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

February 2, 2011

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 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure 

     BB&T Corporation's (“BB&T”) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kelly King, will present at the Morgan Stanley Financials Conference 2011 on February 2, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. (ET). A live audio webcast will be available on BB&T's website at http://www.BBT.com/webcasts. A copy of the presentation and a replay of the webcast will be available at http://www.BBT.com following the live event and remain on the site for 30 days.

     A copy of the press release announcing the events described above is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this report by reference.

ITEM 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Copy of press release announcing Kelly King’s presentation at the Morgan Stanley Financials Conference 2011 on Feburary 2, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. (ET).

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/ Cynthia B. Powell

Cynthia B. Powell

Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: February 2, 2011

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

BB&T  BB&T Corporation 

Jan. 26, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Tamera Gjesdal	Alan Greer	Cynthia Williams
Senior Vice President	Executive Vice President	Executive Vice President
Investor Relations	Investor Relations	Corporate Communications
(336) 733-3058	(336) 733-3021	(336) 733-1478
tgjesdal@bbandt.com	agreer@bbandt.com	cynthia.williams@bbandt.com

BB&T Corporation CEO to speak Feb. 2 at Morgan Stanley Financials Conference 2011

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kelly King will present at the Morgan Stanley Financials Conference 2011 on Feb. 2 at 9:30 a.m. (ET).

King will focus on BB&T’s financial performance and corporate strategy. He will be joined at the conference by top executives from several of the nation’s largest financial services companies.

An audio webcast of King’s presentation will be available at http://www.bbt.com/webcasts and will be archived for 30 days.

BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) is one of the largest financial services holding companies in the U.S. with more than $157.1 billion in assets and market capitalization of $18.3 billion, as of Dec. 31, 2010. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., the company operates approximately 1,800 financial centers in 12 states and Washington, D.C., and offers a full range of consumer and commercial banking, securities brokerage, asset management, mortgage and insurance products and services. A Fortune 500 company, BB&T is consistently recognized for outstanding client satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Greenwich Associates and others. More information about BB&T and its full line of products and services is available at < /FONT>www.BBT.com.

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