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BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Mar 9, 2010)

Filed March 9, 2010For Securities:BACBAC-PBBAC-PKBAC-PLBAC-PMBAC-PNBAC-PSBML-PJBAC-PEBAC-PPBAC-PQBACRPBML-PGBML-PHBML-PLBAC-POMER-PK

Summary

This Form 8-K filing from Bank of America Corporation (BAC) on March 9, 2010, reports on the closing of two secondary public offerings of warrants by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. These offerings involved "A Warrants" and "B Warrants," totaling over 272 million warrants in aggregate, which represent rights to purchase Bank of America common stock at specified exercise prices. The "A Warrants" were offered at $8.35 per warrant with an exercise price of $13.30, and the "B Warrants" were offered at $2.55 per warrant with an exercise price of $30.79. Notably, Bank of America Corporation did not receive any proceeds from these warrant offerings, as they were solely conducted by the Treasury. The offerings were completed through an auction process and involved standard underwriting and warrant agreements.

Key Highlights

  • 1The U.S. Department of the Treasury closed secondary public offerings for two series of Bank of America warrants: 'A Warrants' and 'B Warrants'.
  • 2A total of 150,375,940 'A Warrants' were offered at $8.35 each, exercisable at $13.30 per share.
  • 3A total of 121,792,790 'B Warrants' were offered at $2.55 each, exercisable at $30.79 per share.
  • 4Bank of America Corporation did not receive any proceeds from these warrant offerings.
  • 5The pricing and allocation of warrants were determined through an auction process.
  • 6The offerings were conducted under an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3.
  • 7Bank of America and certain officers/directors entered into 45-day "lock-up" agreements related to the offerings.

Frequently Asked Questions

This filing announces the closing of two secondary public offerings of Bank of America warrants conducted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. It provides details on the number of warrants, their offering prices, exercise prices, and confirms that Bank of America did not receive any proceeds from these sales.

No, Bank of America Corporation did not receive any proceeds from either the 'A Warrant Offering' or the 'B Warrant Offering'. The proceeds from the sale of these warrants went to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

The 'A Warrants' and 'B Warrants' are financial instruments that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to purchase shares of Bank of America common stock at a predetermined price (exercise price) by a certain date. The 'A Warrants' were offered at $8.35 with an exercise price of $13.30, and the 'B Warrants' were offered at $2.55 with an exercise price of $30.79.

While this filing doesn't explicitly state the Treasury's motivation, it's common for government entities to sell warrants acquired as part of financial support programs or investments. These sales aim to recoup investment costs or divest holdings.