Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 11, 2012, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (Nasdaq: FCNCA) announced that the fourth-quarter dividend will be paid on December 27, 2012. The dividend was previously scheduled to be paid on January 7, 2013. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed with this Report:

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description

99.1 Copy of December 11, 2012, Press Release

Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements The discussions included in this Report and its exhibits may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. 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 the Registrant and its management about future events. The accuracy of such forward looking statements could be affected by such factors as, 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 or general economic conditions.