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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): June 15, 1994
BANK OF BOSTON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 1-6522 04-2471221
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
100 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 434-2200
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Item 5. Other Events.
Bank of Boston Corporation ("the Corporation") has filed a shelf registration
statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 33-52571) (the "Registration Statement")
pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),
covering one or more proposed issuances of up to $1,500,000,000 in aggregate
initial offering price of (i) debt securities and warrants to purchase debt
securities, (ii) shares of preferred stock, which may be issued in the form of
depositary shares evidenced by depositary receipts, and warrants to purchase
shares of preferred stock and (iii) shares of common stock and warrants to
purchase shares of common stock. The Registration Statement, as amended by
Amendment No. 1 thereto, was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on March 18, 1994. On June 16, 1994, the
Corporation filed a Prospectus Supplement, dated June 15, 1994, with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) under the Act in connection with the
underwritten public offering by the Corporation of $100,000,000 of the
Corporation's Floating Rate Notes Due June 1996 (the "Notes"). By filing this
Current Report on Form 8-K, the Corporation is incorporating by reference into
the above-referenced Registration Statement the information contained herein
relating to the Notes.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
1 Terms Agreement, dated June 15, 1994, among the Corporation
and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated,
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation and
Goldman, Sachs & Co., relating to the Notes.
4 Global certificate representing the Notes.
12(a) Computation of the Corporation's Consolidated Ratio of
Earnings to Fixed Charges (excluding interest on deposits).
12(b) Computation of the Corporation's Consolidated Ratio of
Earnings to Fixed Charges (including interest on deposits).
12(c) Computation of the Corporation's Consolidated Ratio of
Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock
Dividend Requirements (excluding interest on deposits).
12(d) Computation of the Corporation's Consolidated Ratio of
Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock
Dividend Requirements (including interest on deposits).
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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 BOSTON CORPORATION
Dated: June 20, 1994 /s/ JANICE B. LIVA
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Janice B. Liva
Assistant General Counsel
and Assistant Clerk