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) November 13, 2017
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 3.03. | Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. |
On November 13, 2017, SunTrust Banks, Inc. (the “Company”) filed Articles of Amendment (the “Articles of Amendment”) to its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, setting forth the terms of its Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series H, no par value and $100,000 liquidation preference per share (the “Series H Preferred Stock”). The Articles of Amendment were filed in connection with an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), dated November 7, 2017, between the Company and the representatives of the underwriters listed on Schedule I thereto, 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, 500,000 depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in a share of the Series H Preferred Stock (or 5,000 shares of the Series H Preferred Stock in the aggregate).
Under the terms of the Series H Preferred Stock, the ability of the Company to declare or pay dividends on, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, shares of its common stock will be subject to certain restrictions in the event that the Company fails to pay dividends on its Series H Preferred Stock. These restrictions are set forth in the Articles of Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 5.03. | Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On November 13, 2017, the Company filed the Articles of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia. A copy of the Articles of Amendment is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On November 7, 2017, the Company entered into the Underwriting Agreement. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 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 1.1, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 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. 333-206953) and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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 14, 2017 | By: | /s/ Curt Phillips | ||
| Curt Phillips | ||||
| Group Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary | ||||