Company: FCNCB
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000798941-25-000010
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Company: FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-02-21
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 8
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 Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Other Postretirement BenefitsBancShares has both funded and unfunded noncontributory defined benefit pension and postretirement plans covering certain employees. The calculation of the obligations and related expenses under the plans require the use of actuarial valuation methods and assumptions. Actuarial assumptions used in the determination of future values of plan assets and liabilities are subject to management judgment and may differ significantly if different assumptions are used. All assumptions are reviewed annually for appropriateness. The discount rate assumption used to measure the plan obligations is based on a yield curve developed from high-quality corporate bonds across a full maturity spectrum. The projected cash flows of the pension plans are discounted based on this yield curve, and a single discount rate is calculated to achieve the same present value. The assumed rate of future compensation increases is based on actual experience and future salary expectations. BancShares also estimates a long-term rate of return on pension plan assets used to estimate the future value of plan assets. In developing the long-term rate of return, BancShares considers such factors as the actual return earned on plan assets, historical returns on the various asset classes in the plans and projections of future returns on various asset classes. The postretirement plans acquired in the CIT Merger were terminated during 2022. Refer to Note 21—Employee Benefit Plans for disclosures related to the plans.Stock-Based CompensationAll previously issued stock-based compensation awards vested during 2024 and there are no unvested RSUs as of December 31, 2024. The fair value of the RSUs issued in the CIT Merger was determined based on the closing share price of the Parent Company’s Class A common stock on the CIT Merger Date. The fair value of the RSUs was (i) included in the purchase price consideration for the portion related to employee services provided prior to completion of the CIT Merger and (ii) recognized in expenses for the portion related to employee services to be provided after completion of the CIT Merger. 

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Expenses related to stock-based compensation were included in acquisition-related expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Stock-based compensation is briefly discussed further in Note 2—Business Combinations and Note 21—Employee Benefit Plans.Common Stock RepurchasesRepurchased common stock is immediately retired upon repurchase, resulting in a reduction to common stock at par value. The excess cost of repurchased common stock over the par amount is recorded as a reduction to additional paid in capital. Direct costs, including excise taxes, are included in the cost