Filed
Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) Registration Statement No. 333-213265 (To Prospectus dated November 4, 2016, Prospectus Supplement dated November 4, 2016 and Product Supplement EQUITY INDICES SUN-1 dated November 28, 2016) |
3,402,631 Units $10 principal amount per unit CUSIP No. 097097240 |
Pricing Date Settlement Date Maturity Date |
December 21, 2017 December 29, 2017 June 25, 2020 | |||
BofA
Finance LLC
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the EURO STOXX 50®® Index
Fully
and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Bank of America
Corporation
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Maturity
of approximately two and
a half years ■
If
the Index is flat or increases, but is below the Step Up Value, a return
of 38.25% ■
If
the Index increases to a
level at or
above the Step Up Value,
130% participation
in increases in the Index ■
1-to-1
downside exposure to decreases in the Index, with up to 100% of your
principal at risk ■
All
payments occur at maturity and are subject to the credit risk of BofA
Finance LLC, as issuer of the notes, and the credit risk of Bank of
America Corporation, as guarantor of the notes ■
No
periodic interest payments ■
In
addition to the underwriting discount set forth below, the notes include a
hedging-related charge of $0.075 per unit.
See "Structuring the Notes" ■
Limited
secondary market liquidity, with no exchange
listing | |||||
Per
Unit |
Total | |
Public
offering price |
$10.00 |
$34,026,310.00 |
Underwriting
discount |
$0.20 |
$680,526.20 |
Proceeds,
before expenses, to BofA
Finance |
$9.80 |
$33,345,783.80 |
Are
Not FDIC Insured |
Are
Not Bank Guaranteed |
May
Lose Value |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the EURO STOXX 50®Index, due June 25, 2020 |
Terms
of the Notes |
Redemption
Amount Determination | |
Issuer: |
BofA
Finance LLC ("BofA Finance") |
On
the maturity date, you will receive a cash payment per unit determined as
follows: |
Guarantor: |
Bank
of America Corporation ("BAC") |
|
Principal
Amount: |
$10.00
per unit |
|
Term: |
Approximately
two and
a half years | |
Market
Measure: |
The
EURO STOXX 50® Index
(Bloomberg symbol: "SX5E"), a price return index | |
Starting
Value: |
3,570.78 | |
Ending
Value: |
The
closing level of the Market Measure on the calculation day. The scheduled
calculation day is subject to postponement in the event of Market
Disruption Events, as described beginning on page PS-21 of product
supplement EQUITY INDICES SUN-1. | |
Step
Up Value: |
4,936.60
(138.25% of the Starting Value, rounded to two decimal
places). | |
Step
Up Payment: |
$3.825 per
unit, which represents a return of 38.25% over the principal
amount. | |
Threshold
Value: |
3,570.78
(100% of the Starting Value). | |
Participation
Rate: |
130% | |
Calculation
Day: |
June
18, 2020 | |
Fees
and Charges: |
The
underwriting discount of $0.20 per unit listed on the cover page and the
hedging related charge of $0.075 per unit described in "Structuring the
Notes" on page TS-10. | |
Calculation
Agent: |
Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("MLPF&S"), an
affiliate of BofA Finance. |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes |
TS-2 |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index, due June 25, 2020 |
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Product
supplement EQUITY INDICES SUN-1 dated November 28, 2016: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000119312516778291/d301449d424b5.htm |
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Series
A MTN prospectus supplement dated November 4, 2016 and prospectus dated
November 4, 2016: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000119312516760144/d266649d424b3.htm |
You
may wish to consider an investment in the notes if: |
The
notes may not be an appropriate investment for you
if: |
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You
anticipate that the Index will not decrease from the Starting Value to the
Ending Value. ■
You
are willing to risk a loss of principal and return if the
Index decreases from the Starting Value to the Ending
Value. ■
You
are willing to forgo the interest payments that are paid on conventional
interest bearing debt securities. ■
You
are willing to forgo dividends or other benefits of owning the stocks
included in the Index. ■
You
are willing to accept a limited or no market for sales prior to maturity,
and understand that the market prices for the notes, if any, will be
affected by various factors, including our and BAC's
actual and perceived creditworthiness, BAC's
internal funding rate and fees and charges on the
notes. ■
You
are willing to assume our credit risk, as issuer of the notes, and
BAC's
credit risk, as guarantor of the notes, for
all payments under the notes, including the Redemption
Amount. |
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You
believe that the Index will decrease from the Starting Value to the Ending
Value. ■
You
seek principal repayment or preservation of capital. ■
You
seek interest payments or other current income on your
investment. ■
You
want to receive dividends or other distributions paid on the stocks
included in the Index. ■
You
seek an investment for which there will be a liquid secondary
market. ■
You
are unwilling or are unable to take market risk on the notes, to
take our credit risk as issuer of the notes, or
to take BAC's
credit risk, as guarantor of the
notes. |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes |
TS-3 |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index, due June 25, 2020 |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes
|
This
graph reflects the returns on the notes, based on the Participation Rate
of 130%, the Threshold Value of 100% of the Starting Value, the Step Up
Payment of $3.825 per
unit and the Step Up Value of 138.25% of the Starting Value. The green
line reflects the returns on the notes, while the dotted gray line
reflects the returns of a direct investment in the stocks included in the
Index, excluding dividends.
This
graph has been prepared for purposes of illustration
only. |
Ending
Value |
Percentage
Change from the Starting Value to the Ending Value |
Redemption
Amount per Unit |
Total
Rate of Return on the Notes |
0.00 |
-100.00% |
$0.000 |
-100.00% |
50.00 |
-50.00% |
$5.000 |
-50.00% |
80.00 |
-20.00% |
$8.000 |
-20.00% |
90.00 |
-10.00% |
$9.000 |
-10.00% |
94.00 |
-6.00% |
$9.400 |
-6.00% |
97.00 |
-3.00% |
$9.700 |
-3.00% |
100.00(1)(2) |
0.00% |
$13.825(3) |
38.25% |
102.00 |
2.00% |
$13.825 |
38.25% |
105.00 |
5.00% |
$13.825 |
38.25% |
110.00 |
10.00% |
$13.825 |
38.25% |
120.00 |
20.00% |
$13.825 |
38.25% |
130.00 |
30.00% |
$13.825 |
38.25% |
138.25(4) |
38.25% |
$13.825 |
38.25% |
140.00 |
40.00% |
$15.200 |
52.00% |
150.00 |
50.00% |
$16.500 |
65.00% |
160.00 |
60.00% |
$17.800 |
78.00% |
(1) |
The hypothetical Starting
Value of 100 used in these examples has been chosen for illustrative
purposes only. The actual Starting Value is 3,570.78, which was the
closing level of the Market Measure on the pricing
date. |
(2) |
This
is the hypothetical Threshold
Value. |
(3) |
This
amount represents the sum of the principal amount and the Step Up Payment
of $3.825. |
(4) |
This
is the hypothetical Step
Up Value. |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes |
TS-4 |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index, due June 25, 2020 |
Example
1 | |
The
Ending Value is 90.00, or 90.00% of the Starting Value: | |
Starting
Value: 100.00 | |
Threshold
Value: 100.00 | |
Ending
Value: 90.00 | |
Redemption
Amount per unit |
Example
2 | |
The
Ending Value is 110.00, or 110.00% of the Starting
Value: | |
Starting
Value: 100.00 | |
Step
Up Value: 138.25 | |
Ending
Value: 110.00 | |
Redemption
Amount per unit, the
principal amount plus the Step Up Payment, since the Ending Value is equal
to or greater than the Starting Value, but less than the Step Up
Value. |
Example
3 | |
The
Ending Value is 150.00, or 150.00% of the Starting
Value: | |
Starting
Value: 100.00 | |
Step
Up Value: 138.25 | |
Ending
Value: 150.00 | |
Redemption
Amount per unit |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes |
TS-5 |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index, due June 25, 2020 |
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Depending
on the performance of the Index as measured shortly before the maturity
date, your investment may result in a loss; there is no guaranteed return
of principal. |
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Your
return on the notes may be less than the yield you could earn by owning a
conventional fixed or floating rate debt security of comparable
maturity. |
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Payments
on the notes are subject to our credit risk, and the credit risk of BAC,
and actual or perceived changes in our or BAC's creditworthiness are
expected to affect the value of the notes. If we and BAC become insolvent
or are unable to pay our respective obligations, you may lose your entire
investment. |
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Your
investment return may be less than a comparable investment directly in the
stocks included in the Index. |
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We
are a finance subsidiary and, as such, will have limited assets and
operations. |
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BAC's
obligations under its guarantee of the notes will be structurally
subordinated to liabilities of its
subsidiaries. |
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The
notes issued by us will not have the benefit of any cross-default or
cross-acceleration with other indebtedness of BofA Finance or BAC; events
of bankruptcy or insolvency or resolution proceedings relating to BAC and
covenant breach by BAC will not constitute an event of default with
respect to the notes. |
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The
initial estimated value of the notes considers
certain assumptions and variables and relies in part on certain forecasts
about future events, which may prove to be incorrect. The initial
estimated value of the notes is
an estimate only, determined as of a particular point in time by reference
to our and our affiliates' pricing
models. These pricing models consider certain assumptions and
variables, including
our credit spreads and
those of BAC, BAC's internal funding rate
on the pricing date, mid-market terms on hedging transactions,
expectations on interest rates and volatility, price-sensitivity analysis,
and the expected term of the notes. These pricing models rely in
part on certain forecasts about future events, which may prove to be
incorrect. |
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The
public offering price you pay for the notes exceeds the initial estimated
value. If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market
value may be lower than the price you paid for them and lower than the
initial estimated value. This is due to, among other things, changes
in the level
of the Index, BAC's
internal funding rate,
and the inclusion in the public offering price of the underwriting
discount and the hedging related charge, all as further described in
"Structuring the Notes" on page TS-10.
These factors, together with various credit, market and economic factors
over the term of the notes, are expected to reduce the price at which you
may be able to sell the notes in any secondary market and will affect the
value of the notes in complex and unpredictable
ways. |
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The
initial estimated value does not represent a minimum or maximum price at
which we, BAC, MLPF&S
or any of our other affiliates
would be willing to purchase your notes in any secondary market (if any
exists) at any time. The value of your notes at any time after issuance
will vary based on many factors that cannot be predicted with accuracy,
including the performance of the Index,
our and
BAC's creditworthiness
and changes in market conditions. |
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A
trading market is not expected to develop for the notes. None
of us, BAC or MLPF&S
is obligated to make a market for, or to repurchase, the notes. There is
no assurance that any party will be willing to purchase your notes at any
price in any secondary market. |
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Your
return on the notes may be affected by factors affecting the international
securities markets, specifically changes within the Eurozone. The Eurozone
is and has been undergoing severe financial stress, and the political,
legal and regulatory ramifications are impossible to predict. Changes
within the Eurozone could adversely affect the performance of the Index
and, consequently, the value of the notes. In addition, you will not
obtain the benefit of any increase in the value of the euro against the
U.S. dollar, which you would have received if you had owned the securities
in the Index during the term of your notes, although the level of the
Index may be adversely affected by general exchange rate movements in the
market. |
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BAC
and its affiliates' hedging and trading activities (including trades in
shares of companies included in the Index) and any hedging and trading
activities BAC or its affiliates engage in that are not for your account
or on your behalf, may affect the market value and return of the notes and
may create conflicts of interest with you.
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The
Index sponsor may adjust the Index in a way that affects its level, and
has no obligation to consider your interests.
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You
will have no rights of a holder of the securities represented by the
Index, and you will not be entitled to receive securities or dividends or
other distributions by the issuers of those securities. |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes |
TS-6 |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index, due June 25, 2020 |
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While
BAC and our other affiliates may from time to time own securities of
companies included in the Index, we, BAC and our other affiliates do not
control any company included in the Index, and have not verified any
disclosure made by any other company. |
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There
may be potential conflicts of interest involving the calculation agent,
which is an affiliate of ours. We have the right to appoint and
remove the calculation agent. |
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The
U.S. federal income tax consequences of the notes are uncertain, and may
be adverse to a holder of the notes. See "Summary Tax Consequences"
below and "U.S. Federal Income Tax Summary" beginning on page PS-28 of
product supplement EQUITY INDICES SUN-1. |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes |
TS-7 |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index, due June 25, 2020 |
EURO
STOXX 50® Index
= |
Free
float market capitalization of the EURO STOXX 50® Index |
Divisor |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes |
TS-8 |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index, due June 25, 2020 |
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sponsor,
endorse, sell, or promote the notes; |
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recommend
that any person invest in the notes or any other
securities; |
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have
any responsibility or liability for or make any decisions about the
timing, amount, or pricing of the notes; |
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have
any responsibility or liability for the administration, management, or
marketing of the notes; or |
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consider
the needs of the notes or the holders of the notes in determining,
composing, or calculating the Index, or have any obligation to do
so. |
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STOXX and
its Licensors do not
make any warranty, express
or implied, and disclaim any
and all warranty concerning: |
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the
results to be obtained by the notes, the holders of the notes or any other
person in connection with the use of the Index and the data included in
the Index; |
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the
accuracy or completeness of the Index and its
data; |
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the
merchantability and the fitness for a particular purpose or use of the
Index and its data; |
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STOXX and
its Licensors will
have no liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions in the Index
or its data; and |
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Under
no circumstances will STOXX be liable for any lost profits or indirect,
punitive, special, or consequential damages or losses, even if
STOXX or
its Licensors knows
that they might occur. |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes |
TS-9 |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index, due June 25, 2020 |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes |
TS-10 |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index, due June 25, 2020 |
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There
is no statutory, judicial, or administrative authority directly addressing
the characterization of the notes. |
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You
agree with us (in the absence of an administrative determination, or
judicial ruling to the contrary) to characterize and treat the notes for
all tax purposes as a single financial contract with respect to
the Index. |
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Under
this characterization and tax treatment of the notes, a U.S. Holder (as
defined beginning on
page 50 of the prospectus)
generally will recognize capital gain or loss upon maturity or upon a sale
or exchange of the notes prior to maturity. This capital gain or loss
generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if you held the notes for
more than one year. |
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No
assurance can be given that the IRS or
any court will agree with this characterization and tax
treatment. |
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Under
current Internal Revenue Service guidance, withholding on "dividend
equivalent" payments (as discussed in the product supplement), if any,
will not apply to notes that are issued as of the date of this term sheet
unless such notes are "delta-one"
instruments. |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes |
TS-11 |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index, due June 25, 2020 |
Leveraged
Market-Linked Step Up Notes |
TS-12 |