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Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-180488

 

 

ACCELERATED RETURN NOTES® (ARNs®)

 

    

 

         Accelerated Return Notes® Linked to the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index   

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    Issuer    Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”)   
    Principal Amount    $10.00 per unit   
    Term    Approximately 14 months   
    Market Measure    NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (Bloomberg symbol: “GDM”)   
    Payout Profile at Maturity   

  3-to-1 upside exposure to increases in the Market Measure, subject to the Capped Value

  1-to-1 downside exposure to decreases in the Market Measure, with 100% of your investment at risk

  
    Capped Value    [$12.20 - $12.60] per unit, a [22% - 26%] return over the principal amount, to be determined on the pricing date   
    Investment Considerations    This investment is designed for investors who anticipate that the Market Measure will increase moderately over the term of the notes, and are willing to accept a capped return, take full downside risk and forgo interim interest payments.   
    Preliminary Offering Documents    http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000119312514239187/d745767dfwp.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:

    Depending on the performance of the Market Measure as measured shortly before the maturity date, your investment may result in a loss; there is no guaranteed return of principal.
    Payments on the notes are subject to the credit risk of BAC, and actual or perceived changes in the creditworthiness of BAC are expected to affect the value of the notes. If BAC becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its obligations, you may lose your entire investment.
    Your investment return, if any, is limited to the return represented by the Capped Value and may be less than a comparable investment directly in 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 securities included in the Market Measure are concentrated in a single sector; the Market Measure is heavily concentrated in a small number of index components.
    There is no direct correlation between the value of the notes or the level of the Market Measure, on the one hand, and gold and silver prices, on the other hand.

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.

 

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ACCELERATED RETURN NOTES® (ARNs®)

 

    

Bank of America Corporation (BAC) has 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 BAC has filed with the SEC for more complete information about 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. BAC’s Central Index Key, or 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 1-866-500-5408. BAC faces risks that are specific to its business, and we encourage you to carefully consider these risks before making an investment in its securities.

 

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