SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2005

Jul 25, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP (SNV)
CIK: 0000018349
Period of Report: 2005-07-25

Reporting Person: SMYRE CALVIN (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-07-25	common stock	M	16164	$18.375	Acquired	90768	Direct
2005-07-25	common stock	S	5400	$29.69	Disposed	85368	Direct
2005-07-25	common stock	S	1900	$29.70	Disposed	83468	Direct
2005-07-25	common stock	S	300	$29.71	Disposed	83168	Direct
2005-07-25	common stock	S	2100	$29.72	Disposed	81068	Direct
2005-07-25	common stock	S	3200	$29.73	Disposed	77868	Direct
2005-07-25	common stock	S	300	$29.74	Disposed	77568	Direct
2005-07-25	common stock	S	964	$29.75	Disposed	76604	Direct
2005-07-25	common stock	S	2000	$29.76	Disposed	74604	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-07-25	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$18.375	M	16164	Disposed	2007-06-30	common stock (16164)	Direct

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: Includes shares acquired through dividend reinvestment.