Unassociated Document
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 12, 2009
 
 
 
First Citizens BancShares, Inc.
  
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
  
 Delaware
 001-16715
56-1528994
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 (Commission File Number)
 (IRS Employer Identification Number)
     
 
 4300 Six Forks Road; Raleigh, North Carolina
 27609
 
 (Address of principal executive offices)
 (Zip Code)
     
 
 Registrant's phone number including area code: 919/716-7000
  
 

 
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Item 8.01.                      Other Events.

Pursuant to authority granted by its Board of Directors, on May 12, 2009, Registrant entered a stock trading plan (the "Plan") with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (KBW) in accordance with the guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The Plan provides for the repurchase of up to 100,000 shares of Registrant's Class A common stock, and up to 25,000 shares of its Class B common stock.  The shares may be purchased from time to time until December 31, 2009.  The Board's action approving share repurchases does not obligate Registrant to acquire any particular amount of shares, and purchases may be suspended or discontinued at any time.  Any shares of stock that are repurchased will be cancelled.

 
Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements
 
The discussions included in this Report and its exhibits may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. For the purposes of these discussions, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward looking statements. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "plans," "projects," or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of the Registrant and its management about future events. The accuracy of such forward looking statements could be affected by such factors as, including but not limited to, the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of the Registrant's customers or vendors, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel or general economic conditions.

 

 
 
 


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)
     
     By: /s/ KENNETH A. BLACK 
Date: May 14, 2009
  
Kenneth A. Black, Vice President