Item 8.01. Other Events.

On January 30, 2023, Synchrony Financial (the "Company") entered into an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement (collectively, the "Underwriters"), to issue and sell $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.250% Subordinated Notes due 2033 (the "Notes") in a public offering pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-266264) (the "Registration Statement") and a related prospectus, including the related prospectus supplement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Notes are subordinated, unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank junior in right of payment to all of the Company's senior obligations from time to time outstanding. Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on February 2 and August 2 of each year, beginning on August 2, 2023. The Notes will mature on February 2, 2033. The Notes will be redeemable at the Company's option, in whole or in part, from time to time, at any time on or after November 2, 2032 and in whole but not in part, at the Company's option, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence of certain specified regulatory capital treatment events, in each case, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of redemption. Any redemption of the Notes will be subject to prior approval of the appropriate federal banking agency, to the extent such approval is then required. The Notes will be governed by an Indenture, dated as of February 2, 2023 (the "Base Indenture"), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the "Trustee"), as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 2, 2023 (the "First Supplemental Indenture"), between the Company and the Trustee (as so supplemented, the "Indenture").

The foregoing summary of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01 and into the Registration Statement. The foregoing summary of the Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of Base Indenture which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto, the text of the First Supplemental Indenture which is filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto, and the form of the Notes, which is included in Exhibit 4.2 hereto, each of which is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01 and into the Registration Statement.

A copy of the opinion of Sidley Austin LLP, relating to the validity of the Notes, is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and is filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits

Number                                   Description

1.1           Underwriting Agreement, dated January 30, 2023, among Synchrony
            Financial and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc.,
            Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as
            representatives of the several underwriters listed on Schedule I
            thereto.

4.1           Indenture, dated as of February 2, 2023, between Synchrony Financial
            and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee.

4.2           First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 2, 2023, between
            Synchrony Financial and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee.

4.3           Form of 7.250% Subordinated Notes due 2033 (included in Exhibit 4.2
            hereto).

5.1           Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP

23.1          Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

104         The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in
            Inline XBRL

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