Bank of America Corporation today said the Board of Directors has authorized approximately $713 million in dividend payments to the U.S. government under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The company this year has paid the government $1.83 billion in TARP dividends through September 30.

Dividends related to the government's investment in the company under TARP include the following:

The cash dividend of $312.50 per share, or a total of approximately $188 million, on the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series N, is payable on November 16, 2009 to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the shareholder of record, as of October 31, 2009. This quarterly dividend payment relates to the government's $15 billion investment in Bank of America made under the Capital Purchase Program of TARP.

The cash dividend of $312.50 per share, or a total of approximately $125 million, on the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series Q, is payable on November 16, 2009 to the shareholder of record, the Treasury Department, as of October 31, 2009. This quarterly dividend payment relates to the government's $10 billion investment in Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. made under the Capital Purchase Program of TARP.

The cash dividend of $500 per share, or a total of approximately $400 million, on the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series R, is payable on November 16, 2009 to the shareholder of record, the Treasury Department, as of October 31, 2009. This quarterly dividend payment relates to the government's $20 billion investment in Bank of America on January 16, 2009 under TARP.

Separately, the Board of Directors also authorized the following dividends on Bank of America preferred stock:

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.38775 per depositary share on the 6.204 percent Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series D, is payable on December 14, 2009 to shareholders of record as of November 30, 2009.

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.255560 per depositary share on the Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E, is payable on November 16, 2009 to shareholders of record as of October 30, 2009.

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.5125 per depositary share on the 8.20 percent Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H, is payable on November 2, 2009 to shareholders of record as of October 15, 2009.

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.4140625 per depositary share on the 6.625 percent Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series I, is payable on January 4, 2010 to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2009.

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.453125 per depositary share on the 7.25 percent Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series J, is payable on November 2, 2009 to shareholders of record as of October 15, 2009.

A semi-annual cash dividend of $40.625 per depositary share on the Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series M, is payable November 16, 2009 to shareholders of record as of October 31, 2009.

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.191670 per depositary share on the Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 1, is payable on November 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of November 15, 2009.

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.191670 per depositary share on the Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 2, is payable on November 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of November 15, 2009.

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.3984375 per depositary share on the 6.375 percent Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 3, is payable on November 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of November 15, 2009.

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.255560 per depositary share on the Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 4, is payable on November 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of November 15, 2009.

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.255560 per depositary share on the Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 5, is payable on November 23, 2009 to shareholders of record as of November 1, 2009.

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.418750 per depositary share on the 6.70 percent Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series 6, is payable on December 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2009.

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.390625 per depositary share on the 6.25 percent Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series 7, is payable on December 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2009.

A quarterly cash dividend of $0.5390625 per depositary share on the 8.625 percent Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 8, is payable on November 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of November 15, 2009.

The Merrill Lynch board of directors declared the following dividends on Merrill Lynch preferred stock:

A quarterly cash dividend of $2,250 per share on the Merrill Lynch 9 percent Non-Voting Mandatory Convertible Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 2, is payable on November 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of November 15, 2009.

A quarterly cash dividend of $2,250 per share on the Merrill Lynch 9 percent Non-Voting Mandatory Convertible Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series 3, is payable on November 30, 2009 to shareholders of record as of November 15, 2009.

Bank of America

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