SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DENT GERALD J (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 1134 (Street) SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ZIONS BANCORPORATION /UT/ [ ZION ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Exec. Vice President
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/04/2006
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/04/2006		M		8,000	A	$82.7689	11,107	D
Common Stock	08/04/2006		S		7,059	D	$82.7689	4,048	D
Common Stock	07/31/2006		G	V	460	D	(1)	74,226	I	By C&G Dent Family Loving Trst
Common Stock								14,707.843	I	By Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Common Stock								38,518.63	I	By 401(k) Plan
Common Stock								3,680	I	By IRA

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	$41.625	08/04/2006		M			5,000	03/31/2001(2)	03/30/2007	Common Stock	5,000	$0(2)	130,033	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$43.875	08/04/2006		M			3,000	07/28/2001(2)	07/27/2007	Common Stock	3,000	$0(2)	127,033	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Bona fide gift

2. Options granted under the Zions Bancorporation Key Employeee Incentive Stock Option Plan. Options vest 33% per year for 3 years.

	Clark Hinckley as Attorney In Fact for Gerald Dent	08/08/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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