UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 2013

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

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 30, 2013, Regions Financial Corporation (“Regions”) announced that it will redeem all issued and outstanding 6.625% trust preferred securities issued by Regions Financing Trust II, totaling approximately $498 million in aggregate liquidation amount. A copy of the press release announcing this event is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

99.1            Press Release dated April 30, 2013

SIGNATURES

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

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Fournier J. Gale, III
Name:	Fournier J. Gale, III
Title:	Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Date: April 30, 2013