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: 2048
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Medium Term Notes, Series B
Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue
Floating Rate Notes
Principal Amount: $10,000,000 Original Issue Date: November 27, 2000
CUSIP Number: 59018Y CQ2 Stated Maturity Date: June 30, 2005
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: Three Months Minimum Interest Rate: Not Applicable
Spread: + 28 bps Maximum Interest Rate: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: TBD Spread Multiplier: Not Applicable
Interest Reset Dates: Quarterly, on the 30th of every March, June,
September and December commencing December 29, 2000,
subject to modified following business day
convention.
Interest Payment Dates: Quarterly, on the 30th of every March, June,
September and December commencing December 29, 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 21, 2000