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<u>_______________________________________________________________________________________________</u></p>
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<b>UNITED STATES</b></p>
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<b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</b></p>
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<b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>______________________________</p>
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<b><font size="4">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p>
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<b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>
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<b>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported):&nbsp; April 21, 2011 (April 20, 2011)</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>______________________________</p>
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<b><font size="4">FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES, INC.</font></b></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)</p>
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			<b>Tennessee</b></p></td>
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			<b>&nbsp;</b></p></td>
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			<b>0-11709</b></p></td>
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			<b>62-1180360</b></p></td>
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			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>(State or other jurisdiction
  of incorporation)</p></td>
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			<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>(Commission File Number)</p>
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			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>(IRS Employer Identification
  No.)</p>
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			<b>P.O. Box 370</b></p>
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			<b>One First Citizens Place</b></p>
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			<b>Dyersburg, Tennessee</b></p>
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			<b>&nbsp;</b></p>
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			<b>&nbsp;</b></p>
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			<b>38024</b></p></td>
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			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>(Address of principal
  executive offices)</p>
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			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>(Zip Code)</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Registrant&#146;s telephone number,
including area code <u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(731) 285-4410&nbsp; </b></u></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
<font face="Wingdings">o</font>&nbsp;&nbsp; Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
<font face="Wingdings">o</font>&nbsp;&nbsp; Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
<font face="Wingdings">o</font>&nbsp; Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p>
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<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
<font face="Wingdings">o</font>&nbsp; Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
<u>_______________________________________________________________________________________________</u></p>
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<hr color="#000080"><br clear=all
style='page-break-before:always'>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;line-height:1.0pt'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;line-height:1.0pt'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
<b>Section
5 &#150; Corporate Governance and Management</b></p>
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<p style='margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;page-break-after:avoid;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold;margin-top:0in;page-break-after:auto'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Item 5.07.&nbsp;
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) of First Citizens
Bancshares, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) was held on April 20, 2011.&nbsp; Matters submitted
at the Annual Meeting and the voting results thereof were as follows:</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<i>Proposal
1:&nbsp; Election of Directors</i>.&nbsp; In accordance with the following vote, the
shareholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees nominated by
the Company&#146;s Board of Directors to serve until the 2014 annual meeting of
shareholders or until his or her successor has met the necessary qualifications
and has been elected:</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;'>&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:left; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u><br></u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Director</u></b></p></td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u><br>Votes For</u></b></p></td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u><br>Withheld</u></b></p></td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;</p>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u>Against</u></b></p></td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u>Broker<br>Non-Votes</u></b></p></td>
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		<tr>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>J. Walter Bradshaw</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">2,548,810</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">11,920</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">
			&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0</p></td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">100,599</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Larry W. Gibson</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">2,547,139</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">11,920</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">1,671</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">100,599</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Allen G. Searcy</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">2,545,176</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">13,129</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">2,425</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">100,599</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>David R. Taylor</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">2,547,522</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">
			&nbsp;&nbsp;5,146</p></td>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">8,062</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">100,599</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Dwight Steven Williams</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">2,548,731</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">
			&nbsp;&nbsp;3,937</p></td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">8,062</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">100,599</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Katie S. Winchester</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">2,546,464</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">11,920</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">2,346</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">100,599</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Joe Yates</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">2,545,863</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">11,920</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">2,947</p>
			</td>
			<td valign=top style='padding-left:5.4pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-top:0in; padding-bottom:0in'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in' align="center">100,599</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
	</table></div>
<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<i>Proposal 2:&nbsp; Ratification of Appointment
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</i>.&nbsp; The Company&#146;s
shareholders ratified the appointment of Alexander Thompson Arnold PLLC as the
Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending
December 31, 2011 by the following vote:&nbsp; </p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>
<div align="center">
	<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0
 style='margin-left:38.6pt;border-collapse:collapse'>
		<tr>
			<td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.2pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u>For</u></b></p></td>
			<td width=184 valign=top style='width:138.3pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u>Against</u></b></p></td>
			<td width=156 valign=top style='width:117.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u>Abstain</u></b></p></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td width=182 valign=top style='width:136.2pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>2,638,211</p>
			</td>
			<td width=184 valign=top style='width:138.3pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>17,570</p>
			</td>
			<td width=156 valign=top style='width:117.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>5,548</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
	</table></div>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<i>Proposal 3:&nbsp; Advisory Vote on the
Compensation of the Company&#146;s Named Executive Officers.&nbsp; </i>The Company&#146;s
shareholders approved on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company&#146;s
Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the Company&#146;s proxy statement for the
2011 annual meeting of shareholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the sections entitled
&#147;Compensation Discussion and Analysis&#148; and &#147;Executive Compensation by the
following vote:.&#148;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>
<div align=center>
	<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=617
 style='width:462.4pt;border-collapse:collapse'>
		<tr>
			<td width=166 valign=top style='width:124.75pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u>For</u></b></p></td>
			<td width=164 valign=top style='width:123.15pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u>Against</u></b></p></td>
			<td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.25pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u>Abstain</u></b></p></td>
			<td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.25pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u>Broker Non-Votes</u></b></p></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td width=166 valign=top style='width:124.75pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>2,503,556</p>
			</td>
			<td width=164 valign=top style='width:123.15pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>8,022</p>
			</td>
			<td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.25pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>49,152</p>
			</td>
			<td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.25pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>100,599</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
	</table></div>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
<i>Proposal 4:&nbsp; Advisory Vote on
the Frequency of an Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.&nbsp; </i>The Company&#146;s shareholders
approved on an advisory basis the preferred frequency with which the Company is
to hold a shareholder vote to approve the compensation of the Named Executive
Officers, as disclosed pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission&#146;s
compensation disclosure rules by the following vote:</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>
<div align=center>
	<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=642
 style='width:481.5pt;border-collapse:collapse'>
		<tr>
			<td width=125 valign=top style='width:1.3in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u>Three Years</u></b></p></td>
			<td width=125 valign=top style='width:1.3in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u>Two Years</u></b></p></td>
			<td width=125 valign=top style='width:1.3in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u>One Year</u></b></p></td>
			<td width=125 valign=top style='width:1.3in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u>Abstain</u></b></p></td>
			<td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.1pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>
			<b><u>Broker Non-Votes</u></b></p></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td width=125 valign=top style='width:1.3in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>2,306,095</p>
			</td>
			<td width=125 valign=top style='width:1.3in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>152,916</p>
			</td>
			<td width=125 valign=top style='width:1.3in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>74,626</p>
			</td>
			<td width=125 valign=top style='width:1.3in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>27,093</p>
			</td>
			<td width=143 valign=top style='width:107.1pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
			<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>100,599</p>
			</td>
		</tr>
	</table></div>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;line-height:1.0pt'>&nbsp;</p>
<hr color="#000080"><br clear=all
style='page-break-before:always'>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;line-height:1.0pt'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;line-height:1.0pt'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;line-height:1.0pt'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in'>
<b>SIGNATURES</b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:windowtext;text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p>
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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):  April 21, 2011 (April 20, 2011)
______________________________
FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
Tennessee
0-11709
62-1180360
(State or other jurisdiction
  of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification
  No.)
P.O. Box 370
One First Citizens Place
Dyersburg, Tennessee
38024
(Address of principal
  executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code
(731) 285-4410
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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Section
5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07. 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The
Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of First Citizens
Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") was held on April 20, 2011.  Matters submitted
at the Annual Meeting and the voting results thereof were as follows:
Proposal
1:  Election of Directors
.  In accordance with the following vote, the
shareholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees nominated by
the Company's Board of Directors to serve until the 2014 annual meeting of
shareholders or until his or her successor has met the necessary qualifications
and has been elected:
Director
Votes For
Withheld
Against
Broker
Non-Votes
J. Walter Bradshaw
2,548,810
11,920
0
100,599
Larry W. Gibson
2,547,139
11,920
1,671
100,599
Allen G. Searcy
2,545,176
13,129
2,425
100,599
David R. Taylor
2,547,522
5,146
8,062
100,599
Dwight Steven Williams
2,548,731
3,937
8,062
100,599
Katie S. Winchester
2,546,464
11,920
2,346
100,599
Joe Yates
2,545,863
11,920
2,947
100,599
Proposal 2:  Ratification of Appointment
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
.  The Company's
shareholders ratified the appointment of Alexander Thompson Arnold PLLC as the
Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending
December 31, 2011 by the following vote:
For
Against
Abstain
2,638,211
17,570
5,548
Proposal 3:  Advisory Vote on the
Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers.
The Company's
shareholders approved on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's
Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement for the
2011 annual meeting of shareholders pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the sections entitled
"Compensation Discussion and Analysis" and "Executive Compensation by the
following vote:."
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
2,503,556
8,022
49,152
100,599
Proposal 4:  Advisory Vote on
the Frequency of an Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
The Company's shareholders
approved on an advisory basis the preferred frequency with which the Company is
to hold a shareholder vote to approve the compensation of the Named Executive
Officers, as disclosed pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission's
compensation disclosure rules by the following vote:
Three Years
Two Years
One Year
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
2,306,095
152,916
74,626
27,093
100,599
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FIRST
CITIZENS BANCSHARES, INC.
By:
/s/ Laura Beth Butler
Laura Beth Butler
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Date:  April 20, 2011