UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549	

 
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

  

			
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)    	 	October 10, 2017	

 

	
SunTrust Banks, Inc.	
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)	

	
					
Georgia	 	001-08918	 	58-1575035	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	

	
			
303 Peachtree St., N.E., Atlanta, Georgia	 	30308	
(Address of principal executive offices)	 	(Zip Code)	

	
		
Registrant's telephone number, including area code    	 (800) 786-8787	

 

	
Not Applicable	
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)	

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Emerging growth company     ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.          ¨

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (the “Company”) has posted a summary of its mid-year stress-test results required by the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 on its investor relations website at http://investors.suntrust.com/regulatory-filings/dodd-frank-act-stress-test-results/default.aspx.
Information contained on the Company's website is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K. Also, the information in the preceding paragraph shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and may only be incorporated by reference into another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references Section 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	
						
 	 	 	 	 	SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.	
 	 	 	 	 	(Registrant)	
Date: October 10, 2017.	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Curt Phillips	
 	 	 	 	 	Curt Phillips, Group Vice President, Associate General Counsel	
 	 	 	 	 	Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary