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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 * HOLDING FRANK B JR   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) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 4300 SIX FORKS ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/30/2015 (Street) RALEIGH, NC 27609 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 04/10/2015 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 Stock               310,971 D   Class A Common Stock               685,038 I As Co-Trustee for Frank B. Holding Revocable Trust Class A Common Stock               11,140 I As beneficiary of Trust Class A Common Stock               8,370 (1) I By Spouse Class A Common Stock               19,400 (1) I As custodian for B.P. Holding Class A Common Stock               11,258 (1) I By daughter, Barbara P. Holding Class A Common Stock               17,350 (1) I As custodian for L.R. Holding II Class A Common Stock               8,523 (1) I By son, Lewis R. Holding II Class B Common Stock               99,189 (2) D   Class B Common Stock               1,822 I As beneficiary of Trust Class B Common Stock               1,279 (1) I By spouse Class B Common Stock               178 (1) I As custodian for F. B. Holding III Class B Common Stock               134 (1) I By son Frank B. Holding III Class B Common Stock               12,299 (1) I As custodian for B. P. Holding Class B Common Stock 03/30/2015   P   550 A $ 240 14,263 (1) I By daughter Barbara P. Holding Class B Common Stock               9,407 (1) I As custodian for L.R. Holding II Class B Common Stock 03/30/2015   P   550 A $ 240 18,330 (1) I By son Lewis R. Holding II

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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
HOLDING FRANK B JR 4300 SIX FORKS ROAD RALEIGH, NC 27609	X	X	Chairman and CEO

Signatures

Frank B. Holding, Jr., by: William R. Lathan, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact		04/10/2015
**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 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)	Due to a clerical error, the amount of securities beneficially owned was reported as 98,709 shares of Class B Common. The correct number of shares (as indicated in the Reporting Person's previous report) is 99,189 shares of Class B Common as indicated in this amendment. All other transactions remain the same as previously reported.

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