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: JAMES ELIZABETH R (Vice Chairman, CIO, CPO, Advisory Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-01-21	common stock	A	4754	—	Acquired	31068	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	14262	Acquired	2015-01-20	common stock (14262)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares acquired through the company-sponsored employee stock purchase plan. The reporting person is not required to report shares held in a general partnership which she has previously reported, and she will no longer do so.