BB&T Corporation declares dividend

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Aug. 25  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) today declared the 2009 fourth quarter dividend of $0.15 per share.

The dividend will be paid Nov. 2 to shareholders of record as of Oct. 16. BB&T has paid a cash dividend to shareholders every year since 1903.

At June 30, BB&T Corporation had $152.4 billion in assets and was the nation's 11th largest financial holding company. Founded in 1872, it operates more than 1,500 financial centers in 11 states and Washington, D.C. More information about the company is available at BBT.com. 

DATASOURCE: BB&T Corporation



CONTACT:  ANALYSTS: Tamera Gjesdal, Senior Vice President, Investor

Relations, [phone], or Daryl Bible, Senior Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer, [phone]; MEDIA: Cynthia Williams, Senior Vice

President, Corporate Communications, [phone]



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