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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
July 27, 2018 (July 25, 2018)
Date of Report
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Synovus Financial Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Georgia (State of Incorporation) | 1-10312 (Commission File Number) | 58-1134883 (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)
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On July 25, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) of Synovus Financial Corp. (“Synovus”) approved a 3% increase in base salaries for the named executive officers (5% for Mr. Blair) set forth in the table below. The base salaries for these named executive officers, after giving effect to this increase, are as follows:
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Name | | Title | | Base Salary |
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Kevin S. Blair | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | | $615,825 |
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Allen J. Gula, Jr. | | Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer | | $477,877 |
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Allan E. Kamensky | | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | | $459,208 |
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J. Barton Singleton | | Executive Vice President and President, Financial Management Services | | $443,128 |
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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.
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| SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP. | |
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Date: July 27, 2018 | By: | /s/ Allan E. Kamensky | |
| Name: | Allan E. Kamensky | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |