SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Aug 3, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP (SNV)
CIK: 0000018349
Period of Report: 2011-08-03

Reporting Person: BLANCHARD JAMES H (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-08-03	Common Stock	J	74000	$0.00	Disposed	0	Indirect
2011-08-03	Common Stock	J	74000	$0.00	Acquired	1209285	Direct
2011-08-03	Common Stock	J	350000	$0.00	Disposed	0	Indirect
2011-08-03	Common Stock	J	350000	$0.00	Acquired	1559285	Direct
2011-08-03	Common Stock	J	42000	$0.00	Disposed	0	Indirect
2011-08-03	Common Stock	J	42000	$0.00	Acquired	100113	Indirect
2011-08-03	Common Stock	J	69088	$0.00	Disposed	0	Indirect
2011-08-03	Common Stock	J	69088	$0.00	Acquired	169201	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: On August 2, 2011, the form of ownership of these shares changed when the reporting person's 06/2009 GRAT transferred the shares for no consideration to the reporting person. This transaction did not result in any change in the reporting person's total beneficial holdings.

F2: on August 2, 2011, the form of ownership of these shares changed when the reporting person's 05/2010 GRAT transferred the shares for no consideration to the reporting person. This transaction did not result in any change in the reporting person's total beneficial holdings.

F3: On August 2, 2011, the form of ownership of these shares changed when the reporting person's spouse's 06/2009 GRAT transferred the shares for no consideration to the reporting person's spouse. This transaction did not result in any change in the reporting person's total beneficial holdings.

F4: On August 2, 2011, the form of ownership of these shares changed when the reporting person's spouse's 05/2010 GRAT transferred the shares for no consideration to the reporting person's spouse. This transaction did not result in any change in the reporting person's total beneficial holdings.