Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, each of BancShares and CIT disclaims any obligation to update such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements included herein to reflect future events or developments. Further information regarding BancShares, CIT and factors which could affect the forward-looking statements contained herein can be found in BancShares’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and in CIT’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, and its other filings with the SEC.
Additional Information about the Proposed Transaction and Where to Find It
BancShares intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC to register the shares of BancShares’ capital stock that will be issued to CIT’s stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. The registration statement will include a joint proxy statement of BancShares and CIT that also constitutes a prospectus of BancShares. The definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to the stockholders of BancShares and CIT seeking their approval of the proposed transaction and the issuance of BancShares stock in the proposed transaction.
INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 AND THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS INCLUDED WITHIN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE (AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS) BECAUSE SUCH DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING BANCSHARES, CIT, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS.
Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC by BancShares or CIT through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov or from BancShares at its website, www.firstcitizens.com, or from CIT at its website, www.cit.com. Documents filed with the SEC by BancShares will be available free of charge by accessing the “Newsroom” page of BancShares’ website at www.firstcitizens.com or, alternatively, by directing a request by telephone or mail to First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Mail Code: FCC-22, PO Box 27131, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7131, (919) 716-7000, and documents filed with the SEC by CIT will be available free of charge by accessing CIT’s website at www.cit.com under the tab “About Us,” and then under the heading “Investor Relations” or, alternatively, by directing a request by telephone or mail to CIT Group Inc., One CIT Drive, Livingston, New Jersey 07039, (866) 542-4847.
Participants in the Solicitation
BancShares, CIT, and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of each of BancShares and CIT in connection with the proposed transaction under the rules of the SEC. Certain information regarding the interests of the directors and executive officers of BancShares and CIT and other persons who may be deemed participants in the solicitation of the stockholders of BancShares or of CIT in connection with the proposed transaction and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus related to the proposed transaction, which will be filed with the SEC. Additional information about BancShares, the directors and executive officers of BancShares and their ownership of BancShares common stock can also be found in BancShares’ definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2020, and other documents subsequently filed by BancShares with the SEC. Additional information about CIT, the directors and executive officers of CIT and their ownership of CIT common stock can also be found in CIT’s definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, as filed with the SEC on April 2, 2020, and other documents subsequently filed by CIT with the SEC. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources described above.