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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 * Fortin Raymond D   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. EVP & General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 303 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/14/2012 (Street) ATLANTA, GA 30308 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               3,058.7273 I 401(k) (2) Common Stock 02/13/2012   F   8,256 D $ 22.03 94,030 (1) D

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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 (3)

(3)

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

1,781.9724

1,781.9724

D

Phantom Stock (4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

10,608.8912

10,608.8912

D

Option (5)

$ 64.57

11/13/2004

11/13/2011

Common Stock

10,955

10,955

D

Option (5)

$ 54.28

02/11/2006

02/11/2013

Common Stock

13,158

13,158

D

Option (5)

$ 73.19

02/10/2007

02/10/2014

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Option (6)

$ 73.14

02/08/2008

02/08/2015

Common Stock

18,000

18,000

D

Option (6)

$ 71.03

02/14/2009

02/14/2016

Common Stock

20,000

20,000

D

Option (6)

$ 85.06

02/13/2010

02/13/2017

Common Stock

18,000

18,000

D

Option (6)

$ 64.58

02/12/2011

02/12/2018

Common Stock

33,500

33,500

D

Option (6)

$ 9.06

02/10/2012

02/08/2019

Common Stock

183,273

183,273

D

Option (7)

$ 32.27

02/08/2014

02/08/2021

Common Stock

66,300

66,300

D

Option (8)

$ 21.67

02/14/2012

A

30,000

(8)

02/14/2022

Common Stock

30,000

(8)

30,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Fortin Raymond D 303 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E. ATLANTA, GA 30308			Corp. EVP & General Counsel

Signatures

David A. Wisniewski, Attorney-in-Fact for Raymond D. Fortin		02/16/2012
**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)	Also includes the following shares which are subject to forfeiture: 1,200 which vest on 6/20/2012; 1,200 which vest on 9/16/2012; 1,367 which vest on 11/29/2012; 15,159 which vest on 12/16/2012; 1,200 which vest on 3/6/2013; 1,200 which vest on 7/14/2013; and 21,000 which vest on 2/8/2014.
(2)	Because the stock fund component of the 401(k) Plan is accounted for in unit accounting, the number of share equivalents varies based on the closing price of SunTrust stock on the applicable measurement date.
(3)	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.
(4)	Represents stock units granted under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan and paid as salary which will be settled in cash on March 31, 2012 unless settled earlier due to the executive's death or disability or the company's change in control.
(5)	Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan.
(6)	Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan.
(7)	Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan.
(8)	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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