Notice of Merger of Bank Holding Companies BB&T

NOTICE OF MERGER OF BANK HOLDING COMPANIES BB&T Corporation, located at 200 West Second Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 ("BB&T"), has applied to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to merge with another bank holding company, SunTrust Banks, Inc., located at 303 Peachtree Street, Northeast Atlanta, GA 30308 ("SunTrust"), and immediately thereafter with SunTrust's wholly-owned subsidiary, SunTrust Bank Holding Company, located at 200 South Orange Ave, Orlando, FL, 32801 ("SBHC"), and thereby acquire control of their respective indirect and direct subsidiary bank, SunTrust Bank, located at 303 Peachtree Street, Northeast Atlanta, GA 30308. BB&T will be the surviving entity of the mergers with both SunTrust and SBHC. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the application including the record of performance of banks we own in helping to meet local credit needs. You are invited to submit comments in writing on this application to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, P.O. Box 27622, Richmond, VA 23261. Comments can also be sent electronically to comments.applications@rich.frb.org. The comment period will not end before April 7, 2019, and may be somewhat longer. The Federal Reserve Board's procedures for processing applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. Part 262. Procedures for processing protested applications may be found at 12 C.F.R 262.25. To obtain a copy of the Federal Reserve Board's procedures, or if you need more information about how to submit your comments on the application, contact Adam M. Drimer, Assistant Vice President, at (804) 697-8980. The Federal Reserve will consider your comments and any request for a public meeting or formal hearing on the application if they are received in writing by the Reserve Bank on or before the last day of the comment period. You are also invited to send comments in writing on this application to the Department of Banking and Finance, State of Georgia, 2990 Brandywine Road, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30341-5565 3-8/2019