Company: FCNCB
Filing Date: 2025-03-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-056659
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Company: FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-03-18
Form: DEF 14A
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 the election of directors.

| 2025 Annual Proxy Statement |     | 1 |

Proxy Summary Proposals and Voting Recommendations At the Annual Meeting, our stockholders will vote on the following proposals submitted by our Board of Directors.

| Proposal 
 Number   |     | Description                                            |     | Votes Required for Approval                                                                                                                                   |     | Board   Recommendation      |     | Page |
| 1        |     | Election of 11 directors                               |     | Plurality of votes cast in the election by holders of Class A Common and Class B Common represented at the meeting and voting together as one class           |     | ✓    VOTE “FOR”             
 EACH NOMINEE                |     |   11 |
| 2        |     | Advisory vote on executive compensation                |     | Majority of votes entitled to be cast with respect to shares of Class A Common and Class B Common represented at the meeting and voting together as one class |     | ✓    VOTE “FOR”  PROPOSAL 2 |     |   82 |
| 3        |     | Ratification of appointment of independent accountants |     | Majority of votes entitled to be cast with respect to shares of Class A Common and Class B Common represented at the meeting and voting together as one class |     | ✓    VOTE “FOR”  PROPOSAL 3 |     |   84 |

Stockholders also will vote on such other matters as may properly come before the meeting. However, our Board of Directors currently knows of no matters that may be voted on at the Annual Meeting other than the matters listed above. Proxy Voting Methods Record holders of our common stock may vote in the following ways. More detailed instructions for voting are contained in this proxy statement under the heading “FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING .”

| INTERNET Visit www.proxyvote.com and follow the instructions on your proxy card. |     | TELEPHONE Call 1-800-690-6903 and follow the instructions on your proxy card. |     | MAIL Mark, sign, and date your proxy card and mail it in the enclosed envelope. |     | DURING THE MEETING Vote online during the meeting by following the instructions on the virtual meeting platform. |

Even if you plan to participate remotely in the virtual Annual Meeting, to ensure that your shares will be represented at the meeting, we encourage record holders of shares to vote their shares