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Board of Directors


The Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, has determined that nine of the ten current non-employee directors (Messrs. Carter, Cooper, Emkes, Haslam, Martin, Reed, Sansom and Yancy and Ms. Palmer) are independent under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange.

ROBERT B. CARTER

ROBERT B. CARTER is Executive Vice President — FedEx Information Services and Chief Information Officer of FedEx Corporation ("FedEx"), a provider of transportation, e-commerce and business services. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of FedEx from June 2000 to January 2007. Mr. Carter serves as a director of one other public company, Saks Incorporated. He was elected as a director of First Horizon in 2007.

Member Member of the Audit Committee
Member Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Holdings: 12,385 shares     View Transactions
SIMON F. COOPER

SIMON F. COOPER is President and Chief Operating Officer of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. and an executive officer of its parent company, Marriott International, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, a worldwide operator and franchisor of hotels and related lodging facilities. Mr. Cooper has been a director of First Horizon since 2005.

Member Member of the Audit Committee
Holdings: 9,313 shares     View Transactions
MARK A. EMKES

MARK A. EMKES retired, effective February 28, 2010, as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Bridgestone Americas, Inc. and as a director of its parent company, Tokyo-based Bridgestone Corporation, a worldwide tire and rubber manufacturer. Mr. Emkes is a director of one other public company, Greif, Inc., and has been a director of First Horizon since 2008.

Member Member of the Audit Committee
Member Member of the Compensation Committee
JAMES A. HASLAM, III

JAMES A. HASLAM, III is Chief Executive Officer of Pilot Travel Centers, LLC, Knoxville, Tennessee, a national operator of travel centers, and he is CEO of Pilot Corporation. Mr. Haslam is a director of one other public company, Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Mr. Haslam has been a director of First Horizon since 1996.

Member Member of the Compensation Committee
Member Member of the Executive & Risk Committee
Holdings: 82,353 shares     View Transactions
D. BRYAN JORDAN

D. BRYAN JORDAN is President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of First Horizon National Corporation ("First Horizon") and First Tennessee Bank National Association ("First Tennessee Bank"). Prior to September 1, 2008, Mr. Jordan was Chief Financial Officer of First Horizon and First Tennessee Bank. From 2000 to May 1, 2007, he was Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Regions Financial Corporation and its subsidiary Regions Bank.

Member Member of the Executive & Risk Committee
R. BRAD MARTIN

R. BRAD MARTIN is the Chairman of RBM Venture Company, Memphis, Tennessee, a family office. He retired as Chairman of the Board of Saks Incorporated ("Saks"), Birmingham, Alabama, a retail merchandising company, in May 2007. Prior to January 2007, Mr. Martin was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Saks. Mr. Martin is a director of three other public companies Dillard's, Inc., lululemon athletica inc., and Ruby Tuesday, Inc. He has been a director of First Horizon since 1994.

Member Member of the Compensation Committee
Committee Chair Chair of the Executive & Risk Committee
Committee Chair Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Holdings: 248,839 shares     View Transactions
VICKI R. PALMER

VICKI R. PALMER is President of The Palmer Group, LLC, a general consulting firm. Until April 1, 2009, she was Executive Vice President, Financial Services and Administration, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. ("CCE"), Atlanta, Georgia, a bottler of soft drink products. Ms. Palmer is a director of one other public company, Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. She has been a director of First Horizon since 1993.

Committee Chair Chair of the Audit Committee
Member Member of the Executive & Risk Committee
Holdings: 10,197 shares     View Transactions
COLIN V. REED

COLIN V. REED is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Gaylord Entertainment Company, Nashville, Tennessee, a diversified hospitality and entertainment company. Mr. Reed was elected Chairman of the Board in May 2005 and Chief Executive Officer in May 2001. Prior to May 2001, he was Chief Financial Officer and a member of the three-executive Office of the President for Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. Mr. Reed is a director of one other public company, Gaylord Entertainment Company. He has been a director of First Horizon since 2006.

Committee Chair Chair of the Compensation Committee
Member Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Holdings: 63,407 shares     View Transactions
MICHAEL D. ROSE

MICHAEL D. ROSE was elected the Chairman of the Board of First Horizon and First Tennessee Bank by the Board in 2007. (As of April 20, 2009, the Board adopted amendments to First Horizon's and First Tennessee Bank's Bylaws that made the position of Chairman of the Board a non-officer position. Previously, that position was an officer position.) He served as Chairman of Gaylord Entertainment Company from April 2001 to May 2005. Mr. Rose is a director of three other public companies, Gaylord Entertainment Company, Darden Restaurants, Inc., and General Mills, Inc. Mr. Rose has been a director of First Horizon since 1984.

Member Member of the Executive & Risk Committee
Holdings: 5,795 shares     View Transactions
WILLIAM B. SANSOM

WILLIAM B. SANSOM is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The H. T. Hackney Co., Knoxville, Tennessee, a wholesale food distribution firm serving the Southeast and Midwest. He is a director of two other public companies, Astec Industries, Inc., and Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. Mr. Sansom has been a director of First Horizon since 1984.

Member Member of the Executive & Risk Committee
LUKE YANCY III

LUKE YANCY III is President and Chief Executive Officer of Mid-South Minority Business Council, Memphis, Tennessee, a nonprofit organization that promotes minority and women business enterprises. Prior to June 2000, Mr. Yancy was President, West Region, of AmSouth Bank and, prior to its acquisition by AmSouth in 1999, First American Bank. Mr. Yancy has been a director since 2001.

Member Member of the Audit Committee
Holdings: 11,074 shares     View Transactions
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