SEC Form 4/A

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^* Floyd, C. Edward (Last) (First) (Middle) P. O. Box 120 (Street) Columbus, GA 31902-120 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Synovus Financial Corp. SNV		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer Other 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	4. Statement for Month/Day/Year February 11, 2003 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 02/12/2003

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code and Voluntary Code (Instr. 8) Code \| V	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Amount \| A/D \| Price	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Owner- ship Form: Direct(D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/10/2003		J (1) \|	391 \| A \| $19.20	38,985	D
Common Stock					803,771	I	By IRA
Common Stock					153,232	I	By Spouse
Common Stock					116,133	I	Vascular Laboratories

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Form 4 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)	4. Transaction Code and Voluntary (V) Code (Instr.8) Code \| V	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of (Instr. 3,4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable(DE) and Expiration Date(ED) (Month/Day/Year) (DE) \| (ED)	7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr.5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transactions (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.4)

Explanation of Responses :

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See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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By: Signed by Garilou Page as Attorney in Fact 02-19-2003
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

Power of Attorney

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Form 4 (continued)

FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Synovus Financial Corp. SNV

Form 4 - February 2003

C. Edward Floyd
P. O. Box 120

Columbus, GA 31902-120

Explanation of responses:

(1) Purchase of shares under Director Stock Purchase Plan.

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