Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ X ] 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 * BAKER JAMES BRYAN	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORP [ FCFC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      __ X __ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer / Senior Vice President
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 6400 IMPERIAL DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/17/2013
(Street) WACO, TX 76712 (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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	5/17/2013		D		50227   (1)	D	(2)	0	D

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock option (right to buy)	$7.25	5/17/2013		D			15000	(3)	5/13/2014	Common Stock	15000	(4)	0	D
Stock option (right to buy)	$9.85	5/17/2013		D			8000	(5)	10/11/2017	Common Stock	8000	(4)	0	D
Stock option (right to buy)	$6.93	5/17/2013		D			20000	(6)	8/13/2019	Common Stock	20000	(4)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	This amount includes 14,386 shares of restricted common stock of FirstCity Financial Corporation (the "Issuer"). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement (as defined below), the restricted stock award agreements were amended to provide that such shares became fully vested immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) of the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
( 2)	Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 20, 2012 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Hotspurs Holdings LLC and Hotspurs Acquisition Corporation, each share of the Issuer's common stock that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, subject to certain exceptions, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $10.00 in cash, without interest (the "Merger Consideration").
( 3)	This stock option was granted on May 13, 2004 and originally provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
( 4)	At the Effective Time of the Merger, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, this stock option was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to (i) the excess of the Merger Consideration over the per share exercise price of such stock option multiplied by (ii) the aggregate number of shares of common stock into which such stock option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger.
( 5)	This stock option was granted on October 11, 2007 and originally provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
( 6)	This stock option was granted on August 13, 2009 and originally provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the stock option agreement was amended to provide that this stock option became fully vested and exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BAKER JAMES BRYAN 6400 IMPERIAL DRIVE WACO, TX 76712			Chief Financial Officer	Senior Vice President

Signatures
/s/ James Bryan Baker		5/17/2013
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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