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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 30, 2024
 
First Bancorp
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
     
North Carolina 0-15572 56-1421916
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
     
300 SW Broad Street,
Southern Pines, NC  28387
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)
 
(910) 246-2500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: 
☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading symbolName of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, No Par ValueFBNCThe Nasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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First Bancorp
INDEX
 
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Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers3 
  
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits3 
  
Signatures4 
  
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

On July, 26, 2024, First Bancorp (the “Company”), the parent company of First Bank announced that Mason Y. Garrett has resigned as a director of the Board of Directors of the Company, and as a director of the Board of Directors of First Bank. Mr. Garrett’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement between the Company and Mr. Garrett concerning any matters relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

A copy of First Bancorp’s Press Release making this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS



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SIGNATURES
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
       
      FIRST BANCORP
       
  July 30, 2024  
By:		  
/s/ Richard H. Moore
      Richard H. Moore
      Chief Executive Officer

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For immediate release
Inquiries to:
Hillary Kestler, PR Director
704.644.4137
hkestler@localfirstbank.com
July 30, 2024


FIRST BANCORP ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF DIRECTOR

SOUTHERN PINES, NC– The Board of Directors of First Bancorp (NASDAQ: FBNC) (the “Company”) announces the retirement of Mason Y. Garrett from the First Bancorp and First Bank Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) effective July 26, 2024.

Mr. Garrett was the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of GrandSouth Bank and CEO of GrandSouth Bancorporation from 1998 until its merger with the Company in 2023, at which time he joined the Company’s Board of Directors. He was a member of the Executive & Loan Committee of First Bank.

Mr. Garrett has over 50 years of banking experience, including roles as President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of several Upstate South Carolina banks. He co-founded First United Bancorporation, an Anderson, SC bank, in 1984 and served as its Chief Executive Officer until its sale to Regions Financial Corporation in March 1998, prior to co-founding GrandSouth Bank and GrandSouth Bancorporation.

Board of Directors Chairman and First Bancorp CEO, Richard Moore, said of Mr. Garrett’s retirement, “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank Mason for his years of dedicated service and commitment to the banking industry in the Carolinas. He offered many valuable contributions to the success of our organization and all of his prior organizations, and we all wish him much joy in his well-earned retirement.”


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About us:
First Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of $12.1 billion. Its principal activity is the ownership and operation of First Bank, a state-chartered community bank that operates 113 branches in North Carolina and South Carolina. Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business. First Bank also provides SBA loans to customers through its nationwide network of lenders.

Please visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com for more information.

First Bancorp's common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FBNC." Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.

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