Filed by BB&T Corporation

pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933

and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Company: SunTrust Banks, Inc.

Commission File No.: 001-08918

Date: February 7, 2019

lfl BB&T and SunTrust Bank Comb•X + X e c 0 •:• II G I !; i htt ps:l/thepremierfinancialinstitution.com ::1 Apps II5 Simple Exercise-s T Imported f rom IE Forward looking Statements This communication contains "fo rward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities litigation Reform Act of 1995 regard ing the financial condition, results of operations, business plans and the future performance of BB&T and SunTrust. Words such as •'anticipates/' "believes/' ''estimates," #expects/' "forecasts.'' "intends/' "plans," "projects/' "could/' "may," "should," 'cwill'' or other similar words and expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on BB&T's and SunTrust's current expectations and assumptions regarding BB&T's and SunTrust's businesses, the economy, and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to future results and occurrences, they a re subject to inherent uncertainties, risks, and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Many possible events or factors could affect BB&T's or SunTrust's future financial results and performance and could cause actual results or performance to differ materially from anticipated results or performance. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the right of one or both of the parties to terminate the definitive merger agreement between BB&T and SunTrust, the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against BB&T or SunTrust, delays in completing the transaction, the failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the im position of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the transaction) and shareholder approvals or to satisfy any of the other conditions to the t ransaction on a timely basis or at all, the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the transaction are not realized when expected or at all, including as a result of the impact of, or problems arising from, the integration of the two companies or as a result of the strength of the economy and competitive factors in the areas where BB&T and SunTrust do business, the possibility that the transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events, diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities, potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resu lting from the announcement or completion of the transaction, the ability to complete the transaction and integration of BB&Tand SunTrust successfully, and the dilution caused by BB&T's issuance of additional shares of its capital stock in connection with the t ra nsaction. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, each of BB&T a nd SunTrust disclaims any obligation to update such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments. Further information regarding BB&T,SunTrust and factors which could affect the forward-looking statements contained herei n can be found in BB&T's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2018, and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and in SunTrust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the th ree-month periods ended March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018 and Septembe r 30, 2018, and its other filings with the SEC. Additional I nformation about t he Merger and Where to Find I t In connection with the proposed merger with SunTrust, BB&T will file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of BB&T's capital stock to be issued in connection with the merger. The registration statement will include a joint proxy statement/prospectus which will be sent to the shareholders of BB&T and SunTrust seeking their approval of the proposed transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS INCLUDED WITH IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FOR M S-4 AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION BECAUSE THESE DOCU MENTS DO AND WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BB&T, SUNTRUST, AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders may obtain copies of these documents free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or from BB&T at its website, www.bbt.com, or f rom SunTrust at its website, www.suntrust.com. Documents filed with the SEC by BB&T will be available free of charge by accessing BB&T's website at http://bbt.com/ under the tab "About BB&T" and then under the heading "Investor Relations" or, alternatively, by d irecting a request by telephone or mail to BB&T Corporation, 200 West Second Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, (336) 733-3065, and documents filed with the SEC by SunTrust will be available free of charge by accessing SunTrust's website at http://suntrust.com/ under the tab "I nvestor Relations," and then under the heading "Financial Information"or, alternatively, by directing a request by telephone or mail to SunTrust Banks, Inc., 303 Peacht ree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308, (877) 930-8971. Pa rticipants i n the Solicitation BB&T, SunTrust and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareho lders of BB&T and SunTrust in connection with the proposed transaction under the rules of the SEC. Certain information regarding the interests of these participants and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes available. Additional information about BB&T, and its directors and executive officers, may be found in the definitive proxy statement of BB&T relating to its 2018 Annual Meetino of Shareholders filed with the SEC on March 15, 2018, and other documents filed bv BB&Twith the SEC. Additional information about SunTrust, and its directors and executive officers, mav be found in 1 confirm that I have read the terms of this website. 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