Item 3.02 Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities

On November 3, 2009, Synovus accepted for exchange $29,820,000 in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 4.875% Subordinated Notes Due 2013 (the "Tendered Notes") pursuant to its offer to exchange up to 50 million newly issued shares of its common stock for any and all of its outstanding 4.875% Subordinated Notes Due 2013 (the "Exchange Offer"). Pursuant the terms of the Exchange Offer, Synovus issued 9,444,161 shares of its common stock (the "Exchanged Shares") as consideration for the Tendered Notes on November 4, 2009, the settlement date of the Exchange Offer. The Exchanged Shares were issued in a transaction that was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), in reliance upon an exemption from registration provided under
Section 3(a)(9) of the Act.
Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 3, 2009, Synovus issued a press release announcing the final results of its Exchange Offer. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release, dated November 3, 2009.

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Signature Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Synovus has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP. ("Synovus")

Dated: November 6, 2009 By: /s/ Samuel F. Hatcher Samuel F. Hatcher Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary