Form 8-K

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 14, 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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (the “Registrant”) announced today that James M. Wells III, the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, will succeed L. Phillip Humann as Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2007. Mr. Humann will remain Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Wells was also elected to the Registrant’s board of directors effective immediately, where he will serve as Chairman of the Executive Committee.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of a news release issued by the Registrant pertaining to the above matters is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report, 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 into another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references this Current Report on Form 8-K and this Item 7.01. All information in the news release speaks as of the date thereof and the Registrant does not assume any obligation to update said information in the future.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

99.1    News Release dated November 14, 2006 (furnished with the Commission as 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 14, 2006.   By:  

/s/ David A. Wisniewski

    David A. Wisniewski,
    Group Vice President