As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2016
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 10, 2016
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BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 1-6523 | 56-0906609 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| | 100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255 | |
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(704) 386-5681
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| ITEM 3.03. | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. |
On March 10, 2016, Bank of America Corporation (the “Corporation”) issued 40,000 shares of Series DD Preferred Stock (as defined in Item 5.03 below).
Under the terms of the Series DD Preferred Stock, the ability of the Corporation to declare or pay dividends on, declare or make distributions with respect to, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for consideration, shares of its common stock or any preferred stock ranking on a parity with or junior to the Series DD Preferred Stock, will be subject to certain restrictions in the event that the Corporation fails to declare and pay full dividends (or declare and set aside a sum sufficient for payment thereof) on its Series DD Preferred Stock. The restrictions are set forth in the Certificate of Designations described in Item 5.03 below.
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| ITEM 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On March 10, 2016, the Corporation filed a Certificate of Designations (the “Certificate of Designations”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware for the purpose of amending its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to fix the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of its Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series DD, $0.01 par value per share (the “Series DD Preferred Stock”). The Series DD Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share. The Certificate of Designations is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
On March 10, 2016, the Corporation closed the sale of 1,000,000 Depositary Shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of the Series DD Preferred Stock. The terms of the offering of the Depositary Shares are described in the Corporation’s Prospectus dated May 1, 2015, constituting a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-202354), as supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement dated March 7, 2016. Additional exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the offering, issuance and sale of the Depositary Shares.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
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| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated March 7, 2016, with respect to the offering of Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of Series DD Preferred Stock |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Designations for the Series DD Preferred Stock |
| 4.1 | Deposit Agreement related to the Depositary Shares, dated March 9, 2016, among the Corporation, Computershare Inc., Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and the Holders from time to time of the Depositary Receipts |
| 4.2 | Form of Depositary Receipt for the Depositary Shares, included in Exhibit 4.1 |
| 5.1 | Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP, regarding legality of the Series DD Preferred Stock and the Depositary Shares |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION |
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| | By: | /s/ Ross E. Jeffries, Jr. | |
| | | Ross E. Jeffries, Jr. | |
| | | Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
Dated: March 10, 2016
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated March 7, 2016, with respect to the offering of Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of Series DD Preferred Stock |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Designations for the Series DD Preferred Stock |
| 4.1 | Deposit Agreement related to the Depositary Shares, dated March 9, 2016, among the Corporation, Computershare Inc., Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and the Holders from time to time of the Depositary Receipts |
| 4.2 | Form of Depositary Receipt for the Depositary Shares, included in Exhibit 4.1 |
| 5.1 | Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP, regarding legality of the Series DD Preferred Stock and the Depositary Shares |
