CENTURA BANKS INC
8-K, 1997-11-20
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                           The Securities Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 20, 1997
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                               CENTURA BANKS, INC.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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North Carolina                      1-10646                   56-1688522
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(State of Incorporation)(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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134 North Church Street, Rocky Mount, North Carolina          27804
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(Address of principal executive office)                    (Zip code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:      (919) 977-4400
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                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)









Exhibit Index on Page 4.



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Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets:
On July 15, 1997, Centura Banks, Inc. ("Centura") announced it has finalized the
purchase of five North  Carolina  banking  centers  from  NationsBank.  The five
offices have deposits of  approximately  $86 million and loans of  approximately
$52 million. A press release is attached as Exhibit 99.







Item 7.  Financial statements and Exhibits.
The  exhibit  listed  in the  Exhibit  Index is filed  herewith  as part of this
Current Report on Form 8-K.



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                                   SIGNATURES

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


                                                     CENTURA BANKS, INC.
                                                     Registrant


Date: November 20, 1997                         By:  /s/ Steven Goldstein
                                                     Steven Goldstein
                                                     Chief Financial Officer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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                                                                           Page
Exhibit                    Description of Exhibit                        Number
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99                Press release dated November 20, 1997                     5





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For Immediate Release

November 20, 1997

For More Information:                                Bruce Gillikin
                                                     Centura Bank
                                                     919-937-3716


                      CENTURA BANK FINALIZES ACQUISITION OF
                            FIVE NATIONSBANK BRANCHES


         Rocky Mount,  N.C. - Centura Banks Inc.  (NYSE:CBC)  announced today it
has  finalized  the  purchase  of  five  North  Carolina  banking  centers  from
NationsBank (NYSE:NB).  The acquisition,  originally announced on July 15, 1997,
broadens Centura's customer base in central and eastern North Carolina. The five
offices have deposits of  approximately  $86 million and loans of  approximately
$52 million.
         "The acquisition has great tactical value," said Cecil W. Sewell,  Jr.,
Centura's  chairman  and chief  executive  officer.  "The  NationsBank  offices,
coupled  with the recent  purchase of 13 bank  offices  from Branch  Banking and
Trust, not only  dramatically  increase  Centura's market share in eastern North
Carolina, but further secure our expansion in the central part of the state."
         The offices are located in the towns of Calabash, Dunn, Harmony, 
Richlands  -- new markets for Centura -- and Hertford, whose customers will be 
serviced out of the existing Centura office in Hertford.
                                     -more-
Centura Finalizes Acquisition of
Five NationsBank Branches
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November 20, 1997


         With  assets of $7.1  billion,  Centura  provides  a  complete  line of
banking,  investment,  insurance,  leasing and trust services to individuals and
businesses  throughout  North Carolina and the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.
Services are provided through 192 financial  centers,  including 20 full-service
locations in Hannaford  supermarkets;  more than 265 ATMs at financial  centers,
Wal-Mart stores and Sam's outlets; the Centura Highway telephone banking center;
Centura's  Internet site; and through  Quicken(R),  QuickBooks(R),  Microsoft(R)
Money and BankNOW(TM),  the leading online money management  software  packages.
Additional   information   about  Centura  is  available  on  its  web  site  at
www.centura.com.

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