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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): October 16, 2025
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First Citizens BancShares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 001-16715 | 56-1528994
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

4300 Six Forks Road | Raleigh | North Carolina | 27609
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 716-7000
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(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 class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $1 | FCNCA | Nasdaq Global Select Market
Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/40th Interest in a Share of 5.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A | FCNCP | Nasdaq Global Select Market
5.625% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C | FCNCO | Nasdaq 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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 16, 2025, First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (“First Citizens Bank”), the wholly owned banking subsidiary of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (“BancShares”), issued a press release announcing that it had entered into an agreement to consummate the BMO Branch Acquisition (as defined below). Also on October 16, 2025, First Citizens Bank made available a presentation providing additional information on the BMO Branch Acquisition. Copies of the press release and presentation are included with this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference. The press release and presentation are available on BancShares’ internet site at http://www.ir.firstcitizens.com.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information presented herein pursuant to Item 7.01, “Regulation FD Disclosure,” including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall the information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 16, 2025, First Citizens Bank entered into an agreement to acquire 138 branches from BMO Bank N.A. (“BMO Bank”) located throughout the Midwest, Great Plains and West regions of the U.S. (the “BMO Branch Acquisition”). In connection with the BMO Branch Acquisition, First Citizens Bank will assume approximately $5.7 billion in deposit liabilities and acquire approximately $1.1 billion in loans. BancShares expects the transaction to close in mid-2026, subject to customary closing terms and conditions and regulatory approvals.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits accompany this Report.

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 | Press Release dated October 16, 2025
99.2 | Investor Presentation dated October 16, 2025
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Disclosures About Forward-Looking Statements
This Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding the financial condition, results of operations, business plans, asset quality, future performance, and other strategic goals of BancShares. Words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “predicts,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “targets,” “designed,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “potential,” “continue”, “aims” or other similar words and expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on BancShares’ current expectations and assumptions regarding BancShares’ business, the economy, and other future conditions.
Because forward-looking statements relate to future results and occurrences, they are subject to inherent risks, uncertainties, changes in circumstances and other factors that are difficult to predict. Many possible events or factors could affect BancShares’ future financial results and performance and could cause actual results, performance or achievements of BancShares to differ materially from any anticipated results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, general competitive, economic (including the imposition of tariffs or trade barriers on trading partners), political, geopolitical events (including conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East), natural disasters and market conditions, including changes in competitive pressures among financial institutions and the impacts related to or resulting from previous bank failures, the risks and impacts of future bank failures and other volatility in the banking industry, public perceptions of our business practices, including our deposit pricing and acquisition activity, the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of BancShares’ vendors or customers, including changes in demand for deposits, loans and other financial services, fluctuations in interest rates, changes in the quality or composition of BancShares’ loan or investment

portfolio, actions of government regulators, including interest rate decisions by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board (the “Federal Reserve”), changes to estimates of future costs and benefits of actions taken by BancShares, BancShares’ ability to maintain adequate sources of funding and liquidity, the potential impact of decisions by the Federal Reserve on BancShares’ capital plans, adverse developments with respect to U.S. or global economic conditions, including significant turbulence in the capital or financial markets, the impact of any sustained or elevated inflationary environment, the impact of any cyberattack, information or security breach, the impact of implementation and compliance with current or proposed laws (including the 2025 U.S. budget reconciliation legislation), regulations and regulatory interpretations, including potential increased regulatory requirements, limitations, and costs, such as Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) special assessments, increases to FDIC deposit insurance premiums and the proposed interagency rule on regulatory capital, along with the risk that such laws, regulations and regulatory interpretations may change, the availability of capital and personnel, and the risks associated with BancShares’ previous acquisition transactions, the BMO Branch Acquisition, or any future transactions.
The risks and uncertainties associated with the BMO Branch Acquisition include: (i) the failure of the parties to satisfy the closing conditions in the branch sale agreement by and between First Citizens Bank and BMO Bank in a timely manner or at all; (ii) failure to obtain governmental approvals for the acquisition of the branches; (iii) disruptions to the parties’ businesses as a result of the announcement and pendency of the branch acquisitions; (iv) costs or difficulties related to the integration of the business of the acquired branches following the closing of the transaction; (v) the risk that the anticipated benefits, cost savings and any other savings from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer than expected to realize; and (vi) risks generally associated with acquisitions of this nature, such as unexpected credit quality problems of the acquired loans or other assets, unexpected attrition of the customer base of the acquired institution or branches, and difficulties in integration of the acquired operations.
Except to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations, BancShares disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments. Additional factors which could affect the forward-looking statements can be found in BancShares’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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: | October 16, 2025 | By: | /s/ Craig L. Nix |
|  |  | Craig L. Nix |
|  |  | Chief Financial Officer |