Bank of America Corporation (ticker: BAC, exchange: New York Stock Exchange (.N))
News Release -
24-Apr-2008
Bank of America Prices $4 Billion in Depositary SharesCHARLOTTE, N.C., April 24, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Bank of America Corporation
today announced that it priced $4 billion in depositary shares, each of which
represents a 1/25th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate
Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series M.
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The company will pay dividends on the Series M preferred stock on May 15
and November 15 of each year, beginning November 15, 2008, at a rate of 8.125
percent per annum to May 15, 2018, if and when declared by its board of
directors. Thereafter, the company will pay dividends on February 15, May 15,
August 15 and November 15 at a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus a
spread of 3.64 percent per annum, in arrears, if and when declared by its
board of directors.
Bank of America intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for
general corporate purposes.
Banc of America Securities LLC served as the sole lead manager for the
offering of the depositary shares, with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., UBS
Securities LLC, Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC and Loop Capital Markets, LLC
serving as co-managers.
An electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplements and
accompanying prospectuses may be obtained from Banc of America Securities LLC,
Capital Markets by sending an e-mail to
dg.prospectus_distribution@bofasecurities.com or a letter to Banc of America
Securities LLC, Capital Markets Operations, 100 West 33rd Street, 3rd Floor,
New York, NY 10001.
Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions,
serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large
corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and
other financial and risk-management products and services. The company
provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving more than 59
million consumer and small business relationships with more than 6,100 retail
banking offices, nearly 18,500 ATMs and award-winning online banking with
nearly 25 million active users. Bank of America is the No. 1 overall Small
Business Administration (SBA) lender in the United States and the No. 1 SBA
lender to minority-owned small businesses. The company serves clients in more
than 150 countries and has relationships with 99 percent of the U.S. Fortune
500 companies and 83 percent of the Fortune Global 500. Bank of America
Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial
Average and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
www.bankofamerica.com
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus)
with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you
invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and
other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete
information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents
for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively,
the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will
arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll-free
1-800-294-1322.
SOURCE Bank of America
http://www.bankofamerica.com
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