Sec Form 4 Filing - Montag Thomas K. @ BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ - 2018-08-03

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Montag Thomas K. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ [ BAC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Operating Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 NORTH TRYON STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/03/2018 (Street) CHARLOTTE, NC28255 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/03/2018 M 2,102,216 A $ 30.71 3,927,118 ( 1 ) D Common Stock 08/03/2018 F 2,077,252 ( 2 ) D $ 31.51 1,849,866 D Common Stock 05/24/2018 G V 341,337 D $ 0 0 ( 1 ) I 2016 GRAT Common Stock 05/24/2018 G V 341,337 A $ 0 812,061 ( 1 ) I Family Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Option, Right to Buy $ 30.71 08/03/2018 M( 3 ) 2,102,216 ( 4 ) 08/04/2018 Common Stock 2,102,216 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Montag Thomas K. 100 NORTH TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE, NC28255 Chief Operating Officer Signatures Thomas K. Montag/Natalie A. Hyman POA 08/07/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )152,777 shares were distributed to the reporting person as an annuity payment from the 2016 GRAT on May 23, 2018 and are reported on this Form 4 as directly owned; the remaining 341,337 shares from the 2016 GRAT were distributed on May 24, 2018 to the Family Trust. ( 2 )Represents previously owned shares tendered by the reporting person to the issuer in payment of the option exercise price plus a disposition of shares to the issuer to satisfy a tax withholding obligation. The reporting person received 24,964 shares net of such withholding. ( 3 )Option exercise effected under a written plan established May 18, 2018, pursuant to the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. ( 4 )These options vested and became exercisable as follows: 714,754 on February 4, 2009, and 693,731 on each of January 1, 2010 and January 1, 2011. All options had an expiration date of August 4, 2018.

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