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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

September 7, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

BB&T Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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.

BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”) has submitted redemption notices to the institutional trustee for each trust listed below, which will result in the redemption of the trust preferred securities identified in the table below on the redemption date specified. Each series of trust preferred securities was assumed by BB&T in connection with its acquisition of BankAtlantic from BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc., which was completed on July 31, 2012. Each series is callable on the redemption date specified at the option of BB&T. The redemptions will be funded by general corporate reserves.


Trust	Security	Principal Amount	Redemption Date	Trustee
BBC Capital	Floating Rate TP	$15,000,000	October 7, 2012	Wells Fargo Bank,
Trust VIII	Securities			National Association

BBC Capital	Floating Rate TP	$10,000,000	October 7, 2012	Wells Fargo Bank,
Trust IX	Securities			National Association

BBC Capital	Fixed/Floating	$10,000,000	October 24, 2012	Wilmington Trust
Trust XI	Rate TRUPS			Company

BBC Capital	TP Securities	$15,000,000	October 7, 2012	Wells Fargo Bank,
Trust XII				National Association

The trust preferred securities will be redeemed at a price equal to the liquidation amount of $1,000 per trust preferred security, plus all accrued and unpaid distributions to the redemption date.

SIGNATURE

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
	Name:	Cynthia B. Powell
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Corporate
		Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: September 7, 2012