Exhibit 10.44
SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP.
Clawback Policy
Any incentive compensation provided to executives will be subject to clawback if
the amount of compensation was based on a financial statement or a performance
metric that was materially in accurate or for risk-related actions that result
in or are reasonably expected to result in a material adverse impact to Synovus
Financial Corp. or a business unit.
For these purposes, performance metrics include any metric, including corporate
financial results, used directly or indirectly to determine whether or not
incentive compensation is to be provided to an executive or group of executives
or to determine the amount of any such compensation.
The portion of the incentive compensation that represents the excess over what
would have been provided if there had been no material inaccuracy in the
performance metric will be subject to clawback The Compensation Committee
retains discretion to determined that it would not be in Synovus Financial
Corp.’s best interests to enforce the clawback.