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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
Current Report
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Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
February 26, 2021
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Truist Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
_____________________________
North Carolina
1-10853
56-0939887
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte,
North Carolina
28202
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(336) 733-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $5 par valueTFCNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series F Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred StockTFC.PFNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series G Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred StockTFC.PGNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series H Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred StockTFC.PHNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing 1/4,000th interest in a share of Series I Perpetual Preferred StockTFC.PINew York Stock Exchange
5.853% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Normal Preferred Purchase Securities each representing 1/100th interest in a share of Series J Perpetual Preferred StockTFC.PJNew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series O Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred StockTFC.PONew York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series R Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred StockTFC.PRNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 


ITEM 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 26, 2021, SunTrust Real Estate Investment Corporation, an indirect subsidiary of Truist Bank, announced it will redeem all 1,000 outstanding shares of its Series B Non-Cumulative Exchangeable Preferred Stock (CUSIP 86788X203) on the redemption date of March 31, 2021. Regular dividends on the outstanding shares of the preferred stock, for the full current semiannual dividend period, will be paid separately on March 31, 2021 to holders of record on March 15, 2021. On and after the redemption date, all dividends on the shares of preferred stock called for redemption will cease to accrue.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

ITEM 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits
Exhibit No.Description of Exhibit
Press release dated February 26, 2021.
104The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.




SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:/s/ Cynthia B. Powell
Cynthia B. Powell
Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
Date: February 26, 2021