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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Brice Carson H   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) (Last) (First) (Middle) PO BOX 1352 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/25/2016 (Street) SMITHFIELD, NC 27577 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               254,893 D   Class A Common               125 I By spouse Class A Common               3,710 I As custodian for Stephen Brice Class A Common               3,110 I As Custodian for Cordelia Brice Class A Common               3,110 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               49,686 (2) I Trusts f/b/o children Class B Common 01/25/2016   G V 120 A $ 0 108,560 D   Class B Common 01/25/2016   G V 120 A $ 0 563 I By spouse Class B Common 01/25/2016   G V 120 A $ 0 2,347 I As custodian for Stephen Brice Class B Common 01/25/2016   G V 120 A $ 0 2,348 I As custodian for Elizabeth Brice Class B Common 01/25/2016   G V 120 A $ 0 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

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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
Brice Carson H PO BOX 1352 SMITHFIELD, NC 27577		X

Signatures

Carson H. Brice, By: William R. Lathan, Jr., Attorney-in-fact		02/26/2016
**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 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.

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