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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _____________________________ Form 8-K Current Report _____________________________ Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 June 28, 2021 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) Truist Financial Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) _____________________________ North Carolina 1-10853 56-0939887 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 214 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) ( 336 ) 733-2000 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) _____________________________ 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) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol 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 8.01    Other Events. On June 28, 2021, Truist Financial Corporation made certain announcements in connection with the results of the Federal Reserve Board’s 2021 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review, including various planned capital actions and receipt of a new preliminary stress capital buffer calculation from the Federal Reserve. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01. ITEM 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d)    Exhibits Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated June 28, 2021. 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: June 28, 2021