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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
EXHIBIT 99.1
(To Prospectus dated March 15, 2011)
REGISTRATION NO.  333-36490
       

1,000,000,000 Depositary Receipts
Utilities HOLDRS (SM) Trust

This prospectus supplement supplements information contained in the prospectus dated March 15, 2011 relating to the sale of up to 1,000,000,000 depositary receipts by the Utilities HOLDRS (SM) Trust.
 
The share amounts specified in the table in the “Highlights of Utilities HOLDERS” section of the base prospectus shall be replaced with the following:
 
Name of Company
 
Ticker
 
Share Amounts
 
Primary
Trading
Market
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
 
AEP
  14.0000    
NYSE
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
 
CNP
  13.0000    
NYSE
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
 
ED
  9.0000    
NYSE
Dominion Resources, Inc.
  D   22.0000    
NYSE
Duke Energy Corporation
 
DUK
  30.0000    
NYSE
Dynegy, Inc.
 
DYN
  2.4000    
NYSE
Edison International
 
EIX
  15.0000    
NYSE
El Paso Corporation
 
EP
  10.0000    
NYSE
Entergy Corporation
 
ETR
  10.0000    
NYSE
Exelon Corporation
 
EXC
  30.0000    
NYSE
FirstEnergy Corporation
 
FE
  10.0000    
NYSE
GenOn Energy, Inc.
 
GEN
  10.2518    
NYSE
NextEra Energy, Inc.
 
NEE
  16.0000    
NYSE
PG&E Corporation
 
PCG
  17.0000    
NYSE
Progress Energy, Inc.
 
PGN
  7.0000    
NYSE
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
 
PEG
  20.0000    
NYSE
The Southern Company
 
SO
  29.0000    
NYSE
The Williams Companies, Inc.(1)
 
WMB
  20.0000    
NYSE
WPX Energy, Inc.(1)
 
WPX
  6.6666    
NYSE
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(1) Effective January 6, 2012, as a result of the spin-off of WPX Energy, Inc. from The Williams Companies, Inc., a constituent of the Utilities HOLDRS Trust, WPX Energy, Inc. will be added as an underlying constituent of the Utilities HOLDRS Trust.  Shareholders of The Williams Companies, Inc. will receive 0.3333333333 shares of WPX Energy, Inc. for every share of The Williams Companies, Inc.  The Bank of New York Mellon will receive 6.66666666666 shares of WPX Energy, Inc. for the 20 shares of The Williams Companies, Inc. per 100 share round-lot of Utilities HOLDRS.  Effective at the opening of business on January 6, 2012, 6.66666666666 shares of WPX Energy, Inc. will be required for creations/cancellations per 100 share round-lot of Utilities HOLDRS.  The record date, payable date and due bill redemption date are December 14, 2011, December 31, 2011 and January 5, 2012, respectively.
 
The share amounts listed in the table above reflect all previous stock splits, dividends and business combination transactions.
 

 
The date of this prospectus supplement is December 12, 2011.