FORM 2 - Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice
 
Form Serial No: CS20101105000067
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: 100 North Tryon Street, 56th Floor, Charlotte, NC USA 28255
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: 01/11/2010
(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 103 205 1,572,823,588 HKD 4.380 301
18. Total shares immediately before the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long Position25,589,372,93111.39
Short Position583,0510.00
19. Total shares immediately after the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long Position27,162,196,51912.09
Short Position583,0510.00
20. Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held:
Code describing capacityNumber of shares
201
Long position25,580,153,370
205
Long position1,582,043,149
Short position583,051

21. Further information in respect of derivative interests:
Code describing derivativesNumber of shares
401
Long position854,700
22. Further information in relation to interests of corporations controlled by substantial shareholder:
Name of controlled corporationAddress and place of incorporationName of controlling shareholder% controlDirect interestNumber of shares
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc4 New World Financial Centre, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York 10080 (United States)Bank of America Corporation100.00N
Long position1,581,200,099
Short position583,051
Merrill Lynch International Incorporated4 World Financial Centre, New York, NY 10080 (United States)Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc100.00N
Long position1,581,188,449
Short position583,051
ML EMEA Holdings LLCCorporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE19801, United States (United States)Merrill Lynch International Incorporated100.00N
Long position8,364,861
Short position583,051
Merrill Lynch UK HoldingsMerrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom (United Kingdom)ML EMEA Holdings LLC100.00N
Long position8,364,861
Short position583,051
Merrill Lynch Europe LimitedMerrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom (United Kingdom)Merrill Lynch UK Holdings79.00N
Long position8,364,861
Short position583,051
Merrill Lynch Europe Intermediate HoldingsMerrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom (United Kingdom)Merrill Lynch Europe Limited100.00N
Long position8,364,861
Short position583,051
MLEIH FundingMerrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom (United Kingdom)Merrill Lynch Europe Intermediate Holdings100.00N
Long position8,364,861
Short position583,051
Merrill Lynch Holdings LimitedMerrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom (United Kingdom)MLEIH Funding100.00N
Long position8,364,861
Short position583,051
ML UK Capital HoldingsMerrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom (United Kingdom)Merrill Lynch Holdings Limited100.00N
Long position8,364,861
Short position583,051
Merrill Lynch InternationalMerrill Lynch Financial Centre, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom (United Kingdom)ML UK Capital Holdings97.23Y
Long position8,364,861
Short position583,051
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated4 New World Financial Centre, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York 10080 (United States)Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc100.00Y
Long position11,650
NB Holdings Corporation101 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255-0001USA, (United States)Bank of America Corporation100.00N
Long position843,050
BAC North America Holding Company101 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255-0001USA, (United States)NB Holdings Corporation100.00N
Long position843,050
BANA Holding Corporation101 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255-0001USA, (United States)BAC North America Holding Company100.00N
Long position843,050
Bank of America National Association101 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255-0001USA, (United States)BANA Holding Corporation100.00Y
Long position843,050
Merrill Lynch International Holdings Inc4 New World Financial Centre, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York 10080 (United States)Merrill Lynch International Incorporated100.00N
Long position1,572,823,588
Merrill Lynch HK Services Limited15/F Citibank Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)Merrill Lynch International Holdings Inc100.00N
Long position1,572,823,588
Merrill Lynch Far East Limited15/F Citibank Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)Merrill Lynch HK Services Limited100.00Y
Long position1,572,823,588

23. Further information in relation to interests held by substantial shareholder jointly with another person:
Name of joint shareholderAddressNumber of shares
Nil 
24. Further information from a trustee, or beneficiary of a trust, or a founder of a Discretionary Trust:
Names of TrustAddressStatus codeNumber of shares
Nil  
25. Further information from a party to an agreement under Section 317:
Names of other partiesAddressNumber 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:
NamesAddressRelationship Code%
Nil  
 
27. Date of filing this Form 2: 04/11/2010
(dd/mm/yyyy)
29. Number of attachments: