S-8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2006
Registration No. 333-               

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.

(Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in Its Charter)

Georgia (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)				58-1575035 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

303 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

SunTrust Banks, Inc.
401(k) Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)

Raymond D. Fortin
Corporate Executive Vice President and General Counsel
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
303 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(404) 588-7711
(Name, Address and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

Copies to:
John D. Wilson
King & Spalding LLP
191 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 572-4600

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

TITLE OF SEUCRITIES TO BE REGISTERED				AMOUNT TO BE REGISTERED				PROPOSED MAXIMUM OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE (1)				PROPOSED MAXIMUM AGGREGATE OFFERING PRICE (1)				AMOUNT OF REGISTRATION FEE (1)
Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share					10,000,000			$	71.03			$	710,300,000			$	76,003

(1)	Determined pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)(l) based on $71.03, the average of the high and low prices of the registrant's common stock on February 21, 2006, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.

In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein. The prospectus referred to herein also relates to Registration Statements No. 33-50796, 333-91519 and 333-86306.

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

This Registration Statement covers 10,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock") of SunTrust Banks, Inc. (the "Company"), issuable pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the "Savings Plan"). The Company initially registered the issuance of 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock in connection with the Savings Plan on its Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-50796) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on August 12, 1992. Subsequently, the Company (1) registered the issuance of 8,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock in connection with the Savings Plan on its Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-91519) as filed with the Commission on November 23, 1999 and (2) registered the issuance of 8,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock in connection with the Savings Plan on its Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-86306) as filed with the Commission on April 16, 2002. The contents of Registration Statements No. 33-50796, 333-91519 and 333-86306 are incorporated by reference herein. Pursuant to Rule 429, the Prospectus related to shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to this Registration Statement for the Savings Plan also relates to shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to Registration Statements No. 33-50796, 333-91519 and 333-86306.

As permitted by the rules of the Commission, this registration statement omits the information specified in Part I (Items 1 and 2) of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the Plan as required by Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act. Such documents are not being filed with the Commission as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.    INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference:

(a)	The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").

(b)	The Company's Annual Report for the year ended 2004 for the Savings Plan on Form 11-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2005.

(c)	The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2005, June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005.

(d)	The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 12, 2005, February 11, 2005, March 14, 2005, April 22, 2005, May 31, 2005 (Item 2.03 and the related Item 9.01), August 25, 2005, September 20, 2005, November 30, 2005, January 6, 2006, January 12, 2006, February 17, 2006 and February 21, 2006.

(e)	The description of the Company's Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, contained on pages 2 to 9 in Amendment No. 1, dated August 4, 1987, to its Registration of Common Stock on Form 8-A, dated June 10, 1985, filed under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents subsequently filed by the Company or the Savings Plan pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the effective date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by

reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

ITEM 4.    DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.    INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

The legality of the securities offered hereby has been passed upon by Raymond D. Fortin, Esq., General Counsel and Corporate Executive Vice President of the Company, who beneficially owns 10,628 shares of Common Stock which are unrestricted and 11,200 shares of Common Stock which are restricted and has options to purchase 96,900 shares of Common Stock.

ITEM 6.    INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

Part 5 of Article 8 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code states:

14-2-850.    Definitions.

As used in this part, the term:

(1)	"Corporation" includes any domestic or foreign predecessor entity of a corporation in a merger or other transaction in which the predecessor's existence ceased upon consummation of the transaction.

(2)

"Director" or "officer" means an individual who is or was a director or officer, respectively, of a corporation or who, while a director or officer of the corporation, is or was serving at the corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another domestic or foreign corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity. A director or officer is considered to be serving an employee benefit plan at the corporation's request if his or her duties to the corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services by, the director or officer to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan. Director or officer includes, unless the context otherwise requires, the estate or personal representative of a director or officer.

(3)	"Disinterested director" means a director who at the time of a vote referred to in subsection (c) of Code Section 14-2-853 or a vote or selection referred to in subsection (b) or (c) of Code Section 14-2-855 or subsection (a) of Code Section 14-2-856 is not:

(A)	A party to the proceeding; or

(B)

An individual who is a party to a proceeding having a familial, financial, professional, or employment relationship with the director whose indemnification or advance for expenses is the subject of the decision being made with respect to the proceeding, which relationship would, in the circumstances, reasonably be expected to exert an influence on the director's judgment when voting on the decision being made.

(4)	"Expenses" includes counsel fees.

(5)	"Liability" means the obligation to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine (including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan), or reasonable expenses incurred with respect to a proceeding.

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(6)	"Official capacity" means:

(A)	When used with respect to a director, the office of director in a corporation; and

(B)	When used with respect to an officer, as contemplated in Code Section 14-2-857, the office in a corporation held by the officer.

Official capacity does not include service for any other domestic or foreign corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity.

(7)	"Party" means an individual who was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding.

(8)	"Proceeding" means any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, or investigative and whether formal or informal.

14-2-851.    Authority to indemnify.

(a)	Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, a corporation may indemnify an individual who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is or was a director against liability incurred in the proceeding if:

(1)	Such individual conducted himself or herself in good faith; and

(2)	Such individual reasonably believed:

(A)	In the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, that such conduct was in the best interests of the corporation;

(B)	In all other cases, that such conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and

(C)	In the case of any criminal proceeding, that the individual had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful.

(b)	A director's conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a purpose he or she believed in good faith to be in the interests of the participants in and beneficiaries of the plan is conduct that satisfies the requirement of subparagraph (a)(2)(B) of this Code section.

(c)	The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent is not, of itself, determinative that the director did not meet the standard of conduct described in this Code section.

(d)	A corporation may not indemnify a director under this Code section:

(1)	In connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the director has met the relevant standard of conduct under this Code section; or

(2)	In connection with any proceeding with respect to conduct for which he or she was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by him or her, whether or not involving action in his or her official capacity.

14-2-852.    Mandatory indemnification.

A corporation shall indemnify a director who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she was a party because he or she was a director of the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.

14-2-853.    Advance for or reimbursement of expenses.

(a)	A corporation may, before final disposition of a proceeding, advance funds to pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by a director who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is a director if he or she delivers to the corporation:

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(1)	A written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the relevant standard of conduct described in Code Section 14-2-851 or that the proceeding involves conduct for which liability has been eliminated under a provision of the articles of incorporation as authorized by paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Code Section 14-2-202; and

(2)	His or her written undertaking to repay any funds advanced if it is ultimately determined that the director is not entitled to indemnification under this part.

(b)	The undertaking required by paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section must be an unlimited general obligation of the director but need not be secured and may be accepted without reference to the financial ability of the director to make repayment.

(c)	Authorizations under this Code section shall be made:

(1)	By the board of directors:

(A)	When there are two or more disinterested directors, by a majority vote of all the disinterested directors (a majority of whom shall for such purpose constitute a quorum) or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more disinterested directors appointed by such a vote; or

(B)	When there are fewer than two disinterested directors, by the vote necessary for action by the board in accordance with subsection (c) of Code Section 14-2-824, in which authorization directors who do not qualify as disinterested directors may participate; or

(2)	By the shareholders, but shares owned or voted under the control of a director who at the time does not qualify as a disinterested director with respect to the proceeding may not be voted on the authorization.

14-2-854.    Court-ordered indemnification.

(a)	A director who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is a director may apply for indemnification or advance for expenses to the court conducting the proceeding or to another court of competent jurisdiction. After receipt of an application and after giving any notice it considers necessary, the court shall:

(1)	Order indemnification or advance for expenses if it determines that the director is entitled to indemnification under this part; or

(2)

Order indemnification or advance for expenses if it determines, in view of all the relevant circumstances, that it is fair and reasonable to indemnify the director or to advance expenses to the director, even if the director has not met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of Code Section 14-2-851, failed to comply with Code Section 14-2-853, or was adjudged liable in a proceeding referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (d) of Code Section 14-2-851, but if the director was adjudged so liable, the indemnification shall be limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding.

(b)	If the court determines that the director is entitled to indemnification or advance for expenses under this part, it may also order the corporation to pay the director's reasonable expenses to obtain court-ordered indemnification or advance for expenses.

14-2-855.    Determination and authorization of indemnification.

(a)	A corporation may not indemnify a director under Code Section 14-2-851 unless authorized thereunder and a determination has been made for a specific proceeding that indemnification of the director is permissible in the circumstances because he or she has met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in Code Section 14-2-851.

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(b)	The determination shall be made:

(1)	If there are two or more disinterested directors, by the board of directors by a majority vote of all the disinterested directors (a majority of whom shall for such purpose constitute a quorum) or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more disinterested directors appointed by such a vote;

(2)	By special legal counsel:

(A)	Selected in the manner prescribed in paragraph (1) of this subsection; or

(B)	If there are fewer than two disinterested directors, selected by the board of directors (in which selection directors who do not qualify as disinterested directors may participate); or

(3)	By the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted under the control of a director who at the time does not qualify as a disinterested director may not be voted on the determination.

(c)

Authorization of indemnification or an obligation to indemnify and evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible, except that if there are fewer than two disinterested directors or if the determination is made by special legal counsel, authorization of indemnification and evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses shall be made by those entitled under subparagraph (b) (2) (B) of this Code section to select special legal counsel.

14-2-856.    Indemnification of directors.

(a)

If authorized by the articles of incorporation or a bylaw, contract, or resolution approved or ratified by the shareholders by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast, a corporation may indemnify or obligate itself to indemnify a director made a party to a proceeding including a proceeding brought by or in the right of the corporation, without regard to the limitations in other Code sections of this part, but shares owned or voted under the control of a director who at the time does not qualify as a disinterested director with respect to any existing or threatened proceeding that would be covered by the authorization may not be voted on the authorization.

(b)	The corporation shall not indemnify a director under this Code section for any liability incurred in a proceeding in which the director is adjudged liable to the corporation or is subjected to injunctive relief in favor of the corporation:

(1)	For any appropriation, in violation of the director's duties, of any business opportunity of the corporation;

(2)	For acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

(3)	For the types of liability set forth in Code Section 14-2-832; or

(4)	For any transaction from which he or she received an improper personal benefit.

(c)	Where approved or authorized in the manner described in subsection (a) of this Code section, a corporation may advance or reimburse expenses incurred in advance of final disposition of the proceeding only if:

(1)	The director furnishes the corporation a written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that his or her conduct does not constitute behavior of the kind described in subsection (b) of this Code section; and

(2)	The director furnishes the corporation a written undertaking, executed personally or on his or her behalf, to repay any advances if it is ultimately determined that the director is not entitled to indemnification under this Code section.

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14-2-857.    Indemnification of officers, employees, and agents.

(a)	A corporation may indemnify and advance expenses under this part to an officer of the corporation who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is an officer of the corporation:

(1)	To the same extent as a director; and

(2)	If he or she is not a director, to such further extent as may be provided by the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, a resolution of the board of directors, or contract except for liability arising out of conduct that constitutes:

(A)	Appropriation, in violation of his or her duties, of any business opportunity of the corporation;

(B)	Acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

(C)	The types of liability set forth in Code Section 14-2-832; or

(D)	Receipt of an improper personal benefit.

(b)	The provisions of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall apply to an officer who is also a director if the sole basis on which he or she is made a party to the proceeding is an act or omission solely as an officer.

(c)	An officer of a corporation who is not a director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under Code Section 14-2-852, and may apply to a court under Code Section 14-2-854 for indemnification or advances for expenses, in each case to the same extent to which a director may be entitled to indemnification or advances for expenses under those provisions.

(d)	A corporation may also indemnify and advance expenses to an employee or agent who is not a director to the extent, consistent with public policy, that may be provided by its articles of incorporation, bylaws, general or specific action of its board of directors, or contract.

14-2-858.    Insurance.

A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of an individual who is a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation or who, while a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, serves at the corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another domestic or foreign corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity against liability asserted against or incurred by him or her in that capacity or arising from his or her status as a director, officer, employee, or agent, whether or not the corporation would have power to indemnify or advance expenses to him or her against the same liability under this part.

14-2-859.    Obligation for indemnification or advance for expenses in advance of act or omission.

(a)

A corporation may, by a provision in its articles of incorporation or bylaws or in a resolution adopted or a contract approved by its board of directors or shareholders, obligate itself in advance of the act or omission giving rise to a proceeding to provide indemnification or advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses consistent with this part. Any such obligatory provision shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for authorization referred to in subsection (c) of Code Section 14-2-853 or subsection (c) of Code Section 14-2-855. Any such provision that obligates the corporation to provide indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law shall be deemed to obligate the corporation to advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses in accordance with Code Section 14-2-853 to the fullest extent permitted by law, unless the provision specifically provides otherwise.

(b)	Any provision pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section shall not obligate the corporation to indemnify or advance expenses to a director of a predecessor of the corporation, pertaining to conduct with respect to the predecessor, unless otherwise

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specifically provided. Any provision for indemnification or advance for expenses in the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a resolution of the board of directors or shareholders, partners, or, in the case of limited liability companies, members or managers of a predecessor of the corporation or other entity in a merger or in a contract to which the predecessor is a party, existing at the time the merger takes effect, shall be governed by paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Code Section 14-2-1106.

(c)	A corporation may, by a provision in its articles of incorporation, limit any of the rights to indemnification or advance for expenses created by or pursuant to this part.

(d)	This part does not limit a corporation's power to pay or reimburse expenses incurred by a director or an officer in connection with his or her appearance as a witness in a proceeding at a time when he or she is not a party.

(e)	Except as expressly provided in Code Section 14-2-857, this part does not limit a corporation's power to indemnify, advance expenses to, or provide or maintain insurance on behalf of an employee or agent.

Articles of Incorporation Authority

Article 14 of the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provides:

In addition to any powers provided by law, in the Bylaws, or otherwise, the Corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who becomes a party or who is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (including any action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

Bylaw Authority

The Company is referred to in its Bylaws as the "Corporation". Article VII of the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws provides:

SECTION 1.    Definitions.

As used in this Article, the term:

(A)	"Corporation" includes any domestic or foreign predecessor entity of this Corporation in a merger or other transaction in which the predecessor's existence ceased upon consummation of the transaction.

(B)

"Director" means an individual who is or was a director of the Corporation or an individual who, while a director of the Corporation, is or was serving at the Corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity. A "director" is considered to be serving an employee benefit plan at the Corporation's request if his duties to the Corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services by, him to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan. "Director" includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal representative of a director.

(C)

"Disinterested director" means a director who at the time of a vote referred to in Section 3(C) or a vote or selection referred to in Section 4(B), 4(C) or 7(A) is not: (i) a party to the proceeding; or (ii) an individual who is a party to a proceeding having a familial, financial, professional, or employment relationship with the director whose indemnification or advance for expenses is the subject of the decision being made with respect to the proceeding, which relationship would, in the circumstances, reasonably be expected to exert an influence on the director's judgment when voting on the decision being made.

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(D)

"Employee" means an individual who is or was an employee of the Corporation or an individual who, while an employee of the Corporation, is or was serving at the Corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise. An "Employee" is considered to be serving an employee benefit plan at the Corporation's request if his duties to the Corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services by, him to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan. "Employee" includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal representative of an employee.

(E)	"Expenses" includes counsel fees.

(F)	"Liability" means the obligation to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine (including an excise tax assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan), or reasonable expenses incurred with respect to a proceeding.

(G)

"Officer" means an individual who is or was an officer of the Corporation which for purposes of this Article VII shall include an assistant officer, or an individual who, while an Officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the Corporation's request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity. An "Officer" is considered to be serving an employee benefit plan at the Corporation's request if his duties to the Corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services by, him to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the plan. "Officer" includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the estate or personal representative of an Officer.

(H)	"Official capacity" means: (i) when used with respect to a director, the office of a director in a corporation; and (ii) when used with respect to an Officer, the office in a corporation held by the Officer. Official capacity does not include service for any other domestic or foreign corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity.

(I)	"Party" means an individual who was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding.

(J)	"Proceeding" means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative and whether formal or informal.

SECTION 2.    Basic Indemnification Arrangement.

(A)

Except as provided in subsection (D) below and, if required by Section 4 below, upon a determination pursuant to Section 4 in the specific case that such indemnification is permissible in the circumstances under this subsection because the individual has met the standard of conduct set forth in this subsection (A), the Corporation shall indemnify an individual who is made a party to a proceeding because he is or was a director or Officer against liability incurred by him in the proceeding if he conducted himself in good faith and, in the case of conduct in his official capacity, he reasonably believed such conduct was in the best interest of the Corporation, or in all other cases, he reasonably believed such conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, in the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

(B)	A person's conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a purpose he believes in good faith to be in the interests of the participants in and beneficiaries of the plan is conduct that satisfies the requirement of subsection 2(A) above.

(C)	The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent is not, of itself, determinative that the proposed indemnitee did not meet the standard of conduct set forth in subsection 2(A) above.

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(D)

The Corporation shall not indemnify a person under this Article in connection with (i) a proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation, except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that such person has met the relevant standard of conduct under this section, or (ii) with respect to conduct for which such person was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by him, whether or not involving action in his official capacity.

SECTION 3.    Advances for Expenses.

(A)

The Corporation may advance funds to pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by a director or Officer who is a party to a proceeding because he is a director or Officer in advance of final disposition of the proceeding if: (i) such person furnishes the Corporation a written affirmation of his good faith belief that he has met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in subsection 2(A) above or that the proceeding involves conduct for which liability has been eliminated under the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation; and (ii) such person furnishes the Corporation a written undertaking meeting the qualifications set forth below in subsection 3(B), executed personally or on his behalf, to repay any funds advanced if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to any indemnification under this Article or otherwise.

(B)	The undertaking required by subsection 3(A)(ii) above must be an unlimited general obligation of the director or Officer but need not be secured and shall be accepted without reference to financial ability to make repayment.

(C)

Authorizations under this Section shall be made: (i) By the Board of Directors: (a) when there are two or more disinterested directors, by a majority vote of all disinterested directors (a majority of whom shall for such purpose constitute a quorum) or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more disinterested directors appointed by such a vote; or (b) when there are fewer than two disinterested directors, by a majority of the directors present, in which authorization directors who do not qualify as disinterested directors may participate; or (ii) by the shareholders, but shares owned or voted under the control of a director who at the time does not qualify as a disinterested director with respect to the proceeding may not be voted on the authorization.

SECTION 4.    Authorization of and Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.

(A)

The Corporation shall not indemnify a director or Officer under Section 2 above unless authorized thereunder and a determination has been made for a specific proceeding that indemnification of such person is permissible in the circumstances because he has met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in subsection 2(A) above; provided, however, that regardless of the result or absence of any such determination, to the extent that a director or Officer has been wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he was a party because he is or was a director or Officer, the Corporation shall indemnify such person against reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection therewith.

(B)	The determination referred to in subsection 4(A) above shall be made:

(i)	If there are two or more disinterested directors, by the board of directors by a majority vote of all the disinterested directors (a majority of whom shall for such purpose constitute a quorum) or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more disinterested directors appointed by such a vote;

(ii)	by special legal counsel:

(1)	selected by the Board of Directors or its committee in the manner prescribed in subdivision (i); or

(2)	If there are fewer than two disinterested directors, selected by the Board of Directors (in which selection directors who do not qualify as disinterested directors may participate); or

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(iii)	by the shareholders; but shares owned by or voted under the control of a director who at the time does not qualify as a disinterested director may not be voted on the determination.

(C)

Authorization of indemnification or an obligation to indemnify and evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses of a director or Officer in the specific case shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible, as described in subsection 4(B) above, except that if there are fewer than two disinterested directors or if the determination is made by special legal counsel, authorization of indemnification and evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses shall be made by those entitled under subsection 4(B)(ii)(2) above to select counsel.

(D)	The Board of Directors, a committee thereof, or special legal counsel acting pursuant to subsection (B) above or Section 5 below, shall act expeditiously upon an application for indemnification or advances, and cooperate in the procedural steps required to obtain a judicial determination under Section 5 below.

(E)

The Corporation may, by a provision in its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or in a resolution adopted or a contract approved by its Board of Directors or shareholders, obligate itself in advance of the act or omission giving rise to a proceeding to provide indemnification or advance funds to pay for or reimburse expenses consistent with this part. Any such obligatory provision shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements for authorization referred to in Section 3(C) or Section 4(C).

SECTION 5.    Court-Ordered Indemnification and Advances for Expenses.

A director or Officer who is a party to a proceeding because he is a director or Officer may apply for indemnification or advances for expenses to the court conducting the proceeding or to another court of competent jurisdiction. After receipt of an application and after giving any notice it considers necessary, the court shall order indemnification or advances for expenses if it determines that:

(i)	The director is entitled to indemnification under this part; or

(ii)

In view of all the relevant circumstances, it is fair and reasonable to indemnify the director or Officer or to advance expenses to the director or Officer, even if the director or Officer has not met the relevant standard of conduct set forth in subsection 2(A) above, failed to comply with Section 3, or was adjudged liable in a proceeding referred to in subsections (i) or (ii) of Section 2(D), but if the director or Officer was adjudged so liable, the indemnification shall be limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding, unless the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation or a Bylaw, contract or resolution approved or ratified by shareholders pursuant to Section 7 below provides otherwise.

If the court determines that the director or Officer is entitled to indemnification or advance for expenses, it may also order the Corporation to pay the director's or Officer's reasonable expenses to obtain court-ordered indemnification or advance for expenses.

SECTION 6.    Indemnification of Officers and Employees.

(A)	Unless the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation provide otherwise, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses under this Article to an employee of the Corporation who is not a director or Officer to the same extent, consistent with public policy, as to a director or Officer.

(B)

The Corporation may indemnify and advance expenses under this Article to an Officer of the Corporation who is a party to a proceeding because he is an Officer of the Corporation: (i) to the same extent as a director; and (ii) if he is not a director, to such further extent as may be provided by the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, a resolution of the Board of Directors, or contract except for liability arising out of conduct that is enumerated in subsections (A)(i) through (A)(iv) of Section 7.

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The provisions of this Section shall also apply to an Officer who is also a director if the sole basis on which he is made a party to the proceeding is an act or omission solely as an Officer.

SECTION 7.    Shareholder Approved Indemnification.

(A)

If authorized by the Articles of Incorporation or a Bylaw, contract or resolution approved or ratified by shareholders of the Corporation by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast, the Corporation may indemnify or obligate itself to indemnify a person made a party to a proceeding, including a proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation, without regard to the limitations in other sections of this Article, but shares owned or voted under the control of a director who at the time does not qualify as a disinterested director with respect to any existing or threatened proceeding that would be covered by the authorization may not be voted on the authorization. The Corporation shall not indemnify a person under this Section 7 for any liability incurred in a proceeding in which the person is adjudged liable to the Corporation or is subjected to injunctive relief in favor of the Corporation:

(i)	for any appropriation, in violation of his duties, of any business opportunity of the Corporation;

(ii)	for acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

(iii)	for the types of liability set forth in Section 14-2-832 of the Georgia Business Corporation Code; or

(iv)	for any transaction from which he received an improper personal benefit.

(B)	Where approved or authorized in the manner described in subsection 7(A) above, the Corporation may advance or reimburse expenses incurred in advance of final disposition of the proceeding only if:

(i)	the proposed indemnitee furnishes the Corporation a written affirmation of his good faith belief that his conduct does not constitute behavior of the kind described in subsection 7(A)(i)-(iv) above; and

(ii)	the proposed indemnitee furnishes the Corporation a written undertaking, executed personally, or on his behalf, to repay any advances if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification.

SECTION 8.    Liability Insurance.

The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of an individual who is a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation or who, while a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other entity against liability asserted against or incurred by him in that capacity or arising from his status as a director, officer, employee, or agent, whether or not the Corporation would have power to indemnify him against the same liability under Section 2 or Section 3 above.

SECTION 9.    Witness Fees.

Nothing in this Article shall limit the Corporation's power to pay or reimburse expenses incurred by a person in connection with his appearance as a witness in a proceeding at a time when he is not a party.

SECTION 10.    Report to Shareholders.

If the Corporation indemnifies or advances expenses to a director in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation, the Corporation shall report the indemnification or advance, in writing, to shareholders with or before the notice of the next shareholders' meeting.

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SECTION 11.    Severability.

In the event that any of the provisions of this Article (including any provision within a single section, subsection, division or sentence) is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Article shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

SECTION 12.    Indemnification Not Exclusive.

The rights of indemnification provided in this Article VII shall be in addition to any rights which any such director, Officer, employee or other person may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a matter of law.

SECTION 13.    Amendments to Georgia Business Corporation Code.

In the event that, following the date of these Bylaws, the Georgia Business Corporation Code is amended to expand the indemnification protections that a Georgia corporation is permitted to provide to its directors, Officers and/or Employees, as applicable, the indemnification protections set forth in this Article VII shall be automatically amended, without any further action by the Board of Directors, the shareholders of the Corporation or the Corporation, to provide the same indemnification protections to the fullest extent provided by such amendments to the Georgia Business Corporation Code.

ITEM 7.    EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8.    EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:

EXHIBIT NUMBER				DESCRIPTION
	4.1			Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 and 13 of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, effective as of November 14, 1989, and amendment effective as of April 24, 1998 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, and amendment effective as of April 18, 2000, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q as of March 31, 2000.
	4.2			Articles I, IV, VII, VIII, X and XI of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of April 19, 2005, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 22, 2005.
	4.3			Amended and Restated SunTrust Banks, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan"), effective January 1, 2006.
	4.4			SunTrust Banks, Inc. 401(k) Trust Agreement (formerly known as the SunTrust Banks, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Trust), as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of Registration Statement Number 333-91519.
	5.1	(1)		Opinion of Raymond D. Fortin, Esq., as to the legality of the Common Stock being registered.
	23.1			Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
	23.2			Consent of Raymond D. Fortin, Esq. (contained in his opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
	24.1			Power of Attorney (included on Signature Page).

(1)	The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that it has submitted or will submit the Plan and any amendments thereto to the Internal Revenue Service in order to qualify the Plan and has made or will make all changes required by the Internal Revenue Service in order to qualify the Plan.

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ITEM 9.    UNDERTAKINGS.

(a)	The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1)	To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i)	To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii)	To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement; and

(iii)	To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change in such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

(2)	That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3)	To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c)

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against pubic policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

THE REGISTRANT. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, SunTrust Banks, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on the 23rd day of February, 2006.

				SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
				By:				/s/ L. Phillip Humann
								L. Phillip Humann Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below, constitutes and appoints Mark A. Chancy and Raymond D. Fortin, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to do any and all acts and things and execute, in the name of the undersigned, any and all instruments which said attorneys-in-fact and agents may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable SunTrust Banks, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, including specifically but without limitation, power and authority to sign the name of the undersigned to such registration statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and to perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of the 14th day of February, 2006.

/s/ L. Phillip Humann                    L. Phillip Humann				Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Mark A. Chancy                        Mark A. Chancy				Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Thomas Panther                        Thomas Panther				Senior Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Robert M. Beall, II                   Robert M. Beall, II				Director
/s/ J. Hyatt Brown                         J. Hyatt Brown				Director
/s/ Alston D. Correll                     Alston D. Correll				Director

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Jeffrey C. Crowe				Director
/s/ Thomas C. Farnsworth, Jr.     Thomas C. Farnsworth, Jr.				Director
/s/ Patricia C. Frist                         Patricia C. Frist				Director
/s/ Blake P. Garrett, Jr.                 Blake P. Garrett, Jr.				Director
/s/ Thomas M. Garrott                 Thomas M. Garrott				Director
/s/ David H. Hughes                     David H. Hughes				Director
/s/ E. Neville Isdell                        E. Neville Isdell				Director
/s/ M. Douglas Ivester                 M. Douglas Ivester				Director
/s/ J. Hicks Lanier                         J. Hicks Lanier				Director
/s/ G. Gilmer Minor, III                G. Gilmer Minor, III				Director
/s/ Larry L. Prince                         Larry L. Prince				Director
/s/ Frank S. Royal, M.D.                Frank S. Royal, M.D.				Director
/s/ Karen Hastie Williams             Karen Hastie Williams				Director
/s/ Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr.                    Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr.				Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on the 23rd day of February, 2006.

				SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) Plan
				By:				/s/ L. Phillip Humann
								L. Phillip Humann on behalf of SunTrust Banks, Inc. as Plan Administrator

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NUMBER				DESCRIPTION
4.1				Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 and 13 of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, effective as of November 14, 1989, and amendment effective as of April 24, 1998 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, and amendment effective as of April 18, 2000, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q as of March 31, 2000.
4.2				Articles I, IV, VII, VIII, X and XI of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of April 19, 2005, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 22, 2005.
4.3				Amended and Restated SunTrust Banks, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan"), effective January 1, 2006.
4.4				SunTrust Banks, Inc. 401(k) Trust Agreement (formerly known as the SunTrust Banks, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Trust), as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of Registration Statement Number 333-91519.
5.1				Opinion of Raymond D. Fortin, Esq., as to the legality of the Common Stock being registered.
23.1				Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2				Consent of Raymond D. Fortin, Esq. (contained in his opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1				Power of Attorney (included on Signature Page).

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EX-4.3

                                                                     Exhibit 4.3

                              SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.

                                   401(k) PLAN


                              Amended and Restated
                            Effective January 1, 2006




                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  INTRODUCTION

SunTrust Banks, Inc. is the parent corporation in a controlled group that
currently includes various subsidiaries and affiliated companies. SunTrust
Banks, Inc. is sometimes referred to as the Company and/or the Plan sponsor. The
Company and its controlled group members that adopt the Plan are referred to as
Employers. SunTrust Banks, Inc. was formed as of July 1, 1985, with the merger
of Sun Banks, Inc. and Trust Company Bank (successor to Trust Company of
Georgia). The qualified defined contribution plans maintained by each company
were merged to form the SunTrust Banks, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the
Plan), effective as of January 1, 1989. The Plan was renamed the SunTrust Banks,
Inc. 401(k) Plan effective January 1, 1993.

The plans that were merged to form this Plan include the following: (1) the Sun
Banks, Inc. SunShare Plan, effective July 1, 1984; (2) the Trust Company of
Georgia Incentive Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 1987; (3) the Third
National Corporation Thrift Plan, effective January 1, 1987; and (4) the Trust
Company of Georgia Tax-Credit Employee Stock Ownership Plan, effective January
1, 1985. This merged Plan was amended and restated effective as of January 1,
1990, January 1, 1993, January 1, 1997, and January 1, 2002..

Although the Plan is named as a 401(k) Plan and includes a cash-or-deferred
arrangement under Sections 401(k) and (m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the
Code), it has always been an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) under Code
Sections 409 and 4975(e)(7), designed to invest primarily in employer stock. The
Plan has in fact always been invested primarily in employer stock.

Effective January 1, 2002, the Plan was converted to a designed-based safe
harbor plan that satisfies the ADP safe-harbor requirements set forth in Code
Section 401(k)(12) with respect to elective deferrals, and the ACP safe-harbor
requirements set forth in Code Section 401(m)(11) with respect to matching
contributions. As a safe harbor plan, the Plan is exempt from nondiscrimination
testing and from the top-heavy rules. As an ESOP, the Plan continues to be
designed to invest primarily in Employer Stock. The primary purpose of the ESOP
is to provide participants with beneficial ownership of Employer Stock. A
secondary purpose of the ESOP is to serve as a potential means of corporate
finance. The Company may use the Plan to meet its general financing
requirements, including capital growth and transfers in the




ownership of Employer Stock. The Plan may receive loans and other extensions of
credit to finance the acquisition of Employer Stock.

Effective January 1, 2002, the Plan was amended and restated to comply with the
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, the Small Business Jobs Protection Act a/k/a
the Pension Simplification Act of 1996, the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, the
Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, and the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act
of 2000, and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, as
of the effective dates stated in various Sections in the Plan that are affected
by these amendments.

Effective January 1, 2006, the Plan is restated to incorporate all amendments
adopted after December 31, 2001, including amendments that first became
effective as of January 1, 2006.

Addendum A sets forth provisions that have been in effect for previous periods
of the Plan's history. Special provisions that affect the benefits of
Participants who work or worked for acquired or merged entities are described in
Addendum B. A listing of the adopting Employers is set forth in Addendum C. The
Addenda are integral parts of the Plan.

The rights of all employees who terminated employment with any Employer before
the effective dates of the various provisions in this amendment and restatement,
and their beneficiaries, will be governed by the Plan as in effect on the
employee's termination date, except that account balances of terminated
Participants will be administered and distributed in compliance with Plan
provisions and applicable law as in effect from time to time. Eligible employees
who are in active employment on or after the effective dates of the various
provisions in this January 1, 2006 restatement will be entitled to participate
in the Plan and receive benefits payable under the Plan as amended and restated.
The Plan fiduciaries will administer the Plan in accordance with applicable laws
enacted from time to time, and will effect operational compliance between the
effective dates of such laws and the corollary Plan amendment dates.




                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                            PAGE

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS

         1.1     Accounts (also called Sources)                               1
                 (a)    Employer Contribution Accounts                        1
                 (b)    Employee Contribution Account                         2
         1.2     Acquisition Loan                                             2
         1.3     After-Tax Account                                            2
         1.4     Annual Addition                                              2
         1.5     Before-Tax Account                                           2
         1.6     Board                                                        2
         1.7     Catch-Up Contribution                                        2
         1.8     Code                                                         3
         1.9     Committee                                                    3
         1.10    Company                                                      3
         1.11    Compensation                                                 3
                 (a)  Contributions                                           3
                 (b)  Deductibility of Employer Contributions                 4
                 (c)  Statutory Limit                                         4
         1.12    Contributions                                                4
                 (a)  Employer Contributions (also called
                      Matching Contributions, and Safe Harbor
                      Contributions)                                          4
                 (b)  Employee Contributions                                  5
                 (c)  Rollover Contribution                                   5
         1.13    Controlled Group                                             5
         1.14    Disability                                                   6
         1.15    Dollar Limit                                                 6
         1.16    Effective Date                                               6
         1.17    Elective Contributions (also called
                 Employee Contributions)                                      6
         1.18    Employee                                                     6
         1.19    Employee Contributions (also called
                 Elective Contributions)                                      7
         1.20    Employee Contributions Accounts                              7
         1.21    Employer                                                     7
         1.22    Employer Contributions (also called
                 Matching Contributions and Safe Harbor
                 Contributions)                                               7
         1.23    Employer Contributions Accounts                              7
         1.24    Employer Stock                                               7
         1.25    Employer Stock Fund                                          7
         1.26    Employment                                                   8
         1.27    Employment Date                                              8
         1.28    ERISA                                                        8
         1.29    ESOP                                                         8
         1.30    Excess 402(g) Deferrals                                      8
         1.31    Fair Market Value                                            8
         1.32    Financed Shares                                              9
         1.33    HCE Group                                                    9
         1.34    Highly Compensated Employee (HCE)                            9


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         1.35    Matching Account, or Employer Matching Account               9
         1.36    Matching Contributions (also called Employer
                 Contributions and Safe Harbor Contributions)                 9
         1.37    Merged Plan                                                  9
         1.38    NCE Group                                                    9
         1.39    Non-Highly Compensated Employee (NCE)                        9
         1.40    Non-Matching Account                                         9
         1.41    Participant                                                 10
         1.42    Plan                                                        10
         1.43    Plan Administrator                                          10
         1.44    Plan Year                                                   10
         1.45    Rollover Contribution                                       10
         1.46    Safe Harbor Contributions (also called Matching
                 Contributions and Employer Contributions)                   10
         1.47    Service Center                                              10
         1.48    Share Units                                                 10
         1.49    Source (also called Accounts)                               10
         1.50    Spouse                                                      10
         1.51    Suspense Account                                            11
         1.52    Termination Date                                            11
         1.53    Trust (or Trust Fund)                                       11
         1.54    Trustee                                                     11
         1.55    Valuation Date                                              11

ARTICLE 2 ELIGIBILITY

         2.1     Eligibility                                                 12
         2.2     Participation Upon Reemployment                             12
         2.3     Leased Employees and Independent Contractors                12
         2.4     Adoption of the Plan by a Controlled Group Member           13

ARTICLE 3 CONTRIBUTIONS

         3.1     Employee Elective Contributions and Catch-Up
                 Contributions                                               14
                 (a)  Amount Permitted                                       14
                 (b)  Limitations on Amount                                  14
                 (c)  Special Pay                                            14
                 (d)  Catch-Up Contributions                                 14
                 (e)  Make-up Contributions After Military Leave             16
                 (f)  Vesting                                                16
                 (g)  Initial Election to Contribute                         17
                 (h)  Modification                                           17
                 (i)  Cessation                                              18
                 (j)  Mistakes in Contributions                              18
                 (k)  Committee Regulations                                  18
         3.2     Employer Matching Contributions                             18
                 (a)  Matching Contribution                                  18
                 (b)  Opportunity to Maximize Matching Contributions         19
                 (c)  Make-Up Contributions After Military Leave             19
                 (d)  Acquisition Loan Repayments                            20
                 (e)  Vesting                                                20


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                 (f)  Valuation of Share Units for Allocation Purposes       20
                 (g)  Exclusive Benefit of Participants                      20
                 (h)  Contributions Limited to Tax Deductible Amounts        20
                 (i)  Mistakes in Contributions                              21
                 (j)  Return of Employer Contributions                       22
         3.3     Rollover Contributions                                      22
                 (a)  Eligible Rollover Distribution                         22
                 (b)  Rollover or Direct Plan Transfer                       22
                 (c)  Timing                                                 23
                 (d)  Required Information                                   23
                 (e)  Prohibited Rollovers and Transfers                     23
                 (f)  Refund of Prohibited Rollovers                         23
                 (g)  Reliance on Employee's Representations                 24
         3.4     Acquisition Loans                                           24
                 (a)  Eligible Lenders                                       24
                 (b)  Loan Terms                                             24
                 (c)  Repayment                                              24
                 (d)  Collateral and Security                                24
                 (e)  Suspense Account                                       25
                 (f)  Release of Financed Shares from Suspense Account       25
                 (g)  Default                                                26
         3.5     Purchase and Sale of Employer Stock                         26
         3.6     Payment to the Trustee                                      26
         3.7     Elective Account Transfers                                  27

ARTICLE 4 ALLOCATIONS

         4.1     Adjustments to Account Balances                             28
                 (a)  Regular Valuation Dates                                28
                 (b)  Administrative Fees                                    28
                 (c)  Dividends on Employer Stock                            28
                 (d)  Valuations Binding                                     29
                 (e)  Statement of Account Balances                          29
                 (f)  Mistakes in Account Balances                           29
         4.2     Investment Elections                                        30
                 (a)  Investment Funds                                       30
                 (b)  Compliance with ERISA Section 404(c)                   30
                 (c)  Liquidity                                              30
                 (d)  Investment Elections                                   30
                 (e)  Change in Investment Election                          31
                 (f)  Insider Trading Rules                                  31
                 (g)  Diversification Elections                              31
                 (h)  Reinvestment of Earnings                               31
                 (i)  Investment Expenses                                    32
                 (j)  Special Election Rules                                 32
         4.3     Voting Rights                                               32
         4.4     Tender Offers                                               32

ARTICLE 5 IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS AND LOANS

         5.1     Withdrawals Without a Hardship                              34
                 (a)  Types of In-Service Withdrawals                        34


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                 (b)  Available Amount                                       35
                 (c)  Order of Withdrawal from Accounts                      35
                 (d)  Pro Rata Withdrawals from Investment Funds             35
                 (e)  Withdrawals of Money Purchase Plan Balances            35
         5.2     Hardship Withdrawals                                        35
                 (a)  Available Amount                                       36
                 (b)  Immediate and Heavy Financial Need                     36
                 (c)  Withdrawal Necessary to Meet Need                      37
                 (d)  Nondiscrimination                                      38
                 (e)  Reliance on Participant's Representations              38
         5.3     Loans                                                       38
                 (a)  Application and Eligibility                            38
                 (b)  Available Amount                                       38
                 (c)  Order of Account Liquidation                           38
                 (d)  Loan Origination Fees                                  39
                 (e)  Frequency of Loans                                     39
                 (f)  Interest                                               39
                 (g)  Security                                               39
                 (h)  Term                                                   40
                 (i)  Repayment                                              40
                 (j)  Default                                                40
                 (k)  Suspension of Repayments During Military Leave         41
                 (l)  Suspension of Repayments During Unpaid Leave
                      of Absence                                             41
                 (m)  Loans from Money Purchase Plan Balances                42
                 (n)  Revisions to Loan Rules and Procedures                 42
         5.4     Direct Rollover                                             42

ARTICLE 6 POST-EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTIONS

         6.1     Distribution Events 43

                 (a)  Termination of Employment or Disability                43
                 (b)  Death                                                  43
                 (c)  Employer-Initiated Transfer                            43
                 (d)  Employee-Initiated Voluntary Direct Transfers
                      (Change in Employment Transfer)                        43
                 (e)  Plan Termination                                       44
         6.2     Amount of Payment                                           44
         6.3     Timing of Payment                                           44
                 (a)  Payment to the Participant                             44
                 (b)  Payment to a Beneficiary                               45

         6.4     Forms of Payment                                            45
                 (a)  Account Balance Over $1,000                            45
                      (1)  Lump Sum                                          45
                      (2)  Installments                                      45
                 (b)  Account Balance Not Over $1,000                        46
         6.5     Medium of Payment                                           46
         6.6     Required Distribution Rules                                 46
                 (a)  Applicable Definitions                                 47
                 (b)  Separate Accounts for Multiple Beneficiaries           48
                 (c)  Participant's Death Before his
                      Required Beginning Date                                48


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                 (d)  Participant's Death After his
                      Required Beginning Date                                50
                 (e)  Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO)             51
                 (f)  Trust as Designated Beneficiary                        52
                 (g)  Election to Allow Participants or Beneficiaries
                      to Elect Five-Year Rule                                52
                 (h)  Age 65 Payment Rule                                    52
         6.7     Beneficiary Designation                                     52
                 (a)  Procedure                                              52
                 (b)  Waiver of Spouse's Rights                              53
                 (c)  Payment to Minor or Incompetent Beneficiaries          53
                 (d)  Disclaimer of Beneficiary Status                       54
                 (e)  Judicial Determination                                 54
         6.8     Payment to the Participant's Representative                 54
         6.9     Unclaimed Benefits                                          54
         6.10    Direct Rollover                                             54

ARTICLE 7 LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS

         7.1     Excess 402(g) Deferrals                                     56
                 (a)  Time of Distribution                                   56
                 (b)  Reporting Form                                         56
                 (c)  Order of Distributions                                 56
                 (d)  Inclusion in Annual Additions                          57
                 (e)  Determination of Earnings                              57
         7.2     Code Section 415 Limitation                                 57
                 (a)  Applicable Definitions                                 57
                 (b)  Excess Annual Addition                                 59
                 (c)  Combining of Plans                                     59
                 (d)  Compliance With Code Section 415                       59
         7.3     Top-Heavy Rules                                             59

ARTICLE 8 AMENDMENT, TERMINATION AND MERGER

         8.1     Amendment                                                   60
                 (a)  Procedure                                              60
                 (b)  Prohibited Amendments                                  60
                 (c)  Administrative Changes Without Plan Amendment          60
         8.2     Termination of the Plan                                     61
                 (a)  Right to Terminate                                     61
                 (b)  Provision for Benefits Upon Plan Termination           61
                 (c)  Surplus Reversion                                      61
         8.3     Adoption of the Plan by a Controlled Group Member           61
                 (a)  Benefit after Merger, Consolidation or Transfer        61
                 (b)  National Commerce Financial
                      Corporation Investment Plan                            62

ARTICLE 9 ADMINISTRATION

         9.1     Allocation of Fiduciary Responsibilities                    63
                 (a)  Company                                                63
                 (b)  Compensation Committee                                 63
                 (c)  The Committee                                          63
                 (d)  The Trustee                                            66


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         9.2     Expenses                                                    66
         9.3     Indemnification                                             67
         9.4     Claims Procedure                                            67
                 (a)  Application for Benefits                               67
                 (b)  Decision on Claim                                      67
                 (c)  Appeal                                                 68
                 (d)  Special Time Period for Committee Meetings             68
                 (e)  Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies                  69

         9.5     Suspension of Participant Rights                            69
         9.6     Blackout Periods                                            69

ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS

        10.1     Headings                                                    70
        10.2     Construction                                                70
        10.3     Continued Qualification for Tax-Exempt Status               70
        10.4     Nonalienation                                               70
        10.5     No Employment Rights                                        71
        10.6     No Enlargement of Rights                                    71
        10.7     Withholding for Taxes                                       71
        10.8     Suspension of Transactions                                  71
        10.9     Qualified Domestic Relations Order                          71

ADDENDUM A       History of Revised Plan Provisions

ADDENDUM B       Acquired or Merged Entities

ADDENDUM C       Adopting Employers


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                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

As used in the Plan, the following words and phrases and any derivatives thereof
have the meanings set forth below unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise. Definitions of other words and phrases are set forth throughout the
Plan. Section references indicate sections of the Plan unless otherwise stated.
The masculine pronoun includes the feminine, and the singular number includes
the plural and the plural the singular, whenever applicable.

1.1   ACCOUNTS (ALSO CALLED SOURCES) means the records the Committee maintains
      to record the Contributions and attributable gains/losses/expenses
      allocated to each Participant, and withdrawals and distributions, for
      accounting purposes only. The Committee will not segregate Plan assets
      among Accounts.

      (a)   EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS means one or more of the following
            Accounts, which are funded from the Employers' general treasuries
            and are fully vested at all times:

            (1)   MATCHING ACCOUNT means the Account to record Matching
                  Contributions allocated to the Participant under Section 3.2,
                  which are invested in the Employer Stock Fund. After each
                  Participant reaches age 55, he may elect to diversify the
                  investment of his Matching Account balance into other
                  investment funds, under Subsection 4.2(g).

            (2)   NON-MATCHING ACCOUNT means the Account to record the balance
                  transferred to this Plan on the Participant's behalf, as a
                  result of the merger of the Sun Banks, Inc. Employee Stock
                  Ownership Plan and the Trust Company of Georgia Tax-Credit
                  Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or any other merger.

            (3)   MERGED PLAN ACCOUNT (OR PRIOR EMPLOYER ACCOUNT) means an
                  Account that was transferred to this Plan as part of a Merged
                  Plan and that was funded with Employer Contributions.

      (b)   EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT means one of more of the following
            Accounts, which are funded by Employee Contributions, and are fully
            vested at all times.


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            (1)   BEFORE-TAX ACCOUNT means an Account to record the Elective
                  Contributions that the Participant makes on a before-tax basis
                  under Section 3.1. The Before-Tax Account also will record the
                  Catch-Up Contributions made by eligible Participants (age 50
                  or older) under Subsection 3.1(d).

            (2)   AFTER-TAX ACCOUNT means an Account to record the amounts that
                  the Participant previously contributed on an after-tax basis
                  to a Merged Plan. This Plan does not permit after-tax
                  contributions.

            (3)   ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT means an Account to record the
                  before-tax amounts that the Participant rolled over to this
                  Plan from another qualified retirement plan or conduit
                  individual retirement account under Section 3.3.

1.2   ACQUISITION LOAN means a loan or other extension of credit to the Plan or
      to the Company on behalf of the Plan, the proceeds of which are used only
      to purchase Employer Stock or to repay a previous Acquisition Loan.

1.3   AFTER-TAX ACCOUNT. See Subsection 1.1(b)(2).

1.4.  ANNUAL ADDITION means the sum of all Contributions allocated to a
      Participant's Accounts for a Plan Year, which cannot exceed the lesser of
      $44,000 (as indexed in $1,000 increments under Code Section 415), or 100
      percent of his Compensation for the year. See Subsection 7.2(a).

1.5.  BEFORE-TAX ACCOUNT. See Subsection 1.1(b)(1).

1.6.  BOARD means the Board of Directors of the Company, or where applicable,
      the Executive Committee of the Board.

1.7   CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTION. See Subsection 1.12(b)(2).

1.8   CODE means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended from time to time,
      and regulations and rulings issued under the Code.


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1.9   COMMITTEE means the Plan Committee, which serves as the named fiduciary
      and the Plan Administrator, and has primary responsibility for
      administering the Plan under Article 9.

1.10  COMPANY means SunTrust Banks, Inc.

1.11  COMPENSATION. Compensation has the following meanings for the following
      purposes, and is intended to be a safe-harbor definition under Code
      Section 414(s).

      (a)   CONTRIBUTIONS. For purposes of determining the percentages that each
            Participant can contribute, Compensation means the basic earnings
            (calculated monthly, weekly or hourly, as applicable) paid by an
            Employer to an Employee, PLUS (1) shift differentials; (2)
            compensation classified on his Employer's payroll as vacation pay or
            sick pay; (3) draw for a commission Employee; (4) overtime pay; (5)
            certain bonuses and commissions as reviewed and approved by the
            Management of Benefits and Compensation; (6) beginning January 1,
            2006, non-deferred payments under the SunTrust Management Incentive
            Plan (MIP) (or any successor plan as determined by the Compensation
            Committee); and (7) salary reduction contributions under Code
            Sections 401(k), 125 (flexible benefits), and/or 132(f) (parking,
            effective January 1, 1999). Compensation EXCLUDES (1) other forms of
            extra compensation; (2) Employer payments for group insurance; (3)
            payments under this Plan and any other qualified or non-qualified
            deferred compensation plan; (4) income arising from stock options,
            stock awards and stock appreciation rights; (5) fringe benefits
            (except qualified transportation fringe benefits under Code Section
            132(f)); (6) expense reimbursements; (7) payments under an
            Employer's long-term disability plan; and (8) other forms of
            indirect payments. Compensation for the Participant who enters the
            Plan after the beginning of a Plan Year includes only amounts earned
            after he enters the Plan.

      (b)   DEDUCTIBILITY OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. See Subsection 3.2(h)(2)
            for the adjustments in Compensation used to determine the
            deductibility of Employer Contributions.

      (c)   STATUTORY LIMIT. Beginning with the 2002 Plan Year, each
            Participant's Compensation taken into account for all purposes under
            the Plan is limited to $200,000 (as indexed in $5,000 increments
            under Code Section 401(a)(17)) for each Plan Year. For purposes of
            Employee Contributions and Matching Contributions, the Plan will not
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            limit on a payroll period basis but rather will apply the limit on a
            Plan Year basis, in a manner that prevents each Participant from
            exceeding the Code Sections 402(g) and 415 limits and the Plan's
            Employee Contribution percentage limit for each Plan Year. The Plan
            will not prorate the statutory limit on Compensation for any
            Participant who participates in the Plan for less than a full Plan
            Year. See Addendum A for the statutory limits in effect before the
            2002 Plan Year.

1.12  CONTRIBUTIONS. The Trustee will accept the following Contributions to the
      Plan:

      (a)   EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS (ALSO CALLED MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS, AND SAFE
            HARBOR CONTRIBUTIONS), means contributions made by the Employers for
            each payroll period, in an amount equal to 100 percent of the first
            3 percentage points, and 50 percent of the next 2 percentage points,
            of Employee Contributions made by each Participant for each payroll
            period in each Plan Year. These percentages are designed to comply
            with the ADP and ACP safe harbor requirements set forth in Code
            Sections 401(k)(12) and 401(m)(11), and may be changed to the extent
            necessary to comply with those requirements as in existence from
            time to time. The Employers may contribute shares of Employer Stock,
            and/or cash to purchase Employer Stock, and/or may have shares of
            Employer Stock released from the Suspense Account under Subsection
            3.4(f). If a Contribution is made in shares of Employer Stock, the
            shares will have a Fair Market Value equal to the amount that would
            be contributed if cash were used. For Plan Years when the Committee
            considers it necessary to facilitate administration of the safe
            harbor requirements under Code Sections 401(k)(12) and 401(m)(11),
            the Committee may direct the Employers to make true-up Matching
            Contributions for each Participant whose deferral pattern during the
            Plan Year caused him to receive allocations of Matching
            Contributions during the Plan Year in an amount less than the
            maximum amount permitted under the terms of the Plan.

      (b)   EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.

            (1)   ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS, ALSO CALLED 401(k) CONTRIBUTIONS,
                  means the amounts that each Participant elects to contribute
                  on a before-tax basis under Section 3.1, between 1 percent and
                  20 percent of Compensation for each payroll period in each
                  Plan Year. These percentage limits are designed to comply with
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                  requirements set forth in Code Section 401(k)(12), and may be
                  changed to the extent necessary to comply with those
                  requirements as in existence from time to time.

            (2)   CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS means the additional Elective
                  Contributions elected by the age-50 Participant who has met
                  the eligibility requirements under Subsection 3.1(d), the
                  amount of which is limited to the annual dollar amount
                  specified in Subsection 3.1(d), and which is excluded from the
                  annual percentage limit under Subsection 3.1(a), the Dollar
                  Limit under Section 7.1, and the Code Section 415 Annual
                  Addition under Section 7.2.

      (c)   ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTION means an amount transferred to this Plan from
            another qualified retirement plan or conduit individual retirement
            account, under Section 3.3.

1.13       CONTROLLED GROUP means the Company and each member of the group of
           corporations or entities that is under at least 80 percent common
           control by or with the Company, within the meaning of Code Sections
           414(b) and (c) (i.e., common ownership of stock having more than 80
           percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
           entitled to vote, or more than 80 percent of the total value of
           shares of all classes of stock), or is a member of an affiliated
           service group within the meaning of Code Section 414(m), or is an
           entity that is required to be aggregated with the Company under Code
           Section 414(o).

1.14       DISABILITY means a medically determinable physical or mental
           impairment that has disabled the Participant from engaging in
           substantial gainful activity as defined in the Long-Term Disability
           Plan provisions under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. Employee Benefit Plan
           (the LTD Plan), which is reasonably expected to result in death or to
           be of long continued and indefinite duration, and which meets the
           qualification requirements for long-term disability benefits under
           the LTD Plan.

1.15       DOLLAR LIMIT means the maximum dollar amount that any Participant can
           contribute for any Plan Year under Code Section 402(g), which amount
           will be $11,000 for 2002, and will be indexed annually in $1,000
           increments until 2006, $12,000 for 2003, $13,000 for 2004, $14,000
           for 2005 and $15,000 for 2006, and thereafter will be indexed to the
           CPI in $500 increments.


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1.16  EFFECTIVE DATE means (a) July 1, 1984 for the Prior Plan named the Sun
      Banks, Inc. SunShare Plan, (b) January 1, 1985 for the Prior Plan named
      the Trust Company of Georgia Tax-Credit Employee Stock Ownership Plan, (c)
      January 1, 1987 for the Prior Plan named the Trust Company of Georgia
      Incentive Compensation Plan, and (d) January 1, 1987 for the Prior Plan
      named the Third National Corporation Thrift Plan. January 1, 1989 is the
      Effective Date of the merger of the Prior Plans to form this Plan. The
      merged Plan was amended and restated effective as of January 1, 1990,
      January 1, 1993, January 1, 1997, and January 1, 2002. The Effective Date
      of this amendment and restatement is January 1, 2006, except that certain
      amendments are effective as of other dates stated within the affected
      Sections.

1.17  ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS (ALSO CALLED EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS). See
      Subsection 1.12(b).

1.18  EMPLOYEE means, for purposes of eligibility to participate in this Plan,
      an individual (a) who is employed by an Employer as a common-law employee
      and is classified as full-time regular, part-time, or on-call; and (b) who
      has FICA taxes withheld by an Employer. The group of eligible Employees
      exclude: (a) those who are classified on an Employer's payroll as
      prime-time or temporary; (b) members of a unit of employees covered by a
      collective bargaining agreement between an employee representative and an
      Employer, unless otherwise provided in the agreement or agreed to by the
      Employer and the union; (c) leased employees as defined under Code Section
      414(n); and (d) individuals designated as independent contractors (even if
      a court or administrative agency determines that such individuals are
      common-law employees). No individual will be treated as an Employee for
      any period of service with an Employer before it became a Controlled Group
      Member. If an Employer or any governmental entity reclassifies an
      individual who had been classified as not being an eligible Employee, such
      reclassification will be prospective only, except to the extent the
      Employer expressly applies the reclassification retroactively.

1.19  EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS (ALSO CALLED ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS). See
      Subsection 1.12(b).

1.20  EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS ACCOUNTS. See Subsection 1.1(b).

1.21  EMPLOYER means the Company and each Controlled Group member that adopts
      the Plan. The Employers that have adopted this Plan are listed in Addendum
      C.


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1.22  EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS (ALSO CALLED MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS AND SAFE HARBOR
      CONTRIBUTIONS). See Subsection 1.12(a).

1.23  EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS. See Subsection 1.1(a).

1.24  EMPLOYER STOCK means common stock of the Company that is readily tradable
      on an established securities market. Employer Stock may include treasury
      shares and noncallable preferred stock that is convertible into common
      stock at any time and at a reasonable price. Preferred stock will be
      treated as noncallable if there is a reasonable opportunity for conversion
      after a call. All shares of preferred stock will have voting rights equal
      to the stock into which they can be converted.

1.25  EMPLOYER STOCK FUND means the unitized fund managed by the Trustee, which
      holds shares of Employer Stock and cash and/or cash equivalents. The
      recordkeeper allocates units of the Employer Stock Fund, called SHARE
      UNITS, based on the Fair Market Value of the shares and the cash and cash
      equivalents in that Fund on the allocation date. The fact that cash and
      cash equivalents are held in the Employer Stock Fund causes each Share
      Unit to have a different value than a share of Employer Stock at any given
      time.

1.26  EMPLOYMENT means the period during which an individual is employed by an
      Employer, whether or not in a classification that is eligible to
      participate in the Plan.

1.27  EMPLOYMENT DATE means the date on which the Employee first earns
      Compensation. If an Employee worked for a Controlled Group member
      immediately before he transferred to an adopting Employer, the Plan grants
      credit for eligibility for his pre-transfer service.

1.28  ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
      amended from time to time, and regulations and rulings under ERISA.

1.29  ESOP means this Plan, which is an employee stock ownership plan under Code
      Sections 401(a) and 4975(e)(7), designed to invest primarily in qualifying
      employer securities. The entire Plan is an ESOP with Code Section 401(k)
      features.


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1.30  EXCESS 402(g) DEFERRALS means the total annual amount of Employee
      Contributions that any Participant makes under this Plan, plus his
      elective contributions under any other qualified plan, simplified employee
      pension, simple retirement account, and/or Code Section 403(b) plan
      (within the meaning of Code Section 402(g)) for any Plan Year, which in
      the aggregate exceeds the indexed Dollar Limit in effect for each Plan
      Year ($11,000 for the 2002 Plan Year).

1.31  FAIR MARKET VALUE means, with respect to Employer Stock, the closing price
      for which the shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange as of the date
      of determination. If Employer Stock is not traded on the date of
      determination, Fair Market Value is determined on the most recent day
      before the date of determination when such shares were traded on the New
      York Stock Exchange. With respect to each other fund in which Account
      balances are invested, Fair Market Value means the closing price for which
      fund shares traded on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market
      as of the date of determination or the most recent day before the date of
      determination when such shares were traded.

1.32  FINANCED SHARES means Shares of Employer Stock acquired with the proceeds
      of an Acquisition Loan, which may or may not be encumbered by the terms of
      the Loan.

1.33  HCE GROUP. The entire group of Employees who are Highly Compensated
      Employees (HCEs) for the Plan Year.

1.34  HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE (HCE) means (a) each Employee who was a
      5-percent owner of any Employer at any time during the current or
      preceding Plan Year; and (b) each Employee who earned at least $80,000
      (indexed under Code Section 415(d)) during the preceding Plan Year and was
      in the top-paid 20 percent of all Employees, based on Compensation. The
      Plan will determine top-paid group by including all common-law employees
      in the Controlled Group. To determine the number (but not the identity) of
      Employees in the top-paid group, the Plan may exclude Employees who
      either: (a) are under age 21; (b) have fewer than 6 months of Employment;
      (c) normally work fewer than 17-1/2 hours per week; (d) normally work no
      more than 6 months per Plan Year; (e) are included in a collective
      bargaining unit; or (f) are nonresident aliens with no U.S. source income.

1.35  MATCHING ACCOUNT, OR EMPLOYER MATCHING ACCOUNT. See Subsection 1.1(a)(1).


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1.36  MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS (ALSO CALLED EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS AND SAFE HARBOR
      CONTRIBUTIONS). See Subsection 1.12(a)(1).

1.37  MERGED PLAN means a qualified defined contribution plan that was
      maintained by an Employer before the plan was merged into this Plan. The
      provisions of each Merged Plan that are grandfathered under this Plan are
      described in Addendum B.

1.38  NCE GROUP means the entire group of Employees who are Nonhighly
      Compensated Employees (NCEs) for the Plan Year.

1.39  NON-HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE (NCE) means an Employee who is not within
      the HCE Group for the Plan Year.

1.40  NON-MATCHING ACCOUNT. See Subsection 1.1(a)(2).

1.41  PARTICIPANT means an Employee who is participating in the Plan under
      Section 2.1. A Participant will retain his status as an active Participant
      so long as he receives Compensation from which he makes Employee
      Contributions.

1.42  PLAN means the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 401(k) Plan as set forth in this
      document and as amended from time to time. The entire Plan is an ESOP with
      Code Section 401(k) features.

1.43  PLAN ADMINISTRATOR means the Committee.

1.44  PLAN YEAR means the calendar year.

1.45  ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTION. See Subsection 1.12(c).

1.46  SAFE HARBOR CONTRIBUTIONS (ALSO CALLED MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS AND EMPLOYER
      CONTRIBUTIONS) means the Employer Matching Contributions described in
      Sections 1.12 and 3.2, which are designed to comply with Code Sections
      401(k)(12) and 401(m)(11) and to qualify the


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      Plan for an exemption from nondiscrimination testing under Code Sections
      401(k)(3) and 401(m)(2), i.e. the ADP and ACP tests.

1.47  SERVICE CENTER means the SunTrust Benefits Service Center (commonly
      referred to as BENE), which is available for Participants and
      beneficiaries to use to make their deferral and investment elections and
      modifications, to request in-service withdrawals and loans, and to request
      post-Employment distributions.

1.48  SHARE UNITS. See Subsection 1.25.

1.49  SOURCE (ALSO CALLED ACCOUNTS). See Subsection 1.1.

1.50  SPOUSE means the person to whom the Participant is legally married. The
      surviving Spouse is the person to whom the Participants legally married at
      his death. In the event of a dispute, Spousal status will be determined in
      accordance with applicable laws of the Participant's state of domicile.
      The surviving Spouse is sometimes referred to as a beneficiary.

1.51  SUSPENSE ACCOUNT means the separate bookkeeping account to hold the
      Financed Shares acquired with each Acquisition Loan until they are
      released as described in Subsection 3.4(f), and the dividends paid on such
      Shares until the dividends are either released or used to repay the
      Acquisition Loan.

1.52  TERMINATION DATE means the date the Employee quits, retires, is discharged
      or dies. For purposes of distributing Account balances under Article 6,
      the Termination Date will not occur until the Participant has terminated
      from all Controlled Group members.

1.53  TRUST (OR TRUST FUND) means the fund maintained under the trust agreement
      executed between the Company and the Trustee, as amended from time to
      time, which constitutes a part of this Plan.

1.54  TRUSTEE means the corporation(s), individual(s) or other entity(s)
      appointed by the Company and approved by the Board to administer the
      Trust, as provided in Article 9.


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1.55  VALUATION DATE means each business day during each Plan Year when the New
      York Stock Exchange is open for trading, as of which the Trustee will
      determine the Fair Market Value of the Trust Fund and of each Account, and
      will make allocations to Accounts as provided in Section 4.1. The
      Committee may establish different allocation and/or Valuation Dates from
      time to time as it considers appropriate.


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                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

2.1   ELIGIBILITY. Effective January 1, 2002 each Employee will be permitted to
      begin participating in the Plan for purposes of making Employee
      Contributions and receiving allocations of Matching (Safe Harbor)
      Contributions, as of the first day of the second calendar month after his
      Employment Date. If an Employee does not elect to participate when he is
      first eligible, he may elect to participate as of the first day of any
      subsequent month. As stated in Section 1.18, no individual is an eligible
      Employee until his Employer has adopted this Plan. No individual who is an
      active participant in another defined contribution plan qualified under
      Code Section 401(a) maintained by any Controlled Group member will be
      eligible to participate in this Plan. Unless provided otherwise in
      Addendum B, individuals who become Employees as a result of a merger or
      acquisition will become eligible to participate in this Plan as of the
      first day of the second Plan Year that begins after the merger or
      acquisition, i.e., at the end of the Code Section 410(b)(6)(C) transition
      period.

2.2   PARTICIPATION UPON REEMPLOYMENT. The Participant who terminates and is
      rehired will be permitted to resume participation as of the first day of
      any month following the date he resumes Employment or as soon as
      administratively practicable. The non-participating Employee who
      terminates and is rehired as a Covered Employee within five years, will
      receive eligibility credit for his previous period of Employment.

2.3   LEASED EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. Effective January 1, 1997, a
      leased employee is an individual who is not employed by the Employer but
      has performed services for the Employer on a substantially full-time basis
      for at least one year, under the Employer's primary direction or control
      and pursuant to an agreement between an Employer and a leasing
      organization. Leased employees will be treated as Employees to the extent
      required under Code Section 414(n), but will not be eligible to
      participate in this Plan. If a leased employee becomes an Employee, the
      Plan will give him credit for eligibility for the period when he worked as
      a leased employee. However, the Plan will not give such credit if (a) the
      leased employee was covered by a money purchase pension plan sponsored by
      the leasing organization, with nonintegrated employer contributions at
      least equal to 10 percent of compensation as defined in Code Section
      414(n)(5)(C), and immediate participation and vesting, and (b) leased
      employees constitute no


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      more than 20 percent of the Controlled Group's nonhighly compensated
      employees. If an individual who has worked for an Employer as an
      independent contractor becomes a common-law employee, or if a court or
      administrative agency determines that an individual whom an Employer has
      designated as an independent contractor is in fact a common-law employee,
      he will not receive credit for any purpose under the Plan until the date
      when the Committee designates him as an eligible Employee under this Plan.

2.4   ADOPTION OF THE PLAN BY A CONTROLLED GROUP MEMBER. Each Controlled Group
      member is treated as an Employer for any period when the Controlled Group
      member is shown on SunTrust's master payroll books and records as an
      Affiliate that can make contributions, or for which contributions can be
      made, on behalf of the Affiliate's Employees to provide coverage under
      employee benefit plans sponsored by the Company, unless either (a) the
      Controlled Group member is excluded by resolution executed by the Plan
      Committee, or (b) the Controlled Group member maintains another qualified
      defined contribution plan to which employer or employee contributions are
      currently being made. Any special provisions that apply to a Controlled
      Group member, as an Employer under the Plan, are set forth in Addendum B.


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                                    ARTICLE 3

                                  CONTRIBUTIONS

3.1   EMPLOYEE ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS AND CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS. The provisions
      set forth in this Article are effective beginning January 1, 2002, the
      date as of which the Plan is a safe harbor plan that accepts only Elective
      Contributions that meet the safe harbor requirements under Code Section
      401(k)(12), and Matching Contributions that meet the safe harbor
      requirements under Code Section 401(m)(11). Rules that were in effect
      before the Plan became safe harbor, and that will resume effectiveness if
      the Plan should lose safe harbor status for any Plan Year, are set forth
      in Addendum A, including the annual nondiscrimination (ADP and ACP) tests
      that applied to Contributions before 2002.

      (a)   AMOUNT PERMITTED. Effective January 1, 2003, for each payroll
            period, each Participant may elect the whole percentage of his
            Compensation that he wishes to contribute to the Plan on a
            before-tax basis, not less than 1 percent nor more than 20 percent.

      (b)   LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT. The amount of any Participant's Employee
            Contributions may be limited for any Plan Year to avoid exceeding
            the Dollar Limit as indexed for the Plan Year under Code Section
            402(g) and as described in Section 7.1, and/or the Code Section 415
            Annual Addition limitations described in Section 7.2.

      (c)   SPECIAL PAY. To the extent that the payroll system fails to identify
            as eligible Compensation items of special pay such as those that
            relate to changes in status (terminations, transfers, etc.) and
            payroll corrections, elections may not apply to such pay.

      (d)   CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS. Eligible Participants may elect to make
            Catch-Up Contributions for a Plan Year, under the rules set forth in
            this Subsection (d).

            (1)   ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. To be eligible to make Catch-Up
                  Contributions for a Plan Year, a Participant must have reached
                  age 50 or must be projected to reach age 50 before the end of
                  the Plan Year;

            (2)   ANNUAL CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTION LIMIT . The following Catch-Up
                  Contribution limits are in effect for the following calendar
                  years: 2002 - $1,000; 2003 - $2,000; 2004 -


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                  $3,000; 2005 - $4,000; 2006 - $5,000. For years after 2006,
                  the annual limit will be indexed to the CPI in $500 increments
                  under Code Section 414(v).

            (3)   EXCLUSION OF CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PLAN LIMITS. The Plan
                  will exclude Catch-Up Contributions from: (A) the Employee
                  Contribution percentage limit under Subsection 3.1(a); (B) the
                  Dollar Limit under Section 7.1; (C) the Code Section 415
                  Annual Addition under Section 7.2; and (D) the tax-deduction
                  limit under Subsection 3.2(h).

            (4)   PROCEDURE. Effective January 1, 2003, an Eligible Participant
                  who wishes to make Catch-Up Contributions for a Plan Year
                  must, in accordance with rules announced by the Committee,
                  notify the Service Center during the month preceding the first
                  day of the payroll period for which he wishes to make Catch-Up
                  Contributions. He must elect the Catch-Up contribution amount
                  as a whole percentage, from 1% to 25%, of his Compensation for
                  each payroll period. The elected percentage will apply to
                  increased or decreased Compensation. Each election will remain
                  in effect until the Participant modifies or revokes it. When
                  the Participant's Catch-Up Contributions reach a statutory or
                  Plan limit, the Plan will suspend his Catch-Up Contribution
                  election until the first day of the following Plan Year and,
                  unless otherwise announced by the Committee, will
                  automatically reactivate it unless he has elected to modify
                  his election or to cease participation in the Plan. A
                  Participant may modify or change his Catch-Up Contribution
                  election in accordance with the rules for modifying an
                  election for Elective Contributions as set for in subsections
                  (h) and (i) of this Section 3.1.

            (5)   RECHARACTERIZATION OF DISQUALIFIED CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS. If
                  a Participant elects to make Catch-Up Contributions for a Plan
                  Year, and the Plan allocates his designated Catch-Up
                  Contributions to his Employee Contribution Account, but his
                  Elective Contributions for the Plan Year fail to reach one of
                  the Plan limits or statutory limits listed in Subsection
                  3.1(b), the Plan will recharacterize his Catch-Up
                  Contributions as regular Elective Contributions, to the extent
                  permitted by the Plan's percentage limit


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                  and the statutory limits. If the Committee discovers that a
                  Participant was not eligible to make Catch-Up Contributions,
                  the Committee will direct the Trustee to refund any amount
                  that exceeds the Plan's percentage limit or a statutory limit.

            (6)   MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employers will not make any
                  Matching Contribution on any Catch-Up Contribution, except
                  those that are recharacterized as regular Elective
                  Contributions and that are eligible for a Matching
                  Contribution under Subsection 3.2(a).

      (e)   MAKE-UP CONTRIBUTIONS AFTER MILITARY LEAVE. Effective January 1,
            1996, the Committee will permit each Participant who resumes active
            Employment after an unpaid military leave covered under the
            Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 to
            make special Employee Contributions in an amount up to the maximum
            amount he could have contributed if he had remained in Employment
            during his period of leave. Each make-up Employee Contribution will
            be subject to the percentage-of Compensation limit, the Dollar Limit
            under Code Sections 402(g), and the Annual Addition limit under Code
            Section 415, in effect for the year to which the Employee
            Contribution relates. The Committee will permit the Participant to
            make his special Employee Contributions during the period beginning
            on the date when he resumes Employment and continuing for a period
            equal to the lesser of three times the length of his military leave,
            or five years. The amount of his special Employee Contributions will
            be based on the Compensation he would have received if he had
            remained in active Employment, at his rate of pay in effect when he
            began his leave. If that pay rate cannot be determined with
            certainty, the Committee will treat him as having Compensation equal
            to the amount he received during the 12-month period preceding his
            leave, or during the entire period of his Employment if shorter than
            12 months.

      (f)   VESTING. All Employee Contributions and Catch-Up Contributions, and
            all earnings allocated to Employee Contribution Accounts and
            Catch-Up Accounts, are fully vested at all times.

      (g)   INITIAL ELECTION TO CONTRIBUTE. The Employee who wishes to begin
            participating must notify the Service Center during the month
            preceding the first day of the payroll period in which he wishes to
            begin participating. He must properly complete the enrollment
            procedures (including execution of his deferral agreement and
            beneficiary designation as required by the


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            Committee). The Service Center will effect all elections to
            contribute, or to modify or revoke an election, as soon as
            administratively possible. The Employee who does not begin
            contributing as of the date when he is first eligible, may elect to
            begin contributing as of the first day of any subsequent month so
            long as he remains an eligible Employee. Each election will remain
            effective until the Participant modifies or revokes his election, or
            ceases to be an Employee. The elected percentage will apply to
            increased or decreased Compensation. When the Participant's Elective
            Contributions reach a Plan or statutory limit for a Plan Year, the
            Plan will suspend his election until the first day of the following
            Plan Year and will automatically reactivate it unless he has elected
            to modify his election or cease participation. The Participant who
            is eligible to make Catch-Up Contributions under Subsection 3.1(d)
            and has elected to make the maximum amount of Elective Contributions
            for the Plan Year, may also elect to make Catch-Up Contributions in
            compliance with any procedures published by the Committee from time
            to time as the Committee considers appropriate to facilitate
            administration of Catch-Up Contributions.

      (h)   MODIFICATION. The Participant who has elected to contribute a
            percentage of his Compensation as his Elective Contributions may
            modify his election as of the first day of any month, by notifying
            the Service Center and submitting a new election to have a higher or
            lower percentage deducted from his Compensation. His modification
            election will become effective as of the first day of the month
            following the date when the Service Center receives his election.
            Each modification will remain in effect until a new election is
            properly made. The Committee may publish special procedures for
            Catch-Up Contributions from time to time, as the Committee considers
            appropriate to facilitate administration of Catch-Up Contributions.
            Effective January 1, 2004, the Committee may limit the election
            frequency to once in each Plan Year for those Participants who also
            participate in the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 401(k) Excess Plan or in any
            similar nonqualified deferred compensation plan.

      (i)   CESSATION. A Participant may elect to cease making Employee
            Contributions as of the first day of any month. He may elect to
            resume making Employee Contributions as of the first day of any
            subsequent month so long as he remains an eligible Employee. He must
            submit his election to cease or to resume contributing to the
            Service Center during the month preceding the date when his election
            becomes effective.


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      (j)   MISTAKES IN CONTRIBUTIONS. Plan fiduciaries will take reasonable
            steps to ensure that the Plan is administered as written and in
            compliance with the Code and ERISA, and to correct defects as
            promptly as practicable. If the Committee discovers a material
            defect related to Employee Contributions, it will correct the
            defect, either by effecting increased payroll deductions, or by
            refunding any excess deduction, or by re-allocating Employee
            Contributions, as may be needed to put the affected Participant in
            the same position he would have enjoyed if the defect had not
            occurred. See Subsection 4.1(e) for additional provisions regarding
            corrections of mistakes.

      (k)   COMMITTEE REGULATIONS. The Committee may from time to time establish
            and uniformly apply rules governing elections, including rules
            regarding the frequency with which elections may be modified or
            revoked.

3.2   EMPLOYER MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS. The provisions set forth in this Section
      are effective beginning January 1, 2002. For each Plan Year, the Company
      may in its discretion direct the Employers to contribute cash to be used
      to purchase Employer Stock and/or shares of Employer Stock. The Company
      may direct that shares of Employer Stock be released from the Suspense
      Account under Subsection 3.4(f). If a Contribution is made in shares of
      Employer Stock, the shares will have a Fair Market Value equal to the
      amount that would be contributed if cash had been used.

      (a)   MATCHING CONTRIBUTION. The Employers will make a Matching
            Contribution in an amount equal to 100 percent of the first 3
            percent, and 50 percent of the next 2 percent, of Compensation
            contributed by each Participant for each payroll period during the
            Plan Year. Matching Contributions are allocated to Matching Accounts
            as soon as practicable after the end of each payroll period for
            which they are made. Subject to the Committee's approval, the
            Employers may make a Matching Contribution in advance of the payroll
            period to which it relates, in a reasonably calculated amount and in
            compliance with applicable law, to the extent needed for liquidity.
            The Employers will not make Matching Contributions for Catch-Up
            Contributions.

      (b)   OPPORTUNITY TO MAXIMIZE MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS. The Committee, in
            its sole and complete discretion, may for any Plan Year direct the
            Employers to make Matching


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            Contributions (sometimes called true-up Contributions) after the end
            of each calendar quarter or after the end of the Plan Year. For
            example, the Committee may direct Employers to make true-up
            Contributions for any Plan Year when Participants are required to
            elect to contribute the maximum allowable percentage of Compensation
            under Section 3.1(a) for each payroll period up to the Code Section
            402(g) Dollar Limit in effect for the year, as a condition to being
            eligible to elect to make Catch-Up Contributions under Subsection
            3.1(d). As soon as practicable after the end of each Plan Year when
            the Committee directs Employers to make true-up Contributions, or at
            more frequent intervals as the Committee considers proper, the
            Employers will make true-up Contributions for each Participant whose
            deferral pattern during the Plan Year caused him to receive
            allocations of Matching Contributions during the Plan Year in an
            amount less than the maximum amount permitted under the terms of the
            Plan, i.e., he contributed an amount greater than 5 percent of his
            Compensation for one or more payroll periods during the Plan Year
            and reached the Code Section 402(g) Dollar Limit before the end of
            the Plan Year. For Plan Years when the Committee does not publish
            such requirement in advance, the Employers will make Matching
            Contribution only on the first 5 percent of Compensation contributed
            for each payroll period throughout the Plan Year, and will not make
            true-up Contributions.

      (c)   MAKE-UP CONTRIBUTIONS AFTER MILITARY LEAVE. Effective January 1,
            1996, the Employers will make special Matching Contributions for
            each of their Participants who returns to Employment from unpaid
            military leave covered under the Uniformed Services Employment and
            Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 and contributes the make-up Employee
            Contributions described in Subsection 3.1(e). Each Matching
            Contribution will relate to the Plan Year for which the make-up
            Employee Contribution is made and will be subject to the
            percentage-of-Compensation limit and Code Section 415 limit in
            effect for that Plan Year. The Committee will not allocate
            investment earnings to the make-up Contribution for the period of
            leave.

      (d)   ACQUISITION LOAN REPAYMENTS. For each Plan Year when the ESOP has an
            out- standing Acquisition Loan, the Employers will contribute at
            least the amount necessary to amortize the Acquisition Loan in
            accordance with its payment terms.


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      (e)   VESTING. All Employer Contributions and all earnings allocated to
            Employer Contribution Accounts are fully vested at all times.

      (f)   VALUATION OF SHARE UNITS FOR ALLOCATION PURPOSES. Allocations of
            Share Units will be based on Fair Market Value on the date the Share
            Units are allocated.

      (g)   EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF PARTICIPANTS. All Employer Contributions will
            be irrevocable when made and will not revert to the Employers,
            except as provided in Subsection 3.2(j). All Employer Contributions
            and attributable earnings will be used for the exclusive benefit of
            Participants and their beneficiaries and for paying the reasonable
            expenses of administering the Plan.

      (h)   CONTRIBUTIONS LIMITED TO TAX DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNTS.

            (1)   ACQUISITION LOAN PRINCIPAL REPAYMENTS. The Employers may
                  contribute an annual amount that does not exceed 25 percent of
                  the Compensation of all Participants for the Plan Year if the
                  Trustee uses the entire Contribution to repay principal on an
                  Acquisition Loan, no later than the extended due date of the
                  Employer's federal income tax return for the fiscal year in
                  which ends the Plan Year for which the Contribution is made.
                  The Employers may deduct, without any limitation, the portion
                  of their annual Contributions that the Trustee used to repay
                  interest on any Acquisition Loan. The Employers may also
                  deduct all dividends paid on allocated or unallocated Employer
                  Stock held under the ESOP to the extent that the dividends are
                  either (A) made available or paid in cash to Participants
                  within 90 days after the end of the Plan Year in which paid
                  under Subsection 4.1(c), or (B) used to repay an Acquisition
                  Loan the proceeds of which were used to acquire the Employer
                  Stock on which the dividend is paid. The dividend deduction
                  will be taken in the Employer's taxable year when the dividend
                  is declared and made available to Participants or is used to
                  repay the Acquisition Loan.

            (2)   EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. Effective January 1, 2002, the
                  Employers will limit their Contributions for each Plan Year so
                  that the total annual amount does not exceed 25 percent of the
                  Compensation of all of their Employees for each Plan Year,
                  when


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                  combined with Employee Contributions and with Employer
                  contributions under all other qualified plans maintained by
                  Controlled Group members, or such other limit as may be
                  specified in Code Section 404(a) from time to time. This
                  deduction will be in addition to the deductions described in
                  Subsection (h)(1). For this purpose, Compensation includes
                  Employee Contributions, but Employee Contributions do not
                  count toward the 25 percent limit.

            (3)   EFFECT ON DEDUCTIBILITY OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER PLANS. No
                  Employer's federal income tax deductions for its Contributions
                  used to repay Acquisition Loans will reduce the deduction
                  limits applicable to its contributions to any other defined
                  contribution or defined benefit plan.

      (i)   MISTAKES IN CONTRIBUTIONS. Plan fiduciaries will take reasonable
            steps to ensure that the Plan is administered as written and in
            compliance with the Code and ERISA, and to correct defects as
            promptly as practicable. If the Committee discovers a material
            defect related to Employer Contributions, it may direct the
            Employers to make any Contributions, and/or to reallocate Employer
            Contributions, as may be needed to put Participants in the same
            position they would have enjoyed if the defect had not occurred. See
            Subsection 4.1(f) for additional provisions regarding corrections of
            mistakes.

      (j)   RETURN OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. Employer Contributions will be
            returned to the affected Employers under the following
            circumstances:

            (1)   MISTAKE OF FACT. Employer Contributions made by a mistake of
                  fact will be returned to the affected Employer(s) within one
                  year after such Contribution was made.

            (2)   NONDEDUCTIBLE. All Employer Contributions are conditioned upon
                  their deductibility under Code Section 404 and will be
                  returned to the affected Employer(s) within one year after any
                  disallowance.

3.3   ROLLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS.


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      (a)   ELIGIBLE ROLLOVER DISTRIBUTION. For purposes of this Section, an
            Eligible Rollover Distribution means a payment received by an
            Employee from another qualified plan or conduit individual
            retirement account (IRA) as described in Treas. Regs. Section
            1.402(c)-2, Q & A No. 3, i.e., it is either (1) a lump sum payment,
            or (2) a payment other than one that is part of a series of
            substantially equal periodic payments, made at least annually, over
            a period of at least 10 years, or over the lifetime or life
            expectancy of the Participant or the joint lifetimes or life
            expectancies of the Participant and his named beneficiary. The
            Committee will not treat as an Eligible Rollover Distribution: (1)
            any distribution required under Code Section 401(a)(9); (2) any
            corrective refund of employee contributions to any plan; (3) any
            hardship withdrawals; (4) any distributions from any plan that is
            not qualified under Code Sections 401(a) and 501(a) (including but
            not limited to simplified employee pension (SEP) plans and simple
            retirement accounts), (5) after-tax contributions distributed from
            any qualified or non-qualified plan, or (6) ESOP dividends received
            as a result of a Code Section 404(k) election.

      (b)   ROLLOVER OR DIRECT PLAN TRANSFER. An Employee who receives an
            Eligible Rollover Distribution may roll over all or part of the
            distribution to the Trust, if the Committee determines that it
            complies with the requirements described in this Section. The
            Committee may accept the distribution as a direct plan-to-plan
            transfer. An Employee can make a Rollover Contribution before he
            completes his eligibility period under Section 2.1, or before he
            elects to participate, and will have his Rollover Contribution as
            his sole interest in the Plan until he begins making Elective
            Deferrals.

      (c)   TIMING. A rollover must be made within 60 days after the Employee
            receives the Eligible Rollover Distribution, except to the extent
            that the IRS permits a longer period under the Participant's
            circumstances.

      (d)   REQUIRED INFORMATION. The Committee will adopt such procedures, and
            may require such information from the Employee who desires to make a
            Rollover Contribution, as it considers necessary to determine
            whether the proposed rollover or direct plan transfer will meet the
            requirements of this Section. The Committee may require the Employee
            to submit a written certification that he received his Eligible
            Rollover Distribution from another qualified plan


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            or from a conduit IRA. Upon approval by the Committee, the Rollover
            Contributions will be deposited in the Trust Fund and will be
            credited to the Employee's Rollover Account.

      (e)   PROHIBITED ROLLOVERS AND TRANSFERS. The Committee will not accept
            Rollover Contributions from any plan that is subject to the joint
            and survivor annuity requirements set forth in Code Sections
            401(a)(11) and 417, unless the Employee's Spouse consented in
            writing to the distribution from such plan in a manner that complies
            with the spousal consent requirements prescribed under Code Sections
            401(a)(11) and 417. The Committee may require the Employee to submit
            a written certification that he received his distribution from a
            qualified plan that either was not subject to the spousal consent
            requirements or contained an exemption for his distribution, or that
            his Spouse properly consented to the distribution. The Plan will not
            accept the rollover of loans or any property other than cash and
            SunTrust common stock, except as provided in Addendum B.

      (f)   REFUND OF PROHIBITED ROLLOVERS. In the event the Committee discovers
            that a Participant has made a Rollover Contribution to the Plan that
            fails to comply with this Section or with any applicable law, the
            Committee will refund the Contribution and all earnings attributable
            to it as soon as practicable.

      (g)   RELIANCE ON EMPLOYEE'S REPRESENTATIONS. The Committee will in good
            faith rely on the representations made by the eligible Employee in
            his application to make a Rollover Contribution and will not be held
            accountable for any misrepresentation of which it did not have
            actual knowledge.

3.4   ACQUISITION LOANS. The Board may from time to time authorize and direct
      the Trustee to make an Acquisition Loan either to purchase Employer Stock
      or to repay a previous Acquisition Loan. No proceeds from any Acquisition
      Loan may be used for any other purpose.

      (a)   ELIGIBLE LENDERS. The Trustee may make Acquisition Loans from any
            financial institution or other entity it considers appropriate,
            including a party in interest as defined in ERISA Section 3(14), or
            a disqualified person as defined in Code Section 4975(e)(2). A party
            in interest and/or disqualified person may guarantee any Acquisition
            Loan.


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      (b)   LOAN TERMS. Each Acquisition Loan will be for a specific term, and
            will bear a reasonable rate of interest. No Acquisition Loan will be
            payable upon demand except in the event of default.

      (c)   REPAYMENT. The Trustee will repay the principal and interest due on
            each Acquisition Loan, first from dividends paid on the Financed
            Shares, and after all such dividends have been used for repayment,
            from Employer Contributions made to repay the Acquisition Loan, and
            then from other earnings attributable to Employer Contributions made
            to repay the Acquisition Loan, according to directions from the
            Committee. To the extent permitted by the terms of the Acquisition
            Loan, the Committee may direct repayment more rapidly than specified
            in the amortization schedule, subject to the limitations on
            releasing Financed Shares described in Subsection (f).

      (d)   COLLATERAL AND SECURITY. The Trustee may use as collateral to secure
            any Acquisition Loan the Financed Shares acquired with the proceeds.
            The Trustee will not pledge any Plan assets other than Financed
            Shares as collateral for an Acquisition Loan. No lender will have
            recourse against any Plan assets other than Financed Shares that
            remain subject to pledge at the time of default. No Employer Stock
            acquired with the proceeds of an Acquisition Loan may be subject to
            a put, call or other option, or buy-sell agreement or any similar
            arrangement while held by the Plan, or when distributed from the
            Plan. This restriction will continue to apply after the Acquisition
            Loan has been repaid and will apply even if the ESOP has ceased to
            be an ESOP under Code Section 4975(e)(7).

      (e)   SUSPENSE ACCOUNT. The Trustee will maintain a separate Suspense
            Account to hold the Financed Shares acquired with the proceeds of
            each separate Acquisition Loan, whether or not the shares are
            encumbered under the terms of the Loan. Pursuant to directions from
            the Committee from time to time, the Trustee either will hold the
            dividends paid on the Financed Shares in the Suspense Account until
            they are released as described in Subsection (f), or will use the
            dividends to repay the Acquisition Loan.

      (f)   RELEASE OF FINANCED SHARES FROM SUSPENSE ACCOUNT. The Trustee will
            release Financed Shares from each Suspense Account under one of the
            following methods, which method will be determined by the Committee
            for each Acquisition Loan. The Financed Shares released


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            from the Suspense Account for each Plan Year will be allocated, on
            the basis of Fair Market Value as of the release date, to Matching
            Accounts under Section 3.2. To determine the number of Financed
            Shares to be released for each Plan Year from each Suspense Account,
            the Trustee will multiply the number of Shares held in the Suspense
            Account by one of the fractions described below. The Committee will
            structure each Acquisition Loan so that the number of Financed
            Shares to be released for each Plan Year is expected not to exceed
            the number needed to meet the Matching Contribution obligation. If
            the Committee determines that the number of shares required to be
            released for any Plan Year is greater than the number that can be
            used to meet the Matching Contribution obligation, the Committee may
            forego the Plan's status as a safe harbor plan for that Plan Year,
            or may protect the Plan's status as a safe harbor plan either by
            restructuring the loan (to the extent permitted by Department of
            Labor guidelines), or by making additional Contributions. The
            Committee may direct the Employers to make additional Contributions
            either as a uniform percentage of Compensation for all eligible
            Employees including those who have not made Employee Contributions
            for the Plan Year, or may make additional Matching Contributions in
            a uniform rate.

            (1)   PRINCIPAL-ONLY PAYMENT METHOD. Under this method, the fraction
                  will be the ratio of the amount of principal repaid for the
                  Plan Year over the amount of principal to be repaid for the
                  current and all future Plan Years. Under this method, annual
                  principal payments must be made at least as rapidly as level
                  payments over the loan term, which cannot exceed ten years,
                  including renewals and extensions, and the portion of each
                  repayment treated as interest may not exceed the payment
                  amount that would be treated as interest under standard loan
                  amortization tables.

            (2)   PRINCIPAL-AND-INTEREST METHOD. Under this method, the fraction
                  will be the ratio of the amount of principal and interest
                  repaid for the Plan Year over the amount of principal and
                  interest to be repaid for the current and all future Plan
                  Years. The Plan will use this method for any Acquisition Loan
                  that has a flexible repayment schedule.

      (g)   DEFAULT. In the event of a default on an Acquisition Loan, the
            Trustee will transfer to the lender Plan assets equal in value to
            the amount of the defaulted balance. In the event of default on an
            Acquisition Loan from a party in interest as defined in ERISA
            Section 3(14),


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            or a disqualified person as defined in Code Section 4975(e)(2), the
            Trustee will transfer to such lender only the number of Financed
            Shares necessary to meet the repayment schedule of the Acquisition
            Loan.

3.5   PURCHASE AND SALE OF EMPLOYER STOCK. Pursuant to directions from the
      Committee, the Trustee may purchase Employer Stock from any source, but
      may not pay more than Fair Market Value for any share. The Trustee may
      purchase either outstanding shares, newly-issued shares, or treasury
      shares. To the extent that the Trustee needs to obtain cash for
      distributions under Articles 5 and 6, the Trustee may sell Employer Stock
      on the New York Stock Exchange or to the Company.

3.6   PAYMENT TO THE TRUSTEE. The Employers will transfer to the Trustee, no
      later than the 15th business day of the month following the month in which
      Employee Contributions are withheld, the amounts withheld for all of their
      Participants during the payroll periods ending in that month. The
      Employers will transfer their Employer Contributions to the Trustee as
      soon as practicable after the end of the payroll period for which they are
      made, but no later than the extended due date of the Company's federal
      income tax return for the fiscal year that ends in the Plan Year for which
      the Contribution is made. However, Employer Contributions that the Trustee
      uses to repay an Acquisition Loan will be made no later than 60 days after
      the end of the Plan Year for which the repayment is used to release and
      allocate shares from the Suspense Account.

3.7   ELECTIVE ACCOUNT TRANSFERS. The Committee may permit Participants to elect
      to make voluntary transfers of Account balances from another qualified
      defined contribution plan of the same type into this Plan, if the
      transfers are associated with either a corporate transaction (e.g., a
      merger or acquisition) or a change in a Participant's employment status
      (e.g., a transfer from another employer, whether or not it is a Controlled
      Group member). The Committee will allocate the transferred accounts to
      corollary Accounts in this Plan. This Plan will not be obligated to
      protect benefits that were provided in the transferor plan, i.e., the Code
      Section 411(d)(6) anti-cutback rules do not apply. After December 31,
      2001, the Committee will not permit this type of transfer for any eligible
      rollover distribution if the Participant can elect a direct rollover of
      his entire Account balances.


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                                    ARTICLE 4

                                   ALLOCATIONS

4.1   ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOUNT BALANCES.

      (a)   REGULAR VALUATION DATES. As of each Valuation Date, the Trustee will
            determine the Fair Market Value of the Trust Fund. As soon as
            practicable after the Trustee receives the Employers' payroll data
            and other relevant records, the recordkeeper or the Trustee will
            adjust the Account balances of each Participant to reflect his
            allocations of Contributions, withdrawals and payments from his
            Accounts, and investment gains or losses and expenses.

      (b)   ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. The Plan may charge reasonable and uniform
            administrative fees to Participant Accounts.

      (c)   DIVIDENDS ON EMPLOYER STOCK. The Plan will use dividends issued on
            Employer Stock acquired with an Acquisition Loan and held in a
            Suspense Account, to repay any outstanding balance on that
            Acquisition Loan. Effective January 1, 2002, the Plan will maximize
            the Company's tax deductions available under Code Section 404(k) by
            permitting Participants and beneficiaries to elect whether to
            receive the dividends declared on the Share Units allocated to their
            Accounts in a cash payment to be made no later than 90 days after
            the end of the Plan Year in which the dividends were paid, or to
            reinvest them in the Employer Stock Fund. The Plan will provide the
            elections in a manner that permits Participants and beneficiaries
            reasonable time to make their elections with respect to each
            dividend declaration. The Plan will honor each Participant's and
            beneficiary's election as in effect on the record date for that
            dividend. The elections for each quarterly dividend become
            irrevocable on the record date for the dividend, unless the
            Committee has timely established and communicated a different
            irrevocability date. The Plan treats elections as evergreen so that
            each election remains in effect until the Participant or beneficiary
            affirmatively elects to change it. Participants and beneficiaries
            may change their dividend elections at any time for dividends to be
            declared after the submission date of the change request. The Plan
            treats any Participant or beneficiary who fails to make an
            affirmative election as if he had elected to reinvest his dividends
            in the Employer Stock Fund. The Plan will not distribute any
            earnings on any dividends that are reinvested in Employer Stock and
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            pursuant to an election under this Section. Beginning in 2003, the
            Plan will decrease elected cash distributions to reflect any losses
            attributable to the dividend between the record date and the
            distribution date. The Committee may apply special election rules to
            the extent necessary to maximize the deduction for dividends
            declared during 2001, as permitted under IRS Notice 2002-2.

      (d)   VALUATIONS BINDING. In determining the value of the Trust Fund and
            the individual Accounts, the Trustee and the Committee will exercise
            their best judgment, and all determinations of value will be binding
            upon Participants and their beneficiaries.

      (e)   STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT BALANCES. As soon as practicable after the end
            of each Plan Year, the Committee will provide to each Participant
            and beneficiary for whom an Account is maintained a statement
            showing all allocations to and distributions and withdrawals from
            his Accounts, and the current value of his Accounts. For any Plan
            Year, the Committee may provide statements more frequently than
            annually.

      (f)   MISTAKES IN ACCOUNT BALANCES. The Committee will take reasonable
            steps to ensure that the Plan document is in compliance with all
            applicable laws as in effect from time to time, and to ensure that
            the Plan is administered as written. If the Committee discovers a
            material defect in any Account balance or payment from the Plan, it
            will take reasonable steps to correct the defect as promptly as
            practicable. The Committee will make a good faith effort to correct
            administrative errors in the manner that it considers appropriate
            under the circumstances and in compliance with IRS guidance on
            self-correction of operational defects. If the Committee determines
            that the burden or expense of seeking recovery of any overpayment or
            correcting any immaterial defect would be greater than is warranted
            under the circumstances, it may in its discretion forego recovery or
            other correction efforts. In correcting administrative defects, the
            Committee may make de minimis variances from Plan provisions
            (including but not limited to medium and timing of payment), to the
            extent any such variance would comply with applicable qualification
            requirements if it were set forth in a written provision of the
            Plan.

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      (a)   INVESTMENT FUNDS. From time to time, the Committee will direct the
            Trustee to make available one or more funds for the investment of
            Account balances, except those that are not eligible for
            diversification, as elected by each Participant or beneficiary. The
            Committee will timely describe the investment funds that are
            available from time to time, in written notices to Participants and
            beneficiaries. Except as may be provided in Addendum B or announced
            otherwise by the Committee, balances in the Employer Contribution
            Accounts will not be subject to election but will be invested in the
            Employer Stock Fund, until the Participant reaches age 55 and elects
            to diversify his investment in Employer Stock under Subsection
            4.2(g).

      (b)   COMPLIANCE WITH ERISA SECTION 404(C). The Plan will be administered
            in a manner to comply with ERISA Section 404(c). Participants will
            be permitted to exercise control over the investment of their
            Accounts, so that Plan fiduciaries will not be liable for any loss
            that results from any Participant's exercise of control.

      (c)   LIQUIDITY. The Trust Fund may hold cash and other liquid investments
            in such amounts as the Committee and/or the Trustee consider
            necessary to meet the Plan's liquidity requirements and to pay
            administrative expenses.

      (d)   INVESTMENT ELECTIONS. Participants must contact the Service Center
            to make their investment elections. The Service Center will issue a
            written confirmation of each election that it receives.

            (1)   INITIAL ELECTION. As of the date he enters the Plan, the
                  Participant may elect to have the aggregate balances in his
                  Employee Contribution Accounts invested among the investment
                  funds in 1 percent increments.

            (2)   FAILURE TO ELECT. The Committee will direct the Trustee to
                  invest the Employee Contribution Account balances of any
                  Participant who fails to timely complete his election, in a
                  fund that invests primarily in fixed-income investments with
                  relatively short average maturities.


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      (e)   CHANGE IN INVESTMENT ELECTION. As of any Valuation Date, each
            Participant may change his investment election for the balance(s) in
            his existing Employee Contribution Account(s), and each Participant
            who is eligible to diversify under Subsection 4.2(g) may make
            investment elections for the balance(s) in his Employer Contribution
            Account(s), in 1 percent increments. Reinvestment elections for
            existing balances will become effective as of the Valuation Date
            when made if the Participant completes his investment election no
            later than the daily time deadline. Otherwise, the election will
            become effective as of the next following Valuation Date. The
            Committee will establish and publish to Participants from time to
            time the daily time deadlines by which elections must be completed.
            Investment elections for future Employee Contributions, and for
            future Employer Contributions for Participants who are eligible to
            diversify, will be effective when made.

      (f)   INSIDER TRADING RULES. The Committee may enforce rules that restrict
            Participants who are insiders under Rule 16b-3 of Section 16 of the
            Securities Exchange Act of 1934, from engaging in certain
            discretionary transactions relating to the Employer Stock Fund that
            would trigger the short-swing profit recovery rules. Discretionary
            transactions may include (A) elective distributions (in-service
            withdrawals and loans under Article 5 that require liquidation of
            shares held in the Employer Stock Fund), and (B) investment
            elections that involve transfers to and from the Employer Stock
            Fund.

      (g)   DIVERSIFICATION ELECTIONS. Beginning on the first day of the month
            during which each Participant reaches age 55, he may diversify all
            or part of the balance in his Matching Account at any time, by
            making a fund transfer in 1 percent increments among the available
            investment funds as of any Valuation Date, or as otherwise provided
            in Addendum B. Beginning January 1, 2005, each Participant,
            regardless of age, may diversify up to 50 (fifty) percent of the
            Matching Contribution that is allocated to his Account after 2004,
            by making a fund transfer in 1 percent increments among the
            available investment funds as of any Valuation Date.

      (h)   REINVESTMENT OF EARNINGS. All dividends, capital gains distributions
            and other earnings attributable to the Account balances invested in
            each investment fund will be reinvested in that investment fund,
            except to the extent that dividends on Employer Stock are paid
            currently to Participants who elect to cash out their dividends
            under Subsection 4.1(c).


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      (i)   INVESTMENT EXPENSES. All expenses of each investment fund will be
            paid from that fund, to the extent not paid directly by the
            Employers.

      (j)   SPECIAL ELECTION RULES. The Committee may permit (1) investments in
            increments greater or lesser than 1 percent, (2) other investment
            funds, (3) other election filing dates, and/or (4) any other
            variance from these rules as it considers appropriate, under
            regulations adopted by the Committee, published to Employees, and
            uniformly applied.

4.3   VOTING RIGHTS. Each Participant will have the right to direct the Trustee
      as to the manner in which the Employer Stock represented by the Share
      Units held in his Accounts will be voted. The Trustee will vote combined
      fractional shares of Employer Stock represented by the Share Units in the
      manner that most closely reflects Participants' direction. The Trustee
      will refrain from voting the shares of Employer Stock represented by Share
      Units held in the Accounts of Participants who fail to give directions,
      except as required by any applicable law. The Trustee will vote
      unallocated shares of Employer Stock in the Suspense Account in the manner
      that the Trustee determines to be in the best interest of Participants and
      beneficiaries. For voting purposes, each Participant will be a named
      fiduciary with respect to the Employer Stock represented by the Share
      Units allocated to his Account. The Committee will provide to Participants
      and to the Trustee proxy material and other voting information identical
      to that provided to other stockholders.

4.4   TENDER OFFERS. In the event the Trustee receives any information or
      material that reasonably indicates a tender offer is being made to holders
      of Employer Stock, the Committee will furnish such information or material
      to each Participant whose Accounts are invested in the Employer Stock
      Fund, together with a form on which the Participant can confidentially
      direct the Trustee whether to tender the Employer Stock represented by his
      Share Units or take any other solicited action with respect to the
      Employer Stock represented by his Share Units. The Trustee will tender
      combined fractional shares of Employer Stock represented by the Share
      Units in the manner that most closely reflects Participants' direction.
      The Trustee will refrain from tendering the shares of Employer Stock
      represented by Share Units held in the Accounts of Participants who fail
      to give directions, except as required by any applicable law. The Trustee
      will tender unallocated shares of Employer Stock in the Suspense Account
      in the manner that the Trustee determines to be in the best interest of
      Participants and beneficiaries. For each Participant who sells the Share
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      in his Accounts, the Trustee will reinvest the proceeds according to his
      current investment election, unless he elects otherwise under Subsection
      4.2(e). For purposes of any tender offer, each Participant will be a named
      fiduciary with respect to the Employer Stock represented by the Share
      Units held in his own Accounts.


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                                    ARTICLE 5

                        IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS AND LOANS

5.1   WITHDRAWALS WITHOUT A HARDSHIP. An in-service withdrawal is one made while
      the Participant is still in Employment and before he has had a payment
      event as described in Section 6.1. Unless the Committee directs otherwise,
      withdrawals are paperless transactions. The Participant must contact the
      Service Center and specify the amount or percentage of his available
      Account balances to be withdrawn. The Trustee will issue payment of the
      amount withdrawn as promptly as practicable after approval of the request.

      (a)   TYPES OF IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS. Hardship withdrawals are described
            in Section 5.2. The other types of withdrawals that can be made
            in-service are as follows.

            (1)   IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWAL FROM AFTER-TAX ACCOUNT. Each Participant
                  may withdraw all or part of his After-Tax Account balance as
                  of any Valuation Date during his Employment. Withdrawals made
                  from an After-Tax Account will be made in the following order:
                  (1) After-Tax Contributions made before 1987, without any
                  earnings; and (2) After-Tax Contributions made after 1986 and
                  a pro rata share of earnings credited to his After-Tax Account
                  both before and after 1986.

            (2)   IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWAL FROM ROLLOVER ACCOUNT. Each Participant
                  may withdraw all or part of his Rollover Account balance as of
                  any Valuation Date during his Employment.

            (3)   IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWAL AFTER AGE 59-1/2. At any time after any
                  Participant reaches age 59-1/2, he may withdraw all or part of
                  any of his Account balances.

            (4)   IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWAL AT AGE 70-1/2. Beginning in the calendar
                  year when an active Participant reaches age 70-1/2, he may
                  elect either to begin receiving payment of his Account
                  balances or to continue deferring payment until he retires.
                  The Plan will pay to any active Participant who is a 5-percent
                  owner of any Employer, the minimum annual amount required
                  under Code Section 401(a)(9) for each year


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                  beginning in the year when he reaches age 70-1/2, with
                  payments beginning no later than April 1 of the following
                  year.

      (b)   AVAILABLE AMOUNT. The amount available to the Participant who makes
            an in-service withdrawal will be based on his available Account
            balances (minus any outstanding loan balance) determined as of the
            Valuation Date on which the withdrawal request is processed. Except
            as provided in Addendum B, Participants cannot withdraw Employer
            Contributions that were made under a Merged Plan, or any investment
            earnings credited to such Contributions after 1988.

      (c)   ORDER OF WITHDRAWAL FROM ACCOUNTS. The Committee will determine and
            publish to Participants from time to time the order in which each
            type of in-service withdrawal will be made from Participant
            Accounts.

      (d)   PRO RATA WITHDRAWALS FROM INVESTMENT FUNDS. In compliance with
            directions from the Committee with respect to the order of
            withdrawal from Accounts, the recordkeeper will subtract each
            in-service withdrawal pro rata from the investment funds in which
            the Account balances available for the withdrawal are invested. The
            recordkeeper will determine the amount to be subtracted from each
            investment fund by multiplying the amount of the withdrawal by the
            ratio of the amount invested in each investment fund to the total
            aggregate available Account balances.

      (e)   WITHDRAWALS OF MONEY PURCHASE PLAN BALANCES. A Participant may
            withdraw any portion of his Account balance that is attributable to
            employer contributions to a Merged Plan that was a money purchase
            plan, at any time after he reaches normal retirement age (age 59-1/2
            for this purpose). The married Participant who makes a withdrawal
            from such Account (before or after his Termination Date) must have
            his Spouse's written consent in compliance with Subsection 6.7(b).

5.2   HARDSHIP WITHDRAWALS. The active Participant who wishes to make a hardship
      withdrawal during his Employment must contact the Service Center and
      specify the amount to be withdrawn. He must provide a written explanation
      of the reasons for the withdrawal and such other information as the
      Committee may request. The Trustee will issue payment of the amount
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      as practicable after approval of the request. No Participant who has
      terminated Employment, and no beneficiary, will be eligible to make a
      hardship withdrawal.

      (a)   AVAILABLE AMOUNT. The amount withdrawn may not exceed the actual
            expenses incurred or to be incurred by the Participant because of
            his hardship, plus (as part of the same withdrawal) the reasonably
            estimated amount of taxes and penalties he must pay on the
            withdrawal. The sum of the Participant's outstanding loan balance
            under Section 5.3 (if any), plus the amount of his hardship
            withdrawal, may not exceed his total aggregate available Account
            balances determined as of the hardship withdrawal date. The
            Participant may withdraw, to the extent applicable for him: (1) the
            dollar amount of his Elective Contributions made after 1992
            (excluding earnings); (2) the dollar amount of his Matching
            Contributions that were made for Plan Years 1993 through 2001
            (excluding earnings) and that have been maintained in the Plan for
            at least 24 months; (3) the dollar amount of his Elective
            Contributions made under a Merged Plan (excluding earnings accrued
            after 1988); and (4) his Non-Matching Contributions that were made
            after 1988 (excluding earnings and amounts attributable to a money
            purchase pension plan) and that have been maintained in the Plan for
            at least 24 months.

      (b)   IMMEDIATE AND HEAVY FINANCIAL NEED. The Participant may make a
            hardship withdrawal only if he incurs a hardship that creates an
            immediate and heavy financial need that he cannot meet without the
            withdrawal. Effective January 1, 2006, a hardship withdrawal must be
            necessitated by either:

            (1)   Expenses for, or necessary to obtain, medical care for the
                  Participant, Spouse, qualifying child, or qualifying relative,
                  which would be deductible under Code Section 213(d) if
                  determined without regard to whether medical expenses exceed
                  7.5% of adjusted gross income.;

            (2)   Costs directly related to the purchase of the Participant's
                  principal residence, (including land purchase and all
                  construction costs, and excluding mortgage payments).

            (3)   Payment of tuition, related educational fees, and room and
                  board expenses, for up to the next 12 months of post-secondary
                  education (including trade school) for the Participant,
                  Spouse, qualifying child or qualifying relative;


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            (4)   Payments necessary to prevent eviction of the Participant from
                  his principal residence, or foreclosure on the mortgage on his
                  principal residence;

            (5)   Payments for burial or funeral expenses for the Participant's
                  deceased Spouse, qualifying child or qualifying relative;

            (6)   Expenses for the repair of damage to the Participant's
                  principal residence that would qualify for the casualty
                  deduction under Code Section 165, determined without regard to
                  whether the loss exceeds 10% of adjusted gross income;

            (7)   Any other catastrophic financial hardship that the Committee
                  determines to have consequences similar in severity to the
                  events listed above, and that make the withdrawal necessary
                  for the safety or well-being of the Participant, his Spouse,
                  qualifying child or qualifying relative.

      (c)   WITHDRAWAL NECESSARY TO MEET NEED. The Committee will treat a
            withdrawal as necessary to meet the immediate and heavy financial
            need if the following requirements are met:

            (1)   AMOUNT NEEDED. The amount withdrawn cannot exceed the amount
                  of the need.

            (2)   LOANS AND DIVIDENDS. The Participant must obtain all other
                  available withdrawals, distributions and nontaxable loans
                  under all qualified and nonqualified plans maintained by his
                  Employer, if any. The Participant will not be required to
                  obtain commercial loans. The Participant must elect to receive
                  a cash payment for any dividends that are currently available
                  under Subsection 4.1(c)

            (3)   SUSPENSION. After the Participant receives his hardship
                  withdrawal, the Committee will suspend his Elective
                  Contributions to this Plan and his contributions to or
                  deferrals under any other qualified or nonqualified cash or
                  stock plan maintained by any Employer. For withdrawals made on
                  or after January 1, 2002, the suspension period is 6 months.

      (d)   NONDISCRIMINATION. The Committee will determine the existence of the
            Participant's immediate and heavy financial need and the necessity
            for the withdrawal to meet the need, in a uniform and
            nondiscriminatory manner.


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      (e)   RELIANCE ON PARTICIPANT'S REPRESENTATIONS. The Committee will in
            good faith rely on the representations made by the Participant in
            his application for the hardship withdrawal and will not be held
            accountable for any misrepresentation of which it did not have
            actual knowledge.

5.3   LOANS. The Committee will grant loans in a uniform and nondiscriminatory
      manner, subject to the following rules.

      (a)   APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY. The Participant who wishes to make a
            loan from his Account during his Employment must contact the Service
            Center and specify the amount to be borrowed. No Participant may
            receive a loan after he terminates Employment, and no beneficiary
            will be eligible for a loan. The Committee may deny a Participant's
            loan application if he failed to repay a previous Plan loan
            according to his repayment schedule. Any Participant who, on or
            after January, 2004, has defaulted on the outstanding balance of a
            previous loan, will not be eligible to make a loan.

      (b)   AVAILABLE AMOUNT. The Participant may request a loan from the
            aggregate balances in his Accounts. The total principal amount of
            the Participant's outstanding loans may not exceed the lesser of (1)
            50 percent of his aggregate Account balances as of the date the loan
            is approved, or (2) $50,000. If he has an outstanding loan balance,
            the $50,000 limit will be reduced by an amount equal to his highest
            outstanding balance during the twelve months immediately preceding
            the date when his loan is made, minus his current outstanding
            balance (i.e., his total principal repayments during the past 12
            months). The minimum amount of each loan will be $1,000.00, unless
            the Committee has published another limit.

      (c)   ORDER OF ACCOUNT LIQUIDATION. Unless the Committee determines that a
            different order is appropriate, the Trustee will acquire the cash
            proceeds to make each loan by liquidating the Participant's Accounts
            in the following order, to the extent applicable for him: (1)
            Rollover Account; (2) Matching Account; (3) Non-Matching Account;
            (4) Merged (Prior Employer) Account; (5) Before-Tax Account; and (6)
            After-Tax Account. Unless the Committee determines that a different
            method is appropriate, the Trustee will subtract the proceeds of
            each loan pro rata from the investment funds in which the Account
            balances are invested.


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      (d)   LOAN ORIGINATION FEES. The Trustee will deduct an origination fee
            from the proceeds of each loan, in the amount stated in the Summary
            Plan Description as in effect from time to time or in another type
            of Participant communication. The Trustee will also deduct the fees
            for any required state documentary stamps or Uniform Commercial Code
            (UCC) filing fees. The Trustee will reflect the deduction on the
            statement that it issues with the proceeds. Early repayment of a
            loan will not result in reimbursement of any of the fees. Effective
            January 1, 2004, the Trustee will not deduct an origination fee from
            the proceeds of a loan made to a Participant who is on active
            military leave covered by the Uniformed Services Employment and
            Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).

      (e)   FREQUENCY OF LOANS. Each Participant will be eligible to have no
            more than two outstanding loans at any one time.

      (f)   INTEREST. Each loan will bear interest at a reasonable rate
            established by the Committee from time to time on the basis of rates
            currently charged by commercial lenders. The Plan will charge
            interest on loans in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner.
            Effective January 1, 2004, for any period when a Participant is on
            active unpaid military leave covered by USERRA, he may submit a
            written request to the Committee to charge an interest rate not
            greater than 6% (or such other rate prescribed by the Servicemembers
            Civil Relief Act or other applicable law) on any loan that he has
            outstanding during that period (see Subsection (k)).

      (g)   SECURITY. Each loan will be secured by the Participant's pledge of
            the balances in his Accounts from which his loan is made. The
            Committee will treat each loan as an investment of the Participant's
            borrowed Account balances and will credit his principal and interest
            payments to the Accounts from which his loan proceeds were taken.
            Principal and interest payments will be invested according to the
            Participant's current election for his Employee Contributions.

      (h)   TERM. Each loan will be for a term not exceeding five years, except
            that the term may extend up to 10 years if the loan proceeds are
            used to purchase the Participant's principal residence (including
            land purchase and construction costs). Effective January 1, 2004, if


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            the Plan suspends the repayment obligation of any Participant who
            has a period of active military leave covered by USERRA, the
            Committee will extend the term of a loan made to such Participant by
            a period equal to the period of his loan suspension. The Plan does
            not extend the term of any loan for any Participant who is not on
            active military leave covered by USERRA, except as provided in
            subsection (l) below.

      (i)   REPAYMENT.

            (1)   PAYROLL DEDUCTION FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPANT. So long as the
                  Participant earns Compensation, he must make his loan
                  repayments by payroll deductions in equal amounts throughout
                  the term of the loan. The amount of each repayment must be at
                  least $25, or such other minimum amount as may be established
                  by the Committee and stated in the Summary Plan Description as
                  in effect from time to time or in another type of Participant
                  communication.

            (2)   INACTIVE PARTICIPANT. The Participant who has an outstanding
                  loan balance when he terminates, retires, or begins an unpaid
                  leave, either may repay his outstanding balance in full, or
                  may continue to make his scheduled loan repayments, by
                  personal check or other cash equivalent, not less frequently
                  than monthly. The Trustee may charge a fee for processing each
                  repayment. The Participant who has incurred a Disability and
                  has qualified for benefits under his Employer's long-term
                  disability plan, is treated as being in Employment and on an
                  authorized unpaid leave.

      (j)   DEFAULT. If the Participant fails to timely repay his loan, by the
            end of the calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which
            such failure occurs, the Committee will declare a default of the
            entire outstanding balance, but will not deduct any portion of the
            defaulted balance from his Before-Tax Account unless he has
            terminated Employment or become Disabled. If the Participant has
            terminated or become Disabled, the Committee will treat the
            defaulted loan as a deemed distribution and will issue a Form 1099-R
            for the year in which the default occurs. If he has not terminated
            or become Disabled, the Committee will treat the defaulted loan as a
            deemed distribution except for the portion that was loaned from his
            Before-Tax Account, which cannot be distributed until his Disability
            or Termination Date.


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            The Committee will hold the canceled note in the Participant's
            Before-Tax Account as a non-income-producing investment until he
            becomes Disabled or terminates employment, and will then reduce his
            Before-Tax Account balance by the amount of the defaulted loan
            balance attributable to that Account.

      (k)   SUSPENSION OF REPAYMENTS DURING MILITARY LEAVE. Each Participant may
            elect to suspend his loan repayments while he is on unpaid military
            leave covered by USERRA. The five-year maximum repayment period will
            be extended by the length of the suspension. Effective January 1,
            2004, for any period when a Participant has as active unpaid
            military leave covered by USERRA, he may submit a written request to
            the Committee, with a copy of his call-up and/or extension orders,
            to charge an interest rate not greater than 6% (or such other rate
            prescribed by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or other
            applicable law). If the Participant fails to submit his written
            request before his loan repayments resume, the Committee will charge
            the rate stated in his promissory note. The Participant may submit
            his request at any time within 180 days after his termination or
            release from military service; if his repayments have resumed when
            he submits his request the Committee will make the appropriate
            adjustment. For any period when a Participant receives full
            Compensation from his Employer while on active military leave, the
            Plan will charge the interest rate stated in his promissory note.

      (l)   SUSPENSION OF REPAYMENTS DURING UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Effective
            January 1, 2004, each Participant may elect to suspend his loan
            repayments for a period up to 12 months while he is on an unpaid
            leave of absence, other than a military leave covered by USERRA.
            This suspension will not extend the original term of the loan beyond
            five years, and the amount of each repayment due after the leave
            ends or after the first year of the leave, will not be less than the
            repayment amount required under the terms of the original loan. The
            Participant must make a balloon payment before the end of the
            original loan in the amount of the suspended repayments plus accrued
            interest.

      (m)   LOANS FROM MONEY PURCHASE PLAN BALANCES. The married Participant who
            borrows any portion of his Account balance that is attributable to
            employer contributions to a Merged


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            Plan that was a money purchase plan, must have his Spouse's written
            consent in compliance with Subsection 6.7(b).

      (n)   REVISIONS TO LOAN RULES AND PROCEDURES. Effective January 1, 2004,
            the Committee may in its discretion revise the rules and procedures
            that govern Plan loans, as it considers appropriate for
            administrative and/or compliance purposes.

5.4   DIRECT ROLLOVER. To the extent permitted under Section 6.10, the Committee
      will permit Participants to effect direct rollovers of their in-service
      withdrawals, under the rules set forth in Section 6.10. Withdrawals
      required under Code Section 401(a)(9), hardship withdrawals made after
      December 31, 1998, and loan proceeds are not eligible for rollover.


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                                    ARTICLE 6

                          POST-EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTIONS

6.1   DISTRIBUTION EVENTS.

      (a)   TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR DISABILITY. The Participant who
            terminates Employment for any reason or becomes Disabled, will be
            eligible for either immediate or deferred payment of his aggregate
            Account balances. The Participant must contact the Service Center
            and apply for payment, and must provide all requested documentation.
            The Trustee will issue payment as soon as practicable after the
            Committee approves the application. Effective January 1, 2002,
            payment may be made to Participants who have transferred to an
            employer outside the Controlled Group, i.e., terminated Employment,
            even if they continue working in the same position and same location
            for the new employer, if assets are not transferred from this Plan
            to a plan maintained by the new employer, and the new employer does
            not maintain this Plan.

      (b)   DEATH. If a Participant dies with any Account balances, the Plan
            will pay his balances to his beneficiary(s) under the rules stated
            in Section 6.6. The beneficiary(s) must contact the Service Center
            and apply for payment, and must provide all requested documentation.
            The Trustee will issue payment as soon as practicable after the
            Committee approves the application.

      (c)   EMPLOYER-INITIATED TRANSFER. The Company may merge this Plan with
            another qualified defined contribution plan. The Company may spin
            off a portion of this Plan and direct the Trustee to transfer
            affected Participant's Account balances to another employer's
            qualified plan. The Plan is not required to obtain Participant
            consent for such transactions. The transferee plan must protect all
            benefits covered under Code Section 411(d)(6), e.g., forms of
            payment.

      (d)   EMPLOYEE-INITIATED VOLUNTARY DIRECT TRANSFERS (CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
            TRANSFER). The Committee may permit Participants to elect to make
            voluntary transfers of Account balances from this Plan, if the
            transfers are associated with either a corporate transaction (e.g.,
            a merger or acquisition) or a change in a Participant's employment
            status (e.g., a


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            transfer to another employer, whether or not it is a Controlled
            Group member, that has not adopted the plan in which the Participant
            originally participated). It is not necessary for the transferee
            plan to protect benefits that were provided in the transferor plan,
            i.e., the Code Section 411(d)(6) anti-cutback rules do not apply.
            This type of direct transfer is not available for an eligible
            rollover distribution for which the Participant can elect a direct
            rollover of his entire Account balances.

      (e)   PLAN TERMINATION. If the Plan terminates in part or in whole, and
            the Committee directs payment of benefits to affected Participants
            and beneficiaries, distributions will be made only in lump sum
            payments. The installment option will not be available for
            distributions made on account of Plan termination. However, the Plan
            will not make distributions under this Subsection if an Employer
            maintains a Successor Plan. For this purpose, EMPLOYER means an
            entity that is a Controlled Group member on the effective date of
            the Plan termination. SUCCESSOR PLAN means any other defined
            contribution plan maintained by the same Employer, excluding ESOPs
            and simplified employee pensions (SEPs), that exists at any time
            during the period beginning on the Plan termination date and ending
            12 months after the final distribution date of all assets from the
            terminated Plan. However, if at all times during the 24-month period
            beginning 12 months before the Plan termination date, fewer than 2
            percent of the Participants in this Plan are eligible under the
            Successor Plan, that plan will not be treated as a Successor Plan.

6.2   AMOUNT OF PAYMENT. The Participant or beneficiary will receive his
      payment(s) based on the amount of his Account balances (minus any
      outstanding loan balance) determined as of the Valuation Date on which the
      payment request is processed.

6.3   TIMING OF PAYMENT. The Committee will direct the Trustee or other payor to
      issue the payment to the Participant or beneficiary as soon as practicable
      after it approves the request. If the Trustee is required to sell Employer
      Stock in order to distribute cash, the Plan will delay payment for the
      period required to effect the sale.

      (a)   PAYMENT TO THE PARTICIPANT. The Participant may elect to receive or
            begin receiving payment of his Account balances as soon as
            administratively practicable after his Termination Date, but not
            later than the end of the second calendar month following the


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            month when he reaches age 70-1/2. Effective March 28, 2005, the
            terminated or Disabled Participant whose aggregate Account balances
            exceed $1,000 may leave all or part of his Account balances in the
            Plan until that date.

      (b)   PAYMENT TO A BENEFICIARY. The beneficiary of the deceased
            Participant may elect to receive or begin receiving payment of his
            Account balances as soon as administratively practicable after
            providing evidence satisfactory to the Committee of the
            Participant's death. The non-Spouse beneficiary may not defer
            payment later than the last day of the calendar year following the
            year in which the Participant's death occurs. The surviving-Spouse
            beneficiary may not defer payment later than the last day of the
            calendar year in which the deceased Participant would have reached
            age 70-1/2.

6.4   FORMS OF PAYMENT.

      (a)   ACCOUNT BALANCE OVER $1,000. Regardless of the reason for
            termination of Employment, the Participant or beneficiary whose
            Account balances exceed $1,000 may elect to receive payment in one
            of the following forms:

            (1)   LUMP SUM payment; or

            (2)   INSTALLMENTS in substantially equal monthly, quarterly,
                  semi-annual, or annual payments, over a period that does not
                  exceed the Participant's or beneficiary's life expectancy or
                  the joint and last survivor life expectancy of the Participant
                  and his beneficiary, but not longer than 9 years. The
                  Participant or beneficiary who initially elects installment
                  payments may elect at any time to receive a lump sum payment
                  of the remaining balances, or may elect not more frequently
                  than once in any 12-month period to increase the amount of the
                  installment payments. From time to time, the Committee will
                  establish and publish to Participants and beneficiaries the
                  order in which the Trustee will deduct installment payments
                  from Accounts and from the investment funds in which Accounts
                  are invested. The Participant or beneficiary will be permitted
                  to change investment elections during the installment period
                  on the same basis as active Participants. See Addendum A for
                  rules in effect before January 1, 2006.


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      (b)   ACCOUNT BALANCE NOT OVER $1,000. As soon as practicable after the
            Participant's Termination Date, the Plan will automatically make a
            lump sum payment in cash to any Participant or beneficiary whose
            aggregate Account balances do not exceed $1,000 as of the payment
            date. The Participant or beneficiary may elect to receive Employer
            Stock for the portion of his Accounts invested in Employer Stock as
            of the payment date. When the Account balances of a Participant or
            beneficiary who is receiving installment payments decrease to less
            than $1,000, the Plan will not cash out those balances unless the
            Participant or beneficiary elects a lump sum payment. The automatic
            cash-out threshold was $3,500 before 1998, and was $5,000 from
            January 1, 1998 until March 28, 2005.

6.5   MEDIUM OF PAYMENT. The Participant or beneficiary may elect to receive the
      Account balances either (1) entirely in cash; (2) entirely in whole shares
      of Employer Stock, or (3) a combination of cash and Employer Stock. The
      Plan will distribute cash for amounts invested in funds other than the
      Employer Stock Fund, and cash or shares of Employer Stock for amounts
      invested in the Employer Stock Fund. Any fractional share of Employer
      Stock will be paid in cash. If the Trustee is not able to purchase a
      sufficient number of shares of Employer Stock, the Committee will notify
      the Participant or beneficiary that distribution will be delayed until the
      Trustee is able to settle the purchase. If the Trustee is not able to
      purchase a sufficient number of shares of Employer Stock within one year
      after the elected distribution date, or before the required distribution
      date described in Section 6.6 if earlier, the Plan will distribute cash
      instead of Employer Stock.

6.6   REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION RULES. The following provisions are effective
      January 1, 2003. The requirements of this Section take precedence over any
      inconsistent provisions of the Plan. The Plan will determine and pay all
      distributions required under this Section in accordance with Code Section
      401(a)(9) and Treas. Regs. Section 1.401(a)(9). The Plan permits a
      terminated Participant to defer payment until the end of the second
      calendar month following the month when he reaches age 70-1/2. The Plan
      makes a lump sum payment of his Account balances, or begins installment
      payments, no later than that date.

      (a)   APPLICABLE DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section, the following
            terms have the meanings set forth below.


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            (1)   ACCOUNT BALANCE means the Account Balance as of the last
                  valuation date in the calendar year immediately preceding the
                  Distribution Calendar Year.

            (2)   DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY means the Participant's surviving
                  Spouse, or another individual who is designated as a
                  beneficiary under Section 6.7 and is a Designated Beneficiary
                  under Treas. Regs. Section 1.401(a)(9)-4. The Plan permits
                  Participants to designate multiple beneficiaries.

            (3)   DISTRIBUTION CALENDAR YEAR means a calendar year for which a
                  minimum distribution is required. For distributions beginning
                  before the Participant's death, the first Distribution
                  Calendar Year is the calendar year immediately preceding the
                  calendar year that contains his Required Beginning Date. For
                  distributions beginning after the Participant's death, the
                  first Distribution Calendar Year is the calendar year in which
                  distributions are required to begin under this Section.

            (4)   FIVE-YEAR RULE means the rule that requires the Plan to
                  distribute the entire balance in an Account by December 31 of
                  the year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's
                  or Spouse's death, i.e., when the Participant dies before his
                  Required Beginning Date and has no Designated Beneficiary.

            (5)   LIFE EXPECTANCY means Life Expectancy as computed by using:
                  (A) the Uniform Lifetime Table for Participants, and (B) the
                  Single Life Table for surviving Spouses and other Designated
                  Beneficiaries. If a Participant submits a written request to
                  the Committee, the Plan will compute the Life Expectancy of
                  him and his Designated Beneficiary by using the Joint and Last
                  Survivor Table. These tables are set forth in Treas. Regs.
                  Section 1.401(a)(9)-9. Regardless of the number of years of a
                  Spouse's or other Designated Beneficiary's Life Expectancy
                  according to the applicable table, the Plan will distribute
                  the Participant's entire Account balance to such individual
                  over a period not longer than 9 years.

            (6)   LIFE EXPECTANCY RULE means the rule that requires the Plan to
                  distribute the


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                  entire balance in an Account over a period determined by using
                  the Life Expectancy of the Participant and/or Designated
                  Beneficiary, as applicable. After the Participant's death, the
                  Plan will treat the surviving Spouse or other Designated
                  Beneficiary (if any) as if the Life Expectancy does not exceed
                  9 years.

            (7)   REQUIRED BEGINNING DATE means April 1 following the later of
                  the calendar year in which the Participant reaches age 70-1/2
                  or the year in which he retires, except that the Required
                  Beginning Date for any Participant who is a 5-percent owner is
                  April 1 following the calendar year in which he reaches age
                  70-1/2 even if he has not retired. The Required Beginning Date
                  for a surviving Spouse is December 31 of the later of the
                  calendar year in which the Participant would have reached age
                  70-1/2 if he had survived, or the year when he died. The
                  Required Beginning Date for a non-Spouse Beneficiary is
                  December 31 of the calendar year following the year in which
                  the Participant died, or December 31 of the year containing
                  the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death, as
                  applicable under this Section. The Plan will distribute each
                  Participant's and each Beneficiary's entire interest, or begin
                  to make distribution, no later than his Required Beginning
                  Date.

      (b)   SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR MULTIPLE BENEFICIARIES. If a Participant is
            survived by multiple Designated Beneficiaries, and if the Committee
            establishes separate accounts by December 31 of the year following
            the year of the Participant's death, the Plan will calculate the
            minimum distributions for each Designated Beneficiary by using his
            Life Expectancy under the Single Life Table, as recalculated each
            year. Otherwise, the Plan will use the Life Expectancy of the oldest
            Designated Beneficiary to determine the required minimum
            distribution for all Designated Beneficiaries. However, Life
            Expectancy will not exceed 9 years.

      (c)   PARTICIPANT'S DEATH BEFORE HIS REQUIRED BEGINNING DATE. If a
            Participant dies before his Required Beginning Date, the Plan will
            distribute the entire balance in his Account, or begin to make
            distribution, no later than the applicable Required Beginning Date,
            and will complete the distribution over the following applicable
            period. The Trustee will ignore any payment made before the Required
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            Date and will treat the Spouse or other Designated Beneficiary as if
            the Participant had died before payments began, even if the
            Participant had received his first minimum annual payment before his
            death.

            (1)   IF THE SURVIVING SPOUSE IS THE SOLE DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY,
                  the Plan will make or begin distribution by December 31 of the
                  calendar year following the later of the calendar year in
                  which the Participant died or the calendar year in which he
                  would have attained age 70 1/2 if he had survived. The Plan
                  will distribute the entire balance in the Account over a
                  period not to exceed the lesser or 9 years, or the Spouse's
                  Life Expectancy using the Single Life Table, as recalculated
                  each year. For each Distribution Calendar Year, the Plan will
                  distribute a minimum amount equal to the quotient obtained by
                  dividing the Account Balance by the lesser of the Spouse's
                  remaining Life Expectancy, or a period of 9 years minus 1 for
                  each previous Distribution Calendar Year.

            (2)   IF THE SURVIVING SPOUSE IS NOT THE SOLE DESIGNATED
                  BENEFICIARY, the Plan will begin distribution to the
                  Designated Beneficiary by December 31 of the calendar year
                  following the calendar year in which the Participant died. The
                  Plan will distribute the entire balance in the Account over a
                  period not to exceed the lesser of 9 years, or the Designated
                  Beneficiary's Life Expectancy using the Single Life Table, as
                  recalculated each year. For each Distribution Calendar Year,
                  the Plan will distribute a minimum amount equal to the
                  quotient obtained by dividing the Account Balance by the
                  lesser of the Designated Beneficiary's remaining Life
                  Expectancy, or a period of 9 years minus 1 for each previous
                  Distribution Calendar Year.

            (3)   IF THERE IS NO DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY AS OF SEPTEMBER 30 OF
                  THE YEAR FOLLOWING THE YEAR OF THE PARTICIPANT'S DEATH, the
                  Plan will distribute the entire balance in the Account by
                  December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth
                  anniversary of the Participant's death.

            (4)   IF THE SURVIVING SPOUSE IS THE SOLE DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY AND
                  THE SURVIVING SPOUSE DIES AFTER THE PARTICIPANT BUT BEFORE
                  DISTRIBUTIONS TO THE SURVIVING SPOUSE BEGIN, the Plan will
                  begin distributions by the time specified


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                  in Subsection (c)(a) above (the surviving Spouse's Required
                  Beginning Date) and will apply Subsections (c)(2) and (3)
                  above as if the surviving Spouse were the Participant.

      (d)   PARTICIPANT'S DEATH AFTER HIS REQUIRED BEGINNING DATE. If a
            Participant dies after his Required Beginning Date, the Plan will
            determine required minimum distributions under this Subsection.

            (1)   REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS DURING THE PARTICIPANT'S
                  LIFETIME. During the Participant's lifetime, for each
                  Distribution Calendar Year the Plan will distribute a minimum
                  amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the Account
                  Balance by the distribution period in the Uniform Lifetime
                  Table, using the Participant's age as of his birthday in the
                  Distribution Calendar Year. The Plan will base the
                  distribution for the year of the Participant's death on his
                  Life Expectancy using the Uniform Lifetime Table. Mellon says
                  it's standard is to use the Uniform Lifetime Table. If a
                  Participant's sole beneficiary for the Distribution Calendar
                  Year is his Spouse who is more than 10 years younger than he,
                  he may submit a written request to the Committee that the Plan
                  use the quotient obtained by dividing the Account Balance by
                  the number in the Joint and Last Survivor Table obtained by
                  using the Participant's and Spouse's attained ages as of their
                  birthdays in the Distribution Calendar Year.

            (2)   PARTICIPANT'S DEATH ON OR AFTER HIS REQUIRED BEGINNING DATE
                  WITH A DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY. If a Participant dies on or
                  after his Required Beginning Date and has a Spouse or other
                  Designated Beneficiary, for each Distribution Calendar Year
                  after the year of the Participant's death the Plan will
                  distribute a minimum amount equal to the quotient obtained by
                  dividing the Account Balance by the lesser of 9 years or the
                  longer of the remaining Life Expectancy of the Participant or
                  Designated Beneficiary, measuring both Life Expectancies using
                  the Single Life Table. The Participant's remaining Life
                  Expectancy is calculated using his age in the year of death,
                  reduced by one for each subsequent year.

                  (A)   IF THE SURVIVING SPOUSE IS THE PARTICIPANT'S SOLE
                        DESIGNATED


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                        BENEFICIARY, the Plan will calculate the Spouse's
                        remaining Life Expectancy for each Distribution Calendar
                        Year after the year of the Participant's death using the
                        Single Life Table and the Spouse's age as of the
                        birthday in that year. For Distribution Calendar Years
                        after the year of the Spouse's death, the Plan will
                        calculate the Spouse's remaining Life Expectancy using
                        the Spouse's age as of the birthday in the calendar year
                        of the Spouse's death, reduced by one for each
                        subsequent calendar year. Life Expectancy will not
                        exceed 9 years.

                  (B)   IF THE SURVIVING SPOUSE IS NOT THE SOLE DESIGNATED
                        BENEFICIARY, the Plan will calculate the Designated
                        Beneficiary's remaining Life Expectancy using the Single
                        Life Table and the Beneficiary's age in the year
                        following the year of the Participant's death, reduced
                        by one for each subsequent year. Life Expectancy will
                        not exceed 9 years.

            (3)   PARTICIPANT'S DEATH ON OR AFTER HIS REQUIRED BEGINNING DATE
                  WITH NO DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY. If a Participant dies on or
                  after his Required Beginning Date and does not have a Spouse
                  or other Designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year
                  after the year of his death, for each Distribution Calendar
                  Year after the year of the Participant's death the Plan will
                  distribute a minimum amount equal to the quotient obtained by
                  dividing the Account Balance by the Participant's remaining
                  Life Expectancy calculated using the Single Life Table and his
                  age in his year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent
                  year. Life Expectancy will not exceed 9 years.

      (e)   QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS (QDRO). The Plan may defer a
            required minimum distribution for a period up to 18 months as
            necessary to give the Committee time to review and implement the
            terms of a QDRO.

      (f)   TRUST AS DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY. If a Participant names a trust as a
            beneficiary, the Plan may treat the beneficiaries of the trust as
            the Designated Beneficiaries for purpose of the minimum distribution
            requirements. The Designated Beneficiaries


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            must provide the Committee the trust documentation that certifies
            the Designated Beneficiaries under the trust, by October 31 of the
            year following the year of the Participant's death.

      (g)   ELECTION TO ALLOW PARTICIPANTS OR BENEFICIARIES TO ELECT FIVE-YEAR
            RULE. The Plan will permit each Participant and each Designated
            Beneficiary to elect, on an individual basis, whether the Five-Year
            Rule or the Life Expectancy Rule will apply to distributions after
            the Participant's death. The election must be made no later than the
            earlier of September 30 of the calendar year in which distribution
            would be required to begin under Subsection (c), or by September 30
            of the calendar year which contains the fifth anniversary of the
            Participant's (or, if applicable, surviving Spouse's) death. If
            neither the Participant nor Beneficiary makes an election under this
            paragraph, the Plan will make distributions in accordance with
            Subsections (c) and (d).

      (h)   AGE 65 PAYMENT RULE. Unless the Participant elects otherwise, the
            Plan will make or begin to make payment of his Account balances no
            later than the 60th day after the end of the Plan Year in which
            occurs the latest of: (1) his 65th birthday; (2) the tenth
            anniversary of the date he began participating in the Plan; or (3)
            his Termination Date. The Plan treats a failure to elect earlier
            payment as an election to defer.

6.7   BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION.

      (a)   PROCEDURE. The Participant may name as his primary and/or contingent
            beneficiary one or more individuals or an entity other than a
            natural person, e.g., a trust, foundation, school, or church, to
            receive any Account balances remaining in the Plan after his death.
            The surviving Spouse will be the sole primary beneficiary unless the
            Spouse has waived that right under Subsection (b). If no designated
            beneficiary survives the Participant, the Plan will treat the
            surviving Spouse (if any) as the beneficiary, or if none then the
            Participant's descendants per stirpes, or if none then the
            Participant's estate. If the Participant names more than one
            beneficiary, he must designate the percentages payable to each, and
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            each beneficiary is primary or secondary. The Participant who elects
            the installment form of payment may designate a primary and
            secondary beneficiary, and may change his beneficiary(s) at any time
            before his death, with Spousal consent if he is married. If the
            Participant was receiving installment payments, the Plan will pay
            any balance that remains after the death of the last surviving
            designated beneficiary, to that beneficiary's estate. After the
            Participant's death, the beneficiary will have the right to make
            investment elections under Section 4.2, and to elect payment under
            the rules set forth in this Article 6. The Plan will not honor any
            beneficiary designation that the Committee or the Service Center did
            not receive before the Participant's death.

      (b)   WAIVER OF SPOUSE'S RIGHTS. The sole primary beneficiary of the
            married Participant is his surviving Spouse, unless he elects to
            have all or any part of his Account balances that otherwise would be
            payable to his surviving Spouse in the event of his death, payable
            instead to one or more beneficiary(s) designated under Subsection
            (a). Each such election must be in writing and (1) must be signed by
            the Participant and his Spouse; (2) the Spouse's consent must
            acknowledge the effect of the election and that he/she cannot later
            revoke the waiver unless the Participant makes a new beneficiary
            designation; (3) the Spouse's consent must either specifically
            approve each named beneficiary and the elected form of payment, or
            must permit the Participant to name any beneficiary and elect any
            form of payment; and (4) the Spouse's consent must be witnessed by a
            notary public. Spousal consent will not be required if the
            Participant provides the Committee with a decree of abandonment or
            legal separation, or with satisfactory evidence that he cannot
            obtain consent because he has been unable to locate his Spouse after
            reasonable effort. If the Spouse is legally incompetent, the
            Spouse's court-appointed guardian may give consent, even if the
            guardian is the Participant.

      (c)   PAYMENT TO MINOR OR INCOMPETENT BENEFICIARIES. If the deceased
            Participant's beneficiary is a minor, or is legally incompetent, the
            Trustee will make payment to the court-appointed guardian or
            representative of such beneficiary, or to a trust established for
            the benefit of such beneficiary, as applicable. If no guardian or
            representative is appointed, and no trust is established, the Plan
            will defer payment until the beneficiary reaches majority or becomes
            legally competent under applicable state law. Such payment will be
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            liability that the Plan and Plan fiduciaries have with respect to
            the deceased Participant and the beneficiary.

      (d)   DISCLAIMER OF BENEFICIARY STATUS. Any beneficiary can disclaim the
            right to receive all or part of the Account balance that otherwise
            would be payable, by presenting to the Committee a written and
            notarized disclaimer. The Plan will treat the beneficiary who has
            disclaimed his rights as if he predeceased the Participant.

      (e)   JUDICIAL DETERMINATION. If the Committee for any reason considers it
            improper to direct any payment as specified in this Section, it may
            have a court of applicable jurisdiction determine to whom payments
            should be made.

6.8   PAYMENT TO THE PARTICIPANT'S REPRESENTATIVE. If the Participant is
      incompetent to handle his affairs at any time while he is eligible to
      receive a payment from the Plan, the Trustee will make payment to his
      court-appointed personal representative, or if none is appointed the
      Trustee may in its discretion make payment to his next-of-kin or
      attorney-in-fact, for the benefit of the Participant. The Committee may
      request a court of competent jurisdiction to determine the payee. Such
      payment will be in full satisfaction of all liability that the Plan and
      Plan fiduciaries have with respect to the Participant.

6.9   UNCLAIMED BENEFITS. In the event the Committee cannot locate, with
      reasonable effort and after a period of five years, any person entitled to
      receive the Participant's Account balances, his balances will be forfeited
      but will be reinstated, as required under Treasury Regulations Section
      1.401(a)-14(d) or any other applicable law, in the event he subsequently
      makes a claim for benefits.

6.10  DIRECT ROLLOVER. The Participant or surviving Spouse or Spousal alternate
      payee under a qualified domestic relations order, who receives an eligible
      rollover distribution from this Plan, may instruct the Committee to
      transfer all or part of the distribution to another qualified retirement
      plan (which for this purpose includes Code Section 403(b) plans and Code
      Section 457(b) governmental plans, beginning January 1, 2002) or to an
      individual retirement account (IRA). Before January 1, 2002, a surviving
      Spouse cannot roll over to another qualified retirement plan. An eligible
      rollover distribution is either (a) a lump sum payment, or (b) a payment
      other than one that is part of a series of substantially equal periodic
      payments, made at least annually, over a period of at least 10


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      years, or over the lifetime or life expectancy of the Participant or the
      joint lifetimes or life expectancies of the Participant and his named
      beneficiary. Beginning January 1, 2002, the Committee will permit
      rollovers from the After-Tax Accounts. The following will not be eligible
      for rollover: (a) minimum annual amounts required to be paid under Code
      Section 401(a)(9) as described in Section 6.6; (b) amounts paid as cash
      dividends on Employer Stock under Subsection 4.1(c); (c) hardship
      withdrawals made after December 31, 1998; (d) refunds of Excess 402(g)
      Deferrals; (e) refunds of Employee Contributions that had been designated
      as Catch-Up Contributions but that failed to meet the requirements set
      forth in Subsection 3.1(d); and (f) any refunds required to satisfy the
      ADP Test and/or ACP Test in the event the Plan loses safe harbor status
      for any Plan Year. The Committee will provide timely notice of the right
      to make a direct rollover. The payee must timely provide in writing all
      information required to effect the rollover. Non-Spousal beneficiaries
      cannot make rollovers.


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                                    ARTICLE 7

                          LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS

7.1   EXCESS 402(g) DEFERRALS. The Plan will limit each Participant's Elective
      Contributions to the Dollar Limit in effect for each calendar year under
      Code Section 402(g), as indexed under that Section. In the event any
      Participant makes Excess 402(g) Deferrals for any calendar year, the
      excess amount will be distributed under the following rules.

      (a)   TIME OF DISTRIBUTION. If the Participant made his Excess 402(g)
            Deferral solely to this Plan, the Committee will distribute the
            excess amount and attributable earnings as soon as practicable after
            it discovers the excess. If the Participant made his Excess 402(g)
            Deferral in whole or in part to another qualified plan or individual
            retirement account but wishes to withdraw all or part of the excess
            amount from this Plan, he must submit to the Committee no later than
            March 15 written documentation that he made Excess 402(g) Deferrals
            for the previous calendar year and a request that a specified amount
            of the excess be distributed from this Plan. In the event any Excess
            402(g) Deferral is not refunded by April 15 of the calendar year
            following the calendar year in which it was contributed, it will
            remain in the Participant's Before-Tax Account until a distribution
            event occurs under Article 5 or 6, except to the extent the Internal
            Revenue Service (IRS) permits earlier distribution under a
            self-correction program or otherwise. The Plan will not refund any
            Excess 402(g) Deferral in excess of the amount the Participant has
            actually contributed to this Plan plus attributable earnings.

      (b)   REPORTING FORM. When the Trustee refunds the Excess 402(g) Deferral,
            it will designate the refund as an Excess 401(g) Deferral on the
            appropriate form published by the IRS so that the Participant can
            designate the refund as an Excess 402(g) Deferral on his income tax
            return.

      (c)   ORDER OF DISTRIBUTIONS. From time to time, the Committee will
            instruct the recordkeeper whether to use the first-in-first-out
            method, or the last-in-first-out method, to make refunds of Excess
            402(g) Deferrals.


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      (d)   INCLUSION IN ANNUAL ADDITION. Excess 402(g) Deferrals made by HCEs
            and by NCEs that are refunded in the same Plan Year or by April 15
            of the next following Plan Year will not be included in their Annual
            Additions under Section 7.2. Excess 402(g) Deferrals that are also
            Excess Annual Additions and that are refunded under Subsection
            7.2(b) as such, will not be included in the Participant's Annual
            Addition.

      (e)   DETERMINATION OF EARNINGS. The Committee will use the Plan's normal
            method of calculating earnings to determine the amount of earnings
            attributable to each Participant's Excess 402(g) Deferrals for the
            Plan Year for which the Contribution was made, and will ignore gap
            period earnings (for the period between the end of the Plan Year and
            the refund date).

7.2   CODE SECTION 415 LIMITATION. In no event will the Maximum Annual Addition
      for any Participant exceed the Code Section 415 Limit described in this
      Section.

      (b)   APPLICABLE DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section, the following
            terms will have the meanings set forth below.

            (1)   ANNUAL ADDITION means, for each Participant for each
                  Limitation Year, the sum of (A) Employee Contributions and
                  Employer Contributions allocated to his Accounts under this
                  Plan; (B) any contributions allocated to an individual medical
                  account that is part of a pension or annuity plan maintained
                  by a Controlled Group member from which benefits described in
                  Code Section 401(h) are payable; (C) any contributions to
                  separate post-retirement medical benefit accounts maintained
                  for key employees under Code Section 419A(d)(3) under a
                  welfare benefit fund; and (E) any allocations under a
                  simplified employee pension maintained by any Employer. Annual
                  Addition EXCLUDES (A) Excess 402(g) Deferrals timely refunded
                  under Section 7.1, (B) any Contributions distributed as Excess
                  Annual Additions under Subsection 7.2(a)(4), and Catch-Up
                  Contributions. For purposes of determining the Annual
                  Addition, the Committee will use cost basis to value Financed
                  Shares and will use Fair Market Value for other shares of
                  Employer Stock. For any Limitation Year for which no more than
                  one-third of the Employer Contributions used to repay
                  principal and/or interest on an Acquisition Loan are allocated
                  to HCEs, the Annual Addition will not include


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                  the Participant's allocable share of Employer Contributions
                  used to pay interest on an Acquisition Loan, if the Trustee
                  makes the interest payment no later than the due date of the
                  Company's federal income tax return, including extensions, for
                  the fiscal year in which ends the Limitation Year for which
                  the Contribution was made. The Committee may in its discretion
                  reallocate Employer Contributions to the extent necessary to
                  avoid allocating more than one-third of such Contributions to
                  HCEs for any Limitation Year. For any Limitation Year when
                  more than one-third of the Employer Contributions are
                  allocated to HCEs, each Participant's Annual Addition will be
                  based on both principal and interest payments on any
                  Acquisition Loan.

            (2)   COMPENSATION means the taxable earnings paid to the
                  Participant by an Employer and reported on his Form W-2 for
                  the Limitation Year, plus salary reduction amounts deferred
                  under Code Sections 401(k),125 and/or 132(f).

            (3)   CONTROLLED GROUP means the Controlled Group as defined in
                  Article 1, except that 50 percent is substituted for 80
                  percent each place it appears. For purposes of the Code
                  Section 415 Limit, all Controlled Group members are considered
                  to be a single Employer.

            (4)   EXCESS ANNUAL ADDITION means any Elective Contribution and/or
                  Employer Contribution that exceeds the Participant's Maximum
                  Annual Addition for the Limitation Year.

            (5)   LIMITATION YEAR means the Plan Year.

            (6)   MAXIMUM ANNUAL ADDITION means, for each Participant during
                  each Limitation Year, an amount that does not exceed the
                  lesser of (A) $ 40,000 as indexed in $1,000 increments under
                  Code Section 415, or (B) 100 percent of his Compensation.

      (b)   EXCESS ANNUAL ADDITIONS. The Committee will remove from each
            Participant's Accounts any allocations that would cause his Annual
            Addition for any Plan Year to exceed his Maximum Annual Addition, if
            the excess results from a reasonable error in estimating his annual
            Compensation, or in determining the amount of Elective Contributions
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            make under the Dollar Limit described in Section 7.1, or under other
            circumstances that the Internal Revenue Service permits. The
            Committee will refund unmatched Employee Contributions, and then
            matched Employee Contributions, with attributable earnings. The
            Committee will then remove the Matching Contributions attributable
            to the refund(s) to a suspense account. The Committee will
            reallocate the amount in the suspense account to all Participants as
            part of their Matching Contribution for the same or the next Plan
            Year. In the event the Plan terminates before the suspense account
            balance is reduced to zero, the Committee will allocate the
            remaining balance as a uniform percentage of Compensation.

      (c)   COMBINING OF PLANS. For purposes of applying the limitations
            described in this Section, all defined contribution plans that are
            qualified under Code Sections 401(a) and 501(a) and are maintained
            by Controlled Group members, will be treated as a single defined
            contribution plan. If any Controlled Group member maintains a
            qualified defined contribution plan for any Plan Year, the Committee
            will determine from which plan any Excess Annual Addition will be
            distributed.

      (d)   COMPLIANCE WITH CODE SECTION 415. The intent of this Section is that
            the maximum permissible allocation under Code Section 415 is
            available to each Participant for each Limitation Year. If there is
            any discrepancy between this Section and Code Section 415, Code
            Section 415 will prevail.

7.3   TOP-HEAVY RULES. Since the Plan is a safe harbor plan that accepts only
      Elective Contributions that meet the safe harbor requirements of Code
      Section 401(k)(12), and Matching Contributions that meet the safe harbor
      requirements of Code Section 401(m)(11), the Plan is deemed to be in
      compliance with the Code Section 416 top-heavy rules effective January 1,
      2002. The top-heavy rules that were in effect before January 1, 2002, and
      that will resume effectiveness if the Plan fails to qualify as a
      safe-harbor plan for any Plan Year, are set forth in Addendum A.


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                                    ARTICLE 8

                        AMENDMENT, TERMINATION AND MERGER

8.1   AMENDMENT.

      (a)   PROCEDURE. The Company reserves the right to amend the Plan from
            time to time. Amendments that significantly impact funding and/or
            Employer Contributions will be subject to the approval of the Board
            or the Compensation Committee. With respect to other amendments, the
            Committee will determine when an amendment is appropriate, and will
            cause the amendment to be drafted. The amendment will be adopted, or
            the adoption will be ratified, by signature of a member of the
            Committee.

      (b)   PROHIBITED AMENDMENTS. The Committee will not permit the adoption of
            any amendment that would have the effect of any of the following:

            (1)   EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT. No amendment will permit any part of the
                  Trust Fund to be used for purposes other than the exclusive
                  benefit of Participants and beneficiaries and the payment of
                  reasonable administrative expenses.

            (2)   NONREVERSION. No amendment will cause any assets of the Trust
                  Fund to be returned to any Employer, except as provided in
                  Subsection 3.2(j) and 8.2(c).

            (3)   NO CUT-BACK. No amendment will eliminate or reduce any
                  Participant's Account balance accrued before the amendment.

      (c)   ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES WITHOUT PLAN AMENDMENT. The Committee
            reserves authority to make administrative changes to this Plan
            document that do not alter the minimum qualification requirements,
            without formal amendment to the Plan. The Committee may effect such
            changes by substituting pages in the Plan document with corrected
            pages. Administrative changes include, but are not limited to
            corrections of typographical errors and similar errors, conforming
            provisions for administrative procedures to actual practice and
            changes in practice, and deleting or correcting language that fails
            to accurately reflect the intended provision of the Plan.


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8.2   TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

      (a)   RIGHT TO TERMINATE. The Company expects this Plan to be continued
            indefinitely but necessarily reserves the right to terminate the
            Plan or any portion of the Plan and all contributions attributable
            to the terminated portion at any time, and to terminate the
            participation of any Employer at any time, subject to approval of
            the Board. The Committee has sole and complete discretionary
            authority to determine when a partial termination of the Plan has
            occurred.

      (b)   PROVISION FOR BENEFITS UPON PLAN TERMINATION. In the event of
            termination, the Company may either: (1) continue the Trust, or any
            portion of the Trust for so long as it considers advisable and so
            long as permitted by law, either through the existing trust
            agreement(s), or through successor funding media; or (2) terminate
            the Trust, or any portion of the Trust, pay all expenses, and direct
            the payment of the benefits, either in the form of lump-sum
            distributions, transfer to another qualified plan, or any other form
            selected by the Committee, to the extent permitted by applicable
            law.

      (c)   SURPLUS REVERSION. Any assets that remain after all benefits under
            the Plan have been allocated will be returned to the affected
            Employer(s), to the extent permitted by applicable law.

8.3   ADOPTION OF THE PLAN BY A CONTROLLED GROUP MEMBER. The following
      provisions are effective as of the close of business on June 30, 2005.

      (a)   BENEFIT AFTER MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR TRANSFER. In the event of any
            merger or consolidation of the Plan with any other plan, or the
            transfer of assets or liabilities by the Plan to another plan, each
            Participant will be entitled to receive a benefit immediately after
            the merger, consolidation or transfer, if the Plan then terminated,
            that is equal to or greater than the benefit he would have been
            entitled to receive immediately before the merger, consolidation, or
            transfer if the Plan had then terminated.

      (b)   NATIONAL COMMERCE FINANCIAL CORPORATION INVESTMENT PLAN. Effective
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            close of business on June 30, 2005, the National Commerce Financial
            Corporation Investment Plan, as amended and restated effective
            August 1, 2001 and subsequently amended (the NCF 401(k) Plan), is
            further amended to provide that the NCF 401(k) Plan is amended to
            be, and is merged with and into this Plan.


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                                    ARTICLE 9

                                 ADMINISTRATION

9.1   ALLOCATION OF FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES. The Plan fiduciaries will have
      the powers and duties described below, and may delegate their duties to
      the extent permitted under ERISA Section 402.

      (a)   COMPANY. The Company, through its Board, will be responsible for
            appointing and removing Compensation Committee members, appointing
            and removing the Trustee, and for terminating the Plan or any
            substantial part of the Plan. The Company and each other Employer
            will be responsible for making Contributions to the Plan in the
            amounts determined by the Compensation Committee. As used in this
            Article 9, the term Committee refers to the Plan Committee.

      (b)   COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. The Chairman of the Compensation Committee
            will be responsible for appointing Committee members. The
            Compensation Committee may delegate its responsibilities to the
            Committee and to appropriate officers of the Company.

      (c)   THE COMMITTEE.

            (1)   APPOINTMENT AND TERMINATION OF OFFICE. The Committee will
                  consist of not less than 3 individuals who will be appointed
                  by and serve at the pleasure of the Chairman of the
                  Compensation Committee of the Board. The Chairman will have
                  the right to remove any member of the Committee at any time. A
                  member may resign at any time by written resignation to the
                  Committee and the Chairman. The Chairman will appoint a
                  successor to fill any vacancy in the Committee's membership.

            (2)   ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEE. The Committee will elect a chairman
                  from among its members, and will appoint a secretary who may
                  or may not be a Committee member. The Committee may appoint
                  agents who may or may not be Committee members, as it
                  considers necessary for the effective performance of its
                  duties, and may delegate to the agents ministerial powers and
                  duties as it considers expedient or appropriate. The Committee
                  will fix the compensation of the agents. Employee Committee
                  members will serve as such without additional compensation.


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            (3)   COMMITTEE MEETINGS. The Committee will hold meetings at least
                  annually. A majority of the members then in office will
                  constitute a quorum. Each action of the Committee will be
                  taken by a majority vote of all members then in office,
                  provided that the Committee may establish procedures for
                  taking written votes without a meeting.

            (4)   POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE. The Committee will have primary
                  responsibility for administering the Plan and all powers
                  necessary to enable it to properly perform its duties, and
                  will have sole and complete discretionary authority in the
                  exercise of its powers and duties, including but not limited
                  to the following. The Board intends to grant to the Committee
                  such sole and complete discretionary authority in the exercise
                  of all its powers and duties as to invoke the
                  arbitrary-and-capricious standard of review as opposed to the
                  de novo standard.

                  (A)   RULES. The Committee may adopt rules and regulations
                        necessary for the performance of its duties under the
                        Plan.

                  (B)   AMENDMENT AND CONSTRUCTION. The Committee will have the
                        power to amend the Plan, construe the Plan, and make
                        final decisions on all questions and disputes arising
                        under the Plan. The Committee must obtain Board approval
                        to terminate the entire Plan, but will have
                        discretionary authority to effect a partial termination
                        of the Plan and to determine when a partial termination
                        has occurred.

                  (C)   INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS. The Committee or its agent will
                        maintain individual Accounts for each Participant, and
                        will allocate Contributions, expenses, investment
                        earnings/losses, withdrawals and distributions, to the
                        proper Accounts.

                  (D)   RIGHTS TO BENEFITS. The Committee will have sole and
                        complete discretionary authority to determine the
                        eligibility of any individual to participate in the
                        Plan, the right of any Participant or beneficiary to
                        receive benefits, and the amount of benefits to which
                        any Participant or beneficiary may be entitled under the
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                        and to implement the claims procedure described in
                        Section 9.4. For this purpose, benefits include
                        in-service withdrawals and loans.

                  (E)   EMPLOYEE DATA. The Committee will request from the
                        Employers complete information regarding the
                        Compensation and Employment of each Participant and
                        other facts as it considers necessary from time to time,
                        and will treat Employer records as conclusive with
                        respect to such information.

                  (F)   PAYMENTS. The Committee will direct the payment of
                        Account balances from the Trust, or may appoint a
                        disbursing agent, and will specify the payee, the amount
                        and the conditions of each payment.

                  (G)   DISCLOSURE. The Committee will prepare and distribute to
                        the Employees plan summaries, notices and other
                        information about the Plan in such manner as it deems
                        proper and in compliance with applicable law.

                  (H)   APPLICATION FORMS. To the extent that elections and
                        applications are not executed via electronic media, the
                        Trustee or the Committee will provide forms for use by
                        Participants in making contribution and investment
                        elections, in-service withdrawals and loans, and
                        applying for benefits.

                  (I)   SAFE HARBOR COMPLIANCE. The Committee will monitor the
                        Plan's compliance with the safe harbor requirements set
                        forth in Code Sections 401(k)(12) and 401(m)(11)
                        throughout each Plan Year and will take any action it
                        considers necessary and appropriate to ensure that the
                        requirements are satisfied for each Plan Year. Before
                        the 2002 Plan Year, the Committee ensured annual
                        compliance with the ADP and ACP nondiscrimination tests.

                  (J)   DELEGATION OF DUTIES. The Committee may delegate any of
                        its administrative duties to Company employees and other
                        agents, and may retain legal counsel, accountants,
                        actuaries, consultants and such other agents as it
                        considers necessary to properly administer the Plan.


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                  (K)   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The Trustee periodically will
                        prepare reports of the Plan's operation, showing its
                        assets and liabilities in reasonable detail, and will
                        submit a copy of each report to the Board and cause a
                        copy to be maintained in the office of the secretary of
                        the Committee.

                  (L)   REPORTING. The Committee will cause to be filed all
                        reports required under ERISA and the Code.

                  (M)   INVESTMENT MANAGER. Subject to the Board's approval, the
                        Committee may from time to time and at any time,
                        appoint, approve the appointment of, remove, and/or
                        replace, one or more investment managers.

                  (N)   CORRECTION OF DEFECTS. Plan fiduciaries will take
                        reasonable steps to ensure that the Plan document is in
                        compliance with all applicable laws as in effect from
                        time to time, and to ensure that the Plan is
                        administered as written. If the Committee discovers a
                        material defect in the Plan's operation or
                        administration, It will take reasonable steps to correct
                        the defect as promptly as practicable.

      (d)   THE TRUSTEE. The Company may discharge the Trustee and appoint one
            or more successor Trustees, who will have the duties and
            responsibilities described in the trust agreement executed by the
            Company and the Trustee(s). The trust agreement will be an integral
            part of this Plan.

9.2   EXPENSES. The Committee will determine, in its sole discretion, whether
      the expenses incurred in administering the Plan and Trust will be paid by
      the Employers or by the Trustee from the Trust Fund. Plan expenses include
      but are not limited to (a) fees and charges for attorneys, accountants,
      consultants, investment managers, and the Trustee; (b) office space used
      for the administration of the Plan; and (c) the salary and related costs
      of any person who provides administrative services to the Plan. The Plan
      may hire employees and pay them reasonable compensation, and may share
      employees with an Employer with a reasonable pro-ration of compensation.
      No Employee will receive any additional compensation for services
      performed in connection with the Plan. The Trustee will pay from the Trust
      Fund the expenses incurred in connection with the investment of


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      Plan assets. The Committee may direct the Trustee to reimburse the
      Employers for reasonable administrative expenses they have paid directly
      on behalf of the Plan.

9.3   INDEMNIFICATION. The Employers will indemnify and hold harmless the
      Committee and each member, and each Employee to whom the Committee has
      delegated responsibility under this Article, from all joint or several
      liability for their acts and omissions in the administration of the Plan,
      except for their own breach of fiduciary duty and willful misconduct.

9.4   CLAIMS PROCEDURE.

      (a)   APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS. Each Participant, or beneficiary, must
            submit a written application for payment, with such documentation as
            the Committee considers necessary to process the claim. The
            Committee may adopt forms and require that the forms be used for the
            submission of claims. The Plan will not treat as a claim any oral or
            electronic request for information or for a re-determination of
            benefits. The Committee reserves the right to withhold payment of
            any claim for which conflicting claims have been asserted. The
            Trustee will not pay any benefit under the Plan until the Committee
            has determined, in its sole and complete discretion, that the
            claimant is entitled to the benefit.

      (b)   DECISION ON CLAIM. Within 90 days after receipt of a claim and all
            necessary information, the Committee will issue a written decision.
            If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the notice will set
            forth (1) specific reasons for the denial and references to Plan
            provisions upon which the denial is based; (2) a description of any
            additional information necessary to process the claim; and (3) an
            explanation of the Plan's appeals procedure. If special
            circumstances require an extension of time (which cannot exceed 90
            additional days), the Committee will furnish the claimant written
            notice of the extension, and an explanation why it is necessary,
            before the end of the initial 90-day period.

      (c)   APPEAL. The claimant and/or his representative may appeal an adverse
            decision by requesting in writing, within 60 days after he receives
            the decision, that the Committee review the decision. Or, if the
            Committee fails to issue a decision, the claimant must submit his
            appeal within 150 days after he initially filed his claim, or 240
            days if the Committee secured the 90-day extension described in
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            issues and supporting arguments and any evidence that he has to
            support his claim. He may inspect all documents that are reasonably
            pertinent to his case, upon reasonable notice to the Committee, but
            may not inspect confidential information concerning any other
            person. The Committee may set the matter for oral hearing and give
            the claimant reasonable notice of the time and place. The Committee
            will proceed promptly to resolve all issues and issue a written
            decision, with a statement of reasons and references to supporting
            provisions of the Plan, within 60 days. If special circumstances
            require an extension of time, the Committee will render a decision
            as soon as possible, but not later than 120 days after receipt of
            the appeal. If an extension is required, the Committee will issue
            written notice with an explanation of the circumstances requiring
            the extension, before the extension period begins.

      (d)   SPECIAL TIME PERIOD FOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS. Notwithstanding
            Subsection 9.4(c), during periods when the Committee holds regularly
            scheduled meetings at least quarterly, and a claimant's request for
            appeal is received less than 30 days before a scheduled meeting, the
            Committee may render its decision on the appeal during the second
            regularly scheduled meeting after receiving the request for appeal.
            However, if an appeal hearing is held, the Committee may render its
            decision during the third regularly scheduled meeting after
            receiving the request for appeal. If the Committee invokes the
            extensions described in this Subsection (d), it will issue written
            notice with an explanation of the rules in this Subsection and the
            date when the decision will be rendered, not later than the first
            meeting date after receiving the request for appeal. The Committee
            will notify the claimant in writing of its determination, within 5
            days after it makes its decision on the appeal.

      (e)   EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES. Unless the claimant has
            timely exhausted the administrative remedies described in this
            Section 9.4, the claimant will not be entitled to pursue any
            remedies available under ERISA Section 502(a).

9.5   SUSPENSION OF PARTICIPANT RIGHTS. Effective January 1, 2003, the Committee
      reserves the right to adopt rules and procedures that in its discretion it
      determines to be reasonably necessary:

      (a)   to impose a reasonable period of suspension, restriction, or
            limitation, on the rights of all or any Participants to make
            investment elections or transfers, loans, withdrawals


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            and/or distributions, to accommodate changes in recordkeepers,
            trustees, investment managers or advisors, and/or investment funds;

      (b)   to comply with restrictions imposed by law or by third parties, such
            as stock exchanges, investment managers, fund managers or the
            Securities Exchange Commission or other regulatory body;

      (c)   to comply with investment fund limitations on market timing; and

      (d)   to comply with laws and regulations regarding officers who are
            subject to Rule 16b of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
            1934, and/or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; or

      (e)   to protect the interests of other Participants and beneficiaries.

The Committee may impose penalties on any Participant who fails to comply with
the Committee's rules and procedures.

9.6   BLACKOUT PERIODS. Effective January 1, 2003, if a period of suspension of
      Participant rights is a blackout period, the Committee will provide
      advance notice to the affected Participants in compliance with DOL Regs.
      Section 2520.101-3(d)(1). A blackout period is a period for which any
      ability that is otherwise available under the Plan, for Participants or
      beneficiaries to direct or diversify their Account balances, or to obtain
      loans, withdrawals or distributions, is temporarily suspended, limited, or
      restricted for any period longer than three consecutive business days.


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                                   ARTICLE 10

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

10.1  HEADINGS. The headings and subheadings in this Plan have been inserted for
      convenient reference, and to the extent any heading or subheading
      conflicts with the text, the text will govern.

10.2  CONSTRUCTION. The Plan will be construed in accordance with the laws of
      the State of Georgia, without regard to its choice-of-law rules, except to
      the extent such laws are preempted by ERISA or the Code or any other
      applicable federal law.

10.3  CONTINUED QUALIFICATION FOR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. Notwithstanding any other
      provision of the Plan, the amendment and restatement of the Plan is
      adopted on the condition that it will be approved by the Internal Revenue
      Service as meeting the requirements of the Code and ERISA for tax-exempt
      status. In the event continued qualification is denied and cannot be
      obtained by revisions satisfactory to the Committee, the Committee may
      delete all or any part of the amendment and restatement, or may declare it
      null and void in its entirety.

10.4  NONALIENATION. No benefits payable under the Plan will be subject to the
      claim or legal process of any creditor of any Participant or beneficiary,
      and no Participant or beneficiary will alienate, transfer, anticipate or
      assign any benefits under the Plan, except that distributions will be made
      pursuant to (a) qualified domestic relations orders issued in accordance
      with Code Section 414(p), (b) judgments and levies resulting from federal
      tax assessments, and (c) agreements between a Participant or beneficiary
      and an Employer under Treasury Regulations Section 1.401(a)(13)(e) for the
      use of all or part of his benefits under the Plan to repay his
      indebtedness to the Employer, which amount of benefits will be paid in a
      lump sum as soon as practicable after the agreement is executed and will
      be subject to the withholding requirements set forth in Section 10.7; and
      (d) as otherwise required by law. Effective August 5, 1997, the Committee
      will offset the Account balances of any Participant or beneficiary if
      required under a judgment of conviction for a crime involving the Plan, or
      under a civil judgment or a consent order, or settlement agreement with a
      governmental agency, in an action brought in connection with a violation
      of fiduciary duty under the Plan.


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10.5  NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. Participation in the Plan will not give any Employee
      the right to be retained in the employ of any Employer, or upon
      termination of Employment any right or interest in the Plan except as
      provided in the Plan.

10.6  NO ENLARGEMENT OF RIGHTS. No person will have any right to or interest in
      any part of the Plan except as specifically provided in the Plan.

10.7  WITHHOLDING FOR TAXES. Payments under the Plan will be subject to
      withholding for income taxes as required by law. The Committee will
      withhold 20 percent federal income tax from each eligible rollover
      distribution over $200 that is not rolled over directly into another
      qualified retirement plan or individual retirement account under Sections
      5.4 or 6.10. The Committee will withhold the amount or percentage elected
      by the Participant for any payment that is not an eligible rollover
      distribution.

10.8  SUSPENSION OF TRANSACTIONS. The Committee may direct the temporary
      suspension of certain Plan transactions, as it considers necessary to
      accommodate changes in the Plan's record keeping and/or administrative
      systems or programs. The Committee will provide reasonable notice to
      Participants of the dates when each suspension will begin and end.

10.9  QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER. As provided in Section 10.4,
      distributions under this Plan will be made in accordance with a qualified
      domestic relations order issued in accordance with Code Section 414(p) (a
      "Qualified Domestic Relations Order").

      (a)   REQUIREMENTS FOR QDRO. A domestic relations order must meet the
            following requirements in order to be a Qualified Domestic Relations
            Order.

            (1)   The order must constitute a judgment, decree or order
                  (including approval of a property settlement agreement) made
                  pursuant to a state domestic relations law (including
                  community property law) that relates to the provision of child
                  support, alimony payments or marital property rights to a
                  Spouse, former Spouse, child or other dependent of a
                  Participant ("Alternate Payee"). The order must


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                  create or recognize the existence of an Alternate Payee's
                  right to, or assign to an Alternate Payee the right to,
                  receive all or a portion of the benefits payable to a
                  Participant under this Plan.

            (2)   The order must clearly state (i) the name, last known mailing
                  address and Social Security number of the Participant and each
                  Alternate Payee covered by the order (unless the Committee
                  knows such information), (ii) the amount or percentage of the
                  Participant's Plan benefits to be paid to each such Alternate
                  Payee, or the manner in which such amount or percentage is to
                  be determined and (iii) the number of payments or the period
                  to which the order applies, and (iv) the order is to
                  specifically apply to this Plan.

            (3)   The order may not require the Plan to

                  (i)   provide any type or form of benefit or any option not
                        otherwise provided under the Plan,

                  (ii)  pay any benefits to any Alternate Payee prior to the
                        earlier of the affected Participant's termination of
                        employment or the earlier of either (I) the earliest
                        date benefits are payable under the Plan to a
                        Participant, or (II) the later of the date the
                        Participant attains age 50, or the earliest date on
                        which the Participant could obtain a distribution from
                        the Plan if the Participant separated from service,

                  (iii) provide increased benefits (determined on the basis of
                        actuarial value), or

                  (iv)  pay benefits to an Alternate Payee that are required to
                        be paid to another Alternate Payee under a prior
                        Qualified Domestic Relations Order.

      (b)   TREATMENT OF ALTERNATE PAYEE AS SPOUSE. For purposes of this Plan,
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            Alternate Payee who is the Participant's former Spouse will be
            treated as the Participant's Spouse (instead of the actual Spouse)
            for purposes of any death benefits and spousal consent requirements
            (or, if applicable, for purposes of any qualified joint and survivor
            annuity or pre-retirement survivor annuity required in Addendum B)
            if, and to the extent, the Qualified Domestic Relations Order
            provides for such treatment. Under no circumstances, however, may
            the spouse of any Alternate Payee (who is not a Participant) be
            treated as a Spouse under the terms of the Plan.

      (c)   NOTICE. Upon receipt of a domestic relations order (including
            approval of a property settlement agreement) relating to the Plan,
            the Committee shall promptly notify the affected Participant and any
            Alternate Payee of the receipt of the order and of the Committee's
            procedure for determining whether the order is a Qualified Domestic
            Relations Order.

      (d)   PROCEDURE. The Committee shall establish a procedure to determine
            the status of an order as a Qualified Domestic Relations Order and
            to administer Plan distributions in accordance with Qualified
            Domestic Relations Orders. Such procedure shall be in writing, shall
            include a provision specifying the notification requirements
            enumerated in the preceding paragraph, shall permit an Alternate
            Payee to designate a representative for receipt of communications
            from the Committee and shall include such other provisions as the
            Committee shall determine, including provisions required under
            regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury.

      (e)   LUMP SUM DISTRIBUTION. Whenever an Alternate Payee has an interest
            in a portion of a Participant's Account, the Alternate Payee may
            elect an immediate lump sum distribution of the benefit to which the
            Alternate Payee is entitled, provided this does not conflict with
            the terms of the Qualified Domestic Relations Order. Such a
            distribution may be made before the Participant's earliest
            retirement age and even though the Participant has not terminated
            employment with the Employers. As provided in Section 6.10, an
            Alternate Payee who receives a distribution


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            from the Plan that is an eligible rollover distribution may instruct
            the Committee to transfer all or part of the distribution to another
            qualified plan that will accept the rollover or to an individual
            retirement account or annuity.


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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SunTrust Banks, Inc. has caused this amendment and
restatement of the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 401(k) Plan to be executed by its duly
authorized officer this _____ day of February, 2006, to be effective as of
January 1, 2006, except that certain provisions are effective as of other dates
stated in the affected sections of this Plan.


                                         SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.


                                         By:
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                                         Title:
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ATTEST:


By:
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Title:
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Corporate Seal:



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                   ADDENDUM A
                       HISTORY OF REVISED PLAN PROVISIONS

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS



                                                                                PAGE

ARTICLE 1   DEFINITIONS
            A-1.11   Compensation                                                A-1
                     (d)  Statutory Limit                                        A-1
            A-1.53   Valuation Date                                              A-1

ARTICLE 2   ELIGIBILITY
            A-2.2    Participation Upon Reemployment                             A-2

ARTICLE 3   CONTRIBUTIONS
            A-3.2    Employer Contributions                                      A-2
                     (a)  Employer Matching Contribution                         A-2
                     (e)  Vesting                                                A-3

ARTICLE 5   IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTIONS
            A-5.1    Withdrawal Without a Hardship                               A-3
                     (a)  Types of In-Service Withdrawals                        A-3
            A-5.2    Hardship Withdrawal                                         A-3
            A-5-4    No In-service Withdrawal from Money Purchase Accounts       A-4

ARTICLE 6   POST-EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTIONS
            A-6.4    Forms of Payment                                            A-4

ARTICLE 7   LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS
            A-7.2    Code Section 415 Limitations                                A-4
            A-7.3    Top-Heavy Rules                                             A-4
                     (a)  Applicable Definitions                                 A-5
                     (b)  Determination of Top-Heavy Status                      A-6
                     (c)  Minimum Benefit During Top-Heavy Plan Years            A-7
            A-7.4    Nondiscrimination (ADP and ACP) Tests                       A-7
                     (a)  ADP Test                                               A-8
                     (b)  ACP Test                                               A-8
                     ( )  Correction of Excess ADP Contributions and ACP
                          Contributions                                          A-9
                     (d)  Excess Annual Addition                                A-11
                     (e)  Corrective Contribution                               A-11





                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                   ADDENDUM A
                       HISTORY OF REVISED PLAN PROVISIONS

The following provisions are records of the Plan's relevant history. These
provisions have the same Section headings and numbers as the corollary Sections
in the main test of the Plan, with the prefix "A-" to correspond to this
Addendum A. Certain provisions explain historical events; others explain rules
that were in effect during the stated periods of the Plan's existence but have
been revised as set forth in the corollary Sections of the main text of the
Plan. Although revised, these historical provisions may continue to affect the
amount of and/or entitlement to benefits of a Participant or beneficiary whose
benefits are determined after the dates when these provisions were changed,
particularly those Participants who terminated before the effective date of one
or more revisions.

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

A-1.4     ANNUAL ADDITION. Effective January 1, 2002, the limit on Annual
          Additions was $40,000 (as indexed in $1,000 increments under Code
          Section 415) or 100 percent of the Participant's Compensation for the
          Limitation Year. See Subsection 7.2(a).

A-1.11    COMPENSATION.

          (a)   MIP EXCLUDED BEFORE 2006. Prior to January 1, 2006,
                Compensation, for purposes of calculating Plan contributions,
                did not include non-deferred payments under the SunTrust MIP or
                any successor plan.

          (c)   STATUTORY LIMIT. For Plan Years 1989 through 1993, each
                Participant's Compensation taken into account for all purposes
                under the Plan was limited to $200,000 (as indexed under Code
                Section 401(a)(17)). For Plan Years 1994 through 2001, each
                Participant's Compensation taken into account for all purposes
                under the Plan was limited to $150,000 (as indexed in $10,000
                increments under Code Section 401(a)(17)). Such indexed
                Compensation limit was $170,000 for 2000 and 2001.


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A-1.12    CONTRIBUTIONS.

          (b) EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS.

                (0)   ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS. From January 1, 2000 through
                      December 31, 2002, a Participant's Elective Contributions
                      were allowed in whole percentages, between 1 percent and
                      15 percent, of Compensation for each payroll period in
                      each Plan Year.

A-1.50    SPOUSE. The one-year marriage requirement was rescinded effective July
          1, 2001.

A-1.53    VALUATION DATE. Before July 1, 1997 when the Plan adopted daily
          valuation, the Valuation Date was the last day of each calendar month.


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                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

A-2.2     PARTICIPATION UPON REEMPLOYMENT. Before the 2002 Plan Year, the Plan
          did not allocate Matching Contributions to any Participant until he
          had completed 12 months of Employment. The Participant who terminated
          and was rehired was permitted to resume participation as of the first
          day of any month following the date he resumed Employment or as soon
          thereafter as administratively practicable. For each rehired
          Participant whose Employment Date preceded August 1, 1998, the Plan
          treated him as if he had completed 12 months of pre-break Employment
          and was eligible to receive Matching Contributions when he resumed
          Participation in the Plan. Each rehired Participant whose Employment
          Date was after July 31, 1998 and whose break did not exceed 12 months,
          received credit for his actual pre-break months of Employment and for
          the months between his Termination Date and his rehire date, for
          purposes of eligibility to receive Matching Contributions. Each
          rehired Participant whose Employment Date was after July 31, 1998 and
          whose break exceeded 12 months, received credit for his actual
          pre-break months of Employment for purposes of eligibility to receive
          Matching Contributions.

A-2.4     ADOPTION OF THE PLAN BY A CONTROLLED GROUP MEMBER. Before January 1,
          2002, a Controlled Group member could adopt the Plan by appropriate
          action of its board of directors or authorized officer(s) or
          representative(s), subject to approval of the Board and the Committee.

                                    ARTICLE 3

                                  CONTRIBUTIONS

A-3.1     EMPLOYEE ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS AND CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS.

          (a)   AMOUNT PERMITTED. Before January 1, 2003, the limit on a
                Participant's before-tax contributions was 15 percent of
                Compensation.

          (a)   CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS. Before January 1, 2003, eligible
                Participants who elected to make the maximum Elective
                Contributions described in Subsection (a) for a Plan Year, could
                also elect to make Catch-Up Contributions for that Plan Year,
                under the rules set forth in this Subsection (d).


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                (0)   ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. Before January 1, 2003, to be
                      eligible to make Catch-Up Contributions for a Plan Year, a
                      Participant (A) must have reached age 50 or must be
                      projected to reach age 50 before the end of the Plan Year;
                      and (B) must have elected to make the maximum Elective
                      Contributions permitted under the Plan for the Plan Year
                      to which his Catch-Up Contribution election applies.

                (1)   ANNUAL CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTION LIMIT AND PRO-RATED LIMIT.
                      Before January 1, 2003, when the Committee considered it
                      appropriate to facilitate administration, if a Participant
                      was eligible to make Catch-Up Contributions and entered or
                      re-entered the Plan mid-year, the Plan would pro-rate the
                      limit in effect for that Plan Year, to equal the ratio of
                      his months of participation over 12 multiplied by the
                      annual limit.

A-3.2     EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS.

          ( )   EMPLOYER MATCHING CONTRIBUTION. During the first month of the
                2000 Plan Year, the recordkeeper improperly allocated an
                Employer Contribution in a manner that overstated the amounts in
                the Employer Contribution Accounts invested in Employer Stock.
                As soon as practicable after the Committee discovered the
                overstatement, it directed the recordkeeper to correct the
                balances of Participants who had not received distributions. For
                Participants who had received distributions, which the Committee
                determined to be a nondiscriminatory group, the Company made an
                extra Employer Contribution in the amount necessary to reconcile
                the distributed Account balances with the Trust Fund. The
                Committee determined, within its discretion reserved in
                Subsection 4.1(f), that the cost of attempting to recover the
                overstated amounts exceeded the amounts involved, and that the
                extra Employer Contribution was the more reasonable method to
                achieve reconciliation.

          (e)   VESTING. Before January 1, 1997, the Plan used a five-year cliff
                vesting schedule, and complied with the break-in-service rules
                set forth in Code Sections 410 and 411. Effective as of January
                1, 1997, all Employer Contribution Accounts became fully vested,
                including the Accounts of Participants who had terminated and
                had not yet incurred a five-year break in service. The Plan used
                the elapsed-time method to account for vesting service.


                                      A-5




                                      A-6



                                    ARTICLE 5

                        IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS AND LOANS

A-5.1     WITHDRAWALS WITHOUT A HARDSHIP.

          ( )   TYPES OF IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS.

                (0)   REQUIRED IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS. Before the 1997 calendar
                      year, the Plan paid required annual amounts to each active
                      Participant who had reached his age 70-1/2 required
                      beginning date under Code Section 401(a)(9). The Plan
                      ceased this practice in 1997, as permitted by the Small
                      Business Jobs Protection Act of 1996. The Plan is not
                      required to grandfather the practice because it permits
                      as-needed withdrawals after Participants reach age 59-1/2.

A-5.2     HARDSHIP WITHDRAWALS. For the Participant who received a hardship
          withdrawal before January 1, 2002, the Plan imposed 12 months
          suspension on his eligibility to make Elective Contributions. The Code
          Section 402(g) Dollar Limit on his Elective Contributions (described
          in Section 7.1 of the main text of the Plan) for the calendar year
          following the calendar year in which he received his hardship
          withdrawal, was reduced by the amount of the Elective Contributions he
          made during the calendar year in which he received his hardship
          withdrawal. The Dollar Limit in effect for the second calendar year
          applied to the two calendar years as if they were a single year.
          Effective January 1, 2002, the Plan no longer applies the Dollar Limit
          across two Plan Years.

          (b)   IMMEDIATE AND HEAVY FINANCIAL NEED. Before January 1, 2006, a
                hardship withdrawal had to be necessitated by either:

                (0)   Medical expenses previously incurred by either the
                      Participant, his Spouse or dependents, or medical care
                      needed in the future for any such person;

                (1)   Costs directly related to the purchase of the
                      Participant's principal residence, (including land
                      purchase and all construction costs and excluding mortgage
                      payments).


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                (2)   Tuition payments, related educational fees, and room and
                      board for the next 12 months of post-secondary education
                      (including trade school) for the Participant, his Spouse
                      or dependents;

                (3)   Threatened imminent eviction from, or foreclosure of the
                      mortgage on, the Participant's principal residence;

                (0)   Any other catastrophic financial hardship (such as funeral
                      expenses for the Participant's Spouse, dependents or
                      immediate family members) that the Committee determines to
                      have consequences similar in severity to the events listed
                      above, and that make the withdrawal necessary for the
                      safety or well-being of the Participant, his Spouse or
                      dependents.

A-5.4     NO IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWAL FROM MONEY PURCHASE ACCOUNTS. Effective March
          12, 1995, the Plan has not and will not permit any Participant or
          beneficiary to make any withdrawal from any balances that have been
          transferred into this Plan from any money purchase balances in any
          other plan, or from the post-transfer earnings on those balances,
          before he has had a payment event as described in Section 6.1.


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                                    ARTICLE 6

                          POST-EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTIONS

A-6.3     TIMING OF PAYMENT.

          ( )   From January 1, 1998 to March 28, 2005, the aggregate Account
                balance amount was $5,000 and before 1998, it was $3,500.

A-6.4     FORMS OF PAYMENT. Before April 1, 2002, the Plan provides annuity
          forms of payment to certain acquired or merged entities listed in
          Addendum C, which forms were grandfathered from predecessor plans that
          merged into this Plan. During 2001, the Plan provided a 90-day notice
          to all affected Participants that effective April 1, 2002 the Plan no
          longer will offer annuity forms of payment. However, with respect to
          Money Purchase Accounts, the Plan will continue to provide the single
          life annuity as the normal form for unmarried Participants, and the 50
          percent joint and survivor annuity as the normal form for married
          Participants.

          (b)   ACCOUNT BALANCE. The automatic cash-out threshold was $3,500
                before 1998, $5,000 from January 1, 1998 to March 28, 2005, and
                $1,000 effective March 28, 2005.

A-6.6     REQUIRED DISTRIBUTION RULES. The following provisions were effective
          from January 1, 1997 to January 1, 2003.

          ( )   PARTICIPANT'S REQUIRED BEGINNING DATE. The Plan permits the
                terminated Participant to defer payment until the end of the
                second calendar month following the month when he reaches age
                70-1/2. The Plan will make a lump sum payment, or begin
                installment payments, of his Account balances no later than that
                date. The Plan will calculate the minimum amount required to be
                paid annually, based on his total Account balances as of the
                last day of the preceding year. However, unless the Participant
                elects otherwise, the Plan will make or begin to make payment of
                his Account balances no later than the 60th day after the end of
                the Plan Year in which occurs the latest of: (1) his 65th
                birthday; (2) the tenth anniversary of the date he began
                participating in the Plan; or (3) his Termination Date. The Plan
                treats a failure to elect earlier payment as an election to
                defer.


                                      A-9



          (a)   PARTICIPANT'S DEATH BEFORE REQUIRED BEGINNING DATE. If the
                Participant dies with an Account balance and before his required
                beginning date under Subsection (a), the Trustee will ignore any
                payment made before the required beginning date for purposes of
                the beneficiary's required beginning date, i.e., the Trustee
                will treat the beneficiary as if the Participant had died before
                payments began, even if the Participant had received his first
                minimum annual payment before his death. If the beneficiary is
                the surviving Spouse, the Trustee will begin payments to the
                Spouse no later than the last day of the calendar year in which
                the deceased Participant would have reached age 70-1/2, and will
                calculate each minimum annual payment on the basis of a period
                not to exceed the lesser of 9 years, or the Spouse's life
                expectancy as recalculated each year. If the beneficiary is not
                the Spouse, the Trustee will begin payments no later than the
                last day of the calendar year following the year in which the
                Participant died and will calculate each minimum annual payment
                on the basis of a period not to exceed the lesser of 9 years, or
                the beneficiary's life expectancy as recalculated each year. If
                the Trustee does not begin payments by such date, the Trustee
                will pay the entire balance no later than the end of the
                calendar year in which the fifth anniversary of the
                Participant's death occurs.

          (b)   PARTICIPANT'S DEATH AFTER REQUIRED BEGINNING DATE. If the
                Participant dies after his required beginning date, the Trustee
                will pay out his remaining Account balances in an annual amount
                at least as great as the annual installment amount the
                Participant received for each year between his required
                beginning date and his date of death, regardless of the identity
                of his beneficiary(s).

          (c)   COMPLIANCE WITH CODE SECTION 401(A)(9). The intent of this
                Section is that the distribution date for each Participant and
                beneficiary will be within the limitations permitted under Code
                Section 401(a)(9). If there is any discrepancy between this
                Section and Code Section 401(a)(9), that Code Section will
                prevail.

A-6.7     BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION. From January 1, 2002 through December 31,
          2003, to be treated as a survivor, an individual beneficiary must have
          survived the Participant by a period no less than 30 days.


                                      A-10



                                    ARTICLE 7

                          LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS

A-7.2     CODE SECTION 415 LIMITATION. Before the 2002 Limitation Year, each
          Participant's Maximum Annual Addition was $35,000 or 25 percent of his
          Compensation, whichever was lesser, or the applicable limit in Code
          Section 415(c).

A-7.3     TOP-HEAVY RULES. Before the Plan became a safe harbor plan under Code
          Sections 401(k)(12) and 401(m)(11) on January 1, 2002, the Plan was
          required to prove that it was not top-heavy under Code Section 416.
          Effective for the 2002 Plan Year, the Plan is exempt from the
          top-heavy rules as a safe harbor plan. The Committee has determined
          that the Plan was not top-heavy for any Plan Year before 2002. The
          following rules applied before the Plan became safe harbor in the 2002
          Plan Year. These rules, which have been revised to comply with the
          Economic Growth and Tax Reform and Reconciliation Act of 2001, will
          again apply if the Plan should lose safe harbor status for any Plan
          Year.

          ( )   APPLICABLE DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section, the
                following terms have the meanings set forth below.

                (0)   AGGREGATION GROUP. The REQUIRED AGGREGATION GROUP includes
                      each qualified plan maintained in the Controlled Group in
                      which a Key Employee is a participant, and each other plan
                      that enables any plan with Key Employee participants to
                      meet the requirements of Code Section 401(a)(4) or 410,
                      which plans are required to be aggregated for purposes of
                      determining top-heavy status. The PERMISSIVE AGGREGATION
                      GROUP includes the qualified plans of the Controlled Group
                      that are required to be aggregated, plus such plans that
                      are not part of the Required Aggregation Group but that
                      satisfy the requirements of Code Sections 401(a)(4) and
                      410 when considered together with the Required Aggregation
                      Group.

                (0)   CUMULATIVE ACCOUNT BALANCES means the Cumulative Account
                      Balance of each Participant as of any Determination Date,
                      which includes his: (A) Employer Contribution Account
                      balance as of the most recent Valuation Date, adjusted by
                      allocations of his proportionate share of Employer
                      Contributions actually made and allocations of investment
                      gains or losses made or due to be made under Section 4.1


                                      A-11



                      of the main text of the Plan as of the Determination Date;
                      (B) Employee Contribution Account balances as of the most
                      recent Valuation Date, adjusted by allocations of
                      investment gains or losses made or due to be made under
                      Section 4.1 as of the Determination Date; and (C)
                      distributions made during the one-year period ending on
                      the Determination Date because of termination, death or
                      Disability and any in-service withdrawals made during the
                      five-year period ending on the Determination Date, but
                      excluding distributions made to or on behalf of any
                      Participant who has not performed service for an Employer
                      during the one-year period ending on the Determination
                      Date, and excluding distributions rolled over to qualified
                      plans maintained by Controlled Group members that are
                      reflected in Account balances. Before 2002, the lookback
                      period was 5 years for all distributions.

                (0)   DETERMINATION DATE means, for each Plan Year, the last day
                      of the preceding Plan Year.

                (0)   KEY EMPLOYEE means any Employee or former Employee
                      (including any deceased employee) who at any time during
                      the Plan Year that includes the Determination Date was an
                      officer of an Employer having annual Compensation greater
                      than $130,000 (as adjusted under Code Section 416(i)(1)
                      for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2002), a
                      5-percent owner of an Employer, or a 1-percent owner of an
                      Employer having annual Compensation greater than $150,000.
                      No more than the lesser of 50 Employees or 10 percent of
                      all Employees (at least 3) are treated as officers.

                (0)   NON-KEY EMPLOYEE means an Employee who is not a Key
                      Employee.

                (0)   TOP-HEAVY PLAN YEAR means a Plan Year when the Plan is
                      top-heavy.

          ( )   DETERMINATION OF TOP-HEAVY STATUS. The Plan will be treated as
                top-heavy for the tested Plan Year if either: (1) the sum of the
                Cumulative Account Balances of Participants who are Key
                Employees exceeds 60 percent of the sum of the Cumulative
                Account Balances of all Participants; or (2) the Plan is part of
                a Required Aggregation Group in which more than 60 percent of
                the sum of (A) aggregated Cumulative Account Balances, and (B)


                                      A-12



                present values of accrued benefits under defined benefit plans,
                have been accumulated in favor of Key Employees (including
                distributions under any Employer-sponsored plan during the
                1-year period ending on the determination date, or during the
                past 5-year period for any in-service withdrawals). The Plan
                will not be considered a top-heavy plan with respect to any Plan
                Year in which the Plan is part of a Required or Permissive
                Aggregation Group that is not top-heavy.

          ( )   MINIMUM BENEFIT DURING TOP-HEAVY PLAN YEARS. Each Participant
                who is a Non-Key Employee in a Top-Heavy Plan Year and who also
                participates in a defined benefit plan maintained by a
                Controlled Group member, will receive the minimum benefit under
                the defined benefit plan required under Code Section 416(c)(1).
                Each Non-Key Employee Participant who does not participate in a
                defined benefit plan, and who has not terminated Employment as
                of the last day of the Plan Year, will receive an allocation of
                Employer Contributions in an amount not less than the lesser of
                (A) 3 percent of his taxable Form W-2 Compensation, or (B) the
                Compensation percentage of the Key Employee whose percentage is
                the highest of all Participants for the Plan Year, which
                percentage is calculated by including both Employer
                Contributions (other than Safe Harbor Contributions) and
                Employee Contributions. The Company will make the required
                Employer Contribution for each eligible Non-Key Employee
                Participant whether or not he has made any Employee
                Contributions for the Plan Year, and regardless of his level of
                Form W-2 Compensation for the Plan Year.

A-7.4     NONDISCRIMINATION (ADP AND ACP) TESTS. Before January 1, 2002, the
          Plan was required to satisfy the ADP and ACP Tests for each Plan Year.
          Effective in 2002, the Plan meets the safe harbor requirements under
          Code Sections 401(k)(12) and 401(m)(11) and is exempt from
          nondiscrimination testing. For each Plan Year before 2002 when the
          Plan was redesigned as safe harbor, the Committee ensured that the
          Plan met the nondiscrimination tests in that it (a) limited or
          directed the Trustee to refund Employee Contributions for HCEs to the
          extent necessary to meet the ADP Test, and (b) limited Matching
          Contributions for HCEs to the extent necessary to meet the ACP Test.
          Alternatively, the Plan authorized the Committee to direct the Company
          to make the Corrective Contributions described in Subsection (e).
          Beginning in 1999, the Plan excluded from the ADP and ACP Tests any
          NCE who had less than one Year of Service and was younger than age 21.
          The Plan did not use the lookback year testing method.


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          If the Plan should lose safe harbor status for any Plan Year, these
          rules will again apply for that Plan Year.

          ( )   ADP TEST. The Plan conducted the ADP Test for each Plan Year to
                determine whether the Actual Deferral Percentage (ADP) for the
                HCE Group and the ADP for the NCE Group for each Plan Year were
                within the maximum disparity described in Subsection (a)(3). The
                Plan conducted the ADP Test by the following steps:

                (0)   ACTUAL DEFERRAL RATIO (ADR). The Committee determined the
                      ratio of the sum of each Participant's Employee
                      Contributions and any of his Employer Contributions used
                      in the ADP Test, to his Compensation.

                (1)   AVERAGE DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE (ADP). The ADP for the HCE
                      Group is the average of their individual ADRs, calculated
                      separately for each Participant in the HCE Group. The ADP
                      for the NCE Group is the average of their individual ADRs,
                      calculated separately for each Participant in the NCE
                      Group.

                (2)   MAXIMUM DISPARITY. In no Plan Year did the Average
                      Deferral Percentage of the HCE Group exceed the greater
                      of: (A) the ADP of the NCE Group multiplied by 1.25; or
                      (B) the lesser of the ADP of the NCE Group plus 2
                      percentage points, or the ADP of the NCE Group multiplied
                      by 2.

          ( )   ACP TEST. The Plan conducted the ACP Test to determine whether
                the Actual Contribution Percentage (ACP) for the HCE Group and
                the ACP for the NCE Group for each Plan Year were within the
                maximum disparity permitted under Subsection (b)(3). The Plan
                conducted the ACP Test by the following steps:

                (0)   ACTUAL CONTRIBUTION RATIO (ACR). The Committee determined
                      the ratio of each Participant's allocation of Matching
                      Contributions and any Corrective Contributions made to
                      satisfy the ACP Test, to his Compensation.

                (1)   AVERAGE CONTRIBUTION PERCENTAGE (ACP). The ACP for the HCE
                      Group is the average of their individual ACRs, calculated
                      separately for each Participant in the


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                      HCE Group. The ACP for the NCE Group is the average of
                      their individual ACRs, calculated separately for each
                      Participant in the NCE Group.

                (2)   MAXIMUM DISPARITY. In no Plan Year did the Average
                      Contribution Percentage of the HCE Group exceed the
                      greater of: (A) the ACP of the NCE Group multiplied by
                      1.25; or (B) the lesser of the ACP of the NCE Group plus 2
                      percentage points, or the ACP of the NCE Group multiplied
                      by 2.

          (a)   CORRECTION OF EXCESS ADP CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXCESS ACP
                CONTRIBUTIONS. Before the 2002 Plan Year, the Committee
                corrected Excess ADP Contributions and Excess ACP Contributions
                by using the following rules. If the Plan should lose safe
                harbor status for any Plan Year, the Committee will use these
                rules if correction is needed.

                (0)   CORRECTION BEFORE EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE. If the
                      Committee determined, before Excess ADP Contributions
                      and/or Excess ACP Contributions were made, that the Plan
                      would fail to meet either the ADP Test or the ACP Test or
                      both tests for that Plan Year, it either made the
                      Corrective Contribution described in Subsection (e) or
                      limited the Employee Contributions and/or the Matching
                      Contributions for the HCE Group by such amount and
                      beginning as of such pay period as it considered necessary
                      to prevent failing the ADP Test and/or ACP Test.

                (1)   CORRECTION AFTER EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE. If the
                      Committee determined, after the Plan had already received
                      Excess ADP Contributions and/or Excess ACP Contributions,
                      that the Plan would fail to meet either the ADP Test or
                      the ACP Test or both tests for that Plan Year, it selected
                      one or more of the following methods to cure the failure:
                      (A) directed that the Corrective Contribution described in
                      Subsection 3.2(c) be made, or (B) refunded, distributed
                      and/or forfeited the excess amounts and attributable
                      earnings for affected HCEs. The Committee effected the
                      curative method no later than the end of the Plan Year
                      following the Plan Year for which the excess amount was
                      contributed, and if practicable by March 15 of that Plan
                      Year.

                      ( )   REFUND OF EXCESS ADP CONTRIBUTIONS. If the Committee
                            elected to correct the excess by making refunds, it
                            determined the dollar amount of the excess


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                            to be refunded by using the ratio leveling method,
                            and then refunded Excess ADP Contributions to HCEs
                            in the order of the dollar amount contributed,
                            beginning with the HCE with the highest dollar
                            amount and continued the refunds, if necessary,
                            until all HCEs had the same dollar amount, and then
                            reduced those dollar amounts equally. The Committee
                            first refunded unmatched Employee Contributions to
                            each affected HCE, and then refunded matched
                            Employee Contributions.

                      ( )   FORFEITURE OF EXCESS ACP CONTRIBUTIONS. For any Plan
                            Year, the Committee forfeited Matching Contributions
                            attributable to refunded Employee Contributions. To
                            the extent that forfeitures (if any) were not
                            sufficient to cure failure of the ACP Test, the
                            Committee distributed Excess ACP Contributions to
                            HCEs. The Committee determined the dollar amount of
                            the Matching Contributions to be distributed, by
                            using the ratio leveling method, and then
                            distributed the excess amount by the dollar leveling
                            method, i.e., in the order of the dollar amount
                            contributed, beginning with the HCE with the highest
                            dollar amount and continued the distributions, if
                            necessary, until all HCEs had the same dollar
                            amount, and then reduced those dollar amounts
                            equally.

                (2)   DETERMINATION OF EARNINGS. The Committee used the Plan's
                      normal method of calculating earnings to determine the
                      amount of earnings attributable to each Participant's
                      Excess ADP Contributions and/or Excess ACP Contributions
                      for the Plan Year for which the Contributions were made,
                      and ignored gap period earnings (for the period between
                      the end of the Plan Year and the correction date).

          (b)   EXCESS ANNUAL ADDITION. Any Employee Contribution or Employer
                Contribution that was an Excess Annual Addition for purposes of
                the Code Section 415 limit, and was distributed under Subsection
                7.2(b), was not be included in the ADP Test or ACP Test, as
                applicable.

          (c)   CORRECTIVE CONTRIBUTION. In each Plan Year in which the Plan had
                Excess ADP Contributions and/or Excess ACP Contributions, the
                Plan authorized the Committee, in


                                      A-16



                its discretion and in lieu of the refunds/distributions/
                forfeitures described in this Section 7.4, to direct the Company
                to make a Corrective Contribution in the amount necessary to
                satisfy the ADP Test and/or ACP Test. The Committee could cause
                each Corrective Contribution to be allocated by one of the
                following methods, and could select the group(s) of NCEs to whom
                the Contributions were allocated and the percentages allocated
                to each group (for example, the entire Contribution could be
                allocated to the lowest-paid 10 percent of NCEs). The Committee
                could require each NCE Participant to execute a nondisclosure
                agreement as a condition to receiving an allocation of the
                Corrective Contribution.

                (0)   QUALIFIED MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS (QMACS). The Committee
                      could direct each affected Employer to make a Corrective
                      Contribution to match a percentage of the Employee
                      Contributions made by certain NCE Participants for the
                      Plan Year, in addition to the Matching Contribution
                      described above in Subsection (a), in the amount necessary
                      to meet the ADP Test and/or ACP Test for the Plan Year.
                      The Committee could direct uniform or nonuniform
                      percentages for each selected NCE Participant.

                (1)   QUALIFIED NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS (QNECS). The Committee
                      could direct each affected Employer to make a Corrective
                      Contribution in an amount equal to a percentage of the
                      Compensation earned by selected NCE Participants for the
                      Plan Year, in addition to the Matching Contribution
                      described above in Subsection (a), in the amount necessary
                      to meet the ADP Test and/or ACP Test for the Plan Year.
                      The Committee could direct uniform or nonuniform
                      percentages for each selected NCE Participant.

                (2)   FIXED-DOLLAR METHOD. The Committee could determine the
                      amount of the Corrective Contribution needed to satisfy
                      the ADP Test and/or ACP Test for the Plan Year, and could
                      allocate those dollars among selected NCE Participants on
                      the basis of performance or by any method selected by the
                      Committee.

A-8.3     ADOPTION OF THE PLAN BY A CONTROLLED GROUP MEMBER. Before June 30,
2005, this provision read as follows:


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                PLAN MERGER. In the event of any merger or consolidation of the
                Plan with any other plan, or the transfer of assets or
                liabilities by the Plan to another plan, each Participant will
                be entitled to receive a benefit immediately after the merger,
                consolidation or transfer, if the Plan then terminated, that is
                equal to or greater than the benefit he would have been entitled
                to receive immediately before the merger, consolidation, or
                transfer if the Plan had then terminated.


                                      A-18





                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                   ADDENDUM B
                           ACQUIRED OR MERGED ENTITIES

Special provisions that apply only to Participants who were employed by each of
the entities identified below before it was acquired by or merged with the
Company or became part of the Controlled Group, are set forth in separate
numbered units of this Addendum B. The numbered units are arranged by effective
dates. The special provisions set forth in each numbered unit have the same
Section numbers and headings as the corollary Sections in the main text of the
Plan, with the prefix "B" to correspond to this Addendum B. Except to the extent
that special provisions alter the corollary provisions in the main text of the
Plan, the main text applies.

UNIT NO.  ACQUIRED OR MERGED ENTITIES                 EFFECTIVE DATE        PAGE

B1        First National Bank of Venice               April 1, 1992           1
B2        HomeTrust Bank of Georgia                   January 1, 1993         2
B3        First National Bank of Florence             February 1, 1993        3
B4        Coast Bank and Federal Savings Bank         February 22, 1993       4
B5        Flagler National Bank                       March 15, 1993          5
B6        Regional Investment Corporation,
          Premium Assignment Corporation,
          Andrew Jackson Savings Bank, and
          Baker Mortgage Loans, Inc.                  February 17, 1994       6
B7        Peoples State Bank                          May 12, 1995            7
B8        Key Biscayne Bank & Trust                   August 11, 1995         8
B9        Stephens Diversified Leasing, Inc.          October 11, 1995        9
B10       Ponte Vedra Banking Corporation             January 19, 1996       10
B11       Union Planters Bank                         September 5, 1997      11
B12       Equitable Securities Corporation            January 1, 1998        12
B13       Citizens Bancorporation                     October 31, 1998       13
B14       First Union Corporation                     December 31, 1998      14
B15       Crestar Financial Corporation               December 31, 1998      15
B16       The Regency Group                           April 30, 1999         18
B17       Assets Management Advisors, Inc.            March 28, 2001         19
B18       The Robinson-Humphrey Company, LLC          July 26, 2001          20
B19       Huntington Bancshares                       February 15, 2002      21
B20       Eagle Capital, LLC                          February 1, 2003       22
B21       Home Financial Group LLC                    June 1, 2003           23
B22       Lighthouse Financial Corporation            June 2, 2003           24
B23       Sun America Mortgage Corporation            August 1, 2003         25
B24       Seix Investment Advisors, Inc.              May 28, 2004           26
B25       National Commerce Financial Corporation     October 1, 2004        27
B26       Zevenbergen Capital, Inc.                   January 1, 2005        33




                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                   ADDENDUM B1
                          FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF VENICE

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B1-1.1      ACCOUNTS. The Venice Plan accounts that were merged into the
            corollary Employer Contribution Accounts under this Plan included
            leveraged and non-leveraged ESOP contributions, which were subject
            to 5-year cliff vesting but became fully vested on January 1, 1997,
            and tax credit ESOP contributions (commonly called PAYSOP
            contributions) that were fully vested.

B1-1.16     EFFECTIVE DATE means April 1, 1992, the date when First National
            Bank of Venice (Venice) became part of the Controlled Group (the
            COMPANY MERGER DATE). January 1, 1993 was the date when the Venice
            Plan became part of this Plan (the PLAN MERGER DATE).

B1-1.42     PLAN (VENICE PLAN) means the Florida Westcoast Banks, Inc. Employee
            Stock Bonus Plan, which was merged into this Plan as of the January
            1, 1993 Plan Merger Date.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B1-2.1      ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Venice before the
            Company Merger Date, had met the Venice Plan eligibility
            requirements, and was an active Employee on the Plan Merger Date,
            became eligible to participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan
            granted credit for service with Venice for purposes of eligibility
            to participate and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-1



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                   ADDENDUM B2
                            HOMETRUST BANK OF GEORGIA

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B2-1.1      ACCOUNTS. The HomeTrust Plan accounts that were merged into the
            corollary Employer Contribution Accounts under this Plan included
            leveraged ESOP contributions, matching contributions, and
            discretionary contributions, which were fully vested. Before-tax
            contributions were merged into Before-Tax Accounts.

B2-1.16     EFFECTIVE DATE means January 1, 1993, the date when HomeTrust Bank
            of Georgia (HomeTrust) became part of the Controlled Group, and the
            date when the HomeTrust Plan became part of this Plan (the
            COMPANY/PLAN MERGER DATE).

B2-1.42     PLAN (HOMETRUST PLAN) means the Home Federal Savings Bank of Georgia
            Employee Stock Ownership Plan, which was merged into this Plan as of
            the January 1, 1993 Company/Plan Merger Date.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B2-2.1      ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for HomeTrust on the
            Company/Plan Merger Date, had met the HomeTrust Plan eligibility
            requirements, and was an active Employee on the Company/Plan Merger
            Date, became eligible to participate in this Plan on that date. This
            Plan granted credit for service with HomeTrust for purposes of
            eligibility to participate and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-2



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                   ADDENDUM B3
                         FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF FLORENCE

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B3-1.1      ACCOUNTS. The Florence Plan accounts that were merged into the
            corollary Employer Contribution Accounts under this Plan included
            matching contributions and discretionary contributions, which were
            fully vested. Before-tax contributions were merged into Before-Tax
            Accounts. After-tax contributions were merged into After-Tax
            Accounts. Rollover contributions were merged into Rollover Accounts.
            The Florence Plan offered annuity forms of payment and required
            Spousal consent for withdrawals and distributions. This Plan
            retained that requirement. This Plan issued 90-day notices that
            annuity forms will not be offered and Spousal consent will not be
            required after March 31, 2002.

B3-1.16     EFFECTIVE DATE means February 1, 1993, the date when the First
            National Bank of Florence (Florence) became part of the Controlled
            Group (the COMPANY MERGER DATE). July 1, 1993 was the date when the
            Florence Plan became part of this Plan (the PLAN MERGER DATE).

B3-1.42     PLAN (FLORENCE PLAN) means the First National Bank of Florence
            Retirement Savings Plan, which was merged into this Plan as of the
            July 1, 1993 Plan Merger Date.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B3-2.1      ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Florence before the
            Company Merger Date, had met the Florence Plan eligibility
            requirements, and was an active Employee on the Plan Merger Date,
            became eligible to participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan
            granted credit for service with Florence for purposes of eligibility
            to participate and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-3



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                   ADDENDUM B4
                       COAST BANK AND FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B4-1.16     EFFECTIVE DATE means February 22, 1993, the date when Coast Bank and
            Federal Savings (Coast) became part of the Controlled Group (the
            COMPANY MERGER DATE).

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B4-2.1      ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Coast before the
            Company Merger Date, had met this Plan's eligibility requirements,
            and was an active Employee on July 1, 1993, became eligible to
            participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted credit for
            service with Coast for purposes of eligibility to participate and to
            receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-4



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                   ADDENDUM B5
                              FLAGLER NATIONAL BANK

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B5-1.16     EFFECTIVE DATE means March 15, 1993, the date when Flagler National
            Bank (Flagler) became part of the Controlled Group (the COMPANY
            MERGER DATE).

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B5-2.1      ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Flagler before the
            Company Merger Date, had met this Plan's eligibility requirements,
            and was an active Employee on July 1, 1993, became eligible to
            participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted credit for
            service with Flagler for purposes of eligibility to participate and
            to receive Matching Contributions.


                                       B-5



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                   ADDENDUM B6
        REGIONAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION, PREMIUM ASSIGNMENT CORPORATION,
           ANDREW JACKSON SAVINGS BANK, AND BAKER MORTGAGE LOANS, INC.

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B6-1.16     EFFECTIVE DATE means February 17, 1994, the date when Regional
            Investment Corporation, Premium Assignment Corporation, Andrew
            Jackson Savings Bank, or Banker Mortgage Loans, Inc. (Andrew
            Jackson) became part of the Controlled Group (the COMPANY MERGER
            DATE).

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B6-2.1      ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Andrew Jackson before
            the Company Merger Date, had met this Plan's eligibility
            requirements, and was an active Employee on April 1, 1994, became
            eligible to participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted
            credit for service with Andrew Jackson for purposes of eligibility
            to participate and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                       B-6



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                   ADDENDUM B7
                               PEOPLES STATE BANK

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B7-1.16     EFFECTIVE DATE means May 12, 1995, the date when Peoples State Bank
            (Peoples) became part of the Controlled Group (the COMPANY MERGER
            DATE).

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B7-2.1      ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Peoples before the
            Company Merger Date, had met this Plan's eligibility requirements,
            and was an active Employee on July 1, 1995, became eligible to
            participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted credit for
            service with Peoples for purposes of eligibility to participate and
            to receive Matching Contributions.


                                       B-7



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                   ADDENDUM B8
                            KEY BISCAYNE BANK & TRUST

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B8-1.1      ACCOUNTS. The Key Biscayne Plan accounts that were merged into the
            corollary Employer Contribution Accounts under this Plan included
            matching contributions and discretionary contributions, which were
            fully vested. Before-tax contributions were merged into Before-Tax
            Accounts. After-tax contributions were merged into After-Tax
            Accounts. Rollover contributions were merged into Rollover Accounts.
            The Key Biscayne Plan offered annuity forms of payment and required
            Spousal consent for withdrawals and distributions. This Plan
            retained that requirement. This Plan issued 90-day notices that
            annuity forms will not be offered and Spousal consent will not be
            required after March 31, 2002.

B8-1.16     EFFECTIVE DATE means August 11, 1995, the date when Key Biscayne
            Bank & Trust (Key Biscayne) became part of the Controlled Group (the
            COMPANY MERGER DATE). January 1, 1996 was the date when the Key
            Biscayne Plan became part of this Plan (the PLAN MERGER DATE).

B8-1.42     PLAN (KEY BISCAYNE PLAN) means the Key Biscayne Bank 401(k) Profit
            Sharing Plan, which was frozen as of the August 11, 1995 Company
            Merger Date and merged into this Plan as of the January 1, 1996 Plan
            Merger Date.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B8-2.1      ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Key Biscayne before
            the Company Merger Date, had met the Key Biscayne Plan eligibility
            requirements, and was an active Employee on the Plan Merger Date,
            became eligible to participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan
            granted credit for service with Key Biscayne for purposes of
            eligibility to participate and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                       B-8



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                   ADDENDUM B9
                       STEPHENS DIVERSIFIED LEASING, INC.

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B9-1.16     EFFECTIVE DATE means October 11, 1995, the date when Stephens
            Diversified Leasing, Inc. (Stephens) became part of the Controlled
            Group (the COMPANY MERGER DATE).

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B9-2.1      ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Stephens before the
            Company Merger Date, had met this Plan's eligibility requirements,
            and was an active Employee on January 1, 1996, became eligible to
            participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted credit for
            service with Stephens for purposes of eligibility to participate and
            to receive Matching Contributions.


                                       B-9



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B10
                        PONTE VEDRA BANKING CORPORATION

                                   ARTICLE 1

                                  DEFINITIONS

B10-1.1     ACCOUNTS. The Ponte Vedra Plan accounts that were merged into the
            corollary Employer Contribution Accounts under this Plan included
            matching contributions and discretionary contributions, which were
            fully vested. Before-tax contributions were merged into Before-Tax
            Accounts. After-tax contributions were merged into After-Tax
            Accounts. Rollover contributions were merged into Rollover Accounts.

B10-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means January 19, 1996, the date when Ponte Vedra
            Banking Corporation (Ponte Vedra) became part of the Controlled
            Group (the COMPANY MERGER DATE). April 1, 1996 was the date when the
            Ponte Vedra Plan became part of this Plan (the PLAN MERGER DATE).

B10-1.42    PLAN (PONTE VEDRA PLAN) means the Ponte Vedra National Bank
            Retirement Savings Plan, which was merged into this Plan as of the
            April 1, 1996 Plan Merger Date.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B10-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Ponte Vedra before the
            Company Merger Date, had met the Ponte Vedra Plan eligibility
            requirements, and was an active Employee on the Plan Merger Date,
            became eligible to participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan
            granted credit for service with Ponte Vedra for purposes of
            eligibility to participate and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-10



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B11
                          UNION PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B11-1.1     ACCOUNTS. Former Union Planters employees who became Participants
            were permitted to roll over account balances distributed from the
            Union Planters Plan, into a Rollover Account in this Plan.

B11-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means September 5, 1997, the date when the Company
            purchased certain bank branches located in Tennessee from Union
            Planters National Bank (Union Planters) and hired certain Union
            Planters employees (the ACQUISITION DATE). Those branches are
            located at Johnson City (two branches), Bristol (two branches),
            Kingsport, and Greenville, Tennessee.

B11-1.42    PLAN (UNION PLANTERS PLAN) means the Union Planters Retirement
            Savings Plan, which was not merged into this Plan.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B11-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Union Planters Bank
            before the Acquisition Date, had met the eligibility requirements
            for the Union Planters Plan, and was an active Employee on that
            date, became eligible to participate in this Plan on that date. This
            Plan granted credit for service with Union Planters Bank for
            purposes of eligibility to participate and to receive Matching
            Contributions.


                                      B-11



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B12
                        EQUITABLE SECURITIES CORPORATION

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B12-1.1     ACCOUNTS. The Equitable Plan was frozen as of December 31, 1999. No
            Equitable Plan accounts were transferred to this Plan.

B12-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means January 1, 1998, the date when Equitable
            Securities Corporation (Equitable) became part of the Controlled
            Group (the ACQUISITION DATE). Equitable subsequently was renamed
            SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.

B12-1.42    PLAN (EQUITABLE PLAN) means the Equitable Securities Profit Sharing
            Plan, which was frozen as of December 31, 1999, and is sponsored by
            SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B12-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Equitable before the
            Acquisition Date, had met the Equitable Plan eligibility
            requirements, and was an active Employee on that date, became
            eligible to participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted
            credit for service with Equitable for purposes of eligibility to
            participate and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-12



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B13
                             CITIZENS BANCORPORATION

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B13-1.1     ACCOUNTS. The Citizens Plan was terminated as of December 31, 1998,
            and all account balances were distributed. Former Citizens employees
            who became Participants were permitted to roll over those account
            balances into a Rollover Account in this Plan.

B13-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means October 31, 1998, the date when the Citizens
            Bancorporation (Citizens), a bank holding company based in Marianna,
            Florida, became part of the Controlled Group (the COMPANY MERGER
            DATE).

B13-1.42    PLAN (CITIZENS PLAN) means the Citizens Bancorporation Profit
            Sharing Plan, which was terminated as of December 31, 1998, and from
            which all account balances were distributed.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B13-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Citizens before the
            Company Merger Date, had met the Citizens Plan eligibility
            requirements, and was an active Employee on January 1, 1999, became
            eligible to participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted
            credit for service with Citizens for purposes of eligibility to
            participate and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-13



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B14
               FIRST UNION CORPORATION (CERTAIN FLORIDA BRANCHES)

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B14-1.1     ACCOUNTS. The following First Union Plan accounts were
            direct-transferred into the corollary Accounts under this Plan on
            July 1, 2000: matching contributions (which were fully vested on
            March 1, 2000) were transferred into Employer Contribution Accounts;
            before-tax contributions were transferred into Before-Tax Accounts;
            after-tax contributions were transferred into After-Tax Accounts;
            and rollover contributions were transferred into Rollover Accounts.
            The First Union Plan offered annuity forms of payment and required
            Spousal consent for withdrawals and distributions. This Plan
            retained that requirement. This Plan issued 90-day notices that
            annuity forms will not be offered and Spousal consent will not be
            required after March 31, 2002.

B14-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means December 31, 1998, the date when the Company
            purchased certain bank branches located in Florida from First Union
            Corporation and hired certain First Union employees (the ACQUISITION
            DATE). Those branches are located at Lake Panasoffkee, Wildwood,
            Bushnell and Webster in Sumter County; Crystal River in Citrus
            County; Weeki Wachee and Spring Hill in Hernando County.

B14-1.42    PLAN (FIRST UNION PLAN) means the First Union Corporation Savings
            Plan. The First Union Plan accounts of individuals who became
            SunTrust Employees on the Acquisition Date were frozen as of that
            date.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B14-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for the acquired branches
            of First Union on the Acquisition Date, had met the First Union Plan
            eligibility requirements, and was an active Employee on January 1,
            1999, became eligible to participate in this Plan on that date. This
            Plan granted credit for service with First Union for purposes of
            eligibility to participate and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-14



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B15
            CRESTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B15-1.1     ACCOUNTS. The Crestar Plan accounts that were merged into the
            corollary Employer Contribution Accounts under this Plan included
            matching contributions and discretionary contributions (which are
            available for investment elections without regard to age), and tax
            credit ESOP contributions (commonly called PAYSOP contributions),
            all of which were fully vested. Before-tax contributions were merged
            into Before-Tax Accounts. After-tax contributions (made before 1988)
            were merged into After-Tax Accounts. Rollover contributions were
            merged into Rollover Accounts.

            MONEY PURCHASE ACCOUNTS (which were merged into the Crestar Plan
            when Crestar acquired Providence Savings & Loan) are maintained
            separately, and are subject to in-service withdrawal restrictions
            and the Spousal consent requirements set forth in Subsection 6.7(b)
            of the main text of the Plan. Spousal consent is required for loans
            and for post-Employment distribution in a form other than the normal
            form. Spousal consent to a form of payment other than the normal
            form is not valid unless given within 90 days before the Benefit
            Commencement Date. The normal form of payment for each Money
            Purchase Account is the single life annuity for the unmarried
            Participant, and the 50 percent joint and survivor annuity for the
            married Participant. If a Participant dies with a Money Purchase
            Account balance, and before his Benefit Commencement Date, the Plan
            will pay the balance in that Account to his surviving Spouse in the
            form of a 50 percent qualified preretirement survivor annuity unless
            the Spouse elects another form.

B15-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means December 31, 1998, the date when Crestar
            Financial Corporation (Crestar) and its affiliates and subsidiaries
            became part of the Controlled Group (the COMPANY MERGER DATE). The
            Crestar Employees' Thrift and Profit Sharing Plan and the Crestar
            Merger Plan for Transferred Employees (the Crestar Plans) became
            part of this Plan as of July 1, 1999 (the PLAN MERGER DATE).


                                      B-15



B15-1.42    PLAN (CRESTAR PLAN) means the Crestar Employees' Thrift and Profit
            Sharing Plan, and/or the Crestar Merger Plan for Transferred
            Employees, as applicable, which were merged into this Plan as of the
            July 1, 1999 Plan Merger Date.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B15-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Crestar before the
            Company Merger Date, had met a Crestar Plan's eligibility
            requirements, and was an active Employee on the Plan Merger Date,
            became eligible to participate in this Plan as of the Plan Merger
            Date. Each Employee who began working for Crestar between January 1
            and May 31, 1999 and who was an active Employee on the Plan Merger
            Date, became eligible to participate in this Plan as of August 1,
            1999 and became eligible to receive Matching Contributions as of the
            first anniversary of his hire date. This Plan granted credit for
            service with Crestar for purposes of eligibility to participate and
            to receive Matching Contributions.

                                    ARTICLE 3

                                  CONTRIBUTIONS

B15-3.1     EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS. The contribution percentage that each
            affected Participant had in effect under the Crestar Employees'
            Thrift and Profit Sharing Plan as of June 30, 1999, remained in
            effect on the July 1, 1999 Plan Merger Date. However, the minimum
            contribution rate increased from 1 percent to 2 percent, with an
            automatic increase for each Participant who had a 1 percent rate in
            effect on that date. Effective January 1, 2002, the minimum is 1
            percent.

B15-3.2     EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. Employer Matching Contributions allocated to
            affected Participants' Crestar Plan Accounts before the July 1, 1999
            Plan Merger Date, are fully vested and remain eligible for
            investment elections, regardless of age.

                                    ARTICLE 5

                        IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS AND LOANS

B15-5.1     WITHDRAWALS WITHOUT A HARDSHIP. This Plan has grandfathered the
            option that was available under the Crestar Plan for affected
            Participants to elect to make in-service withdrawals from the
            pre-merger balances in their Accounts, excluding Employer


                                      B-16



            Contributions that had been allocated within the 24-month period
            preceding the withdrawal, and excluding all balances in Before-Tax
            Accounts and Money Purchase Accounts. The minimum withdrawal is
            $100.


                                      B-17



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B16
                                THE REGENCY GROUP

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B16-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means April 30, 1999, the date when The Regency Group
            became part of the Controlled Group (the COMPANY MERGER DATE).

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B16-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Regency before the
            Company Merger Date, had met this Plan's eligibility requirements,
            and was an active Employee on June 1, 1999, became eligible to
            participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted credit for
            service with Regency for purposes of eligibility to participate and
            to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-18



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B17
                     ASSETS MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, INC. (AMA)

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B17-1.1     ACCOUNTS. The AMA Plan was frozen as of March 27, 2001. No AMA Plan
            accounts were transferred to this Plan.

B17-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means March 28, 2001, the date when Assets Management
            Advisors, Inc. (AMA) became part of the Controlled Group (the
            COMPANY MERGER DATE).

B17-1.42    PLAN (AMA PLAN) means the Assets Management Advisors Plan, which was
            frozen as of March 27, 2001.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B17-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for AMA before the Company
            Merger Date, had met this Plan's eligibility requirements, and was
            an active Employee on June 1, 2001, became eligible to participate
            in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted credit for service with
            AMA for purposes of eligibility to participate and to receive
            Matching Contributions.


                                      B-19



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B18
                       THE ROBINSON-HUMPHREY COMPANY, LLC

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B18-1.1     ACCOUNTS. The accounts of affected Employees under the Citigroup
            Plan were distributed when they became SunTrust Employees, and they
            were permitted to roll those distributions into Rollover Accounts in
            this Plan.

B18-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means July 26, 2001, the date when SunTrust purchased
            certain assets and properties relating to the institutional business
            of The Robinson-Humphrey Company, LLC (Robinson-Humphrey) (the
            ACQUISITION DATE). Robinson-Humphrey had been a Delaware limited
            liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Solomon Smith
            Barney, Inc.

B18-1.42    PLAN (CITIGROUP PLAN) means the Citigroup 401(k), from which
            distributions were made to Robinson-Humphrey participants who became
            SunTrust Employees on the Acquisition Date.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B18-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Robinson Humphrey
            before the Acquisition Date, had met this Plan's eligibility
            requirements, and was an active Employee on August 1, 2001, became
            eligible to participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted
            credit for service with Robinson Humphrey for purposes of
            eligibility to participate and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-20



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B19
               HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES, THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B19-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means February 15, 2002, the date when the Florida
            Franchise of Huntington Bancshares and The Huntington National Bank
            (Huntington) became part of the Controlled Group (the ACQUISITION
            DATE).

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B19-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Huntington before the
            Acquisition Date, had met this Plan's eligibility requirements, and
            was an active Employee on the Acquisition Date, became eligible to
            participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted credit for
            service with Huntington for purposes of eligibility to participate
            and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-21



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B20
                               EAGLE CAPITAL, LLC

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B20-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means February 1, 2003, the date when certain
            employees of Eagle Capital, LLC (EAGLE CAPITAL) began working for
            AMA, a member of the Controlled Group (THE 2003 AMA HIRE DATE).

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B20-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Eagle Capital before
            the 2003 AMA Hire Date, had met this Plan's eligibility requirements
            and was an active Employee on February 1, 2003, became eligible to
            participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted credit for
            service with Eagle Capital for purposes of eligibility to
            participate and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-22



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B21
                            HOME FINANCIAL GROUP LLC

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B21-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means June 1, 2003, the date when Home Financial
            became part of the Controlled Group (THE COMPANY ACQUISITION DATE).

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B21-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Home Financial before
            the Company Acquisition Date, had met this Plan's eligibility
            requirements and was an active Employee on July 1, 2003, became
            eligible to participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted
            credit for service with Home Financial for purposes of eligibility
            to participate and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-23



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B22
                        LIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B22-1.1     ACCOUNTS. The defined contribution plan maintained by Lighthouse
            Financial Corporation (LIGHTHOUSE) was terminated before Lighthouse
            became a part of the Controlled Group. On distribution of benefits
            from the Lighthouse Plan, Participants could request to have a
            rollover to this Plan.

B22-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means June 2, 2003, the date when Lighthouse became
            part of the Controlled Group (THE COMPANY MERGER Date).

B22-1.42    PLAN (LIGHTHOUSE PLAN) means the 401(k) Plan previously maintained
            by Lighthouse.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B22-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Lighthouse before the
            Company Merger Date, had met this Plan's eligibility requirements
            and was an active Employee on June 2, 2003, became eligible to
            participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted credit for
            service with Lighthouse for purposes of eligibility to participate
            and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-24



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B23
                        SUN AMERICA MORTGAGE CORPORATION

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B23-1.1     ACCOUNTS. The defined contribution plan maintained by Sun America
            Mortgage Corporation (SUN AMERICA) was terminated before Sun America
            became a part of the Controlled Group. On distribution of benefits
            from the Sun American Plan, participants could request to have a
            rollover to this Plan.

B23-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means August 1, 2003, the date when Sun America
            became part of the Controlled Group (THE COMPANY MERGER DATE).

B23-1.42    PLAN (SUN AMERICA PLAN) means the Sun America Mortgage Company
            401(k) Profit Sharing Plan.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B23-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Sun America before the
            Company Merger Date, had met this Plan's eligibility requirements
            and was an active Employee on August 1, 2003, became eligible to
            participate in this Plan on that date. This Plan granted credit for
            service with Sun America for purposes of eligibility to participate
            and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-25



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B24
                         SEIX INVESTMENT ADVISORS, INC.

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B25-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means May 28, 2004, the date when Seix Investment
            Advisors, Inc. became part of the Controlled Group (the ACQUISITION
            DATE).

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B25-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Seix before the
            Acquisition Date and was an active Employee on the Acquisition Date,
            became eligible to participate in this Plan on July 1, 2004. This
            Plan granted credit for service with Seix for purposes of
            eligibility to participate and to receive Matching Contributions.


                                      B-26



                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B25
                     NATIONAL COMMERCE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

            On October 1, 2004, National Commerce Financial Corporation became
part of the Controlled Group (THE COMPANY MERGER DATE). The National Commerce
Financial Corporation Investment Plan was frozen as of the close of business on
December 31, 2004. The following provisions relating to Articles 2 and 5 are
effective October 1, 2004.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B25-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for National Commerce
            Financial Corporation before the Company Merger Date, had met this
            Plan's eligibility requirements and was an active Employee on
            January 1, 2005, became eligible to participate in this Plan on that
            date. On that date, this Plan granted credit for service with
            National Commerce Financial Corporation and its controlled group
            members for purposes of eligibility to participate and to receive
            Matching Contributions.

                                    ARTICLE 5

                        IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS AND LOANS

B25-5.3   LOANS.

      (a)   APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY. To ensure that loans from this Plan and
            loans from the National Commerce Financial Corporation Investment
            Plan meet the applicable limits, loans will not be available from
            this Plan to any Participant who is also a Participant in the
            National Commerce Financial Corporation Investment Plan.

      The following provisions are effective as of the close of business on June
      30, 2005, unless otherwise stated.


                                      B-27



                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B25-1.1     ACCOUNTS. The NCF Plan is frozen as of the close of business on
            December 31, 2004. Accounts from the NCF Plan that were transferred
            to this Plan as part of the merger of the NCF Plan into this Plan
            include the following:

            (a)   The Before-Tax Account is merged with the Before-Tax Account
            in the SunTrust 401(k) Plan. This Account reflects a Participant's
            interest in Before-Tax contributions by his Employer equal to the
            amount of his elected salary reduction. The Before-Tax Accounts also
            include funds that were formerly part of the National Bank of
            Commerce ESOP/TIRA Plan that were previously merged into that plan
            and accounted for as the Employee Deferral Merger Subaccounts. The
            Before-Tax Account is always 100% vested.

            (b)   The Matching Account reflects a Participant's interest in
            matching contributions made by a Plan Sponsor under the NCF
            Investment Plan and by an Employer under this Plan. The Frozen
            Matching Account reflects a Participant's 100% vested interest in
            matching contributions made by a Merged Plan. Matching Contributions
            under this Plan are 100% vested. NCF Plan Participants terminating
            before July 1, 2005, shall have their vested interest in the NCF
            Matching Account determined under the provisions of the NCF Plan as
            in effect at their termination of employment with the Employers
            under the NCF Plan.

            (c)   The After-Tax Account reflects a Participant's interest in
            After-Tax contributions made by the Participant under the NCF Plan
            or under a Predecessor Plan. All After-Tax Accounts are merged into
            one After-Tax Account.

            (d)   The Rollover Accounts from the NCF Plan were merged into this
            Plan's Rollover Accounts.

            (e)   The Profit Sharing Account reflects a Participant's interest
            in a profit sharing or merged plan account that was transferred to
            the NCF Plan from a Merged Plan.


                                      B-28



            (f)   The Former ESOP Account reflects a Participant's accumulated
            interest under a plan that was an ESOP at the time it merged into
            the NCF Investment Plan but afterwards was no longer considered to
            be part of an ESOP. In particular, the ESOP Account reflects the
            portion of the Participant's Account which is attributable to
            non-stock investments as well as full and fractional shares, if any,
            of Company Stock originally purchased in the American Federal Plan
            prior to the merger of such plan into the CCB Savings Plan and the
            elimination of the ESOP feature of that plan.

            (g)   The ESOP Account reflects a Participant's interest in the ESOP
            portion of the NCF Investment Plan. It includes a Participant's
            interest in the portion of the NBC ESOP/TIRA Plan (which was merged
            into the NCF Investment Plan on August 1, 2001) that was an ESOP,
            including the ESOP amounts that were merged into the NBC ESOP\ TIRA
            Plan and accounted for as the Employer Merger Subaccount in that
            plan. The ESOP Account consisted of an NBC ESOP Diversification
            Subaccount (containing all investments in the ESOP Account that were
            individual funds that did not include Company Stock), and the
            portion of the Participant's ESOP Account that is invested in the
            Employer Stock Fund.

            (h)   The Former Qualified Nonelective Contribution Account reflects
            a Participant's interest in a qualified nonelective contribution
            account maintained under the American Federal Plan, which was merged
            into the NCF Plan. The funds in such Account are 100% vested at all
            times and are subject to the distribution limitations outlined in
            Code Section 401(k)(2)(B) and applicable regulations.

B25-1.10A   COMPANY MERGER DATE has the same definition as Effective Date.

B25-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means October 1, 2004, the date when National
            Commerce Financial Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries
            became part of the Controlled Group (the "Company Merger Date"). The
            NCF Plan was merged into and became part of this Plan as of the
            close of business on June 30, 2005 (the "Plan Merger Date").

B25-1.37    MERGED PLAN means with respect to the NCF Plan, all of the following
            plans that were merged into the NCF Plan as of August 1, 2001: CCB
            Financial Corporation Retirement


                                      B-29



            Savings Plan, National Bank of Commerce ESOP\TIRA Plan, and the
            First Mercantile Profit Sharing Plan.

B25-1.42    "NCF PLAN" means the National Commerce Financial Corporation
            Investment Plan, which was merged into this Plan as of the close of
            business on June 30, 2005.

B25-1.42A   PLAN MERGER DATE means the close of business on June 30, 2005, the
            date when the NCF Plan was merged into this Plan.

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B25-2.1     ELIGIBILITY.

            (a)   Each Employee who, before the Company Merger Date, had worked
            for National Commerce Financial Corporation or an entity within its
            Controlled Group and who, on January 1, 2005, had met this Plan's
            eligibility requirements and was an active Employee, became eligible
            to participate in this Plan on that date.

            (b)   Effective January 1, 2005, this Plan granted credit for
            service with National Commerce Financial Corporation and its
            Controlled Group Members for purposes of eligibility to participate
            and vesting in any Accounts attributable to the NCF Plan which are
            not fully vested.

            (c)   Each individual who was a Participant in the NCF Plan as of
            the Plan Merger Date and had not previously become a Participant in
            this Plan automatically becomes a Participant in this Plan on the
            Plan Merger Date.

                                    ARTICLE 3

                                  CONTRIBUTIONS

B25-3.32    EMPLOYER MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS. Forfeitures under the NCF Plan that
            are not allocated as of the close of business on June 30, 2005,
            shall be used to reduce Employer


                                      B-30



            Matching Contributions (or to restore forfeitures as provided in
            Article VI of this Addendum B24) and not to increase benefits.

                                    ARTICLE 4

                                   ALLOCATIONS

B25-4.2     INVESTMENT ELECTIONS.

            (a)   INVESTMENT FUNDS. Accounts transferred to this Plan in
            connection with the merger of the NCF Plan will be invested in the
            investment funds available to Participants in accordance with
            Section 4.2 of the main text of the Plan. The NCFC Stock Fund, the
            NCFC ESOP Stock Fund and the NCFC Merged Stock Fund will be merged
            into the Employer Stock Fund effective as of the Plan Merger Date or
            as soon thereafter as practicable. Unless the Plan is amended to
            provide otherwise, there is no limitation on the percentage of a
            Participant's Account that may be invested in the Employer Stock
            Fund.

            (g)   DIVERSIFICATION ELECTIONS. The diversification rules in the
            NCF Plan Section 5.3 shall not apply to Accounts transferred to this
            Plan. Instead, Section 4.2(g) of the main text of the Plan shall
            apply to all ESOP Accounts.

                                    ARTICLE 5

                        IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS AND LOANS

B25-5.1(f)  WITHDRAWALS BY ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS. An Active Participant whose
            Accounts have funds attributable to his participation in the NCF
            Plan may take up to four withdrawals from all of his Accounts per
            Plan Year while he is an Employee in accordance with Section 5.1(a)
            of the main text of the Plan or for Hardship as described in Section
            5.2. Each such withdrawal must be for the lesser of $500 or for
            withdrawals after age 59.5, the total value of the Participant's
            Account.


                                      B-31



B25-5.3   LOANS.

            (a)   APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY. To ensure that loans from this
            Plan and loans from the NCF Plan meet the applicable limits, loans
            will not be available from this Plan from January 1, 2005 through
            the Plan Merger Date (or as soon thereafter as announced by the
            Administrator) to any Participant who participates in this Plan and
            also in the NCF Plan.

                                    ARTICLE 6

                          POST-EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTIONS

B25-6.1     DISTRIBUTION EVENTS. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan
            or this Addendum B24, a Participant who previously participated in
            the NCF Plan and is not fully vested in his Accounts shall forfeit
            or be deemed to have forfeited the nonvested amounts in his Accounts
            in accordance with the following rules:

            (a)   PARTIAL VESTING. If a Participant receives a distribution of
            the vested portion of his Account attributable to Employer
            contributions before his Termination Completion Date, then a portion
            of his total non-vested Account derived from Employer contributions
            shall be immediately forfeited. The forfeited amount shall be equal
            to the value of the non-vested portion multiplied by a fraction, the
            numerator of which is the amount of the distribution attributable to
            Employer contributions and the denominator of which is the total
            value of the Account attributable to Employer Contributions.

            (b)   NON-VESTED. Upon termination of employment of a Participant
            who not vested in any part of his Account, the Participant shall be
            deemed to have received a distribution and his entire Account shall
            be immediately forfeited.

            (c)   REHIRE. If a Participant is rehired before his Termination
            Completion Date and a portion of his Account attributable to
            Employer Contributions has been forfeited, he may repay to the Plan
            the amount of his prior distribution no later than the fifth
            anniversary of his reemployment with the Employers and the
            previously forfeited amount shall be restored to his Account. If the
            Participant's Account was not vested on his prior termination of
            employment, then any amount forfeited shall be restored to his
            Account.


                                      B-32



            Restoration of forfeitures shall be made as soon as practicable
            following the Participant's repayment or reemployment, whichever is
            applicable. Restoration shall be made from any forfeitures available
            for allocation or to reduce the Employers' contribution, to the
            extent available, and then by a special contribution from the
            Employers.

            (d)   TERMINATION COMPLETION DATE. Termination Completion Date means
            the last day of the fifth consecutive Break in Service computation
            period, determined under the Plan Section (incorporated herein by
            reference) of the NCF Plan that defines Break in Service in which a
            Participant completes a Break in Service.


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                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(k) PLAN

                                  ADDENDUM B26
                            ZEVENBERGEN CAPITAL, INC.

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   DEFINITIONS

B25-1.16    EFFECTIVE DATE means January 1, 2005, the date when Zevenbergen
            Capital, Inc. became part of the Controlled Group (the ACQUISITION
            DATE).

                                    ARTICLE 2

                                   ELIGIBILITY

B25-2.1     ELIGIBILITY. Each Employee who had worked for Zevenbergen before the
            Acquisition Date and was an active Employee on the Acquisition Date,
            became eligible to participate in this Plan on January 1, 2005. This
            Plan granted credit for service with Zevenbergen for purposes of
            eligibility to participate and to receive Matching Contributions.


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                        SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. 401(K) PLAN

                                   ADDENDUM C
                             PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS
                                FEBRUARY 15, 2006


AMA Holdings, Inc.

First Mercantile Trust Company

First Mercantile Capital Management, Inc.

National Commerce Bank Services, Inc.

Premium Assignment Corporation

Prime Financial Services, Inc.

Prime Performance, Inc.

STB Management Corporation

SunTrust Bank

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

SunTrust Bank Holding Company

SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.

SunTrust Delaware Trust Company

SunTrust Community Development Corporation

SunTrust Education Financial Services Corporation

SunTrust Insurance Company

SunTrust Insurance Services, Inc.

SunTrust Investment Services, Inc.

SunTrust Leasing Corporation

SunTrust Mortgage, Inc.

SunTrust Procurement Services, L.L.C.

Teton Trust Company

Transom Development, Inc.

Transplatinum Service Corporatioin

Trusco Capital Management, Inc.

USI Alliance

Zevenberger Capital Investments LLC




*In addition, 80% or more owned entities of a company listed are also eligible
when they have Eligible Employees unless otherwise excluded in accordance with
the terms of the Plan document.

EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

[SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. LETTERHEAD]

February 24, 2006

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

As Corporate Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for SunTrust Banks, Inc. (the "Company"), I am familiar with the preparation and filing of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on or about February 24, 2006, with respect to 10,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Plan Shares"), issuable pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 401(k) Plan, as amended, (the "Plan") as referenced in the Registration Statement.

I have reviewed the Plan and the Registration Statement, and I have examined and am familiar with, the original or copies, certified or otherwise, of the documents, corporate records and other instruments of the Company relating to the proposed issuance of the Plan Shares which I deem relevant and which form the basis of the opinion hereinafter set forth.

I am of the opinion that the issuance of the Plan Shares has been duly authorized by the Company and, upon issuance pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Plan Shares will be legally issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and no personal liability will attach to the holders of the Plan Shares.

The undersigned counsel to the Company hereby consents to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement.

				Sincerely,
				/s/ Raymond D. Fortin
				Raymond D. Fortin

EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 1, 2005 relating to the financial statements, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the 2004 Annual Report to Shareholders of SunTrust Banks, Inc., which is incorporated by reference in SunTrust Banks, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP                

Atlanta, Georgia
February 23, 2006