Summary by Moomoo AI
Bank of America Corporation has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2024, to register an additional 35,300,000 shares of common stock under the Bank of America Corporation Equity Plan. This plan was previously known as the Bank of America Corporation Key Employee Equity Plan and, before that, the Bank of America Key Associate Stock Plan. The newly registered shares are available for future awards under the Plan and are in addition to the shares previously registered on the Corporation's prior Registration Statements on Form S-8. The shares being registered are those that were subject to awards under the Plan but have been canceled, terminated, expired, lapsed, or were settled in cash or withheld for tax withholding purposes. The filing includes references to the Corporation's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws, and the Equity Plan as amended and restated on April 25, 2023. The filing also includes legal opinions and consents from McGuireWoods LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.