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

November 18, 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)

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 November 18, 2011, BB&T Corporation (the “Corporation”) executed an Amendment to its Replacement Capital Covenant, dated as of June 12, 2007 (the “Replacement Capital Covenant”). The Corporation executed the Replacement Capital Covenant in favor of and for the benefit of each Covered Debtholder in connection with the issuance by the Corporation of $600,010,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed to Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures to BB&T Capital Trust IV (“Trust IV”) and the issuance by Trust IV of $600,000,000 aggregate liquidation amount of its Fixed to Floating Rate Capital Securities.

     The intent and effect of the Amendment is (i) to recognize, for purposes of calculating qualified replacement capital, the proceeds received by the Corporation from the sale of certain securities, including but not limited to Common Stock, rights to acquire Common Stock, and Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock, after November 18, 2011 (the effective date of the Amendment) without regard to the date of such issuance, and (ii) to permit the Corporation to designate any one of the series of Eligible Debt to become the Covered Debt on and after a Redesignation Date.

     Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Item 8.01 have the meanings set forth in the Replacement Capital Covenant, as amended. The Replacement Capital Covenant is referenced as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)         Exhibits
	99.1	Replacement Capital Covenant, dated as of June 12, 2007, of the Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2007).
	99.2	Amendment to Replacement Capital Covenant, dated as of November 18, 2011, amending the Replacement Capital Covenant, dated as of June 12, 2007.

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: November 22, 2011

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

     Amendment (this “Amendment”), dated as of November 18, 2011 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), by BB&T Corporation, a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Corporation”), to the Replacement Capital Covenant, dated as of June 12, 2007 (the “Replacement Capital Covenant”), entered into by the Corporation in favor of and for the benefit of each Covered Debtholder (as defined in the Replacement Capital Covenant).

Recitals

     A. On June 12, 2007, the Corporation entered into the Replacement Capital Covenant in connection with the issuance of $600,010,000 aggregate principal amount of its Fixed to Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debentures (the “Debentures”) to BB&T Capital Trust IV, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and the issuance by the Trust of $600,000,000 aggregate liquidation amount of its Fixed to Floating Rate Capital Securities (the “Capital Securities” and together with the Debentures, the “Securities”).

     B. Pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Replacement Capital Covenant, the Corporation may amend the Replacement Capital Covenant without the consent of the Holders of the then-effective series of Covered Debt if such amendment is not adverse to the Holders of the then-effective series of Covered Debt and an officer of the Corporation delivers to such Holders a written certificate to that effect.

     C. The intent and effect of this Amendment is (i) to recognize, for purposes of calculating qualified replacement capital under the Replacement Capital Covenant, the proceeds from the issuance of any and all securities specified in Section 2 of the Replacement Capital Covenant after the Amendment Effective Date, without regard to the date of such issuance, and (ii) to permit the Corporation to designate any one of the series of Eligible Debt to become Covered Debt on and after the Redesignation Date.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Corporation hereby amends each Replacement Capital Covenant as set forth in this Amendment.

     SECTION 1. Definitions. (a) Capitalized terms used herein (including in the Recitals) and not otherwise amended or defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Replacement Capital Covenants.

     (b) The definitions of the terms “Eligible Debt,” “Eligible Senior Debt” and “Eligible Subordinated Debt” as set forth in Schedule I to the Replacement Capital are hereby deleted and replaced in their entirety with the following definition:

     “‘Eligible Debt’ means, at any time in respect of any issuer, each series of the issuer’s then outstanding long-term indebtedness for money borrowed of such issuer that (a) ranks senior to the Debentures, (b) has an outstanding aggregate principal amount of not less than $100,000,000, and (c) was issued through or with the assistance of a commercial or investment banking firm or firms acting as underwriters, initial purchasers or placement or distribution agents and (d) if issued by a Depository Institution Subsidiary, is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Corporation

(whether on a senior or subordinated basis). For purposes of this definition as applied to securities with a CUSIP number, each issuance of long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that has (or, if such indebtedness is held by a trust or other intermediate entity established directly or indirectly by the issuer, the securities of such intermediate entity that have) a separate CUSIP number shall be deemed to be a series of the issuer’s long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is separate from each other series of such indebtedness.”

     (c) The definition of the term “Largest Depository Institution Subsidiary” as set forth in Schedule I to the Replacement Capital Covenant is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following definition:

     “Largest Depository Institution Subsidiary” means, from time to time, the Depository Institution Subsidiary of the Corporation with the greatest total assets that also has outstanding at least one series of Eligible Debt.”

     (d) The definition of the term “Measurement Period” as set forth in Schedule I to the Replacement Capital Covenant is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced in its entirety with the following definition:

“‘Measurement Date’ means November 18, 2011.”

     (e) The definition of the term “Redesignation Date” as set forth in Schedule I to each Replacement Capital Covenant is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following definition:

     “‘Redesignation Date’ means, as to the Covered Debt in effect at any time, the earlier of (a) the date that is two years prior to the final maturity date of such Covered Debt and (b) if the Corporation elects to redeem, or the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation elects to repurchase, such Covered Debt either in whole or in part with the consequence that after giving effect to such redemption or repurchase the outstanding principal amount of such Covered Debt is less than $100,000,000, the applicable redemption or repurchase date.”

     SECTION 2. Amendment of Section 2 of the Replacement Capital Covenant. Section 2 of the Replacement Capital Covenant is hereby amended by replacing the words “within the applicable Measurement Period (without double counting proceeds received in any prior Measurement Period)” in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) thereof with the words “since the Measurement Date (without counting any received proceeds more than once for the purpose of the limitations set forth in this Section 2).”

     SECTION 3. Redesignation of Covered Debt. Section 3(b) of the Replacement Capital Covenant is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

     “(b) On or during the 30-day period immediately preceding any Redesignation Date with respect to the Covered Debt then in effect, the Corporation shall identify the

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series of Eligible Debt that will become the Covered Debt on and after such Redesignation Date in accordance with the following procedures;

     (i) the Corporation shall identify each series of its and its Largest Depository Institution Subsidiary’s then outstanding long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is Eligible Debt;

     (ii) the Corporation shall designate one of such series to be the series of Eligible Debt that will become the Covered Debt on and after such Redesignation Date;

     (iii) the series of outstanding long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is determined to be Covered Debt pursuant to clause (ii) above shall be the Covered Debt for purposes of this Replacement Capital Covenant for the period commencing on the related Redesignation Date and counting to but not including the Redesignation Date as of which a new series of outstanding long-term indebtedness is next determined to be the Covered Debt pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Section 3(b); and

     (iv) in connection with such identification of a new series of Covered Debt, the Corporation shall, as provided for in Section 3(c), give a notice and file with the Commission a current report on Form 8-K including or incorporating by reference this Replacement Capital Covenant as an exhibit within the time frame provided for in such section.”

     SECTION 4. Amendment of Section 4(a) of the Replacement Capital Covenant. Clause (ii) of Section 4(a) of the Replacement Capital Covenant is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

     “the date on which neither the Corporation nor any of its Depositary Institution Subsidiaries has any series of outstanding Eligible Debt.”

     SECTION 5. Miscellaneous. (a) Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the provisions of the Replacement Capital Covenants continue in full force and effect.

     (b) This Amendment shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

[Signature Page Follows]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amendment to Replacement Capital Covenant to be executed by its duly authorized officer, as of the day and year first above written.

BB&T CORPORATION 

By: __/s/ Daryl N. Bible__________

Daryl N. Bible 

Senior Executive Vice President and 

Chief Financial Officer 

[Signature Page to Amendment to Replacement Capital Covenant]