SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Aug 29, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP (SNV)
CIK: 0000018349
Period of Report: 2003-08-27

Reporting Person: BLANCHARD JAMES H (Director, Chairman of the Board/CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-08-27	Common Stock	M	179649	$6.74	Acquired	941803	Direct
2003-08-27	Common Stock	F	50256	$24.10	Disposed	891547	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-08-27	Employee Stock Option (right to buy) b	$6.74	M	179649	Disposed	2003-09-04	Common Stock (179649)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	169088	Indirect
Common Stock	26878	Indirect
Common Stock	231053	Indirect
Common Stock	95510	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reporting person delivered these shares to the issuer as payment of the stock option exercise price for the shares acquired pursuant to the stock option exercise reported in this Form 4.