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 Date of Report (Date of earliest event recorded) August 11, 1998 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) This Form 8-K has 5 pages. Item 5. On July 1, 1998, BB&T Corporation ("BB&T") completed its merger with Franklin Bancorporation, Inc. ("Franklin") in a transaction accounted for as a pooling of interests. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Franklin shareholders received .70 shares of BB&T common stock in exchange for each share of Franklin common stock held, which resulted in the issuance of 2.5 million shares. The purpose of this filing is to report the consolidated financial condition of BB&T and its subsidiaries at July 31, 1998 and the consolidated results of operations for the month ended July 31, 1998. All of the consolidated financial information included herein includes the accounts of Franklin. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibit 99.1 Combined Balance Sheet and Statement of Income, including explanatory notes, including BB&T and Franklin for the period indicated BB&T CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Includes the Accounts of Franklin Bancorporation, Inc.) July 31, 1998 (unaudited) (in thousands) ------------------ Assets Cash and due from banks $ 773,136 Interest-bearing deposits with banks 9,363 Federal funds sold and securities purchased under resale agreements or similiar arrangements 127,475 Securities 7,604,274 Loans and leases, net 21,993,697 Other assets 1,640,150 ================== Total assets $ 32,148,095 ================== Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Deposits $ 21,624,847 Short-term borrowed funds 3,363,076 Long-term debt 4,182,819 Accounts payable and other liabilities 520,101 ------------------ Total liabilities 29,690,843 ------------------ Total shareholders' equity 2,457,252 ------------------ Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 32,148,095 ================== The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. BB&T CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (Includes the Accounts of Franklin Bancorporation, Inc.) For the Month Ended July 31, 1998 (unaudited) (in thousands) ----------------------- Interest income $ 208,437 Interest expense 104,109 ----------------------- Net interest income 104,328 Provision for loan and lease losses 7,000 ----------------------- Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses 97,328 Noninterest income 46,921 Noninterest expense (Note B) 86,731 ----------------------- Income before income taxes 57,518 Provision for income taxes 18,557 ----------------------- Net income $ 38,961 ======================= Per Common Share Net income: Basic $ 0.14 ======================= Diluted $ 0.13 ======================= Weighted average shares outstanding Basic 285,969,654 ======================= Diluted 292,120,246 ======================= The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. BB&T Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Combined Financial Statements July 31, 1998 A. Basis of Presentation On July 1, 1998, Franklin Bancorporation, Inc. ("Franklin") merged into BB&T Corporation in a transaction accounted for as a pooling of interests. Pursuant to the risk sharing provisions of Accounting Series Release Nos. 130 and 135 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the consolidated statement of income for the month of July, 1998, provided herein includes the results of Franklin. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position and operating results of BB&T and Franklin. The results of operations for the month of July were adversely affected by the nonrecurring merger-related charges discussed in Note B. and are not indicative of future operating results. B. Nonrecurring Charges During July, 1998, BB&T recorded nonrecurring merger-related charges and expenses as follows (Dollars in thousands): Costs associated with severance pay, termination of employment contracts, early retirement packages and other employment-related matters $3,471 All other costs, including professional fees, printing, mailing, regulatory filing fees, operational charge-offs, charitable donations, and branch and departmental supplies 3,069 ------- Total nonrecurring merger-related charges and expenses $6,540 Income tax benefits (1,611) ------- Nonrecurring merger-related charges and expenses , net of income tax benefits $4,929 =======