Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-213265-01
BEAR Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities®
Bear Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities® Linked to the Russell 2000® Index | |
Issuer | BofA Finance LLC (“BofA Finance”) |
Guarantor | Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”) |
Principal Amount | $10.00 per unit |
Term | Approximately two years, if not called on the first Observation Date |
Market Measure | The Russell 2000® Index (Bloomberg symbol: “RTY”) |
Automatic Call | Automatic call if the Observation Level of the Market Measure on any of the Observation Dates is less than or equal to the starting value |
Observation Level | The closing level of the Market Measure on any Observation Date |
Observation Dates | Approximately one and two years after the pricing date |
Call Amounts |
In the event of an automatic call, the amount payable per unit will be: · [$11.00 to $11.20] if called on the first Observation Date · [$12.00 to $12.40] if called on the final Observation Date each to be determined on the pricing date |
Payout Profile at Maturity | If not called, 1-to-1 downside exposure to increases in the Market Measure, with up to 100% of your principal at risk. |
Threshold Value | 100% of the Starting Value |
Interest Payments | None |
Preliminary Offering Documents | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000089109217003130/e73836_424b2.htm |
Exchange Listing | No |
You should read the relevant Preliminary Offering Documents before you invest.
Click on the Preliminary Offering Documents hyperlink above or call your Financial Advisor for a hard copy.
Risk Factors
Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for a description of certain risks related to this investment, including, but not limited to, the following:
· | If the notes are not automatically called, your investment will result in a loss; there is no guaranteed return of principal. You will lose all or a portion of your principal amount if the level of the Index on the final Observation Date is greater than the starting value. |
· | Payments on the notes are subject to the credit risk of BofA Finance and the credit risk of BAC, and actual or perceived changes in the creditworthiness of BofA Finance or BAC are expected to affect the value of the notes. If BofA Finance and BAC become insolvent or are unable to pay their respective obligations, you may lose your entire investment. |
· | Your investment return is limited to the applicable Call Premium and may be less than a comparable short position in the Market Measure or the stocks included in the Market Measure. |
· | The initial estimated value of the notes on the pricing date will be less than their public offering price. |
· | If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market value may be lower than both the public offering price and the initial estimated value of the notes on the pricing date. |
· | You will have no rights of a holder of the securities represented by the Market Measure, and you will not be entitled to receive securities or dividends or other distributions by the issuers of those securities. |
· | The notes are subject to risks associated with small-size capitalization companies. |
Final terms will be set on the pricing date within the given range for the specified Market-Linked Investment. Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for complete product disclosure, including related risks and tax disclosure.
BofA Finance LLC (BofA Finance) and Bank of America Corporation (BAC) have filed a registration statement (which includes a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the notes that are described in this Guidebook. Before you invest, you should carefully read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents that BofA Finance and BAC have filed with the SEC for more complete information about BofA Finance, BAC and any offering described in this Guidebook. You may obtain these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. BofA Finance's Central Index Key, or ClK, on the SEC website is 1682472 and BAC’s CIK on the SEC website is 70858. Alternatively, Merrill Lynch will arrange to send you the prospectus and other documents relating to any offering described in this document if you so request by calling toll-free 1-800-294-1322. BofA Finance and BAC face risks that are specific to their respective businesses, and we encourage you to carefully consider these risks before making an investment in their respective securities.