Bank of America Corporation - Form FWP - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-202354

BEAR STRATEGIC ACCELERATED REDEMPTION SECURITIES®
 

   

Bear Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities® Linked to the Russell 2000® Index

Issuer  

Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”)

Principal Amount  

$10.00 per unit

Term  

Approximately 18 months, if not called on the first or second Observation Dates

Market Measure  

The Russell 2000® Index (Bloomberg symbol: “RTY”), a price return index

Automatic Call  

Automatic call if the Observation Level of the Market Measure on any of the Observation Dates is less than or equal to the starting value

Observation Level  

The closing level of the Market Measure on any Observation Date

Observation Dates  

Approximately six, twelve, and eighteen months after the pricing date

Call Premium  

In the event of an automatic call, the amount payable per unit will be:

   

[$10.425 to $10.625] if called on the first Observation Date
   

 

[$10.850 to $11.250] if called on the second Observation Date
   

  

[$11.275 to $11.875] if called on the final Observation Date
Payout Profile at Maturity  

If not called, 1-to-1 downside exposure to increases in the Market Measure, with up to 100% of your principal at risk.

Threshold Value  

100% of the starting value

Interest Payments  

None

Preliminary Offering Documents https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000152041216005296/form424b2.htm
     
Exchange Listing  

No

You should read the relevant Preliminary Offering Documents before you invest.
Click on the Preliminary Offering Documents hyperlink above or call your Financial Advisor for a hard copy.

Risk Factors
Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for a description of certain risks related to this investment, including, but not limited to, the following:

Final terms will be set on the pricing date within the given range for the specified Market -Linked Investment. Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for complete product disclosure, including related risks and tax disclosure.


Bank of America Corporation (BAC) has filed a registration statement (which includes a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the notes that are described in this Guidebook. Before you invest, you should carefully read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents that BAC has filed with the SEC for more complete information about BAC and any offering described in this Guidebook. You may obtain these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. BAC's Central Index Key, or ClK, on the SEC website is 70858. Alternatively, Merrill Lynch will arrange to send you the prospectus and other documents relating to any offering described in this document if you so request by calling toll-free 1-800-294-1322. BAC faces risks that are specific to its business, and we encourage you to carefully consider these risks before making an investment in its securities.