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FILE NO. 33-65135
RULE 424(B)(3)
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 4, 1996)
(TO PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 10, 1996)
PROSPECTUS NUMBER: 1359
DATED: MAY 7, 1996
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES B
DUE NINE MONTHS OR MORE FROM DATE OF ISSUE
FLOATING RATE NOTES
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BASE RATE: LIBOR
INDEX MATURITY: Three Months
TRADE DATE: May 7, 1996
SETTLEMENT DATE: May 10, 1996
MATURITY DATE: May 10, 1999
REDEMPTION DATE: N/A
OPTIONAL REPAYMENT DATES: N/A
SPREAD: 0.150%
(plus fifteen bps)
SPREAD MULTIPLIER: N/A
MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE: N/A
MINIMUM INTEREST RATE: N/A
INTEREST RESET DATES: Quarterly, using two business days prior.
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: The 10th day of February, May, August, and November, commencing
August 10, 1996, through the Maturity Date; subject to following business
day convention.
INITIAL INTEREST RATE: 5.65%
FORM: Book-entry
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The first paragraph of the section "Incorporation
of Certain Documents by
Reference" contained in the attached prospectus, dated September 1, 1995, is
hereby updated to specifically include
reference to the Current Reports of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Form 8-K dated
September 19, 1995, October 17, 1995, November 2, 1995 and November 27, 1995
filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 which
are incorporated by reference into such Prospectus. In addition, the amount of
Securities that the Company
intends to sell from time to time specified on the first page of such Prospectus
has been updated to equal $8,741,425,546 aggregate principal amount of Debt
Securities (or net proceeds in the case of warrants and in the case of
securities issued at an original issue discount).
