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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) October 23, 2018
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First Citizens BancShares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-16715 | 56-1528994 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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4300 Six Forks Road; Raleigh, North Carolina | 27609 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (919) 716-7000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On October 23, 2018, James M. Parker, age 75, notified the Board of Directors of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. ("BancShares") that he would retire from his position as a director of BancShares and its subsidiary, First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company ("FCBank"), effective on December 31, 2018. Under a policy adopted by BancShares' board, each director is subject to mandatory retirement on December 31 of the year during which he or she reaches 75 years of age.
Mr. Parker currently serves as a member of the joint Risk Committee of BancShares' and FCBank's boards and is designated as the boards' Risk Expert. He has served as a director of BancShares and FCBank since first elected in 2007. Until his retirement during 2011, he served in various executive positions with BancShares and its subsidiaries and had been employed by FCBank for 45 years.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | First Citizens BancShares, Inc. | |
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Date: | October 26, 2018 | | By: /s/ Craig L. Nix | |
| | | Craig L. Nix | |
| | | Chief Financial Officer | |