FORM 2 - Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice
Form Serial No
:
CS20090518000086
1.
Name of listed corporation
:
China Construction Bank Corporation - H Shares
2.
Stock code
:
00939
3.
Class of shares
:
H Shares
4.
Number of issued shares in class
:
224,689,084,000
5.
Name of substantial shareholder
:
Bank of America Corporation
6.
Registered office
:
Bank of America Corporate Center, 100N Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC USA 28255-0001
7.
Principal place of business in Hong Kong
:
N/A
13.
Exchange on which listed
:
New York Stock Exchange
14.
Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed
:
15.
Date of relevant event
:
14/05/2009
(dd/mm/yyyy)
16.
Date when the substantial shareholder became aware of the relevant event/ interest in the shares (if later)
:
17.
Details of relevant event
:
Relevant event code describing circumstances
Code describing capacity in which shares were/are held
Number of shares bought/sold or involved
Currency of transaction
On Exchange
Off Exchange
Before relevant event
After relevant event
Highest price per share
Average price per share
Average consideration per share
Consideration code
Long position
103
201
2,124,999,999
HKD
4.200
301
Short position
113
201
2,124,999,999
18.
Total shares immediately before the relevant event
:
Total number of shares
Percentage figure (%)
Long Position
39,182,711,135
17.44
Short Position
13,535,141,711
6.02
19.
Total shares immediately after the relevant event
:
Total number of shares
Percentage figure (%)
Long Position
37,057,711,136
16.49
Short Position
11,410,141,712
5.08
20.
Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held
:
Code describing capacity
Number of shares
201
Long position
36,964,472,717
Short position
11,384,319,347
205
Long position
93,238,419
Short position
25,822,365
21.
Further information in respect of derivative interests
:
Code describing derivatives
Number of shares
403
Long position
20,531,000
Short position
11,394,319,347
401
Long position
3,824,000
Short position
826,250
22.
Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder
:
Name of controlled corporation
Address and place of incorporation
Name of controlling shareholder
% control
Direct interest
Number of shares
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc
4 New World Financial Centre, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York 10080 (United States)
Bank of America Corporation
100.00
N
Long position
93,238,419
Short position
25,822,365
Merrill Lynch International Incorporated
4 World Financial Centre, New York, NY 10080 (United States)
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc
100.00
N
Long position
89,767,419
Short position
25,822,365
ML EMEA Holdings LLC
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE19801, United States (United States)
Merrill Lynch International Holdings Inc.
100.00
N
Long position
89,767,416
Short position
25,822,365
Merrill Lynch UK Holdings
Merrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom (United Kingdom)
ML EMEA Holdings LLC
100.00
N
Long position
89,767,419
Short position
25,822,365
Merrill Lynch Europe Limited
Merrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom (United Kingdom)
Merrill Lynch UK Holdings
79.00
N
Long position
89,767,419
Short position
25,822,365
Merrill Lynch Europe Intermediate Holdings
Merrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom (United Kingdom)
Merrill Lynch Europe Limited
100.00
N
Long position
89,767,419
Short position
25,822,365
MLEIH Funding
Merrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom (United Kingdom)
Merrill Lynch Europe Intermediate Holdings
100.00
N
Long position
89,767,419
Short position
25,822,365
Merrill Lynch Holdings Limited
Merrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom (United Kingdom)
MLEIH Funding
100.00
N
Long position
89,767,419
Short position
25,822,365
ML UK Capital Holdings
Merrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom (United Kingdom)
Merrill Lynch Holdings Limited
100.00
N
Long position
89,767,419
Short position
25,822,365
Merrill Lynch International
Merrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom (United Kingdom)
ML UK Capital Holdings
97.23
Y
Long position
89,767,419
Short position
25,822,365
Merrill Lynch Group, Inc
4 World Financial Centre, New York, NY 10080 (United States)
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
100.00
N
Long position
3,471,000
Merrill Lynch European Asset Holdings Inc.
The Corporation Trust Company, Corproation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801, United States (United States)
Merrill Lynch Group, Inc
100.00
N
Long position
3,471,000
Merrill Lynch Group Holdings Limited
The Treasury Building. Lower Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2, Ireland (Ireland)
Merrill Lynch European Asset Holdings Inc.
100.00
N
Long position
3,471,000
Merrill Lynch International Bank Limited
The Treasury Building. Lower Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2, Ireland (Ireland)
Merrill Lynch Group Holdings Limited
98.19
Y
Long position
3,471,000
23.
Further information in relation to interests held by substantial shareholder jointly with another person
:
Name of joint shareholder
Address
Number of shares
Nil
24.
Further information from a trustee, or beneficiary of a trust, or a founder of a Discretionary Trust
:
Names of Trust
Address
Status code
Number of shares
Nil
25.
Further information from a party to an agreement under Section 317
:
Names of other parties
Address
Number of shares
Nil
Total number of shares in which substantial shareholder is interested under section 317 and 318
:
26.
Details of person(s) in accordance with whose directions the substantial shareholder or its directors are accustomed to act
:
Names
Address
Relationship Code
%
Nil
27.
Date of filing this Form 2
:
18/05/2009
(dd/mm/yyyy)
29.
Number of attachments
: