Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  KIMBROUGH HARDIE B. JR
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/24/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP [RF]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
P O BOX 10247
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Controller
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BIRMINGHAM, AL 352020247
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 7,393.3 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 409.75
I
By 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) 11/04/2006 01/21/2009 Common Stock 3,887 $ 36.05 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) 11/04/2006 02/11/2010 Common Stock 11,857 $ 20.14 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) 11/04/2006 02/01/2011 Common Stock 12,759 $ 21.34 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) 11/04/2006 04/20/2011 Common Stock 797 $ 21.23 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) 11/04/2006 01/29/2012 Common Stock 22,725 $ 25.41 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) 11/04/2006 02/09/2013 Common Stock 21,211 $ 25.7 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) 11/04/2006 02/04/2014 Common Stock 19,217 $ 30.55 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) 11/04/2006 02/07/2015 Common Stock 17,463 $ 32.02 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) 11/04/2006 04/02/2016 Common Stock 8,891 $ 34.46 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) 04/24/2008(2) 04/24/2017 Common Stock 9,429 $ 35.07 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
KIMBROUGH HARDIE B. JR
P O BOX 10247
BIRMINGHAM, AL 352020247
      Controller  

Signatures

By: John Buchanan 08/31/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 671.30 shares in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
(2) The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on April 24, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

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