As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2006
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8‑K
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 21, 2006
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-6523 | 56-0906609 |
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28255
(Address of principal executive offices)
(800) 299-2265
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
For a transaction effective March 21, 2006, the Regular Trustees (the "Trustees") of BAC Capital Trust X (the "Trust") approved the public offering of 36,000,000 of the Trust's 6¼% Capital Securities (liquidation amount $25 per security) having an aggregate initial offering price of $900,000,000 (the "Capital Securities") to various underwriters pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement dated as of March 21, 2006, and otherwise established the terms and conditions of the Capital Securities. The Trust also granted the Underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 5,400,000 Capital Securities having an aggregate initial offering price of $135,000,000. The Capital Securities represent the undivided preferred beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust. In connection with the offering of the Capital Securities, the Trustees also approved the sale of the Trust's Common Securities (the "Common Securities") to Bank of America Corporation (the "Corporation") and otherwise established the terms and conditions of the Common Securities. The Trustees also authorized the investment of the proceeds from the sale of the Capital Securities and the Common Securities in the 6¼% Junior Subordinated Notes, due 2055 of the Corporation (the "Junior Subordinated Notes") issued under the terms of a Restated Indenture dated as of November 1, 2001 and supplemented by a Tenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 28, 2006. The Underwriting Agreement is included as Exhibit 1.1 hereto.
By written consent dated March 21, 2006, a Committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved the sale to the Trust of Junior Subordinated Notes having an aggregate principal amount of up to $1,067,200,000 and otherwise established the terms and conditions of the Junior Subordinated Notes.
The terms of the offering, the Capital Securities, the Common Securities and the Junior Subordinated Notes are described in the Registrants' Prospectus dated May 5, 2005 constituting a part of the Registration Statement (hereinafter described), as supplemented by a Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated March 20, 2006 and a Final Prospectus Supplement dated March 21, 2006.
The Capital Securities were issued pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-123714, 333-123714-01, 333-123714-02, 333-123714-03, 333-123714-04, 333-123714-05 and 333-123714-06) (the "Registration Statement"), on a delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Registration Statement registered up to $5,000,000,000 aggregate initial offering price of preferred securities of BAC Capital Trust VII, BAC Capital Trust VIII, BAC Capital Trust IX, BAC Capital Trust X, BAC Capital Trust XI, BAC Capital Trust XII and the Junior Subordinated Notes, together with related guarantees of such preferred securities by the Corporation. The Registration Statement was declared effective on May 5, 2005. The sale of 36,000,000 Capital Securities closed on March 28, 2006.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated March 21, 2006 with respect to the offering of the Capital Securities |
4.1 | Form of Capital Securities (included in Exhibit 4.4) |
4.2 | Form of Junior Subordinated Note (included in Exhibit 4.3) |
4.3 | Tenth Supplemental Indenture to be used in connection with the issuance of Junior Subordinated Notes dated as of March 28, 2006 |
4.4 | Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of BAC Capital Trust X dated as of March 21, 2006 |
4.5 | Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement dated as of March 28, 2006 |
99.1 | News Release disseminated on March 21, 2006 regarding the sale of the Capital Securities |
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.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION |
By: /s/ TERESA M. BRENNER |
Dated: March 28, 2006
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated March 21, 2006 with respect to the offering of the Capital Securities |
4.1 | Form of Capital Securities (included in Exhibit 4.4) |
4.2 | Form of Junior Subordinated Note (included in Exhibit 4.3) |
4.3 | Tenth Supplemental Indenture to be used in connection with the issuance of Junior Subordinated Notes dated as of March 28, 2006 |
4.4 | Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of BAC Capital Trust X dated as of March 21, 2006 |
4.5 | Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement dated as of March 28, 2006 |
99.1 | News Release disseminated on March 21, 2006 regarding the sale of the Capital Securities |