Brian Moynihan Elected Chairman of the Board of Directors

Bank of America’s Board of Directors elected Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan as chairman, succeeding Charles “Chad” Holliday, Jr., effective immediately. Jack Bovender, Jr., a member of the board of directors since August 2012, will become the board’s lead independent director.

“There’s more work ahead, but Brian’s strategy to simplify the company and connect it with the real economy continues to build value for shareholders,” said Holliday. “The board strongly supports the strategy that Brian has set and, after careful deliberation, has decided to take these next steps in our governance responsibilities.”

Bovender, the former chairman and chief executive officer of HCA Inc., is a member of the board’s Credit and Enterprise Risk committees. Among other responsibilities and consistent with what the board believes are best practices in corporate governance, the duties established for Bovender include:

• Together with the chairman/CEO, planning, reviewing, and approving meeting agendas for the board.
• Advising the chairman/CEO of the information needs of the board and approving information sent to the board.
• Acting as a liaison between the chairman/CEO and the 13 independent directors.
• Calling meetings of the independent directors.

“On behalf of the board and our shareholders, I thank Chad for his leadership and look forward to continuing to work with him, Jack, and the other directors to build on the sound governance processes the board has put in place,” said Moynihan.

Moynihan became chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Bank of America on January 1, 2010.

Additional information about the board’s actions, including the newly-established lead independent director duties, is available on the company’s current report on Form 8-K filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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