As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2005
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 3, 2005
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-6523
(Commission File Number)
56-0906609
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
(Address of principal executive offices)
28255
(Zip Code)
704.386.8486
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
Bank of America Corporation (the Registrant) announced that it has reached an agreement to settle class action litigation entitled In re WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation brought on behalf of purchasers of WorldCom securities that is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Master File No. 02 CIV 3288). Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the Registrant’s subsidiaries named as defendants in the litigation will make a payment of $460.5 million to the settlement class. The settlement is subject to court approval. A copy of the Registrant’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBIT
(c) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release announcing Bank of America reaches agreement to settle WorldCom class action litigation dated March 3, 2005 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Teresa M. Brenner | |
| Teresa M. Brenner Associate General Counsel | ||
March 3, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release announcing Bank of America reaches agreement to settle WorldCom class action litigation dated March 3, 2005 | |