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, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

ROGERS WILLIAM H JR	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)
Corporate Exec. Vice President	
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

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

2/10/2009		
(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  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	24480  	D  	
 	
Common Stock  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	7560.215  	I  	401(k)   (1)	
Common Stock  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	60  	I  	Custodian Account   (2)	
Common Stock  	2/10/2009  	 	A	  	31300  	A	$0  	75186  	I  	Restricted Stock   (3)	

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  	1056.2402  	 	1056.2402  	D  	
 	
Option   (5)	$73.0625  	 	 	  	  	  	  	11/9/2002  	11/9/2009  	Common Stock  	1365  	 	1365  	D  	
 	
Option   (5)	$73.0625  	 	 	  	  	  	  	11/9/2002  	11/9/2009  	Common Stock  	4635  	 	4635  	D  	
 	
Option   (6)	$51.125  	 	 	  	  	  	  	11/14/2003  	11/14/2010  	Common Stock  	10000  	 	10000  	D  	
 	
Option   (6)	$64.57  	 	 	  	  	  	  	11/13/2004  	11/13/2011  	Common Stock  	15000  	 	15000  	D  	
 	
Option   (6)	$54.28  	 	 	  	  	  	  	2/11/2006  	2/11/2013  	Common Stock  	15000  	 	15000  	D  	
 	
Option   (6)	$73.19  	 	 	  	  	  	  	2/10/2007  	2/10/2014  	Common Stock  	18000  	 	18000  	D  	
 	
Option   (7)	$73.14  	 	 	  	  	  	  	2/8/2008  	2/8/2015  	Common Stock  	18000  	 	18000  	D  	
 	
Option   (7)	$71.03  	 	 	  	  	  	  	2/14/2009  	2/14/2016  	Common Stock  	32000  	 	32000  	D  	
 	
Option   (7)	$85.06  	 	 	  	  	  	  	2/13/2010  	2/13/2017  	Common Stock  	35000  	 	35000  	D  	
 	
Option   (7)	$64.58  	 	 	  	  	  	  	2/12/2011  	2/12/2018  	Common Stock  	88800  	 	88800  	D  	
 	
Option   (7)	$29.54  	 	 	  	  	  	  	12/31/2011  	12/31/2018  	Common Stock  	100000  	 	100000  	D  	
 	
Option   (7)	$9.06  	2/10/2009  	 	A 	  	250000   	  	2/10/2012  	2/10/2019  	Common Stock  	250000  	$9.06  	250000  	D  	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	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.	
(  2) 	Held as Custodian for daugher, Heather Christian Rogers, and son, David Henry Rogers.	
(  3) 	Restricted stock granted under 1986 SunTrust Executive Stock Plan, 1995 SunTrust Executive Stock Plan, SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan and SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan. Subject to certain vesting conditions. Restricted stock agreements contain tax withholding features allowing stock to be withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations. These plans are exempt under Rule 16(b)-3. Includes 6,728 shares of restricted stock which will vest on 02/14/2009, 5,713 shares which vest on 2/13/2010 and 31,300 shares which vest on 02/10/2012.	
(  4) 	The reported phantom stock units were acquired under SunTrust Banks, Inc.'s 401(k) excess benefit plan. These phantom stock units convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.	
(  5) 	Granted pursuant to the 1995 SunTrust Executive Stock Plan.	
(  6) 	Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan.	
(  7) 	Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
ROGERS WILLIAM H JR
303 PEACHTREE STREET
ATLANTA, GA 30308			Corporate Exec. Vice President		

Signatures		
David A. Wisniewski, Attorney-in-Fact for William H. Rogers, Jr.		2/12/2009	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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