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
September 16, 2019
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 or other jurisdiction
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading
Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange
on which registered |
Common Stock, $5 par value | | BBT | | New York Stock Exchange |
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series F Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock | | BBT PrF | | New York Stock Exchange |
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series G Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock | | BBT PrG | | New York Stock Exchange |
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series H Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock | | BBT PrH | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
On September 16, 2019, BB&T Corporation (the “Company”) issued and sold $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.200% Medium-Term Notes, Series G (Senior), due March 16, 2023 (the “Notes”). The Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-233483), as amended, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In connection with the issuance and sale, the legal opinions of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP and Robert J. Johnson, Jr., Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer of the Company are being filed as Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
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 |
Name: | | Cynthia B. Powell |
Title: | | Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) |
Date: September 16, 2019
