CALABASAS, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Countrywide
Financial Corporation (NYSE: CFC) announced today that it will hold its
Special Meeting of Stockholders on June 25, 2008 to vote on the business
combination between Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) and
Countrywide.
The meeting will take place at 9:00 am PDT in the Learning Center
Auditorium at Countrywide's corporate headquarters, located at 4500 Park
Granada, Calabasas, California.
The Countrywide board of directors has fixed the close of business on
April 28, 2008 as the record date for the Special Meeting. Only Countrywide
stockholders of record at that time are entitled to notice of, and to vote
at, the Special Meeting, or any adjournment or postponement of the Special
Meeting. In order for the merger to be approved, the holders of at least a
majority of the Countrywide shares outstanding and entitled to vote thereon
must vote in favor of approval and adoption of the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of January 11, 2008, by and among Countrywide Financial
Corporation, Bank of America Corporation and Red Oak Merger Corporation.
If stockholders plan to attend the Special Meeting, they must hold
their shares in their own name or have a letter from the record holder of
their shares confirming their ownership and they must bring a form of
personal photo identification with them in order to be admitted.
Countrywide reserves the right to refuse admittance to anyone without
proper proof of share ownership or without proper photo identification.
About Countrywide
Founded in 1969, Countrywide Financial Corporation is a diversified
financial services provider and a member of the S&P 500, Forbes 2000 and
Fortune 500. Through its family of companies, Countrywide originates,
purchases, securitizes, sells, and services residential and commercial
loans; provides loan closing services such as credit reports, appraisals
and flood determinations; offers banking services which include depository
and home loan products; conducts fixed income securities underwriting and
trading activities; provides property, life and casualty insurance; and
manages a captive mortgage reinsurance company. For more information about
the Company, visit Countrywide's website at http://www.countrywide.com.
SOURCE Countrywide Financial Corporation
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CONTACT:
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+1-818-225-3550, or media, 1-800-796-8448, all of Countrywide
Financial Corporation
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