Reg FD Disclosure

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 September 11, 2023 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 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure. Truist Financial Corporation (“Truist”) is scheduled to present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York City on Monday, September 11, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. ET. Bill Rogers, Chief Executive Officer, and Mike Maguire, Chief Financial Officer, will make Truist's presentation. A copy of the presentation materials to be used by Truist during its presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. Such materials will also be available on Truist’s website at ir.truist.com. Information contained on Truist's website is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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 Securities Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references Section 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. All information in the presentation materials speaks as of the date thereof, and Truist does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future, except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation. ITEM 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d)    Exhibits Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit 99.1 Materials to be presented September 11, 2023 (furnished with the Commission as a part of this Form 8-K). 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: September 11, 2023