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