Executive Change · 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 May 20, 2022 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)     Truist Financial Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)     Commission file number: 1-10853   North Carolina   56-0939887 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (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(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) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2). 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On May 20, 2022, Truist Financial Corporation (“Truist”) announced that Daryl N. Bible, Truist’s Chief Financial Officer, will retire from Truist later this year, upon the naming and transition of his successor in the role (the “Retirement Date”). In connection with his retirement, Truist and Mr. Bible entered into a Retirement and Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Bible will provide consulting services to support the transition of the Chief Financial Officer’s responsibilities to his successor, including with respect to capital, liquidity and other balance sheet management activities. These consulting services will be provided for a period of one year from the Retirement Date (the “Consulting Period”). The Agreement also includes non-competition and other similar restrictions for a period of 12 months after the Retirement Date, as well as other customary separation provisions. For those services and commitments, Mr. Bible will receive monthly consulting fees of $125,000 during the Consulting Period and a lump sum payment of $2,750,000 at the conclusion of the Consulting Period. Mr. Bible will also continue participation for 24 months after the Retirement Date in Truist’s health and welfare benefits. Mr. Bible’s unvested performance unit awards, long-term incentive plan awards, and restricted stock unit awards remain subject to the terms and conditions of the incentive plans and award agreements under which they were granted.   Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. A copy of the news release issued by Truist announcing Mr. Bible’s retirement, dated May 20, 2022, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. The news release at Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits.   Exhibit No.    Description of Exhibit 99.1    News release dated May 20, 2022 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 Name:   Cynthia B. Powell Title:   Executive Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) Date: May 20, 2022