Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Shareholders' Equity

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Shareholders' Equity
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure
Shareholders’ Equity
Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Declared Quarterly Cash Dividends on Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Declaration Date
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
Dividend Per Share
 
 
 
February 11, 2014
 
March 7, 2014
 
March 28, 2014
 
$
0.01

October 24, 2013
 
December 6, 2013
 
December 27, 2013
 
0.01

July 24, 2013
 
September 6, 2013
 
September 27, 2013
 
0.01

April 30, 2013
 
June 7, 2013
 
June 28, 2013
 
0.01

January 23, 2013
 
March 1, 2013
 
March 22, 2013
 
0.01


On March 14, 2013, the Corporation announced that its Board of Directors (Board) authorized the repurchase of up to $5.0 billion of common stock over four quarters beginning in the second quarter of 2013. The timing and amount of common stock repurchases have been and will continue to be consistent with the Corporation’s 2013 capital plan and will be subject to various factors, including the Corporation’s capital position, liquidity, applicable legal considerations, financial performance and alternative uses of capital, stock trading price, and general market conditions, and may be suspended at any time. The remaining common stock repurchases may be effected through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, including repurchase plans that satisfy the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
In 2013, the Corporation repurchased and retired 231.7 million shares of common stock, which reduced shareholders’ equity by $3.2 billion.
In 2012 and 2011, in connection with the exchanges described in Preferred Stock in this Note, the Corporation issued 50 million and 400 million shares of common stock.
On September 1, 2011, the Corporation closed the sale to Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Berkshire) of 50,000 shares of the Corporation’s 6% Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series T (Series T Preferred Stock) and a warrant (the Warrant) to purchase 700 million shares of the Corporation’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 billion in cash. Of the $5.0 billion in cash proceeds, $2.9 billion was allocated to preferred stock and $2.1 billion to the Warrant on a relative fair value basis. The discount on the Series T Preferred Stock is not subject to accretion. The portion of proceeds allocated to the Warrant was recorded as additional paid-in capital. The Warrant is exercisable at the holder’s option at any time, in whole or in part, until September 1, 2021, at an exercise price of $7.142857 per share of common stock. The Warrant may be settled in cash or by exchanging all or a portion of the Series T Preferred Stock. For more information on the Berkshire investment and Series T Preferred Stock, see Preferred Stock in this Note.
At December 31, 2013, the Corporation had warrants outstanding and exercisable to purchase 121.8 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $30.79 per share expiring on October 28, 2018, and warrants outstanding and exercisable to purchase 150.4 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $13.30 per share expiring on January 16, 2019. These warrants were originally issued in connection with preferred stock issuances to the U.S. Department of the Treasury in 2010 and are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
In connection with employee stock plans, in 2013, the Corporation issued approximately 74 million shares and repurchased approximately 29 million shares of its common stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations. At December 31, 2013, the Corporation had reserved 1.8 billion unissued shares of common stock for future issuances under employee stock plans, common stock warrants, convertible notes and preferred stock.
Preferred Stock
The cash dividends declared on preferred stock were $1.2 billion, $1.5 billion and $1.3 billion for 2013, 2012 and 2011.
In 2013, the Corporation redeemed for $6.6 billion its Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H, J, 6, 7 and 8. The $100 million difference between the carrying value of $6.5 billion and the redemption price of the preferred stock was recorded as a preferred stock dividend. In addition, the Corporation issued $1.0 billion of its Fixed-to-Floating Rate Semi-annual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series U.
In 2012, the Corporation entered into various agreements with certain preferred stock and Trust Securities holders pursuant to which the Corporation and the holders of these securities agreed to exchange shares of various series of non-convertible preferred stock with a carrying value of $296 million and Trust Securities with a carrying value of $760 million for 50 million shares of the Corporation’s common stock with a fair value of $412 million, and $398 million in cash. The $246 million difference between the carrying value of the preferred stock and Trust Securities retired and the fair value of consideration issued was a $44 million reduction to preferred stock dividends recorded in retained earnings and a $202 million gain recorded in noninterest income. In 2012, the Corporation issued shares of the Corporation’s Series F Preferred Stock and Series G Preferred Stock for $633 million under stock purchase contracts. For additional information, see the Preferred Stock Summary table in this Note and Note 11 – Long-term Debt.
In 2011, the Corporation entered into separate agreements with certain institutional preferred stock and Trust Securities holders (the Exchange Agreements) pursuant to which the Corporation and the holders of these securities agreed to exchange shares, or depository shares representing fractional interests in shares, of various series of the Corporation’s preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, or Trust Securities for an aggregate of 400 million shares of the Corporation’s common stock valued at $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes. The Exchange Agreements related to Trust Securities are described in Note 11 – Long-term Debt and the Exchange Agreements related to preferred stock are described below.
As part of the Exchange Agreements, the Corporation exchanged non-convertible preferred stock, with an aggregate liquidation preference of $815 million and carrying value of $814 million, for 72 million shares of common stock valued at $399 million and senior notes valued at $231 million. The $184 million difference between the carrying value of the non-convertible preferred stock and the fair value of the consideration issued to the holders of the non-convertible preferred stock was recorded in retained earnings as a non-cash reduction to preferred stock dividends.
Additionally, as a part of the Exchange Agreements, a portion of the Series L 7.25% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (Series L Preferred Stock) with an aggregate liquidation preference and carrying value of $269 million was exchanged for 20 million shares of the Corporation’s common stock valued at $123 million and senior notes valued at $129 million. The $17 million difference between the carrying value of the Series L Preferred Stock and the fair value of the consideration issued to holders of the Series L Preferred Stock was reclassified from preferred stock to common stock and additional paid-in capital. Because the number of common shares issued to the Series L Preferred Stock holders was in excess of the number of common shares issuable pursuant to the original conversion terms, the $220 million fair value of consideration transferred to the Series L Preferred Stock holders in excess of the $32 million fair value of securities issuable pursuant to the original conversion terms was recorded as a non-cash preferred stock dividend. The dividend did not impact total shareholders’ equity since it reduced retained earnings and increased common stock and additional paid-in capital by the same amount.
The Series T Preferred Stock issued as part of the Berkshire investment has a liquidation value of $100,000 per share and dividends on the Series T Preferred Stock accrue on the liquidation value at a rate per annum of six percent but will be paid only when and if declared by the Board out of legally available funds. Subject to the approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve), the Series T Preferred Stock may be redeemed by the Corporation at any time at a redemption price of $105,000 per share plus any accrued, unpaid dividends. The Series T Preferred Stock has no maturity date and ranks senior to the outstanding common stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions in liquidation. At any time when dividends on the Series T Preferred Stock have not been paid in full, the unpaid amounts will accrue dividends at a rate per annum of eight percent and the Corporation will not be permitted to pay dividends or other distributions on, or to repurchase, any outstanding common stock or any of the Corporation’s outstanding preferred stock of any series. Following payment in full of accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series T Preferred Stock, the dividend rate remains at eight percent per annum.

The table below presents a summary of perpetual preferred stock previously issued by the Corporation and outstanding at December 31, 2013.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stock Summary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions, except as noted)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series
Description
 
Initial
Issuance
Date
 
Total
Shares
Outstanding
 
Liquidation
Preference
per Share
(in dollars)
 
Carrying
Value (1)
 
Per Annum
Dividend Rate
 
Redemption Period
Series B (2)
7% Cumulative Redeemable
 
June
1997
 
7,571

 
$
100

 
$
1

 
7.00
%
 
n/a
Series D (3, 4)
6.204% Non-Cumulative
 
September
2006
 
26,174

 
25,000

 
654

 
6.204
%
 
On or after
September 14, 2011
Series E (3, 4)
Floating Rate Non-Cumulative
 
November
2006
 
12,691

 
25,000

 
317

 
3-mo. LIBOR + 35 bps (5)

 
On or after
November 15, 2011
Series F (3, 4)
Floating Rate Non-Cumulative
 
March
2012
 
1,409

 
100,000

 
141

 
3-mo. LIBOR + 40 bps (5)

 
On or after
March 15, 2012
Series G (3, 4)
Adjustable Rate Non-Cumulative
 
March
2012
 
4,926

 
100,000

 
493

 
3-mo. LIBOR + 40 bps (5)

 
On or after
March 15, 2012
Series I (3, 4)
6.625% Non-Cumulative
 
September
2007
 
14,584

 
25,000

 
365

 
6.625
%
 
On or after
October 1, 2017
Series K (3, 6)
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative
 
January
2008
 
61,773

 
25,000

 
1,544

 
8.00% through 1/29/18; 3-mo. LIBOR + 363 bps thereafter

 
On or after
January 30, 2018
Series L
7.25% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible
 
January
2008
 
3,080,182

 
1,000

 
3,080

 
7.25
%
 
n/a
Series M (3, 6)
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative
 
April
2008
 
52,399

 
25,000

 
1,310

 
8.125% through 5/14/18;
3-mo. LIBOR + 364 bps thereafter

 
On or after
May 15, 2018
Series T
6% Cumulative
 
September
2011
 
50,000

 
100,000

 
2,918

 
6.00
%
 
See description in Preferred Stock in this Note
Series U
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative
 
May
2013
 
40,000

 
25,000

 
1,000

 
5.2% through 6/1/23;
3-mo. LIBOR + 313.5 bps thereafter

 
On or after
June 1, 2023
Series 1 (3, 7)
Floating Rate Non-Cumulative
 
November
2004
 
3,275

 
30,000

 
98

 
3-mo. LIBOR + 75 bps (8)

 
On or after
November 28, 2009
Series 2 (3, 7)
Floating Rate Non-Cumulative
 
March
2005
 
9,967

 
30,000

 
299

 
3-mo. LIBOR + 65 bps (8)

 
On or after
November 28, 2009
Series 3 (3, 7)
6.375% Non-Cumulative
 
November
2005
 
21,773

 
30,000

 
653

 
6.375
%
 
On or after
November 28, 2010
Series 4 (3, 7)
Floating Rate Non-Cumulative
 
November
2005
 
7,010

 
30,000

 
210

 
3-mo. LIBOR + 75 bps (5)

 
On or after
November 28, 2010
Series 5 (3, 7)
Floating Rate Non-Cumulative
 
March
2007
 
14,056

 
30,000

 
422

 
3-mo. LIBOR + 50 bps (5)

 
On or after
May 21, 2012
Total
 
 
 
 
3,407,790

 
 

 
$
13,505

 
 

 
 
(1) 
Amounts shown are before certain GAAP accounting adjustments of $153 million.
(2) 
Series B Preferred Stock does not have early redemption/call rights.
(3) 
The Corporation may redeem series of preferred stock on or after the redemption date, in whole or in part, at its option, at the liquidation preference plus declared and unpaid dividends.
(4) 
Ownership is held in the form of depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of preferred stock, paying a quarterly cash dividend, if and when declared.
(5) 
Subject to 4.00% minimum rate per annum.
(6) 
Ownership is held in the form of depositary shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of preferred stock, paying a semi-annual cash dividend, if and when declared, until the redemption date at which time, it adjusts to a quarterly cash dividend, if and when declared, thereafter.
(7) 
Ownership is held in the form of depositary shares, each representing a 1/1,200th interest in a share of preferred stock, paying a quarterly cash dividend, if and when declared.
(8) 
Subject to 3.00% minimum rate per annum.
n/a = not applicable
Series L Preferred Stock listed in the Preferred Stock Summary table does not have early redemption/call rights. Each share of the Series L Preferred Stock may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into 20 shares of the Corporation’s common stock plus cash in lieu of fractional shares. The Corporation may cause some or all of the Series L Preferred Stock, at its option, at any time or from time to time, to be converted into shares of common stock at the then-applicable conversion rate if, for 20 trading days during any period of 30 consecutive trading days, the closing price of common stock exceeds 130 percent of the then-applicable conversion price of the Series L Preferred Stock. If a conversion of Series L Preferred Stock occurs subsequent to a dividend record date but prior to the dividend payment date, the Corporation will still pay any accrued dividends payable.
All series of preferred stock in the Preferred Stock Summary table have a par value of $0.01 per share, are not subject to the operation of a sinking fund, have no participation rights, and with the exception of the Series L Preferred Stock, are not convertible. The holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series 1 through 5 Preferred Stock have general voting rights, and the holders of the other series included in the table have no general voting rights. All outstanding series of preferred stock of the Corporation have preference over the Corporation’s common stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distribution of the Corporation’s assets in the event of a liquidation or dissolution. With the exception of the Series T Preferred Stock, if any dividend payable on these series is in arrears for three or more semi-annual or six or more quarterly dividend periods, as applicable (whether consecutive or not), the holders of these series and any other class or series of preferred stock ranking equally as to payment of dividends and upon which equivalent voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable (voting as a single class) will be entitled to vote for the election of two additional directors. These voting rights terminate when the Corporation has paid in full dividends on these series for at least two semi-annual or four quarterly dividend periods, as applicable, following the dividend arrearage.