SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported):
January 18, 2005
AMSOUTH BANCORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
1-7476
(Commission File Number) |
63-0591257 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
|
AMSOUTH CENTER 1900 FIFTH AVENUE NORTH BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35203 (Address, including zip code, of principal executive office) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (205) 320-7151
Not applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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On January 18, 2005 AmSouth Bancorporation issued a press release announcing its preliminary results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit 99.1. Supplemental financial information for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2004 is included as Exhibit 99.2 and may also be found on AmSouth’s website at www.amsouth.com. In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, this information is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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.
| AMSOUTH
BANCORPORATION By: /s/ Carl L. Gorday ————————————————— Name: Carl L. Gorday Title: Assistant Secretary |
Date: January 18, 2005
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release of January 18, 2005 | ||
| 99.2 | Supplemental Financial Information |