UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 8, 2006
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Georgia | 001-08918 | 58-1575035 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 303 Peachtree St., N.E., Atlanta, Georgia | 30308 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (404) 588-7711
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Representatives of SunTrust Banks, Inc. (the “Registrant”) are scheduled to make a presentation at the BancAnalysts Association of Boston 2007 Conference on Friday, November 9, 2007 at 7:30 AM Eastern Time. Jim Wells III, President and Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Banks, Inc., will make SunTrust’s presentation. A copy of the slide package to be used by the Registrant at this conference is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Such slide package will also be available on the Registrant’s web site at www.suntrust.com. Information contained on the Registrant’s website is expressly not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references this Current Report on Form 8-K. All information in the slide package speaks as of the date thereof and the Registrant does not assume any obligation to update said information in the future. In addition, the Registrant disclaims any inference regarding the materiality of such information which otherwise may arise as a result of its furnishing such information under Item 7.01 of this report on Form 8-K.
| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
In the slide package to be used by SunTrust Banks, Inc. at BancAnalysts Association of Boston 2007 Conference on Friday, November 9, 2007 at 7:30 AM Eastern Time (which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K), at slide 19, SunTrust Banks, Inc. states that it experienced only a modest impact on its financial results from additional deterioration in market values in October.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Slide package to be presented on November 9, 2007 (furnished with the Commission as a part of this Current Report on Form 8-K). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: November 8, 2007. | By: | /s/ David A. Wisniewski | ||||||
| David A. Wisniewski, Group Vice President and Associate General Counsel | ||||||||