Erin McCaskill joins First Citizens as Relationship Manager

June 23, 2009

COLUMBIA, SC – June 23, 2009 – First Citizens is pleased to announce Erin McCaskill has joined the bank as a relationship manager in West Columbia. McCaskill is responsible for anticipating and meeting the needs of First Citizens’ consumer and small-business customers by identifying and recommending the best products for their individual banking needs, as well as building and enhancing customers’ overall relationships with the bank. McCaskill’s office is located at 2830 Sunset Blvd.

McCaskill graduated from the University of Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in financial economics and earned an MBA in marketing and management from the University of South Carolina. Prior to joining First Citizens, she worked at Wachovia as a licensed financial specialist. McCaskill is a member of the West Columbia Chamber of Commerce and the Young Professionals Society.

About First Citizens
First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc., is the parent company of First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., The Exchange Bank of South Carolina, Inc., and Merchants and Farmers Bank of Comer, Ga. First Citizens Bank offers services in commercial and retail banking through its 180 offices in South Carolina and Georgia. As of March 31, 2009, First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc. had total consolidated assets of $7.23 billion. For more information, visit the First Citizens web site at
www.firstcitizensonline.com.