
Linked to the Brent Crude Oil Futures Contract
|
• |
Approximate 13 month term |
|
• |
Payment on the Notes
will depend on the performance of the Brent Crude Oil Futures
Contract (the “Underlying”). |
|
• |
At maturity, you will receive a payment of $1,210.00 if the Ending
Value of the Underlying is greater than or equal to 80% of the
Starting Value. However, if the Ending Value is less than 80% of
the Starting Value, your investment will be subject to 1:1 downside
exposure to decreases in the value of the Underlying beyond a 20%
decline, with up to 80% of the principal at risk. |
|
• |
No periodic interest payments. |
|
• |
All payments on the
Notes are subject to the credit risk of BofA Finance LLC
(“BofA Finance”) and Bank of America Corporation (“BAC” or the
“Guarantor”). |
|
• |
The Notes are priced on November 11, 2022, expected will issue on November
16, 2022 and will mature on November 29, 2023. |
|
• |
The Notes will not be listed on any securities
exchange. |
The initial estimated value of the Notes as of the pricing date
is $949.70 per $1,000 in principal amount of Notes, which is less
than the public offering price listed below. The actual value
of your Notes at any time will reflect many factors and cannot be
predicted with accuracy. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-6
of this pricing supplement and “Structuring the Notes” on page
PS-13 of this pricing supplement for additional information.
Potential purchasers of the Notes should consider the
information in “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-6 of this
pricing supplement, page PS-6 of the accompanying product
supplement, page S-5 of the accompanying prospectus supplement, and
page 7 of the accompanying prospectus.
None of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any
state securities commission, or any other regulatory body has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this
Note Prospectus (as defined on page PS-17) is truthful or complete.
Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
|
Public
offering price(1) |
Underwriting
discount(1)(2) |
Proceeds, before
expenses,
to
BofA Finance(2) |
Per
Note |
$1,000.00 |
$15.00 |
$985.00 |
Total |
$875,000.00 |
$13,125.00 |
$861,875.00 |
|
(1) |
Certain dealers who purchase the Notes for sale to certain
fee-based advisory accounts may forgo some or all of their selling
concessions, fees or commissions. The public offering price for
investors purchasing the Notes in these fee-based advisory accounts
may be as low as $985.00 per $1,000 in principal amount of
Notes. |
|
(2) |
The underwriting discount per $1,000 in principal amount of Notes
may be as high as $15.00, resulting in proceeds, before expenses,
to BofA Finance of as low as $985.00 per $1,000 in principal amount
of Notes. The total underwriting discount and proceeds, before
expenses, to BofA Finance specified above reflect the aggregate of
the underwriting discounts per $1,000 in principal amount of
Notes. |
The Notes and the related guarantee:
Are Not FDIC Insured |
Are Not Bank Guaranteed |
May Lose Value |

Selling Agent
Buffered Digital Return Notes Linked to the Brent Crude Oil Futures
Contract
Terms of the Notes
The Buffered Digital Return Notes Linked to the Brent Crude Oil
Futures Contract (the “Notes”) provide a Digital Payment of
$1,210.00 at maturity if the Ending Value of the Underlying is
greater than or equal to the Threshold Value. Otherwise, you will
be exposed to any decrease in the Underlying beyond the Threshold
Value, and you will lose some
or a substantial portion of your investment in the Notes.
The Notes are not traditional debt securities and it is possible
that you may lose some or a substantial portion of your principal
amount at maturity. Any payments on the Notes will be calculated
based on $1,000 in principal amount of Notes and will depend on the
performance of the Underlying, subject to our and BAC’s credit
risk.
Issuer: |
BofA Finance |
Guarantor: |
BAC |
Denominations: |
The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $1,000 and
whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. |
Term: |
Approximately 13 months |
Underlying: |
The Brent Crude Oil Futures Contract, as measured by Bloomberg
symbol “COF3” with respect to the Starting Value and Bloomberg
symbol “COF4” with respect to the Ending Value. |
Pricing Date: |
November 11, 2022 |
Issue Date: |
November 16, 2022 |
Valuation Date: |
November 27, 2023, subject to postponement as described under
“Description of the Notes— Market Disruption Events—Observation
Values and Ending Values” of the accompanying product
supplement. |
Maturity Date: |
November 29, 2023 |
Starting Value: |
$95.99, which is the Commodity Price of the Underlying on the
pricing date, referenced by Bloomberg symbol “COF3”. |
Ending
Value: |
The Commodity Price of the Underlying on the Valuation Date,
referenced by Bloomberg symbol “COF4”.
|
Commodity Price: |
The settlement price of per metric barrel of deliverable grade
Brent blend crude oil on ICE Futures Europe (the “ICE”) in U.S.
Dollars as made public by the ICE, as displayed on the applicable
Bloomberg screen page at 2:30 pm New York time. |
Threshold Value: |
$76.792, which is 80% of the Starting Value |
Digital Payment: |
$1,210.00 per $1,000 in principal amount of Notes, which represents
a return of 21.00% over the principal amount. |
Redemption Amount: |
At maturity, the Redemption Amount per $1,000 in principal amount
of Notes will be:
a)
If
the Ending Value is greater than or equal to the Threshold
Value:
The Digital Payment.
b)
If
the Ending Value is less than the Threshold Value:

In this case, the Redemption Amount will be less than the principal
amount and you will lose some or a substantial portion of the
principal amount.
|
Calculation Agent: |
BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofAS”), an affiliate of BofA
Finance. |
Selling Agent: |
BofAS |
CUSIP: |
09709T6U0 |
|
BUFFERED DIGITAL RETURN NOTES | PS-2 |
Buffered Digital Return Notes Linked to the Brent Crude Oil Futures
Contract
Underlying Return: |

|
Events of Default and Acceleration: |
If an Event of Default, as defined in the senior indenture relating
to the Notes and in the section entitled “Description of Debt
Securities—Events of Default and Rights of Acceleration” beginning
on page 22 of the accompanying prospectus, with respect to the
Notes occurs and is continuing, the amount payable to a holder of
the Notes upon any acceleration permitted under the senior
indenture will be equal to the amount described under the caption
“—Redemption Amount” above, calculated as though the date of
acceleration were the Maturity Date of the Notes and as though the
Valuation Date were the third Market Measure Business Day prior to
the date of acceleration. In case of a default in the payment of
the Notes, whether at their maturity or upon acceleration, the
Notes will not bear a default interest rate. |
Payment on the Notes depends on the credit risk of BofA Finance, as
Issuer, and BAC, as Guarantor, and on the performance of the
Underlying. The economic terms of the Notes are based on BAC’s
internal funding rate, which is the rate it would pay to borrow
funds through the issuance of market-linked notes, and the economic
terms of certain related hedging arrangements BAC’s affiliates
enter into. BAC’s internal funding rate is typically lower than the
rate it would pay when it issues conventional fixed or floating
rate debt securities. This difference in funding rate, as well as
the underwriting discount and the hedging related charges described
below (see “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-6), reduced the
economic terms of the Notes to you and the initial estimated value
of the Notes. Due to these factors, the public offering price you
are paying to purchase the Notes is greater than the initial
estimated value of the Notes as of the pricing date.
The initial estimated value of the Notes as of the pricing date is
set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement. For more
information about the initial estimated value and the structuring
of the Notes, see “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-6 and
“Structuring the Notes” on page PS-13.
|
BUFFERED DIGITAL RETURN NOTES | PS-3 |
Buffered Digital Return Notes Linked to the Brent Crude Oil Futures
Contract
Redemption Amount Determination
On the Maturity Date, you will receive a cash payment per $1,000 in
principal amount of Notes determined as follows:

All payments described above are subject to Issuer and Guarantor
credit risk.
|
BUFFERED DIGITAL RETURN NOTES | PS-4 |
Buffered Digital Return Notes Linked to the Brent Crude Oil Futures
Contract
Hypothetical Payout Profile and Examples of Payments at
Maturity
Buffered Digital Return Notes Table
The following table is for purposes of illustration only. It is based on
hypothetical values and shows hypothetical returns on
the Notes. The table illustrates the calculation of the Redemption
Amount and the return on the Notes based on a hypothetical Starting
Value of 100, a hypothetical Threshold Value of 80, the Digital
Payment of $1,210.00 per $1,000 in principal amount of Notes and a
range of hypothetical Ending Values. The actual amount you
receive and the resulting return will depend on the actual Starting
Value, Threshold Value and Ending Value and whether you hold the
Notes to maturity. The following examples do not take into
account any tax consequences from investing in the Notes.
For recent actual values of the Underlying, see “The Underlying”
section below. All payments on the Notes are subject to Issuer and
Guarantor credit risk.
Ending Value
|
Underlying Return
|
Redemption Amount per Note
|
Return on the Notes
|
160.00 |
60.00% |
$1,210.00(1) |
21.00% |
150.00 |
50.00% |
$1,210.00 |
21.00% |
140.00 |
40.00% |
$1,210.00 |
21.00% |
130.00 |
30.00% |
$1,210.00 |
21.00% |
120.00 |
20.00% |
$1,210.00 |
21.00% |
110.00 |
10.00% |
$1,210.00 |
21.00% |
105.00 |
5.00% |
$1,210.00 |
21.00% |
102.00 |
2.00% |
$1,210.00 |
21.00% |
100.00(2) |
0.00% |
$1,210.00 |
21.00% |
95.00 |
-5.00% |
$1,210.00 |
21.00% |
92.00 |
-8.00% |
$1,210.00 |
21.00% |
80.00(3) |
-20.00% |
$1,210.00 |
21.00% |
79.99 |
-20.01% |
$999.90 |
-0.01% |
50.00 |
-50.00% |
$700.00 |
-30.00% |
0.00 |
-100.00% |
$200.00 |
-80.00% |
|
(1) |
This
amount represents the Digital Payment. |
|
(2) |
The
hypothetical Starting Value
of 100 used in these examples has been chosen for illustrative
purposes only. The actual Starting Value for the Underlying is set
forth on page PS-2 above. |
|
(3) |
This is the hypothetical Threshold Value. |
|
BUFFERED DIGITAL RETURN NOTES | PS-5 |
Buffered Digital Return Notes Linked to the Brent Crude Oil Futures
Contract
Risk
Factors
Your investment in the Notes entails significant risks, many of
which differ from those of a conventional debt security. Your
decision to purchase the Notes should be made only after carefully
considering the risks of an investment in the Notes, including
those discussed below, with your advisors in light of your
particular circumstances. The Notes are not an appropriate
investment for you if you are not knowledgeable about significant
elements of the Notes or financial matters in general. You should
carefully review the more detailed explanation of risks relating to
the Notes in the “Risk Factors” sections beginning on page PS-5 of
the accompanying product supplement, page S-5 of the accompanying
prospectus supplement and page 7 of the accompanying prospectus,
each as identified on page PS-17 below.
Structure-related Risks
|
• |
Your
investment may result in a loss; there is no guaranteed return of
principal. There is no fixed principal repayment amount on the
Notes at maturity. If the Ending Value is less than the Threshold
Value, you will be exposed to declines in the Underlying beyond the
Threshold Value. In that case, you will lose some or a significant
portion of your investment in the Notes. |
|
• |
The
Notes do not bear interest. Unlike a conventional debt
security, no interest payments will be paid over the term of the
Notes, regardless of the extent to which the Ending Value of the
Underlying exceeds the Starting Value or Threshold
Value. |
|
• |
Your
return on the Notes is limited to the return represented by the
Digital Payment. Your return on the Notes is limited to the
Digital Payment, regardless of the extent to which the Ending Value
exceeds the Starting Value. In contrast, a direct investment in the
Underlying would allow you to receive the benefit of any
appreciation in its value. Thus, any return on the Notes will not
reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned the
Underlying. |
|
• |
The
Redemption Amount will not reflect the values of the Underlying
other than on the Valuation Date. The values of the Underlying
during the term of the Notes other than on the Valuation Date will
not affect payment on the Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
investors should generally be aware of the performance of the
Underlying while holding the Notes. The calculation agent will
calculate the Redemption Amount by comparing only the Starting
Value and the Threshold Value to the Ending Value. No other values
of the Underlying will be taken into account. As a result, you will
receive less than the principal amount at maturity even if the
value of the Underlying has increased at certain times during the
term of the Notes before the Underlying decreases to a value that
is less than the Threshold Value as of the Valuation
Date. |
|
• |
Your return on the
Notes may be less than the yield on a conventional debt security of
comparable maturity. Any return that you receive on the Notes
may be less than the return you would earn if you purchased a
conventional debt security with the same Maturity Date. As a
result, your investment in the Notes may not reflect the full
opportunity cost to you when you consider factors, such as
inflation, that affect the time value of money. In addition, if
interest rates increase during the term of the Notes, the Digital
Payment (if any) may be less than the yield on a conventional debt
security of comparable maturity. |
|
• |
Payment
on the Notes is subject to the credit risk of BofA Finance and the
Guarantor, and actual or perceived changes in BofA Finance’s or the
Guarantor’s creditworthiness are expected to affect the value of
the Notes. The Notes are our senior unsecured debt securities.
Any payment on the Notes will be fully and unconditionally
guaranteed by the Guarantor. The Notes are not guaranteed by any
entity other than the Guarantor. As a result, your receipt of the
Redemption Amount at maturity will be dependent upon our ability
and the ability of the Guarantor to repay our respective
obligations under the Notes on the Maturity Date, regardless of the
Ending Value as compared to the Starting Value. |
In addition, our credit ratings and the credit ratings of the
Guarantor are assessments by ratings agencies of our respective
abilities to pay our obligations. Consequently, our or the
Guarantor’s perceived creditworthiness and actual or anticipated
decreases in our or the Guarantor’s credit ratings or increases in
the spread between the yield on our respective securities and the
yield on U.S. Treasury securities (the “credit spread”) prior to
the Maturity Date may adversely affect the market value of the
Notes. However, because your return on the Notes depends upon
factors in addition to our ability and the ability of the Guarantor
to pay our respective obligations, such as the value of the
Underlying, an improvement in our or the Guarantor’s credit ratings
will not reduce the other investment risks related to the
Notes.
|
• |
We
are a finance subsidiary and, as such, have no independent assets,
operations or revenues. We are a finance subsidiary of the
Guarantor, have no operations other than those related to the
issuance, administration and repayment of our debt securities that
are guaranteed by the Guarantor, and are dependent upon the
Guarantor and/or its other subsidiaries to meet our obligations
under the Notes in the ordinary course. Therefore, our ability to
make payments on the Notes may be limited. |
Valuation- and Market-related Risks
|
• |
The
public offering price you are paying for the Notes is less than
their initial estimated value. The initial estimated value of
the Notes that is provided on the cover page of this pricing
supplement is an estimate only, determined as of the pricing date
by reference to our and our affiliates’ pricing models. These
pricing models consider certain assumptions and variables,
including our credit spreads and those of the Guarantor, changes in
the Guarantor’s internal funding rate, mid-market terms on hedging
transactions, expectations on interest rates, dividends and
volatility, price-sensitivity analysis, and the expected term of
the Notes. These pricing models rely in part on certain
forecasts about future events, which may prove to be incorrect. If
you attempt to sell the Notes prior to maturity, their market value
may be lower than the price you paid for them and lower than their
initial estimated value. This is due to, among other things,
changes in the value of the |
|
BUFFERED DIGITAL RETURN NOTES | PS-6 |
Buffered Digital Return Notes Linked to the Brent Crude Oil Futures
Contract
|
|
Underlying,
changes in the Guarantor’s internal funding rate, and the inclusion
in the public offering price of the underwriting discount, and the
hedging related charges, all as further described in “Structuring
the Notes” below. These factors, together with various credit,
market and economic factors over the term of the Notes, are
expected to reduce the price at which you may be able to sell the
Notes in any secondary market and will affect the value of the
Notes in complex and unpredictable ways. |
|
• |
The
initial estimated value does not represent a minimum or maximum
price at which we, BAC, BofAS or any of
our other affiliates would be willing to purchase your
Notes in any secondary market (if any exists) at any time. The
value of your Notes at any time after issuance will vary based on
many factors that cannot be predicted with accuracy, including
the performance of the Underlying, our and
BAC’s creditworthiness and changes in market
conditions. |
|
• |
We
cannot assure you that a trading market for your Notes will ever
develop or be maintained. We will not list the Notes on any
securities exchange. We cannot predict how the Notes will trade in
any secondary market or whether that market will be liquid or
illiquid. |
Conflict-related Risks
|
• |
Trading
and hedging activities by us, the Guarantor and any of our other
affiliates, including BofAS, may create conflicts of interest with
you and may affect your return on the Notes and their market
value. We, the Guarantor or one or more of our other
affiliates, including BofAS, may buy or sell the Underlying or its
underlying commodity, or futures or options contracts on the
Underlying or that commodity, or other listed or over-the-counter
derivative instruments linked to the Underlying or that commodity.
We, the Guarantor or one or more of our other affiliates, including
BofAS, may execute such purchases or sales for our own or their own
accounts, for business reasons, or in connection with hedging our
obligations under the Notes. These transactions may present a
conflict of interest between your interest in the Notes and the
interests we, the Guarantor and our other affiliates, including
BofAS, may have in our or their proprietary accounts, in
facilitating transactions, including block trades, for our or their
other customers, and in accounts under our or their management.
These transactions may adversely affect the value of the Underlying
in a manner that could be adverse to your investment in the Notes.
On or before the pricing date, any purchases or sales by us, the
Guarantor or our other affiliates, including BofAS or others on its
behalf (including for the purpose of hedging some or all of our
anticipated exposure in connection with the Notes), may have
affected the value of the Underlying. Consequently, the value of
the Underlying may change subsequent to the pricing date, adversely
affecting the market value of the Notes. |
We, the Guarantor or one or more of our other affiliates, including
BofAS, may also have engaged in hedging activities that could have
affected the value of the Underlying on the pricing date. In
addition, these hedging activities, including the unwinding of a
hedge, may decrease the market value of your Notes prior to
maturity, and may affect the amounts to be paid on the Notes. We,
the Guarantor or one or more of our other affiliates, including
BofAS, may purchase or otherwise acquire a long or short position
in the Notes and may hold or resell the Notes. For example, BofAS
may enter into these transactions in connection with any market
making activities in which it engages. We cannot assure you that
these activities will not adversely affect the value of the
Underlying, the market value of your Notes prior to maturity or the
amount payable on the Notes.
|
• |
There
may be potential conflicts of interest involving the calculation
agent, which is an affiliate of ours. We have the right to
appoint and remove the calculation agent. One of our affiliates
will be the calculation agent for the Notes and, as such, will make
a variety of determinations relating to the Notes, including the
amounts that will be paid on the Notes. Under some circumstances,
these duties could result in a conflict of interest between its
status as our affiliate and its responsibilities as calculation
agent. |
Underlying-related Risks
|
• |
Ownership
of the Notes will not entitle you to any rights with respect to the
Underlying or the related commodity. You will not own or have
any beneficial or other legal interest in the commodity or futures
contract represented by or included in the Underlying. We will not
invest in the commodity or futures contract represented by or
included in the Underlying for your benefit. |
|
• |
Suspensions
or disruptions of trading in the Underlying and the related
commodity may adversely affect the value of the Notes. The
commodity markets are subject to temporary distortions or other
disruptions due to various factors, including the lack of liquidity
in the markets, the participation of speculators and government
regulation and intervention. Any such distortion, disruption, or
any other force majeure (such as an act of God, fire, flood, severe
weather conditions, act of governmental authority, labor
difficulty, etc.), may adversely affect the value of or trading in
the Underlying, or the manner in which it is calculated, and
therefore, the value of the Notes. |
|
• |
Investments
linked to commodities are subject to sharp fluctuations in
commodity prices. Investments, such as the Notes, linked to the
prices of a commodity are subject to sharp fluctuations in the
prices of commodities and commodity futures over short periods of
time for a variety of reasons, including changes in supply and
demand relationships; weather; climatic events; the occurrence of
natural disasters; wars; political and civil upheavals; acts of
terrorism; trade, fiscal, monetary, and exchange control programs;
domestic and foreign political and economic events and policies;
disease; pestilence; technological developments; changes in
interest rates; and trading activities in commodities and commodity
futures. These factors may affect the Commodity Price of the
Underlying and the value of the Notes in varying and potentially
inconsistent ways. As a result of these or other factors, the
Commodity Price of the Underlying may be, and recently have been,
highly volatile. |
|
• |
Changes
in exchange methodology related to the Underlying may adversely
affect the value of the Notes prior to maturity. The value of
the Underlying will be determined by reference to fixing prices,
spot prices, or related futures contracts of the commodity
represented by or included in the Underlying, as determined by the
applicable exchange. An exchange may from time to time change its
rules or take extraordinary actions under its rules, which could
adversely affect the prices of the applicable commodity or futures
contract, which could reduce the value of the Underlying and the
value of the Notes. |
|
BUFFERED DIGITAL RETURN NOTES | PS-7 |
Buffered Digital Return Notes Linked to the Brent Crude Oil Futures
Contract
|
• |
Legal
and regulatory changes could adversely affect the return on and
value of your Notes. The value of the Underlying could be
adversely affected by new laws or regulations or by the
reinterpretation of existing laws or regulations (including,
without limitation, those related to taxes and duties on
commodities and futures contracts) by one or more governments,
courts, or other official bodies. Any such regulatory action could
have an adverse effect on the value of the Underlying and your
Notes. |
|
• |
The
notes will not be regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading
Commission. Unlike an investment in the Notes, an investment in
a collective investment vehicle that invests in futures contracts
on behalf of its participants may be regulated as a commodity pool
and its operator may be required to be registered with and
regulated by the CFTC as a “commodity pool operator” (a “CPO”).
Because the Notes will not be interests in a commodity pool, the
Notes will not be regulated by the CFTC as a commodity pool,
neither we nor the Guarantor will be registered with the CFTC as a
CPO, and you will not benefit from the CFTC’s or any non-U.S.
regulatory authority’s regulatory protections afforded to persons
who trade in futures contracts or who invest in regulated commodity
pools. |
|
• |
The
publisher of an Underlying may adjust that Underlying in a way that
affects its levels, and the publisher has no obligation to consider
your interests. The publisher of an Underlying can add, delete,
or substitute the components included in that Underlying or make
other methodological changes that could change its level. Any of
these actions could adversely affect the value of your
Notes. |
|
• |
Single
commodity prices tend to be more volatile than, and may not
correlate with, the prices of commodities generally. The notes
are linked the Brent Crude Oil Futures Contract, and not to a
diverse basket of commodities or a broad-based commodity index. The
prices of the Underlying may not correlate to the prices of
commodities generally and may diverge significantly from the prices
of commodities generally. Because the Notes are linked to the price
of a single commodity, they carry greater risk and may be more
volatile than securities linked to the prices of a larger number of
commodities or a broad-based commodity index. In addition, the
prices of many individual commodities, including Brent crude oil,
have recently been highly volatile and there can be no assurance
that the volatility will lessen. |
|
• |
The
Notes provide exposure to the futures contract on Brent crude oil
and not direct exposure to such commodity. The price of a
futures contract reflects the expected value of the underlying
commodity upon delivery in the future, whereas the spot price of
the commodity reflects the immediate delivery value of that
commodity. A variety of factors can lead to a disparity between the
expected future price of a commodity and its spot price at a given
point in time, such as the cost of storing the commodity for the
term of the futures contract, interest charges incurred to finance
the purchase of the commodity and expectations concerning supply
and demand for the commodity. The price movement of a futures
contract is typically correlated with the movements of the spot
price of the reference commodity, but the correlation is generally
imperfect and price movements of the spot price may not be
reflected in the futures market (and vice versa). |
In addition, the difference between a futures price and a spot
price is typically greater the longer the remaining term of the
futures contract (in other words, futures prices converge toward
spot prices as the expiration of the futures contract nears). As a
result, the price of the futures contract on Brent crude oil on the
Valuation Date will be influenced in part by how much time remains
to expiration of the futures on the Valuation Date. Had the
Valuation Date occurred with a different length of time remaining
to expiration of the futures, your return on the Notes might have
been more favorable.
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● |
Futures
contracts on Brent crude oil are the benchmark crude oil contracts
in European and Asian markets and may be affected by economic
conditions in Europe and Asia. Because futures contracts on
Brent crude oil are the benchmark crude oil contracts in European
and Asian markets, they will be affected by economic conditions in
Europe and Asia. A decline in economic activity in Europe or Asia
could result in decreased demand for Brent crude oil and for
futures contracts on Brent crude oil, which could adversely affect
the commodity price of Brent crude oil futures and, therefore, the
value of the Notes. |
|
● |
There
are risks relating to the commodity price of Brent crude oil
futures being determined by ICE Futures Europe. The price of
Brent crude oil futures will be determined by reference to the
official settlement price per barrel on ICE Futures Europe of the
first nearby month futures contract for Brent crude oil (or, in
some circumstances, the second nearby month futures contract for
Brent crude oil), stated in U.S. dollars, as made public by ICE
Futures Europe and displayed on the applicable Bloomberg page.
Investments in Notes linked to the value of commodity futures
contracts that are traded on non-U.S. exchanges, such as ICE
Futures Europe, involve risks associated with the markets in
foreign countries, including risks of volatility in those markets
and governmental intervention in those markets. |
|
● |
A
decision by ICE Futures Europe to increase margin requirements for
Brent crude oil futures contracts may affect the commodity price of
such commodity. If ICE Futures Europe increases the amount of
collateral required to be posted to hold positions in the futures
contracts on Brent crude oil (i.e., the margin requirements),
market participants who are unwilling or unable to post additional
collateral may liquidate their positions, which may cause the price
to decline significantly. |
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Crude
oil prices can be volatile as a result of various factors that we
cannot control, and this volatility may reduce the market value of
the Notes. Historically, oil prices have been highly volatile.
They are affected by numerous factors, including oil supply and
demand, the level of global industrial activity, the driving habits
of consumers, political events and policies, regulations, weather,
fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs, and, especially,
direct government intervention such as embargoes, and supply
disruptions in major producing or consuming regions such as the
Middle East, the United States, Latin America, and Russia. The
outcome of meetings of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries also can affect liquidity and world oil supply and,
consequently, the value of the Brent Crude Oil Futures Contract.
Market expectations about these events and speculative activity
also may cause oil prices to fluctuate unpredictably. If the
volatility of the Brent Crude Oil Futures Contract increases or
decreases, the market value of the Notes may be adversely affected.
Furthermore, a significant proportion of world oil production
capacity is controlled by a small number of producers. These
producers have, in certain recent periods, implemented curtailments
of output and trade. These efforts at supply curtailment, or the
cessation of supply, could affect the value of the Brent Crude Oil
Futures Contract. Additionally, the development of substitute
products for oil could adversely affect the value of the Brent
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Tax-related Risks
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The
U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Notes
are uncertain, and may be adverse to a holder of the Notes. No
statutory, judicial, or administrative authority directly addresses
the characterization of the Notes or securities similar to the
Notes for U.S. |
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federal
income tax purposes. As a result, significant aspects of the U.S.
federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Notes are
not certain. Under the terms of the Notes, you will have agreed
with us to treat the Notes as single financial contracts, as
described below under “U.S. Federal Income Tax Summary—General.” If
the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) were successful in
asserting an alternative characterization for the Notes, the timing
and character of gain or loss with respect to the Notes may differ.
No ruling will be requested from the IRS with respect to the Notes
and no assurance can be given that the IRS will agree with the
statements made in the section entitled “U.S. Federal Income Tax
Summary.” You are urged to consult with your own tax advisor
regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences
of investing in the Notes. |
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The Underlying
All disclosures contained in this
pricing supplement regarding the Underlying, including, without
limitation, its make-up, method of calculation, and changes in its
components, have been derived from publicly available sources. The
information reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by,
ICE. The consequences of ICE discontinuing publication of the
Underlying are discussed in “Description of the
Notes—Discontinuance of a Market Measure” in the accompanying
product supplement. None of us, the Guarantor, the calculation
agent, or BofAS accepts any responsibility for the calculation,
maintenance or publication of the Underlying or any successor
underlying. None of us, the Guarantor, BofAS or any of our other
affiliates makes any representation to you as to the future
performance of the Underlying. You should make your own
investigation into the Underlying.
The Futures Market
An exchange-traded futures
contract, such as the Brent Crude Oil Futures Contract, provides
for the future purchase and sale of a specified type and quantity
of a commodity, at a particular price and on a specific date.
Futures contracts are standardized so that each investor trades
contracts with the same requirements as to quality, quantity, and
delivery terms. Rather than settlement by physical delivery of the
commodity, futures contracts may be settled for the cash value of
the right to receive or sell the specified commodity on the
specified date. Exchange-traded futures contracts are traded on
organized exchanges such as the ICE, known as “contract markets,”
through the facilities of a centralized clearing house and a
brokerage firm which is a member of the clearing house.
The Brent Crude Oil Futures Contract
Brent Crude Oil Futures Contracts trade on ICE. The Commodity Price
of Brent crude oil futures on any day is the settlement price of
per metric barrel of deliverable grade Brent blend crude oil on the
ICE of the first nearby futures contract stated in U.S. Dollars as
made public by the ICE and displayed on Bloomberg Page “CO1
<CMDTY>” on that day.
The Brent crude oil futures contract represents the right to
receive a future delivery of 1,000 net barrels of Brent blend crude
oil per unit and is quoted at a price that represents one barrel of
Brent blend crude oil. The delivery point of crude oil underlying
the contract is Sullom Voe, Scotland. The Brent crude oil futures
contract is a deliverable contract based on an Exchange of Futures
for Physical (“EFP”) delivery mechanism with an option to cash
settle. This mechanism enables companies to take delivery of
physical crude supplies through EFP or, alternatively and more
commonly, open positions that can be cash settled at expiration
against a physical price index. Trading in a given futures contract
will cease at the end of the designated settlement period on the
last business day of the second month preceding the relevant
contract month (e.g., the futures contract that is settled in March
will cease trading on the last business day of January). The
official settlement price is determined by the ICE based on the
weighted average price of trades during a two minute settlement
period from 19:28:00, London time.
Historical Performance of the Brent Crude Oil Futures
Contract
The following graph sets forth the daily historical performance of
the Brent crude oil futures in the period from January 3, 2017
through the pricing date. We obtained this historical data from
Bloomberg L.P. We have not independently verified the accuracy or
completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg L.P. The
horizontal line in the graph represents the Brent crude oil
futures’ Threshold Value of $76.792, which is 80% of the Brent
crude oil futures’ Starting Value of $95.99.

This historical data on Brent crude
oil futures is not necessarily indicative of the future
performance of Brent crude oil
futures or what the value of the Notes may be. Any
historical upward or downward trend in the price of Brent crude oil
futures during any period set forth above is not an indication that
the price of Brent crude oil futures is more or less likely to
increase or decrease at any time over the term of the Notes.
Before investing in the Notes, you should consult publicly
available sources for the prices of Brent crude oil futures.
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Supplement to the Plan of Distribution; Role of BofAS and Conflicts
of Interest
BofAS, a broker-dealer affiliate of ours, is a member of the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and will
participate as selling agent in the distribution of the Notes.
Accordingly, the offering of the Notes will conform to the
requirements of FINRA Rule 5121. BofAS may not make sales in this
offering to any of its discretionary accounts without the prior
written approval of the account holder.
We will deliver the Notes against payment therefor in New York, New
York on a date that is greater than two business days following the
pricing date. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, trades in the secondary market generally are required to
settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade
expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to
trade the Notes more than two business days prior to the original
issue date will be required to specify alternative settlement
arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.
Under our distribution agreement with BofAS, BofAS will purchase
the Notes from us as principal at the public offering price
indicated on the cover of this pricing supplement, less the
indicated underwriting discount. BofAS will sell the Notes to other
broker-dealers that will participate in the offering and that are
not affiliated with us, at an agreed discount to the principal
amount. Each of those broker-dealers may sell the Notes to one or
more additional broker-dealers. BofAS has informed us that these
discounts may vary from dealer to dealer and that not all dealers
will purchase or repurchase the Notes at the same discount. Certain
dealers who purchase the Notes for sale to certain fee-based
advisory accounts may forgo some or all of their selling
concessions, fees or commissions. The public offering price for
investors purchasing the Notes in these fee-based advisory accounts
may be as low as $985.00 per $1,000 in principal amount of
Notes.
BofAS and any of our other broker-dealer affiliates may use this
pricing supplement and the accompanying product supplement,
prospectus supplement and prospectus for offers and sales in
secondary market transactions and market-making transactions in the
Notes. However, they are not obligated to engage in such secondary
market transactions and/or market-making transactions. These
broker-dealer affiliates may act as principal or agent in these
transactions, and any such sales will be made at prices related to
prevailing market conditions at the time of the sale.
At BofAS’s discretion, for a short, undetermined initial period
after the issuance of the Notes, BofAS may offer to buy the Notes
in the secondary market at a price that may exceed the initial
estimated value of the Notes. Any price offered by BofAS for the
Notes will be based on then-prevailing market conditions and other
considerations, including the performance of the Underlying and the
remaining term of the Notes. However, none of us, the Guarantor,
BofAS or any of our other affiliates is obligated to purchase your
Notes at any price or at any time, and we cannot assure you that
any party will purchase your Notes at a price that equals or
exceeds the initial estimated value of the Notes.
Any price that BofAS may pay to repurchase the Notes will depend
upon then prevailing market conditions, the creditworthiness of us
and the Guarantor, and transaction costs. At certain times, this
price may be higher than or lower than the initial estimated value
of the Notes.
Sales Outside of the United States
The Notes have not been approved for public sale in any
jurisdiction outside of the United States. There has been no
registration or filing as to the Notes with any regulatory,
securities, banking, or local authority outside of the United
States and no action has been taken by BofA Finance, BAC, BofAS or
any other affiliate of BAC, to offer the Notes in any jurisdiction
other than the United States. As such, these Notes are made
available to investors outside of the United States only in
jurisdictions where it is lawful to make such offer or sale and
only under circumstances that will result in compliance with
applicable laws and regulations, including private placement
requirements.
Further, no offer or sale of the Notes is being made to residents
of:
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Aruba
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Australia
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Bahamas
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Barbados
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Belgium
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Crimea
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Cuba
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Curacao
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Gibraltar
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Indonesia
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Italy
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Iran
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Kazakhstan
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Malaysia
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New
Zealand
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North
Korea
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Norway
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Russia
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Syria
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Venezuela
You are urged to carefully review the selling restrictions that may
be applicable to your jurisdiction beginning on page S-68 of the
accompanying prospectus supplement.
European Economic Area and United Kingdom
None of this pricing supplement, the accompanying product
supplement, the accompanying prospectus or the accompanying
prospectus supplement is a prospectus for the purposes of the
Prospectus Regulation (as defined below). This pricing supplement,
the accompanying product supplement, the accompanying prospectus
and the accompanying prospectus supplement have been prepared on
the basis that any offer of Notes in any Member State of the
European Economic Area (the “EEA”) or in the United Kingdom (each,
a “Relevant State”) will only be made to a legal entity which is a
qualified investor under the Prospectus Regulation (“Qualified
Investors”). Accordingly any person making or intending to make an
offer in that Relevant State of Notes which are the subject of the
offering contemplated in this pricing supplement, the accompanying
product supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the
accompanying prospectus supplement may only do so with respect to
Qualified Investors. Neither BofA Finance nor BAC has authorized,
nor does it authorize, the making of any offer of Notes other than
to Qualified Investors. The expression “Prospectus Regulation”
means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.
PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA AND
UNITED KINGDOM RETAIL INVESTORS –
The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made
available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made
available to any retail investor in the EEA or in the United
Kingdom. For these purposes: (a) a retail investor means a person
who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point
(11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended (“MiFID
II”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU)
2016/97 (the Insurance Distribution Directive) where that customer
would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10)
of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as
defined in the Prospectus Regulation; and (b) the expression
“offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of
sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to
be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or
subscribe for the Notes. Consequently no key information document
required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014, as amended (the “PRIIPs
Regulation”) for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making
them available to retail investors in the EEA or in the United
Kingdom has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the
Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in
the EEA or in the United Kingdom may be unlawful under the PRIIPs
Regulation.
United Kingdom
The communication of this pricing supplement, the accompanying
product supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement, the
accompanying prospectus and any other document or materials
relating to the issue of the Notes offered hereby is not being
made, and such documents and/or materials have not been approved,
by an authorized person for the purposes of section 21 of the
United Kingdom’s Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as
amended (the “FSMA”). Accordingly, such documents and/or materials
are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the
general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of such
documents and/or materials as a financial promotion is only being
made to those persons in the United Kingdom who have professional
experience in matters relating to investments and who fall within
the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article
19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial
Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the “Financial Promotion
Order”)), or who fall within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the
Financial Promotion Order, or who are any other persons to whom it
may otherwise lawfully be made under the Financial Promotion Order
(all such persons together being referred to as “relevant
persons”). In the United Kingdom, the Notes offered hereby are only
available to, and any investment or investment activity to which
this pricing supplement, the accompanying product supplement, the
accompanying prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus
relates will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person
in the United Kingdom that is not a relevant person should not act
or rely on this pricing supplement, the accompanying product
supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement or the
accompanying prospectus or any of their contents.
Any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity
(within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) in connection with
the issue or sale of the Notes may only be communicated or caused
to be communicated in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the
FSMA does not apply to BofA Finance, as issuer, or BAC, as
guarantor.
All applicable provisions of the FSMA must be complied with in
respect to anything done by any person in relation to the Notes in,
from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
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Structuring the Notes
The Notes are our debt securities, the return on which is linked to
the performance of the Underlying. The related guarantee is BAC’s
obligation. As is the case for all of our and BAC’s respective debt
securities, including our market-linked notes, the economic terms
of the Notes reflect our and BAC’s actual or perceived
creditworthiness at the time of pricing. In addition, because
market-linked notes result in increased operational, funding and
liability management costs to us and BAC, BAC typically borrows the
funds under these types of notes at a rate, which we refer to in
this pricing supplement as BAC’s internal funding rate, that is
more favorable to BAC than the rate that it might pay for a
conventional fixed or floating rate debt security. This generally
relatively lower internal funding rate, which is reflected in the
economic terms of the Notes, along with the fees and charges
associated with market-linked notes, typically results in the
initial estimated value of the Notes on the pricing date being less
than their public offering price.
In order to meet our payment obligations on the Notes, at the time
we issue the Notes, we may choose to enter into certain hedging
arrangements (which may include call options, put options or other
derivatives) with BofAS or one of our other affiliates. The terms
of these hedging arrangements are determined based upon terms
provided by BofAS and its affiliates, and take into account a
number of factors, including our and BAC’s creditworthiness,
interest rate movements, the volatility of the Underlying, the
tenor of the Notes and the hedging arrangements. The economic terms
of the Notes and their initial estimated value depend in part on
the terms of these hedging arrangements.
BofAS has advised us that the hedging arrangements will include
hedging related charges, reflecting the costs associated with, and
our affiliates’ profit earned from, these hedging arrangements.
Since hedging entails risk and may be influenced by unpredictable
market forces, actual profits or losses from these hedging
transactions may be more or less than any expected amounts.
For further information, see “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-6
above and “Supplemental Use of Proceeds” on page PS-19 of the
accompanying product supplement.
Validity of the Notes
In the opinion of McGuireWoods LLP, as counsel to BofA Finance and
BAC, when the trustee has made the appropriate entries or notations
on the applicable schedule to the master global note that
represents the Notes (the “master note”) identifying the Notes
offered hereby as supplemental obligations thereunder in accordance
with the instructions of BofA Finance and the provisions of the
indenture governing the Notes and the related guarantee, and the
Notes have been delivered against payment therefor as contemplated
in this pricing supplement and the related prospectus, prospectus
supplement and product supplement, such Notes will be the legal,
valid and binding obligations of BofA Finance, and the related
guarantee will be the legal, valid and binding obligation of BAC,
subject, in each case, to the effects of applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency (including laws relating to preferences, fraudulent
transfers and equitable subordination), reorganization, moratorium
and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and
to general principles of equity. This opinion is given as of the
date of this pricing supplement and is limited to the laws of the
State of New York and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
and the Delaware General Corporation Law (including the statutory
provisions, all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution
and reported judicial decisions interpreting the foregoing) as in
effect on the date hereof. In addition, this opinion is subject to
customary assumptions about the trustee’s authorization, execution
and delivery of the indenture governing the Notes and due
authentication of the master note, the validity, binding nature and
enforceability of the indenture governing the Notes and the related
guarantee with respect to the trustee, the legal capacity of
individuals, the genuineness of signatures, the authenticity of all
documents submitted to McGuireWoods LLP as originals, the
conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to
McGuireWoods LLP as copies thereof, the authenticity of the
originals of such copies and certain factual matters, all as stated
in the letter of McGuireWoods LLP dated December 30, 2019, which
has been filed as an exhibit to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement (File No. 333-234425) of BofA Finance
and BAC, filed with the SEC on December 30, 2019.
Sidley Austin LLP, New York, New York, is acting as counsel to
BofAS and as special tax counsel to BofA Finance and BAC.
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U.S.
Federal Income Tax Summary
The following summary of the material U.S. federal income and
estate tax considerations of the acquisition, ownership, and
disposition of the Notes supplements, and to the extent
inconsistent supersedes, the discussions under “U.S. Federal Income
Tax Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus and under “U.S.
Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus
supplement and is not exhaustive of all possible tax
considerations. This summary is based upon the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), regulations promulgated
under the Code by the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”)
(including proposed and temporary regulations), rulings, current
administrative interpretations and official pronouncements of the
IRS, and judicial decisions, all as currently in effect and all of
which are subject to differing interpretations or to change,
possibly with retroactive effect. No assurance can be given that
the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a
position contrary to any of the tax consequences described below.
This summary does not include any description of the tax laws of
any state or local governments, or of any foreign government, that
may be applicable to a particular holder.
Although the Notes are issued by us, they will be treated as if
they were issued by BAC for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Accordingly throughout this tax discussion, references to “we,”
“our” or “us” are generally to BAC unless the context requires
otherwise.
This summary is directed solely to U.S. Holders and Non-U.S.
Holders that, except as otherwise specifically noted, will purchase
the Notes upon original issuance and will hold the Notes as capital
assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code, which
generally means property held for investment, and that are not
excluded from the discussion under “U.S. Federal Income Tax
Considerations” in the accompanying prospectus.
You should consult your own tax advisor concerning the U.S.
federal income tax consequences to you of acquiring, owning, and
disposing of the Notes, as well as any tax consequences arising
under the laws of any state, local, foreign, or other tax
jurisdiction and the possible effects of changes in U.S. federal or
other tax laws.
General
Although there is no statutory, judicial, or administrative
authority directly addressing the characterization of the Notes, in
the opinion of our counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, and based on certain
factual representations received from us, the Notes should be
treated as single financial contracts with respect to the
Underlying and under the terms of the Notes, we and every investor
in the Notes agree, in the absence of an administrative
determination or judicial ruling to the contrary, to treat the
Notes in accordance with such characterization. This discussion
assumes that the Notes constitute single financial contracts with
respect to the Underlying for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If
the Notes did not constitute single financial contracts, the tax
consequences described below would be materially different.
This characterization of the Notes is not binding on the IRS or the
courts. No statutory, judicial, or administrative authority
directly addresses the characterization of the Notes or any similar
instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and no ruling is
being requested from the IRS with respect to their proper
characterization and treatment. Due to the absence of authorities
on point, significant aspects of the U.S. federal income tax
consequences of an investment in the Notes are not certain, and no
assurance can be given that the IRS or any court will agree with
the characterization and tax treatment described in this pricing
supplement. Accordingly, you are urged to consult your tax advisor
regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences
of an investment in the Notes, including possible alternative
characterizations.
Unless otherwise stated, the following discussion is based on the
characterization described above. The discussion in this section
assumes that there is a significant possibility of a significant
loss of principal on an investment in the Notes.
U.S. Holders
Upon receipt of a cash payment at maturity or upon a sale or
exchange of the Notes prior to maturity, a U.S. Holder generally
will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between
the amount realized and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Notes. A
U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Notes will equal the amount paid by
that holder to acquire them. This capital gain or loss generally
will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder held the
Notes for more than one year. The deductibility of capital losses
is subject to limitations.
Alternative Tax Treatments. Due to the absence of
authorities that directly address the proper tax treatment of the
Notes, prospective investors are urged to consult their tax
advisors regarding all possible alternative tax treatments of an
investment in the Notes. In particular, the IRS could seek to
subject the Notes to the Treasury regulations governing contingent
payment debt instruments. If the IRS were successful in that
regard, the timing and character of income on the Notes would be
affected significantly. Among other things, a U.S. Holder would be
required to accrue original issue discount every year at a
“comparable yield” determined at the time of issuance. In addition,
any gain realized by a U.S. Holder at maturity or upon a sale or
exchange of the Notes generally would be treated as ordinary
income, and any loss realized at maturity or upon a sale or
exchange of the
Notes generally would be treated as ordinary loss to the extent of
the U.S. Holder’s prior accruals of original issue discount, and as
capital loss thereafter.
The IRS released Notice 2008-2 (the “Notice”), which sought
comments from the public on the taxation of financial instruments
currently taxed as “prepaid forward contracts.” This Notice
addresses instruments such as the Notes. According to the Notice,
the IRS and Treasury are considering whether a holder of an
instrument such as the Notes should be required to accrue ordinary
income on a current basis, regardless of whether any payments are
made prior to maturity. It is not possible to determine what
guidance the IRS and Treasury will ultimately issue, if any. Any
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future guidance may affect the amount, timing and character of
income, gain, or loss in respect of the Notes, possibly with
retroactive effect.
The IRS and Treasury are also considering additional issues,
including whether additional gain or loss from such instruments
should be treated as ordinary or capital, whether foreign holders
of such instruments should be subject to withholding tax on any
deemed income accruals, whether Section 1260 of the Code,
concerning certain “constructive ownership transactions,” generally
applies or should generally apply to such instruments, and whether
any of these determinations depend on the nature of the underlying
asset.
In addition, proposed Treasury regulations require the accrual of
income on a current basis for contingent payments made under
certain notional principal contracts. The preamble to the
regulations states that the “wait and see” method of accounting
does not properly reflect the economic accrual of income on those
contracts, and requires current accrual of income for some
contracts already in existence. While the proposed regulations do
not apply to prepaid forward contracts, the preamble to the
proposed regulations expresses the view that similar timing issues
exist in the case of prepaid forward contracts. If the IRS or
Treasury publishes future guidance requiring current economic
accrual for contingent payments on prepaid forward contracts, it is
possible that you could be required to accrue income over the term
of the Notes.
It is also possible that the IRS could assert that Section 1256 of
the Code should apply to your Notes. If Section 1256 were to apply
to your Notes, gain or loss recognized with respect to your Notes
would be treated as 60% long-term capital gain or loss and 40%
short-term capital gain or loss, without regard to your holding
period in the Notes. You would also be required to mark your Notes
to market at the end of each year (i.e., recognize income as if the
Notes had been sold for fair market value). Alternatively, it is
also possible that you could be required to recognize gain or loss
each time a contract included in the underlier rolls and/or when
the composition or weighting of the index changes. Such gain or
loss may also be subject to Section 1256 as discussed above, under
which 60% of the gain or loss will be treated as long-term capital
gain or loss and 40% will be treated as short-term capital gain or
loss.
Because of the absence of authority regarding the appropriate tax
characterization of the Notes, it is also possible that the IRS
could seek to characterize the Notes in a manner that results in
tax consequences that are different from those described above. For
example, the IRS could possibly assert that any gain or loss that a
holder may recognize at maturity or upon the sale or exchange of
the Notes should be treated as ordinary gain or loss.
Non-U.S. Holders
Except as discussed below, a Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be
subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax for amounts paid
in respect of the Notes provided that the Non-U.S. Holder complies
with applicable certification requirements and that the payment is
not effectively connected with the conduct by the Non-U.S. Holder
of a U.S. trade or business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, gain
from the sale or exchange of the Notes or their settlement at
maturity may be subject to U.S. federal income tax if that Non-U.S.
Holder is a non-resident alien individual and is present in the
U.S. for 183 days or more during the taxable year of the sale,
exchange, or settlement and certain other conditions are
satisfied.
If a Non-U.S. Holder of the Notes is engaged in the conduct of a
trade or business within the U.S. and if gain realized on the
settlement at maturity, or upon sale or exchange of the Notes, is
effectively connected with the conduct of such trade or business
(and, if certain tax treaties apply, is attributable to a permanent
establishment maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder in the U.S.), the
Non-U.S. Holder, although exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax,
generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such gain
on a net income basis in the same manner as if it were a U.S.
Holder. Such Non-U.S. Holders should read the material under the
heading “—U.S. Holders,” for a description of the U.S. federal
income tax consequences of acquiring, owning, and disposing of the
Notes. In addition, if such Non-U.S. Holder is a foreign
corporation, it may also be subject to a branch profits tax equal
to 30% (or such lower rate provided by any applicable tax treaty)
of a portion of its earnings and profits for the taxable year that
are effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business
in the U.S., subject to certain adjustments.
As discussed above, alternative characterizations of the Notes for
U.S. federal income tax purposes are possible. Should an
alternative characterization, by reason of change or clarification
of the law, by regulation or otherwise, cause payments as to the
Notes to become subject to withholding tax, tax will be withheld at
the applicable statutory rate. As discussed above, the IRS has
indicated in the Notice that it is considering whether income in
respect of instruments such as the Notes should be subject to
withholding tax. Prospective Non-U.S. Holders should consult their
own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of such alternative
characterizations.
U.S. Federal Estate Tax. Under current law, while the matter
is not entirely clear, individual Non-U.S. Holders, and entities
whose property is potentially includible in those individuals’
gross estates for U.S. federal estate tax purposes (for example, a
trust funded by such an individual and with respect to which the
individual has retained certain interests or powers), should note
that, absent an applicable treaty benefit, a Note is likely to be
treated as U.S. situs property, subject to U.S. federal estate tax.
These individuals and entities should consult their own tax
advisors regarding the U.S. federal estate tax consequences of
investing in a Note.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
Please see the discussion under “U.S. Federal Income Tax
Considerations — General — Backup Withholding and Information
Reporting” in the accompanying prospectus for a description of the
applicability of the backup withholding and information reporting
rules to payments made on the Notes.
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BUFFERED DIGITAL RETURN NOTES | PS-15 |
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Where You Can Find More Information
The terms and risks of the Notes are contained in this pricing
supplement and in the following related product supplement,
prospectus supplement and prospectus, which can be accessed at the
following links:
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Product Supplement COMM-1 dated June 1, 2021: |
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000119312521178821/d188916d424b5.htm
These documents (together, the “Note Prospectus”) have been filed
as part of a registration statement with the SEC, which
may, without cost, be
accessed on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or obtained from BofAS
by calling 1-800-294-1322. Before you invest, you should read the
Note Prospectus, including this pricing supplement, for information
about us, BAC and this offering. Any prior or contemporaneous oral
statements and any other written materials you may have received
are superseded by the Note Prospectus. Capitalized terms used but
not defined in this pricing supplement have the meanings set forth
in the accompanying product supplement or prospectus supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires
otherwise, all references in this document to “we,” “us,” “our,” or similar references are to
BofA Finance, and not to BAC.
The Notes are our senior debt securities. Any
payments on the Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by
BAC. The Notes and the related guarantee are not insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or secured by
collateral. The Notes will rank equally in right of
payment with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated
obligations, and the related guarantee will rank equally in right
of payment with all of BAC’s other unsecured and unsubordinated
obligations, except obligations that are subject to any priorities
or preferences by law. Any payments due on the Notes, including any
repayment of the principal amount, will be subject to the credit
risk of BofA Finance, as Issuer, and BAC, as Guarantor.
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