FORM 3UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
TEMASEK HOLDINGS (PRIVATE) LTD
(Last)(First)(Middle)
60B ORCHARD ROAD, #06-18 TOWER 2, THE ATRIUM@ORCHARD
(Street)
SINGAPORE238891
(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/26/2008		3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC [MER]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
DirectorX10% Owner
Officer (give title below)Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
XForm filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 219,695,826
I
Held through Fullerton Management Pte Ltd. (1) (2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Fullerton Management Pte Ltd ("Fullerton") may be deemed to beneficially own 219,695,826 shares through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Fullerton's direct wholly-owned subsidiary Cairnhill Investments (Mauritius) Pte Ltd ("Cairnhill"), which indirectly beneficially owns 214,529,160 shares through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Except for Cairnhill, each of these subsidiaries beneficially owns less than 10% of the outstanding shares. Fullerton is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd ("Temasek"), so Temasek may be deemed to beneficially own 219,695,826 shares.
2. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of all such equity securities covered by this statement.
/s/ Simon Israel, Executive Director, Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd10/03/2008
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
/s/ Mark Lee Vi Loong, Director, Fullerton Management Pte Ltd10/03/2008
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
/s/ Mark Lee Vi Loong, Director, Cairnhill Investments (Mauritius) Pte Ltd10/03/2008
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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