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Pricing Supplement No. 4 dated March 25, 1998 Registration Nos. 33-52571
(To Prospectus Supplement dated November 25, 1997 and 333-38135
and Prospectus dated November 21, 1997) Rule 424(b)(3)
BANKBOSTON CORPORATION
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES
Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue
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Except as set forth herein, the Senior Notes offered hereby are
"Floating Rate Notes" and have such terms as are described in the
accompanying Prospectus Supplement dated November 25, 1997, relating to
Floating Rate Notes. This Pricing Supplement relates to $50,000,000.00
aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes that are being purchased, as
principal, by Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation ("Credit Suisse") for
resale to one or more investors at varying prices determined by Credit
Suisse. Net proceeds payable by Credit Suisse to BankBoston Corporation (the
"Corporation") will be 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior
Notes, or $50,000,000.00, before deduction of expenses payable by the
Corporation.
DTC CUSIP #: 06605 TAD4
Principal Amount: $50,000,000.00
Issue Date (Settlement Date): March 27, 1998
Stated Maturity Date: March 27, 2000
Issue Price: 100% of Principal Amount
Interest Rate(s)
(Fixed Rate Notes): N/A
Initial Interest Rate
(Floating Rate Notes): 5.6875%
Interest Payment Dates: / / June 15 and December 15 of each year.
/X/ Other:
March 27, June 27, September 27 and December
27 of each year, or the next Business Day,
commencing June 29, 1998.
Record Dates: /X/ Fifteenth calendar day (whether or not a Business
Day) immediately preceding each Interest Payment
Date.
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Interest Rate Basis / / CMT Rate
(Floating Rate Notes): / / Commercial Paper Rate
/ / Eleventh District Cost of Funds Rate
/ / Federal Funds Rate
/X/ LIBOR Telerate
/ / LIBOR Reuters
/ / Prime Rate
/ / Treasury Rate
/ / Other:
Interest Calculation
(Floating Rate Notes): /X/ Regular Floating Rate Note
/ / Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Note
Fixed Rate Commencement Date:
Fixed Interest Rate:
/ / Inverse Floating Rate Note
Fixed Interest Rate:
Index Maturity
(Floating Rate Notes): 3 Month LIBOR
Index Currency
(LIBOR Notes): U.S. Dollars
Designated LIBOR Page
(LIBOR Notes): Telerate 3750
Designated CMT Telerate
Page (CMT Rate Notes): N/A
Designated CMT Maturity
Index (CMT Rate Notes): N/A
Prime Rate Notes
(Floating Rate Notes): N/A
Spread (Plus or Minus)
(Floating Rate Notes): 0
Spread Multiplier
(Floating Rate Notes): N/A
Interest Rate Formula
(Floating Rate Notes): LIBOR
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Interest Reset Dates
(Floating Rate Notes): Quarterly, same as Interest Payment Dates
Interest Determination Dates
(Floating Rate Notes): 2 London Business Days prior to Interest Reset Dates
Calculation Agent (if other
than the Bank)
(Floating Rate Notes): N/A
Minimum Interest Rate
(Floating Rate Notes): N/A
Maximum Interest Rate
(Floating Rate Notes): N/A
Redemption Date(s): N/A
Initial Redemption
Percentage: N/A
Annual Redemption
Percentage Reduction: N/A
Holder's Optional
Repayment Date(s): N/A
Day Count Convention
(Floating Rate Notes): / / 30/360 for the period from _____________ to
________________.
/X/ Actual/360 for the period from March 27, 1998 to
March 27, 2000.
Original Issue
Discount Note: / / Yes
/X/ No
Total Amount of OID: N/A
Yield to Maturity: N/A
Interest Accrual Period: N/A
Default Rate: N/A
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Other Provisions: Terms used but not defined in this Pricing Supplement
shall have the meanings specified in the above-referenced Prospectus
Supplement.
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