8-K

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 23, 2008

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 8.01 Other Events

            On Wednesday, July 23, 2008, BB&T issued a press release announcing the completion of a private placement of 2.458 million shares of its common stock to its pension plan for $52.9 million. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.

ITEM 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit

99 Copy of Press Release announcing BB&T’s private placement of common stock for its pension plan.

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:       July 25, 2008

EX-99

July 23, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
ANALYSTS		MEDIA
Tamera Gjesdal	Chris Henson	Bob Denham
Senior Vice President	Sr. Exec. Vice President	Senior Vice President
Investor Relations	Chief Financial Officer	Corporate Communications
(336) 733-3058	(336)  733-3008	(336) 733-1475

BB&T pension plan buys BB&T common stock

     WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) today announced that BB&T’s pension plan purchased approximately 2.45 million shares of BB&T common stock for approximately $52.9 million in a private placement transaction. At the completion of the purchase, approximately 5 percent of the fair market value of the pension plan’s assets was held in BB&T common stock. The privately placed shares are generally restricted from trading for six months.

     At June 30, BB&T's pension plan had more than $1.5 billion in assets. The price of the shares was determined by an independent appraisal firm, subject to the review and approval of an independent fiduciary retained on behalf of the plan.

     At June 30, BB&T had $136.5 billion in assets and operated 1,489 banking offices in 11 states and Washington, D.C. More information about the company is available at http://www.bbt.com/.

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     This press release contains certain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may address issues that involve significant risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions made by management. Actual results may differ materially from current projections. Please refer to BB&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a summary of important factors that may affect BB&T's forward-looking statements. BB&T undertakes no obligation to revise these statements following the date of this press release.