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
October 24, 2014 (October 23, 2014)
Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Synovus Financial Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Georgia | 1-10312 | 58-1134883 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1111 Bay Avenue, Suite 500, Columbus, Georgia 31901
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(706) 649-2311
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 5.05 | Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics. |
On October 23, 2014, the Board of Directors of Synovus Financial Corp. (the “Company”) approved and adopted amendments to the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) to (1) expand Section 6’s requirements as to accurate and clear representation of the relevant facts or the true nature of the transactions memorialized by the Company to include “public disclosures” in addition to the other record-keeping, accounting and auditing reports set forth in the Code, (2) expand Section 9’s restrictions to include limitations on political expenditures and gifts and (3) add a new section to address fair dealing with the Company’s team members.
A copy of the Code, as amended to reflect the changes described above, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as amended on October 23, 2014 | |
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Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Synovus has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP. | ||||||
| (“Synovus”) | ||||||
| Dated: October 24, 2014 | By: | /s/ Allan E. Kamensky | ||||
| Allan E. Kamensky | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
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