Edgar Filing: FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

BRYANT HOPE HOLDING

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ [FCNCA]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Vice Chairman

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4300 SIX FORKS ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/09/2015

(Street)

RALEIGH, NC 27609

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock								272,492	D
Class A Common Stock								10,772	I	As beneficiary of Trust
Class A Common Stock								18,914	I ⁽¹⁾	As custodian for Hewlette
Class A Common Stock								16,288	I ⁽¹⁾	As custodian for John Patrick
Class A Common Stock								16,925	I ⁽¹⁾	As custodian for Elliot
Class A Common Stock								80	I ⁽¹⁾	By Hewlette Collier Connell
Class A Common Stock								80	I ⁽¹⁾	By John Patrick Connell
Class A Common Stock								80	I	By Samuel Hunter Bryant
Class A Common Stock								1,990	I ⁽¹⁾	John Connell as Custodian for Hewlette
Class A Common Stock								4,850	I ⁽¹⁾	John Connell as Custodian for John Patrick
Class A Common Stock								3,604	I ⁽¹⁾	By John Connell as custodian for Elliot Connell
Class A Common Stock								174,469	I ⁽²⁾	By Yadkin Valley Company and subsidiary
Class A Common Stock								827	I ⁽²⁾	By E&F Properties
Class A Common Stock								12,530	I ⁽²⁾	By Twin States Farming, Inc.
Class A Common Stock	04/09/2015		S		861	D	$ 257.29 ⁽³⁾	236,153	I ⁽²⁾	By Southern BancShares (N.C.), Inc. and subsidiary
Class A Common Stock								100,000	I ⁽²⁾	By Fidelity BancShares (N.C.), Inc.
Class B Common Stock								100,953	D
Class B Common Stock								1,225	I	As beneficiary of Trust
Class B Common Stock								1,751	I ⁽¹⁾	As custodian for Hewlette
Class B Common Stock								6,250	I ⁽¹⁾	By Hewlette Collier Connell
Class B Common Stock								1,751	I ⁽¹⁾	As custodian for John Patrick
Class B Common Stock								5,000	I ⁽¹⁾	By John Patrick Connell
Class B Common Stock								6,950	I ⁽¹⁾	As custodian for Elliot
Class B Common Stock								323	I ⁽¹⁾	John Connell as custodian for Hewlette
Class B Common Stock								323	I ⁽¹⁾	John Connell as custodian for John Patrick
Class B Common Stock								100	I ⁽¹⁾	John Connell as custodian for Elliot
Class B Common Stock								1,900	I ⁽²⁾	By Yadkin Valley Company and subsidiary
Class B Common Stock								200	I ⁽²⁾	By E&F Properties, Inc.
Class B Common Stock								1,355	I ⁽²⁾	By Twin States Farming, Inc.
Class B Common Stock								22,619	I ⁽²⁾	By Southern BancShares (N.C.), Inc. and subsidiary

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BRYANT HOPE HOLDING 4300 SIX FORKS ROAD RALEIGH, NC 27609	X	X	Vice Chairman

Signatures

Hope Holding Bryant, By: William R. Lathan, Jr., Attorney-in-fact		04/13/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.
(2)	The reporting person is a director, officer and/or shareholder of the companies that own these shares, but she disclaims beneficial ownership of the listed shares except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.
(3)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $257.25 to $257.50, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide First Citizens BancShares, Inc., and security holders of First Citizens BancShares, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (2) to this Form 4.

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