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FILE NO. 333-44173
RULE 424(B)(3)
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(TO PROSPECTUS AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED JULY 7, 1997)
PROSPECTUS NUMBER: 1648
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: $50,000,000
CUSIP NUMBER: 59018SZW7
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: February 6, 1998
STATED MATURITY DATE: February 8, 1999
INTEREST CALCULATION: Regular Floating Rate Note
DAY COUNT CONVENTION: Actual/360
INTEREST RATE BASIS: LIBOR
INDEX MATURITY: Three Month
SPREAD: -0.080%
INITIAL INTEREST RATE: 5.5450
MINIMUM INTEREST RATE: Not Applicable
MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE: Not Applicable
SPREAD MULTIPLIER: Not Applicable
INTEREST RESET DATES: Quarterly on the 8th of February, May, August, November, commencing May 8,
1998 through the Maturity Date; subject to modified following business day
convention.
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: Quarterly on the 8th of February, May, August, November, commencing May 8,
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: February 5, 1998
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