Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
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)
12/31/2013
(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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 02/19/2014   G V 124 A $ 0 121,380 D  
Class A Common Stock               5,320 I As beneficiary of Trust
Class A Common Stock 02/20/2014   G V 125 A $ 0 125 I (1) As custodian for Hewlette
Class A Common Stock 02/20/2014   G V 125 A $ 0 1,016 I (1) As custodian for Elliot
Class A Common Stock 02/20/2014   G V 125 A $ 0 455 I (1) As custodian for John Patrick
Class A Common Stock               1,390 I (1) John Connell as Custodian for Hewlette
Class A Common Stock               1,290 I (1) John Connell as Custodian for John Patrick
Class A Common Stock               18,845 I (2) By Yadkin Valley Company and subsidiary
Class A Common Stock               627 I (2) By E&F Properties
Class A Common Stock               8,214 I (2) By Twin States Farming, Inc.
Class A Common Stock               152,327 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               100,828 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 12/31/2013   J   5,000 D $ 0 1,751 I (3) As custodian for John Patrick
Class B Common Stock 12/31/2013   J   5,000 A $ 0 5,000 I (3) 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 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   05/21/2014
**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) Shares were transfered from the reporting person as custodian for John Patrick Connell to John Patrick Connell as sole owner.

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