Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-175538
August 7, 2012
BB&T Corporation
Pricing Term Sheet
Medium-Term Notes (Senior), Series C
$750 million
1.600% Senior Notes due 2017
| Issuer |
BB&T Corporation | |
| Security |
1.600% Senior Notes due August 15, 2017 | |
| Ratings |
A2 (Moody’s) / A- (S&P) / A+ (Fitch) / AH (DBRS) | |
| Currency |
USD | |
| Size |
$750,000,000 | |
| Security Type |
SEC Registered Medium-Term Notes, Series C (Senior) | |
| Maturity |
August 15, 2017 | |
| Coupon |
1.600% | |
| Payment Frequency |
Semi-Annually | |
| Day Count Convention |
30/360 | |
| Redemption Date |
July 14, 2017 | |
| Redemption Terms |
Redeemable in whole or in part on or after the Redemption Date at 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes (par), plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of redemption. We shall provide 10 to 60 calendar days notice of redemption to the registered holder of the Senior Notes. | |
| Benchmark Treasury |
0.500% US Treasury due July 31, 2017 | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury |
+93 bps | |
| Benchmark Treasury Spot and Yield |
99-31 1/2 ; 0.708% | |
| Price to Public |
99.818% of face amount | |
| Yield to Maturity |
1.638% | |
| Proceeds (Before Expenses) to Issuer |
$747,135,000 (99.618%) | |
| Interest Payment Dates |
February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2013 | |
| Trade Date |
August 7, 2012 | |
| Settlement Date |
August 14, 2012 (T+5) | |
| Denominations |
$2,000 x $1,000 | |
| CUSIP / ISIN |
05531FAL7 / US05531FAL76 | |
| Joint Bookrunners |
BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, LLC Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. UBS Securities LLC | |
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The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a pricing supplement, a prospectus supplement and a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read those documents and the other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the pricing supplement, the prospectus supplement and the prospectus if you request them by calling BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, LLC at 804-787-8221; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. toll-free at 1-800-503-4611; or UBS Securities LLC toll-free at 1-877-827-6444 ext.561-3884.