UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K/A

                               AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
                                 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 1, 2004
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                         REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                     0-6159                    63-0589368
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission               (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)             File Number)            Identification No.)


      417 North 20th Street, Birmingham, Alabama  35203
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  (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)


      Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (205) 944-1300



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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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         On July 1, 2004, Regions Financial Corporation ("Regions") filed a
current report on Form 8-K announcing that it had completed its merger with
former Regions Financial Corporation and Union Planters Corporation. In response
to Items 7(a) and 7(b) of such report, Regions stated that it would file the
financial information required by such items by amendment, as permitted by Item
7(a)(4) and Item 7(b)(2) of Form 8-K. This Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K is being
filed to provide the required financial information.




ITEM 9.01.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

                  (a)      Financial statements of businesses acquired.

                           Consolidated balance sheets of Union Planters
                  Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002,
                  and related consolidated statements of earnings, changes in
                  shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three
                  years in the three year period ended December 31, 2003 are
                  included in this report as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated
                  herein by reference in response to Item 9.01(a) (formerly Item
                  7(a)).

                           Unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Union
                  Planters Corporation and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2004 and
                  related unaudited consolidated statements of earnings, and
                  cash flows for the six month periods ended June 30, 2004 and
                  June 30, 2003, and related unaudited consolidated statement of
                  changes in shareholders' equity for the six month period ended
                  June 30, 2004, are included as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated
                  herein by reference in response to Item 9.01(a) (formerly Item
                  7(a)).

                  (b)      Pro forma financial information.

                           An unaudited pro forma combined condensed
                  consolidated statement of financial condition as of June 30,
                  2004, and unaudited pro forma combined condensed consolidated
                  statements of income for the six month period ended June 30,
                  2004 and the year ended December 31, 2003 are included as
                  Exhibit 99.4 and incorporated herein by reference in response
                  to Item 9.01(b) (formerly Item 7(b)).

                  (c)      Exhibits.

                           The exhibits listed in the exhibit index are included
                  as exhibits to this current report on Form 8-K.




                                   SIGNATURES

         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.

                                       REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION



                                       By: /s/ Ronald C. Jackson
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                                          Ronald C. Jackson
                                          Senior Vice President and Comptroller

Date: September 1, 2004






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


2.1      Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 22, 2004, by and
         between Regions Financial Corporation and Union Planters Corporation.*

23.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

99.1     Press Release dated July 1, 2004.*

99.2     Consolidated balance sheets of Union Planters Corporation and
         subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and related consolidated
         statements of earnings, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows
         for each of the three years in the three year period ended December 31,
         2003.

99.3     Unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Union Planters Corporation and
         subsidiaries as of June 30, 2004 and related unaudited consolidated
         statements of earnings and cash flows for the six month periods ended
         June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003 and related unaudited consolidated
         statement of changes in shareholders' equity for the six month period
         ended June 30, 2004.

99.4     Unaudited pro forma combined condensed consolidated statement of
         financial condition as of June 30, 2004, and unaudited pro forma
         combined condensed consolidated statements of income for the six month
         period ended June 30, 2004 and the year ended December 31, 2003.


*   Previously filed.