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
November 9, 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.) | |
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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 trustee for the trust listed below, which will result in the redemption of the trust preferred securities identified in the table below on the redemption date specified. The trust preferred securities were assumed by BB&T in connection with its acquisition of BankAtlantic from BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc., which was completed on July 31, 2012. The trust preferred securities are callable on the redemption date specified at the option of BB&T. The redemptions will be funded by general corporate reserves.
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Trust |
Security |
Principal Amount |
Redemption Date |
Trustee |
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BBX Capital Trust 2007 II(A)
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Floating Rate Capital Securities
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$5,155,000 | December 15, 2012 | Wilmington Trust Company |
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: November 9, 2012