# EDGAR Filing Document

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**Filing Date:** 2025-12
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-311325

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 424B2

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251208

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251208

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000070858
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 560906609
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 424B2
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-290665
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251556618

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER
- **STREET 2:** 100 N TRYON ST
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28255
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 7043868486

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER
- **STREET 2:** 100 N TRYON ST
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28255

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BANKAMERICA CORP/DE/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19981022

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NATIONSBANK CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NCNB CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920107
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BofA Finance LLC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001682472
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 813167494
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 424B2
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-290665-01
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251556619

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 NORTH TRYON STREET
- **STREET 2:** NC1-007-06-10
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28202
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 704-386-4175

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 NORTH TRYON STREET
- **STREET 2:** NC1-007-06-10
- **CITY:** CHARLOTTE
- **STATE:** NC
- **ZIP:** 28202

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**Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)<br>Registration Statement Nos. 333- 290665<br>and 333- 290665-01** 

Product Supplement No. EQUITY MLI-1

(To Prospectus dated December 8, 2025

and Series A MTN Prospectus Supplement dated December 8, 2025)

December 8, 2025

![LOGO](g19794g00x01.jpg)

**BofA Finance LLC** 

**Notes Linked to One or More Equity Indices, Exchange-Traded Funds or Securities** 

**Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Bank of America Corporation** 

• The notes are unsecured senior debt securities issued by BofA Finance LLC (the "**Issuer** "), a
direct, wholly-owned finance subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (the "**Guarantor** "). Any payment due on the notes is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor. Any payments due on the notes, including any
repayment of principal, will be subject to the credit risk of BofA Finance LLC, as issuer of the notes, and the credit risk of Bank of America Corporation, as guarantor of the notes.

• The return on the notes will be based on the performance of an underlying "**Market Measure,** "
which will be an equity index (an "**Index** "), an exchange-traded fund (an "**Underlying Fund** "), the common equity securities or American Depositary Receipts ()"**ADRs**") of a company other than us,
the agents, or our respective affiliates (an "**Underlying Stock** "), a basket of the foregoing; the worst-performing of any of the foregoing; or the best-performing of any of the foregoing.

• The notes may or may not pay coupons on either a contingent or fixed basis. Depending on the terms of the notes,
the amount payable at maturity per unit (the "**Redemption Amount**") may be less than, equal to or greater than the principal amount. The notes may or may not be callable by us in our discretion or subject to automatic early
redemption prior to maturity.

• This product supplement describes the general terms of the notes, the risk factors to consider before investing,
the general manner in which the notes may be offered and sold, and other relevant information.

• For each offering of the notes, we will provide you with a pricing supplement (which we refer to as a
" **term sheet**") that will describe the specific terms of that offering, including the specific Market Measure, the maturity date and certain risk factors. The applicable term sheet will identify, if applicable, any additions or
changes to the terms specified in this product supplement.

• The notes will be issued in denominations of whole units. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable term sheet,
each unit will have a principal amount of $10.00. The applicable term sheet may also set forth a minimum number of units that you must purchase.

• Unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet, the notes will not be listed on a securities exchange or
quotation system.

• One or more of our affiliates, including BofA Securities, Inc. ("BofAS"), may act as our selling
agents to offer the notes and will act in a principal capacity in such role.

*The notes are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of BofA Finance LLC and the related guarantee of the notes is an unsecured and unsubordinated obligation of Bank of America Corporation. The notes and the related guarantee are not savings accounts, deposits, or other obligations of a bank. The notes are not guaranteed by Bank of America, N.A. or any other bank, and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "****FDIC****") or any other governmental agency and may involve investment risks, including possible loss of principal. Potential purchasers of the notes should consider the information in "[Risk Factors](#supptx19794_2)" beginning on page PS-4 of this product supplement, page S-7 of the accompanying Series A MTN prospectus supplement, and page 7 of the accompanying prospectus.* ***You may lose all or a significant portion of your investment in the notes.*** 

*None of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "****SEC****"), any state securities commission, or any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this product supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement or prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.* 

**BofA Securities** 

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**TABLE OF CONTENTS** 

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|  [SUMMARY](#supptx19794_1) |  | PS-1 |
|  [RISK FACTORS](#supptx19794_2) |  | PS-4 |
|  [USE OF PROCEEDS](#supptx19794_3) |  | PS-23 |
|  [DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES](#supptx19794_4) |  | PS-24 |
|  [SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION](#supptx19794_5) |  | PS-47 |
|  [U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX SUMMARY](#supptx19794_6) |  | PS-48 |

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BofA Finance LLC and the Guarantor have not authorized anyone to provide any information other than that contained or incorporated by reference in the applicable term sheet, this product supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement or prospectus with respect to the notes offered by the applicable term sheet or with respect to BofA Finance LLC and the Guarantor. BofA Finance LLC and the Guarantor take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. The applicable term sheet, together with this product supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus, will contain the terms of the notes and will supersede all other prior or contemporaneous oral statements as well as any other written materials, including preliminary or indicative pricing terms, correspondence, trade ideas, structures for implementation, sample structures, fact sheets, brochures or other educational materials of BofA Finance LLC. The information in each applicable term sheet, this product supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus may be accurate only as of the date of that document.

The notes are not appropriate for all investors and involve a number of risks and important legal and tax consequences that should be discussed with your professional advisors. You should be aware that the regulations of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or "**FINRA**," and the laws of certain jurisdictions (including regulations and laws that require brokers to ensure that investments are suitable for their customers) may limit the availability of the notes. The applicable term sheet, this product supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the notes under any circumstances in which that offer or solicitation is unlawful.

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**SUMMARY** 

The information in this "Summary" section is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed explanation set forth elsewhere in this product supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus, as well as the applicable term sheet. None of us, the Guarantor or BofAS have authorized any other person to provide you with any information different from the information set forth in these documents. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information about the notes, you should not rely on it.

**Key Terms:** 

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| **General:**  | The notes are senior debt securities issued by BofA Finance LLC, and are not guaranteed or insured by the FDIC or secured by collateral. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Bank of America Corporation. The notes will rank equally in right of payment with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of BofA Finance LLC from time to time outstanding, except obligations that are subject to any priorities or preferences by law. The guarantee of the notes will rank equally in right of payment with all of Bank of America Corporation's other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations, except obligations that are subject to any priorities or preferences by law, and senior in right of payment to its subordinated obligations. **Any payments due on the notes, including any repayment of principal, are subject to the credit risk of BofA Finance LLC, as issuer of the notes, and the credit risk of Bank of America Corporation, as guarantor of the notes.** |

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The return on the notes will be based on the performance of a Market Measure. We may issue, among other things, notes in which the payment(s) may be made or may increase if the value of the Market Measure increases ("**Bullish Notes**") or we may issue notes in which the payment(s) may be made or may increase if the value of the Market Measure decreases ("**Bearish Notes**"). Depending on the terms of the notes, the Redemption Amount may be less than, equal to or greater than the principal amount.

Each issue of the notes will mature on the date set forth in the applicable term sheet. The notes may or may not pay coupons on either a contingent or fixed basis. The notes may or may not be callable or subject to early redemption prior to maturity.

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| **Market Measure:**  | The Market Measure may consist of one or more of the following: |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• U.S. broad-based Indices;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• U.S. sector or style-based Indices;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• non-U.S. or global Indices;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Underlying Funds;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Underlying Stock of a company other than us, the agents or our respective affiliates (an "**Underlying Company**") represented either by a class of common equity securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "**Exchange Act** "), or by ADRs. ADRs are securities issued through depositary
arrangements and registered under the Exchange Act that represent non-U.S. equity securities. If an Underlying Stock is an ADR, references to the "Underlying Company" of that Underlying Stock refer
to the issuer of the shares underlying the ADR; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any combination of the above.

The Market Measure may consist of a group, or "**Basket**," of the foregoing. We refer to each Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock included in any Basket as a "**Basket Component**." If the Market Measure to which your notes are linked is a Basket, the Basket Components will be set forth in the applicable term sheet.

The Market Measure may also consist of the "**Worst-Performing**" (to be defined in the applicable term sheet) of two or more of any of the following types of components: Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stocks and Baskets (the "**Worst-Performing Market Measure**"). If your notes are linked to the Worst-Performing Market Measure, references in this product supplement to "Market Measure" should be read as references to the applicable Worst-Performing Market Measure.

The Market Measure may also consist of the "**Best-Performing**" (to be defined in the applicable term sheet) of two or more of any of the following types of components: Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stocks and Baskets (the "**Best-Performing Market Measure**"). If your notes are linked to the Best-Performing Market Measure, references in this product supplement to "Market Measure" should be read as references to the applicable Best-Performing Market Measure.

In this product supplement we refer to any Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket which comprises the Market Measure in Worst-Performing or Best-Performing notes as an "**Underlying**" and collectively as the "**Underlyings**".

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| **Payment(s) on the Notes:**  | The applicable term sheet will set forth the manner in which payment(s) on the notes, including any coupon payment(s) or any payment at maturity or upon early redemption, will be determined. See "Description of the Notes." |

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| **Principal at Risk:**  | Depending on the terms of an issue of notes, there may be no guaranteed return of principal at maturity and you may lose  |

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all or a significant portion of your principal amount. Further, if you are able to sell your notes prior to maturity or early redemption, the price you may receive may be less than the price that you paid for your notes. <br>

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| **Calculation Agent:**  | The calculation agent will make all determinations associated with the notes. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable term sheet, we will appoint our affiliate, BofAS, or one of our other affiliates to act as calculation agent for the notes. See "Description of the Notes—Role of the Calculation Agent." |

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| **Selling Agents:**  | One or more of our affiliates, including BofAS, will act as our selling agent(s) in connection with each offering of the notes and will receive a commission or an underwriting discount based on the number of units of the notes sold. None of the selling agents is your fiduciary or advisor solely as a result of the making of any offering of the notes, and you should not rely on this product supplement, the applicable term sheet, or the accompanying prospectus or prospectus supplement as investment advice or a recommendation to purchase the notes. |

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| **Listing:**  | Unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet, the notes will not be listed on a securities exchange or quotation system. |

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| **ERISA Considerations:**  | See "ERISA Considerations" beginning on page 98 of the accompanying prospectus. |

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This product supplement relates only to the notes and does not relate to any Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock that comprises the Market Measure described in any applicable term sheet. You should read carefully the entire prospectus, prospectus supplement and this product supplement, together with the applicable term sheet, to understand fully the terms of your notes, as well as the tax and other considerations important to you in making a decision about whether to invest in any notes. In particular, you should review carefully the section in this product supplement entitled "Risk Factors," which highlights a number of risks of an investment in the notes, to determine whether an investment in the notes is appropriate for you. Additional risk factors may be set forth in the applicable term sheet. If information in this product supplement is inconsistent with the accompanying prospectus or prospectus supplement, this product supplement will supersede those documents. However, if information in any term sheet is inconsistent with this product supplement, that term sheet will supersede this product supplement.

None of us, the Guarantor or any selling agent is making an offer to sell the notes in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Certain terms used and not defined in this product supplement have the meanings ascribed to them in the accompanying prospectus supplement or prospectus. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this product supplement to "we," "us," "our," or similar references are to BofA Finance LLC, and not to Bank of America Corporation (or any other affiliate of ours).

You are urged to consult with your own attorneys and business and tax advisors before making a decision to purchase any notes.

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**RISK FACTORS** 

*Your investment in the notes is subject to investment risks, many of which differ from those of a conventional debt security. Your decision to purchase the notes should be made only after carefully considering the risks, including those discussed below, together with the risk information contained in the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus, in light of your particular circumstances. The notes are not an appropriate investment for you if you are not knowledgeable about the material terms of the notes or investments in equity or equity-based securities in general.* 

**<u>Structure-related Risks</u>**

**Your investment may result in a loss; there may be no guaranteed return of principal.** To the extent set forth in the applicable term sheet, there may not be a fixed principal repayment amount on the notes at maturity. The return on the notes will be based on the performance of a Market Measure and therefore you may lose all or a significant portion of your investment at maturity if the value of the Market Measure decreases over the term of the notes (or in the case of Bearish Notes, increases). You should read the applicable term sheet to determine the extent to which your investment in the notes may result in the loss of your investment due to changes in the value of a Market Measure.

**The payment(s) on the notes may be limited to a maximum return at maturity or to any coupons which may be payable during the term of the notes, and may be less than a comparable investment directly in the Market Measure or any of its underlying assets.** If so specified in the applicable term sheet, the notes may have a fixed maximum return at maturity, regardless of the performance of the Market Measure. If your notes are coupon-bearing, payments on the notes may be limited to any coupons which may be payable during the term of the notes In these cases, your return on the notes may be less than the return that you could have realized if you invested directly in the Market Measure (or any securities, commodities or other assets represented by the Market Measure), and you will not receive the full benefit of any appreciation (or in the case of Bearish Notes, depreciation) in the value of the Market Measure.

In addition, unless otherwise set forth in the applicable term sheet, the value of the Market Measure as of any date will not reflect the value of dividends paid, or distributions made, on the Market Measure or any of its underlying assets, or any other rights associated with the Market Measure or those underlying assets. Thus, any return on the notes will not reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned the Market Measure or any of its underlying assets.

Additionally, the Market Measure may consist of an Index or Underlying Fund that includes components traded in a non-U.S. currency that, for purposes of calculating the level of such Index or Underlying Fund, are not converted into U.S. dollars. If the value of that currency strengthens against the U.S. dollar during the term of your notes, you may not obtain the benefit of that increase, which you would have received if you had owned shares or units of the Market Measure or those components, as applicable.

**You may not receive any coupons on the notes, and any return on the notes may be less than the yield on a conventional debt security of comparable maturity.** The applicable term sheet will state whether your notes pay a coupon. If your notes are coupon-bearing, they may only pay contingent coupons or pay coupons at a rate that is less than the rate we would pay on a conventional debt security of comparable maturity. Any return that you receive on the notes may be less than the return you would earn if you purchased a conventional debt security with the same maturity date. To the extent that coupon payments on the notes are contingent upon the performance of a Market Measure, the greater the expected volatility of the Market Measure at the time the terms of your notes are set, the greater the expectation is at that time that you may not

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receive the contingent coupon payments. As a result, your investment in the notes may not reflect the full opportunity cost to you when you consider factors, such as inflation, that affect the time value of money.

**Your notes may be called prior to maturity.** If so specified in the applicable term sheet, your notes may be called at our option prior to maturity, or may be automatically called upon the occurrence of certain specified events prior to maturity. If the notes are called, the term of the notes may be short, and no further payments(s) will be made on the notes after they have been called. In such a case, your ability to receive any coupons over the term of the notes, if applicable, will be limited. There is no guarantee that you would be able to reinvest the proceeds from an investment in the notes at a comparable return for a similar level of risk in the event the notes are called prior to maturity.

**Payments on the notes will not reflect changes in the value of the Market Measure other than on the Observation Dates or during the Maturity Valuation Period, as applicable.** Unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet, changes in the value of the Market Measure during the term of the notes other than on the Observation Dates or during the Maturity Valuation Period, as applicable, will not be reflected in the determinations as to payments on the notes. To make these determinations, the calculation agent will refer only to the value of the Market Measure on the Observation Dates (as defined in "Description of the Notes—Certain Terms of the Notes—Payment(s) on the Notes") or the calculation days during the Maturity Valuation Period (as defined in "Description of the Notes—Certain Terms of the Notes—Payment(s) on the Notes"), as applicable. As a result, even if the value of the Market Measure has increased (or in the case of Bearish Notes, decreased) at certain times during the term of the notes, you may not receive any positive return on the notes or may lose some or all of your investment if the value of the Market Measure subsequently declines (or in the case of Bearish Notes, increases) on the Observation Dates or the calculation days during the Maturity Valuation Period. In addition, if the Maturity Valuation Period for the notes consists of two or more scheduled calculation days, the Redemption Amount may be less than it would have been had the Redemption Amount been calculated based on the value of the Market Measure on any particular calculation day.

**More favorable economic terms for the notes are generally associated with a Market Measure with greater expected volatility and therefore can indicate a greater risk of loss.** "Volatility" refers to the frequency and magnitude of changes in the value of the Market Measure. The greater the expected volatility with respect to the Market Measure on the pricing date, the higher the expectation as of the pricing date that the value of the Market Measure could decrease over the term of the notes (or in the case of Bearish Notes, increase), indicating a higher expected risk of loss on the notes. This greater expected risk will generally be reflected in more favorable terms (such as, for coupon-bearing notes, a higher coupon rate than the yield payable on our conventional debt securities with a similar maturity) than for similar securities linked to the performance of a Market Measure with a lower expected volatility as of the pricing date. You should therefore understand that a relatively higher coupon rate or other favorable economic terms may indicate an increased risk of loss. The volatility of the Market Measure can change significantly over the term of the notes. The value of the Market Measure for your notes could fall sharply, which could adversely affect the return on the notes.

**If your notes are linked to a Basket, changes in the values of one or more of the Basket Components may be offset by changes in the values of one or more of the other Basket Components.** The Market Measure of your notes may consist of a Basket. In such a case, changes in the values of one or more of the Basket Components may not correlate with changes in the values of one or more of the other Basket Components. The values of one or more Basket Components may increase, while the values of one or more of the other Basket Components may decrease or not increase as much. Therefore, in calculating the value of the Basket at any time,

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increases in the value of one Basket Component may be moderated or wholly offset by decreases or lesser increases in the values of one or more of the other Basket Components. If the weightings of the applicable Basket Components are not equal, adverse changes in the values of the Basket Components that are more heavily weighted could have a greater impact upon the value of the Basket and, consequently, the return on your notes.

**If your notes are linked to the Worst-Performing of two or more Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stocks or Baskets, the notes will be subject to the risks of each Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket, not a basket composed of the foregoing, and will be negatively affected if the value of any Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket decreases, in the case of Bullish Notes, or increases, in the case of Bearish Notes, even if the value of any other Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket does not.** If your notes are linked to the Worst-Performing of two or more Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stocks or Baskets (the "**Worst-Performing Notes**"), you will be subject to the risks associated with each Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket. Worst-Performing Notes will not be linked to an overall basket composed of the Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stocks or Baskets, where the change in the value of one Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket could be offset to some extent by the change in the value of the other Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket. In this case, the individual performance of each Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket would not be combined, and the change in the value of one Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket would not be offset by any change in the value of the other Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket. For example, you could lose some or all of your investment in the notes if the value of one Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket has declined (or increased, in the case of Bearish Notes) over the term of the notes, even if the value of each other Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket has increased (or decreased, in the case of Bearish Notes) over the term of the Notes. The same analysis is true with respect to all determinations to be made for the Worst-Performing Notes.

**If your notes are Worst-Performing Notes, you will not benefit in any way from the performance of the better performing Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket.** If your notes are Worst-Performing Notes, the return on the notes will depend solely on the performance of the Worst-Performing Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket, and you will not benefit in any way from the performance of the better performing Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket. The notes may underperform a similar investment in each of the Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stock or Baskets or a similar alternative investment linked to a basket composed of the Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stock or Baskets. In either such case, the performance of the better performing Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket would be blended with the performance of the Worst-Performing Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket, resulting in a potentially better return than what you would receive on the notes.

**If your notes are Worst-Performing Notes, it is more likely that you will not receive a positive return on the notes and will lose some or all of your investment.** With two or more Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stocks or Baskets, it is more likely that the value of at least one Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket will decline during the term of the notes than if the notes were linked to only one of the Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stock or Baskets, in which case you may not receive a positive return on the notes and may lose some or all of your investment.

**If your notes are Worst-Performing Notes**, **you will be subject to risks relating to the relationship between the Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stocks or Baskets.** By investing in Worst-Performing Notes, you assume the risk that the Indices, Underlying Funds,

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Underlying Stocks or Baskets may not exhibit a positive correlation (i.e., a tendency for their values to increase or decrease at similar times and by similar magnitudes). The less correlated the Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stocks or Baskets, the more likely it is that the value of one Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket will decline during the term of the notes, in which case you may not receive a positive return on the notes and may lose some or all of your investment. It is impossible to predict what the relationship between the Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stocks or Baskets will be over the term of the notes.

**If your notes are linked to the Best-Performing of two or more Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stocks or Baskets, the Best-Performing Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket may have poor performance and may not significantly outperform the lesser-performing Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stocks and/or Baskets, as applicable.** Even if your notes are linked to the Best-Performing of two or more Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stocks or Baskets (the "**Best-Performing Notes**"), the Best-Performing Market Measure may nevertheless have poor performance. Each Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket included in the Market Measure may experience significant declines (or, in the case of Bearish Notes, increases), and the fact that the Notes are Best-Performing Notes does not mean that you will receive any positive return or not suffer a loss on the Notes. Moreover, the Best-Performing Market Measure may not significantly outperform the lesser-performing Indices, Underlying Funds, Underlying Stocks and/or Baskets, as applicable. There is no assurance that having exposure to the Best-Performing Market Measure will provide a meaningful benefit relative to having exposure to only one Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Stock or Basket, as applicable.

**Payments on the notes are subject to our credit risk and the credit risk of the Guarantor, and any actual or perceived changes in our or the Guarantor's creditworthiness are expected to affect the value of, or any amounts payable on, the notes**. The notes are our unsecured senior debt securities, the payment on which will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor. The notes are not guaranteed by any entity other than the Guarantor. As a result, your receipt of payments, including any repayment of principal, on the notes is dependent upon our ability and the ability of the Guarantor to repay our respective obligations under the notes on the applicable payment date, regardless of the performance of the Market Measure. No assurance can be given as to what our financial condition or the financial condition of the Guarantor will be on any payment date. If we and the Guarantor become unable to meet our respective financial obligations as they become due, you may not receive the amounts payable under the terms of the notes.

In addition, our credit ratings and the credit ratings of the Guarantor are assessments by ratings agencies of our respective abilities to pay our obligations. Consequently, our or the Guarantor's perceived creditworthiness and actual or anticipated decreases in our or the Guarantor's credit ratings or increases in the spread between the yield on our respective securities and the yield on U.S. Treasury securities (the "**credit spread**") prior to the maturity date may adversely affect the market value of the notes. However, because your return on the notes depends upon factors in addition to our ability and the ability of the Guarantor to pay our respective obligations, such as the value of the Market Measure, an improvement in our or the Guarantor's credit ratings will not reduce the other investment risks related to the notes.

**<u>Valuation- and Market-related Risks</u>**

**The initial estimated value of the notes considers certain assumptions and variables and relies in part on certain forecasts about future events, which may prove to be incorrect.** The initial estimated value of the notes, which will be set forth in the applicable term sheet, is an estimate only, determined as of a particular point in time by reference to our and our

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affiliates' pricing models. These pricing models consider certain assumptions and variables, including our credit spreads and those of the Guarantor, the Guarantor's internal funding rate on the pricing date, mid-market terms on hedging transactions, expectations on interest rates and volatility, price-sensitivity analysis, and the expected term of the notes. These pricing models rely in part on certain forecasts about future events, which may prove to be incorrect.

**The public offering price you pay for the notes will exceed the initial estimated value.** If you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity, their market value may be lower than the price you paid for them and lower than the initial estimated value. This is due to, among other things, changes in the value of the Market Measure, changes in the Guarantor's internal funding rate, and the inclusion in the public offering price of the underwriting discount and an expected hedging-related charge. These factors, together with various credit, market and economic factors over the term of the notes, are expected to reduce the price at which you may be able to sell the notes in any secondary market and will affect the value of the notes in complex and unpredictable ways.

The initial estimated value does not represent a minimum or maximum price at which we, the Guarantor, BofAS or any of our other affiliates would be willing to purchase your notes in any secondary market (if any exists) at any time. The value of your notes at any time after issuance will vary based on many factors that cannot be predicted with accuracy, including the performance of the Market Measure, our and the Guarantor's creditworthiness and changes in market conditions.

**We cannot assure you that there will be a trading market for your notes.** If a secondary market exists, we cannot predict how the notes will trade, or whether that market will be liquid or illiquid. The development of a trading market for the notes will depend on various factors, including the Guarantor's financial performance and changes in the value of the Market Measure. The number of potential buyers of your notes in any secondary market may be limited. There is no assurance that any party will be willing to purchase your notes at any price in any secondary market.

We anticipate that one or more of the selling agents or their affiliates will act as a market-maker for the notes that it offers, but none of them is required to do so and may cease to do so at any time for any reason. Any price at which a selling agent or its affiliates may bid for, offer, purchase, or sell any notes may be higher or lower than the applicable public offering price, and that price may differ from the values determined by pricing models that it may use, whether as a result of dealer discounts, mark-ups, or other transaction costs. These bids, offers, or transaction costs may adversely affect the prices, if any, at which the notes might otherwise trade in the market. In addition, if at any time any selling agent or its affiliates were to cease acting as a market-maker for any issue of the notes, it is likely that there would be significantly less liquidity in that secondary market. In such a case, the price at which those notes could be sold likely would be lower than if an active market existed.

Unless otherwise stated in the applicable term sheet, we will not list the notes on any securities exchange or quotation system. Even if an application were made to list your notes, we cannot assure you that the application will be approved or that your notes will be listed and, if listed, that they will remain listed for their entire term. The listing of the notes on any securities exchange or quotation system will not necessarily ensure that a trading market will develop or, if a trading market does develop, that there will be liquidity in the trading market.

**The notes are not designed to be short-term trading instruments, and if you attempt to sell the notes prior to maturity or call (if applicable), their market value, if any, will be affected by various factors that interrelate in complex ways, and their market value may be less than the principal amount.** The notes are not designed to be short-term trading

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instruments. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable term sheet, you have no right to have your notes redeemed at your option prior to maturity or call (if applicable). If you wish to liquidate your investment in the notes prior to maturity or call (if applicable), your only option would be to sell them in the secondary market. At that time, there may be an illiquid market for your notes or no market at all. Even if you were able to sell your notes, there are many factors outside of our control that may adversely affect their market value, some of which, but not all, are stated below. The impact of any one factor may be offset or magnified by the impact of another factor. These factors may interact with each other in complex and unpredictable ways. The following paragraphs describe a specific factor's expected impact on the market value of the notes, *assuming all other conditions remain constant*.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Value of the Market Measure.** We anticipate that the market value of the notes prior to maturity or a call
generally will depend to a significant extent on the value of the Market Measure. In general, it is expected that the market value of the notes will decrease as the value of the Market Measure decreases; however, as the value of the Market Measure
increases, the market value of the notes may decrease or may not increase at the same rate. The reverse will be true as to Bearish Notes. If you sell your notes when the value of the Market Measure is less than, or not sufficiently above (or in the
case of Bearish Notes, below) its value on the pricing date, then you may receive less than the principal amount of your notes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Volatility of the Market Measure.** Volatility is the term used to describe the size and frequency of market
fluctuations. The volatility of the Market Measure during the term of the notes may vary. In addition, an unsettled international environment and related uncertainties may result in greater market volatility, which may continue over the term of the
notes. Increases or decreases in the volatility of the Market Measure may have an adverse impact on the market value of the notes. Even if the value of the Market Measure increases after the applicable pricing date, if you are able to sell your
notes before their maturity date, you may receive substantially less than the amount that would be payable upon a call, as applicable, or at maturity based on that value because of the anticipation that the value of the Market Measure will continue
to fluctuate prior to the maturity date of the notes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Economic and Other Conditions Generally.** The general economic conditions of the capital markets in the
United States, as well as geopolitical conditions and other financial, political, public health, regulatory and judicial events, natural disasters, acts of terrorism or war, and related uncertainties that affect stock or commodity markets generally,
may adversely affect the value of the Market Measure and the market value of the notes. If the Market Measure or a Basket Component, as applicable, includes one or more Underlying Funds or Indices that have returns that are calculated based upon
securities, commodities or other assets traded in one or more non-U.S. markets (a "**non-U.S. Market Measure** "), or if an Underlying Stock is an ADR, the
value of your notes may also be adversely affected by similar events in the markets of the relevant foreign countries.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Interest Rates.** We expect that changes in interest rates will affect the market value of the notes. In
general, if U.S. interest rates increase, we expect that the market value of the notes will decrease. In general, we expect that the longer the amount of time that remains until maturity, the more significant the impact of these changes will be on
the value of the notes. The level of interest rates also may affect the U.S. economy and any applicable market outside of the United States, and in turn, the value of the Market Measure, and, thus, the market value of the notes may be adversely
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foreign countries may also affect their economies and in turn the value of the non-U.S. Market Measure or ADR, and, thus, the market value of the notes may be adversely affected.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Dividend Yields.** In general, if the cumulative dividend yields on the securities included in the Market
Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component or on any Underlying Stock, as applicable, increase, we anticipate that the market value of the notes will decrease.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Exchange Rate Movements and Volatility.** If the Market Measure of your notes or any Basket Component, as
applicable, consists of or includes any non-U.S. Market Measures, changes in, and the volatility of, the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the relevant non-U.S. currency or currencies could have an adverse impact on the value of your notes, and the payments on the notes may depend in part on the relevant exchange rates. In addition, the correlation between the relevant exchange rate and any applicable non-U.S. Market Measure reflects the extent to which a percentage change in that exchange rate corresponds to a percentage change in the applicable non-U.S. Market Measure,
and changes in these correlations may have an adverse impact on the value of your notes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Our and the Guarantor's Financial Condition and Creditworthiness.** Our and the Guarantor's
perceived creditworthiness, including any increases in our respective credit spreads and any actual or anticipated decreases in our respective credit ratings, may adversely affect the market value of the notes. We generally expect that any actual or
anticipated decreases in our respective credit ratings will affect the market value of the Notes based on the time remaining until maturity, with a greater impact the longer the time to maturity. However, a decrease in our or the Guarantor's
credit spreads or an improvement in our or the Guarantor's credit ratings will not necessarily increase the market value of the notes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Time to Maturity.** There may be a disparity between the market value of the notes prior to maturity and
their value at maturity. This disparity is often called a time "value," "premium," or "discount," and reflects expectations concerning the value of the Market Measure prior to the maturity date. As the time to
maturity decreases, this disparity may decrease, such that the value of the notes will approach the expected Redemption Amount to be paid at maturity.

**<u>Conflict-related Risks</u>**

**Trading and hedging activities by us, the Guarantor and any of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, may adversely affect your return on the notes and their market value.** We, the Guarantor and our other affiliates, including the selling agents, may buy or sell shares or units of the Market Measure, an Underlying or the Basket Components, or any of their respective underlying assets, as applicable, or futures or options contracts or exchange-traded instruments on the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component or their respective underlying assets, or other listed or over-the-counter derivative instruments whose value is derived from the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component or their respective underlying assets. We, the Guarantor and any of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, may execute such purchases or sales for our own or their own accounts, for business reasons, or in connection with hedging our obligations under the notes. These transactions could adversely affect the value of these assets and, in turn, the value of a Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component in a manner that could be adverse to your investment in the notes. On or before the applicable pricing date, any purchases or sales by us, the Guarantor or our other affiliates, including the selling agents, or others on our or their behalf (including those for the purpose of hedging some or all of our anticipated exposure in connection with the notes), may adversely affect the value of a Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component or their respective underlying assets.

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Consequently, the values of that Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component or the assets included in that Market Measure or Basket Component may change subsequent to the pricing date of an issue of the notes, which may adversely affect the market value of the notes.

We, the Guarantor or one or more of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, also expect to engage in hedging activities that could adversely affect the value of the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component on the applicable pricing date. In addition, these hedging activities, including the unwinding of a hedge, may affect the market value of your notes prior to maturity and may adversely affect the payments on the notes.

We, the Guarantor or one or more of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, may purchase or otherwise acquire a long or short position in the notes, the Market Measure, an Underlying, a Basket Component or the assets included in the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component and may hold or resell the notes, the Market Measure, an Underlying, a Basket Component or the assets included in the Market Measure or Basket Component. For example, the selling agents may enter into these transactions in connection with any market making activities in which they engage. We cannot assure you that these activities will not adversely affect the value of the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component, the market value of your notes prior to maturity or the payments, if any, on the notes.

**Our trading, hedging and other business activities, and those of the Guarantor and any of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, may create conflicts of interest with you.** We, the Guarantor or one or more of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, may engage in trading activities related to the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component, as applicable, and to any underlying assets included in the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component that are not for your account or on your behalf. We, the Guarantor or one or more of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, also may issue or underwrite other financial instruments with returns based upon the applicable Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component. These trading and other business activities may present a conflict of interest between your interest in the notes and the interests we, the Guarantor and our other affiliates, including the selling agents, may have in our or their proprietary accounts, in facilitating transactions, including block trades, for our or their other customers, and in accounts under our or their management. These trading and other business activities, if they influence the value of the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component, or secondary trading in your notes, could be adverse to your interests as a beneficial owner of the notes.

We, the Guarantor and one or more of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, expect to enter into arrangements or adjust or close out existing transactions to hedge our obligations under the notes. We, the Guarantor or our other affiliates, including the selling agents, also may enter into hedging transactions relating to other securities or instruments that we or they issue, some of which may have returns calculated in a manner related to that of a particular issue of the notes. We may enter into such hedging arrangements with one or more of our affiliates. Our affiliates may enter into additional hedging transactions with other parties relating to the notes and the applicable Market Measure, Underlyings or Basket Components. This hedging activity is expected to result in a profit for those engaging in the hedging activity, which could be more or less than initially expected, but could also result in a loss. We, the Guarantor and our affiliates, including the selling agents, will price these hedging transactions with the intent to realize a profit, regardless of whether the value of the notes increases or decreases or whether payments on the notes, if any, may be adversely affected. Any profit in connection with such hedging activities will be in addition to any other compensation that we, the Guarantor and any of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, receive for the sale of the notes, which creates an additional incentive to sell the notes to you.

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**There may be potential conflicts of interest involving the calculation agent, which is an affiliate of ours. We have the right to appoint and remove the calculation agent.** One of our affiliates will be the calculation agent for the notes and, as such, will have the discretion to make a variety of determinations relating to the notes, including the amounts payable under the notes. Under some circumstances, these duties could result in a conflict of interest between its status as our affiliate and its responsibilities as calculation agent. These conflicts could occur, for instance, in connection with the calculation agent's determination as to whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred, in connection with judgments that the calculation agent would be required to make if the publication of a Market Measure is discontinued or certain events occur with respect to any Underlying Fund or in connection with the exercise of discretion that could adversely affect the value of your Notes such as the kind described under "—Trading and hedging activities by us, the Guarantor and any of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, may adversely affect your return on the Notes and their market value" and "—Our trading, hedging and other business activities, and those of the Guarantor and any of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, may create conflicts of interest with you" above. The calculation agent will be required to carry out its duties in good faith and use its reasonable judgment. However, because we expect that the Guarantor will control the calculation agent, potential conflicts of interest could arise. None of us, the Guarantor or any of our affiliates will have any obligation to consider your interests as a holder of the notes in taking any action that might affect the value of the notes.

**<u>Market Measure-related Risks</u>**

**No sponsor, publisher, or investment advisor of an Underlying Fund, an Index, or any index underlying an Underlying Fund ("Underlying Index") (each a "Market Measure Publisher") will have any obligations relating to the notes.** No Market Measure Publisher will have any financial or legal obligation with respect to the notes or the amounts to be paid to you, including any obligation to take our needs or the needs of noteholders into consideration for any reason, including taking any actions that might adversely affect the value of the Market Measure, an Underlying, a Basket Component or the value of the notes. No Market Measure Publisher will receive any of the proceeds from any offering of the notes, and no Market Measure Publisher will be responsible for, or participate in, the offering of the notes. No Market Measure Publisher will be responsible for, or participate in, the determination or calculation of the amount receivable by holders of the notes.

We, the Guarantor and our other affiliates, including the selling agents, do not make any representation to any purchasers of the notes regarding any matters whatsoever relating to the issuers of the securities included in an Underlying Fund, an Index or an Underlying Index. Any prospective purchaser of the notes should undertake an independent investigation of the companies included in an Underlying Fund, an Index or an Underlying Index to a level that, in its judgment, is appropriate to make an informed decision regarding an investment in the notes. Neither we nor any agent has made any independent investigation as to the completeness or accuracy of publicly available information regarding any Underlying Fund, Index or Underlying Index or as to the future performance of any Underlying Fund, Index or Underlying Index.

**The Market Measure Publisher of an Index or an Underlying Index may adjust it in a way that affects its level, and that Market Measure Publisher has no obligation to consider your interests.** Unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet, we, the Guarantor, the selling agents and our respective affiliates have no affiliation with any Market Measure Publisher of an Index or an Underlying Index. Consequently, we have no control of the actions of any Market Measure Publisher of an Index or Underlying Index. The Market Measure Publisher can add, delete, or substitute the components included in that Index or Underlying Index or make other methodological changes that could change its level. A new security included in an Index or Underlying Index may perform significantly better or worse than the replaced security,

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and the performance will impact the level of the applicable Index or Underlying Index. Additionally, a Market Measure Publisher may alter, discontinue, or suspend calculation or dissemination of an Index or Underlying Index. Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of your notes. The Market Measure Publishers will have no obligation to consider your interests in calculating or revising any Index or any Underlying Index.

**Our affiliates may publish research, express opinions or provide recommendations that are inconsistent with investing in the Market Measure and any such research, opinions or recommendations could adversely affect the value of the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component.** In the ordinary course of business, our affiliates may have published research reports, expressed opinions or provided recommendations on a Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component or the assets included in the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component, an Underlying Company, the applicable financial markets or other matters that may influence the value of a Market Measure, an Underlying, a Basket Component or the assets included in the Market Measure, an Underlying or Basket Component and, therefore, the value of the notes, and may do so in the future. These research reports, opinions or recommendations may be communicated to our clients and clients of our affiliates and may be inconsistent with purchasing or holding the notes. Any research reports, opinions or recommendations expressed by our affiliates may not be consistent with each other and may be modified from time to time without notice. Moreover, other professionals who deal in markets relating to a Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component or the assets included in the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component may at any time have significantly different views from those of our affiliates. For these reasons, you are encouraged to derive information concerning a Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component or the assets included in the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component from multiple sources, and you should not rely on the views expressed by our affiliates.

**Our offering of the notes does not constitute a recommendation of the Market Measure.** You should not take our offering of the notes as an expression of our views about how any Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component will perform in the future or as a recommendation to invest in any Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component, including through an investment in the notes. As we are part of a global financial institution, we, the Guarantor and our other affiliates may, and often do, have positions (both long and short) in the Market Measure, the Underlyings or the Basket Components that may conflict with an investment in the notes. You should undertake an independent determination of whether an investment in the notes is suitable for you in light of your specific investment objectives, risk tolerance and financial resources.

**You will have no rights as a security holder, and you will have no rights to receive shares or units, of any Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component, as applicable, or any of the assets included in the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component, as applicable, and you will not be entitled to dividends or other distributions by the issuers of those securities.** The notes are our debt securities. They are not equity instruments, shares of stock, or securities of any other issuer, other than the related guarantees, which are the securities of the Guarantor. Investing in the notes will not make you a holder of shares or units of the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component or any of the assets included in the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component, as applicable. You will not have any voting rights, any rights to receive dividends or other distributions, any rights against a Market Measure Publisher or Underlying Company, or any other rights with respect to the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component or any of its underlying assets. As a result, the return on your notes may not reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component or any of its underlying assets and received the dividends paid or other distributions made in connection with

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them. Additionally, the values of certain Underlying Funds or Indices reflect only the prices of the securities included in such Underlying Funds or Indices and do not take into consideration the value of dividends paid on those securities. Your notes will be paid in cash and you have no right to receive the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component or any of its underlying assets.

**Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable term sheet, we, the Guarantor and any of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, do not control any company included in any Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component, as applicable, or any Underlying Company, and have not verified any disclosure made by any Market Measure Publisher or any of those companies or any Underlying Company.** We, the Guarantor or our other affiliates, including the selling agents, currently, or in the future, may engage in business with Market Measure Publishers or companies included in a Market Measure, Underlying, Basket Component, Underlying Index or any Underlying Company, and we, the Guarantor or our other affiliates, including the selling agents, may from time to time own securities of an Underlying Fund, of companies included in a Market Measure, Underlying, Basket Component or Underlying Index or an Underlying Company. However, none of us, the Guarantor or any of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, have the ability to control the actions of any Market Measure Publisher, any Underlying Company or any of these companies or have undertaken any independent review of, or made any due diligence inquiry with respect to, any Market Measure Publisher, any Underlying Company or any of these companies, unless (and only to the extent that) our securities or the securities of the Guarantor or our other affiliates are included in that Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component or Underlying Index. In addition, unless otherwise set forth in the applicable term sheet, none of us, the Guarantor or any of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, are responsible for the calculation of any Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Index. Unless otherwise specified therein, any information in the applicable term sheet regarding the Market Measure or any Underlying, Basket Component or Underlying Index, as applicable, is derived from publicly available information. You should make your own investigation into the applicable Market Measure, Underlying, Basket Component or Underlying Index.

Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable term sheet, none of the Market Measure Publishers, their affiliates, or any companies included in the Market Measure, Underlying Basket Component, Underlying Index or any Underlying Company will be involved in any offering of the notes or will have any obligation of any sort with respect to the notes. As a result, none of those companies will have any obligation to take your interests as holders of the notes into consideration for any reason, including taking any corporate actions that might adversely affect the value of the securities represented by the Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component or the value of the notes.

**The business activities of us, the Guarantor and any of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, relating to the companies included in a Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component, as applicable, or any Underlying Company may create conflicts of interest with you.** We, the Guarantor and/or our other affiliates, including the selling agents, at the time of any offering of the notes or in the future, may engage in business with the companies included in a Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component or with an Underlying Company, including making loans to or equity investments in, or providing investment banking, asset management, or other services to those companies, their affiliates and their competitors.

In connection with these activities, we, the Guarantor or our other affiliates, including the selling agents, may receive information about those companies that we or they will not divulge to you or other third parties. One or more of our affiliates may have published, and in the future may publish, research reports on one or more of these companies. The selling agents may also publish research reports relating to our or our affiliates' securities, including the Notes. This research is modified from time to time without notice and may express opinions or provide recommendations

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that are inconsistent with purchasing or holding your notes. Any of these activities may adversely affect the value of the Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component and, consequently, the market value of your notes. We, the Guarantor and our other affiliates, including the selling agents, do not make any representation to any purchasers of the notes regarding any matters whatsoever relating to the issuers of the securities included in a Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component or any Underlying Company. Any prospective purchaser of the notes should undertake an independent investigation of the companies included in the Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component or any Underlying Company to a level that, in its judgment, is appropriate to make an informed decision regarding an investment in the notes. The composition of the Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component does not reflect any investment recommendations from us, the Guarantor or our other affiliates, including the selling agents.

**Exchange rate movements may adversely impact the value of the notes.** If any security or commodity represented by a Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component, as applicable, is traded in a currency other than U.S. dollars, and, for purposes of calculating the value of the Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component, is converted into U.S. dollars, then the value of the Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component may depend in part on the relevant exchange rates. If the value of the U.S. dollar strengthens against the currencies of those underlying assets, the value of the applicable Market Measure, Underlying or Basket Component may be adversely affected and payments on the notes may be reduced.

Exchange rate movements may be impacted particularly by existing and expected rates of inflation and interest rate levels; political, civil or military unrest; the balance of payments between countries; and the extent of governmental surpluses or deficits in the relevant countries and the United States. All of these factors are in turn sensitive to the monetary, fiscal and trade policies pursued by the governments of those countries and the United States and other countries important to international trade and finance.

**If the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component, as applicable, to which your notes are linked includes equity securities traded on foreign exchanges, or if shares of an Underlying Company are also listed on a foreign exchange, your return may be affected by factors affecting international securities markets.** The value of securities traded outside of the United States may be adversely affected by a variety of factors relating to the relevant securities markets. Factors which could affect those markets, and therefore the return on your notes, include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Market Liquidity and Volatility.** The relevant foreign securities markets may be less liquid and/or more
volatile than U.S. or other securities markets and may be affected by market developments in different ways than U.S. or other securities markets.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Political, Economic and Other Factors.** The prices and performance of securities of companies in foreign
countries may be affected by political, economic, financial, public health, natural disasters, acts of terrorism or war and social factors in those regions. Direct or indirect government intervention to stabilize a particular securities market and
cross-shareholdings in companies in the relevant foreign markets may affect prices and the volume of trading in those markets. In addition, recent or future changes in government, economic and fiscal policies in the relevant jurisdictions, the
possible imposition of, or changes in, currency exchange laws, or other laws or restrictions, and possible fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies, are factors that could adversely affect the relevant securities markets. The relevant
foreign economies may differ from the U.S. economy in economic factors such as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resources and self-sufficiency.

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environments may be subject to change without review or appeal, and many emerging markets suffer from underdevelopment of capital markets and tax systems. In addition, in some of these nations, issuers of the relevant securities face the threat of expropriation of their assets and/or nationalization of their businesses. The economic and financial data about some of these countries may be unreliable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Publicly Available Information.** There is generally less publicly available information about foreign
companies than about U.S. companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the SEC. Additionally, the accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements applicable to foreign companies may differ from those applicable
to U.S. companies.

**The historical performance of the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component should not be taken as an indication of its performance during the term of the notes.** The Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component may perform better or worse during the term of the notes than it has historically. The historical performance of the Market Measure, an Underlying or a Basket Component, including any historical performance set forth in the applicable term sheet, should not be taken as an indication of its future performance.

**<u>Additional Risks Relating to Underlying Funds</u>** 

**There are liquidity and management risks associated with Underlying Funds.** Although shares or units of any Underlying Fund to which your notes are linked will be listed for trading on a securities exchange and a number of similar products have been traded on various exchanges for varying periods of time, there is no assurance that an active trading market will continue for the shares or units of that Underlying Fund or that there will be liquidity in the trading market.

Underlying Funds are subject to management risk, which is the risk that the investment adviser's investment strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results.

**A Market Measure Publisher may adjust the Underlying Fund or its Underlying Index or, in the case of commodity-based Underlying Funds, its underlying commodity, in a way that affects its value, and it has no obligation to consider your interests.** A Market Measure Publisher can change the investment policies of the applicable Underlying Fund or the policies concerning the calculation of the applicable Underlying Fund's net asset value, or add, delete, or substitute the underlying assets held by the Underlying Fund or the components included in an Underlying Index, as the case may be, or make other methodological changes that could change the value of that Underlying Fund or Underlying Index. Additionally, a Market Measure Publisher may alter, discontinue, or suspend calculation or dissemination of the price of its Underlying Fund, the net asset value of its Underlying Fund, or the level of its Underlying Index, as the case may be. Similarly, a Market Measure Publisher of a commodity-based Underlying Fund may make analogous adjustments to its underlying commodity that could change the value of that underlying commodity.

Any of these actions could adversely affect the value of your notes. This could also result in the early redemption of your notes. See "Description of the Notes—Anti-Dilution and Discontinuance Adjustments Relating to Underlying Funds—Discontinuance of or Material Change to an Underlying Fund." The Market Measure Publishers will have no obligation to consider your interests in calculating or revising any Underlying Fund or Underlying Index.

**Risks associated with the applicable Underlying Index, or underlying assets of an Underlying Fund, as applicable, will affect the value of that Underlying Fund and hence**

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 **the value of the notes.** An Underlying Fund is a fund that may hold a variety of underlying assets, including stocks, bonds, commodities or derivative instruments, and its performance may be designed to track the performance of an Underlying Index. While the notes are linked to an Underlying Fund and not to its underlying assets or Underlying Index, risks associated with its underlying assets or Underlying Index will affect the share or unit price of that Underlying Fund and hence the value of the notes. Some of the risks that relate to an Underlying Fund include those discussed below in this product supplement in relation to equity based- and commodity-based Underlying Funds, which you should review before investing in the notes.

**The performance of an Underlying Fund may not correlate with the performance of its Underlying Index or, in the case of commodity-based Underlying Funds, its underlying commodity, as applicable, as well as the net asset value per share or unit of the Underlying Fund, especially during periods of market volatility.** If an Underlying Fund is designed to track the performance of an Underlying Index, the performance of the Underlying Fund and that of its Underlying Index generally will vary due to, for example, transaction costs, management fees, certain corporate actions, and timing variances. Moreover, it is also possible that the performance of an Underlying Fund may not fully replicate or may, in certain circumstances, diverge significantly from the performance of its Underlying Index. This could be due to, for example, the Underlying Fund not holding all or substantially all of the underlying assets included in the Underlying Index and/or holding assets that are not included in the Underlying Index, the temporary unavailability of certain securities in the secondary market, the performance of any derivative instruments held by the Underlying Fund, differences in trading hours between the Underlying Fund (or the underlying assets held by the Underlying Fund) and the Underlying Index, or due to other circumstances. This variation in performance is called the "tracking error," and, at times, the tracking error may be significant.

If a commodity-based Underlying Fund is designed to track the performance of an underlying commodity, such Underlying Fund may not fully replicate the performance of its underlying commodity due to fees and expenses charged by the Market Measure Publisher of the Underlying Fund or by restrictions on access to its underlying commodity due to other circumstances. Commodity-based Underlying Funds often do not generate any income and will regularly sell its underlying commodity to pay for ongoing expenses, resulting in the amount of underlying commodity represented by each share gradually declining over time. Such sales of an Underlying Fund's underlying commodity to pay expenses often occur on an ongoing basis irrespective of whether the trading price of the Underlying Fund rises or falls in response to changes in the price of its underlying commodity. The sale by an Underlying Fund of its underlying commodity to pay expenses at a time of low prices for its underlying commodity could adversely affect the value of the notes. Additionally, there is a risk that part or all of the Underlying Fund's holdings in its underlying commodity could be lost, damaged, stolen or restricted by natural events (such as an earthquake) or human actions (such as a terrorist attack). All of these factors may lead to a lack of correlation between the performance of an Underlying Fund and its underlying commodity.

In addition, because the shares or units of an Underlying Fund are traded on a securities exchange and are subject to market supply and investor demand, the market price of one share or unit of the Underlying Fund may differ from its net asset value per share or unit; shares or units of the Underlying Fund may trade at, above, or below its net asset value per share or unit.

During periods of market volatility, securities or commodities held by an Underlying Fund may be unavailable in the secondary market, market participants may be unable to calculate accurately the net asset value per share or unit of the Underlying Fund and the liquidity of the Underlying Fund may be adversely affected. This kind of market volatility may also disrupt the ability of market participants to create and redeem shares or units of the Underlying Fund. Further, market volatility may adversely affect, sometimes materially, the prices at which market participants are

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willing to buy and sell shares or units of the Underlying Fund. As a result, under these circumstances, the market value of shares or units of the Underlying Fund may vary substantially from the net asset value per share or unit of the Underlying Fund.

For the foregoing reasons, the performance of an Underlying Fund may not match the performance of its Underlying Index or underlying commodity over the same period. Because of this variance, the return on the notes to the extent dependent on the performance of the Underlying Fund may not be the same as an investment directly in the securities, commodities or other assets included in the Underlying Index or represented by the Underlying Fund or the same as a debt security with a return linked to the performance of the Underlying Index or the underlying commodities of an Underlying Fund.

**If an Underlying Fund holds underlying assets traded on foreign exchanges, time zone differences may create discrepancies between the values of those underlying assets and the value of the notes.** As a result of the time zone difference, if applicable, between the cities where the underlying assets held by an Underlying Fund trade and the cities in which shares or units of that Underlying Fund are traded, there may be discrepancies between the values of the relevant underlying assets and the trading prices of that Underlying Fund. In addition, there may be periods when the foreign exchange markets are closed for trading (for example during holidays in a country other than the United States) that may result in the values of the relevant non-U.S. underlying assets remaining unchanged for multiple Market Measure Business Days (as defined in "Description of the Notes—Certain Terms of the Notes—Market Measure Business Days") in the locations where the notes (or any related Underlying Fund) trade. Conversely, there may be periods in which the foreign exchange markets are open, but the securities markets in which the notes (or any related Underlying Fund) trade are closed.

**The payment on the notes will not be adjusted for all events that could affect an Underlying Fund.** The Price Multiplier(s) (as defined in "Description of the Notes—Closing Market Price"), the value of an Underlying Fund, the amount payable on the notes, and other terms of the notes may be adjusted for specified events affecting any Underlying Fund, as described in the section entitled "Description of the Notes—Anti-Dilution and Discontinuance Adjustments Relating to Underlying Funds." However, these adjustments do not cover all events that could affect the market price of an Underlying Fund. The occurrence of any event that does not require the calculation agent to adjust the applicable Price Multiplier or the amount payable on the notes may adversely affect the Closing Market Price (as defined in "Description of the Notes—Closing Market Price") of any Underlying Fund and the amount payable on the notes, and, as a result, the market value of the notes.

**<u>Risks Relating to Commodity-Based Underlying Funds</u>** 

**The prices of commodities or futures contracts held by an Underlying Fund may change unpredictably, affecting the value of your notes in unforeseeable ways.** Trading in commodities and futures contracts is speculative and can be extremely volatile. Their market prices may fluctuate rapidly based on numerous factors, including: changes in supply and demand relationships; liquidity; weather conditions and natural disasters; trends in agriculture; trade, fiscal, monetary and exchange control programs; domestic and foreign political, military, public health and economic events and policies; disease, pestilence and technological developments; changes in interest rates, whether through governmental action or market movements; currency exchange rates; volatility from speculative activities; the development, availability and/or decrease in price of substitutes; monetary and other governmental policies, action and inaction; macroeconomic or geopolitical and military events, including political instability in some commodity-producing countries or other countries in which the production of particular commodities may be concentrated; and natural or nuclear disasters. These factors may affect the

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value of an Underlying Fund in varying ways, and different factors may cause the levels and volatilities of commodity prices to move in inconsistent directions at inconsistent rates. Additionally, certain Underlying Funds may be concentrated in only a few industries or even a single industry (e.g., energy). These Underlying Funds are likely to be more volatile than those that hold a broad base of commodities.

**If the liquidity of the components of any Underlying Fund is limited, the notes would likely be impaired.** Commodities and derivatives contracts on commodities may be difficult to buy or sell, particularly during adverse market conditions. Reduced liquidity would likely have an adverse effect on the value of any such Underlying Fund and, therefore, on the return, if any, on your notes. Limited liquidity relating to the components of an Underlying Fund may also result in the Market Measure Publisher being unable to determine the value of its Underlying Fund using its normal means. The resulting discretion by the Market Measure Publisher of an Underlying Fund in determining the value could adversely affect the value of the notes.

**Suspension or disruptions of market trading in the applicable commodities and related futures contracts may adversely affect the value of your notes.** The commodity markets are subject to disruptions due to various factors, including the lack of liquidity in the markets, the participation of speculators, and government regulation and intervention. In addition, U.S. futures exchanges and some foreign exchanges have regulations that limit the amount of fluctuation in futures contract prices that may occur during a single business day. These limits are generally referred to as "daily price fluctuation limits," and the maximum or minimum price of a contract on any given day as a result of these limits is referred to as a "limit price." Once the limit price has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made at a different price. Limit prices have the effect of precluding trading in a particular contract or forcing the liquidation of contracts at disadvantageous times or prices. Any such disruption, or any other force majeure (such as an act of God, fire, flood, severe weather conditions, act of governmental authority, labor difficulty, etc.) could have an adverse effect on the value of or trading in shares of an Underlying Fund and therefore, the value of the notes.

**Legal and regulatory changes could adversely affect the return on and value of your notes.** The value of the commodities held by an Underlying Fund could be adversely affected by new laws or regulations or by the reinterpretation of existing laws or regulations (including, without limitation, those related to taxes and duties on commodities and futures contracts) by one or more governments, courts, or other official bodies.

In the United States, the regulation of commodity transactions is subject to ongoing modification by governmental and judicial action. For example, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("**CFTC**") has interpreted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("**Dodd-Frank**"), which was enacted in July 2010, to require the CFTC to impose limits on the size of positions that can be held by market participants in futures contracts and OTC derivatives on certain physical commodities. The CFTC adopted final position limits rules in October 2020; the final rules became effective in March 2021 and are in the process of being phased in. While the ultimate effect of the final position limit rules are not yet known, these limits will likely restrict the ability of many market participants to trade in the commodities markets to the same extent as they have in the past, including affecting their ability to enter into or maintain hedge positions in the applicable commodity or futures contracts. These rules and various other legislative and regulatory requirements may, among other things, reduce liquidity, increase market volatility, and increase costs in these markets. These consequences could adversely affect an Underlying Fund and the value of your notes.

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those contemplated by Dodd-Frank, or other legislation or regulations containing other restrictions that could adversely impact the liquidity of and increase costs of participating in the commodities markets. If such legislation or regulations are adopted or other legislation or regulations are adopted in the future, they could have an adverse effect on the value of the applicable Underlying Fund and your notes.

**The notes will not be regulated by the CFTC**. The notes will not be interests in a commodity pool nor will they be regulated by the CFTC as a commodity pool. Further, we will not be registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator. The notes will not constitute investments by you or by us on your behalf in futures contracts traded on regulated futures exchanges, which may only be transacted through a person registered with the CFTC as a "futures commission merchant" ("**FCM**"). We are not registered with the CFTC as an FCM, and you will not benefit from the CFTC's or any other non-U.S. regulatory authority's regulatory protections for persons who trade in futures contracts or who invest in regulated commodity pools.

**An Underlying Fund may include commodities or futures contracts traded on foreign exchanges that are less regulated than U.S. markets and may involve different and greater risks than trading on U.S. exchanges.** An Underlying Fund may own commodities or futures contracts that trade on exchanges located outside the United States. The regulations of the CFTC do not apply to trading on foreign exchanges, and trading on foreign exchanges may involve different and greater risks than trading on U.S. exchanges. Certain foreign markets may be more susceptible to disruption than U.S. exchanges due to the lack of a government-regulated clearinghouse system. Trading on foreign exchanges also involves certain other risks that are not applicable to trading on U.S. exchanges. Those risks include: (a) exchange rate risk relative to the U.S. dollar; (b) exchange controls; (c) expropriation; (d) burdensome or confiscatory taxation; and (e) moratoriums, and political or diplomatic events. It may also be more costly and difficult for participants in those markets to enforce the laws or regulations of a foreign country or exchange, and it is possible that the foreign country or exchange may not have laws or regulations which adequately protect the rights and interests of investors in the relevant commodities or contracts. These factors could reduce the value of the applicable Underlying Fund and the value of your notes.

**<u>Additional Risks Relating to Underlying Stocks</u>** 

**An Underlying Company will have no obligations relating to the notes, and none of us, the Guarantor nor any of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, will perform any due diligence procedures with respect to any Underlying Company.** An Underlying Company will not have any financial or legal obligation with respect to the notes or the amounts to be paid to you, including any obligation to take our interest or the interests of holders of the notes into consideration for any reason, including when taking any corporate actions that might adversely affect the price of an Underlying Stock or the value of the notes. An Underlying Company will not receive any of the proceeds from any offering of the notes, and will not be responsible for, or participate in, the offering of the notes. No Underlying Company will be responsible for, or participate in, the determination or calculation of any payments on the notes.

None of us, the Guarantor nor any of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, will conduct any due diligence inquiry with respect to any Underlying Stock or Underlying Company in connection with an offering of the notes. None of us, the Guarantor nor any of our other affiliates, including the selling agents, has made any independent investigation as to the completeness or accuracy of publicly available information regarding any Underlying Stock or any Underlying Company or as to the future performance of any Underlying Stock, and we, the Guarantor and our other affiliates do not make any representation to any purchasers of the notes regarding any matters whatsoever relating to any Underlying Company. Any prospective purchaser of the notes should undertake such independent investigation of any Underlying Stock and any Underlying

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Company as in its judgment is appropriate to make an informed decision with respect to an investment in the notes.

**The payment on the notes will not be adjusted for all corporate events that could affect an Underlying Company.** The Price Multiplier(s), the values of an Underlying Stock, the amount payable on the notes, and other terms of the notes may be adjusted for the specified corporate events affecting an Underlying Stock, as described in the section entitled "Description of the Notes—Anti-Dilution Adjustments for Underlying Stocks." However, these adjustments do not cover all corporate events that could affect the market price of an Underlying Stock, such as offerings of common shares for cash or in connection with certain acquisition transactions. The occurrence of any event that does not require the calculation agent to adjust the applicable Price Multiplier or any other terms of the notes may adversely affect the Closing Market Price of an Underlying Stock and the amount payable on the notes, and, as a result, the market value of the notes.

**<u>Risks Relating to Underlying Stocks That Are ADRs</u>** 

**If your notes are linked to an Underlying Stock that is an ADR, the value of such ADR may not accurately track the value of the common shares of the related Underlying Company.** If an Underlying Stock is an ADR, each ADR will represent common shares of the relevant Underlying Company. However, the return on your notes will be linked to the value of the ADR and not the common shares represented by the ADR. Generally, ADRs are issued under a deposit agreement that sets forth the rights and responsibilities of the depositary, the relevant Underlying Company and the holders of the ADRs. The trading patterns of the ADRs will generally reflect the characteristics and valuations of the underlying common shares; however, the value of the ADRs may not completely track the value of those shares. There are important differences between the rights of holders of ADRs and the rights of holders of the underlying common shares. In addition, trading volume and pricing on the applicable non-U.S. exchange may, but will not necessarily, have similar characteristics as the ADRs. For example, certain factors may increase or decrease the public float of the ADRs and, as a result, the ADRs may have less liquidity or lower market value than the underlying common shares. As a result, the performance of an ADR may not match the performance of the common shares represented by the ADR over the same period. Because of this variance, the return on the notes, to the extent dependent on the return of an Underlying Stock that is an ADR, may not be the same as an investment directly in the common shares represented by such ADR or the same as a debt security with a payment at maturity linked to the performance of the common shares represented by such ADR.

**Exchange rate movements may adversely affect the value of an Underlying Stock that is an ADR.** If an Underlying Stock is an ADR, the market price of that Underlying Stock will generally track the U.S. dollar value of the market price of its underlying common shares. Therefore, if the value of the related foreign currency in which the underlying common shares are traded decreases relative to the U.S. dollar, the market price of the Underlying Stock may decrease while the market price of the underlying common shares remains stable or increases, or does not decrease to the same extent. As a result, changes in, and the volatility of, the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the relevant non-U.S. currency could have an adverse impact on the value of that Underlying Stock and consequently, the value of your notes and the amount payable on the notes. Exchange rate movements may be impacted particularly by existing and expected rates of inflation and interest rate levels; political, civil or military unrest; the balance of payments between countries; and the extent of governmental surpluses or deficits in the relevant countries and the United States. All of these factors are in turn sensitive to the monetary, fiscal and trade policies pursued by the governments of those countries and the United Sates and other countries important to international trade and finance.

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**Adverse trading conditions in the applicable non-U.S. market may adversely affect the value of an Underlying Stock that is an ADR.** Holders of an Underlying Company's ADRs may usually surrender the ADRs in order to receive and trade the underlying common shares. This provision permits investors in the ADRs to take advantage of price differentials between markets. However, this provision may also cause the market prices of the applicable Underlying Stock to more closely correspond with the values of the common shares in the applicable non-U.S. markets. As a result, a market outside of the United States for the underlying common shares that is not liquid may also result in an illiquid market for the ADRs, which may adversely affect the value of such ADRs and, consequently, the value of your notes.

**Delisting of an Underlying Stock that is an ADR may adversely affect the value of the notes.** If an Underlying Stock that is an ADR is no longer listed or admitted to trading on a U.S. securities exchange registered under the Exchange Act nor included in a successor to the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board (an "**OTC Exchange**"), or if the ADR facility between the relevant Underlying Company and the ADR depositary is terminated for any reason, that Underlying Stock will be deemed to be the Underlying Company's common equity securities rather than the ADRs, and the calculation agent will determine the price of the Underlying Stock by reference to those common shares, as described below under "Description of the Notes—Delisting of ADRs or Termination of ADR Facility." Replacing the original ADRs with the underlying common shares may adversely affect the value of the notes and the amounts payable on the notes.

**<u>Other Risk Factors Relating to the Applicable Market Measure</u>** 

The applicable term sheet may set forth additional risk factors as to the Market Measure or Basket Components, as applicable, that you should review prior to purchasing the notes.

**<u>Tax-related Risks</u>**

**The U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes are uncertain and may be adverse to a holder of the notes.** No statutory, judicial, or administrative authority directly addresses the characterization of the notes or securities similar to the notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, significant aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes are not certain. If the Internal Revenue Service (the "**IRS**") were successful in asserting an alternative characterization for the notes that differs from the characterization described elsewhere in this product supplement, the timing and character of income, gain or loss with respect to the notes may differ. No ruling will be requested from the IRS with respect to the notes and no assurance can be given that the IRS will agree with the statements made in the section entitled "U.S. Federal Income Tax Summary." **You are urged to consult with your own tax advisor regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of investing in the notes**.

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**USE OF PROCEEDS** 

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet, we intend to lend the net proceeds we receive from each sale of the notes to the Guarantor and/or its other subsidiaries. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet, the Guarantor expects that it and/or its subsidiaries will use the proceeds from these loans to provide additional funds for operations and for other general corporate purposes. In addition, we may use a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the notes to hedge our obligations under the notes by entering into hedging arrangements with the Guarantor and / or the Guarantor's other subsidiaries.

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**DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES** 

**General** 

Each issue of the notes will be part of a series of medium-term notes entitled "Medium-Term Notes, Series A" that will be issued under the senior indenture, as amended and supplemented from time to time, among us, the Guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A., as trustee. The senior indenture is described more fully in the accompanying prospectus and prospectus supplement. The following description of the notes supplements and, to the extent it is inconsistent with, supersedes the description of the general terms and provisions of the notes and debt securities set forth under the headings "Description of the Notes" in the prospectus supplement and "Description of Debt Securities of BofA Finance LLC" in the prospectus. These documents should be read in connection with the applicable term sheet.

Our payment obligations on the notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor. The notes will rank equally in right of payment with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations from time to time outstanding, except obligations that are subject to any priorities or preferences by law. The guarantee of the notes will rank equally in right of payment with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Guarantor from time to time outstanding, except obligations that are subject to any priorities or preferences by law, and senior in right of payment to its subordinated obligations. Any payments due on the notes, including any repayment of principal, are subject to our credit risk, as issuer, and the credit risk of Bank of America Corporation, as guarantor.

The maturity date of the notes and the aggregate principal amount of each issue of the notes will be stated in the applicable term sheet. If any scheduled payment date, including the maturity date, is not a business day (as defined in the accompanying prospectus supplement in "Description of the Notes—Payment of Principal, Interest and Other Amounts Payable—Business Day Conventions"), we will make the required payment on the next business day, and no interest will accrue as a result of such delay.

The notes may not guarantee the return of principal at maturity. The notes will be payable only in U.S. dollars. Except as set forth in the applicable term sheet and as discussed below, the notes are not redeemable by us or repayable at the option of any holder. The notes are not subject to any sinking fund.

We will issue the notes in denominations of whole units. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable term sheet, each unit will have a principal amount of $10.00. The CUSIP number for each issue of the notes will be set forth in the applicable term sheet. You may transfer the notes only in whole units.

**Certain Terms of the Notes** 

*Coupons.* We may issue notes that are coupon-bearing, or that do not bear coupons. We may issue notes in which the payment of coupons for one or more periods is contingent upon the occurrence of one or more specified events. For so long as the notes are held in book-entry only form, we will pay coupons to the persons in whose names the notes are registered at the close of business one business day prior to each payment date. If the notes are not held in book-entry only form, the record dates will be the first day of the month in which the applicable coupon payment is due. The applicable term sheet will set forth whether the notes are coupon-bearing and, if so, the applicable coupon and calculation method.

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maturity date of the notes (such period, the "**Maturity Valuation Period**"). We may also issue notes in which coupon payments, the Redemption Amount, or payment in connection with the early redemption of the notes, as applicable, is determined according to one or more "**Observation Dates**" occurring during the term of the notes. If so specified in the applicable term sheet, we may use a different term to refer to calculation days or Observation Dates. The Redemption Amount and any amounts payable in connection with the early redemption of the notes, as applicable, will be paid to the person in whose names the notes are registered on the applicable payment date or the maturity date. The applicable term sheet will provide examples of payments on the notes.

*Early Redemption Prior to Maturity.* If so specified in the applicable term sheet, your notes may be called prior to maturity at our option, or may be automatically called prior to maturity upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in each case in whole or in part, on the date or dates as specified in the applicable term sheet and, if called at our option, upon such notice as specified in the applicable term sheet. The applicable term sheet will also set forth the manner in which any payment due upon such early redemption will be calculated. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable term sheet, the notes are not subject to early redemption at the option of the holder prior to maturity.

*Market Measure Business Days.* Unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet, as to any Index, a "**Market Measure Business Day**" means a day on which (1) the New York Stock Exchange (the "**NYSE**") and The Nasdaq Stock Market, or their successors, are open for trading and (2) the Index(es) (or any successor) is calculated and published.

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet, as to any Underlying Fund, a "**Market Measure Business Day**" means a day on which the securities exchange on which that Underlying Fund has its primary listing is open for trading.

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet, as to any Underlying Stock, a "**Market Measure Business Day**" means a day on which trading is generally conducted (or was scheduled to have been generally conducted, but for the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event) on the NYSE, the Nasdaq Stock Market, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and in the over-the-counter market for equity securities in the United States, or any successor exchange or market, or in the case of a security traded on one or more non-U.S. securities exchanges or markets, on the principal non-U.S. securities exchange or market for such security.

*Events Relating to Observation Dates.* If a scheduled Observation Date is determined by the calculation agent not to be a Market Measure Business Day by reason of an extraordinary event, occurrence, declaration or otherwise, or, if there is a Market Disruption Event on that day, the applicable Observation Date will be the immediately succeeding Market Measure Business Day during which no Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing; provided that the closing level or Closing Market Price (as defined in "—Closing Market Price" below) of the applicable Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock for such Observation Date will not be determined on a date later than the fifth scheduled Market Measure Business Day after the scheduled Observation Date, and if such date is not a Market Measure Business Day, or if there is a Market Disruption Event on that date, the calculation agent will determine (or, if not determinable, estimate) the closing level or Closing Market Price of the applicable Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock for such Observation Date in a manner which the calculation agent considers commercially reasonable under the circumstances on that fifth scheduled Market Measure Business Day.

If, due to a Market Disruption Event or otherwise, a scheduled Observation Date is postponed, the applicable payment date will be approximately the fifth business day following the Observation Date as postponed, unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a scheduled Observation Date overlaps with a calculation day during the Maturity Valuation Period and is determined by the calculation agent not to be a Market Measure Business Day by reason of an extraordinary event, occurrence, declaration or otherwise, or, if there is a Market Disruption Event on that day, such Observation Date will be postponed, and the closing level or the Closing Market Price of the applicable Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock for such Observation Date will be determined, in accordance with the same procedures for such overlapped calculation day during the Maturity Valuation Period as described under "—Events Relating to Calculation Days" below.

For the avoidance of doubt, if your notes are linked to more than one Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock, the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event or non-Market Measure Business Day as to any Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock will not impact any other Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock that is not so affected.

*Events Relating to Calculation Days.* 

*<u>Notes with a Maturity Valuation Period which Consists of Two or More Scheduled Calculation Days</u>.* If the Maturity Valuation Period for the notes consists of two or more scheduled calculation days and, with respect to an Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock, (i) a Market Disruption Event occurs on a scheduled calculation day during the Maturity Valuation Period or (ii) any scheduled calculation day is determined by the calculation agent not to be a Market Measure Business Day by reason of an extraordinary event, occurrence, declaration, or otherwise (any such day in either (i) or (ii) being a "**non-calculation day**"), the closing level or the Closing Market Price, as applicable, of the Index, the Underlying Fund or the Underlying Stock for the applicable non-calculation day will be the closing level or the Closing Market Price, as applicable, of the Index, the Underlying Fund or the Underlying Stock on the next calculation day that occurs during the Maturity Valuation Period. For example, if the first and second scheduled calculation days during the Maturity Valuation Period are non-calculation days, then the closing level or the Closing Market Price, as applicable, of the Index, the Underlying Fund or the Underlying Stock on the next calculation day will also be deemed to be the closing level or the Closing Market Price, as applicable, of the Index, the Underlying Fund or the Underlying Stock on the first and second scheduled calculation days during the Maturity Valuation Period. If no further scheduled calculation days occur after a non-calculation day, or if every scheduled calculation day after that non-calculation day is also a non-calculation day, then the closing level or the Closing Market Price, as applicable, of the Index, the Underlying Fund or the Underlying Stock for that non-calculation day and each following non-calculation day, if any, will be determined (or, if not determinable, estimated) by the calculation agent in a manner which the calculation agent considers commercially reasonable under the circumstances on the final scheduled calculation day during the Maturity Valuation Period, regardless of whether that final scheduled calculation day is a non-calculation day.

For the avoidance of doubt, if your notes are linked to more than one Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock, the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event or non-Market Measure Business Day as to any Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock will not impact any other Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock that is not so affected.

*<u>Notes with a Maturity Valuation Period which Consists of Only One Scheduled Calculation Day</u>.* If the Maturity Valuation Period for the notes consists of only one scheduled calculation day and, with respect to an Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock, the scheduled calculation day is determined by the calculation agent not to be a Market Measure Business Day by reason of an extraordinary event, occurrence, declaration or otherwise, or, if there is a Market Disruption Event on that day, the calculation day will be the immediately succeeding Market Measure Business Day during which no Market Disruption Event occurs or is continuing; provided that the closing level or

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Closing Market Price, as applicable, of the Index, the Underlying Fund or the Underlying Stock for such calculation date will be determined (or, if not determinable, estimated) by the calculation agent in a manner which the calculation agent considers commercially reasonable under the circumstances on a date no later than the second scheduled Market Measure Business Day prior to the maturity date, regardless of the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event or non-Market Measure Business Day on that second scheduled Market Measure Business Day.

For the avoidance of doubt, if your notes are linked to more than one Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock, the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event or non-Market Measure Business Day as to any Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock will not impact any other Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock that is not so affected.

**The Market Measure** 

The applicable term sheet will set forth information as to the specific Market Measure, Underlyings and/or Basket Components, as applicable, including information as to the historical values of the Indices, Underlying Funds or Underlying Stocks comprising the Market Measure, Underlyings or the Basket Components, as applicable. However, historical values of the Indices, Underlying Funds or Underlying Stocks comprising the Market Measure, Underlyings or the Basket Components are not indicative of their future performance or the performance of your notes.

An investment in the notes does not entitle you to any ownership interest in or any other rights with respect to the Market Measure, an Underlying, a Basket Component or any of its underlying assets, including any voting rights, dividends paid, or other distributions made, or any other rights with respect to the Market Measure, an Underlying, a Basket Component or their respective underlying assets.

Any information regarding any Index, Underlying Fund, Underlying Index, Underlying Stock or any Underlying Company will be derived from publicly available documents. Any Underlying Stock, including an ADR, or Underlying Fund will be registered under the Exchange Act. Information provided to or filed with the SEC by any Underlying Company can be located through the SEC's website, www .sec.gov. None of us, the Guarantor or any of our other affiliates will have independently verified the accuracy or completeness of any of the information or reports of an Underlying Company.

The selection of an Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock is not a recommendation to buy or sell such Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock. None of us, the Guarantor or any of our other affiliates makes any representation to any purchaser of the notes as to the performance of any Index, Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock.

**Closing Market Price** 

The "**Closing Market Price**" for one share of an Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock (or one unit of any other security for which a Closing Market Price must be determined) on any Market Measure Business Day means any of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• if the Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock (or such other security) is listed or admitted to trading on a
national securities exchange, the last reported sale price, regular way (or, in the case of The Nasdaq Stock Market, the official closing price), of the principal trading session on that day on the principal U.S. securities exchange registered under
the Exchange Act on which the Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock (or such other security) is listed or admitted to trading;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• if such Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock (or such other security) is not listed or admitted to trading on any
national securities exchange but is included in any other U.S. national market system, the last reported sale price, regular way, of the principal trading session on that day on the U.S. national market system that is the primary market for the
trading of such Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock (or such other security);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• if the closing price of the Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock (or such other security) cannot be determined as
set forth in the two bullet points above, and the Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock (or such other security) is listed or admitted to trading on a non-U.S. securities exchange or market, the last reported
sale price, regular way, of the principal trading session on that day on the primary non-U.S. securities exchange or market on which the Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock (or such other security) is listed
or admitted to trading (converted to U.S. dollars using such exchange rate as the calculation agent, in its sole discretion, determines to be commercially reasonable); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• if the Closing Market Price cannot be determined as set forth in the prior bullets, the mean, as determined by
the calculation agent, of the bid prices for the Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock (or such other security) obtained from as many dealers in that security (which may include us, BofAS and/or any of our respective affiliates), but not exceeding
three, as will make the bid prices available to the calculation agent. If no such bid price can be obtained, the Closing Market Price will be determined (or, if not determinable, estimated) by the calculation agent in its sole discretion in a
commercially reasonable manner.

Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable term sheet, for any applicable day under the terms of the notes, the value of an Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock will be determined by multiplying its Closing Market Price on that day by its "**Price Multiplier**." The initial Price Multiplier for an Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock will be 1, unless otherwise set forth in the applicable term sheet. The Price Multiplier for each Underlying Fund will be subject to adjustment for certain events relating to that Underlying Fund as described in "—Anti-Dilution and Discontinuance Adjustments Relating to Underlying Funds." The Price Multiplier for each Underlying Stock will be subject to adjustment for certain corporate events relating to that Underlying Stock as described in "—Anti-Dilution Adjustments Relating to Underlying Stocks."

**Market Disruption Events** 

As to any Index, a "**Market Disruption Event**" means one or more of the following events, as determined by the calculation agent in its sole discretion:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) the suspension of or material limitation on trading, in each case, for more than two consecutive hours of
trading, or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of trading, on the primary exchange where the securities included in the Index trade, as determined by the calculation agent (without taking into
account any extended or after-hours trading session), in 20% or more of the securities which then comprise the Index or any successor index (as defined in "—Discontinuance of an Index"); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) the suspension of or material limitation on trading, in each case, for more than two consecutive hours of
trading, or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of trading, on the primary exchange that trades options contracts or futures contracts related to the Index, as determined by the calculation
agent (without taking into account any extended or after-hours trading session), in options contracts or futures contracts related to the Index, or any successor index, whether by reason of movements in price otherwise exceeding levels permitted by
the relevant exchange or otherwise.

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For the purpose of determining whether a Market Disruption Event as to any Index has occurred:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a limitation on the hours in a Market Measure Business Day and/or number of days of trading will not constitute
a Market Disruption Event if it results from an announced change in the regular business hours of the relevant exchange;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a decision to permanently discontinue trading in the relevant futures or options contracts related to the
Index, or any successor index, will not constitute a Market Disruption Event;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a suspension in trading in a futures or options contract on the Index, or any successor index, by a major
securities market by reason of (a) a price change violating limits set by that securities market, (b) an imbalance of orders relating to those contracts, or (c) a disparity in bid and ask quotes relating to those contracts will
constitute a suspension of or material limitation on trading in futures or options contracts related to the Index, or any successor index;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a suspension of or material limitation on trading on the relevant exchange will not include any time when that
exchange is closed for trading under ordinary circumstances; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) if applicable to Indices with component securities listed on the NYSE, for the purpose of clause
(A) above, any limitations on trading during significant market fluctuations under NYSE Rule 80B, or any applicable rule or regulation enacted or promulgated by the NYSE or any other self-regulatory organization or the SEC of similar scope as
determined by the calculation agent, will be considered "material."

As to any Underlying Fund, a "**Market Disruption Event**" means one or more of the following events, as determined by the calculation agent in its sole discretion:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) the suspension of or material limitation on trading, in each case, for more than two consecutive hours of
trading, or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of trading, of the shares or units of the Underlying Fund (or successor underlying fund, as defined in "—Anti-Dilution and
Discontinuance Adjustments Relating to Underlying Funds—Discontinuance of or Material Change to an Underlying Fund") on the primary exchange where such shares or units trade, as determined by the calculation agent (without taking into
account any extended or after-hours trading session);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) the suspension of or material limitation on trading, in each case, for more than two consecutive hours of
trading, or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of trading, on the primary exchange that trades options contracts or futures contracts related to the shares or units of the Underlying Fund (or
successor underlying fund) as determined by the calculation agent (without taking into account any extended or after-hours trading session), in options contracts or futures contracts related to the shares or units of the Underlying Fund or any
successor underlying fund;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(C) with respect to an Underlying Fund that holds equity securities, the suspension of or material limitation on
trading, in each case, for more than two consecutive hours of trading, or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of trading, on the primary exchange where component stocks of the relevant
Underlying Index (or the successor underlying index, as defined in "—Anti-Dilution and Discontinuance Adjustments Relating to Underlying Funds—Discontinuance of or Material Change to an Underlying Fund") trade, as determined
by the calculation agent (without taking into account any extended or after-hours trading session), in 20% or more of the stocks which then comprise the Underlying Index or any successor underlying index; or

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(D) the suspension of or material limitation on trading, in each case, for more than two consecutive hours of
trading, or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of trading, on the primary exchange that trades options contracts or futures contracts related to the relevant Underlying Index (or the successor
underlying index) as determined by the calculation agent (without taking into account any extended or after-hours trading session), in options contracts or futures contracts related to the Underlying Index or any successor underlying index;

The applicable term sheet will identify, if applicable, any additions or changes to the Market Disruption Events for an Underlying Fund, including a commodity-based Underlying Fund.

For the purpose of determining whether a Market Disruption Event as to any Underlying Fund has occurred:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a limitation on the hours in a Market Measure Business Day and/or number of days of trading will not constitute
a Market Disruption Event if it results from an announced change in the regular business hours of the relevant exchange;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a decision to permanently discontinue trading in the shares or units of the Underlying Fund (or the successor
underlying fund) or the relevant futures or options contracts relating to such shares or units or the relevant Underlying Index (or any successor underlying index) will not constitute a Market Disruption Event;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a suspension in trading in a futures or options contract on the shares or units of the Underlying Fund (or the
successor underlying fund) or the relevant Underlying Index (or any successor underlying index), by a major securities market by reason of (a) a price change violating limits set by that securities market, (b) an imbalance of orders
relating to those contracts, or (c) a disparity in bid and ask quotes relating to those contracts, will each constitute a suspension of or material limitation on trading in futures or options contracts relating to the Underlying Fund;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) subject to paragraph (3) above, a suspension of or material limitation on trading on the relevant exchange
will not include any time when that exchange is closed for trading under ordinary circumstances; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) if applicable to an Underlying Fund or an Underlying Index with component stocks listed on the NYSE, for the
purpose of clauses (A) and (C) above, any limitations on trading during significant market fluctuations under NYSE Rule 80B, or any applicable rule or regulation enacted or promulgated by the NYSE or any other self-regulatory organization or
the SEC of similar scope as determined by the calculation agent, will be considered "material."

As to any Underlying Stock (which, for purposes of this section includes any "successor Underlying Stock," which refers to the common equity securities or the ADRs of any Successor Entity (as defined below in "—Anti-Dilution Adjustments Relating to Underlying Stocks—Reorganization Events")), a "**Market Disruption Event**" means one or more of the following events, as determined by the calculation agent in its sole discretion:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) the suspension of or material limitation on trading, in each case, for more than two consecutive hours of
trading, or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of trading, of the shares of the Underlying Stock on the primary exchange where such shares trade, as determined by the calculation agent
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) the suspension of or material limitation on trading, in each case, for more than two consecutive hours of
trading, or during the one-half hour period preceding the close of trading, in options contracts or futures contracts related to the shares of the Underlying Stock on the primary exchange that trades options
contracts or futures contracts related to the shares of the Underlying Stock, as determined by the calculation agent (without taking into account any extended or after-hours trading session).

For the purpose of determining whether a Market Disruption Event as to any Underlying Stock has occurred:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a limitation on the hours in a Market Measure Business Day and/or number of days of trading will not constitute
a Market Disruption Event if it results from an announced change in the regular business hours of the relevant exchange;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a decision to permanently discontinue trading in the shares of the Underlying Stock or the relevant futures or
options contracts relating to such shares will not constitute a Market Disruption Event;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a suspension in trading in a futures or options contract on the shares of the Underlying Stock, by a major
securities market by reason of (a) a price change violating limits set by that securities market, (b) an imbalance of orders relating to those contracts, or (c) a disparity in bid and ask quotes relating to those contracts, will each
constitute a suspension of or material limitation on trading in futures or options contracts relating to the Underlying Stock;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Subject to paragraph (3) above, a suspension of or material limitation on trading on the relevant exchange
will not include any time when that exchange is closed for trading under ordinary circumstances; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) for the purpose of clause (A) above, any limitations on trading during significant market fluctuations
under NYSE Rule 80B, or any applicable rule or regulation enacted or promulgated by the NYSE or any other self-regulatory organization or the SEC of similar scope as determined by the calculation agent, will be considered "material."

**Adjustments to an Index** 

After the applicable pricing date, the publisher of an Index to which your notes are linked (an "**Index Publisher**") may make a material change in the method of calculating an Index or in another way that changes the Index such that it does not, in the opinion of the calculation agent, fairly represent the level of the Index had those changes or modifications not been made. In this case, the calculation agent may, in its sole discretion, at the close of business in New York, New York, on each date that the closing level is to be calculated, determine to make adjustments to the Index. Those adjustments will be made in good faith as necessary to arrive at a calculation of a level of the Index as if those changes or modifications had not been made, and calculate the closing level of the Index, as so adjusted.

**Discontinuance of an Index** 

After the applicable pricing date, an Index Publisher may discontinue publication of an Index to which an issue of the notes is linked. The Index Publisher or another entity may then publish a substitute index that the calculation agent determines, in its sole discretion, to be comparable to the original Index (a "**successor index**"). If this occurs, the calculation agent will substitute the successor index as calculated by the relevant Index Publisher or other entity and calculate the level

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of the Index at any time required under the terms of the notes. If the calculation agent selects a successor index, the calculation agent will give written notice of the selection to the trustee, to us, to the Guarantor and to the holders of the notes. Under these circumstances, the calculation agent may in its sole discretion adjust any value of an Index and any successor index with a view to offsetting, to the extent practicable, any difference in the relative levels of such Index and such successor index at that time.

If an Index Publisher discontinues publication of the applicable Index before the date on which the level of the Index is scheduled to be determined and the calculation agent does not select a successor index, then on each relevant day that the level of the Index must be determined, until the earlier to occur of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the determination of final payment on the notes; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a determination by the calculation agent that a successor index is available,

the calculation agent will compute a substitute level for the Index in accordance with the procedures last used to calculate the Index before any discontinuance. The calculation agent will make available to holders of the notes information regarding those levels by means of Bloomberg L.P., Thomson Reuters, a website, or any other means selected by the calculation agent in its reasonable discretion.

If a successor index is selected or the calculation agent calculates a level as a substitute as to any Index, the successor index or level will be used as a substitute for all purposes, including for the purpose of determining whether a Market Disruption Event exists.

Notwithstanding these alternative arrangements, any modification or discontinuance of the publication of any Index to which your notes are linked may adversely affect trading in the notes.

**Anti-Dilution and Discontinuance Adjustments Relating to Underlying Funds** 

As to any Underlying Fund, the calculation agent, in its sole discretion, may adjust the Price Multiplier and any other terms of the notes if an event described below occurs after the applicable pricing date and on or before the final calculation day during the Maturity Valuation Period and if the calculation agent determines that such an event has a dilutive or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the shares of the applicable Underlying Fund or successor underlying fund.

The Price Multiplier for an Underlying Fund resulting from any of the adjustments specified below will be rounded to the eighth decimal place with five one-billionths being rounded upward. No adjustments to the Price Multiplier will be required unless the adjustment would require a change of at least 0.1% in the Price Multiplier then in effect. Any adjustment that would require a change of less than 0.1% in the Price Multiplier which is not applied at the time of the event may be reflected at the time of any subsequent adjustment that would require an adjustment of the Price Multiplier. The required adjustments specified below do not cover all events that could affect an Underlying Fund.

No adjustments to the Price Multiplier for any Underlying Fund or any other terms of the notes will be required other than those specified below. However, the calculation agent may, at its sole discretion, make additional adjustments or adjustments that differ from those described herein to the Price Multiplier or any other terms of the notes to reflect changes to an Underlying Fund if the calculation agent determines in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner that the adjustment is appropriate to ensure an equitable result.

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The calculation agent will be solely responsible for the determination of any adjustments to the Price Multiplier for any Underlying Fund or any other terms of the notes and of any related determinations with respect to any distributions of stock, other securities or other property or assets, including cash, in connection with any event described below; its determinations and calculations will be conclusive absent a determination of a manifest error.

No adjustments are required to be made for certain other events, such as offerings of equity securities by the Underlying Fund for cash or in connection with the occurrence of a partial tender or exchange offer for shares of the Underlying Fund by the Underlying Fund.

Following an event that results in an adjustment to the Price Multiplier for any Underlying Fund or any of the other terms of the notes, the calculation agent may (but is not required to) provide holders of the notes with information about that adjustment as it deems appropriate, depending on the nature of the adjustment. Upon written request by any holder of the notes, the calculation agent will provide that holder with information about such adjustment.

**<u>Anti-Dilution Adjustments</u>** 

The calculation agent, in its sole discretion and as it deems reasonable, may adjust the Price Multiplier for any Underlying Fund and the other terms of the notes as a result of certain events related to an Underlying Fund, which include, but are not limited to, the following:

*Share Splits and Reverse Share Splits.* If an Underlying Fund is subject to a share split or reverse share split, then once such split has become effective, the Price Multiplier for that Underlying Fund will be adjusted such that the new Price Multiplier will equal the product of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the prior Price Multiplier; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the number of shares or units that a holder of one share or unit of the Underlying Fund before the effective date
of the share split or reverse share split would have owned immediately following the applicable effective date.

For example, a two-for-one share split would ordinarily change a Price Multiplier of one into a Price Multiplier of two. In contrast, a one-for-two reverse share split would ordinarily change a Price Multiplier of one into a Price Multiplier of one-half.

*Share Dividends.* If an Underlying Fund is subject to (i) a share dividend (i.e., an issuance of additional shares or units of Underlying Fund) or (ii) a distribution of additional shares of such Underlying Fund as a result of the triggering of any provision of the organizational documents of such Underlying Fund or otherwise that is given ratably to all holders of the Underlying Fund, then, once the dividend has become effective and the Underlying Fund is trading ex-dividend, the Price Multiplier for that Underlying Fund will be adjusted on the ex-dividend date such that the new Price Multiplier will equal the prior Price Multiplier *plus* the product of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the prior Price Multiplier; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the number of additional shares or units issued in the share dividend or other distribution with respect to one
share or unit of the Underlying Fund;

provided that no adjustment will be made for a share dividend for which the number of shares or units of the Underlying Fund paid or distributed is based on a fixed cash equivalent value, unless such distribution is an Extraordinary Dividend (as defined below).

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For example, a share or unit dividend of one new share or unit for each share or unit held would ordinarily change a Price Multiplier of one into a Price Multiplier of two.

*Extraordinary Dividends.* There will be no adjustments to the Price Multiplier of an Underlying Fund to reflect any cash dividends or cash distributions paid with respect to that Underlying Fund other than Extraordinary Dividends, as defined below, and distributions described in "—Other Distributions" below and in "—Anti-Dilution and Discontinuance Adjustments Relating to Underlying Funds—Reorganization Events" below.

An "**Extraordinary Dividend**" means, with respect to a cash dividend or other distribution with respect to an Underlying Fund, a dividend or other distribution that the calculation agent determines, in its sole discretion, is not declared or otherwise made according to the relevant Underlying Fund's then existing policy or practice of paying such dividends on a quarterly or other regular basis. If an Extraordinary Dividend occurs, the Price Multiplier for that Underlying Fund will be adjusted on the ex-dividend date so that the new Price Multiplier will equal the product of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the prior Price Multiplier; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a fraction, the numerator of which is the Closing Market Price per share or unit of the Underlying Fund on the
Market Measure Business Day preceding the ex-dividend date and the denominator of which is the amount by which the Closing Market Price per share or unit of the Underlying Fund on that preceding Market Measure
Business Day exceeds the Extraordinary Dividend Amount.

The "**Extraordinary Dividend Amount**" with respect to an Extraordinary Dividend will equal:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• in the case of cash dividends or other distributions that are paid as regular dividends, the amount per share or
unit of the applicable Underlying Fund of that Extraordinary Dividend minus the amount per share or unit of the immediately preceding non-Extraordinary Dividend for that share or unit; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• in the case of cash dividends or other distributions that are not paid as regular dividends, the amount per share
or unit of the applicable Underlying Fund of that Extraordinary Dividend.

To the extent an Extraordinary Dividend is not paid in cash, the value of the non-cash component will be determined by the calculation agent, whose determination will be conclusive. A distribution on the applicable Underlying Fund described in "—Other Distributions" below and in "—Anti-Dilution and Discontinuance Adjustments Relating to Underlying Funds—Reorganization Events" below that also constitutes an Extraordinary Dividend will only cause an adjustment under those respective sections.

*Other Distributions.* If an Underlying Fund, after the applicable pricing date, declares or makes a distribution to all holders of the shares or units of the applicable Underlying Fund of any class of its securities (other than shares or units of the applicable Underlying Fund), evidences of its indebtedness or other non-cash assets, including, but not limited to, transferable rights and warrants, then, in each of these cases, once the distribution has become effective and the shares or units are trading ex-dividend, the Price Multiplier for such Underlying Fund will be adjusted such that the new Price Multiplier will equal the product of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the prior Price Multiplier; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a fraction, the numerator of which will be the Current Market Price per share or unit of the applicable
Underlying Fund, and the denominator of which will be the Current Market

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Price per share or unit of the applicable Underlying Fund, less the fair market value, as determined by the calculation agent, as of the time the adjustment is effected of the portion of the capital stock, evidences of indebtedness, rights or warrants, or other non-cash assets so distributed or issued applicable to one share or unit of the applicable Underlying Fund. <br>

The "**Current Market Price**" of any Underlying Fund means the arithmetic average of the Closing Market Prices of one share of such Underlying Fund for the five Market Measure Business Days prior to the Market Measure Business Day immediately preceding the ex-dividend date of the distribution requiring an adjustment to the Price Multiplier.

"**Ex-dividend date**" means the first Market Measure Business Day on which transactions in the shares or units of the Underlying Fund trade on the relevant exchange without the right to receive that cash dividend or other cash distribution.

The "**fair market value**" of any such distribution means the value of such distribution on the ex-dividend date for such distribution, as determined by the calculation agent. If such distribution consists of property traded on the ex-dividend date on a U.S. national securities exchange, the fair market value will equal the Closing Market Price of such distributed property on such ex-dividend date.

**<u>Reorganization Events</u>** 

If after the pricing date and on or before the final calculation day during the Maturity Valuation Period as to any Underlying Fund, the Underlying Fund (or successor underlying fund, as defined below) has been subject to a merger, combination, consolidation, or statutory exchange of securities with another exchange-traded fund, and the Underlying Fund (or successor underlying fund) is not the surviving entity, then, on or after the date of such event, the calculation agent shall, in its sole discretion, make an adjustment to the Price Multiplier for such Underlying Fund (or successor underlying fund) or any other terms of the notes as the calculation agent, in its sole discretion, determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the notes of that event (including adjustments to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate, or liquidity relevant to the Underlying Fund (or successor underlying fund) or to the notes), and determine the effective date of that adjustment. If the calculation agent determines that no adjustment that it could make will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the calculation agent may deem the Underlying Fund (or successor underlying fund) to be de-listed, liquidated, discontinued, or otherwise terminated, the treatment of which is described in "—Anti-Dilution and Discontinuance Events Relating to Underlying Funds—Discontinuance of or Material Change to an Underlying Fund." For the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment will be made after the effective date of the reorganization and not on the date of the announcement or a plan or intention to effect such an event.

**<u>Discontinuance of or Material Change to an Underlying Fund</u>** 

If shares or units of an Underlying Fund are de-listed from its primary securities exchange (or any other relevant exchange), liquidated, or otherwise terminated, the calculation agent will substitute an exchange-traded fund that the calculation agent determines, in its sole discretion, is comparable to the discontinued Underlying Fund (that exchange-traded fund being referred to herein as a "**successor underlying fund**"). In that event, the calculation agent may in its sole discretion adjust the applicable Price Multiplier with a view to offsetting, to the extent practicable, any difference in the relative prices of the original Underlying Fund and the successor underlying fund.

If an Underlying Fund (or a successor underlying fund) is de-listed, liquidated, or otherwise terminated and the calculation agent determines that no adequate substitute for the Underlying Fund (or a successor underlying fund) is available, then the calculation agent will, in its sole

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discretion, calculate the Closing Market Price of that Underlying Fund (or a successor underlying fund) by a computation methodology that the calculation agent determines will as closely as reasonably possible replicate that Underlying Fund (or a successor underlying fund). If the calculation agent determines that no such computation methodology will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the calculation agent, in its discretion, may cause the maturity date of the notes to be accelerated as described below.

If a successor underlying fund is selected or the calculation agent calculates the Closing Market Price by a computation methodology that the calculation agent determines will as closely as reasonably possible replicate the Underlying Fund (or a successor underlying fund), that successor underlying fund or substitute computation methodology, as applicable, will be substituted for the Underlying Fund (or that successor underlying fund) for all purposes of the notes.

If at any time:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Underlying Index of an Underlying Fund (or the underlying index related to a successor underlying fund) is
discontinued or ceases to be published and (i) the Market Measure Publisher of the Underlying Index or another entity does not publish a successor or substitute underlying index that the calculation agent determines, in its sole discretion, to
be comparable to the Underlying Index (a "**successor underlying index**") or (ii) the Market Measure Publisher of the Underlying Fund does not announce that the Underlying Fund will track the successor underlying index; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• an Underlying Fund (or a successor underlying fund) in any way is modified (including, but not limited to, a
material change in the investment policies, objectives or methodology of the Underlying Fund, or a material change to the related Underlying Index) so that the Underlying Fund does not, in the opinion of the calculation agent, fairly represent the
price per share or unit of that Underlying Fund (or that successor underlying fund) had those changes or modifications not been made;

then, from and after that time, the calculation agent may, in its sole discretion, determine to make those calculations and adjustments that, in the good faith judgment of the calculation agent, may be necessary in order to arrive at a Closing Market Price of that Underlying Fund (or that successor underlying fund) as if those changes or modifications had not been made. The calculation agent also may determine that no adjustment is required. If the calculation agent determines that no such calculation or adjustment will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the calculation agent, in its discretion, may cause the maturity date of the notes to be accelerated as described below.

The calculation agent will be solely responsible for the method of calculating the Closing Market Price of the Underlying Fund (or any successor underlying fund) and of any related determinations and calculations, and its determinations and calculations with respect thereto will be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

Notwithstanding these alternative arrangements, any modification or discontinuance of the Underlying Fund or the related Underlying Index may adversely affect trading in the notes.

If the calculation agent determines that no adjustment that it could make will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the calculation agent, in its discretion, may cause the payment of the notes to be accelerated to the fifth business day (the "**date of acceleration**") following the date of that determination and the amount payable on the notes will be calculated as though the date of acceleration were the stated maturity date of the notes and as though the final calculation day during the Maturity Valuation Period were the fifth Market Measure Business Day prior to the date of acceleration. In addition, the notes will not bear a default interest rate.

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**Anti-Dilution Adjustments Relating to Underlying Stocks** 

As to any Underlying Stock (which, for purposes of this section includes any successor Underlying Stock), the calculation agent, in its sole discretion, may adjust the Price Multiplier and any other terms of the notes if an event described below occurs after the applicable pricing date and on or before the final calculation day during the Maturity Valuation Period and if the calculation agent determines that such an event has a dilutive or concentrative effect on the theoretical value of the shares of the applicable Underlying Stock or successor Underlying Stock.

The Price Multiplier for an Underlying Stock resulting from any of the adjustments specified below will be rounded to the eighth decimal place with five one-billionths being rounded upward. No adjustments to the Price Multiplier will be required unless the adjustment would require a change of at least 0.1% in the Price Multiplier then in effect. Any adjustment that would require a change of less than 0.1% in the Price Multiplier which is not applied at the time of the event may be reflected at the time of any subsequent adjustment that would require an adjustment of the Price Multiplier. The required adjustments specified below do not cover all events that could affect an Underlying Stock.

No adjustments to the Price Multiplier for any Underlying Stock or any other terms of the notes will be required other than those specified below. However, the calculation agent may, at its sole discretion, make additional adjustments or adjustments that differ from those described herein to the Price Multiplier or any other terms of the notes to reflect changes to an Underlying Stock if the calculation agent determines in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner that the adjustment is appropriate to ensure an equitable result.

The calculation agent will be solely responsible for the determination of any adjustments to the Price Multiplier for any Underlying Stock or any other terms of the notes and of any related determinations with respect to any distributions of stock, other securities or other property or assets, including cash, in connection with any corporate event described below; its determinations and calculations will be conclusive absent a determination of a manifest error.

No adjustments are required to be made for certain other events, such as offerings of common equity securities by any Underlying Company for cash or in connection with the occurrence of a partial tender or exchange offer for any Underlying Stock by the Underlying Company.

Following certain corporate events relating to an Underlying Stock, where the Underlying Company is not the surviving entity, any payment you receive on the notes may be based on the equity securities of a successor to the Underlying Company or on any cash or other assets distributed to holders of the Underlying Stock in such corporate event.

Following an event that results in an adjustment to the Price Multiplier for any Underlying Stock or any of the other terms of the notes, the calculation agent may (but is not required to) provide holders of the notes with information about that adjustment as it deems appropriate, depending on the nature of the adjustment. Upon written request by any holder of the notes, the calculation agent will provide that holder with information about such adjustment.

**<u>Anti-Dilution Adjustments to Underlying Stocks that Are Common Equity</u>** 

The calculation agent, in its sole discretion and as it deems reasonable, may adjust the Price Multiplier for any Underlying Stock and the other terms of the notes as a result of certain events related to an Underlying Stock, which include, but are not limited to, the following:

*Stock Splits and Reverse Stock Splits.* If an Underlying Stock is subject to a stock split or reverse stock split, then once such split has become effective, the Price Multiplier for that Underlying Stock will be adjusted such that the new Price Multiplier will equal the product of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the prior Price Multiplier; and

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the number of shares that a holder of one share of the Underlying Stock before the effective date of the stock
split or reverse stock split would have owned immediately following the applicable effective date.

For example, a two-for-one stock split would ordinarily change a Price Multiplier of one into a Price Multiplier of two. In contrast, a one-for-two reverse stock split would ordinarily change a Price Multiplier of one into a Price Multiplier of one-half.

*Stock Dividends*. If an Underlying Stock is subject to (i) a stock dividend (i.e., an issuance of additional shares of Underlying Stock) that is given ratably to all holders of the Underlying Stock or (ii) a distribution of additional shares of the Underlying Stock as a result of the triggering of any provision of the organizational documents of the Underlying Company, then, once the dividend or distribution has become effective and the Underlying Stock is trading ex-dividend, the applicable Price Multiplier will be adjusted on the first Market Measure Business Day on which transactions in shares of the Underlying Stock trade on the relevant exchange without the right to receive an applicable dividend or other distribution (the "**ex-dividend date**") such that the new Price Multiplier will equal the prior Price Multiplier plus the product of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the prior Price Multiplier; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the number of additional shares issued in the stock dividend with respect to one share of the Underlying Stock;

provided that no adjustment will be made for a stock dividend for which the number of shares of the Underlying Stock paid or distributed is based on a fixed cash equivalent value, unless such distribution is an Extraordinary Dividend (as defined below).

For example, a stock dividend of one new share for each share held would ordinarily change a Price Multiplier of one into a Price Multiplier of two.

*Extraordinary Dividends.* There will be no adjustments to the Price Multiplier of an Underlying Stock to reflect any cash dividends or cash distributions paid with respect to that Underlying Stock other than Extraordinary Dividends, as defined below, and distributions described in "—Reorganization Events" below.

An "**Extraordinary Dividend**" means, with respect to a cash dividend or other distribution with respect to an Underlying Stock, a dividend or other distribution that the calculation agent determines, in its sole discretion, is not declared or otherwise made according to the Underlying Company's then existing policy or practice of paying such dividends on a quarterly or other regular basis. If an Extraordinary Dividend occurs, the applicable Price Multiplier will be adjusted on the ex-dividend date so that the new Price Multiplier will equal the product of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the prior Price Multiplier; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a fraction, the numerator of which is the Closing Market Price per share of the Underlying Stock on the Market
Measure Business Day preceding the ex-dividend date and the denominator of which is the amount by which the Closing Market Price per share of the Underlying Stock on that preceding Market Measure Business Day
exceeds the Extraordinary Dividend Amount.

The "**Extraordinary Dividend Amount**" with respect to an Extraordinary Dividend will equal:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• in the case of cash dividends or other distributions that are paid as regular dividends, the amount per share of
the applicable Underlying Stock of that Extraordinary Dividend minus

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the amount per share of the immediately preceding non-Extraordinary Dividend for that share; or <br>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• in the case of cash dividends or other distributions that are not paid as regular dividends, the amount per share
of the applicable Underlying Stock of that Extraordinary Dividend.

To the extent an Extraordinary Dividend is not paid in cash, the value of the non-cash component will be determined by the calculation agent, whose determination will be conclusive. A distribution on the Underlying Stock described in "—Issuance of Transferable Rights or Warrants" below or clause (a), (d) or (e) of the section entitled "—Reorganization Events" below that also constitutes an Extraordinary Dividend will only cause an adjustment under those respective sections.

*Issuance of Transferable Rights or Warrants.* If an Underlying Company issues to all holders of record of the Underlying Stock transferable rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase the Underlying Stock, including new or existing rights to purchase the Underlying Stock under a shareholder rights plan or arrangement, then the applicable Price Multiplier will be adjusted on the Market Measure Business Day immediately following the issuance of those transferable rights or warrants so that the new Price Multiplier will equal the prior Price Multiplier plus the product of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the prior Price Multiplier; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the number of shares of the Underlying Stock that can be purchased with the cash value of those warrants or
rights distributed on one share of the Underlying Stock.

The number of shares that can be purchased will be based on the Closing Market Price of the Underlying Stock on the date the new Price Multiplier is determined. The cash value of those warrants or rights, if the warrants or rights are traded on a registered national securities exchange, will equal the closing price of that warrant or right. If the warrants or rights are not traded on a registered national securities exchange, the cash value will be determined by the calculation agent and will equal the average of the bid prices obtained from three dealers at 3:00 p.m., New York time on the date the new Price Multiplier is determined, provided that if only two of those bid prices are available, then the cash value of those warrants or rights will equal the average of those bids and if only one of those bids is available, then the cash value of those warrants or rights will equal that bid. If no bid prices are provided from any dealers, the cash value of such warrants or rights will be determined by the calculation agent in its sole discretion, taking into account any information that it deems relevant.

***<u>Reorganization Events</u>***

If after the pricing date and on or prior to the final calculation day during the Maturity Valuation Period, as to any Underlying Stock:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) there occurs any reclassification or change of the Underlying Stock, including, without limitation, as a result
of the issuance of tracking stock by the Underlying Company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) the Underlying Company, or any surviving entity or subsequent surviving entity of the Underlying Company (a
" **Successor Entity** "), has been subject to a merger, combination, or consolidation and is not the surviving entity;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) any statutory exchange of securities of the Underlying Company or any Successor Entity with another corporation
occurs, other than under clause (b) above;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) the Underlying Company is liquidated or is subject to a proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
or other similar law;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) the Underlying Company issues to all of its shareholders securities of an issuer other than the Underlying
Company, including equity securities of an affiliate of the Underlying Company, other than in a transaction described in clauses (b), (c), or (d) above;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) a tender or exchange offer or going-private transaction is consummated for all the outstanding shares of the
Underlying Company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) there occurs any reclassification or change of the Underlying Stock that results in a transfer or an
irrevocable commitment to transfer all such outstanding shares of the Underlying Stock to another entity or person;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) the Underlying Company or any Successor Entity is the surviving entity of a merger, combination, or
consolidation, that results in the outstanding Underlying Stock (other than Underlying Stock owned or controlled by the other party to such transaction) immediately prior to such event collectively representing less than 50% of the outstanding
Underlying Stock immediately following such event; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the Underlying Company ceases to file the financial and other information with the SEC in accordance with
Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act

(an event in clauses (a) through (i), a "**Reorganization Event**"), then, on or after the date of the occurrence of a Reorganization Event, the calculation agent shall, in its sole discretion, make an adjustment to the Price Multiplier or any other terms of the notes as the calculation agent, in its sole discretion, determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the notes of that Reorganization Event (including adjustments to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate, or liquidity relevant to the Underlying Stock or to the notes), which may, but need not, be determined by reference to the adjustment(s) made in respect of such Reorganization Event by an options exchange to options on the relevant Underlying Stock traded on that options exchange, and determine the effective date of that adjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment will be made on or after the effective date of the Reorganization Event and not on the date of the announcement of a plan or intention to effect such an event.

If the calculation agent determines that no adjustment that it could make will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the calculation agent, in its discretion, may cause the maturity date of the notes to be accelerated to the fifth business day following the date of that determination and the amount payable on the notes will be calculated as though the date of acceleration were the stated maturity date of the notes and as though the final calculation day during the Maturity Valuation Period were the fifth Market Measure Business Day prior to the date of acceleration. In addition, the notes will not bear a default interest rate.

If the Underlying Company ceases to file the financial and other information with the SEC in accordance with Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act, as contemplated by clause (i) above, and the calculation agent determines in its sole discretion that sufficiently similar information is not otherwise available to you, then the calculation agent may cause the maturity date of the notes to be accelerated to the fifth business day following the date of that determination and the amount payable on the notes will be calculated as if the date of acceleration were the stated maturity date of the notes and as if the final calculation day during the Maturity Valuation Period were the fifth Market Measure Business Day prior to the date of acceleration. In addition, the notes will not bear a default interest rate. If the calculation agent determines that sufficiently similar information is available to you, the Reorganization Event will be deemed to have not occurred.

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**<u>Anti-Dilution Adjustments to Underlying Stocks that Are ADRs</u>** 

For purposes of the anti-dilution adjustments set forth above, if an Underlying Stock is an ADR (an "**Underlying ADR**"), the calculation agent will consider the effect of any of the relevant events on the Underlying ADR, and adjustments will be made, as if the Underlying ADR was the Underlying Stock described above. For example, if the stock represented by the Underlying ADR is subject to a two-for-one stock split, and assuming an initial Price Multiplier of 1, the Price Multiplier for the Underlying ADR would be adjusted so that it equals two. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet, with respect to the notes linked to an Underlying ADR (or an Underlying Stock issued by a non-U.S. Underlying Company), the term "dividend" means the dividends paid to holders of the Underlying ADR (or the Underlying Stock issued by the non-U.S. Underlying Company), and such dividends may reflect the netting of any applicable foreign withholding or similar taxes that may be due on dividends paid to a U.S. person.

The calculation agent may determine not to make an adjustment if:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) holders of the Underlying ADR are not eligible to participate in any of the events that would otherwise require
anti-dilution adjustments as set forth above if the notes had been linked directly to the common shares of the Underlying Company represented by the Underlying ADR; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) to the extent that the calculation agent determines that the Underlying Company or the depositary for the ADRs
has adjusted the number of common shares of the Underlying Company represented by each share of the Underlying ADR, so that the market price of the Underlying ADR would not be affected by the corporate event.

If the Underlying Company or the depositary for the ADRs, in the absence of any of the events described above, elects to adjust the number of common shares of the Underlying Company represented by each share of the Underlying ADR, then the calculation agent may make the appropriate anti-dilution adjustments to reflect such change. The depositary for the ADRs may also make adjustments in respect of the ADRs for share distributions, rights distributions, cash distributions and distributions other than shares, rights, and cash. Upon any such adjustment by the depositary, the calculation agent may adjust the Price Multiplier or other terms of the notes as the calculation agent determines commercially reasonable to account for that event.

**<u>Alternative Anti-Dilution and Reorganization Adjustments</u>** 

The calculation agent may elect at its discretion to not make any of the adjustments to the Price Multiplier for any Underlying Stock or to the other terms of the notes, including the method of determining the Redemption Amount, described in this section, but may instead make adjustments, in its discretion, to the Price Multiplier for any Underlying Stock or any other terms of the notes that will reflect the adjustments to the extent practicable made by the Options Clearing Corporation on options contracts on an Underlying Stock or any successor common stock. For example, if an Underlying Stock is subject to a two-for-one stock split, and the Options Clearing Corporation adjusts the strike prices of the options contract on that Underlying Stock by dividing the strike price by two, then the calculation agent may also elect to divide the Starting Value by two. In this case, the Price Multiplier will remain one. This adjustment would have the same economic effect on holders of the notes as if the Price Multiplier had been adjusted.

**Delisting of ADRs or Termination of ADR Facility** 

If an Underlying ADR is no longer listed or admitted to trading on a U.S. securities exchange registered under the Exchange Act nor included in an OTC Exchange, or if the ADR facility

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between the Underlying Company and the ADR depositary is terminated for any reason, then, on and after the date that the Underlying ADR is no longer so listed or admitted to trading or the date of such termination, as applicable (the "**termination date**"), the Underlying Stock will be deemed to be the Underlying Company's common equity securities rather than the Underlying ADR. The calculation agent will determine the price of the Underlying Stock by reference to those common shares. Under such circumstances, the calculation agent may modify any terms of the notes as it deems necessary, in its sole discretion, to ensure an equitable result. On and after the termination date, for all purposes, the Closing Market Price of the Underlying Company's common shares on their primary exchange will be converted to U.S. dollars using such exchange rate as the calculation agent, in its sole discretion, determines to be commercially reasonable.

**Delisting of a non-U.S. Underlying Stock or Nationalization of a non-U.S. Underlying Company** 

If a non-U.S. equity security serving as an Underlying Stock with a relevant exchange located outside the United States (an "**Original Foreign Underlying Stock**") is no longer listed or admitted to trading on a securities exchange (a "**Delisting Event**"), or if the issuer of an Original Foreign Underlying Stock is nationalized (a "**Nationalization Event**"), the calculation agent, in its sole discretion, may either:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) select a Successor Foreign Underlying Stock (as defined below) to that non-U.S. equity security after the close of the principal trading session on the Market Measure Business Day immediately prior to the effective date of the Delisting Event or Nationalization Event, as
applicable (the effective date of the Delisting Event or Nationalization Event, as applicable, the "**Change Date** "), in accordance with the provisions of this section (each successor stock as so selected, a "**Successor Foreign Underlying Stock**" and each issuer of that Successor Foreign Underlying Stock, a "**Successor Foreign Underlying Stock Issuer** "); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) on and after the Change Date, (i) deem the closing price and, if applicable, the trading price of that
Original Foreign Underlying Stock on each day to be the closing price of that Original Foreign Underlying Stock on the Market Measure Business Day immediately prior to the Change Date and (ii) deem the Price Multiplier of that Original Foreign
Underlying Stock on each day to be the Price Multiplier of that Original Foreign Underlying Stock on the Market Measure Business Day immediately prior to the Change Date.

Upon the selection of any Successor Foreign Underlying Stock by the calculation agent as described above, then on and after the Change Date:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) references in this product supplement or the applicable term sheet to the applicable "Underlying
Stock" will no longer refer to the Original Foreign Underlying Stock and will be deemed instead to refer to that Successor Foreign Underlying Stock for all purposes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) references in this product supplement or the applicable term sheet to "issuer" (the Underlying
Company) of the Original Foreign Underlying Stock will be deemed to be to the applicable Successor Foreign Underlying Stock Issuer for all purposes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) the relevant Starting Value or similar price for that Successor Foreign Underlying Stock will be determined by
the calculation agent in a manner that it determines to be commercially reasonable; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) the Price Multiplier for that Successor Foreign Underlying Stock will be an amount as determined by the
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among other things, the closing price of the Original Foreign Underlying Stock on the Market Measure Business Day immediately preceding the Change Date, subject to adjustment for certain corporate events related to that Successor Foreign Underlying Stock described in "—Anti-Dilution Adjustments."

The "**Successor Foreign Underlying Stock**" with respect to the Underlying Stock will be the common stock of a company organized in, or with its principal executive office located in, the country in which the issuer of the Original Foreign Underlying Stock is organized or has its principal executive office, selected by the calculation agent from among the common stocks of three companies then listed on a non-U.S. securities exchange that are not the Original Foreign Underlying Stock, with the three largest market capitalizations within the same industry as the issuer of the Original Foreign Underlying Stock that also have an equity security that is listed and traded on a national securities exchange in the United States or the primary non-U.S. securities exchange or market for the Original Foreign Underlying Stock that, in the sole discretion of the calculation agent, is the most comparable to the Original Foreign Underlying Stock (prior to the Change Date), taking into account factors such as the calculation agent deems relevant, including, without limitation, dividend history and stock price volatility; provided, however, that a Successor Foreign Underlying Stock will not be any stock that is subject to a trading restriction under the trading restriction policies of BofA Finance LLC, the Guarantor or any of their affiliates that would materially limit the ability of BofA Finance LLC or any of its affiliates to hedge the notes with respect to that stock.

The calculation agent will provide information as to any Successor Foreign Underlying Stock upon written request by any holder of the notes.

**Baskets** 

If the Market Measure to which your notes are linked includes a Basket, the Basket Components and if necessary, the definition of Market Measure Business Day will be set forth in the applicable term sheet. We will assign each Basket Component a weighting (the "**Initial Component Weight**") so that each Basket Component represents a percentage of the value of the Basket on the pricing date. The Basket Components may or may not have equal Initial Component Weights, as set forth in the applicable term sheet.

**<u>Determination of the Component Ratio for Each Basket Component</u>**

The value of the Basket on the pricing date will be equal to 100. We will set a fixed factor (the "**Component Ratio**") for each Basket Component on the applicable pricing date, based on the weighting of that Basket Component. The Component Ratio for each Basket Component will equal:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Initial Component Weight (expressed as a percentage) for that Basket Component, multiplied by 100; *divided by* 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the closing level or the Closing Market Price, as applicable, of that Basket Component on the applicable pricing
date.

Each Component Ratio will be rounded to eight decimal places.

The Component Ratios will be calculated in this way so that the value of the Basket will equal 100 on the applicable pricing date. The Component Ratios will not be revised subsequent to their determination on the applicable pricing date, except that the calculation agent may in its good faith judgment adjust the Component Ratio of any Basket Component in the event that Basket Component is materially changed or modified in a manner that does not, in the opinion of the calculation agent, fairly represent the value of that Basket Component had those material changes or modifications not been made.

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The following table is for illustration purposes only, and does not reflect the actual composition, Initial Component Weights, or Component Ratios of a Basket, all of which will be set forth in the applicable term sheet.

Example: The **hypothetical** Basket Components are Underlying Fund ABC, Index XYZ, and Index RST, with their Initial Component Weights being 50.00%, 25.00% and 25.00%, respectively, on a **hypothetical** pricing date:

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| **Basket Component** | **Initial<br>Component<br>Weight** | **Hypothetical<br>Closing<br>Level or<br>Closing Market<br>Price<sup>(1)</sup>** | **Hypothetical<br>Component<br>Ratio<sup>(2)</sup>** | **Initial Basket<br>Value<br>Contribution** |
|  Underlying Fund ABC | 50.00% | 500.00 | 0.10000000 | 50.00 |
|  Index XYZ | 25.00% | 2420.00 | 0.01033058 | 25.00 |
|  Index RST | 25.00% | 1014.00 | 0.02465483 | 25.00 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Value of the Basket on the pricing date | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Value of the Basket on the pricing date | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Value of the Basket on the pricing date | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Value of the Basket on the pricing date | 100.00 |

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(1) This column sets forth the **hypothetical** closing level or Closing Market Price, as applicable, of each
Basket Component on the **hypothetical** pricing date.

(2) The **hypothetical** Component Ratio for each Basket Component equals its Initial Component Weight
(expressed as a percentage) multiplied by 100, and then divided by the **hypothetical** closing level or Closing Market Price, as applicable, of that Basket Component on the **hypothetical** pricing date, with the result rounded to eight
decimal places.

Unless otherwise stated in the applicable term sheet, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on the applicable pricing date as to any Basket Component or the pricing date is determined by the calculation agent not to be a Market Measure Business Day for any Basket Component by reason of an extraordinary event, occurrence, declaration or otherwise, the calculation agent will establish the closing level or the Closing Market Price, as applicable, of that Basket Component (the "**Basket Component Closing Level**"), and thus its Component Ratio, based on the closing level or the Closing Market Price, as applicable, of that Basket Component on the first Market Measure Business Day following the pricing date on which no Market Disruption Event occurs for that Basket Component. In the event that a Market Disruption Event or non-Market Measure Business Day occurs for that Basket Component on the pricing date and on each scheduled Market Measure Business Day thereafter to and including the second scheduled Market Measure Business Day following the pricing date, the calculation agent (not later than the close of business in New York, New York on the second scheduled Market Measure Business Day following the pricing date) will estimate the Basket Component Closing Level, and thus the applicable Component Ratio, in a manner that the calculation agent considers commercially reasonable. The final term sheet will provide the Basket Component Closing Level, a brief statement of the facts relating to the establishment of the Basket Component Closing Level (including the applicable Market Disruption Event(s)), and the applicable Component Ratio.

For purposes of determining whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred as to any Basket Component, "Market Disruption Event" will have the meaning set forth in "—Market Disruption Events."

**<u>Value of the Basket</u>**

The calculation agent will calculate the value of the Basket for an applicable day by summing the products of the closing level or the Closing Market Price, as applicable, of each Basket

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Component on such day (multiplied by its Price Multiplier on such day, if applicable) multiplied by the Component Ratio for that Basket Component. The value of the Basket will vary based on the increase or decrease in the value of each Basket Component. Any increase in the value of a Basket Component (assuming no change in the value of the other Basket Component or Basket Components) will result in an increase in the value of the Basket. Conversely, any decrease in the value of a Basket Component (assuming no change in the value of the other Basket Component or Basket Components) will result in a decrease in the value of the Basket.

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet, if, for any Basket Component (an "**Affected Basket Component**"), (i) a Market Disruption Event occurs on a scheduled Observation Date or calculation day or (ii) any such date is determined by the calculation agent not to be a Market Measure Business Day by reason of an extraordinary event, occurrence, declaration, or otherwise (any such day in either (i) or (ii) being a "**non-calculation day**"), the calculation agent will determine the closing levels or the Closing Market Prices, as applicable, of the Basket Components for such non-calculation day, as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The closing level or the Closing Market Price, as applicable, of each Basket Component that is not an Affected
Basket Component will be its closing level or the Closing Market Price, as applicable, on such non-calculation day.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The closing level or the Closing Market Price, as applicable, of each Basket Component that is an Affected Basket
Component for the applicable non-calculation day will be determined in the same manner as described in "—Certain Terms of the Notes—Events Relating to Observation Dates" and
"—Certain Terms of the Notes—Events Relating to Calculation Days" as applicable, provided that references to "closing level" or "Closing Market Price" will be deemed to be references to the closing
level or Closing Market Price of the applicable Basket Component.

For purposes of determining whether a Market Disruption Event has occurred as to any Basket Component, "Market Disruption Event" will have the meaning stated above in "—Market Disruption Events."

**Role of the Calculation Agent** 

The calculation agent has the sole discretion to make all determinations regarding the notes as described in this product supplement, including determinations regarding payments on the notes, the Price Multiplier, the Market Measure, any Market Disruption Events, a successor index, successor underlying fund or successor underlying stock, Market Measure Business Days, business days, calculation days, non-calculation days, any anti-dilution adjustments, determinations related to any adjustments to, or discontinuance of, any Index or Underlying Fund or Underlying Stock, as applicable. Absent manifest error, all determinations of the calculation agent will be conclusive for all purposes and final and binding on you and us, without any liability on the part of the calculation agent.

We expect to appoint BofAS or one of our other affiliates as the calculation agent for each issue of the notes. However, we may change the calculation agent at any time without notifying you. The identity of the calculation agent will be set forth in the applicable term sheet.

**Same-Day Settlement and Payment** 

The notes will be delivered in book-entry form only through The Depository Trust Company against payment by purchasers of the notes in immediately available funds. We will pay the amounts payable on the notes in immediately available funds so long as the notes are maintained in book-entry form.

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**Events of Default and Acceleration** 

Events of Default are defined in the senior indenture relating to the notes and in the section entitled "Description of Debt Securities of BofA Finance LLC—Events of Default and Rights of Acceleration; Covenant Breaches" on page 51 of the accompanying prospectus. If a bankruptcy proceeding is commenced in respect of us, your claim may be limited under applicable bankruptcy law. In case of a default in payment of the Notes, whether at their maturity or upon acceleration, they will not bear a default interest rate. The applicable pricing supplement will set forth how the payment on the Notes in the event of an event of default will be determined.

**Listing** 

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet, the notes will not be listed on a securities exchange or quotation system.

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**SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION** 

One or more of our affiliates may act as our selling agent for any offering of the notes. The selling agents will act on a principal basis, as set forth in the applicable term sheet. Each selling agent will be a party to the distribution agreement described in "Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)" beginning on page S-67 of the accompanying prospectus supplement.

Each selling agent will receive an underwriting discount or commission that is a percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the notes sold through its efforts, which will be set forth in the applicable term sheet. You must have an account with the applicable selling agent in order to purchase the notes.

None of the selling agents is acting as your fiduciary or advisor solely as a result of the making of any offering of the notes, and you should not rely upon this product supplement, the applicable term sheet, or the accompanying prospectus or prospectus supplement as investment advice or a recommendation to purchase any notes. You should make your own investment decision regarding the notes after consulting with your legal, tax and other advisors.

BofAS and any of our other affiliates may use this product supplement and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus, together with the applicable term sheet, in a market-making transaction for any notes after their initial sale.

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**U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX SUMMARY** 

The following summary of the material U.S. federal income and estate tax considerations of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of the notes supplements, and to the extent inconsistent supersedes, the discussions under "U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations" in the accompanying prospectus and is based upon the advice of Sidley Austin LLP, our tax counsel. This summary is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "**Code**"), regulations promulgated under the Code by the U.S. Treasury Department ("**Treasury**") (including proposed and temporary regulations), rulings, current administrative interpretations and official pronouncements of the IRS, and judicial decisions, all as currently in effect and all of which are subject to differing interpretations or to change, possibly with retroactive effect. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax consequences described below. This summary does not include any description of the tax laws of any state or local governments, or of any foreign government, that may be applicable to a particular holder. If the tax consequences associated with the notes are different than those described below, they will be described in the applicable term sheet.

This summary is directed solely to U.S. Holders and Non-U.S. Holders (each, as defined in the accompanying prospectus) that, except as otherwise specifically noted, will purchase the notes upon original issuance and will hold the notes as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code, which generally means property held for investment, and that are not excluded from the discussion under "U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations" in the accompanying prospectus.

*You should consult your own tax advisor concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences to you of acquiring, owning, and disposing of the notes, as well as any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local, foreign, or other tax jurisdiction and the possible effects of changes in U.S. federal or other tax laws.* 

**General** 

***Notes Treated as Single Financial Contracts***

Although there is no statutory, judicial, or administrative authority directly addressing the characterization of the notes, we intend to treat the notes for all tax purposes as single financial contracts with respect to the Market Measure that are "open transactions" for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and under the terms of the notes, we and every investor in the notes agree, in the absence of an administrative determination or judicial ruling to the contrary, to treat the notes in accordance with such characterization. In the opinion of our counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, it is reasonable to treat the Notes as single financial contracts with respect to the Market Measure, unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet. This discussion assumes that the notes with terms described in this product supplement that do not pay any coupons constitute single financial contracts with respect to the Market Measure for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the notes did not constitute single financial contracts, the tax consequences described below would be materially different.

***Notes Treated as Income-Bearing Single Financial Contracts***

Although there is no statutory, judicial, or administrative authority directly addressing the characterization of the notes with terms described in this product supplement that have one or more associated Contingent Coupon Payments, we intend to treat the notes for all tax purposes as income-bearing single financial contracts with respect to the Market Measure. Under the terms of the notes, we and every investor in the notes agree, in the absence of an administrative determination or judicial ruling to the contrary, to treat the notes in accordance with such

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characterization. In the opinion of our counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, it is reasonable to treat the notes with terms described in this product supplement that have one or more associated Contingent Coupon Payments as income-bearing single financial contracts with respect to the Market Measure, unless otherwise specified in the applicable term sheet. This discussion assumes that the notes with terms described in this product supplement that have one or more associated Contingent Coupon Payments constitute income-bearing single financial contracts with respect to the Market Measure for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the notes did not constitute income-bearing single financial contracts, the tax consequences described below would be materially different.

***Notes Treated as Put Options and Deposits***

No statutory, judicial or administrative authority directly addresses the proper treatment of the notes with terms described in this product supplement that have one or more associated Fixed Coupon Payments or instruments substantially similar to such notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and no ruling is being requested from the IRS with respect to such notes. Significant aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes with one or more associated Fixed Coupon Payments are uncertain, and no assurance can be given that the IRS or a court will agree with the tax treatment described herein. In the opinion of our counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, the treatment of the notes with terms described in this product supplement that have one or more associated Fixed Coupon Payments described below is reasonable under current law; however, our counsel has advised us that it is unable to conclude affirmatively that this treatment is more likely than not to be upheld, and that alternative treatments are possible. Accordingly, you should consult your tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes with terms described in this product supplement that have one or more associated Fixed Coupon Payments (including alternative treatments of such notes). Unless otherwise expressly stated, the remainder of this discussion is based upon, and assumes, the treatment of each note with terms described in this product supplement that have one or more associated Fixed Coupon Payments as a Unit consisting of the Put Option and the Deposit, as well as the allocation of the Coupon payments and issue price of the note described below.

We intend to treat the notes with terms described in this product supplement that have one or more associated Fixed Coupon Payments for all tax purposes as a unit (a "**Unit**") consisting of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) a put option (the "**Put Option**") written by you to us that, if exercised, requires you to pay
us an amount equal to the Deposit (as defined below) in exchange for a cash amount based upon the performance of the Market Measure; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) a deposit with us of a fixed amount of cash, equal to the issue price of the Note, to secure your obligation
under the Put Option (the "**Deposit**") that pays you interest based on our cost of borrowing at the time of issuance (the "**Deposit Interest** ").

*This characterization of the notes is not binding on the IRS or the courts. No statutory, judicial, or administrative authority directly addresses the characterization of the notes or any similar instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and no ruling is being requested from the IRS with respect to their proper characterization and treatment. Due to the absence of authorities on point, significant aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes are not certain, and no assurance can be given that the IRS or any court will agree with the characterization and tax treatment described in this product supplement. Accordingly, you are urged to consult your tax advisor regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes, including possible alternative characterizations.* 

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Unless otherwise stated, the following discussion is based on the characterization described above. The discussion in this section assumes that there is a significant possibility of a significant loss of principal on an investment in the notes.

We will not attempt to ascertain whether the issuer of any Market Measure or any component stock included in a Market Measure that is an index would be treated as a "passive foreign investment company" ("**PFIC**"), within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code, or a United States real property holding corporation, within the meaning of Section 897(c) of the Code. If the issuer of any Market Measure or of one or more stocks included in a Market Measure that is an index were so treated, certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences could possibly apply to a holder of the notes. You should refer to information filed with the SEC by the issuer of any Market Measure or any component stock included in a Market Measure that is an index and consult your tax advisor regarding the possible consequences to you, if any, if any issuer of any Market Measure or any component stock included in a Market Measure that is an index is or becomes a PFIC or is or becomes a United States real property holding corporation.

**U.S. Holders** 

***Notes Treated as Single Financial Contracts***

Upon receipt of a cash payment at maturity or upon a sale, exchange or redemption of the notes that do not pay any coupons prior to maturity, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized and the U.S. Holder's tax basis in the notes. A U.S. Holder's tax basis in the notes will equal the amount paid by that holder to acquire them. Subject to the discussion below concerning the possible application of the "constructive ownership" rules of Section 1260 of the Code, this capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder held the notes for more than one year. If the U.S. Holder held the notes for one year or less, the gain or loss generally will be short-term capital gain or loss. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. A U.S. Holder should not be required to recognize income over the term of the notes prior to maturity, other than pursuant to an earlier taxable disposition of the notes.

***Notes Treated as Income-Bearing Single Financial Contracts***

Although the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a Contingent Coupon Payment on the notes is uncertain, we intend to take the position, and the following discussion assumes, that any Contingent Coupon Payment constitutes taxable ordinary income to a U.S. Holder at the time received or accrued in accordance with the U.S. Holder's regular method of accounting. By purchasing the notes you agree, in the absence of an administrative determination or judicial ruling to the contrary, to treat any Contingent Coupon Payment as described in the preceding sentence.

Upon receipt of a cash payment at maturity or upon a sale, exchange or redemption of the notes prior to maturity, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized (other than amounts representing any Contingent Coupon Payment, which would be taxed as described above) and the U.S. Holder's tax basis in the notes. A U.S. Holder's tax basis in the notes will equal the amount paid by that holder to acquire them. Subject to the discussion below concerning the possible application of the "constructive ownership" rules of Section 1260 of the Code, this capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder held the notes for more than one year. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

***Notes Treated as Put Options and Deposits with a Term of More than One Year***

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method of tax accounting. The Put Option premium will not be included in the income of a U.S. Holder until the sale, exchange, redemption or maturity of the notes. Accordingly, all of the Put Option premium payments on the notes (except for the last Put Option premium payment) generally will not be included in the income of a U.S. Holder when they are received.

If at maturity the U.S. Holder receives cash equal to the full principal amount plus the last Deposit Interest payment and the last Put Option premium payment, then such U.S. Holder (i) would include the last Deposit Interest payment in income as interest in the manner described above and (ii) would recognize short-term capital gain equal to the entire amount of Put Option premiums received, which amount is equal to the sum of all of the Put Option premium payments received.

If at maturity the U.S. Holder receives an amount of cash that is less than the full principal amount and receives the last Deposit Interest payment and the last Put Option premium payment, then such U.S. Holder (i) will include the last Deposit Interest payment in income as interest in the manner described above and (ii) will recognize long-term capital gain or loss (or, short-term capital gain or loss if the term of the notes are one year or less) with respect to the remaining cash received at maturity (other than the last Put Option premium payment) in an amount equal to the difference between (1) the sum of all of the Put Option premiums received (including the last Put Option premium payment) and (2) the excess of the principal amount of the note over the amount of such cash received.

Upon a redemption of the notes prior to maturity, a U.S. Holder (i) would include the last Deposit Interest payment in income as interest in the manner described above and (ii) would recognize short-term capital gain equal to the sum of all the Put Option premium payments received.

Upon a sale or exchange of a notes prior to maturity (except upon redemption of the notes prior to maturity, which is described above), a U.S. Holder will generally recognize short-term or long-term capital gain or loss with respect to the Deposit (depending upon the U.S. Holder's holding period for the notes). The U.S. Holder will also generally recognize short-term capital gain or loss with respect to the Put Option. For purposes of determining the amount of such gain or loss, a U.S. Holder should apportion the amount realized on the sale or exchange (other than amounts attributable to accrued but unpaid Deposit Interest payments, which would be taxed as described above) between the Deposit and the Put Option based upon their respective fair market values on the date of such sale or exchange. In general, the amount of capital gain or loss on the Deposit will equal the amount realized that is attributable to the Deposit, less the U.S. Holder's adjusted tax basis in the Deposit. The amount realized that is attributable to the Put Option plus the total Put Option premiums previously received by the U.S. Holder should be treated as short-term capital gain. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the fair market value of the Deposit on the date of such sale or exchange exceeds the total amount realized on the sale or exchange (other than amounts attributable to accrued but unpaid Deposit Interest payments), the U.S. Holder should be treated as having (i) sold or exchanged the Deposit for an amount equal to its fair market value on such date and (ii) made a payment (the "**Put Option Assumption Payment**") equal to the amount of such excess in exchange for the purchaser's assumption of the U.S. Holder's rights and obligations under the Put Option. In such event, the U.S. Holder should recognize short-term capital gain or loss in respect of the Put Option in an amount equal to the difference between the total Put Option premiums previously received by the U.S. Holder and the Put Option Assumption Payment.

***Notes Treated as Put Options and Deposits with a Term of Not More than One Year***

In the case of notes with a term to maturity of one year or less, the Deposit will be treated as a short-term debt instrument. If you are a cash basis U.S. holder, you are not required to accrue Deposit Interest currently for United States federal income tax purposes unless you elect to do so

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(although it is possible that you may be required to include any Deposit Interest in income as you receive it). If you are an accrual basis taxpayer or a cash basis taxpayer who so elects, you will be required to accrue Deposit Interest as interest on either a straight-line basis or under the constant-yield method, based on daily compounding. If you are not required and do not elect to include the Deposit Interest in income currently, any gain you realize on the sale, exchange, redemption or maturity of your security will be ordinary income to the extent of the accrued Deposit Interest, which will be determined on a straight-line basis unless you make an election to accrue the Deposit Interest under the constant-yield method, through the date of sale, exchange, redemption or maturity. However, if you are not required and do not elect to accrue Deposit Interest on the Deposit, you will be required to defer deductions for interest on borrowings allocable to your Deposit in an amount not exceeding the deferred income until the deferred income is realized. The Put Option premium will not be included in the income of a U.S. Holder until the sale, exchange, redemption or maturity of the notes. Accordingly, all of the Put Option premium payments on the notes (except for the last Put Option premium payment) generally will not be included in the income of a U.S. Holder when they are received.

If at maturity the U.S. Holder receives cash equal to the full principal amount plus the last Deposit Interest payment and the last Put Option premium payment, then such U.S. Holder (i) would include the last Deposit Interest payment in income as interest in the manner described above and (ii) would recognize short-term capital gain equal to the entire amount of Put Option premium, which amount is equal to the sum of all of the Put Option premium payments received.

If at maturity the U.S. Holder receives an amount of cash that is less than the full principal amount and receives the last Deposit Interest payment and the last Put Option premium payment, then such U.S. Holder (i) will include the last Deposit Interest payment in income as interest in the manner described above and (ii) will recognize short-term capital gain or loss with respect to the remaining cash received at maturity (other than the last Put Option premium payment) in an amount equal to the difference between (1) the sum of all of the Put Option premiums received (including the last Put Option premium payment) and (2) the excess of the principal amount of the Note over the amount of such cash received.

Upon a redemption of the notes prior to maturity, a U.S. Holder (i) would include the last Deposit Interest payment in income as interest in the manner described above and (ii) would recognize short-term capital gain equal to the sum of all the Put Option premium payments received.

Upon a sale or exchange of a Note prior to maturity (except upon redemption of the notes prior to maturity, which is described above), a U.S. Holder will generally recognize short-term capital gain or loss with respect to the Deposit (except to the extent such amount is attributable to accrued Deposit Interest). The U.S. Holder will also generally recognize short-term capital gain or loss with respect to the Put Option. For purposes of determining the amount of such gain or loss, a U.S. Holder should apportion the amount realized on the sale or exchange (other than amounts attributable to accrued Deposit Interest payments, which would be taxed as described above) between the Deposit and the Put Option based upon their respective fair market values on the date of such sale or exchange. In general, the amount of capital gain or loss on the Deposit will equal the amount realized that is attributable to the Deposit, less the U.S. Holder's adjusted tax basis in the Deposit. The amount realized that is attributable to the Put Option plus the total Put Option premiums previously received by the U.S. Holder should be treated as short-term capital gain. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the fair market value of the Deposit on the date of such sale or exchange exceeds the total amount realized on the sale or exchange (other than amounts attributable to accrued but unpaid Deposit Interest payments), the U.S. Holder should be treated as having (i) sold or exchanged the Deposit for an amount equal to its fair market value on such date and (ii) made a payment (the "Put Option Assumption Payment") equal to the amount of such

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excess in exchange for the purchaser's assumption of the U.S. Holder's rights and obligations under the Put Option. In such event, the U.S. Holder should recognize short-term capital gain or loss in respect of the Put Option in an amount equal to the difference between the total Put Option premiums previously received by the U.S. Holder and the Put Option Assumption Payment.

***Alternative Tax Treatments***

Due to the absence of authorities that directly address the proper tax treatment of the notes, prospective investors are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding all possible alternative tax treatments of an investment in the notes. In particular, if the notes have a term that exceeds one year, the IRS could seek to subject the notes to the Treasury regulations governing contingent payment debt instruments. If the IRS were successful in that regard, the timing and character of income on the notes would be affected significantly. Among other things, a U.S. Holder would be required to accrue original issue discount every year at a "comparable yield" determined at the time of issuance. In addition, any gain realized by a U.S. Holder at maturity or upon a sale, exchange or redemption of the notes generally would be treated as ordinary income, and any loss realized at maturity or upon a sale, exchange or redemption of the notes generally would be treated as ordinary loss to the extent of the U.S. Holder's prior accruals of original issue discount, and as capital loss thereafter. If the notes have a term of one year or less, the IRS could assert that the notes are short-term debt instruments. If the IRS were successful in that regard, a U.S. holder who uses the accrual method of accounting generally would be required to accrue any original issue discount on the notes on a straight-line basis. At maturity, or upon a sale, exchange or redemption, a U.S. holder using either a cash or accrual method of accounting generally should recognize taxable gain (all or a portion of which may be treated as ordinary income) or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized and such holder's tax basis in the notes.

The IRS could also assert that notes with a term of one year or less are short-term debt instruments, with the result that the timing and character of income or loss on the notes might differ from the tax treatment described above.

In addition, it is possible that the notes with terms described in this product supplement that have one or more associated Contingent Coupon Payments could be treated as a unit consisting of a deposit and a put option written by the note holder, in which case the timing and character of income on the notes would be affected significantly.

The IRS released Notice 2008-2 (the "**Notice**"), which sought comments from the public on the taxation of financial instruments currently taxed as "prepaid forward contracts." This Notice addresses instruments such as the notes. According to the Notice, the IRS and Treasury are considering whether a holder of an instrument such as the notes should be required to accrue ordinary income on a current basis, regardless of whether any payments are made prior to maturity. It is not possible to determine what guidance the IRS and Treasury will ultimately issue, if any. Any such future guidance may affect the amount, timing and character of income, gain, or loss in respect of the notes, possibly with retroactive effect.

The IRS and Treasury are also considering additional issues, including whether additional gain or loss from such instruments should be treated as ordinary or capital, whether foreign holders of such instruments should be subject to withholding tax on any deemed income accruals, whether Section 1260 of the Code, concerning certain "constructive ownership transactions," generally applies or should generally apply to such instruments, and whether any of these determinations depend on the nature of the underlying asset.

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regulations states that the "wait and see" method of accounting does not properly reflect the economic accrual of income on those contracts, and requires current accrual of income for some contracts already in existence. While the proposed regulations do not apply to prepaid forward contracts, the preamble to the proposed regulations expresses the view that similar timing issues exist in the case of prepaid forward contracts. If the IRS or Treasury publishes future guidance requiring current economic accrual for contingent payments on prepaid forward contracts, it is possible that you could be required to accrue income over the term of the notes.

It is also possible that the IRS could assert that Section 1256 of the Code should apply to the notes. If Section 1256 were to apply to the notes, gain or loss recognized with respect to the notes would be treated as 60% long-term capital gain or loss and 40% short-term capital gain or loss, without regard to your holding period in the notes. You would also be required to mark the notes to market at the end of each year (i.e., recognize income as if the notes had been sold for fair market value). Alternatively, it is also possible that you could be required to recognize gain or loss each time a futures contract rolls. Such gain or loss may also be subject to Section 1256 as discussed above, under which 60% of the gain or loss will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss and 40% will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss.

It is also possible that the IRS could assert that the notes should be treated as partially giving rise to "collectibles" gain or loss if you have held the notes for more than one year, although we do not think such a treatment would be appropriate in this case because a sale or exchange of the notes is not a sale or exchange of a collectible but is rather a sale or exchange of a derivative contract that reflects the value, in part, of a collectible. "Collectibles" gain is currently subject to tax at marginal rates of up to 28%.

Because of the absence of authority regarding the appropriate tax characterization of the notes, it is also possible that the IRS could seek to characterize the notes in a manner that results in tax consequences that are different from those described above. For example, the IRS could possibly assert that any gain or loss that a holder may recognize at maturity or upon the sale, exchange or redemption of the notes should be treated as ordinary gain or loss.

If any Market Measure is an index that periodically rebalances, it is possible that the notes could be treated as a series of income-bearing single financial contracts, each of which matures on the next rebalancing date. If the notes were properly characterized in such a manner, a U.S. Holder would be treated as disposing of the notes on each rebalancing date in return for new notes that mature on the next rebalancing date, and a U.S. Holder would accordingly likely recognize capital gain or loss on each rebalancing date equal to the difference between the holder's tax basis in the notes (which would be adjusted to take into account any prior recognition of gain or loss) and the fair market value of the notes on such date.

***Possible Application of Section 1260 of the Code***

As described above, the IRS, as indicated in the Notice, is considering whether Section 1260 of the Code generally applies or should apply to the notes, including in situations where a Market Measure is not the type of financial asset described under Section 1260 of the Code.

If any Market Measure is the type of financial asset described under Section 1260 of the Code (including, among others, any equity interest in pass-through entities such as exchange-traded funds, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, partnerships, and passive foreign investment companies, each a "**Section 1260 Financial Asset**"), while the matter is not entirely clear, there may exist a risk that an investment in the notes will be treated, in whole or in part, as a "constructive ownership transaction" to which Section 1260 of the Code applies. If Section 1260 of the Code applies, all or a portion of any long-term capital gain recognized by a U.S.

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Holder in respect of the notes will be recharacterized as ordinary income (the "**Excess Gain**"). In addition, an interest charge will also apply to any deemed underpayment of tax in respect of any Excess Gain to the extent such gain would have resulted in gross income inclusion for the U.S. Holder in taxable years prior to the taxable year of the sale, exchange, redemption or settlement (assuming such income accrued at a constant rate equal to the applicable federal rate as of the date of sale, exchange, redemption or settlement).

If an investment in the notes is treated as a constructive ownership transaction, it is not clear to what extent any long-term capital gain of a U.S. Holder in respect of notes will be recharacterized as ordinary income. It is possible, for example, that the amount of the Excess Gain (if any) that would be recharacterized as ordinary income in respect of the notes will equal the excess of (i) any long-term capital gain recognized by the U.S. Holder in respect of the notes and attributable to Section 1260 Financial Assets, over (ii) the "net underlying long-term capital gain" (as defined in Section 1260 of the Code) such U.S. Holder would have had if such U.S. Holder had acquired an amount of the corresponding Section 1260 Financial Assets at fair market value on the original issue date for an amount equal to the portion of the issue price of the notes attributable to the corresponding Section 1260 Financial Assets and sold such amount of Section 1260 Financial Assets at maturity or upon sale, exchange or redemption of the notes at fair market value. Unless otherwise established by clear and convincing evidence, the net underlying long-term capital gain is treated as zero and therefore it is possible that all long-term capital gain recognized by a U.S. Holder in respect of the notes will be recharacterized as ordinary income if Section 1260 of the Code applies to an investment in the notes. U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the potential application of Section 1260 of the Code to an investment in the notes.

**Non-U.S. Holders** 

***Notes Treated as Single Financial Contracts***

Except as discussed below, a Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax for amounts paid in respect of the notes that do not pay any coupons, provided that the Non-U.S. Holder complies with applicable certification requirements and that the payment is not effectively connected with the conduct by the Non-U.S. Holder of a U.S. trade or business.

***Notes Treated as Income-Bearing Single Financial Contracts***

Because the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the notes with one or more associated Contingent Coupon Payments (including the tax treatment of any Contingent Coupon Payment) is uncertain, we (or the applicable paying agent) will withhold U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate (or at a lower rate under an applicable income tax treaty) on the entire amount of any Contingent Coupon Payment made unless such payments are effectively connected with the conduct by the Non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business in the U.S. (in which case, to avoid withholding, the Non-U.S. Holder will be required to provide a Form W-8ECI). We (or the applicable paying agent) will not pay any additional amounts in respect of such withholding. To claim benefits under an income tax treaty, a Non-U.S. Holder must obtain a taxpayer identification number and certify as to its eligibility under the appropriate treaty's limitations on benefits article, if applicable. In addition, special rules may apply to claims for treaty benefits made by Non-U.S. Holders that are entities rather than individuals. The availability of a lower rate of withholding under an applicable income tax treaty will depend on whether such rate applies to the characterization of the payments under U.S. federal income tax laws. A Non-U.S. Holder that is eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. federal withholding tax pursuant to an income tax treaty may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld by filing an appropriate claim for refund with the IRS.

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Except as discussed below, a Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax for amounts paid in respect of the notes with one or more associated Contingent Coupon Payments (not including for the avoidance of doubt amounts representing any Contingent Coupon Payment which would be subject to the rules discussed in the previous paragraph) upon the sale, exchange or redemption of the notes or their settlement at maturity, provided that the Non-U.S. Holder complies with applicable certification requirements and that the payment is not effectively connected with the conduct by the Non-U.S. Holder of a U.S. trade or business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, gain from the sale, exchange or redemption of the notes or their settlement at maturity may be subject to U.S. federal income tax if that Non-U.S. Holder is a non-resident alien individual and is present in the U.S. for 183 days or more during the taxable year of the sale, exchange, redemption or settlement and certain other conditions are satisfied.

***Notes Treated as Put Options and Deposits***

Assuming the treatment of the notes treated as Put Options and Deposits is respected and subject to the discussions below regarding the potential application of Section 871(m) of the Code, of Section 897 of the Code, and the discussions in the accompanying prospectus regarding FATCA, Fixed Coupon Payments with respect to a note, and gain realized on the sale, exchange or redemption of such note, should not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax under current law, provided that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Non-U.S. Holder does not own, directly or by attribution, ten percent
or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock entitled to vote;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Non-U.S. Holder is not a controlled foreign corporation related,
directly or indirectly, to us through stock ownership;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the Non-U.S. Holder is not a bank receiving interest under
Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the certification requirement described below has been fulfilled with respect to the beneficial owner; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the payment is not effectively connected with the conduct by the Non-U.S. Holder of a U.S. trade or business.

*Certification Requirement*. The certification requirement referred to in the preceding paragraph will be fulfilled if the beneficial owner of a note (or a financial institution holding a note on behalf of the beneficial owner) furnishes to the applicable withholding agent an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or other appropriate form), on which the beneficial owner certifies under penalties of perjury that it is not a U.S. person.

Moreover, among the issues addressed in the Notice described in "U.S. Holders—Alternative Tax Treatments" is the degree, if any, to which income realized by Non-U.S. Holders should be subject to withholding tax. It is possible that any Treasury regulations or other guidance issued after consideration of this issue could materially and adversely affect the withholding tax consequences of ownership and disposition of the notes, possibly with retroactive effect. Accordingly, prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes treated as Put Options and Deposits, including the possible implications of the Notice discussed above. Prospective investors should note that we currently do not intend to withhold on any of the payments made with respect to the notes to Non-U.S. Holders (subject to compliance by such holders with the certification requirement described above, to the discussion regarding Section 871(m) below and to the discussion regarding FATCA in the accompanying prospectus). However, in the event of a change of

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law or any formal or informal guidance by the IRS, the Treasury or Congress, we (or the applicable paying agent) may decide to withhold on payments made with respect to the notes to Non-U.S. Holders and we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts withheld.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, gain from the sale, exchange, or redemption of the notes or their settlement at maturity may be subject to U.S. federal income tax if that Non-U.S. Holder is a non-resident alien individual and is present in the U.S. for 183 days or more during the taxable year of the sale, exchange, redemption or settlement and certain other conditions are satisfied.

If a Non-U.S. Holder of the notes is engaged in the conduct of a trade or business within the U.S. and if any Coupon Payment and gain realized on the settlement at maturity, or upon sale, exchange or redemption of the notes, is effectively connected with the conduct of such trade or business (and, if certain tax treaties apply, is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the Non-U.S. Holder in the U.S.), the Non-U.S. Holder, although exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax, generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such Coupon Payment and gain on a net income basis in the same manner as if it were a U.S. Holder. Such Non-U.S. Holders should read the material under the heading "U.S. Holders" for a description of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of acquiring, owning, and disposing of the notes. In addition, if such Non-U.S. Holder is a foreign corporation, it may also be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% (or such lower rate provided by any applicable tax treaty) of a portion of its earnings and profits for the taxable year that are effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the U.S., subject to certain adjustments.

A "dividend equivalent" payment is treated as a dividend from sources within the United States and such payments generally would be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding tax if paid to a Non-U.S. Holder. Under Treasury regulations, payments (including deemed payments) with respect to equity-linked instruments ("**ELIs**") that are "specified ELIs" may be treated as dividend equivalents if such specified ELIs reference an interest in an "underlying security," which is generally any interest in an entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes if a payment with respect to such interest could give rise to a U.S. source dividend. However, IRS guidance provides that withholding on dividend equivalent payments will not apply to specified ELIs that are not delta-one instruments and that are issued before January 1, 2027. Based on our determination that the notes are not delta-one instruments, Non-U.S. Holders should not be subject to withholding on dividend equivalent payments, if any, under the notes. However, it is possible that the notes could be treated as deemed reissued for U.S. federal income tax purposes upon the occurrence of certain events affecting the Market Measure or the notes, and following such occurrence the notes could be treated as subject to withholding on dividend equivalent payments. Non-U.S. Holders that enter, or have entered, into other transactions in respect of the Market Measure or the notes should consult their tax advisors as to the application of the dividend equivalent withholding tax in the context of the notes and their other transactions. If any payments are treated as dividend equivalents subject to withholding, we (or the applicable paying agent) would be entitled to withhold taxes without being required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts so withheld.

As discussed above, alternative characterizations of the notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes are possible. Should an alternative characterization, by reason of change or clarification of the law, by regulation or otherwise, cause payments as to the notes to become subject to withholding tax in addition to the withholding tax described above, tax will be withheld at the applicable statutory rate. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of such alternative characterizations.

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***FIRPTA***

Section 897 of the Code, commonly referred to as "**FIRPTA**," applies to certain interests in entities that beneficially own significant amounts of United States real property interests (each, a "**USRPI**"). As discussed above, we will not attempt to ascertain whether the issuer of any Market Measure or the issuer of any component stock included in a Market Measure should be treated as a USRPHC for purposes of Section 897 of the Code (including a non-corporate entity treated for relevant purposes of Section 897 of the Code as a USRPHC). If a relevant issuer were so treated, it is possible that, subject to the exceptions discussed in the following paragraph, a security could be treated as a USRPI, in which case any gain from the disposition of the security would generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax and would be required to be reported by the non-U.S. holder on a U.S. federal income tax return, generally in the same manner as if the non-U.S. holder were a U.S. holder, and would in certain cases be subject to withholding in the amount of 15% of the gross proceeds of such disposition.

An exception to the FIRPTA rules applies in respect of interests in entities that have a regularly traded class of interests outstanding. Under this exception, a security that is not "regularly traded" on an established securities market generally should not be subject to the FIRPTA rules unless its fair market value upon acquisition exceeds 5% of the relevant issuer's regularly traded class of interests, as specified in the applicable Treasury regulations. In the case of securities that are regularly traded, an interest in 5% or less of the outstanding securities of that class or series generally should not be subject to the FIRPTA rules. Certain attribution and aggregation rules apply, and prospective purchasers are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding whether their ownership interest in the securities will be subject to an exemption from the FIRPTA rules in light of their circumstances, including any other interest they might have in a relevant issuer.

***U.S. Federal Estate Tax***

Under current law, while the matter is not entirely clear, individual Non-U.S. Holders, and entities whose property is potentially includible in those individuals' gross estates for U.S. federal estate tax purposes (for example, a trust funded by such an individual and with respect to which the individual has retained certain interests or powers), should note that, absent an applicable treaty benefit, a note is likely to be treated as U.S. situs property, subject to U.S. federal estate tax. These individuals and entities should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal estate tax consequences of investing in a note.

***Backup Withholding and Information Reporting***

Please see the discussion under "U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Backup Withholding and Information Reporting" in the accompanying prospectus for a description of the applicability of the backup withholding and information reporting rules to payments made on the notes.