SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2005

Jan 25, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP (SNV)
CIK: 0000018349
Period of Report: 2005-01-21

Reporting Person: SMYRE CALVIN (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-01-21	common stock	A	1700	—	Acquired	72738	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-01-21	Employee stock option (right to buy)	$26.82	A	5101	Acquired	2015-01-20	common stock (5101)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares acquired through company's employee stock purchase plan and through reinvestment of dividends pursuant to company's dividend reinvestment plan.