UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

April 19, 2001	(April 19, 2001)
Date of Report	(Date of earliest event reported)

UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

TENNESSEE	1-10160	62-0859007
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

UNION PLANTERS ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER
7130 GOODLETT FARMS PARKWAY
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38018

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (901) 580-6000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 5. Other Events

First Quarter 2001 Earnings Release

      On April 19, 2001, Union Planters Corporation announced operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2001. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the results is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. Any reference in the press release to the Company’s web site does not incorporate by reference information contained on the web site. The Company also provided supplemental financial information for analysts and other interested investors, which are attached as Exhibit 99.2 and 99.3, and are incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements, and Exhibits

C.  Exhibits
99.1	Union Planters Corporation Press Release dated April 19, 2001 announcing operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2001
99.2	First Quarter 2001 Unaudited Supplemental Financial Information
99.3	First Quarter 2001 Unaudited Analyst Information

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SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Union Planters Corporation
	Registrant
Date: April 19, 2001	/s/ Bobby L. Doxey
	Bobby L. Doxey Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer

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