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FILE NO. 333-59997
RULE 424(B)(3)
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 30, 1998 AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 17,
1999)
PROSPECTUS NUMBER: 1865
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: $100,000,000
CUSIP NUMBER: 59018S 2U7
INTEREST RATE: 5.72000%
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: April 30, 1999
STATED MATURITY DATE: April 15, 2002
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: Each April 15th and October 15th, commencing on October 15, 1999, 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: April 27, 1999
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