UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Spiegel, John W.
303 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308
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
December 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Executive Vice President, SunTrust Banks, Inc.
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock | | | | | |68,304 shares |D | |
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| | | | | |540 shares |I |Spouse |
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|1996 |A/V |2,004 shares |A | |78,496 shares |I |401(k) |
| |(*) | | | | | | |
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| | | | | |200,000 shares |I |(1) |
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(*) Voluntary reporting of ex| | | | | | | | |
empt transaction under 401(k)| | | | | | | | |
Plan. | | | | | | | | |
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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 |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice 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 | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Phantom Stock Units (2) |1 for 1 |(2) |A |3,870 |A |(2) |(2) |Common Stock|3,870 |(2) |3,870 |D | |
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Option (3) | | | | | |11/8/|11/8/|Common Stock|9,400 |10.56 |9,400 |D | |
| | | | | |88 |98 | | | | | | |
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Option (3) | | | | | |11/14|11/14|Common Stock|8,800 |11.19 |8,800 |D | |
| | | | | |/89 |/99 | | | | | | |
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Option (4) | | | | | |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) The reported phantom stock units were acquired at various times and prices
under SunTrust Banks, Inc.'s
401(k) excess benefit plan. This is the initial filing with respect to such
plan and reflects the balance as of
December 31,
1996.
(3) Granted pursuant to the 1986 SunTrust Executive Stock
Plan.
(4) Granted pursuant to the 1995 SunTrust Executive Stock
Plan.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ John W. Spiegel by Raymond Fortin, Power of Attorney
DATE
February 1997
