FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ 10-Q

Item 4. Controls and Procedures. EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES Under the supervision of and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that we are able to record, process, summarize and report in a timely manner the information required to be disclosed in the reports we file under the Exchange Act. CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING We review our internal controls over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and make changes intended to ensure the quality of our financial reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter of 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, BancShares’ internal control over financial reporting. 99 PART II—OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings. Information relating to legal proceedings is set forth in Note 19—Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 1. Financial Statements, and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 1A. Risk Factors. There have been no material changes in the risk factors during 2026 from those reported in our 2025 Form 10-K . For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties that management believes are material to an investment in us, refer to Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors , of our 2025 Form 10-K , and Forward-Looking Statements of this Form 10-Q.