0000109380-11-000419.txt : 20111108 0000109380-11-000419.hdr.sgml : 20111108 20111108170537 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000109380-11-000419 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111107 ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20111108 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111108 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ZIONS BANCORPORATION /UT/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000109380 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 870227400 STATE OF INCORPORATION: UT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12307 FILM NUMBER: 111188603 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SOUTH MAIN STREET STREET 2: 15TH FLOOR CITY: SALT LAKE CITY STATE: UT ZIP: 84111 BUSINESS PHONE: 8015244787 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SOUTH MAIN STREET STREET 2: 15TH FLOOR CITY: SALT LAKE CITY STATE: UT ZIP: 84111 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ZIONS UTAH BANCORPORATION DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870615 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL INVESTMENT CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19660921 8-K 1 form8k_.htm FORM 8-K form8k_.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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) November 8, 2011
ZIONS BANCORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

UTAH
  
001-12307
  
87-0227400
(State of Incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

ONE SOUTH MAIN, 15th FLOOR,
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
  
84111
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 801-524-4787

N/A
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Effective as of November 8, 2011, the Company amended and restated Section 5.03 of its Bylaws to allow an officer of the Company to be removed by the officer’s superviory officer, as set forth in the exhibit to this Current Report, which is in corporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01               Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 
Exhibit 3(ii)
Section 5.03 of the Company’s Bylaws, as amended and restated.

 
 
  Company Name  
       
Date: November 8, 2011   
By:
/s/ Thomas E. Laursen  
    Name : Thomas E. Laursen  
    Title: Executive Vice President / General Counsel  
       









EX-3.II 2 exhibit_31-1.htm SECTION 5.03 OF ZIONS BANCORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS exhibit_31-1.htm


SECTION 5.03 OF
ZIONS BANCORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS


Section 5.03  Removal and Resignation of Officers.  Any officer or agent of the Corporation may be removed or replaced by the Board of Directors, or by the supervising officer to whom the officer reports, at any time with or without cause as permitted by Section 16-10a-832 of the Act.  If the employment of an officer who is also an employee of the Corporation is terminated for any reason, then, unless provided for differently in writing at or prior to the time of termination, the supervising officer to whom the terminated employee reports shall be deemed to remove such officer from all such offices held by such officer, effective as of the officer’s termination date, automatically and without further action by the supervising officer.  The appointment of a replacement officer shall constitute the removal of the person previously holding such office.  An officer may resign at any time by giving written notice of the resignation to the Corporation.  Resignations shall become effective as provided in Section 16-10a-832 of the Act.  An officer’s resignation or removal does not affect the contract rights of the parties, if any (See Section 16-10a-833 of the Act).