SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
X	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BEAN RICHARD E (Last) (First) (Middle) 6400 IMPERIAL DRIVE (Street) WACO TX 76712 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORP [ FCFC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/17/2013
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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
Common Stock	05/17/2013		D		317,792	D	(1)	0	D
Common Stock	05/17/2013		D		4,500(2)	D	(1)	0	I	By Gulf & Western Company, Inc.

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Stock option (right to buy)	$9.5	05/17/2013		D			5,000	(3)	12/21/2014	Common Stock	5,000	(4)	0	D
Stock option (right to buy)	$9.84	05/17/2013		D			5,000	(5)	08/03/2016	Common Stock	5,000	(4)	0	D
Stock option (right to buy)	$8.04	05/17/2013		D			5,000	(6)	11/12/2017	Common Stock	5,000	(4)	0	D
Stock option (right to buy)	$6.93	05/17/2013		D			5,000	(7)	08/13/2019	Common Stock	5,000	(4)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 20, 2012 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among FirstCity Financial Corporation (the "Issuer"), Hotspurs Holdings LLC and Hotspurs Acquisition Corporation, each share of the Issuer's common stock that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) of the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement), subject to certain exceptions, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $10.00 in cash, without interest (the "Merger Consideration").

2. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The reporting person states that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be deemed an admission that the reporting person was, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, the beneficial owner of these shares.

3. This stock option was granted on December 21, 2004 and vested immediately.

4. At the Effective Time of the Merger, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, this stock option was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to (i) the excess of the Merger Consideration over the per share exercise price of such stock option multiplied by (ii) the aggregate number of shares of common stock into which such stock option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger.

5. This stock option was granted on August 3, 2006 and originally provided for vesting in four equal quarterly installments beginning on the date of grant.

6. This stock option was granted on November 12, 2007 and originally provided for vesting in four equal quarterly installments beginning on the date of grant.

7. This stock option was granted on August 13, 2009 and vested immediately.

	/s/ J. Bryan Baker, Attorney-in-fact for Richard E. Bean	05/17/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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