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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 LEWIS R   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) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) POST OFFICE BOX 29549 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/06/2009 (Street) RALEIGH, NC 27626 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               48,963 (1) I By spouse Class A Common Stock               25,129 (1) I By Adult Child Class A Common Stock               18,145 (2) I By Yadkin Valley Company Class A Common Stock               700 (2) I By Yadkin Valley Life Insurance Company Class A Common Stock               167,600 (2) I By First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc. Class A Common Stock               100,000 (2) I By Fidelity BancShares (N.C.), Inc. Class A Common Stock               46,699 (2) I By Southern BancShares (N.C.), Inc. Class A Common Stock               46,000 (2) I By Southern Bank and Trust Company Class A Common Stock               54,000 (2) I By Goshen, Inc. Class B Common Stock               12,025 (1) I By spouse Class B Common Stock               175 (2) I By Yadkin Valley Life Insurance Company Class B Common Stock               45,900 (2) I By First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc. Class B Common Stock               22,619 (2) I By Southren BancShares (N.C.), Inc. Class B Common Stock               726 (1) I By Adult Child Class B Common Stock               1,725 (2) I By Yadkin Valley CompanyClass Class B Common Stock               217 (1) I By Trust for Sheppard K. Ames IV Class B Common Stock               106 (1) I By Trust for Carolyn R. Ames Class A Common Stock               284 (1) I By Trust for Carolyn R. Ames Class B Common Stock               31,469 D   Class A Common Stock               173 (1) I By Trust for Shepard K. Ames Class A Common Stock 05/06/2009   S   158 D $ 128.38 551,394 D   Class A Common Stock 05/06/2009   S   81 D $ 128.4 551,313 D   Class A Common Stock 05/06/2009   S   81 D $ 129.02 551,232 D

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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 LEWIS R POST OFFICE BOX 29549 RALEIGH, NC 27626		X

Signatures

Lewis R. Holding, By: William R. Lathan, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact		05/08/2009
**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 principal shareholder of the companies that own these shares, but he disclaims beneficial ownership of the listed shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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