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
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 23,
2008
|
First
Citizens BancShares, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
|
| Delaware |
0-16715 |
56-1528994 |
| (State or other
jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(IRS
Employer |
| of
incorporation) |
File
Number) |
Identification
No.) |
| |
|
|
| 4300 Six Forks Road |
|
|
| Raleigh, North Carolina |
|
27609 |
| (Address of principal
executive offices) |
|
(Zip
Code) |
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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provisions:
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[
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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))
Item
8.01. Other events
Registrant previously announced its
plan to merge its two wholly-owned banking subsidiaries First-Citizens Bank
& Trust Company and IronStone Bank.
At this time, Registrant has delayed
any further action related to the merger of those two
entities.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Registrant has duly caused this
Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
First Citizens BancShares,
Inc.
(Registrant)
Date: December 23,
2008 By:
/s/
KENNETH A. BLACK
Kenneth A. Black
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer