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BB&T also utilizes longer-term borrowings when management determines that the pricing and maturity
options available through these sources create cost-effective options for funding asset growth and satisfying
capital needs. BB&T’s long-term borrowings include long-term FHLB advances to Branch Bank, senior and
subordinated debt issued by BB&T Corporation and Branch Bank, junior subordinated debt underlying trust
preferred securities and capital leases. See Note 10 “Long-Term Debt” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements” herein for additional disclosures related to long-term borrowings.
Employees
At December 31, 2009, BB&T had approximately 32,400 full-time equivalent employees compared to
approximately 29,600 full-time equivalent employees at December 31, 2008.
Properties
BB&T and its significant subsidiaries occupy headquarter offices that are either owned or operated under
long-term leases. BB&T also owns free-standing operations centers, with its primary operations and information
technology center located in Wilson, North Carolina. BB&T also owns or leases significant office space used as the
Corporation’s headquarters in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. At December 31, 2009, Branch Bank operated
1,857 branch offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, West Virginia, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Alabama, Florida, Texas, Nevada, Indiana and Washington, D.C. BB&T exited its offices in Nevada in
January 2010. BB&T also operates numerous insurance agencies and other businesses that occupy facilities.
Office locations are either owned or leased. Management believes that the premises occupied by BB&T and its
subsidiaries are well-located and suitably equipped to serve as financial services facilities. See Note 6 “Premises
and Equipment” in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in this report for additional disclosures
related to BB&T’s properties and other fixed assets.
Web Site Access to BB&T’s Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
All of BB&T’s electronic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the Annual
Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these
reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
are made available at no cost on the Corporation’s web site, www.BBT.com, through the Investor Relations link
as soon as reasonably practicable after BB&T files such material with, or furnishes it to, the SEC. BB&T’s SEC
filings are also available through the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.
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