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Exhibit 99.1
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Media Contact
Investor Contact
Lee Underwood
Kevin Brown
Media Relations
Investor Relations
(706) 644-0528(706) 644-0948
Synovus Announces Earnings for the Second Quarter 2020
Diluted Earnings per Share of $0.57 vs. $0.96 in 2Q19
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share of $0.23 vs. $1.00 in 2Q19

COLUMBUS, Ga., July 21, 2020 - Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.

Second Quarter 2020 Highlights
Diluted EPS of $0.57; adjusted diluted EPS of $0.23.
Period-end loan growth of $1.66 billion or 4.3% sequentially; funded approximately $2.9 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, supporting more than 19,000 customers.
Core transaction deposits (non-interest bearing, NOW/savings, and money market deposits excluding public and brokered funds) increased $4.63 billion or 18.7% sequentially.
Interest-bearing deposit (NOW/savings, money market, and time deposit) costs down 45 bps from the first quarter.
Net interest income growth of $3.3 million sequentially; net interest margin of 3.13% vs. 3.37% in 1Q20.
Non-interest revenue increased $69.6 million sequentially and $83.7 million compared to prior year, largely due to investment gains of $78.1 million.
Provision for credit losses of $141.9 million reflected significant economic stress due to the COVID-19 healthcare crisis; allowance for credit losses coverage ratio (to loans) of 1.63%, or 1.74% excluding PPP loans.
Credit quality metrics remain stable, with the non-performing loan ratio and net charge-off ratio of 0.37% and 0.24%, respectively.
CET1 ratio improved 20 bps to 8.90% and Total Risk Based Capital ratio increased 41 bps to 12.70%.







Second Quarter Summary
ReportedAdjusted
(dollars in thousands)2Q201Q202Q192Q201Q202Q19
Net income available to common shareholders$84,901  $30,230  $153,034  $34,015  $30,708  $158,892  
Diluted earnings per share0.57  0.20  0.96  0.23  0.21  1.00  
Total loans39,914,297  38,258,024  36,138,561  N/AN/AN/A
Total deposits44,194,580  39,826,585  37,966,722  N/AN/AN/A
Total revenues 550,911  477,903  487,880  472,795  473,424  488,270  
Return on avg assets0.71 %0.32 %1.34 %0.32 %0.32 %1.39 %
Return on avg common equity7.48  2.75  13.90  3.00  2.79  14.43  
Return on avg tangible common equity8.69  3.34  16.09  3.60  3.39  16.70  
Net interest margin3.13  3.37  3.69  3.11  3.35  3.48  
Efficiency ratio51.58  57.81  54.14  57.91  56.72  52.08  
NCO ratio0.24  0.21  0.13  N/AN/AN/A
NPA ratio0.44  0.50  0.39  N/AN/AN/A

“Our performance in the second quarter demonstrates the key role we play as a financial resource and community partner in the markets we serve,” said Kessel D. Stelling, Synovus Chairman and CEO. “We delivered approximately $3 billion in Paycheck Protection Program loans to more than 19,000 customers and originated a record $1.4 billion in consumer mortgages. Through strong operating performance and effective balance sheet management, we further improved both our capital and liquidity levels during the quarter. As we navigate an uncertain economic environment, we continue to invest in the future while accelerating many Synovus Forward initiatives focused on efficiencies, digital enhancements, and customer experience. And as our communities manage through the challenges of the pandemic and longstanding racial inequalities, we are fully committed to do our part to bring strength and positive change.”



Balance Sheet
Loans*
(dollars in millions)2Q201Q20Linked Quarter ChangeLinked Quarter % Change2Q19Year/Year ChangeYear/Year % Change
Commercial & industrial$19,938.3  $17,661.4  $2,276.8  12.9 %$16,228.7  $3,709.5  22.9 %
Commercial real estate10,827.5  10,671.2  156.3  1.5  10,367.2  460.3  4.4  
Consumer9,246.7  9,950.9  (704.2) (7.1) 9,566.1  (319.5) (3.3) 
Unearned income(98.2) (25.5) (72.7) nm(23.6) (74.6) 316.8  
Total loans$39,914.3  $38,258.0  $1,656.3  4.3 %$36,138.6  $3,775.7  10.4 %

*Amounts may not total due to rounding
nm = not meaningful

Total loans ended the quarter at $39.91 billion, up $1.66 billion or 4.3% sequentially.
Commercial and industrial (C&I) loans sequential growth of $2.28 billion led by net growth of $2.71 billion in PPP loans, offsetting C&I line utilization of 41% compared to 50% in the prior quarter.
Consumer loans decreased by $704.2 million sequentially, primarily as a result of transitioning lending partnership assets to held-for-sale, partially offset by record portfolio mortgage production of $800.5 million, up $510.5 million sequentially.





Deposits*
(dollars in millions)2Q201Q20Linked Quarter ChangeLinked Quarter % Change2Q19Year/Year ChangeYear/Year % Change
Non-interest-bearing DDA$11,830.7  $8,968.8  $2,861.9  31.9 %$8,577.6  $3,253.1  37.9 %
Interest-bearing DDA5,057.2  4,617.4  439.9  9.5  4,847.2  210.0  4.3  
Money market11,457.2  10,255.0  1,202.2  11.7  8,952.9  2,504.3  28.0  
Savings1,080.1  949.5  130.6  13.8  891.2  188.9  21.2  
Public funds5,347.4  5,261.4  86.0  1.6  4,351.3  996.0  22.9  
Time deposits5,131.7  5,786.6  (655.0) (11.3) 7,343.0  (2,211.3) (30.1) 
Brokered deposits4,290.3  3,987.9  302.4  7.6  3,003.5  1,286.8  42.8  
Total deposits$44,194.6  $39,826.6  $4,368.0  11.0 %$37,966.7  $6,227.9  16.4 %

*Amounts may not total due to rounding

Total deposits ended the quarter at $44.19 billion, up $4.37 billion or 11.0% sequentially.
Core transaction deposits increased $4.63 billion or 18.7% sequentially, led by non-interest-bearing DDA growth of $2.86 billion.
Broad-based growth in NOW, MMA, and savings deposits more than offset a $655.0 million decline in time deposits.
2Q20 interest-bearing deposit costs declined 45 bps from 1Q20.

Income Statement Summary**
(in thousands, except per share data)2Q201Q20Linked Quarter ChangeLinked Quarter % Change2Q19Year/Year ChangeYear/Year % Change
Net interest income$376,566  $373,260  $3,306  0.9 %$397,262  $(20,696) (5.2)%
Non-interest revenue173,484  103,857  69,627  67.0  89,807  83,677  93.2  
Non-interest expense284,141  276,279  7,862  2.8  264,126  20,015  7.6  
Provision for credit losses141,851  158,722  (16,871) (10.6) 12,119  129,732  nm
Income before taxes$124,058  $42,116  $81,942  194.6 %$210,824  $(86,766) (41.2)%
Income tax expense30,866  3,595  27,271  nm54,640  (23,774) (43.5) 
Preferred stock dividends8,291  8,291  —  —  3,150  5,141  163.2  
Net income available to common shareholders$84,901  $30,230  $54,671  180.9 %$153,034  $(68,133) (44.5)%
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted147,733  148,401  (668) (0.5)%159,077  (11,344) (7.1)%
Diluted earnings per share$0.57  $0.20  $0.37  182.1  $0.96  $(0.39) (40.3) 
Adjusted diluted earnings per share0.23  0.21  0.02  11.3  1.00  (0.77) (77.0) 
** Amounts may not total due to rounding
nm - not meaningful

Core Performance

Total revenues were $550.9 million in the second quarter, up $73.0 million sequentially.
Net interest income increased $3.3 million, or 0.9% sequentially, benefiting from prudent deposit pricing, growth in PPP loan balances, and $9.2 million of PPP fees recognized in the quarter.
Net interest margin was 3.13%, down 24 bps from the prior quarter.



Non-interest revenue increased $69.6 million, or 67.0% sequentially, and increased $83.7 million, or 93.2% year-over-year. The sequential increase was largely attributable to $69.4 million of securities gains as a result of repositioning the investment portfolio.
Adjusted non-interest revenue decreased $4.0 million, or 4.0% sequentially, and increased $5.2 million, or 5.7% year-over-year. Mortgage revenue increased $11.3 million compared to the prior quarter on record production.
Non-interest expense increased $7.9 million, or 2.8% sequentially. Adjusted non-interest expense increased $5.3 million, or 1.9% sequentially.
The increase in expenses reflected a $7.1 million increase in mortgage commissions. Additionally, the second quarter included $6.7 million of professional fees associated with the implementation of Synovus Forward initiatives and $6.6 million of COVID-19 related expenses, partially offset by a $6.9 million reduction in benefits and payroll tax expense.
Provision for credit losses of $141.9 million reflected significant economic stress due to the COVID-19 healthcare crisis; allowance for credit losses coverage ratio (to loans) of 1.63%, or 1.74% excluding PPP loans.
Tax expense was $30.9 million, an increase of $27.3 million driven by higher pre-tax income and favorable discrete items in the first quarter; year-to-date effective tax rate of 20.74%.

Capital Ratios
2Q201Q202Q19
Common equity Tier 1 capital (CET1) ratio8.90 %
*
8.70 %9.61 %
Tier 1 capital ratio10.15  
*
9.95  10.09  
Total risk-based capital ratio12.70  
*
12.29  12.11  
Tier 1 leverage ratio8.38  
*
8.92  8.89  
Tangible common equity ratio7.41  7.94  8.56  
* Ratios are preliminary.

Capital

CET1 ratio increased 20 bps during the quarter to 8.90%, benefiting from higher net income and a reduction of $68.9 million in risk-weighted assets sequentially.
Total risk-based capital of 12.70% is the highest since 2Q18 and reflects continued allowance build.

Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call
Synovus will host an earnings highlights conference call at 8:30 a.m. EDT on July 21, 2020. The earnings call will be accompanied by a slide presentation. Shareholders and other interested parties may listen to this conference call via simultaneous Internet broadcast. For a link to the webcast, go to investor.synovus.com/event. The replay will be archived for 12 months and will be available 30-45 minutes after the call.

Synovus Financial Corp. is a financial services company based in Columbus, Georgia, with approximately $54 billion in assets. Synovus provides commercial and retail banking, investment, and mortgage services through 294 branches in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Synovus Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Synovus, has been recognized as one of the country's “Most Reputable Banks” by American Banker and the Reputation Institute. Synovus is on the web at synovus.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.



Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and certain of our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission contain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and subject to the protections of, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through Synovus’ use of words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “assumes,” “should,” “predicts,” “could,” “would,” “intends,” “targets,” “estimates,” “projects,” “plans,” “potential” and other similar words and expressions of the future or otherwise regarding the outlook for Synovus’ future business and financial performance and/or the performance of the banking industry and economy in general. These forward-looking statements include, among others, our expectations regarding our future operating and financial performance, our expectations regarding net interest income and net interest margin; expectations on our growth strategy, expense and revenue initiatives, capital management, liquidity and funding, and future profitability; expectations on credit quality and performance; and the assumptions underlying our expectations. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Synovus to be materially different from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the information known to, and current beliefs and expectations of, Synovus’ management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements in this press release. Many of these factors are beyond Synovus’ ability to control or predict.

These forward-looking statements are based upon information presently known to Synovus’ management and are inherently subjective, uncertain and subject to change due to any number of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Synovus' assets, business, liquidity, financial condition, prospects and results of operations, and the risks and other factors set forth in Synovus’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, under the captions “Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” and in Synovus’ quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations and speak only as of the date that they are made. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as otherwise may be required by law.





Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The measures entitled adjusted non-interest revenue; adjusted non-interest expense; adjusted total revenues; adjusted tangible efficiency ratio; adjusted net income available to common shareholders; adjusted earnings per diluted share; adjusted return on average assets; adjusted return on average common equity; return on average tangible common equity; adjusted return on average tangible common equity; and tangible common equity ratio are not measures recognized under GAAP and therefore are considered non-GAAP financial measures. The most comparable GAAP measures to these measures are total non-interest revenue; total non-interest expense; total revenues; efficiency ratio-FTE; net income available to common shareholders; earnings per diluted common share; return on average assets; return on average common equity; and the ratio of total shareholders' equity to total assets, respectively.

Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful additional information about Synovus to assist management and investors in evaluating Synovus’ operating results, financial strength, the performance of its business, and the strength of its capital position. However, these non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analyses of operating results or capital position as reported under GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as additional views of the way our financial measures are affected by significant items and other factors, and since they are not required to be uniformly applied, they may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures at other companies. Adjusted total revenues and adjusted non-interest revenue are measures used by management to evaluate total revenues and non-interest revenue exclusive of net investment securities gains (losses) and gains on sales and changes in the fair value of private equity investments, net. Adjusted non-interest expense and the adjusted tangible efficiency ratio are measures utilized by management to measure the success of expense management initiatives focused on reducing recurring controllable operating costs. Adjusted net income available to common shareholders, adjusted earnings per diluted share, adjusted return on average assets, and adjusted return on average common equity are measures used by management to evaluate operating results exclusive of items that are not indicative of ongoing operations and impact period-to-period comparisons. Return on average tangible common equity and adjusted return on average tangible common equity are measures used by management to compare Synovus’ performance with other financial institutions because it calculates the return available to common shareholders without the impact of intangible assets and their related amortization, thereby allowing management to evaluate the performance of the business consistently. The tangible common equity ratio is used by management to assess the strength of our capital position. The computations of these measures are set forth in the tables below.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(dollars in thousands)2Q201Q202Q19
Adjusted non-interest revenue
Total non-interest revenue$173,484  $103,857  $89,807  
Subtract/add: Investment securities (gains) losses, net(69,409) (8,734) 1,845  
Subtract/add: Gain on sale and fair value (increase) decrease of private equity investments(8,707) 4,255  (1,455) 
Adjusted non-interest revenue$95,368  $99,378  $90,197  
Adjusted non-interest expense
Total non-interest expense$284,141  $276,279  $264,126  
Subtract: Earnout liability adjustments(4,908) —  —  
Subtract: Merger-related expense—  —  (7,401) 
Subtract: Restructuring charges, net(2,822) (3,220) (18) 
Subtract: Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net
—  (1,904) —  
Adjusted non-interest expense
$276,411  $271,155  $256,707  



Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures, continued
(dollars in thousands)2Q201Q202Q19
Adjusted total revenues and adjusted tangible efficiency ratio
Adjusted non-interest expense
$276,411  $271,155  $256,707  
Subtract: Amortization of intangibles(2,640) (2,640) (2,410) 
Adjusted tangible non-interest expense
$273,771  $268,515  $254,297  
Net interest income
$376,566  $373,260  $397,262  
Add: Tax equivalent adjustment
861  786  811  
Add: Total non-interest revenue
173,484  103,857  89,807  
Total FTE revenues
550,911  477,903  487,880  
Subtract/add: Investment securities (gains)/losses, net
(69,409) (8,734) 1,845  
Subtract/add: Gain on sale and fair value (increase) decrease of private equity investments(8,707) 4,255  (1,455) 
Adjusted total revenues
$472,795  $473,424  $488,270  
Efficiency ratio-FTE
51.58 %57.81 %54.14 %
Adjusted tangible efficiency ratio
57.91  56.72  52.08  

Adjusted return on average assets
Net income$93,192  $38,521  $156,184  
Add: Earnout liability adjustments4,908  —  —  
Add: Merger-related expense—  —  7,401  
Add: Restructuring charges, net2,822  3,220  18  
Add: Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net
—  1,904  —  
Subtract/add: Investment securities (gains) losses, net
(69,409) (8,734) 1,845  
Subtract/add: Gain on sale and fair value (increase) decrease of private equity investments(8,707) 4,255  (1,455) 
Add/subtract: Tax effect of adjustments19,500  (167) (1,951) 
Adjusted net income$42,306  $38,999  $162,042  
Net income annualized$374,816  $154,931  $626,452  
Adjusted net income annualized$170,154  $156,853  $649,949  
Total average assets$52,853,685  $48,696,595  $46,679,769  
Return on average assets0.71 %0.32 %1.34 %
Adjusted return on average assets0.32  0.32  1.39  
Adjusted net income available to common shareholders and adjusted net income per common share, diluted
Net income available to common shareholders$84,901  $30,230  $153,034  
Add: Earnout liability adjustments4,908  —  —  
Add: Merger-related expense—  —  7,401  
Add: Restructuring charges, net2,822  3,220  18  
Add: Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net—  1,904  —  
Subtract/add: Investment securities (gains) losses, net(69,409) (8,734) 1,845  
Subtract/add: Gain on sale and fair value (increase) decrease of private equity investments(8,707) 4,255  (1,455) 
Add/subtract: Tax effect of adjustments19,500  (167) (1,951) 
Adjusted net income available to common shareholders$34,015  $30,708  $158,892  
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted147,733  148,401  159,077  
Net income per common share, diluted$0.57  $0.20  $0.96  
Adjusted net income per common share, diluted0.23  0.21  1.00  




Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures, continued
(dollars in thousands)
2Q201Q202Q19
Adjusted return on average common equity, return on average tangible common equity, and adjusted return on average tangible common equity
Net income available to common shareholders$84,901  $30,230  $153,034  
Add: Earnout liability adjustments4,908  —  —  
Add: Merger-related expense—  —  7,401  
Add: Restructuring charges, net2,822  3,220  18  
Add: Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net—  1,904  —  
Subtract/add: Investment securities (gains) losses, net(69,409) (8,734) 1,845  
Subtract/add: Gain on sale and fair value (increase) decrease of private equity investments(8,707) 4,255  (1,455) 
Add/subtract: Tax effect of adjustments
19,500  (167) (1,951) 
Adjusted net income available to common shareholders
$34,015  $30,708  $158,892  
Adjusted net income available to common shareholders annualized
$136,808  $123,507  $637,314  
Add: Amortization of intangibles
7,868  7,868  7,250  
Adjusted net income available to common shareholders excluding amortization of intangibles annualized
$144,676  $131,375  $644,564  
Net income available to common shareholders annualized
$341,470  $121,584  $613,818  
Add: Amortization of intangibles7,868  7,868  7,250  
Net income available to common shareholders excluding amortization of intangibles annualized$349,338  $129,452  $621,068  
Total average shareholders' equity less preferred stock$4,567,254  $4,424,278  $4,416,705  
Subtract: Goodwill(497,267) (497,267) (487,601) 
Subtract: Other intangible assets, net(51,667) (54,514) (69,853) 
Total average tangible shareholders' equity less preferred stock$4,018,320  $3,872,497  $3,859,251  
Return on average common equity7.48 %2.75 %13.90 %
Adjusted return on average common equity3.00  2.79  14.43  
Return on average tangible common equity8.69  3.34  16.09  
Adjusted return on average tangible common equity3.60  3.39  16.70  

June 30, 2020March 31, 2020June 30, 2019
Tangible common equity ratio
Total assets
$54,121,989  $50,619,585  $47,318,203  
Subtract: Goodwill
(497,267) (497,267) (492,390) 
Subtract: Other intangible assets, net
(50,392) (53,032) (61,473) 
Tangible assets
$53,574,330  $50,069,286  $46,764,340  
Total shareholders’ equity
$5,052,968  $5,065,205  $4,753,816  
Subtract: Goodwill
(497,267) (497,267) (492,390) 
Subtract: Other intangible assets, net
(50,392) (53,032) (61,473) 
Subtract: Preferred Stock, no par value
(537,145) (537,145) (195,140) 
Tangible common equity
$3,968,164  $3,977,761  $4,004,813  
Total shareholders’ equity to total assets ratio
9.34 %10.01 %10.05 %
Tangible common equity ratio
7.41  7.94  8.56