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 26, 2010
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 001-16715 | 56-1528994 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | 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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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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of shareholders of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (the “Registrant” or “BancShares”) was held on April 26, 2010. At the meeting, the shareholders of BancShares took the following actions and cast the following votes:
1. Shareholders elected the following persons as directors of BancShares:
Nominee | | For | | Against | | Withheld | | Broker Non-votes |
| | | | | | | | | |
| John M Alexander Jr | | 30,799,099 | | - | | 28,611 | | 1,649,047 |
| Carmen Holding Ames | | 30,762,300 | | - | | 65,410 | | 1,649,047 |
| Victor E Bell III | | 30,808,274 | | - | | 19,436 | | 1,649,047 |
| George H Broadrick | | 30,727,232 | | - | | 100,478 | | 1,649,047 |
| Hope Holding Connell | | 30,766,156 | | - | | 61,554 | | 1,649,047 |
| Hubert M Craig III | | 30,799,099 | | - | | 28,611 | | 1,649,047 |
| H Lee Durham Jr | | 30,807,662 | | - | | 20,048 | | 1,649,047 |
| Lewis M Fetterman | | 30,787,609 | | - | | 40,101 | | 1,649,047 |
| Daniel L Heavner | | 30,808,274 | | - | | 19,436 | | 1,649,047 |
| Frank B Holding | | 30,764,916 | | - | | 62,794 | | 1,649,047 |
| Frank B Holding Jr | | 30,740,905 | | - | | 86,805 | | 1,649,047 |
| Lucius S Jones | | 30,799,006 | | - | | 28,704 | | 1,649,047 |
| Robert E Mason IV | | 30,806,059 | | - | | 21,651 | | 1,649,047 |
| Robert T Newcomb | | 30,793,060 | | - | | 34,650 | | 1,649,047 |
| Lewis T Nunnelee II | | 30,785,604 | | - | | 42,106 | | 1,649,047 |
| James M Parker | | 30,767,836 | | - | | 59,874 | | 1,649,047 |
| Ralph K Shelton | | 30,808,181 | | - | | 19,529 | | 1,649,047 |
| David L Ward Jr | | 30,488,530 | | - | | 339,180 | | 1,649,047 |
2. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Dixon Hughes PLLC as independent auditors of BancShares for 2010: for-32,444,068, against-18,326, withheld-12,624 and broker non-votes-1,739.
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) |
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| | By: /s/ Kenneth A. Black |
| Date: April 30, 2010 | Kenneth A. Black, Vice President |
