Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 7, 2021, Truist Financial Corporation (the "Company") issued and sold
(i) $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.887% Fixed-to-Floating
Rate Medium-Term Notes, Series G (Senior), due June 7, 2029 (the "2029 Notes")
and (ii) $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate
Medium-Term Notes, Series G (Senior), due June 9, 2025 (the "2025 Notes" and
together with the 2029 Notes, 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
Corporate Secretary and Keith L. Thornton, Deputy General Counsel - Corporate
and Employment 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 Keith L. Thornton 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 Keith L. Thornton (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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