SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): July 1, 2005

FIRST CITIZENS BANCORPORATION, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

SOUTH CAROLINA	0-11172	57-0738665
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1225 Lady Street Columbia, South Carolina	29201
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (803) 733-3456

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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

Item 8.01. Other Events

On July 1, 2005, Registrant announced that First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and Summit Financial Corporation, parent company of Summit National Bank, have consummated their merger effective July 1, 2005. A copy of the Registrant’s press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibit is being furnished with this report:

Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description
99.1	Copy of press release dated July 1, 2005

Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements

The discussions included in this Report and its exhibits may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. For the purposes of these discussions, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward looking statements. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “plans,” “projects,” or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of the Registrant and its management about future events. The accuracy of such forward looking statements could be affected by such factors as, including but not limited to, the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of the Registrant’s customers or vendors, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel or general economic conditions.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	FIRST CITIZENS BANCORPORATION, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: July 1, 2005	By:	/s/ Craig L. Nix
		Craig L. Nix
		Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Copy of press release dated July 1, 2005