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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of incorporation or organization)
56-0906609
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
Bank of America Corporate Center
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28255
(Address of principal executive offices)
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: 333-158663
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
Title of each class to be so registered |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
Warrants (expiring January 16, 2019) | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrants Securities to be Registered
The title of the securities to be registered hereunder is Warrants (expiring January 16, 2019). A description of the Securities is set forth under (i) the section captioned Description of Warrants in the Registrants Prospectus, dated April 20, 2009 (the Base Prospectus), which relates to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 158663), as supplemented by (ii) the section captioned Description of Warrants in the Registrants Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated March 1, 2010, to the Base Prospectus, which are hereby incorporated by reference into this registration statement.
Item 2. Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Description and Method of Filing | |
4.1 | Warrant Agreement dated March 3, 2010, among the Registrant, Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. | |
4.2 | Form of Warrant (included as part of Exhibit No. 4.1) |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | ||||||||
Date: March 4, 2010 | By: | /s/ TERESA M. BRENNER | ||||||
Teresa M. Brenner Associate General Counsel |
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Exhibit Index
4.1 | Warrant Agreement dated March 3, 2010, among the Registrant, Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. | |
4.2 | Form of Warrant (included as part of Exhibit No. 4.1) |
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