MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 17, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Today, First Horizon National Corporation's (NYSE:FHN) board of directors approved payment of the regular quarterly dividend of $.45 per share. The dividend is payable on April 1, 2006, to shareholders of record on March 17, 2006. This is the 438th consecutive quarter that First Horizon has paid a dividend.
About First Horizon
The 13,000 employees of First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) provide financial services to individuals and business customers through hundreds of offices located in more than 40 states. The corporation's three major brands -- FTN Financial, First Horizon and First Tennessee - provide customers with a broad range of products and services including:
-- Capital markets, one of the nation's top underwriters of U.S.
government agency securities
-- Mortgage banking, one of the nation's top 20 mortgage
originators and top 15 servicers, which earned a top-10
ranking in customer satisfaction from J.D. Power and
Associates
-- Retail/commercial banking, with the largest market share in
Tennessee and one of the highest customer retention rates of
any bank in the country
FHN companies have been recognized as some of the nation's best employers by AARP, Working Mother and Fortune magazines. FHN also was named one of the nation's 100 best corporate citizens by Business Ethics magazine. More information can be found at www.fhnc.com.