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Published on 1/10/2014 in the Prospect News Structured Products Daily.

New Issue: Bank of America prices $5.22 million step-up notes tied to index basket

By Angela McDaniels

Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 10 - Bank of America Corp. priced $5.22 million of 0% market-linked step-up notes due Jan. 25, 2016 linked to a basket of indexes, according to a 424B2 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The basket includes the S&P 500 index with a 40% weight, the MSCI EAFE index with a 30% weight and the Euro Stoxx 50 index with a 30% weight.

If the basket finishes above the step-up level, 115.03% of the initial basket level, the payout at maturity will be par of $10 plus the basket return.

If the basket return is zero or positive but the basket finishes at or below the step-up level, the payout will be par plus 15.03%.

If the basket return is negative, investors will have 1-to-1 exposure to the decline.

BofA Merrill Lynch is the underwriter.

Issuer:Bank of America Corp.
Issue:Market-linked step-up notes
Underlying indexes:S&P 500 index (40% weight), MSCI EAFE index (30% weight) and Euro Stoxx 50 (30% weight)
Amount:$5,215,000
Maturity:Jan. 25, 2016
Coupon:0%
Price:Par of $10
Payout at maturity:If basket finishes above step-up level, par plus basket return; if basket is flat or increases up to step-up level, par plus 15.03%; full exposure to any basket decline
Initial index levels:1,837.49 for S&P 500; 1,903.06 for MSCI EAFE; 3,110.66 for Euro Stoxx 50
Step-up level:115.03% of initial basket level
Pricing date:Jan. 8
Settlement date:Jan. 10
Underwriter:BofA Merrill Lynch
Fees:2%
Cusip:06053G636

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