EX-4.4



 EXHIBIT 4.4 

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 

THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”) is dated as of October 1, 2014, by and between First Citizens
BancShares, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“First Citizens”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, formerly known as Bankers Trust Company (the “Trustee”). 

RECITALS 
 WHEREAS, First
Citizens Bancorporation, Inc., at the time known as First Citizens Bancorporation of South Carolina, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (“FCB-SC”), and the Trustee, at the time known as Bankers Trust Company, entered into a Junior
Subordinated Indenture dated as of March 24, 1998 (the “Indenture”), pursuant to which the 8.25% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due March 15, 2028 (the “Securities”) have been issued by FCB-SC to
FCB/SC Capital Trust I; and 
 WHEREAS, on the date of this First Supplemental Indenture, FCB-SC has been merged with and into First
Citizens, with First Citizens being the surviving entity (the “Merger”), whereupon the separate corporate existence of FCB-SC has ceased; and 

WHEREAS, Section 8.1 of the Indenture requires that First Citizens expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture executed and delivered
to the Trustee by First Citizens, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and the interest (including any Additional Interest) on all of the Securities and the performance of every covenant of the Indenture on the part
of FCB-SC to be performed or observed; and 
 WHEREAS, Section 9.1(1) of the Indenture authorizes, without the consent of any Holders,
the execution of a supplemental indenture to evidence the succession of another Person to FCB-SC, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of FCB-SC under the Indenture and the Securities; and 

WHEREAS, FCB-SC has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Merger and this Supplemental Indenture comply with
Article VIII of the Indenture, that this Supplemental Indenture is authorized and permitted by the Indenture, and that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to this Supplemental Indenture and the Merger have been complied
with, and an Opinion of Counsel to the same effect; and 
 WHEREAS, capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in compliance with Section 8.1 of the Indenture, and in
consideration of the covenants contained herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, First Citizens and the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders, agree as follows: 

1. Assumption of Payment and Performance; Substitution. 
  

	 	a.	First Citizens hereby expressly assumes the due and punctual payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest (including any Additional Interest) on all of the Securities and the performance of every
covenant of the Indenture on the part of FCB-SC to be performed or observed. 









	 	b.	Pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Indenture, First Citizens shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, FCB-SC under the Indenture with the same effect as if First Citizens had
been named as the Company in the Indenture. 

  

	 	c.	First Citizens shall also succeed to and be substituted for the Company with the same effect as if the Successor Company had originally been named in (i) the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust, dated
as of March 24, 1998 (the “Trust Agreement”), as Depositor (as defined in the Trust Agreement) and (ii) the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of March 24, 1998 (the “Guarantee”), as Guarantor (as defined in the
Guarantee). 

 2. Effect of Supplemental Indenture. Upon the execution of this Supplemental Indenture, (i) the
Indenture has been and hereby is modified in accordance herewith; (ii) this Supplemental Indenture forms a part of the Indenture for all purposes; (iii) except as modified and amended by this Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture shall
continue in full force and effect; (iv) the Securities shall continue to be governed by the Indenture; (v) every Holder of Securities heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound by this
Supplemental Indenture; (vi) upon the effectiveness of this First Supplemental Indenture, each reference in the Securities to the Indenture including each term defined by reference to the Indenture shall mean and be a reference to the Indenture
or such term, as the case may be, as effected, amended and supplemented hereby; and (vii) the Indenture, as amended and supplemented hereby, shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed. 

3. Notation on Securities. Securities authenticated and delivered on or after the date hereof shall bear the following notation, which
may be printed or typewritten thereon: 
 “Effective October 1, 2014, First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc., a South Carolina
corporation (“FCB-SC”) was merged with and into First Citizens BancShares, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“First Citizens”). Pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 1, 2014, First Citizens has
assumed the obligations of FCB-SC and the performance of every covenant of the Indenture on the part of FCB-SC to be performed or observed.” 
 If First
Citizens shall so determine, new Securities so modified as to conform to the Indenture as hereby supplemented may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities. Anything
herein or in the Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the failure to affix the notation herein provided as to any Security or to exchange any Security for a new Security modified as herein provided shall not affect any of the rights of the
holder of such Security. 
 4. The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the
validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by First Citizens. 

5. Governing Law. This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York,
without regard to conflict of law principles thereof. 







 6. Successors and Assigns. This Supplemental Indenture shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto and the holders of any Securities then outstanding. 

7. Headings. The headings used in this Supplemental Indenture are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the
meaning or construction of any provision of this Supplemental Indenture. 
 8. Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture may be
executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

(signature page follows) 







 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Glenn D. McCoy

		 	Name: Glenn D. McCoy
		 	Title: Chief Financial Officer
	
	DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jeffrey Schoenfeld

		 	Name: Jeffrey Schoenfeld
		 	Title: Assistant Vice President
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Chris Niesz

		 	Name: Chris Niesz
		 	Title: Assistant Vice President