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):
 
April 26, 2016
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Georgia
001-08918
58-1575035
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
 
Identification No.)
 
 
 
303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
 
30308
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
 
(800) 786-8787
 
 
Not Applicable
 
 
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of the shareholders of SunTrust Banks, Inc. was held on April 26, 2016. Represented at the meeting were 442,604,565 shares of 506,301,747 eligible shares (87.42%). At the meeting, the shareholders of SunTrust took the following actions, and cast the following votes:
1. Shareholders elected the following persons as directors of SunTrust:
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Non-votes
Dallas S. Clement
 
392,897,837

 
1,367,091

 
500,476

 
47,839,160

Paul R. Garcia
 
393,124,809

 
1,157,003

 
483,594

 
47,839,160

M. Douglas Ivester
 
389,659,513

 
4,688,747

 
417,146

 
47,839,160

Kyle Prechtl Legg
 
392,878,229

 
1,385,848

 
501,328

 
47,839,160

Donna S. Morea
 
393,194,074

 
1,083,353

 
487,978

 
47,839,160

David M. Ratcliffe
 
393,146,543

 
1,127,615

 
491,248

 
47,839,160

William H. Rogers, Jr.
 
383,846,624

 
8,701,656

 
2,217,126

 
47,839,160

Frank P. Scruggs, Jr.
 
393,029,505

 
1,238,035

 
497,866

 
47,839,160

Bruce L. Tanner
 
392,876,292

 
1,381,450

 
507,664

 
47,839,160

Thomas R. Watjen
 
392,389,705

 
1,717,954

 
667,746

 
47,839,160

Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr.
 
388,442,130

 
5,625,228

 
698,048

 
47,839,160

2. Shareholders approved (97.68% of the votes cast) the non-binding advisory vote ("say-on-pay") resolution regarding the compensation of the Company's executives as described in the Summary Compensation Table as well as in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the other executive compensation tables and related discussion.
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Non-votes
Say-on-Pay
 
385,597,241

 
8,095,172

 
1,072,992

 
47,839,160

3. Shareholders ratified (98.78% of the votes cast) the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of SunTrust for 2016.
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Non-votes
Ratification of Auditor
 
437,203,356

 
4,302,189

 
1,099,019

 
0


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: April 26, 2016.
 
By: /s/ David A. Wisniewski
 
 
 
David A. Wisniewski,
 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President, Deputy General
 
 
 
 
Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary