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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):September 15, 2004
SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.) |
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Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
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30308
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 404-588-7165
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:
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a joint press release issued by SunTrust Banks, Inc. ("SunTrust" or "the Registrant") and National Commerce Financial Corporation ("NCF") on September 15, 2004, announcing that: (i) the shareholders of NCF and SunTrust had approved the previously-announced merger between SunTrust and NCF (the "Merger"), and the issuance of SunTrust common stock to NCF shareholders in the Merger, respectively, and (ii) on September 14, 2004, the Federal Reserve Board had announced its approval of the Merger.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:
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Joint press release of SunTrust and NCF, issued on September 15, 2004. | ||||
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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.
Date: September 17, 2004
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SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. |
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By: /s/ Raymond D. Fortin |
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Raymond D. Fortin Senior Vice President and General Counsel |