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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP | pressrelease-exhibit991.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): July 2, 2018
Synovus Financial Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia | 1-10312 | 58-1134883 |
(State or other jurisdiction 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)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On July 2, 2018, Synovus Financial Corp. (the “Company”) issued a notice of redemption to redeem all of the outstanding shares of its Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, no par value per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) on August 1, 2018, pursuant to the terms of the Articles of Amendment, dated as of July 24, 2013, to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company.
Additionally, on July 2, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the redemption of its Series C Preferred Stock and the declaration by the Board of Directors of the Company of a dividend of $0.4921875 per share of Series C Preferred Stock, payable on August 1, 2018 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 15, 2018. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | ||
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 hereunto duly authorized.
SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP. | |||
Date: July 2, 2018 | By: | /s/ Allan E. Kamensky | |
Name: | Allan E. Kamensky | ||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||