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

July 22, 2019

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 or other jurisdiction 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)

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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $5 par value	BBT	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series D Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock	BBT PrD	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series E Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock	BBT PrE	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series F Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock	BBT PrF	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series G Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock	BBT PrG	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series H Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock	BBT PrH	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events

As previously announced, on February 7, 2019, BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”) and SunTrust Banks, Inc. (“SunTrust”) entered into an agreement and plan of merger, which was amended on June 14, 2019 (as so amended, the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, SunTrust will merge with and into BB&T, with BB&T as the surviving entity in the merger, as described in the Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by BB&T on February 13, 2019 and June 14, 2019, respectively. The merger is expected to close late in the third or fourth quarter of 2019, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions, including receipt of customary regulatory approvals and approval by the shareholders of each company.

This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to provide the historical unaudited consolidated balance sheets of SunTrust as of March 31, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related notes thereto, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. BB&T is filing the historical unaudited consolidated financial statements of SunTrust to incorporate by reference such information into one or more registration statements filed or to be filed by BB&T.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description	Location
99.1	Historical unaudited consolidated balance sheets of SunTrust as of March  31, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related notes thereto.	Filed herewith

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
	Cynthia B. Powell
	Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: July 22, 2019