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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 9, 2021
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First Citizens BancShares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware001-1671556-1528994
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4300 Six Forks RoadRaleighNorth Carolina27609
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 716-7000
________________________________________________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $1FCNCANasdaq Global Select Market
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of 5.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series AFCNCPNasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
    Emerging growth company  ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Voting Results for Special Meeting of Stockholders
On February 9, 2021, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (“First Citizens”) held a special meeting of its common stockholders (the “First Citizens special meeting”). At the First Citizens special meeting, First Citizens’ common stockholders approved the issuance of Class A common stock (the “First Citizens Stock Issuance Proposal”) to holders of common stock of CIT Group Inc. (“CIT”) in connection with the merger as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 15, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among First Citizens, CIT, FC Merger Subsidiary IX, Inc., and First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company. The First Citizens Stock Issuance Proposal received the affirmative vote of 99.9% of the votes cast.
The second proposal was to approve the adjournment of the First Citizens special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately prior to such adjournment, there are not sufficient votes to approve the First Citizens Stock Issuance Proposal or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the joint proxy statement/prospectus is timely provided to holders of First Citizens common stock (the “Adjournment Proposal”). A preliminary count showed that there were more than enough votes to approve the First Citizens Stock Issuance Proposal. Therefore, the Adjournment Proposal was not called.
The proposals listed above are described in detail in the joint proxy statement/prospectus filed by First Citizens with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2020.
A total of 9,816,405 shares of First Citizens common stock were present or represented by proxy at the First Citizens special meeting. This represented approximately 100% of the shares of First Citizens common stock that were outstanding and entitled to vote at the First Citizens special meeting, constituting a quorum for all matters to be presented at the First Citizens special meeting.
The number of votes cast for or against the First Citizens Stock Issuance Proposal, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, has been certified and are set forth in the table below.

Class A and B Common Stock Voting as a Group
Name of Nominee  ForAgainst/WithheldAbstentionsBroker
Non-Votes		Uncast
Approval of the First Citizens Stock Issuance Proposal20,958,9569,73921,273——

Item 8.01.    Other Events
On February 9, 2021, First Citizens and CIT issued a joint press release announcing that First Citizens and CIT received stockholder approval for the merger of their companies at their respective special meetings. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
    (d) Exhibits. The following exhibit accompanies this report.
Exhibit No.Description
99.1
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
First Citizens BancShares, Inc.
(Registrant)
Date:February 9, 2021By: /s/ Craig L. Nix
Craig L. Nix
Chief Financial Officer