Form: 8-K

Current report filing

September 5, 2001

8-K: Current report filing

Published on September 5, 2001



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 4, 2001
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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware 1-7182 13-2740599
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(State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation


4 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10080
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 449-1000
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)




Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

On September 4, 2001, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. issued the following press
release.

MERRILL LYNCH CHAIRMAN, CEO DAVID H. KOMANSKY
TO PRESENT AT MERRILL LYNCH
BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES INVESTOR CONFERENCE
ON SEPTEMBER 10

NEW YORK, Sept. 4--David H. Komansky, chairman and chief executive officer
of Merrill Lynch, is scheduled to deliver a presentation at Merrill Lynch's
Banking & Financial Services Investor Conference on Monday, September 10 during
the luncheon session, beginning between 12:30pm and 2:00pm (EDT).

Mr. Komansky will address requirements for thriving in the financial
services market of the future.

There will be a live audio webcast of Mr. Komansky's presentation at
Merrill Lynch's Investor Relations website: www.ir.ml.com. An on-demand webcast
replay of the presentation should be available at www.ir.ml.com shortly
thereafter.

Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) is one of the world's leading financial
management and advisory companies with offices in 43 countries and total client
assets of about $1.6 trillion. As an investment bank, it is the top global
underwriter and market maker of debt and equity securities and a leading
strategic advisor to corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals
worldwide. Through Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, the company is one of the
world's largest managers of financial assets. For more information on Merrill
Lynch, please visit www.ml.com.

Merrill Lynch may make or publish forward-looking statements about
management expectations, strategic objectives, business prospects, anticipated
financial performance, and other similar matters. A variety of factors, many of
which are beyond Merrill Lynch's control, could cause actual results and
experience to differ materially from the expectations expressed in these
statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, financial market
volatility, actions and initiatives by current and potential competitors, the
effect of current and future legislation or regulation, and additional factors
described in Merrill Lynch's 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent
reports on Form 8-K and Form 10-Q, which are available at the SEC's website,
http://www.sec.gov./ Merrill Lynch undertakes no responsibility to update or
revise any forward-looking statements.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
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(Registrant)




By: /s/ Andrea L. Dulberg
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Andrea L. Dulberg
Corporate Secretary

Date: September 5, 2001

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