BB&T Corporation COO to speak Sept. 9 at Lehman Brothers Global Financial Services...

BB&T Corporation COO to speak Sept. 9 at Lehman Brothers Global Financial
Services Conference

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BB&T Corporation
(NYSE: BBT) today said that Chief Operating Officer Kelly King will present at
the Lehman Brothers Global Financial Services Conference in New York City on
Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 10:30 a.m. EDT.
The presentation will focus on BB&T's financial performance and corporate
strategy.
A live audio webcast will be available on BB&T's Web site at
http://BBT.com/investor . Presentation slides have been posted on the site. A
replay of the presentation will be available at BBT.com following the live
event and remain on the site for 30 days.
Winston-Salem-based BB&T Corporation and its subsidiaries offer
full-service commercial and retail banking and additional financial services
such as insurance, investments, retail brokerage, mortgage, corporate finance,
consumer finance, payment services, international banking, leasing and trust.
BB&T operates approximately 1,500 financial centers in the Carolinas,
Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Indiana and Washington, D.C.
With $136.5 billion in assets, BB&T Corporation is the nation's 14th
largest financial holding company. More information about the company is
available at www.BBT.com.
SOURCE BB&T Corporation

Tamera Gjesdal, Sr. Vice President, Investor Relations, +1-336-733-3058, or
Bob Denham, Sr. Vice President, Corporate Communications, +1-336-733-1475,
both of BB&T Corporation