ALL CLAIM FORMS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR SUBMITTED ONLINE BY 11/14/2016.
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THIS ELECTRONIC CLAIM FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 14, 2016.
ELECTRONIC CLAIM FILING INSTRUCTIONS
1. This Proof of Claim is directed to all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired common stock or Common Equivalent Securities of Bank of America Corporation that subsequently converted to Bank of America common stock, during the period from February 27, 2009 through October 19, 2010 (the “Class Period”), including their legal representatives, heirs, successors or assigns, and who were damaged thereby (the “Class”). You may only participate in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund if you are a member of the Class and if you complete the form as specified below. If you fail to file a timely and completed Claim Form, your claim may be rejected and you may be precluded from receiving any distribution from the Net Settlement Fund. Submission of this Claim Form does not guarantee that you will share in the Net Settlement Fund. The distribution of the Net Settlement Fund will be governed by the Plan of Allocation set forth in the Notice, if approved by the Court, or such other Plan of Allocation as the Court approves.
2. Use the Claim Form section entitled “SCHEDULE OF TRANSACTIONS IN BANK OF AMERICA COMMON STOCK OR BANK OF AMERICA COMMON EQUIVALENT SECURITIES” to supply all required details of your transaction(s) in Bank of America common stock or Bank of America Common Equivalent Securities. Provide all the requested information with respect to all purchases, acquisitions, free receipts, sales, transfers, and free deliveries of Bank of America common stock or Bank of America Common Equivalent Securities that converted to common stock, during the period from February 27, 2009 through January 17, 2011. You must complete all sections of the claim form.
3. All joint beneficial owners must each sign the Claim Form. Agents, executors, administrators, guardians, and trustees must complete and sign the Claim Form on behalf of persons represented by them, and they must provide documentation that: (a) expressly state the capacity in which they are acting; (b) identify the name, account number, Social Security number (or employer identification number), address and telephone number of the beneficial owner of (or other person or entity on whose behalf they are acting with respect to) the Bank of America common stock or Bank of America Common Equivalent Securities; and (c) furnish herewith evidence of their authority to bind the person or entity on whose behalf they are acting. (Authority to complete and sign a Claim Form cannot be established by stockbrokers demonstrating only that they have discretionary authority to trade stock in another person’s accounts.)
4. PLEASE NOTE: You are required to submit genuine and sufficient documentation for all of your transactions in and holdings of the Bank of America Common Stock or Common Equivalent Securities set forth in the Claim you are submitting. Documents may consist of copies of brokerage confirmations or monthly statements. The parties and the Claims Administrator do not independently have information about your investments. IF SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE NOT IN YOUR POSSESSION, PLEASE OBTAIN COPIES OR EQUIVALENT CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTS FROM YOUR BROKER. FAILURE TO SUPPLY THIS DOCUMENTATION MAY RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR CLAIM.
Your documentation MUST be submitted in one of the following ways:
- Attach the documents at time of electronic claim submission. (Preferred Method)
- There are instructions included on the claim form for uploading your documents
- Print the cover letter and submit your documentation via mail at address listed below.
- Once you submit your electronic claim, the next screen will allow you to print your cover sheet for submitting documentation via mail.
- YOU MUST INCLUDE THE COVER SHEET WITH YOUR DOCUMENTATION.
- DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.
- Please keep a copy of all documents that you send to the Claims Administrator.
You will receive a confirmation email when your claim is received; this will contain your claim number which should be referenced during any correspondence with the Claims Administrator. If you have questions concerning this Claim, you may contact the Claims Administrator by phone within the U.S. and Canada at 1-800-644-7835 or outside the U.S. and Canada at 1-215-845-4405, or by email at BoASecuritiesSettlement@HefflerClaims.com
Claims with 50 or more transactions or on behalf of 10 or more different accounts should be submitted in the requested format (see Bulk Filing Template in the Documentssection of this website).
You should be aware that it will take a significant amount of time to fully process all of the Claim Forms. If your address changes, please notify us at the address listed below.
IF YOU WISH TO PRINT AND SUBMIT A PAPER CLAIM (see Proof of Claim and Release in the Documents section of this website) – IT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR BY PREPAID, FIRST-CLASS MAIL POSTMARKED BY NOVEMBER 14, 2016, OR SENT BY OVERNIGHT DELIVERY SERVICE (FEDEX, UPS, ETC) AND RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 14, 2016,ADDRESSED AS BELOW.
