Edgar Filing: CONNELL HOPE HOLDING

Ownership Submission

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 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 ^*

CONNELL HOPE HOLDING

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)
Vice Chairman

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4300 SIX FORKS ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/05/2012

(Street)

RALEIGH, NC 27609

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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock								121,256	D
Class A Common Stock								5,320	I	As beneficiary of Trust
Class A Common Stock								1,280	I ⁽³⁾	As Trustee for John H. Connell Irreovcable Trust
Class A Common Stock								407	I ⁽³⁾	As Trustee for Michael Collier Connell Trust
Class A Common Stock								891	I ⁽¹⁾	As Custodian for Elliot
Class A Common Stock								330	I ⁽¹⁾	As custodian for John Patrick
Class A Common Stock								1,390	I ⁽¹⁾	John Connell as Custodian for Hewlette
Class A Common Stock								1,290	I ⁽¹⁾	John Connell as Custodian for John Patrick
Class A Common Stock								18,845	I ⁽²⁾	By Yadkin Valley Company and subsidiary
Class A Common Stock								627	I ⁽²⁾	By E&F Properties, Inc.
Class A Common Stock								8,214	I ⁽²⁾	By Twin States Farming, Inc.
Class A Common Stock								146,699	I ⁽²⁾	By Southern BancShares (N.C.), Inc. and subsidiary
Class B Common Stock	01/09/2013		G	V	168	A	$ 0	100,828	D
Class B Common Stock								1,225	I	As beneficiary of Trust
Class B Common Stock								309	I ⁽³⁾	As Trustee for the Michael Collier Connell Trust
Class B Common Stock	04/05/2012		G	V	6,250	D	$ 0	1,583	I ⁽¹⁾	As custodian for Hewlette Connell
Class B Common Stock	01/02/2013		G	V	168	A	$ 0	1,751	I ⁽¹⁾	As custodian for Hewlette Connell
Class B Common Stock	04/05/2012		G	V	6,250	A	$ 0	6,250	I ⁽¹⁾	Hewlette Collier Connell
Class B Common Stock	01/02/2013		G	V	168	A	$ 0	6,751	I ⁽¹⁾	As custodian for John Patrick
Class B Common Stock	01/02/2013		G	V	168	A	$ 0	6,950	I ⁽¹⁾	As custodian for Elliot
Class B Common Stock								323	I ⁽¹⁾	John Connell as custodian for Hewlette
Class B Common Stock								323	I ⁽¹⁾	John Connell as custodian for John Patrick
Class B Common Stock								100	I ⁽¹⁾	John Connell as custodian for Elliot
Class B Common Stock								1,900	I ⁽²⁾	By Yadkin Valley Company and subsidiary
Class B Common Stock								200	I ⁽²⁾	By E&F Properties, Inc.
Class B Common Stock								1,355	I ⁽²⁾	By Twin States Farming, Inc.
Class B Common Stock								22,619	I ⁽²⁾	By Southern BancShares (N.C.), Inc. and subsidiary

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CONNELL HOPE HOLDING 4300 SIX FORKS ROAD RALEIGH, NC 27609	X	X	Vice Chairman

Signatures

Hope Holding Connell, By: William R. Lathan, Jr., Attorney-in-fact		01/18/2013
^**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)	The reporting person is a director, officer and/or shareholder of the companies that own these shares, but she disclaims beneficial ownership of the listed shares except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(3)	These shares are held by the reporting person as an uncompensated trustee of trusts of which the beneficiaries are not members of her immediate family. As a result, the reporting person has no pecuniary or other reportable interest in the shares and they will not be included in her future reports.

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