Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF) today announced that it has
priced a public offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of
2.00% Senior Notes due 2018. The offering will generate net proceeds of
approximately $745 million (after underwriting discounts and commissions
and before offering expenses) and will be used for general corporate
purposes, including repurchases of outstanding senior debt securities
pursuant to the tender offer announced earlier today, repurchases of our
common stock pursuant to our authorized stock repurchase program, and
repurchases or redemptions of other outstanding securities (including
trust preferred securities). The offering is expected to close on April
30, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC are serving as joint
book-running managers for the offering. Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Raymond James &
Associates, Inc., Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc. and Regions
Securities LLC are serving as co-managers for the offering.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an
offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell, any securities.
Regions has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for the offering. Before you
invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement
and the prospectus supplements relating to the offering that the company
has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the company
and the offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting
EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.
Alternatively, the prospectus and prospectus supplements may be obtained
upon request by contacting Regions Financial Corporation, Investor
Relations, 1900 Fifth Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203, (205)
326-5807; Goldman, Sachs & Co., 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282,
Attention: Prospectus Department or by emailing prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com;
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014,
Attention: Prospectus Delivery Department or by emailing prospectus@morganstanley.com.
About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF), with $120 billion in assets,
is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest
full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth
management, mortgage, and insurance products and services. Regions
serves customers in 16 states across the South, Midwest and Texas, and
through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,700
banking offices and 2,000 ATMs.
Forward-looking statements
The information included in this release may include forward-looking
statements which reflect Regions’ current views with respect to future
events and financial performance. The Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 (“the Act”) provides a “safe harbor” for
forward-looking statements which are identified as such and are
accompanied by the identification of important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
For these statements, we, together with our subsidiaries, unless the
context implies otherwise, claim the protection afforded by the safe
harbor in the Act. Forward-looking statements are not based on
historical information, but rather are related to future operations,
strategies, financial results or other developments. Forward-looking
statements are based on management’s expectations as well as certain
assumptions and estimates made by, and information available to,
management at the time the statements are made. Those statements
are based on general assumptions and are subject to various risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ
materially from the views, beliefs and projections expressed in such
statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include,
but are not limited to, those described below:
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the
“Dodd-Frank Act”) became law in July 2010, and a number of
legislative, regulatory and tax proposals remain pending. Future and
proposed rules, including those that are part of the Basel III
process, are expected to require banking institutions to increase
levels of capital and to meet more stringent liquidity requirements.
All of the foregoing may have significant effects on Regions and the
financial services industry, the exact nature and extent of which
cannot be determined at this time.
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Possible additional loan losses, impairment of goodwill and other
intangibles, and adjustment of valuation allowances on deferred tax
assets and the impact on earnings and capital.
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Possible changes in interest rates may increase funding costs and
reduce earning asset yields, thus reducing margins. Increases in
benchmark interest rates could also increase debt service requirements
for customers whose terms include a variable interest rate, which may
negatively impact the ability of borrowers to pay as contractually
obligated.
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Possible changes in general economic and business conditions in the
United States in general and in the communities Regions serves in
particular, including any prolonging or worsening of the current
challenging economic conditions including unemployment levels.
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Possible changes in the creditworthiness of customers and the
possible impairment of the collectability of loans.
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Possible changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies, laws and
regulations and other activities of governments, agencies, and similar
organizations, may have an adverse effect on business.
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Possible regulations issued by the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau or other regulators which might adversely impact Regions'
business model or products and services.
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Possible stresses in the financial and real estate markets,
including possible deterioration in property values.
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Regions' ability to manage fluctuations in the value of assets and
liabilities and off-balance sheet exposure so as to maintain
sufficient capital and liquidity to support Regions' business.
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Regions' ability to expand into new markets and to maintain profit
margins in the face of competitive pressures.
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Regions' ability to develop competitive new products and services
in a timely manner and the acceptance of such products and services by
Regions' customers and potential customers.
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Regions' ability to keep pace with technological changes.
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Regions' ability to effectively identify and manage credit risk,
interest rate risk, market risk, operational risk, legal risk,
liquidity risk, reputational risk, counterparty risk, international
risk, and regulatory and compliance risk.
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Regions’ ability to ensure adequate capitalization which is
impacted by inherent uncertainties in forecasting credit losses.
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The cost and other effects of material contingencies, including
litigation contingencies, and any adverse judicial, administrative or
arbitral rulings or proceedings.
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The effects of increased competition from both banks and non-banks.
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The effects of geopolitical instability and risks such as terrorist
attacks.
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Regions’ ability to identify and address data security breaches.
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Possible changes in consumer and business spending and saving
habits could affect Regions' ability to increase assets and to attract
deposits.
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The effects of weather and natural disasters such as floods,
droughts, wind, tornados and hurricanes, and the effects of man-made
disasters.
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Possible downgrades in ratings issued by rating agencies.
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Possible changes in the speed of loan prepayments by Regions’
customers and loan origination or sales volumes.
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Possible acceleration of prepayments on mortgage-backed securities
due to low interest rates and the related acceleration of premium
amortization on those securities.
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The effects of problems encountered by larger or similar financial
institutions that adversely affect Regions or the banking industry
generally.
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Regions’ ability to receive dividends from its subsidiaries.
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The effects of the failure of any component of Regions’ business
infrastructure which is provided by a third party.
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Changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be required by
the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other regulatory agencies.
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The effects of any damage to Regions’ reputation resulting from
developments related to any of the items identified above.
The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. For discussion of
these and other factors that may cause actual results to differ from
expectations, look under the captions “Forward-Looking Statements” and
“Risk Factors” of Regions’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," and similar
expressions often signify forward-looking statements. You should not
place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only
as of the date made. We assume no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements that are made from time to time.
