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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 * AMES CARMEN 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 _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 2220 WHITE OAK ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/02/2011 (Street) RALEIGH, NC 27608 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 Stock               25,129 D   Class A Common Stock 06/02/2011   G V 122,800 D $ 0 0 (1) I Held by family trusts Class A Common Stock 06/02/2011   G V 294,040 A $ 0 294,040 (2) I By: Irrevocable Trust 1990 dtd January 17, 2011 Class A Common Stock 06/02/2011   G V 110,400 A $ 0 110,400 (1) I By: Irrevocable Trust 1979 dtd January 17, 2011 Class A Common Stock 06/02/2011   G V 12,400 A $ 0 12,400 (1) I By: Irrevocable Trust 1976 dtd January 17, 2011 Class A Common Stock               518,232 (3) I By: Lewis R. Holding Revoccable Trust Class A Common Stock               284 I By Trust for Carolyn R. Ames Class A Common Stock               173 I By Trust for Seppard K Ames IV Class B Common Stock               726 D   Class B Common Stock 06/02/2011   G V 62,437 D $ 0 0 (1) I Held by family trusts Class B Common Stock 06/02/2011   G V 498,482 A $ 0 498,482 (2) I By: Irrevocable Trust 1990 dtd January 17, 2011 Class B Common Stock 06/02/2011   G V 58,917 A $ 0 58,917 (1) I By: Irrevocable Trust 1979 dtd January 17, 2011 Class B Common Stock 06/02/2011   G V 3,520 A $ 0 3,520 (1) I By: Irrevocable Trust 1976 dtd January 17, 2011 Class B Common Stock 06/02/2011   G V 420 A $ 0 420 (2) I By: Irrevocable Trust (LRH Dynasty) dtd January 17, 2011 Class B Common Stock 06/02/2011   G V 420 A $ 0 420 (2) I By: Irrevocable Trust (CSH Dynasty) dtd January 17, 2011 Class B Common Stock               31,469 (3) I By Lewis R. Holding Revocable Trust Class B Common Stock               217 I By trust for Sheppard K. Ames IV Class B Common Stock               106 I By Trust for Carolyn R. Ames

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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
AMES CARMEN HOLDING 2220 WHITE OAK ROAD RALEIGH, NC 27608	X

Signatures

Carmen Holding Ames, By: William R. Lathan, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact		06/20/2011
**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)	Reflects transfer by the trustees by appointment under North Carolina law, without consideration, of shares held by two family trusts that previously held the shares to two newly created trusts. The shares were previously reported as beneficially owned by the reporting person, and the transfers resulted only in a change in the form of her beneficial ownership.
(2)	Reflects transfer by the trustees by appointment under North Carolina law, without consideration, of shares held by three family trusts that previously held the shares to three newly created trusts. The reporting person did not previously have a reportable interest in the shares but, under the terms of the new trusts, she may be considered to have acquired beneficial ownership of the shares as a result of the transfers.
(3)	The reporting person is a beneficiary of the trust without investment power and disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities. 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.

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