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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):
July 18, 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 second quarter
of 2000. On July 18, 2000, AmSouth issued a press release describing its results
of operations for the second quarter of 2000. The press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated as part of this Current Report on Form
8-K. This press release contains forward-looking statements. Those statements
are based on management's current expectations or beliefs and are subject to a
number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. For a
discussion of certain factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer
to AmSouth's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly
in AmSouth's Annual Report on Form 10-k for the year ended December 31, 1999.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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The following exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form
8-K:
Exhibit No. Exhibit
99 Press Release of July 18, 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: July 25, 2000
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