Pricing Supplement
Dated March 25, 2025
(To Prospectus dated December 30, 2022,
Series A Prospectus Supplement dated December 30, 2022 and
Product Supplement No. WF-1 dated March 8, 2023)
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BofA Finance LLC
Medium-Term Notes, Series A
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Bank of America Corporation
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
$3,948,000 Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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■ Linked to Lowest Performing of the common stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C capital stock of Alphabet Inc. (each referred to as an “Underlying Stock”)
■ Unlike ordinary debt securities, the Securities do not pay interest or repay a fixed amount of principal at maturity and are subject to potential automatic call upon the terms described below. Whether the Securities are automatically called for a fixed call premium or, if not automatically called, the Maturity Payment Amount, will depend, in each case, on the performance of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock on the Call Date or the Final Calculation Day, as applicable. The Lowest Performing Underlying Stock on the Call Date or the Final Calculation Day is the Underlying that has the lowest stock closing price on the Call Date or the Final Calculation Day, as applicable, as a percentage of its Starting Price
■ Automatic Call. If the stock closing price of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock on the Call Date is greater than or equal to its Starting Price, the Securities will be automatically called for the principal amount plus a Call Premium of 45.60% of the principal amount
■ Maturity Payment Amount. If the Securities are not automatically called, you will receive a Maturity Payment Amount that may be greater than, equal to or less than the principal amount of the Securities, depending on the performance of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock from its Starting Price to its Ending Price. The Maturity Payment Amount will reflect the following terms:
■ If the price of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock increases, you will receive the principal amount plus a positive return equal to the Upside Participation Rate of 150% of the percentage increase in the price of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock from its Starting Price
■ If the price of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock decreases but the decrease is not more than the Buffer Amount, you will receive the principal amount
■ If the price of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock decreases by more than the Buffer Amount, you will receive less than the principal amount and have 1-to-1 downside exposure to the decrease in the price of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock in excess of the Buffer Amount
■ Investors may lose up to 85% of the principal amount
■ Your return on the Securities will depend solely on the performance of the Underlying Stock that is the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock on the Call Date or the Final Calculation Day, as applicable. You will not benefit in any way from the performance of the better performing Underlying. Therefore, you will be adversely affected if either Underlying Stock performs poorly, even if the other Underlying Stock performs favorably
■ If the Securities are automatically called, the positive return on the Securities will be limited to the Call Premium, even if the stock closing price of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock on the Call Date significantly exceeds its Starting Price. If the Securities are automatically called, you will not have the opportunity to participate in any appreciation of either Underlying Stock at the Upside Participation Rate
■ All payments on the Securities are subject to the credit risk of BofA Finance LLC (“BofA Finance”), as issuer of the Securities, and Bank of America Corporation (“BAC” or the “Guarantor”), as guarantor of the Securities
■ No periodic interest payments or dividends
■ Securities will not be listed on any securities exchange
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Public offering price
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Underwriting Discount(1)(2)
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Proceeds, before expenses, to BofA Finance
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Per Security
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$1,000.00
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$25.75
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$974.25
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Total
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$3,948,000.00
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$101,661.00
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$3,846,339.00
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Wells Fargo Securities
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Issuer:
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BofA Finance LLC
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Guarantor:
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BAC
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Underlying Stocks:
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The common stock of NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select Market symbol: “NVDA”) and the Class C capital stock of Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market symbol: “GOOG”).
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Pricing Date:
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March 25, 2025.
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Issue Date:
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March 28, 2025.
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Maturity
Date:
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March 30, 2028, subject to postponement as described below in “—Market Disruption Events and Postponement Provisions.” The Securities are not subject to repayment at the option of any holder of the Securities prior to the Maturity Date.
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Denominations:
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$1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000. References in this pricing supplement to a “Security” are to a Security with a principal amount of $1,000.
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Automatic Call:
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If the stock closing price of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock on the Call Date is greater than or equal to its Starting Price, the Securities will be automatically called, and on the Call Settlement Date you will be entitled to receive a cash payment per Security in U.S. dollars equal to the principal amount plus the Call Premium.
If the Securities are automatically called, the positive return on the Securities will be limited to the Call Premium, even if the stock closing price of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock on the Call Date significantly exceeds its Starting Price. If the Securities are automatically called, you will not have the opportunity to participate in any appreciation of either Underlying Stock at the Upside Participation Rate.
If the Securities are automatically called, they will cease to be outstanding on the Call Settlement Date and you will have no further rights under the Securities after the Call Settlement Date. You will not receive any notice from us if the Securities are automatically called.
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Call Date:
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March 30, 2026, subject to postponement as described below in “—Market Disruption Events and Postponement Provisions”.
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Call Premium:
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45.60% of the principal amount (or $456.00 per Security).
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Call Settlement Date:
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Three business days after the Call Date (as the Call Date may be postponed as described below in “—Market Disruption Events and Postponement Provisions”).
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Maturity Payment Amount:
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If the Securities are not automatically called, then on the Maturity Date, you will be entitled to receive a cash payment per Security in U.S. dollars equal to the Maturity Payment Amount. The “Maturity Payment Amount” per Security will equal:
• if the Ending Price of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock on the Final Calculation Day is greater than its Starting Price:
$1,000 + ($1,000 × Underlying Stock Return of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock × Upside Participation Rate);
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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• if the Ending Price of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock on the Final Calculation Day is less than or equal to its Starting Price, but greater than or equal to its Threshold Price: $1,000; or
• if the Ending Price of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock on the Final Calculation Day is less than its Threshold Price:
$1,000 + [$1,000 × (Underlying Stock Return of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock + Buffer Amount)]
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If the Securities are not automatically called, and the Ending Price of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock on the Final Calculation Day is less than its Threshold Price, you will have 1-to-1 downside exposure to the decrease in the price of the Underlying Stock in excess of the Buffer Amount and will lose some, and possibly up to 85%, of the principal amount of your Securities at maturity.
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Lowest Performing Underlying Stock:
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For the Call Date or the Final Calculation Day, the “Lowest Performing Underlying Stock” will be the Underlying Stock with the lowest Performance Factor.
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Performance Factor:
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With respect to an Underlying Stock on the Call Date or the Final Calculation Day, its stock closing price divided by its Starting Price (expressed as a percentage).
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Final Calculation Day:
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March 27, 2028, subject to postponement as described below in “—Market Disruption Events and Postponement Provisions.”
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Stock Closing
Price:
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With respect to each Underlying Stock, stock closing price has the meaning set forth under “General Terms of the Securities—Certain Terms for Securities Linked to an Underlying Stock—Certain Definitions” in the accompanying product supplement.
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Starting Price:
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With respect to the common stock of NVIDIA Corporation: $120.69, its stock closing price on the Pricing Date.
With respect to the Class C capital stock of Alphabet Inc.: $172.79, its stock closing price on the Pricing Date.
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Ending Price:
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With respect to each Underlying Stock, its stock closing price on the Final Calculation Day.
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Threshold Price:
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With respect to the common stock of NVIDIA Corporation: $102.5865, which is equal to 85% of its Starting Price.
With respect to the Class C capital stock of Alphabet Inc.: $146.8715, which is equal to 85% of its Starting Price.
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Buffer Amount:
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15%
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Upside Participation Rate:
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150%.
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Underlying Stock Return:
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With respect to each Underlying Stock, the percentage change from the Starting Price to the Ending Price, measured as follows:
Ending Price – Starting Price
Starting Price
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Market Disruption Events and Postponement Provisions:
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The Call Date and the Final Calculation Day are each subject to postponement due to non-trading days and the occurrence of a market disruption event. In addition, each of the Call Settlement Date and the Maturity Date will be postponed if the Call Date or Final Calculation Day, as applicable, is postponed and will be adjusted for non-business days. For more information regarding adjustments to the Call Date, the Final Calculation Day, the Call Settlement Date and the Maturity Date, see “General Terms of the Securities—Consequences of a Market Disruption Event; Postponement of a Calculation Day—Securities Linked to Multiple Market Measures” and “—Payment Dates” in the accompanying product supplement. For purposes of the accompanying product supplement, the Call Date and the Final Calculation Day are each a “calculation day” and the Call Settlement Date and the Maturity Date are each a “payment date.” In addition, for information regarding the circumstances that may result in a market disruption event, see “General Terms of the Securities—Certain Terms for Securities Linked to an Underlying Stock—Market Disruption Events” in the accompanying product supplement.
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Calculation Agent:
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BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofAS”), an affiliate of BofA Finance.
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Selling Agents:
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BofAS and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“WFS”).
Under our distribution agreement with BofAS, BofAS will purchase the Securities from us as principal at the public offering price indicated on the cover of this pricing supplement, less the indicated underwriting discount. BofAS will sell the Securities to WFS at the public offering price of the Securities less a concession of up to $25.75 per Security. WFS may provide dealers, which may include Wells Fargo Advisors (“WFA”) (the trade name of the retail brokerage business of WFS’s affiliates, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC), with a selling concession of up to $20.00 per Security. In addition to the concession allowed to WFA, WFS may pay up to $0.75 per Security to WFA as a distribution expense fee for each Security sold by WFA.
In addition, in respect of certain Securities sold in this offering, BofAS or its affiliates may pay a fee of up to $3.00 per Security to selected securities dealers in consideration for marketing and other services in connection with the distribution of the Securities to other securities dealers.
WFS has advised us that if it, WFA or any of their affiliates makes a secondary market in the Securities at any time up to the Issue Date or during the three-month period following the Issue Date, the secondary market price offered by it, WFA or any of their affiliates will be increased by an amount reflecting a portion of the costs associated with selling, structuring and hedging the Securities that are included in the public offering price of the Securities. Because this portion of the costs is not fully deducted upon issuance, WFS has advised us that any secondary market price it, WFA or any of their affiliates offers during this period will be higher than it otherwise would be outside of this period, as any secondary market price offered outside of this period will reflect the full deduction of the costs as described above. WFS has advised us that the amount of this increase in the secondary market price will decline steadily to zero over this three-month period. If you hold the Securities through an account at WFS, WFA or any of their affiliates, WFS has advised us that it expects that this increase will also be reflected in the value indicated for the Securities on your brokerage account statement. If you hold your Securities through an account at a broker-dealer other than WFS, WFA or any of their affiliates, the value of the Securities on your brokerage account statement may be different than if you held your Securities at WFS, WFA or any of their affiliates.
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Events of Default
and Acceleration:
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If an Event of Default, as defined in the senior indenture relating to the Securities and in the section entitled “Description of Debt Securities of BofA Finance LLC—Events of Default and Rights of Acceleration; Covenant Breaches” on page 54 of the accompanying prospectus, with respect to the Securities occurs and is continuing, the amount payable to a holder of the Securities upon any acceleration permitted under the senior indenture will be equal to the amount described under the caption “Terms of the Securities—Maturity Payment Amount” above, calculated as though the date of acceleration were the Maturity Date of the Securities and as though the Final Calculation Day were the third trading day prior to the date of acceleration; provided that, if the event of default occurs on or prior to the Call Date (i.e., not during the period from after the Call Date to the original Maturity Date of the Securities), then the payment on the Securities will be determined as described above under the caption “—Automatic Call,” calculated as if the Call Date were three trading days prior to the date of acceleration, and in such a case, the calculation agent shall pro-rate the Call Premium according to the period of time elapsed between the issue date of the Securities and the date of acceleration In case of a default in the payment of the Securities, whether at their maturity or upon acceleration, the Securities will not bear a default interest rate.
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Material Tax
Consequences:
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For a discussion of the material U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Securities, see “U.S. Federal Income Tax Summary.”
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CUSIP:
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09711GFE0
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Additional Information about BofA Finance, the Guarantor and the Securities
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Product Supplement No. WF-1 dated March 8, 2023:
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Series A MTN prospectus supplement dated December 30, 2022 and prospectus dated December 30, 2022:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682472/000119312522315195/d409418d424b3.htm |
Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Determining Timing and Amount of Payment on the Securities
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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The Securities may become linked to the common stock of a company other than an original Underlying Stock Issuer.
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We cannot control actions by an Underlying Stock Issuer.
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We and our affiliates have no affiliation with any Underlying Stock Issuer and have not independently verified any public disclosure of information.
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You have limited anti-dilution protection.
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Call Premium:
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45.60% of the principal amount
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Upside Participation Rate:
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150.00%
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Hypothetical Starting Price:
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For each Underlying Stock, $100.00
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Hypothetical Threshold Price:
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For each Underlying Stock, $85.00 (85% of its hypothetical Starting Price)
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Hypothetical Performance Factor of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock on the Final Calculation Day(1)
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Hypothetical Underlying Stock Return of the Lowest Performing Underlying Stock
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Hypothetical
Maturity Payment Amount
per Security
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Hypothetical
pre-tax total
rate of return
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200.00%
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100.00%
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$2,500.00
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150.00%
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150.00%
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50.00%
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$1,750.00
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75.00%
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140.00%
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40.00%
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$1,600.00
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60.00%
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130.00%
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30.00%
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$1,450.00
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45.00%
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120.00%
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20.00%
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$1,300.00
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30.00%
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110.00%
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10.00%
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$1,150.00
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15.00%
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105.00%
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5.00%
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$1,075.00
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7.50%
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100.00%
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0.00%
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$1,000.00
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0.00%
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90.00%
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-10.00%
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$1,000.00
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0.00%
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85.00%
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-15.00%
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$1,000.00
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0.00%
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84.00%
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-16.00%
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$990.00
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-1.00%
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80.00%
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-20.00%
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$950.00
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-5.00%
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70.00%
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-30.00%
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$850.00
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-15.00%
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50.00%
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-50.00%
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$650.00
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-35.00%
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25.00%
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-75.00%
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$400.00
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-60.00%
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0.00%
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-100.00%
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$150.00
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-85.00%
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Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation
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Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc.
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Hypothetical Starting Price:
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$100.00
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$100.00
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Hypothetical stock closing price on the Call Date:
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$170.00
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$160.00
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Performance Factor on the Call Date (stock closing price on the Call Date divided by Starting Price):
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170.00%
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160.00%
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation
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Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc.
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Hypothetical Starting Price:
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$100.00
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$100.00
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Hypothetical stock closing price on the Call Date:
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$75.00
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$110.00
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Hypothetical Ending Price:
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$120.00
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$130.00
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Hypothetical Threshold Price:
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$85.00, which is 85% of the hypothetical Starting Price
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$85.00, which is 85% of the hypothetical Starting Price
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Performance Factor on the Call Date (stock closing price on the Call Date divided by Starting Price):
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75.00%
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110.00%
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Performance Factor on the Final Calculation Day (stock closing price on the Final Calculation Day divided by Starting Price):
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120.00%
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130.00%
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Hypothetical Underlying Stock Return
(Ending Price - Starting Price)/Starting Price:
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20.00%
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30.00%
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Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation
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Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc.
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Hypothetical Starting Price:
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$100.00
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$100.00
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Hypothetical stock closing price on the Call Date:
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$75.00
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$110.00
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Hypothetical Ending Price:
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$95.00
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$130.00
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Hypothetical Threshold Price:
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$85.00, which is 85% of the hypothetical Starting Price
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$85.00, which is 85% of the hypothetical Starting Price
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Performance Factor on the Call Date (stock closing price on the Call Date divided by Starting Price):
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75.00%
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110.00%
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Performance Factor on the Final Calculation Day (stock closing price on the Final Calculation Day divided by Starting Price):
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95.00%
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130.00%
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Hypothetical Underlying Stock Return
(Ending Price - Starting Price)/Starting Price:
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-5.00%
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30.00%
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Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation
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Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc.
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Hypothetical Starting Price:
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$100.00
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$100.00
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Hypothetical stock closing price on the Call Date:
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$75.00
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$110.00
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Hypothetical Ending Price:
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$50.00
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$130.00
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Hypothetical Threshold Price:
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$85.00, which is 85% of the hypothetical Starting Price
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$85.00, which is 85% of the hypothetical Starting Price
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Performance Factor on the Call Date (stock closing price on the Call Date divided by Starting Price):
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75.00%
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110.00%
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Performance Factor on the Final Calculation Day (stock closing price on the Final Calculation Day divided by Starting Price):
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50.00%
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130.00%
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Hypothetical Underlying Stock Return
(Ending Price - Starting Price)/Starting Price:
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-50.00%
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30.00%
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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All disclosures contained in this pricing supplement regarding the Underlying Stocks and the Underlying Stock Issuers, have been derived from publicly available sources. Because the Underlying Stocks are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Underlying Stock Issuers are required to periodically file certain financial and other information specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Information provided to or filed with the SEC by the Underlying Stock Issuers can be located through the SEC’s website at sec.gov by reference to the applicable CIK numbers set forth below. This document relates only to the offering of the Securities and does not relate to any offering of Underlying Stock or any other securities of the Underlying Stock Issuers. None of us, the Guarantor, BofAS or any of our other affiliates has made any due diligence inquiry with respect to the Underlying Stock Issuers in connection with the offering of the Securities. None of us, the Guarantor, BofAS or any of our other affiliates has independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the publicly available documents or any other publicly available information regarding the Underlying Stock Issuers and hence makes no representation regarding the same. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that all events occurring prior to the date of this document, including events that would affect the accuracy or completeness of these publicly available documents that could affect the trading prices of the Underlying Stocks, have been or will be publicly disclosed. Subsequent disclosure of any events or the disclosure of or failure to disclose material future events concerning an Underlying Stock Issuer could affect the price of the applicable Underlying Stock and therefore could affect your return on the Securities. The selection of the Underlying Stocks is not a recommendation to buy or sell the Underlying Stocks.
None of us, the Guarantor, BofAS or any of our other affiliates makes any representation to you as to the future performance of the Underlying Stocks. You should make your own investigation into the Underlying Stocks.
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The Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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The Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc.
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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Validity of the Securities
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Market Linked Securities— Auto-Callable with Leveraged Upside
Participation and Fixed Percentage Buffered Downside
Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the Lowest Performing of the Common Stock of NVIDIA Corporation and the Class C Capital Stock of Alphabet Inc. due March 30, 2028
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There is no statutory, judicial, or administrative authority directly addressing the characterization of the Securities.
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You agree with us (in the absence of an administrative determination, or judicial ruling to the contrary) to characterize and treat the Securities for all tax purposes as single financial contracts with respect to the Underlying Stocks. In the opinion of Sidley Austin LLP, our tax counsel, the U.S. federal income tax characterization and treatment of the Securities described herein is a reasonable interpretation of current law.
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Under this characterization and tax treatment of the Securities, a U.S. Holder (as defined on page 71 of the accompanying prospectus) generally will recognize capital gain or loss upon maturity or upon a sale, exchange or redemption of the Securities. This capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if you held the Securities for more than one year.
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No assurance can be given that the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or any court will agree with this characterization and tax treatment.
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Under current IRS guidance, withholding on “dividend equivalent” payments (as discussed in the accompanying product supplement), if any, will not apply to Securities that are issued as of the date of this pricing supplement unless such Securities are “delta-one” instruments. Based on our determination that the Securities are not delta-one instruments, Non-U.S. Holders should not be subject to withholding on dividend equivalent payments, if any, under the Securities.
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Under current law, while the matter is not entirely clear, individual Non-U.S. Holders, and entities whose property is potentially includible in those individuals’ gross estates for U.S. federal estate tax purposes (for example, a trust funded by such an individual and with respect to which the individual has retained certain interests or powers), should note that, absent an applicable treaty benefit, the Securities are likely to be treated as U.S. situs property, subject to U.S. federal estate tax. These individuals and entities should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal estate tax consequences of investing in the Securities.
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