Sec Form 13D Filing - BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC) filing for BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust (BTA) - 2024-11-20

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 13D
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 05)*

BLACKROCK LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL ADVANTAGE
TRUST
(Name of issuer)
 
VARIABLE RATE DEMAND PREFERRED SHARES
(Title of Class of Securities)

09250B202
(CUSIP Number)
 
Bank of America Corporation
Bank of America Corporate
Center 100 N. Tryon Street 
Charlotte, North Carolina 28255
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
 
November 18, 2024
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing
of this Statement)
 
 
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-l(e), 13d-l(f) or 13d-l(g), check the following box ☐.
 
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).




SCHEDULE 13D




CUSIP No. 09250B202


1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
Bank of America Corporation 56-0906609
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)

(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 

 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
WC
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 

 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Delaware
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 

 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
0%
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
HC
 
 
 
 



SCHEDULE 13D




CUSIP No. 09250B202



1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
 
BofA Securities, Inc.  47-4921463
 
 
 
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)

(b)
 
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 

 
 
 
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
WC
 
 
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)
 

 
 
 
 
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
 
Delaware
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
 
0
 
 
 
 
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 

 
 
 
 
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
 
0%
 
 
 
 
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
 
 
BD
 
 
 
 


Item 1.
Security and Issuer

This Amendment No. 5 (this “Amendment”) amends, as set forth below, the statement on Schedule 13D, dated October 29, 2015 and filed with the SEC on November 6, 2015 (as amended to the date hereof, the “Original Schedule 13D”) for Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”) and Bank of America Preferred Funding Corporation (“BAPFC”) (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) with respect to the Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (“VRDP Shares”) of BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust (the “Issuer”).

This Amendment is being filed to report a change in the Reporting Persons’ ownership percentage of the Issuer as a result of BofA Securities, Inc. (“BOFAS”) selling 380 VRDP Shares (CUSIP No. 09250B202) in its capacity as market maker in the VRDP shares.

The Reporting Persons are currently analyzing their additional trading activity in securities of the Issuer and expect to file another Schedule 13D amendment as promptly as reasonably practicable once that analysis is complete.

Item 2.
Identity and Background

Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting Schedule I and Schedule II referenced therein and replacing them with Schedule I and Schedule II included with this Amendment.

Item 3.
Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Item 3 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:
“The 380 VRDP Shares (CUSIP No. 09250B202) were sold by BOFAS in its capacity as market maker in VRDP Share on November 18, 2024 for a price of $100,000 per share (the “Transactions”) and as a result of the Transactions, BOFAS no longer owns any VRDP Shares (CUSIP No. 09250B202) of the Issuer.”

Item 4
Purpose of the Transaction

Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:
 As a result of the Transactions, BOFAS no longer owns any VRDP Shares (CUSIP No. 09248L502) of the Issuer.”

Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Paragraph (c), (d) and (e) of Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:
“(c) The reporting persons have affected the following transactions in VRDP shares.

TRADE DATE
BUY/SELL
QUANTITY
PRICE
EXECUTION
11/14
BUY
760 Shares
76,000,000
OTC
11/14
SELL
380 Shares
38,000,000
OTC
11/18
SELL
250 Shares
25,000,000
OTC
11/18
SELL
130 Shares
13,000,000
OTC

(d) Not applicable.
(e) On November 18, 2024, as a result of the Transaction, the reporting persons ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities.”

Item 7.
Material to be Filed as Exhibits

Item 7 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 thereto and the insertion of the following exhibits:

“Exhibit Description of Exhibit

99.1
Joint Filing Agreement


99.2
Power of Attorney


SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
Date: November 20, 2024.
 



BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION




By:
/s/ Andres Ortiz

 
Name: Andres Ortiz

 
Title: Authorized Signatory

   

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.




By:
/s/ Andres Ortiz

 
Name: Andres Ortiz

 
Title: Authorized Signatory


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SCHEDULE I

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
REPORTING PERSONS

The following sets forth the name and present principal occupation of each executive officer and direct or of Bank of America Corporation.  The business address of each of the executive officers and directors of Bank of America Corporation is Bank of America Corporate Center, 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28255.

Name

Position with Bank of
America Corporation

Principal Occupation
         
Brian T. Moynihan

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of America Corporation
         
Paul M. Donofrio

Vice Chair

Vice Chair of Bank of America Corporation
         
Thong M. Nguyen

Vice Chair, Head of Global Strategy & Enterprise Platforms

Vice Chair, Head of Global Strategy & Enterprise Platforms of Bank of America Corporation
         
Bruce R. Thompson

Vice Chair, Head of Enterprise Credit

Vice Chair, Head of Enterprise Credit of Bank of America Corporation
         
Dean C. Athanasia

President, Regional Banking

President, Regional Banking of Bank of America Corporation
         
James P. DeMare

President, Global Markets

President, Global Markets of Bank of America Corporation
         
Kathleen A. Knox

President, The Private Bank

President, The Private Bank of Bank of America Corporation
         
Matthew M. Koder

President, Global Corporate and Investment Banking

President, Global Corporate and Investment Banking of Bank of America Corporation
         
Bernard A. Mensah

President, International; CEO, Merrill Lynch International

President, International of Bank of America Corporation and CEO, Merrill Lynch International
         
Lindsay DeNardo Hans

President, Co-Head Merrill Wealth Management

President, Co-Head Merrill Wealth Management of Bank of America Corporation
         
Eric Schimpf

President, Co-Head Merrill Wealth Management

President, Co-Head Merrill Wealth Management of Bank of America Corporation
         
Aditya Bhasin

Chief Technology and Information Officer

Chief Technology and Information Officer of Bank of America Corporation
         
D. Steve Boland

Chief Administrative Officer

Chief Administrative Officer of Bank of America Corporation
         
Alastair Borthwick

Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer of Bank of America Corporation


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Sheri Bronstein

Chief Human Resources Officer

Chief Human Resources Officer of Bank of America Corporation
         
Geoffrey Greener

Chief Risk Officer

Chief Risk Officer of Bank of America Corporation
         
Thomas M. Scrivener

Chief Operations Executive

Chief Operations Executive of Bank of America Corporation
         
Lauren A. Mogensen

Global General Counsel

Global General Counsel of Bank of America Corporation
         
Lionel L. Nowell, III

Lead Independent Director

Lead Independent Director, Bank of America Corporation; Former Senior Vice President and Treasurer, PepsiCo, Inc.
         
Sharon L. Allen

Director

Former Chairman, Deloitte LLP
         
Jose E. Almeida

Director

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Baxter International Inc.
         
Pierre J.P. de Weck1

Director

Former Chairman and Global Head of Private Wealth Management, Deutsche Bank AG
         
Arnold W. Donald

Director

Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Carnival Corporation & Carnival plc
         
Linda P. Hudson

Director

Former Executive Officer, The Cardea Group, LLC and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of BAE Systems, Inc.
         
Monica C. Lozano

Director

Lead Independent Director, Target Corporation; Former Chief Executive Officer, Former College Futures Foundation and Former Chairman, US Hispanic Media Inc.
         
Denise L. Ramos

Director

Former Chief Executive Officer and President of ITT Inc.
         
Clayton S. Rose

Director

Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School
         
Michael D. White

Director

Former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of DIRECTV
         
Thomas D. Woods2

Director

Former Vice Chairman and Senior Executive Vice President of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Former Chairman, Hydro One Limited
         
Maria T. Zuber

Director

Vice President for Research and E.A., Griswold Professor of Geophysics, MIT



1 Mr. de Weck is a citizen of Switzerland.
2 Mr. Woods is a citizen of Canada.


The following sets forth the name and present principal occupation of each executive officer and director of BofA Securities, Inc.  The business address of each of the executive officers and directors of BofA Securities, Inc. is One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036.

Name

Position with BofA
Securities, Inc.

Principal Occupation
         
Soofian J. Zuberi

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Managing Director; Head of Global Equities





Laura Chepucavage

Director

Managing Director; Head of Global Financing & Futures, Global Rates and Counterparty Portfolio Mgmt





Sarang R. Gadkari

Director

Managing Director; Co-Head of Global Capital Markets
         
Matthew C. McQueen

Director

Managing Director; Head of Global Mortgages & Securitized Products and Municipal Banking & Markets
         
Faruqe Alam

Chief Financial Officer

Managing Director; BofA Securities, Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith CFO, Broker Dealer Legal Entity Controller
         
Glen A. Rae

Chief Legal Officer

Deputy General Counsel & Managing Director; Legal Executive
         
Joseph A. Guardino

Chief Operations Officer and Managing Director

Managing Director; Equities Operations, Client Service, EMEA & AMRS Branch Operations and LATAM & Canada Operations
         
Kashyap Bhatia

Chief Compliance Officer/ Broker-Dealer; Co-Chief Compliance Officer/Futures Commission Merchant

Managing Director; Global Markets Compliance and Operational Risk Executive





Edward McLaren

Chief Compliance Officer/Futures Commission Merchant and Managing Director
 
Managing Director; Compliance and Operational Risk Executive





Claire Bliss
 
Chief Compliance Officer/Registered Investment Advisor
 
Managing Director; Compliance and Operational Risk Executive





Manami Ishii
 
Treasurer and Managing Director
 
Director; Sr Asset Liability Manager, The CFO Group





Luigi Ricciardi
 
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer
 
Director; Global Financial Crimes Executive I


SCHEDULE II
 
LITIGATION SCHEDULE
 
Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofA Securities,” successor in interest to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated) and Bank of America, N.A., have been involved in a number of civil proceedings and regulatory actions which concern matters arising in connection with the conduct of its business.  Certain of such proceedings have resulted in findings of violations of federal or state securities laws.  Such proceedings are reported and summarized in the BofA Securities Form BD as filed with the SEC, which descriptions are hereby incorporated by reference.