UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
| 743674103 (CUSIP) |
Not Applicable
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
x Rule 13d-1(b)
¨ Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
| * | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
CUSIP No. 743674103
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Regions Financial Corporation No. 63-0589368 |
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| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3. | SEC Use Only
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| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. Sole Voting Power
-0- 6. Shared Voting Power
3,129,793 7. Sole Dispositive Power
-0- 8. Shared Dispositive Power
3,689,955 |
| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,949,374 |
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| 10. | Check box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
¨ |
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| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.65% |
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| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC |
CUSIP No. 743674103
| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Regions Bank No. 63-0371391 |
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| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3. | SEC Use Only
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| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Alabama |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. Sole Voting Power
3,121,493 6. Shared Voting Power
8,300 7. Sole Dispositive Power
1,171,939 8. Shared Dispositive Power
2,518,016 |
| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,949,374 |
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| 10. | Check box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
¨ |
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| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.65% |
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| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
BK |
STATEMENT ON
SCHEDULE 13G
FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
ON BEHALF OF
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
REGIONS BANK
Report for the Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2006
| Item 1(a) | Name of Issuer: | |
| Protective Life Corporation | ||
| Item 1(b) | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: | |
| 2801 Highway 280 South | ||
| Birmingham, Alabama 35223 | ||
| Item 2(a) | Name of Persons Filing: | |
| Regions Financial Corporation Regions Bank | ||
| Item 2(b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: | |
| Regions Financial Corporation 1900 Fifth Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35203 | ||
| Regions Bank 1900 Fifth Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35203 | ||
| Item 2(c) | Citizenship: | |
| Regions Financial Corporation is a Delaware corporation. Regions Bank is a bank organized under the laws of the State of Alabama. | ||
| Item 2(d) | Title of Class of Securities: | |
| Common stock | ||
| Item 2(e) | CUSIP Number: 743674103 | |
Item 3 If this Statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d- 2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
| (a) | ¨ | Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o) | |||
| (b) | x | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) | |||
| (c) | ¨ | Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) | |||
| (d) | ¨ | Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8) | |||
| (e) | ¨ | An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) | |||
| (f) | ¨ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F) | |||
| (g) | x | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) | |||
| (h) | ¨ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813) | |||
| (i) | ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3) | |||
| (j) | ¨ | Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J) | |||
| Item 4 | Ownership | |||
| (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: | ||||
| Regions Financial Corporation: |
3,949,374 | |||
| Regions Bank: |
3,949,374 | |||
| (b) Percent of Class: | ||||
| Regions Financial Corporation: |
5.65% | |||
| Regions Bank: |
5.65% | |||
| (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: | ||||
| (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: |
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| Regions Financial Corporation: |
0 | |||
| Regions Bank: |
3,121,493 | |||
| (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: |
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| Regions Financial Corporation: |
3,129,793 | |
| Regions Bank: |
8,300 |
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
| Regions Financial Corporation: |
0 | |
| Regions Bank: |
1,171,939 |
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
| Regions Financial Corporation: |
3,689,955 | |
| Regions Bank: |
2,518,016 |
| Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, it is hereby declared that the filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission that Regions Financial Corporation or Regions Bank is, for the purpose of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Statement. | ||
| Item 5 | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class | |
| Not applicable | ||
| Item 6 | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person | |
| All of the shares covered by this Statement are held by trusts and estates of which Regions Financial Corporation’s subsidiary, Regions Bank, is a fiduciary. No single one of these trusts and estates holds as much as five percent of the class. Generally, under the terms of the instrument establishing each such trust or estate, dividends on and proceeds from the sale of securities held by the trust or estate are paid to it, with distribution of any such amounts to beneficiaries thereof being made from the trust or estate pursuant to the terms of the governing instrument. | ||
| Item 7 | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which | |
| Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company | ||
| See Exhibit 1. | ||
| Item 8 | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| Item 9 | Notice of Dissolution of Group | |
| Not applicable. | ||
| Item 10 | Certification | |
| By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. | ||
Signatures:
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.
| February 14, 2007 |
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| Date
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ Carl L. Gorday |
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| Signature | ||||||||
| Carl L. Gorday Assistant General Counsel |
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| Name/Title |
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.
| February 14, 2007 |
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| Date
REGIONS BANK |
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| By: | /s/ Carl L. Gorday |
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| Signature |
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| Carl L. Gorday Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
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| Name/Title | ||||||||
EXHIBIT 1
TO
STATEMENT ON
SCHEDULE 13G
FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
ON BEHALF OF
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
REGIONS BANK
Report for the Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2006
The securities covered by this Statement are held in a fiduciary capacity by the following subsidiary of Regions Financial Corporation, which is a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and classified in Item 3(b) of Schedule 13G:
Regions Bank
EXHIBIT 2
TO
STATEMENT ON
SCHEDULE 13G
FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
ON BEHALF OF
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
REGIONS BANK
Report for the Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2006
The undersigned, Regions Financial Corporation and Regions Bank, hereby agree that the foregoing Statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of them.
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||
| By: |
/s/ Carl L. Gorday | |
| Carl L. Gorday, Assistant General Counsel | ||
| REGIONS BANK | ||
| By: |
/s/ Carl L. Gorday | |
| Carl L. Gorday, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | ||