RF-2015.04.23 Dividend Increase and Share Repurchase


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): April 23, 2015

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

 
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Item 8.01     Other Events.

On April 23, 2015, Regions Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing an increase in its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock to $0.06 per share and authorization of a $875 million common stock repurchase program, permitting repurchases through the end of the second quarter of 2016. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.




Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1
Press Release dated April 23, 2015





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: April 23, 2015