PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT File No. 333-38792
(To Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus Rule 424(b)(3)
dated June 16, 2000 and June 15, 2000, respectively)
Prospectus number: 1988
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Medium Term Notes, Series B
Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue
Fixed Rate Notes
Principal Amount: $2,543,000
CUSIP Number: 59018YAC5
Interest Rate: 0.00000%
Original Issue Date: June 29, 2000
Stated Maturity Date: June 10, 2012
Interest Payment Dates: Accrued interest will only be paid on the Maturity
Date, subject to the following business day convention.
No interim interest payments will be made (except as
provided for below).
Other Provisions: Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this
Note, if an Event of Default (as defined in the
Indenture) with respect to the Notes shall occur and be
continuing and the principal of all the Notes is
declared due and payable in the manner and with the
effect provided in the Indenture, "principal" with
respect to this Note in determining any amount then
declared due and payable shall mean the Issue Price of
this Note plus that portion of the accrued Original
Issue Discount attributable to the period from the
Original Issue Date to the date of acceleration
(calculated on a semi-annual bond equivalent basis
using a year composed of twelve 30-day months). Issue
Price shall equal $1,043,000.00 and Original Issue
Discount shall equal $1,500,000.00
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.