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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 23, 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 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on
Form 8-K:
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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99.1 Presentation of October 23, 2000
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
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AmSouth Bancorporation ("AmSouth") is furnishing this Current Report
on Form 8-K with respect to a presentation being made by management of AmSouth
on October 23, 2000 at a conference sponsored by UBS Warburg. Attached hereto
and incorporated herein as Exhibit 99.1 is the text of that presentation. This
presentation contains certain forward-looking statements (as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) based on current management
expectations. AmSouth's actual results could differ materially from those
management expectations. Factors that could cause future results to vary from
current management expectations include, but are not limited to, the integration
of the former First American franchise, general economic conditions, changes in
interest rates, deposit flows, the cost of funds, cost of federal deposit
insurance premiums, demand for loan products, demand for financial services,
competition, changes in the quality or composition of AmSouth's loan and
investment portfolios, changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines
and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technical factors
affecting AmSouth's operations, products, services and prices. Other factors may
be specified in the comments that include the forward looking statements.
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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 23, 2000
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