0000931763-01-501695.txt : 20011008 0000931763-01-501695.hdr.sgml : 20011008 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000931763-01-501695 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010919 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20010919 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMSOUTH BANCORPORATION CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000003133 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 630591257 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07476 FILM NUMBER: 1740594 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1900 FIFTH AVENUE NORTH STREET 2: AMSOUTH SONAT TOWER CITY: BIRMINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35203 BUSINESS PHONE: 2053207151 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1900 FIFTH AVENUE STREET 2: AMSOUTH SONAT TOWER CITY: BRIMINGHAM STATE: AL ZIP: 35203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALABAMA BANCORPORATION DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19810527 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST BIRMINGHAM CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19741107 8-K 1 d8k.txt FORM 8-K 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): September 19, 2001 AMSOUTH BANCORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-7476 63-0591257 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) AMSOUTH-SONAT TOWER 1900 FIFTH AVENUE NORTH BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35203 (Address, including zip code, of principal executive office) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (205) 320-7151 Not applicable (Registrant's former address of principal executive office) Item 5. Other Events. ------------- AmSouth Bancorporation ("AmSouth") is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to report the following: On September 19, 2001, AmSouth issued a press release announcing the approval of the Board of Directors for the repurchase of up to twenty-five million shares of AmSouth Common Stock over the next two years. A copy of the press release is attached hereto. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. ---------------------------------- The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K: Exhibit No. Exhibit ---------- ------- 99 Press Release of September 19, 2001 SIGNATURE 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. AMSOUTH BANCORPORATION By: /s/ Carl L. Gorday ----------------------- Name: Carl L. Gorday Title: Assistant Secretary Date: September 19, 2001 EX-99 3 dex99.txt PRESS RELEASE EXHIBIT 99 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: News media: Rick Swagler (205) 801-0105 Investment community: List Underwood (205) 801-0265 Internet address: www.amsouth.com AmSouth announces plan to repurchase 25 million shares BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 19, 2001 -- AmSouth Bank announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 25 million shares of the company's outstanding common stock. C. Dowd Ritter, AmSouth's chairman, president and chief executive officer, said, "AmSouth's strong capital position allows us to take this action, which clearly reflects our confidence in the future of our company, our financial system and the American economy as a whole." This authorization, which expires in September 2003, represents nearly 7 percent of the company's outstanding shares. The common shares may be repurchased in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The reacquired common shares will be held as treasury shares and may be reissued for various corporate purposes, including employee benefit programs. As of June 30, 2001, there were 368 million shares outstanding. The company has been repurchasing shares based on a 35 million share authorization announced in April 2000. There are currently fewer than 500,000 shares remaining under that authorization. About AmSouth AmSouth is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Birmingham with $38.4 billion in assets, 600 branch banking offices and more than 1,200 ATMs. AmSouth operates in Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Georgia. AmSouth is a leader among regional banks in the Southeast in several key business segments, including consumer and commercial banking, small business banking, mortgage lending, equipment leasing, annuity and mutual fund sales, and trust and investment management services. AmSouth also offers a complete line of banking products and services at its web site, www.amsouth.com. ---------------