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  0001906875
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000018349
  SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP
  001-10312
  1111 BAY AVENUE
  STE 500
  COLUMBUS
  GA
  31901
  7066492311
  Dierdorff Thomas T
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  1841
  89840.80
  143972321
  10/22/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  12/21/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  872
  12/21/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  01/02/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  01/02/2024
  Compensation
  Common
  02/16/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  231
  02/16/2024
  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  720
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  Compensation
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  1111 Bay Avenue
  Suite 500
  Columbus
  GA
  31901
  Common
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  28363.73
  10/22/2024
  /s/ Gary Redman, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Thomas Dierdorff