FORM 2 - Corporate Substantial Shareholder Notice
 
Form Serial No: CS20051222000039
1. Name of listed corporation: Prosperity Real Estate Investment Trust 
2. Stock code: 00808
3. Class of shares: Unit Trust 
4. Number of issued shares in class: 1,250,962,222
5. Name of substantial shareholder: Merrill Lynch International Holdings Inc. 
6. Registered office: 4 World Financial Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York 10080, USA
7. Principal place of business in Hong Kong: N/A 
13. Exchange on which listed: N/A
14. Name of listed parent and exchange on which parent is listed: Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.; New York Stock Exchange 
15. Date of relevant event: 16/12/2005
(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 108 205 87,593,372 HKD
Short position  111    205  87,567,356           
18. Total shares immediately before the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long Position00.00
Short Position00.00
19. Total shares immediately after the relevant event:
 Total number of sharesPercentage figure (%)
Long Position87,593,3727.00
Short Position87,567,3567.00
20. Capacity in which interests disclosed in Box 19 are held:
Code describing capacityNumber of shares
205
Long position87,567,356
205
Long position0
Short position87,567,356

21. Further information in respect of derivative interests:
Code describing derivativesNumber of shares
Nil 
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 (Asia Pacific) Limited15/F., St. George's Building, 2 Ice House Street, Central, Hong KongMerrill Lynch International Holdings Inc100.00N
Long position87,593,372
Merrill Lynch Far East Limited17/F., ICBC Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong KongMerrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Limited100.00Y
Long position87,593,372

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: 20/12/2005
(dd/mm/yyyy)
29. Number of attachments: