FWP

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-180488

 

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         Autocallable Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the
   PHLX Housing SectorSM Index
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  Issuer   

Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”)

  
  Principal Amount   

$10.00 per unit

  
  Term   

Approximately two years, if not called

  
  Market Measure   

PHLX Housing SectorSM Index (Bloomberg symbol: “HGX”)

  
  Automatic Call   

The notes will be called automatically on the Observation Date if the closing level of the Market Measure is equal to or greater than the Call Level

  
  Call Level   

100% of the Starting Value

  
  Observation Date   

Approximately one year from the pricing date

  
  Call Amount   

$11.00 if called on the first Observation Date

  
  Payout Profile at Maturity   

•    If the Market Measure is flat or increases up to the Step Up Value, a return equal to the Step Up Payment

•    If the Market Measure increases above the Step Up Value, a return equal to the percentage increase in the Market Measure

•    1-to-1 downside exposure to decreases in the Market Measure , with up to 100% of your principal at risk

  
  Step Up Value   

[116% to 122%] of the Starting Value, to be determined on the pricing date

  
  Step Up Payment   

[$1.60 to $2.20] per unit, a [16% to 22%] return over the principal amount, to be determined on the pricing date

  
  Threshold Value   

100% of the Starting Value

  
  Interest Payments   

None.

  
  Preliminary Offering Documents   

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70858/000119312515116261/d898818d424b2.htm

  
  Exchange Listing   

No

  

 

You should read the relevant Preliminary Offering Documents before you invest.

Click on the Preliminary Offering Documents hyperlink above or call your Financial Advisor for a hard copy.

   This graph reflects the hypothetical return on the notes, based on the mid-point of the range(s) set forth in the table to the left. This graph has been prepared for purposes of illustration only.

Risk Factors

Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for a description of certain risks related to this investment, including, but not limited to, the following:

   

If your notes are not called prior to maturity, your investment may result in a loss; there is no guaranteed return of principal.

   

Payments on the notes are subject to the credit risk of BAC, and actual or perceived changes in the creditworthiness of BAC are expected to affect the value of the notes. If BAC becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its obligations, you may lose your entire investment.

   

The initial estimated value of the notes on the pricing date will be less than their public offering price.

   

If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market value may be lower than both the public offering price and the initial estimated value of the notes on the pricing date.

   

If called, your return on the notes is limited to the Call Premium.

   

You will have no rights of a holder of the securities represented by the Market Measure, and you will not be entitled to receive securities or dividends or other distributions by the issuers of those securities.

   

The securities included in the Market Measure are concentrated in a single sector; the Market Measure is heavily concentrated in a small number of index components.


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The housing construction industry is significantly affected by general and local economic conditions and real estate markets as well as by weather conditions, natural disasters, and geopolitical events, any of which could adversely affect the performance of the companies included in the Index.

Final terms will be set on the pricing date within the given range for the specified Market-Linked Investment. Please see the Preliminary Offering Documents for complete product disclosure, including related risks and tax disclosure.

Bank of America Corporation (BAC) has filed a registration statement (which includes a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the notes that are described in this Guidebook. Before you invest, you should carefully read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents that BAC has filed with the SEC for more complete information about BAC and any offering described in this Guidebook. You may obtain these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Website at www.sec.gov. BAC’s Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website is 70858. Alternatively, Merrill Lynch will arrange to send you the prospectus and other documents relating to any offering described in this document if you so request by calling toll-free 1-866-294-1322. BAC faces risks that are specific to its business, and we encourage you to carefully consider these risks before making an investment in its securities.

 

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