SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 14d-100)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, as Issuer
(Name of Filing Persons (Identifying Status as Offeror, Issuer or Other Person))
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.125% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series PP |
06055H608 | |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.250% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series QQ |
06055H806 | |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.375% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series NN |
06055H400 | |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E |
060505815 | |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,200th interest in a share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 1 |
060505633 | |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.750% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series SS |
06055H871 | |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.000% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series LL |
06055H202 | |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of 4.375% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series RR |
060505GB4 | |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series MM |
060505FQ2 | |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.375% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series KK |
06053U601 | |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series FF |
060505FL3 | |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,200th interest in a share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 5 |
060505583 | |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series HH |
060505195 | |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series JJ |
060505FP4 | |
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(Title of Class of Securities) | (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) |
Ross E. Jeffries, Jr.
Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Bank of America Corporation
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28255
(704) 386-5681
(Name, Address and Telephone Numbers of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Person)
Copies to:
Richard W. Viola, Esq. Elizabeth G. Wren, Esq. McGuireWoods LLP 201 N. Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 (704) 343-2000 |
Christopher S. Schell, Esq. Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP 450 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017 (212) 450-4000 |
☐ | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which this statement relates:
☐ | third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
☒ | issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
☐ | going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
☐ | amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer:
If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:
☐ | Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) |
☐ | Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) |
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (Schedule TO) is filed by Bank of America Corporation (Bank of America), a Delaware corporation, and relates to 14 separate offers by BofA Securities, Inc. (BofA Securities), a Delaware corporation and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America, to purchase for cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase of BofA Securities, dated November 10, 2022 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the Offer to Purchase), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the Letter of Transmittal, and together with the Offer to Purchase, the Offer Documents), up to $1.5 billion in aggregate Liquidation Preference (as defined below) (such amount, the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Amount) of outstanding depositary shares representing fractional interests in shares of 14 separate series of preferred stock of Bank of America, par value $.01 per share (the Preferred Stock) (such depositary shares, collectively, the Depositary Shares, and such depositary shares representing a specific series of such Preferred Stock, a series of Depositary Shares), as listed below, subject, if applicable, to the Series Cap for a series of Depositary Shares that may be purchased. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Schedule TO shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Offer to Purchase.
Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal are filed with this Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively. The Offers will expire at one minute after 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on December 9, 2022, unless extended or earlier terminated (the Expiration Date).
This Schedule TO is intended to satisfy the reporting requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(2) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase is incorporated by reference in response to Items 1 through 13 of this Schedule TO, except those items as to which information is specifically provided herein.
Item 1. Summary Term Sheet.
The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading Summary Term Sheet is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Subject Company Information.
(a) Name and Address. The name of the subject company is Bank of America Corporation. The address of Bank of Americas principal executive offices is: Bank of America Corporate Center, 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255, and its telephone number at its principal executive offices is: (704) 386-5681.
(b) Securities. Each of the subject classes of securities, the aggregate Liquidation Preference of the outstanding Depositary Shares of each such class and the number of Depositary Shares of each such class outstanding as of November 9, 2022 are as follows:
Depositary Shares Representing Fractional Interests in
Series of |
Aggregate Liquidation Preference Outstanding |
Number of Depositary Shares Outstanding |
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Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.125% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series PP (Series PP Depositary Shares) |
$ | 915,000,000 | 36,600,000 | |||||
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.250% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series QQ (Series QQ Depositary Shares) |
$ | 1,300,000,000 | 52,000,000 | |||||
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.375% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series NN (Series NN Depositary Shares) |
$ | 1,100,000,000 | 44,000,000 |
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Depositary Shares Representing Fractional Interests in
Series of |
Aggregate Liquidation Preference Outstanding |
Number of Depositary Shares Outstanding |
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Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E (Series E Depositary Shares) |
$ | 317,265,175 | 12,690,607 | |||||
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,200th interest in a share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 1 (Series 1 Depositary Shares) |
$ | 98,221,675 | 3,928,867 | |||||
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.750% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series SS (Series SS Depositary Shares) |
$ | 700,000,000 | 28,000,000 | |||||
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.000% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series LL (Series LL Depositary Shares) |
$ | 1,310,000,000 | 52,400,000 | |||||
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of 4.375% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series RR (Series RR Depositary Shares) |
$ | 1,750,000,000 | 1,750,000 | |||||
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series MM (Series MM Depositary Shares) |
$ | 1,100,000,000 | 1,100,000 | |||||
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.375% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series KK (Series KK Depositary Shares) |
$ | 1,397,500,000 | 55,900,000 | |||||
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series FF (Series FF Depositary Shares) |
$ | 2,350,000,000 | 2,350,000 | |||||
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,200th interest in a share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 5 (Series 5 Depositary Shares) |
$ | 421,677,000 | 16,867,080 | |||||
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series HH (Series HH Depositary Shares) |
$ | 854,000,000 | 34,160,000 | |||||
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series JJ (Series JJ Depositary Shares) |
$ | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
(c) Trading Market and Price. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase in Section 7, Historical Price Range of the Depositary Shares, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3. Identity and Background of Filing Person
(a) The information set forth under Item 2(a) above and in the Offer to Purchase in Section 9, Certain Information Concerning BofA Securities and Bank of America, with respect to Bank of America, is incorporated herein by reference. Bank of America is the filing person.
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As required by General Instruction C to Schedule TO, the following persons are the directors of Bank of America:
Name |
Position | |
Brian T. Moynihan |
Director | |
Sharon L. Allen |
Director | |
José E. Almeida |
Director | |
Frank P. Bramble, Sr. |
Director | |
Pierre J.P. de Weck |
Director | |
Arnold W. Donald |
Director | |
Linda P. Hudson |
Director | |
Monica C. Lozano |
Director | |
Lionel L. Nowell, III |
Director | |
Denise L. Ramos |
Director | |
Clayton S. Rose |
Director | |
Michael D. White |
Director | |
Thomas D. Woods |
Director | |
R. David Yost |
Director | |
Maria T. Zuber |
Director |
As required by General Instruction C to Schedule TO, the following persons are the executive officers of Bank of America:
Name |
Title | |
Brian T. Moynihan |
Chair of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President | |
Dean C. Athanasia |
President, Regional Banking | |
Aditya Bhasin |
Chief Technology & Information Officer | |
Darrin Steve Boland |
Chief Administrative Officer | |
Alastair M. Borthwick |
Chief Financial Officer | |
Sheri Bronstein |
Chief Human Resources Officer | |
James P. DeMare |
President, Global Markets | |
Paul M. Donofrio |
Vice Chair | |
Geoffrey S. Greener |
Chief Risk Officer | |
Kathleen A. Knox |
President, The Private Bank | |
Matthew M. Koder |
President, Global Corporate & Investment Banking | |
Bernard A. Mensah |
President, International | |
Lauren A. Mogensen |
Global General Counsel | |
Thong M. Nguyen |
Vice Chair, Head of Global Strategy & Enterprise Platforms | |
Thomas M. Scrivener |
Chief Operations Executive | |
Andrew M. Sieg |
President, Merrill Wealth Management | |
Bruce R. Thompson |
Vice Chair, Head of Enterprise Credit |
The business address and telephone number of each of the above directors and executive officers of Bank of America is c/o Bank of America Corporation, 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255, telephone number (704) 386-5681.
No single person or group of persons controls Bank of America.
Item 4. Terms of the Transaction.
(a) Material Terms.
(a)(1)(i) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading Summary Term Sheet and in Section 1, Terms of the Offers; Number of Depositary Shares; Expiration Date, is incorporated herein by reference.
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(a)(1)(ii) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading Summary Term Sheet, in Section 1, Terms of the Offers; Number of Depositary Shares; Expiration Date, in Section 5, Purchase of Depositary Shares and Payment of Purchase Price; Return of Unpurchased Depositary Shares, and in Section 8, Source and Amount of Funds, is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(1)(iii) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading Summary Term Sheet, in Section 1, Terms of the Offers; Number of Depositary Shares; Expiration Date, and in Section 16, Extension of the Offers; Termination; Amendment, is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(1)(iv) Not applicable.
(a)(1)(v) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading Summary Term Sheet, in Section 1, Terms of the Offers; Number of Depositary Shares; Expiration Date, and in Section 16, Extension of the Offers; Termination; Amendment, is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(1)(vi) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading Summary Term Sheet and in Section 4, Withdrawal Rights, is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(1)(vii) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading Summary Term Sheet, in Section 3, Procedures for Tendering the Depositary Shares, and in Section 4, Withdrawal Rights, is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(1)(viii) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading Summary Term Sheet, in Section 3, Procedures for Tendering the Depositary Shares, and in Section 5, Purchase of Depositary Shares and Payment of Purchase Price; Return of Unpurchased Depositary Shares, is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(1)(ix) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading Summary Term Sheet, in Section 1, Terms of the Offers; Number of Depositary Shares; Expiration Date, and in Section 5, Purchase of Depositary Shares and Payment of Purchase Price; Return of Unpurchased Depositary Shares, is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(1)(x) Not applicable.
(a)(1)(xi) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase in Section 15, Accounting Treatment, is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(1)(xii) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading Summary Term Sheet, in Section 3, Procedures for Tendering the Depositary Shares, and in Section 13, Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences, is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(2)(i-vii) Not applicable.
(b) Purchases. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase in Section 10, Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Depositary Shares, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5. Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements.
(e) Agreements Involving the Subject Companys Securities. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase in Section 9, Certain Information Concerning BofA Securities and Bank of America, and in Section 10 Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Depositary Shares, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 6. Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals.
(a) Purposes. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading Summary Term Sheet, and in Section 2, Purpose of the Offers, is incorporated herein by reference.
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(b) Use of Securities Acquired. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading Summary Term Sheet, in Section 2, Purpose of the Offers, and Section 11, Effects of the Offers on the Market for the Depositary Shares, is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Plans. Except as set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading Summary Term Sheet, in Section 2 Purpose of the Offers, and in Section 11, Effects of the Offers on the Market for the Depositary Shares, incorporated herein by reference, as of the date hereof, Bank of America has no plans, proposals or negotiations that relate to or would result in:
(1) any extraordinary transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation involving Bank of America or any of its subsidiaries;
(2) any purchase, sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of Bank of America or any of its subsidiaries;
(3) any material change in the present dividend rate or policy, or indebtedness or capitalization of Bank of America;
(4) any change in the present board of directors or management of Bank of America, including, but not limited to, any plans or proposals to change the number or the term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board or to change any material term of the employment contract of any executive officer;
(5) any other material change in the corporate structure or business of Bank of America;
(6) any class of equity securities of Bank of America, to be delisted from a national securities exchange or cease to be authorized to be quoted in an automated quotation system operated by a national securities association;
(7) any class of equity securities of Bank of America becoming eligible for termination of registration under Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act;
(8) the suspension of the obligation of Bank of America to file reports under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
(9) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of Bank of America or the disposition of securities of Bank of America; or
(10) any changes in the charter, bylaws or other governing instruments of Bank of America or other actions that could impede the acquisition of control of Bank of America.
Item 7. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
(a) Source of Funds. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading Summary Term Sheet, and in Section 8, Source and Amount of Funds, is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Conditions. None.
(c) Borrowed Funds. None.
Item 8. Interest in Securities of the Subject Company.
(a) Securities Ownership. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase in Section 10, Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Depositary Shares, is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Securities Transactions. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase in Section 10, Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Depositary Shares, is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9. Persons/Assets, Retained, Employed, Compensated or Used.
(a) Solicitations or Recommendations. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase in Section 17, Fees and Expenses, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 10. Financial Statements.
(a) Financial Information. Incorporated herein by reference is the information set forth in the Offer to Purchase in Section 14, Certain Financial Information, and Bank of Americas financial statements and notes thereto that were included in (i) Item 8 of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on February 22, 2022 (the Form 10-K), and (ii) Item 1 of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on October 28, 2022 (the Form 10-Q). The Form 10-K and the Form 10-Q are available for review on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the financial statements incorporated by reference herein pursuant to this Item 10 can be obtained as provided in the Offer to Purchase in Section 9, Certain Information Concerning BofA Securities and Bank of America.
(b) Pro Forma Information. Not applicable.
Item 11. Additional Information.
(a) Agreements, Regulatory Requirements and Legal Proceedings. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the headings Certain Significant Considerations and Summary Term Sheet, in Section 10, Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Depositary Shares, and in Section 12, Legal Matters; Regulatory Approvals, is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Other Material Information. None.
Item 12(a). Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
(a)(1)(A) | Offer to Purchase, dated November 10, 2022* | |
(a)(1)(B) | Letter of Transmittal* | |
(a)(1)(C) | Retail Processing Fee Form* | |
(a)(1)(D) | Press Release issued on November 10, 2022* | |
(a)(2) | Not applicable | |
(a)(3) | Not applicable | |
(a)(4) | Not applicable | |
(a)(5)(i) | ||
(a)(5)(ii) | ||
(b) | Not applicable |
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* | Filed herewith. |
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Item 12(b). Filing Fees.
* | Filed herewith. |
Item 13. Information Required by Schedule 13E-3.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: November 10, 2022 |
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | |||||
By: |
/s/ Ross E. Jeffries, Jr. | |||||
Name: Ross E. Jeffries, Jr. | ||||||
Title: Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |