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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2009

Registration No. 333-________

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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       BB&T CORPORATION      
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NORTH CAROLINA  56-0939887 
(State or other jurisdiction of  (I.R.S. Employer Identification 
incorporation of organization)  Number) 

200 West Second Street
       Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101      
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

BB&T CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED
2004 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)

Frances B. Jones
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and
Chief Corporate Governance Officer
BB&T Corporation
200 West Second Street
3rd Floor
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101
          (336) 733-2180         
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the difinitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 
Large accelerated filer  þ Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer  ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company  ¨  

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


    Proposed  Proposed   
Title of    maximum  maximum   
securities  Amount  offering  aggregate  Amount of 
to be  to be  price  offering  registration 
registered  registered  per share (1)  price (1)  fee (1) 
Common Stock, par value         
$5.00 per share  25,000,000  $21.47  $536,750,000  $29,950.65 

(1)  Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1), based on the average ($21.47) of the high ($22.24) and low ($20.70) prices of the Company's Common Stock on April 23, 2009, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange. 
 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

     This Registration Statement is being filed solely for the registration of 25,000,000 additional shares of the common stock, $5.00 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of BB&T Corporation (the “Company” or “BB&T”) that are issuable in connection with awards under the BB&T Corporation Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). At the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 28, 2009, the shareholders approved amendments to the Plan to authorize the issuance of the shares of BB&T Common Stock that are being registered hereunder. For a description of these amendments, please refer to the Company’s Proxy Statement dated March 13, 2009.

     Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the earlier Registration Statements relating to the Plan (Registration Nos. 333-116488 and 333-147923) are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 5.      Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

     The legality of the securities offered hereby has been passed upon for the Company by Frances B. Jones, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer of BB&T. Ms. Jones owns shares of BB&T’s Common Stock and holds options to purchase additional shares of BB&T’s Common Stock.

Item 8.       Exhibits.

     The following exhibits are filed as a part of this Registration Statement:

Exhibit  Description 
No.   
 
5  Opinion of Frances B. Jones, Esq., Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer of BB&T.
 
23.1  Consent of Frances B. Jones, Esq., Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer of BB&T (included in Exhibit 5). 
 
23.2  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 
 
24  Power of Attorney of Directors and Officers of BB&T. 


SIGNATURES

THE REGISTRANT

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, BB&T Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Winston-Salem, State of North Carolina, on this 29th day of April, 2009.

BB&T CORPORATION 
 
                   By: _/s/ Frances B. Jones                     
                   Frances B. Jones 
                   Executive Vice President, General Counsel, 
                   Corporate Secretary and Chief Corporate 
                   Governance Officer 

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 29, 2009.

   /s/ John A. Allison IV*    /s/ Kelly S. King*
Name: John A. Allison IV  Name: Kelly S. King 
Title:  Chairman of the Board  Title:  Director, President and 
      Chief Executive Officer 
      (principal executive officer) 
 
   /s/ Daryl N. Bible*    /s/ Edward D. Vest*
Name: Daryl N. Bible  Name:   Edward D. Vest
Title:  Senior Executive Vice President  Title:  Executive Vice President 
  and Chief Financial Officer    and Corporate Controller 
  (principal financial officer)    (principal accounting officer) 
 
   /s/ Jennifer S. Banner*    /s/ Anna R. Cablik*
Name:   Jennifer S. Banner Name:  Anna R. Cablik
Title:  Director  Title:  Director 
   
   /s/ Nelle R. Chilton*    /s/ Ronald E. Deal*
Name: Nelle R. Chilton  Name: Ronald E. Deal 
Title:  Director  Title:  Director 
   
   /s/ Tom D. Efird*    /s/ Barry J. Fitzpatrick*
Name:   Tom D. Efird Name: Barry J. Fitzpatrick 
Title:  Director  Title:  Director 


   /s/ L. Vincent Hackley, PhD.*    /s/ Jane P. Helm*
Name: L. Vincent Hackley, PhD.  Name: Jane P. Helm 
Title:  Director  Title:  Director 
 
   /s/ John P. Howe III, M.D.*    /s/ James H. Maynard*
Name: John P. Howe III, M.D.  Name: James H. Maynard 
Title:  Director  Title:  Director 
 
   /s/ Albert O. McCauley*    
Name:   Albert O. McCauley Name  J. Holmes Morrison 
Title:  Director  Title:  Director 
 
   /s/ Nido R. Qubein*    /s/ Thomas N. Thompson* 
Name: Nido R. Qubein  Name: Thomas N. Thompson 
Title:  Director  Title:  Director 
 
   /s/ Stephen T. Williams*
Name: Stephen T. Williams     
Title:  Director     

                *By:   /s/ Frances B. Jones
  Frances B. Jones 
  Attorney-in-Fact 


EXHIBIT INDEX
to
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of
BB&T Corporation

Exhibit  Description 
No.   
 
5  Opinion of Frances B. Jones, Esq., Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer of BB&T.
 
23.1  Consent of Frances B. Jones, Esq., Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer of BB&T (included in Exhibit 5). 
 
23.2  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 
 
24  Power of Attorney of Directors and Officers of BB&T.