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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): JULY 18, 2003
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia 001-08918 58-1575035
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(State of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
303 Peachtree Street, N.E. 30308
Atlanta, Georgia ---------
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 404-588-7165
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REQUIRED FD DISCLOSURE.
On July 18, 2003, A.W. Dahlberg resigned as a director of SunTrust
Banks, Inc. (the "Company"). Mr. Dahlberg served as the Chairman of the
Compensation and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr.
Dahlberg is the Chairman of the Board of Mirant Corporation. The
Company is a participant in a credit facility provided to Mirant
Corporation, which filed for bankruptcy on July 14, 2003. Following the
resignation of Mr. Dahlberg, the Company's Board of Directors consists
of fourteen members: J. Hyatt Brown, Alston D. Correll, Douglas N.
Daft, Patricia C. Frist, David H. Hughes, L. Phillip Humann, M. Douglas
Ivester, Summerfield K. Johnston, Jr., G. Gilmer Minor, III, Larry L.
Prince, R. Randall Rollins, Frank S. Royal, M.D., James B. Williams and
Karen Hastie Williams.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 18, 2003 SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
By: /s/ Raymond D. Fortin
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Raymond D. Fortin
Senior Vice President
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