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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2005
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Registration&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-</FONT></P>




<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>UNITED STATES
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>FORM S-8 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>ZIONS BANCORPORATION</U> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>87-0227400</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">(State of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">(I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)<BR><BR></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>One South Main, Suite 1134, Salt Lake City, Utah</U></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>84111</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center">
<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Amegy Bancorporation 1989 Stock Option Plan<BR>
Amegy Bancorporation 1993 Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated<BR>
Amegy Bancorporation 1996 Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated<BR>
Amegy Bancorporation 401(k) Savings Plan, as Amended and Restated<BR>
Amegy Bancorporation Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option Plan<BR>
Amegy Bancorporation 1993 Stock Option and Incentive Plan<BR>
Amegy Bancorporation Restricted Stock Plan<BR>
Amegy Bancorporation Second Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan<BR>
<U>Amegy Bancorporation 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan</U> </FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Full Title of Plans) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Thomas E. Laursen </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">ZIONS BANCORPORATION </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">One South Main, Suite 1134 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Salt Lake City, Utah 84111</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(801)
844-8502&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Copies of all communications to: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Laurie S. Hart </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Callister Nebeker &amp; McCullough </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Gateway Tower East Suite 900 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10 East South Temple </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Salt Lake City, UT 84133
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(801) 530-7456 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Proposed&nbsp;maximum<BR>offering&nbsp;price&nbsp;per<BR>share(4)</FONT><BR><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Proposed&nbsp;maximum<BR>aggregate&nbsp;offering<BR>price(4)</FONT><BR><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Common Stock, no par value</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1,631,329</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$75.545</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$123,238,749.30</FONT></TD>
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                    This Registration Statement covers shares of common stock, no par value
                    (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Zions Bancorporation (&#147;Zions&#148;) which
                    may be offered or sold pursuant to Amegy Bancorporation&#146;s 1989 Stock Option
                    Plan, 1993 Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated, 1996 Stock Option Plan,
                    as Amended and Restated, 401(k) Savings Plan, as Amended and Restated,
                    Restricted Stock Plan, Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan, as Amended and
                    Restated, and 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plans&#148;). </FONT></TD>
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                    The amount of Zions Common Stock registered hereunder shall be deemed to include
                    any additional shares issuable under the Plans by reason of any stock dividend,
                    stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction affected without the
                    receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of
                    outstanding shares of Common Stock of Zions. </FONT></TD>
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                    In addition, 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 employee benefit plans described herein. </FONT></TD>
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                    This estimate is made pursuant to Rules 457 (c) and 457(h)(1) under the
                    Securities Act, solely for purposes of determining the registration fee and is
                    based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the Zions Common Stock
                    as reported on The Nasdaq National Market on December 5, 2005. </FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>PART I</B> </FONT> </P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to
participants in the Plans, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with the instructions of Part I
of Form S-8, such documents will not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These
documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of
this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus as required by
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B> </FONT> </P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents that Zions has previously filed the Commission are incorporated herein
by reference in this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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               Zions&#146; Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
               2004, filed on March 3, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 25, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 31, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(d) </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 4, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(f) </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 21, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 10, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(h) </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 11, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 20, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(j) </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 16, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(k) </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 6, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 8, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 11 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 21, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 26, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(p) </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 20, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(q) </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 15, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 22, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 7, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               ions&#146; Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 5, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 8, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(v) </FONT></TD>
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               Zions&#146; Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 8, 2005; </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(w) </FONT></TD>
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               The description of Zions&#146; Common Stock contained in its Registration
               Statement on Form 10, and any amendment or report filed to update such
               description; and </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(x) </FONT></TD>
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               The description of the Zions Bancorporation Rights Plan contained in Zions&#146;
               registration statement on Form 8-A dated October 10, 1996, and any amendment or
               report filed to update such description. </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, all documents subsequently filed with the Commission by Zions pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the effective date
of this Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto
that indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been sold or that deregisters
all 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. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so
modified or superseded. </FONT></P>

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Securities</B> </FONT> </P>

 <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</FONT> </P>

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Named Experts and Counsel</B> </FONT> </P>

 <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</FONT> </P>

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of Directors and Officers</B> </FONT> </P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions provide that no director of Zions will be
personally liable to Zions or its shareholders for money damages for any breach of
fiduciary duty by such director while acting as a director, except for liability: </FONT></P>

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               for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to Zions Bancorporation or
               its shareholders; </FONT></TD>
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               for acts of omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
               or knowing violation of the law; or </FONT></TD>
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               for any transaction from which the director obtained an improper personal
               benefit. </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Part
9 of the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act contains provisions entitling directors and
officers of Zions to indemnification under certain conditions from judgments, fines,
amounts paid in settlement, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, as
the result of an action or proceeding in which they may be involved by reason of being or
having been a director or officer of Zions. Indemnification under Utah law is generally
permissible if the conduct of the director or officer was in good faith and the director
or officer reasonably believed that his or her conduct was in, or not opposed to,
Zions&#146; best interests, and, in a criminal case, that the director or officer had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Such indemnification would
not be permitted under Utah law in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of
Zions in which the director or officer was adjudged liable to Zions, or in connection with
any other proceeding in which the officer or director was adjudged liable on the basis
that he or she obtained an improper personal benefit. </FONT></P><BR><BR>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mandatory
indemnification is required under Utah law for a director or officer who is successful, on
the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding, or any claim, issue or matter
in a proceeding, to which he or she was a party because he or she is or was an officer or
director of Zions. A court may order indemnification where mandatory under Utah law or if
the court determines that the officer or director is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification in view of all relevant circumstances and regardless of whether the
officer or director met the applicable standard of conduct or was adjudged liable to Zions
or adjudged liable on the basis that he or she derived an improper personal benefit. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payment
of expenses for officers and directors is permitted in advance of a final disposition of a
proceeding on certain conditions, including the furnishing of written affirmation by the
officer or director of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the applicable
standard of conduct, the furnishing of a written agreement to repay the advance if the
officer or director is ultimately determined not to have met the applicable standard of
conduct, and a determination is made that the facts then known to the persons making the
determination would not preclude indemnification under Utah law. This determination is to
be made either by the Board of Directors, a committee of the Board of Directors, special
counsel, or the shareholders, under conditions and procedures generally designed to assure
the independence of the body making the determination. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
directors and officers of Zions are covered by policies of insurance under which they are
insured, within limits and subject to limitations, against certain expenses in connection
with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities which might be
imposed as a result of such actions, suits or proceedings, in which they are parties by
reason of being or having been directors or officers. Zions is similarly insured with
respect to certain payments it might be required to make to its directors or officers
under the applicable statutes and Zions&#146; Restated Articles of Incorporation or bylaw
provisions. </FONT></P>

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Registration Claimed</B> </FONT> </P>

  <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</FONT> </P>

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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Description of Exhibit </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation dated November 8, 1993,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Zions Bancorporation&#146;s Form S-4
Registration Statement, File No. 33-51145, filed on November 22, 1993. </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>* </FONT></TD>

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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation
dated April 30, 1997, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2002. </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>* </FONT></TD>

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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation
dated April 24, 1998, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2003. </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>* </FONT></TD>

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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation
dated April 25, 2001, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of Form S-4 filed July
13, 2001. </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>* </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.5</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Restated Bylaws of Zions Bancorporation dated November 5, 2004, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.5 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>* </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=15% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4.6</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement dated September 27, 1996, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5% ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>* </FONT></TD>
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Amegy Bancorporation 1989 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of May 29, 1998
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Amegy Bancorporation&#146;s Form 10-Q for
the period ended March 31, 2000) </FONT></TD>
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Amegy Bancorporation 1993 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of May 29, 1998
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Amegy Bancorporation&#146;s Form 10-Q for
the period ended March 31, 2000) </FONT></TD>
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Amegy Bancorporation 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of June 4, 2002
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Amegy Bancorporation&#146;s Form 10-Q for
the period ended June 30, 2002) </FONT></TD>
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Internal  Revenue Service  Determination  Letter regarding Amegy  Bancorporation's  (Southwest Bank of
              Texas) 401(k) Savings Plan dated January 19, 2005 (filed herewith)</FONT></TD>
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Amegy Bancorporation Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.4 filed with Amegy Bancorporation&#146;s Form S-8 Registration
Statement No. 333-33533) </FONT></TD>
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Amegy Bancorporation 1993 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.4 of Amegy Bancorporation&#146;s Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
333-76269) </FONT></TD>
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Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to Amegy
Bancorporation&#146;s Definitive Proxy statement dated March 16, 2001 for its 2001
Annual Meeting of Shareholders) </FONT></TD>
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Second Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan (filed herewith) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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2004  Omnibus  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to Appendix B to Amegy  Bancorporation's
              Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 25, 2004)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Opinion  regarding  legality of  securities  to be offered by Callister  Nebeker &amp;  McCullough  (filed
              herewith)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &amp; Young, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Callister Nebeker &amp; McCullough (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Powers of Attorney
(filed herewith)</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Zions Bancorporation, the undersigned
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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

           To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made of the
          securities registered hereby, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
          Statement: </FONT></TD>
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           To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </FONT></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

           To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
          date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
          thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
          in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
          foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
          total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
          registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
          offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
          Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
          and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
          price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
          effective Registration Statement; </FONT></TD>
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           To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
          not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to
          such information in the Registration Statement; </FONT></TD>
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Provided,
however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by Zions pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) that
are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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           That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
          each such post-effective amendment 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. </FONT></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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. </FONT></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

           Zions hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under
          the Securities Act, each filing of Zions&#146; annual report pursuant to Section
          13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing
          of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
          the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the 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. </FONT></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

           Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
          be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Zions pursuant to
          the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Zions has been advised that in the
          opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
          expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
          that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
          payment by Zions of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
          controlling person of Zions 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, Zions will, unless in the
          opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by the controlling precedent,
          submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
          indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
          Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, Zions Bancorporation (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 Salt Lake, State of Utah, on December 6, 2005. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>ZIONS BANCORPORATION</B><BR><BR>
<BR>BY: *<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Harris H. Simmons, Chairman of the Board,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 6, 2005. </FONT></P>

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     <TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">*<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Harris H. Simmons<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="5%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="50%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive<BR>Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">*<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Doyle L. Arnold<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">*<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Nolan X. Bellon<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Senior Vice President and Controller<BR>(Principal Accounting Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">*<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Jerry C. Atkin<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">*<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
R.D. Cash<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">*<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Patricia Frobes<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">*<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Roger B. Porter<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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Stephen D. Quinn<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">*<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
L.E. Simmons<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">*<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Steven C. Wheelwright<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">*<BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Shelley Thomas Williams<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="45%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">*By:&nbsp;/s/ Thomas E. Laursen<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thomas E. Laursen, as attorney-in-fact<BR><BR></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation dated November 8, 1993,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Zions Bancorporation&#146;s Form S-4
Registration Statement, File No. 33-51145, filed on November 22, 1993. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation
dated April 30, 1997, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2002. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation
dated April 24, 1998, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2003. </FONT></TD>
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Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation
dated April 25, 2001, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of Form S-4 filed July
13, 2001. </FONT></TD>
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Restated Bylaws of Zions Bancorporation dated November 5, 2004, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.5 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement dated September 27, 1996, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=75%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Amegy Bancorporation 1989 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of May 29, 1998
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Amegy Bancorporation&#146;s Form 10-Q for
the period ended March 31, 2000) </FONT></TD>
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Amegy Bancorporation 1993 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of May 29, 1998
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Amegy Bancorporation&#146;s Form 10-Q for
the period ended March 31, 2000) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Amegy Bancorporation 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of June 4, 2002
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Amegy Bancorporation&#146;s Form 10-Q for
the period ended June 30, 2002) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Internal  Revenue Service  Determination  Letter regarding Amegy  Bancorporation's  (Southwest Bank of
              Texas) 401(k) Savings Plan dated January 19, 2005 (filed herewith)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Amegy Bancorporation Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.4 filed with Amegy Bancorporation&#146;s Form S-8 Registration
Statement No. 333-33533) </FONT></TD>
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Amegy Bancorporation 1993 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.4 of Amegy Bancorporation&#146;s Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
333-76269) </FONT></TD>
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Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to Amegy
Bancorporation&#146;s Definitive Proxy statement dated March 16, 2001 for its 2001
Annual Meeting of Shareholders) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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Second Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan (filed herewith) </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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2004  Omnibus  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to Appendix B to Amegy  Bancorporation's
              Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 25, 2004)</FONT></TD>
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Opinion  regarding  legality of  securities  to be offered by Callister  Nebeker &amp;  McCullough  (filed
              herewith)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &amp; Young, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Callister Nebeker &amp; McCullough (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2005
             Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ZIONS BANCORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Utah
87-0227400
(State of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)
One South Main, Suite 1134, Salt Lake City, Utah
84111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Amegy Bancorporation 1989 Stock Option Plan
Amegy Bancorporation 1993 Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated
Amegy Bancorporation 1996 Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated
Amegy Bancorporation 401(k) Savings Plan, as Amended and Restated
Amegy Bancorporation Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option Plan
Amegy Bancorporation 1993 Stock Option and Incentive Plan
Amegy Bancorporation Restricted Stock Plan
Amegy Bancorporation Second Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan
Amegy Bancorporation 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan
(Full Title of Plans)
Thomas E. Laursen
ZIONS BANCORPORATION
One South Main, Suite 1134
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
(Name and address of agent for service)
(801)
844-8502
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies of all communications to:
Laurie S. Hart
Callister Nebeker & McCullough
Gateway Tower East Suite 900
10 East South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84133
(801) 530-7456
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to
be registered
Amount to be
registered(1)(2)(3)
Proposed maximum
offering price per
share(4)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price(4)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, no par value
1,631,329
$75.545
$123,238,749.30
$13,186.55
-1-
(1)
This Registration Statement covers shares of common stock, no par value
                    ("Common Stock"), of Zions Bancorporation ("Zions") which
                    may be offered or sold pursuant to Amegy Bancorporation's 1989 Stock Option
                    Plan, 1993 Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated, 1996 Stock Option Plan,
                    as Amended and Restated, 401(k) Savings Plan, as Amended and Restated,
                    Restricted Stock Plan, Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan, as Amended and
                    Restated, and 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plans").
(2)
The amount of Zions Common Stock registered hereunder shall be deemed to include
                    any additional shares issuable under the Plans by reason of any stock dividend,
                    stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction affected without the
                    receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of
                    outstanding shares of Common Stock of Zions.
(3)
In addition, 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 employee benefit plans described herein.
(4)
This estimate is made pursuant to Rules 457 (c) and 457(h)(1) under the
                    Securities Act, solely for purposes of determining the registration fee and is
                    based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the Zions Common Stock
                    as reported on The Nasdaq National Market on December 5, 2005.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The
documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to
participants in the Plans, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the instructions of Part I
of Form S-8, such documents will not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These
documents and the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of
this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus as required by
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The
following documents that Zions has previously filed the Commission are incorporated herein
by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a)
Zions' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
               2004, filed on March 3, 2005;
(b)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 25, 2005;
(c)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 31, 2005;
(d)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 18, 2005;
(e)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 4, 2005;
(f)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 21, 2005;
(g)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 10, 2005;
(h)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 11, 2005;
(i)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 20, 2005;
(j)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 16, 2005;
(k)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 6, 2005;
(l)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 8, 2005;
(m)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 11 2005;
(n)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 21, 2005;
(o)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 26, 2005;
(p)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 20, 2005;
(q)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 15, 2005;
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(r)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 22, 2005;
(s)
Zions' Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 7, 2005;
(t)
ions' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 5, 2005;
(u)
Zions' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 8, 2005;
(v)
Zions' Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 8, 2005;
(w)
The description of Zions' Common Stock contained in its Registration
               Statement on Form 10, and any amendment or report filed to update such
               description; and
(x)
The description of the Zions Bancorporation Rights Plan contained in Zions'
               registration statement on Form 8-A dated October 10, 1996, and any amendment or
               report filed to update such description.
In
addition, all documents subsequently filed with the Commission by Zions pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the effective date
of this Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto
that indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been sold or that deregisters
all 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. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so
modified or superseded.
Item 4. Description of
Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
The
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions provide that no director of Zions will be
personally liable to Zions or its shareholders for money damages for any breach of
fiduciary duty by such director while acting as a director, except for liability:
(1)
for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to Zions Bancorporation or
               its shareholders;
(2)
for acts of omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
               or knowing violation of the law; or
(3)
for any transaction from which the director obtained an improper personal
               benefit.
Part
9 of the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act contains provisions entitling directors and
officers of Zions to indemnification under certain conditions from judgments, fines,
amounts paid in settlement, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, as
the result of an action or proceeding in which they may be involved by reason of being or
having been a director or officer of Zions. Indemnification under Utah law is generally
permissible if the conduct of the director or officer was in good faith and the director
or officer reasonably believed that his or her conduct was in, or not opposed to,
Zions' best interests, and, in a criminal case, that the director or officer had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Such indemnification would
not be permitted under Utah law in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of
Zions in which the director or officer was adjudged liable to Zions, or in connection with
any other proceeding in which the officer or director was adjudged liable on the basis
that he or she obtained an improper personal benefit.
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Mandatory
indemnification is required under Utah law for a director or officer who is successful, on
the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding, or any claim, issue or matter
in a proceeding, to which he or she was a party because he or she is or was an officer or
director of Zions. A court may order indemnification where mandatory under Utah law or if
the court determines that the officer or director is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification in view of all relevant circumstances and regardless of whether the
officer or director met the applicable standard of conduct or was adjudged liable to Zions
or adjudged liable on the basis that he or she derived an improper personal benefit.
Payment
of expenses for officers and directors is permitted in advance of a final disposition of a
proceeding on certain conditions, including the furnishing of written affirmation by the
officer or director of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the applicable
standard of conduct, the furnishing of a written agreement to repay the advance if the
officer or director is ultimately determined not to have met the applicable standard of
conduct, and a determination is made that the facts then known to the persons making the
determination would not preclude indemnification under Utah law. This determination is to
be made either by the Board of Directors, a committee of the Board of Directors, special
counsel, or the shareholders, under conditions and procedures generally designed to assure
the independence of the body making the determination.
The
directors and officers of Zions are covered by policies of insurance under which they are
insured, within limits and subject to limitations, against certain expenses in connection
with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities which might be
imposed as a result of such actions, suits or proceedings, in which they are parties by
reason of being or having been directors or officers. Zions is similarly insured with
respect to certain payments it might be required to make to its directors or officers
under the applicable statutes and Zions' Restated Articles of Incorporation or bylaw
provisions.
Item 7. Exemption from
Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation dated November 8, 1993,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Zions Bancorporation's Form S-4
Registration Statement, File No. 33-51145, filed on November 22, 1993.
*
4.2
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation
dated April 30, 1997, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2002.
*
4.3
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation
dated April 24, 1998, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2003.
*
4.4
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation
dated April 25, 2001, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of Form S-4 filed July
13, 2001.
*
4.5
Restated Bylaws of Zions Bancorporation dated November 5, 2004, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.5 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
*
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4.6
Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement dated September 27, 1996, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
*
4.7
Amegy Bancorporation 1989 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of May 29, 1998
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Amegy Bancorporation's Form 10-Q for
the period ended March 31, 2000)
*
4.8
Amegy Bancorporation 1993 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of May 29, 1998
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Amegy Bancorporation's Form 10-Q for
the period ended March 31, 2000)
*
4.9
Amegy Bancorporation 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of June 4, 2002
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Amegy Bancorporation's Form 10-Q for
the period ended June 30, 2002)
*
4.10
Internal  Revenue Service  Determination  Letter regarding Amegy  Bancorporation's  (Southwest Bank of
              Texas) 401(k) Savings Plan dated January 19, 2005 (filed herewith)
4.11
Amegy Bancorporation Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.4 filed with Amegy Bancorporation's Form S-8 Registration
Statement No. 333-33533)
*
4.12
Amegy Bancorporation 1993 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.4 of Amegy Bancorporation's Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
333-76269)
*
4.13
Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to Amegy
Bancorporation's Definitive Proxy statement dated March 16, 2001 for its 2001
Annual Meeting of Shareholders)
*
4.14
Second Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan (filed herewith)
4.15
2004  Omnibus  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to Appendix B to Amegy  Bancorporation's
              Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 25, 2004)
*
5.1
Opinion  regarding  legality of  securities  to be offered by Callister  Nebeker &  McCullough  (filed
              herewith)
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith)
23.2
Consent of Callister Nebeker & McCullough (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney
(filed herewith)
*Incorporated by reference
Item 9. Undertakings
Zions Bancorporation, the undersigned
Registrant, hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made of the
          securities registered hereby, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
          Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
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(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
          date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
          thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
          in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
          foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
          total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
          registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
          offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
          Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
          and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
          price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
          effective Registration Statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
          not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to
          such information in the Registration Statement;
Provided,
however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by Zions pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") that
are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
          each such post-effective amendment 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.
(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.
(4)
Zions hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under
          the Securities Act, each filing of Zions' annual report pursuant to Section
          13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing
          of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
          the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the 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.
(5)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
          be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Zions pursuant to
          the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Zions has been advised that in the
          opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
          expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
          that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
          payment by Zions of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
          controlling person of Zions 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, Zions will, unless in the
          opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by the controlling precedent,
          submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
          indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
          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, Zions Bancorporation (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 Salt Lake, State of Utah, on December 6, 2005.
ZIONS BANCORPORATION
BY: *
——————————————————
Harris H. Simmons, Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on December 6, 2005.
*
———————————————
Harris H. Simmons
Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
*
———————————————
Doyle L. Arnold
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
*
———————————————
Nolan X. Bellon
Senior Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer
*
———————————————
Jerry C. Atkin
Director
*
———————————————
R.D. Cash
Director
*
———————————————
Patricia Frobes
Director
*
———————————————
Roger B. Porter
Director
*
———————————————
Stephen D. Quinn
Director
*
———————————————
L.E. Simmons
Director
*
———————————————
Steven C. Wheelwright
Director
*
———————————————
Shelley Thomas Williams
Director
*By: /s/ Thomas E. Laursen
—————————————
Thomas E. Laursen, as attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation dated November 8, 1993,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Zions Bancorporation's Form S-4
Registration Statement, File No. 33-51145, filed on November 22, 1993.
*
4.2
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation
dated April 30, 1997, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2002.
*
4.3
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation
dated April 24, 1998, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2003.
*
4.4
Articles of Amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Zions Bancorporation
dated April 25, 2001, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of Form S-4 filed July
13, 2001.
*
4.5
Restated Bylaws of Zions Bancorporation dated November 5, 2004, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.5 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
*
4.6
Shareholder Protection Rights Agreement dated September 27, 1996, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
*
4.7
Amegy Bancorporation 1989 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of May 29, 1998
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Amegy Bancorporation's Form 10-Q for
the period ended March 31, 2000)
*
4.8
Amegy Bancorporation 1993 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of May 29, 1998
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Amegy Bancorporation's Form 10-Q for
the period ended March 31, 2000)
*
4.9
Amegy Bancorporation 1996 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated as of June 4, 2002
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Amegy Bancorporation's Form 10-Q for
the period ended June 30, 2002)
*
4.10
Internal  Revenue Service  Determination  Letter regarding Amegy  Bancorporation's  (Southwest Bank of
              Texas) 401(k) Savings Plan dated January 19, 2005 (filed herewith)
4.11
Amegy Bancorporation Incentive and Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.4 filed with Amegy Bancorporation's Form S-8 Registration
Statement No. 333-33533)
*
4.12
Amegy Bancorporation 1993 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.4 of Amegy Bancorporation's Form S-8 Registration Statement No.
333-76269)
*
4.13
Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to Amegy
Bancorporation's Definitive Proxy statement dated March 16, 2001 for its 2001
Annual Meeting of Shareholders)
*
4.14
Second Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Deferred Fee Plan (filed herewith)
4.15
2004  Omnibus  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to Appendix B to Amegy  Bancorporation's
              Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 25, 2004)
*
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5.1
Opinion  regarding  legality of  securities  to be offered by Callister  Nebeker &  McCullough  (filed
              herewith)
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith)
23.2
Consent of Callister Nebeker & McCullough (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney
(filed herewith)
*  Incorporated by Reference
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