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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
August 11, 2022
Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Synovus Financial Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Georgia | 1-10312 | 58-1134883
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1111 Bay Avenue, Suite 500, Columbus, Georgia 31901
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(706) 641-6500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
________________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value | SNV | New York Stock Exchange
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D | SNV-PrD | New York Stock Exchange
Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E | SNV-PrE | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

On August 11, 2022, Synovus Financial Corp. (the “Company”) completed its previously-announced public offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.200% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). The Notes were registered pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-266462).
The Notes were issued under the Senior Notes Indenture, dated as of dated February 13, 2012 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. The Notes have a fixed interest rate of 5.200%, payable semi-annually.
The foregoing descriptions of the Indenture and the Notes do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the documents, which are attached as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated by reference herein.
A copy of the opinion of Alston & Bird LLP, counsel to the Company, relating to the legality of the Notes is filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) |  | Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |  | Description
| 4.1 |  | Senior Notes Indenture dated February 13, 2012, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 8, 2012, as filed with the SEC on February 13, 2012.
| 4.2 |  | Form of Note.
| 5.1 |  | Opinion of Alston & Bird, LLP, counsel to the Company, as to the validity of the Notes.
| 23.1 |  | Consent of Alston & Bird, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereof).

Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Synovus has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP.
Date: August 11, 2022 | By: /s/ Allan E. Kamensky
| Name: Allan E. Kamensky
| Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel