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0001537972
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000798941
FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/
001-16715
4300 SIX FORKS ROAD
RALEIGH
NC
27609
919 716 7000
Alemany Ellen R
Officer
Common Class A
Charles Schwab Corporation
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
2000
2837220.00
13514918
11/06/2023
Nasdaq
Common Class A
05/13/2015
Restricted Stock Unit
Issuer
N
2000
05/13/2015
Equity Compensation
N
Ellen R Alemany
C / O
4300 Six Forks Road
Raleigh
NC
27609
Common Class A
08/07/2023
1500
2250436.00
Table I acquisition dates and payment dates: 05/13/2015 through 03/01/2022
11/06/2023
Ellen R Alemany