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
February 3, 2012
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
| North Carolina | 56-0939887 |
| (State of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 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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| ITEM 8.01 | Other Events |
On February 3, 2012, BB&T Corporation announced that it reached an agreement to acquire the life and property and casualty insurance operating divisions of Roseland, N.J.,- based Crump Group Inc. Crump is the largest independent wholesale distributor of life insurance and one of the largest providers of wholesale commercial insurance brokerage and specialty programs in the U.S.
A copy of the press release announcing the transaction and a presentation posted on our website are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.
| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
| 99.1 | A copy of the press release announcing the acquisition of the life and property and casualty insurance operating divisions of Crump Group Inc. |
| 99.2 | A copy of the presentation related to the acquisition of the life and property and casualty insurance operating divisions of Crump Group Inc. |
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.
BB&T CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Cynthia B. Powell
Cynthia B. Powell
Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Date:February 6, 2012