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

January 30, 2009

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 January 30, 2009, BB&T issued a press release announcing that members of its senior executive management team will not receive annual bonuses under its short-term incentive plan.

ITEM 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

      Ex 99.1 Press release issued January 30, 2009.

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 Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date:  February 3, 2009

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Jan. 30, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
ANALYSTS	MEDIA
Tamera Gjesdal	Bob Denham
Senior Vice President	Senior Vice President
Investor Relations	Corporate Communications
(336) 733-3058	(336) 733-1475

Despite strong performance, BB&T will not pay bonuses to members of executive team

     WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT), which earned $1.5 billion in net income in 2008, said today that members of its executive team will not receive annual bonuses under its short-term incentive plan.

     “We have traditionally set very difficult goals, and although we are among the top performers in the financial industry in 2008, we did not earn a bonus based on our targets,” said Chief Executive Officer Kelly S. King. “This has been an extremely difficult economic environment, even for well-capitalized and profitable financial institutions.”

     BB&T is one of the strongest capitalized financial institutions in the industry. BB&T’s Tier I capital ratio, a measure of financial strength and soundness, is 12.0 percent, significantly higher than the government’s safety threshold of 6 percent. BB&T’s total capital ratio is 17.1 percent, notably higher than the government’s minimum ratio to be well capitalized of 10 percent.

     With $152 billion in assets, BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) is the nation’s 12th largest financial holding company and operates more than 1,500 financial centers in 11 states and Washington, D.C. More information about the company is available at BBT.com.

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