American Stock Exchange News Release

Structured Products Release
Media Contact: Melanie Jacobus
American Stock Exchange
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AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE LISTS BANK OF AMERICA'S RETURNED LINKED NOTES TO A BASKET OF TWO INDICES

New York, November 17, 2006 -  The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today began trading Bank of America's Return Linked Notes Linked to a Basket of Two Indices. The two indices include the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Price Index and the Nikkei 225 Index.

Priced at $1,000 with an initial offer size of $12,500,000, this bond trades under the ticker symbol BOR.R and has a maturity date of November 22, 2010.

The notes are issued by Bank of America. The Amex specialist unit is AGS/STR/OTA.

If you would like to receive a copy of the prospectus for BOR.R, please visit the American Stock Exchange website at http://www.amex.com.

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The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRSSM. In addition to its role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 209 ETFs to date. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks. For more information, please visit www.amex.com