John A. Thain, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to Speak at the 2008 Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference on November 11

Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) today announced John A. Thain, chairman and chief executive officer, is scheduled to speak at the 2008 Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, November 11 at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

This presentation will be available via a live audio webcast on Merrill Lynch’s Investor Relations website, www.ir.ml.com.

Merrill Lynch is one of the world’s leading wealth management, capital markets and advisory companies, with offices in 40 countries and territories and total client assets of approximately $1.5 trillion at September 26, 2008. As an investment bank, it is a leading global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a broad range of asset classes and serves as a strategic advisor to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. Merrill Lynch owns approximately half of BlackRock, one of the world's largest publicly traded investment management companies, with approximately $1.3 trillion in assets under management at September 30, 2008. For more information on Merrill Lynch, please visit www.ml.com.