File No. 333-132911
Rule 424(b)(3)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT
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(To MTN Prospectus Supplement,
General Prospectus Supplement
and Prospectus, each dated March 31, 2006)
Pricing Supplement Number:2596
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Medium-Term Notes, Series C
Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue
Floating Rate Notes
Principal Amount: $100,000,000 Original Issue Date: November 06, 2006
CUSIP Number: 59018YYP0 Stated Maturity Date: April 29, 2011
Issue Price: 100.00%
Interest Calculation: Day Count Convention:
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|X| Regular Floating Rate Note |X| Actual/360
| | Inverse Floating Rate Note | | 30/360
(Fixed Interest Rate): | | Actual/Actual
Interest Rate Basis:
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|X| LIBOR | | Commercial Paper Rate
| | CMT Rate | | Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate
| | Prime Rate | | CD Rate
| | Federal Funds Rate | | Other (see attached)
| | Treasury Rate
Designated CMT Page: Designated LIBOR Page:
CMT Moneyline Telerate Page: LIBOR MoneylineTelerate Page: 3750
LIBOR Reuters Page:
Index Maturity: One Month Minimum Interest Rate: Not Applicable
Spread: 0.1700% Maximum Interest Rate: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: Calculated as if the Original Issue Spread Multiplier: Not Applicable
Date was an Interest Reset Date
Interest Reset Dates: Monthly, on the 29th, commencing on November 29, 2006,
subject to modified following Business Day convention.
Interest Payment Dates: Monthly, on the 29th, commencing on November 29, 2006,
subject to modified following Business Day convention.
Short Stub at the first payment.
Repayment at the
Option of the Holder: The Notes cannot be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity
Date.
Redemption at the
Option of the Company: The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to the Stated
Maturity Date.
Form: The Notes are being issued in fully registered
book-entry form.
Trustee: The Bank of New York
Underwriting Discount: 0.0000%
Dated: October 23, 2006