As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2007
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):
October 1, 2007
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-6523 | 56-0906609 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28255
(Address of principal executive offices)
(704) 386-5681
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 ITEMS. |
On October 1, 2007, Bank of America Corporation (the “Registrant”) announced that it completed its purchase from ABN AMRO Holding NV of ABN AMRO North America Holding Company, the parent company for LaSalle Bank Corporation and its subsidiaries. A copy of the press release announcing the purchase is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
| EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated October 1, 2007 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 | ||
Dated: October 1, 2007
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated October 1, 2007 |