SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 13, 2000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CENTURA BANKS, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) North Carolina 1-10646 56-1688522 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 134 North Church Street, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive office) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (252) 454-4400 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Exhibit Index on Page 4. Item 5. Other Events On July 13, 2000, Centura Banks, Inc. ("Centura") announced earnings for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2000. Net income for the second quarter of 2000 was $20.9 million or $0.52 per diluted share, including $11.2 million of pre-tax merger-related and other significant charges. This compares with 1999's second quarter net income of $35.7 million or $0.88 per diluted share. Year-to-date 2000 net income, including $50.7 million of merger-related and other significant charges, was $29.0 million compared with year-to-date 1999 net income of $62.8 million. Excluding merger-related and other significant charges, diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2000 was $0.72 and $1.62, respectively. A press release is attached as Exhibit 99. Safe Harbor Statements made above, other than those containing historical information, are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. These include statements about Centura, including descriptions of plans or objectives of its management for future operations, products or services, and forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other measures of economic performance. Such statements reflect current views, but are based on assumptions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in such statements. Those factors include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) expected cost savings from completed mergers may not be fully realized or costs or difficulties related to the integration of the businesses of Centura and merged institutions may be greater than expected; (ii) customer and deposit attrition, or revenue loss, following completed mergers may be greater than expected; (iii) competitive pressure in the banking industry may increase significantly; (iv) changes in the interest rate environment may reduce margins; (v) general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, may be less favorable than expected, resulting in, among other things, credit quality deterioration and the possible impairment of collectibility of loans; (vi) the impact of changes in monetary and fiscal policies, laws, rules and regulations; (vii) the impact of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999; (viii) changes in business conditions and inflation; and (ix) other risks and factors identified in Centura's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory bodies. Item 7. Financial statements and Exhibits. The exhibit listed in the Exhibit Index is filed herewith as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. CENTURA BANKS, INC. Registrant Date: July 13, 2000 By: /s/ Steven Goldstein Steven Goldstein Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Sequential Page Exhibit Description of Exhibit Number - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 99 Press release dated July 13, 2000 5