Document
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2016
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 23, 2016
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BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 1-6523 | 56-0906609 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | |
(704) 386-5681
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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ITEM 5.02 | DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS |
On June 23, 2016, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Bank of America Corporation (the “Corporation”) appointed Michael D. White to serve on the Board, and appointed Mr. White to serve on the Audit Committee and the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board, all effective immediately. Mr. White is the recently retired chairman, president and CEO of DIRECTV. He is the former CEO of PepsiCo International, a division of PepsiCo, Inc. and former vice chairman and director of PepsiCo. Mr. White will receive compensation as a non-employee director in accordance with the Corporation’s non-employee director compensation program described under the caption “Director Compensation” in the Corporation’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2016. Under the non-employee director compensation program, Mr. White will automatically be granted initial restricted stock and cash awards on June 23, 2016, which will be prorated from the date of appointment to the Corporation’s next annual stockholders’ meeting.
A copy of the Corporation’s news release announcing the election of Mr. White is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this report by reference.
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ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith.
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EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT |
99.1 | News Release dated June 23, 2016 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ Ross E. Jeffries, Jr. | |
| | Ross E. Jeffries, Jr. | |
| | Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
Dated: June 23, 2016
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT |
99.1 | News Release dated June 23, 2016 |