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
June 27, 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. |
Effective as of June 27, 2011, BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”) appointed Computershare as its stock transfer agent and registrar. Computershare will also serve as the administrator of BB&T’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”).
Shareholders, including participants in the DRIP, may contact Computershare by:
Internet: | www.computershare.com/bbt |
Telephone: | 1-800-213-4314 |
1-781-575-3100 (outside US and Canada) | |
Mail: | Computershare Investor Services |
P.O. Box 43078 | |
Providence, RI 02940-3078 | |
Overnight delivery: | Computershare Investor Services |
250 Royall Street | |
Canton, MA 02021 |
A form of the letter to shareholders announcing the appointment of Computershare as stock transfer agent and registrar is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
99.1 | Form of letter to shareholders announcing appointment of Computershare as stock transfer agent. |
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: July 1, 2011