   42.48  

September

   48.03  

September

   65.72  

September

   82.69  

September

   93.80     

October

   42.00  

October

   51.00  

October

   66.05  

October

   80.85  

October

   99.70     

November

   40.79  

November

   56.10  

November

   71.80  

November

   84.00  

November

   103.08       

December

   42.60  

December

   57.90  

December

   74.42  

December

   80.50  

December

   100.40       

 

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COUSINS PROPERTIES INC.

Cousins Properties Incorporated is a Georgia corporation, which since 1987 has elected to be taxed as a REIT that owns, develops, and manages its own real estate portfolio and performs certain real estate related services for other parties. Its strategy is to produce strong stockholder returns by creating value through the acquisition, development and redevelopment of high quality, well-located office, multi-family, retail, industrial, and residential properties. Cousins Properties Incorporated has developed substantially all of the income producing real estate assets it owns and operates. A key element in the Cousins Properties Incorporated’s strategy is to actively manage its portfolio of investment properties and, at the appropriate times, to engage in timely and strategic dispositions either by sale or through contributions to ventures in which Cousins Properties Incorporated retains an ownership interest. These transactions seek to maximize the value of the assets t Cousins Properties Incorporated has created, generate capital for additional development properties and return a portion of the value created to stockholders.

 

2002

   Closing
Price
 

2003

   Closing
Price
 

2004

   Closing
Price
 

2005

   Closing
Price
 

2006

   Closing
Price
 

2007

   Closing
Price

January

   24.90  

January

   24.15  

January

   30.70  

January

   30.29  

January

   31.22  

January

   39.14

February

   26.14  

February

   24.68  

February

   30.70  

February

   27.13  

February

   30.67  

February

   34.34

March

   26.05  

March

   25.85  

March

   32.79  

March

   25.87  

March

   33.43     

April

   27.00  

April

   26.26  

April

   28.12  

April

   27.00  

April

   31.45     

May

   27.04  

May

   27.01  

May

   31.29  

May

   28.34  

May

   30.22     

June

   24.76  

June

   27.90  

June

   32.95  

June

   29.58  

June

   30.93     

July

   23.95  

July

   28.20  

July

   32.13  

July

   32.60  

July

   31.77     

August

   23.90  

August

   29.00  

August

   36.00  

August

   30.31  

August

   34.37     

September

   23.00  

September

   27.75  

September

   34.31  

September

   30.22  

September

   34.21     

October

   22.40  

October

   28.75  

October

   37.22  

October

   29.54  

October

   35.77     

November

   24.05  

November

   30.10  

November

   32.80  

November

   27.84  

November

   36.33     

December

   24.70  

December

   30.60  

December

   30.27  

December

   28.30  

December

   35.27     

 

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