FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Freeman Thomas E	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. EVP & Efficiency Exec.	
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

303 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E.	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

2/27/2018		
(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30308
(City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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  	2/27/2018  	 	S	  	3265  	D	  (1)	148273.446  	D  	
 	
Common Stock  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	650.176  	I   (3)	401(k)  	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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 Units   (4)	  (4)	 	 	   	  	  	  	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock  	1589.1591  	 	1589.1591  	D  	
 	
Phantom Stock   (2)	  (2)	 	 	   	  	  	  	2/9/2019  	2/9/2019  	Common Stock  	22618  	 	22618  	D  	
 	
Phantom Stock  	  (5)	 	 	   	  	  	  	2/14/2018  	2/14/2020  	Common Stock  	5773.5778  	 	3804.7458  	D  	

Explanation of Responses:	
(1) 	Sold at prices ranging from $71.88 to $71.94.	
(2) 	Represents time-vested restricted stock units granted on February 9, 2016 under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan. The plan is exempt under Rule 16b-03. Units will be settled in shares. The award agreement contains tax withholding features which allow us to withhold units to satisfy withholding obligations.	
(3) 	Because the stock fund component of the 401(k) Plan is accounted for in unit accounting, the number of share equivalents varies based on the closing price of SunTrust stock on the applicable measurement date.	
(4) 	The phantom stock units were acquired under SunTrust Banks, Inc.'s Deferred Compensation Plan. These securities convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.	
(5) 	Represents time-vested restricted stock unit award granted on February 14th, 2017 under the SunTrust Banks, Inc 2009 Stock Plan. The plan is exempt under Rule 16b-3. Award will be settled in share of common stock. The restricted unit award agreements contain tax withholding provisions which allow us to satisfy tax withholding obligtions by netting shares.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Freeman Thomas E
303 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E.
ATLANTA, GA 30308			Corp. EVP & Efficiency Exec.		

Signatures		
Curt Phillips, Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas E. Freeman		2/28/2018	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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