As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2018
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): June 4, 2018
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
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Bank of America Corporation (the Corporation) has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-202354, effective May 1, 2015) (the Corporation Registration Statement) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), registering the offering of, among other securities, Medium-Term Notes, Series M (the Series M Notes). BofA Finance LLC and the Corporation have filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-213265, effective November 4, 2016) (the BofA Finance Registration Statement) under the Securities Act, registering the offering of, among other securities, Medium Term Notes, Series A (the Series A Notes). Copies of tax opinions of Sidley Austin LLP, with respect to certain tax matters relating to certain of the Series M Notes and to the Series A Notes, and related consents, are being filed as Exhibits 8.1 and 8.2, respectively, to this report.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed herewith, and Exhibits 8.1 and 23.1 are incorporated by reference into the Corporation Registration Statement as exhibits thereto and Exhibits 8.2 and 23.2 are incorporated by reference into the BofA Finance Registration Statement as exhibits thereto.
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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: June 4, 2018