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FILE NO. 333-44173
RULE 424(B)(3)
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED JANUARY 29, 1998 AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH
12, 1998)
PROSPECTUS NUMBER: 1701
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES B
DUE NINE MONTHS OR MORE FROM DATE OF ISSUE
FIXED RATE NOTES
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $135,000,000
CUSIP NUMBER: 59018SF90
INTEREST RATE: 5.79000%
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: April 28, 1998
STATED MATURITY DATE: April 28, 1999
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: Each May 15th and November 15, commencing on May 15, 1998 through and including
the Stated Maturity Date, subject to Following Business Day Convention.
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 Chase Manhattan Bank
DATED: April 23, 1998
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