UNITED STATES 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
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | March 6, 2018 | |
| SunTrust Banks, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Georgia | 001-08918 | 58-1575035 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 303 Peachtree St., N.E., Atlanta, Georgia | 30308 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code | (800) 786- 8787 |
| Not Applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (the “Registrant” or “SunTrust”) is scheduled to make a presentation at the Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 8:05 a.m. (ET). Aleem Gillani, Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SunTrust, will make SunTrust's presentation. A copy of the materials to be used by the Registrant during its presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Such materials will also be available on the Registrant's website at investors.suntrust.com.
Information contained on the Registrant's website is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information may only be incorporated by reference into another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references Section 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. All information in the presentation materials speak as of the date thereof, and the Registrant does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future. In addition, the Registrant disclaims any inference regarding the materiality of such information which otherwise may arise as a result of its furnishing such information under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1. Materials to be presented March 6, 2018 (furnished with the Commission as a part of this Form 8-K).
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: March 6, 2018 | By: | /s/ Curt Phillips | ||
| Curt Phillips, Group Vice President, Associate | ||||
| General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary | ||||