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
X	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RITTER C DOWD (Last) (First) (Middle) 1900 5TH AVENUE NORTH (Street) BIRMINGHAM AL 35203 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMSOUTH BANCORPORATION [ ASO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman, President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/04/2006
	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	10/25/2006		G	V	19,300(1)	D	(2)	305,987	D
Common Stock	11/04/2006		D		305,987	D	(2)	0.0000	D
Common Stock	11/04/2006		D		105,295.7913	D	(2)	0.0000	I	By 401(k)
Common Stock	11/04/2006		D		300,000	D	(2)	0.0000	I	By GRAT
Common Stock	11/04/2006		D		19,333	D	(2)	0.0000	I	By Spouse(3)

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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$24.6875	11/04/2006		D			400,000	10/05/2000	10/04/2009	Common Stock	400,000	(4)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$16.0625	11/04/2006		D			189,675	02/12/2001	02/11/2010	Common Stock	189,675	(4)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$17.02	11/04/2006		D			619,125	01/31/2002	01/30/2011	Common Stock	619,125	(4)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$20.26	11/04/2006		D			641,710	01/30/2003	01/29/2012	Common Stock	641,710	(4)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$20.49	11/04/2006		D			597,121	02/10/2004	02/09/2013	Common Stock	597,121	(4)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$24.36	11/04/2006		D			582,400	02/05/2005	02/05/2014	Common Stock	582,400	(4)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$25.53	11/04/2006		D			530,800	02/08/2006	02/07/2015	Common Stock	530,800	(4)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27.48	11/04/2006		D			371,300	04/02/2007	04/02/2016	Common Stock	371,300	(4)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reporting person gifted 8,500 shares on April 26, 2006, 800 shares on October 12, 2006 and 10,000 on October 26, 2006.

2. Shares disposed of pursuant to merger between AmSouth Bancorporation and Region Financial Corporation pursuant to which each share of AmSouth common stock was exchanged for 0.7974 shares of Regions common stock having a market value of $29.82 per share on the effective date of the merger.

3. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

4. In the merger of AmSouth and Regions, each outstanding option to purchase AmSouth common stock was converted to an option to purchase Regions stock on substantially the same terms, except that the number of options was adjusted by multiplying the number of AmSouth options by 0.7974, the grant price was adjusted by dividing the AmSouth grant price by 0.7974, and the options became immediately exercisable at the effective time of the merger and will remain exercisable until the expiration date of the option.

Remarks:

	By: Michelle Bridges - Attorney in Fact	11/06/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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