As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26, 2007
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8‑A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF
SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION |
Delaware |
56‑0906609 |
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION |
28255 |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Name of each exchange on which New York Stock Exchange |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. /X/
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. / /
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-133852
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
The securities to be registered hereby are the depositary shares (the "Depositary Shares"), each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 6.625% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series I (the "Preferred Stock") of Bank of America Corporation (the "Registrant"). The descriptions of the Preferred Stock and the Depositary Shares are contained in (i) the Registrant's Prospectus, dated May 5, 2006 (the "Prospectus"), included in the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-133852) under the captions "Description of Preferred Stock" and "Description of Depositary Shares" and (ii) the Registrant's Prospectus Supplement, dated September 20, 2007, under the captions "Description of the Preferred Stock" and "Description of the Depositary Shares," and those sections are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
3.1 |
Certificate of Designations of the Preferred Stock, dated September 25, 2007, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 26, 2007 |
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4.1 |
Deposit Agreement, dated September 20, 2007, among the Registrant, Computershare Inc., Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and the Holders from time to time of the Depositary Receipts, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 26, 2007 |
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4.2 |
Form of Certificate for the Preferred Stock, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 26, 2007 |
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4.3 |
Form of Depositary Receipt for the Depositary Shares, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 26, 2007 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Dated: September 26, 2007
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION By: /s/ TERESA M. BRENNER |
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