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

May 8, 2012
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”) Chief Operating Officer, Chris Henson, is scheduled to present at the UBS Global Financial Services Conference in New York City on May 8, 2012 at noon (EDT). 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.

ITEM 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Copy of press release announcing Chris Henson's presentation at the UBS Global Financial Services Conference in New York City on May 8, 2012 at noon (EDT).

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: May 8, 2012

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

May 2, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:
Tamera Gjesdal	Cynthia Williams
Senior Vice President	Executive Vice President
Investor Relations	Corporate Communications
(336) 733-3058	(336) 733-1478
tgjesdal@bbandt.com	cynthia.williams@bbandt.com

BB&T Corporation COO to speak May 8
at UBS Global Financial Services Conference

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today announced that Chief Operating Officer Chris Henson will present at the UBS Global Financial Services Conference in New York City May 8 at noon (EDT).

A webcast of Henson’s presentation will be available at www.BBT.com/webcasts and will be archived for 30 days.

About BB&T
BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) is one of the largest financial services holding companies in the U.S. with $174.8 billion in assets and market capitalization of $21.9 billion, as of March 31, 2012. 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 www.BBT.com.

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