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

(336) 733-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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     On March 13, 2012, BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”) announced the results of the Federal Reserve’s review of BB&T’s 2012 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (“CCAR”) stress test. In connection with this process, the board of directors of BB&T declared a 2012 second-quarter dividend of $0.20 per share, a 4-cent increase from the $0.16 dividend previously announced for the second quarter on February 21, 2012. In addition, the Federal Reserve did not object to BB&T’s plans to redeem $3.2 billion of trust preferred securities beginning in 2012 without issuing any replacement capital.  A copy of the press release announcing these results is attached as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.

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.

Date: March 13, 2012