Regions Announces 2008 Regions Charity Classic Junior Poster Contest Winners

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF) announced today the winners for the 2008 Regions Charity Classic Junior Poster Contest. Meagan Daves, a third grade student at Bayside Academy in Daphne, Ala., was selected as the grand prize winner in the statewide poster competition hosted by Regions. Today, Daves was surprised at school with the announcement that her poster was selected as the overall winner. A check for $10,000 was presented to her school. "I am very excited to be selected as the overall winner. Out of all the entries, I never dreamed I would win,” said Meagan Daves, grand prize winner of the Regions Charity Classic Junior Poster Contest. Daves’ artwork will serve as the official Regions Charity Classic tournament poster the week of May 12 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge in Hoover, Ala. Daves and her family will enjoy Saturday night accommodations at Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa, plus admission to the tournament on Sunday, May 18, 2008. In addition to the grand prize winner, 24 Alabama students won a total of $34,000 for their schools throughout the state. Grade-level prize winners were selected from four regional areas throughout the state. Each winner’s school will be awarded with $1,000; and the winners will each receive a technology prize package and a $100 savings bond from Regions Bank. The 2008 grade-level winners are as follows: City   Student’s Name   School’s Name   Grade Alabaster Jordan Motes Evangel Christian School 2 Anniston Glen Nolte Saks Middle School 5 Birmingham Scarlet Stearns Inverness Elementary 1 Birmingham Kayla Wright Phillips Academy 4 Bremen Victoria Capps Cold Springs Elementary 3 Butler Madison Neely Patrician Elementary 5 Crossville Ian Serrarrano Crossville Elementary 2 Crossville Carlie Feemster Crossville Elementary 3 Crossville Pamela Estrada Crossville Elementary 4 Crossville Leslie Gomez Crossville Elementary 5 Danville Sarah Early Speake School 1 Daphne Alexis Litteken Daphne East Elementary K Daphne Anna Glass Daphne East Elementary 1 Daphne Meagan Daves Bayside Academy 3 Daphne Emma Mills Daphne East Elementary 4 Elkmont Colt Hunter Elkmont High School K Gadsden Skyler Novak Gaston School K Jemison Zack Burnett Jemison Elementary 2 Monroeville Samantha Morgan Monroe Academy 2 Monroeville Carly Jo Martens Monroe Academy 5 Montgomery Michael Russo Bear Exploration Center K Montgomery Ambrea Smith Floyd Elementary 3 Montgomery Taylor McLemore Bear Exploration Center 4 Moundville Shelby Doran Moundville Elementary 1 Regions’ mission is to make life better for customers, associates and communities. Last year, the Regions Charity Classic raised some $690,000 for state and local charities. The goal is to raise even more this year. "The junior poster contest is one small way we show our communities that they can expect more from Regions. It allows us to reach across the state and raise awareness of the Regions Charity Classic Foundation’s support of education,” said Scott Peters, Regions’ chief marketing officer. In its 16-year history, the Regions Charity Classic Foundation has donated almost $10 million to Alabama charities. About Regions Financial Corporation Regions Financial Corporation is a member of the S&P 100 Index and Forbes Magazine’s "Platinum 400” list of America’s best big companies. With $144 billion in assets, Regions is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, trust, securities brokerage, mortgage and insurance products and services. Regions serves customers in 16 states across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates over 1,900 banking offices and nearly 2,500 ATMs. Its investment and securities brokerage, trust and asset management division, Morgan Keegan & Company Inc., provides services from some 400 offices. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com. About the Tournament The 2008 Regions Charity Classic presented by Bruno’s Supermarkets will be held May 14-18 at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge. Players anticipated to participate include Bernhard Langer, Tom Kite, Hale Irwin, Jay Haas, Loren Roberts, Ben Crenshaw, Scott Hoch, Jerry Pate and many other great names. Brad Bryant became a two-time defending Regions Charity Classic winner during the sixteenth annual tournament. Since its inception, the tournament foundation is approaching $10 million for various charities. Please visit www.regionscharityclassic.com for sponsorship, volunteer, charity or general information.