UPDATE: CCB: BofA Doesn't Plan To Add, Cut Stake Over 12 Months
May 14 2009 - 12:11AM
Dow Jones News
China Construction Bank Corp. (0939.HK) disclosed Thursday the
breakdown of the latest share sale by Bank of America Corp. (BAC)
and said the U.S. bank doesn't plan either to add to or reduce its
holding in China Construction Bank over the next 12 months.
Bank of America now holds a stake of about 11% in China
Construction Bank. The shares are subject to a lockup until the end
of August 2011.
Bank of America sold 2.77 billion shares to China Life Insurance
(Group) Co. and two of its units - China Life Insurance Co. (LFC)
and China Life Insurance Overseas Co., China Construction Bank said
in a statement.
The U.S. lender sold 2.2 billion shares to BOCI Asia Ltd., the
Chinese bank said.
Bank of America also sold around 8.5 billion shares to
unspecified overseas funds, statement said.
Bank of America spokesman Robert Stickler said Wednesday the
bank sold shares to a Hopu Investment Management Co.-led
consortium, which included Singaporean sovereign-wealth fund
Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd.
-Victoria Ruan and Amy Or contributed to this story, Dow Jones
Newswires; 8610 6588-5848; victoria.ruan@dowjones.com