Table of Contents

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 


 

Form 11-K

 


 

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                  to                 

 

Commission File Number 1-6523

 


 

A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

 

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

 

B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 

Bank of America Corporation

Bank of America Corporate Center

Charlotte, NC 28255

 



Table of Contents

THE BANK OF AMERICA 401(k) PLAN

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND

 

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES WITH

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

 

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

DECEMBER 31, 2003 AND 2002

 

MORRIS, DAVIS & CHAN LLP

Certified Public Accountants


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Index to Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

     Page

Report and Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   1

Financial Statements:

    

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

   2

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

   3

Notes to Financial Statements

   4 -16

Supplemental Schedules:

    

Schedule of Assets

   17 -28

Schedule of Reportable Transactions

   29


Table of Contents

REPORT AND CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT

REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

Plan Participants and Plan Administrator

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan:

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of The Bank of America 401(k) Plan (the Plan), as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules of assets as of December 31, 2003, and reportable transactions for the year ended December 31, 2003, are presented for the purpose of complying with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and are not a required part of the basic financial statements. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

 

In addition, we consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement number 2-80406 on Form S-8 of Bank of America Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission of our report on the financial statements and supplemental schedules included in the Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Plan for the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

/s/ Morris, Davis & Chan

June 11, 2004

Oakland, California

 

1


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

     2003

   2002

Assets

             

Investments, at fair value (Notes 1 and 2)

             

Bank of America Corporation ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C allocated to participants (Note 7)

   $ 170,500,687    $ 157,647,312

Bank of America Corporation Common Stock allocated to participants (Notes 3 and 7)

     3,583,622,672      3,092,052,285

Common and preferred stock

     4,443,355      3,891,455

Investment contracts

     1,014,962,270      938,895,519

Mutual funds

     99,538,449      5,201,302

Nations Fund investments (Notes 3 and 7)

             

Money market

     82,016,555      135,917,471

Fixed income

     145,367,901      149,719,112

Equity

     1,917,693,725      1,400,291,070

Corporate debt and asset-backed securities

     635,626      780,718

Mortgage-backed securities

     527,955      475,984

U.S. government and government agency obligations

     2,532,199      3,527,020

Other investments

     14,131,373      22,925,456
    

  

Total investments (cost $4,618,354,309 and $4,255,914,330 respectively)

     7,035,972,767      5,911,324,704

Accrued dividends and interest receivable

     228,454      304,279

Employer contribution receivable

     13,402,280      12,056,474

Employee contribution receivable

     12,013,426      11,693,683

Other receivable

     2,123,632      482,099
    

  

Total assets

     7,063,740,559      5,935,861,239
    

  

Liabilities

             

Due to broker for securities purchased

     9,168,615      20,295,065
    

  

Total liabilities

     9,168,615      20,295,065
    

  

Net assets available for benefits

   $ 7,054,571,944    $ 5,915,566,174
    

  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

2


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Years Ended December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

     2003

   2002

 

Investment income

               

Interest

   $ 54,930,366    $ 54,961,842  

Dividends

               

Bank of America Corporation ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C

     4,370,369      4,802,122  

Bank of America Corporation Common Stock

     127,967,596      108,034,083  

Other common and preferred stock

     130,651      383,449  

Investment income from Nations Fund investments

     28,204,195      33,184,328  

Investment income from other mutual funds

     780,309      —    

Other

     551,358      492,960  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (Note 5)

     762,211,459      (245,485,413 )

Net realized gain on sale of investments

     165,255,552      216,879,780  
    

  


Total investment income

     1,144,401,855      173,253,151  
    

  


Contributions (Note 1)

               

Employee

     346,560,951      337,500,229  

Employer

     205,135,885      198,438,352  
    

  


Total contributions

     551,696,836      535,938,581  
    

  


Total additions

     1,696,098,691      709,191,732  
    

  


Benefits paid to plan participants (Note 1)

     548,479,141      634,856,610  

Interest expense

     19,581      —    

Trustee and administrative fees (Note 2)

     8,594,199      9,189,333  
    

  


Total deductions

     557,092,921      644,045,943  
    

  


Net increase

     1,139,005,770      65,145,789  

Net assets available for benefits

               

Beginning of year

     5,915,566,174      5,850,420,385  
    

  


End of year

   $ 7,054,571,944    $ 5,915,566,174  
    

  


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

3


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

1. Description of the Plan

 

The following description of The Bank of America 401(k) Plan (the Plan), is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the Associate Handbook for a more complete description of applicable Plan provisions. Other Plan provisions may also apply to participants from predecessor plans assumed by Bank of America Corporation (the Corporation) and merged into the Plan.

 

Plan Sponsor and Participating Employers

 

The Corporation is the Plan sponsor. Participating employers in the Plan include the Corporation and certain of the Corporation’s principal subsidiaries.

 

General

 

The Plan is a defined contribution plan for employees of the Corporation and participating subsidiaries. It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). All employees are eligible to make pre-tax contributions the first day of the month after completing 1 full month of service (not including the month employment begins), and are eligible to receive company matching contributions after completing 12 months of service. Any pre-tax contributions made prior to completing 12 months of service are not eligible for the company matching contribution. After-tax contributions are not permitted.

 

The Plan is administered by the Bank of America Corporation Corporate Benefits Committee (the Committee). The Board of Directors of the Corporation has the right at any time to remove any member of the Committee. Members of the Committee serve without compensation and act by majority vote. The Committee has overall responsibility for the operation and administration of the Plan including the power to construe and interpret the Plan, decide all questions that arise thereunder, and to delegate responsibilities.

 

All assets of the Plan are held in the trusts formed as part of the Plan. The assets of the Plan are held and invested in either the Principal Trust or the Leveraged Trust. The company matching contributions common and preferred stock accounts, and certain shares of the Corporation’s common stock which are not yet allocated to participant accounts, are held in the Leveraged Trust, formerly known as the ESOP Trust. The Principal Trust, formerly known as the Investment Trust, holds all other assets of the Plan.

 

4


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

1. Description of the Plan (Continued)

 

Investment Alternatives

 

The Plan currently provides participants with 19 investment alternatives: the Nations Value Fund, the Nations Bond Fund, the Nations LargeCap Index Fund, the Nations International Equity Fund, the Stable Capital Fund, the Bank of America Corporation Common Stock Fund, the Nations Marsico Focused Equities Fund, the Nations SmallCap Index Fund, the Nations MidCap Index Fund, the Nations LifeGoal® Income and Growth Portfolio, the Nations LifeGoal® Balanced Growth Portfolio, and the Nations LifeGoal® Growth Portfolio. In 2003, the Batterymarch U.S. Small Capitalization Equity Portfolio, the Western Asset Core Bond Portfolio, the Vanguard® Total Stock Market Index Fund, the Dodge & Cox Stock Fund, the Growth Fund of America®, the Fidelity Diversified International Fund and the Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio were introduced as additional investment alternatives.

 

Participants may elect to modify existing investment allocations on a daily basis.

 

In addition, the Plan includes a Loan Fund and a Segregated Fund which are not available for additional participant investments. The Loan Fund consists of loans made to participants from acquired plans. The Segregated Fund consists of the segregated investments and accounts of certain participants of the former NationsBank Texas Plan.

 

Company matching contributions in stock, or in cash which is used to purchase stock, are not available for allocation to alternative investments by participants until they reach age 55 and are fully vested. In accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position Number 99-3, “Accounting for and Reporting of Certain Defined Contribution Plan Investments and Other Disclosure Matters”, information related to the net assets and changes in net assets for the non-participant directed shares of Bank of America Corporation common and preferred stock is presented in Notes 9 and 10.

 

Plan Trustees

 

Bank of America N.A. is the trustee of the Principal Trust (Principal Trustee) under the Plan. State Street Bank & Trust Company is the trustee of the Leveraged Trust (Leveraged Trustee) which contains employer securities including Bank of America Corporation Common Stock and Bank of America Corporation ESOP Preferred Stock, Series C.

 

Contributions

 

The Plan provides for participant contributions through salary deductions ranging from 1% to 15% of base pay, overtime pay, shift differential pay, vacation and holiday pay, short-term disability benefits, and commissions, bonuses or other incentive pay designated by the Committee. In accordance with federal law annual pre-tax contributions for 2003 and 2002 were limited to $12,000 and $11,000, respectively. Employees are permitted to change their contribution rate in multiples of 1% on a daily basis.

 

5


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

1. Description of the Plan (Continued)

 

Contributions (Continued)

 

The Plan provides for an annual company matching contribution, which is based on the participant’s pre-tax contributions of their plan-eligible compensation for the Plan year. A participant must be employed by the Corporation on the last business day of the year in order to receive a matching contribution, unless during the year the participant retires, dies, becomes disabled, or terminates employment due to certain divestitures or workforce reductions. The Plan provides for a 100% company matching contribution for every $1 a participant contributes to the Plan, up to 5% of plan-eligible compensation. Company matching contributions are made in Bank of America Corporation Common Stock using the average month-end closing price for the year and adding in shares that would have been bought with dividends throughout the year. The Corporation makes periodic contributions based on its estimated annual contribution. Such contributions are subject to adjustment at December 31 of each year to give effect to forfeitures, which reduce the required company contribution.

 

Employer contributions include forfeitures and additional contributions made in the form of cash or Bank of America Corporation Common Stock. Pursuant to the Plan provisions, the total employer contribution calculated had a fair value of $228,033,829 and $209,932,283 for 2003 and 2002, respectively. After consideration of the release of unallocated shares, forfeitures, and dividends applied, the actual cash remitted by the Corporation was $205,135,885 and $198,438,352 for 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

Participant Accounts

 

Each participant’s account is credited with the allocation of their contribution semi-monthly and with an annual allocation of the Corporation’s contributions. If a separation from service occurs, the participant’s account is credited with an allocation of the Corporation’s contribution as of the earlier of the date of distribution of the participant’s account or the annual allocation date if the separation from service was due to retirement, death, disability, or certain divestitures or workforce reductions. Earnings for all funds are allocated to a participant’s account on a daily basis, based on the participant’s account balance in relation to the total fund balance. Participants may elect to have the dividends earned on the Corporation’s stock allocated to their accounts, paid directly in cash or reinvested in the Plan.

 

Vesting of Benefits

 

Each participant is 100% vested in the participant’s pre-tax and rollover contributions to the Plan as well as earnings thereon. Company matching contributions vest 20% for each 12 months of vesting service and are 100% vested after completing 5 years of vesting service.

 

6


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

1. Description of the Plan (Continued)

 

Vesting of Benefits (Continued)

 

Additionally, a participant becomes 100% vested in the matching contributions from the Corporation, regardless of the years of service, if during employment the participant reaches age 65, retires, dies, or becomes disabled under the Long-Term Disability benefits component of the Corporation’s Group Benefits Program, or terminates employment due to certain divestitures or workforce reductions.

 

Payment of Benefits

 

While still in service, participants in the Plan may generally withdraw previous employee and employer vested contributions as follows:

 

  (1) In the case of financial hardship within the meaning of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code as determined by the Committee.

 

  (2) When fully vested and having attained age 59½.

 

  (3) After 5 years of service in the case of company matching contributions.

 

Certain other in-service distributions are permitted as provided for by plan provisions of predecessor plans merged with the Plan.

 

Following a participant’s death, disability, retirement or other separation from service, all vested amounts held in the Plan for a participant’s benefit are payable in a single lump sum in cash, unless the participant requests to receive all or a portion of his/her account balance in shares of Bank of America Corporation Common Stock. Participants may elect to transfer a part or all of their vested Plan balance to increase their monthly annuity payment under The Bank of America Pension Plan (the Pension Plan) if they retire under the Corporation’s retirement policy and their vested balances in both the Pension Plan and this Plan exceed $5,000. The Pension Plan is a defined benefit cash balance plan providing retirement benefits to eligible employees.

 

Loans to Participants

 

The current Plan does not permit new loans to participants.

 

7


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Significant accounting policies of the Plan are summarized below:

 

Accounting Methods

 

The financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Revenues are recognized as earned. Expenses are recorded as incurred.

 

Management Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of Plan assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of Plan additions and deductions during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Valuation of Investments

 

Collective investment funds are valued at the net asset value of the fund units owned.

 

The Plan’s investment in Bank of America Corporation ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C (ESOP Preferred Stock) is valued on the basis of an independent valuation by Duff & Phelps Financial Consulting Co.

 

Mortgage notes receivable, certificates of deposit, annuity contracts and cash equivalents are valued at face value which approximates fair value as determined in good faith by Bank of America, N.A. the Principal Trustee, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Corporation.

 

Participant loans are valued at cost, which approximates market as determined in good faith by the Principal Trustee.

 

Investment contracts are stated at contract value (principal plus accrued interest). The terms of the majority of the contracts are benefit responsive, providing a guarantee by the issuer to pay principal plus accrued interest in response to benefit-related requests for payment. The average yield and crediting interest rates on such investments were approximately 5% and 6% for 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

All other investments are valued at fair value as of the end of the Plan year, based on quoted market prices. The fair market values of investments that do not have readily ascertainable market values have been estimated by the Principal Trustee.

 

8


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

 

Investment Transactions

 

Realized gains or losses on investment transactions are recorded as the difference between proceeds received and cost.

 

Cost is determined on the average cost basis, except for Bank of America Corporation Common Stock, which is determined based on the aggregate participant level average cost basis.

 

Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments includes the reversal of previously recognized appreciation (depreciation) related to investments sold during the period.

 

Investment securities purchased and sold are recorded on a trade date basis.

 

Plan Expenses

 

Leveraged Trustee fees, Principal Trustee direct expenses, some professional fees and certain administrative fees for associate communication and services, record-keeping and benefit payment services are paid by the Plan. These expenses are allocated pro rata to the Plan’s investment funds.

 

Other administrative expenses and some professional fees are paid by the Corporation.

 

Investment Management

 

The Plan provides 19 investment alternatives to participants including certain portfolios of the Nations Fund mutual fund family, which is sub-advised by Banc of America Capital Management, LLC (BACAP), Marsico Capital Management, LLC (MCM), and certain unaffiliated investment advisors. BACAP and MCM are affiliates of the Corporation. The Nations International Equity Fund was sub-advised by another affiliate of the Corporation, Gartmore Global Partners (GGP) through January 15, 2002, when replaced by MCM. The Stable Capital Fund is managed by an unaffiliated investment advisor, Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC, formerly known as Certus Asset Advisors Corporation.

 

9


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

3. Concentrations of Investment Risk

 

Included in the Schedule of Assets, is a complete listing of the Plan’s investments at December 31, 2003. Investments at December 31, 2003 and 2002 that represent 5 percent or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefits include the following:

 

     2003

   2002

Bank of America Corporation Common Stock

   $ 3,583,622,672    $ 3,092,052,285

Nations LargeCap Index Fund

     762,034,029      602,421,537

 

4. Federal Income Tax Status

 

On March 5, 1998, the Plan Sponsor was informed by a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that the Plan was designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Subsequent to this issuance of the determination letter, the Plan was amended. The Plan Sponsor has requested an updated determination letter.

 

The Plan Administrator believes that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable provisions of the IRC. The Plan Administrator is not aware of any actions or events that have occurred that might disqualify the Plan from qualification under the IRC; thus, no provision for income taxes has been reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Under present federal income tax laws, a participating employee will not be subject to federal income taxes on the contributions by the employer, or on the interest, dividends or profits on the sale of investments received by the trustee, until the participating employee’s account is distributed.

 

10


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

5. Net Appreciation (Depreciation) in Fair Value of Investments

 

The Plan’s investments, by investment category, appreciated (depreciated) in value for the years ended December 31, as follows:

 

     2003

    2002

 

Bank of America Corporation ESOP Convertible

                

Preferred Stock, Series C

   $ 16,550,875     $ 5,023,776  

Bank of America Corporation Common Stock

     322,033,539       95,001,034  

Common and preferred stock

     1,216,830       (1,687,952 )

Mutual funds

     4,272,055       (514,154 )

Nations Fund Investments:

                

Fixed Income

     (62,905 )     1,747,345  

Equity

     418,253,398       (345,074,410 )

Corporate debt and asset-backed securities

     31,245       39,915  

Mortgage-backed securities

     (25,211 )     3,139  

U.S. government and government agency obligations

     (91,833 )     40,225  

Other investments

     33,466       (64,331 )
    


 


Net appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 762,211,459     $ (245,485,413 )
    


 


 

6. Plan Termination

 

Although it has not expressed any intention to do so, the Corporation has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions set forth in ERISA. In the event the Plan terminates, the total amounts credited to the accounts of each participant become fully vested and nonforfeitable.

 

7. Related Party Transactions

 

The Plan holds investments in various portfolios of Nations Funds, collectively, the Nations Fund Family, for which BACAP, MCM and GGP, pursuant to sub-advisory agreements with Banc of America Advisors, LLC, act as advisors. Effective January 15, 2002, GGP was replaced by MCM. Separate investment management fees are not charged to the Plan by the Corporation, rather the portfolios of the Nations Fund family bear investment advisory fees charged by the advisors. Subsidiaries of the Corporation act as the trustee and sponsor for such funds.

 

11


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

7. Related Party Transactions (Continued)

 

Investment units and shares of Nations Funds are purchased at net asset value. The investments held at December 31, 2003 and 2002 were as follows:

 

     2003

   2002

Nations Fund - Money Market

             

Nations Cash Reserves, Capital Class

   $ 75,321,525    $ 128,030,792

Nations Cash Reserve, Trust Class

     6,695,030      7,886,679
    

  

       82,016,555      135,917,471
    

  

Nations Fund - Fixed Income

             

Nations Government Securities Fund

     209,484      218,151

Nations Bond Fund

     144,424,426      148,760,426

Nations Short-Term Income Fund

     626,020      630,402

Nations Short-Intermediate Government Fund

     98,366      100,918

Nations Strategic Income Fund

     9,605      9,215
    

  

       145,367,901      149,719,112
    

  

Nations Fund - Equity

             

Nations MidCap Index Fund

     283,276,490      196,772,412

Nations MidCap Growth Fund

     12,697      9,809

Nations International Equity Fund

     109,507,196      77,555,128

Nations LargeCap Index Fund

     762,034,029      602,421,537

Nations SmallCap Index Fund

     156,772,292      95,357,721

Nations Value Fund

     135,463,414      97,159,092

Nations Marsico Focused Equities Fund

     145,499,937      97,192,553

Nations Emerging Market Fund

     —        12,330

Nations Capital Growth Fund

     11,515      9,019

Nations Convertible Securities Fund

     50,474      41,270

LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio

     195,041,561      150,716,374

LifeGoal Growth Portfolio

     92,962,034      57,172,861

LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio

     37,062,086      25,870,964
    

  

       1,917,693,725      1,400,291,070
    

  

Total Nations Fund Family

   $ 2,145,078,181    $ 1,685,927,653
    

  

 

12


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

7. Related Party Transactions (Continued)

 

At December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Plan held investments in the Bank of America Corporation Common Stock valued at $3,583,622,672 and $3,092,052,285, respectively. The Plan held an investment in the Bank of America Corporation ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock of $170,500,687 and $157,647,312 at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Plan paid direct expenses to the Principal Trustee totaling $259,874 and $249,385, respectively.

 

8. Reconciliation to Form 5500

 

The calculation of unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and realized gains/(losses) differs for financial reporting purposes and the reporting under ERISA. ERISA requires that realized and unrealized gains and losses be determined using the revalued cost method. The revalued cost method requires that the cost basis of all investments be adjusted to their fair value at the beginning of the Plan year. The revalued cost method results in the same aggregate realized and unrealized gain or loss as that determined under GAAP, but results in a different amount for each of the realized and unrealized components. Under ERISA guidelines, unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and realized gains/(losses) for the year ended December 31, 2003 were $601,436,424 and $326,030,587, respectively, and were $(263,293,024) and $234,687,391, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

Benefit obligations payable to participants at December 31, 2003 and 2002 are reflected as Plan liabilities in the Form 5500 but are not included as Plan liabilities in the statement of net assets available for benefits.

 

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits according to the financial statements to Form 5500:

 

     2003

    2002

 

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

   $ 7,054,571,944     $ 5,915,566,174  

Benefit obligations payable

     (2,998,686 )     (1,135,538 )
    


 


Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500

   $ 7,051,573,258     $ 5,914,430,636  
    


 


 

13


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

8. Reconciliation to Form 5500 (Continued)

 

The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to Plan participants according to the financial statements to Form 5500:

 

     2003

    2002

 

Benefits paid to plan participants per the financial statements

   $ 548,479,141     $ 634,856,610  

Add: Benefit obligations payable at end of year

     2,998,686       1,135,538  

Less: Benefit obligations payable at beginning of year

     (1,135,538 )     (1,982,824 )
    


 


Benefits paid to plan participants per Form 5500

   $ 550,342,289     $ 634,009,324  
    


 


 

Benefit obligations payable and related benefits paid are recorded on Form 5500 for those claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31 but not yet paid as of that date. For financial statement purposes, such amounts are not recorded until paid.

 

9. Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits – Nonparticipant-Directed

 

     2003

   2002

Assets

             

Investments, at fair value

             

Bank of America Corporation ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C Allocated to participants

   $ 170,500,687    $ 157,647,312

Bank of America Corporation Common Stock allocated to participants

     1,787,271,180      1,464,927,755

Nations Fund investments
Money market

     12,321,588      14,503,654
    

  

Total investments

     1,970,093,455      1,637,078,721

Accrued dividends and interest receivable

     9,428      10,120

Employer contribution receivable

     13,402,280      12,056,474
    

  

Total assets

     1,983,505,163      1,649,145,315
    

  

Liabilities

             

Due to broker for securities purchased

     —        1,661,092
    

  

Total liabilities

     —        1,661,092
    

  

Net assets available for benefits

   $ 1,983,505,163    $ 1,647,484,223
    

  

 

14


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

10. Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits - Nonparticipant-Directed

 

     2003

    2002

 

Investment income

                

Dividends

                

Bank of America Corporation Common Stock

   $ 62,363,818     $ 49,485,137  

Bank of America Corporation ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C

     4,368,619       4,802,122  

Investment income from Nations Fund investments

     103,835       136,683  

Net realized and unrealized investment gains

     257,158,601       154,468,399  
    


 


Total investment income

     323,994,873       208,892,341  

Employer contributions

     205,135,885       198,438,352  
    


 


Total additions

     529,130,758       407,330,693  
    


 


Benefits paid to plan participants

     165,527,736       185,095,246  

Trustee and administrative fees

     2,006,302       737,516  
    


 


Total deductions

     167,534,038       185,832,762  
    


 


Transfers between funds

     (22,620,172 )     (20,632,357 )

Transfers to The Bank of America Pension Plan

     (2,955,608 )     (1,948,509 )
    


 


Total transfers

     (25,575,780 )     (22,580,866 )
    


 


Net increase

     336,020,940       198,917,065  

Net assets available for benefits

                

Beginning of year

     1,647,484,223       1,448,567,158  
    


 


End of year

   $ 1,983,505,163     $ 1,647,484,223  
    


 


 

15


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2003 and 2002

 

11. Litigation

 

The BEST Plan, a predecessor plan, is the subject of certain litigation involving change of control provisions contained in the predecessor plan document. These actions seek relief, which would require the Plan Sponsor to make additional contributions to the Plan on behalf of the predecessor plan participants. While the outcome of these actions cannot be predicted, management believes there are substantial defenses to the claims asserted.

 

12. Company Merger

 

On October 27, 2003, Bank of America Corporation and FleetBoston Financial Corporation announced a definitive agreement to merge. The merger became effective on April 1, 2004.

 

16


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

EIN 56-0906609 Plan No. 003

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets

December 31, 2003

 

( a )    ( b )    ( c )    ( d )    ( e )

  

Identity of Issue, Borrower,

Lessor, or Similar Party


  

Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,

Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value


   Cost

   Current Value

     Common and Preferred Stock                        

*

   Bank of America Corporation    ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C    1,261,824 shares    $ 53,627,520    $ 170,500,687
                   

  

     Total Bank of America Corporation ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C           53,627,520      170,500,687
                   

  

*

   Bank of America Corporation    Common Stock    44,555,796 shares      1,606,374,149      3,583,622,672
                   

  

     Total Bank of America Corporation Common Stock                1,606,374,149      3,583,622,672
                   

  

     Aastrom Biosciences Inc.    Common Stock    1,000 shares      2,686      1,330
     Abbott Labs    Common Stock    800 shares      12,214      37,280
     Agere Systems Inc    Common Stock    96 shares      1,599      279
     Agilent Technologies Inc    Common Stock    38 shares      933      1,111
     Agrium Inc    Preferred Stock    800 shares      20,000      20,112
     Amerco    Preferred Stock    400 shares      10,000      9,880
     American Electric Power Inc    Common Stock    400 shares      16,904      12,204
     Applied Materials Inc    Common Stock    300 shares      7,524      6,732
     Aquila Inc    Common Stock    750 shares      13,402      2,543
     Aquila Inc    Preferred Stock    800 shares      20,000      17,928
     AT&T Corp    Common Stock    60 shares      2,188      1,218
     AT&T Wireless Services Inc    Common Stock    100 shares      1,733      799
     Automatic Data Processing Inc    Common Stock    400 shares      18,256      15,844
     Avaya Inc    Common Stock    216 shares      2,338      2,795
     Avigen Inc    Common Stock    200 shares      3,725      1,178

*

   Bank of America Corporation    Preferred Stock    1,000 shares      25,000      26,840
     Boeing Company    Common Stock    200 shares      7,950      8,428
     BP P L C    Common Stock    4,186 shares      89,840      206,579
     Brush Engineered Materials Inc    Common Stock    100 shares      2,493      1,531
     Burlington Res Inc    Common Stock    200 shares      6,373      11,076
     Carlisle Cos Inc    Common Stock    200 shares      8,929      12,172
     Caterpillar Inc    Common Stock    1,000 shares      34,925      83,020
     ChevronTexaco Corp    Common Stock    1,261 shares      91,993      108,938
     Choicepoint Inc    Common Stock    40 shares      263      1,524
     Cisco Systems Inc    Common Stock    1,200 shares      66,265      29,076
     Citigroup Inc    Common Stock    6,366 shares      115,320      309,006
     Citigroup Inc    Preferred Stock    1,000 shares      25,350      26,720

* Investments with parties-in-interest as defined under ERISA.

 

17


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

EIN 56-0906609 Plan No. 003

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets

December 31, 2003

 

( a )    ( b )    ( c )    ( d )    ( e )

  

Identity of Issue, Borrower,

Lessor, or Similar Party


  

Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,

Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value


   Cost

   Current Value

    

Citizens Communications Co

   Common Stock    692 shares    $ 7,706    $ 8,595
    

Coho Energy Inc

   Common Stock    575 shares      31,580      —  
    

Comcast Corp

   Common Stock    97 shares      3,660      3,181
    

Conagra Foods Inc

   Common Stock    500 shares      12,155      13,195
    

Conseco Inc

   Common Stock    15 shares      15,981      327
    

Corporate Backed Trust

   Preferred Stock    1,600 shares      37,702      40,964
    

Corts Trust

   Preferred Stock    1,200 shares      30,000      31,268
    

Covad Communications Group Inc

   Common Stock    1,500 shares      77,219      5,400
    

CTS Corp

   Common Stock    100 shares      1,554      1,150
    

Delphi Corp

   Common Stock    200 shares      2,637      2,042
    

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc

   Common Stock    400 shares      10,926      8,204
    

Dominion Res Inc

   Common Stock    600 shares      27,098      38,298
    

Dow Chem Co

   Common Stock    200 shares      7,018      8,314
    

Duke Energy Corp

   Common Stock    200 shares      4,406      4,090
    

Electronic Data Systems

   Common Stock    1,100 shares      54,801      26,994
    

Emerge Interactive Inc

   Common Stock    10 shares      150      15
    

Energy East

   Preferred Stock    400 shares      10,000      10,788
    

Enpro Inds Inc

   Preferred Stock    120 shares      530      1,674
    

Entergy Gulf

   Common Stock    400 shares      10,000      10,140
    

Ericsson LM Tel Co

   Common Stock    1,697 shares      59,863      30,037
    

Evolve One Inc

   Common Stock    20 shares      2,950      3
    

Exxon Mobil Corp

   Common Stock    3,600 shares      64,456      147,600
    

FDN Inc

   Common Stock    2,500 shares      5,078      —  
    

First Bancorp

   Common Stock    1,500 shares      35,046      59,325
    

Ford Motor Co

   Common Stock    200 shares      2,236      3,200
    

FPL Group Inc

   Common Stock    1,200 shares      39,008      78,504
    

Gandalf Technologies Inc

   Common Stock    300 shares      2,250      9
    

General Elec Co

   Common Stock    1,400 shares      51,580      43,372
    

Gillette Co

   Common Stock    100 shares      3,849      3,673
    

Goodrich Corp

   Common Stock    600 shares      12,691      17,814
    

Great Atlantic & Pac Tea Inc

   Preferred Stock    800 shares      20,000      18,800
    

Harken Energy Corp

   Common Stock    3,267 shares      24,186      3,822
    

Henry Jack & Assoc Inc

   Common Stock    10,000 shares      126,640      205,800
    

Hewlett-Packard Co

   Common Stock    516 shares      18,420      11,852
    

High Speed Access Corp

   Common Stock    1,000 shares      1,960      20
    

Hilfiger Tommy USA Inc

   Common Stock    800 shares      20,740      20,896
    

Home Depot Inc

   Common Stock    200 shares      10,147      7,098
    

Intel Corp

   Common Stock    600 shares      14,412      19,230

* Investments with parties-in-interest as defined under ERISA.

 

18


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

EIN 56-0906609 Plan No. 003

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets

December 31, 2003

 

( a )    ( b )    ( c )    ( d )    ( e )

  

Identity of Issue, Borrower,

Lessor, or Similar Party


  

Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,

Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value


   Cost

   Current Value

    

IBM

   Common Stock    1,200 shares    $ 37,259    $ 111,216
    

JDS Uniphase Corp

   Common Stock    200 shares      12,481      728
    

Johnson & Johnson

   Common Stock    2,326 shares      123,028      120,161
    

Juniper Networks Inc

   Common Stock    200 shares      27,125      3,736
    

Keyspan Corp

   Common Stock    1,210 shares      37,508      44,528
    

Liberty Media Corp

   Common Stock    832 shares      12,064      9,892
    

Lowes Cos Inc

   Common Stock    500 shares      11,263      27,695
    

Lucent Technologies Inc

   Common Stock    356 shares      7,305      1,011
    

Maverick Tube Corp

   Common Stock    1,000 shares      15,440      19,250
    

Mellon Finl Corp

   Common Stock    300 shares      8,124      9,633
    

Mepc Intl

   Preferred Stock    400 shares      10,524      10,160
    

Merck & Co Inc

   Common Stock    800 shares      14,220      36,960
    

Metricom Inc

   Common Stock    200 shares      3,500      2
    

Microsoft Corp

   Common Stock    6,880 shares      245,937      188,305
    

Mirant Corp

   Common Stock    300 shares      2,541      117
    

Motorola Inc

   Common Stock    3,570 shares      139,290      49,980
    

National Semiconductor Corp

   Common Stock    2,000 shares      66,225      78,820
    

Newscorp Overseas Ltd

   Preferred Stock    400 shares      9,928      10,340
    

Nextera Enterprises Inc

   Common Stock    200 shares      1,400      78
    

Nokia Corp

   Common Stock    400 shares      14,638      6,800
    

Nortel Networks Corp

   Common Stock    200 shares      7,297      846
    

Novell Inc

   Common Stock    200 shares      4,962      2,106
    

Ohio Power Co

   Preferred Stock    800 shares      19,840      20,160
    

Oracle Corp

   Common Stock    3,200 shares      86,464      42,336
    

Pac-West Telecom Inc

   Common Stock    100 shares      1,866      192
    

Parametric Technology Corp

   Common Stock    300 shares      6,675      1,182
    

Park Electrochemical Corp

   Common Stock    200 shares      1,773      5,298
    

Penney JC Co Inc

   Common Stock    500 shares      4,587      13,140
    

Peoples Energy Corp

   Common Stock    100 shares      3,232      4,204
    

Pepsico Inc

   Common Stock    250 shares      9,637      11,655
    

Pfizer Inc

   Common Stock    7,000 shares      58,635      247,310
    

Phelps Dodge Corp

   Common Stock    200 shares      12,291      15,218
    

Pillowtex Corp

   Common Stock    3,000 shares      17,962      30
    

Pioneer Nat Res Co

   Common Stock    1,000 shares      24,489      31,930
    

Polycom Inc

   Common Stock    23 shares      708      449
    

Power-One Inc

   Common Stock    200 shares      8,406      2,166
    

Predicted Environment Inc

   Common Stock    200,000 shares      100,000      —  
    

Puget Sound Energy

   Preferred Stock    400 shares      10,000      10,740

* Investments with parties-in-interest as defined under ERISA.

 

19


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

EIN 56-0906609 Plan No. 003

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets

December 31, 2003

 

( a )    ( b )    ( c )    ( d )    ( e )

  

Identity of Issue, Borrower,

Lessor, or Similar Party


  

Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,

Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value


   Cost

   Current Value

    

Qualcomm Inc

   Common Stock    100 shares    $ 7,049    $ 5,393
    

Red Hat Inc

   Common Stock    200 shares      9,462      3,754
    

Reebok Intl Ltd

   Common Stock    1,000 shares      26,575      39,320
    

Rhone Poulenc Overseas Ltd

   Preferred Stock    800 shares      20,128      20,272
    

Rowan Cos Inc

   Common Stock    200 shares      5,372      4,634
    

Royal Dutch Petroleum Co

   Common Stock    2,200 shares      52,065      115,258
    

Safeguard Scientifics Inc

   Common Stock    200 shares      11,697      808
    

Saturns

   Preferred Stock    400 shares      10,000      10,436
    

SBC Communications Inc

   Common Stock    2,100 shares      14,309      54,747
    

Scana Corp

   Common Stock    631 shares      12,800      21,612
    

Schering Plough Corp

   Common Stock    800 shares      11,260      13,912
    

Siebel Sys Inc

   Common Stock    500 shares      17,363      6,960
    

Smart & Final Inc

   Common Stock    300 shares      2,996      3,024
    

Southern Co

   Common Stock    1,600 shares      33,080      48,400
    

Southwest Airlines Co

   Common Stock    1,012 shares      4,437      16,334
    

Startek Inc

   Common Stock    200 shares      3,860      8,158
    

Sun Microsystems Inc

   Common Stock    800 shares      3,744      3,576
    

Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Ltd

   Common Stock    5,693 shares      96,743      58,296
    

Terex Corp

   Common Stock    100 shares      1,224      2,848
    

Texas Instruments Inc

   Common Stock    13,600 shares      317,423      399,568
    

Time Warner Inc

   Common Stock    2,000 shares      170,975      35,980
    

Travelers Property Casualty Corp

   Common Stock    850 shares      8,141      14,372
    

TXU Corp

   Preferred Stock    570 shares      14,962      14,854
    

TXU Corp

   Common Stock    3,900 shares      145,044      92,508
    

Tyco Intl Ltd

   Common Stock    200 shares      4,591      5,300
    

United States Cellular Corp

   Preferred Stock    800 shares      20,000      22,816
    

USG Corp

   Common Stock    2,000 shares      45,640      33,140
    

Verizon Communications Corp

   Common Stock    700 shares      35,386      24,556
    

Viscount Sys Inc

   Common Stock    1,500 shares      4,695      990
    

Visteon Corp

   Common Stock    200 shares      2,851      2,082
    

Wal-Mart Stores Inc

   Common Stock    4,600 shares      78,141      244,030
    

Williams Cos Inc

   Common Stock    800 shares      15,211      7,856
    

Worldcom Inc - Worldcom Group

   Common Stock    3,150 shares      81,491      41
    

Worldcom Inc - MCI Group

   Common Stock    66 shares      2,889      3
    

Wyeth

   Common Stock    1,600 shares      24,809      67,920
    

Xcel Energy Inc

   Common Stock    1,872 shares      39,884      31,786
    

Xerox Corp

   Common Stock    2,000 shares      13,950      27,600
                   

  

     Total Common and Preferred Stock                4,017,709      4,443,355
                   

  


* Investments with parties-in-interest as defined under ERISA.

 

20


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

EIN 56-0906609 Plan No. 003

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets

December 31, 2003

 

( a )    ( b )    ( c )    ( e )

  

Identity of Issue, Borrower,

Lessor, or Similar Party


  

Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,

Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value


   Cost

   Current Value

     Investment Contracts                   
    

AIG

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 5.40%

   $ 165,336,859    $ 165,336,859
    

Allstate

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 6.08%

     17,344,298      17,344,298
    

Canada Life

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 5.60%

     10,065,901      10,065,901
    

Canada Life

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 6.14%

     10,126,501      10,126,501
    

Canada Life

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 3.90%

     15,025,178      15,025,178
    

CDC

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 5.49%

     125,206,040      125,206,040
    

GE Life & Annuity

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 4.41%

     3,984,332      3,984,332
    

GE Life & Annuity

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 5.02%

     5,754,182      5,754,182
    

Hartford Life

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 6.15%

     11,755,268      11,755,268
    

Hartford Life

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 7.45%

     20,550,793      20,550,793
    

Hartford Life

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 5.93%

     7,552,265      7,552,265
    

Jackson National

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 3.63%

     3,008,511      3,008,511
    

John Hancock

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 4.35%

     8,028,984      8,028,984
    

John Hancock

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 5.82%

     7,552,490      7,552,490
    

Ohio National Life

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 6.02%

     11,768,959      11,768,959
    

Ohio National Life

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 7.28%

     6,887,147      6,887,147
    

Pacific Life Ins Co

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 4.10%

     20,620,822      20,620,822
    

Principal Life

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 3.94%

     20,744,029      20,744,029
    

Pruco Life

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 5.59%

     11,066,482      11,066,482
    

Pruco Life

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 4.03%

     15,813,648      15,813,648
    

Rabobank

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 7.56%

     23,511,546      23,511,546
    

Rabobank

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 4.85%

     50,255,815      50,255,815
    

Rabobank

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 4.81%

     72,698,773      72,698,773
    

Security Life of Denver

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 4.14%

     3,940,684      3,940,684
    

Transamerica

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 6.22%

     115,149,856      115,149,856
    

Travelers Ins Co

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 7.09%

     10,612,965      10,612,965
    

UBS AG

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 6.43%

     85,971,850      85,971,850
    

UBS AG

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 6.71%

     5,093,377      5,093,377
    

UBS AG

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 6.61%

     5,605,843      5,605,843
    

Westdeutsche Landesbank

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 7.04%

     6,014,819      6,014,819
    

Westdeutsche Landesbank

  

Guaranteed Investment Contract 6.12%

     137,914,053      137,914,053
              

  

     Total Investment Contracts           1,014,962,270      1,014,962,270
              

  


* Investments with parties-in-interest as defined under ERISA.

 

21


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

EIN 56-0906609 Plan No. 003

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets

December 31, 2003

 

( a )    ( b )    ( c )    ( d )    ( e )

  

Identity of Issue, Borrower,

Lessor, or Similar Party


  

Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,

Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value


   Cost

   Current Value

    

Mutual Funds

                       
    

Aberdeen

   Asia-Pacific Income Fund    8,500 shares    $ 50,688    $ 53,975
    

Aberdeen

   Global Income Fund    4,600 shares      50,609      65,412
    

AllianceBernstein

   Bond Fund    39,126 shares      312,585      280,532
    

American

   20th Century Select Fund    4,825 shares      184,680      171,534
    

American

   20th Century Ultra Fund    1,533 shares      60,883      40,848
    

American

   High Income Trust    1,695 shares      25,656      20,899
    

ASA Ltd

   Mutual Fund    200 shares      10,660      9,100
    

Baron

   Asset Fund    272 shares      12,310      11,920
    

Batterymarch

   US Small Cap Fund    2,072,756 shares      21,757,229      23,624,911
    

Bond Fund of America

   Mutual Fund    3,602 shares      44,708      48,669
    

Capital

   World Growth and Income Fund    852 shares      24,035      25,450
    

Columbia

   Federal Secs Fund    2,963 shares      33,484      31,822
    

Dodge & Cox

   Stock Fund    114,878 shares      14,230,221      14,448,065
    

Fidelity

   Advisor Series VIII - Cap Apprec Fund    85 shares      1,513      1,295
    

Fidelity

   Advisor Series VIII - Diversified Intl Fund    1,119 shares      17,153      17,579
    

Fidelity

   Charles Str Trust    9,553 shares      150,972      150,560
    

Fidelity

   Comwlth Trust Small Cap Independence Fund    1,463 shares      23,094      26,242
    

Fidelity

   Disciplined Equity Fund    2,062 shares      45,290      46,890
    

Fidelity

   Diversified Intl Fund    350,033 shares      9,293,855      9,519,501
    

Fidelity

   Finl Trust Equity Income II Fund    2,145 shares      47,800      48,867
    

Fidelity

   Ginnie Mae Portfolio    15,658 shares      164,276      173,486
    

Fidelity

   Real Estate Investment Portfolio    217,301 shares      5,660,714      5,665,122
    

First Trust

   REIT Gr & Inc Fund    3,287 shares      34,209      43,421
    

Germany Fund

   Mutual Fund    882 shares      11,044      6,730
    

Goode

   Stable Value Trust Fund    1,704,607 shares      20,108,043      20,904,613
    

Growth Fund of America

   Mutual Fund    197,133 shares      5,243,544      5,341,698
    

Hambrecht & Quist

   Healthcare Fund    2,565 shares      61,699      46,861
    

High Income

   Opportunity Fund    1,520 shares      19,000      10,898
    

Income Fund America

   Mutual Fund    5,479 shares      78,752      94,133
    

Janus

   Enterprise Fund    3,786 shares      300,000      118,023
    

MFS

   Charter Income Trust    1,755 shares      19,976      15,479
    

MTB Investment Advisors

   Intl Equity Fund    591 shares      9,919      5,746
    

MTB Investment Advisors

   Small Cap Growth Fund    139 shares      2,169      2,580
    

Nasdaq-Amex Investment Prod Svcs

   Nasdaq 100 Trust Fund    200 shares      21,255      7,292

* Investments with parties-in-interest as defined under ERISA.

 

22


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

EIN 56-0906609 Plan No. 003

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets

December 31, 2003

 

( a )    ( b )    ( c )    ( d )    ( e )

  

Identity of Issue, Borrower,

Lessor, or Similar Party


  

Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,

Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value


   Cost

   Current Value

     Nicholas Fund    Mutual Fund    4,845 shares    $ 257,480    $ 263,900
     Pimco    Biotechnology Fund    2,876 shares      100,120      66,238
     Pimco    Global Technology Fund    8,451 shares      503,630      260,220
     Professionally Managed Portfolio    Mutual Fund    1,630 shares      19,218      26,761
     Putnam    American Govt Income Fund    4,060 shares      32,848      36,462
     Scudder    European Equity Fund    10,154 shares      312,870      229,185
     Scudder    High Income Fund    3,201 shares      25,000      17,382
     Scudder    Income GNMA Fund    1,968 shares      31,423      29,948
     Scudder    Short Term Bond Fund    4,951 shares      59,406      52,130
     Scudder    US Govt Secs Fund    2,344 shares      22,114      20,302
     Templeton    Global Income Fund    2,500 shares      16,688      23,800
     Van Kampen    US Govt Fund    7,397 shares      108,483      104,072
     Vanguard    500 Index Fund - Investor Shs    983 shares      64,952      100,873
     Vanguard    Dividend Growth Fund    647 shares      7,771      7,211
     Vanguard    Energy Fund - Investor Shs    845 shares      21,081      25,220
     Vanguard    GNMA Fund - Investor Shs    71,195 shares      720,461      747,552
     Vanguard    Growth Index Fund - Investor Shs    617 shares      21,066      15,373
     Vanguard    Inter Term Treas Fund - Admiral Shs    6,184 shares      68,793      70,492
     Vanguard    Inter Term Treas Fund - Investor Shs    6,409 shares      69,874      73,057
     Vanguard    Long-Term Corp Fund - Investor Shs    2,744 shares      24,017      25,434
     Vanguard    Long-Term Treas Fund - Admiral Shs    9,459 shares      105,647      107,546
     Vanguard    Long-Term Treas Fund - Investor Shs    6,759 shares      75,392      76,845
     Vanguard    Short Term Corp Fund - Investors Shs    3,854 shares      42,048      41,621
     Vanguard    Total Stock Market Index Fund - Admiral Shs    425,215 shares      11,990,772      12,172,293
     Vanguard    Wellesley Income Fund    1,184 shares      23,905      24,759
     Vanguard    Wellington Fund - Investor Shs    29,093 shares      643,882      838,167
     Vanguard    Windsor Fund - Investor Shs    5,935 shares      84,029      96,509
     Vanguard    Windsor II Fund - Investor Shs    16,062 shares      297,671      425,474
     Washington Mutual    Invs Fund    904 shares      25,047      26,030
     Western Asset    Core Bond Portfolio    166,667 shares      2,276,928      2,270,612
     White Oak    Growth Stock Fund    3,772 shares      275,861      132,728
     Zweig    Total Return Fund    10,000 shares      64,825      50,100
                   

  

     Total Mutual Funds                96,505,327      99,538,449
                   

  


* Investments with parties-in-interest as defined under ERISA.

 

23


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

EIN 56-0906609 Plan No. 003

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets

December 31, 2003

 

( a)    ( b )    ( c )    ( d )    ( e )

  

Identity of Issue, Borrower,

Lessor, or Similar Party


  

Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,

Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value


   Cost

   Current Value

     Nations Fund Investments - Money Market                        

*

  

Nations

   Cash Reserves, Capital Class    75,321,526 shares    $ 75,321,526    $ 75,321,526

*

   Nations    Cash Reserves, Trust Class    6,695,030 shares      6,695,029      6,695,029
                   

  

     Total Nations Fund Investments - Money Market                82,016,555      82,016,555
                   

  

     Nations Fund Investments - Fixed Income                        

*

   Nations    Bond Fund    14,428,716 shares      142,412,580      144,424,426

*

   Nations    Government Securities Fund    19,819 shares      209,691      209,484

*

   Nations    Short-Intermediate Government Fund    23,199 shares      98,418      98,366

*

   Nations    Short-Term Income Fund    62,602 shares      625,278      626,020

*

   Nations    Strategic Income Fund    950 shares      10,393      9,605
                   

  

     Total Nations Fund Investments - Fixed Income                143,356,360      145,367,901
                   

  

     Nations Fund Investments - Equity                        

*

   Nations    Capital Growth Fund    1,611 shares      25,000      11,515

*

   Nations    Convertible Securities Fund    2,988 shares      65,472      50,474

*

   Nations    International Equity Fund    9,481,143 shares      103,458,286      109,507,196

*

   Nations    LargeCap Index Fund    35,559,217 shares      525,811,136      762,034,029

*

   Nations    Lifegoal Balanced Growth Portfolio    17,830,750 shares      192,870,782      195,041,561

*

   Nations    Lifegoal Growth Portfolio    8,430,974 shares      93,592,281      92,962,034

*

   Nations    Lifegoal Income & Growth Portfolio    3,402,225 shares      35,306,160      37,062,086

*

   Nations    Marsico Focused Equities Fund    8,592,127 shares      151,490,732      145,499,937

*

   Nations    MidCap Growth Fund    1,102 shares      15,000      12,697

*

   Nations    MidCap Index Fund    28,960,156 shares      209,069,329      283,276,490

*

   Nations    SmallCap Index Fund    9,243,516 shares      133,007,669      156,772,292

*

   Nations    Value Fund    11,620,923 shares      155,012,846      135,463,414
                   

  

     Total Nations Fund Investments - Equity                1,599,724,693      1,917,693,725
                   

  

     Corporate Debt and Asset-Backed Securities                        
     AT&T Broadband Corp    Dtd 11/18/02 9.455% Due 11/15/22    24,000 shares      22,382      32,507
     Federal Natl Mtg Assn    Dtd 09/12/95 6.550% Due 09/12/05    50,000 shares      49,821      54,125
     Du Pont E I De Nemours & Co    Dtd 03/15/92 8.120% Due 03/15/04    100,000 shares      99,800      101,313
     Ford Motor Credit Co    Dtd 01/30/01 6.870% Due 02/01/06    40,000 shares      39,432      42,692
     Ford Motor Credit Co    Dtd 07/16/99 6.700% Due 07/16/04    20,000 shares      19,750      20,514

* Investments with parties-in-interest as defined under ERISA.

 

24


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

EIN 56-0906609 Plan No. 003

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets

December 31, 2003

 

( a )   ( b )   

( c )

   ( d )    ( e )

 

Identity of Issue, Borrower,

Lessor, or Similar Party


  

Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,

Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value


   Cost

   Current Value

    Ford Motor Credit Co    Dtd 10/25/01 7.250% Due 10/25/11    50,000 shares    $ 46,020    $ 54,228
   

General Motors Acceptance Corp

   Dtd 03/05/02 7.400% Due 03/15/17    50,000 shares      50,006      51,043
   

General Motors Acceptance Corp

   Dtd 08/15/06 7.250% Due 08/15/18    100,000 shares      100,000      100,166
   

General Motors Acceptance Corp

   Dtd 10/23/01 7.400% Due 10/15/16    15,000 shares      15,381      15,274
   

General Motors Acceptance Corp

   Dtd 10/30/01 7.550% Due 10/15/16    15,000 shares      15,418      15,328
   

General Motors Acceptance Corp

   Dtd 12/04/01 7.500% Due 12/15/16    15,000 shares      15,419      15,345
   

Mountain Sts Tel & Teleg Co

   Dtd 08/01/67 6.000% Due 08/01/07    5,000 shares      4,794      4,938
   

New York Tel Co

   Dtd 08/17/93 7.000% Due 8/15/25    50,000 shares      50,500      50,990
   

Northwestern Bell Tel Co

   Dtd 01/01/68 6.250% Due 01/01/07    5,000 shares      4,931      5,050
   

Polaroid Corp

   Dtd 02/17/99 11.500% Due 02/15/06    50,000 shares      52,063      4,563
   

TXU Corp

   Dtd 06/15/01 6.375% Due 06/15/06    40,000 shares      31,200      42,300
   

Weirton Stl Corp

   Dtd 07/03/96 11.375% Due 07/01/04    50,000 shares      51,500      25,250
                  

  

   

Total Corporate Debt and Asset-Backed Securities

               668,417      635,626
                  

  

   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

                       
   

ABN Amro Mtg Corp

   Dtd 09/01/03 6.000% Due 10/25/33    79,000 shares      79,691      77,222
   

Federal Natl Mtg Assn Ser 94018

   Dtd 02/01/94 6.750% Due 12/25/23    53,599 shares      48,507      55,174
   

GNMA

   Pool #000644 Dtd 10/01/86 9.500% Due 10/20/16    236 shares      242      263
   

GNMA

   Pool #017046 Dtd 05/01/77 8.500% Due 03/15/07    1,116 shares      1,169      1,214
   

GNMA

   Pool #030048 Dtd 03/01/79 9.000% Due 02/15/09    2,369 shares      2,323      2,588
   

GNMA

   Pool #033190 Dtd 09/01/79 9.500% Due 09/15/09    5,684 shares      5,727      6,361
   

GNMA

   Pool #105474 Dtd 11/01/83 12.500% Due 10/15/13    627 shares      678      729
   

GNMA

   Pool #124950 Dtd 05/01/85 9.000% Due 05/15/15    9,163 shares      9,071      10,008
   

GNMA

   Pool #130090 Dtd 09/01/85 11.500% Due 09/15/15    1,661 shares      1,620      1,895
   

GNMA

   Pool #131552 Dtd 08/01/85 11.500% Due 08/15/15    2,020 shares      2,010      2,320
   

GNMA

   Pool #141703 Dtd 10/01/85 11.500% Due 10/15/15    277 shares      277      318
   

GNMA

   Pool #142513 Dtd 11/01/85 11.000% Due 10/15/15    1,340 shares      1,415      1,529
   

GNMA

   Pool #144704 Dtd 12/01/85 11.000% Due 12/15/15    566 shares      570      646
   

GNMA

   Pool #148980 Dtd 02/01/86 10.000% Due 02/15/16    887 shares      926      999
   

GNMA

   Pool #158422 Dtd 05/01/86 9.500% Due 05/15/16    905 shares      896      1,013
   

GNMA

   Pool #158990 Dtd 07/01/86 9.000% Due 07/15/16    793 shares      785      867
   

GNMA

   Pool #166126 Dtd 07/01/86 9.500% Due 07/15/16    1,148 shares      1,170      1,285
   

GNMA

   Pool #172611 Dtd 11/01/86 9.500% Due 11/15/16    496 shares      494      555
   

GNMA

   Pool #180576 Dtd 03/01/87 8.000% Due 03/15/17    3,397 shares      3,371      3,693
   

GNMA

   Pool #184163 Dtd 12/01/86 9.000% Due 11/15/16    490 shares      505      535

* Investments with parties-in-interest as defined under ERISA.

 

25


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

EIN 56-0906609 Plan No. 003

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets

December 31, 2003

 

( a )    ( b )    ( c )    ( d )    ( e )

  

Identity of Issue, Borrower,

Lessor, or Similar Party


  

Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,

Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value


   Cost

   Current Value

    

GNMA

   Pool #184838 Dtd 06/01/87 8.000% Due 06/15/17    11,713 shares    $ 11,771    $ 12,734
    

GNMA

   Pool #194375 Dtd 03/01/87 9.000% Due 02/15/17    1,918 shares      1,878      2,094
    

GNMA

   Pool #197040 Dtd 03/01/87 8.000% Due 03/15/17    4,449 shares      4,413      4,837
    

GNMA

   Pool #199443 Dtd 01/01/87 8.000% Due 01/15/17    6,232 shares      6,108      6,776
    

GNMA

   Pool #266976 Dtd 12/01/88 10.000% Due 12/15/18    1,015 shares      1,014      1,143
    

GNMA

   Pool #285201 Dtd 04/01/90 8.500% Due 03/15/20    1,733 shares      1,724      1,886
    

GNMA

   Pool #288415 Dtd 04/01/90 9.500% Due 03/15/20    1,134 shares      1,140      1,269
    

GNMA

   Pool #320835 Dtd 04/01/92 7.500% Due 04/15/22    2,422 shares      2,392      2,600
    

GNMA

   Pool #321186 Dtd 07/01/92 8.000% Due 07/15/22    8,999 shares      9,314      9,783
    

GNMA

   Pool #322807 Dtd 02/01/92 8.000% Due 02/15/22    1,660 shares      1,666      1,804
    

GNMA

   Pool #330133 Dtd 08/01/92 7.500% Due 08/15/22    7,002 shares      7,081      7,516
    

GNMA

   Pool #334371 Dtd 11/01/92 7.000% Due 11/15/07    5,499 shares      5,454      5,910
    

GNMA

   Pool #341342 Dtd 12/01/92 8.000% Due 12/15/22    2,697 shares      2,739      2,932
    

GNMA

   Pool #342553 Dtd 03/01/93 7.500% Due 03/15/23    1,510 shares      1,504      1,621
    

GNMA

   Pool #411479 Dtd 11/01/95 7.500% Due 11/15/25    5,365 shares      5,382      5,759
    

GNMA

   Pool #471439 Dtd 10/01/01 6.500% Due 10/15/31    15,049 shares      15,275      15,877
    

GNMA

   Pool #559513 Dtd 04/01/01 6.500% Due 04/15/31    16,665 shares      16,592      17,582
    

GNMA

   Pool #595192 Dtd 11/01/02 5.000% Due 11/15/32    49,412 shares      49,226      49,149
    

GNMA

   Pool #603373 Dtd 01/01/03 4.500% Due 12/15/17    53,248 shares      53,781      53,631
    

GNMA

   Pool #604740 Dtd 11/01/03 5.000% Due 11/15/33    49,940 shares      49,566      49,675
    

GNMA

   Pool #614160 Dtd 06/01/03 5.500% Due 06/15/33    36,655 shares      36,335      37,377
    

Master Alternative Loan Trust

   Dtd 10/1/03 6.000% Due 11/25/33    43,000 shares      43,323      42,678
    

Master Asset Securitization Trust

   Dtd 04/01/03 5.500% Due 05/25/33    25,000 shares      25,203      24,108
                   

  

    

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities

               514,328      527,955
                   

  

    

US Government and Government Agency Obligations

             
    

Federal Home Loan Banks

   Dtd 03/17/98 6.187% Due 03/17/05    50,000 shares      49,214      52,813
    

United States

   Treasury Bill Dtd 07/24/03 Due 01/22/04    105,000 shares      104,496      104,947
    

United States

   Treasury Bill Dtd 07/31/03 Due 01/29/04    80,000 shares      79,608      79,943
    

United States

   Treasury Bill Dtd 08/21/03 1.040% Due 02/19/04    50,000 shares      49,738      49,943
    

United States

   Treasury Bill Dtd 09/18/03 Due 03/18/04    95,000 shares      94,522      94,823
    

United States

   Treasury Bill Dtd 10/09/03 Due 04/08/04    5,000 shares      4,975      4,988
    

United States

   Treasury Bill Dtd 12/18/03 Due 06/17/04    70,000 shares      69,654      69,684
    

United States

   Treasury Bond Dtd 02/15/86 9.250% Due 02/15/16    10,000 shares      9,970      14,353
    

United States

   Treasury Bond Dtd 02/15/91 7.875% Due 02/15/21    100,000 shares      123,063      133,063
    

United States

   Treasury Bond Dtd 05/15/86 7.250% Due 05/15/16    10,000 shares      9,838      12,475

* Investments with parties-in-interest as defined under ERISA.

 

26


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

EIN 56-0906609 Plan No. 003

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets

December 31, 2003

 

( a )    ( b )    ( c )    ( d )    ( e )

  

Identity of Issue, Borrower,

Lessor, or Similar Party


  

Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,

Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value


   Cost

   Current Value

     United States    Treasury Bond Dtd 11/15/91 8.000% Due 11/15/21    20,000 shares    $ 20,197    $ 27,013
     United States    Treasury Bond Dtd 11/16/92 7.625% Due 11/15/22    25,000 shares      25,015      32,742
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 01/31/02 3.000% Due 01/31/04    50,000 shares      49,984      50,078
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 02/15/00 6.500% Due 02/15/10    15,000 shares      14,935      17,433
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 02/15/02 4.875% Due 02/15/12    100,000 shares      100,109      105,906
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 02/15/94 5.875% Due 02/15/04    150,000 shares      151,117      150,891
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 02/16/99 4.750% Due 02/15/04    30,000 shares      29,611      30,131
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 05/15/95 6.500% Due 05/15/05    100,000 shares      109,344      106,875
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 05/15/98 5.625% Due 05/15/08    20,000 shares      20,291      22,156
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 07/31/03 1.500% Due 07/31/05    150,000 shares      149,039      149,907
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 08/15/02 3.250% Due 08/15/07    150,000 shares      152,836      153,000
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 08/15/03 3.250% Due 08/15/08    30,000 shares      29,931      30,188
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 08/15/03 4.250% Due 08/15/13    100,000 shares      98,980      100,125
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 08/15/97 6.125% Due 08/15/07    100,000 shares      102,766      111,906
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 08/16/99 6.000% Due 08/15/04    29,500 shares      293,517      303,941
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 10/15/96 6.500% Due 10/15/06    100,000 shares      99,344      111,375
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 11/15/01 3.500% Due 11/15/06    200,000 shares      199,953      206,750
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 11/15/02 4.000% Due 11/15/12    100,000 shares      99,227      99,031
     United States    Treasury Note Dtd 11/15/94 7.875% Due 11/15/04    100,000 shares      100,313      105,719
                   

  

     Total US Government and Government Agency Obligations                2,441,587      2,532,199
                   

  

     Other Investments                        
     Airlease Ltd    Depository Unit           4,642      585

*

   Bank of America    Certificate of Deposit           200,000      200,000
     Bank of Desoto    Certificate of Deposit           375,150      375,150
     Bank of Texas    Certificate of Deposit           279,000      279,000
     Bank One    Certificate of Deposit           100,000      100,000
     Beal Bank of Dallas    Certificate of Deposit           260,093      260,093
     Cadbury Schweppes    PFD Securities           10,000      10,328
     Capital One Federal Savings Bank    Certificate of Deposit           90,000      90,000
     Compass Bank    Certificate of Deposit           230,000      230,000
     Conseco Inc    Warrant           4,019      439
     Equity Inns Inc    Real Estate Investment Trust           1,105      905
     New Plan Excel Realty Trust Inc    Real Estate Investment Trust           44,281      49,340
     First Industrial Realty Trust    PFD Securities           10,000      10,080
     Great Southern Bank Reeds Springs    Certificate of Deposit           100,000      92,994
     Guaranty Federal Bank    Certificate of Deposit           199,000      199,000
     Healthcare Realty Trust    Real Estate Investment Trust           11,776      14,300

* Investments with parties-in-interest as defined under ERISA.

 

27


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

EIN 56-0906609 Plan No. 003

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets

December 31, 2003

 

( a )    ( b )    ( c )    ( d )    ( e )

  

Identity of Issue, Borrower,

Lessor, or Similar Party


  

Description of Investment Including Maturity Date,

Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par, or Maturity Value


   Cost

   Current Value

     Key Bank USA    Certificate of Deposit    $ 90,000    $ 90,000
     Mercantile Bank & Trust    Certificate of Deposit      185,000      185,000
     Park Cities Bank    Certificate of Deposit      35,000      35,000
     Post Propertys Inc    Real Estate Investment Trust      52,986      41,880
     Provident Bank    Certificate of Deposit      150,000      150,000
     Providian National Bank    Certificate of Deposit      98,000      98,000
     Reliastar Life Insurance    Single Premium Deferred Annuity      87,344      87,344
     Suburban Propane Partners LP    Limited Partnership      2,049      3,195
     US Restaurant Properties Inc    Real Estate Investment Trust      49,787      46,008
     USAA Federal Savings Bank    Certificate of Deposit      19,147      19,147
     Vectra Bank    Certificate of Deposit      120,000      120,000
     Washington    Real Estate Investment Trust      19,710      26,280
     Miscellaneous    Loans      8,493      8,493
*    Participant Loans    6% to 12%      —        11,308,812
              

  

     Total Other Investments           2,836,582      14,131,373
              

  

     Total         $ 4,607,045,497    $ 7,035,972,767
              

  


* Investments with parties-in-interest as defined under ERISA.

 

28


Table of Contents

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

EIN 56-0906609 Plan No. 003

Schedule H, Line 4j - Schedule of Reportable Transactions

Year Ended December 31, 2003

 

(a)    (b)    (c)    (d)    (e)    (f)    (g)    (h)    (i)

Identity of
Party Involved


  

Description of Asset


  

Purchase

Price


  

Selling

Price


  

Lease
Rental


   Expense
Incurred with
Transaction


  

Cost

of Asset


  

Current Value

of Asset on
Transaction Date


  

Net Gain

or (Loss)


Category (iii) - series of transactions in excess of 5% of Plan assets

Bank of America

   Bank of America Corporation Common Stock    $ 300,962,200    $ —      N/A    $ —      $ 300,962,200    $ 300,962,200    $ —  

Bank of America

   Bank of America Corporation Common Stock      —        230,972,056    N/A      —        104,951,780      230,972,056      126,020,276

 

There were no category (i) (ii) or (iv) reportable transactions.

 

29


Table of Contents

Signature

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Bank of America Corporation Corporate Benefits Committee has duly caused this annual report to be signed on behalf of The Bank of America 401(k) Plan by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan

Date: June 23, 2004

 

By:

 

    /s/ Richard J. Dorazil


       

Richard J. Dorazil

       

Senior Vice President

       

Global Benefits Executive

       

Bank of America Corporation