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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2018
Commission file number: 1-11302

Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter:
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| Ohio | | 34-6542451 |
| State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization: | | IRS Employer Identification Number: |
| 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio | | 44114-1306 |
| Address of Principal Executive Offices: | | Zip Code: |
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| (216) 689-3000 | |
| Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: | |
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
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| Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Shares, $1 par value | New York Stock Exchange |
| Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series E) | New York Stock Exchange |
| Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Fixed Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series F) | New York Stock Exchange |
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: NONE
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this Chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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| Large accelerated filer ☒ | Accelerated filer | Non-accelerated filer | Smaller reporting company | Emerging growth company |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate market value of voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the Registrant was $20,691,768,789 (based on the June 30, 2018, closing price of KeyCorp Common Shares of $19.54 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange). As of February 18, 2019, there were 1,008,787,761 Common Shares outstanding.
Certain specifically designated portions of KeyCorp’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.
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Forward-looking Statements
From time to time, we have made or will make forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements usually can be identified by the use of words such as “goal,” “objective,” “plan,” “expect,” “assume,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “project,” “believe,” “estimate,” or other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements provide our current expectations or forecasts of future events, circumstances, results or aspirations. Our disclosures in this report contain forward-looking statements. We may also make forward-looking statements in other documents filed with or furnished to the SEC. In addition, we may make forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, representatives of the media and others.
Forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to assumptions, risks, and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results may differ materially from those set forth in our forward-looking statements. There is no assurance that any list of risks and uncertainties or risk factors is complete. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those described in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
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| • | deterioration of commercial real estate market fundamentals; |
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| • | defaults by our loan counterparties or clients; |
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| • | adverse changes in credit quality trends; |
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| • | our concentrated credit exposure in commercial and industrial loans; |
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| • | the extensive regulation of the U.S. financial services industry; |
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| • | changes in accounting policies, standards, and interpretations; |
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| • | operational or risk management failures by us or critical third parties; |
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| • | breaches of security or failures of our technology systems due to technological or other factors and cybersecurity threats; |
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| • | negative outcomes from claims or litigation; |
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| • | failure or circumvention of our controls and procedures; |
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| • | the occurrence of natural or man-made disasters, conflicts, or terrorist attacks, or other adverse external events; |
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| • | evolving capital and liquidity standards under applicable regulatory rules; |
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| • | disruption of the U.S. financial system; |
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| • | our ability to receive dividends from our subsidiaries, including KeyBank; |
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| • | unanticipated changes in our liquidity position, including but not limited to, changes in our access to or the cost of funding and our ability to secure alternative funding sources; |
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| • | downgrades in our credit ratings or those of KeyBank; |
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| • | a reversal of the U.S. economic recovery due to financial, political or other shocks; |
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| • | our ability to anticipate interest rate changes and manage interest rate risk; |
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| • | uncertainty regarding the future of LIBOR; |
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| • | deterioration of economic conditions in the geographic regions where we operate; |
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| • | the soundness of other financial institutions; |
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| • | tax reform and other changes in tax laws, including the impact of the TCJ Act; |
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| • | our ability to attract and retain talented executives and employees and to manage our reputational risks; |
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| • | our ability to timely and effectively implement our strategic initiatives; |
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| • | increased competitive pressure; |
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| • | our ability to adapt our products and services to industry standards and consumer preferences; |
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| • | unanticipated adverse effects of strategic partnerships or acquisitions and dispositions of assets or businesses; |
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| • | our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the First Niagara merger; and |
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| • | our ability to develop and effectively use the quantitative models we rely upon in our business planning. |
Any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the impact of subsequent events or circumstances. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider all risks and uncertainties disclosed in our SEC filings, including this report on Form 10-K and our subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and our registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, all of which are or will upon filing be accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on our website at www.key.com/ir.
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Terminology
Throughout this discussion, references to “Key,” “we,” “our,” “us,” and similar terms refer to the consolidated entity consisting of KeyCorp and its subsidiaries. “KeyCorp” refers solely to the parent holding company, and “KeyBank” refers solely to KeyCorp’s subsidiary bank, KeyBank National Association. “KeyBank (consolidated)” refers to the consolidated entity consisting of KeyBank and its subsidiaries.
The acronyms and abbreviations identified hereof are used throughout this report, particularly in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as well as Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. You may find it helpful to refer to that section as you read this report.
We want to explain some industry-specific terms at the outset so you can better understand the discussion that follows.
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| • | We use the phrase continuing operations in this document to mean all of our businesses other than the our government-guaranteed and private education lending business, Victory, and Austin. The education lending business and Austin have been accounted for as discontinued operations since 2009. Victory was classified as a discontinued operation in our first quarter 2013 financial reporting as a result of the sale of this business as announced on February 21, 2013, and closed on July 31, 2013. |
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| • | Our exit loan portfolios are separate from our discontinued operations**.** These portfolios, which are in a run-off mode, stem from product lines we decided to cease because they no longer fit with our corporate strategy. These exit loan portfolios are included in Other Segments. |
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| • | We engage in capital markets activities primarily through business conducted by our Key Corporate Bank segment*.* These activities encompass a variety of products and services. Among other things, we trade securities as a dealer, enter into derivative contracts (both to accommodate clients’ financing needs and to mitigate certain risks), and conduct transactions in foreign currencies (both to accommodate clients’ needs and to benefit from fluctuations in exchange rates). |
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| • | For regulatory purposes, capital is divided into two classes. Federal regulations currently prescribe that at least one-half of a bank or BHC’s total risk-based capital must qualify as Tier 1 capital. Both total and Tier 1 capital serve as bases for several measures of capital adequacy, which is an important indicator of financial stability and condition. As described under the heading “Regulatory capital requirements — Capital planning and stress testing” in the section entitled “Supervision and Regulation” in Item 1 of this report, the regulators are required to conduct a supervisory capital assessment of all BHCs with assets of at least $50 billion, including KeyCorp. As part of this capital adequacy review, banking regulators evaluate a component of Tier 1 capital, known as Common Equity Tier 1, under the Regulatory Capital Rules. The “Capital” section of this report under the heading “Capital adequacy” in the MD&A provides more information on total capital, Tier 1 capital, and the Regulatory Capital Rules, including Common Equity Tier 1, and describes how these measures are calculated. |
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The acronyms and abbreviations identified below are used in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as well as in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. You may find it helpful to refer back to this page as you read this report.
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| ABO: Accumulated benefit obligation. ALCO: Asset/Liability Management Committee. ALLL: Allowance for loan and lease losses. A/LM: Asset/liability management. AOCI: Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). APBO: Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation. ASC: Accounting Standards Codification. ASU: Accounting Standards Update. ATMs: Automated teller machines. Austin: Austin Capital Management, Ltd. BSA: Bank Secrecy Act. BHCA: Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. BHCs: Bank holding companies. Board: KeyCorp Board of Directors. CCAR: Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review. Cain Brothers: Cain Brothers & Company, LLC. CFPB: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, also known as the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. CFTC: Commodities Futures Trading Commission. CMBS: Commercial mortgage-backed securities. CMO: Collateralized mortgage obligation. Common Shares: KeyCorp common shares, $1 par value. DIF: Deposit Insurance Fund of the FDIC. Dodd-Frank Act: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. EBITDA: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. EPS: Earnings per share. ERISA: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. ERM: Enterprise risk management. EVE: Economic value of equity. FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board. FDIA: Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended. FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Federal Reserve: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. FHLB: Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati. FHLMC: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. FICO: Fair Isaac Corporation. FINRA: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. First Niagara: First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. FNMA: Federal National Mortgage Association. FSOC: Financial Stability Oversight Council. FVA: Fair value of employee benefit plan assets. GAAP: U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. GNMA: Government National Mortgage Association. | HelloWallet: HelloWallet, LLC. IRS: Internal Revenue Service. ISDA: International Swaps and Derivatives Association. KAHC: Key Affordable Housing Corporation. KBCM: KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. KCC: Key Capital Corporation. KCDC: Key Community Development Corporation. KEF: Key Equipment Finance. KIBS: Key Insurance & Benefits Services, Inc. KPP: Key Principal Partners. KMS: Key Merchant Services, LLC. LCR: Liquidity coverage ratio. LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate. LIHTC: Low-income housing tax credit. Moody’s: Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. MRM: Market Risk Management group. N/A: Not applicable. Nasdaq: The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. NFA: National Futures Association. N/M: Not meaningful. NOW: Negotiable Order of Withdrawal. NPR: Notice of proposed rulemaking. NYSE: New York Stock Exchange. OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. OCI: Other comprehensive income (loss). OREO: Other real estate owned. OTTI: Other-than-temporary impairment. PBO: Projected benefit obligation. PCCR: Purchased credit card relationship. PCI: Purchased credit impaired. S&P: Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services, a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. SEC: U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. SIFIs: Systemically important financial institutions, including BHCs with total consolidated assets of at least $50 billion and nonbank financial companies designated by FSOC for supervision by the Federal Reserve. TCJ Act: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. TDR: Troubled debt restructuring. TE: Taxable-equivalent. U.S. Treasury: United States Department of the Treasury. VaR: Value at risk. VEBA: Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association. Victory: Victory Capital Management and/or Victory Capital Advisors. VIE: Variable interest entity. |
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