| (3) | The Early Tender Payment will be payable to holders who validly tendered 2025 Notes on or prior to the Early Tender Date whose notes are accepted for purchase. |
| (4) | Excludes accrued interest, which will be paid in addition to the Tender Offer Consideration or the Total Consideration, as applicable. |
2027 Offer
Description of Notes | CUSIP/ ISIN Nos. | Outstanding Principal Amount | Maximum Tender Amount | Tender Offer Consideration(1)(2) | Early Tender Payment(1)(3) | Total Consideration(1)(2)(4) |
6.909% Subordinated Notes due 2027 | 05968L AK8 / US05968LAK89 | U.S.$750,000,000 | U.S.$400,000,000 | U.S.$950 | U.S.$50 | U.S.$1,000 |
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| (1) | Per U.S.$1,000 principal amount of 2027 Notes. |
| (2) | Excludes accrued interest, which will be paid in addition to the Tender Offer Consideration or the Total Consideration, as applicable. |
| (3) | The Early Tender Payment will be payable to holders who validly tendered 2027 Notes on or prior to the Early Tender Date whose notes were accepted for purchase. |
| (4) | The Total Consideration is inclusive of the Early Tender Payment. |
The Offers will expire at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on July 2, 2024, unless the Offers are extended or earlier terminated by the Bank in its sole discretion (this date and time, including as extended or earlier terminated, as applicable, the “Expiration Date”). The early tender deadline for the Offers occurred at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 14, 2024 (the “Early Tender Date”). The withdrawal deadline for the Offers was 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on June 14, 2024, and so has passed. Accordingly, Notes tendered (in the past or future) in the Offers before or on the Early Tender Date may no longer be withdrawn, except as required by applicable law.
BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are the dealer managers for the Offers (the “Dealer Managers”). Global Bondholder Services Corporation has been appointed as the information and tender agent for the Offers.
Persons with questions regarding the Offers should contact BofA Securities, Inc. at (888) 292-0070 (toll-free) or (980) 387-3907 (collect), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at (800) 558-3745 (toll-free) or (212) 723-6106 (collect), or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (866) 846-2874 (toll-free) or (212) 834-7279 (collect). In addition, holders of Notes may contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offers.
Holders who would like copies of the Offer to Purchase may call the information and tender agent, Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (212) 430-3774 or (855) 654-2015 (toll free) or by e-mail at contact@gbsc-usa.com.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not a recommendation, an offer to purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to sell with respect to any securities. The Offers are being made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase that is being distributed to the holders of Notes. The Offers are not being made to, nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of, holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offers or the acceptance thereof would not comply with the laws of that jurisdiction. Further, this press release is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release and the Offer to Purchase contains statements which may constitute “forward-looking statements”. These forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts, but instead represent only our belief regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside our control. Words