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 April 3, 2023 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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure On February 16, 2023, Truist Financial Corporation (“Truist”) announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to sell a 20% minority stake in its insurance brokerage subsidiary, Truist Insurance Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Truist Insurance Holdings, Inc.), to an investor group led by Stone Point Capital LLC (the “Transaction”). Truist today announced that the Transaction has closed. A copy of the news release issued by Truist announcing the closing of the transaction 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. All information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in the exhibits hereto speaks as of the date hereof and thereof, respectively, and Truist does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future. In addition, Truist disclaims any inference regarding the materiality of such information which otherwise may arise as a result of its furnishing such information under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d)    Exhibits.   Exhibit     No.        Description of Exhibit 99.1    News release dated April 3, 2023 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: April 3, 2023