Merrill Lynch Canada Finance Co. — an indirect wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. — issued under its medium-term note program a $10.4 million aggregate principal amount of its Nikkei 225 redeemable principal-protected notes, series one, due May 31, 2012, $4.6 million aggregate principal amount of the international equity PPNs, series two, due May 31, 2013 and $18.9 million aggregate principal amount of Merrill Lynch Commodity PPNs, series one, due May 31, 2010
The Notes are unconditionally guaranteed by Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and are rated AA (low), A+, Aa3 and AA by Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited, Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch Ratings Ltd., respectively.