UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Long, Robert R.
25 Park Place, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
(STI)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
58-1575035
4. Statement for Month/Year
November 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
December 1996
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Chairman, President & CEO, SunTrust Banks of Georgia, Inc.
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock | 11/20|G |V|776 |D | |45,698 shares |D | |
|/96 | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | 3,200 shares |I |Spouse |
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| | | | | | |560 shares |I |Daughter |
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| | | | | | |38,732 shares |I |401(k) |
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Common Stock |11/12/|J(*)| |15,000 |A | |121,000 shares |I |(1) |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Option (2) | | | | | | |11/8/|11/8/|Common Stock|9,400 |10.56 |9,400 |D | |
| | | | | | |88 |98 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) | | | | | | |11/14|11/14|Common Stock|8,800 |11.19 |8,800 |D | |
| | | | | | |/89 |/99 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) (3) | | | | | | |8/8/9|8/7/2|Common Stock|33,000 |30.25 |33,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |5 |005 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Restricted stock held under 1986 SunTrust Executive Stock Plan and 1995
SunTrust Executive Stock Plan.
Subject to certain performance and/or vesting conditions. Restricted stock
agreements contain tax withholding
features allowing stock to be withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
Both plans are exempt under Rule
16(b)-3.
(2) Granted pursuant to SunTrust Executive Stock
Plan.
(3) The option becomes exercisable in 10% increments over 10 years or in the
event of death, disability or change
in control.
(*) Grant of performance based restricted stock under 1995 SunTrust Executive
Stock Plan. Subject to certain
performance and vesting
conditions.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Robert R. Long by Raymond Fortin, Power of Attorney
DATE
December 13, 1996
