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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * GARRETT BLAKE P JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SUNTRUST BANKS INC [STI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. DRAWER 36 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/18/2006 (Street) FOUNTAIN INN, SC 29644 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 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 (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               71,679 (1) D   Common Stock               962 I Limited Partnership (2) Common Stock               49,679 I Custodial Accounts for Children Common Stock               5,399 I Grandchildren (3) Common Stock               348 I Corporation (4) Common Stock 04/18/2006   A   1,200 A $ 75.63 1,200 D (5)

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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. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

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 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

Option (6)

$ 67.33

08/17/2004

04/27/2009

Common Stock

1,011

1,011

D

Option (6)

$ 67.33

08/17/2004

04/18/2010

Common Stock

946

946

D

Option (6)

$ 67.33

08/17/2004

04/23/2007

Common Stock

624

624

D

Option (6)

$ 67.33

08/17/2004

08/01/2007

Common Stock

5,204

5,204

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GARRETT BLAKE P JR P.O. DRAWER 36 FOUNTAIN INN, SC 29644	X

Signatures

David Wisniewski, Attorney-in-Fact for Blake P. Garrett, Jr.		04/20/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 1,200 shares of restricted stock which vested on April 19, 2006.
(2)	Owned by Inn Circle Limited Partnership, a family owned entity.
(3)	Mr. Garrett has investment control over these shares.
(4)	Held by Garrett, Wenck & Garrett, Inc., a corporation of which Mr. Garrett shares investment control.
(5)	Restricted stock held under SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan. The plan is exempt under Rule 16(b)-3.
(6)	Granted pursuant to the National Commerce Financial Corporation 2003 Stock and Incentive Plan.

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