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Published on 9/21/2012 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Bank of America prices $7 million autocallable range accrual notes linked to S&P 500

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 21 - Bank of America Corp. priced $7 million of autocallable range accrual notes due Sept. 26, 2027 linked to the S&P 500 index, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The interest rate is the base rate multiplied by the proportion of days on which the index closes at or above the reference index strike level, which is 80% of the initial index level. The base rate is 6% per year in years one through five, 7% per year in years six through 10 and 8% per year in years 11 through 15. Interest is payable quarterly.

The payout at maturity will be par.

Beginning Sept. 26, 2013, the notes will be automatically called at par if the index's closing level on any observation date is more than 140% of the initial index level. The observation dates occur on the fifth business day prior to the interest payment dates.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the agent.

Issuer:Bank of America Corp.
Issue:Autocallable range accrual notes
Underlying index:S&P 500
Amount:$7 million
Maturity:Sept. 26, 2027
Coupon:Base rate multiplied by proportion of days on which index closes at or above strike level; base rate is 6% per year in years one through five, 7% per year in years six through 10 and 8% per year in years 11 through 15; payable quarterly
Price:Varying prices
Payout at maturity:Par
Call:Automatically at par if index's closing level on any quarterly observation date is greater than call level
Initial index level:1,461.05
Strike level:1,168.84, 80% of initial level
Call level:2,045.47, 140% of initial level
Pricing date:Sept. 19
Settlement date:Sept. 26
Agent:Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Fees:Price to agent was 96.4661% of par
Cusip:06048WNE6

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