Edgar Filing: ZIONS BANCORPORATION /UT/

Zions Bancorporation

Date: June 18, 2010

/s/ Thomas E. Laursen

Thomas E. Laursen

Executive Vice President and

General Counsel

Form 8-K

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): June 18, 2010

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 June 18, 2010, Zions Bancorporation (the “Company”) announced that the underwriters of its recent public offering of depositary shares, each representing a 1/40th ownership interest in a share of Series E Fixed-Rate Resettable Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock of the Company, have exercised their option to purchase an additional 700,000 depositary shares, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $17.5 million to cover over-allotments.

The Company granted the option in connection with its previously announced public offering of 5,000,000 depositary shares at a public offering price of $25.00 per depositary share.

SIGNATURES

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.