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AmSouth Reports Fourth Quarter and 2004 Earnings.


BIRMINGHAM Birmingham, cities, United States
Birmingham (bûr`mĭnghăm')

1 City (1990 pop. 265,968), seat of Jefferson co., N central Ala., in the Jones Valley near the southern end of the Appalachian system; founded and inc.
, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid.
Ala alanine.
ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae   [L.] a winglike process.
. -- AmSouth Bancorporation AmSouth Bancorporation was a bank holding company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, operated as a subsidiary of Regions Financial Corporation. AmSouth was previously known as First National Bank of Birmingham first organized in 1872.  (NYSE NYSE

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) today reported record earnings for the fourth quarter ended December December: see month.  31, 2004, of $.49 per diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share, compared to $.45 per diluted share reported for the fourth quarter of 2003. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2004 was $176.9 million versus $158.6 million for the same period in 2003, an increase of 11.5 percent.

This fourth quarter performance resulted in a return on average equity of 20.2 percent, and a return on average assets of 1.42 percent.

For the year, reported earnings were $623.5 million compared with $626.1 million in 2003. Diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share

An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of
 were $1.74 for the year, compared to $1.77 per share in 2003. Return on equity for 2004 was 18.6 percent, return on assets Return on assets (ROA)

Indicator of profitability. Determined by dividing net income for the past 12 months by total average assets. Result is shown as a percentage. ROA can be decomposed into return on sales (net income/sales) multiplied by asset utilization (sales/assets).
 was 1.30 percent and the efficiency ratio was 57.1 percent. Results for 2004 include charges related to a previously announced settlement with regulatory authorities Noun 1. regulatory authority - a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest
regulatory agency

administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities
 in the third quarter. Excluding those expenses, earnings would have been $675.9 million or $1.89 per diluted share, resulting in a return on equity of 20.2 percent, a return on assets of 1.41 percent and an efficiency ratio of 55.0 percent (see Reconciliation of GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
 Amounts to Adjusted Amounts in the attached financial tables).

"AmSouth delivered solid performance across all of our lines of business in 2004, and we are carrying that momentum into 2005," said Dowd Dowd is a derivation of an ancient surname which was once common in Ireland but is now quite rare. The name Dowd is an Anglicisation of the original Ui Dubhda, through its more common form O'Dowd.  Ritter rit·ter  
n. pl. ritter
A knight.



[German, from Middle High German riter, from Middle Dutch ridder, from r
, AmSouth's chairman, president and chief executive officer. "We are well-positioned to continue growing loans and deposits as the economy improves."

As previously announced, AmSouth sold its $550 million credit card portfolio and prepaid pre·pay  
tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays
To pay or pay for beforehand.



pre·payment n.
 $1.25 billion of Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings in the fourth quarter. The sale of the credit card portfolio resulted in a pre-tax pre-tax adjanterior al impuesto

pre-tax adjavant impôt(s)

pre-tax adjal lordo d'imposta 
 net gain of $166.1 million being recorded while $129.6 million of costs were incurred from the prepayment Prepayment

1. The payment of a debt obligation prior to its due date.

2. The excess payment over a scheduled debt repayment amount.

Notes:
1. Examples include deferred expenses such as rent and early loan repayments.

2.
 of the FHLB FHLB Federal Home Loan Bank  debt in the quarter. There were also increases versus the third quarter in other costs including a higher loan loss provision, increases in professional fees, personnel costs and other noninterest expenses.

Net interest income was $379.2 million in the fourth quarter, a 5.7 percent increase compared with the same quarter in 2003. The net interest margin in the fourth quarter was 3.43 percent. Although the net interest margin declined compared with the same period in 2003 it has now been stable for three consecutive quarters. The increase in net interest income reflects strong growth in average loans of $3.2 billion, an 11.0 percent increase over the same quarter in 2003. Supporting that loan growth, average deposits were higher by $3.5 billion, or 11.8 percent during the same period. The deposit growth was led by the low cost category, which grew by $2.7 billion during the quarter, a 13.8 percent increase.

Noninterest revenue, which includes earnings from service charges, trust, investment management services, securities gains and other sources of fee income, was $380.3 million for the quarter and includes the gain of $166.1 million from the sale of the credit card portfolio. Trust income increased 17.1 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2003, and interchange An interchange is a location where two things meet, usually perform some kind of exchange, and possibly go on their ways again. It is most commonly used in four contexts:
  • Transportation:
 income rose 34.6 percent compared with the previous year. Noninterest expenses in the fourth quarter were $460.4 million, which includes $129.6 million in FHLB prepayment expense. Personnel costs, the largest category of noninterest expense, were $170.6 million in the fourth quarter, an increase of 4.1 percent compared with the same period in 2003.

There were $1.25 billion in FHLB borrowings repaid in the quarter and replaced with a variety of approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 three year maturity, lower cost funding instruments. The annual savings from this transaction will have a favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 impact on borrowing costs going forward.

Net charge-offs were .41 percent of average net loans in the fourth quarter, up five basis points compared with the third quarter. The ratio of loan loss reserves to total loans was 1.12 percent at December 31, 2004. The loan loss provision exceeded net charge-offs by $11.1 million in the quarter.

Nonperforming assets Nonperforming asset

An asset that is not effectively producing income, such as an overdue loan.


nonperforming asset

An asset that produces no income.
 improved again during the fourth quarter. Total nonperforming assets at December 31, 2004, were $110.6 million, or .34 percent of loans net of unearned income Unearned Income

Any income that comes from investments and other sources unrelated to employment services.

Notes:
Examples of unearned income include interest from a savings account, bond interest, tips, alimony, and dividends from stock.
, foreclosed properties and repossessions, compared to $119.2 million, or .37 percent, in the previous quarter.

Looking ahead to 2005, AmSouth management expects earnings per share for the full year to be in the range of $2.00 to $2.06. This forecast generally assumes an improving economy, moderately rising interest rate environment and flat equity markets, as well as these factors:

--Higher net interest income reflecting a relatively stable net interest margin, improved balance sheet growth with commercial loan growth continuing at current levels and improving loan demand in consumer categories, and continued strong low-cost deposit growth.

--Stable credit quality metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. .

--Noninterest revenues such as service charges, trust, and investment services income should experience steady growth. Overall, management expects noninterest revenues to grow in the high single digit A single character in a numbering system. In decimal, digits are 0 through 9. In binary, digits are 0 and 1.

digit - An employee of Digital Equipment Corporation. See also VAX, VMS, PDP-10, TOPS-10, DEChead, double DECkers, field circus.
 range.

--Management expects modest noninterest expense growth in the mid-single digits.

For supplemental financial information about the fourth quarter and full year results, you may refer to the Form 8-K Form 8-K

The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock.


Form 8-K

See 8-K.
 filed by AmSouth with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January January: see month.  18, 2005, or visit the Investor Relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 Resource Center on AmSouth's web site at www.amsouth.com.

About AmSouth

AmSouth is a regional bank holding company with $50 billion in assets, more than 680 branch banking offices and over 1,200 ATMs. AmSouth operates in Florida Florida, state, United States
Florida (flôr`ĭdə, flŏr`–), state in the extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and
, Tennessee Tennessee, state, United States
Tennessee (tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States.
, Alabama Alabama, indigenous people of North America
Alabama (ăləbăm`ə), indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages).
, Mississippi Mississippi, state, United States
Mississippi (mĭs'əsĭp`ē), one of the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with most of the border formed by
, Louisiana Louisiana (ləwē'zēăn`ə, lē'–), state in the S central United States. It is bounded by Mississippi, with the Mississippi R.  and Georgia Georgia, country, Asia
Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia.
. AmSouth is a leader among regional banks in the Southeast Southeast or south east is the ordinal direction halfway between south and east. It the opposite of northwest.

Southeast or South East can refer to:
 in several key business segments, including consumer and commercial banking, small business banking, mortgage lending, equipment leasing Equipment Leasing is a financing option to lease equipment for a certain amount of time. Leasing Benefits
  • Control secondary market, offer the ability to up-grade and trade-in.
  • Converts cash buyers of small machines to larger, more expensive purchases.
, annuity annuity: see insurance.
annuity

Payment made at a fixed interval. A common example is the payment received by retirees from their pension plan. There are two main classes of annuities: annuities certain and contingent annuities.
 and mutual fund sales, and trust and investment management services. AmSouth also offers a complete line of banking products and services at its web site, www.amsouth.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this report and the exhibits to the report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995), including any statements regarding descriptions of management's plans, objectives or goals for future operations, products or services, and forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other measures of performance. Forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations and, by their nature, are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of factors - many of which are beyond AmSouth's control - could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause results to differ materially from current management expectations include, but are not limited to: customers' and other third parties' reaction to the settlements referred to in this press release and the effects of such settlements on AmSouth's branch expansion plan; the execution of AmSouth's strategic initiatives; legislation and regulation; general economic conditions, especially in the Southeast; the performance of the stock and bond markets; changes in interest rates, yield curves and interest rate spread relationships; prepayment speeds Prepayment speed

Also called speed, the estimated rate at which mortgagors pay off their loans ahead of schedule, critical in assessing the value of mortgage pass-through securities.
 within the loan and investment security portfolios; deposit flows; the cost of funds Cost of Funds

The interest rate paid on an outstanding loan.

Notes:
Money isn't free! Cost of funds is the cost of borrowing money.
See also: Interest Rate



Cost of funds

Interest rate associated with borrowing money.
; cost of federal deposit insurance premiums; demand for loan products; demand for financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page.
; competition, including a continued consolidation in the financial services industry; changes in the quality or composition of AmSouth's loan and investment portfolios including capital market inefficiencies that may affect the marketability Marketability

A negotiable security is said to have good marketability if there is an active secondary market in which it can easily be resold.


marketability

The ease with which an investment may be bought and sold in the secondary market.
 and valuation of available-for-sale securities; changes in consumer spending Consumer demand or consumption is also known as personal consumption expenditure. It is the largest part of aggregate demand or effective demand at the macroeconomic level.  and saving habits; technological changes; the growth and profitability of AmSouth's mortgage banking business, including mortgage-related income and fees, being less than expected; adverse changes in the financial performance and/or and/or  
conj.
Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved.

Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing.
 condition of AmSouth's borrowers which could impact the repayment Repayment

The act of paying back a debt.

Notes:
Everyone has to repay their debts eventually.
See also: Debt, Defeasance, Loan
 of such borrowers' loans; changes in accounting and tax principles, policies or guidelines guidelines,
n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks.
 and in tax laws; other economic, competitive, governmental and regulatory reg·u·late  
tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates
1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

2.
 factors affecting AmSouth's operations, products, services and prices; the effects of weather and natural disasters, such as hurricanes; unexpected judicial actions and developments; results of investigations, examinations, and reviews of regulatory and law enforcement authorities; the outcome of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
, which is inherently uncertain and depends on the findings of judges and juries; the impact on AmSouth's businesses, as well as on the risks set forth above, of various domestic or international military or terrorist activities or conflicts; the specific factors mentioned above in the text of this press release; and AmSouth's success at managing the risks involved in the foregoing. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. AmSouth does not undertake a duty to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact.
     2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or
 or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.
Unaudited
                        AmSouth Bancorporation
                    SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
               ($ in thousands, except per share data)

EARNINGS SUMMARY                           Three Months Ended
                                  ------------------------------------
                                  December 31 September 30   June 30
                                  ----------- ------------ -----------
Net interest income                 $379,212     $375,906    $361,410
Provision for loan losses             44,250       28,800      26,600
                                  ----------- ------------ -----------
Net interest income after
 provision                           334,962      347,106     334,810
Noninterest revenues                 380,289      213,171     218,252
Noninterest expenses                 460,416      362,478     311,770
                                  ----------- ------------ -----------
Income before income taxes           254,835      197,799     241,292
Income taxes                          77,978       78,220      74,329
                                  ----------- ------------ -----------
Net income                          $176,857     $119,579    $166,963
                                  =========== ============ ===========

Earnings per common share (a)          $0.50        $0.34       $0.47
Earnings per common share
 - diluted (a)                          0.49         0.33        0.47
Average common shares outstanding    355,072      352,838     351,602
Average common shares outstanding
 - diluted                           360,286      358,272     356,314
End of period common shares
 outstanding                         356,310      354,635     353,414


EARNINGS SUMMARY                    Three Months Ended        Percent
                                  ------------------------    Change
                                                              Versus
                                     2004        2003         Prior
                                   March 31   December 31      Year
                                  ----------- ------------ -----------
Net interest income                 $359,497     $358,784         5.7%
Provision for loan losses             28,100       44,500       (0.6%)
                                  ----------- ------------
Net interest income after
 provision                           331,397      314,284         6.6%
Noninterest revenues                 220,430      223,390        70.2%
Noninterest expenses                 322,274      310,793        48.1%
                                  ----------- ------------
Income before income taxes           229,553      226,881        12.3%
Income taxes                          69,454       68,329        14.1%
                                  ----------- ------------
Net income                          $160,099     $158,552        11.5%
                                  =========== ============

Earnings per common share (a)          $0.46        $0.45        11.1%
Earnings per common share
 - diluted (a)                          0.45         0.45         8.9%
Average common shares outstanding    351,196      350,067
Average common shares outstanding
 - diluted                           356,908      355,306
End of period common shares
 outstanding                         352,904      351,891


EARNINGS SUMMARY                            YTD              Percent
                                  ------------------------    Change
                                                              Versus
                                     2004        2003         Prior
                                  December 31 December 31      Year
                                  ----------- ------------ -----------
Net interest income               $1,476,025   $1,414,635         4.3%
Provision for loan losses            127,750      173,700      (26.5%)
                                  ----------- ------------
Net interest income after
 provision                         1,348,275    1,240,935         8.6%
Noninterest revenues               1,032,142      855,778        20.6%
Noninterest expenses               1,456,938    1,205,577        20.8%
                                  ----------- ------------
Income before income taxes           923,479      891,136         3.6%
Income taxes                         299,981      265,015        13.2%
                                  ----------- ------------
Net income                          $623,498     $626,121       (0.4%)
                                  =========== ============

Earnings per common share (a)          $1.77        $1.79       (1.1%)
Earnings per common share
 - diluted (a)                          1.74         1.77       (1.7%)
Average common shares outstanding    352,684      350,237
Average common shares outstanding
 - diluted                           357,952      354,308
End of period common shares
 outstanding                         356,310      351,891


KEY PERFORMANCE RATIOS                     Three Months Ended
                                  ------------------------------------
                                  December 31 September 30   June 30
                                  ----------- ------------ -----------
Average shareholders' equity to
 average total assets                   7.05%        6.87%       6.92%
End of period shareholders'
 equity to end of period total
 assets                                 7.20         6.94        6.82
Loans net of unearned income to
 total deposits                        95.64       101.83       97.55
Return on average assets
 (annualized) (a)                       1.42         0.98        1.41
Return on average shareholders'
 equity (annualized) (a)               20.15        14.20       20.31
Book value per common share           $10.02        $9.73       $9.32
Tangible book value per common
 share                                 $9.17        $8.88       $8.46
Net interest margin - taxable
 equivalent                             3.43%        3.44%       3.44%
Efficiency ratio (a)                   59.77        60.44       52.83


KEY PERFORMANCE RATIOS                           Three Months Ended
                                              ------------------------
                                                 2004         2003
                                                March 31   December 31
                                              ------------ -----------
Average shareholders' equity to
 average total assets                                7.09%       7.05%
End of period shareholders' equity
 to end of period total assets                       7.11        7.08
Loans net of unearned income to
 total deposits                                     94.77       96.38
Return on average assets
 (annualized) (a)                                    1.40        1.41
Return on average shareholders'
 equity (annualized) (a)                            19.76       19.96
Book value per common share                         $9.56       $9.18
Tangible book value per common
 share                                              $8.71       $8.32
Net interest margin - taxable
 equivalent                                          3.56%       3.61%
Efficiency ratio (a)                                54.57       52.43


KEY PERFORMANCE RATIOS                                  YTD
                                              ------------------------
                                                 2004         2003
                                              December 31  December 31
                                              ------------ -----------
Average shareholders' equity to
 average total assets                                6.98%       7.30%
End of period shareholders' equity
 to end of period total assets                       7.20        7.08
Loans net of unearned income to
 total deposits                                     95.64       96.38
Return on average assets
 (annualized) (a)                                    1.30        1.47
Return on average shareholders'
 equity (annualized) (a)                            18.60       20.08
Book value per common share                        $10.02       $9.18
Tangible book value per common
 share                                              $9.17       $8.32
Net interest margin - taxable
 equivalent                                          3.47%       3.78%
Efficiency ratio (a)                                57.12       52.08


(a) Ratios and earnings per share as adjusted for the third quarter
    2004 settlement agreement and related professional fees are
    provided in the following table. These expenses represent matters
    which management believes are not indicative of AmSouth's legal
    and regulatory affairs arising in the normal course of business.


                                                       2004
                                              ------------------------
                                              Three Months
                                                 Ended         YTD
                                              September 30 December 31
                                              ------------ -----------
Earnings per common share, GAAP
 basis                                               0.34        1.77
Adjustment for settlement
 agreement and related
 professional fees                                   0.15        0.15
                                              ------------ -----------
Earnings per common share, as
 adjusted                                            0.49        1.92

Earnings per common share -
 diluted, GAAP basis                                 0.33        1.74
Adjustment for settlement
 agreement and related
 professional fees                                   0.15        0.15
                                              ------------ -----------
Earnings per common share -
 diluted, as adjusted                                0.48        1.89

Return on average assets
 (annualized), GAAP basis                            0.98%       1.30%
Adjustment for settlement
 agreement and related
 professional fees                                   0.42%       0.11%
                                              ------------ -----------
Return on average assets
 (annualized), as adjusted                           1.40%       1.41%

Return on average shareholders'
 equity (annualized), GAAP basis                    14.20%      18.60%
Adjustment for settlement
 agreement and related
 professional fees                                   6.23%       1.57%
                                              ------------ -----------
Return on average shareholders'
 equity (annualized), as adjusted                   20.43%      20.17%

Efficiency ratio, GAAP basis                        60.44%      57.12%
Adjustment for settlement
 agreement and related
 professional fees                                 (9.00)%     (2.12)%
                                              ------------ -----------
Efficiency ratio, as adjusted                       51.44%      55.00%



                              Unaudited
                        AmSouth Bancorporation
                    SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                           ($ in thousands)


BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION                Three Months Ended
AVERAGE BALANCES               ---------------------------------------
                               December 31  September 30    June 30
                               ------------ ------------ -------------

Loans net of unearned income   $32,476,715  $32,079,701   $30,633,629
Total investment securities
 (b)                            12,413,850   12,374,084    12,488,887
Interest-earning assets (b)     45,224,572   44,684,992    43,500,751
Total assets                    49,535,521   48,786,314    47,742,291
Noninterest-bearing deposits     6,978,442    6,643,642     6,516,977
Interest-bearing deposits (c)   26,344,499   25,735,595    25,337,923
Total deposits (c)              33,322,941   32,379,237    31,854,900
Shareholders' equity             3,491,181    3,350,323     3,305,636



BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION         Three Months Ended        Percent
AVERAGE BALANCES               -------------------------     Change
                                                             Versus
                                   2004        2003          Prior
                                 March 31   December 31       Year
                               ------------ ------------ -------------

Loans net of unearned income   $29,705,743  $29,263,749          11.0%
Total investment securities
 (b)                            11,779,479   11,158,897          11.2%
Interest-earning assets (b)     41,771,105   40,609,843          11.4%
Total assets                    45,953,093   44,697,830          10.8%
Noninterest-bearing deposits     6,103,216    5,855,497          19.2%
Interest-bearing deposits (c)   24,381,234   23,952,276          10.0%
Total deposits (c)              30,484,450   29,807,773          11.8%
Shareholders' equity             3,258,359    3,151,106          10.8%


BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION                 YTD              Percent
AVERAGE BALANCES               -------------------------    Change
                                                            Versus
                                  2004         2003         Prior
                               December 31  December 31      Year
                               ------------ ------------ -------------

Loans net of unearned income   $31,229,708  $28,511,159           9.5%
Total investment securities
 (b)                            12,264,785    9,812,306          25.0%
Interest-earning assets (b)     43,801,691   38,598,165          13.5%
Total assets                    48,010,625   42,730,516          12.4%
Noninterest-bearing deposits     6,561,938    5,486,016          19.6%
Interest-bearing deposits (c)   25,453,038   23,096,600          10.2%
Total deposits (c)              32,014,976   28,582,616          12.0%
Shareholders' equity             3,351,754    3,117,362           7.5%


(b) Excludes adjustment for market valuation on available-for-sale
    securities and certain noninterest-earning marketable equity
    securities.

(c) Statement 133 valuation adjustments related to time deposits,
    certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more and other interest-
    bearing liabilities are included in other liabilities.



BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
ENDING BALANCES

Loans net of unearned income   $32,738,662  $32,502,221   $31,351,497
Total investment securities
 (b)                            12,510,959   12,572,341    12,716,413
Interest-earning assets (b)     45,453,601   45,379,714    44,439,782
Total assets                    49,548,371   49,687,862    48,295,813
Noninterest-bearing deposits     7,182,806    6,798,077     6,636,325
Interest-bearing deposits       27,049,973   25,121,339    25,502,919
Total deposits                  34,232,779   31,919,416    32,139,244
Shareholders' equity             3,568,841    3,450,558     3,295,478


BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION                                   Percent
ENDING BALANCES                                              Change
                                                             Versus
                                                             Prior
                                                              Year
                                                         -------------
Loans net of unearned income   $29,893,723  $29,339,364          11.6%
Total investment securities
 (b)                            12,426,033   12,036,854           3.9%
Interest-earning assets (b)     43,253,884   41,521,449           9.5%
Total assets                    47,414,968   45,615,516           8.6%
Noninterest-bearing deposits     6,544,028    6,273,835          14.5%
Interest-bearing deposits       25,000,664   24,166,518          11.9%
Total deposits                  31,544,692   30,440,353          12.5%
Shareholders' equity             3,372,349    3,229,669          10.5%

(b) Excludes adjustment for market valuation on available-for-sale
    securities and certain noninterest-earning marketable equity
    securities.



                              Unaudited
                        AmSouth Bancorporation
                    SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                           ($ in thousands)

NONPERFORMING ASSETS                                 2004       2003
                      December  September   June     March    December
                         31        30       30        31         31
                     --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Nonaccrual loans (d)  $88,488   $92,958  $102,670  $102,904  $110,153
Foreclosed
 properties            19,609    23,043    29,586    29,291    32,616
Repossessions           2,498     3,231     3,295     3,733     4,986
                     --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total nonperforming
 assets (d)          $110,595  $119,232  $135,551  $135,928  $147,755
                     ========= ========= ========= ========= =========

Nonperforming assets
 to loans net of
 unearned income,
 foreclosed
 properties and
 repossessions           0.34%     0.37%     0.43%     0.45%     0.50%


Accruing loans 90
 days past due        $51,117   $63,727   $52,972   $58,195   $67,460
                     ========= ========= ========= ========= =========

(d) Exclusive of accruing loans 90 days past due


                                                     2004      2003
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN     4th       3rd       2nd       1st       4th
 LOSSES               Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter
                     --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Balance at beginning
 of period           $381,255  $382,482  $382,450  $384,124  $384,059
Loans charged off     (44,277)  (39,799)  (38,202)  (44,412)  (56,403)
Recoveries of loans
 previously charged
 off                   11,146    11,062    11,634    16,406    11,968
                     --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net Charge-offs       (33,131)  (28,737)  (26,568)  (28,006)  (44,435)
Addition to
 allowance charged
 to expense            44,250    28,800    26,600    28,100    44,500
Reduction of
 allowance related
 to sold loans        (25,600)   (1,290)        -    (1,768)        -
                     --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Balance at end of
 period              $366,774  $381,255  $382,482  $382,450  $384,124
                     ========= ========= ========= ========= =========

Allowance for loan
 losses to loans net
 of unearned income      1.12%     1.17%     1.22%     1.28%     1.31%
Net charge-offs to
 average loans net
 of unearned income
 (e)                     0.41%     0.36%     0.35%     0.38%     0.60%
Allowance for loan
 losses to
 nonperforming loans
 (f)                   414.49%   410.14%   372.54%   371.66%   348.72%
Allowance for loan
 losses to
 nonperforming
 assets (f)            331.64%   319.76%   282.17%   281.36%   259.97%

(e) Annualized
(f) Exclusive of accruing loans 90 days past due



                              Unaudited
                        AmSouth Bancorporation
          RECONCILIATION OF GAAP AMOUNTS TO ADJUSTED AMOUNTS
                 ($ in thousands, except per share data)


                                           Three Months Ended
                                           September 30, 2004
                                 -------------------------------------
                                                              Earnings
                                  Income             Earnings   per
                                   Before              per     common
                                  Income     Net      common   share -
                                   Taxes    Income    share    diluted
                                 --------- --------- -------- --------
Results as reported on a GAAP
 basis                           $197,799  $119,579    $0.34    $0.33
Costs incurred under settlement
 agreement and related
 professional fees (g)             53,972    52,443     0.15     0.15
                                 --------- --------- -------- --------
Results as adjusted              $251,771  $172,022    $0.49    $0.48


                                              Year Ended
                                           December 31, 2004
                                 -------------------------------------
                                                              Earnings
                                  Income             Earnings   per
                                   Before              per     common
                                  Income     Net      common   share -
                                   Taxes    Income    share    diluted
                                 --------- --------- -------- --------
Results as reported on a GAAP
 basis                           $923,479  $623,498    $1.77    $1.74
Costs incurred under settlement
 agreement and related
 professional fees (g)             53,972    52,443     0.15     0.15
                                 --------- --------- -------- --------
Results as adjusted              $977,451  $675,941    $1.92    $1.89

(g) These expenses represent matters which management believes are not
    indicative of AmSouth's legal and regulatory affairs arising in
    the normal course of business.
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