UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K/A
Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

December 11, 2007

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)

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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

            As was previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 14, 2007, on December 11, 2007, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board of Directors of BB&T Corporation (the “Company”) elected Stephen Taylor Williams as a director of BB&T Corporation. On January 22, 2008, Mr. Williams was appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. The Company has also determined that there are no related person transactions with Mr. Williams, as contemplated by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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:       January 24, 2008