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Bank of America Corp/DE – ‘8-K’ for 3/15/18

On:  Thursday, 3/15/18, at 4:57pm ET   ·   For:  3/15/18   ·   Accession #:  1193125-18-84188   ·   File #:  1-06523

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 3/15/18  Bank of America Corp/DE           8-K:3,5,8,9 3/15/18    5:367K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA

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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 8-K         Current Report                                      HTML     18K 
 2: EX-1.1      Underwriting Agreement                              HTML     98K 
 3: EX-3.1      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     50K 
 4: EX-4.1      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    119K 
 5: EX-5.1      Opinion re: Legality                                HTML     13K 


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  8-K  

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2018

 

 

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): March 15, 2018

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company   ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 


ITEM 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

On March 15, 2018, Bank of America Corporation (the “Corporation”) issued 94,000 shares of Series FF Preferred Stock (as defined in Item 5.03 below).

Under the terms of the Series FF 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 FF 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 FF Preferred Stock. The restrictions are set forth in the Certificate of Designations described in Item 5.03 below.

 

ITEM 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On March 15, 2018, 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 FF, $0.01 par value per share (the “Series FF Preferred Stock”). The Series FF 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.

 

ITEM 8.01. Other Events.

On March 15, 2018, the Corporation closed the sale of 2,350,000 Depositary Shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of the Series FF 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 8, 2018. Additional exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the offering, issuance and sale of the Depositary Shares.

 

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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  8, 2018 with respect to the offering of 2,350,000 Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of Series FF Preferred Stock
3.1    Certificate of Designations for the Series FF Preferred Stock
4.1    Deposit Agreement related to the Depositary Shares, dated March  14, 2018, 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 FF Preferred Stock and the Depositary Shares

 

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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 AMERICA CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Ross E. Jeffries

  Ross E. Jeffries, Jr.
  Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Dated: March 15, 2018

 

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Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘8-K’ Filing    Date    Other Filings
Filed on / For Period End:3/15/184,  424B2,  FWP,  SC 13D/A
3/8/18424B2
5/1/15S-3/A
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19 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

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11/10/22  Bank of America Corp./DE          SC TO-I                7:1.3M Bank of America Corp./DE          Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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 6/08/21  Bank of America Corp./DE          424B2                  1:1.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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 5/24/21  Bank of America Corp./DE          424B2                  1:1.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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 3/22/21  Bank of America Corp./DE          424B5                  1:1.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/18/21  Bank of America Corp./DE          424B2                  1:1.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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 1/25/21  Bank of America Corp./DE          424B5       1/22/21    1:1.4M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 1/21/21  Bank of America Corp./DE          424B2                  1:1.4M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
10/28/20  Bank of America Corp./DE          424B5                  1:1.4M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
10/27/20  Bank of America Corp./DE          424B2                  1:1.4M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
10/20/20  Bank of America Corp./DE          424B5                  1:1.8M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 9/24/20  Bank of America Corp./DE          424B5                  1:1.7M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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