John D. Johns Elected to Regions Board of Directors

<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0><tr><td align=right>Copyright: </td><td>Copyright Business Wire 2011</td></tr><tr><td align=right>Source: </td><td>Business Wire, Inc.</td></tr><tr><td align=right>Wordcount: </td><td>454</td></tr></table><!-- start_body --><br><p><location value="LU/us.al.brmham" idsrc="xmltag.org">BIRMINGHAM, Ala.</location>--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- <person>John D. Johns</person>, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Protective Life Corporation, has been elected to the Board of Directors of <org value="NYSE:RF" idsrc="xmltag.org">Regions Financial Corporation</org> (NYSE: RF). </p><div id="bwbodyimg" style="width:355px; float:left; padding-left:0px; padding-right:20px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px;"><img alt="John D. Johns (Photo: Business Wire) " src="http://mms.businesswire.com/bwapps/mediaserver/ViewMedia?mgid=296514&vid=4" /><p style="font-size:85%; "><person>John D. Johns</person> (Photo: Business Wire) </p></div><p> “Johnny is a proven leader with deep experience in financial services that will be of great benefit to our Board,” said <person>Earnest Deavenport</person>, Regions’ chairman. “His tremendous experience and accomplishments in financial services are matched only by his tireless commitment to the community as a whole.” </p><p> “We are very pleased to have a business and community leader of Johnny’s stature join our Board,” said <person>Grayson Hall</person>, Regions’ president and CEO. “In particular, his considerable experience in the insurance business will bring a wealth of expertise and insight from the broader financial services industry that will be of great benefit to our shareholders.” </p><p><person>Mr. Johns</person> joined Protective Life Corporation in 1993 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was promoted to Chairman, President and CEO in 2003. Prior to joining Protective Life, he was with <org>Sonat Inc.</org>, as Vice President and <person>General Counsel</person>. <person>Mr. Johns</person> was a founding partner of the law firm Maynard Cooper & Gale and was an Associate and Partner of the law firm Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the <org>University of Alabama</org>, and a Master of Business Administration and a Juris Doctorate degree from <org>Harvard University</org>. </p><p> An active leader in the community, <person>Mr. Johns</person> currently serves on a wide variety of local, statewide and national organizations and was recently appointed co-chair of the <org>Tornado Recovery Action Council of Alabama</org>. He is a member of the <org>Executive Committee</org> of the <org>Birmingham Business Alliance</org>, and a Board member of the <org>Economic Development Partnership of Alabama</org>, the <org>American Council of Life Insurers</org> and <org>The Financial Services Roundtable</org>, as well a past Board member and Chairman of the <org>Business Council of Alabama</org>. <person>Mr. Johns</person> also serves on the <org>Boards of Alabama Power Company</org> and Genuine Parts Company. </p><p><b>About Regions</b></p><p><org value="NYSE:RF" idsrc="xmltag.org">Regions Financial Corporation</org>, with <money>$131 billion</money> in assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, trust, securities brokerage, mortgage and insurance products and services. Regions serves customers in 16 states across the South, Midwest and <location value="LS/us.tx" idsrc="xmltag.org">Texas</location>, and through its subsidiary, <org value="ACORN:3743471377" idsrc="xmltag.org">Regions Bank</org>, operates approximately 1,800 banking offices and over 2,100 ATMs. Its investment and securities brokerage trust and asset management division, <org value="ACORN:4227400946" idsrc="xmltag.org">Morgan Keegan & Company Inc.</org>, provides services from over 300 offices. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.regions.com&esheet=50037165&lan=en-US&anchor=www.regions.com&index=1&md5=feb737b62f83ac33c6dfc31defa97fdf">www.regions.com</a>. </p><p> Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesswire.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmmg.cgi%3Feid%3D50037165%26lang%3Den&esheet=50037165&lan=en-US&anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businesswire.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmmg.cgi%3Feid%3D50037165%26lang%3Den&index=2&md5=dd763d6b40e1e9bf31b414d2880ced81">http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=50037165&lang=en</a></p><p></p><p><img alt="" src="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=bwnews&sty=20111020006117r1&sid=acqr4&distro=nx" /><span class="bwct31415" /></p><p><org value="NYSE:RF" idsrc="xmltag.org">Regions Financial Corporation</org><br /><b>Media Contact:</b><br /><person>Tim Deighton</person>, 205-264-5277<br />or<br /><b>Investor Relations Contact:</b><br /><person>List Underwood</person>, 205-801-0265 </p><p></p><p>Source: <org value="NYSE:RF" idsrc="xmltag.org">Regions Financial Corporation</org></p>