
Note 8		Preferred Stock

At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had authority to issue 50 million shares of preferred stock. The number of shares issued and outstanding and the carrying amount of each outstanding series of the Company’s preferred stock were as follows:


	March 31, 2019								December 31, 2018
(Dollars in Millions)	Shares Issued and Outstanding		Liquidation Preference		Discount		Carrying Amount		Shares Issued and Outstanding		Liquidation Preference		Discount		Carrying Amount
Series A		12,510	$	1,251	$	145	$	1,106		12,510	$	1,251	$	145	$	1,106
Series B		40,000		1,000		–		1,000		40,000		1,000		–		1,000
Series F		44,000		1,100		12		1,088		44,000		1,100		12		1,088
Series H		20,000		500		13		487		20,000		500		13		487
Series I		30,000		750		5		745		30,000		750		5		745
Series J		40,000		1,000		7		993		40,000		1,000		7		993
Series K		23,000		575		10		565		23,000		575		10		565
Total preferred stock (a)		209,510	$	6,176	$	192	$	5,984		209,510	$	6,176	$	192	$	5,984

(a)

The par value of all shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, was $1.00 per share.