Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 95 Greene Street Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 August 15, 2003 [LOGO] MERRILL LYNCH OFICS Filer Support SEC Operations Center 6432 General Green Way Alexandria, Virginia 22312-2413 Attention: 1933 Act Filing Desk Re: Registration Statement No. 333-97937 With reference to the above captioned Registration Statement and in compliance with Rule 424(b)(3) adopted under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we enclose herewith for filing, one copy, marked as required, one Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement dated September 25, 2002 relating to Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. CoreNotes(SM) to be used on and after this date. In addition, please reference that this note is not listed on any exchange. Very truly yours, /s/ Mark Youngclaus Mark Youngclaus Vice President
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Filed under Rule 424 (b)(3), Registration Statement No. 333-105098 $17,193,900,000 Filed under Rule 424 (b)(3), Registration Statement No. 333-105098 Merrill Lynch CoreNotes(SM) (To Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus supplement dated June 3, 2003) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CUSIP Aggregate Price to Purchasing Interest Rate Interest Payment Stated Maturity Survivor's Number Principal Amount Public(1) Agent's Discount(1) Per Annum Frequency Date Option - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5901M0CZ0 $3,369,000 100.0% 1.0000% 3.70% Monthly 8/18/2008 Yes - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trade Date: Wednesday August 13, 2003 Merrill Lynch & Co. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. [LOGO] Issue Date: Monday Aug 18, 2003 Purchasing Agent 4 World Financial Center Minimum Denominations/Increments: $1,000/$1,000 Acting as Principal New York, NY 10080 Original Issue Discount: No All trades settle without accrued interest and clear SDFS: DTC Book-Entry only Merrill Lynch DTC Participant Number: 5132 (1) Expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount. "CoreNotes" is a service mark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------