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

June 27, 2011
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)

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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     Effective as of June 27, 2011, BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”) appointed Computershare as its stock transfer agent and registrar. Computershare will also serve as the administrator of BB&T’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”).

     Shareholders, including participants in the DRIP, may contact Computershare by:

     A form of the letter to shareholders announcing the appointment of Computershare as stock transfer agent and registrar is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

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: July 1, 2011