8-K 1 form8k-bylaws_0119.htm 8-K Document
 
 
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
Current Report
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
January 29, 2019
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

BB&T Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
_____________________________
North Carolina
1-10853
56-0939887
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(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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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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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 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).    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 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

(a) On January 29, 2019, the Board of Directors of BB&T Corporation (the "Company") approved an amendment to Article III, Section 8 of the Company's Bylaws (the "Bylaws"). The amendment revises the Bylaws, effective immediately, to change the mandatory director retirement age from 72 to 75.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of BB&T Corporation, effective January 29, 2019.




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: January 29, 2019