D Wayne Akins JR Form 4 SYNOVUS FINANCIAL / D WAYNE AKINS JR ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

AKINS D WAYNE JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)

P.O. BOX 120

(Street)

COLUMBUS GA 31902

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP [ SNV ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Comm Banking Off.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/07/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/07/2022		A		744(1)	A	$51.07	50,233	D
Common Stock	02/07/2022		D		9,033(2)	D	$0	41,200	D
Common Stock	02/07/2022		F		1,254(3)	D	$51.07	39,946	D
Common Stock								2,998	I	By Wife

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. On February 7, 2019, the reporting person received a grant of market restricted stock units with a service-based component as well as a Total Shareholder Return Multiplier (the "2019 MRSUs"). These 2019 MRSUs were included on the Form 3 filed on February 1, 2022 by the reporting person (the "Form 3"). On February 7, 2022, pursuant to the terms of the service-based vesting component of the 2019 MRSUs, the third tranche of such award vested. Based upon the Total Shareholder Return Multiplier, the reporting person received 446 additional shares of the Company's restricted stock, such shares representing the amount vested in excess of the target amount of 2019 MRSUs initially included on the Form 3. In addition, the reporting person received 298 shares of the Company's restricted stock through the accrual of dividend equivalents.

2. On February 7, 2019, the reporting person received a grant of performance stock units (the "PSUs") with a service-based vesting component as well as a performance vesting requirement. These PSUs were included on the Form 3. While the reporting person has satisfied the service-based vesting requirement, the actual amount of PSUs which vested on February 7, 2022 was 0% of the target amount based upon the results of two performance measures during the performance period compared to the performance formula approved by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee of Synovus' Board of Directors. As such, the reporting person received 9,033 less shares (which includes the award plus dividend equivalent rights on those underlying shares) than initially included on the Form 3.

3. These shares were withheld upon the vesting of 2019 MRSUs to pay tax withholding obligations.

Remarks:

	/s/ Mary Maurice Young	02/09/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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