UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2011
First Horizon National Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| TN | 001-15185 | 62-0803242 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 165 MADISON AVENUE | ||
| MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE | 38103 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Office) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code - (901) 523-4444
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)
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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
As previously reported on a Current Report filed on October 20, 2011, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of First Horizon National Corporation (the “Company”) elected Scott M. Niswonger to the Board on October 17, 2011. Mr. Niswonger also was elected to the Board of Directors of First Tennessee Bank National Association (the “Bank”), the Company’s subsidiary. At the time of his election Mr. Niswonger was appointed to serve on the Trust Committee of the Bank’s Board. On December 23, 2011, Mr. Niswonger additionally was appointed to serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of the Company’s Board and of the Bank’s Board. As previously reported, Mr. Niswonger is expected to stand for election to the Company’s Board at the 2012 annual meeting of shareholders.
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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.
| First Horizon National Corporation | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| Date: December 23, 2011 | By: | /s/ Clyde A. Billings, Jr. | |
| Senior Vice President, Assistant | |||
| General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | |||