UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Form 8-K

Current Report

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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

March 26, 2014

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 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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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On March 26, 2014, BB&T Corporation announced that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System accepted its capital plan and did not object to its proposed capital actions.

 

The information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 of this report is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. None of the information available through the attached press release shall be deemed incorporated by reference herein.

 

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
   
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
   
99.1 Copy of press release announcing that the Board of Governors accepted BB&T Corporation’s capital plan.

 

 
 

 

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 27, 2014