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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - SUNTRUST BANKS INC | dex991.htm |
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) August 23, 2010
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 (404) 588-7711
Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 23, 2010, SunTrust Banks, Inc. (the “Registrant”) announced the final results of the cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) by SunTrust Bank to purchase up to $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of certain of its currently outstanding subordinated debt securities. A copy of the news release announcing the results of the Tender Offer is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
All information in the news release speaks as of the date thereof and the Registrant does not assume any obligation to update said 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 this item of this report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | News release dated August 23, 2010. |
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: August 23, 2010 | By: | /s/ David A. Wisniewski | ||||||
| David A. Wisniewski, Group
Vice President, Associate General Counsel | ||||||||