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

June 27, 2019 (June 24, 2019)

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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value	SNV	New York Stock Exchange
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D	SNVPrD	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐  

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 24, 2019, Synovus Financial Corp. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), by and between the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., as representative of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to the Underwriters an aggregate of 14,000,000 shares of 5.875% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E of the Company, no par value, with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share (the “Series E Stock”). The closing of the sale of the Series E Stock is expected to occur July 1, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions.  The offering of the Series E Stock is being made pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-212916) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 4, 2016. 

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the Company, conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, and termination and other customary provisions.

The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
1.1	Underwriting Agreement dated June 24, 2019 between the Company and BofA Securities, Inc. pertaining to the offer and sale of the Series E Stock.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP.
By:	/s/ Allan E. Kamensky
	Name: Allan E. Kamensky
	Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: June 27, 2019