Form 8-K

 

 

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 17, 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

 

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At Regions’ annual meeting of stockholders held on May 17, 2012, the stockholders reelected Regions’ 16 incumbent Directors standing for election, approved executive compensation, approved “1 Year” as the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation, ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Regions’ independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year, and rejected a stockholder proposal regarding posting a report, updated semi-annually, of political contributions.

The following is a summary of the voting proposals for each matter presented to our stockholders:

1. An election of 16 Directors was held and the shares were voted as follows for the election of each of the following:

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Samuel W. Bartholomew, Jr.

     879,434,965         99,909,381         2,555,757         216,907,180   

George W. Bryan

     960,818,334         18,577,758         2,504,011         216,907,180   

Carolyn H. Byrd

     953,519,975         25,858,401         2,521,727         216,907,180   

David J. Cooper, Sr.

     858,027,282         121,493,117         2,379,704         216,907,180   

Earnest W. Deavenport, Jr.

     867,100,059         112,146,473         2,653,571         216,907,180   

Don DeFosset

     943,677,811         35,425,530         2,796,762         216,907,180   

Eric C. Fast

     935,575,391         43,577,165         2,747,547         216,907,180   

O. B. Grayson Hall, Jr.

     959,539,676         19,965,761         2,394,666         216,907,180   

John D. Johns

     931,388,202         48,037,806         2,474,095         216,907,180   

Charles D. McCrary

     940,946,343         38,524,122         2,429,638         216,907,180   

James R. Malone

     946,484,870         32,791,214         2,624,019         216,907,180   

Ruth Ann Marshall

     959,130,023         20,185,647         2,584,433         216,907,180   

Susan W. Matlock

     951,588,427         27,982,399         2,329,277         216,907,180   

John E. Maupin, Jr.

     957,419,516         21,746,156         2,734,431         216,907,180   

John R. Roberts

     950,387,875         28,927,366         2,584,862         216,907,180   

Lee J. Styslinger III

     942,615,007         37,021,913         2,263,183         216,907,180   

2. Nonbinding stockholder approval of executive compensation was submitted to the stockholders at the meeting. The full text of the proposal is included in the Proxy Statement dated March 27, 2012. The vote with respect to this proposal was:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker

Non-Votes

934,487,050    37,007,148    10,405,905    216,907,180


3. Advisory vote on the frequency of “say on pay” votes was submitted to the stockholders at the meeting. The full text of the proposal is included in the Proxy Statement dated March 27, 2012. The vote with respect to this proposal was:

 

1 Year

  

2 Years

  

3 Years

  

Abstain

  

Broker

Non-Votes

897,802,254    2,462,889    77,101,453    4,533,507    216,907,180

4. Regions proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company to serve for the 2012 fiscal year was submitted to the stockholders at the meeting. The full text of the proposal is included in the Proxy Statement dated March 27, 2012. The vote with respect to this proposal was:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker
Non-Votes

1,163,072,131    33,044,429    2,690,723    0

5. A stockholder proposal regarding posting a report, updated semi-annually, of political contributions was submitted to the stockholders at the meeting. The full text of the proposal is included in the Proxy Statement dated March 27, 2012. The vote with respect to this proposal was:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker
Non-Votes

347,062,440    561,903,140    72,934,523    216,907,180

Annual Frequency of Say on Pay Advisory Votes

Based on the voting results for proposal number 3 above for which Regions stockholders approved the recommendation of the Board of Directors to hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation (“say on pay”), the Board affirmed its recommendation and elected at this time to hold future say on pay advisory votes on an annual basis, until the next stockholder vote on say on pay frequency.


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: May 22, 2012