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BB&T Corporation
200 West Second St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
April 3, 2017
Dear Fellow Shareholder:
We have previously shared proxy materials with you for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of BB&T Corporation scheduled to be held on April 25, 2017. According to our latest records, your proxy vote for this meeting has not yet been received.
At this meeting, you are being asked to vote on the election of directors (Proposal 1), the ratification of auditors (Proposal 2), an advisory vote to approve BB&T’s executive compensation program (Proposal 3), an advisory vote on the frequency of say on pay (Proposal 4), approval of amendments to the BB&T 2012 Incentive Plan (Proposal 5) and a shareholder proposal regarding the elimination of supermajority voting provisions (Proposal 6). Your Board of Directors unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR each director in Proposal 1, FOR Proposals 2, 3, and 5, “EVERY YEAR” for Proposal 4 and a vote AGAINST Proposal 6.
Your vote is important, no matter how many or how few shares you may own. Please vote today by telephone, online, or by signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the envelope provided.
Sincerely,
Kelly S. King
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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