BB&T Corporation Announces First Quarter 2003 Earnings Conference Call.

Business Editors

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003

BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT), regional financial holding company, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter results and 2003 outlook on Monday, April 14, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9 a.m. Central Time).

This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at BB&T's web site at www.BBandT.com by selecting Investor Relations and clicking on "Presentations and Webcasts." The webcast may also be accessed directly from the BB&T homepage by clicking on the webcast announcement banner.

An archived version of the webcast will be available for replay beginning at 1:30 p.m. on April 14 until the end of the business day on April 25. The archived version may be accessed from the Investor Relations page by clicking on "Presentations and Webcasts."

Winston-Salem-based BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT), with $80.2 billion in assets as of Dec. 31, operates more than 1,100 banking offices in the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Indiana and Washington, D.C.