Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders · Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year · Other Events
ITEM 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. On October 23, 2026, Bank of America Corporation (the “Corporation”) issued 80,000 shares of Series WW Preferred Stock (as defined in Item 5.03 below).…
Filed Oct 23, 2026Accepted Oct 23, 2026, 4:41 PM EDTCIK 70858Accession 0001193125-26-430566
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Item 3.03Item 3.03 - Material Modification to Rights
ITEM 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
On October 23, 2026, Bank of America Corporation (the “Corporation”) issued 80,000 shares of Series WW Preferred Stock (as defined in Item 5.03 below).
Under the terms of the Series WW Preferred Stock, the ability of the Corporation to declare or pay dividends on, declare or make distributions with respect to, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for consideration, shares of its common stock or any preferred stock ranking on a parity with or junior to the Series WW Preferred Stock, will be subject to certain restrictions in the event that the Corporation fails to declare and pay full dividends (or declare and set aside a sum sufficient for payment thereof) on its Series WW Preferred Stock. The restrictions are set forth in the Certificate of Designations described in Item 5.03 below.
Item 5.03Item 5.03 - Amendments to Articles/Bylaws
ITEM 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On October 23, 2026, the Corporation filed a Certificate of Designations (the “Certificate of Designations”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to amend its Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The Certificate of Designations fixes the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the Corporation’s 7.200% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series WW, $0.01 par value per share (the “Series WW Preferred Stock”). The Series WW Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share. The Certificate of Designations is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.01Item 8.01 - Other Events
ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
On October 23, 2026, the Corporation sold 2,000,000 Depositary Shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of the Series WW Preferred Stock. The terms of the offering of the Depositary Shares are described in the Corporation’s Prospectus dated March 28, 2024, constituting a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-277673), as supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement dated October 20, 2026. Additional exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the offering, issuance and sale of the Depositary Shares.
Filed exhibits (1)
EX-4.1 (by filename) d176604dex41.htm
Exhibit 4.1
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
7.200% FIXED-RATE RESET NON-CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES WW
DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
among
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION,
COMPUTERSHARE INC.,
and
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., together, the Depository,
and
THE HOLDERS FROM TIME TO
TIME OF
THE DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS DESCRIBED HEREIN
Dated as of October 22, 2026
ARTICLE I
DEFINED TERMS
Section 1.1. Definitions 1
ARTICLE II
APPOINTMENT OF DEPOSITORY; BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM; FORM OF RECEIPTS;
DEPOSIT OF STOCK; EXECUTION AND DELIVERY; TRANSFER, SURRENDER
AND REDEMPTION OF RECEIPTS
Section 2.1. Appointment of Depository 2
Section 2.2. Book-Entry System; Form and Transfer of Receipts 3
Section 2.3. Deposit of Stock; Execution and Delivery of Receipts …