Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

SEC Form 4 
   

FORM 4		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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BRISTOW PETER M (Last) (First) (Middle) 4300 SIX FORKS ROAD (Street) RALEIGH NC 27609 (City) (State) (Zip)	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
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/18/2023
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	12/18/2023		G		33	D	$0.00	8,748	I	As Trustee for Peter M. Bristow 2nd Amdended and Restated Trust
Class A Common	12/18/2023		G		36	D	$0.00	321,695(1)	I	Claire Holding Bristow 2nd Amended and Restated Trust
Class A Common								30,000(1)	I	By Spouse
Class A Common								14,500(1)	I	As Trustee for Claire Holding Bristow 2018 Irrevocable Family Trust
Class A Common								42,078(1)	I	As Trustee for Claire H. Bristow 2020 GRAT Family Trust
Class A Common								12,152(1)	I	Spouse as co-trustee for Peter McDonald Bristow 2019 Irrevocble Family Trust
Class A Common								10,858(1)	I	Spouse as beneficiary of trust
Class A Common								6,106(1)	I	PMB Investments, LLC
Class A Common								2,154(1)	I	CRB Investments, LLC
Class A Common								2,045(1)	I	EHB Investments, LLC
Class A Common								19,041(1)	I	As trustee for PMB Trust 2011
Class A Common								19,041(1)	I	As trustee for CRB Trust 2011
Class A Common								19,041	I	As trustee for EHB Trust 2011
Class B Common								538	I	As Trustee for Peter M. Bristow 2nd Amdended and Restated Trust
Class B Common								43,717(1)	I	Claire Holding Bristow 2nd Amended and Restated Trust
Class B Common								40,014(1)	I	As Trustee for Claire H. Bristow 2020 GRAT Family Trust
Class B Common								1,250(1)	I	Spouse as beneficiary of trust
Class B Common								8,350(1)	I	PMB Investments, LLC
Class B Common								8,850(1)	I	CRB Investments, LLC
Class B Common								8,710(1)	I	EHB Investments, LLC
Depositary Shares(2)								41,285(1)	I	Claire Holding Bristow 2nd Amended and Restated Trust

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 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: 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

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. Each Depositary Share represents a 1/40th interest in a share of the Issuer's 5.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A.

	Peter M. Bristow, By: E. Knox Proctor V, Attorney-in-fact	12/20/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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