PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT File No. 333-38792
--------------------- Rule 424(b)(3)
(To Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus dated
June 16, 2000 and June 15, 2000, respectively)
Prospectus number: 2045
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Medium-Term Notes, Series B
Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue
Floating Rate Notes
Principal Amount: $40,000,000 Original Issue Date: November 15, 2000
CUSIP Number: 59018Y CL3 Stated Maturity Date: November 15, 2001
Interest Calculation: Day Count Convention:
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|X| Regular Floating Rate Note |X| Actual/360
|_| Inverse Floating Rate Note |_| 30/360
(Fixed Interest Rate): |_| Actual/Actual
Interest Rate Basis:
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|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: One Month Minimum Interest Rate: Not Applicable
Spread: -0.030% Maximum Interest Rate: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: TBD Spread Multiplier: Not Applicable
Interest Reset Dates: Monthly, on the 15th of each month, commencing on
Dec. 15, 2000, subject to modified following business
day convention.
Interest Payment Dates: Monthly, on the 15th of each month, commencing on
Dec. 15, 2000, 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: November 10, 2000
