8-K


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 21, 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 8.01    Other Events.

On April 21, 2016, Regions Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing an increase in its quarterly cash dividend on its common stock to $0.065, an increase of 8.3 percent or $0.005.
A copy of the press release 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 21, 2016






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 21, 2016