Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. has announced that Shattuck Hammond Partners, the healthcare investment banking boutique which was acquired by Morgan Keegan in 2007, has changed its name to Morgan Keegan Healthcare Investment Banking. Previously, Shattuck Hammond had retained its name and was operating as an integrated part of Morgan Keegan Investment Banking. The name change signals the completion of the integration process.

"For four years, Shattuck Hammond's investment bankers have been working closely with Morgan Keegan's to bring our combined experience and expertise to public, private and not-for-profit healthcare clients across the country," said Rob Baird, executive managing director and president of Morgan Keegan Investment Banking. "We are very happy to have completed the process of integrating Shattuck Hammond into Morgan Keegan and look forward to putting all our resources to work for our clients."

Supported by robust research capabilities and a broad retail and institutional distribution network, Morgan Keegan Healthcare Investment Banking brings a high level of specialized healthcare expertise, according to Michael Hammond, managing director and a co-founder of Shattuck Hammond.

"As the healthcare group of Morgan Keegan Investment Banking, we remain committed to delivering client-focused insight and guidance," said Hammond. "I'm excited to be a part of Morgan Keegan's dynamic culture of idea-driven solutions and solid execution for clients."

Morgan Keegan Investment Banking offers comprehensive merger and acquisition advisory, public equity and private capital services to public and private growth companies, as well as private equity groups. Morgan Keegan has more than 300 investment banking professionals in 35 offices across the country serving the consumer, energy, healthcare, industrial, real estate, security & defense, technology, transportation & logistics, financial services & transaction processing, and public finance industry sectors.

About Morgan Keegan

Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm, is the securities brokerage arm of Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF). Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., Morgan Keegan serves individual and institutional investors in over 300 offices in 20 states. Additional information about Morgan Keegan and Regions -- a member of the S&P 100 Index -- can be found at www.morgankeegan.com and www.regions.com.

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