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be entitled to withhold taxes without being
required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts so withheld.
As discussed above, alternative characterizations of the securities
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 securities to become subject to withholding tax in addition to the withholding
tax described above, tax will be withheld at the applicable statutory rate. 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 security 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 security.
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
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Structuring the securities: |
The securities are our debt securities, the return on which is
linked to the performance of the underlying indices. 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 securities 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 securities, along with the fees and charges associated with market-linked notes, resulted in the initial estimated
value of the securities on the pricing date being less than their public offering price.
The initial estimated value of the securities as of the pricing
date is set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement.
In order to meet our payment obligations on the securities, at
the time we issue the securities, 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 indices, the tenor of the securities and the hedging arrangements. The economic terms
of the securities 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
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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 agent in the distribution of the securities. Accordingly,
the offering of the securities 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 securities 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 securities 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 securities from us as principal at the public offering price indicated on the cover of this pricing supplement, less the indicated
agent's commission and fees, if any. BofAS will sell the securities 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 securities 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 securities at the same discount. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley Wealth Management”)
and its financial advisors will collectively receive from the agent, BofAS, a fixed sales commission for each security they sell, and
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management will receive a structuring fee for each security, in each case as specified on the cover page of this
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fee paid by BofAS to LFT Securities, LLC, an
entity in which an affiliate of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has an ownership interest, for providing certain electronic platform
services with respect to this offering.
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 securities. 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 securities, BofAS may offer to buy the securities in the secondary market at a price that may exceed
the initial estimated value of the securities. Any price offered by BofAS for the securities will be based on then-prevailing market conditions
and other considerations, including the performance of the underlying indices and the remaining term of the securities. However, none
of us, the guarantor, BofAS or any of our other affiliates is obligated to purchase your securities at any price or at any time, and we
cannot assure you that any party will purchase your securities at a price that equals or exceeds the initial estimated value of the securities.
Any price that BofAS may pay to repurchase the securities 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 securities.
Sales Outside of the United States
The securities 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 securities 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 securities in any jurisdiction other than the United States. As such, these securities 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 securities is being made to residents
of:
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Australia
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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
You are urged to carefully review the selling restrictions that
may be applicable to your jurisdiction beginning on page S-56 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 securities 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 securities which are the subject of the offering contemplated in this pricing supplement, the accompanying product supplement,
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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 securities 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 securities 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 securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the securities.
Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014, as amended (the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for
offering or selling the securities 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 securities 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 securities 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 securities 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 securities 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 securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom. |
Where you can find more information: |
This pricing supplement and the accompanying product supplement,
prospectus supplement and 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 this pricing supplement
and the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus 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 this pricing supplement and
the accompanying product supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus. Certain terms used but not defined in this pricing supplement
have the meanings set forth in the accompanying product supplement or prospectus supplement.
The terms and risks of the securities 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 EQUITY-1 dated December 30, 2022:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682472/000119312522315473/d429684d424b2.htm
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Series A MTN prospectus supplement dated
December 30, 2022 and prospectus dated December 30, 2022: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682472/000119312522315195/d409418d424b3.htm
Please note that, for purposes of this pricing supplement, references
in the accompanying product supplement EQUITY-1 to “closing level”, “Trading Day”, “Underlying”, “Index
Publisher” and “Index” shall be deemed to refer to “index closing value”, “index business day”,
“underlying index”, “underlying index sponsor” and “underlying index”, respectively. |
Validity of the securities: |
In the opinion of McGuireWoods LLP, as counsel to BofA Finance, as issuer, and BAC, as guarantor, when the trustee has made the appropriate entries or notations on Schedule 1 to the master global note that represents the securities (the “Master Note”) identifying the securities offered hereby as supplemental obligations thereunder in accordance with the instructions of BofA Finance, and the securities |
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have been delivered against payment therefor as contemplated in this pricing supplement and the related prospectus, prospectus supplement and product supplement, all in accordance with the provisions of the indenture governing the securities and the related guarantee, such securities 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 Delaware General Corporation Law and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (including the statutory provisions, all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting either of the foregoing) and the laws of the State of New York 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 securities and due authentication of the Master Note, the validity, binding nature and enforceability of the indenture governing the securities 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 opinion letter of McGuireWoods LLP dated December 8, 2022, which has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (File Nos. 333-268718 and 333-268718-01) of BAC and BofA Finance, filed with the SEC on December 8, 2022. |
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Annex A—The S&P 500®
Index
The SPX includes a representative sample of 500 companies in
leading industries of the U.S. economy. The SPX is intended to provide an indication of the pattern of common stock price movement. The
calculation of the level of the SPX is based on the relative value of the aggregate market value of the common stocks of 500 companies
as of a particular time compared to the aggregate average market value of the common stocks of 500 similar companies during the base period
of the years 1941 through 1943.
The SPX includes companies from eleven main groups: Communication
Services; Consumer Discretionary; Consumer Staples; Energy; Financials; Health Care; Industrials; Information Technology; Real Estate;
Materials; and Utilities. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“SPDJI”), the sponsor of the SPX, may from time to time, in its sole
discretion, add companies to, or delete companies from, the SPX to achieve the objectives stated above.
Company additions to the SPX must have an unadjusted company
market capitalization of $14.6 billion or more (an increase from the previous requirement of an unadjusted company market capitalization
of $13.1 billion or more).
SPDJI calculates the SPX by reference to the prices of the constituent
stocks of the SPX without taking account of the value of dividends paid on those stocks. As a result, the return on the securities will
not reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned the SPX constituent stocks and received the dividends paid on those stocks.
Computation of the SPX
While SPDJI currently employs the following methodology to calculate
the SPX, no assurance can be given that SPDJI will not modify or change this methodology in a manner that may affect payments on the securities.
Historically, the market value of any component stock of the
SPX was calculated as the product of the market price per share and the number of then outstanding shares of such component stock. In
March 2005, SPDJI began shifting the SPX halfway from a market capitalization weighted formula to a float-adjusted formula, before moving
the SPX to full float adjustment on September 16, 2005. SPDJI’s criteria for selecting stocks for the SPX did not change with the
shift to float adjustment. However, the adjustment affects each company’s weight in the SPX.
Under float adjustment, the share counts used in calculating
the SPX reflect only those shares that are available to investors, not all of a company’s outstanding shares. Float adjustment excludes
shares that are closely held by control groups, other publicly traded companies or government agencies.
In September 2012, all shareholdings representing more than 5%
of a stock’s outstanding shares, other than holdings by “block owners,” were removed from the float for purposes of
calculating the SPX. Generally, these “control holders” will include officers and directors, private equity, venture capital
and special equity firms, other publicly traded companies that hold shares for control, strategic partners, holders of restricted shares,
ESOPs, employee and family trusts, foundations associated with the company, holders of unlisted share classes of stock, government entities
at all levels (other than government retirement/pension funds) and any individual person who controls a 5% or greater stake in a company
as reported in regulatory filings. However, holdings by block owners, such as depositary banks, pension funds, mutual funds and ETF providers,
401(k) plans of the company, government retirement/pension funds, investment funds of insurance companies, asset managers and investment
funds, independent foundations and savings and investment plans, will ordinarily be considered part of the float.
Treasury stock, stock options, restricted shares, equity participation
units, warrants, preferred stock, convertible stock, and rights are not part of the float. Shares held in a trust to allow investors in
countries outside the country of domicile, such as depositary shares and Canadian exchangeable shares, are normally part of the float
unless those shares form a control block. If a company has multiple classes of stock outstanding, shares in an unlisted or non-traded
class are treated as a control block.
For each stock, an investable weight factor (“IWF”)
is calculated by dividing the available float shares by the total shares outstanding. Available float shares are defined as the total
shares outstanding less shares held by control holders. This calculation is subject to a 5% minimum threshold for control blocks. For
example, if a company’s officers and directors hold 3% of the company’s shares, and no other control group holds 5% of the
company’s shares, SPDJI would assign that company an IWF of 1.00, as no control group meets the 5% threshold. However, if a company’s
officers and directors hold 3% of the company’s shares and another control group holds 20% of the company’s shares, SPDJI
would assign an IWF of 0.77, reflecting the fact that 23% of the company’s outstanding shares are considered to be held for control.
As of July 31, 2017, companies with multiple share class lines are no longer eligible for inclusion in the SPX. Constituents of the SPX
prior to July 31, 2017 with multiple share class lines will be grandfathered in and continue to be included in the SPX. If a constituent
company of the SPX reorganizes into a multiple share class line structure, that company will remain in the SPX at the discretion of the
S&P Index Committee in order to minimize turnover.
The SPX is calculated using a base-weighted aggregate methodology.
The level of the SPX reflects the total market value of all component stocks relative to the base period of the years 1941 through 1943.
An indexed number is used to represent the results of this calculation in order to make the level easier to work with and track over time.
The actual total market value of the component stocks during the base period of the years 1941 through 1943 has been set to an indexed
level of 10. This is often indicated by the notation 1941- 43 = 10. In practice, the daily calculation of the SPX is computed by dividing
the total market value of the component stocks by the “index divisor.” By itself, the index divisor is an arbitrary number.
However, in the context of the calculation of the SPX, it serves as a link to the original base period level of the SPX. The index divisor
keeps the SPX comparable over time and is the manipulation point for all adjustments to the SPX, which is index maintenance.
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Index Maintenance
Index maintenance includes monitoring and completing the adjustments
for company additions and deletions, share changes, stock splits, stock dividends, and stock price adjustments due to company restructuring
or spinoffs. Some corporate actions, such as stock splits and stock dividends, require changes in the common shares outstanding and the
stock prices of the companies in the SPX, and do not require index divisor adjustments.
To prevent the level of the SPX from changing due to corporate
actions, corporate actions which affect the total market value of the SPX require an index divisor adjustment. By adjusting the index
divisor for the change in market value, the level of the SPX remains constant and does not reflect the corporate actions of individual
companies in the SPX. Index divisor adjustments are made after the close of trading and after the calculation of the SPX closing value.
Changes in a company’s shares outstanding of 5.00% or more
due to mergers, acquisitions, public offerings, tender offers, Dutch auctions, or exchange offers are made as soon as reasonably possible.
Share changes due to mergers or acquisitions of publicly held companies that trade on a major exchange are implemented when the transaction
occurs, even if both of the companies are not in the same headline index, and regardless of the size of the change. All other changes
of 5.00% or more (due to, for example, company stock repurchases, private placements, redemptions, exercise of options, warrants, conversion
of preferred stock, notes, debt, equity participation units, at-the-market offerings, or other recapitalizations) are made weekly and
are announced on Fridays for implementation after the close of trading on the following Friday. Changes of less than 5.00% are accumulated
and made quarterly on the third Friday of March, June, September, and December, and are usually announced two to five days prior.
If a change in a company’s shares outstanding of 5.00%
or more causes a company’s IWF to change by five percentage points or more, the IWF is updated at the same time as the share change.
IWF changes resulting from partial tender offers are considered on a case by case basis.
License Agreement
S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard
& Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones
Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”). These trademarks have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. “Standard
& Poor’s®,” “S&P 500®” and “S&P®” are trademarks
of S&P. These trademarks have been sublicensed for certain purposes by our affiliate, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.
The SPX is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates and has been licensed for use by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
& Smith Incorporated.
The securities are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted
by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones, S&P or any of their respective affiliates (collectively, “S&P Dow Jones Indices”).
S&P Dow Jones Indices make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the holders of the securities or any member of the
public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the securities particularly or the ability of the SPX to
track general market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices’ only relationship to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
with respect to the SPX is the licensing of the SPX and certain trademarks, service marks and/or trade names of S&P Dow Jones Indices
and/or its third party licensors. The SPX is determined, composed and calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices without regard to us, Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, or the securities. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation to take our needs, BAC’s
needs or the needs of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated or holders of the securities into consideration in determining,
composing or calculating the SPX. S&P Dow Jones Indices are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of
the prices and amount of the securities or the timing of the issuance or sale of the securities or in the determination or calculation
of the equation by which the securities are to be converted into cash. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation or liability in connection
with the administration, marketing or trading of the securities. There is no assurance that investment products based on the SPX will
accurately track index performance or provide positive investment returns. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and its subsidiaries are not
investment advisors. Inclusion of a security or futures contract within an index is not a recommendation by S&P Dow Jones Indices
to buy, sell, or hold such security or futures contract, nor is it considered to be investment advice. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
CME Group Inc. and its affiliates may independently issue and/or sponsor financial products unrelated to the securities currently being
issued by us, but which may be similar to and competitive with the securities. In addition, CME Group Inc. and its affiliates may trade
financial products which are linked to the performance of the SPX. It is possible that this trading activity will affect the value of
the securities.
S&P DOW JONES INDICES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY,
TIMELINESS AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE SPX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO OR ANY COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P DOW JONES INDICES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY
DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR DELAYS THEREIN. S&P DOW JONES INDICES MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE OR AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY US,
BAC, BOFAS, MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, HOLDERS OF THE SECURITIES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE
USE OF THE SPX OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P
DOW JONES INDICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS
OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN S&P DOW JONES
INDICES AND MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES.
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Annex B—The Russell 2000® Index
The RTY was developed by Russell Investments (“Russell”)
before FTSE International Limited and Russell combined in 2015 to create FTSE Russell, which is wholly owned by London Stock Exchange
Group. Additional information on the RTY is available at the following website: http://www.ftserussell.com. No information on that website
is deemed to be included or incorporated by reference in this pricing supplement.
Russell began
dissemination of the RTY (Bloomberg L.P. index symbol “RTY”) on January 1, 1984. FTSE Russell calculates and publishes the
RTY. The RTY was set to 135 as of the close of business on December 31, 1986. The RTY is designed to track the performance of the small
capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. As a subset of the Russell 3000® Index,
the RTY consists of the smallest 2,000 companies included in the Russell 3000® Index.
The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the
largest 3,000 U.S. companies, representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. The RTY is determined, comprised, and
calculated by FTSE Russell without regard to the securities.
Selection of Stocks Comprising the RTY
Each company eligible for inclusion in the RTY must be classified as
a U.S. company under FTSE Russell’s country-assignment methodology. If a company is incorporated, has a stated headquarters location,
and trades in the same country (American Depositary Receipts and American Depositary Shares are not eligible), then the company is assigned
to its country of incorporation. If any of the three factors are not the same, FTSE Russell defines three Home Country Indicators (“HCIs”):
country of incorporation, country of headquarters, and country of the most liquid exchange (as defined by a two-year average daily dollar
trading volume) from all exchanges within a country. Using the HCIs, FTSE Russell compares the primary location of the company’s
assets with the three HCIs. If the primary location of its assets matches any of the HCIs, then the company is assigned to the primary
location of its assets. If there is insufficient information to determine the country in which the company’s assets are primarily
located, FTSE Russell will use the country from which the company’s revenues are primarily derived for the comparison with the three
HCIs in a similar manner. FTSE Russell uses the average of two years of assets or revenues data to reduce potential turnover. If conclusive
country details cannot be derived from assets or revenues data, FTSE Russell will assign the company to the country of its headquarters,
which is defined as the address of the company’s principal executive offices, unless that country is a Benefit Driven Incorporation
(“BDI”) country, in which case the company will be assigned to the country of its most liquid stock exchange. BDI countries
include: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands,
Cook Islands, Curacao, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Panama, Saba, Sint Eustatius,
Sint Maarten, and Turks and Caicos Islands. For any companies incorporated or headquartered in a U.S. territory, including Puerto Rico,
Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands, a U.S. HCI is assigned.
All securities eligible for inclusion in the RTY must trade on a major
U.S. exchange. Stocks must have a closing price at or above $1.00 on their primary exchange on the last trading day in May to be eligible
for inclusion during annual reconstitution. However, in order to reduce unnecessary turnover, if an existing member’s closing price
is less than $1.00 on the last day of May, it will be considered eligible if the average of the daily closing prices (from its primary
exchange) during the month of May is equal to or greater than $1.00. Initial public offerings are added each quarter and must have a closing
price at or above $1.00 on the last day of their eligibility period in order to qualify for index inclusion. If an existing stock does
not trade on the “rank day” (typically the last trading day in May but a confirmed timetable is announced each spring) but
does have a closing price at or above $1.00 on another eligible U.S. exchange, that stock will be eligible for inclusion.
An important criterion used to determine the list of securities eligible
for the RTY is total market capitalization, which is defined as the market price as of the last trading day in May for those securities
being considered at annual reconstitution times the total number of shares outstanding. Where applicable, common stock, non-restricted
exchangeable shares and partnership units/membership interests are used to determine market capitalization. Any other form of shares such
as preferred stock, convertible preferred stock, redeemable shares, participating preferred stock, warrants and rights, installment receipts
or trust receipts, are excluded from the calculation. If multiple share classes of common stock exist, they are combined. In cases where
the common stock share classes act independently of each other (e.g., tracking stocks), each class is considered for inclusion separately.
If multiple share classes exist, the pricing vehicle will be designated as the share class with the highest two-year trading volume as
of the rank day in May.
Companies with a total market capitalization of less than $30 million
are not eligible for the RTY. Similarly, companies with only 5% or less of their shares available in the marketplace are not eligible
for the RTY. Royalty trusts, limited liability companies, closed-end investment companies (companies that are required to report Acquired
Fund Fees and Expenses, as defined by the SEC, including business development companies), blank check companies, special purpose acquisition
companies, and limited partnerships are also ineligible for inclusion. Bulletin board, pink sheets, and over-the-counter traded securities
are not eligible for inclusion. Exchange traded funds and mutual funds are also excluded.
Annual reconstitution is a process by which the RTY is completely rebuilt.
Based on closing levels of the company’s common stock on its primary exchange on the rank day of May of each year, FTSE Russell
reconstitutes the composition of the RTY using the then existing market capitalizations of eligible companies. Reconstitution of the RTY
occurs on the last Friday in June or, when the last Friday in June is the 29th or 30th, reconstitution occurs on the prior Friday. In
addition, FTSE Russell adds initial public offerings to the RTY on a quarterly basis based on total market capitalization ranking within
the market-adjusted capitalization breaks established during the most recent reconstitution. After membership is determined, a security’s
shares are adjusted to include only those shares available to
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purpose of the adjustment is to exclude from market calculations the capitalization that is not available for purchase and is not part
of the investable opportunity set.
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are trademarks of FTSE Russell and have been licensed for use by our affiliate, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.
The securities are not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by FTSE Russell, and FTSE Russell makes no representation regarding the
advisability of investing in the securities.
FTSE Russell and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
have entered into a non-exclusive license agreement providing for the license to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
and its affiliates, including us, in exchange for a fee, of the right to use indices owned and published by FTSE Russell in connection
with some securities, including the securities. The license agreement provides that the following language must be stated in this pricing
supplement:
The securities are not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by FTSE
Russell. FTSE Russell makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the holders of the securities or any member of the public
regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the securities particularly or the ability of the RTY to track general
stock market performance or a segment of the same. FTSE Russell’s publication of the RTY in no way suggests or implies an opinion
by FTSE Russell as to the advisability of investment in any or all of the securities upon which the RTY is based. FTSE Russell’s
only relationship to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and to us is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade
names of FTSE Russell and of the RTY, which is determined, composed, and calculated by FTSE Russell without regard to Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated, us, or the securities. FTSE Russell is not responsible for and has not reviewed the securities nor any
associated literature or publications and FTSE Russell makes no representation or warranty express or implied as to their accuracy or
completeness, or otherwise. FTSE Russell reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to alter, amend, terminate, or in any way
change the RTY. FTSE Russell has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing, or trading of the securities.
FTSE RUSSELL DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS
OF THE RTY OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND FTSE RUSSELL SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN.
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MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE RTY OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL FTSE RUSSELL HAVE
ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY
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Annex C—The NASDAQ-100® Index
The NDX is intended to measure the performance of the
100 largest domestic and international non-financial securities listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market ("NASDAQ") based on market
capitalization. The NDX reflects companies across major industry groups including computer hardware and software, telecommunications,
retail/wholesale trade and biotechnology. It does not contain securities of financial companies including investment companies.
The NDX began trading on January 31, 1985 at a base
value of 125.00. The NDX is calculated and published by Nasdaq, Inc. In administering the NDX, Nasdaq, Inc. will exercise reasonable discretion
as it deems appropriate.
Underlying Stock Eligibility Criteria
NDX eligibility is limited to specific security types
only. The security types eligible for the NDX include foreign or domestic common stocks, ordinary shares, ADRs and tracking stocks. Security
types not included in the NDX are closed-end funds, convertible debt securities, exchange traded funds, limited liability companies, limited
partnership interests, preferred stocks, rights, shares or units of beneficial interest, warrants, units, and other derivative securities.
The NDX does not contain securities of investment companies. For purposes of the NDX eligibility criteria, if the security is a depositary
receipt representing a security of a non-U.S. issuer, then references to the “issuer” are references to the issuer of the
underlying security.
Initial Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for initial inclusion in the NDX, a security
must be listed on NASDAQ and meet the following criteria:
| ● | the security’s U.S. listing
must be exclusively on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Nasdaq Global Market (unless the security was dually listed on another U.S.
market prior to January 1, 2004 and has continuously maintained such listing); |
| ● | the security must be of a non-financial
company; |
| ● | the security may not be issued
by an issuer currently in bankruptcy proceedings; |
| ● | the security must have a minimum
three-month average daily trading volume of at least 200,000 shares; |
| ● | if the issuer of the security
is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the U.S., then such security must have listed options on a recognized options market
in the U.S. or be eligible for listed-options trading on a recognized options market in the U.S.; |
| ● | the issuer of the security may
not have entered into a definitive agreement or other arrangement which would likely result in the security no longer being eligible for
inclusion in the NDX; |
| ● | the issuer of the security may
not have annual financial statements with an audit opinion that is currently withdrawn; and |
| ● | the issuer of the security must
have “seasoned” on NASDAQ, the New York Stock Exchange or NYSE Amex. Generally, a company is considered to be seasoned if
it has been listed on a market for at least three full months (excluding the first month of initial listing). |
Continued Eligibility Criteria
In addition, to be eligible for continued inclusion
in the NDX, the following criteria apply:
| ● | the security’s U.S. listing
must be exclusively on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the Nasdaq Global Market; |
| ● | the security must be of a non-financial
company; |
| ● | the security may not be issued
by an issuer currently in bankruptcy proceedings; |
| ● | the security must have a minimum
three-month average daily trading volume of at least 200,000 shares; |
| ● | if the issuer of the security
is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the U.S., then such security must have listed options on a recognized options market
in the U.S. or be eligible for listed-options trading on a recognized options market in the U.S. (measured annually during the ranking
review process); |
| ● | the security must have an adjusted
market capitalization equal to or exceeding 0.10% of the aggregate adjusted market capitalization of the NDX at each month-end. In the
event a company does not meet this criterion for two consecutive month-ends, it will be removed from the NDX effective after the close
of trading on the third Friday of the following month; and |
| ● | the issuer of the security may
not have annual financial statements with an audit opinion that is currently withdrawn. |
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Computation of the NDX
The value of the NDX equals the aggregate value of the
NDX share weights (the “NDX Shares”) of each of the NDX securities multiplied by each such security’s last sale price
(last sale price refers to the last sale price on NASDAQ), and divided by the divisor of the NDX. If trading in an NDX security is halted
while the market is open, the last traded price for that security is used for all NDX computations until trading resumes. If trading is
halted before the market is open, the previous day’s last sale price is used. The formula for determining the NDX value is as follows:
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The NDX is ordinarily calculated without regard to cash
dividends on NDX securities. The NDX is calculated during the trading day and is disseminated once per second from 09:30:01 to 17:16:00
ET. The closing level of the NDX may change up until 17:15:00 ET due to corrections to the last sale price of the NDX securities. The
official closing value of the NDX is ordinarily disseminated at 17:16:00 ET.
NDX Maintenance
Changes to NDX Constituents
Changes to the NDX constituents may be made during the
annual ranking review. In addition, if at any time during the year other than the annual review, it is determined that an NDX security
issuer no longer meets the criteria for continued inclusion in the NDX, or is otherwise determined to have become ineligible for continued
inclusion in the NDX, it is replaced with the largest market capitalization issuer not currently in the NDX that meets the applicable
eligibility criteria for initial inclusion in the NDX.
Ordinarily, a security will be removed from the NDX
at its last sale price. However, if at the time of its removal the NDX security is halted from trading on its primary listing market and
an official closing price cannot readily be determined, the NDX security may, in Nasdaq, Inc.’s discretion, be removed at a price
of $0.00000001 (“zero price”). This zero price will be applied to the NDX security after the close of the market but prior
to the time the official closing value of the NDX is disseminated.
Divisor Adjustments
The divisor is adjusted to ensure that changes in the
NDX constituents either by corporate actions (that adjust either the price or shares of an NDX security) or NDX participation outside
of trading hours do not affect the value of the NDX. All divisor changes occur after the close of the applicable index security markets.
Quarterly NDX Rebalancing
The NDX will be rebalanced on a quarterly basis if it
is determined that (1) the current weight of the single NDX security with the largest market capitalization is greater than 24.0% of the
NDX or (2) the collective weight of those securities whose individual current weights are in excess of 4.5% exceeds 48.0% of the NDX.
In addition, a “special rebalancing” of the NDX may be conducted at any time if Nasdaq, Inc. determines it necessary to maintain
the integrity and continuity of the NDX. If either one or both of the above weight distribution conditions are met upon quarterly review,
or Nasdaq, Inc. determines that a special rebalancing is necessary, a weight rebalancing will be performed.
If the first weight distribution condition is met and
the current weight of the single NDX security with the largest market capitalization is greater than 24.0%, then the weights of all securities
with current weights greater than 1.0% (“large securities”) will be scaled down proportionately toward 1.0% until the adjusted
weight of the single largest NDX security reaches 20.0%.
If the second weight distribution condition is met and
the collective weight of those securities whose individual current weights are in excess of 4.5% (or adjusted weights in accordance with
the previous step, if applicable) exceeds 48.0% of the NDX, then the weights of all such large securities in that group will be scaled
down proportionately toward 1.0% until their collective weight, so adjusted, is equal to 40.0%.
The aggregate weight reduction among the large securities
resulting from either or both of the rebalancing steps above will then be redistributed to those securities with weightings of less than
1.0% (“small securities”) in the following manner. In the first iteration, the weight of the largest small security will be
scaled upwards by a factor which sets it equal to the average NDX weight of 1.0%. The weights of each of the smaller remaining small securities
will be scaled up by the same factor reduced in relation to each security’s relative ranking among the small securities such that
the smaller the NDX security in the ranking, the less its weight will be scaled upward. This is intended to reduce the market impact of
the weight rebalancing on the smallest component securities in the NDX.
In the second iteration of the small security rebalancing,
the weight of the second largest small security, already adjusted in the first iteration, will be scaled upwards by a factor which sets
it equal to the average NDX weight of 1.0%. The weights of each of the smaller remaining small securities will be scaled up by this same
factor
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reduced in relation to each security’s relative
ranking among the small securities such that, once again, the smaller the security in the ranking, the less its weight will be scaled
upward. Additional iterations will be performed until the accumulated increase in weight among the small securities equals the aggregate
weight reduction among the large securities that resulted from the rebalancing in accordance with the two weight distribution conditions
discussed above.
Finally, to complete the rebalancing process, once the
final weighting percentages for each NDX security have been set, the NDX Shares will be determined anew based upon the last sale prices
and aggregate capitalization of the NDX at the close of trading on the last calendar day in February, May, August and November. Changes
to the NDX Shares will be made effective after the close of trading on the third Friday in March, June, September and December, and an
adjustment to the divisor is made to ensure continuity of the NDX. Ordinarily, new rebalanced NDX Shares will be determined by applying
the above procedures to the current NDX Shares. However, Nasdaq, Inc. may, from time to time, determine rebalanced weights, if necessary,
by applying the above procedure to the actual current market capitalization of the NDX components. In such instances, Nasdaq, Inc. would
announce the different basis for rebalancing prior to its implementation.
During the quarterly rebalancing, data is cutoff as
of the previous month end and no changes are made to the NDX from that cutoff until the quarterly index share change effective date, except
in the case of changes due to corporate actions with an ex-date.
Adjustments for Corporate Actions
Changes in the price and/or NDX Shares driven by corporate
events such as stock dividends, splits, and certain spin-offs and rights issuances will be adjusted on the ex-date. If the change in total
shares outstanding arising from other corporate actions is greater than or equal to 10.0%, the change will be made as soon as practicable.
Otherwise, if the change in total shares outstanding is less than 10.0%, then all such changes are accumulated and made effective at one
time on a quarterly basis after the close of trading on the third Friday in each of March, June, September, and December. The NDX Shares
are derived from the security’s total shares outstanding. The NDX Shares are adjusted by the same percentage amount by which the
total shares outstanding have changed.
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The securities
are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Nasdaq, Inc. or its affiliates (Nasdaq, Inc., with its affiliates, are referred
to as the “Corporations”). The Corporations have not passed on the legality or suitability of, or the accuracy or adequacy
of descriptions and disclosures relating to, the securities. The Corporations make no representation or warranty, express or implied,
to the owners of the securities or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the
securities particularly, or the ability of the NDX to track general stock market performance. The Corporations’ only relationship
to our affiliate, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Licensee”) is in the licensing of the NASDAQ®,
OMX®, NASDAQ OMX®, and
NDX registered trademarks, and certain trade names of the Corporations or their licensor and the use of the NDX which is determined, composed
and calculated by Nasdaq, Inc. without regard to Licensee or the securities. Nasdaq, Inc. has no obligation to take the needs of the Licensee
or the owners of the securities into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the NDX. The Corporations are not responsible
for and have not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the securities to be issued or in the
determination or calculation of the equation by which the securities are to be converted into cash. The Corporations have no liability
in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the securities.
THE CORPORATIONS DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR
UNINTERRUPTED CALCULATION OF THE NDX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS
TO BE OBTAINED BY LICENSEE, OWNERS OF THE NOTES, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE NDX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE
CORPORATIONS MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE NDX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CORPORATIONS
HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.