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 2, 2012

 

 

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) 944-1300

 

 

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)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On May 2, 2012, Regions Financial Corporation (“Regions”) issued a press release announcing completion of its repurchase of the warrant issued to the U.S. Treasury under the TARP Capital Purchase Program. Regions and the U.S. Treasury agreed upon a repurchase price of $45 million for the warrant. The warrant had allowed the U.S. Treasury to purchase 48,253,677 shares of Regions common stock, par value $0.01, at a price of $10.88 per share. With this transaction complete, the U.S. Treasury no longer holds any investment in Regions under the TARP Capital Purchase Program. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

99.1		Press Release, dated May 2, 2012

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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 2, 2012