Form of certificate


 Exhibit 4.2 
 

 
  
 Exhibit 4.2

 016570| 003590|127C|RESTRICTED||4|057-423 
 FIXED RATE CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A 
 PAR VALUE $1.00

 FIXED RATE CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A 
 THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN CANTON, MA AND JERSEY CITY, NJ 
 REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION 
 INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 THIS CERTIFIES THAT 
 is the owner of 
 FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF FIXED RATE CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE AND A LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE OF $1,000 PER SHARE, OF 
 REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), transferable on the books of the Corporation by the
holder hereof, in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid or obligatory for any purpose unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.

 Witness the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. 
 DATED <<Month Day, Year>> COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: 
 COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. 
 TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR, 
 By 
 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 
 Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer 
 Corporate Secretary 
 PO BOX 43004, Providence, RI 02940-3004 
 MR A SAMPLE DESIGNATION (IF ANY) ADD 1 ADD 2 ADD 3 ADD 4 
 CUSIP XXXXXX XX X

 Holder ID XXXXXXXXXX 
 Insurance Value 1,000,000.00 
 Number of Shares 123456 
 DTC 12345678 123456789012345 
 Certificate Numbers 
 1234567890/1234567890 
 1234567890/1234567890 
 1234567890/1234567890 
 1234567890/1234567890 
 1234567890/1234567890 
 1234567890/1234567890 
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 Total 
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 Total Transaction 
 Certificate Number 
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 REGIONS FINANCIAL
CORPORATION 
 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK
AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. 
 THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT IS
NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. ANY TRANSFEREE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT IS A
“QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION
STATEMENT WHICH IS THEN EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (B) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL
BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (C) TO THE
ISSUER OR (D) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT ARE TRANSFERRED A NOTICE
SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. 
 THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS
THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF OF THE CORPORATION AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS. SUCH
REQUEST SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE CORPORATION OR THE TRANSFER AGENT. 
 The following abbreviations, when used in the
inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full 
 according to
applicable laws or regulations: 
 TEN COM —as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT- Custodian 
 (Cust) (Minor) 
 TEN ENT —as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act 
 (State) 
 JT TEN —as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common UNIF TRF MIN ACT Custodian (until age. ) 

(Cust) (Minor) 
 under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. 
 (State) 
 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 
 PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE 
 For value received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto 
 (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) 
 Shares of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in
the premises. 
 Dated: 20 
 Signature: 
 Signature: Notice: The signature to this assignment must
correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever. 
 THE SIGNATURE(S) Signature(s) SHOULD BE Guaranteed: GUARANTEED BY Medallion AN ELIGIBLE Guarantee GUARANTOR Stamp INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, SIGNATURE GUARANTEE Savings and Loan MEDALLION
Associations PROGRAM, and Credit PURSUANT Unions) WITH TO S. E. MEMBERSHIP C. RULE 17Ad-15. IN AN APPROVED 
 SECURTIY
INSTRUCTIONS 
 THIS IS WATERMARKED PAPER DO NOT ACCEPT WITHOUT NOTHING WATERMARK HOLD TO LIGHT TO VERIFY WATERMARK