Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* BRISTOW PETER M	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) President
(Last) (First) (Middle) 4300 SIX FORKS ROAD	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/1/2014
(Street) RALEIGH, NC 27609 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	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	10/1/2014		A		6332	A	⁽³⁾	6457	D
Class A Common	10/1/2014		A		101764	A	⁽³⁾	194626 ⁽¹⁾	I	By Spouse
Class A Common	10/1/2014		A		10096	A	⁽³⁾	10645 ⁽¹⁾	I	As custodian for Peter Bristow, Jr.
Class A Common	10/1/2014		A		10004	A	⁽³⁾	10553 ⁽¹⁾	I	As custodian for Charlotte Bristow
Class A Common	10/1/2014		A		9848	A	⁽³⁾	10397 ⁽¹⁾	I	As custodian for Ella Bristow
Class A Common	10/1/2014		A		5216	A	⁽³⁾	6106 ⁽¹⁾	I	PMB Investments, LLC
Class A Common	10/1/2014		A		1764	A	⁽³⁾	2154 ⁽¹⁾	I	CRB Investments, LLC
Class A Common	10/1/2014		A		1680	A	⁽³⁾	2045 ⁽¹⁾	I	EHB Investments, LLC
Class A Common	10/1/2014		A		4400	A	⁽³⁾	19041 ⁽¹⁾	I	As trustee for PMB Trust 2011
Class A Common	10/1/2014		A		4400	A	⁽³⁾	19041 ⁽¹⁾	I	As trustee for CRB Trust 2011
Class A Common	10/1/2014		A		4400	A	⁽³⁾	19041 ⁽¹⁾	I	As trustee for EHB Trust 2011
Class A Common	10/1/2014		A		5448	A	⁽³⁾	10858 ⁽¹⁾	I	Spouse as beneficiary of trust
Class A Common								0 ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
Class B Common								318	D
Class B Common								83355 ⁽¹⁾	I	By spouse
Class B Common								1732 ⁽¹⁾	I	As custodian for Peter Bristow, Jr.
Class B Common								1733 ⁽¹⁾	I	As custodian for Charlotte Bristow
Class B Common								1733 ⁽¹⁾	I	As custodian for Ella Bristow
Class B Common								8350 ⁽¹⁾	I	PMB Investments, LLC
Class B Common								8850 ⁽¹⁾	I	CRB Investments, LLC
Class B Common								8710 ⁽¹⁾	I	EHB Investments, LLC
Class B Common								1250 ⁽¹⁾	I	Spouse as beneficiary of Trust
Class B Common								0 ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By First Citizens Bancorporaton, Inc.

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:
( 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 was a director and officer, and he and his spouse were shareholders, of the company that owned these shares, but he disclaims beneficial ownership of the listed shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial ownership of the shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1034 or for any other purpose.
( 3)	Reflects shares received in exchange for shares of common stock of First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc. ("BanCorp"), at the rate of 4 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock and $50 in cash for each share of BanCorp stock held by the persons or in the manner indicated in this Report, in connection with the merger of BanCorp into the Issuer. On the day prior to the effective date of the merger, the reported last price of BanCorp's common stock was $922.25 per share, and the reported closing price of the Issuer's Class A common stock was $216.63 per share.
( 4)	Shares previously held by this entity were aquired by the Issuer and cancelled without consideration in the entity's merger with the Issuer.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BRISTOW PETER M 4300 SIX FORKS ROAD RALEIGH, NC 27609	X	X	President

Signatures
Peter M. Bristow, By: William R. Lathan, Attorney-in-Fact		10/2/2014
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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