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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MEYER RANDALL E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMEGY BANCORPORATION, INC. [ABNK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AMEGY BANCORPORATION, INC., 4400 POST OAK PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/03/2005 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77027 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $1.00 par value 12/03/2005   D   19,051 D (1) 0 D   Common Stock, $1.00 par value 12/03/2005   D   3,204 D (1) 0 I 401k Restricted Stock, $1.00 par value 12/03/2005   D   14,976 D (2) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option

$ 8.94

12/03/2005

D

4,500

12/01/2003

12/01/2008

Common Stock

4,500

(3)

0

D

Employee Stock Option

$ 18.27

12/03/2005

D

15,000

05/18/2009

05/18/2015

Common Stock

15,000

(3)

0

D

Employee Stock Option

$ 9.705

12/03/2005

D

11,210

04/27/2005

04/27/2010

Common Stock

11,210

(3)

0

D

Employee Stock Option

$ 13.58

12/03/2005

D

5,234

03/13/2006

03/13/2011

Common Stock

5,234

(3)

0

D

Employee Stock Option

$ 13.585

12/03/2005

D

20,000

02/06/2007

02/06/2012

Common Stock

20,000

(3)

0

D

Employee Stock Option

$ 15.26

12/03/2005

D

20,000

06/25/2007

06/25/2013

Common Stock

20,000

(3)

0

D

Employee Stock Option

$ 21.295

12/03/2005

D

12,500

06/25/2008

06/25/2014

Common Stock

12,500

(3)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MEYER RANDALL E C/O AMEGY BANCORPORATION, INC. 4400 POST OAK PARKWAY HOUSTON, TX 77027			EVP & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Loretta Riggsby, attorney-in-fact		12/06/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Exchanged in merger with Zions Bancorporation ("Zions") for a combination of cash and Zions common stock valued at $23.88 based on average closing prices thereof for the ten trading days ending December 2, 2005.
(2)	Each share was exchanged in merger for 0.3136 shares of Zions common stock.
(3)	Each option was exchanged in merger for an option to purchase 0.3136 shares of Zions common stock at the old exercise price divided by .3136.

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