TORONTO, June 19 /CNW/ - Merrill Lynch Canada Finance Company, an
indirect wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., today
issued under its medium term note program Cdn.$2,556,300 aggregate principal
amount of its Merrill Lynch World Opportunities Equity Accelerator (CAD)
Securities, Series 3 (the "CAD World Opportunities Securities"), US$1,143,700
aggregate principal amount of its Merrill Lynch World Opportunities Equity
Accelerator (USD) Securities, Series 3 (the "USD World Opportunities
Securities"), Cdn.$1,421,300 aggregate principal amount of its Merrill Lynch
Callable Yield Securities, Series 6 (the "Callable Yield Securities"), and
Cdn.$7,451,600 aggregate principal amount of its Equity Linked 3.25% Principal
Protected Notes, Series 2 (the "Equity Linked Notes" and, together with the
CAD World Opportunities Securities, the USD World Opportunities Securities and
the Callable Yield Securities, the "Securities"). The Securities are senior
notes of the Company, unconditionally guaranteed by Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
and the Canadian medium term note program of the Company under which the
Securities are issued has been rated AA(low) by Dominion Bond Rating Service
Limited, A by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (a division of The
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.), A1 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and A+ by
Fitch Ratings Ltd.