Sec Form 4 Filing - BELL VICTOR E III @ FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ - 2018-01-02

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 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 BELL VICTOR E III 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 _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) PO BOX 17274 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/02/2018 (Street) RALEIGH, NC27619-7274 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 427 D Class A Common Stock 673 I Marjan Ltd. Restated Profit Sharing Plan Class A Common Stock 01/02/2018 J( 1 ) V 2,037 D $ 0 0 I As Trustee of Victor E. Bell Trust II Class A Common Stock 01/02/2018 J( 2 ) V 679 A $ 0 679 I As Trustee of Victor E. Bell Trust IV Class A Common Stock 1,346 I As Trustee of Trust for child of V. Bell III and M. Bell Class A Common Stock 01/02/2018 J( 1 ) V 4,812 D $ 0 0 I As Trustee of VEB, Jr. Family Trust Class A Common Stock 01/02/2018 J( 2 ) V 1,604 A $ 0 1,604 I As Trustee of Victor E. and Jane McNair Bell Trust VI Class A Common Stock 0 ( 3 ) I By daughter Mary Grady B. Bell

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 BELL VICTOR E III PO BOX 17274 RALEIGH, NC27619-7274 X Signatures Victor E. Bell III, By: William R. Lathan, Jr., Attorney-in-fact 01/08/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Transfer of shares from trust to new trusts. ( 2 )Receipt of shares by transfer to new trust. ( 3 )Reporting Person's adult daughter, Mary Grady B. Bell, no longer resides in the Reporting Person's home. Therefore, the reporting person no longer has a reportable beneficial ownership in 50 shares of Class A Common stock owned by his daughter and included in Reporting Person's prior ownership reports.

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