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
December 31, 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)
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| ITEM5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 31, 2011, J. Holmes Morrison retired from the board of directors of BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”) pursuant to BB&T’s director retirement policy. Under the director retirement policy, a director is permitted to serve through the calendar year in which such director reaches age 70.
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:January4, 2012
