3Q 2011 Call Report 8-K


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): October 28, 2011
 
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.

On October 28, 2011, Registrant's wholly-owned subsidiary First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company filed its quarterly call report for the period ended September 30, 2011.
 

 
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 various factors including, but not limited to, the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of the Registrant's customers or vendors, retention of customers of acquired entities, integration of the operations of acquired entities, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel or general economic conditions including deterioration of collateral values.
 
 
 
    
 
 
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:    November 1, 2011             Kenneth A. Black, Vice President