WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.,
July 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The
board of directors of BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today
declared the following regular quarterly dividends payable
Sept. 1, 2015, to shareholders of
record at the close of business Aug. 14,
2015:
- A dividend of $0.27 per common
share.
- A dividend of $365.625 per share
(equivalent to $0.365625 per
depositary share or 1/1,000th interest per share) on
BB&T's Series D Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE:
BBT PrD)
- A dividend of $351.5625 per share
(equivalent to $0.3515625 per
depositary share or 1/1,000th interest per share) on
BB&T's Series E Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE:
BBT PrE)
- A dividend of $325.000 per share
(equivalent to $0.325000 per
depositary share or 1/1,000th interest per share) on
BB&T's Series F Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE:
BBT PrF)
- A dividend of $325.000 per share
(equivalent to $0.325000 per
depositary share or 1/1,000th interest per share) on
BB&T's Series G Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE:
BBT PrG)
BB&T has approximately 733 million shares of common stock,
23 million depositary shares related to its Series D Non-Cumulative
Perpetual Preferred Stock, 46 million depositary shares related to
its Series E Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, 18 million
depositary shares related to its Series F Non-Cumulative Perpetual
Preferred Stock and 20 million depositary shares related to its
Series G Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock.
BB&T has paid a cash dividend to shareholders of its common
stock every year since 1903.
About BB&T
BB&T is one of the largest
financial services holding companies in the U.S. with $191 billion in assets and market capitalization
of $29.6 billion, as of June 30, 2015. Based in Winston-Salem, N.C., the company operates
1,903 financial centers in 13 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 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
BBT.com.
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SOURCE BB&T Corporation