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) |
October 27, 2011 |
| 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 8.01. Other Events.
On October 27, 2011, SunTrust Banks, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) between the Company and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the underwriters listed on Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), whereby the Company agreed to sell and the Underwriters agreed to purchase from the Company, subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.50% Senior Notes due 2017.
A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement.
Exhibits 4.1, 5.1 and 23.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K are filed herewith in connection with the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-161712) and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 4.1 | Form of Note for 3.50% Senior Notes due 2017. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of King & Spalding LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of King & Spalding LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
| 99.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated October 27, 2011, among SunTrust Banks, Inc. and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the underwriters listed on Schedule I thereto. | |
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: November 1, 2011 | By: | /s/ David A. Wisniewski | ||||
| David A. Wisniewski | ||||||
| Group Vice President and Associate General Counsel | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Form of Note for 3.50% Senior Notes due 2017. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of King & Spalding LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of King & Spalding LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
| 99.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated October 27, 2011, among SunTrust Banks, Inc. and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the underwriters listed on Schedule I thereto. | |