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

September 13, 2006

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)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 8.01   Other Events

     On September 13, 2006, Branch Banking and Trust Company (“Branch Bank”), a wholly owned subsidiary of BB&T Corporation (the “Registrant”), issued (i) $400 million aggregate principal amount of Fixed Rate Subordinated Notes due September 2016 and (ii) $350 million aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due September 2016. The notes were issued pursuant to a Bank Note Program in which Branch Bank and certain of its affiliates may issue senior bank notes with maturities of more than one year from date of issue, senior bank notes with maturities ranging from 7 days to one year from date of issue and subordinated bank notes with maturities from 5 years to 30 years from date of issue.

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/ EDWARD D. VEST

                                                                                Edward D. Vest
                                                                                Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller
                                                                                (Principal Accounting Officer)

Date:       September 13, 2006

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