TORONTO, June 21 /CNW/ - Merrill Lynch Canada Finance Company, an
indirect wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., today
issued under its medium term note program Cdn.$7,365,100 aggregate principal
amount of its Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Accelerator Securities, Series
1 (the "Securities"). The Securities are senior notes of the Company,
unconditionally guaranteed by Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and are rated AA(low),
AA-, Aa3 and AA-- by Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited, Standard & Poor's
Rating Services (a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.), Moody's
Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch Ratings Ltd., respectively.
For further information: (other than purchase inquiries, which should be
directed to an investment dealer that is registered in Canada), please contact
Danielle Robinson, Marketing & Communications, (212) 449-0097
