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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-048517
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	FWP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250306
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250306

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000798941
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				561528994
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-281553
		FILM NUMBER:		25716257

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4300 SIX FORKS ROAD
		CITY:			RALEIGH
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27609
		BUSINESS PHONE:		919 716 7000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4300 SIX FORKS ROAD
		CITY:			RALEIGH
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27609

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000798941
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				561528994
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4300 SIX FORKS ROAD
		CITY:			RALEIGH
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27609
		BUSINESS PHONE:		919 716 7000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4300 SIX FORKS ROAD
		CITY:			RALEIGH
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27609
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-281553</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Dated March&nbsp;6, 2025 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$500,000,000 5.231%
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Floating</FONT></FONT> Rate Senior Notes due 2031 (the &#147;senior notes&#148;) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$750,000,000 6.254% <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Fixed</FONT></FONT> Rate Subordinated Notes due
2040 (the &#147;subordinated notes&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">and, together with the senior notes, the &#147;notes&#148;) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Pricing Term Sheet </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Terms
Applicable to the Senior Notes </U></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Issuer:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (&#147;BancShares&#148;)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Security:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">5.231% <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Floating</FONT></FONT> Rate Senior Notes due 2031</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Legal Format:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">SEC Registered</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Aggregate Principal Amount:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$500,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Expected Ratings*:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Baa2 (Moody&#146;s) / BBB (S&amp;P)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Trade Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;6, 2025</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Settlement Date**:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;12, 2025 (T+4) (&#147;senior notes issue date&#148;)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Maturity Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;12, 2031 (&#147;senior notes maturity date&#148;)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Benchmark Treasury:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">UST 4.000% due February&nbsp;28, 2030</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">99-23</FONT><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:top">1</SUP>&#8260;<SUB STYLE="vertical-align:bottom">4</SUB>; 4.061%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">+117 bps</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Fixed Rate Period:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The period from (and including) the senior notes issue date to (but excluding) March&nbsp;12, 2030.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Floating Rate Period:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The period from (and including) March&nbsp;12, 2030 to (but excluding) the senior notes maturity date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest Rate:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">From (and including) the senior notes issue date to (but excluding) March&nbsp;12, 2030, or the date of earlier redemption (the &#147;senior
notes fixed rate period&#148;), interest on the senior notes will be payable at a rate of 5.231% per annum.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">From (and including) March&nbsp;12, 2030 to (but excluding) the senior notes maturity date or the date of earlier redemption (the &#147;senior notes floating
rate period&#148;), the interest rate on the senior notes will be equal to the Benchmark (as defined below) plus 141 basis points per annum.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest Payment Dates:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Fixed Rate Period</U></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Semi-annually in arrears on each March&nbsp;12 and September&nbsp;12, commencing on September&nbsp;12, 2025, and ending on March&nbsp;12, 2030 or the date of
earlier redemption (each, a &#147;senior notes fixed rate interest payment date&#148;).</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Floating Rate Period</U></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Quarterly in arrears on June&nbsp;12, 2030, September&nbsp;12, 2030, December&nbsp;12, 2030 and on the senior notes maturity date or the date of earlier
redemption (each, a &#147;senior notes floating rate interest payment date&#148;).</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Floating Rate Interest Period:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">During the senior notes floating rate period, the period beginning on (and including) a senior notes floating rate interest payment date and ending on (but excluding) the next succeeding senior notes floating rate interest payment
date or the senior notes maturity date or date of redemption (each, a &#147;floating rate interest period&#148;); provided that the first floating rate interest period will begin on (and include) March&nbsp;12, 2030 and will end on (but exclude) the
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest Determination Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The second U.S. Government Securities Business Day preceding the applicable senior notes floating rate interest payment date (each, an &#147;Interest Determination Date&#148;).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Record Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The fifteenth calendar day (whether or not a Business Day) preceding the related senior notes fixed rate interest payment date or senior notes floating rate interest payment date, as applicable.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Benchmark:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The &#147;Benchmark&#148; means, initially, the Compounded SOFR Index Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to SOFR or the then-current Benchmark, then
&#147;Benchmark&#148; means the applicable Benchmark Replacement.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Redemption:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On or after September&nbsp;8, 2025 (180 days after the senior notes issue date) (or, if additional notes are issued, beginning 180 days after
the issue date of such additional notes), and prior to March&nbsp;12, 2030 (one year prior to the senior notes maturity date (the &#147;senior notes First Par Call Date&#148;)), we may redeem the senior notes at our option, in whole or in part, at
any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)(a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption
date (assuming the senior notes matured on the senior notes First Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months) at
the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to (but excluding) the date of redemption, and</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) 100% of the principal amount of the senior notes to be redeemed,</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to (but excluding) the
redemption date.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On the senior notes First Par Call Date, we may redeem the senior
notes, in whole but not in part, and on or after February&nbsp;12, 2031 (one month prior to the senior notes maturity date), we may redeem the senior notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, in each case at a redemption price
equal to 100% of the principal amount of the senior notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to (but excluding) the redemption date.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Denominations:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$2,000 minimum denominations and $1,000 integral multiples thereof.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Use of Proceeds:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">BancShares intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other uses, the partial or full redemption of certain outstanding long-term debt.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Price to Public:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">100.000%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Underwriters&#146; Discounts:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">0.350% of principal amount</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Proceeds to Issuer (after underwriters&#146; discounts, but before expenses):</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$498,250,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>CUSIP/ISIN:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">31959X AC7 / US31959XAC74</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Joint Book-Running Managers:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Managers:</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Piper Sandler&nbsp;&amp; Co. <BR>U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Conflicts of Interest:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">An affiliate of U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. will be the trustee, paying agent and calculation agent with respect to the senior notes.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Issuer:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (&#147;BancShares&#148;)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Security:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">6.254% <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Fixed-to-Fixed</FONT></FONT> Rate Subordinated Notes due 2040</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Legal Format:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">SEC Registered</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Aggregate Principal Amount:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$750,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Expected Ratings*:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Baa2 (Moody&#146;s) / <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BBB-</FONT> (S&amp;P)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Trade Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;6, 2025</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Settlement Date**:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;12, 2025 (T+4) (&#147;subordinated notes issue date&#148;)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Maturity Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;12, 2040 (&#147;subordinated notes maturity date&#148;)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Benchmark Treasury:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">UST 4.625% due February&nbsp;15, 2035</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">102-23+;</FONT> 4.284%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">+197 bps</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest Rate:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">From (and including) the subordinated notes issue date to (but excluding) March&nbsp;12, 2035 (the &#147;subordinated notes reset date&#148;) or the date of earlier redemption, the interest on the subordinated notes will be payable
at a fixed rate of 6.254% per annum, and from (and including) the subordinated notes reset date to (but excluding) the subordinated notes maturity date or the date of earlier redemption at a rate per annum which will be the Five-year U.S. Treasury
Rate as of the day falling two Business Days prior to the subordinated notes reset date, plus 197 basis points per annum.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest Payment Dates:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Interest on the subordinated notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on each March&nbsp;12 and September&nbsp;12 of each year and on any redemption date (each, a &#147;subordinated notes interest payment date&#148;),
commencing on September&nbsp;12, 2025, and ending on the subordinated notes maturity date or date of earlier redemption.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Record Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The fifteenth calendar day (whether or not a Business Day) preceding the related subordinated notes interest payment date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Redemption:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may, at our option, redeem the subordinated notes in whole, but not in part, during the three months prior to and including the
subordinated notes reset date, subject to obtaining the prior approval of the Federal Reserve to the extent such approval is then required under the capital adequacy rules of the Federal Reserve, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal
amount of the subordinated notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to (but excluding) the redemption date.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may also, at our option, redeem the subordinated notes, in whole or in part, on or after September&nbsp;12, 2039 (six months prior to the subordinated notes
maturity date), at any time and from time to time, subject to obtaining the prior approval of the Federal Reserve to the extent such approval is then required under the capital adequacy rules of the Federal Reserve, at a redemption price equal to
100% of the principal amount of the subordinated notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to (but excluding) the redemption date.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may, at our option, redeem the subordinated notes, in whole, but not in part, at any time before the subordinated notes maturity date, subject to obtaining
the prior approval of the Federal Reserve to the extent such approval is then required under the capital adequacy rules of the Federal Reserve, if (i)&nbsp;a &#147;Tax Event&#148; occurs, (ii)&nbsp;a &#147;Tier 2 Capital Event&#148; occurs, or
(iii)&nbsp;we are required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in each case, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the subordinated notes, plus any accrued and unpaid
interest to (but excluding) the date of redemption.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Denominations:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$2,000 minimum denominations and $1,000 integral multiples thereof.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Use of Proceeds:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">BancShares intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other uses, the partial or full redemption of certain outstanding long-term debt.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Price to Public:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">100.000%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Underwriters&#146; Discounts:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">0.450% of principal amount</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Proceeds to Issuer (after underwriters&#146; discounts, but before expenses):</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">$746,625,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Subordination:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The subordinated notes will be unsecured, subordinated obligations of BancShares.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>CUSIP/ISIN:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">31959X AF0 / US31959XAF06</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Joint Book-Running Managers:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Managers:</FONT></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Piper Sandler&nbsp;&amp; Co.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bancorp
Investments, Inc.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Conflicts of Interest:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">An affiliate of U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. will be the trustee, paying agent and calculation agent with respect to the subordinated notes.</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities. Ratings may be subject to
revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organization. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>We expect that delivery of the notes will be made against payment for the notes on or about March&nbsp;12,
2025, which will be the fourth business day following the trade date of March&nbsp;6, 2025 (this settlement cycle being referred to as &#147;T+4&#148;). Under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15c6-1</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally will be required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the notes on any date prior to the
date that is one business day preceding the settlement date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes will initially settle in four business days (T+4), to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement and
should consult their own investment advisor. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>This Pricing Term Sheet is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
preliminary prospectus supplement dated March&nbsp;6, 2025 (the &#147;Preliminary Prospectus&#148;). The information in this Pricing Term Sheet supplements the Preliminary Prospectus and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus to
the extent it is inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus. Other information (including other financial information) presented in the Preliminary Prospectus is deemed to have changed to the extent affected by the information
contained herein. Capitalized terms used in this Pricing Term Sheet but not otherwise defined have the meanings given to them in the Preliminary Prospectus. BancShares has filed a registration statement on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-281553),</FONT> including the Preliminary Prospectus and an accompanying base prospectus, with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(&#147;SEC&#148;) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Preliminary Prospectus and the base prospectus and other documents that BancShares has filed with the SEC for more complete information
about BancShares and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC&#146;s website at <U>www.sec.gov.</U> Alternatively, BancShares, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send
you the Preliminary Prospectus and the accompanying base prospectus if you request it by calling Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll-free at
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-831-9146</FONT></FONT></FONT> or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC toll-free at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-212-834-4533.</FONT></FONT></FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS
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