Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GREENBERG JEFFREY W
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC [MMC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/25/2004
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10036
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/25/2004   M   300,000 A $ 14.4791 1,044,104.8509 (1) (2) D  
Common Stock 10/25/2004   M   120,000 A $ 15.8437 1,164,104.8509 (1) (2) D  
Common Stock 10/25/2004   M   120,000 A $ 20.6354 1,284,104.8509 (1) (2) D  
Common Stock               4,391.1011 I Stock Investment Plan (401K)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 14.4791 10/25/2004   M     300,000   (3) 10/03/2005 Common Stock 300,000 (4) 0 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 15.8437 10/25/2004   M     120,000   (5) 03/20/2006 Common Stock 120,000 (4) 0 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 20.6354 10/25/2004   M     120,000   (6) 03/19/2007 Common Stock 120,000 (4) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GREENBERG JEFFREY W
1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10036
  X     Chairman and CEO  

Signatures

 William J. White, Attorney-in-Fact   10/27/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(5) These options vested in four equal annual installments on March 21st of 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.
(3) These options vested in four equal annual installments on October 4th of 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999.
(6) These options vested in four equal annual installments on March 20th of 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.
(1) Includes 636,600 shares of MMC Restricted Stock.
(4) Not Applicable
(2) Includes 48.9785 shares acquired under the dividend reinvestment feature of the Marsh & McLennan Companies Employee Stock Purchase Plan at prevailing market prices.

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