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PART II
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
The principal market in which the common stock of the Company is traded is the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). See
Item 6 and Table 18 in the MD&A for information on the high and the low sales prices of the SunTrust Banks, Inc. common
stock on the NYSE, which is incorporated herein by reference. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2008 we paid
a quarterly dividend on common stock of $0.77 for the first three quarters and $0.54 in the fourth quarter compared to $0.73
per common share during each quarter of 2007. Our common stock is held of record by approximately 38,125 holders as of
December 31, 2008. See Table 24 in the MD&A for information on the monthly share repurchases activity, including total
common shares repurchased and announced programs, weighted average per share price, and the remaining buy-back
authority under the announced programs, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Please also refer to Item 1, “Business,” for a discussion of legal restrictions which affect our ability to pay dividends;
Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” for a discussion of some risks related to our dividend, and Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation—Capital Resources,” for a discussion of the dividend payable in
the first quarter of 2009 and factors that may affect the future level of dividends.
The information under the caption “Equity Compensation Plans” in our definitive proxy statement to be filed with the
Commission is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.
Set forth below is a line graph comparing the yearly percentage change in the cumulative total shareholder return on our
common stock against the cumulative total return of the S&P Composite-500 Stock Index, and the S&P Commercial Bank
Industry Index for the five years commencing December 31, 2003 and ending December 31, 2008.
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among SunTrust Banks, Inc., The S&P 500 Index
And S&P Commercial Bank Industry (401010)
$0
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
$140
$160
12/03 12/04 12/05 12/06 12/07 12/08
SunTrust Banks, Inc. S&P 500 S&P Commercial Bank Industry (401010)
*$100 invested on 12/31/03 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends.
Fiscal year ending December 31.
Copyright©2009 S&P, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved.
12/03 12/04 12/05 12/06 12/07 12/08
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 100.00 106.36 107.96 129.34 99.25 49.95
S&P 500 100.00 110.88 116.33 134.70 142.10 89.53
S&P Commercial Bank Industry (401010) 100.00 107.55 108.66 127.61 102.13 80.04
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