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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
May 27, 2025
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Truist Financial Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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North Carolina | 1-10853 | 56-0939887 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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214 North Tryon Street | |
Charlotte, | North Carolina | 28202 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(844) 487-8478
(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)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | | | | | | |
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $5 par value | TFC | New York Stock Exchange |
Depositary Shares each representing 1/4,000th interest in a share of Series I Perpetual Preferred Stock | TFC.PI | New 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 Stock | TFC.PJ | New York Stock Exchange |
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series O Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock | TFC.PO | New York Stock Exchange |
Depositary Shares each representing 1/1,000th interest in a share of Series R Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock | TFC.PR | New 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 27, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Truist Financial Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Jonathan Pruzan as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Pruzan was also appointed to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Truist Bank (together with the Board, the “Boards”), effective immediately. The Boards have assigned Mr. Pruzan to serve on the Joint Risk Committee of the Boards.
Mr. Pruzan will receive compensation in accordance with the Company's standard compensation arrangements for non-employee directors, which consist of an annual cash retainer of $100,000, an additional annual cash retainer of $15,000 for service on the Risk Committee, and an annual grant of restricted stock units having a value of $180,000 on the date of grant, which vests at the end of the year in which it is granted. These compensatory arrangements are described under the heading "Compensation of Directors" in the Company's Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2025. Mr. Pruzan’s cash retainers and equity award for 2025 will be prorated based on the number of days he will serve as a director in 2025.
ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the news release issued by the Company announcing Mr. Pruzan’s appointment, dated May 29, 2025, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. The news release at Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information may only be incorporated by reference into another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if such subsequent filing specifically references Section 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. | | | | | | | | |
Exhibit No. | | Description of Exhibit |
| | News Release dated May 29, 2025. |
104 | | The 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.
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| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION |
| | (Registrant) |
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| By: | /s/ Cynthia B. Powell |
| | Cynthia B. Powell |
| | Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller |
| | (Principal Accounting Officer) |
Date: May 29, 2025