UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 1, 2011
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
001-11302
(Commission File Number)
| OHIO | 34-6542451 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1306
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(216) 689-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8 – Other Events
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On September 1, 2011, KeyCorp submitted redemption notices to the property trustee for each trust listed below, which will result in the redemption of the trust preferred securities identified below on the redemption date specified for each security. The trust preferred securities will be redeemed at the redemption price of $1,000 per trust preferred security plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. Under applicable regulatory capital guidelines, upon notice of redemption, these trust preferred securities will no longer qualify as Tier 1 Capital for KeyCorp. These redemptions are consistent with the updated capital plan KeyCorp submitted to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The redemptions will be funded with existing available cash.
| Trust |
Security |
Principal Amount |
CUSIP | Redemption Date |
||||||||||
| Union State Statutory Trust II |
Floating Rate Capital Securities |
$ | 20,000,000 | 227USTR02 | 10/31/2011 | |||||||||
| Union State Statutory Trust IV |
Floating Rate Capital Securities |
$ | 10,000,000 | 228USTR04 | 10/7/2011 | |||||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| KEYCORP | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: September 1, 2011 | /s/ Paul N. Harris | |||
| By: | Paul N. Harris | |||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||