UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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): July 17, 2014
COMERICA INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-10706 | 38-1998421 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Comerica Bank Tower
1717 Main Street, MC 6404
Dallas, Texas 75201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(214) 462-6831
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On July 22, 2014, Comerica Incorporated (the “Company”), completed the public offer and sale of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.800% Subordinated Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated May 1, 2003, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as trustee (the “Indenture”). The Notes were sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated July 17, 2014 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., on behalf of themselves and the several underwriters named therein.
The Form of Global Note for the Notes and the Underwriting Agreement attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 4.2 and 1.1, respectively, and the Indenture attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May 6, 2003, are incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
The Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes are more fully described in the prospectus supplement, filed with the Commission on July 18, 2014, to the accompanying prospectus filed with the Commission on November 19, 2012, as part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-185042) (the “Registration Statement”).
The foregoing descriptions of the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to Exhibits 1.1, 4.1 and 4.2.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed, in part, for the purpose of filing the documents attached as Exhibits hereto as exhibits to the Registration Statement in connection with the issuance of the Notes and such exhibits are hereby incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated July 17, 2014, between Comerica Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., on behalf of themselves and the several underwriters named therein | |
| 4.1 | Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2003, between Comerica Incorporated and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 6, 2003) | |
| 4.2 | Form of Global Note for the Registrant’s 3.800% Subordinated Notes due 2026 | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: July 22, 2014 | COMERICA INCORPORATED | |||||
| By: | /s/ Jon W. Bilstrom | |||||
| Name: | Jon W. Bilstrom | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President – Governance, Regulatory Relations and Legal Affairs, and Secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated July 17, 2014, between Comerica Incorporated and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., on behalf of themselves and the several underwriters named therein | |
| 4.1 | Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2003, between Comerica Incorporated and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 6, 2003) | |
| 4.2 | Form of Global Note for the Registrant’s 3.800% Subordinated Notes due 2026 | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |