Exhibit 99.1
May 3, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
| Contacts: | ||
| Tamera Gjesdal | Cynthia Williams | |
| Senior Vice President | Executive Vice President | |
| Investor Relations | Corporate Communications | |
| (336) 733-3058 | (336) 733-1478 | |
| tgjesdal@bbandt.com | cynthia.williams@bbandt.com |
BB&T Corporation CFO to speak May 5
at RBC Capital Markets’ Financial Institutions Conference
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.–BB&T Corporation(NYSE: BBT) today announced that Chief Financial Officer Daryl Bible will participate in the RBC Capital Markets’ Financial Institutions Conference in Boston May 5 at 10:30 a.m. (ET).
A live audio webcast of Bible’s presentation will be available atwww.BBT.com/webcastsand will be archived for 30 days.
About BB&T
BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) is one of the largest financial services holding companies in the U.S. with $157 billion in assets and market capitalization of $19.1 billion, as of March 31, 2011. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., the company operates approximately 1,800 financial centers in 12 states and Washington, D.C., and offers a full range of consumer and commercial banking, securities brokerage, asset management, mortgage and insurance products and services. AFortune 500company, BB&T is consistently recognized for outstanding client satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Greenwich Associates and others. More information about BB&T and its full line of products and services is available atwww.BBT.com.
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