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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 25, 2009
ZIONS BANCORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Utah | 001-12307 | 87-0227400 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One South Main, 15th Floor, Salt Lake City, Utah |
84133 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Office) | (Zip Code) |
(801) 524-4787
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On November 25, 2009, Zions Bancorporation entered into amendments to its Distribution and Auction Agent Agreements with Zions Direct, Inc. Copies of the amendments are attached as Exhibits 1.1 and 99.1, respectively.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
Zions Bancorporation hereby incorporates Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 8.1, 23.1, 23.2 and 99.2 into Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-158319) previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
| 1.1 | Amendment No. 1 to the Distribution Agreement, dated November 25, 2009. | |
| 4.1 | Form of 7.75% Senior Note due September 23, 2014. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Callister Nebeker & McCullough, a Professional Corporation. | |
| 5.2 | Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. | |
| 8.1 | Tax Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Callister Nebeker & McCullough, a Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
| 23.2 | Consents of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included in Exhibits 5.2 and 8.1 above). | |
| 99.1 | Amendment No. 2 to the Auction Agent Agreement, dated November 25, 2009. | |
| 99.2 | Information relating to Item 14 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-158319) | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Zions Bancorporation | ||||
| Date: November 25, 2009 | By: | /s/ Thomas E. Laursen | ||
| Thomas E. Laursen | ||||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Amendment No. 1 to the Distribution Agreement, dated November 25, 2009. | |
| 4.1 | Form of 7.75% Senior Note due September 23, 2014. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Callister Nebeker & McCullough, a Professional Corporation. | |
| 5.2 | Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. | |
| 8.1 | Tax Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Callister Nebeker & McCullough, a Professional Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
| 23.2 | Consents of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included in Exhibits 5.2 and 8.1 above). | |
| 99.1 | Amendment No. 2 to the Auction Agent Agreement, dated November 25, 2009. | |
| 99.2 | Information relating to Item 14 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-158319) | |