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
April 22, 2008
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 8.01 Other Events
BB&T Corporation held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 22, 2008. The shareholders voted on and approved all proposals that were presented. Listed below are the results of the election.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
Each of the following individuals was elected to serve a one-year term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders for 2009.
John A. Allison IV | Barry J. Fitzpatrick | J. Holmes Morrison |
Jennifer S. Banner | L. Vincent Hackley, PhD. | Nido R. Qubein |
Anna R. Cablik | Jane P. Helm | Thomas N. Thompson |
Nelle R. Chilton | John P. Howe III, M.D. | Stephen T. Williams |
Ronald E. Deal | James H. Maynard | |
Tom D. Efird | Albert O. McCauley |
Proposal 2 - Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Shareholders ratified the reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to be BB&T Corporations independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2008.
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: April 22, 2008