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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 20, 2017
 
 
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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨






Item 8.01    Other Events.
On April 20, 2017, Regions Financial Corporation announced an increase in the quarterly cash dividend to be paid on its common stock of 7.7 percent, or $0.005, to $0.07, payable on June 30, 2017.
A copy of the press release announcing the dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.



Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Index

No.
 
Exhibit
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press Release dated April 20, 2017






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 20, 2017