SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

May 15, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP (SNV)
CIK: 0000018349
Period of Report: 2003-05-15

Reporting Person: BEVERLY JOE E (Director)

Footnotes

F1: Profits realized from these sales and purchases made during the prior and following six months will be paid over to the Company. The sale of these shares was for the purpose of paying the exercise price and taxes associated with the acquisition of 30,000 shares pursuant to exercise of an exempt employee stock option, as reported in this Form 4.

F2: Purchase of shares under Company Director Stock Purchase Plan.

F3: Mr. Beverly also holds indirectly the following shares of common stock: 4,100 shares held by his spouse and 25,000 shares held by a family limited partnership.