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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): June 23, 2016
 
 
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: (205) 581-7890

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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Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 23, 2016, Regions Financial Corporation (“Regions”) issued a press release announcing disclosure of the results of its company-administered 2016 stress test on the Investor Relations webpage of www. regions.com. The disclosure is required by 12 CFR 252.148, which implements the requirements of Section 165(i)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated by reference under this Item 7.01. A copy of the summary of results that will be posted on Regions’ website is being furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and is incorporated by reference under this Item 7.01.

Information contained on Regions’ website or that can be accessed through Regions’ website is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K. Reference to Regions’ website is made as an inactive textual reference.

In accordance with general instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information contained herein (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) is furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits. In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the exhibits listed in the exhibit index are furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Exhibit Index

No.    Exhibit
    
99.1    Press Release dated June 23, 2016
99.2    Summary of Results
utionary
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The attached exhibits provided pursuant to Items 7.01 and 9.01 may contain forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Regions cautions readers that any forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information due to a number of factors, including those listed from time to time in reports that Regions files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.




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: June 23, 2016