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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 6, 2024

 

 

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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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% 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
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of 4.45% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E   RF PRE   New York Stock Exchange

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. ☐

 

 

 


Item 8.01.

Other Events

On June 6, 2024, the Company issued and sold $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.722% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”) of the Company. The 2030 Notes were sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with RBC Capital Markets, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and Regions Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein, dated June 3, 2024. The Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company received $747,750,000 in proceeds, before offering expenses, from the sale of the 2030 Notes.

The 2030 Notes were issued pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2005, as supplemented by the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated June 6, 2024, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The form of certificate representing the 2030 Notes is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed for the purpose of filing Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, and 4.2 as exhibits to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-262964) (the “Registration Statement”), and such exhibits are incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference herein.

A copy of the opinions of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, counsel to the Company, are attached as Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 8.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibits 5.1, 8.1, 23.1 and 23.2 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

    
 1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated June 3, 2024, by and among RBC Capital Markets, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and Regions Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein.
 4.1    Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated June 6, 2024, between Regions Financial Corporation and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee.
 4.2    Form of 5.722% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 (included in Exhibit 4.1).
 5.1    Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
 8.1    Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
23.1    Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2    Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1).
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    Regions Financial Corporation
Date: June 6, 2024     By:  

/s/ Karin Allen

    Name:   Karin Allen
    Title:  

Executive Vice President, Assistant Controller and Chief

Accounting Officer

Exhibit 1.1

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

$750,000,000 5.722% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030

June 3, 2024

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

Brookfield Place

200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor

New York, New York 10281

BofA Securities, Inc.

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

200 West Street

New York, New York 10282

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

Regions Securities LLC

1180 West Peachtree St., NW, Suite 1400

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

As representatives of the several Underwriters

named in Schedule I hereto (“you” or the “Representatives”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Regions Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.722% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Securities”) of the Company. The Securities are to be issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of August 8, 2005 (the “Original Indenture”), as supplemented by the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture to be dated the Closing Date (as defined in Section 4 hereof) (the “Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Original Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”).


1. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each of the Underwriters that:

(a) An “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), on Form S-3 (File No. 333-262964) in respect of the Securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; such registration statement, and any post-effective amendment thereto, became effective on filing; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or any part thereof has been issued, no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the Commission, and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act has been received by the Company; the base prospectus filed as part of such registration statement, in the form in which it has most recently been filed with the Commission on or prior to the date of this Agreement, is hereinafter called the “Basic Prospectus”; any preliminary prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus supplement) relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act is hereinafter called a “Preliminary Prospectus”; the various parts of such registration statement, including all exhibits thereto but excluding any Form T-1 and including any prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that is filed with the Commission and deemed by virtue of Rule 430B to be part of such registration statement, each as amended at the time such part of the registration statement became effective, are hereinafter collectively called the “Registration Statement”; the Basic Prospectus, as amended and supplemented immediately prior to the “Applicable Time” (as defined in Section 1(c) hereof), is hereinafter called the “Pricing Prospectus”; the form of the final prospectus relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof is hereinafter called the “Prospectus”; any reference herein to the Basic Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Act, as of the date of such prospectus; any reference to any amendment or supplement to the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, any prospectus supplement relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act and any documents filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and incorporated therein, in each case after the date of the Basic Prospectus, such Preliminary Prospectus, or the Prospectus, as the case may be; any reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to refer to and include any annual report of the Company filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the effective date of the Registration Statement that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement; and any “issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433 under the Act relating to the Securities is hereinafter called an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”;

 

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(b) No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein;

(c) For the purposes of this Agreement, the “Applicable Time” is 3:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of this Agreement. The Pricing Prospectus, as supplemented by the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof (collectively, the “Pricing Disclosure Package”) as of the Applicable Time, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule II(a) hereto does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus and each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as supplemented by and taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to statements or omissions made in the Pricing Disclosure Package or an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein;

(d) The documents incorporated by reference in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this

 

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representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein; and no such documents were filed with the Commission since the Commission’s close of business on the business day immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement, except as set forth on Schedule II(b) hereto;

(e) The Registration Statement conforms, and the Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus will conform, in all material respects to the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; as of the applicable effective date as to each part of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the applicable filing date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Time of Delivery (as defined in Section 4 hereof), the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto;

(f) Each of the Company and Regions Bank has been duly formed or incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation or a bank, as applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is formed, incorporated, chartered or organized with full corporate power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Pricing Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification (except in any case in which the failure to so qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined herein)); and Regions Bank is the only “significant subsidiary” (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) or Regulation S-X under the Act).

(g) The Company is duly registered as a bank holding company and has elected to be treated as a financial holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended;

 

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(h) [Reserved];

(i) Neither the Company nor Regions Bank has sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Prospectus any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Pricing Prospectus; and, since March 31, 2024, there has not been (x) any change in the capital stock of the Company or Regions Bank (other than issuances or other transfers of capital stock in the ordinary course of business pursuant to the Company’s employee benefit plans or repurchases of common stock by the Company pursuant to a share repurchase program disclosed in the Pricing Prospectus and, to avoid doubt, dividends on preferred and common stock or on any capital stock of Regions Bank), (y) any material increase in the long-term debt of the Company and Regions Bank or (z) any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, properties or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Pricing Prospectus;

(j) At the end of the most recently completed quarter or fiscal year, the Company had an authorized and outstanding capitalization as set forth in the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2024, as set forth in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 7, 2024, and except as otherwise disclosed in the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there has been no material change in such information since the end of such quarter or fiscal year (subject to the issuance of shares of common stock upon exercise of stock options, warrants and convertible securities disclosed as outstanding in the Registration Statement (excluding the exhibits thereto), the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, the grant of options under existing stock option plans described in the Registration Statement (excluding the exhibits thereto), the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus and the repurchase of shares of common stock pursuant to a share repurchase program disclosed in the Pricing Prospectus);

(k) All the outstanding shares of capital stock of Regions Bank have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable (except as provided in statutes pursuant to which depository institution subsidiaries are subject), and, except as otherwise set forth in the Pricing Prospectus, the Company owns all of the voting capital stock of Regions Bank (except for directors’ qualifying shares, if any), free and clear of any perfected security interest or any other security interests, claims, liens or encumbrances;

(l) The Securities have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered against payment therefor as provided herein, as of the Closing Date, will be validly executed and delivered by the Company, and, when authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles, and will be in the form contemplated by, and entitled to the benefits of, the Indenture; and the Securities will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus;

 

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(m) The statements made in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and Prospectus under the caption “Description of Notes” insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the terms of the Securities and the Indenture, constitute accurate summaries of the terms of such documents in all material respects;

(n) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company;

(o) The Indenture has been duly authorized, validly executed and delivered by the Company and duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “Trust Indenture Act”), and, assuming that the Indenture is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Trustee, the Indenture will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; and such Indenture will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus;

(p) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof, will not be, an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

(q) No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the Indenture or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Indenture, except such as have been obtained or such as may be required under the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated herein and in the Prospectus;

(r) The issue and sale of the Securities by the Company, the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Indenture and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and under the Indenture will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation pursuant to (i) the certificate of incorporation or other charter document or by-laws of the Company or Regions Bank, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company or Regions Bank is a party or by which the Company or Regions Bank is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or Regions Bank is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or Regions Bank of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other

 

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authority having jurisdiction over the Company or Regions Bank or any of its or their properties which violation or default would, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, either individually or in the aggregate with all other violations and defaults referred to in this paragraph, reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or business of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as set forth in or contemplated by the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, or a material adverse effect on the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, a “Material Adverse Effect”);

(s) The consolidated historical financial statements and schedules of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries incorporated by reference in the Pricing Prospectus and the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein);

(t) Except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectus, no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or Regions Bank or its or their property is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(u) Neither the Company nor Regions Bank is in (i) violation of any provision of its respective charter or by-laws; (ii) default under the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party or bound or to which its property is subject; or (iii) violation of any statute, law, rule regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties, as applicable, which violation or default would, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, either individually or in the aggregate along with all other violations and defaults referred to in this paragraph (u), reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(v) The Company has filed all foreign, federal, state and local tax returns that are required to be filed or has requested extensions thereof (except in any case in which the failure to so file would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect) and has paid all taxes required to be paid by it and any other assessment, fine or penalty to the extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable, except for any that is currently being contested in good faith, or as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(w) No subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s property or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company except as described in or contemplated by the Pricing Prospectus and applicable banking laws and regulations;

(x) The Company and Regions Bank possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses except those the failure of which to possess would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(y) (A) (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (ii) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), and (iii) at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) under the Act) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption of Rule 163 under the Act, the Company was a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Act; and (B) at the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Act) of the Securities, the Company was not an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Act;

(z) Ernst & Young LLP, which has audited the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, and delivered its report with respect to audited consolidated financial statements included in the Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder;

(aa) The Company maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and has been designed by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective and the Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting;

 

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(bb) Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Prospectus, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting;

(cc) The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

(dd) The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act; such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities; and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective;

(ee) (i) The Company and Regions Bank are in compliance with all laws and regulations administered by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), the State Banking Department of the State of Alabama and any other federal or state bank regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the Company and its subsidiaries, except for such failures to be in compliance as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) the deposit accounts of Regions Bank are insured up to applicable limits by the FDIC and no proceedings for the termination or revocation of such insurance are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened;

(ff) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation material to the Company by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”) and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA or any applicable anti-bribery and anticorruption laws or regulations to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate is subject. The Company, its subsidiaries and their affiliates have each conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA in all material respects;

 

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(gg) To the Company’s knowledge, the operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are currently in material compliance with applicable financial record keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all United States jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency in the United States (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”); and no formal action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, in each case, that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(hh) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is an individual or entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is (i) the subject or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the U.S. Department of State (including, without limitation, through designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union (“EU”), or His Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”) (collectively, “Sanctions”), or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions (currently, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, the nongovernment-controlled regions of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, except to the extent authorized by OFAC or otherwise authorized under applicable law);

(ii) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person (i) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions (currently, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Crimea, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, the nongovernment-controlled regions of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, except to the extent authorized by OFAC or otherwise authorized under U.S. law); or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise);

(jj) For the past 10 years, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or target of Sanctions; and

(kk) Neither the Company, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its affiliates, has taken or may take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

 

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2. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at a purchase price of 99.700% of the principal amount of the Securities, plus accrued interest, if any, from June 6, 2024 to but excluding the date of issuance, the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto.

(b) [Reserved].

3. Upon the authorization by you of the release of the Securities, the several Underwriters propose to offer the Securities for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus.

4. (a) The Company will deliver the Securities to one or more of the Representatives for the account of each Underwriter, against payment by or on behalf of such Underwriter of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of Federal (same-day) funds to the account specified by the Company to the Representatives at least twenty-four hours in advance, by causing the Securities to be represented by one or more definitive global Securities in book entry form which will be deposited by or on behalf of the Company with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian, and shall cause DTC to credit the Securities to the account of one or more of the Representatives at DTC. The time and date of such delivery and payment shall be, with respect to the Securities, 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on June 6, 2024 or such other time and date as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing. Such date for delivery of the Securities is herein called the “Closing Date,” and such time and date for delivery of the Securities is herein called the “Time of Delivery”.

(b) The documents to be delivered at the Time of Delivery by or on behalf of the parties hereto pursuant to Section 8 hereof, including the cross-receipt for the Securities and any additional documents reasonably requested by the Underwriters pursuant to Section 8(j) hereof, will be delivered via electronic exchange, and the Securities will be credited to the account of the Representatives at DTC, all at the Time of Delivery. The final drafts of the documents to be delivered pursuant to the preceding sentence will be available for review by the parties hereto on the New York Business Day immediately preceding the Time of Delivery. For the purposes of this Section 4, “New York Business Day” shall mean each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

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5. The Company agrees with each of the Underwriters:

(a) To prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by you and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act not later than the Commission’s close of business on the second business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement; to make no further amendment or any supplement to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus or the Prospectus (other than an amendment or supplement as a result of filings required to be made by the Company under the Exchange Act) prior to the Time of Delivery that shall be disapproved by you promptly after reasonable notice thereof; to advise you, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus has been filed and to furnish you with copies thereof, if requested by you prior to the Applicable Time; to prepare a final term sheet, containing solely a description of the Securities, in a form set forth in Schedule III hereto and to file such a term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act within the time required by such Rule; to file promptly all material required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act; to timely file all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Act) is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities; to advise you, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been filed with the Commission (other than an amendment or supplement as a result of filings required to be made by the Company under the Exchange Act), of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof or any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or other prospectus in respect of the Securities, of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act, of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information; and, in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or other prospectus with respect to the Securities or suspending any such qualification, to promptly use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order; and in the event of any such issuance of a notice of objection, promptly to take such steps including, without limitation, amending the Registration Statement or filing a new registration statement, at its own expense, as may be necessary to permit offers and sales of the Securities by the Underwriters (references herein to the Registration Statement shall include any such amendment or new registration statement);

(b) If required by Rule 430B(h) under the Act, to prepare a form of prospectus in a form approved by you and to file such form of prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act not later than may be required by Rule 424(b) under the Act; and to make no further amendment or supplement to such form of prospectus which shall be disapproved by you promptly after reasonable notice thereof;

 

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(c) Promptly from time to time to take such action as the Representatives may reasonably request to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Securities, provided that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required (i) to qualify as a foreign corporation where it is not now qualified, (ii) to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject or (iii) to take any action that would subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject;

(d) Prior to 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on the New York business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and from time to time, to furnish the Underwriters with written and electronic copies of the Prospectus in New York City in such quantities as they may reasonably request, and, if the delivery of a prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Act) is required at any time prior to the expiration of nine months after the time of issue of the Prospectus in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities and if at such time any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Act) is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such same period to amend or supplement the Prospectus or to file under the Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in order to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act, to notify you and upon your request to file such document and to prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter and to any dealer in securities as many written and electronic copies as you may from time to time reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or a supplement to the Prospectus that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance; and in case any Underwriter is required to deliver a prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Act) in connection with sales of any of the Securities at any time nine months or more after the time of issue of the Prospectus, upon your request but at the expense of such Underwriter, to prepare and deliver to such Underwriter as many written and electronic copies as you may request of an amended or supplemented Prospectus complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act;

(e) To make generally available to its security holders and to the Underwriters as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than sixteen months after the effective date of the Registration Statement (as such date is defined in Rule 158(c) under the Act), an earnings statement of the Company and its subsidiaries (which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158);

(f) During the period beginning from the date hereof and continuing to and including the later of the Time of Delivery and such time as you may notify the Company, not to, issue, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any senior debt securities of the Company that are substantially similar to the Securities without the Representatives’ prior written consent;

 

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(g) To pay the required Commission filing fees relating to the Securities within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1) under the Act without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Act; and

(h) To use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement in the manner specified in the Pricing Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds”.

6. (a) The Company represents and agrees that, other than the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, without the prior consent of the Representatives, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Act; each Underwriter represents and agrees that, without the prior consent of the Company and the Representatives, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute a free writing prospectus required to be filed with the Commission; any such free writing prospectus the use of which has been consented to by the Company and the Representatives (including the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof) is listed on Schedule II(a) hereto;

(b) The Company has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 under the Act applicable to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission or retention where required and legending; and

(c) The Company agrees that if at any time following the issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus any event occurred or occurs as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (i) would conflict with the information in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus or (ii) would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances then prevailing, not misleading, the Company will give prompt notice thereof to the Representatives and, if requested by the Representatives, will prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or other document that will correct such conflict, statement or omission; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions in an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein.

7. The Company covenants and agrees with the several Underwriters that the Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance of each of its obligations under this Agreement and will pay or cause to be paid the following: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company’s counsel and accountants in connection with the registration of the Securities under the Act and all other expenses in connection with the preparation, printing, reproduction and filing of the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus and amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers; (ii) the cost of printing or producing any Agreement among Underwriters, this Agreement, the Indenture, any Blue Sky memorandum, closing documents (including any

 

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compilations thereof) and any other documents in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the Securities; (iii) all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offering and sale under state securities laws, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with any Blue Sky survey and/or memorandum; (iv) all fees and expenses in connection with the rating of the Securities; (v) the filing fees incident to, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with, any required review by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. of the terms of the sale of the Securities; (vi) the cost of preparing the Securities; (vii) all fees and expenses of the Trustee, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture and the Securities; (viii) any transfer taxes and stamp or similar duties and (ix) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder which are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section. It is understood, however, that, except as provided in this Section, and Sections 9 and 11 hereof, the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees of their counsel, transfer taxes on resale of any of the Securities by them, the cost of preparing and distributing any term sheet prepared by any Underwriter, and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.

8. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder, as to the Securities to be delivered at the Time of Delivery, shall be subject to the condition that all representations and warranties and other statements of the Company herein are, at and as of the Time of Delivery, true and correct, the condition that the Company shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder theretofore to be performed and the following additional conditions:

(a) The Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by the rules and regulations under the Act and in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof; the final term sheet contemplated by Section 5(a) hereof; and all other material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time period prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act shall have been received; no stop order suspending or preventing the use of the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and all requests for additional information on the part of the Commission shall have been complied with to your reasonable satisfaction;

(b) Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, shall have furnished to the Underwriters such opinion or opinions, dated as of the Closing Date, with respect to such matters as you may require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters;

 

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(c) The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriters an opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of Andrew S. Nix, Executive Vice President, Assistant Corporate Secretary, Chief Governance Officer, and Deputy General Counsel of the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to you, substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit A hereto;

(d) Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Underwriters an opinion and letter, each dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to you, substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibits B-1 and B-2 hereto;

(e) On the date of the Prospectus at a time concurrent with the execution of this Agreement, on the effective date of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement filed subsequent to the date of this Agreement but prior to the Closing Date (other than the Prospectus) and also prior to 9:30 a.m., New York City time on the Closing Date, Ernst & Young LLP shall have furnished to you a letter or letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof, in form and substance satisfactory to you, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ comfort letters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained, or incorporated by reference, in the Prospectus;

(f) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall have sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Prospectus any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Pricing Prospectus, and (ii) since March 31, 2024, there shall not have been any change in the capital stock or long term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, properties or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Pricing Prospectus, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii), is in the judgment of the Representatives so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus;

(g) The Company shall have complied with the provisions of the first sentence of Section 5(d) hereof with respect to the furnishing of prospectuses on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement;

(h) On or after the Applicable Time (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Company’s debt securities or preferred stock by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as that term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Company’s debt securities or preferred stock;

 

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(i) On or after the Applicable Time there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange; (ii) a suspension or material limitation in trading in the Company’s securities on the New York Stock Exchange; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities declared by either Federal, New York or Alabama authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States; (iv) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States or the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or (v) the occurrence of any other calamity or crisis or any change in financial, political or economic conditions in the United States or elsewhere, if the effect of any such event specified in clause (iv) or (v) in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus; and

(j) The Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to you at the Time of Delivery certificates of officers of the Company satisfactory to you that the representations and warranties of the Company are true and correct on and as of such date; certifying the performance by the Company in all material respects of all its obligations required to be performed at or prior to such time; and as to the matters set forth in subsections (a) and (f) of this Section and as to such other matters as you may reasonably request.

9. (a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its directors and officers, and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Underwriter or any such director, officer or controlling person may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) or any Pricing Disclosure Package under the Act, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each Underwriter and its directors, officers and controlling persons for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter or any director, officer or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any Pricing Disclosure Package in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein. The Company and the Underwriters acknowledge and agree that the only information furnished or to be furnished by any Underwriter to the Company for inclusion in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus consists of the names of the Underwriters, the information set forth in the first and second sentences of the third paragraph and the seventh and eighth paragraphs under the caption “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the corresponding paragraphs in the Prospectus.

 

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(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Pricing Disclosure Package or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any Pricing Disclosure Package in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein; and will reimburse the Company, its directors, officers and controlling persons upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any action, proceeding, claim as such expenses are incurred.

(c) Promptly after receipt by any person in respect of which an indemnity may be sought under subsection (a) or (b) above (the “indemnified party”) of notice of the commencement of any action, proceeding or investigation, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof and provide sufficient information in such notification as to the nature and basis of such indemnified party’s involvement in such action, proceeding or investigation; but the omission to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party pursuant to such subsection unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action. In case any such action, proceeding or investigation shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election to so assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under such subsection for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such indemnified party, in connection

 

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with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of the indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 9 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities. If, however, the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law or if the indemnified party failed to give the notice required under subsection (c) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to such amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses but excluding accrued interest) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection (d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or

 

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omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations in this subsection (d) to contribute are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint.

(e) The obligations of the Company under this Section 9 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have; and the obligations of the Underwriters under this Section 9 shall be in addition to any liability which the respective Underwriters may otherwise have.

10. (a) If any Underwriter shall default in its obligation to purchase the Securities which it has agreed to purchase hereunder at the Time of Delivery, you may in your discretion arrange for you or another party or other parties to purchase such Securities on the terms contained herein. If within thirty-six hours after such default by any Underwriter you do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of thirty-six hours within which to procure another party or other parties satisfactory to the Representatives to purchase such Securities on such terms. In the event that, within the respective prescribed periods, you notify the Company that you have so arranged for the purchase of such Securities, or the Company notifies you that it has so arranged for the purchase of such Securities, you or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Time of Delivery for a period of not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any other documents or arrangements, and the Company agrees to file promptly any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that in your opinion may thereby be made necessary. The term “Underwriter” as used in this Agreement shall include any person substituted under this Section with like effect as if such person had originally been a party to this Agreement with respect to such Securities.

(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by you and the Company as provided in subsection 10(a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities which remains unpurchased does not exceed one ninth of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities which such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder and, in addition, to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase its pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities which such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.

(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by you and the Company as provided in subsection 10(a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities which remains unpurchased exceeds one ninth of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities to be purchased at the Time of Delivery, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in subsection

 

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10(b) above to require non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters, then this Agreement shall thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company, except for the expenses to be borne by the Company and the Underwriters as provided in Section 7 hereof and the indemnity and contribution agreements in Section 9 hereof; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.

11. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and the several Underwriters, as set forth in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation (or any statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, or any of its directors, officers or any person controlling any Underwriter, the Company, or any of its directors, officers or any controlling person of the Company, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. The provisions of Section 7 and Section 9 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.

12. If for any reason any Securities are not delivered by or on behalf of the Company as provided herein other than because of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters through you for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses approved in writing by you, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in making preparations for the purchase, sale and delivery of the Securities but the Company shall then be under no further liability to any Underwriter except as provided in Sections 7 and 9 hereof. If this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 10 hereof, the Company shall not then be under any liability to any Underwriter with respect to the Securities, except as provided in Sections 7 and 9 hereof.

13. Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement. As used herein, the term “business day” shall mean any day when the Commission’s office in Washington, D.C. is open for business.

14. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other, (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is acting solely as a principal and not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, (iii) no Underwriter has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) or any other obligation to the Company except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement and (iv) the Company has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters, or any of them, has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.

 

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15. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

16. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs, executors, and administrators, and the directors, officers and controlling persons referred to in Section 9 hereof, and no other person shall have any right or obligation hereunder.

17. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

18. THE COMPANY AND EACH OF THE UNDERWRITERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT OR LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

19. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

20. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

21. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

As used in this Section 21:

BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).

 

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Covered Entity” means any of the following:

(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

22. All notices hereunder shall be in writing, and if to the Underwriters shall be sufficient in all respects if delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission to RBC Capital Markets, LLC at Brookfield Place, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10281, Telephone: (212) 618-7706, Email: TMGUS@rbccm.com, Attention: DCM Transaction Management/Scott Primrose; BofA Securities, Inc. at 114 West 47th Street, NY8-114-07-01, New York, NY 10036, Fax: 212-901-7881, Attention: Capital Markets Transaction Management/Legal; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC at 200 West Street, New York, New York 1028-2198, Attention: Registration Department; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Investment Banking Division, with a copy to the Legal Department; and Regions Securities LLC at 1180 West Peachtree St., NW, Suite 1400, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, Attention: Capital Markets Administration/Jason Maxwell; with a copy to Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, One Liberty Plaza, New York, New York 10006, Attention: David Lopez; and if to the Company shall be sufficient in all respects if delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission to its address set forth in the Registration Statement, Attention: Secretary, with a copy to Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, 125 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, Fax: 212-291-9280, Attention: Jared Fishman; provided, however, that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 9(c) hereof shall be delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission to such Underwriter at its address set forth in its Underwriters’ Questionnaire which address will be supplied to the Company by the Underwriters upon request.

23. Any action under this Agreement taken by the Underwriters jointly will be binding upon all the Underwriters. In all dealings under this Agreement, the Representatives shall act on behalf of each of the Underwriters and the parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely upon any statement, request, notice or agreement on behalf of any Underwriter made or given by the Representatives.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us one for the Company and each of the Representatives plus one for each counsel counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by you, on behalf of each of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Underwriters and the Company. It is understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf of each of the Underwriters is pursuant to the authority set forth in a form of Agreement among Underwriters, the form of which shall be submitted to the Company for examination upon request, but without warranty on your part as to the authority of the signers thereof.

 

Very truly yours,
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ David J. Turner, Jr.

Name: David J. Turner, Jr.
Title: Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page – Underwriting Agreement]


Accepted as of the date hereof:
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Scott G. Primrose

Name: Scott G. Primrose
Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page – Underwriting Agreement]


Accepted as of the date hereof:
BofA SECURITIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Anthony Aceto

Name: Anthony Aceto
Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page – Underwriting Agreement]


Accepted as of the date hereof:
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
By:  

/s/ Ali Malik

Name: Ali Malik
Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page – Underwriting Agreement]


Accepted as of the date hereof:
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
By:  

/s/ Hector Vazquez

Name: Hector Vazquez
Title: Executive Director

[Signature Page – Underwriting Agreement]


Accepted as of the date hereof:
REGIONS SECURITIES LLC
By:  

/s/ Nicole Black

Name: Nicole Black
Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page – Underwriting Agreement]


SCHEDULE I

 

Underwriter

   Principal Amount
of

Securities
to be Purchased
 

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

   $ 157,500,000  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     142,500,000  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     142,500,000  

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

     142,500,000  

Regions Securities LLC

     120,000,000  

Blaylock Van, LLC

     22,500,000  

MFR Securities, Inc.

     22,500,000  

Total

   $ 750,000,000  


SCHEDULE II

(a) Free Writing Prospectus listed pursuant to Section 6(a)

(i) Pricing Term Sheet, a form of which is included in Schedule III hereto

(b) Additional Documents Incorporated by Reference:

None.


SCHEDULE III

 

LOGO

$750,000,000

5.722% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030

This pricing term sheet supplements the information set forth under “Description of Notes” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, subject to completion, dated June 3, 2024 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”) to the Prospectus dated February 24, 2022.

 

Issuer    Regions Financial Corporation (the “Issuer”)
Title of Security    5.722% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”)
Expected Ratings (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch)*    [Intentionally omitted]
Currency    USD
Principal Amount    $750,000,000
Securities Type    SEC Registered Senior Notes
Trade Date    June 3, 2024
Settlement Date**    June 6, 2024 (T+3)
Maturity Date    June 6, 2030
Fixed Rate Period    From, and including, June 6, 2024 to, but excluding, June 6, 2029
Floating Rate Period    From, and including, June 6, 2029 to, but excluding, June 6, 2030
Coupon   

Fixed Rate Period: 5.722%

 

Floating Rate Period: Compounded SOFR, determined as set forth under “Description of Notes—Compounded SOFR” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, plus 1.49%

Payment Frequency   

Fixed Rate Period: Semi-Annually

 

Floating Rate Period: Quarterly

Interest Payment Dates   

Fixed Rate Period: June 6 and December 6 of each year, commencing December 6, 2024

 

Floating Rate Period: September 6, 2029, December 6, 2029, March 6, 2030 and June 6, 2030


Day Count Convention   

Fixed Rate Period: 30/360

 

Floating Rate Period: Actual/360

Optional Redemption   

On and after December 4, 2024 (the date that is 181 days after the Settlement Date) (or, if additional notes are issued after the Settlement Date, on or after the date that is 181 days after the issue date of such additional notes) and prior to June 6, 2029, the Issuer may, at its option, and from time to time, upon not less than 10 or more than 60 days’ prior notice, redeem all or any portion of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus a “make-whole” premium (as described under “Description of the Notes—Redemption” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement).

 

On June 6, 2029, the Issuer may, at its option, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, redeem all of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed.

 

At any time on or after May 6, 2030, the Issuer may, at its option, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, redeem all or any portion of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed.

 

Holders of any Notes redeemed will also receive accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.

Make-whole Spread    T+20 basis points
Benchmark Treasury    4.500% US Treasury due May 31, 2029
Spread to Benchmark Treasury    +130 basis points
Benchmark Treasury Spot and Yield    100-11;4.422%
Yield to Maturity    5.722%
Price to Public    100.000% of Principal Amount


Net Proceeds to Issuer (after the underwriting discount, before offering expenses)    $747,750,000.00
Denominations    $2,000 x $1,000
CUSIP / ISIN    7591EPAU4/US7591EPAU41
Joint Book-Running Managers   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

BofA Securities, Inc.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Regions Securities LLC

Co-Managers   

Blaylock Van, LLC

MFR Securities, Inc.

 

*

A credit rating of a security is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to review, revision, suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency.

**

It is expected that delivery of the Notes will be made in book-entry form only through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company against payment in New York, New York on or about the third business day following the date of this pricing term sheet. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, trades of securities in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, referred to as T+1, unless the parties to a trade agree otherwise. Accordingly, by virtue of the fact that the initial delivery of the Notes will not be made on a T+1 basis, investors who wish to trade the Notes more than one business day before the Settlement Date will be required to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement.

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling RBC Capital Markets, LLC toll-free at (866) 375-6829, BofA Securities, Inc. toll-free at (800) 294-1322 (or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC toll-free at (866) 471-2526, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free at (866) 718-1649 and Regions Securities LLC at (800) 734-4667.

ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER E-MAIL SYSTEM.

 


EXHIBIT A

Matters to be Addressed in the Opinion of Andrew S. Nix, Executive Vice President, Assistant Corporate Secretary, Chief Governance Officer, and Deputy General Counsel for the Company:

 

  1.

The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with the corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as described in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus.

 

  2.

The Company is duly registered as a bank holding company and has elected to be treated as a financial holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.

 

  3.

The Company has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so as to require such qualification or is subject to no material liability or disability by reason of the failure to be so qualified in any such jurisdiction (except in any case in which the failure to so file would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).

 

  4.

Regions Bank has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a bank and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Alabama; and all of the issued shares of capital stock of Regions Bank have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, and (except for directors qualifying shares and as otherwise set forth in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus), are owned directly or indirectly by the Company free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims.

 

  5.

To the best of such counsel’s knowledge and other than as set forth in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or Regions Bank is a party or of which any property of the Company or Regions Bank is the subject which is reasonably likely to be adversely determined against the Company or any of its subsidiaries and, if determined adversely to the Company or Regions Bank, would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect on the current or future consolidated financial position, stockholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and Regions Bank, taken as a whole; and, to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened by governmental authorities.

 

  6.

The documents incorporated by reference in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the Company prior to the date of such opinion (other than the financial statements and related schedules therein, as to which such counsel may express no opinion), when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; and such counsel has no reason to believe that any of such documents, when such documents became effective or were so filed, as the case may be, contained, in the case of a registration statement

 

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  which became effective under the Act, an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or, in the case of other documents which were filed under the Act or the Exchange Act with the Commission, an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such documents were so filed, not misleading.

 

  7.

To the best of such counsel’s knowledge, there is no amendment to the Registration Statement required to be filed or of any contracts or other documents of a character required to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or required to be incorporated by reference into the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus or required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus which are not filed or incorporated by reference or described as required; to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, the statements in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus relating to legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings are accurate and fair summaries thereof and present the information required to be shown.

 

  8.

The issue and sale of the Securities, the execution, delivery, filing or performance (as applicable) by the Company of this Agreement and the Indenture, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and in the Indenture will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation pursuant to (i) the certificate of incorporation or other charter document or by-laws of the Company or Regions Bank, (ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company or Regions Bank is a party or by which the Company or Regions Bank is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or Regions Bank is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or Regions Bank of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or Regions Bank or any of its or their properties which violation or default would, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, either individually or in the aggregate with all other violations and defaults referred to in this paragraph, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

  9.

No consent, approval, authorization, filing with or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement or the Indenture, the issuance and sale by the Company of the Securities and compliance with the terms and provisions hereof and under the Indenture, the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indenture, except such as have been obtained or such as may be required under state securities or the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters.

 

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EXHIBIT B-1

Matters to be Addressed in the Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Counsel for the Company:

In connection with the several purchases today by you and the other Underwriters named in Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement, dated June 3, 2024 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between Regions Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and you, as Representatives of the several Underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.722% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 of the Company (the “Securities”), issued pursuant to the indenture dated as of August 8, 2005 (the “Original Indenture”) as supplemented by the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated June 6, 2024 (the “Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Original Indenture, the “Indenture”) between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”), we, as counsel for the Company, have examined such corporate records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of law, as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. Upon the basis of such examination, it is our opinion that:

(1) The Company has been duly incorporated and is an existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(2) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; the Securities have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered by the Company; and the Indenture and the Securities constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

(3) All regulatory consents, authorizations, approvals and filings required to be obtained or made by the Company under the Covered Laws for the execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, the Underwriting Agreement have been obtained or made.

(4) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof, will not be, an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(5) The Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

 

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The foregoing opinion is limited to the Federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we are expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction. We are expressing no opinion in paragraph (3) above, insofar as performance by the Company of its obligations under the Underwriting Agreement is concerned, as to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights. Also, for purposes of the opinion in paragraph (3) above, “Covered Laws” means the Federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (including the published rules or regulations thereunder) that in our experience normally are applicable to general business corporations and transactions such as those contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement; provided, however, that such term does not include Federal or state securities laws, antifraud laws and fraudulent transfer laws, tax laws, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, antitrust laws or any law that is applicable to the Company, the Underwriting Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby solely as part of a regulatory regime applicable to the Company or its affiliates due to its or their status, business or assets.

We have also relied as to certain matters upon information obtained from public officials, officers of the Company and other sources believed by us to be responsible, and we have assumed that the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee, that the Securities conform to the specimen thereof examined by us, that the Trustee’s certificates of authentication of the Securities have been signed by one of the Trustee’s authorized officers, and that the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, assumptions which we have not independently verified.

 

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EXHIBIT B-2

Matters to be Addressed in the Disclosure Letter of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Counsel for the Company:

This is with reference to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and offering of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.722% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Securities”) of Regions Financial Corporation (the “Company”).

The Registration Statement relating to the Securities (File No. 333-262964) was filed on Form S-3 in accordance with the procedures of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) permitting a delayed or continuous offering of securities pursuant thereto and, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment, document incorporated by reference therein or prospectus supplement that provides information relating to the terms of the securities and the manner of their distribution. The Securities have been offered by the Prospectus, dated February 24, 2022 (the “Basic Prospectus”), as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, dated June 3, 2024 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), which updates or supplements certain information contained in the Basic Prospectus. The Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, does not necessarily contain a current description of the Company’s business and affairs since, pursuant to Form S-3, it incorporates by reference certain documents filed with the Commission that contain information as of various dates.

As counsel to the Company, we reviewed the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement and the documents listed in Schedule A (those listed documents, taken together with the Basic Prospectus, being referred to herein as the “Pricing Disclosure Package”), and participated in discussions with your representatives and those of the Company and its accountants. Between the date of the Prospectus Supplement and the time of delivery of this letter, we participated in further discussions with your representatives and those of the Company and its accountants, concerning certain matters relating to the Company and reviewed certificates of certain officers of the Company, letters addressed to you from the Company’s accountants and an opinion addressed to you from the Company’s Corporate Secretary, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Governance Officer. On the basis of the information that we gained in the course of the performance of the services referred to above, considered in the light of our understanding of the applicable law (including the requirements of Form S-3 and the character of prospectus contemplated thereby) and the experience we have gained through our practice under the Securities Act, we confirm to you that, in our opinion, the Registration Statement, as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement, and the Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement, appeared on their face to be appropriately responsive, in all material respects relevant to the offering of the Securities, to the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Also, we confirm to you that the statements contained in the Prospectus Supplement under the caption “Description of Notes” insofar as they relate to provisions of the Securities and the Indenture under which the Securities are being issued, “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)”, insofar as they relate to the

 

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provisions of the Underwriting Agreement between the Company and the Underwriters therein described, and under the captions “Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences” and “Certain ERISA Considerations”, insofar as they purport to constitute a summary of matters of U.S. federal income tax law or the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and regulations or legal conclusions with respect thereto, constitute a fair and accurate summary of such provisions in all material respects.

Further, nothing that came to our attention in the course of such review has caused us to believe that, insofar as relevant to the offering of the Securities,

(a) the Registration Statement, as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or

(b) the Pricing Disclosure Package, as of 3:30 p.m. on June 3, 2024 (which you have informed us is prior to the time of the first sale of the Securities by any Underwriter) contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or

(c) the Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

We also advise you that nothing that came to our attention in the course of the procedures described in the second sentence of the preceding paragraph has caused us to believe that the Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, as of the time of delivery of this letter, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

The limitations inherent in the independent verification of factual matters and the character of determinations involved in the registration process are such, however, that we do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or the Pricing Disclosure Package, except to the extent specifically noted in the fourth sentence of the second preceding paragraph. Also, we do not express any opinion or belief as to the financial statements or other financial data derived from accounting records contained in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or the Pricing Disclosure Package, or as to management’s report of its assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting or the auditors’ report as to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, each as included in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement or the Pricing Disclosure Package, or as to the statement of the eligibility of the Trustee under the Indenture under which the Securities are being issued.

 

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This letter is furnished by us, as counsel to the Company, to you, as Representatives of the several Underwriters, solely for the benefit of the Underwriters in their capacity as such, and may not be relied upon by any other person. This letter may not be quoted, referred to or furnished to any purchaser or prospective purchaser of the Securities and may not be used in furtherance of any offer or sale of the Securities.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

THIRTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

between

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

DATED AS OF JUNE 6, 2024

Thirteenth Supplement to Indenture dated as of August 8, 2005

(Senior Debt Securities)

 

 

 


THIRTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of June 6, 2024 (this “Supplemental Indenture”), between REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have entered into an Indenture dated as of August 8, 2005 (the “Base Indenture” and, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its senior debt securities;

WHEREAS, the Base Indenture has been amended and supplemented by that certain Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2005, that certain Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 26, 2007, that certain Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 10, 2009, that certain Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 26, 2010, that certain Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 26, 2010, that certain Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2013, that certain Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 8, 2016, that certain Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2017, that certain Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 13, 2018, that certain Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 28, 2019, that certain Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2020 and that certain Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 12, 2021;

WHEREAS, Section 901(7) of the Base Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may, without the consent of any Holder, enter into a supplemental indenture to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Section 201 and 301 thereof;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the establishment of a new series of Securities pursuant to Sections 201 and 301 of the Base Indenture, the form and substance of such Securities and terms, provisions and conditions thereof to be set forth as provided in the Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Company deems it advisable to enter into this Supplemental Indenture for the purposes of establishing the terms of such Securities and providing for the rights, obligations and duties of the Trustee with respect to such Securities;

WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture has been authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company;

WHEREAS, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel and Officers’ Certificate pursuant to Sections 102 and 903 of the Base Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture and satisfy all requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid, legal and binding instrument in accordance with its terms, and to make the Notes (as defined herein), when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the valid, legal and binding obligations of the Company; and

 

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WHEREAS, all acts and things necessary have been done and performed to make this Supplemental Indenture enforceable in accordance with its terms, and the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized in all respects.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH: For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, the Company and the Trustee covenant and agree, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes, as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

CREATION OF THE NOTES

Section 1.1 Designation of Series. Pursuant to the terms hereof and Sections 201 and 301 of the Base Indenture, the Company hereby creates a series of its senior debt securities designated as the “5.722% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030” (the “Notes”), which Notes shall be deemed “Securities” for all purposes under the Indenture.

Section 1.2 Form and Denomination of Notes.

(a) The definitive form of the Notes shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto, which is incorporated herein and made part hereof. The Notes shall bear interest and have such other terms as are stated in the form of definitive Notes or in the Indenture. The Stated Maturity of the Notes shall be June 6, 2030. The Notes shall be issued in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Base Indenture, an electronic signature shall be sufficient for all purposes under the Indenture where a manual or facsimile signature would otherwise be required, and no corporate seal shall be required to be reproduced on any security.

Section 1.3 Initial Limit on Amount of Series. The Notes shall initially be limited to U.S. $750,000,000 in aggregate principal amount, and may, upon the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture or from time to time thereafter, be executed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver said Notes to or upon the delivery of a Company Order. Following the initial issuance of the Notes, the aggregate principal amount of Notes may be increased as provided in Section 1.10.

Section 1.4 Rank. The Notes are unsecured and shall rank equally among themselves and with all of the Company’s other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.

 

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Section 1.5 Redemption.

(a) The Company may not redeem the Notes at any time prior to December 4, 2024. The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on or after December 4, 2024 (or, if additional Notes are issued, beginning 181 days after the issue date of such additional Notes) and prior to June 6, 2029, at a Redemption Price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:

(i) (1) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the Redemption Date (assuming the Notes to be redeemed matured on June 6, 2029) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points, less (2) interest accrued to the Redemption Date; and

(ii) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed;

plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (in any capacity in which it may act hereunder) shall not be responsible for determining or calculating the Redemption Price.

(b) The Notes will be redeemable, in whole, but not in part, at the Company’s option on June 6, 2029 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to but excluding, the Redemption Date.

(c) On and after May 6, 2030, the Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the Company’s option at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

(d) Section 1102 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended to require that the written notice to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 1102 of the Base Indenture be delivered at least 5 days prior to the giving of the notice of redemption in Section 1104 (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), rather than at least 45 days prior to the giving of the notice of redemption in Section 1104.

(e) Section 1104 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended to require that the notice to be delivered to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed shall be given at least 10 days prior to the Redemption Date in the manner provided in Section 106 of the Base Indenture (or, if the Notes are held in book-entry form through DTC, in any such manner as may be then permitted by DTC). Any notice given to a Holder with respect to the Notes in the matter set forth in this Section 1.5(c) shall be conclusively deemed to have been received by such Holder, whether or not such Holder actually receives such notice.

 

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Section 1.6 No Repayment or Sinking Fund. The Notes will not be subject to redemption or repayment at the option of any Holder at any time prior to the Stated Maturity. No sinking fund will be provided with respect to the Notes.

Section 1.7 Notes Not Convertible or Exchangeable. The Notes will not be convertible or exchangeable for other securities or property.

Section 1.8 Issuance of Notes; Selection of Depository. The Notes shall be issued as Registered Securities in permanent global form, without coupons. The initial Depository for the Notes shall be DTC.

Section 1.9 No Additional Amounts; No Make-Whole Amounts. Except in connection with the certain optional redemption circumstances set forth in Section 1.5, no Additional Amounts or Make-Whole Amounts shall be payable with respect to the Notes.

Section 1.10 Further Issuances. The Company may, without consent of the Holders of the Notes but in compliance with the terms of the Indenture, increase the principal amount of the Notes by issuing additional Notes on the same terms and conditions as the Notes, except for any differences in the issue price and interest accrued prior to the date of issuance of the additional Notes, and with the same CUSIP number as the Notes; provided that if any additional notes are not fungible with the notes offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such additional notes will be issued under a separate CUSIP number. The Notes and any additional Notes issued by the Company will rank equally and ratably and shall be treated as a single series of Securities for all purposes under the Indenture. No additional Notes shall be issued at any time that there is an Event of Default under the Indenture with respect to the Notes that has occurred and is continuing.

Section 1.11 Remedies.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 501(4) and 502 of the Base Indenture, an Event of Default with respect to the Notes under Section 501(4) related to a breach of the covenant contained in clause (x) of the second paragraph of Section 1009 of the Base Indenture shall not permit acceleration of the Notes under Section 502.

(b) With respect to the Notes, Section 501(6) of the Base Indenture shall be replaced in its entirety with the following:

“(6) the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(A) commences a voluntary case; or

(B) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case; or

(C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property; or

(D) takes corporate action in furtherance of any such action; or”

 

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(c) Pursuant to Section 501(8) of the Base Indenture, an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall also mean either of the following events: (i) the appointment by a competent government agency having primary regulatory authority over the Principal Subsidiary Bank under any applicable federal or state banking law, Bankruptcy Law or similar law now or hereafter in effect of a receiver of the Principal Subsidiary Bank, or (ii) the entry of a decree or order in any case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state banking law, Bankruptcy Law or other similar law now or hereafter in effect appointing any receiver of the Principal Subsidiary Bank.

Section 1.12 Modifications Without Consent of Holders. Solely for the benefit of the Notes, Section 901 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended to add the following subsection (13):

(13) to the extent not otherwise inconsistent with the Indenture, to conform the terms of the Notes or the Indenture with the description set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the Notes, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate.

ARTICLE TWO

APPOINTMENT OF THE TRUSTEE FOR THE NOTES

Section 2.1 Appointment of Trustee; Acceptance by Trustee. Pursuant and subject to the Indenture, the Company hereby appoints Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as trustee to act on behalf of the Holders of the Notes. By execution, acknowledgement and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee hereby accepts appointment as trustee with respect to the Notes, and agrees to perform the duties and obligations of the Trustee with respect to the Notes upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.

Section 2.2 Rights, Powers, Duties and Obligations of the Trustee. Any rights (including the right to be indemnified), powers, duties and obligations by any provisions of the Indenture conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall, insofar as permitted by law, be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee with respect to the Notes.

Section 2.3 Rights in the Indenture Applicable to Trustee. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in its capacity as Trustee, shall be afforded all of the rights, powers, immunities and indemnities of the Trustee as set forth in Article VI of the Base Indenture as if such rights, powers, immunities and indemnities were specifically set forth herein. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (in any capacity in which it may act hereunder) shall not be responsible for determining or calculating any payments for a Floating Rate Period (as defined in Exhibit A) or in connection with a Floating Interest Payment Date (as defined in Exhibit A) and (ii) Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (in any capacity in which it may act hereunder) shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon, any determination or calculation made, and any instruction, notice, officer certificate, or other instrument or information provided, by the Company, the Company’s designee (as referenced in Exhibit A) or the Calculation Agent (as defined in Exhibit A), without independent verification, investigation or inquiry of any kind by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (in any capacity in which it may act hereunder).

 

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Section 2.4 Security Registrar; Paying Agent. The Company appoints Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Security Registrar and Paying Agent with respect to the Notes, and the Trustee hereby accepts such appointment. For the avoidance of doubt, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas shall not act as Calculation Agent (as defined in Exhibit A) or the Company’s designee (as referenced in Exhibit A).

Section 2.5 Notice to Trustee. With respect to each interest period in the Floating Rate Interest Period (as defined in Exhibit A), the Company shall notify (or shall arrange for the Calculation Agent (as defined in Exhibit A) to notify), in writing, the Trustee and Paying Agent, of the Compounded SOFR (as defined in Exhibit A) applicable to each such interest period, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event by the Business Day (as defined in Exhibit A) immediately prior to the relevant Floating Interest Payment Date (as defined in Exhibit A).

ARTICLE THREE

DEFEASANCE

Section 3.1 Defeasance Applicable to Notes. Pursuant to Section 301(19) and Section 1401 of the Base Indenture, provision is hereby made for both (i) defeasance of the Notes under Section 1402 of the Base Indenture and (ii) covenant defeasance of the Notes under Section 1403, in each case, upon the terms and conditions contained in Article Fourteen of the Base Indenture. For purposes of such defeasance or covenant defeasance, the term “Government Obligations” shall not include obligations referred to in the definition of such term in the Base Indenture that are not obligations of the United States or a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or an instrumentality thereof.

ARTICLE FOUR

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 4.1 Application of Supplemental Indenture. Each and every term and condition contained in this Supplemental Indenture that modifies, amends or supplements the terms and conditions of the Base Indenture shall apply only to the Notes created hereby and not to any future series of Securities established under the Base Indenture.

Section 4.2 Benefits of this Supplemental Indenture. Nothing contained in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties to the Indenture, any Security Registrar, any Paying Agent, any Authenticating Agent and their successors under the Indenture, and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under the Base Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture.

 

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Section 4.3 Modification of the Base Indenture. Except as expressly provided by this Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of the Base Indenture shall govern the terms and conditions of the Notes.

Section 4.4 Defined Terms.

(i) “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.

(ii) “Treasury Rate” means with respect to any Redemption Date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.

The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily) – H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities—Treasury constant maturities—Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to June 6, 2029 (the “reset date”) (the “remaining life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the remaining life, the two yields—one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the remaining life—and shall interpolate to the reset date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the remaining life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the remaining life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the Redemption Date.

If on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date H.15 TCM is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the treasury rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding such Redemption Date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the reset date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the reset date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the reset date, one with a maturity date preceding the reset date and one with a maturity date following the reset date, the Company shall select the United States

 

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Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the reset date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the reset date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the treasury rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.

(iii) All capitalized terms which are used herein and not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Base Indenture and are used herein with the same meanings as in the Base Indenture.

Section 4.5 Effective Date. This Supplemental Indenture shall be effective as of the date first above written and upon the execution and delivery hereof by each of the parties hereto.

Section 4.6 Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 4.7 Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in the Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Indenture, by the Company will bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

Section 4.8 Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings in this Supplemental Indenture are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 4.9 Separability Clause. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 4.10 Satisfaction and Discharge. The Company shall be deemed to have satisfied all of its obligations under this Supplemental Indenture upon compliance with the provisions of Section 1402 of the Indenture relating to defeasance of the Notes, to the extent set forth in Section 1401.

Section 4.11 Ratification of the Base Indenture. The Base Indenture as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Supplemental Indenture will be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

Section 4.12 Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

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Section 4.13 Trustee Disclaimer. The Trustee accepts the amendments of the Base Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture, but on the terms and conditions set forth in the Base Indenture, including the terms and provisions defining and limiting the liabilities and responsibilities of the Trustee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or with respect to (i) any of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company, (ii) the proper authorization hereof by the Company by action or otherwise, (iii) the due execution hereof by the Company or (iv) the consequences of any amendment herein provided for.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Karin Allen

  Name:   Karin Allen
  Title:   Executive Vice President,
    Assistant Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

 

Attest:  

/s/ Andrew S. Nix

  Name:   Andrew S. Nix
  Title:   Executive Vice President,
    Chief Governance Officer and Deputy General Counsel

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
  AMERICAS, as Trustee
By:  

/s/ Sebastian Hidalgo

  Name: Sebastian Hidalgo
  Title: Assistant Vice President

 


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF FACE OF 5.722% FIXED RATE / FLOATING RATE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2030

THE FOLLOWING LEGEND SHALL APPEAR ON THE FACE OF EACH GLOBAL SECURITY:

THIS NOTE IS AN UNSECURED DEBT OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY IS NOT A DEPOSIT OR SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.

THIS NOTE IS A SECURITY IN GLOBAL FORM (“GLOBAL SECURITY”) WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 203 OF THE BASE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS NOTE FOR ALL PURPOSES.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE REGISTERED FORM IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES REFERRED TO IN THE BASE INDENTURE, THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY THE DEPOSITORY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY.

 

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REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

5.722% FIXED RATE / FLOATING RATE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2030

 

No.    U.S.$

CUSIP NO. 7591EPAU4

ISIN NO. US7591EPAU41

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [•] (U.S. $[•]), as revised by the Schedule of Adjustments attached hereto, on June 6, 2030 or if such date is not a Business Day, the following Business Day (the “Maturity Date”).

During the period from, and including, June 6, 2024, to, but excluding, June 6, 2029 (the “Fixed Rate Period”), the Company promises to pay interest at the rate of 5.722% per annum. Such interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears on June 6 and December 6 of each year, beginning on December 6, 2024 and ending on June 6, 2029 (each such date, a “Fixed Interest Payment Date”).

During the period from, and including, June 6, 2029, to, but excluding, the Maturity Date (the “Floating Rate Period”), the Company promises to pay interest at a floating rate per annum equal to Compounded SOFR plus 1.49%, as determined by the Calculation Agent in the manner described below. Such interest will be payable quarterly in arrears on September 6, 2029, December 6, 2029, March 6, 2030 and at the Maturity Date (each such date, a “Floating Interest Payment Date”). Compounded SOFR for each interest period in the Floating Rate Period will be calculated by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the formula set forth below with respect to the Observation Period relating to such interest period.

For the Fixed Rate Period, interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30 day months. For the Fixed Rate Period, if any Fixed Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date of the Notes falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the related payment of interest will be made on the next day that is a Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the applicable interest payment date, and no interest shall accrue on the amount payable for the period from and after such applicable interest payment date.

For the Floating Rate Period, interest will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days in each interest period (or any other relevant period) and a 360-day year. The amount of accrued interest payable on the Notes for each interest period during the Floating Rate Period will be computed by multiplying (i) the outstanding principal amount of the Notes by (ii) the product of (a) the interest rate for the relevant interest period multiplied by (b) the quotient of the actual number of days in the applicable interest period divided by 360. The interest rate on the Notes will in no event be higher than the maximum rate permitted by New York law as the same may be modified by United States law of general application and will in no event be lower than zero. For the Floating Rate Period, if any Floating Interest Payment Date of the Notes (other than the Maturity Date) falls on a day which is not a Business Day, that Floating Interest

 

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Payment Date will be postponed and the related payment of interest on the Notes will be made on the next day which is a Business Day, except that if the next succeeding Business Day falls in the next calendar month, then such Floating Interest Payment Date will be advanced to the immediately preceding day that is a Business Day, and in each case, the related interest periods will also be adjusted for such non-Business Days.

The Calculation Agent will determine Compounded SOFR, the interest rate and accrued interest for each interest period in the Floating Rate Period in arrears as soon as reasonably practicable on or after the Interest Payment Determination Date for such interest period and prior to the relevant Floating Interest Payment Date and will notify the Company (if the Company is not the Calculation Agent) and the Trustee in writing of Compounded SOFR, such interest rate and accrued interest for each interest period in the Floating Rate Period as soon as reasonably practicable after such determination, but in any event by the Business Day immediately prior to the relevant Floating Interest Payment Date. At the request of a Holder of the Notes, the Company will provide Compounded SOFR, the interest rate and the amount of interest accrued with respect to any interest period in the Floating Rate Period, after Compounded SOFR, such interest rate and accrued interest have been determined. The Calculation Agent’s determination of any interest rate, and its calculation of interest payments for any interest period in the Floating Rate Period, will be maintained on file at the Calculation Agent’s principal offices and will be provided in writing to the trustee.

“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.

The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the record date for such interest period, which, in the case of Notes in definitive form, shall be 15 days, whether or not a Business Day, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date or, if this Note is in the form of a Global Note, the close of business on the Business Day preceding the related Interest Payment Date, except that interest payable on the Maturity Date or any Redemption Date will be paid to the Person to whom principal is paid. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such record date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such record date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

Compounded SOFR

With respect to any interest period during the Floating Rate Period, “Compounded SOFR” will be determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the following formula (and the resulting percentage will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth of a percentage point):

 

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where:

“SOFR IndexStart” means, for periods other than the initial interest period during the Floating Rate Period, the SOFR Index value on the preceding Interest Payment Determination Date, and, for the initial interest period during the Floating Rate Period, the SOFR Index value on June 6, 2029 (the date that is two U.S. Government Securities Business Days before the first day of such initial interest period);

“SOFR IndexEnd” means the SOFR Index value on the Interest Payment Determination Date relating to the applicable Floating Interest Payment Date (or in the final interest period, relating to the Maturity Date, or, in the case of the redemption of the Notes, relating to the applicable Redemption Date); and

“d” is the number of days in the relevant Observation Period.

For purposes of determining Compounded SOFR,

“Interest Payment Determination Date” means the date two U.S. Government Securities Business Days before each Floating Interest Payment Date (or, in the case of the redemption of the Notes, preceding the applicable Redemption Date).

“Observation Period” means, in respect of each interest period during the Floating Rate Period, the period from, and including, the date two U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the first date in such interest period to, but excluding, the date two U.S. Government Securities Business Days preceding the Floating Interest Payment Date for such interest period (or in the final interest period during the Floating Rate Period, preceding the Maturity Date or, in the case of the redemption of the Notes, preceding the applicable Redemption Date).

“SOFR Index” means, with respect to any U.S. Government Securities Business Day:

1. the SOFR Index value as published by the SOFR Administrator as such index appears on the SOFR Administrator’s Website at 3:00 p.m. (New York time) on such U.S. Government Securities Business Day (the “SOFR Index Determination Time”); or

2. if a SOFR Index value does not so appear as specified in (1) above at the SOFR Index Determination Time, then: (i) if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have not occurred with respect to SOFR, Compounded SOFR shall be the rate determined pursuant to the “SOFR Index unavailable provisions” described below; or (ii) if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to SOFR, Compounded SOFR shall be the rate determined pursuant to the “Effect of Benchmark Transition Event” provisions described below.

 

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“SOFR” means the daily secured overnight financing rate as provided by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website.

“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “FRBNY”) (or a successor administrator of SOFR).

“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the FRBNY, currently at http://apps.newyorkfed.org/markets/autorates/sofr-avg-ind, or any successor source.

“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association or any successor organization recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in U.S. government securities.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, if the Company or its designee determines on or prior to the relevant Reference Time that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to determining SOFR, then the benchmark replacement provisions set forth below will thereafter apply to all determinations of the rate of interest payable on the Notes.

For the avoidance of doubt, in accordance with the benchmark replacement provisions, after a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred, the Company promises to pay an annual interest rate for each interest period during the Floating Rate Period equal to the sum of the Benchmark Replacement plus 1.49% for the Notes.

SOFR Index Unavailable Provisions

If a SOFR IndexStart or SOFR IndexEnd is not published on the associated Interest Payment Determination Date and a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have not occurred with respect to SOFR, “Compounded SOFR” means, for the applicable interest period in the Floating Rate Period for which such index is not available, the rate of return on a daily compounded interest investment calculated in accordance with the formula for SOFR Averages, and definitions required for such formula, published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website at https://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/reference-rates/additional-information-about-reference-rates, or any successor source. For the purposes of this provision, references in the SOFR Averages compounding formula and related definitions to “calculation period” shall be replaced with “Observation Period” and the words “that is, 30-, 90-, or 180- calendar days” shall be removed. If SOFR (“SOFRi”) does not so appear for any day, “i” in the Observation Period, SOFRi for such day “i” shall be SOFR published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which SOFR was published on the SOFR Administrator’s Website.

 

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Effect of Benchmark Transition Event

1. Benchmark Replacement. If the Company or its designee determines that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred on or prior to the Reference Time in respect of any determination of the Benchmark on any date, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes relating to the Notes in respect of such determination on such date and all determinations on all subsequent dates.

2. Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Company or its designee will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time.

3. Decisions and Determinations. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Company or its designee pursuant to the benchmark replacement provisions described herein, including any determination with respect to tenor, rate or adjustment, or the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection:

• will be conclusive and binding on the beneficial owners and Holders of the Notes and the Trustee absent manifest error;

• if made by the Company as Calculation Agent, will be made in the Company’s sole discretion;

• if made by a Calculation Agent other than the Company or its designee (which may be the Company’s affiliate), will be made after consultation with the Company, and such Calculation Agent or designee (which may be the Company’s affiliate) will not make any such determination, decision or election to which the Company reasonably object; and

• notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, shall become effective without consent from the Holders of the Notes, the Trustee or any other party.

Any determination, decision or election pursuant to the benchmark replacement provisions shall be made by the Company or its designee (which may be the Company’s affiliate) on the basis as described above, and in no event shall the Calculation Agent be responsible for making any such determination, decision or election.

Under no circumstances will the Trustee (in any capacity in which it may act, including, without limitation, if relevant, as Calculation Agent) be responsible for selecting or determining any Benchmark Replacement if the Benchmark will no longer be available following a Benchmark Transaction Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date. In the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Company will select the Benchmark Replacement prior to the Benchmark Replacement Date and in consultation with the Calculation Agent, ensuring that the Calculation Agent will be able to meet its obligations and requirements under the Indenture with respect to the Benchmark Replacement. No such replacement (including any conforming changes to the Indenture) shall affect the Trustee’s or the Calculation Agent’s own rights, duties or immunities under the indenture or otherwise.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee (in any capacity in which it may act, including, without limitation, if relevant, as Calculation Agent) shall be under no obligation (i) to monitor, determine or verify the unavailability or cessation of any index or interest rate, Compounded SOFR or SOFR Index or SOFR, (ii) to select, determine or designate any successor or replacement index, or whether the conditions to the designation of such an index or rate for the Notes have been satisfied, or (iii) to determine whether or what changes are necessary or advisable, if any, in connection with any of the foregoing.

The Trustee (in any capacity in which it may act, including, without limitation, if relevant, as Calculation Agent) shall not be liable for any inability, failure or delay on the part of the Trustee (or Calculation Agent) in performing any of its duties set forth in the Indenture as a result of the unavailability of SOFR or any index and designation of a replacement rate or replacement index, including as a result of any inability, delay, error or inaccuracy on the part of the Company or the part of its designee in providing any direction, instruction, notice, or information required or contemplated by the terms of the Indenture and reasonably required for the performance of such duties. The Trustee (in any capacity in which it may act, including, without limitation, if relevant, as Calculation Agent) shall not have any duty to succeed to, assume or otherwise perform any of the Company’s duties or the duties of its designee in the event of a default, breach or failure of performance on the Company’s part or the part of the Company’s designee, as applicable. The Trustee (in any capacity in which it may act, including, without limitation, if relevant, as Calculation Agent (unless specifically agreed otherwise in writing in its capacity as Calculation Agent)) will not be responsible for (i) determining the SOFR, SOFR rate, any rate related to, or based on, SOFR or any other rate or any successor or replacement rate or any changes related to SOFR in connection with any of the foregoing, (ii) monitoring, determining or verifying the unavailability or cessation of SOFR, the SOFR rate, any rate related to, or based on, SOFR and shall not have any liability for the failure of any party to set such rate or provide notice related thereto.

“Benchmark” means, initially, Compounded SOFR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to Compounded SOFR (or the published SOFR Index used in the calculation thereof) or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement.

“Benchmark Replacement” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Company or its designee as of the Benchmark Replacement Date; provided that if the Benchmark Replacement cannot be determined in accordance with clause (1) below as of the Benchmark Replacement Date and the Company or its designee shall have determined that the ISDA Fallback Rate determined in accordance with clause (2) below is not an industry-accepted rate of interest as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar-denominated floating rate notes at such time, then clause (2) below shall be disregarded, and the Benchmark Replacement shall be determined in accordance with clause (3) below:

1. the sum of: (a) an alternate rate of interest that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

 

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2. the sum of: (a) the ISDA Fallback Rate and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; or

3. the sum of: (a) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected by the Company or its designee as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark giving due consideration to any industry-accepted rate of interest as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar-denominated floating rate notes at such time and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Company or its designee as of the Benchmark Replacement Date:

1. the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement;

2. if the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is equivalent to the ISDA Fallback Rate, the ISDA Fallback Adjustment; or

3. the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Company or its designee giving due consideration to any industry-accepted spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the then-current Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar denominated floating rate notes at such time.

“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definitions or interpretations of interest period, the timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, the rounding of amounts or tenors, and other administrative matters) that the Company or its designee decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption of such Benchmark Replacement in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Company or its designee decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Company or its designee determines that no market practice for use of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner as the Company or its designee determines is reasonably practicable).

“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark (including any daily published component used in the calculation thereof):

1. in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of the Benchmark permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the Benchmark (or such component); or

2. in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination.

“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark (including the daily published component used in the calculation thereof):

1. a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the Benchmark (or such component) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the Benchmark (or such component), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Benchmark (or such component);

2. a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Benchmark (or such component), the central bank for the currency of the Benchmark (or such component), an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of the Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide the Benchmark (or such component) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Benchmark (or such component); or

3. a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Benchmark announcing that the Benchmark is no longer representative.

“Calculation Agent” means the firm appointed by the Company prior to the commencement of the Floating Rate Period. The Company or an affiliate of the Company may assume the duties of the Calculation Agent.

“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by ISDA, or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time.

“ISDA Fallback Adjustment” means the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that would apply for derivatives transactions referencing the ISDA Definitions to be determined upon the occurrence of an index cessation event with respect to the Benchmark for the applicable tenor.

 

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“ISDA Fallback Rate” means the rate that would apply for derivatives transactions referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon the occurrence of an index cessation date with respect to the Benchmark for the applicable tenor excluding the applicable ISDA Fallback Adjustment.

“Reference Time” with respect to any determination of the Benchmark means (1) if the Benchmark is Compounded SOFR, the SOFR Index Determination Time, as such time is defined above, and (2) if the Benchmark is not Compounded SOFR, the time determined by the Company or its designee in accordance with the Benchmark

“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and/or the FRBNY, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and/or the FRBNY or any successor thereto.

“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

Payments of principal shall be made upon the surrender of this Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, or at such other office or agency of the Company as may be designated by the Company for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or in the City of Birmingham, Alabama, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, by Dollar check drawn on, or transfer to, a Dollar account. Payments of interest on this Note may be made by Dollar check, drawn on a Dollar account, mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, or, upon written application by the Holder to the Security Registrar setting forth wire instructions not later than the relevant Record Date, by transfer to a Dollar account.

Except as specifically provided herein and in the Indenture, the Company shall not be required to make any payment with respect to any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by any government or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof or an Authenticating Agent by the signature of one of their respective authorized signatories, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed and delivered.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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      REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
    By:  

 

      Name:   David J. Turner, Jr.
      Title:   Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Attest:  

 

  Name:   Andrew S. Nix
  Title:   Executive Vice President,
    Chief Governance Officer and Deputy General Counsel

Dated: June  , 2024

(Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication)

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

     

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
AMERICAS, as Trustee

Dated: June , 2024     By:  

   

       Authorized Signatory

 

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REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of senior debt securities of the Company designated as its “5.722% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030” (the “Notes”), initially limited in aggregate principal amount to U.S. $750,000,000 issued and to be issued under an Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2005 (herein called the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee (the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Base Indenture), as amended and supplemented by the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2024 between the Company and the Trustee (the “Supplemental Indenture”; the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of any authorized denominations as requested by the Holder surrendering the same upon surrender of the Note or Notes to be exchanged, at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. The Trustee upon such surrender by the Holder will issue the new Notes in the requested denominations.

No sinking fund is provided with respect to the Notes.

On and after December 4, 2024 (181 days after the issue date) (or, if additional Notes are issued, beginning 181 days after the issue date of such additional Notes) and prior to June 6, 2029, the Company may redeem the Notes at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:

(1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the Redemption Date (assuming the Notes to be redeemed matured on June 6, 2029) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (as such term is defined in the Supplemental Indenture) plus 20 basis points, less (2) interest accrued to the Redemption Date; and

(2) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed;

plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

The Securities will be redeemable at the Company’s option, in whole, but not in part, on June 6, 2029 at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to but excluding, the Redemption Date.

On and after May 6, 2030, the Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at the Company’s option at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. If the Redemption Price in respect of the Notes is not paid on the Redemption Date, interest on the outstanding principal amount of the Notes will continue to accrue until the Redemption Price is actually paid or set aside for payment. The Notes will not be subject to redemption or repayment at the option of any Holder at any time prior to the Maturity Date.

 

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The Notes are unsecured and rank equally among themselves and with all of the Company’s other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.

The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

The Company may, without consent of the Holders of the Notes, increase the principal amount of the Notes by issuing additional securities in the future on the same terms and conditions as the Notes, except for any difference in the issue price and interest accrued prior to the date of issuance of the additional securities, and with the same CUSIP number as the Notes. The Notes and any additional Notes issued by the Company would rank equally and ratably and would be treated as a single series for all purposes under the Indenture.

If the Maturity Date or a Redemption Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, any payment in relation to such date will be postponed to the next day that is a Business Day, and no interest shall accrue on the amount payable for the period from and after such Maturity Date or Redemption Date.

If an Event of Default with respect to this series (other than an Event of Default under Section 501(4) of the Base Indenture relating to a breach of the covenant contained in clause (x) of the second paragraph of Section 1009 of the Base Indenture) shall occur and be continuing, the principal of all the Notes, together with accrued interest to the date of declaration, may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note or such other Note.

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Note shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes shall have made written request

 

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to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by any Holder of this Note for the enforcement of any payment of principal of or interest on this Note or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the times, places and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

The Notes will be subject to defeasance and covenant defeasance pursuant to Sections 1402 and 1403 of the Base Indenture.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable on the Security Register upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or at such other office or agency of the Company as may be designated by it for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or the City of Birmingham, Alabama (which shall initially be an office or agency of the Trustee), or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees by the Security Registrar. No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to recover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentation of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered, as the owner thereof for all purposes, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

No recourse for the payment of the principal of or interest on this Note and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto or in any Note, or because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, employee, agent, officer or director or subsidiary, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor corporation, either directly or through the Company or any successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as part of consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released.

 

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THE INDENTURE AND THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

All capitalized terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint

 

 

as agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.

 

  Your Signature
Date:              

 

  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note)
* Signature guaranteed by:  
By:                 

 

*

The signature must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized signature guaranty programs: (i) the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MSP); (iii) the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guaranty program acceptable to the Trustee.

 

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Schedule A

SCHEDULE OF ADJUSTMENTS

Initial Principal Amount: U.S. $

 

Date

adjustment

made

  

Principal

amount

increase

  

Principal

amount

decrease

  

Principal
amount
following
adjustment

  

Notation made
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A-17

Exhibit 5.1

[Letterhead of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP]

June 6, 2024

Regions Financial Corporation,

1900 Fifth Avenue North,

Birmingham, Alabama 35203.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) of $750,000,000 principal amount of 5.722% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Securities”) of Regions Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), we, as your counsel, have examined such corporate records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of law, as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.

Upon the basis of such examination, we advise you that, in our opinion, the Securities constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

In rendering the foregoing opinion, we are expressing no opinion as to Federal or state laws relating to fraudulent transfers and we are not passing upon, and assume no responsibility for, any disclosure in any registration statement or any related prospectus or other offering material relating to the offer and sale of the Securities.

The foregoing opinion is limited to the Federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we are expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

We have relied as to certain factual matters on information obtained from public officials, officers of the Company and other sources believed by us to be responsible, and we have assumed that the Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture under which the Securities were issued have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee thereunder, an assumption which we have not independently verified.


Regions Financial Corporation       -2-

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement relating to the Securities and to the references to us under the heading “Validity of the Notes” in the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Securities, dated June 3, 2024. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Exhibit 8.1

[Letterhead of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP]

June 6, 2024

Regions Financial Corporation,

1900 Fifth Avenue North,

Birmingham, Alabama 35203.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

As tax counsel to Regions Financial Corporation in connection with the issuance of $750,000,000 principal amount of 5.722% Fixed Rate / Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”), as described in the prospectus supplement, dated June 3, 2024 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), to the prospectus dated February 24, 2022, we hereby confirm to you that, subject to the qualifications, limitations and assumptions set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, we are of the opinion that the material federal tax consequences to the holders of the Notes are as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement under the caption “Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences”.

Our opinion set forth above is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, administrative pronouncements and judicial precedents, all as of the date hereof. The foregoing authorities may be repealed, revoked or modified, and any such change may have retroactive effect.

We express no opinion with respect to the transactions referred to herein or in the Prospectus Supplement other than as expressly set forth herein, nor do we express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the federal tax law of the United States. Moreover, we note that our opinion is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service or courts, either of which could take a contrary position.


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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement under which the Notes have been offered and sold. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
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Document and Entity Information
Jun. 06, 2024
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]  
Entity Registrant Name REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP
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Entity Central Index Key 0001281761
Document Type 8-K
Document Period End Date Jun. 06, 2024
Entity Incorporation State Country Code DE
Entity File Number 001-34034
Entity Tax Identification Number 63-0589368
Entity Address, Address Line One 1900 Fifth Avenue North
Entity Address, City or Town Birmingham
Entity Address, State or Province AL
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 35203
City Area Code (800)
Local Phone Number 734-4667
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Soliciting Material false
Pre Commencement Tender Offer false
Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer false
Entity Emerging Growth Company false
Common Stock [Member]  
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]  
Security 12b Title Common Stock, $.01 par value
Trading Symbol RF
Security Exchange Name NYSE
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]  
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]  
Security 12b Title 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
Trading Symbol RF PRB
Security Exchange Name NYSE
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]  
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]  
Security 12b Title 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
Trading Symbol RF PRC
Security Exchange Name NYSE
Series E Preferred Stock [Member]  
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]  
Security 12b Title Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of 4.45% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E
Trading Symbol RF PRE
Security Exchange Name NYSE

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