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 19, 2011

 

 

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: (205) 326-5807

 

 

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)

 

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At Regions’ annual meeting of stockholders held on May 19, 2011, the stockholders reelected Regions’ 14 incumbent Directors standing for election, approved executive compensation, ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Regions’ independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year, and rejected a stockholder proposal regarding posting a report, updated semi-annually, of political contributions.

The following is a summary of the voting proposals for each matter presented to our stockholders:

 

1.	An election of 14 Directors was held and the shares were voted as follows for the election of each of the following:

 

		FOR				AGAINST				ABSTAIN				BROKER NON-VOTES
Samuel W. Bartholomew, Jr.			824,832,368				75,254,424				4,428,806				186,692,686
George W. Bryan			873,431,562				26,563,087				4,520,949				186,692,686
Carolyn H. Byrd			873,752,325				26,281,995				4,481,278				186,692,686
David J. Cooper, Sr.			687,115,871				212,884,240				4,515,487				186,692,686
Earnest W. Deavenport, Jr.			789,960,211				110,051,188				4,504,199				186,692,686
Don DeFosset			763,756,954				136,237,057				4,521,587				186,692,686
Eric C. Fast			870,456,316				29,441,549				4,617,733				186,692,686
O. B. Grayson Hall, Jr.			876,646,904				23,393,567				4,475,127				186,692,686
Charles D. McCrary			866,491,886				33,518,441				4,505,271				186,692,686
James R. Malone			761,438,276				138,686,423				4,390,899				186,692,686
Susan W. Matlock			762,920,778				137,141,250				4,453,570				186,692,686
John E. Maupin, Jr.			873,854,098				26,063,435				4,598,065				186,692,686
John R. Roberts			877,757,141				22,189,318				4,569,139				186,692,686
Lee J. Styslinger III			763,497,647				136,506,360				4,511,591				186,692,686

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2. Nonbinding stockholder approval of executive compensation was submitted to the stockholders at the meeting. The full text of the proposal is included in the Proxy Statement dated March 29, 2011. The vote with respect to this proposal was:

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
754,724,970		143,322,004		6,468,624		186,692,686

3. Regions proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company to serve for the 2011 fiscal year was submitted to the stockholders at the meeting. The full text of the proposal is included in the Proxy Statement dated March 29, 2011. The vote with respect to this proposal was:

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
1,068,947,508		17,795,256		4,465,520		0

4. A stockholder proposal regarding posting a report, updated semi-annually, of political contributions was submitted to the stockholders at the meeting. The full text of the proposal is included in the Proxy Statement dated March 29, 2011. The vote with respect to this proposal was:

 

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
195,537,482		505,786,629		203,191,487		186,692,686

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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.

 

Date: May 24, 2011