RF-022414 8K

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): February 20, 2014

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 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
of Certain Officers.

In accordance with the Regions Financial Corporation Corporate Governance Principles, Director John R. Roberts, having reached the mandatory retirement age of 72, will retire from the Board of Directors at the expiration of his current term on the eve of Regions’ 2014 annual meeting of stockholders and will not stand for re-election as a Director. Mr. Roberts' retirement was approved by the Board of Directors on February 20, 2014. The annual meeting of stockholders is scheduled to occur on April 24, 2014. The press release announcing the retirement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.    Description of Exhibit

99.1        Press Release of February 24, 2014




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: February 24, 2014