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BANK OF AMERICA
CORPORATION DEPOSIT AGREEMENT among BANK OF AMERICA
CORPORATION, and COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., collectively as Depository, and THE HOLDERS FROM TIME TO TIME OF THE DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS DESCRIBED HEREIN Dated as of May 20, 2008 THIS DEPOSIT AGREEMENT dated as of May 20, 2008 (this "Agreement"), among (i) BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), (ii) COMPUTERSHARE INC., a Delaware corporation ("Computershare"), and COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association and the wholly-owned subsidiary of Computershare (the "Trust Company" and collectively with Computershare, the "Depository"), and (iii) the Holders from time to time of the Receipts described in this Agreement. RECITALS WHEREAS , the parties desire to provide, as set forth in this Agreement, for the deposit of shares of the Corporation's perpetual 8.20% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H, $0.01 par value, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, from time to time with the Depository for the purposes set forth in this Agreement and for the issuance hereunder of Receipts (as defined herein) evidencing Depositary Shares (as defined herein) in respect of the Stock (as defined herein) so deposited; and WHEREAS , the Receipts are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A annexed hereto, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided in this Agreement; NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, the parties hereto agree as follows: The following definitions shall for all purposes, unless otherwise indicated, apply to the respective terms used in this Agreement: "Certificate" shall mean the Certificate of Designations filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware establishing the Stock as a series of preferred stock of the Corporation. "Corporation" shall mean Bank of America Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors. "Deposit Agreement" shall mean this Agreement, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof. "Depository" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
"Depositary Shares" shall mean the depositary shares, each
representing one one-thousandth of a share of the Stock and
evidenced by a Receipt.
"Depository's Agent" shall mean an agent appointed by the Depository pursuant to Section 5.1. "Depository's Office" shall mean the principal office of the Depository in New York, New York, at which at any particular time its depositary receipt business shall be administered. "Receipt" shall mean one of the depositary receipts issued hereunder, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto, whether in definitive or temporary form, and evidencing the number of Depositary Shares held of record by the Record Holder of those Depositary Shares and shall include the DTC Receipt, as defined in Section 2.2, where appropriate. "Record Holder" or "Holder" as applied to a Receipt shall mean the person in whose name that Receipt is registered on the books of the Depository maintained for such purpose. "Registrar" shall mean the Depository or such other successor bank or trust company which shall be appointed by the Corporation to register ownership and transfers of Receipts as herein provided, and, if a successor Registrar shall be so appointed, references herein to "the books" of or maintained by the Depository shall be deemed, as applicable, to refer as well to the register maintained by such successor Registrar for such purpose. "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. "Stock" shall mean the shares of the Corporation's 8.20% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H, $0.01 par value, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, designated in the Certificate. ARTICLE II Section 2.1. Appointment of Depository The Corporation hereby appoints Computershare and Trust Company, collectively, as depository for the Stock, and each of Computershare and Trust Company hereby accepts such appointment as depository for the Stock, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Section 2.2. Book-Entry System; Form and Transfer of Receipts.
The Corporation and the Depository shall make application to The
Depository Trust Company ("DTC") for acceptance of all of the
Receipts for its book-entry settlement system. The Corporation
hereby appoints the Depository acting through any authorized
officer thereof as its attorney-in-fact, with full power to
delegate, for purposes of executing any agreements, certifications
or other instruments or documents necessary or desirable in order
to effect the acceptance of such Receipts for DTC
eligibility. So long as the Receipts are eligible for
book-entry settlement with DTC, unless otherwise required by law,
all Depositary Shares with book-entry settlement through DTC shall
be represented by a single receipt (the "DTC Receipt"), which shall
be deposited with DTC (or its designee) evidencing all such
Depositary Shares and
If DTC subsequently ceases to make its book-entry settlement system available for the Receipts, the Corporation may instruct the Depository regarding making other arrangements for book-entry settlement. If the Receipts are not eligible for book-entry form, the Depository shall provide written instructions to DTC to deliver the DTC Receipt to the Depository for cancellation and the Corporation shall instruct the Depository to deliver to the beneficial owners of the Depositary Shares previously evidenced by the DTC Receipt definitive Receipts in physical form evidencing such Depositary Shares. Beneficial owners of Depositary Shares through DTC will not be entitled to receive Receipts in physical, certificated form or have Depositary Shares registered in their name, except in the event DTC ceases to make its book-entry settlement system available, as described in the preceding paragraph. Receipts shall be in denominations of any number of whole Depositary Shares. The Corporation shall deliver to the Depository from time to time such quantities of Receipts as the Depository may request to enable the Depository to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
The DTC Receipt and definitive Receipts, if any, shall be
substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A annexed to
this Agreement and incorporated herein by reference, with
appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter
provided and shall be engraved or otherwise prepared so as to
comply with applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange Inc. or
any other securities exchange on which the Depositary Shares are
then listed. In the event DTC ceases to make its book-entry
system of settlement available and the Corporation and the
Depository are unable to make other arrangements for book-entry
settlement, the Depository, pending preparation of definitive
Receipts and upon the written order of the Corporation, delivered
in compliance with Section 2.3, shall execute and deliver temporary
Receipts which may be printed, lithographed or otherwise
substantially of the tenor of the definitive Receipts in lieu of
which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions,
omissions, substitutions and other variations as the persons
executing such Receipts may determine, as evidenced by their
execution of such Receipts. If temporary Receipts are issued,
the Corporation and the Depository will cause definitive Receipts
to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the
preparation of definitive Receipts, the temporary Receipts shall be
exchangeable by the Holder for definitive Receipts upon surrender
of the temporary Receipts at an office described in the first
paragraph of Section 2.3, without charge to the Holder. Upon
surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Receipts,
the Depository shall execute and deliver in exchange therefor
definitive Receipts representing the same number of Depositary
Shares as represented by the surrendered temporary Receipt or
Receipts. Such exchange shall be made at the Corporation's
expense and without any charge therefor to the Holder or the
Receipts shall be executed by the Depository by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depository; provided, that such signature may be a facsimile if a Registrar for the Receipts (other than the Depository) shall have been appointed and such Receipts are countersigned by manual signature by a duly authorized officer of the Registrar. No Receipt shall be entitled to any benefits under this Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless it shall have been executed manually by a duly authorized officer of the Depository or, if a Registrar for the Receipts (other than the Depository) shall have been appointed, by manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depository and countersigned by manual signature by a duly authorized officer of such Registrar. The Depository shall record on its books each Receipt so signed and delivered as hereinafter provided. Receipts may be endorsed with, or have incorporated in the text thereof, such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement all as may be required by the Corporation or required to comply with any applicable law or any regulation thereunder or with the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange Inc. or any other securities exchange upon which the Stock, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts may be listed or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Receipts are subject. Title to Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt which is properly endorsed, or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer, shall be transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of a negotiable instrument; provided, however, that until transfer of any particular Receipt shall be registered on the books of the Depository as provided in Section 2.4, the Depository may, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, treat the Record Holder thereof at such time as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of determining the person entitled to distributions of dividends or other distributions or to any notice provided for in this Agreement and for all other purposes. Section 2.3. Deposit of Stock; Execution and Delivery of Receipts.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Corporation may from time to time deposit shares of Stock under
this Agreement by delivery to the Depository of a certificate or
certificates for such shares of Stock to be deposited, properly
endorsed or accompanied, if required by the Depository, by a duly
executed instrument of transfer or endorsement, in form
satisfactory to the Depository, together with (i) all such
certifications as may be required by the Depository in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement, including the resolutions of
the Board of Directors of the Corporation or a committee of the
Board of Directors, as certified by the Secretary or any Assistant
Secretary of the Corporation on the date thereof as being complete,
accurate and in effect, relating to issuance and sale of the Stock,
(ii) a letter of counsel to the Corporation authorizing reliance on
such counsel's opinions delivered to the underwriters named therein
relating to (A) the existence and good standing of the Corporation,
(B) the due authorization of the Depositary Shares and the status
of the Depositary Shares as validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, and (C) the effectiveness of any registration
statement under the
Upon receipt by the Depository of a certificate or certificates for Stock deposited in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.3, together with the other documents required as above specified, and upon recordation of the Stock on the books of the Corporation (or its duly appointed transfer agent) in the name of the Depository or its nominee, the Depository, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall execute and deliver to, or upon the order of, the person or persons named in the written order delivered to the Depository referred to in the first paragraph of this Section 2.3, a Receipt or Receipts evidencing in the aggregate the number of Depositary Shares representing the Stock so deposited and registered in such name or names as may be requested by such person or persons. The Depository shall execute and deliver such Receipt or Receipts at the Depository's Office or such other offices, if any, as the Depository may designate. Delivery at other offices shall be at the risk and expense of the person requesting such delivery. Section 2.4. Registration of Transfer of Receipts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Depository shall register on its books from time to time transfers of Receipts upon any surrender thereof by the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer, including a guarantee of the signature thereon by a participant in a signature guarantee medallion program approved by the Securities Transfer Association, Inc. (the "Signature Guarantee"). Thereupon, the Depository shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts evidencing the same aggregate number of Depositary Shares as those evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered and deliver such new Receipt or Receipts to or upon the order of the person entitled thereto. Section 2.5. Split-ups and Combinations of Receipts; Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Stock. Upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts at the Depository's Office or at such other offices as it may designate for the purpose of effecting a split-up or combination of such Receipt or Receipts, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Depository shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts in the authorized denomination or denominations requested, evidencing the aggregate number of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered, and shall deliver such new Receipt or Receipts to or upon the order of the Holder of the Receipt or Receipts so surrendered.
In the event DTC ceases to make its book-entry system of settlement
available, and the Corporation and the Depository are unable to
make other arrangements for book-entry settlement and definitive
Receipts have been issued, as further described in Section 2.2, any
Holder of a Receipt or Receipts may withdraw the number of whole
shares of Stock and all money represented thereby by surrendering
such Receipt or Depositary Shares represented by the
Delivery of the Stock and money being withdrawn may be made by the delivery of such certificates, documents of title and other instruments as the Depository may deem appropriate, which, if required by the Depository, shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer including, but not limited to, a Signature Guarantee. If the Stock and the money being withdrawn are to be delivered to a person or persons other than the Record Holder of the related Receipt or Receipts being surrendered for withdrawal of such Stock, such Holder shall execute and deliver to the Depository a written order so directing the Depository, and the Depository may require that the Receipt or Receipts surrendered by such Holder for withdrawal of such shares of Stock be properly endorsed in blank or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer in blank. Delivery of the Stock and the money represented by Receipts surrendered for withdrawal shall be made by the Depository at the Depository's Office, except that, at the request, risk and expense of the Holder surrendering such Receipt or Receipts and for the account of the Holder thereof, such delivery may be made at such other place as may be designated by such Holder. Section 2.6. Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Surrender and Exchange of Receipts. As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery, registration of transfer, split-up, combination, surrender or exchange of any Receipt, the Depository, any of the Depository's Agents or the Corporation may require payment to it of a sum sufficient for the payment (or, in the event that the Depository or the Corporation shall have made such payment, the reimbursement to it) of any charges or expenses payable by the Holder of a Receipt pursuant to Sections 3.2 and 5.7, may require the production of evidence satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature, including a Signature Guarantee, and may also require compliance with such regulations, if any, as the Depository or the Corporation may establish consistent with the provisions of this Agreement and applicable law.
The deposit of the Stock may be refused, the delivery of Receipts
against Stock may be suspended, the registration of transfer of
Receipts may be refused and the registration of transfer,
Section 2.7. Lost Receipts, etc. In case any Receipt shall be mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, the Depository in its discretion may execute and deliver a Receipt of like form and tenor in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Receipt upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt, upon (i) the filing by the Holder thereof with the Depository of evidence satisfactory to the Depository of such destruction or loss or theft of such Receipt, of the authenticity thereof and of his or her ownership thereof; (ii) the Holder thereof furnishing of the Depository with reasonable indemnification satisfactory to the Depository and the provision of an open penalty surety bond satisfactory to the Depository and holding it and the Corporation harmless; and (iii) the payment of any reasonable expense (including reasonable fees, charges and expenses of the Depository) in connection with such execution and delivery. Section 2.8. Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts. All Receipts surrendered to the Depository or any Depository's Agent shall be cancelled by the Depository. Except as prohibited by applicable law or regulation, the Depository is authorized and directed to destroy all Receipts so cancelled. Section 2.9. Redemption of Stock.
Whenever the Corporation shall be permitted and shall elect to
redeem shares of Stock in accordance with the terms of the
Certificate, it shall (unless otherwise agreed to in writing with
the Depository) give or cause to be given to the Depository, not
less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption
Date (as defined below), notice of the date of such proposed
redemption of Stock and of the number of such shares held by the
Depository to be so redeemed and the applicable redemption price,
which notice shall be accompanied by a certificate from the
Corporation stating that such redemption of Stock is in accordance
with the provisions of the Certificate. On the Redemption
Date, provided that the Corporation shall then have paid or caused
to be paid in full to the Depository the redemption price of the
Stock to be redeemed, plus an amount equal to any declared and
unpaid dividends thereon to the date fixed for redemption, in
accordance with the provisions of the Certificate, the Depository
shall redeem the number of Depositary Shares representing such
Stock. The Depository shall mail notice of the Corporation's
redemption of Stock and the proposed simultaneous redemption of the
number of Depositary Shares representing the Stock to be redeemed
by first-class mail, postage prepaid, not less than 30 days and not
more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption of such
Stock and Depositary Shares (the "Redemption Date"), to the Record
Holders of the Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares to be so
redeemed at their respective last addresses as they appear on the
records of the Depository; but neither failure to mail any notice
of redemption of Depositary Shares to one or more Holders nor any
defect in any notice of redemption of Depositary Shares to one or
more Holders shall affect the sufficiency of the proceedings
for
Notice having been mailed by the Depository as aforesaid, from and after the Redemption Date (unless the Corporation shall have failed to provide the funds necessary to redeem the Stock evidenced by the Depositary Shares called for redemption) (i) dividends on the shares of Stock so called for Redemption shall cease to accrue from and after such date, (ii) the Depositary Shares being redeemed from such proceeds shall be deemed no longer to be outstanding, (iii) all rights of the Holders of Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares (except the right to receive the redemption price) shall, to the extent of such Depositary Shares, cease and terminate, and (iv) upon surrender in accordance with such redemption notice of the Receipts evidencing any such Depositary Shares called for redemption (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Depository or applicable law shall so require), such Depositary Shares shall be redeemed by the Depository at a redemption price per Depositary Share equal to one one-thousandth of the redemption price per share of Stock so redeemed plus all money represented by such Depositary Shares, including all amounts paid by the Corporation in respect of dividends which on the Redemption Date have been declared on the shares of Stock to be so redeemed and have not theretofore been paid. If fewer than all of the Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt are called for redemption, the Depository will deliver to the Holder of such Receipt upon its surrender to the Depository, together with the redemption payment, a new Receipt evidencing the Depositary Shares evidenced by such prior Receipt and not called for redemption; provided, however, that the Depository shall not issue any Receipt evidencing a fractional Depositary Share. The Depository shall, to the extent permitted by law, release or repay to the Corporation any fun |
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