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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2000
FLEETBOSTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Rhode Island 1-6366 05-0341324
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
One Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 346-4000
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Item 5. Other Events.
On June 2, 2000, FleetBoston Financial Corporation (the "Corporation")
authorized the sale of and established the terms of up to $3,000,000,000 in
aggregate principal amount of its Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series R and
Subordinated Medium-Term Notes, Series S (collectively, the "Notes"), under its
shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-36444)
(the "Registration Statement"). The Notes, which may be offered from time to
time, will be due nine months or more from the date of issue and will bear
interest at fixed or floating rates. The Notes may be offered by one or more of
the Corporation's Agents, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., FleetBoston Robertson
Stephens Inc., Fleet Securities, Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch &
Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities
Inc. and Salomon Smith Barney Inc. By filing this Current Report on Form 8-K,
the Corporation is incorporating by reference into the above-referenced
Registration Statement the information contained herein relating to the Notes.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
1 Selling Agency Agreement, dated June 2, 2000, among the Corporation and
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., FleetBoston Robertson Stephens Inc., Fleet
Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Salomon Smith Barney Inc.
4(a) Specimen certificate for the Series R Senior Medium-Term Notes.
4(b) Specimen certificate for the Series S Subordinated Medium-Term Notes.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FLEETBOSTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Dated: June 12, 2000 By: /s/ William C. Mutterperl
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William C. Mutterperl
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
