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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