UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): December 17, 2009
ZIONS BANCORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| UTAH | 001-12307 | 87-0227400 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| ONE SOUTH MAIN, 15TH FLOOR, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH |
84133 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Office) | (Zip Code) | |||
(801) 524-4787
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| ITEM 8.01. | Other Events. |
On December 17, 2009, Zions Bancorporation, a Utah corporation (“Zions” or the “Company”), announced the exchange ratio in connection with its offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding depositary shares each representing a 1/40th ownership interest in a share of Series A Floating-Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock for a number of shares of its common stock, without par value.
A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
The following exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit 99.1 Zions Bancorporation Press Release dated December 17, 2009.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Zions Bancorporation | ||||||||
| Date: December 17, 2009 | By: | /s/ Thomas E. Laursen | ||||||
| Thomas E. Laursen Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||