First Citizens Bancshares (FIZN) 10-Q 2003 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 99.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-K of First Citizens Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each of the undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certifies to the best knowledge and belief of the signatory, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that:

1. The report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presented, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

                /s/ Katie S. Winchester                                           /s/ Jeffrey Dean Agee   
                Chief Executive Officer                                            Chief Financial Officer 
                 Date: March 13, 2003                                            Date: March 13, 2003