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Reporters May Contact:
Eloise Hale, Bank of America Corporation, 704.387.0013
eloise.hale@bankofamerica.com

CHARLOTTE -- Bank of America Corporation today priced a global offering of $1 billion in 10-year fixed-rate senior notes for sale in the United States and abroad.

The senior notes have a coupon interest rate of 4 7/8 percent per annum, payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 with the first interest payment on March 15, 2003. The notes mature on September 15, 2012.

These notes will be sold through underwriters led by Banc of America Securities LLC and include Barclays Capital; Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.; Credit Suisse First Boston; Deutsche Bank Securities; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Lehman Brothers; McDonald Investments Inc.; Merrill Lynch & Co.; Salomon Smith Barney; Loop Capital Markets, LLC and The Williams Capital Group, L.P. Closing is scheduled for September 25, 2002.

The debt issue is part of a shelf registration for corporate debt and other securities previously declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Bank of America intends to list the notes on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

Proceeds from the issue will be used for general corporate purposes.

Bank of America stock (ticker: BAC) is listed on the New York, Pacific, and London exchanges and certain shares are listed on the Tokyo stock exchange.

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