UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Barbara J Desoer
   Bank of America Corporation
NC1-007-57-02
   NC, Charlotte 28255
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (BAC)

3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   12/2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director  ( ) 10% Owner  (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   President, Consumer Products
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security         |2.    |3.  |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                             |Transaction|  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                             |Date  |Code|                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                             |      |    |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                             |      |    |    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Year      |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock                 |      |    |                  |   |           |11058              |D     |                           |
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Common Stock                 |8/3/ 2|4/F |43                |D  |           |728                |I     |Spouse                     |
                             |001   |1   |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock                 |      |    |                  |   |           |5337.825           |I     |Thrift Trust               |
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Common Stock                 |      |    |                  |   |           |2720.055           |I     |Thrift Trust-Spouse        |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative   |2.Con   |3.   |4.  |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security              |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                        |or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                        |cise Pr |     |    | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                        |ice  of |     |    | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                        |Deriva  |     |    |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                        |tive    |     |    |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                        |Secu    |     |    |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                        |rity    |     |    |  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Year        |(I)|            |
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Option, Right to buy    |$48.4375|     |    |           |   |     |01/03|Common Stock|       |       |105000      |D  |            |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |/2010|            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to buy    |$48.4375|     |    |           |   |     |01/03|Common Stock|       |       |1200        |I  |Spouse      |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |/2010|            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to Buy    |$53.28  |     |    |           |   |     |01/31|Common Stock|       |       |180000      |D  |            |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |/2011|            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to Buy    |$53.28  |     |    |           |   |     |01/31|Common Stock|       |       |1200        |I  |Spouse      |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |/2011|            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to Buy    |$61.36  |     |    |           |   |     |2/01/|Common Stock|       |       |210000      |D  |            |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |2012 |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to Buy    |$61.36  |     |    |           |   |     |2/01/|Common Stock|       |       |1200        |I  |Spouse      |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |2012 |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to Buy    |$48.4375|     |    |           |   |     |1/02/|Common Stock|       |       |180         |I  |Spouse      |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |2005 |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to Buy    |$61.36  |     |    |           |   |     |02/01|Common Stock|       |       |400         |I  |Spouse      |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |/2007|            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option (Right to Buy)   |$36.7011|     |    |           |   |     |08/05|Common Stock|       |       |13775       |D  |            |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |/2006|            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option (w/LSAR) (Right t|$95.4401|     |    |           |   |     |05/22|Common Stock|       |       |50696       |D  |            |
o Buy)                  |        |     |    |           |   |     |/2007|            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option (w/LSAR) (Right t|$71.5801|     |    |           |   |     |05/22|Common Stock|       |       |33382       |D  |            |
o Buy)                  |        |     |    |           |   |     |/2007|            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option (W/LSAR) (Right t|$63.6267|     |    |           |   |     |05/22|Common Stock|       |       |31345       |D  |            |
o Buy)                  |        |     |    |           |   |     |/2007|            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option,Right to Buy     |$50.70  |     |    |           |   |     |5/22/|Common Stock|       |       |45377       |D  |            |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |2007 |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to Buy    |$73.29  |     |    |           |   |     |5/18/|Common Stock|       |       |204         |D  |            |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |2003 |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to Buy    |$73.29  |     |    |           |   |     |5/18/|Common Stock|       |       |204         |I  |Spouse      |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |2003 |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to Buy    |$60.50  |     |    |           |   |     |1/03/|Common Stock|       |       |360         |I  |Spouse      |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |2004 |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Disposition of shares to the issuer to satisfy the tax withholding
obligation associated with the vesting of restricted stock which is exempt
under Rule 16b-3(e).
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Barbara J Desoer
Barbara J. Desoer