New Issue-Regions Financial sells $700 mln in 5-yr notes

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Regions Financial Corporation (RF.N) on
Thursday sold $700 million of five-year notes, said IFR, a
Thomson Reuters service.

Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Keenan, and UBS were the
join bookrunning managers for the sale.
BORROWER: REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP
AMT $700 MLN COUPON 7.75 PCT MATURITY 11/10/2014
TYPE NOTES ISS PRICE 98.986 FIRST PAY 5/10/2010
MOODY'S Baa3 YIELD 8.00 PCT SETTLEMENT 11/10/2009
S&P TRIPLE-B SPREAD 565.2 BPS PAY FREQ SEMI-ANNUAL
FITCH A-MINUS MORE THAN TREAS NON-CALLABLE