As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 22, 2000
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):
September 19, 2000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
1-6523
(Commission File Number)
56-0906609
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
(Address of principal executive offices)
28255
(Zip Code)
(704) 386-5000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
By action dated September 19, 2000, a Committee previously appointed by
the Board of Directors of the Registrant, approved the public offering of an
aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000,000 of the Registrant's 7 1/8%
Senior Notes, due 2006 (the "Notes"), to Banc of America Securities LLC,
as underwriter (the "Underwriter") and otherwise established the terms and
conditions of the Notes and the sale thereof. The resolutions of the
Committee are included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
On September 19, 2000, the Registrant entered into an underwriting agreement
with Banc of America Securities LLC (the "Underwriting Agreement") for the
Notes. The terms of the offering and the Notes are described in the
Registrant's Prospectus dated August 5, 1999 constituting a part of the
Registration Statement (hereinafter described), as supplemented by a
final Prospectus Supplement dated September 19, 2000 for the Notes. The
Underwriting Agreement is included as Exhibit 1.1 hereto.
The Notes were issued pursuant to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 333-83503, as amended ("Registration No. 333-83503"),
on a delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "1933 Act"). Registration No. 333-83503 registered up to
$15,000,000,000 aggregate initial offering price of the Registrant's
unsecured debt securities (either senior or subordinated), warrants, units
and shares of its preferred stock, including depositary shares, and common
stock.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
1.1 Underwriting Agreement dated September 19, 2000
with respect to the offering of the 7 1/8% Senior Notes
4.1 Form of 7 1/8% Senior Note
5.1 Form of Opinion of Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore,
L.L.P. regarding legality of the 7 1/8% Senior Notes
99.1 Resolutions dated September 19, 2000 of a Committee
of the Board of Directors with respect to the terms of
the offering of the 7 1/8% Senior Notes
99.2 News Release disseminated on September 19, 2000
regarding the sale of the 7 1/8% Senior Notes
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
By: /S/ TERESA M. BRENNER
Teresa M. Brenner
Associate General Counsel
Dated: September 22, 2000
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
1.1 Underwriting Agreement dated September 19, 2000
with respect to the offering of the 7 1/8% Senior Notes
4.1 Form of 7 1/8% Senior Note
5.1 Form of Opinion of Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore,
L.L.P. regarding legality of the 7 1/8% Senior Notes
99.1 Resolutions dated September 19, 2000 of a Committee of
the Board of Directors with respect to the terms of the
offering of the 7 1/8% Senior Notes
99.2 News Release disseminated on September 19, 2000
regarding the sale of the 7 1/8% Senior Notes
