Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Lienhard Jerome T
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SUNTRUST BANKS INC [STI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Pres & CEO, SunTrust Mortgage
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
303 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/13/2012
(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30303		 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 08/13/2012   A   3,690 A $ 24.83 60,015 D (1)  
Common Stock 08/13/2012   F   1,198 D $ 24.83 58,817 D (1)  

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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
Phantom Stock (2) (2)               (2)   (2) Common Stock 1,162.374   1,162.374 D  
Option (3) $ 64.58             02/12/2011 02/12/2018 Common Stock 22,000   22,000 D  
Option (3) $ 9.06             02/10/2012 02/10/2019 Common Stock 72,400   72,400 D  
Option (4) $ 22.69             02/09/2013 02/09/2020 Common Stock 12,500   12,500 D  
Option (4) $ 27.5             04/26/2014 04/26/2021 Common Stock 7,226   7,226 D  
Option (4) $ 32.27             02/08/2014 02/08/2021 Common Stock 19,050   19,050 D  
Option (4) $ 23.68             04/24/2015 04/24/2022 Common Stock 9,260   9,260 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Lienhard Jerome T
303 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E.
ATLANTA, GA 30303		       Pres & CEO, SunTrust Mortgage  

Signatures

 David A. Wisniewski, Attorney-in-Fact for Jerome T. Lienhard   08/14/2012
**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) Includes the following shares which are subject to forteiture: 7,900 which vest on 2/9/2013; 8,000 which vest on 2/8/2014; 2,728 which vest on 4/26/2014; and 3,186 which vest on 4/24/2015.
(2) The phantom stock units were acquired under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan and convert to common stock on a one-to-one basis.
(3) Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan.
(4) Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan.

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