Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-202354
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES DD
$1,000,000,000
1,000,000 Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/25th Interest in a Share of Bank of
America Corporation Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series DD
FINAL TERM SHEET
Dated March 7, 2016
| Issuer: |
Bank of America Corporation | |
| Security: |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of Bank of America Corporation Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series DD | |
| Expected Ratings: |
Ba2 (Moody’s) / BB+ (S&P) / BB+ (Fitch) | |
| Size: |
$1,000,000,000 ($1,000 per Depositary Share) | |
| Public Offering Price: |
$1,000 per Depositary Share | |
| Maturity: |
Perpetual | |
| Trade Date: |
March 7, 2016 | |
| Settlement Date: |
March 10, 2016 (T+3) | |
| Dividend Rate (Non-Cumulative): |
From March 10, 2016 to, but excluding, March 10, 2026, 6.300% and from and including March 10, 2026, Three-Month LIBOR plus 455.3 basis points | |
| Dividend Payment Dates: |
Beginning September 10, 2016, each March 10 and September 10 through March 10, 2026, subject to following business day convention (unadjusted) and thereafter each March 10, June 10, September 10, and December 10 in accordance with the modified following business day convention (adjusted) | |
| Day Count: |
From March 10, 2016 to, but excluding, March 10, 2026, 30/360 and thereafter Actual/360 | |
| Business Days: |
From March 10, 2016, to but excluding, March 10, 2026, New York/Charlotte and thereafter New York/Charlotte/London | |
| Optional Redemption: |
Anytime on or after March 10, 2026 and earlier upon certain events involving a capital treatment event as described and subject to limitations in the prospectus supplement dated March 7, 2016 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) | |
| Sole Book-Runner: |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated | |
| Conflict of Interest: |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated is our affiliate. As such, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has a “conflict of interest” in this offering within the meaning of FINRA Rule 5121. Consequently, the offering is being conducted in compliance with the provisions of Rule 5121. FINRA Rule 5121 requires that a “qualified independent underwriter” participate in the preparation of the Prospectus Supplement and exercise the usual standards of due diligence with respect thereto.
Goldman, Sachs & Co., the qualified independent underwriter, or QIU, will not receive any additional fees for serving as a QIU in connection with this offering. The Issuer will indemnify the QIU against liabilities incurred in connection with acting as such, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated is not permitted to sell depositary shares in this offering to an account over which it exercises discretionary authority without the prior specific written approval of the account holder. As a result, to the extent required under applicable regulations, before entering into any contract with, or for, a customer for the purchase or sale of such security, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated will disclose to such customer the existence of such control, and if such disclosure is not made in writing, it will be supplemented by the giving or sending of written disclosure at or before the completion of the transaction. | |
| Senior Co-Managers: |
Goldman, Sachs & Co. ABN AMRO Securities (USA) LLC ANZ Securities, Inc. BBVA Securities Inc. BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC BMO Capital Markets Corp. BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC Capital One Securities, Inc. Commerz Markets LLC Danske Markets Inc. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Erste Group Bank AG ING Financial Markets LLC Lloyds Securities Inc. Mizuho Securities USA Inc. nabSecurities, LLC Natixis Securities Americas LLC Rabo Securities USA, Inc. RBS Securities Inc. Santander Investment Securities Inc. Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. SG Americas Securities, LLC SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. Standard Chartered Bank The Huntington Investment Company Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | |
| Junior Co- Managers: |
Blaylock Beal Van, LLC CastleOak Securities, L.P. Lebenthal & Co., LLC Mischler Financial Group, Inc. | |
| CUSIP/ISIN for the Depositary Shares: |
060505EU4 / US060505EU46 | |
Bank of America Corporation (the “Issuer”) has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus supplement and a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read those documents and the other documents that the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the lead manager will arrange to send you the prospectus supplement and the prospectus if you request them by contacting Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, toll free at 1-800-294-1322. You may also request copies by e-mail from fixedincomeir@bankofamerica.com or dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com.