TORONTO, July 10 /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.$10,666,200 aggregate principal
amount of its Merrill Lynch S&P/TSX 60(TM) Accelerator Securities, Series 1
(the "S&P/TSX 60(TM) Accelerator Securities"), and Cdn.$8,594,800 aggregate
principal amount of its Merrill Lynch S&P/TSX 60(TM) Redeemable Principal
Protected Notes, Series 1 (the "S&P/TSX 60(TM) Redeemable Principal Protected
Notes" and, together with the S&P/TSX 60(TM) Accelerator 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.