Post-effective Amendment to an S-8 Filing (s-8 Pos)
March 10 2017 - 5:12PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-146396
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933
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CAROLINA BANK HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
North Carolina
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56-2215437
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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incorporation or organization)
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Identification Number)
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101 North Spring Street
Greensboro, North Carolina 27401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and
Zip Code)
Carolina Bank Holdings, Inc. 2007 Incentive
Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Richard H. Moore
First Bancorp
Chief Executive Officer
300 SW Broad Street
Southern Pines, North Carolina 28387
(910) 246-2500
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number, Including
Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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Copies of all communications, including communications
sent to the Agent for Service, requested to:
B.T. Atkinson, Esq.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Bank of America Corporate Center
42nd Floor
100 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Telephone: (704) 417-3039
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filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment
relates to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Carolina Bank Holdings, Inc. (“
CLBH
”), a North Carolina
corporation and the holding company for Carolina Bank, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
SEC
”)
on September 28, 2007 (Registration No. 333-146396) (the “
Registration Statement
”), registering 36,420 shares
of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, under the Carolina Bank Holdings, Inc. 2007 Incentive Stock Option Plan.
On June 21, 2016, CLBH
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “
Merger Agreement
”) with First Bancorp
(“
First Bancorp
”), a North Carolina corporation and the holding company for First Bank. Effective as of March
3, 2017, CLBH merged with and into First Bancorp, with First Bancorp as the surviving corporation, and Carolina Bank, a North Carolina
state-chartered bank, also merged with and into First Bank, a North Carolina state-chartered bank, with First Bank surviving the
merger and continuing its corporate existence.
In connection with the
merger, CLBH has terminated all offerings of its common stock pursuant to the Registration Statement. In accordance with an undertaking
made by CLBH in the Registration Statement to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any securities
that had been registered for issuance but remain unsold at the termination of the offering, CLBH hereby removes from registration
any and all shares of common stock originally reserved under the Carolina Bank Holdings, Inc. 2007 Incentive Stock Option Plan
which are unsold as of the date hereof.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Southern Pines, State of North Carolina, as
of this 7th day of March, 2017.
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FIRST BANCORP
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Successor by Merger to Carolina Bank Holdings, Inc.
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By:
/s/ Richard H. Moore
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Richard H. Moore
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Chief Executive Officer
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Note: No other person is required to sign this
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement in reliance on Rule 478 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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