DECEMBER 3, 2015 COLUMBUS, GA - Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.12 per share on the company's Common Stock, which is an increase from the $0.10 per share paid on October 1, 2015. The dividend will be payable on January 4, 2016, to shareholders of record as of December 17, 2015.

Synovus Financial Corp. is a financial services company based in Columbus, Georgia, with approximately $28 billion in assets. Synovus provides commercial and retail banking, investment, and mortgage services to customers through 28 locally-branded divisions, 258 branches, and 336 ATMs in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee. Synovus Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Synovus, was recognized as one of America's Most Reputable Banks by American Banker and the Reputation Institute in 2015. Synovus is on the web at synovus.com, on Twitter @synovus, and on LinkedIn at http://linkedin.com/company/synovus.

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