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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):
October 17, 2000
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)
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Item 5. Other Events.
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AmSouth Bancorporation ("AmSouth") is filing this Current Report on Form
8-K to report its preliminary results of operations for the third quarter of
2000 including the text of a presentation regarding the results. Attached hereto
and incorporated herein as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, are (i) a press
release issued on October 17, 2000 announcing the preliminary results and (ii)
the text of a presentation concerning those results.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form
8-K:
Exhibit No. Exhibit
99.1 Press Release of October 17, 2000
99.2 Presentation of October 17, 2000
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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
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Name: Carl L. Gorday
Title: Assistant Secretary
Date: October 17, 2000
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