UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 11-K ( X ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED) For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED) For the transition period from _______________ to _______________ Commission File Number: 0-12358 CCB FINANCIAL CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (Full title of the plan) CCB FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Exact name of issuer as specified in charter) 111 Corcoran Street, P. O. Box 931, Durham, NC 27702 (Address of principal executive offices) Item 1. Financial Statements Audited statements of net assets available for plan benefits as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the related audited statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for each of the years then ended are filed herein. Item 2. Exhibits The consent of the Plan's independent auditors to incorporation by reference of the financial statements is included as Exhibit 23. CCB FINANCIAL CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Financial Statements and Schedules December 31, 1996 and 1995 (With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon) INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT The Retirement Committee CCB Financial Corporation: We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the CCB Financial Corporation Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the CCB Financial Corporation Retirement Savings Plan at December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Our audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of assets held for investment purposes and reportable transactions are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The Fund Information in the statements of net assets available for plan benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits is presented for additional analysis rather than to present the net assets available for plan benefits and changes in net assets available for plan benefits of each fund. The supplemental schedules and Fund Information have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. KPMG Peat Marwick LLP May 2, 1997 CCB FINANCIAL CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits With Fund Information December 31, 1996 and 1995 1996 Money CCBF Bond Stock market Balanced stock fund fund fund fund fund Total Assets: Investments: Money market funds $ 68,586 107,240 3,022,479 177,992 63,818 3,440,115 Mutual funds: 111 Corcoran Bond Fund 3,763,363 - - 7,201,104 - 10,964,467 111 Corcoran Equity Fund - 5,109,491 - - - 5,109,491 Common stock of CCB Financial Corporation ______-__ ______-__ ______-__ 9,015,586 20,607,815 29,623,401 Total investments 3,831,949 5,216,731 3,022,479 16,394,682 20,671,633 49,137,474 Accrued interest and dividends receivable 21,189 122 13,627 97,367 131,989 264,294 Employee contributions receivable 13,182 26,176 8,923 71,285 43,447 163,013 Employer contributions receivable - - - - 884,308 884,308 Receivable from other funds - - - - 173 173 Other receivables 3,836 13,921 4,258 10,676 139 32,830 Total assets 3,870,156 5,256,950 3,049,287 16,574,010 21,731,689 50,482,092 Liabilities: Prepaid contributions - 25 - 8,193 5,692 13,910 Payable to other funds 104 52 17 - - 173 Other payables - - - - 524 524 Total liabilities 104 77 17 8,193 6,216 14,607 Net assets available for plan benefits $3,870,052 5,256,873 3,049,270 16,565,817 21,725,473 50,467,485 See accompanying notes to financial statements. CCB FINANCIAL CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits With Fund Information, Continued December 31, 1996 and 1995 1995 Money CCBF Bond Stock market Balanced stock fund fund fund fund fund Total Assets: Investments: Money market funds $ 44,257 30,543 3,339,538 876,851 242,149 4,533,338 Mutual funds: 111 Corcoran Bond Fund 3,736,813 - - 5,560,444 - 9,297,257 111 Corcoran Equity Fund - 3,982,766 - - - 3,982,766 Common stock of CCB Financial Corporation - - - 6,986,923 14,814,615 21,801,538 Total investments 3,781,070 4,013,309 3,339,538 13,424,218 15,056,764 39,614,899 Accrued interest and dividends receivable 20,402 119 15,991 77,694 103,057 217,263 Employee contributions receivable 31,592 40,270 24,392 131,390 65,798 293,442 Employer contributions receivable - - - - 1,030,986 1,030,986 Receivable from other funds - - 13,275 - 10,013 23,288 Total assets 3,833,064 4,053,698 3,393,196 13,633,302 16,266,618 41,179,878 Liabilities: Prepaid contributions 203 203 15 15,957 25,138 41,516 Payable to other funds - - - 10,013 13,275 23,288 Other payables 1,993 3,255 2,282 8,954 12,938 29,422 Total liabilities 2,196 3,458 2,297 34,924 51,351 94,226 Net assets available for plan benefits $3,830,868 4,050,240 3,390,899 13,598,378 16,215,267 41,085,652 See accompanying notes to financial statements. CCB FINANCIAL CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits With Fund Information December 31, 1996 and 1995 1996 Money CCBF Bond Stock market Balanced stock fund fund fund fund fund Total Additions to net assets attributed to: Investment income: Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments $(105,597) 912,735 2,133 1,552,495 3,999,306 6,361,072 Interest 1,800 4,109 162,564 11,208 9,290 188,971 Dividends 248,163 54,663 - 647,378 474,266 1,424,470 Contributions: Employer, net of forfeitures - - - 1,157,307 842,696 2,000,003 Employees 390,561 622,335 269,846 630,383 1,013,172 2,926,297 Funds transferred (103,264) 67,080 (463,655) 62,351 437,488 - Total additions (deductions) 431,663 1,660,922 (29,112) 4,061,122 6,776,218 12,900,813 Deductions from net assets attributed to: Plan benefits paid (392,479) (454,289) (312,517) (1,093,683)(1,266,012) (3,518,980) Net increase (decrease) in net assets 39,184 1,206,633 (341,629) 2,967,439 5,510,206 9,381,833 Net assets available for plan benefits: Beginning of year 3,830,868 4,050,240 3,390,899 13,598,378 16,215,267 41,085,652 End of year $3,870,052 5,256,873 3,049,270 16,565,817 21,725,473 50,467,485 See accompanying notes to financial statements. CCB FINANCIAL CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits With Fund Information, continued December 31, 1996 and 1995 1995 Money CCBF Bond Stock market Balanced stock fund fund fund fund fund Total Additions to net assets attributed to: Investment income: Net appreciation in fair value of investments $ 331,318 694,980 - 3,114,120 5,082,081 9,222,499 Interest 9,267 6,186 169,320 29,301 11,609 225,683 Dividends 219,497 43,098 - 532,836 341,278 1,136,709 Contributions: Employer, net of forfeitures - - - 964,204 978,638 1,942,842 Employees 393,293 512,176 338,938 570,625 709,096 2,524,128 Security Capital plan merger 1,245,320 688,227 1,317,500 1,231,640 1,614,264 6,096,951 Funds transferred (748,243) (323,340) (112,778) (227,826) 1,412,187 - Total additions 1,450,452 1,621,327 1,712,980 6,214,900 10,149,153 21,148,812 Deductions from net assets attributed to: Plan benefits paid (424,813) (260,224) (593,668) (868,829)(1,111,771) (3,259,305) Net increase in net assets 1,025,639 1,361,103 1,119,312 5,346,071 9,037,382 17,889,507 Net assets available for plan benefits: Beginning of year 2,805,229 2,689,137 2,271,587 8,252,307 7,177,885 23,196,145 End of year $EE3,830,868 4,050,240 3,390,899 13,598,378 16,215,267 41,085,652 See accompanying notes to financial statements. CCB FINANCIAL CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 1996 and 1995 (1) Description of The Plan The CCB Financial Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan") is a defined contribution plan sponsored by CCB Financial Corporation and subsidiaries ("CCBF") for its employees. The Plan was established effective April 1, 1983 for the purpose of promoting the future economic welfare of CCBF's employees. It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"). Effective July 1, 1995, Security Capital Bancorp's Employees' Incentive Profit Sharing and Savings Plan merged into the Plan. The fair value of the assets transferred into the Plan was $6,096,951 on the date of merger. (2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (a) Basis of Presentation The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis and present the net assets available for plan benefits and the changes in those net assets. (b) Investment Valuation and Income Recognition Investments in common trust and mutual funds are valued at fair value based on quoted market prices of the underlying fund securities. The investment in CCBF common stock is stated at fair value based on quoted market values. Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. (c) Payment of Benefits Benefits are recorded when paid. (d) Financial Statements The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires the Plan administrator to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions to and deductions from net assets during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. (3) Participation in the Plan Participation in the Plan is based on a voluntary election by each employee. Under terms of the Plan, employees are eligible to participate in the Plan at age 21 upon completion of one year of continuous employment in which they provide at least 1,000 hours of service. (4) Contributions Basic contributions to the Plan are made through payroll deductions by employees in amounts equal to whole percentages, from 1% to 17%, of their compensation. CCBF currently matches these contributions at a rate of 50%, not to exceed 6% of compensation. This rate may be increased or decreased by the Board of Directors. Participant contributions were limited to $9,500 per employee in 1996 and 1995. In addition, the Board of Directors may grant profit sharing contributions to the Plan. Such contributions were made in 1996 and 1995 totaling $842,696 and $978,638, respectively. These contributions are invested in the CCBF Stock Fund. Profit sharing contributions are allocated proportionately among employees who have met the eligibility requirements for participation in the Plan (whether or not they have agreed to make tax deferred contributions to the Plan) based on employees' compensation. (5) Vesting and Forfeitures Participants are fully vested in their employee contributions and the related investment earnings. Participants become vested in their employer contributions in increasing percentages as years of service increase and become fully vested after six years of service. Immediate vesting occurs upon reaching normal retirement age under the Plan, election of early retirement under CCBF's retirement plan, or upon death or disability. Although it has not expressed an intent to do so, CCBF has the right to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan. In the event of plan termination, participants will become 100 percent vested in their accounts. Upon termination of service to CCBF, any unvested portion of a participant's account is forfeited. Forfeitures are used to reduce subsequent contributions by CCBF. (6) Investment Election The Plan includes five different types of investment funds: the Bond Fund, the Stock Fund, the Money Market Fund, the Balanced Fund and the CCBF Stock Fund. These funds contain investments in bonds, common and preferred stocks, and money market funds. Participants may elect to direct their contributions to any combination of the funds. Changes to future contributions can be made effective the first day of any month. Transfers of existing account balances can be made effective each calendar quarter. (7) Withdrawals and Distributions The Plan allows hardship withdrawals of a participant's tax- deferred, voluntary contributions, rollover contributions and the vested portion of employer contributions to be made to meet unusual and special situations in the participant's financial affairs. Upon termination of employment, a participant may receive a lump sum distribution or may elect to leave the entire balance, if greater than $3,500, in the Plan until age 65, or age 55 if at least five years of service have been completed. (8) Determination of Participants' Account Balances Participants' account balances are determined quarterly as follows: (a) Employee contributions are added to the participants' accounts for each type of investment fund. The matching employer contributions are added to the Balanced Fund portion of the participants' accounts. Profit sharing contributions are added to the CCBF Stock Fund. (b) Participants' accounts are reduced by the amount of w ithdrawals made. (c) Earnings from each investment fund are allocated within that fund based upon the ratio that each participant's adjusted account balance, as defined in the Plan, bears to the total of all participants' adjusted account balances. (9) Investments During 1996 and 1995, the Plan's investments (including investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows: 1996 1995 Common stock of CCB Financial Corporation $ 5,715,764 7,608,436 Central Carolina Bank and Trust Company 111 Corcoran Bond Fund (264,658) 837,039 Central Carolina Bank and Trust Company 111 Corcoran Equity Fund 909,966 694,980 MFS Series Trust V - 82,044 $ 6,361,072 9,222,499 (9) Investments, Continued Investments exceeding five percent of Plan assets at December 31, 1996 and 1995 are as follows: 1996 1995 Units, Units, shares or Fair shares or Fair par value value par value value Goldman Sachs ILA Class B Money Market Mutual Fund 3,440,115 $ 3,440,115 4,533,338 $ 4,533,338 Common stock of CCB Financial Corporation 434,043 29,623,401 392,821 21,801,538 Central Carolina Bank and Trust Company Mutual Fund 111 Corcoran Bond Fund 1,096,447 10,964,467 904,402 9,297,257 Central Carolina Bank and Trust Company Mutual Fund 111 Corcoran Equity Fund 339,953 5,109,491 314,843 3,982,766 The MFS Series Trust V is a stock based mutual fund investment which was transferred from the Security Capital Bancorp's Employees' Incentive Profit Sharing and Savings Plan. The entire investment was sold prior to December 31, 1995. (10) Federal Income Taxes The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed CCBF by letter dated MayE5, 1993 that the Plan, in form, is qualified and the trust established under the Plan is tax-exempt under the appropriate sections of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Plan Administrator believes that the Plan is designed and is operating in compliance with applicable requirements of the IRC. (11) Related Party Transactions The Plan's investments are held by the Trust Department of Central Carolina Bank and Trust Company ("the Bank"), a wholly- owned subsidiary of CCBF. The Plan purchased 51,721 and 88,368 shares of common stock of CCBF at a cost of $2,688,093 and $3,761,597 in 1996 and 1995 respectively. 4,968 shares and 22,925 shares of CCBF common stock were sold by the Plan in 1996 and 1995 respectively for $583,558 and $1,399,390, respectively. The Plan also earned cash dividends on its CCBF shares of $678,424 and $552,148 in 1996 and 1995, respectively. Also, there were 37,197 shares with a value of $1,552,975 received from the merger with Security Capital BancorpOs Employees Incentive Profit Sharing and Savings Plan in 1995 (see note 1). (11) Related Party Transactions, Continued The Plan purchased 213,325 and 233,410 units of 111 Corcoran Bond Fund, a mutual fund of the Bank, at a cost of $2,142,000 and $2,321,063 during 1996 and 1995, respectively. The Plan sold 21,279 and 72,176 units of 111 Corcoran Bond Fund resulting in proceeds of $208,952 and $720,286 during 1996 and 1995, respectively. The Plan purchased 30,350 and 80,541 units of 111 Corcoran Equity Fund, a mutual fund of the Bank at a cost of $911,270 and $965,635 during 1996 and 1995, respectively. The Plan sold 5,241 units and 22,612 units of 111 Corcoran Equity Fund resulting in proceeds of $127,133 and $277,814 during 1996 and 1995, respectively. The Plan has a depository relationship with the Bank. Administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by CCBF. CCB FINANCIAL CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes December 31, 1996 Par value, shares or Identity of party and Current units description of assets Cost value 434,043 *CCB Financial Corporation, common stock $14,465,617 29,623,401 1,096,447 *Central Carolina Bank and Trust Company 111 Corcoran Bond Fund 10,890,311 10,964,467 339,953 *Central Carolina Bank and Trust Company 111 Corcoran Equity Fund 3,611,590 5,109,491 3,440,115 Goldman Sachs ILA Class B Money Market mutual Fund 3,440,115 3,440,115 Total $32,407,633 49,137,474 *Denotes Party-In-Interest CCB FINANCIAL CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions (1) Year ended December 31, 1996 Aggregate selling Aggregate Aggregate price or cost of purchase maturity assets Net Identity of party and price proceeds sold realized description of asset (2) (2) (2) gain (loss) CCB Financial Corporation, common stock $ 2,688,093 583,558 455,919 127,639 Goldman Sachs ILA Class B Money Market Mutual Fund 7,725,340 8,818,563 8,818,563 - Central Carolina Bank and Trust - 111 Corcoran Bond Fund 2,142,000 208,952 215,367 (6,415) (1) This schedule presents transactions in any security where the aggregate of such transactions in that security exceeds five percent of Plan assets at the beginning of the Plan year. (2) All purchase and sales prices represent market value of the security on the transaction date, adjusted for brokerage commissions, if any. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized, in the City of Durham, State of North Carolina, on June 26, 1997. CCB FINANCIAL CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (The Plan) By: ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, CCB Financial Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (Plan Administrator) By: J. KENT FAWCETT J. Kent Fawcett Senior Vice President CCB Financial Corporation By: CENTRAL CAROLINA BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Trustee By: NANCY F. MARIATEGUI Nancy F. Mariategui Vice President Central Carolina Bank and Trust Company