EX-32.1: CERTIFICATION
Published on November 7, 2007
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Merrill
Lynch & Co., Inc. (the Company) on
Form 10-Q
for the period ended September 28, 2007 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
Report), the undersigned Ahmass L. Fakahany and
Gregory J. Fleming, the Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Operating
Officers of the Company (who have assumed the duties and
responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer until a Chief
Executive Officer is elected by the Board), certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and | |
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
/s/ Ahmass
L. Fakahany
Ahmass L. Fakahany
Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer
Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer
/s/ Gregory
J. Fleming
Gregory J. Fleming
Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer
Dated: November 7, 2007
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