Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June 5, 2020, Truist Financial Corporation (the "Company") issued and sold $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.200% Medium-Term Notes, Series G (Senior), due August 5, 2025 and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.950% Medium-Term Notes, Series G (Senior), due June 5, 2030 (together, the "Notes"). The Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-233483), as amended, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In connection with the issuance and sale, the legal opinions of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP and Ellen M. Fitzsimmons, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Head of Enterprise Diversity and Human Resources, and Corporate Secretary and A. Michelle Willis, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Enterprise and Securities Legal Team, and Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Company are being filed as Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d)  Exhibits.

 Exhibit
   No.           Description of Exhibit

    5.1            Opinion of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP as to the validity of the
                 Notes.

    5.2            Opinion of Ellen M. Fitzsimmons and A. Michelle Willis as to the
                 validity of the Notes.

   23.1            Consent of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).


   23.2            Consent of Ellen M. Fitzsimmons and A. Michelle Willis (included
                 in Exhibit 5.2).

   104           The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in
                 Inline XBRL.

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