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 0-24744
Life Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
109 East Main Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23410 Telphone, (757) 858-1000
(Address, including, zip code, and telephone number, including, area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (Title of each class
of securities covered by this Form)
None
(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:
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)(i)(ii) [ ] Rule 15d-6 [ ]
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:
None
*Life Bancorp, Inc. was merged with and into BB&T Financial Corporation of
Virginia, a wholly owned subsidiary of BB&T Corporation effective 12:01 a.m. on
March 1, 1998.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
BB&T Corporation, as sole shareholder of the successor by merger to Life
Bancorp, Inc., has caused this certification/ notice to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned duly authorized person.
DATE: March 3, 1998 BB&T CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jerone C. Herring
Name: Jerone C. Herring
Title: Executive Vice President and Secretary
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[BB&T Corporation letterhead]
March 3, 1998
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street
Washington D.C. 20549
Re: Life Bancorp, Inc. -- Form 15
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Life Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), and pursuant to Rules
12g-4 and 12h-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10 l(a) of
Regulation S-T, we are transmitting via EDGAR a Form 15 relating to the
deregistration of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
If you have any questions regarding this Form 15, please contact the undersigned
at (910) 733-2180.
Very truly yours,
BB&T CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jerone C. Herring
By: Jerone C. Herring
Title: Executive Vice President and Secretary
