OREANDA-NEWS. August 27, 2015.  BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) will report its third-quarter 2015 earnings on Oct. 15, 2015, prior to market opening. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kelly S. King and Chief Financial Officer Daryl N. Bible will host a conference call to discuss BB&T's third-quarter 2015 performance beginning at 8 a.m. ET.

This conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-888-632-5009, passcode 5184622. A replay of the call can be accessed by dialing 1-888-203-1112, passcode 4313363, and will be available for 30 days.

About BB&T
BB&T is one of the largest financial services holding companies in the U.S. with approximately \\$210 billion in assets and market capitalization of approximately \\$31.3 billion, as of Aug. 17, 2015. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., the company operates 2,149 financial centers in 15 states and Washington, D.C., and offers a full range of consumer and commercial banking, securities brokerage, asset management, mortgage and insurance products and services. A Fortune 500 company, BB&T is consistently recognized for outstanding client satisfaction by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Greenwich Associates and others. BB&T has also been named one of the World's Strongest Banks by Bloomberg Markets Magazine, one of the top three in the U.S. and in the top 15 globally. More information about BB&T and its full line of products and services is available at BBT.com.

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For further information: ANALYSTS, Alan Greer, Executive Vice President, Investor Relations, (336) 733-3021, AGreer@BBandT.com; Tamera Gjesdal, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, (336) 733-3058, TGjesdal@BBandT.com; MEDIA, Cynthia A. Williams, Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications, (336) 733-1470, Cynthia.Williams@BBandT.com