Exhibit
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 22, 2015
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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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 22, 2015
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BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 1-6523 | 56-0906609 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | |
(704) 386-5681
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) On September 22, 2015, Bank of America Corporation (the “Corporation”) held a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”).
(b) At the Special Meeting, the Corporation’s stockholders approved a proposal to ratify the October 1, 2014 amendments to the Corporation’s Bylaws that permit the Board of Directors (the “Board”) the discretion to determine the Board’s leadership structure, including appointing an independent chairman or appointing a lead independent director when the chairman is not an independent director. Holders of the Corporation's common stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series 1 to 5 Preferred Stock voted together as a class. The final vote results were:
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For | 4,422,665,558 |
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Against | 2,626,184,597 |
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Abstain | 30,014,940 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ Ross E. Jeffries, Jr. | |
| | Ross E. Jeffries, Jr. | |
| | Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Dated: September 22, 2015