SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
September 9, 2013
Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Synovus Financial Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Georgia | 1-10312 | 58-1134883 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1111 Bay Avenue, Suite 500, Columbus, Georgia 31901
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(706) 649-2311
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
Synovus Financial Corp. (“Synovus”) is scheduled to present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York on September 9, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. ET. A copy of the presentation materials to be used by Synovus during its presentation is furnished asExhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in Item 7.01 of this Current Report by this reference. The presentation materials will also be available on Synovus’ website atwww.synovus.com/webcasts.
The information contained in this Item 7.01, including the information set forth in the presentation materials furnished asExhibit 99.1 to, and incorporated in, this Current Report, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information inExhibit 99.1 furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other documents pursuant to the Securities Act or into any filing or other document pursuant to the Exchange Act except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.
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| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Presentation materials to be presented on September 9, 2013. | |
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Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Synovus has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP. (“Synovus”) | ||||||
| Dated: September 9, 2013 | By: | /s/ Samuel F. Hatcher | ||||
| Samuel F. Hatcher | ||||||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
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