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): April 24, 2006
First
Citizens BancShares, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-16471
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56-1528994
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
Number)
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3128
Smoketree Court; Raleigh, North
Carolina
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27604
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(Address
of principal executive
offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
phone number including area code: 919/716-7000
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 UCT 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4c))
Item
2.02. Results
of Operations and Financial Condition
Item
7.01. Regulation
FD Disclosure
On
April
24, 2006, Registrant announced its results of operations for the three-month
period ended March 31, 2006. A copy of Registrant's press release issued this
date is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Report and is incorporated by reference
into this Report.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed with this Report:
Exhibit
No.
Exhibit
Description
99
Copy
of
press release dated April 24, 2006
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.
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First
Citizens
BancShares, Inc. |
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(Registrant)
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| Date:
April 24, 2006 |
By: |
/s/ KENNETH
A. BLACK |
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Kenneth
A. Black, Vice President |
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