Rule: 424(b)(3)
File No: 333-86829
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 DATED MARCH 8, 2000
(To Prospectus Supplement dated December 23, 1999 and Prospectus
dated December 10, 1999)
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FLEET BOSTON CORPORATION
SENIOR MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES P (The "Senior Notes") and
SUBORDINATED MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES Q (The "Subordinated Notes")
DUE 9 MONTHS OR MORE FROM DATE OF ISSUE
FLOATING RATE NOTE
Series N (Senior) [x] Series Q (Subordinated) [ ]
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Principal Amount: $400,000,000.00 CUSIP Number: 33900Q AU 8
Price to Public: 100.00% Original Issue Discount (OID) Note: [ ] Yes [x] No
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Total Amount of OID:
Issue Date: March 13, 2000 Yield to Maturity:
Initial Accrual Period OID:
Maturity Date: March 21, 2001
Price to Issuer
(as % to principal: 100.000%
Specified Currency (if other than US Dollars):
Interest Rate Basis: [ ] CMT Rate [ ] Treasury Rate
Designated CMT Telerate Page: [ ] Federal Funds Rate
Designated CMT Maturity Index: [ ] Prime Rate
[ ] Commercial Paper Rate [ ] Other:
[x] LIBOR
LIBOR SCREEN
Telerate [x]
Reuters [ ]
Other [ ]
Index Maturity: 3 Months
Spread: plus 10.25 basis points
Spread Multiplier:
Maximum Interest Rate:
Minimum Interest Rate:
Initial Interest Rate: 6.03750%
Method of Calculation: Actual / 360 [x] Actual/Actual [ ] 30/360 [ ]
Interest Determination Date: [ ] One Business Day Prior to the Interest Reset Date (No Rate Cutoff)
[ ] Two Business Days Prior to the Interest Reset Date
[x] Two London Business Days Prior to the Interest Reset Date
Initial Interest Reset Date: June 13, 2000
Interest Reset Dates: Quarterly on each Interest Payment Date
Interest Payment Dates: the 13th of each June, September, December and
March or next good New York and London business
day commencing June 13, 2000
Regular Record Dates (if other than the 15th day prior to each Interest Payment Date):
Interest Reset Period: Quarterly
Interest Payment Period: Quarterly
Calculation Agent (if other than Bank of New York):
Redemption: [x] The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to maturity
[ ] The Notes can be redeemed prior to maturity
Initial Redemption Date:
Initial Redemption Percentage:
Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction:
Repayment: [x] The Notes cannot be repaid prior to maturity
[ ] The Notes can be repaid prior to maturity, at the
option of the holder of the Note
Holder's Optional Repayment Date(s):
Index Currency: Place of Payment: Authorized Denomination:
(only if non-U.S. Dollar denominated)
Agent: Merrill Lynch
Agent's Capacity: [x] As Principal [ ] As Agent
Delivery: DTC # 161
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