UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Georgia | 58–1575035 | |
| (State of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 303 Peachtree Street N.E. Atlanta, Georgia | 30308 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A. (c), please check the following box. x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A. (d), please check the following box. ¨
| Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: |
333-161712 | |||
| (If applicable) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class to be so registered |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
| Warrants (expiring December 31, 2018) | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
The description set forth under the section “Description of Warrants” in the preliminary prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2011, in
connection with the automatic shelf registration statement on
Form S-3 (No. 333-161712) of SunTrust Banks, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Warrant Agreement, dated September 22, 2011, among SunTrust Banks, Inc., Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. | |
| 4.2 | Specimen Warrant (included as part of Exhibit No. 4.1) | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: September 23, 2011 | By: | /s/ Raymond D. Fortin | ||||
| Raymond D. Fortin | ||||||
| Corporate Executive Vice President | ||||||
| General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Warrant Agreement, dated September 22, 2011, among SunTrust Banks, Inc., Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. | |
| 4.2 | Specimen Warrant (included as part of Exhibit No. 4.1) | |