Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
WITNESSETH, that each of the undersigned directors ofFIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES, INC. (“BancShares”), a Delaware corporation, by his or her execution hereof, hereby constitutes and appointsALEXANDER G. MACFADYEN, JR. andKENNETH A. BLACK, and each of them, with authority to act jointly or individually, as his or her true and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact, and in his or her name, place and stead, to execute for him or her BancShares’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (the “Annual Report”) to be filed by BancShares with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all amendments to such Annual Report, and to file the same, together with all exhibits and schedules thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission. Each of the undersigned hereby grants unto each said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all the acts of each said attorney-in-fact which he or they may lawfully do in the premises or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ JOHN M. ALEXANDER, JR. John M. Alexander, Jr. | Director | February 23, 2004 | ||
/s/ CARMEN HOLDING AMES Carmen Holding Ames | Director | February 23, 2004 | ||
/s/ VICTOR E. BELL III Victor E. Bell III | Director | February 23, 2004 | ||
/s/ GEORGE H. BROADRICK George H. Broadrick | Director | February 23, 2004 | ||
/s/ HUBERT M. CRAIG III Hubert M. Craig III | Director | February 23, 2004 | ||
/s/ H. LEE DURHAM H. Lee Durham | Director | February 20, 2004 | ||
/s/ LEWIS M. FETTERMAN Lewis M. Fetterman | Director | February 27, 2004 | ||
/s/ FRANK B. HOLDING Frank B. Holding | Executive Vice Chairman | February 23, 2004 |
/s/ FRANK B. HOLDING, JR. Frank B. Holding, Jr. | President, Chief Administrative Officer and Director | February 23, 2004 | ||
/s/ LEWIS R. HOLDING Lewis R. Holding | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | February 19, 2004 | ||
/s/ CHARLES B. C. HOLT Charles B. C. Holt | Director | February 23, 2004 | ||
/s/ JAMES B. HYLER, JR. James B. Hyler, Jr. | Director | February 17, 2004 | ||
/s/ GALE D. JOHNSON, M.D. Gale D. Johnson, M.D. | Director | February 21, 2004 | ||
/s/ FREEMAN R. JONES Freeman R. Jones | Director | February 23, 2004 | ||
/s/ LUCIUS S. JONES Lucius S. Jones | Director | February 23, 2004 | ||
/s/ JOSEPH T. MALONEY, JR. Joseph T. Maloney, Jr. | Director | February 20, 2004 | ||
/s/ ROBERT T. NEWCOMB Robert T. Newcomb | Director | February 21, 2004 | ||
/s/ LEWIS T. NUNNELEE II Lewis T. Nunnelee II | Director | February 17, 2004 | ||
/s/ C. RONALD SCHEELER C. Ronald Scheeler | Director | February 23, 2004 | ||
/s/ RALPH K. SHELTON Ralph K. Shelton | Director | February 27, 2004 | ||
/s/ R.C. SOLES, JR. R.C. Soles, Jr. | Director | February 23, 2004 | ||
/s/ DAVID L. WARD, JR. David L. Ward, Jr. | Director | February 23, 2004 |