Company: TFC
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-055156
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Company: TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DEF 14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A (Rule 14a-101) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT SCHEDULE 14AINFORMATION Proxy Statement Pursuant to Schedule 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the Registrant ☒ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐ Check the appropriate box:

| ☐ |     | Preliminary Proxy Statement                                                    |
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| ☐ |     | §240.14a-12                                                                    |

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| ☒ |     | No fee required                                                                                      |
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March 17, 2025 Dear Fellow Owner: We’re inviting you to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Truist Financial Corporation on April 29, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. We will hold our Annual Meeting in a virtual-only format this year and have provided information about attending, voting, and submitting questions in the accompanying proxy statement. In 2024, we delivered solid financial results for shareholders as we fulfilled our expense commitments, completed the sale of Truist Insurance Holdings, and repositioned our balance sheet. We accomplished those results while maintaining strong credit quality and increasing investments in talent, technology, and risk infrastructure. We announced up to a $5 billion multiyear share repurchase authorization and commenced repurchases in the third quarter of 2024. We also delivered on our purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities by serving our clients with knowledge and care and supporting our communities. We committed $725 million in financial support to those impacted by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. We also launched the Truist Life, Money, and Choices financial