Synovus Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend.

COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Synovus (NYSE: SNV) today announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1733 per share. The cash dividend is payable on October 1, 2004, to Synovus shareholders of record as of September 17, 2004.

Synovus (NYSE: SNV) is a diversified financial services holding company with more than $24 billion in assets based in Columbus, Georgia. Synovus provides integrated financial services including banking, financial management, insurance, mortgage and leasing services through 40 affiliate banks and other Synovus offices in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee; and electronic payment processing through an 81-percent stake in TSYS (NYSE: TSS), the world's largest third-party processor of international payments. In 2004, FORTUNE magazine named Synovus as one of "America's Most Admired Companies" and also ranked Synovus No. 20 on its list of "The 100 Best Companies To Work For." See Synovus on the Web at www.synovus.com