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Requesting a Medallion

Signature Guarantee

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We’re here to help when it matters most

At Bank of America, we’re focused on helping our clients when major life events happen. We’ll work with you to understand your

financial goals and help identify solutions to achieve them.

How it works

A Medallion Signature Guarantee is a special stamp that’s used when you transfer securities. It confirms that the signature

authorizing the transfer is genuine and that the signer has the legal capacity and authority to sign the document.

This service is available to Bank of America

and Merrill Edge

clients who have been with us for more than six months.

Merrill Lynch

or U.S. Trust

clients can contact your advisor for assistance.

Step 1. Meet with a financial center associate to discuss your needs and begin the request. Please bring all the

supporting documentation with you (see the reverse for a list of required documents). All clients requesting the service

must be present to sign.

Step 2. Your request and a copy of your signed documents are submitted to a Medallion Signature Guarantee

specialist. For your protection, a specialist handles all Medallion Signature Guarantee requests for the transfer of

securities from a non-Bank of America or Merrill Edge account. In most cases, the review takes no longer than two

business days after all documents are received; complex cases may take up to five business days. Once the case is

submitted, you will receive a case number. Please include this case number in all communications.

Case number:_________________

Step 3. The Medallion Signature Guarantee specialist will review the request. The specialist will provide email status

updates and let you know if any additional documents are needed. If additional documents are required, you can scan and

email them to: [email protected] (please include your case number in the subject line) or visit your

financial center.

Step 4. Once approved, your stamped document will be delivered to you via an overnight carrier. You will have the

option to require a signature at delivery.

To learn more, please talk to an associate or schedule an appointment

at bankofamerica.com/appointments.

Required Documents

Eligible Medallion Request Types

Statement of the account

holding the securities

(dated within 6 months)

Statement of the account

receiving the securities (dated

within 6 months) or Account

opening documents

Additional Required Documents

Transfers of securities held in accounts outside of Bank of

America or Merrill Edge, with no changes to title or ownership

Example: Transferring stocks held at E*TRADE

to Fidelity

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Rollover of a 401(k) or 403(b) Retirement Plan

held outside of Bank of America or Merrill Edge

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Withdrawal or Distribution from an account outside of Bank of

America or Merrill Edge

Example: Client requesting a withdrawal check from their

retirement plan at Fidelity

Incoming IRA to Bank of America

Example: Transferring an IRA held at Fidelity

to Bank of America

Trustee to Trustee form

Transfer or title change due to deceased owner

Example: Transferring securities from a deceased owner to the

court-appointed

Personal Representative

Note: The document will not be stamped

based on a will alone; court appointment documents are required.

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Copy of Death Certificate and court documents appointing

Personal Representative/Administrator/Executor

Depending on the request, clients will be required to

provide either a:

• Small Estate Affidavit, or

• Letters Testamentary dated within

60 calendar days

Note: New York allows the Letters Testamentary to be

dated within six months.

For trusts:

A notarized Bank of America Trustee Certification Form.

A financial center associate can provide you with this form.

Ownership change:

• Beneficiary Confirmation, or

• Transfer of Death (TOD) confirmation dated within

6 months

Account maintenance requests for securities held in accounts outside

of Bank of America or Merrill Edge

Example:

• Name change

• Address change

• Beneﬁciary update/Transfer on Death (TOD)

• UTMA/UGMA/529 update

• Set up or change to Electronic Funds Transfer

Giing of securities

Example: Parents giving shares to their children or charitable

donations

Deposit of physical securities via Stock Power form (stock

certiﬁcates)

Note: We do not stamp stock certiﬁcates, however will provide a

stamp on a stock power form to deposit securities.

Single to joint ownership change

Example: Adding a spouse to an account

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Transfers to a Trust where the original account owner(s) are

Grantor(s) and Trustee(s)

Eligible Transfer types:

• A transfer from an Individual account to a Trust where the

Individual account owner is the grantor and trustee*

• A transfer from a Joint account with multiple account owners

to a Trust, where all account owners are both grantors and

trustees*

* There may be additional trustees

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A notarized Bank of America Trustee Certification Form.

A financial center associate can provide you with this form.

Medallion Signature Guarantee: Document(s) Checklist

A valid government-issued identification and the document(s) being stamped are required for all Medallion Signature Guarantee requests.

In addition, depending on the request type, you will need to provide the following documents.

Based on the ownership of the securities and the nature of the transfer, we may request additional documents.

Please note: We’re unable to provide Medallion Signature Guarantee stamps for Powers of Attorney (POA).

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