Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-158663
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES L
$1,250,000,000
3.875% SENIOR NOTES, DUE MARCH 2017
FINAL TERM SHEET
Dated March 19, 2012
Issuer: |
Bank of America Corporation |
Ratings of this Series: |
Baa1 (Moodys)/A- (S&P)/A (Fitch) |
Title of the Series: |
3.875% Senior Notes, due March 2017 |
Aggregate Principal Amount Initially Being Issued: |
$1,250,000,000 |
Issue Price: |
99.708% |
Trade Date: |
March 19, 2012 |
Settlement Date: |
March 22, 2012 (T+3) |
Maturity Date: |
March 22, 2017 |
Ranking: |
Senior |
Minimum Denominations: |
$2,000 and multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000 |
Day Count Fraction: |
30/360 |
Interest Rate: |
3.875% per annum |
Interest Payment Dates: |
March 22 and September 22 of each year, beginning September 22, 2012, subject to following business day convention (unadjusted). |
Interest Periods: |
Semi-annual |
Treasury Benchmark: |
5 year U.S. Treasury, due February 28, 2017 |
Treasury Yield: |
1.190% |
Treasury Benchmark Price: |
98-15 3/4 |
Spread to Treasury Benchmark: |
+275bps |
Reoffer Yield: |
3.940% |
Optional Redemption: |
None |
Listing: |
None |
Lead Manager and Sole Book-Runner: |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated |
Senior Co-Managers: |
BMO Capital Markets Corp., ING Financial Markets LLC, Lloyds Securities Inc., Mizuho Securities USA Inc., nabSecurities, LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., UniCredit Capital Markets LLC |
Junior Co-Managers: |
Blaylock Robert Van, LLC, Lebenthal & Co., LLC |
CUSIP: |
06051GEQ8 |
ISIN: |
US06051GEQ82 |
Bank of America Corporation (the Issuer) has filed a registration statement (including a pricing supplement, a prospectus supplement, and a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read those documents and the other documents that the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the lead manager will arrange to send you the pricing supplement, the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus if you request them by contacting Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, toll free at 1-800-294-1322. You may also request copies by e-mail from fixedincomeir@bankofamerica.com or dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com.