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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549     FORM 8-K     CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934   Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 30, 2020     KeyCorp (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)     Ohio   001-11302   34-6542451 State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization:   Commission File Number   I.R.S. Employer Identification Number: 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio   44114-1306 Address of principal executive offices:   Zip Code: ( 216 ) 689-3000 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):     ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)     ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))     Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Shares, $1 par value KEY 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) KEY PrI 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) KEY PrJ New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of Fixed Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G) KEY PrK New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). 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. ☐ Item 8.01 Other Events . On June 30, 2020 , KeyCorp issued a press release to announce its preliminary Stress Capital Buffer requirement provided by the Federal Reserve as part of the 2020 Federal Reserve Capital Stress Testing exercise. The preliminary buffer is 2.5% and represents the minimum buffer required for banks the size of Key. The press release also announced that KeyCorp’s capital plans include maintaining its common stock dividend for the third quarter of 2020, at the same level as the second quarter of 2020, subject to approval by the KeyCorp Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.    Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits . 99.1 KeyCorp Press Release, dated June 30, 2020. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). SIGNATURE       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.                   KEYCORP     (Registrant)             Date: June 30, 2020   /s/ Donald R. Kimble     By: Donald R. Kimble     Chief Financial Officer