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 16, 2003
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)
This Form 8-K has 41 pages.
ITEM 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure
The purpose of this Current Report on Form 8-K is to file an Underwriting Agreement dated December 16, 2003 between BB&T Corporation and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule II thereto, and the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 23, 2003, to the Indenture Regarding Subordinated Securities, dated as of May 24, 1996, between BB&T Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association (successor to the coporate trust business of State Street Bank and Trust Company), as Trustee.
ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
| Exhibit 1 | Underwriting Agreement between BB&T Corporation and Bear, Stearns Co. Inc.; and BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters |
| Exhibit 4 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 23, 2003, to Indenture Regarding Subordinated Securities, dated as of May 24, 1996, between BB&T Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association (successor to the corporate trust business of State Street Bank and Trust Company), as Trustee |
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 | |||
| Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller | |||
| (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
| Date: December 23, 2003 | |||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit 1 | Underwriting Agreement between BB&T Corporation and Bear, Stearns Co. Inc.; and BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters |
| Exhibit 4 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 23, 2003, to Indenture Regarding Subordinated Securities, dated as of May 24, 1996, between BB&T Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association (successor to the corporate trust business of State Street Bank and Trust Company), as Trustee |