Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-132911
Subject to Completion
Preliminary Pricing Supplement dated September 28, 2007
PRICING SUPPLEMENT
(To MTN Prospectus Supplement, general Prospectus Supplement
and Prospectus dated March 31, 2006)
Pricing Supplement Number:
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Medium-Term Notes, Series C
Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue
Original Issue Discount Notes due October 4, 2037
Principal Amount: | $50,000,000 | |
Issue Price: | $6,255,408 (12.510816% of principal amount) | |
Denominations: | $1,000 and integral multiples thereof | |
Purchase Price to Underwriter: |
12.260816% of principal amount | |
Underwriting Discount: | 0.25% | |
CUSIP Number: | ||
Interest Rate: | 0.00% | |
Accrual Rate: | 7.0500001% accretion yield, semi-annually, 30/360, compounded and paid at the earlier of the Redemption Date (as defined below) or maturity | |
Original Issue Date: | October 4, 2007 | |
Stated Maturity Date: | October 4, 2037 | |
Interest Payment Dates: | None | |
Repayment at the Option of the Holder: |
The Notes cannot be repaid at the option of the holder prior to the Stated Maturity Date. | |
Redemption at the | ||
Option of the Company: | On April 4 or October 4 of each year, commencing October 4, 2012, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (the Company) may redeem the Notes (if elected, the Redemption Date) in whole, but not in part, with not less |
than five Business Days notice, prior to the Redemption Date for a redemption price specified in the Redemption Schedule shown below. If a Redemption Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the Notes will be redeemed on the immediately succeeding Business Day and no additional interest will accrue as a result of such delayed redemption. | ||
Form: | The Notes will be issued in fully registered book-entry form. As described in the accompanying general prospectus supplement, upon issuance, all of the Notes will be represented by one or more fully registered global Notes. Each global Note will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company, otherwise known as DTC, or any successor to it (the depository), as depositary, and registered in the name of Cede & Co., DTCs partnership nominee. | |
Trustee: | The Bank of New York | |
Underwriter: | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (MLPF&S) | |
Business Day: | Any day other than a Saturday or Sunday that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close. | |
Dated: | September , 2007 |
Redemption Schedule
Redemption Date |
Redemption Price | |||
(% of principal amount) | (per $1,000 principal amount per unit of the Notes) | |||
10/4/2012 |
17.690415% | $176.90415 | ||
4/4/2013 |
18.314003% | $183.14003 | ||
10/4/2013 |
18.959571% | $189.59571 | ||
4/4/2014 |
19.627896% | $196.27896 | ||
10/4/2014 |
20.319779% | $203.19779 | ||
4/4/2015 |
21.036052% | $210.36052 | ||
10/4/2015 |
21.777572% | $217.77572 | ||
4/4/2016 |
22.545232% | $225.45232 | ||
10/4/2016 |
23.339951% | $233.39951 | ||
4/4/2017 |
24.162685% | $241.62685 | ||
10/4/2017 |
25.014419% | $250.14419 | ||
4/4/2018 |
25.896178% | $258.96178 | ||
10/4/2018 |
26.809018% | $268.09018 | ||
4/4/2019 |
27.754036% | $277.54036 | ||
10/4/2019 |
28.732365% | $287.32365 | ||
4/4/2020 |
29.745181% | $297.45181 | ||
10/4/2020 |
30.793699% | $307.93699 | ||
4/4/2021 |
31.879177% | $318.79177 |
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10/4/2021 |
33.002918% | $330.02918 | ||
4/4/2022 |
34.166271% | $341.66271 | ||
10/4/2022 |
35.370632% | $353.70632 | ||
4/4/2023 |
36.617447% | $366.17447 | ||
10/4/2023 |
37.908212% | $379.08212 | ||
4/4/2024 |
39.244476% | $392.44476 | ||
10/4/2024 |
40.627844% | $406.27844 | ||
4/4/2025 |
42.059975% | $420.59975 | ||
10/4/2025 |
43.542590% | $435.42590 | ||
4/4/2026 |
45.077466% | $450.77466 | ||
10/4/2026 |
46.666447% | $466.66447 | ||
4/4/2027 |
48.311439% | $483.11439 | ||
10/4/2027 |
50.014417% | $500.14417 | ||
4/4/2028 |
51.777425% | $517.77425 | ||
10/4/2028 |
53.602580% | $536.02580 | ||
4/4/2029 |
55.492071% | $554.92071 | ||
10/4/2029 |
57.448166% | $574.48166 | ||
4/4/2030 |
59.473214% | $594.73214 | ||
10/4/2030 |
61.569645% | $615.69645 | ||
4/4/2031 |
63.739975% | $637.39975 | ||
10/4/2031 |
65.986809% | $659.86809 | ||
4/4/2032 |
68.312844% | $683.12844 | ||
10/4/2032 |
70.720872% | $707.20872 | ||
4/4/2033 |
73.213783% | $732.13783 | ||
10/4/2033 |
75.794568% | $757.94568 | ||
4/4/2034 |
78.466327% | $784.66327 | ||
10/4/2034 |
81.232265% | $812.32265 | ||
4/4/2035 |
84.095703% | $840.95703 | ||
10/4/2035 |
87.060076% | $870.60076 | ||
4/4/2036 |
90.128944% | $901.28944 | ||
10/4/2036 |
93.305989% | $933.05989 | ||
4/4/2037 |
96.595025% | $965.95025 | ||
10/4/2037 |
100.000000% | $1,000.00000 |
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