UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

August 16, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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BB&T Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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.

BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”) has submitted redemption notices to the institutional or property trustee, as the case may be, for each trust listed below, which will result in the redemption of the trust preferred securities identified in the table below on the redemption date specified. Each series of trust preferred securities was assumed by BB&T in connection with its acquisition of BankAtlantic from BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc., which was completed on July 31, 2012. Each series is callable on the redemption date specified at the option of BB&T. The redemptions will be funded by general corporate reserves.

Trust  Security  Principal Amount CUSIP Redemption Date  Trustee 
BBC Capital  Floating Rate  $25,000,000 0552779A7 September 26,  U.S. Bank National 
Statutory Trust III  Capital Securities          2012  Association 
               
BBC Capital  Floating Rate  $25,000,000 05527A9Z5 September 26,  U.S. Bank National 
Statutory Trust IV  Capital Securities          2012  Association 
               
BBC Capital  Floating Rate  $10,000,000 05529AAA6 September 30,  The Bank of New 
Trust V  Preferred          2012  York Mellon 
  Securities             
               
BBC Capital  Floating Rate  $15,000,000 05527GAA5 September 30,  The Bank of New 
Trust VI  Preferred          2012  York Mellon 
  Securities             
               
BBC Capital  Floating Rate  $25,000,000 05527G9Z2 September 26,  U.S. Bank National 
Statutory Trust  Capital Securities          2012  Association 
VII               
 
BBC Capital  Fixed/Floating  $50,000,000 0660599Z1 September 26,  U.S. Bank National 
Statutory Trust X  Rate Capital          2012  Association 
  Securities             
               
BBX Capital  TP Securities  $25,000,000 05530TAA2 September 15,  U.S. Bank National 
Trust 2007 I(a)            2012  Association 

 

The trust preferred securities will be redeemed at a price equal to the liquidation amount of $1,000 per trust preferred security, plus all accrued and unpaid distributions to the redemption date.



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.

 

BB&T CORPORATION

  (Registrant)
 
 
  By:    /s/ Cynthia B. Powell 
  Name:  Cynthia B. Powell 
  Title:  Executive Vice President and Corporate 
    Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) 

 

Date: August 16, 2012