FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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

OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5

(Print or Type Responses)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GARROTT THOMAS M   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. BOX 11227 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2007 (Street) MEMPHIS, TN 38111 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               402,606 (1) D   Common Stock               130,059 (2) I Children's Trust Common Stock               339,489 I Garrott 2005 Investments, LTD (3)

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
	Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.		SEC 1474 (9-02)

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 (4)

$ 48.33

10/01/2004

01/14/2013

Common Stock

2,069

2,069

D

Option (4)

$ 52.09

10/01/2004

01/15/2012

Common Stock

1,919

1,919

D

Option (4)

$ 48.33

01/14/2004

01/14/2013

Common Stock

120,418

120,418

D

Option (4)

$ 52.09

01/15/2003

01/15/2012

Common Stock

120,568

120,568

D

Option (5)

$ 49.97

01/16/2002

01/16/2011

Common Stock

53,086

53,086

D

Option (6)

$ 56.17

10/01/2004

01/21/2014

Common Stock

122,488

122,488

D

Option (7)

$ 73.14

02/08/2008

02/08/2015

Common Stock

122,488

122,488

D

Option (7)

$ 71.03

02/14/2009

02/14/2016

Common Stock

122,488

122,488

D

Phantom Stock Units (8)

(8)

(8)

(8)

Common Stock

25,082.4898

25,082.4898

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GARROTT THOMAS M P.O. BOX 11227 MEMPHIS, TN 38111	X

Signatures

David A. Wisniewski, Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas M. Garrott		03/06/2007
**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 21 shares received as a liquidating distribution from Garrott Family Investments I, LP and 135 shares received as a liquidating distribution from Garrott Family Investments II, LP. In prior reports, the reporting person reported indirect beneficial ownership of 21,291 shares of STI common stock held by Investments I, LP and 134,582 shares of STI common stock held by Investments II, LP.
(2)	Held in trust for children. Includes 67,223 shares received as a liquidating distribution from Garrott Family Investments II, LP.
(3)	Garrott 2005 Investments LTD with respect to which the Reporting Person serves as general partner.
(4)	Granted pursuant to the National Commerce Financial Corporation Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(5)	Granted pursuant to the National Commerce Financial Corporation 1994 Stock Plan Amended and Restated.
(6)	Granted pursuant to the National Commerce Financial Corporation 2003 Stock and Incentive Plan.
(7)	Granted pursuant to the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan.
(8)	Acquired under the National Commerce Financial Corporation Equity Investment Plan, which was frozen 12/31/04, and under the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 401(k) Excess Benefit Plan. These phantom stock units convert to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.