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<P align="center">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission August&nbsp;6, 2001.<BR>
File No.&nbsp;333-__________

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<P align="center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549<BR>
<B>____________________________________________</B>



<P align="center"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B><BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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<P align="center"><B>UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION</B><BR>
(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in its Charter)


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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Tennessee</B><BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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<B>62-0859007</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><B>7130 Goodlett Farms Parkway<BR>
Memphis, Tennessee 38018<BR>
(901)&nbsp;580-6596</B><BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number of Principal Executive Offices)



<P align="center"><B>Jefferson Savings &#38; Loan Association 401(k) Savings Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)



<P align="center">Copy to:



<P align="center"><B>E. James House, Jr.<BR>
Secretary and Manager of the Legal Department<BR>
Union Planters Corporation<BR>
7130 Goodlett Farms Parkway<BR>
Memphis, Tennessee38018<BR>
(901)&nbsp;580-6596</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)



<P align="center"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">Proposed</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">Proposed</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">Maximum</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">Maximum</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">Title of Securities</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">Amount to</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">Offering Price</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">Aggregate</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">Amount of</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">to be Registered</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">be Registered (1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">Per Unit (2)</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">Offering Price</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">Registration Fee (2)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $5.00
par value
(including
associated
Preferred Share
Rights)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">200,000</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">44.63</FONT></TD>
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        <TD></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8,926,000</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2,232</FONT></TD>
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(1) Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
offered or sold pursuant to the Plan.

<p>(2) Based on the average of the high and low prices of the Company&#146;s common
stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July&nbsp;31, 2001, pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;457(c) and (h).

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<P><B>PART I. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

<P><B>Item&nbsp;3.&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by Union Planters Corporation with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are
incorporated herein by reference and deemed to be a part hereof:

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;Our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000
(provided that any information included or incorporated by reference in
response to Items 402(a)(8), (i), (k), or (l)&nbsp;of Regulation&nbsp;S-K of the
Commission shall not be deemed to be incorporated herein and is not part of the
registration statement);

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;Our Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K dated, January&nbsp;18, 2001, February&nbsp;23,
2001, March&nbsp;6, 2001, April&nbsp;19, 2001, June&nbsp;20, 2001 and July&nbsp;19, 2001;

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The description of our current management and board of directors
contained in our proxy statement filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the
Exchange Act for our Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April&nbsp;19, 2001;

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;All other reports filed by us pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the period since December&nbsp;31, 2000;

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;Union Planters&#146; registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A dated January&nbsp;22,
1999 (File No.&nbsp;1-10160) in connection with Union Planters&#146; designation and
authorization of its Series&nbsp;F Preferred Stock;

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;The description of our common stock contained in our registration
statement under Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act and any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description; and

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)&nbsp;The Plan&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;11-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2000 filed by Jefferson Savings Bancorp, Inc.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

<P><B>Item&nbsp;4.&nbsp;Description of Securities</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable to this registration statement.

<P><B>Item&nbsp;5.&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the shares of Union Planters&#146; common stock offered
pursuant to the registration statement will be passed upon by E. James House,
Jr., Secretary and Manager of the Legal Department of Union Planters
Corporation. E. James House, Jr. is an officer of and receives compensation
from Union Planters Corporation.

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<P><B>Item&nbsp;6.&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Restated Charter of Union Planters Corporation provides as follows:

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TWELFTH:&nbsp;INDEMNIFICATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS:

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the fullest extent permitted by Tennessee law, the Corporation may
indemnify or purchase and maintain insurance to indemnify any of its directors,
officers, employees or agents and any persons who may serve at the request of
the Corporation as directors, officers, employees, trustees or agents of any
other corporation, firm, association, national banking association,
state-chartered bank, trust company, business trust, organization or any other
type of entity whether or not the Corporation shall have any ownership interest
in such entity. Such indemnification(s) may be provided for in the Bylaws, or
by resolution of the Board of Directors or by appropriate contract with the
person involved.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;V, INDEMNIFICATION, of Union Planters Corporation&#146;s Amended and
Restated Bylaws provides as follows:

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Corporation does hereby indemnify its directors and officers to the
fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Tennessee and by ARTICLE
TWELVE of its Charter. The Corporation may indemnify any other person to the
extent permitted by the Charter and by applicable law.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of corporate directors and officers is governed by
Sections&nbsp;48-18-501 through 48-18-509 of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act
(the &#147;Act&#148;). Under the Act, a person may be indemnified by a corporation
against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and necessarily incurred by him in
connection with any threatened or pending suit or proceeding or any appeal
thereof (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), whether
civil or criminal, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or
officer of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director or officer, employee or agent of another corporation
of any type or kind, domestic or foreign, if such director or officer acted in
good faith for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in the best
interest of the corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings only, in
addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. A
Tennessee corporation may indemnify a director or officer thereof in a suit by
or in the right of the corporation against amounts paid in settlement and
reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, actually and necessarily
incurred as a result of such suit unless such director or officer did not act
in good faith or with the degree of diligence, care and skill which ordinary
prudent men exercise under similar circumstances and in like positions.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A person who has been wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in
the defense of any of the foregoing types of suits or proceedings is entitled
to indemnification for the foregoing amounts. A person who has not been wholly
successful in any such suit or proceeding may be indemnified only upon the
order of a court or a finding that the director or officer met the required
statutory standard of conduct by (i)&nbsp;a majority vote of a disinterested quorum
of the Board of Directors, (ii)&nbsp;a majority vote of a committee of the Board of
Directors consisting of disinterested directors, (iii)&nbsp;the Board of Directors
based upon the written opinion of independent legal counsel to such effect, or
(iv)&nbsp;a vote to the shareholders.

<P><B>Item&nbsp;7.&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable to this registration statement.

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<P><B>Item&nbsp;8.&nbsp;Exhibits</B>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">4.1</font></TD>
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Amended and Restated Charter of Union Planters Corporation.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3 to the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A dated and filed January&nbsp;22, 1999
(SEC File No.&nbsp;001-10160))</font></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">4.2</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of Union Planters Corporation.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(b) to the Registrant&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter year ended September
30, 1999 (File No.&nbsp;0-10160))</FONT></TD>
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Rights Agreement, dated January&nbsp;19, 1999, by and between Union
Planters Corporation and Union Planters Bank, N.A. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;8-A dated and filed January&nbsp;22, 1999 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-10160))</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of E. James House, Jr., Secretary and Manager of the Legal
Department of Union Planters Corporation, as to the validity of the
shares of the Common Stock of Union Planters Corporation</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of E. James House, Jr., Secretary and Manager of the Legal
Department of Union Planters Corporation (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page)</FONT></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In lieu of the opinion of counsel or determination letter contemplated by
Item&nbsp;601(b)(5)(ii) of Regulation&nbsp;S-K, the Company hereby undertakes that it
will submit or has submitted the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal
Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner and has made or will make all
changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan under Section&nbsp;401 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

<P><B>Item&nbsp;9.&nbsp;Undertakings</B>

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;Union Planters Corporation hereby undertakes:

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which,</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this registration statement</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement
or any material change to such information in this registration
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not
apply to the extent the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by us
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities being offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;Union Planters Corporation hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of our
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Union Planters Corporation hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be
delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or
given, the latest annual report, to security holders that is incorporated by
reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the
requirements of Rule&nbsp;14a-3 or Rule&nbsp;14c-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; and, where interim financial information required to be presented by
Article&nbsp;3 of Regulation&nbsp;S-X is not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or
cause to be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given,
the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in
the prospectus to provide such interim financial information.

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of Union Planters Corporation pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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<P align="center"><B>SIGNATURES</B>


<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Memphis, State of Tennessee, on the 19th day of
July, 2001.

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">By: <u>/s/ JACKSON W. MOORE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jackson W. Moore</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chairman of the Board, President and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Jackson W. Moore and E. James House, Jr., and
each of them, with the power to act without the other, his or her true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her, and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this registration statement, as well as any related registration
statement (or amendment thereto) filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b) promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each
of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or
his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.

<P>The Company

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>Name</u></FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="2"><u>Capacity</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
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        <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ JACKSON W. MOORE</u><br>
Jackson W. Moore</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board, President,<br>Chief Executive Officer,<br>Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
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</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ BOBBY L. DOXEY</u><br>
Bobby L. Doxey</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Executive Vice President,<br>Chief Financial Officer and<br>Chief Accounting Officer
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ALBERT M. AUSTIN</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Albert M. Austin</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ GEORGE W. BRYAN</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">George W. Bryan</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/JAMES W. HARWOOD</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">James E. Harwood</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ PARNELL S. LEWIS, JR</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Parnell S. Lewis, Jr.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ JORGE M. PEREZ</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Jorge M. Perez</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ DR. V. LANE RAWLINS</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Dr. V. Lane Rawlins</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ JOHN R. ROBERTS</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">John R. Roberts</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ DONALD F. SCHUPPE</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Donald F. Schuppe</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ DAVID M. THOMAS</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">David M. Thomas</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ RICHARD A. TRIPPEER, JR</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Richard A. Trippeer, Jr.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ SPENCE L. WILSON</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Spence L. Wilson</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ LOU ANN POYNTER</u></FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">July&nbsp;19, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Lou Ann Poynter</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<br>
<P>The Plan

<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees,
(or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Memphis, State of Tennessee, on July
31, 2001.



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        <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="3">JEFFERSON SAVINGS &#38; LOAN ASSOCIATION<BR>
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="3">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD nowrap valign="top"><FONT size="3">By: <u>/s/ Tusa McNary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tusa McNary<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Plan Administrator</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>


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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Charter of Union Planters Corporation.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3 to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A dated and
filed January&nbsp;22, 1999 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-10160))</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Union Planters Corporation.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(b) to the
Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter
year ended September&nbsp;30, 1999 (File No.&nbsp;0-10160))</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Rights Agreement, dated January&nbsp;19, 1999, by and between
Union Planters Corporation and Union Planters Bank, N.A.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;2 to the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A dated and filed January
22, 1999 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-10160))</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of E. James House, Jr., Secretary and Manager of
the Legal Department of Union Planters Corporation, as to
the validity of the shares of the Common Stock of Union
Planters Corporation</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of E. James House, Jr., Secretary and Manager of
the Legal Department of Union Planters Corporation
(included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD><TR><TD>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD></TD>
        <TD  align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)</FONT></TD>
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s-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission August 6, 2001.
File No. 333-__________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
____________________________________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in its Charter)
Tennessee
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
62-0859007
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
7130 Goodlett Farms Parkway
Memphis, Tennessee 38018
(901) 580-6596
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number of Principal Executive Offices)
Jefferson Savings & Loan Association 401(k) Savings Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Copy to:
E. James House, Jr.
Secretary and Manager of the Legal Department
Union Planters Corporation
7130 Goodlett Farms Parkway
Memphis, Tennessee38018
(901) 580-6596
(Name and address of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
be Registered (1)
Per Unit (2)
Offering Price
Registration Fee (2)
Common Stock, $5.00
par value
(including
associated
Preferred Share
Rights)
200,000
$
44.63
$
8,926,000
$
2,232
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be
offered or sold pursuant to the Plan.
(2) Based on the average of the high and low prices of the Company's common
stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July 31, 2001, pursuant to
Rule 457(c) and (h).
II-1
PART I. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by Union Planters Corporation with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are
incorporated herein by reference and deemed to be a part hereof:
(a) Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000
(provided that any information included or incorporated by reference in
response to Items 402(a)(8), (i), (k), or (l) of Regulation S-K of the
Commission shall not be deemed to be incorporated herein and is not part of the
registration statement);
(b) Our Current Reports on Form 8-K dated, January 18, 2001, February 23,
2001, March 6, 2001, April 19, 2001, June 20, 2001 and July 19, 2001;
(c) The description of our current management and board of directors
contained in our proxy statement filed pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Exchange Act for our Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 19, 2001;
(d) All other reports filed by us pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the period since December 31, 2000;
(e) Union Planters' registration statement on Form 8-A dated January 22,
1999 (File No. 1-10160) in connection with Union Planters' designation and
authorization of its Series F Preferred Stock;
(f) The description of our common stock contained in our registration
statement under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
(g) The Plan's Annual Report on Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2000 filed by Jefferson Savings Bancorp, Inc.
All documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not applicable to this registration statement.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
The validity of the shares of Union Planters' common stock offered
pursuant to the registration statement will be passed upon by E. James House,
Jr., Secretary and Manager of the Legal Department of Union Planters
Corporation. E. James House, Jr. is an officer of and receives compensation
from Union Planters Corporation.
II-2
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The Restated Charter of Union Planters Corporation provides as follows:
TWELFTH: INDEMNIFICATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS:
To the fullest extent permitted by Tennessee law, the Corporation may
indemnify or purchase and maintain insurance to indemnify any of its directors,
officers, employees or agents and any persons who may serve at the request of
the Corporation as directors, officers, employees, trustees or agents of any
other corporation, firm, association, national banking association,
state-chartered bank, trust company, business trust, organization or any other
type of entity whether or not the Corporation shall have any ownership interest
in such entity. Such indemnification(s) may be provided for in the Bylaws, or
by resolution of the Board of Directors or by appropriate contract with the
person involved.
Article V, INDEMNIFICATION, of Union Planters Corporation's Amended and
Restated Bylaws provides as follows:
The Corporation does hereby indemnify its directors and officers to the
fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Tennessee and by ARTICLE
TWELVE of its Charter. The Corporation may indemnify any other person to the
extent permitted by the Charter and by applicable law.
Indemnification of corporate directors and officers is governed by
Sections 48-18-501 through 48-18-509 of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act
(the "Act"). Under the Act, a person may be indemnified by a corporation
against judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses
(including attorneys' fees) actually and necessarily incurred by him in
connection with any threatened or pending suit or proceeding or any appeal
thereof (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), whether
civil or criminal, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or
officer of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director or officer, employee or agent of another corporation
of any type or kind, domestic or foreign, if such director or officer acted in
good faith for a purpose which he reasonably believed to be in the best
interest of the corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings only, in
addition, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. A
Tennessee corporation may indemnify a director or officer thereof in a suit by
or in the right of the corporation against amounts paid in settlement and
reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and necessarily
incurred as a result of such suit unless such director or officer did not act
in good faith or with the degree of diligence, care and skill which ordinary
prudent men exercise under similar circumstances and in like positions.
A person who has been wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in
the defense of any of the foregoing types of suits or proceedings is entitled
to indemnification for the foregoing amounts. A person who has not been wholly
successful in any such suit or proceeding may be indemnified only upon the
order of a court or a finding that the director or officer met the required
statutory standard of conduct by (i) a majority vote of a disinterested quorum
of the Board of Directors, (ii) a majority vote of a committee of the Board of
Directors consisting of disinterested directors, (iii) the Board of Directors
based upon the written opinion of independent legal counsel to such effect, or
(iv) a vote to the shareholders.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable to this registration statement.
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Item 8. Exhibits
4.1
Amended and Restated Charter of Union Planters Corporation.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated and filed January 22, 1999
(SEC File No. 001-10160))
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Union Planters Corporation.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to the Registrant's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter year ended September
30, 1999 (File No. 0-10160))
4.3
Rights Agreement, dated January 19, 1999, by and between Union
Planters Corporation and Union Planters Bank, N.A. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form 8-A dated and filed January 22, 1999 (SEC File No. 001-10160))
5.1
Opinion of E. James House, Jr., Secretary and Manager of the Legal
Department of Union Planters Corporation, as to the validity of the
shares of the Common Stock of Union Planters Corporation
23.1
Consent of E. James House, Jr., Secretary and Manager of the Legal
Department of Union Planters Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
In lieu of the opinion of counsel or determination letter contemplated by
Item 601(b)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K, the Company hereby undertakes that it
will submit or has submitted the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal
Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and has made or will make all
changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan under Section 401 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Item 9. Undertakings
(a) Union Planters Corporation hereby undertakes:
(1) To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which,
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individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this registration statement
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement
or any material change to such information in this registration
statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not
apply to the extent the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by us
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities being offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b) Union Planters Corporation hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of our
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Union Planters Corporation hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be
delivered with the prospectus, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or
given, the latest annual report, to security holders that is incorporated by
reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the
requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; and, where interim financial information required to be presented by
Article 3 of Regulation S-X is not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or
cause to be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given,
the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in
the prospectus to provide such interim financial information.
(d) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of Union Planters Corporation pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Memphis, State of Tennessee, on the 19th day of
July, 2001.
UNION PLANTERS CORPORATION
By:
/s/ JACKSON W. MOORE
Jackson W. Moore
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Jackson W. Moore and E. James House, Jr., and
each of them, with the power to act without the other, his or her true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her, and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this registration statement, as well as any related registration
statement (or amendment thereto) filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each
of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or
his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
The Company
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement on Form S-8 has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Name
Capacity
Date
/s/ JACKSON W. MOORE
Jackson W. Moore
Chairman of the Board, President,
Chief Executive Officer,
Director
July 19, 2001
/s/ BOBBY L. DOXEY
Bobby L. Doxey
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer
July 19, 2001
/s/ALBERT M. AUSTIN
Director
July 19, 2001
Albert M. Austin
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/s/ GEORGE W. BRYAN
Director
July 19, 2001
George W. Bryan
/s/JAMES W. HARWOOD
Director
July 19, 2001
James E. Harwood
/s/ PARNELL S. LEWIS, JR
Director
July 19, 2001
Parnell S. Lewis, Jr.
/s/ JORGE M. PEREZ
Director
July 19, 2001
Jorge M. Perez
/s/ DR. V. LANE RAWLINS
Director
July 19, 2001
Dr. V. Lane Rawlins
/s/ JOHN R. ROBERTS
Director
July 19, 2001
John R. Roberts
/s/ DONALD F. SCHUPPE
Director
July 19, 2001
Donald F. Schuppe
/s/ DAVID M. THOMAS
Director
July 19, 2001
David M. Thomas
/s/ RICHARD A. TRIPPEER, JR
Director
July 19, 2001
Richard A. Trippeer, Jr.
/s/ SPENCE L. WILSON
Director
July 19, 2001
Spence L. Wilson
/s/ LOU ANN POYNTER
Director
July 19, 2001
Lou Ann Poynter
The Plan
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees,
(or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Memphis, State of Tennessee, on July
31, 2001.
JEFFERSON SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
By:
/s/ Tusa McNary
Tusa McNary
Plan Administrator
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Charter of Union Planters Corporation.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated and
filed January 22, 1999 (SEC File No. 001-10160))
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Union Planters Corporation.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
year ended September 30, 1999 (File No. 0-10160))
4.3
Rights Agreement, dated January 19, 1999, by and between
Union Planters Corporation and Union Planters Bank, N.A.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated and filed January
22, 1999 (SEC File No. 001-10160))
5.1
Opinion of E. James House, Jr., Secretary and Manager of
the Legal Department of Union Planters Corporation, as to
the validity of the shares of the Common Stock of Union
Planters Corporation
23.1
Consent of E. James House, Jr., Secretary and Manager of
the Legal Department of Union Planters Corporation
(included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page)