Current Report Filing (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): April 21, 2021

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.¨

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value	RF	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of
6.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A	RF PRA	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of
6.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B	RF PRB	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of
5.700% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C	RF PRC	New York Stock Exchange

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

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held by Regions Financial Corporation ("Regions") on April 21, 2021 (the "2021 Annual Meeting"), Regions' shareholders elected each of Regions' 12 Director nominees, ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Regions' independent registered public accounting firm for 2021, and approved Regions' executive compensation program.

The following summarizes each of the proposals presented to shareholders, as well as their responsive votes cast; the full text of each proposal is included in Regions' 2021 Proxy Statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2021.

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors.

Each of Regions' 12 incumbent Directors, listed below, was elected to serve as a Director of Regions for a term of one year, which will expire at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or upon the due election and qualification of a successor. As to each Director nominee's election, shareholders voted as follows:


	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Carolyn H. Byrd	677,078,942	13,247,953	1,237,767	121,711,229
Don DeFosset	558,681,526	131,642,442	1,240,694	121,711,229
Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr.	678,780,631	11,569,753	1,214,278	121,711,229
Zhanna Golodryga	685,062,371	5,108,988	1,393,303	121,711,229
John D. Johns	687,320,721	3,016,646	1,227,295	121,711,229
Ruth Ann Marshall	593,265,720	97,080,058	1,218,884	121,711,229
Charles D. McCrary	652,369,740	37,886,199	1,308,723	121,711,229
James T. Prokopanko	678,364,031	11,943,911	1,256,720	121,711,229
Lee J. Styslinger III	643,309,410	47,049,181	1,206,071	121,711,229
José S. Suquet	687,326,314	2,878,671	1,359,677	121,711,229
John M. Turner, Jr.	684,194,879	6,216,438	1,153,345	121,711,229
Timothy Vines	685,132,138	5,220,256	1,212,268	121,711,229

Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Regions' independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021. As to this ratification, shareholders voted as follows:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
750,610,698	61,621,456	1,043,737	0

Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.

Regions' executive compensation program received annual advisory approval from shareholders. As to this advisory approval, shareholders voted as follows:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
487,748,405	200,744,351	3,071,906	121,711,229

SIGNATURE

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.