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
March 13, 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 March 13, 2012, BB&T Corporation announced an amendment to its November 1, 2011 agreement to acquire BankAtlantic, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BankAtlantic Bancorp, which was previously disclosed in BB&T Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2011.
BB&T will host a live webcast to discuss the modifications to the BankAtlantic agreement at 8:30 a.m. (ET) today. A presentation will be used during the conference call and is available on our website. To access the webcast and presentation, go to www.BBT.com and click on “About BB&T” and proceed to “Investor Relations.” The webcast link can be found under “Webcasts” and the presentation can be found under “View Recent Presentations.”
A copy of the press release announcing the events described is attached as Exhibit 99.1. A copy of slides discussing the events described is attached as Exhibit 99.2.
| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
| 99.1 | Copy of press release announcing an amendment to BB&T Corporation's November 1, 2011 agreement to acquire BankAtlantic, a wholly owned subsidiary of BankAtlantic Bancorp. |
| 99.2 | Copy of presentation slides discussing the transaction highlights. |
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: March 13, 2012