Current Report Filing (8-k)
June 16 2015 - 3:58PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, D.C. 29549
Form 8-K
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): |
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June 16, 2015 |
First Bancorp
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
its Charter)
North Carolina |
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0-15572 |
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56-1421916 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
of Incorporation) |
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File Number) |
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Identification Number) |
300 SW Broad Street, Southern Pines, North Carolina |
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28387 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(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))
First Bancorp
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Item 8.01 – Other Events |
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Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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Signatures |
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Exhibit 99 (a) News Release dated June 16, 2015 |
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Item 8.01 — Other Events
On June 16, 2015, the Registrant issued
a news release to announce a cash dividend. The Registrant reported that its board of directors had declared a cash dividend of
8 cents per share on its common stock payable on July 24, 2015 to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2015.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit 99(a) – News Release dated
June 16, 2015
Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements
The discussions included in this document
and its exhibits may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, including
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such statements involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. For the purposes of
these discussions, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward looking statements. Such
statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,”
“estimates,” “plans,” “projects,” or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of the
Company and its management about future events. The accuracy of such forward looking statements could be affected by such factors
as, including but not limited to, the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of the Company’s customers or
vendors, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel or general
economic conditions.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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First Bancorp |
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June 16, 2015 |
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By: |
/s/ Richard H. Moore |
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Richard H. Moore |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99(a)
News Release
For Immediate Release: |
For More Information, |
June 16, 2015 |
Contact: Elaine Pozarycki |
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919-834-3090 |
First Bancorp Announces Cash Dividend
Southern Pines, N.C. – The Board
of Directors of First Bancorp (NASDAQ - FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, has declared a cash dividend on its common stock
of $0.08 per share payable July 24, 2015 to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2015. The $0.08 per share dividend rate is the
same as the rate declared in the comparable period of 2014.
First Bancorp is a bank holding company
headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina with total assets of approximately $3.2 billion. Its principal activity is the
ownership and operation of First Bank, a state-chartered community bank that operates 87 branches, with 74 branches operating in
North Carolina, 6 branches in South Carolina (Cheraw, Dillon, Florence, and Latta), and 7 branches in Virginia (Abingdon, Blacksburg,
Christiansburg, Fort Chiswell, Radford, Salem and Wytheville), where First Bank does business as First Bank of Virginia. First
Bank also has loan production offices in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Greenville, North Carolina. First Bancorp’s common
stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “FBNC.”
Please visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com.
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