THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY. THIS NOTE IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
Unless this Note is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (55 Water Street, New York, New York) ("DTC"), to the Corporation or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and this Note is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as requested by an authorized representative of DTC, and unless any payment is made to Cede & Co.., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL since the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.
THIS NOTE IS NOT A SAVINGS ACCOUNT OR A DEPOSIT, IS NOT AN OBLIGATION OF OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANKING OR NONBANKING AFFILIATE OF BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, AND IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
REGISTERED $14,100,000
NUMBER __I-_____ CUSIP 06050 MEL7
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
MEDIUM-TERM SENIOR
NOTE, SERIES K
(Indexed Note)
/ / SEE THE ATTACHED
PRINCIPAL REPAYMENT
AMOUNT RIDER for a description of the
PRINCIPAL REPAYMENT AMOUNT and its method of
calculation.
/ X / SEE THE ATTACHED SUPPLEMENTAL REDEMPTION AMOUNT RIDER for
a description of the
SUPPLEMENTAL
REDEMPTION AMOUNT and its method of calculation
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: January 28, 2005
MATURITY
DATE: January 28, 2011
CALCULATION
AGENT: Banc of America Securities LLC
("BAS")
ADDITIONAL
TERMS: See Supplemental Redemption
Amount Rider
MINIMUM
DENOMINATIONS: $1,000 and whole
multiples of $1,000.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation," which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay on the Maturity Date to CEDE & CO., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company, or its registered assigns, (i) the principal amount of FOURTEEN MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($14,100,000), (ii) interest payments as set forth on the attached Supplemental Redemption Amount Rider and (iii) that supplemental redemption amount (the "Supplemental Redemption Amount") calculated according to the terms of the attached Supplemental Redemption Amount Rider.
Any principal, interest or Supplemental Redemption Amount not punctually paid or duly provided for shall be payable as provided in the Indenture. As used in this Note, "Business Day" means any day that is not a Saturday or a Sunday, and that is not a legal holiday in New York, New York or Charlotte, North Carolina and that is not a day on which banking institutions in those cities or any other place of payment with respect to this Note are authorized or required by
law or regulation to be closed; but that is not a day on which the principal securities market (or markets) on which the Basket Stocks (as defined below) are traded is closed.
The principal, interest and Supplemental Redemption Amount on this Note are payable in immediately available funds in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts at the office or agency of the Corporation designated as provided in the Indenture; provided, however, that the principal, interest or Supplemental Redemption Amount may be paid, at the option of the Corporation, by check mailed to the person entitled thereto at his address last appearing on the registry books of the Corporation relating to the Notes. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, payments of the principal, interest and Supplemental Redemption Amount payable on the Maturity Date will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a designated account maintained in the United States upon (i) receipt of written notice by the Issuing and Paying Agent (as described on the reverse hereof) from the registered holder of this Note not less than one Business Day prior to the due date of such principal and (ii) presentation of this Note to The Bank of New York, as Issuing and Paying Agent, 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286 (the "Corporate Trust Office").
For both this Note and Notes issued in certificated form, the payment of principal of and any other amounts due on or after the Maturity Date will be made only upon the presentation and surrender of such Note at the office of the Trustee or successor thereof, and with respect to this Note, in accordance with the procedures of DTC.
References herein to "U.S. dollars," "U.S.$," or "$" are to the coin or currency of the United States at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof and on the attached Rider, which shall have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee or an authenticating agent on behalf of the Trustee by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Note to be duly executed, by manual or facsimile signature, under its corporate seal or a facsimile thereof.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
By:____________________________________
[SEAL] Title:
Senior Vice President
ATTEST:
By:___________________________
Title: Assistant
Secretary
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Certificate of Authentication
This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Dated: January 28, 2005
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Trustee
By:___________________________
Authorized
Signatory
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[Reverse of Note]
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
MEDIUM-TERM SENIOR
NOTE, SERIES K
(Indexed
Note)
SECTION 1. General. This Note is one of a duly authorized series of Securities of the Corporation unlimited in aggregate principal amount (herein called the "Notes") issued and to be issued under an Indenture dated as of January 1, 1995 (herein called the "Indenture"), between the Corporation (successor in interest to NationsBank Corporation) and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (successor in interest to U.S. Bank Trust National Association, successor trustee to BankAmerica National Trust Company, herein called the "Trustee," which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 18, 1998, a Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 7, 2001, and a Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 28, 2004, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights thereunder of the Corporation, the Trustee, and the holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Note is also one of the Notes designated as the Corporation's Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series K, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $10,000,000,000. The Trustee initially shall act as Security Registrar, Transfer Agent, and Issuing and Paying Agent in connection with the Notes. The Notes may bear different dates, mature at different times, bear interest at different rates and vary in such other ways as are provided in the Indenture.
SECTION 2. No Sinking Fund. This Note is not subject to any sinking fund.
SECTION 3. Redemption. This Note is not redeemable prior to the Maturity Date.
SECTION 5. Defeasance. The provisions of Article Fourteen of the Indenture do not apply to Securities of this Series.
SECTION 6. Events of Default. If an Event of Default (defined in the Indenture as (a) the Corporation's failure to pay the principal of (or premium, if any, on) the Notes; (b) the Corporation's failure to pay interest on the Notes within 30 calendar days after the same becomes due; (c) the Corporation's breach of its other covenants contained in this Note or in the Indenture, which breach is not cured within 90 calendar days after written notice by the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in outstanding principal amount of all Securities issued under the Indenture and affected thereby; and (d) certain events involving the bankruptcy, insolvency, or liquidation of the Corporation) shall occur with respect to the Notes, the principal of all the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.
SECTION 7. Modifications and Waivers. The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment of the Indenture and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Corporation and the rights of the holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Corporation with the consent of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding and all other Securities then outstanding under
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the Indenture and affected by such amendment and modification. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding and all other Securities then outstanding under the Indenture and affected thereby, on behalf of the holders of all such Securities, to waive compliance by the Corporation with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such holder and upon all future holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.
No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of, premium on (if any), interest, or other amounts payable on this Note, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto, against any incorporator, stockholder, officer, or director, as such, past, present, or future, of the Corporation or any predecessor or successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for issue hereof, expressly waived and released.
SECTION 8. Obligations Unconditional. No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium (if any), interest, and other amounts payable on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
SECTION 9. Authorized Denominations. The Notes are issuable only as registered Notes without coupons, and unless otherwise set forth above, only in denominations of $1,000 and whole multiples of $1,000. As provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of different authorized denominations, as requested by the holder surrendering the same.
SECTION 10. Registration of Transfer. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations as therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the register maintained by the Registrar, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Corporation designated by it pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Corporation and the Trustee or the Security Registrar requiring such written instrument of transfer duly executed by, the registered holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of this series, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
This Note is being issued by means of a book-entry system with no physical distribution of certificates to be made except as provided in the Indenture. The book-entry system maintained by The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") will evidence ownership of the Notes, with transfers of ownership effected on the records of DTC and its participants pursuant to rules and procedures established by DTC and its participants. The Corporation will recognize Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, while the registered holder of the Notes, as the owner of the Notes for
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all purposes, including payment of principal, interest and the Supplemental Redemption Amount, notices and voting. Transfer of principal, interest and the Supplemental Redemption Amount to participants of DTC will be the responsibility of DTC, and transfer of principal, interest and the Supplemental Redemption Amount payable to beneficial owners of the Notes by participants of DTC will be the responsibility of such participants and other nominees of such beneficial owners. So long as the book-entry system is in effect, the selection of any Notes to be redeemed will be determined by DTC pursuant to rules and procedures established by DTC and its participants. The Corporation will not be responsible or liable for such transfers or payments or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing the records maintained by DTC, its participants, or persons acting through such participants.
This Note may be exchanged in whole, but not in part, for security-printed certificated Notes, only if (i) DTC notifies the Corporation or the Trustee that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as depository for this Note in global form or if at any time DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in either such case, a successor depository is not appointed by the Corporation within 60 calendar days, or (ii) the Corporation executes and delivers to the Trustee a written notification that this Note in global form shall be so exchangeable, or (iii) an Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to this Note in global form. In any such instance, an owner of a beneficial interest in this Note will be entitled to physical delivery in certificated form of Notes equal in principal amount to such beneficial interest and to have such Notes registered in its name. Unless otherwise set forth above, Notes so issued in certificated form will be issued in authorized denominations only and will be issued in registered form only, without coupons.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Corporation may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment, or other governmental charge, including, without limitation, any withholding tax, payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Corporation, the Trustee, the Issuing and Paying Agent and any agent of the Corporation, the Trustee or any Issuing and Paying Agent may treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes.
SECTION 11. Defined Terms. All terms used in this Note which are not defined herein but are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
SECTION 12. Governing Law. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of the within Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM-- as tenants in common
TEN ENT-- as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN-- as joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN
ACT--...........................as Custodian for............................
(Cust) (Minor)
Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
.......................................................
(State)
Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
_____________________________
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
[PLEASE PRINT OR
TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS
INCLUDING
ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE]
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Please Insert Social Security or Other
Identifying
Number of Assignee: ____________________________
the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing __________________________________ Attorney to transfer said Note on the books of the Corporation, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:_________________________ _________________________________________
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever and must be guaranteed.
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BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
Medium-Term Senior Note, Series K
SUPPLEMENTAL REDEMPTION AMOUNT RIDER
General
This Note is part of a series of medium-term notes entitled "Medium-Term Notes, Series K" issued under the Indenture, as described in the Prospectus dated April 14, 2004 and Prospectus Supplement dated April 15, 2004 and is designated as the Bank of America Corporation 1.00% Capital Protected EquitY PerformanCe LinkEd Securities "Basket CYCLES™," due January 28, 2011, Linked to a Basket of Health Care Stocks. Certain capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement.
Interest
This Note bears interest from the Original Issue Date at a rate of 1.00% per annum. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on January 28 and July 28 of each year, and on the Maturity Date (each, an "interest payment date"), beginning July 28, 2005. Interest is computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
Each interest payment on an interest payment date will include interest accrued from, and including, the Original Issue Date or preceding interest payment date, as the case may be, to, but excluding, that interest payment date. If an interest payment date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the applicable payment will be made on the next Business Day as if it were the date that payment was due, and no interest will accrue as a result of the postponement.
The record date for each interest payment date, including the interest payment date scheduled to occur on the Maturity Date, will be the first date of the month prior to that scheduled interest payment date, whether or not that date is a Business Day. However, the principal amount of this Note will be paid only to the holder of this Note on the Maturity Date.
Payment at Maturity; Supplemental Redemption Amount
At
maturity, the Corporation will determine and pay:
(a)
the principal amount of this Note;
(b)
the final semi-annual payment of interest on this Note; and
(c)
under the circumstances described below, a "Supplemental Redemption Amount"
calculated by reference to the performance of the common stock of a group, or
"Basket," of 20 selected United States health care companies, over the term of
this Note.
The "Basket Stocks" are the 20 selected United States health care companies whose common stocks make up the Basket that is used to determine the Supplemental Redemption Amount. The Basket Stocks are: Abbott Laboratories, Aetna Inc., Amgen Inc., Baxter International Inc., Biogen Idec Inc., Boston Scientific Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Caremark Rx, Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, Forest Laboratories, Inc., HCA Inc., Johnson &
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Johnson, Medtronic, Inc., Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer Inc., Schering-Plough Corporation, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, WellPoint, Inc., Wyeth, and Zimmer Holdings, Inc.
On January 25, 2005, which is the "Pricing Date" of this Note, the Corporation established the number of shares of each Basket Stock in the Basket. The Basket has a "Starting Level" of 1,000. Each Basket Stock represents 5.00%, or 50.00, of the Starting Level of the Basket on the Pricing Date. The number of shares of each Basket Stock was set by dividing 50.00 by the Closing Price (as defined below) of that Basket Stock on the Pricing Date. The result was rounded to the nearest one hundred-thousandth. This fixed number of shares of each Basket Stock is called the "Share Ratio." The Share Ratio for each Basket Stock is fixed as of the Pricing Date and is subject to change only if certain extraordinary corporate events affect the relevant Basket Stock.
The "Basket Level" is the hypothetical value of the Basket that is determined at the close of any Trading Day (as defined below). The Basket Level equals the sum of the products of the Closing Price and the Share Ratio for each Basket Stock. The Basket Level will be rounded to the nearest one-hundredth.
The Calculation Agent will determine any Supplemental Redemption Amount payable to the holder of this Note at maturity by calculating the Average Basket Return and comparing it to the Total Interest Percentage, as described below. The Calculation Agent will determine the "Average Level," which is the arithmetic average of the Basket Level on each of the following six annual valuation dates (the sum of the Basket Level on each annual valuation date, divided by 6):
Annual Valuation Dates |
1. January 25, 2006 |
2. January 25, 2007 |
3. January 25, 2008 |
4. January 25, 2009 |
5. January 25, 2010 |
6. January 25, 2011 |
The Average Basket Return will be calculated as follows:
Average Level - Starting
Level
Starting Level
The result will be rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth of a decimal place and then expressed as a percentage.
If the Average Basket Return is less than or equal to 6.00%, which is the Total Interest Percentage, then the Supplemental Redemption Amount will equal $0.00.
If the Average Basket Return is
greater than the Total Interest Percentage, then the Supplemental Redemption
Amount for each $1,000 principal amount of the notes will equal the product of:
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$1,000 x (Average Basket Return - Total Interest Percentage)
The notes are principal protected. If the Average Basket Return does not exceed the Total Interest Percentage, the holder of this Note will receive only the principal amount and the final semi-annual interest payment at maturity.
A "Trading Day" means any day, as determined by the Calculation Agent, on which trading is generally conducted on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE"), the American Stock Exchange LLC, the Nasdaq National Market, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, and in the over-the-counter market for equity securities in the United States.
The "Closing Price" for any security for which a trading price must be determined to calculate the Basket Level will be
If a Market Disruption Event (as defined below) has occurred with respect to any Basket Stock on a day that is required to be an annual valuation date as provided in the last paragraph under "-Market Disruption," or if on any other Trading Day the Closing Price of a security cannot be determined according to the immediately preceding provisions, then the Closing Price for that day will be the mean, as determined by the Calculation Agent, of the bid prices for the applicable security obtained from as many recognized dealers in that security, but not exceeding three, as will make those bid prices available to the Calculation Agent; provided that if no such bids are available, then the Closing Price for that day will equal the Calculation Agent's good faith estimate of the value of that security as of that day. A bid of BAS, Banc of America Investment Services, Inc., or any other affiliates of the Corporation may be included in the calculation of the mean, but only if that bid is the highest of the bids obtained. The term "security of the Nasdaq National Market" will include a security included in any successor to
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that system, and the term "OTC Bulletin Board Service" will include any successor to that service.
Event of Default
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture), the holder of this Note only will be entitled to receive the principal amount of the Note, and any accrued and unpaid interest, and will not be entitled to payment of any Supplemental Redemption Amount.
Market Disruption
With respect to any Basket Stock, "Market Disruption Event" means:
For purposes of determining whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred:
If a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing with respect to one or more Basket Stocks (a "Market Disruption Stock") on a day that would otherwise be an annual valuation date, then, in order to calculate the Basket Level as of that annual valuation date, the Calculation Agent instead will use the Closing Price of each Market Disruption Stock on the first Business Day after that day on which no Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing as to that Market Disruption Stock. The Calculation Agent will use the Closing Price for each Basket Stock that is not a Market Disruption Stock on the applicable annual valuation date.
In no event, however, will the determination of the Closing Price for any Market Disruption Stock be postponed by more than five Business Days. If any determination as to a Market Disruption Stock is postponed to the last possible day, but a Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing on that day, the Calculation Agent will determine the Closing Price of the applicable Market Disruption Stock for that day as described in the last paragraph above under the definition of "Closing Price." If any determination of a Closing Price required to be made on the last scheduled annual valuation date is postponed due to a Market Disruption Event, the maturity date for this Note also will be postponed by the same number of Business Days.
The Basket and Adjustments to the Basket
The "Basket" is comprised of the common stocks of the following Basket Stocks, as weighted below based on the Closing Price of each Basket Stock on January 25, 2005, the Pricing Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent, to achieve a Basket Level of 1,000 on that date:
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Basket Stock |
Initial Price of Basket Stock |
Weight |
Share Ratio |
Abbott Laboratories |
$45.91 |
5.00% |
1.08909 |
Aetna Inc. |
$124.31 |
5.00% |
0.40222 |
Amgen Inc. |
$62.17 |
5.00% |
0.80425 |
Baxter International Inc. |
$34.46 |
5.00% |
1.45096 |
Biogen Idec Inc. |
$63.08 |
5.00% |
0.79264 |
Boston Scientific Corporation |
$31.88 |
5.00% |
1.56838 |
Cardinal Health, Inc. |
$53.99 |
5.00% |
0.92610 |
Caremark Rx, Inc. |
$38.42 |
5.00% |
1.30141 |
Eli Lilly and Company |
$54.85 |
5.00% |
0.91158 |
Forest Laboratories, Inc. |
$40.19 |
5.00% |
1.24409 |
HCA Inc. |
$43.83 |
5.00% |
1.14077 |
Johnson & Johnson |
$63.68 |
5.00% |
0.78518 |
Medtronic, Inc. |
$51.80 |
5.00% |
0.96525 |
Merck & Co., Inc. |
$30.95 |
5.00% |
1.61551 |
Pfizer Inc. |
$24.59 |
5.00% |
2.03335 |
Schering-Plough Corporation |
$20.31 |
5.00% |
2.46184 |
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated |
$87.75 |
5.00% |
0.56980 |
WellPoint, Inc. |
$118.50 |
5.00% |
0.42194 |
Wyeth |
$43.38 |
5.00% |
1.15260 |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. |
$80.15 |
5.00% |
0.62383 |
If one of the events described below occurs and the Calculation Agent determines that the event has a dilutive or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of a particular Basket Stock, the Calculation Agent will calculate a corresponding adjustment to the Share Ratio of that Basket Stock as the Calculation Agent, in its sole discretion, determines appropriate to account for that dilutive or concentrative effect. For example, if an adjustment is required because of a two-for-one stock split of a Basket Stock, then the number of shares of that Basket Stock will be adjusted to double the Share Ratio. The Calculation Agent also will determine the effective date of an adjustment and the substitution in the Basket of those shares, if applicable, in the event of a consolidation or merger of the relevant Basket Stock. Upon making any adjustment, the Calculation Agent will give notice promptly to the Corporation and the Trustee, stating the adjustment to the Share Ratio or to the Basket Stocks in the Basket.
If more than one event occurs that requires adjustment to a particular Share Ratio, the Calculation Agent will adjust the number of those shares in the Basket in the order in which each event occurs, and on a cumulative basis. Thus, after adjusting the number of those shares in the Basket for the first event, the Calculation Agent then will adjust the number of those shares in the Basket for the second event. The second adjustment will be made to those shares in the Basket after the adjustment is made for the first event, and so on for each event.
For any dilution event described below, other than a consolidation or merger, the Calculation Agent will not have to adjust the applicable Share Ratio unless the adjustment would result in a change of at least 0.1% to the number of shares that would apply without the
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adjustment. The Share Ratio resulting from any adjustment will be rounded up or down to the nearest 0.00001, with 0.000005 being rounded upward.
If an event requiring an antidilution adjustment occurs, the Calculation Agent will make the adjustments with a view to offsetting, to the extent practical, any change in the economic position of the holder relative to this Note, that results solely from that event. The Calculation Agent, in its sole discretion, may modify the antidilution adjustments in this section as necessary to promote an equitable result.
The Calculation Agent will make all determinations, in its sole discretion, with respect to antidilution adjustments, including any determination as to whether an event requiring adjustment has occurred or the nature of the adjustment required and how it will be made. In the absence of manifest error, those determinations will be conclusive for all purposes and will be binding on the holder of this Note and the Corporation, without any liability on the part of the Calculation Agent. The holder of this Note will not be entitled to any compensation from the Corporation for any loss suffered as a result of any of the above determinations by the Calculation Agent. The Calculation Agent will provide information about any adjustments it makes upon the written request of the holder of this Note.
The following are examples of events that may require an antidilution adjustment:
Stock Splits
If a Basket Stock is subject to a stock split, then the Calculation Agent will adjust its Share Ratio to equal the sum of the prior Share Ratio-i.e., the number of shares before that adjustment-plus the product of (1) the number of new shares issued in the stock split with respect to one share of the relevant Basket Stock, and (2) the prior Share Ratio.
Reverse Stock Splits
If a Basket Stock is subject to a reverse stock split, then the Calculation Agent will adjust its Share Ratio to equal the product of the prior number of shares and the quotient of (1) the number of outstanding shares of the relevant Basket Stock outstanding immediately after the reverse stock split becomes effective, divided by (2) the number of shares of the relevant Basket Stock outstanding immediately before the reverse stock split becomes effective.
Stock Dividends
If a Basket Stock is subject to a stock dividend payable in shares of its stock, then the Calculation Agent will adjust the Share Ratio of that Basket Stock in the Basket to equal the sum of the prior number of shares plus the product of (1) the number of shares issued in the stock dividend with respect to one share of the relevant Basket Stock, and (2) the prior number of shares.
Other Dividends and Distributions
A Share Ratio will not be adjusted to reflect dividends or other distributions paid with respect to a Basket Stock, other than:
A dividend or other distribution with respect to a Basket Stock will be deemed to be an extraordinary dividend if its per share value exceeds that of the immediately preceding non-extraordinary dividend, if any, for that Basket Stock by an amount equal to at least 10% of the Closing Price of that Basket Stock on the Business Day before the ex-dividend date. The ex-dividend date for any dividend or other distribution is the first day on which the relevant Basket Stock trades without the right to receive that dividend or distribution.
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If an extraordinary dividend occurs, the Calculation Agent will adjust the relevant Share Ratio of that Basket Stock to equal the product of (1) the prior Share Ratio, and (2) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Closing Price of the relevant Basket Stock on the Business Day before the ex-dividend date and the denominator of which is the amount by which that Closing Price exceeds the extraordinary dividend amount.
The extraordinary dividend amount of an extraordinary dividend for a particular Basket Stock equals:
To the extent an extraordinary dividend is not paid in cash, the Calculation Agent will determine the value of any non-cash component. A distribution on a Basket Stock that is a stock dividend payable in shares of that Basket Stock, an issuance of rights or warrants or a spin-off event and an extraordinary dividend will result in an adjustment to the number of shares only as described in "-Stock Dividends" above, "-Transferable Rights and Warrants" below, or "-Reorganization Events" below, as the case may be, and not as described here.
Transferable Rights and Warrants
If a Basket Stock issues transferable rights or warrants to all shareholders of its Basket Stock to subscribe for or purchase its Basket Stock, then the Share Ratio for that Basket Stock will be adjusted on the Business Day immediately following the issuance of those rights or warrants so that the new Share Ratio will equal the prior Share Ratio plus the product of (a) the prior Share Ratio and (b) the number of shares of that Basket Stock that can be purchased with the cash value of those warrants or rights distributed on a single share of that Basket Stock. The number of shares that can be purchased will be based on the closing price of that Basket Stock on the date the new Share Ratio is determined. The cash value of those rights or warrants, if the warrants or rights are traded on a national securities exchange, will equal the closing price of those warrants or rights, or, if the warrants or rights are not traded on a national securities exchange, will be determined by the Calculation Agent and will equal the average (mean) of the bid prices obtained from three dealers at 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date the new Share Ratio is determined. However, if only two bid prices are available, then the cash value of those warrants or rights will equal the average (mean) of those bids and if only one bid is available, then the cash value of those warrants or rights will equal that bid. A bid of BAS, BAI, or any of their affiliates may be included in the calculation of the mean, but only if that bid is the highest of the bids obtained. If no such bids are available, then the cash value of those rights or warrants will equal the Calculation Agent's good faith estimate of the value of that security as of that day.
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Reorganization Events
Each of the following is a reorganization event for any Basket Stock:
Adjustments for Reorganization
If a reorganization event occurs with respect to any issuer of the Basket Stock, then the Calculation Agent will adjust the applicable Share Ratio so as to reflect the amount and type of property or properties - whether it be cash, securities, other property, or a combination - that a prior holder of that Basket Stock would hold after the reorganization event had occurred. This new property is referred to as the "distribution property."
For purposes of making an adjustment required by a reorganization event, the Calculation Agent, in its sole discretion, will determine the value of each type of distribution property. For any distribution property consisting of a security, the Calculation Agent will use the Closing Price of the security on the effective date of the reorganization. The Calculation Agent may value other types of property in any manner it determines, in its sole discretion, to be appropriate. If a holder of the applicable Basket Stock may elect to receive different types or combinations of types of distribution property in the reorganization event, the distribution property will consist of the types and amounts of each type distributed to a holder that makes no election, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its sole discretion.
If a reorganization event occurs and the Calculation Agent adjusts the Share Ratio of that Basket Stock to consist of the distribution property distributed in connection with the reorganization event as described above, the Calculation Agent then will make any further
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antidilution adjustments for later events that affect the distribution property, or any component of the distribution property, comprising the new Share Ratio. The Calculation Agent will do so to the same extent that it would make adjustments if the applicable Basket Stock were outstanding and were affected by the same kinds of events. If a subsequent reorganization event affects only a particular component of the Share Ratio, the required adjustment will be made only for that component.
For example, if the issuer of a Basket Stock merges into another company and each share of the relevant Basket Stock is converted into the right to receive two common shares of the surviving company and a specified amount of cash, the applicable Share Ratio will be adjusted to consist of two common shares of the surviving company and that specified amount of cash. The Calculation Agent will adjust the common share component of the new number of shares to reflect any later stock split or other event, including any later reorganization event, that affects the common shares of the surviving company, to the extent described in this section as if the common shares of the merged company were the Basket Stock. In that event, the cash component will not be adjusted but will continue to be a component of the Share Ratio (with no interest adjustment) in the Basket.
If a reorganization event occurs, the distribution property distributed in the event will be substituted for the relevant Share Ratio as described above. Consequently, references to a share of a Basket Stock means any distribution property that is distributed in a reorganization event and comprises the adjusted Share Ratio for that stock. Similarly, references to a Basket Stock mean any successor entity in a reorganization event for that Basket Stock.
Role of the Calculation Agent
The Calculation Agent has the sole discretion to make all determinations regarding this Note, including determinations regarding the Average Level, the Average Basket Return, the Supplemental Redemption Amount, Market Disruption Events, and Business Days. Absent manifest error, all determinations of the Calculation Agent will be final and binding on the holder of this Note and the Corporation, without any liability on the part of the Calculation Agent.
The Corporation has initially appointed its affiliate, Banc of America Securities LLC, as the Calculation Agent, but the Corporation may change the Calculation Agent at any time without notifying the holder of this Note.