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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 * 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) 02/26/2013 (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               56,103 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

1,166.4673

1,166.4673

D

Phantom Stock (3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

6,752.342

6,752.342

D

Option (4)

$ 64.58

02/12/2011

02/12/2018

Common Stock

22,000

22,000

D

Option (4)

$ 9.06

02/10/2012

02/10/2019

Common Stock

72,400

72,400

D

Option (5)

$ 22.69

02/09/2013

02/09/2020

Common Stock

12,500

12,500

D

Option (5)

$ 27.5

04/26/2014

04/26/2021

Common Stock

7,226

7,226

D

Option (5)

$ 32.27

02/08/2014

02/08/2021

Common Stock

19,050

19,050

D

Option (5)

$ 23.68

04/24/2015

04/24/2022

Common Stock

9,260

9,260

D

Option (6)

$ 27.41

02/26/2013

A

6,748

02/26/2014

02/26/2023

Common Stock

6,748

(6)

6,748

D

Option (6)

$ 27.41

02/26/2013

A

6,748

02/26/2015

02/26/2023

Common Stock

6,748

(6)

6,748

D

Option (6)

$ 27.41

02/26/2013

A

6,747

02/26/2016

02/26/2023

Common Stock

6,747

(6)

6,747

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		02/28/2013
**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: 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)	Represents restricted stock units, half of which vest on 2/14/2014 and half on 2/15/2015.
(4)	Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan.
(5)	Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan.
(6)	Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan. One third of the award vests each year for three years.

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