As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2011
UNITED STATES
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):
May 11, 2011
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) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28255
(Address of principal executive offices)
(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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The annual meeting of stockholders of Bank of America Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 11, 2011.
(b) The stockholders elected all of the Company’s nominees for director; approved the advisory vote on executive compensation; voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of holding future advisory votes on executive compensation every year; and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s registered independent public accounting firm for 2011. The stockholders did not approve any of the stockholder proposals, which are listed below.
1. | | Election of Directors: |
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| | Shares For | | | Shares Against | | | Shares Abstain | | | Non-Votes | |
Mukesh D. Ambani | | | 5,765,070,053 | | | | 338,528,615 | | | | 20,867,766 | | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
Susan S. Bies | | | 6,024,666,325 | | | | 80,316,244 | | | | 19,483,865 | | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
Frank P. Bramble, Sr. | | | 5,927,528,783 | | | | 176,660,148 | | | | 20,277,503 | | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
Virgis W. Colbert | | | 5,093,617,192 | | | | 1,001,305,145 | | | | 29,544,097 | | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
Charles K. Gifford | | | 5,902,199,632 | | | | 202,059,170 | | | | 20,207,632 | | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
Charles O. Holliday, Jr. | | | 6,016,500,312 | | | | 87,574,771 | | | | 20,391,352 | | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
D. Paul Jones, Jr. | | | 6,022,753,990 | | | | 80,884,927 | | | | 20,827,517 | | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
Monica C. Lozano | | | 5,673,448,968 | | | | 428,974,367 | | | | 22,043,099 | | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
Thomas J. May | | | 5,946,799,142 | | | | 156,988,795 | | | | 20,678,497 | | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
Brian T. Moynihan | | | 6,021,321,803 | | | | 83,988,690 | | | | 19,155,941 | | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
Donald E. Powell | | | 5,999,430,231 | | | | 104,817,066 | | | | 20,219,137 | | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
Charles O. Rossotti | | | 4,912,442,358 | | | | 1,185,672,879 | | | | 26,351,197 | | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
Robert W. Scully | | | 5,980,889,268 | | | | 123,239,474 | | | | 20,337,692 | | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
2. | | Advisory (Non-Binding) “Say on Pay” Vote to Approve Executive Compensation: |
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For | | | 5,628,425,240 | |
Against | | | 429,938,745 | |
Abstain | | | 66,102,449 | |
Non-Votes | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
3. | | Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory “Say on Pay” Votes: |
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One year | | | 5,436,235,018 | |
Two years | | | 35,340,670 | |
Three years | | | 612,447,625 | |
Abstain | | | 40,443,121 | |
Non-Votes | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
4. | | Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as registered independent public accounting firm for 2011: |
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For | | | 7,326,279,686 | |
Against | | | 762,073,390 | |
Abstain | | | 45,051,846 | |
5. | | Stockholder Proposal: Disclosure of Government Employment: |
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For | | | 239,438,909 | |
Against | | | 5,017,924,634 | |
Abstain | | | 867,102,891 | |
Non-Votes | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
6. | | Stockholder Proposal: Stockholder Action by Written Consent |
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For | | | 2,886,486,985 | |
Against | | | 3,178,529,498 | |
Abstain | | | 59,449,951 | |
Non-Votes | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
7. | | Stockholder Proposal: Mortgage Servicing Operations: |
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For | | | 2,212,804,891 | |
Against | | | 3,388,905,766 | |
Abstain | | | 522,755,777 | |
Non-Votes | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
8. | | Stockholder Proposal: Grassroots Lobbying: |
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For | | | 1,679,712,939 | |
Against | | | 3,451,591,390 | |
Abstain | | | 993,162,105 | |
Non-Votes | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
9. | | Stockholder Proposal: Over-the-Counter Derivatives Trading: |
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For | | | 1,886,133,455 | |
Against | | | 3,721,108,575 | |
Abstain | | | 517,224,404 | |
Non-Votes | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
10. | | Stockholder Proposal: Cumulative Voting in Contested Director Elections: |
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For | | | 2,221,537,622 | |
Against | | | 3,867,438,787 | |
Abstain | | | 35,490,025 | |
Non-Votes | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
11. | | Stockholder Proposal: Recoupment of Incentive Compensation Paid to Senior Executives: |
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For | | | 2,153,198,058 | |
Against | | | 3,917,353,784 | |
Abstain | | | 53,914,592 | |
Non-Votes | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
12. | | Stockholder Proposal: Prohibition of Certain Relocation Benefits to Senior Executives: |
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For | | | 2,159,756,995 | |
Against | | | 3,915,104,975 | |
Abstain | | | 49,604,464 | |
Non-Votes | | | 2,008,938,488 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company 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 | |
| By: | /s/ Craig T. Beazer | |
| | Craig T. Beazer | |
| | Deputy General Counsel | |
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Dated May 11, 2011