As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2009

Registration No. 333-________

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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       BB&T CORPORATION      
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

NORTH CAROLINA		56-0939887
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation of organization)		Number)

200 West Second Street
       Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101      
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

BB&T CORPORATION
401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
   (As Amended and Restated)  
(Full title of the plan)

Frances B. Jones
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and
Chief Corporate Governance Officer
BB&T Corporation
200 West Second Street
3rd Floor
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101
          (336) 733-2180         
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the difinitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  þ		Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer  ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller reporting company  ¨

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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		Proposed	Proposed
Title of		maximum	maximum
securities	Amount	offering	aggregate	Amount of
to be	to be	price	offering	registration
registered (1)	registered	per share (2)	price (2)	fee (2)
Common Stock, par value
$5.00 per share	35,000,000	$21.47	$751,450,000	$41,930.91

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(1)	Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of plan interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the BB&T Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, as amended and restated.
(2)	Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1), based on the average ($21.47) of the high ($22.24) and low ($20.70) prices of the Company's Common Stock on April 23, 2009, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

     This Registration Statement is being filed solely for the registration of 35,000,000 additional shares of the common stock, $5.00 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of BB&T Corporation (the “Company” or “BB&T”) relating to the offer and sale of the Company’s Common Stock and related plan interests under the BB&T Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, as amended and restated (the “Plan”). Accordingly, pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the earlier Registration Statements relating to the Plan or predecessor plans (Registration Nos. 33-54713, 33-57867, 333-36538, 333-118153 and 333-147924) are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 5.      Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

     The legality of the securities offered hereby has been passed upon for the Company by Frances B. Jones, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer of BB&T. Ms. Jones owns shares of BB&T’s Common Stock and holds options to purchase additional shares of BB&T’s Common Stock.

Item 8.      Exhibits.

     The following exhibits are filed as a part of this Registration Statement:

Exhibit	Description
No.
5	Opinion of Frances B. Jones, Esq., Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer of BB&T.
23.1	Consent of Frances B. Jones, Esq., Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer of BB&T (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24	Power of Attorney of Directors and Officers of BB&T.

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SIGNATURES

THE REGISTRANT

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, BB&T Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Winston-Salem, State of North Carolina, on this 29^th day of April, 2009.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 29, 2009.

				/s/ Kelly S. King*
Name:	John A. Allison IV		Name:	Kelly S. King
Title:	Chairman of the Board		Title:	Director, President and
				Chief Executive Officer
				(principal executive officer)
	/s/ Daryl N. Bible*			/s/ Edward D. Vest*
Name:	Daryl N. Bible		Name:	Edward D. Vest
Title:	Senior Executive Vice President		Title:	Executive Vice President
	and Chief Financial Officer			and Corporate Controller
	(principal financial officer)			(principal accounting officer)
	/s/ Jennifer S. Banner*			/s/ Anna R. Cablik*
Name:	Jennifer S. Banner		Name:	Anna R. Cablik
Title:	Director		Title:	Director
	/s/ Nelle R. Chilton*
Name:	Nelle R. Chilton		Name:	Ronald E. Deal
Title:	Director		Title:	Director
	/s/ Tom D. Efird*			/s/ Barry J. Fitzpatrick*
Name:	Tom D. Efird		Name:	Barry J. Fitzpatrick
Title:	Director		Title:	Director

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				/s/ Jane P. Helm*
Name:	L. Vincent Hackley, PhD.		Name:	Jane P. Helm
Title:	Director		Title:	Director
	/s/ John P. Howe III, M.D.*			/s/ James H. Maynard*
Name:	John P. Howe III, M.D.		Name:	James H. Maynard
Title:	Director		Title:	Director
	/s/ Albert O. McCauley*			/s/ J. Holmes Morrison*
Name:	Albert O. McCauley		Name	J. Holmes Morrison
Title:	Director		Title:	Director
				/s/ Thomas N. Thompson*
Name:	Nido R. Qubein		Name:	Thomas N. Thompson
Title:	Director		Title:	Director
Name:	Stephen T. Williams
Title:	Director

*By:	/s/ Frances B. Jones
	Frances B. Jones
	Attorney-in-Fact

THE PLAN

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Trustee has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Winston-Salem, State of North Carolina, on this 29^th day of April, 2009.

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EXHIBIT INDEX
to
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of
BB&T Corporation

Exhibit	Description
No.
5	Opinion of Frances B. Jones, Esq., Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer of BB&T.
23.1	Consent of Frances B. Jones, Esq., Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer of BB&T (included in Exhibit 5).
23.2	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24	Power of Attorney of Directors and Officers of BB&T.

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