Regions Financial 401(k) match, vesting and fees

All employees other than seasonal or leased employees are eligible to participate in the Plan. Participants are immediately vested in their contributions, the Company contributions and any earnings thereon.

The Plan has an automatic deferral feature. Unless eligible employees opt out or elect to contribute a different percentage, default elective deferrals are made on behalf of employees on a pre-tax basis in an amount equal to 2 percent of eligible compensation. The Plan provides for an annual automatic escalation of deferral rate elections for certain participants. The deferral rate of participants whose deferral elections are between 2 percent and 9 percent of their eligible compensation is automatically escalated by 1 percent. Participants are notified annually prior to the automatic escalation becoming effective and may elect to opt out at any time.

Each year, participants may contribute up to a total of 80 percent of eligible compensation on a pre‐tax and/or Roth after-tax basis, as defined in the Plan document, subject to Internal Revenue Code (the Code) limitations.

Participants may borrow from their accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of 50 percent of eligible participant contributions or $50,000, reduced by the highest outstanding loan balance during the prior twelve-month period. Eligible participant contributions include pre-tax elective deferrals, Roth after-tax elective deferrals, rollover contributions, and grandfathered qualified non-elective contributions. All loans must be repaid within 5 years. A participant may not have more than one loan outstanding at any point in time. Participants with a tax levy or garnishment against their wages are not eligible for a Plan loan. A loan is secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bears a fixed interest rate of 1 percent above the prime rate, as quoted in The Wall Street Journal.