SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Jun 29, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP (SNV)
CIK: 0000018349
Period of Report: 2004-06-29

Reporting Person: BLANCHARD JAMES H (Director, Chief Executive Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-06-29	common stock	M	294722	$9.6133	Acquired	1218018	Direct
2004-06-29	common stock	F	112878	$25.10	Disposed	1105140	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-06-29	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.6133	M	294722	Disposed	2004-06-30	common stock (294722)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
common stock	169088	Indirect
common stock	188453	Indirect
common stock	19417	Indirect
common stock	102312	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Since the reporting person's last Form 4 report, he has transferred 102,312 shares of common stock to a grantor retained annuity trust, and 87,693 shares of common stock have been distributed from 2 grantor retained annuity trusts to the reporting person.