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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * TOMLINSON PHILIP W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP [SNV] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Advisory Director (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 120 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2007 (Street) COLUMBUS, GA 31902 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

Stock Option

$ 22.875

12/31/2007

D(1)

64,787

02/09/2001

02/08/2009

Common Stock

64,787

(1)

0

D

Stock Option

$ 18.0625

12/31/2007

D(1)

35,543

01/20/2002

01/19/2010

Common Stock

35,543

(1)

0

D

Stock Option

$ 26.438

12/31/2007

D(1)

29,872

01/17/2003

01/16/2011

Common Stock

29,872

(1)

0

D

Stock Option

$ 28.99

12/31/2007

D(1)

500,000

05/10/2008

05/09/2011

Common Stock

500,000

(1)

0

D

Stock Option

$ 26.5

12/31/2007

D(1)

38,208

04/29/2004

04/28/2012

Common Stock

38,208

(1)

0

D

Stock Option

$ 25.7

12/31/2007

D(1)

58,189

01/21/2006

01/20/2014

Common Stock

58,189

(1)

0

D

Stock Option

$ 26.82

12/31/2007

D(1)

65,772

01/21/2008

01/20/2015

Common Stock

65,772

(1)

0

D

Stock Option

$ 27.67

12/31/2007

D(1)

93,714

01/31/2007(2)

01/30/2016

Common Stock

93,714

(1)

0

D

Stock Option

$ 31.93

12/31/2007

D(1)

30,630

01/31/2008(3)

01/31/2017

Common Stock

30,630

(1)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TOMLINSON PHILIP W P.O. BOX 120 COLUMBUS, GA 31902				Advisory Director

Signatures

/s/ Philip W. Tomlinson by Garilou Page as Attorney-in-Fact		01/03/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Stock options were cancelled pursuant to the spin-off of Total System Services, Inc. by Synovus and will be replaced by Total System Services, Inc. stock options based on a formula contained in an Employee Matters Agreement between Synovus and Total System Services, Inc. The formula was designed to preserve the economic value of the cancelled options.
(2)	Options vested annually in 33% increments beginning on January 31, 2007.
(3)	Options vested annually in 33% increments beginning on January 31, 2008.

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