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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 15
Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports
Under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File Number 0-20516
Mason-Dixon Bancshares, Inc.
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Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
45 West Main Street, Westminster, Maryland 21157 Telephone: (410) 857-3400
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
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(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
None
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(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file
reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s)
relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
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<S> <C> <C>
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) [X]* Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [X]* Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 15d-6 [ ]
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Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:
None
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*Mason-Dixon Bancshares, Inc. was merged with and into BB&T Corporation on July
14, 1999.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, BB&T
Corporation, the successor by merger to Mason-Dixon Bancshares, Inc., has caused
this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly
authorized person.
DATE: July 16, 1999 BB&T CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jerone C. Herring
Name: Jerone C. Herring
Title: Executive Vice President and Secretary
