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 *
Panther Thomas E
  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)
SVP, Controller, CAO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
303 PEACHTREE STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/14/2012
(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 02/13/2012   F   2,019 D $ 22.03 23,626 D (1)  
Common Stock 02/14/2012   A   9,400 A $ 21.67 33,026 D (1)  
Common Stock               1,070.4521 I (2) 401(k)

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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 Units (3) (3)               (3)   (3) Common Stock 960.1589   960.1589 D  
Option (4) $ 54.28             02/11/2006 02/11/2013 Common Stock 2,400   2,400 D  
Option (4) $ 73.19             02/10/2007 02/10/2014 Common Stock 3,000   3,000 D  
Option (4) $ 73.14             02/08/2008 02/08/2015 Common Stock 7,000   7,000 D  
Option (5) $ 23.7             01/04/2013 01/04/2020 Common Stock 6,000   6,000 D  
Option (6) $ 21.67 02/14/2012   A   23,500     (6) 02/13/2022 Common Stock 14,900 (6) 14,900 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Panther Thomas E
303 PEACHTREE STREET
ATLANTA, GA 30303
      SVP, Controller, CAO  

Signatures

 David A. Wisniewski, Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas E. Panther   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) Includes restricted stock granted under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2004 and 2009 Stock Plans which are subject to vesting conditions. The restricted stock agreements contain tax withholding features allowing stock to be withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations. The plans are exempt under Rule 16(b)-3. Includes 5,810 shares which vest on 2/10/12; 3,690 shares whcih vet on 8/11/2012, 4,205 shares whcih vest on 2/9/2013; 4,500 shares which vest on 2/8/14; 1,157 shares of restricted stock which vest on 6/14/2014; and 9,400 shares which vest on 2/14/2015.
(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) Phantom stock units acquired under the SunTrust Bank, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan. These phantom stock units convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(4) Granted under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan.
(5) Granted under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan.
(6) Granted under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan. One third of the award vests each year for three years.

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