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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP | d431107dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): November 1, 2012
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 000-50831 |
63-0589368 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1900 FIFTH AVENUE NORTH
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35203
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive office)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 734-4667
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On November 1, 2012, Regions Financial Corporation (the “Company”) sent a redemption notice to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the Property Trustee for Regions Financing Trust III, which will result in the redemption on December 3, 2012 of the 8.875% Trust Preferred Securities issued by Regions Financing Trust III (CUSIP—7591EM107) at a redemption price equal to 100% of the liquidation amount of the securities ($25 per security) plus accumulated and unpaid distributions. The Company issued a press release announcing the redemption of these securities on November 1, 2012. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8–K and is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) EXHIBITS.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated November 1, 2012. |
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Fournier J. Gale, III | |
| Name: | Fournier J. Gale, III | |
| Title: | Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
Date: November 1, 2012