UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 13F
                               FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 03/31/2009

Check here if Amendment       [ ]             Amendment Number:

This Amendment                [ ]             is a restatement
                              [ ]             adds new holding entries

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:       BRANCH BANKING & TRUST COMPANY
Address:    223 WEST NASH STREET
            WILSON, NC 27894


13F File Number: 28-03501

The institutional investment Manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing
the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name: PATRICIA P BALENTINE
Title: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Phone: (919) 716-9296
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

1    WILSON, NC    04/13/2009

Report Type     (Check only one)
                [X]            13F HOLDINGS REPORT
                [ ]            13F NOTICE
                [ ]            13F COMBINATION REPORT


I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934



                                          FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:                0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:           518
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:           $ 1,202,219

List of Other Included Managers:

NONE





FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                   TITLE                  VALUE     SHARES/  SH/  PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER          VOTING AUTHORITY
  NAME OF ISSUER                   OF CLASS     CUSIP     (X $1000) PRN AMOUNTPRN CALL DISCRTN MANAGERS SOLE     SHARED   NONE