Synovus Financial Investor Presentation — April 2021

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First Quarter 2021 Results

April 20, 2021Forward Looking Statements

This slide presentation 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 statem ents 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," "predicts," "could," "should," "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 financ ial performance and/or the performance of the banking industry and economy in general. These

forward -looking statements include, among others, statements on our expectations related to (1) loan growth and line utilization ; (2) net interest income and net interest margin; (3) total adjusted revenue; (4) adjusted non- interest

expense; (5) credit trends and key credit performance metrics; (6) effective tax rate; (7) capital position; (8) our future o perating and financial performance; (9) our strategy and initiatives for future revenue growth, balance sheet

management, capital management, and expense savings; (10) executive succession; and (11) our assumptions underlying these exp ectations. 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, perfo rmance 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 statem ents. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the

forward -looking statements in this presentation. 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 other factors set forth in Synovus' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, inclu ding its Annual Report on Form 10 -K for the year ended December 31, 2020 under the captions "Cautionary