RNS Number:2882U
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc
15 January 2004


                                                        News
                                                        Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

                                                        World Headquarters
                                                        4 World Financial Center

                                                        New York, New York  10080


                                                        Release date:  January 14, 2004

                                                        For information contact:

                                                        Media Relations:

                                                        Tim Cobb (212) 449-9205



                                                        Investor Relations:

                                                        Tina Madon (866) 607-1234




                  MERRILL LYNCH TO ANNOUNCE FOURTH QUARTER AND

                      FULL YEAR 2003 RESULTS ON JANUARY 21



NEW YORK, January 14-- Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER) plans to announce
fourth-quarter and full-year 2003 operating results on Wednesday, January 21,
2004.  Ahmass Fakahany, executive vice president and chief financial officer,
plans to host a conference call that day at 10:00 a.m. (EST) to review these
results with the investment community. The general public is invited to listen
to the call by dialing (888) 810-0245 (inside the United States & Canada) or
(706) 634-0180 (outside the United States), or via a live audio webcast at
www.ir.ml.com. On-demand webcast replay will be available shortly after the call
at the same web address.


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