First Citizens Bank

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA), a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than $200 billion in assets and a member of the Fortune 500TM, is the financial holding company for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company ("First Citizens Bank"). Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., First Citizens Bank has built a unique legacy of strength, stability and long-term thinking that has spanned generations. First Citizens offers an array of general banking services including a network of branches and offices nationwide; commercial banking expertise delivering best-in-class lending, leasing and other financial services coast to coast; innovation banking serving businesses at every stage; personalized service and resources to help grow and manage wealth; and a nationwide direct bank. Discover more at firstcitizens.com.

Founded in 1932, Bank of Clarendon is a full-service commercial bank that provides a range of personal and business financial products and services. It offers savings, checking and individual retirement accounts. The bank provides a variety of farm, real estate, business improvement, working capital and equipment loans. Bank of Clarendon offers individual retirement accounts, bonds, stocks, mutual funds and variable annuities through partnership with UVEST Financial Services, which is a member of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Bank of Clarendon works with various state agencies, such as Business Development Corporation of South Carolina and Carolina Capital Investment Corporation. It is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Arthur State Bank is privately owned and based in Union, S.C. General Harry Arthur founded the bank in 1933. In the fall of 2003, The Affiliated Family of Banks - Arthur State Bank, Carolina State Bank and Pinnacle State Bank combined their assets and resources to become one financial institution known as Arthur State Bank. The bank now operates 17 locations in Union, Spartanburg, Greenville, Laurens, Richland and York counties in South Carolina. The bank is a full service community bank providing various deposit accounts including: free personal checking, business checking, certificate's of deposit, IRA's, health savings accounts, IOLTA accounts and saving accounts. Other services include a Trust department and consumer, commercial and mortgage loans. The bank also offers free online banking and free telephone banking services.