Carson H Brice Form 4 FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES / Carson H Brice ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Brice Carson H

(Last) (First) (Middle)

PO BOX 1352

(Street)

SMITHFIELD NC 27577

(City) (State) (Zip)

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)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/27/2013

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common	12/27/2013		G	V	345	D	$0.00	254,628	D
Class A Common	01/09/2014		G	V	375	D	$0.00	254,253	D
Class A Common	12/18/2017		G	V	219	D	$0.00	254,034	D
Class A Common	01/17/2018		G	V	75	A	$0.00	280	I	By spouse
Class A Common	12/27/2013		G	V	115	A	$0.00	3,905	I	As custodian for Stephen Brice
Class A Common	01/09/2014		G	V	125	A	$0.00	4,030	I	As custodian for Stephen Brice
Class A Common	12/18/2017		G	V	73	A	$0.00	4,103	I	As custodian for Stephen Brice
Class A Common	01/17/2018		G	V	75	A	$0.00	4,178	I	As custodian for Stephen Brice
Class A Common	12/27/2013		G	V	115	A	$0.00	3,305	I	As Custodian for Cordelia Brice
Class A Common	01/09/2014		G	V	125	A	$0.00	3,430	I	As Custodian for Cordelia Brice
Class A Common	12/08/2017		G	V	73	A	$0.00	3,503	I	As Custodian for Cordelia Brice
Class A Common	12/08/2017		G	V	75	A	$0.00	3,578	I	As Custodian for Cordelia Brice
Class A Common	12/27/2013		G	V	115	A	$0.00	3,305	I	As Custodian for Elizabeth Brice
Class A Common	01/09/2014		G	V	125	A	$0.00	3,430	I	As Custodian for Elizabeth Brice
Class A Common	12/08/2017		G	V	73	A	$0.00	3,503	I	As Custodian for Elizabeth Brice
Class A common	01/17/2018		G	V	75	A	$0.00	3,578	I	As Custodian for Elizabeth Brice
Class A Common								10,652	I	As beneficiary of Trust
Class A Common								72,800(1)	I	By ECHB, LLC
Class A Common	02/20/2018		G	V	5,100	A	$0.00	54,786(2)	I	Trusts f/b/o children
Class B Common	01/22/2018		G	V	80	A	$0.00	108,640	D
Class B Common	02/05/2018		G	V	116	A	$0.00	108,756	D
Class B Common								563	I	By spouse
Class B Common								2,347	I	As custodian for Stephen Brice
Class B Common								2,348	I	As custodian for Elizabeth Brice
Class B Common								2,348	I	As custodian for Cordelia Brice
Class B Common								1,250	I	As beneficiary of Trust
Class B Common								1,719	I(2)	Trusts f/b/o children

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The listed shares are held by a limited liability company in which 100% of the voting interests are held by a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's children. The Reporting Person does not serve as trustee of the trust or have any interest in the limited liability company, she disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the limited liability company, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.

2. The listed shares are held by three trusts for the benefit of the Reporting Person's children. The Reporting Person does not serve as trustee of or have or share investment control over the Issuer's shares held by the trusts, she disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trusts, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.

Remarks:

	Carson H. Brice, By: William R. Lathan, Jr., Attorney-in-fact	03/20/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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