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): September 7, 2017

 

First Horizon National Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

TN
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  001-15185
(Commission File Number)
  62-0803242
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

165 MADISON AVENUE  
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38103
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code - (901) 523-4444

 

(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)

 

 

 

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Emerging growth company o

 

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ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Voting Results for Special Meeting of Shareholders Related to Capital Bank Financial Merger

 

On September 7, 2017, First Horizon held a special meeting of shareholders. At the special meeting, two vote items were acted upon by the shareholders; both were approved. The number of votes cast for or against as to each such matter, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter, have been certified and are set forth in the tables below. All vote data is shown rounded to the nearest whole share. The summaries provided in the tables below are subject to the more complete descriptions provided in the Joint Proxy Statement and Prospectus, dated July 28, 2017, issued by First Horizon and Capital Bank Financial Corp. (“Capital Bank Financial”) and previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by First Horizon as part of Registration No. 333-219052 on Form S-4. The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger remains subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals.

 

Vote Item 1: Approve First Horizon Stock Issuance to Support the Capital Bank Financial Merger

 

Outcome: Approved

 

Summary  For  Against  Abstain  Broker Non-vote
Proposal to approve the issuance of shares of common stock in connection with the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 3, 2017, among First Horizon, Capital Bank Financial, and Firestone Sub, Inc.  191,848,496  1,216,608  1,331,037  -0-

 

Vote Item 2: Approve Adjournments of the Special Meeting

 

Outcome: Approved*

 

Summary  For  Against  Abstain  Broker Non-vote
Proposal to approve one or more adjournments of the First Horizon special meeting, as necessary or appropriate.  174,298,897  18,874,411  1,222,833  -0-

 

*No adjournment occurred.

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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.

 

  First Horizon National Corporation  
  (Registrant)  
       
Date: September 7, 2017 By: /s/ Clyde A. Billings, Jr.  
  Senior Vice President, Assistant  
  General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary  
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