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Published on 10/3/2011 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Bank of America prices $7.51 million step-up notes tied to krone, krona

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 3 - Bank of America Corp. priced $7.51 million of 0% currency-linked step-up notes due Sept. 30, 2014 linked to the performance of a basket of currencies relative to the euro, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket includes equal weights of the Norwegian krone and the Swedish krona. The exchange rate measure will increase if the underlying currencies strengthen relative to the euro.

If the exchange rate measure increases or is unchanged, the payout at maturity will be par of $10 plus the greater of the increase and 33.2%.

Investors will be exposed to the decline if the exchange rate measure decreases, subject to a minimum payout of $9 per $10 note.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the underwriter.

Issuer:Bank of America Corp.
Issue:Currency-linked step-up notes
Underlying currencies:Norwegian krone and Swedish krona, equally weighted and measured relative to euro
Amount:$7,510,290
Maturity:Sept. 30, 2014
Coupon:0%
Price:Par of $10
Payout at maturity:If the exchange rate measure increases or is unchanged, par plus the greater of the increase and 33.2%; exposure to any decline in theexchange rate measure, subject to a minimum payout of $9 per note
Initial exchange rates:7.8547 for krone and 9.2245 for krona
Pricing date:Sept. 29
Settlement date:Oct. 6
Underwriter:Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Fees:2%
Cusip:06051N468

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