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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): April 18, 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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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 5.03.      Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

Restatement of Charter

          (1)   On April 18, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the restatement of the Company’s Charter. The restatement was filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State on April 19, 2011 and was effective immediately upon filing. The Restated Charter is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1.

          (2)   The restatement removed obsolete provisions of the Charter added in 2008 in connection with the designation of the Company’s Series CPP preferred stock. All shares of that Series of stock were redeemed in 2010 and none of that Series may be reissued.

ITEM 5.07.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Voting Results for 2011 Annual Meeting

(a)   On April 19, 2011, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders.

(b)   At the annual meeting, four vote items were acted upon by the shareholders. The number of votes cast for, against, or withheld as to each such matter or nominee, the number of votes in favor of each alternative presented in vote item 3, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each such matter or nominee, have been certified and are set forth below:

Vote Item 1: Election of Directors
Outcome: All nominees were elected
Nominee   For   Withheld   Abstain   Broker Nonvote  
Robert B. Carter   189,602,195   8,984,592   2,636,182   33,830,269  
John C. Compton   197,191,790   2,093,394   1,937,785   33,830,269  
Mark A. Emkes   188,053,759   10,539,746   2,629,464   33,830,269  
Vicky B. Gregg   193,009,297   7,139,638   1,074,034   33,830,269  
James A. Haslam, III   191,640,362   8,815,358   767,249   33,830,269  
D. Bryan Jordan   196,731,632   3,706,217   785,120   33,830,269    
R. Brad Martin   188,146,186   11,556,719   1,520,064   33,830,269  
Vicki R. Palmer   188,824,909   10,844,199   1,553,861   33,830,269  
Colin V. Reed   189,948,674   10,435,539   838,756   33,830,269  
Michael D. Rose   196,237,397   4,186,935   798,637   33,830,269  
William B. Sansom   195,304,612   5,092,035   826,322   33,830,269  
Luke Yancy III   184,557,046   15,563,392   1,102,531   33,830,269  


Vote Item 2: Advisory Proposal on Executive Compensation
Outcome: Approved
  Details          For   Against   Abstain   Broker Nonvote
  Advisory proposal to approve   193,257,098   6,746,895   1,218,976   33,830,269
  compensation of certain                
  executive officers as described in                
  the Proxy Statement                

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Vote Item 3: Advisory Proposal on
Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
Outcome: Every Year received a majority of the votes cast
          Every   Every        
      Every   Two   Three       Broker
  Details          Year   Years   Years   Abstain   Nonvote
  Advisory proposal on the   172,809,383   2,843,496   24,135,999   1,434,091   33,830,269
  frequency (whether every                    
  year, every two years, or                    
  every three years) of the                    
  advisory vote to approve                    
  compensation of certain                    
  executive officers as                    
  described in the Proxy                    
  Statement                    


Vote Item 4: Ratification of Auditor
Outcome: Ratified
Auditor   For   Against   Abstain   Broker Nonvote
KPMG LLP   224,173,771   10,511,692   367,775   - 0 -

(c)      Not applicable.

ITEM 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)      Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit #   Description
3.1   Restated Charter of First Horizon National Corporation

All summaries and descriptions of documents, and of amendments thereto, set forth above are qualified in their entirety by the documents themselves, whether filed as an exhibit hereto or filed as an exhibit to a later report.

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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: April 20, 2011 By:   /s/ Clyde A. Billings, Jr.
    Senior Vice President, Assistant
    General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

EX-3.1 Restated Charter of First Horizon National Corporation