Item 5.05. Amendments to the Registrant's Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics On January 28, 2020, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. ("First Citizens") completed its annual review of the First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Financial Officers Code of Ethics (the "Code"), which applies to First Citizens' Chief Executive Officer, First Citizens' Chief Financial Officer, and certain other financial officers within First Citizens and/or its subsidiaries (such officers, the "Financial Officers"). In connection with its review, the Board approved amendments to the Code to, among other things, clarify and enhance (i) the responsibilities of Financial Officers under the Code with respect to public disclosures, (ii) First Citizens' policy against retaliation with respect to disclosures of violations of the Code, (iii) the potential disciplinary actions for violations of the Code and procedures with respect to the application of such actions, and (iv) requirements with respect to waivers of the Code.

The foregoing description of the amendments to the Code is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Code attached as Exhibit 14.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.




Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 28, 2020, Registrant announced its results of operations for the year
ended December 31, 2019. A copy of Registrant's press release issued this date
is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated by reference into
this Report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit accompanies this report.
Exhibit No.         Description

14.1                  Financial Officers Code of Ethics

99.1                  January 28, 2020 Press Release

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Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements This Current Report on Form 8-K (this "Report") may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. For the purposes of these discussions, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "plans," "projects," or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of BancShares and its management about future events. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the statements. The accuracy of such forward-looking statements could be affected by factors beyond the Registrant's control, including, but not limited to, the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of the Registrant's customers or vendors, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel, the delay in closing (or failure to close) one or more of our previously announced acquisition transaction(s), the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of our previously announced acquisition transaction(s), or general competitive, economic, political, and market conditions. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this Report, and the Registrant undertakes no obligation to revise or update these statements following the date of this Report, except as may be required by law.

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