Jan 30 (Reuters) - Truist Financial Corp TFC.N :
* TRUIST REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2019 RESULTS
* Q4 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $1.12 EXCLUDING ITEMS
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.75
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $1.02 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* Q4 REVENUE $3.7 BILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF $3.6 BILLION
* QTRLY ROTCE WAS 12.91 PERCENT; ADJUSTED ROTCE WAS 18.60 PERCENT
* IDENTIFIED $4.2 BILLION OF LENDING EXPOSURES TO SELL TO REDUCE CREDIT AND INTEREST-RATE RISK IN QUARTER
* QTRLY NONINTEREST EXPENSE INCLUDES $223 MILLION OF MERGER-RELATED AND RESTRUCTURING CHARGES