Merrill Lynch S.A. Files Half-Yearly Financial Report

LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE (http://www.businesswire.com/))-- Regulatory News:

Merrill Lynch S.A. today informs its security holders that its Half-Yearly
Financial Report for the six months ended June 30, 2012 has been filed with the
Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the Officially Appointed Mechanism of Luxembourg,
Merrill Lynch S.A.’s home Member State. A copy of this Half-Yearly Financial
Report is attached to this release.

Merrill Lynch S.A. makes available free of charge on the website referred to
below its Annual and Half-Yearly Financial Reports filed with the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange as soon as reasonably practicable after Merrill Lynch S.A.
electronically files these documents with the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. These
documents are posted on Bank of America Corporation’s website at
http://investor.bankofamerica.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=71595&p=merrill_lynch (http://
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“Subsidiary Financials”.

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange maintains a website that contains reports and
other information that issuers are required to file with it. These materials may
be obtained electronically by accessing the Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s home
page at
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Copies of the above referenced information will also be made available, free of
charge, by calling +352 494 911 663 or upon written request to:

Merrill Lynch SA
Ballade B2, 4 rue Albert Borschette
L-1246 Luxembourg

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Contacts

Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Matthew Fitch, +352 494 911 663