SEC Form 5

FORM 5
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subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form
5 obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).
[ ]Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ]Form 4 Transactions Reported 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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Page, H.     Lynn (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle) P. O. Box 120 (Street) Columbus, GA     31902-120 (City)                      (State)                      (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Synovus Financial Corp.   SNV		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)            X          Director                           10% Owner                         Officer                             Other Officer/Other Description                               7. Individual or Joint/Group     Filing (Check Applicable Line) X   Individual Filing       Joint/Group Filing
	3. I.R.S. Identification     Number of Reporting     Person, if an entity     (voluntary)	4. Statement for     Month/Day/Year     December 31, 2002 5. If Amendment,     Date of Original     (Month/Day/Year)

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 (D) Of     (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)         Amount      |         A/D         |         Price	5. Amount of     Securities     Beneficially     Owned at     End of     Issuer's Fiscal     Year     (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Owner-     ship     Form:     Direct(D)     or     Indirect (I)     (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of      Indirect      Beneficial      Ownership     (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	09/15/2001		G	200   |           D           |		D
Common Stock	11/15/2001		G	410   |           D           |		D
Common Stock	07/15/2002		G	450   |           D           |	644975 (1)	D
Common Stock					11515	I	By Spouse
Common Stock					108121 (1)	I	GRAT(October, 2002)

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Page, H. Lynn - December 31, 2002

Form 5 (continued)

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. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security 3. Transaction
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year) 3A. Deemed
      Execution
      Date, if
      any

      (Month/
      Day/
      Year) 4. Transaction
    Code
5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)




  (DE)     |     (ED)   7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price
    of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.5) 9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    at End of
    Year
    (Instr.4) 10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I)
(Instr.4) 11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)

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Page, H. Lynn - December 31, 2002

Form 5 (continued)

FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Synovus Financial Corp. SNV

Form 5 - December 2002

H. Lynn Page
P. O. Box 120

Columbus, GA 31902-120

Explanation of responses:

(1)   Since the reporting person's last report, 108,121 shares were distributed to grantor retained annuity trust.

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