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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-080903
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	FWP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190320
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190320

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000062709
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INSURANCE AGENTS BROKERS & SERVICES [6411]
		IRS NUMBER:				362668272
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-226427
		FILM NUMBER:		19695106

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2123455000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MARLENNAN CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19760505

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000062709
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INSURANCE AGENTS BROKERS & SERVICES [6411]
		IRS NUMBER:				362668272
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2123455000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MARLENNAN CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19760505
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-226427</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">March&nbsp;20, 2019 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Marsh&nbsp;&amp; McLennan Companies, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$250,000,000 4.375% Senior Notes due 2029 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Issuer:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Marsh&nbsp;&amp; McLennan Companies, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title of Securities:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.375% Senior Notes due 2029</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Legal Format:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">SEC-Registered</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Trade Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;20, 2019</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Settlement Date*:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;27, 2019 (T+5)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Expected Ratings / Outlook</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Moody&#146;s /
S&amp;P)**:</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Baa1 (Negative) / A- (Negative)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;15, 2029</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Principal Amount:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$250,000,000; the Notes constitute a further issuance of, and will form a single series with, the $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.375% Senior Notes due 2029 issued on January&nbsp;15, 2019. The issuance of the Notes
will increase the total aggregate principal amount of the notes of this series to $1,500,000,000.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Price to Public:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">104.286% of Principal Amount, plus accrued interest from January 15, 2019 to, but excluding, March&nbsp;27, 2019 in the amount of $2,187,500</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Net Proceeds to Issuer (before offering expenses and excluding <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-issuance</FONT> accrued interest):</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle">$259,090,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2.625% due February&nbsp;15, 2029</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">100-09+; 2.591%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">+ 125 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Re-Offer</FONT> Yield:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.841%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.375%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Semi-annually on March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on September 15, 2019</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Use of Proceeds:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The net proceeds of this notes offering will be used to fund, in part, the pending acquisition (the &#147;Acquisition&#148;) of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (&#147;JLT&#148;), including the payment of related fees and expenses,
and the repayment of certain JLT indebtedness, as well as for general corporate purposes.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Special Mandatory Redemption:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">If (i)&nbsp;the Acquisition is not consummated on or prior to December&nbsp;31, 2019, (ii) the Cooperation Agreement, dated as of September&nbsp;18, 2018, by and among the Issuer, MMC Treasury Holdings (UK) Limited, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Issuer, and JLT, is terminated or (iii)&nbsp;the Issuer notifies the Trustee that it will not pursue the consummation of the Acquisition (each, a &#147;special mandatory redemption event), then the Issuer must redeem all of the
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<TD VALIGN="top">Then current Treasury Rate + 25 basis points prior to December&nbsp;15, 2028</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">On or after December&nbsp;15, 2028, three months prior to the Maturity Date</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">571748 BG6 / US571748BG65</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Joint Book-Running Managers:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup
Global Markets Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HSBC
Securities (USA) Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.50em; text-indent:-5.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith <BR>Incorporated</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MUFG Securities Americas Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities,
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ANZ Securities, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Capital Inc.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNP Paribas Securities Corp.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Drexel Hamilton, LLC</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">GC Securities, a division of MMC Securities LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PNC Capital Markets LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RBC Capital Markets,
LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TD Securities (USA) LLC</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Williams Capital Group, L.P.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bancorp Investments,
Inc.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Conflicts of Interest:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">GC Securities is a division of MMC Securities LLC, which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh&nbsp;&amp; McLennan Companies, Inc. MMC Securities LLC is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(&#147;FINRA&#148;) and as a result of GC Securities&#146; participation as an underwriter in this offering it is deemed to have a &#147;conflict of interest&#148; within the meaning of Rule 5121 of FINRA (&#147;Rule 5121&#148;). Therefore, this
offering will be conducted in accordance with Rule 5121, which requires that GC Securities not make sales to discretionary accounts without the prior written consent of the account holder. A qualified independent underwriter is not necessary for
this offering pursuant to Rule 5121(a)(1)(C).</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Note: Under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15c6-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act, trades in
the secondary market are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the notes on any date prior to two business days before delivery will be
required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially settle in T+5, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the notes who wish to trade the notes during such
period should consult their advisors. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to
revision, suspension or withdrawal at any time. Each credit rating should be evaluated independently of any other credit rating. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The issuer has filed a registration statement, including a prospectus and a related preliminary prospectus supplement, with the SEC for the offering to
which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement, the prospectus in the registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the
issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Joint Book-Running Managers will arrange to send you the prospectus and prospectus supplement if you request it
by contacting: (i)&nbsp;Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC toll free at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-866-471-2526,</FONT></FONT></FONT> (ii) Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll
free at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-831-9146,</FONT></FONT></FONT> (iii) Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. toll free at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-503-4611,</FONT></FONT></FONT> (iv) HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. toll free at
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-866-811-8049</FONT></FONT></FONT> and (v)&nbsp;Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated toll free at <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-294-1322.</FONT></FONT></FONT> </B></P>
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accompanying prospectus. The information in this communication supersedes the information in the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus to the extent it is inconsistent with the information in such preliminary prospectus
supplement or the accompanying prospectus. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Any disclaimers or other notices that may appear below are not applicable to this communication and
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