UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): July 18, 2011
First Horizon National Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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001-15185 |
62-0803242 |
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(State or other Jurisdiction |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer |
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165 Madison Avenue |
38103 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (901) 523-4444 |
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| Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year | |
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Amendment of Bylaws
(1) On July 18, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors amended ARTICLE FOUR, Section 4.16 of the Company’s Bylaws. The Bylaws are amended immediately as described below. The amended and restated Bylaws are filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1.
(2) The amendment to Section 4.16 makes certain clarifying and ministerial changes to the language of that section. In particular, the new language explicitly contemplates that any of the offices specified in that section may be shared by more than one person. The amendment took effect immediately upon Board approval on July 18, 2011.
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | |
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Exhibits |
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
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Exhibit # |
Description |
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3.1 |
Bylaws of First Horizon National Corporation, as amended and restated July 18, 2011 |
All summaries and descriptions of documents, and of amendments thereto, set forth above are qualified in their entirety by the documents themselves, whether filed as an exhibit hereto or filed as an exhibit to a later report.
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SIGNATURE
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.
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| First Horizon National Corporation (Registrant) |
| Date: July 19, 2011 | By: | /s/ Clyde A. Billings, Jr. |
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| Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| EX-3.1 | Bylaws of First Horizon National Corporation, as amended and restated July 18, 2011 |
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