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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Stelling Kessel D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP [SNV] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, CEO, & President (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 120 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/09/2019 (Street) COLUMBUS, GA 31902 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/09/2019   D   2,594 (1) D $ 37.33 312,496 (2) D   Common Stock 02/09/2019   F   3,511 (3) D $ 37.33 308,985 D   Common Stock 02/11/2019   D   3,044 (4) D $ 37.33 306,556 (5) D   Common Stock 02/11/2019   A   2,719 (6) A $ 37.33 311,228 (7) D   Common Stock 02/11/2019   F   21,808 (8) D $ 37.33 289,420 D   Common Stock               13,909 I By 2015 Irrevocable Trust Common Stock               70,000 I By 2018 GRAT Common Stock               36,271 I By 2017 GRAT

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Stelling Kessel D P.O. BOX 120 COLUMBUS, GA 31902	X		Chairman, CEO, & President

Signatures

/s/ Mary Maurice Young		02/13/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On February 10, 2017, the reporting person reported the grant of certain market restricted stock units (the "MRSUs"). The MRSUs have a service-based vesting component as well as a Total Shareholder Return Multiplier. On February 9, 2019, pursuant to the terms of the service-based vesting component of the MRSUs, the second tranche of such award vested. Based upon the Total Shareholder Return Multiplier, the "target" amount of MRSUs which vested was adjusted downward based upon Synovus' total shareholder return during the year. As such, the reporting person received 2,594 less shares of the Company's restricted stock than the target amount of MRSUs initially reported on Form 4 in February 2017.
(2)	Includes 273 shares acquired through the accrual of dividend equivalents on the MRSUs vested as of February 9, 2019.
(3)	These shares were withheld upon the vesting of MRSUs to pay tax witholding obligations.
(4)	On February 16, 2016, the reporting person reported the grant of certain market restricted stock units (the "MRSUs"). The MRSUs have a service-based vesting component as well as a Total Shareholder Return Multiplier. On February 11, 2019, pursuant to the terms of the service-based vesting component of the MRSUs, the third tranche of such award vested. Based upon the Total Shareholder Return Multiplier, the "target" amount of MRSUs which vested was adjusted downward based upon Synovus' total shareholder return during the year. As such, the reporting person received 3,044 less shares of the Company's restricted stock than the target amount of MRSUs initially reported on Form 4 in February 2016.
(5)	Includes 461 shares acquired through the accrual of dividend equivalents on the MRSUs vested as of February 11, 2019.
(6)	On February 16, 2016, the reporting person reported the grant of certain performance stock units (the "PSUs"). The PSUs have a service-based vesting component as well as a Total Shareholder Return Multiplier. On February 11, 2019, pursuant to the terms of the service-based vesting component of the PSUs, the third tranche of such award vested. Based upon the Total Shareholder Return Multiplier, the reporting person received 2,719 additional shares of the Company's restricted stock, such shares representing the amount vested in excess of the target amount of PSUs initially reported on Form 4 in February 2016.
(7)	Includes 1,953 shares acquired through accrual of dividend equivalents on the PSUs vested as of February 11, 2019.
(8)	These shares were withheld upon the vesting of MRSUs and PSUs to pay tax witholding obligations.

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