Truist Financial (TFC) 8-K BB&T Corporation CFO to speak May 15 at Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference

Exhibit 99.1

May 8, 2012

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 15
at Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.–BB&T Corporation(NYSE: BBT) today announced that Chief Financial OfficerDaryl Biblewill present at the 2012 Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference in London May 15 at 8:30 a.m. BST (3:30 a.m. EDT).

A live 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 $174.8 billion in assets and market capitalization of $21.9 billion, as of March 31, 2012. 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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