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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports
Under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File Number 0-6159
Regions Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
417 North 20th Street
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
(205) 326-7100
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant's principal executive offices)
Participation interests in Regions Financial
Corporation Directors' Stock Investment Plan
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
Common Stock, par value $.625
(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports
under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ] Rule 15d-6 [X]
Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [X]
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or
notice date:
None, following amendment of the Plan effective after December 31, 1997, to
eliminate all features of the Plan which gave participation interests in the
Plan the status of a separate security.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Regions Financial Corporation has caused this certification/notice to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
DATE: January 30, 1998 BY: /s/ Robert P. Houston
Executive Vice President and Comptroller,
Regions Financial Corporation
Instruction: This form is required by Rules 12g-4, 12h-3 and 15d-6 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1934. The
registrant shall file with the Commission three copies of Form 15, one of
which shall be manually signed. It may be signed by an officer of the
registrant, by counsel or by any other duly authorized person. The name and
title of the person signing the form shall be typed or printed under the
signature.
