Common Stock
Exchange Listings
Our common stock (trading symbol MER) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Chicago Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange and the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the recordkeeping transfer agent for Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. common stock. Questions from registered shareholders on dividends, lost or stolen certificates, the transfer of their physical stock certificates, direct registration of common stock, changes of legal or dividend addresses and other matters relating to registered shareholder status should be directed to:
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Shareowner Services
161 North Concord Exchange
South St. Paul, MN 55075
1-888-460-7641
www.wellsfargo.com/shareownerservices
Preferred Stock
Exchange Listing
Depositary Shares representing 1/1200 of a share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 1, Depositary Shares representing 1/1200 of a share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 2, Depositary Shares representing 1/1200 of a share of 6.375% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 3, Depositary Shares representing 1/1200 of a share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 4, Depositary Shares representing 1/1200 of a share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 5, Depositary Shares representing 1/40 of a share of 6.75% non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series 6, and Depositary Shares representing 1/40 of a share of 6.25% non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, Series 7 are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Transfer Agent and Depositary Registrar
The Bank of New York Mellon
101 Barclay Street
New York, NY 10286
Attn: Corporate Trust Administration
Form 10-K Annual Report for 2007
For copies of our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K (including financial schedules but excluding other exhibits), visit our Investor Relations website at www.ir.ml.com or write to Judith A. Witterschein, Corporate Secretary, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 222 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10038-2510.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We are fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees regardless of race, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability or veteran status or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law. For more information, write to Christina Roberts, Assistant Vice President, Leadership & Talent Management, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 222 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10038-2510.
Charitable Contributions
A summary of our charitable contributions is available on our Global Philanthropy website at philanthropy.ml.com or upon written request to Judith A. Witterschein, Corporate Secretary, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 222 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10038-2510.
Annual Meeting
Our 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time at Merrill Lynch Headquarters, 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York.
Corporate Governance
We have long adhered to best practices in corporate governance in fulfillment of our responsibilities to shareholders. Our practices align management and shareholder interests. Highlights of our corporate governance practices include:
- A Board of Directors composed of eleven directors — ten of whom are independent — and Board Committees composed solely of independent directors;
- A majority vote standard in the uncontested election of directors;
- Corporate Governance Guidelines that set forth specific criteria for director qualifications, Board and Board Committee composition, director responsibilities, orientation and education requirements and annual Board self-evaluation;
- Director Independence Standards adopted by the Board of Directors to form the basis of director independence determinations required by NYSE rules;
- Charters for each of our Board Committees reflecting current best corporate governance practices;
- A Related Party Transactions Policy governing the approval of related party transactions;
- Guidelines for Business Conduct adopted by the Board of Directors as our code of ethics for our directors, officers and employees and supplemented by our Code of Ethics for Financial Professionals; and
- Designation of two Audit Committee members as audit committee financial experts in accordance with SEC regulations.
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Director Independence Standards, charters for our Board Committees, Guidelines for Business Conduct, Related Party Transactions Policy and Code of Ethics for Financial Professionals are available on our Investor Relations website at www.ir.ml.com. Shareholders may obtain copies of these materials, free of charge, upon written request to Judith A. Witterschein, Corporate Secretary, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 222 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10038-2510.
We have included as exhibits to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2007 fiscal year filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission certificates of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer certifying the quality of our public disclosure. We have submitted to the New York Stock Exchange a certificate of our Chief Executive Officer certifying that he is not aware of any violation by Merrill Lynch of their corporate governance listing standards.