Free Writing Prospectus

Free Writing Prospectus

(To the Prospectus dated March 31, 2009)

  

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration Statement No. 333-158319

May 12, 2009

ZIONS BANCORPORATION

First Reopening of the

5.50% Senior Medium-Term Notes due May 17, 2010

Final Terms and Conditions

 

 

Issuer:

    Zions Bancorporation

Securities Offered:

    Senior Notes due May 17, 2010 (the “Notes”).

CUSIP

    98970EAU3

Aggregate Principal Amount:

    $5,118,000 of which $1,000,000 was sold pursuant to the auction, $ 1,110,000 was sold pursuant to the “Buy Today” feature, and $3,008,000 was sold pursuant to the distribution agreement with Zions Direct.

Series:

   

The Notes are part of a series of debt securities entitled “Medium-Term Notes, Series A” that we may issue under the Indenture.

 

This is a reopening of the Notes that we initially issued on May 05, 2009. As of May 12, 2009, there was $11,049,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding, not including the Notes offered by this term sheet. All of the Notes offered hereby pursuant to the auction (including amounts issuable under the “Buy Today” feature and the “Institutional Up-Sizing Option”) or distributed by the distribution agent under the distribution agreement, are a part of the same series of, and have the same CUSIP as, the Notes that initially settled on May 05, 2009. Upon settlement, the Notes offered by this term sheet will be fungible with the $11,049,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes that we have previously issued.

 

We may re-open this series of Notes, and issue additional Notes of this series under the Indenture in the future.

Final Auction Price:

    99.514109%

Final “Buy Today” Price:

    100.000000%

Issue Price for Tax Purposes:

    100.000000%
Interest Accrual Date/ Initial Settlement Date:    May 05, 2009

Coupon:

    5.50%

Interest Accrual:

    Because these Notes form a part of the same series of Notes that were first issued on May 05, 2009, Investors who purchase these Notes, either through the auction platform or pursuant to the distribution agreement, will be required to pay, in addition to the applicable purchase price of the Notes, an amount equal to the interest that has accrued on the Notes from and including the Interest Accrual Date (May 05, 2009) up to, but not including, the Reopening Settlement Date (expected to be May 15, 2009). The amount of the accrued interest owed will not be applied towards an investor’s individual bid limit.

Interest Payment Dates:

    Interest will be paid semiannually on May 17 and November 17, beginning on November 17, 2009, to holders of record as of the preceding May 02 and November 02, respectively.

Reopening Settlement Date:

    It is expected that the delivery of the Notes offered by this term sheet will be made against payment for the Notes on May 15, 2009, which is the third business day after the allocation of the Notes by our auction agent (the settlement cycle being referred to as T+3). You should note that if you purchased the Notes using the “Buy Today” feature or through the distribution agent, your settlement cycle may be longer than T+3. Trading in the Notes from the date of such purchase until settlement may be affected by this longer settlement cycle.

Day Count:

    30/360

Maturity:

    May 17, 2010

Auction Agent:

    Zions Direct, Inc.

Auction Agent Fee:

    0.300% (The Auction Agent Fee will be paid only on the aggregate principal amount of Notes that are sold through the Zions Direct auction platform.)

Distribution Agent:

    Zions Direct, Inc.

Distribution Agent Fee:

    0.300% (The Distribution Agent Fee will be paid only on the aggregate principal amount of Notes that are sold through Zions Direct under the distribution agreement and not on Zions Direct’s auction platform.)
   Dealers Concession: 0.250% Reallowance: 0.200%

Use of Proceeds:

    The net cash proceeds from the sale will be used for general corporate purposes. Pending such use, we may temporarily invest net proceeds in interest-bearing, investment-grade securities.

Exchange Listing:

    The Notes will not be listed on any national securities exchange.

Denomination:

    We will issue the Notes in denominations of $1,000 and in integral multiples thereof.

Book-Entry System:

    The Notes will be issued only in fully registered form without interest coupons. Beneficial interests in the Notes will be shown on, and transfers of those beneficial interests can only be made through, records maintained by the Depository Trust Company, or DTC, and its participants.

Ratings:

   

A- (Rating Watch Negative) (Fitch); BBB (Under Review with Negative Implications) (DBRS); BBB- (Outlook Negative) (S&P).

 

A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities. Ratings may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.

Trustee:

    The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
Authentication / Issuing / Paying Agent:    Zions First National Bank

This Term Sheet contains selected information about the Notes subject to further description in the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement. The Notes are not savings accounts, deposits or other obligations of any of the issuer’s banks or non-bank subsidiaries and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other government agency. The Notes are not guaranteed under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program.

Zions Bancorporation has filed a registration statement (Registration Statement No. 333-158319, including a Prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Prospectus dated March 31, 2009 contained in that registration statement, the Prospectus Supplement dated April 21, 2009 and other documents Zions Bancorporation has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Zions Bancorporation and this offering. You may get these documents and other documents Zions Bancorporation has filed for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Zions Bancorporation or a representative will arrange to send you the prospectus and other documents Zions Bancorporation has filed with the SEC if you request it by calling toll free (800) 524-8875.