OREANDA-NEWS. September 15, 2015. BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today announced Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kelly S. King will speak at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York, on Sept. 16, 2015, at 11:15 a.m. ET.

A webcast of King's presentation will be available at BBT.com and will be archived for 30 days.

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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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