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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 25, 2018
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BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
1-6523
56-0906609
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28255
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 

(704) 386-5681
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) On April 25, 2018, Bank of America Corporation (the “Corporation”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

(b) The Corporation’s stockholders elected all of the nominees for director; approved the advisory vote on executive compensation; and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018. The Corporation’s stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal listed below. With respect to all matters subject to a vote, holders of the Corporation’s common stock, Series B Preferred Stock, and Series 1 to 5 Preferred Stock voted together as a class.

1. Election of Directors:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-Votes
Sharon L. Allen
7,481,729,008
 
 
51,891,924
 
 
35,324,154
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
Susan S. Bies
7,481,840,623
 
 
51,856,984
 
 
35,247,479
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
Jack O. Bovender, Jr.
7,483,181,857
 
 
48,054,504
 
 
37,708,725
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
Frank P. Bramble, Sr.
7,426,624,079
 
 
104,607,897
 
 
37,713,110
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
Pierre J.P. de Weck
7,472,942,381
 
 
58,223,891
 
 
37,778,814
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
Arnold W. Donald
6,705,919,440
 
 
800,885,528
 
 
62,140,118
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
Linda P. Hudson
7,486,468,522
 
 
46,739,324
 
 
35,737,240
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
Monica C. Lozano
7,427,686,127
 
 
105,234,956
 
 
36,024,003
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
Thomas J. May
7,310,570,036
 
 
221,463,320
 
 
36,911,730
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
Brian T. Moynihan
7,282,839,707
 
 
228,707,656
 
 
57,397,723
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
Lionel L. Nowell, III
7,474,775,234
 
 
56,471,545
 
 
37,698,307
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
Michael D. White
7,481,492,558
 
 
48,720,912
 
 
38,731,616
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
Thomas D. Woods
7,468,962,034
 
 
62,557,802
 
 
37,425,250
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
R. David Yost
7,472,553,863
 
 
59,041,000
 
 
37,350,223
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
Maria T. Zuber
7,486,676,842
 
 
46,436,947
 
 
35,831,297
 
 
1,448,446,655
 
2. Approving the Corporation’s Executive Compensation (an Advisory, Non-binding “Say on Pay” Resolution):
 
 
For
7,120,492,596

Against
394,577,689

Abstain
53,874,801

Broker Non-Votes
1,448,446,655

3. Ratifying the Appointment of the Corporation’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2018:
 
 
For
8,743,388,111

Against
230,175,263

Abstain
43,828,367

4. Stockholder Proposal - Independent Board Chair:
 
 
 
For
2,299,321,764

Against
5,190,440,714

Abstain
79,182,608

Broker Non-Votes
1,448,446,655







SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Ross E. Jeffries, Jr.
 
 
 
Ross E. Jeffries, Jr.
 
 
 
Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Dated: April 25, 2018