記者発表文平成 26 年 10 月２日会社名バンク・オブ・アメリカ・コーポレーション (Bank of America Corporation) 代表者名ブライアン・T・モイニハン (Brian T. Moynihan) 取締役会会長兼最高経営責任者兼社長 (Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and President) （コード番号 8648 東証第一部外国株）問合せ先東京都港区元赤坂一丁目２番７号赤坂Ｋタワーアンダーソン・毛利・友常法律事務所弁護士 TEL 田中収／弁護士吉井一浩 03-6888-1000 ブライアン・モイニハン氏を会長に選任ボヴェンダー氏を筆頭独立取締役に選任 (ノース・カロライナ州シャーロット、2014 年 10 月１日) ― バンク・オブ・アメリカの取締役会は、チャールズ・ホリデー・ジュニア氏の後任として、ブライアン・モイニハン最高経営責任者を会長に選任し、即時効力が生じました。2012 年８月から取締役であるジャック・ボヴェンダー・ジュニア氏は、取締役会の筆頭独立取締役に就任します。ホリデー氏は、「対処すべき課題はありますが、当社を簡素化し、当社と実体経済を結びつけるというモイニハン氏の戦略は、引続き株主価値を高めています。取締役会は、モイニハン氏の設定した戦略を強く支持し、慎重な審議の結果、当社のガバナンス責任において、これらの次の段階に進むことを決定しました。」と述べています。エイチ・シー･エイ･インク元会長兼最高経営責任者であるボヴェンダー氏は、取締役会の信用委員会及び企業リスク委員会の委員です。数ある責任の中で、かつ取締役会がコーポレート・ガバナンスにおける最良の慣行であると考えるものに従って、ボヴェンダー氏に定められた職務には以下が含まれます。・会長／CEO とともに行う、取締役会の議題の策定、審査及び承認・取締役会の情報ニーズの会長／CEO への助言及び取締役会に上申される情報の承認・会長／CEO と 13 名の独立取締役との間の連携係・独立取締役の会議の招集 1 モイニハン氏は、「取締役会及び当社株主を代表して、ホリデー氏の指導力に感謝するとともに、取締役会が導入した健全なガバナンス手順に基づいて、ホリデー氏、ボヴェンダー氏及び他の取締役と引続き仕事ができることを楽しみにしています。」と述べています。モイニハン氏は、2010 年１月１日に当社の最高経営責任者及び取締役に就任しました。新設された筆頭独立取締役の職務を含む取締役会の活動に関する追加情報は、本日米国証券取引委員会に提出された様式 8-K による当社の重要事象報告書に記載されています。以上本記者発表文は、現地2014年10月１日発表のニュースリリースの抄訳です。原文と抄訳の間に齟齬がある場合には、原文の内容が優先します。全文(原文)は、以下のとおりです。 2 October 1, 2014 Investors May Contact: Lee McEntire, Bank of America, 1.980.388.6780 Jonathan Blum, Bank of America (Fixed Income), 1.212.449.3112 Reporters May Contact: Lawrence Di Rita, Bank of America, 1.202.442.7589 Brian Moynihan Elected Chairman of the Board of Directors Bovender Elected Lead Independent Director CHARLOTTE – Bank of America's Board of Directors elected Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan as chairman, succeeding Charles “Chad” Holliday, Jr., effective immediately. Jack Bovender, Jr., a member of the board of directors since August 2012, will become the board’s lead independent director. “There’s more work ahead, but Brian’s strategy to simplify the company and connect it with the real economy continues to build value for shareholders,” said Holliday. “The board strongly supports the strategy that Brian has set and, after careful deliberation, has decided to take these next steps in our governance responsibilities.” Bovender, the former chairman and chief executive officer of HCA Inc., is a member of the board’s Credit and Enterprise Risk committees. Among other responsibilities and consistent with what the board believes are best practices in corporate governance, the duties established for Bovender include: • Together with the chairman/CEO, planning, reviewing, and approving meeting agendas for the board. • Advising the chairman/CEO of the information needs of the board and approving information sent to the board. • Acting as a liaison between the chairman/CEO and the 13 independent directors. • Calling meetings of the independent directors. “On behalf of the board and our shareholders, I thank Chad for his leadership and look forward to continuing to work with him, Jack, and the other directors to build on the sound governance processes the board has put in place,” said Moynihan. Moynihan became chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Bank of America on January 1, 2010. Additional information about the board’s actions, including the newly-established lead independent director duties, is available on the company’s current report on Form 8-K filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Bank of America Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small businesses, middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 49 million consumer and small business relationships with approximately 5,000 retail banking offices and approximately 16,000 ATMs and award-winning online banking with 30 million active users and more than 15 million mobile users. Bank of America is among the world's leading wealth management companies and is a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations in more than 40 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Visit the Bank of America newsroom for more Bank of America news. www.bankofamerica.com ###