0001193125-12-122902.txt : 20120320 0001193125-12-122902.hdr.sgml : 20120320 20120320115009 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-122902 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: FWP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120320 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120320 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000070858 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 560906609 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: FWP SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-158663 FILM NUMBER: 12702660 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER STREET 2: 100 N TRYON ST CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28255 BUSINESS PHONE: 7043868486 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER STREET 2: 100 N TRYON ST CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28255 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BANKAMERICA CORP/DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NATIONSBANK CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NCNB CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920107 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000070858 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 560906609 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: FWP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER STREET 2: 100 N TRYON ST CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28255 BUSINESS PHONE: 7043868486 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER STREET 2: 100 N TRYON ST CITY: CHARLOTTE STATE: NC ZIP: 28255 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BANKAMERICA CORP/DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NATIONSBANK CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NCNB CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920107 FWP 1 d318596dfwp.htm FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS Free Writing Prospectus

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-158663

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES L

$1,250,000,000

3.875% SENIOR NOTES, DUE MARCH 2017

FINAL TERM SHEET

Dated March 19, 2012

 

Issuer:

Bank of America Corporation

Ratings of this Series:

Baa1 (Moody’s)/A- (S&P)/A (Fitch)

Title of the Series:

3.875% Senior Notes, due March 2017

Aggregate Principal Amount Initially Being Issued:

$1,250,000,000

Issue Price:

99.708%

Trade Date:

March 19, 2012

Settlement Date:

March 22, 2012 (T+3)

Maturity Date:

March 22, 2017

Ranking:

Senior

Minimum Denominations:

$2,000 and multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000

Day Count Fraction:

30/360

Interest Rate:

3.875% per annum

Interest Payment Dates:

March 22 and September 22 of each year, beginning September 22, 2012, subject to following business day convention (unadjusted).

Interest Periods:

Semi-annual

Treasury Benchmark:

5 year U.S. Treasury, due February 28, 2017

Treasury Yield:

1.190%

Treasury Benchmark Price:

98-15  3/4

Spread to Treasury Benchmark:

+275bps

Reoffer Yield:

3.940%

Optional Redemption:

None

Listing:

None

Lead Manager and Sole Book-Runner:

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Senior Co-Managers:

BMO Capital Markets Corp., ING Financial Markets LLC, Lloyds Securities Inc., Mizuho Securities USA Inc., nabSecurities, LLC, Santander Investment Securities Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., UniCredit Capital Markets LLC

Junior Co-Managers:

Blaylock Robert Van, LLC, Lebenthal & Co., LLC

CUSIP:

06051GEQ8

ISIN:

US06051GEQ82

Bank of America Corporation (the “Issuer”) has filed a registration statement (including a pricing supplement, 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 pricing supplement, 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.