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): May 13, 2013
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-34034 | 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
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:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On May 13, 2013, Regions Financial Corporation (“Regions”) announced that it will purchase approximately $350 million of its issued and outstanding 7.75% Senior Notes due 2014 tendered prior to the early tender date and accepted by Regions in connection with Regions’ tender offer announced on April 25, 2013. A copy of the press release announcing this event is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 13, 2013 |
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: May 13, 2013
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 13, 2013 | |