Form 4 MERRILL LYNCH & CO., For: Jan 01 Filed by: Cairnhill Investments (Mauritius) Pte Ltd (10K)

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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)

SINGAPORE

238891

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. [MER]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	01/01/2009		J⁽¹⁾		219,695,826	D	⁽²⁾	0	I	Held through Fullerton Management Pte Ltd ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

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)

SINGAPORE

238891

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Fullerton Management Pte Ltd

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

60B ORCHARD ROAD, #06-18, TOWER 2 THE ATRIUM@ORCHARD

(Street)

SINGAPORE

238891

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cairnhill Investments (Mauritius) Pte Ltd

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

LES CASCADES BUILDING, EDITH CAVELL STREET

(Street)

PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to a merger in which each share of Merrill Lynch common stock indirectly held by Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited was converted into the right to receive 0.8595 of a share of Bank of America common stock.

2. Each share of Merrill Lynch common stock will be converted into 0.8595 shares of Bank of America common stock.

3. 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.

4. 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/ Chua Su Li, Company Secretary, Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited	01/05/2009
	/s/ Lim Fung Jen, Director, Cairnhill Investments (Mauritius) Pte Ltd	01/05/2009
	/s/ Leong Wai Leng, Director, Fullerton Management Pte Ltd	01/05/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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