Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * AKINS D WAYNE JR	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 __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Chief Comm Banking Off.
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) P.O. BOX 120	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/7/2022
(Street) COLUMBUS, GA 31902 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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
Common Stock	2/7/2022		A		744 (1)	A	$51.07	50233	D
Common Stock	2/7/2022		D		9033 (2)	D	$0	41200	D
Common Stock	2/7/2022		F		1254 (3)	D	$51.07	39946	D
Common Stock								2998	I	By Wife

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	On February 7, 2019, the reporting person received a grant of market restricted stock units with a service-based component as well as a Total Shareholder Return Multiplier (the "2019 MRSUs"). These 2019 MRSUs were included on the Form 3 filed on February 1, 2022 by the reporting person (the "Form 3"). On February 7, 2022, pursuant to the terms of the service-based vesting component of the 2019 MRSUs, the third tranche of such award vested. Based upon the Total Shareholder Return Multiplier, the reporting person received 446 additional shares of the Company's restricted stock, such shares representing the amount vested in excess of the target amount of 2019 MRSUs initially included on the Form 3. In addition, the reporting person received 298 shares of the Company's restricted stock through the accrual of dividend equivalents.
(2)	On February 7, 2019, the reporting person received a grant of performance stock units (the "PSUs") with a service-based vesting component as well as a performance vesting requirement. These PSUs were included on the Form 3. While the reporting person has satisfied the service-based vesting requirement, the actual amount of PSUs which vested on February 7, 2022 was 0% of the target amount based upon the results of two performance measures during the performance period compared to the performance formula approved by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee of Synovus' Board of Directors. As such, the reporting person received 9,033 less shares (which includes the award plus dividend equivalent rights on those underlying shares) than initially included on the Form 3.
(3)	These shares were withheld upon the vesting of 2019 MRSUs to pay tax withholding obligations.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
AKINS D WAYNE JR P.O. BOX 120 COLUMBUS, GA 31902			EVP, Chief Comm Banking Off.

Signatures
/s/ Mary Maurice Young		2/9/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date