REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP (Form: 8-A12B, Received: 11/01/2012 06:04:57)

Section 7.12

Force Majeure.

Section 7.13

Further Assurances.

Section 7.14

Confidentiality.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		63-0589368
(State of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification no.)


1900 Fifth Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35203		35203
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class to be so registered

Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered

Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/40th Interest in a

Share of 6.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock,

Series A

New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

If this form relates to the registration of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. x

If this form relates to the registration of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. ¨

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-165056

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1.

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The securities to be registered hereby are depositary shares of Regions Financial Corporation (the “Company”), each depositary share representing a 1/40th interest in a share of the Company’s 6.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, par value $1 per share and liquidation preference $1,000 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The descriptions set forth under the sections “Description of the Series A Preferred Stock” and “Description of Depositary Shares” in the prospectus supplement dated October 25, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on October 26, 2012 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to the prospectus included in the Company’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-165056), as filed with the Commission on February 24, 2010 are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.

Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as a part of this Registration Statement:


Exhibit No.		Description

3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on August 6, 2012)

3.2		Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 14, 2010)

3.3		Certificate of Designations of 6.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A

4.1		Form of Deposit Agreement, among the Company, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Depositary, Computershare Inc. and the Holders from time to time of the Depositary Receipts described therein

4.2		Form of Depositary Receipt (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1 hereto)

4.3		Form of Stock Certificate representing the Preferred Stock

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date: October 31, 2012


Regions Financial Corporation

By:		/s/ Fournier J. Gale, III
		Name: Fournier J. Gale, III Title: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description

3.1		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on August 6, 2012)

3.2		Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 14, 2010)

3.3		Certificate of Designations of 6.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A

4.1		Form of Deposit Agreement, among the Company, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Depositary, Computershare Inc. and the Holders from time to time of the Depositary Receipts described therein

4.2		Form of Depositary Receipt (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1 hereto)

4.3		Form of Stock Certificate representing the Preferred Stock

Exhibit 3.3

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS

6.375% NON-CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Regions Financial Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ Corporation ”), in accordance with the provisions of Sections 103, 141 and 151 thereof, does hereby certify that:

The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”), in accordance with the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Restated Bylaws of the Corporation and applicable law, at a meeting duly convened and held on January 21, 2010, authorized the formation of a Pricing Committee of the Board (the “ Pricing Committee ”) and the issuance and sale by the Corporation of shares of its Preferred Stock upon such terms as may be fixed by the Pricing Committee. Pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Pricing Committee in accordance with Section 141(c) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the resolutions of the Board, the Pricing Committee adopted the following resolution on October 25, 2012 creating a series of 550,000 shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation designated as “6.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A”.

RESOLVED , that pursuant to the authority vested in the Pricing Committee in accordance with the resolutions of the Board, dated January 21, 2010, the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, and applicable law, a series of Preferred Stock, par value $1 per share, of the Corporation be and hereby is created, and that the designation and number of shares of such series, and the voting and other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series, are as follows:

Section 1. Designation and Number of Shares . There is hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation a series of Preferred Stock designated as the “6.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A” (hereinafter called “ Series A Preferred Stock ”) initially consisting of 550,000 shares. The number of shares constituting the Series A Preferred Stock may be increased from time to time by resolution of the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board), without the vote or consent of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with law up to the maximum number of shares of Preferred Stock authorized to be issued under the Certificate of Incorporation, less all shares at the time authorized of any other series of Preferred Stock. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be dated the date of issue. Shares of outstanding Series A Preferred Stock that are redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation shall, after such redemption, purchase or acquisition, be cancelled and shall revert to authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock undesignated as to series until such shares are once more designated as part of a particular series by the Board.

Section 2. Definitions . As used herein with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock:

(a) “ Appropriate Federal Banking Agency ” means the “appropriate Federal banking agency” with respect to the Corporation as defined in Section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. § 1813(q)), or any successor provision.

(b) “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

(c) “ Business Day ” means any weekday that is not a legal holiday in New York, New York and is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.

(d) “ Bylaws ” means the Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, as may be amended from time to time.

(e) “ Certificate of Designations ” means this Certificate of Designations relating to the Series A Preferred Stock, as it may be amended from time to time.

(f) “ Certificate of Incorporation ” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as may be amended from time to time, including this Certificate of Designations.

(g) “ Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.

(h) “ Corporation ” means Regions Financial Corporation.

(i) “ Dividend Parity Stock ” means any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation now or hereafter authorized, issued or outstanding that, by its terms, expressly provides that it ranks pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends (regardless whether such capital stock bears dividends on a non-cumulative or cumulative basis).

(j) “ Dividend Payment Date ” means March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing December 15, 2012; provided , however , that if any such date falls on a day other than a Business Day, then such date shall nevertheless be a Dividend Payment Date but dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock, when, as and if declared, shall be paid on the next succeeding Business Day (without adjustment in the amount of the dividend per share of Series A Preferred Stock).

(k) “ Dividend Period ” means the period from and including a Dividend Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date, except that the initial Dividend Period shall commence on and include the Original Issue Date.

(l) “ Dividend Record Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

(m) “ DTC ” means The Depository Trust Company, together with its successors and assigns.

(n) “ Junior Stock ” means (1) the Common Stock and (2) any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation now or hereafter authorized, issued or outstanding that, by its terms, does not expressly provide that it ranks pari passu with or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to (i) payment of dividends and (ii) distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation.

(o) “ Liquidation Junior Stock ” means any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation now or hereafter authorized, issued or outstanding that, by its terms, does not expressly provide that it ranks pari passu with or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation.

(p) “ Liquidation Parity Stock ” means any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation now or hereafter authorized, issued or outstanding that, by its terms, expressly provides that it ranks pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock as to distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation.

(q) “ Liquidation Preference ” means, with respect to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation, the amount otherwise payable upon such class or series of capital stock in connection with any distribution upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation (assuming no limitation on the assets of the Corporation available for such distribution), including an amount equal to any declared but unpaid dividends (and in the case of any holder of capital stock on which dividends accrue on a cumulative basis, an amount equal to any unpaid, accrued, cumulative dividends, whether or not declared, as applicable).

(r) “ Non-Payment Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(1).

(s) “ Original Issue Date ” means the first date on which any share of Series A Preferred Stock is issued and outstanding.

(t) “ Preferred Stock ” means any and all series of Preferred Stock, par value $1 per share, of the Corporation, including the Series A Preferred Stock.

(u) “ Preferred Stock Directors ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(1).

(v) “ Redemption Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

(w) “ Redemption Depository ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).

(x) “ Redemption Price ” means an amount equal to the Series A Liquidation Amount plus (except as provided herein) the per share amount of any declared and unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock prior to the Redemption Date (but with no amount in respect of any dividends that have not been declared prior to the Redemption Date).

(y) “ Regulatory Capital Treatment Event ” means the good faith determination by the Corporation that, as a result of (1) any amendment to, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the laws or regulations of the United States or any political subdivision of or in the United States that is enacted or becomes effective (or will become effective) after the initial issuance of any share of the Series A Preferred Stock, (2) any proposed change in those

laws or regulations that is announced or becomes effective (or will become effective) after the initial issuance of any share of the Series A Preferred Stock, or (3) any official administrative decision or judicial decision or administrative action or other official pronouncement interpreting or applying those laws or regulations that is announced after the initial issuance of any share of the Series A Preferred Stock, there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Corporation will not be entitled to treat the full liquidation value of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding as “Tier 1 Capital” (or its equivalent) for purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines or regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or, as and if applicable, the capital adequacy guidelines or regulations of any successor Appropriate Federal Banking Agency), as then in effect and applicable, for as long as any share of the Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding.

(z) “ Series A Liquidation Amount ” means $1,000.00 per share of Series A Preferred Stock.

(aa) “ Series A Preferred Stock ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

(bb) “ Voting Preferred Stock ” means, with regard to any matter as to which the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote as specified in Section 6 of this Certificate of Designations, any and all series of Dividend Parity Stock having voting rights equivalent to those described in Section 6(c).

Section 3. Dividends .

(a) Rate and Payment . Holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board), out of assets legally available therefor, non-cumulative cash dividends at a rate equal to 6.375% of the Series A Liquidation Amount per annum , payable in arrears, on each Dividend Payment Date with respect to the Dividend Period (or portion thereof) ending on the day preceding such respective Dividend Payment Date. Dividends that are payable on the Series A Preferred Stock on any Dividend Payment Date shall be payable to holders of record of Series A Preferred Stock as they appear on the Corporation’s stock register on the applicable record date, which shall be the 15th calendar day before the applicable Dividend Payment Date, or such other record date, no more than 60 calendar days nor less than 10 calendar days before the applicable Dividend Payment Date, as shall be fixed by the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board) (the “ Dividend Record Date ”). A Dividend Record Date established for the Series A Preferred Stock need not be a Business Day. Any such day that is a Dividend Record Date shall be a Dividend Record Date whether or not such day is a Business Day. Dividends payable on Series A Preferred Stock shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Dollar amounts resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest cent, with one-half cent being rounded upward. The Corporation shall not pay interest or any sum of money instead of interest on any dividend payment that may be in arrears on the Series A Preferred Stock.

(b) Dividends Non-Cumulative . Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will not be cumulative and will not be mandatory. If the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board) does not declare a dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock in respect of a Dividend

Period, then no dividend shall be deemed to have accrued for such Dividend Period, no dividend shall be payable on the applicable Dividend Payment Date, and the Corporation shall have no obligation to pay any dividend for such Dividend Period, whether or not the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board) declares a dividend for any future Dividend Period with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock or at any future time with respect to any other class or series of the Corporation’s capital stock

(c) Priority Regarding Dividends . So long as any share of Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding, unless (A) the full dividends for the most recently completed Dividend Period have been declared and paid (or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof has been set aside) on all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and (B) the Corporation is not in default on its obligation to redeem any shares of Series A Preferred Stock that have been called for redemption:

(1) no dividend shall be declared, paid or set aside for payment, and no distribution shall be declared, made or set aside for payment, on any Junior Stock, other than (i) a dividend payable solely in Junior Stock or (ii) any dividend in connection with the implementation of a stockholders’ rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of any rights under any such plan;

(2) no shares of Junior Stock shall be repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Corporation, directly or indirectly, other than (i) as a result of a reclassification of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock, (ii) the exchange or conversion of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock, (iii) through the use of the proceeds of a substantially contemporaneous sale of other shares of Junior Stock, (iv) purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of Junior Stock in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors or consultants, (v) purchases of shares of Junior Stock pursuant to a contractually binding requirement to buy Junior Stock existing prior to the most recently completed Dividend Period, including under a contractually binding stock repurchase plan, (vi) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of Junior Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (vii) purchases or other acquisitions by any of the Corporation’s broker-dealer subsidiaries solely for the purpose of market making, stabilization or customer facilitation transactions in Junior Stock in the ordinary course of business, (viii) purchases by any of the Corporation’s broker-dealer subsidiaries of the Corporation’s capital stock for resale pursuant to an offering by the Corporation of such capital stock underwritten by such broker-dealer subsidiary, or (ix) the acquisition by the Corporation or any of the Corporation’s subsidiaries of record ownership in Junior Stock for the beneficial ownership of any other persons (other than for the beneficial ownership by the Corporation or any of the Corporation’s subsidiaries), including as trustees or custodians, nor shall any monies be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such securities by the Corporation; and

(3) no shares of Dividend Parity Stock shall be repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Corporation, directly or indirectly, other than (i) pursuant to pro rata offers to purchase all, or a pro rata portion, of the Series A

Preferred Stock and such Dividend Parity Stock, (ii) as a result of a reclassification of Dividend Parity Stock for or into other Dividend Parity Stock, (iii) the exchange or conversion of Dividend Parity Stock for or into other Dividend Parity Stock or Junior Stock, (iv) through the use of the proceeds of a substantially contemporaneous sale of other shares of Dividend Parity Stock, (v) purchases of shares of Dividend Parity Stock pursuant to a contractually binding requirement to buy Dividend Parity Stock existing prior to the most recently completed Dividend Period, including under a contractually binding stock repurchase plan, (vi) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of Dividend Parity Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (vii) purchases or other acquisitions by any of the Corporation’s broker-dealer subsidiaries solely for the purpose of market making, stabilization or customer facilitation transactions in Dividend Parity Stock in the ordinary course of business, (viii) purchases by any of the Corporation’s broker-dealer subsidiaries of the Corporation’s capital stock for resale pursuant to an offering by the Corporation of such capital stock underwritten by such broker-dealer subsidiary, or (ix) the acquisition by the Corporation or any of the Corporation’s subsidiaries of record ownership in Dividend Parity Stock for the beneficial ownership of any other persons (other than for the beneficial ownership by the Corporation or any of the Corporation’s subsidiaries), including as trustees or custodians, nor shall any monies be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such securities by the Corporation.

When dividends are not paid in full upon the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and any Dividend Parity Stock, all dividends paid or declared for payment on a dividend payment date with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock and the Dividend Parity Stock shall be shared based on the ratio between the then-current dividends due on shares of Series A Preferred Stock and (i) in the case of any series of non-cumulative Dividend Parity Stock, the aggregate of the current and unpaid dividends due on such series of preferred stock and (ii) in the case of any series of cumulative Dividend Parity Stock, the aggregate of the current and accumulated and unpaid dividends due on such series of preferred stock.

(d) Dividends Generally . Subject to Section 3(c), and not otherwise, dividends (payable in cash, securities or otherwise) as may be determined by the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board) may be declared and paid on any class or series of Junior Stock or Dividend Parity Stock from time to time out of any assets legally available therefor, and the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to participate in any such dividend. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive any dividends not declared by the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors) and no interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend not so declared.

(e) Limitations Under Applicable Law . Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be declared, paid or set aside for payment, if the Corporation fails to comply, or if and to the extent such act would cause the Corporation to fail to comply, with applicable laws and regulations, including any capital adequacy guidelines or regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or, as and if applicable, the capital adequacy guidelines or regulations of any successor Appropriate Federal Banking Agency).

Section 4. Liquidation .

(a) Voluntary or Involuntary Liquidation . In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of assets of the Corporation or proceeds thereof available for distribution to stockholders of the Corporation, after satisfaction of liabilities or obligations to creditors and subject to the rights of holders of any securities ranking senior to Series A Preferred Stock with respect to distributions upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of any Liquidation Junior Stock, a liquidating distribution in an amount equal to (1) the Series A Liquidation Amount plus (2) the per share amount of any declared and unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock prior to the date of payment of such liquidating distribution (but without any amount in respect of dividends that have not been declared prior to such payment date). After payment of the full amount of such liquidating distribution, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of assets of the Corporation.

(b) Partial Payment . In any distribution described in Section 4(a), if the assets of the Corporation or proceeds thereof are not sufficient to pay in full the Liquidation Preference to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock and all Liquidation Parity Stock, the amounts paid to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and to the holders of all Liquidation Parity Stock shall be paid pro rata in accordance with the respective aggregate Liquidation Preferences of the Series A Preferred Stock and all other series of Liquidation Parity Stock.

(c) Residual Distributions . If the Liquidation Preference has been paid in full to all holders of Series A Preferred Stock and all corresponding amounts have been paid in full on all Liquidation Parity Stock, the holders of any Liquidation Junior Stock shall be entitled to receive all remaining assets of the Corporation or proceeds thereof according to their respective rights and preferences.

(d) Merger; Consolidation . For purposes of this Section 4, the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other entity, including a merger or consolidation in which the holders of Series A Preferred Stock receive cash, securities or property for their shares, or the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation (for cash, securities or other property), shall not constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation.

Section 5. Redemption .

(a) Mandatory Redemption; Sinking Fund . The Series A Preferred Stock is perpetual and has no maturity date. The Series A Preferred Stock is not subject to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or other similar provisions. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not have the right to require the redemption or repurchase of the Series A Preferred Stock.

(b) Optional Redemption . The Corporation may, at its option through a resolution duly adopted by the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board), redeem the Series A Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to the Redemption Price (1) in whole or in part, from

time to time, on any Dividend Payment Date occurring on or after December 15, 2017 or (2) in whole but not in part at any time within 90 days following the occurrence of a Regulatory Capital Treatment Event. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no right to require the redemption or repurchase of the Series A Preferred Stock. The Redemption Price shall be payable to the holder of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed on the date fixed for such redemption (the “ Redemption Date ”) against the surrender of the certificate(s) evidencing such shares to the Corporation or its agent, if the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued in certificated form. Any declared but unpaid dividends payable on a Redemption Date that occurs subsequent to the Dividend Record Date for a Dividend Period shall not be paid to the holder of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive the Redemption Price on the Redemption Date, but rather shall be paid to the holder of record of the redeemed shares on such Dividend Record Date relating to the Dividend Payment Date as provided in Section 3 above.

(c) Notice of Redemption . If any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, a notice of redemption shall be given by first class mail to the holders of record of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed at their respective last addresses appearing on the books of the Corporation (provided that, if Series A Preferred Stock is held in book-entry form through DTC, the Corporation may give such notice in any manner permitted by DTC). Such notice shall be mailed at least 30 days and no more than 60 days before the applicable Redemption Date for such shares. Each such notice of redemption shall include a statement setting forth: (1) the Redemption Date for such shares of Series A Preferred Stock; (2) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed and, if less than all the shares held by such holder are to be redeemed, the number of such shares to be redeemed from such holder; (3) the Redemption Price; and (4) the place or places where the certificates evidencing shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price. Any notice of redemption mailed or otherwise delivered as provided in this Section 5(c) shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not any holder of Series A Preferred Stock receives such notice. Failure to duly give notice by mail or otherwise pursuant to this Section 5(c), or any defect in such notice, to any holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock designated for redemption shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

(d) Partial Redemption . In case of any redemption of only part of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be selected either pro rata , by lot or in such other manner as the Corporation, through a resolution duly adopted by the Board (or a duly authorized committee of the Board), may determine to be fair and equitable.

(e) Effectiveness of Redemption . If notice of redemption has been duly given and if on or before the Redemption Date specified in such notice all funds necessary for the redemption have been set aside by the Corporation, separate and apart from its other assets, in trust for the pro rata benefit of the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption, so as to be and continue to be available therefor, or deposited by the Corporation with a bank or trust company selected by the Board (or any duly authorized committee of the Board) (the “ Redemption Depository ”) in trust for the pro rata benefit of the holders of the shares called for redemption, then, notwithstanding that any certificate for any share so called for redemption has not been surrendered for cancellation, on and after the Redemption Date all shares of Series A

Preferred Stock called for redemption shall cease to be outstanding, all dividends with respect to such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall cease to accrue after such Redemption Date, and all rights with respect to such shares shall forthwith on such Redemption Date cease and terminate, except only the right of the holders thereof to receive the amount payable on such redemption from the Redemption Depository at any time after the applicable Redemption Date from the funds so deposited, without interest. The Corporation shall be entitled to receive, from time to time, from the Redemption Depository any interest accrued on such funds, and the holders of any shares called for redemption shall have no claim to any such interest. Any funds so deposited and unclaimed at the end of three years from the applicable Redemption Date shall, to the extent permitted by law, be released or repaid to the Corporation, and in the event of such repayment to the Corporation, the holders of record of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption shall be deemed to be unsecured creditors of the Corporation for an amount equivalent to the amount deposited as stated above for the redemption of such shares and so repaid to the Corporation, but shall in no event be entitled to any interest.

(f) Limitations Under Applicable Law . If then required under the capital adequacy guidelines or regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or, if and as applicable, the capital adequacy guidelines or regulations of any successor Appropriate Federal Banking Agency), any redemption of all or part of the Series A Preferred Stock is subject to the receipt by the Corporation of any required prior approval by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or such successor Appropriate Federal Banking Agency).

Section 6. Voting Rights .

(a) General . Except as provided below or as expressly required by law, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting power, and no right to vote on any matter at any time, either as a separate series or class or together with any other series or class of shares of capital stock of the Corporation, and shall not be entitled to call a meeting of the holders of any series or class of capital stock of the Corporation for any purpose, nor shall they be entitled to participate in any meeting of the holders of the Common Stock. Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall have one vote per share (except as set forth otherwise in this Section 6) on any matter on which holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, including when acting by written consent.

(b) Supermajority Voting Rights . So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent of stockholders required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, voting separately as a single class, shall be required to:

(1) authorize or increase the authorized amount of, or issue shares of, any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends or as to distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, or issue any obligation or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase, any such class or series of capital stock of the Corporation;

(2) amend the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws so as to adversely affect the special powers, preferences, privileges or rights of Series A Preferred Stock, taken as a whole; or

(3) consummate a binding share-exchange or reclassification involving the Series A Preferred Stock, or a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another entity, unless the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock (i) remain outstanding or (ii) are converted into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving entity or any entity controlling such surviving entity and such new preference securities have terms that are not materially less favorable than those of the Series A Preferred Stock;

provided , however , that, for all purposes of this Section 6(b), the authorization, creation and issuance, or an increase in the authorized or issued amount of, Junior Stock or any series of Preferred Stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Junior Stock or any series of Preferred Stock, that by its terms expressly provides that it ranks pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends (whether such dividends are cumulative or non-cumulative) and as to distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation shall not be deemed to adversely affect the powers, preferences, privileges or rights, and shall not require the affirmative vote or consent of, the holders of any outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

(1) If and when dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock have not been declared and paid in an aggregate amount in full for at least six quarterly Dividend Periods (whether or not consecutive) (a “ Nonpayment Event ”), the number of directors then constituting the Board shall automatically be increased by two and the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, together with the holders of any outstanding shares of Voting Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be entitled to elect the two additional directors (the “ Preferred Stock Directors ”) at any annual or special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected or any special meeting of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and any Voting Parity Stock for which dividends have not been paid.

(2) In the event that the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and, if applicable, such other holders of Voting Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote for the election of the Preferred Stock Directors following a Nonpayment Event, such directors shall be initially elected following such Nonpayment Event only at a special meeting called at the request of the holders of record of at least 20% of the aggregate number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and each other series of Voting Preferred Stock which then have the right to exercise voting rights similar to those described above then outstanding (unless such request for a special meeting is received less than 90 days before the date fixed for the next annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, in which event such election shall be held only at such next annual or special meeting of stockholders), and at each subsequent annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation. Such request to call a special meeting for the initial election of the Preferred Stock Directors after a Nonpayment Event shall be made by written notice,

signed by the requisite holders of Series A Preferred Stock or Voting Preferred Stock, and delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation in such manner as provided for in Section 10 below, or as may otherwise be required by applicable law. If the Secretary of the Corporation fails to call a special meeting for the election of the Preferred Stock Directors within 20 days of receiving proper notice, any holder of Series A Preferred Stock may call such a meeting at the Corporation’s expense solely for the election of the Preferred Stock Directors, and for this purpose only such Series A Preferred Stock holder shall have access to the Corporation’s stock ledger. The Preferred Stock Directors elected at any such special meeting shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders if such office shall not have previously terminated as below provided.

(3) When dividends have been paid in full on the Series A Preferred Stock for consecutive Dividend Periods equivalent to at least one year after a Nonpayment Event, then the right of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock to elect the Preferred Stock Directors shall cease (but subject always to re-vesting of such voting rights in the case of any future Nonpayment Event), and, if and when any rights of holders of Series A Preferred Stock and Voting Preferred Stock to elect the Preferred Stock Directors shall have ceased, the terms of office of all the Preferred Stock Directors shall forthwith terminate and the number of directors constituting the Board shall automatically be reduced accordingly.

(4) Any Preferred Stock Director may be removed at any time without cause by the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Voting Preferred Stock, when they have the voting rights described above (voting together as a single class). In case any vacancy shall occur among the Preferred Stock Directors, a successor shall be elected by the Board to serve until the next annual meeting of the stockholders upon the nomination of the then remaining Preferred Stock Director or, if no Preferred Stock Director remains in office, by the vote of the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and such Voting Preferred Stock for which dividends have not been paid, voting as a single class. The Preferred Stock Directors shall each be entitled to one vote per director on any matter that shall come before the Board for a vote.

(d) Changes after Provision for Redemption . The voting rights provided in this Section 6 shall not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which such vote or consent would otherwise be required shall be effected, all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been redeemed or called for redemption upon proper notice and sufficient funds have been set aside in accordance with Section 5(e).

(e) Changes for Clarification . Without the consent of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, so long as such action does not adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, and limitations and restrictions thereof, of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Series A Preferred Stock:

(1) to cure any ambiguity, or to cure, correct or supplement any provision contained in this Certificate of Designations that may be defective or inconsistent; or

(2) to make any provision with respect to matters or questions arising with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations.

(f) Procedures for Voting and Consents . The rules and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock (including, without limitation, the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of proxies at such a meeting, the obtaining of written consents and any other aspect or matter with regard to such a meeting or such consents shall be governed by any rules the Board, in its discretion, may adopt from time to time, which rules and procedures shall conform to the requirements of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, applicable law and any national securities exchange or other trading facility on which the Series A Preferred Stock is listed or traded at the time. Whether the vote or consent of the holders of a plurality, majority or other portion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and any Voting Preferred Stock has been cast or given on any matter on which the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote shall be determined by the Corporation by reference to the respective specified liquidation amounts of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Voting Preferred Stock voted or covered by the consent.

Section 7. Conversion Rights . The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any rights to convert such shares into shares of any other class or series of securities of the Corporation.

Section 8. Preemptive Rights . The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no preemptive rights with respect to any shares of the Corporation’s capital stock or any of its other securities convertible into or carrying rights or options to purchase any such capital stock.

Section 9. Record Holders . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation and the transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock may deem and treat the record holder of any share of Series A Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and neither the Corporation nor such transfer agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

Section 10. Notices . All notices or communications in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be sufficiently given if given in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail or if giving in such other manner as may be permitted herein, in the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if shares of Series A Preferred Stock or depositary shares representing an interest in shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued in book-entry form through DTC, such notices may be given to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock in any manner permitted by DTC.

Section 11. Stock Certificates . The Corporation may at its option issue shares of Series A Preferred Stock without certificates.

Section 12. Other Rights . The Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any powers, preferences, privileges or rights other than as set forth herein or in the Certificate of Incorporation or as provided by applicable law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Regions Financial Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed by the undersigned as of this 31st day of October, 2012.


REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

By		/s/ Fournier J. Gale, III
		Name: Fournier J. Gale, III
		Title: Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

[Certificate of Designations]

Exhibit 4.1

DEPOSIT AGREEMENT

among

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION,

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Depositary,

COMPUTERSHARE INC.,

and

THE HOLDERS FROM TIME TO TIME OF

THE DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS DESCRIBED HEREIN

Dated as of November 1, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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ARTICLE I

DEFINED TERMS

Section 1.1	Definitions.		1

ARTICLE II

FORM OF RECEIPTS, DEPOSIT OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK, EXECUTION AND DELIVERY, TRANSFER, SURRENDER AND REDEMPTION OF RECEIPTS

Section 2.1	Form and Transfer of Receipts.		3
Section 2.2	Deposit of Series A Preferred Stock; Execution and Delivery of Receipts in Respect Thereof.		5
Section 2.3	Registration of Transfer of Receipts.		5
Section 2.4	Split-ups and Combinations of Receipts; Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Series A Preferred Stock.		6
Section 2.5	Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Surrender and Exchange of Receipts.		7
Section 2.6	Lost Receipts, etc.		7
Section 2.7	Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts.		8
Section 2.8	Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock.		8
Section 2.9	Bank Accounts.		9
Section 2.10	Receipts Issuable in Global Registered Form.		9

ARTICLE III

CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS OF RECEIPTS AND THE CORPORATION

Section 3.1	Filing Proofs, Certificates and Other Information.		10
Section 3.2	Payment of Taxes or Other Governmental Charges.		11
Section 3.3	Warranty as to Series A Preferred Stock.		11
Section 3.4	Warranty as to Depositary Shares.		11

ARTICLE IV

THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES; NOTICES

Section 4.1	Cash Distributions.		11
Section 4.2	Distributions Other than Cash, Rights, Preferences or Privileges.		12
Section 4.3	Subscription Rights, Preferences or Privileges.		12
Section 4.4	Notice of Dividends, etc.; Fixing Record Date for Holders of Receipts.		13

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Section 4.5	Voting Rights.	13
Section 4.6	Changes Affecting Deposited Securities and Reclassifications, Recapitalizations, etc.	14
Section 4.7	Delivery of Reports.	14
Section 4.8	Lists of Receipt Holders.	14

ARTICLE V

THE DEPOSITARY, THE DEPOSITARY’S AGENTS, THE REGISTRAR AND THE CORPORATION

Section 5.1	Appointment of the Depositary.	15
Section 5.2	Maintenance of Offices, Agencies and Transfer Books by the Depositary; Registrar.	15
Section 5.3	Prevention of or Delay in Performance by the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar or the Corporation.	16
Section 5.4	Obligations of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar and the Corporation.	16
Section 5.5	Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary.	18
Section 5.6	Corporate Notices and Reports.	19
Section 5.7	Indemnification by the Corporation.	19
Section 5.8	Fees, Charges and Expenses.	19

ARTICLE VI

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

Section 6.1	Amendment.	20
Section 6.2	Termination.	20

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.1	Counterparts.	21
Section 7.2	Exclusive Benefit of Parties.	21
Section 7.3	Invalidity of Provisions.	21
Section 7.4	Notices.	21
Section 7.5	Depositary’s Agents.	22
Section 7.6	Appointment of Registrar, Dividend Disbursing Agent and Redemption Agent in Respect of Receipts.	22
Section 7.7	Reserved.	22
Section 7.8	Holders of Receipts Are Parties.	22
Section 7.9	Governing Law.	22
Section 7.10	Inspection of Deposit Agreement.	23
Section 7.11	Headings.	23

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EXHIBITS


Exhibit A		Form of Depositary Receipt

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DEPOSIT AGREEMENT dated as November 1, 2012, among (i) Regions Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation, (ii) Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered, limited purpose trust company, (iii) Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation, and (iv) the Holders from time to time of the Receipts described herein.

WHEREAS, it is desired to provide, as hereinafter set forth in this Deposit Agreement, for the deposit of shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Corporation from time to time with the Depositary for the purposes set forth in this Deposit Agreement and for the issuance hereunder of Receipts evidencing Depositary Shares in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock so deposited; and

WHEREAS, the Receipts are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided in this Deposit Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINED TERMS

Section 1.1

Definitions .

The following definitions shall for all purposes, unless otherwise indicated, apply to the respective terms used in this Deposit Agreement:

“ Certificate of Designations ” shall mean the Certificate of Designations filed by the Corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware creating the Series A Preferred Stock.

“ Computershare ” shall mean Computershare Inc.

“ Corporation ” shall mean Regions Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors.

“ Deposit Agreement ” shall mean this Deposit Agreement, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

“ Depositary ” shall mean the Trust Company, and any successor Depositary hereunder.

“ Depositary Shares ” shall mean the depositary shares, each representing 1/40 ^th of one share of the Series A Preferred Stock, evidenced by a Receipt.

“ Depositary’s Agent ” shall mean an agent appointed by the Depositary pursuant to Section 7.5 .

“ Depositary’s Office ” shall mean the office of the Depositary at which at any particular time its depositary receipt business shall be administered, which at the date of this Deposit Agreement is located at 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021.

“ DTC ” shall mean the Depository Trust Company, together with its successors and assigns.

“ Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“ Exchange Event ” shall mean with respect to any Global Registered Receipt:

(1) (A) the Global Receipt Depository which is the Holder of such Global Registered Receipt notifies the Corporation that it is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities under any Letter of Representations or that it is no longer eligible or in good standing under the Exchange Act and (B) the Corporation has not appointed a qualified successor Global Receipt Depository within 90 calendar days after the Corporation received such notice, or

(2) the Corporation in its sole discretion notifies the Depositary in writing that the Receipts or portion thereof issued or issuable in the form of one or more Global Registered Receipts shall no longer be represented by such Global Registered Receipt.

“ Global Receipt Depository ” shall mean, with respect to any Receipt issued hereunder, DTC or such other entity designated as Global Receipt Depository by the Corporation in or pursuant to this Deposit Agreement, which entity must be, to the extent required by any applicable law or regulation, a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act.

“ Global Registered Receipt ” shall mean a global registered Receipt registered in the name of a nominee of DTC.

“ Intercompany Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Service Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2002, between Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successors to EquiServe Inc. and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., respectively.

“ Letter of Representations ” shall mean any applicable agreement among the Corporation, the Depositary and a Global Receipt Depository with respect to such Global Receipt Depository’s rights and obligations with respect to any Global Registered Receipt, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time and any successor agreement thereto.

“ Person ” shall mean any natural person, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, unincorporated association, trust or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of the foregoing.

“ Receipt ” shall mean one of the depositary receipts issued hereunder, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto, whether in definitive or temporary form, and evidencing a number of Depositary Shares held of record by a Record Holder.

“ Record Holder ” or “ Holder ” as applied to a Receipt shall mean the Person in whose name such Receipt is registered on the books of the Depositary maintained for such purpose.

“ Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 .

“ Redemption Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

“ Registrar ” shall mean the Depositary or such other successor bank or trust company which shall be appointed by the Corporation to register ownership and transfers of Receipts as herein provided. If a successor Registrar shall be so appointed, all references herein to “the books” of or maintained by the Depository shall be deemed, as applicable, to refer as well to the register maintained by such Registrar for such purpose.

“ Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“ Series A Preferred Stock ” shall mean the shares of the Corporation’s 6.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, par value $1 per share, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share.

“ Trust Company ” shall mean Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

ARTICLE II

FORM OF RECEIPTS, DEPOSIT OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK, EXECUTION

AND DELIVERY, TRANSFER, SURRENDER AND REDEMPTION OF RECEIPTS

Section 2.1

Form and Transfer of Receipts .

The definitive Receipts shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A attached to this Deposit Agreement, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided. Pending the preparation of definitive Receipts, the Depositary, upon the written order of the Corporation delivered in compliance with Section 2.2 , shall execute and deliver temporary Receipts which may be printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise substantially of the tenor of the definitive Receipts in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations, with the Corporation’s prior approval, as the Persons executing such Receipts may reasonably determine necessary, as evidenced by their execution of such Receipts. If temporary Receipts are issued, the Corporation and the Depositary will cause definitive Receipts to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Receipts, the temporary Receipts shall be exchangeable for definitive Receipts upon surrender of the temporary Receipts at an office described in the penultimate paragraph of Section 2.2 . Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Receipts, the Depositary shall execute and deliver in exchange therefor definitive Receipts representing the same number of Depositary Shares as represented by the surrendered temporary Receipt or Receipts. Such exchange shall be made at the Corporation’s expense and without any charge therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Receipts shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Deposit Agreement, and with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, as definitive Receipts.

Any Receipt to be executed by the Depositary pursuant to this Deposit Agreement shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depositary. No Receipt shall be entitled to any benefits under this Deposit Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless it shall have been executed manually or by the facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depositary or, if a Registrar for the Receipts (other than the Depositary) shall have been appointed, by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of the Depositary and countersigned by the manual or facsimile signature by a duly authorized officer of such Registrar. The Depositary shall record on its books each Receipt so signed and delivered as hereinafter provided.

Receipts shall be in denominations of any number of whole Depositary Shares. All Receipts shall be dated the date of their issuance.

Receipts may be endorsed with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement all as may be (i) reasonably required by the Depositary and approved by the Corporation, (ii) required to comply with any applicable law or any regulation thereunder or with the rules and regulations of any securities exchange upon which the Series A Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts may be listed or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or (iii) to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Receipt is subject.

Title to Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt which is properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer, shall be transferable by delivery of such Receipt with the same effect as if such Receipt were a negotiable instrument; provided , however , that until transfer of any particular Receipt shall be registered on the books of the Depositary as provided in Section 2.3 , the Depositary may, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, treat the Record Holder thereof at such time as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of determining the Person entitled to distributions of dividends or other distributions or to any notice provided for in this Deposit Agreement and for all other purposes.

The Corporation shall a written request prior to the date hereof requesting that the Series A Preferred Stock and the associated Depositary Shares be set aside and reserved for issuance. On the date hereof, the Corporation shall provide the Depositary with an opinion of counsel (which may be an opinion of internal counsel) stating that: (1) all shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and (2) upon due issuance by the Depositary of the Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares against the deposit of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement and payment therefor, the Receipts will entitle the persons in whose names the Receipts are registered to the rights specified therein and in this Agreement, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

Section 2.2

Deposit of Series A Preferred Stock; Execution and Delivery of Receipts in Respect Thereof .

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Corporation may from time to time deposit shares of Series A Preferred Stock under this Deposit Agreement by delivery to the Depositary of (i) a certificate or certificates for such shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be deposited, properly endorsed in the name of the Depositary (or its nominee) or accompanied, if required by the Depositary, by a duly executed instrument of transfer or endorsement in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary, (ii) all such certifications as may be reasonably required by the Depositary pursuant to this Deposit Agreement and (iii) an instruction letter from the Corporation directing the Depositary to execute and deliver to, or upon the written order of, the Person or Persons stated in such instruction letter a Receipt or Receipts evidencing in the aggregate the number of Depositary Shares representing such deposited shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

The shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are deposited pursuant to this Deposit Agreement shall be held by the Depositary at the Depositary’s Office or at such other place or places as the Depositary shall determine. The Depositary shall not lend any shares of Series A Preferred Stock deposited hereunder.

Upon receipt by the Depositary of a certificate or certificates for shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be deposited in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.2 , together with the other documents required as specified above, and upon recordation of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock on the books of the Corporation (or its duly appointed transfer agent) in the name of the Depositary (or its nominee), the Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, shall execute and deliver to or upon the order of the Person or Persons named in the instruction letter delivered to the Depositary referred to in the first paragraph of this Section 2.2 , a Receipt or Receipts evidencing in the aggregate the number of Depositary Shares representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so deposited and registered in such name or names as may be requested by such Person or Persons. The Depositary shall execute and deliver such Receipt or Receipts at the Depositary’s Office or such other offices, if any, as the Depositary may designate. Delivery at other offices shall be at the risk and expense of the Person requesting such delivery.

Section 2.3

Registration of Transfer of Receipts .

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall register on its books from time to time transfers of Receipts upon any surrender thereof by the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer and appropriate evidence of authority which shall include a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association, Inc. and any other reasonable evidence of authority that may be required by the Depositary. Thereupon, the Depositary shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts evidencing the same aggregate number of Depositary Shares as those evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered and deliver such new Receipt or Receipts to or upon the order of the Person entitled thereto.

Section 2.4

Split-ups and Combinations of Receipts; Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Series A Preferred Stock .

Upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts at the Depositary’s Office or at such other offices as it may designate for the purpose of effecting a split-up or combination of such Receipt or Receipts, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts in the authorized denomination or denominations requested, evidencing the aggregate number of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered, and shall deliver such new Receipt or Receipts to or upon the order of the Holder of the Receipt or Receipts so surrendered.

Any Holder of a Receipt or Receipts may withdraw the number of whole shares of Series A Preferred Stock (and all money and other property, if any, represented thereby) by surrendering such Receipt or Receipts at the Depositary’s Office or at such other offices as the Depositary may designate for such withdrawals; provided , however that a Holder of a Receipt may not withdraw such whole shares of Series A Preferred Stock (or money and other property, if any, represented thereby) which has previously been called for redemption. After such surrender and upon the receipt of written instructions from the Holder of such Receipt or Receipts, without unreasonable delay, the Depositary shall deliver to such Holder, or to the Person or Persons designated by such Holder as hereinafter provided, the number of whole shares of Series A Preferred Stock (and all money and other property, if any), represented by such Receipt so surrendered for withdrawal, but Holders of such whole shares of Series A Preferred Stock will not thereafter be entitled to deposit such shares of Series A Preferred Stock hereunder or to receive a Receipt evidencing Depositary Shares therefor. If a Receipt delivered by the Holder to the Depositary in connection with such withdrawal shall evidence a number of Depositary Shares in excess of the number of Depositary Shares representing the number of whole shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be withdrawn, the Depositary shall at the same time, in addition to such number of whole shares of Series A Preferred Stock and such money and other property, if any, to be so withdrawn, deliver to such Holder, or subject to Section 2.3 upon the written order of such Holder, a new Receipt evidencing such excess number of Depositary Shares.

In no event will fractional shares of Series A Preferred Stock (or any cash payment in lieu thereof) be delivered by the Depositary. Delivery of the Series A Preferred Stock and money and other property, if any, being withdrawn may be made by the delivery of such certificates, documents of title and other instruments as the Depositary may deem appropriate.

If the Series A Preferred Stock and the money and other property, if any, being withdrawn are to be delivered to a Person or Persons other than the Record Holder of the related Receipt or Receipts being surrendered for withdrawal of such Series A Preferred Stock, such Holder shall execute and deliver to the Depositary a written order so directing the Depositary, and the Depositary may require that the Receipt or Receipts surrendered by such Holder for withdrawal of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock be properly endorsed in blank or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer in blank.

Delivery of the Series A Preferred Stock and the money and other property, if any, represented by Receipts surrendered for withdrawal shall be made by the Depositary at the Depositary’s Office, except that, at the request, risk and expense of the Holder surrendering such Receipt or Receipts and for the account of the Holder thereof, such delivery may be made at such other place as may be designated by such Holder.

Section 2.5

Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Surrender and Exchange of Receipts .

As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery, registration of transfer, split-up, combination, surrender or exchange of any Receipt, the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s Agents or the Corporation may require (i) payment to it of a sum sufficient for the payment (or, in the event that the Depositary or the Corporation shall have made such payment, the reimbursement to it) of any charges, taxes or expenses payable by the Holder of a Receipt pursuant to Section 5.8 (including any such tax or charge with respect to any shares of Series A Preferred Stock being deposited or withdrawn or any charges or expense pursuant to Section 3.2 ), (ii) the production of evidence satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature which evidence shall include a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association, Inc., and any other reasonable evidence of authority that may be required by the Depositary, and (iii) compliance with such additional requirements, if any, as the Depositary or the Corporation may reasonably establish consistent with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement and/or applicable law.

The deposit of shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be refused, the delivery of Receipts against such shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be suspended, the registration of transfer of Receipts may be refused and the registration of transfer, surrender or exchange of outstanding Receipts may be suspended (i) during any period when the register of stockholders of the Corporation is closed or (ii) if any such action is deemed necessary or advisable by the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s Agents or the Corporation at any time or from time to time because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body or commission or under any provision of this Deposit Agreement.

Section 2.6

Lost Receipts, etc.

In case any Receipt shall be mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, the Depositary in its discretion may execute and deliver a Receipt of like form and tenor in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Receipt, or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt, upon (i) the filing by the Holder thereof with the Depositary of evidence satisfactory to the Depositary of such destruction or loss or theft of such Receipt, of the authenticity thereof and of his or her ownership thereof and (ii) the Holder thereof furnishing the Depositary with an affidavit and an indemnity or bond satisfactory to the Depositary. Such Holder shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and pay such other reasonable charges as the Depositary may prescribe and as required by Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York.

Section 2.7

Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts .

All Receipts surrendered to the Depositary or any Depositary’s Agent shall be cancelled by the Depositary. Except as prohibited by applicable law or regulation, the Depositary is authorized and directed to destroy all Receipts so cancelled.

Section 2.8

Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock .

Whenever the Corporation shall be permitted and shall elect to redeem shares of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations, it shall (unless otherwise agreed to in writing with the Depositary) give or cause to be given to the Depositary, not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date (as defined below), notice of the date of such proposed redemption of Series A Preferred Stock and of the number of such shares held by the Depositary to be so redeemed and the applicable Redemption Price, which notice shall be accompanied by a certificate from the Corporation stating that such redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock is in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Designations. On the applicable Redemption Date, provided that the Corporation shall then have paid or caused to be paid in full to the Depositary the Redemption Price of the Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed, the Depositary shall redeem the number of Depositary Shares representing such shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The Depositary shall mail notice of the Corporation’s redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the proposed simultaneous redemption of the number of Depositary Shares representing such shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by such other method approved by the Depositary (in its reasonable discretion), in either case not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Depositary Shares (the “ Redemption Date ”), to the Record Holders of the Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares to be so redeemed at the addresses of such Holders as they appear on the records of the Depositary; but neither failure to mail or transmit any such notice of redemption of Depositary Shares to one or more such Holders nor any defect in any notice of redemption of Depositary Shares to one or more such Holders shall affect the sufficiency of the proceedings for redemption as to the other Holders. Each such notice shall be prepared by the Corporation and shall state: (i) the Redemption Date; (ii) the number of Depositary Shares to be redeemed and, if less than all the Depositary Shares held by any such Holder are to be redeemed, the number of such Depositary Shares held by such Holder to be so redeemed; (iii) the applicable Redemption Price; (iv) the place or places where Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price; and (v) that dividends in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock represented by such Depositary Shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such Redemption Date. In case less than all the outstanding Depositary Shares are to be redeemed, the Depositary Shares to be so redeemed shall be selected either pro rata or by lot or in such other manner as the Corporation may determine to be fair and equitable (which determination the Corporation will promptly notify the Depositary in writing).

Notice having been mailed or transmitted by the Depositary as aforesaid, from and after the Redemption Date (unless the Corporation shall have failed to provide the funds necessary to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock evidenced by the Depositary Shares called for redemption) (i) dividends on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so called for Redemption

shall cease to accrue from and after such date, (ii) the Depositary Shares being redeemed from such proceeds shall be deemed no longer to be outstanding, (iii) all rights of the Holders of Receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares (except the right to receive the applicable Redemption Price) shall, to the extent of such Depositary Shares, cease and terminate, and (iv) upon surrender in accordance with such redemption notice of the Receipts evidencing any such Depositary Shares called for redemption (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Depositary or applicable law shall so require), such Depositary Shares shall be redeemed by the Depositary at a redemption price per Depositary Share equal to 1/40 ^th of the redemption price per share of Series A Preferred Stock so redeemed plus all money and other property, if any, represented by such Depositary Shares.

If fewer than all of the Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt are called for redemption, the Depositary will deliver to the Holder of such Receipt upon its surrender to the Depositary, together with the applicable Redemption Price for all of the Depositary Shares redeemed, a new Receipt evidencing the Depositary Shares evidenced by such prior Receipt and not called for redemption.

Section 2.9

Bank Accounts .

The Corporation acknowledges that the bank accounts maintained by the Depositary in connection with the services provided under this Deposit Agreement will be in the Depositary’s name (or in the name of Computershare as dividend distributing agent for the Depositary) and that the Depositary (or Computershare, as applicable) may receive investment earnings in connection with the investment at the Depositary’s (or Computershare’s, as applicable) risk and for its (or Computershare’s, as applicable) benefit of funds held in those accounts from time to time. Neither the Corporation nor the Holders will receive interest on any deposits.

Section 2.10

Receipts Issuable in Global Registered Form .

If the Corporation shall determine in a writing delivered to the Depositary that the Receipts are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Registered Receipts, then the Depositary shall, in accordance with the other provisions of this Deposit Agreement, execute and deliver one or more Global Registered Receipts which (i) shall represent, and shall be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of, the Receipts to be represented by such Global Registered Receipt or Receipts and (ii) shall be registered in the name of the Global Receipt Depository therefor or its nominee.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Deposit Agreement to the contrary, unless otherwise provided in the Global Registered Receipt, a Global Registered Receipt may only be transferred in whole and only by the applicable Global Receipt Depository for such Global Registered Receipt to a nominee of such Global Receipt Depository, or by a nominee of such Global Receipt Depository to such Global Receipt Depository or another nominee of such Global Receipt Depository, or by such Global Receipt Depository or any such nominee to a successor Global Receipt Depository for such Global Registered Receipt selected or approved by the Corporation or to a nominee of such successor Global Receipt Depository. Except as provided below, owners solely of beneficial interests in a Global Registered Receipt shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of the Receipts represented by such Global Registered Receipt. Neither any such beneficial owner nor any direct or indirect participant of a Global Receipt Depository shall have any rights under this Deposit Agreement with respect to any

Global Registered Receipt held on their behalf by a Global Receipt Depository and such Global Receipt Depository may be treated by the Corporation, the Depositary and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or the Depositary as the Holder of such Global Registered Receipt for all purposes whatsoever. Unless and until definitive Receipts are delivered to the owners of the beneficial interests in a Global Registered Receipt, (1) the applicable Global Receipt Depository will make book-entry transfers among its participants and receive and transmit all payments and distributions in respect of the Global Registered Receipts to such participants, in each case, in accordance with its applicable procedures and arrangements, and (2) whenever any notice, payment or other communication to the holders of Global Registered Receipts is required under this Deposit Agreement, the Corporation and the Depositary shall give all such notices, payments and communications specified herein to be given to such holders to the applicable Global Receipt Depository.

If an Exchange Event has occurred with respect to any Global Registered Receipt, then, in any such event, the Depositary shall, upon receipt of a written order from the Corporation for the execution and delivery of individual definitive registered Receipts in exchange for such Global Registered Receipt, shall execute and deliver, individual definitive registered Receipts, in authorized denominations and of like tenor and terms in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Global Registered Receipt in exchange for such Global Registered Receipt.

Definitive registered Receipts issued in exchange for a Global Registered Receipt pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Global Receipt Depository for such Global Registered Receipt, pursuant to instructions from its participants, shall instruct the Depositary in writing. The Depositary shall deliver such Receipts to the Persons in whose names such Receipts are so registered.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Deposit Agreement, should the Corporation determine that the Receipts should be issued as a Global Registered Receipt, the parties hereto shall comply with the terms of any Letter of Representations.

ARTICLE III

CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS OF RECEIPTS AND THE CORPORATION

Section 3.1

Filing Proofs, Certificates and Other Information .

Any Holder of a Receipt may be required from time to time to file such proof of residence, or other matters or other information, to execute such certificates and to make such representations and warranties as the Depositary or the Corporation may reasonably deem necessary or proper. The Depositary or the Corporation may withhold the delivery, or delay the registration of transfer or redemption, of any Receipt or the withdrawal of shares of Series A Preferred Stock represented by the Depositary Shares and evidenced by a Receipt or withhold or delay the distribution of any dividend or other distribution or the sale of any rights or of the proceeds thereof until such proof or other information is filed or such certificates are executed or such representations and warranties are made.

Section 3.2

Payment of Taxes or Other Governmental Charges .

Holders of Receipts shall be obligated to make payments to Computershare, as service provider on behalf of the Depositary, of certain charges and expenses, as provided in Section 5.8 . Registration of transfer of any Receipt or any withdrawal of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and all money or other property, if any, represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by any Receipt may be refused until any such payment due is made, and any dividends, interest payments or other distributions may be withheld or any part of or all the Series A Preferred Stock or other property represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by any such Receipt and not theretofore sold may be sold for the account of the Holder thereof (after attempting by reasonable means to notify such Holder prior to such sale), and such dividends, interest payments or other distributions or the proceeds of any such sale may be applied to any payment of such charges or expenses, with the Holder of such Receipt remaining liable for any deficiency.

Section 3.3

Warranty as to Series A Preferred Stock .

The Corporation hereby represents and warrants that the Series A Preferred Stock, when issued, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Such representation and warranty shall survive the deposit of the Series A Preferred Stock and the issuance of the related Receipts.

Section 3.4

Warranty as to Depositary Shares .

The Corporation hereby represents and warrants that the Depositary Shares, when issued, will represent legal and valid interests in the Series A Preferred Stock. Such representation and warranty shall survive the deposit of the Series A Preferred Stock and the related issuance of the Receipts.

ARTICLE IV

THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES; NOTICES

Section 4.1

Cash Distributions .

Whenever the Depositary (through the account of Computershare acting as dividend distributing agent for the Depositary pursuant to the Intercompany Agreement) shall receive any cash dividend or other cash distribution on the Series A Preferred Stock, the Depositary shall cause Computershare, subject to Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 , distribute to Record Holders of Receipts on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.4 such amounts of such dividend or distribution as are, as nearly as practicable, in proportion to the respective numbers of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts held by such Holders; provided , however , that in case the Corporation or the Depositary (or Computershare acting as dividend distributing agent for the Depositary) shall be required to withhold and shall withhold from any cash dividend or other cash distribution in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock an amount on account of taxes, the amount made available for distribution or distributed in respect of Depositary Shares shall be reduced accordingly. The Depositary shall cause Computershare to distribute or make available for distribution, as the case may be, only such amount, however, as can be distributed without attributing to any Holder of Receipts a fraction of one cent, and any balance not so distributable shall be held by Computershare (without liability for interest thereon), as service provider for the

Depositary, and shall be added to and be treated as part of the next sum received by the Depositary (through the account of Computershare acting as dividend distributing agent for the Depositary pursuant to the Intercompany Agreement) for distribution to Record Holders of Receipts then outstanding. Each Holder of a Receipt shall provide the Depositary with its certified tax identification number on a properly completed Form W-8 or W-9, as may be applicable. Each Holder of a Receipt acknowledges that, in the event of non-compliance with the preceding sentence, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, may require withholding by the Depositary (or Computershare acting as dividend distributing agent for the Depositary) of a portion of any of the distributions to be made hereunder.

Section 4.2

Distributions Other than Cash, Rights, Preferences or Privileges .

Whenever the Depositary shall receive any distribution other than cash, rights, preferences or privileges upon the Series A Preferred Stock, the Depositary shall, subject to Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 , distribute to Record Holders of Receipts on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.4 such amounts of the securities or property received by it as the Corporation shall reasonably direct. If in the opinion of the Corporation, in consultation with the Depositary, such distribution cannot be made proportionately among such Record Holders, or if for any other reason (including any requirement that the Corporation or the Depositary withhold an amount on account of taxes or charges) such distribution shall not be feasible, the Corporation, in its discretion, may adopt such method as it deems equitable and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including the sale (at public or private sale) of the securities or property thus received, or any part thereof, in a commercially reasonable manner. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 , be distributed or made available for distribution, as the case may be, by the Depositary to Record Holders of Receipts as provided by Section 4.1 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Corporation shall not make any distribution of securities or property (other than cash) to the Depositary and the Depositary shall not make any distribution of securities or property (other than cash) to the Holders of Receipts unless such securities or property have been registered under the Securities Act or the Corporation shall have provided an opinion of counsel as set forth in Section 2.1 above, dated as of or prior to the date of such distribution, stating that such securities or property do not need to be registered in connection with such distributions.

Section 4.3

Subscription Rights, Preferences or Privileges .

If the Corporation shall at any time offer or cause to be offered to the Persons in whose names the Series A Preferred Stock is recorded on the books of the Corporation any rights, preferences or privileges to subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights, preferences or privileges of any other nature, such rights, preferences or privileges shall in each such instance be made available by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts in such manner as the Corporation shall reasonably direct; provided , however , that (i) if at the time of issue or offer of any such rights, preferences or privileges the Corporation determines that it is not lawful or (after consultation with the Depositary) not feasible to make such rights, preferences or privileges available to Holders of Receipts by the issue of warrants or otherwise, or (ii) if and to the extent so instructed by Holders of Receipts who do not desire to exercise such rights, preferences or privileges, then the Corporation, in its discretion, may, if applicable laws or the terms of such rights, preferences or privileges permit such transfer, sell such rights, preferences or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper. The net proceeds of any such sale shall be delivered to the Depositary and,

subject to Section 3.1 and Section 3.2 , be distributed by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts entitled thereto as provided by Section 4.1 in the case of a distribution received in cash. In no event shall the Depositary make available to the Holders of Receipts any right, preference or privilege to subscribe for or to purchase any securities unless such securities have been registered under the Securities Act or the Corporation shall have provided an opinion of counsel stating that such securities do not need to be registered in connection with such distributions.

The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether any other action under the laws of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit is required in order for such rights, preferences or privileges to be made available to Holders of Receipts, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that the Corporation will use its reasonable best efforts to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, preferences or privileges to enable such Holders to exercise such rights, preferences or privileges.

Section 4.4

Notice of Dividends, etc.; Fixing Record Date for Holders of Receipts .

Whenever any cash dividend or other cash distribution shall become payable or any distribution other than cash shall be made, or if rights, preferences or privileges shall at any time be offered, with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, or whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of any meeting at which holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote or of which holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to notice, or whenever the Depositary and the Corporation shall decide it is appropriate, the Depositary shall in each such instance fix a record date (which shall be the same date as the record date fixed by the Corporation with respect to or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock) for the determination of the Holders of Receipts who shall be entitled to receive such dividend, distribution, rights, preferences or privileges or the net proceeds of the sale thereof, or to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting, or who shall be entitled to notice of such meeting or for any other appropriate reasons.

Section 4.5

Voting Rights .

Subject to the Certificate of Designations, upon receipt of notice from the Corporation of any meeting at which the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, the Depositary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail to the Record Holders of Receipts, as determined on the record date set forth in Section 4.4 , a notice prepared by the Corporation which shall contain (i) such information as is contained in such notice of meeting, (ii) a statement that the Holders of Receipts at the close of business on a specified record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.4 may, subject to any applicable restrictions, instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock represented by their respective Depositary Shares (including an express indication that instructions may be given to the Depositary to give a discretionary proxy to a Person designated by the Corporation), and (iii) a brief statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be given. Upon the written request of the Holders of Receipts on the relevant record date, the Depositary shall endeavor insofar as practicable to vote or cause to be voted, in accordance with the instructions set forth in such requests, the maximum number of whole shares of Series A Preferred Stock represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by all Receipts as to which any

particular voting instructions are received. The Corporation hereby agrees to take all reasonable action which may be deemed necessary by the Depositary in order to enable the Depositary to vote such Series A Preferred Stock or cause such Series A Preferred Stock to be voted. In the absence of specific instructions from the Holder of a Receipt, the Depositary will not vote (but, at its discretion, may appear at any meeting with respect to such Series A Preferred Stock unless directed to the contrary by the Holders of all the Receipts) to the extent of the Series A Preferred Stock represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt.

Section 4.6

Changes Affecting Deposited Securities and Reclassifications, Recapitalizations, etc.

Upon any change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or any other reclassification of the Series A Preferred Stock, subject to the Certificate of Designations, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation affecting the Corporation or to which it is a party, the Depositary shall, upon the written instructions of the Corporation setting forth any adjustment, (i) make such adjustments as are certified by the Corporation in the fraction of an interest represented by one Depositary Share in one share of Series A Preferred Stock and in the ratio of the redemption price per Depositary Share to the redemption price per share of Series A Preferred Stock, in each case as may be necessary fully to reflect the effects of such change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or other reclassification of the Series A Preferred Stock, or of such recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation and (ii) treat any securities or property (including cash) which shall be received by the Depositary in exchange for or upon conversion of or in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock as new deposited securities or property so received in exchange for or upon conversion or in respect of such Series A Preferred Stock. In any such case the Depositary may in its discretion, with the approval of the Corporation, execute and deliver additional Receipts or may call for the surrender of all outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for new Receipts specifically describing such new deposited securities or property. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, Holders of Receipts shall have the right from and after the effective date of any such change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or other reclassification of the Series A Preferred Stock or any such recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation to surrender such Receipts to the Depositary with instructions to convert, exchange or surrender the Series A Preferred Stock represented thereby only into or for, as the case may be, the kind and amount of shares and other securities and property and cash into which the Series A Preferred Stock represented by such Receipts might have been converted or for which such Series A Preferred Stock might have been exchanged or surrendered immediately prior to the effective date of such transaction.

Section 4.7

Delivery of Reports .

The Depositary shall furnish to Holders of Receipts any reports and communications received from the Corporation which are received by the Depositary and which the Corporation is required to furnish to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Section 4.8

Lists of Receipt Holders .

Reasonably promptly upon request from time to time by the Corporation, at the sole expense of the Corporation, the Depositary shall furnish to it a list, as of the most recent practicable date, of the names, addresses and holdings of Depositary Shares of all registered Holders of Receipts.

ARTICLE V

THE DEPOSITARY, THE DEPOSITARY’S AGENTS, THE REGISTRAR AND THE CORPORATION

Section 5.1

Appointment of the Depositary .

The Corporation hereby appoints Trust Company to act as Depositary in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, and Trust Company accepts this appointment. The Corporation acknowledges that Computershare may act as service provider to Trust Company and as processor of all payments received from or made by or on behalf of the Corporation under this Deposit Agreement. Depositary is engaged in an independent business and will perform its obligations under this Deposit Agreement as an agent of the Corporation.

Section 5.2

Maintenance of Offices, Agencies and Transfer Books by the Depositary; Registrar .

Upon execution of this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall maintain at the Depositary’s Office, facilities for the execution and delivery, registration and registration of transfer, surrender and exchange of Receipts, and at the offices of the Depositary’s Agents, if any, facilities for the delivery, registration of transfer, surrender and exchange of Receipts, all in accordance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement.

The Depositary shall keep books at the Depositary’s Office for the registration and registration of transfer of Receipts, which books at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the Record Holders of Receipts; provided that any such Holder requesting to exercise such right shall certify to the Depositary that such inspection shall be for a proper purpose reasonably related to such Person’s interest as an owner of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts.

The Depositary may close such books, at any time or from time to time, when deemed necessary or advisable by it in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder.

The Depositary may, with the approval of the Corporation, appoint a Registrar for registration of the Receipts or the Depositary Shares evidenced thereby. If the Receipts or the Depositary Shares evidenced thereby or the Series A Preferred Stock represented by such Depositary Shares shall be listed on one or more national securities exchanges, the Depositary will appoint a Registrar (acceptable to the Corporation) for registration of the Receipts or Depositary Shares in accordance with any requirements of such exchange. Such Registrar (which may be the Depositary if so permitted by the requirements of any such exchange) may be removed and a substitute registrar appointed by the Depositary upon the request or with the approval of the Corporation. If the Receipts, Depositary Shares or Series A Preferred Stock are listed on one or more other securities exchanges, the Depositary will, at the request of the Corporation, arrange such facilities for the delivery, registration, registration of transfer, surrender and exchange of the Receipts, Depositary Shares or Series A Preferred Stock as may be required by law or applicable securities exchange regulation.

Section 5.3

Prevention of or Delay in Performance by the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar or the Corporation .

Neither the Depositary nor any Depositary’s Agent nor any Registrar nor the Corporation shall incur any liability to any Holder of Receipt if by reason of any provision of any present or future law, or regulation thereunder, of the United States of America or of any other governmental authority or, in the case of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or the Registrar, by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including the Certificate of Designations) or by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstance beyond the control of the relevant party, the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or the Corporation shall be prevented or forbidden from, or subjected to any penalty on account of, doing or performing any act or thing which the terms of this Deposit Agreement provide shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or the Corporation incur liability to any Holder of a Receipt (i) by reason of any nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which the terms of this Deposit Agreement shall provide shall or may be done or performed, or (ii) by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in this Deposit Agreement except as otherwise explicitly set forth in this Deposit Agreement.

Section 5.4

Obligations of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar and the Corporation .

Neither the Depositary nor any Depositary’s Agent nor any Registrar nor the Corporation assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under this Deposit Agreement to Holders of Receipts other than for its gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. Notwithstanding anything in this Deposit Agreement to the contrary, excluding the Depositary’s fraud, recklessness, willful misconduct or bad faith, the Depositary’s aggregate liability under this Deposit Agreement with respect to, arising from or arising in connection with this Deposit Agreement, or from all services provided or omitted to be provided under this Deposit Agreement, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed, the amounts paid hereunder by the Corporation to the Depositary as fees and charges, but not including reimbursable expenses.

Notwithstanding anything in this Deposit Agreement to the contrary, neither the Depositary, nor the Depositary’s Agent nor any Registrar nor the Corporation shall be liable in any event for special, punitive, incidental, indirect or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if they have been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

Neither the Depositary nor any Depositary’s Agent nor any Registrar nor the Corporation shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability unless indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be required.

Neither the Depositary nor any Depositary’s Agent nor any Registrar nor the Corporation shall be liable for any action or any failure to act by it in reliance upon (i) the written advice of legal counsel or accountants or (ii) information from any Person presenting Series A Preferred Stock for deposit, any Holder of a Receipt or any other Person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such information. The Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and the Corporation may each rely and shall each be protected in acting upon or omitting to act upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to carry out any instruction to vote any of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock or for the manner or effect of any such vote made, as long as any such action or non-action is not the result of the Depositary’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Depositary undertakes, and any Registrar shall be required to undertake, to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Deposit Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Deposit Agreement against the Depositary or any Registrar.

The Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, and any Registrar may own and deal in any class of securities of the Corporation and its affiliates and in Receipts. The Depositary may also act as transfer agent or registrar of any of the securities of the Corporation and its affiliates.

The Depositary shall not be under any liability for interest on any monies at any time received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of this Deposit Agreement or of the Receipts, the Depositary Shares or the Series A Preferred Stock nor shall it be obligated to segregate such monies from other monies held by it, except as required by law. The Depositary shall not be responsible for advancing funds on behalf of the Corporation and shall have no duty or obligation to make any payments if it has not timely received sufficient funds to make timely payments.

In the event the Depositary reasonably believes any ambiguity or uncertainty exists hereunder or in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document received by the Depositary hereunder, or in the administration of any of the provisions of this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary reasonably deems it necessary that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, omitting or suffering to take any action hereunder, the Depositary may, in its sole discretion upon written notice to the Corporation, refrain from taking any action and shall be fully protected and shall not be liable in any way to the Corporation, any Holders of Receipts or any other Person or entity for refraining from taking such action, unless the Depositary receives written instructions or a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation which eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the satisfaction of the Depositary or which proves or establishes the applicable matter to the satisfaction of the Depositary.

From time to time, the Corporation may provide the Depositary with instructions concerning the services performed by the Depositary under this Deposit Agreement. In addition, at any time, the Depositary may apply to any officer of the Corporation for instruction, and may

consult with legal counsel for the Depositary with respect to any matter arising in connection with the services to be performed by the Depositary under this Deposit Agreement. The Depositary and its agents and subcontractors shall not be liable and shall be indemnified by the Corporation for any action taken or omitted by the Depositary in reliance upon any written instructions from the Corporation or upon the advice or opinion of such counsel. The Depositary shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any Person, until receipt of written notice thereof from the Corporation. The terms of this Section 5.3 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

Section 5.5

Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary .

The Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary hereunder by delivering notice of its election to do so to the Corporation, such resignation to take effect upon the appointment of a successor Depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided.

The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Corporation by notice of such removal delivered to the Depositary, such removal to take effect upon the appointment of a successor Depositary hereunder and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided.

In case at any time the Depositary acting hereunder shall resign or be removed, the Corporation shall, within 60 days after the delivery of the notice of resignation or removal, as the case may be, appoint a successor Depositary, which shall be a Person having its principal office in the United States of America and having a combined capital and surplus, along with its affiliates, of at least $50,000,000. If no successor Depositary shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 60 days after delivery of such notice, the resigning or removed Depositary may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Depositary. Every successor Depositary shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to the Corporation an instrument in writing accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Depositary, without any further act or deed, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor and for all purposes shall be the Depositary under this Deposit Agreement, and such predecessor, upon payment of all sums due it and on the written request of the Corporation, shall promptly execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor all rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver all right, title and interest in the Series A Preferred Stock and any moneys or property held hereunder to such successor, and shall deliver to such successor a list of the Record Holders of all outstanding Receipts and such records, books and other information in its possession relating thereto.

Any entity into or with which the Depositary may be merged, consolidated or converted shall be the successor of the Depositary without the execution or filing of any document or any further act, and notice thereof shall not be required hereunder. Such successor Depositary may authenticate the Receipts in the name of the predecessor Depositary or its own name as successor Depositary.

Section 5.6

Corporate Notices and Reports .

The Corporation agrees that it will deliver to the Depositary, and the Depositary will, promptly after receipt thereof, transmit to the Record Holders of Receipts, in each case at the addresses recorded in the Depositary’s books, copies of all notices and reports (including without limitation financial statements) required by law, by the rules of any national securities exchange upon which the Series A Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts are listed or by the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including the Certificate of Designations), to be furnished to the Record Holders of Receipts. Such transmission will be at the Corporation’s expense and the Corporation will provide the Depositary with such number of copies of such documents as the Depositary may reasonably request. In addition, the Depositary will transmit to the Record Holders of Receipts at the Corporation’s expense such other documents as may be requested by the Corporation.

Section 5.7

Indemnification by the Corporation .

The Corporation shall indemnify the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar (including each of their officers, directors, agents and employees) against, and hold each of them harmless from, any loss, damage, cost, penalty, liability or expense (including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself) which may arise out of acts performed, suffered or omitted to be taken in connection with this Deposit Agreement and the Receipts by the Depositary, any Registrar or any of their respective agents (including any Depositary’s Agent) and any transactions or documents contemplated hereby, except for any liability arising out of gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on the respective parts of any such Person or Persons. The Corporation shall have no obligation to indemnify the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar (including each of their officers, directors, agents and employees) for any special, punitive, incidental, indirect or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Corporation has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. The obligations of the Corporation and the rights of the Depositary set forth in this Section 5.7 shall survive any succession of any Depositary, Registrar or Depositary’s Agent.

Section 5.8

Fees, Charges and Expenses .

The Corporation agrees promptly to pay the Depositary the compensation to be agreed upon with the Corporation for all services rendered by the Depositary hereunder and to reimburse the Depositary for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the Depositary without gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on its part (or on the part of any agent or Depositary Agent) in connection with the services rendered by it (or such agent or Depositary Agent) hereunder. The Corporation shall pay all charges of the Depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the Series A Preferred Stock and the initial issuance of the Depositary Shares, all withdrawals of shares of Series A Preferred Stock by owners of Depositary Shares, and any redemption or exchange of the Series A Preferred Stock at the option of the Corporation. The Corporation shall pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. All other transfer and other taxes and governmental charges shall be at the expense of Holders of Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts. If, at the request of a Holder of

Receipts, the Depositary incurs charges or expenses for which the Corporation is not otherwise liable hereunder, such Holder will be liable for such charges and expenses; provided , however , that the Depositary may, at its sole option, require a Holder of a Receipt to prepay the Depositary any charge or expense the Depositary has been asked to incur at the request of such Holder of Receipts. The Depositary shall present its statement for charges and expenses to the Corporation at such intervals as the Corporation and the Depositary may agree.

ARTICLE VI

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

Section 6.1

Amendment .

The form of the Receipts and any provisions of this Deposit Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended by agreement between the Corporation and the Depositary in any respect which they may deem necessary or desirable; provided , however , that no such amendment which shall materially and adversely alter the rights of the Holders of Receipts shall be effective against the Holders of Receipts unless such amendment shall have been approved by the Holders of Receipts representing in the aggregate at least 66 2/3% of the Depositary Shares then outstanding. Every Holder of an outstanding Receipt at the time any such amendment becomes effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such Receipt, to consent and agree to such amendment and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement as amended thereby. In no event shall any amendment impair the right, subject to the provisions of Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 and Article III, of any owner of Depositary Shares to surrender any Receipt evidencing such Depositary Shares to the Depositary with instructions to deliver to the Holder the Series A Preferred Stock and all money and other property, if any, represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law or the rules and regulations of any governmental body, agency or commission, or applicable securities exchange.

Section 6.2

Termination .

This Deposit Agreement may be terminated by the Corporation or the Depositary only if (i) all outstanding Depositary Shares issued hereunder have been redeemed pursuant to Section 2.8 , (ii) there shall have been made a final distribution in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation and such distribution shall have been distributed to the Holders of Receipts representing Depositary Shares pursuant to Section 4.1 or Section 4.2 , as applicable or (iii) upon the consent of Holders of Receipts representing in the aggregate not less than 66 2/3% of the Depositary Shares outstanding.

Upon the termination of this Deposit Agreement, the Corporation shall be discharged from all obligations under this Deposit Agreement except for its obligations to the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar under Section 5.3 , Section 5.7 and Section 5.8 .

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.1

Counterparts .

This Deposit Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each of the parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. A signature to this Deposit Agreement transmitted electronically shall have the same authority, effect, and enforceability as an original signature.

Section 7.2

Exclusive Benefit of Parties .

This Deposit Agreement is for the exclusive benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors hereunder, and shall not be deemed to give any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim to any other Person whatsoever.

Section 7.3

Invalidity of Provisions .

In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Deposit Agreement or in the Receipts should be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall in no way be affected, prejudiced or disturbed thereby.

Section 7.4

Notices .

Any and all notices to be given to the Corporation hereunder or under the Receipts shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail or overnight delivery service, or by telegram or facsimile transmission or electronic mail, confirmed by telephone, addressed to the Corporation at:

Regions Financial Corporation

1900 Fifth Avenue North

Birmingham, Alabama 35203

Attention: General Counsel

or at any other addresses of which the Corporation shall have notified the Depositary in writing.

Any and all notices to be given to the Depositary hereunder or under the Receipts shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail or overnight delivery service, or by telegram or facsimile transmission or electronic mail, confirmed by telephone, addressed to the Depositary at:

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

250 Royall Street

Canton, Massachusetts 02021

Attention: Client Services

or at any other addresses of which the Depositary shall have notified the Corporation in writing.

Any and all notices to be given to any Record Holder of a Receipt hereunder or under the Receipts shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission or confirmed by letter, addressed to such Record Holder at the address of such Record Holder as it appears on the books of the Depositary, or if such Holder shall have timely filed with the Depositary a written request that notices intended for such Holder be mailed to some other address, at the address designated in such request.

Delivery of a notice sent by mail or by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be effected at the time when a duly addressed letter containing the same (or a confirmation thereof in the case of a facsimile transmission) is deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office letter box. The Depositary or the Corporation may, however, act upon any facsimile transmission received by it from the other or from any Holder of a Receipt, notwithstanding that such facsimile transmission shall not subsequently be confirmed by letter or as aforesaid.

Section 7.5

Depositary’s Agents .

The Depositary may from time to time appoint Depositary’s Agents to act in any respect for the Depositary for the purposes of this Deposit Agreement and may at any time appoint additional Depositary’s Agents and vary or terminate the appointment of such Depositary’s Agents. The Depositary will promptly notify the Corporation of any such action. The Depositary will be responsible for any breach of this Deposit Agreement by any Depositary Agent.

Section 7.6

Appointment of Registrar, Dividend Disbursing Agent and Redemption Agent in Respect of Receipts .

The Corporation hereby appoints the Trust Company as Registrar, and Computershare as dividend disbursing agent and redemption agent in respect of the Receipts, and the Trust Company and Computershare hereby accept such respective appointments. Computershare and the Trust Company hereby represent that, as of the date hereof, Computershare is authorized pursuant to the Intercompany Agreement, and hereby agree that, throughout the term of this Deposit Agreement, Computershare will continue to be so authorized, to receive dividend payments as agent for and on behalf of Depositary (including dividend payments on the Preferred Stock) as described herein.

Section 7.7

Reserved .

Section 7.8

Holders of Receipts Are Parties .

The Holders of Receipts from time to time shall be parties to this Deposit Agreement and shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof and of the Receipts by acceptance of delivery thereof.

Section 7.9

Governing Law .

This Deposit Agreement and the Receipts of each series and all rights hereunder and thereunder and provisions hereof and thereof shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to applicable conflicts of law principles.

Section 7.10

Inspection of Deposit Agreement .

Copies of this Deposit Agreement shall be filed with the Depositary and the Depositary’s Agents and shall be open to inspection during business hours at the Depositary’s Office and the respective offices of the Depositary’s Agents, if any, by any Holder of a Receipt.

Section 7.11

Headings .

The headings of articles and sections in this Deposit Agreement and in the form of the Receipt set forth in Exhibit A hereto have been inserted for convenience only and are not to be regarded as a part of this Deposit Agreement or the Receipts or to have any bearing upon the meaning or interpretation of any provision contained herein or in the Receipts.

Section 7.12

Force Majeure .

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Depositary will not be liable for any delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, terrorist acts, shortage of supply, breakdowns or malfunctions, interruptions or malfunction of computer facilities, or loss of data due to power failures or mechanical difficulties with information storage or retrieval systems, labor difficulties, war, or civil unrest.

Section 7.13

Further Assurances .

Each of the Corporation and the Depositary, respectively, agrees that it will perform, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, acknowledged or delivered, all such further and other acts, documents, instruments and assurances as the Depositary or the Corporation, respectively, may reasonably require in connection with the performance of this Deposit Agreement.

Section 7.14

Confidentiality .

The Depositary and the Corporation agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party, including inter alia , personal, non-public Holder information and the fees for services, which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Deposit Agreement, shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other Person, except as may be required by law or legal process. To avoid doubt, the parties hereto shall not be required to keep the terms of this Deposit Agreement confidential.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation, the Depositary and Computershare have duly executed this Deposit Agreement as of the day and year first above set forth, and all Holders of Receipts shall become parties hereto by and upon acceptance by them of delivery of Receipts issued in accordance with the terms hereof.


REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

By:
Name:
Title:

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. and COMPUTERSHARE INC. (on behalf of both entities)

By:
Name:
Title:

[ Signature Page to Deposit Agreement ]

Depositary Receipt No. [ — ]

CUSIP NO.: 7591EP 308

ISIN NO.: US7591EP3084

EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF RECEIPT]

[IF GLOBAL RECEIPT IS ISSUED: UNLESS THIS GLOBAL RECEIPT IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“ DTC ”), TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY RECEIPT ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL RECEIPT SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL RECEIPT SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]

[ — ] DEPOSITARY SHARES,

EACH REPRESENTING 1/40 ^th OF ONE SHARE

6.375% NON-CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

Dividend Payment Dates: Beginning December 15, 2012, each March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15.

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Depositary (the “ Depositary ”), hereby certifies that is the registered owner of depositary shares (“ Depositary Shares ”), each Depositary Share representing 1/40 ^th of one share of 6.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, liquidation preference $1,000 per share, par value $1 per share (the “ Series A Preferred Stock ”), of Regions Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), on deposit with the Depositary, subject to the terms and entitled to the benefits of the Deposit Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012 (the “ Deposit Agreement ”), among the Corporation, the Depositary and the Holders from time to time of the Receipts. By accepting this Depositary Receipt, the Holder hereof becomes a party to and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement. This Receipt shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to any benefits under the Deposit Agreement unless it shall have been executed by the Depositary by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer and, if a Registrar for the Receipts (other than the Depositary) shall have been appointed, countersigned by such Registrar by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer thereof.


Dated:		Dated:

Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Depositary		Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Registrar

By:		By:
	Authorized Officer		Authorized Officer

A-2

[FORM OF REVERSE OF RECEIPT]

THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH REGISTERED HOLDER OF RECEIPTS WHO SO REQUESTS A COPY OF THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT AND A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF 6.375% NON-CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A OF REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION. ANY SUCH REQUEST IS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE DEPOSITARY NAMED ON THE FACE OF THIS RECEIPT.

The Corporation will furnish without charge to each registered holder of receipts who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Corporation, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Such request may be made to the Corporation or to the Registrar.

EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations when used in the form of ownership on the face of this certificate shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations. Abbreviations in addition to those appearing below may be used.


Abbreviation	Equivalent Word	Abbreviation	Equivalent Word	Abbreviation	Equivalent Word

ADM	Administrator(s), Administratrix	EX	Executor(s), Executrix	PL	Public Law

AGMT	Agreement	FBO	For the benefit of	TR	(As) trustee(s), for, of

ART	Article	FDN	Foundation	U	Under

CH	Chapter	GDN	Guardian(s)	UA	Under Agreement

A-3


Abbreviation	Equivalent Word	Abbreviation	Equivalent Word	Abbreviation	Equivalent Word

CUST	Custodian for	GDNSHP	Guardianship	UW	Under will of, Of will of, Under last will & testament

DEC	Declaration	MIN	Minor(s)

EST	Estate, of Estate of	PAR	Paragraph

ASSIGNMENT

For value received, hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE

Depositary Shares represented by the within Receipt, and do(es) hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney to transfer the said Depositary Shares on the books of the within named Depositary with full power of substitution in the premises.


Dated:						Signed:

NOTICE: The signature to the assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Receipt in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED

NOTICE: If applicable, the signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations, and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

A-4

Exhibit 4.3

6.375% Non Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, par value $1 per share


CUSIP No.: 7591EP407		ISIN No.: US7591EP4074

Certificate Number		Shares
[Number]		[Number of Shares]

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE


THIS CERTIFIES THAT		[NAME]
is the owner of		[NUMBER OF SHARES]

FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF 6.375% NON-CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A, PAR VALUE $1 PER SHARE, WITH A LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE OF $1,000 PER SHARE PLUS ACCRUED AND UNPAID DIVIDENDS, OF

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof, in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid or obligatory for any purpose unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.

Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.


		DATED:
		COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED
O.B. Grayson Hall, Jr.	[REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION	COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	[REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION	COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
	CORPORATE SEAL]	TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

		By
Fournier J. Gale, III		Authorized Signature
Corporate Secretary

REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY.

THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF OF THE CORPORATION AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS. SUCH REQUEST SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE CORPORATION OR THE TRANSFER AGENT.

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM

- as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -

Custodian

(Cust)

(Minor)

under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

TEN ENT

- as tenants by the entireties

(State)

JT TEN

- as joint tenants with right of survivorship

and not as tenants in common

UNIF TRF MIN ACT -

Custodian (until age )

(Cust)

(Minor)

under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

(State)

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

For value received,

Hereby sell, assign and transfer unto

of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

Attorney

to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.


Dated: , 20		Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion Stamp
Signature:		THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY
		AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15

Signature:

	Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alternation or enlargement, or any change whatever