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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Lienhard Jerome T 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/01/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SUNTRUST BANKS INC [STI] (Last) (First) (Middle) 303 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E. 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO SunTrust Mortg 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ATLANTA, GA 30303 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 53,248 (1) D Â

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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 (2)	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	1,153.876	$ (2)	D	Â
Option (3)	02/12/2011	02/12/2018	Common Stock	22,000	$ 64.58	D	Â
Option (3)	02/10/2012	02/10/2019	Common Stock	72,400	$ 9.06	D	Â
Option (4)	02/09/2013	02/09/2020	Common Stock	12,500	$ 22.69	D	Â
Option (4)	04/26/2014	04/26/2021	Common Stock	7,226	$ 27.5	D	Â
Option (4)	02/08/2014	02/08/2021	Common Stock	19,050	$ 32.27	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lienhard Jerome T 303 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E. ATLANTA, GA 30303	Â	Â	  President & CEO SunTrust Mortg	Â

Signatures

David A. Wisniewski, Attorney-in-Fact for Jerome T. Lienhard		12/06/2011
**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)	Includes the following shares which are subject to forteiture: 9,850 which vest on 2/9/2012; 3,690 which vest on 8/11/2012; 7,900 which vest on 2/9/2013; 8,000 which vest on 2/8/2014; and 2,728 which vest on 4/26/2014.
(2)	The phantom stock units were acquired under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan and convert to common stock on a one-to-one basis.
(3)	Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan.
(4)	Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2009 Stock Plan.

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