First Citizens BancShares (FCNCO) Form 4 FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES / HOPE HOLDING BRYANT 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BRYANT HOPE HOLDING

(Last) (First) (Middle)

4300 SIX FORKS ROAD

(Street)

RALEIGH NC 27609

(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)

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/05/2023

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	12/05/2023		G		69	D	$0.00	34,180(1)(2)	I	Revocable Trust for Hope H. Bryant
Class A Common								108,725	D
Class A Common								92,547(2)	I	Hope H. Bryant 2022 GRAT
Class A Common								129,348(1)	I	Hope H. Bryant 2023 GRAT
Class A Common								10,772	I	As beneficiary of a trust
Class A Common								0	I(3)	By Spouse
Class A Common								827	I(4)	By E&F Properties, Inc.
Class A Common								12,530	I(4)	By Twin States Farming, Inc.
Class A Common								192,063	I(4)	By Southern BancShares (N.C.), Inc. and subsidiary
Class A Common								100,000	I(4)	By Fidelity BancShares (N.C.), Inc.
Class B Common								17	D
Class B Common								7,040	I	By Hope H. Bryant 2022 GRAT
Class B Common								7,442(1)	I	By Hope H. Bryant 2023 GRAT
Class B Common								1,257(1)	I	By Hope H. Bryant Revocable Trust
Class B Common								1,225	I	As beneficiary of trust
Class B Common								96	I(3)	By Spouse
Class B Common								200	I(4)	By E&F Properties, Inc.
Class B Common								1,355	I(4)	By Twin States Farming, Inc.
Class B Common								22,619	I(4)	By Southern BancShares (N.C.), Inc.
Depositary Shares(5)								12,000	I	Revocable Trust for Hope H. Bryant
Depositary Shares(5)								198,945	I(4)	By Southern BancShares (N.C.), Inc.
Depositary Shares(5)								200,000	I(4)	By Fidelity BancShares (N.C.), Inc.

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. On December 5, 2023, the reporting person contributed 129,348 shares of Class A Common and 7,442 shares of Class B Common held by her revocable trust (of which she is the trustee and sole beneficiary) to a new grantor retained annuity trust (the "2023 GRAT") of which she serves as trustee and which shares are reported in this Form 4 as indirectly owned.

2. On August 11, 2023, 26,932 shares of Class A Common Stock were distributed from the reporting person's 2022 GRAT (of which she serves as a trustee) to the reporting person's revocable trust (of which she serves as a trustee) and continue to be reported in this Form 4 as indirectly owned, and the remaining 92,547 shares held by the 2022 GRAT continue to be reported in the Form 4 as indirectly owned.

3. 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.

4. The reporting person is a director, officer, manager 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.

5. Each Depositary Share represents a 1/40th interest in a share of the Issuer's 5.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A.

	Hope H. Bryant, By: E. Knox Proctor V, Attorney-in-fact	12/06/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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