April 18 (Reuters) - BB&T Corp (NYSE:BBT) BBT.N :
* BB&T REPORTS EARNINGS OF $749 MILLION; $0.97 PER DILUTED SHARE; RECORD EARNINGS OF $813 MILLION, EXCLUDING MERGER-RELATED AND RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $1.05 EXCLUDING ITEMS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.97
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $1.03 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* QTRLY TAXABLE-EQUIVALENT REVENUES WERE $2.9 BILLION, DOWN $42 MILLION FROM Q4 OF 2018
* QTRLY AVERAGE DEPOSITS WERE $160.0 BILLION COMPARED TO $157.8 BILLION FOR Q4 OF 2018
* QTRLY AVERAGE LOANS AND LEASES HELD FOR INVESTMENT WERE $148.1 BILLION, UP $522 MILLION, OR 1.4 PERCENT ANNUALIZED COMPARED TO Q4 OF 2018
* CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOR INTEGRATION OF COMPANY WITH SUNTRUST