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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

July 21, 2017 (July 19, 2017)
Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

Synovus Financial Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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

1111 Bay Avenue, Suite 500, Columbus, Georgia 31901
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(706) 649-2311
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

________________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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.

On July 19, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) of Synovus Financial Corp. (“Synovus”) approved a 2% increase in base salaries for the named executive officers set forth in the table below. The base salaries for these named executive officers, after giving effect to this increase, are as follows:

Name
Title
Base Salary
 
 
 
Kevin S. Blair
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
$586,500
 
 
 
Allen J. Gula, Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
$463,958
 
 
 
Allan E. Kamensky
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
$445,833
 
 
 
Mark G. Holladay
Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
$379,013
 
 
 




































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.
 
("Synovus")
 
 
Dated:  July 21, 2017
By: /s/Allan E. Kamensky___    
 
           Allan E. Kamensky
 
           Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
 
           Secretary