Synovus to Present at the Citigroup Financial Services Conference.

COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Synovus Chief Executive Officer and President Richard Anthony will present at the Citigroup Financial Services Conference. The presentation will be at 10:45 a.m. ET on January 31, 2006 at The Waldorf Astoria in New York. A live broadcast of the presentation will be available. Please go to the "Conference Calls and Webcasts" button on the homepage of www.synovus.com for a link to the webcast. The webcast will be archived on www.synovus.com for 90 days.

Synovus (NYSE: SNV) is a diversified financial services holding company with over $27 billion in assets based in Columbus, Georgia. Synovus provides integrated financial services including banking, financial management, insurance, mortgage and leasing services through 39 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. Synovus has been named one of "The 100 Best Companies To Work For" in America by FORTUNE magazine, and has been recognized in its Hall of Fame for consecutive appearances on the list since its inception in 1998. In 2005, Synovus was also named as one of "America's Most Admired Companies." See Synovus on the Web at www.synovus.com.