SunTrust to Announce Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Results Friday, January 21, 2011

ATLANTA -- SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI) announced today that it plans to release fourth quarter 2010 results prior to the market opening on Friday, January 21, 2011.

SunTrust management will host a conference call January 21, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) to discuss the earnings results and business trends. Individuals may call in beginning at 7:45 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) by dialing 1-888-972-7805 (Passcode: 4Q10). Individuals calling from outside the United States should dial 1-517-308-9091 (Passcode: 4Q10). A replay of the call will be available one hour after the call ends on January 21, 2011, and will remain available until February 4, 2011, by dialing 1-800-294-3092 (domestic) or 1-402-220-9770 (international).

Alternatively, individuals may listen to the live webcast of the presentation by visiting the SunTrust investor relations web site at www.suntrust.com/investorrelations. Beginning the afternoon of January 21, 2011, listeners may access an archived version of the webcast in the "Webcasts and Presentations" subsection found on the investor relations webpage. This webcast will be archived and available for one year. A link to the Investor Relations page is also found in the footer of the SunTrust home page.

SunTrust Banks, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the nation's largest banking organizations, serving a broad range of consumer, commercial, corporate and institutional clients. As of September 30, 2010, SunTrust had total assets of $174.7 billion and total deposits of $120.3 billion

Published January 5, 2011