MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC
8-K, 1995-07-19
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):            July 18, 1995
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                          Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
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              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware                                      1-7182           13-2740599
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(State or Other                            (Commission      (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of                            File Number)      Identification No.)
Incorporation)
 
World Financial Center, North Tower,          
New York, New York                                                    10281-1332
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number,            
including area code:                      (212) 449-1000
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        (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
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Item 5.  Other Events
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     Filed herewith are the Preliminary Unaudited Earnings Summaries, as
contained in a press release dated July 18, 1995, for Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
("ML & Co.") for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 1995. The
results of operations set forth therein for the three- and six-month periods
ended June 30, 1995 are unaudited. All adjustments, consisting only of normal
recurring accruals, that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair
presentation of the results of operations for the periods presented have been
included. The nature of ML & Co.'s business is such that the results for any
interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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     (c)  Exhibits.
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          (99) Additional Exhibits

               (i)  Preliminary Unaudited Earnings Summaries for the three- and 
                    six-month periods ended June 30, 1995.

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                                   SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
                                                    MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
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                                                          (Registrant)
 
                                               By:    /s/ Joseph T. Willett
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                                                          Joseph T. Willett
                                                       Senior Vice President,
                                                       Chief Financial Officer
 

Date:  July 18, 1995

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.                                   Description                   Page
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(99)                         Additional Exhibits
 
                             (i)  Preliminary Unaudited Earnings Summaries   5-6
                                  for the three- and six-month periods 
                                  ended June 30, 1995.
 
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 99 (i)

                           MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
                           -------------------------
                    PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED EARNINGS SUMMARY
                    --------------------------------------


                          FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED
                          --------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  Q2 95 vs        Q2 95 vs
                                                                                                   Q1 95           Q2 94
(IN THOUSANDS,                            JUNE 30,           MARCH 31,           JULY 1,          PERCENT         PERCENT
EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)                   1995               1995               1994            INC (DEC)       INC (DEC)
                                        ------------       ------------       ------------        ---------       ---------
<S>                                    <C>                <C>                <C>                  <C>             <C>
REVENUES:                    
  COMMISSIONS                          $    765,012       $    685,295       $    690,533            12 %            11 %
  INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS                  3,295,255          3,029,519          2,317,691             9              42
  PRINCIPAL TRANSACTIONS                    614,677            674,756            560,867            (9)             10
  INVESTMENT BANKING                        335,346            248,497            322,006            35               4
  ASSET MANAGEMENT AND PORTFOLIO
    SERVICE FEES                            464,495            448,437            431,930             4               8
  OTHER                                     110,209            117,373            157,273            (6)            (30)
                                       ------------       ------------       ------------           ---             ---
  TOTAL REVENUES                          5,584,994          5,203,877          4,480,300             7              25
                             
  INTEREST EXPENSE                        3,035,802          2,783,392          2,082,581             9              46
                                       ------------       ------------       ------------           ---             ---
  NET REVENUES                            2,549,192          2,420,485          2,397,719             5               6
                                       ------------       ------------       ------------           ---             ---
NON-INTEREST EXPENSES:       
  COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS               1,308,755          1,269,888          1,216,450             3               8
  OCCUPANCY                                 109,473            109,889            108,574            --               1
  COMMUNICATIONS AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL       116,854            111,737            107,922             5               8
  DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION              88,638             85,999             80,595             3              10
  ADVERTISING AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT         95,942             86,311             99,145            11              (3)
  PROFESSIONAL FEES                         105,448             98,830             87,225             7              21
  BROKERAGE, CLEARING, AND EXCHANGE
   FEES                                      93,888             83,845             87,465            12               7
  OTHER                                     165,894            195,194            177,681           (15)             (7)
                                       ------------       ------------       ------------           ---             ---
  TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSES             2,084,892          2,041,693          1,965,057             2               6
                                       ------------       ------------       ------------           ---             ---
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES                464,300            378,792            432,662            23               7
INCOME TAX EXPENSE                          181,504            151,517            180,853            20              --
                                       ------------       ------------       ------------           ---             ---
NET EARNINGS                           $    282,796       $    227,275       $    251,809            24 %            12 % 
                                       ============       ============       ============           ===             ===
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS              $     11,913       $     11,941       $      1,539            --             N/M
                                       ============       ============       ============           ===             ===
NET EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
 STOCKHOLDERS                          $    270,883       $    215,334       $    250,270            26 %             8 % 
                                       ============       ============       ============           ===             ===
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:   
  PRIMARY                              $       1.40       $       1.08       $       1.18            30 %            19 %
                                       ============       ============       ============           ===             ===
  FULLY DILUTED                        $       1.39       $       1.08       $       1.18            29 %            18 %
                                       ============       ============       ============           ===             ===
AVERAGE SHARES:              
  PRIMARY                                   193,267            199,178            212,489
                                       ============       ============       ============
  FULLY DILUTED                             195,159            199,178            212,489
                                       ============       ============       ============
</TABLE>

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 99 (i)
                                                                     (continued)

                           MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
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                    PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED EARNINGS SUMMARY
                    --------------------------------------


                           FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(IN THOUSANDS,                                           PERCENT                           PERCENT       PERCENT
 EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)                JUNE 30,         OF             JULY 1,            OF          INCREASE
                                            1995        REVENUES(A)        1994           REVENUES(A)   (DECREASE)
                                        -----------     --------       ------------       --------      ----------
<S>                                     <C>               <C>          <C>                <C>           <C>
REVENUES:                                                               
  COMMISSIONS                           $ 1,450,307        13 %        $  1,558,777          17 %          (7)%
  INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS                  6,324,774        59             4,517,227          49            40
  PRINCIPAL TRANSACTIONS                  1,289,433        12             1,227,544          13             5
  INVESTMENT BANKING                        583,843         5               766,401           8           (24)
  ASSET MANAGEMENT AND PORTFOLIO                                                                        
   SERVICE FEES                             912,932         9               876,158          10             4
  OTHER                                     227,582         2               273,004           3           (17)
                                        -----------       ---          ------------         ---           ---
  TOTAL REVENUES                         10,788,871       100             9,219,111         100            17
  INTEREST EXPENSE                        5,819,194        54             3,989,564          43            46
                                        -----------       ---          ------------         ---           ---
  NET REVENUES                            4,969,677        46             5,229,547          57            (5)
                                        -----------       ---          ------------         ---           ---
NON-INTEREST EXPENSES:                                                                                  
  COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS               2,578,643        52             2,646,967          51            (3)
  OCCUPANCY                                 219,362         4               221,582           4            (1)
  COMMUNICATIONS AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL       228,591         5               211,446           4             8
  DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION             174,637         3               154,766           3            13
  ADVERTISING AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT        182,253         4               197,750           4            (8)
  PROFESSIONAL FEES                         204,278         4               181,302           3            13
  BROKERAGE, CLEARING, AND EXCHANGE
   FEES                                     177,733         4               173,955           3             2
  OTHER                                     361,088         7               356,909           7             1
                                        -----------       ---          ------------         ---           ---
  TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSES             4,126,585        83             4,144,677          79            --
                                        -----------       ---          ------------         ---           ---
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES                843,092        17             1,084,870          21           (22)
INCOME TAX EXPENSE                          333,021         7               461,302           9           (28)
                                        -----------       ---          ------------         ---           ---
NET EARNINGS                            $   510,071        10 %        $    623,568          12 %         (18)%
                                        ===========       ===          ============         ===           ===
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS               $    23,854                    $      2,875                       N/M
                                        ===========                    ============                       ===
NET EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON                                                                       
 STOCKHOLDERS                           $   486,217                    $    620,693                       (22)%
                                        ===========                    ============                       ===
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:                                                                              
  PRIMARY                               $      2.48                    $       2.87                       (14)%
                                        ===========                    ============                       ===
  FULLY DILUTED                         $      2.46                    $       2.87                       (14)%
                                        ===========                    ============                       ===
AVERAGE SHARES:                                        
  PRIMARY                                   196,223                         216,561
                                        ===========                    ============
  FULLY DILUTED                             197,537                         216,561
                                        ===========                    ============
</TABLE>

(A) - REVENUES AND INTEREST EXPENSE ARE PRESENTED AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL
      REVENUES. NON-INTEREST EXPENSES AND EARNINGS ARE PRESENTED AS A PERCENTAGE
      OF NET REVENUES.

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