FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement Nos. 333-268718 and 333-268718-01
Dated December 23, 2024
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SUMMARY TERMS
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Issuer:
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BofA Finance
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Guarantor:
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BAC
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Underlying index:
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S&P 500® Index (Bloomberg symbol: “SPX”)
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Stated principal amount:
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$1,000.00 per security
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Issue price:
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$1,000.00 per security
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Pricing date:
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December 27, 2024
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Original issue date:
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January 2, 2025 (3 business days after the pricing date)
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Maturity date:
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December 31, 2026
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Call feature:
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Beginning on July 2, 2025, on any quarterly redemption date, we have the right to redeem all (but not less than all) of the securities for a redemption payment equal to the stated principal amount plus any contingent quarterly coupon otherwise due with respect to the relevant observation date. We will give notice to the trustee at least five business days but not more than 60 calendar days before the applicable redemption date. No further payments will be made on the securities once they have been redeemed.
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Contingent quarterly coupon:
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If, on any observation date, the index closing value on such date is greater than or equal to the coupon barrier level, we will pay a contingent quarterly coupon of at least $18.00 per security (equal to a rate of at least 1.80% per quarter or at least 7.20% per annum) on the related coupon payment date. The actual contingent quarterly coupon will be determined on the pricing date.
If, on any observation date, the index closing value on such date is less than the coupon barrier level, no contingent quarterly coupon will be paid with respect to that observation date
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Payment at maturity:
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If the securities have not previously been redeemed, investors will receive on the maturity date a payment at maturity determined as follows:
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If the final index value is greater than or equal to the downside threshold level:
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the stated principal amount and the contingent quarterly coupon with respect to the final observation date
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If the final index value is less than the downside threshold level:
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(i) the stated principal amount multiplied by (ii) the index performance factor
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Initial index value:
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The index closing value of the underlying index on the pricing date.
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Final index value:
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The index closing value of the underlying index on the final observation date.
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Index performance factor:
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The final index value divided by the initial index value
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Redemption dates:
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Beginning on July 2, 2025, quarterly, as set forth under "Observation Dates, Coupon Payment Dates and Redemption Dates” below.
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Observation dates:
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Quarterly, beginning March 27, 2025, as set forth under "Observation Dates, Coupon Payment Dates and Redemption Dates" below, subject to postponement as set forth in "Description of the Notes -- Certain Terms of the Notes -- Events Relating to Observation Dates" beginning on page PS-23 of the accompanying product supplement.
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Final observation date:
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December 28, 2026, subject to postponement as set forth in “Description of the Notes—Certain Terms of the Notes—Events Relating to Observation Dates” in the accompanying product supplement.
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Coupon payment dates:
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Quarterly, beginning April 1, 2025, as set forth under "Observation Dates, Coupon Payment Dates and Redemption Dates” below.
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Coupon barrier level:
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80% of the initial index value.
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Downside threshold level:
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80% of the initial index value.
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CUSIP / ISIN:
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09711FD79 / US09711FD790
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Listing:
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The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.
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Estimated value on the pricing date:
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Expected to be between $920.00 and $970.00 per $1,000 in principal amount of securities. See “Structuring the securities” in the preliminary pricing supplement.
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Preliminary pricing supplement
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Observation Dates
Coupon Payment Dates / Redemption Dates
March 27, 2025
April 1, 2025*
June 27, 2025
July 2, 2025
September 29, 2025
October 2, 2025
December 29, 2025
January 2, 2026
March 27, 2026
April 1, 2026
June 29, 2026
July 2, 2026
September 28, 2026
October 1, 2026
December 28, 2026 (final observation date)
December 31, 2026* (maturity date)
*Denotes that such date is not a “Redemption Date”
The pricing date, issue date and other dates set forth above are subject to change, and will be set forth in the final pricing supplement relating to the securities.
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Hypothetical Payment at Maturity (if the securities have not been previously redeemed)
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Change in the Performance of the Underlying Index
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Payment at Maturity (excluding any contingent quarterly coupon payable at maturity)
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+50.00%
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$1,000.00
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+20.00%
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$1,000.00
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+10.00%
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$1,000.00
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0.00%
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$1,000.00
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-10.00%
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$1,000.00
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-20.00%
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$1,000.00
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-21.00%
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$790.00
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-30.00%
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$700.00
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-40.00%
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$600.00
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-50.00%
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$500.00
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-100.00%
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$0.00
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Your investment may result in a loss; there is no guaranteed return of principal.
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Your return on the securities is limited to the return represented by the contingent quarterly coupons, if any, over the term of the securities.
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The securities are subject to early redemption, which would limit your ability to receive the contingent quarterly coupons over the full term of the securities
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You may not receive any contingent quarterly coupons.
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Your return on the securities may be less than the yield on a conventional debt security of comparable maturity.
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The contingent quarterly coupon, redemption payment or payment at maturity, as applicable, will not reflect changes in the level of the underlying index other than on the observation dates.
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Any payments on the securities are subject to our credit risk and the credit risk of the guarantor, and any actual or perceived changes in our or the guarantor’s creditworthiness are expected to affect the value of the securities.
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We are a finance subsidiary and, as such, have no independent assets, operations, or revenues.
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The price to public you pay for the securities will exceed their initial estimated value.
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The initial estimated value does not represent a minimum or maximum price at which we, BAC, BofAS or any of our other affiliates would be willing to purchase your securities in any secondary market (if any exists) at any time.
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We cannot assure you that a trading market for your securities will ever develop or be maintained.
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Trading and hedging activities by us, the guarantor and any of our other affiliates, including BofAS, may create conflicts of interest with you and may affect your return on the securities and their market value.
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There may be potential conflicts of interest involving the calculation agent, which is an affiliate of ours.
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The publisher of the underlying index may adjust the underlying index in a way that affects its levels, and the publisher has no obligation to consider your interests.
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The U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the securities are uncertain, and may be adverse to a holder of the securities.
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