U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012.  REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov  (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan as part of the 25th annual Fleet Week celebration in New York, May 23, 2012.  REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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BofA-Merrill deal to close in 3-4 months: report

NEW YORK | Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:06pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America is expected to close within three or four months, CNBC reported Sunday.

Merrill Lynch's board of directors voted unanimously to close the deal, according to CNBC.

Merrill CEO John Thain and Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis are to present the deal in conference call and news conference, CNBC reported. Thain's role in the merged company is still undetermined.

The Merrill Lynch name may only be preserved in private wealth business, according to CNBC.

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