SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2005

Aug 13, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP (SNV)
CIK: 0000018349
Period of Report: 2005-08-10

Reporting Person: GRIFFITH G SANDERS III (Sr. EVP, GC and Sec)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-08-10	common stock	M	66980	$18.375	Acquired	202713	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	M	187500	$14.50	Acquired	390213	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	19300	$28.70	Disposed	370913	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	300	$28.72	Disposed	370613	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	400	$28.73	Disposed	370213	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	300	$28.74	Disposed	369913	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	15500	$28.75	Disposed	354413	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	8000	$28.76	Acquired	346413	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	1900	$28.79	Disposed	344513	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	4900	$28.77	Acquired	339613	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	5800	$28.78	Disposed	333813	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	17500	$28.80	Disposed	316313	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	4300	$28.81	Disposed	312013	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	2300	$28.82	Disposed	309713	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	4300	$28.83	Disposed	305413	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	3670	$28.84	Disposed	301743	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	1400	$28.85	Disposed	300343	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	500	$28.86	Disposed	299843	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	2000	$28.87	Disposed	297843	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	2700	$28.88	Disposed	295143	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	500	$28.90	Disposed	294643	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	800	$28.91	Disposed	293843	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	2100	$28.94	Disposed	291743	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	34600	$28.95	Disposed	257143	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	1100	$28.96	Disposed	256043	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	5500	$28.97	Disposed	250543	Direct
2005-08-10	common stock	S	2900	$28.98	Disposed	247643	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-08-10	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$18.375	M	66980	Disposed	2007-06-30	common stock (66980)	Direct
2005-08-10	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$14.50	M	187500	Disposed	2007-11-02	common stock (187500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
common stock	31	Indirect
common stock	31	Indirect
common stock	3339	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The employee stock options granted to the reporting person on 7/1/1997 vested in 20% annual increments beginning on the one year anniversary of the date of grant and continuing until the fifth anniversary of the date of grant.

F2: The employee stock options granted to the reporting person on 11/3/1997 vested as follows: 10% on 11/3/1998, 10% on 11/3/1999, 10% on 11/3/2000, 10% on 11/3/2001 and the remaining 60% on 11/3/2002.