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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILE NO. 333-59997
(TO PROSPECTUS AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED JULY 30, 1998) RULE 424(B)(3)
PROSPECTUS NUMBER: 1773
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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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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $130,000,000 ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: September 30, 1998
CUSIP NUMBER: 59018S Q98 STATED MATURITY DATE: September 30, 1999
INTEREST CALCULATION: DAY COUNT CONVENTION:
/x/ REGULAR FLOATING RATE NOTE /x/ ACTUAL/360
/ / INVERSE FLOATING RATE NOTE / / 30/360
(FIXED INTEREST RATE): / / ACTUAL/ACTUAL
INTEREST RATE BASIS:
/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 TELERATE PAGE: LIBOR TELERATE PAGE: 3750
CMT REUTERS PAGE: LIBOR REUTERS PAGE:
INDEX MATURITY: Three Months MINIMUM INTEREST RATE: Not Applicable
SPREAD: 0.000% MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE: Not Applicable
INITIAL INTEREST RATE: TBD SPREAD MULTIPLIER: Not Applicable
INTEREST RESET DATES: Quarterly on the 30th, of December, March, June, and September, commencing
December 30, 1998 through the Maturity Date, subject to modified following
business day convention.
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: Quarterly on the 30th, of December, March, June, and September, commencing
December 30, 1998 through the Maturity Date, subject to modified 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: September 23, 1998
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