Bank of America 8K Names José E. Almeida to Board of Directors

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2022

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

September 14, 2022

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-6523

56-0906609

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	BAC	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E	BAC PrE	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 6.000% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series GG	BAC PrB	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series HH	BAC PrK	New York Stock Exchange
7.25% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series L	BAC PrL	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,200th interest in a share of	BML PrG	New York Stock Exchange
Bank of America Corporation Floating Rate Non-Cumulative
Preferred Stock, Series 1
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,200th interest in a share of	BML PrH	New York Stock Exchange
Bank of America Corporation Floating Rate Non-Cumulative
Preferred Stock, Series 2
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,200th interest in a share of	BML PrJ	New York Stock Exchange
Bank of America Corporation Floating Rate Non-Cumulative
Preferred Stock, Series 4
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,200th interest in a share of	BML PrL	New York Stock Exchange
Bank of America Corporation Floating Rate Non-Cumulative
Preferred Stock, Series 5
Floating Rate Preferred Hybrid Income Term Securities of BAC Capital Trust XIII (and the guarantee related thereto)	BAC/PF	New York Stock Exchange
5.63% Fixed to Floating Rate Preferred Hybrid Income Term Securities of BAC Capital Trust XIV (and the guarantee related thereto)	BAC/PG	New York Stock Exchange
Income Capital Obligation Notes initially due December 15, 2066 of Bank of America Corporation	MER PrK	New York Stock Exchange
Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series A, Step Up Callable Notes, due	BAC/31B	New York Stock Exchange
November 28, 2031 of BofA Finance LLC (and the guarantee of the
Registrant with respect thereto)
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.375% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series KK	BAC PrM	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.000% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series LL	BAC PrN	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.375% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series NN	BAC PrO	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.125% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series PP	BAC PrP	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.250% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series QQ	BAC PrQ	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.750% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series SS	BAC PrS	New York Stock Exchange


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company			☐


If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.			☐

ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 14, 2022, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Bank of America Corporation (the “Corporation”) appointed Mr. José (Joe) E. Almeida to serve on the Board effective immediately, and also appointed Mr. Almeida to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and Compensation and Human Capital Committee. Mr. Almeida is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Baxter International Inc. Mr. Almeida 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 7, 2022. Under the non-employee director compensation program, Mr. Almeida will be granted restricted stock and cash awards on September 14, 2022, the amount of 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 appointment of Mr. Almeida is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this report by reference.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.



EXHIBIT NO.						DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

99.1						News Release dated September 14, 2022

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded in the cover page formatted in Inline XBRL)

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.



			BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

			By:			/s/ Ross E. Jeffries, Jr.
			Name:			Ross E. Jeffries, Jr.
			Title:			Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Dated: September 14, 2022

Bank of America (BAC) 8-KBank of America Names José E. Almeida to Board of Directors