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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
July 17, 2026
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) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
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)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 17, 2026, Truist Financial Corporation (“Truist”) issued a press release announcing its reporting of second quarter 2026 results and posted on its website its second quarter 2026 Earnings Release, Quarterly Performance Summary, and Earnings Release Presentation. The materials contain forward-looking statements regarding Truist and include cautionary language identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
The information included in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, other than the quotation under the heading “CEO Commentary” on page 1 of Exhibit 99.1, shall be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). The (i) quotation under the heading “CEO Commentary” on page 1 of Exhibit 99.1 and (ii) the Earnings Release Presentation included as Exhibit 99.3 are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section. Such quotation and Presentation will not be deemed incorporated by reference into another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise expressly stated in such subsequent filing.
All information in the Earnings Release, Quarterly Performance Summary, and Earnings Release Presentation speaks as of the date thereof, and Truist does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| Earnings Release issued July 17, 2026. | ||||||||
| Quarterly Performance Summary issued July 17, 2026. | ||||||||
| Earnings Release Presentation issued July 17, 2026. | ||||||||
| 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.
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Cynthia B. Powell | |||||||
Cynthia B. Powell | ||||||||
Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller | ||||||||
(Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
Date: July 17, 2026