Bank Of America Corp 8-K, filed Jul 5, 2023
Bank Of America Corp (BAC)
8-K
2023-07-05
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About this 8-K
Bank Of America Corp filed this 8-K on July 5, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 5, 2023
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):
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(704 ) 386-5681
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Bank of America Corporation Floating Rate Non-Cumulative | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock, Series 1 | ||||||||
| Bank of America Corporation Floating Rate Non-Cumulative | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock, Series 2 | ||||||||
| Bank of America Corporation Floating Rate Non-Cumulative | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock, Series 4 | ||||||||
| Bank of America Corporation Floating Rate Non-Cumulative | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock, Series 5 | ||||||||
| November 28, 2031 of BofA Finance LLC (and the guarantee of the | ||||||||
| Registrant with respect thereto) | ||||||||
| 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). | |||||
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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
On July 5, 2023, Bank of America Corporation (the “Corporation”) issued a press release announcing that the Corporation plans to increase its quarterly common stock dividend from $0.22 per share to $0.24 per share beginning in the third quarter of 2023. The increased quarterly common stock dividend is subject to approval by the Corporation’s Board of Directors.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT | |||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||
| Ross E. Jeffries, Jr. | |||||||||||
| Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||
Dated: July 5, 2023
Exhibit 99.1

July 5, 2023
Bank of America Announces Plan to Increase Quarterly Dividend 9 Percent to $0.24 per share
CHARLOTTE, NC – Bank of America today announced plans to increase its quarterly common stock dividend from $0.22 per share to $0.24 per share beginning in the third quarter of 2023.
The company previously communicated on July 3 that it had initiated a dialogue with the Federal Reserve to understand differences between the Federal Reserve’s CCAR results and Bank of America’s Dodd-Frank Act stress test results. Those discussions are ongoing.
The increased quarterly common stock dividend is subject to approval from the Company’s Board of Directors.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this news release may constitute “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent the current expectations, plans or forecasts of Bank of America based on available information. 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.” 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.
Certain statements contained in this news release may constitute “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent the current expectations, plans or forecasts of Bank of America based on available information. 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.” 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.
Forward-looking statements represent Bank of America’s current expectations, plans or forecasts of its future results, revenues, expenses, dividends, efficiency ratio, capital measures, and future business and economic conditions more generally, and other future matters. These statements are not guarantees of future results or performance and involve certain known and
unknown 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 forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should consider all of the precautionary statements, uncertainties and risks discussed in Bank of America’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in Bank of America’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 20, 2021, announcing Bank of America’s common stock repurchase program, under Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of Bank of America’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and in any of Bank of America’s other subsequent Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world’s leading 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 68 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 3,900 retail financial centers, approximately 15,000 ATMs and award-winning digital banking with approximately 56 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, 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 3 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and more than 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Investors May Contact:
Lee McEntire, Bank of America
Phone: 1.980.388.6780
lee.mcentire@bofa.com
Jonathan G. Blum, Bank of America (Fixed Income)
Phone: 1.212.449.3112
jonathan.blum@bofa.com
Reporters May Contact:
Bill Halldin, Bank of America
Phone: 1.916.724.0093
william.halldin@bofa.com
Christopher P. Feeney, Bank of America
Phone: 1.980.386.6794
christopher.feeney@bofa.com