FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Burns Kevin Joseph 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES INC [ SUSQ ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Risk Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES, INC., 26 NORTH CEDAR STREET 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

8/1/2015
(Street)

LITITZ, PA 17543
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   8/1/2015     D    5188   D   (1) 0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units     (2) 8/1/2015     D         10000      (3)   (3) Common Stock   10000     (3) 0   D    
Restricted Stock Units     (2) 8/1/2015     D         23686      (4)   (4) Common Stock   23686     (4) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger between BB&T Corporation ("BB&T") and issuer, dated November 11, 2014 (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which issuer was merged with and into BB&T, effective August 1, 2015 (the "Merger"). Pursuant to the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of issuer common stock was exchanged for 0.253 shares of BB&T common stock and $4.05 of cash. As a result of the Merger, the reporting person no longer beneficially owns directly or indirectly any shares of issuer common stock.
( 2)  Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. common stock.
( 3)  This Restricted Stock Unit was fully vested at the effective time of the merger and converted into the right to receive a cash payment of $143,200.00 ($14.32 per share).
( 4)  This Restricted Stock Unit was fully vested at the effective time of the merger and converted into the right to receive a cash payment of $339,183.52 ($14.32 per share).

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Burns Kevin Joseph
SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES, INC.
26 NORTH CEDAR STREET
LITITZ, PA 17543

EVP, Chief Risk Officer

Signatures
/s/ D. Scott Freed, attorney-in-fact for Kevin Joseph Burns 8/3/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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