OMB
APPROVAL
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OMB
Number:
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Expires:
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Estimated
average burden
hours
per response. . .
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o
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Rule
13d-1(b)
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x
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Rule
13d-1(c)
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o
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Rule
13d-1(d)
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1.
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Kuwait
Investment Authority, acting for and on behalf of the Government
of the
State of Kuwait
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2.
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
o
(b)
o
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3.
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4.
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Kuwait
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH:
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5.
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
73,871,217
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6.
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
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7.
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
73,871,217
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8.
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9.
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
73,871,217
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10.
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES o
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11.
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.0%
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12.
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
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Item
1(a).
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Name of Issuer: | |
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. | ||
Item
1(b).
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Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: | |
4 World Financial Center, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10080 | ||
Item
2(a).
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Name of Person Filing: | |
Kuwait Investment Authority, acting for and on behalf of the Government of the State of Kuwait | ||
Item
2(b).
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Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: | |
Kuwait
Investment Authority
Ministries Complex, Block 3 Safat, Kuwait 13001 |
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Item
2(c).
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Citizenship: | |
Kuwait | ||
Item
2(d).
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Title of Class of Securities: | |
Common Stock | ||
Item
2(e).
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CUSIP Number: | |
590188108 | ||
Item
3.
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Whether
this Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b)
or
240.13d-2(b)
or
(c).
Not
Applicable.
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Item
4.
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Ownership.
The
following information is provided as of July 28, 2008.
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(a)
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Amount
beneficially owned:
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73,871,217
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(b) |
Percent
of class:
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6.0% | ||
(c) |
Number
of shares as to which Kuwait Investment Authority
has:
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(i) |
Sole
power to vote or to direct the vote:
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73,871,217
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(ii) |
Shared
power to vote or to direct the vote:
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0 | |||
(iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | ||
73,871,217
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(iv) |
Shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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0 | |||
Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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Not
Applicable.
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
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Not
Applicable.
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
Being
Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control
Person.
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Not
Applicable.
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Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group.
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Not
Applicable.
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Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group.
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Not
Applicable.
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Item
10.
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Certifications.
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By
signing below each of the undersigned certify that, to the best of
the
undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect
of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities
and
were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant
in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.
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Dated as of August 06, 2008 |
KUWAIT
INVESTMENT AUTHORITY,
acting for and on behalf of the Government of
the
State
of Kuwait
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By: | /s/ Farouk A. Bastaki | |
Name: Farouk A. Bastaki |
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Title:
Acting Managing Director
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