Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: “SNV”) has been named No. 8 in FORTUNE magazine’s fourth annual listing of “The 100 Best Companies To Work For.” This year’s survey appears in FORTUNE magazine’s first issue of 2001. Synovus was No. 1 on the “Best Companies” list in 1999, and ranked No. 5 in 2000.

“It’s a great honor to be considered among so many of America’s leading companies,” said James H. Blanchard, chairman and CEO of Synovus Financial Corp. “We have learned some humbling and inspiring lessons from our peers in this group, and every year we work harder to assure that the Synovus experience continues to be fulfilling and enriching for our team members, customers and the communities we serve.”

Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: “SNV”) is a multi-financial services company with more than $14.1 billion in assets based in Columbus, Ga. Synovus is composed of 39 banks in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida; pointpathbank.com (www.pointpathbank.com), the Internet’s only stored-value bank; an 80.8-percent stake in Total System Services, Inc. (NYSE: “TSS”) (www.totalsystem.com), one of the world’s leading payment services providers; DotsConnect (www.dotsconnect.com), which provides the e-payments link between buyers and sellers on the Web; Synovus Wealth Management, a marketing unit for securities, trust, insurance and private banking services; Synovus Mortgage Corp.; and Synovus Leasing Services. See Synovus on the Web at www.synovus.com.