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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 * Gillani Aleem   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) Corp. Exex. Vice Pres and CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 303 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/14/2014 (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               88,448.83 D (1)   Common Stock               2,300 I Custodial Account (2) Common Stock               3,500 I Trust (3) Common Stock               6,884.3552 I 401(k) (4)

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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

(5)

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

995.8049

995.8049

D

Phantom Stock (6)

(6)

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

2,732.31

2,732.31

D

Option (7)

(7)

02/14/2014

M

8,709.727

02/14/2014

02/14/2022

Common Stock

8,709.727

(7)

8,709.727

D

Option (7)

(7)

02/14/2014

F

2,905

02/14/2014

02/14/2022

Common Stock

2,905

(7)

5,804.727

D

Option (8)

$ 32.27

02/08/2014

02/08/2021

Common Stock

19,300

19,300

D

Option (9)

$ 21.67

(9)

02/14/2022

Common Stock

29,599

29,599

D

Option (9)

$ 27.41

02/26/2014

02/26/2023

Common Stock

11,464

11,464

D

Option (9)

$ 27.41

02/26/2015

02/26/2023

Common Stock

11,464

11,464

D

Option (9)

$ 27.41

02/26/2016

02/26/2023

Common Stock

11,465

11,465

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gillani Aleem 303 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E. ATLANTA, GA 30303			Corp. Exex. Vice Pres and CFO

Signatures

David A. Wisniewski, Attorney-in-Fact for Aleem Gillani		02/18/2014
**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)	Granted under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan. The plan is exempt under SEC Rule 16b-3.
(2)	Shares are held in a custodial account for the benefit of an adult familiy member over which account the reporting person has investment and voting control.
(3)	Shares are held in a family trust over which the reporting person has voting and investment control.
(4)	Because the stock fund component of the 401(k) Plan is accounted for in unit accounting, the number of share equivalents vares based on the closing price of SunTrust stock on the applicable measurement date.
(5)	Acquired under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan. These convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(6)	Reflects satisfaction of performance vesting condition (Tier 1 Capital) as of December 31, 2011 with respect to restricted stock units originally granted under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan on April 26, 2011. Grant was exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3. Award remains subject to time-vesting criterion and will vest pro rata annually (i.e. one-third each year) and will vest post-retirement provided certain noncompetition and other restrictive covenants are performed. Includes shares acquired upon dividend reinvestment.
(7)	Represents satisfaction of return on asset performance condition of performance-vested restricted stock units granted on 2/14/2012. Granted under the 2009 Stock Plan. Award will settle in shares in February, 2015.
(8)	Granted under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan.
(9)	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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