RNS Number:3650R
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc
27 October 2003


                                                News

                                                Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

                                                World Headquarters
                                                4 World Financial Center
                                                New York, New York 10080


                                                Release date:  October 27, 2003

                                                For information contact:
                                                Media Relations:
                                                Tim Cobb (212) 449-9205


                                                Investor Relations:
                                                Tina Madon (866) 607-1234



               MERRILL LYNCH DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

    NEW YORK, October 27 - At its meeting today, the Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 
(NYSE: MER) board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 16 cents 
per common share, payable November 26, 2003, to shareholders of record on 
November 7, 2003.

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