SEC Form 4
FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Askew, William     E.
(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
P O Box 10247


(Street)
Birmingham, AL     35202-0247

(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker
    or Trading Symbol

Regions Financial Corp.   RF
3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    (Month/Year)

    April 7 2003


5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

                        Director                           10% Owner
           X          Officer                             Other

Officer/Other
Description           EVP Retail Banking; Member Leadership Team
7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Individual Filing
      Joint/Group Filing
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)

2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year)
3. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary
    Code
    (Instr. 8)


Code  |  V    
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)






        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price          
5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End of Month

    (Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct(D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)
Common Stock 04/07/2003
   X |     
6,188.000   |           A           |   $16.1562    

D

Common Stock 04/07/2003
   X |     
1,812.000   |           A           |   $16.1562    

D

Common Stock 04/07/2003
   F |     
3,942.000   |           D           |   $32.7900    
100,598.000
D

Common Stock (IRA)


190.000
I
By Spouse
Common Stock (DRP)


277.048
D

Common Stock (IRA)


202.000
D








Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

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SEC 1474 (3-99)


Askew, William E. - April 2003
Form 4 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security
3. Transaction
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
4. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary (V)
    Code
    (Instr.8)






Code | V    
5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)









  (DE)     |     (ED)  
7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price
    of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.5)
9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    at End of
    Month
    (Instr.4)
10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I)
11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Phantom Stock Units (401k)
(1)

J (1) | V         
    (A) 330.0
(1) | (1)
Common Stock - 330.0
484.0
D

Stock Option
$16.1562 04/07/2003
   X |     
    (D) 6,188.0
08/30/1994 | 08/30/2003
Common Stock - 6,188.0 $16.1562 0.0
D

Stock Option
$16.1562 04/07/2003
   X |     
    (D) 1,812.0
08/30/1995 | 08/30/2003
Common Stock - 1,812.0 $16.1562 0.0
D

Stock Option
$15.9375


03/29/1995 | 03/29/2004
Common Stock - 4,436.0
4,436.0
D

Stock Option
$15.9375


03/29/1995 | 08/30/2004
Common Stock - 7,726.0
7,726.0
D

Stock Option
$15.9375


03/29/1996 | 08/30/2004
Common Stock - 1,838.0
1,838.0
D

Stock Option
$16.0000


01/04/1996 | 01/04/2005
Common Stock - 14,168.0
14,168.0
D

Stock Option
$16.0000


01/04/1997 | 01/04/2005
Common Stock - 1,832.0
1,832.0
D

Stock Option
$22.4375


01/03/1997 | 01/03/2006
Common Stock - 8,694.0
8,694.0
D

Stock Option
$22.4375


01/03/1998 | 01/03/2006
Common Stock - 1,306.0
1,306.0
D

Stock Option
$38.7500


10/09/1998 | 10/09/2007
Common Stock - 3,949.0
3,949.0
D

Stock Option
$41.3437


04/09/1999 | 04/09/2008
Common Stock - 26,250.0
26,250.0
D

Stock Option
$35.6562


08/30/2000 | 08/30/2009
Common Stock - 26,250.0
26,250.0
D

Stock Option
$31.6750


02/19/2004 | 02/19/2010
Common Stock - 25,000.0
25,000.0
D

Stock Option
$31.6750


02/19/2005 | 02/19/2010
Common Stock - 12,500.0
12,500.0
D

Stock Option
$31.6750


02/19/2006 | 02/19/2010
Common Stock - 12,500.0
12,500.0
D

Stock Option
$20.0937


03/15/2001 | 03/15/2010
Common Stock - 60,000.0
60,000.0
D

Stock Option
$27.9050


01/16/2002 | 01/16/2011
Common Stock - 40,000.0
40,000.0
D

Stock Option
$27.9050


01/16/2003 | 01/16/2011
Common Stock - 20,000.0
20,000.0
D

Stock Option
$27.9050


01/16/2004 | 01/16/2011
Common Stock - 20,000.0
20,000.0
D

Stock Option
$30.8950


01/22/2003 | 01/22/2012
Common Stock - 40,000.0
40,000.0
D

Stock Option
$30.8950


01/22/2004 | 01/22/2012
Common Stock - 20,000.0
20,000.0
D

Stock Option
$30.8950


01/22/2005 | 01/22/2012
Common Stock - 20,000.0
20,000.0
D












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________________________________         __________________
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date

Ronald C. Jackson
William E. Askew



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SEC 1474 (3-99)


Askew, William E. - April 2003
Form 4 (continued)
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Regions Financial Corp. RF

Form 4 - April 2003

William E. Askew
P O Box 10247

Birmingham, AL 35202-0247

Explanation of responses:

(1)   The reported phantom stock units were acquired under Regions' benefits plans.
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