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):

May 27, 2009

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-6523   56-0906609

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

100 North Tryon Street

Charlotte, North Carolina

  28255
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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ITEM 3.02 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

On May 27, May 28, May 29, and June 1, 2009 Bank of America Corporation (the “Registrant”) entered into separate agreements with certain institutional preferred shareholders pursuant to which the Registrant and each such shareholder agreed to exchange shares, or depositary shares representing fractional interests in shares, of various series of the Registrant’s outstanding preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”), as applicable, for shares of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). In the aggregate, the Registrant agreed to exchange shares of Preferred Stock with an aggregate liquidation preference of approximately $3.6 billion (consisting of shares of 6.204% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D with an aggregate liquidation preference of $52.2 million; Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series K with an aggregate liquidation preference of $1,075.4 million; shares of 7.25% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series L with an aggregate liquidation preference of $1,693.7 million; shares of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series M with an aggregate liquidation preference of $739.1 million; and shares of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 4 with an aggregate liquidation preference of $53.9 million) for an aggregate of 267,431,756 shares of Common Stock (approximately 3.3% of the Registrant’s currently outstanding shares of Common Stock). The shares of Common Stock are being issued in reliance upon the exemption set forth in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for securities exchanged by the issuer and an existing security holder where no commission or other remuneration is paid or given directly or indirectly by the issuer for soliciting such exchange.

As of June 1, 2009, and including those agreements previously reported, the Registrant has entered into agreements with respect to exchanges of shares of Preferred Stock (consisting of those series noted above as well as the 6.25% Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series 7) having an aggregate liquidation preference of approximately $9.5 billion for an aggregate of approximately 704 million shares of Common Stock.

 

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

On June 2, 2009, the Registrant announced an update relating to its capital raising efforts. A copy of the news release announcing this information is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

 

EXHIBIT NO.

  

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

99.1

   News Release dated June 2, 2009


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: June 2, 2009


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT NO.

  

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

99.1

   News Release dated June 2, 2009