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LEGAL ENTITY NAME CHANGES

November 1, 2020

Following the retirement of the of America Lynch brand in late 2019 and to create a unified branded experience for clients, will be renaming four of its international legal entities from November 1, 2020. All clients impacted by these changes have been notified in advance and we do not anticipate consequent significant change to the services we provide to our clients.

Current name New name Bank of America Merrill Lynch International DAC Bank of America Europe DAC (BAMLI DAC) (BofA Europe) Merrill Lynch Yatirim Bank A.S Bank of America Yatirim Bank A.S. (MLYB) (BofA YB) Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd (MLJS) (BofAS Japan) DSP Merrill Lynch Limited BofA Securities India Limited (DSPML) (BofAS India)

Bank of America is our enterprise brand and also represents our banking services for people and companies. BofA Securities is the brand of our institutional broker-dealer businesses worldwide, including Global Markets, , Capital Markets and Research.

BofA Europe will continue to be a company incorporated with limited liability in Ireland and will continue to be a credit institution, authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. The name change does not affect any existing rights or obligations of the Bank.

Bank of America Yatirim Bank A.S. will continue to be authorised by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey and is regulated by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Authority (BRSA) and Capital Markets Board of Turkey (CMB). More information can be found can be found on the Bank of America Turkey website.

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BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd will continue to be registered as a financial instruments business operator (Kinyu Shohin Torihiki Gyosha) under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and regulated by the Agency. More information can be found at Information can be found can be found on the Bank of America Japan website.

BofA Securities India Limited will be regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Stock Exchanges (i.e. National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited). More information can be found can be found on the Bank of America India website.

To align to the renaming of Bank of America Merrill Lynch International DAC (BAMLI DAC) to Bank of America Europe DAC (BofA Europe), from November 1, 2020 we will be renaming a number of our European branches detailed below.

Branch Current Name New Name Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America Europe Designated Amsterdam International Designated Activity Activity Company, Amsterdam Branch Company, Amsterdam Branch Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America Europe Designated Athens International Designated Activity Activity Company, Athens Branch Company, Athens Branch Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America Europe Designated Brussels International Designated Activity Activity Company, Brussels Branch Company, Brussels Branch Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America Europe Designated International Designated Activity Activity Company, Zweigniederlassung Company, Zweigniederlassung Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main am Main Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America Europe Designated London International Designated Activity Activity Company, London Branch Company, London Branch Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America Europe DAC, Sucursal en Madrid International DAC, Sucursal en España España

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America Europe Designated Milan International Designated Activity Activity Company, Milan Branch Company, Milan Branch

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America Europe Designated Paris International Designated Activity Activity Company, Succursale en France Company, Succursale en France Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America Europe Designated International Designated Activity Activity Company, filial Stockholm - Stockholm Company, filial Stockholm - Stockholm Stockholm Branch Branch Bank of America Merrill Lynch Bank of America Europe Designated Zurich International Designated Activity Activity Company, Dublin, Zurich Branch Company, Dublin, Zurich Branch

If clients have questions or concerns, they should contact their usual relationship manager.

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