On July 31, 2012, BB&T Corporation announced it had received final regulatory approval to acquire BankAtlantic, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BankAtlantic Bancorp. The announced acquisition was previously disclosed in BB&T Corporation's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2011 and March 13, 2012. BB&T Corporation completed the acquisition on July 31, 2012. A copy of the press release announcing the events described is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 Exhibit   Description
   99.1    Copy of press release announcing BB&T Corporation had received final
           regulatory approval to acquire BankAtlantic, a wholly owned subsidiary of
           BankAtlantic Bancorp.