WINSTON-SALEM,
N.C., June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of BB&T Corporation
(NYSE: BBT) today declared the 2010 third-quarter dividend of
$0.15 per common
share. At this quarterly rate, the annual dividend is equivalent to $0.60 per
common share.The
dividend will be paid Aug. 2, 2010, to shareholders of record as of July 9, 2010.
The company has approximately 692 million shares outstanding. BB&T has paid
a cash dividend to shareholders every year since 1903. BB&T
is the 10th largest financial services holding company in the U.S. with
$163.7
billion in assets and market capitalization of $22.4 billion, as of March 31.
Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., the company operates more than 1,800 financial centers
in 12 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 J.D. Power and Associates, the U.S. Small Business Administration,
Greenwich Associates and others. More information about BB&T and its full
line of products and services is available at www.BBT.com. More information about
BB&T Corporation is available at www.BBT.com/About.
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BB&T Corporation
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