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REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
1900 Fifth Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203

Supplement Dated March 13, 2020
To the Proxy Statement Dated March 6, 2020
For the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
To be held Wednesday, April 22, 2020

On March 6, 2020, Regions Financial Corporation (“Regions”) filed a definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 22, 2020. Regions is providing this supplement to correct inadvertent typographical errors related solely to previously disclosed 2017 compensation for two executives in the table appearing on page 102 of the Proxy Statement under the heading “Summary Compensation Table.” The corrected table, with footnotes provided for convenience, is below and replaces the original table in the Proxy Statement in its entirety.
Name & Principal Position
Year
Salary
($)

Bonus
($)

Stock
Awards
($) (1)

Option
Awards
($)

Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($) (2)

Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($) (3)

All Other
Compensation
($) (4)

Total
($)

John M. Turner, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
2019
968,750

2,835,476

2,295,559
6,821,591
193,891
13,115,267
2018
806,250

1,098,317

2,230,019
3,142,908
120,129
7,397,623
2017
585,000


790,790


1,339,896

1,527,838

101,214

4,344,738

David J. Turner, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
2019
664,200

907,369

1,320,656
1,526,566
120,101
4,538,892
2018
664,200

878,653

1,683,937
140,855
92,790
3,460,436
2017
660,150

790,790

1,540,806
885,279
97,843
3,974,868
John B. Owen
Chief Operating Officer
2019
700,000

907,369

1,379,335
3,333,674
125,670
6,446,048
2018
695,150

878,653

1,763,088
1,172,687
106,756
4,616,334
2017
676,450


790,790


1,591,297

1,459,534

93,121

4,611,192

C. Matthew Lusco
Chief Risk Officer
2019
584,250

777,745

1,196,420
1,263,719

121,882
3,944,016
2018
584,250

753,132

1,541,426
756,268

99,485
3,734,560
2017
580,688

790,790

1,403,486
403,527

100,628
3,279,119
Fournier J. Gale, III
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
2019
584,045

777,745

1,155,861

132,912
2,650,563
2018
584,045

753,132

1,395,911

120,646
2,853,734
2017
581,534


790,790


1,285,758


124,564

2,782,646

(1)
As reflected in the following table, amounts in this column are the grant date fair value of awards computed in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. See Note 17, “Share-Based Payments,” to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 21, 2020, for additional information about how the grant date fair value of these awards is determined.
 
 
2019 Annual Equity Grant (PSUs & RSUs) 
Total Stock
Awards Value
($)
 
PSUs ($/units) (a) 
 
RSUs ($/units) (b) 
Name
Performance
Stock Units
($)
Performance
Stock Units
(#)
 
Restricted
Stock Units
($)
Restricted
Stock Units
(#)
John M. Turner, Jr.
1,417,738
96,642
 
1,417,738
96,642
2,835,476
David J. Turner, Jr.
453,684
30,926
 
453,684
30,926
907,369
John B. Owen
453,684
30,926
 
453,684
30,926
907,369
C. Matthew Lusco
388,872
26,508
 
388,872
26,508
777,745
Fournier J. Gale, III
388,872
26,508
 
388,872
26,508
777,745
(a)
The amounts in this column reflect the number of units granted and the grant date fair value of PSUs based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions. Actual payout under these awards can range from 0% to 150% of target based on performance metrics of absolute and relative Earnings Per Share Growth (“EPS Growth”) and Return on Average Tangible Common Equity (“ROATCE”) established at grant. The maximum award value for the PSUs (determined as described on pages 90-92) is $2,126,607 for Mr. J. Turner, $680,527 each for Mr. D. Turner and Mr. Owen, and $583,309 each for Mr. Lusco and Mr. Gale.


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(b)
The amounts in this column represent the number of units granted and the grant date fair value of RSUs that cliff vest at the end of the three-year vesting period ending April 1, 2022.
(2)
This amount represents annual cash incentives for 2019 performance plus the value of the 2017 Performance Cash Units based on certification of performance goals as of the three-year period ending on December 31, 2019, and will be vested based on service effective April 3, 2020. The following table sets forth the details of these awards:
 
 
Non-equity Incentive Plan Compensation 
Name
2019 Annual
Cash Incentive
($)
Value of 2017
Performance
Cash Units
at 12/31/19
($) (a)
Total
($)
John M. Turner Jr.
1,839,559
456,000
2,295,559
David J. Turner, Jr.
864,656
456,000
1,320,656
John B. Owen
923,335
456,000
1,379,335
C. Matthew Lusco
740,420
456,000
1,196,420
Fournier J. Gale, III
699,861
456,000
1,155,861
(a)
This column reflects 114% of target earned at December 31, 2019. Grants to Mr. J. Turner and Mr. Lusco are subject to service vesting requirements until April 1, 2020 (the third anniversary of the date of grant).
(3)
This amount includes benefits for Mr. J. Turner and Mr. Owen described on pages 93-94 and 107-109, which are subject to significant vesting requirements that have not yet been met. Therefore, all of the change in benefit for Mr. J. Turner and Mr. Owen would not be payable at the present time if they left the Company. Mr. D. Turner and Mr. Lusco are fully vested in their benefits.
(4)    All other compensation consists of the following:  
Name
Life Insurance,
Perquisites and Other
Personal Benefits
($)(a) 
Matching Contributions
Under Qualified
Savings Plans
($)
Matching Contributions
Under Nonqualified
Savings Plans
($)
Non-Elective
Contributions
under the
Qualified and
Nonqualified
401(k) plans
 ($)

Total All Other
Compensation
($)
John M. Turner, Jr.
47,103
14,000
127,188
5,600

193,891
David J. Turner, Jr.
27,694
14,000
78,407

120,101
John B. Owen
21,915
15,200
82,955
5,600

125,670
C. Matthew Lusco
37,030
18,000
61,252
5,600

121,882
Fournier J. Gale, III
22,390
15,200
63,223
32,099

132,912
(a)
The 2019 amount includes the value of items such as financial planning services, personal use of the corporate aircraft, an enhanced executive physical, home security, and matching charitable gift contributions. For Mr. J. Turner, the value for personal use of the corporate aircraft in 2019 was $16,500, and the value of personal financial planning services was $16,915.




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