Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TESE VINCENT
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. [FCB] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O FCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2500 WESTON ROAD, SUITE 300		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2019
(Street)

WESTON, FL 33331		 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, par value $.001 per share 01/01/2019   D   647,344 D (1) 0 D  
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 01/01/2019   D   1,995 D (2) 0 I By Bond Street Management, LLC

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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
Option to Purchase $ 19.75 01/01/2019   D     296,667   (3) 12/23/2023 Class A Common Stock 296,667 (3) 0 D  
Common Stock Warrants (right to buy) $ 28.28 01/01/2019   D     32,213   (4) 11/12/2019 Class A Common Stock 32,213 (4) 0 D  
Common Stock Warrants (right to buy) (5) 01/01/2019   D     110,781   (5) 11/12/2019 Class A Common Stock 110,781 (5) 0 I By Daughter
Common Stock Warrants (right to buy) (5) 01/01/2019   D     110,781   (5) 11/12/2019 Class A Common Stock 110,781 (5) 0 I By Daughter

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TESE VINCENT
C/O FCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.
2500 WESTON ROAD, SUITE 300
WESTON, FL 33331		       Executive Chairman  

Signatures

 /s/ Douglas Bates, as Attorney-in-Fact for Vincent Tese   01/02/2019
**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) Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") between the Issuer and Synovus Financial Corp. ("Synovus") in exchange for 682,947 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Synovus having a market value of $31.99 per share as of the close of trading on December 31, 2018, the last trading day prior to the effective time of the merger.
(2) Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for 2,104 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Synovus having a market value of $31.99 per share as of the close of trading on December 31, 2018, the last trading day prior to the effective time of the merger.
(3) This option, which provided for vesting immediately upon issuance on December 23, 2013 and became exercisable in equal installments 6, 18 and 30 months following the Issuer's initial public offering, was converted into an option to purchase 312,983 shares of Synovus common stock for $18.72 per share.
(4) These warrants, which provided that they became exercisable in three substantially equal portions on each of the 6-month, 18-month and 30-month anniversaries of the consummation of the Issuer's initial public offering, were converted into warrants to purchase 33,984 shares of Synovus common stock for $26.81 per share.
(5) These warrants, which provided that they became exercisable in three substantially equal portions on each of the 6-month, 18-month and 30-month anniversaries of the consummation of the Issuer's initial public offering, were converted into warrants to purchase 116,873 shares of Synovus common stock for $22.98 per share, $24.82 per share and $26.81 per share for the portion of the warrants that became exercisable on each of the 6-month, 18-month and 30-month anniversaries of the consummation of the Issuer's initial public offering, respectively. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the warrants held by his daughter.

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