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
Camp, James David, Jr.
One East Broward Boulevard
Suite 1501
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
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
April 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
May 2, 1997
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
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 | | | | | | |316,352 shares |D | |
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| | | | | | |49,846 shares |I |Spouse |
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|4/22/9|S | |2,000 shares |D |48.00 | | | |
|7 | | | | | | | | |
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|4/28/9|S | |2,000 shares |D |49.00 | | | |
|7 | | | | | | | | |
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|4/29/9|S | |2,000 shares |D |50.00 |21,840 shares |D |(1) |
|7 | | | | | | | | |
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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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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Shares held by Mr. Camp and his spouse as tenants by the
entirety.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ James D. Camp, Jr. by Raymond Fortin, Power of Attorney
DATE
May 9, 1997
