AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE LISTS MERRILL LYNCH’S BEAR MARKET STARS LINKED TO THE CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY SELECT SECTOR INDEX

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AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE LISTS MERRILL LYNCH’S BEAR MARKET STARS LINKED TO THE CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY SELECT SECTOR INDEX

New York, June 17, 2008 - The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) opened trading on Merrill Lynch’s Bear Market STARS Linked to the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector Index.

Priced at $10.00 per unit with an initial offer size of 1,250,000 units, this equity trades under the ticker symbol BJT and has a maturity date of December 28, 2009.

The notes are issued by Merrill Lynch. The Amex specialist unit is AGS/STR/OTA.

If you would like to receive a copy of the prospectus for BJT, please visit the American Stock Exchange website at http://www.amex.com.

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