SunTrust 2010 Annual Report Download - page 36

PART II
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
The principal market in which the common stock of the Company is traded is the NYSE. See Item 6 and Table 29 in the
MD&A for information on the high and the low sales prices of SunTrust common stock on the NYSE, which is incorporated
herein by reference. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, we paid a quarterly dividend on common stock of
$0.01 per common share compared to a quarterly dividend on common stock of $0.10 per common share for the first two
quarters and $0.01 per common share in the third and fourth quarters of 2009. Our common stock is held of record by
approximately 35,465 holders as of December 31, 2010. See Table 25 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—Government Supervision and Regulation,” 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 Operations—Capital Resources,” for
a discussion of the dividends paid during the year 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 SEC 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, 2005 and ending December 31, 2010. The foregoing analysis
assumes an initial $100 investment in our stock and each index and the reinvestment of all dividends during the periods
presented.
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12/31/2005 12/31/2006 12/31/2007 12/31/2008 12/31/2009 12/31/2010
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
SunTrust Banks, Inc., The S&P 500 Index,
and S&P Commercial Bank Index
SunTrust Banks, Inc. S&P 500 S&P Commercial Bank Index
Cumulative total return for the year ended December 31
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 100.00 119.42 93.25 51.88 39.47 52.20
S&P 500 100.00 115.61 121.84 78.85 97.61 110.85
S&P Commercial Bank Index 100.00 115.83 83.28 48.16 45.45 52.28
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