Adam Davis Joins First Citizens as Private Banking Group Relationship Manager

November 21, 2007

Columbia, S.C. – November 21, 2007 – First Citizens is pleased to welcome Adam Davis to their private banking group in Columbia. Davis will serve as private banking group relationship manager. In this role, Davis will be responsible for assisting professionals in prioritizing and achieving their financial goals, both from a business and a personal standpoint. Davis will be based at the First Citizens Center in Columbia.

Davis is a graduate of USC-Aiken with a degree in business administration. Prior to joining First Citizens, Davis worked for seven years as a producing manager for the Columbia private banking team at BB&T. He also served as a private banker with a portfolio of 175 clients. He was recently promoted to wealth management advisor, handling clients with a liquid net worth of $1,000,000.  Davis is series 6, 63, 65, 7, 24 and life, accident and health licensed and has also completed foundations in financial planning through the College of Financial Planning.

About First Citizens
First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc., is the parent company of First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., and The Exchange Bank of South Carolina, Inc. First Citizens Bank offers services in commercial and retail banking through its 166 offices in South Carolina and Georgia. As of Sept. 30, 2007, First Citizens Bancorporation had total consolidated assets of $6.02 billion. For more information, visit the First Citizens web site at www.firstcitizensonline.com.