Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Richards Robert Ryan
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/16/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SUNTRUST BANKS INC [STI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
303 PEACHTREE STREET, NE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Acct Officer & Corp Cont
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30308		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 1,893.808
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units (1) 08/12/2014 08/12/2017 Common Stock 966.378 $ (1) D  
Phantom Stock Units (1) 02/10/2015 02/10/2018 Common Stock 533.478 $ (1) D  
Phantom Stock Units (1) 02/09/2016 02/10/2018 Common Stock 619.709 $ (1) D  
Phantom Stock Units (1) 02/14/2017 02/10/2018 Common Stock 379.697 $ (1) D  
Phantom Stock Units (1) 02/09/2016 02/10/2019 Common Stock 618.683 $ (1) D  
Phantom Stock Units (1) 02/14/2017 02/10/2019 Common Stock 379.697 $ (1) D  
Phantom Stock Units (1) 02/14/2017 02/10/2020 Common Stock 379.693 $ (1) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Richards Robert Ryan
303 PEACHTREE STREET, NE
ATLANTA, GA 30308		       Chief Acct Officer & Corp Cont  

Signatures

David Wisniewski, Attorney-ain-Fact for Robert Ryan Richards 05/17/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Represents time-vested restricted stock units granted under the 2009 Stock Plan. The Plan is exempt under Rule 16b-3. The restricted stock unit award agreements contain tax withholding features which allow us to withhold units to satisfly withholding obligations. Units will be settled in shares.

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