UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 27, 2011
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
BB&T Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number: 1-10853
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| North Carolina | 56-0939887 |
| (State of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 200 West Second Street | |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 27101 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(336) 733-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Effective as of June 27, 2011, BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”) appointed Computershare as its stock transfer agent and registrar. Computershare will also serve as the administrator of BB&T’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”).
Shareholders, including participants in the DRIP, may contact Computershare by:
| Internet: | www.computershare.com/bbt |
| Telephone: | 1-800-213-4314 |
| | 1-781-575-3100 (outside US and Canada) |
| Mail: | Computershare Investor Services |
| | P.O. Box 43078 |
| Providence, RI 02940-3078 |
| Overnight delivery: | Computershare Investor Services |
| | 250 Royall Street |
| | Canton, MA 02021 |
Aformof the letter to shareholders announcing the appointment of Computershare as stock transfer agent and registrar is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | Formof letter to shareholders announcing appointment of Computershare as stock transfer agent. |
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S I G N A T U R E
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| BB&T CORPORATION |
| (Registrant) |
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| By: /s/ Cynthia B. Powell |
| Cynthia B. Powell |
| Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller |
| (Principal Accounting Officer) |
Date:July1, 2011
