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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) 03/11/2013 (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 03/11/2013   M   5,000 A $ 23.7 74,290 D (1)   Common Stock               300 I Custodial Account (2) Common Stock               2,300 I Custodial Account (3) Common Stock               3,500 I Trust (4) Common Stock               6,736.0149 I 401(k) (5)

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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

(6)

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

985.1803

985.1803

D

Phantom Stock (7)

(7)

(7)

(7)

Common Stock

2,667

5,333

D

Phantom Stock (8)

(8)

(8)

(8)

Common Stock

17,233.59

17,233.59

D

Option (9)

$ 23.7

03/11/2013

M

5,000

01/14/2013

01/14/2020

Common Stock

5,000

$ 23.7

0

D

Option (9)

$ 32.27

02/08/2014

02/08/2021

Common Stock

19,300

19,300

D

Option (10)

$ 21.67

(10)

02/14/2022

Common Stock

44,400

44,400

D

Option (10)

$ 27.41

02/26/2014

02/26/2023

Common Stock

11,464

11,464

D

Option (10)

$ 27.41

02/26/2015

02/26/2023

Common Stock

11,464

11,464

D

Option (10)

$ 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		03/12/2013
**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)	Granted under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan. The plan is exempt under SEC Rule 16b-3; includes 7,290 shares of restricted stock which vest on February 9, 2014.
(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 custodial account for the benefit of a minor child of the reporting person over which account the reporting person has investment and voting control.
(4)	Shares are held in a family trust over which the reporting person has voting and investment control.
(5)	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.
(6)	Acquired under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan. These convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(7)	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.
(8)	Represents restricted stock units, half of which vest on 2/14/2014 and half on 2/15/2015.
(9)	Granted under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan.
(10)	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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