X0202 4 2008-04-24 0000065100 MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC MER 0001189309 COLBERT VIRGIS C/O MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER NEW YORK NY 10080 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2008-04-24 4 A 0 3930 0 A 7447 D Common Stock 42 I By Family Member Residing in Reporting Person's Household These Deferred Stock Units were granted on April 24, 2008 pursuant to the Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Deferred Stock Unit Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Plan"). Deferred Stock Units are payable in Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Common Stock upon the earlier of the fifth Annual Meeting of Stockholders following the date of their grant or the director's End of Service Date, as defined in the Plan. Transactions under the Plan are exempt under Rule 16b-3. This total also reflects the reinvestment of dividend equivalents into Deferred Stock Units pursuant to the terms of the Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Deferred Stock Unit And Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended, and the Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Deferral Stock Unit Plan for Non-Employee Directors. This transaction is exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 16a-3 and/or 16a-11. All reported positions have been rounded down to the nearest whole number. Virgis W. Colbert (By Pia K. Thompson, as agent) 2008-04-28