Page 1 of 11 Pages UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities exchange Act of 1934 (AMENDMENT NO.2)* MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC ----------------------------------------------------- (NAME OF ISSUER) COM ----------------------------------------------------- (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) 590188108 ----------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP NUMBER) December 31, 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- (Date of event which requires filing of this Statement) NOTE: A MAJORITY OF THE SHARES REPORTED IN THIS SCHEDULE 13G ARE HELD BY UNAFFILIATED THIRD-PARTY CLIENT ACCOUNTS MANAGED BY ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P., AS INVESTMENT ADVISER. (ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. IS A MAJORITY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AXA FINANCIAL, INC.) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: X Rule 13d-1(b) Rule 13d-1(c) Rule 13d-1(d) * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person?s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be 'filed' for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ('Act') or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). (CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE(S)) No. of Shares Subtotals --------------------- AXA 0 AXA Entity or Entities Common acquired solely for investment AXA Investment Managers Paris 23,049 AXA Financial, Inc. 0 Subsidiaries: AllianceBernstein L.P. acquired solely for investment purposes on behalf of client discretionary investment advisory accounts: Common Stock 35,568,102 35,568,102 AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company acquired solely for investment purposes: Common Stock 46,504 46,504 ------------- Total 35,637,655 ============= Each of the Mutuelles AXA, as a group, and AXA expressly declares that the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that it is, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Schedule 13G. Each of the above subsidiaries of AXA Financial, Inc. operates under independent management and makes independent decisions. (b) Percent of Class: 2.3% ============= ITEM 4. Ownership as of (CONT.) (c) Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Deemed Deemed Deemed Deemed to have to have to have to have Sole Power Shared Power Sole Power Shared Power to Vote to Vote to Dispose to Dispose or to or to or to or to Direct Direct Direct the Direct the the Vote the Vote Disposition Disposition ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ The Mutuelles AXA, AXA 0 0 0 0 AXA Entity or Entities: AXA Investment 23,049 0 23,049 0 Managers Paris (France) AXA Financial, Inc. 0 0 0 0 Subsidiaries: - ------------ AllianceBernstein 26,753,790 0 35,568,102 0 AXA Equitable 46,504 0 46,504 0 Life Insurance ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 26,823,3 0 35,637,655 0 ============ ============ ============ ============ Each of the above subsidiaries of AXA Financial, Inc. operates under independent management and makes independent voting and investment decisions.
Page 10 of 11 Pages Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. (X) Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on behalf of Another Person. N/A Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reporting on by the Parent Holding Company: This Schedule 13G is being filed by AXA Financial, Inc.; AXA, which owns AXA Financial, Inc.; and the Mutuelles AXA, which as a group control AXA: (X) in the Mutuelles AXAs' capacity, as a group, acting as a parent holding company with respect to the holdings of the following AXA entity or entities: (X) in AXA's capacity as a parent holding company with respect to the holdings of the following AXA entity or entities: AXA Investment Managers Paris (France) (X) in AXA Financial, Inc.'s capacity as a parent holding company with respect to the holdings of the following subsidiaries: (X) AllianceBernstein L.P. (13-3434400), an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. (X) AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (13-5570651), an insurance company and an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Page 11 of 11 Pages Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A Item 10. Certification: By signing below I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 13, 2009 AXA FINANCIAL, INC.* /s/ Alvin H. Fenichel Alvin H. Fenichel Senior Vice President and Controller *Pursuant to the Joint Filing Agreement with respect to Schedule 13G attached hereto as Exhibit I, among AXA Financial, Inc., AXA Assurances I.A.R.D Mutuelle, AXA Assurances Vie Mutuelle, and AXA, this statement Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of them.