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
May 15, 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 |
BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”) has submitted redemption notices to the property trustee 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 for each security. Each series of trust preferred securities is currently callable and the redemptions are being undertaken at the option of BB&T. Under applicable regulatory capital guidelines issued by bank regulatory agencies, upon notice of redemption, these trust preferred securities will no longer qualify as Tier 1 capital for BB&T. These redemptions are consistent with the capital plan BB&T submitted to the Federal Reserve Board, and will be funded by general corporate reserves.
| Trust | Security | Principal Amount | CUSIP | Redemption Date | Trustee/Paying Agent |
| First Citizens | Floating Rate | $10,000,000 | 3196159C6 | June 18, 2012 | U.S. Bank National |
| Bancorp (TN) | Capital Securities | Association | |||
| Statutory Trust I | (3 Month | ||||
| LIBOR+2.75%) | |||||
| First Citizens | Floating Rate | $7,000,000 | 3196159Z5 | June 15, 2012 | Wilmington Trust |
| Bancorp (TN) | Capital Securities | Company | |||
| Statutory Trust II | (3 Month | ||||
| LIBOR+1.70%) | |||||
| Main Street | Floating Rate | $5,000,000 | 56034TAA6 | June 30, 2012 | U.S. Bank National |
| Banks Statutory | Capital Securities | Association | |||
| Trust I | (3 Month | ||||
| LIBOR+3.25%) | |||||
| Main Street | Floating Rate | $45,000,000 | 56034UAA3 | June 30, 2012 | U.S. Bank National |
| Banks Statutory | Capital Securities | Association | |||
| Trust II | (3 Month | ||||
| LIBOR+3.25%) | |||||
| Coastal | Floating Rate | $15,000,000 | 19046RAA4 | June 30, 2012 | The Bank of New |
| Financial | Capital Securities | York Mellon | |||
| Capital Trust I | (3 Month | ||||
| LIBOR+3.05%) |
All trust preferred securities will be redeemed at 100% of the principal amount per security, which will be equal to the liquidation amount of $1,000 per trust preferred security, plus accrued and unpaid distributions to the redemption date.
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 |
| Name: | Cynthia B. Powell |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller |
| (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
Date: May 15, 2012