Election of Board Director

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

December 11, 2007

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

            On December 11, 2007, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, BB&T Corporation’s (“the Company’s”) Board of Directors elected Stephen Taylor Williams as a director of BB&T Corporation. At the date of this filing, the Company has not identified the Board committees on which Mr. Williams will serve, nor has the Company determined the existence of any related person transactions with Mr. Williams, as contemplated by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. When these determinations are made, this Current Report on Form 8-K will be amended to provide such information.

ITEM 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.  

Description of Exhibit

99.1  

Copy of Press Release announcing the election of Stephen Taylor Williams as a director of BB&T Corporation.


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/ EDWARD D. VEST

                                                                                Edward D. Vest
                                                                                Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller
                                                                                (Principal Accounting Officer)

Date:       December 14, 2007