Executive Change

Securities and Exchange Commission on November 26, 2025       UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549     FORM 8-K     CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 20, 2025     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)     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   BAC   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E   BAC PrE   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 6.000% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series GG   BAC PrB   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.875% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series HH   BAC PrK   New York Stock Exchange 7.25% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series L   BAC PrL   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,200th interest in a share of Bank of America Corporation Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 1   BML PrG   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,200th interest in a share of Bank of America Corporation Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 2   BML PrH   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,200th interest in a share of Bank of America Corporation Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 4   BML PrJ   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,200th interest in a share of Bank of America Corporation Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Bank of America Corporation Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 5   BML PrL   New York Stock Exchange Floating Rate Preferred Hybrid Income Term Securities of BAC Capital Trust XIII (and the guarantee related thereto)   BAC/PF   New York Stock Exchange 5.63% Fixed to Floating Rate Preferred Hybrid Income Term Securities of BAC Capital Trust XIV (and the guarantee related thereto)   BAC/PG   New York Stock Exchange Income Capital Obligation Notes initially due December 15, 2066 of Bank of America Corporation   MER PrK   New York Stock Exchange Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series A, Step Up Callable Notes, due November 28, 2031 of BofA Finance LLC (and the guarantee of the Registrant with respect thereto)   BAC/31B   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.375% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series KK   BAC PrM   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.000% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series LL   BAC PrN   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.375% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series NN   BAC PrO   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.125% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series PP   BAC PrP   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.250% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series QQ   BAC PrQ   New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.750% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series SS   BAC PrS   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2). Emerging growth company  ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐       Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On November 20, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Bank of America Corporation (the “Corporation”) designated certain members of management as “executive officers” of the Corporation, as that term is defined in Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Corporation’s executive officers are Brian T. Moynihan, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, and the following officers who report directly to Mr. Moynihan:     •   Dean C. Athanasia , Co-President     •   Alastair M. Borthwick , Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer     •   Sheri Bronstein , Chief People Officer     •   James P. DeMare , Co-President     •   Hari Gopalkrishnan , Chief Technology & Information Officer     •   Geoffrey S. Greener , Chief Risk Officer     •   Bernard A. Mensah , President, International     •   Lauren A. Mogensen , Global General Counsel     •   Thong Nguyen , Vice Chair, Head of Global Strategy & Enterprise Platforms     •   Thomas M. Scrivener , Chief Operations Executive     •   Bruce R. Thompson , Vice Chair, Head of Enterprise Credit On September 12, 2025, the Corporation announced the appointment of Dean C. Athanasia and James P. DeMare as Co-Presidents, with responsibility for the Corporation’s lines of business. Therefore, the Board has determined that effective December 31, 2025, the following members of management will no longer be designated as executive officers: Lindsay D. Hans, President, Co-Head Merrill Wealth Management; Kathleen A. Knox, President, The Private Bank; Matthew M. Koder, President, Global Corporate & Investment Banking (a named executive officer in the Corporation’s 2025 Proxy Statement); and Eric A. Schimpf, President, Co-Head Merrill Wealth Management. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant 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: November 26, 2025