Bank of America Announces Increase in Maximum Consideration of Tender Offer for Certain Subordinated Notes

Published on Thursday, 02 February 2012 16:37 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-( Business Wire )-

Bank of America Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (the “Offerors”) today announced that they have increased the maximum aggregate consideration in their pending tender offer (the “Offer”) for certain subordinated notes listed in the table below (collectively, the “Notes”) to $3.5 billion or its equivalent in the currencies in which certain of the Notes are denominated (as amended, the “Maximum Tender Consideration”). Previously, the Maximum Tender Consideration had been $1.5 billion (or its equivalent).

As previously announced, a total of approximately $3.593 billion or its equivalent in aggregate principal amount of the Notes had been tendered and not withdrawn as of the “Early Tender Deadline” for the Offer, which was 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 1, 2012.

The Offer will expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on February 15, 2012, unless extended (the “Expiration Date”).

Tendered Notes may be subject to proration if the aggregate principal amount tendered on or prior to the Expiration Date would cause the aggregate cash consideration (excluding accrued interest) to exceed the Maximum Tender Consideration. The Notes tendered in each series will be accepted in numerical order according to the Acceptance Priority Level for that series as set forth in the table below. However, based on the increased size of the Offer and assuming no additional Notes are tendered subsequent to the Early Tender Deadline, all Notes that were tendered as of the Early Tender Deadline would be accepted for purchase.

The following table lists the series of Notes that are subject to the Offer, certain terms of the Offer and the aggregate principal amount of each series of Notes tendered and not withdrawn as of the Early Tender Deadline:

Title of Notes		CUSIP Number/ ISIN		Issuer/ Obligor		Total Consideration1		Acceptance Priority Level		Principal Amount Tendered (in millions)
6.50% Subordinated Notes, due September 2037		060505DL5		BofA		952.08		1		USD 307
6.22% Subordinated Notes due September 15, 2026		59022CAB9		ML&Co.		950.78		2		USD 517
6 7/8% Subordinated Debentures due 20282		338915AH4		BofA		972.51		3		USD 130
8.125% Subordinated Fixed Rate Notes due June 2, 2028		XS0365909125		ML&Co.		954.10		4		GBP 130
7¼% Subordinated Notes, due 20253		638585AP4		BofA		1,000.00		5		USD 194
4.625% Subordinated Notes, due February 2017		XS0286040331		BofA		917.50		6		EUR 238
6.80% Subordinated Notes, due 20283		638585BF5		BofA		950.15		7		USD 74
5.25% Subordinated Notes, due November 2016		XS0274375673		BofA		936.73		8		GBP 46
5.15% Subordinated Notes, due May 2017		CA060505DE15		BofA		941.98		9		CAD 162
5.42% Subordinated Notes, due March 15, 2017		060505DA9		BofA		976.66		10		USD 416
6.70% Subordinated Debentures due 20282		338915AM3		BofA		939.43		11		USD 65
Subordinated 5.50% Fixed Rate Registered Notes due November 22, 2021		XS0275719135		ML&Co.		805.39		12		GBP 34
Floating Rate Subordinated Notes, due 2016		060505CN2		BofA		810.39		13		USD 94
5.70% Subordinated Notes due May 2, 2017		59022CCS0		ML&Co.		981.74		14		USD 197
6.050% Subordinated Notes due May 16, 2016		5901884M7		ML&Co.		1,000.00		15		USD 224
Subordinated 4.625% Fixed Rate Registered Notes due September 14, 2018		XS0267828308		ML&Co.		818.85		16		EUR 13
4.00% Fixed/Floating Rate Callable Subordinated Notes, due March 2018		XS0249443879		BofA		825.00		17		EUR 185
4.75% Fixed/Floating Callable Subordinated Notes, due May 2017		XS0301928262		BofA		835.00		18		EUR 208
5¼% Subordinated Notes, due 2015		060505BG8		BofA		986.21		19		USD 45

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¹ The Total Consideration is expressed per 1,000 USD, EUR, GBP or CAD, as applicable. The Total Consideration includes the Early Tender Payment described below.

² Originally issued by Fleet Financial Group, Inc.

³ Originally issued by NationsBank Corporation.

The “Total Consideration” listed in the table above includes a cash payment of 30.00 in USD, EUR, GBP or CAD, as applicable, per 1,000 principal amount in USD, EUR, GBP or CAD, as applicable. This “Early Tender Payment” will be made only for Notes that were validly tendered prior to the Early Tender Deadline and that are accepted for purchase. Notes that are tendered after the Early Tender Deadline will only be eligible to receive the “Tender Offer Consideration” for each series, which is an amount equal to the applicable Total Consideration for that series, minus the Early Tender Payment.

Payment for Notes of any series that is accepted for purchase will be made in the same currency in which such series of Notes is denominated. Payment is expected to occur within two business days after the Expiration Date. Holders of Notes accepted for purchase will also receive accrued and unpaid interest on their purchased Notes from the last interest payment date applicable to such Notes to, but not including, the payment date.

Except for the increase in the Maximum Tender Consideration described above, all other terms and conditions of the Offer remain unchanged.

Withdrawal rights with respect to tendered Notes have expired. Accordingly, tendered Notes may no longer be withdrawn.

The complete terms and conditions of the Offer are described in the Offer to Purchase, dated January 19, 2012 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and the related Letters of Transmittal (the "Letters of Transmittal").

D.F. King & Co., Inc. is acting as tender agent and information agent for the Offer. Requests for documents and questions regarding procedures for submission of tenders should be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. at 800.549.6746 (U.S. toll-free), 212.269.5550 (international) or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . You may also obtain these documents without charge by accessing http://www.dfking.com/bofa. Other questions regarding the Offer may be directed to BofA Merrill Lynch, the dealer manager for the Offer, at 888.292.0070 (U.S. toll-free) or 980.388.3646 (international).

This news release shall not constitute a solicitation to buy or an offer to purchase any securities. The Offer is being made only pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and the related applicable Letter of Transmittal. No offer, solicitation, purchase or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. None of the Offerors, the dealer manager, the tender agent or the information agent is making any recommendation as to whether holders should tender their Notes in the Offer.

Italy. The Offer is not being made in Italy. None of the Offer, the Offer to Purchase or any other documents or materials relating to the Offer has been submitted to the clearance procedures of the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) and/or the Bank of Italy pursuant to Italian laws and regulations. Accordingly, holders of Notes are notified that, to the extent holders are located or resident in Italy, the Offer is not available to them, they may not tender Notes pursuant to the Offer and, as such, any tender instructions received from or on behalf of such persons shall be ineffective and void, and neither the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offer or the Notes may be distributed or made available in Italy, except (i) to qualified investors (investitori qualificati), as defined pursuant to Article 100 of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended (the “Italian Financial Services Act”) and Article 34-ter, first paragraph, letter b), of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended (the “Regulation No. 11971”), or (ii) in other circumstances which are exempted pursuant to Article 35-bis of the Regulation No. 11971. Any offer or distribution of documents or materials relating to the Offer to Purchase in Italy under (i) or (ii) above must be (a) made by an investment firm, bank or financial intermediary permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with the Italian Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 16190 of 29 October 2007 (as amended from time to time) and Legislative Decree No. 385 of 1 September 1993, as amended; and (b) in compliance with any other applicable laws and regulations or requirement imposed by CONSOB or other Italian authorities.

United Kingdom. The communication of the Offer, the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to the Offer is not being made by, and such documents and/or materials have not been approved by, an authorized person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of such documents and/or materials as a financial promotion is only being made to those persons in the United Kingdom falling within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Financial Promotion Order”), persons who are within Articles 42 and 43 of the Financial Promotion Order or any other persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be made under the Financial Promotion Order.

Bank of America

Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 57 million consumer and small business relationships with approximately 5,700 retail banking offices and approximately 17,750 ATMs and award-winning online banking with 30 million active users. Bank of America is among the world's leading wealth management companies and is a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 4 million small business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations in more than 40 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this news release represent the current expectations, plans or forecasts of Bank of America and are forward-looking. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements often use words like “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “targets,” “intends,” “plans,” “predict,” “goal” and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “may,” “might,” “should,” “would” and “could.” The forward-looking statements made in this press release include, without limitation, statements concerning the expected timing of payment for the tendered Notes. . Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Bank of America undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statement was made.

These statements are not guarantees of future results or performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict and are often beyond Bank of America’s control. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, any of these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider all of the following uncertainties and risks, as well as those more fully discussed under Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of Bank of America’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of Bank of America’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and in any of Bank of America’s other subsequent Securities and Exchange Commission filings: Satisfaction of the conditions to the Offer and the timing of the payment for the tendered Notes.

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