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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914317-12-000308
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120309
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120309
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120309

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST BANCORP /NC/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000811589
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				561421916
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-15572
		FILM NUMBER:		12679448

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		341 NORTH MAIN ST
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 508
		CITY:			TROY
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27371-0508
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9105766171
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
450 Fifth Street NW<BR>
Washington, D.C. 29549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: center"><B>Form&nbsp;8-K</B></P>

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THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

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Carolina</TD>
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8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<B>INDEX</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 7.5pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -7.5pt">Item&nbsp;8.01 &ndash; Other Events</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 7.5pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -7.5pt">Item&nbsp;9.01 &ndash; Financial Statements and Exhibits</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 7.5pt; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -7.5pt">Exhibit&nbsp;99 (a)&nbsp;News Release dated March 9, 2012</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0">Item 8.01 &mdash; Other Events</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">On March 9, 2012, 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 April 25, 2012 to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Exhibit 99(a) &ndash; News Release dated
March 9, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0"><B>Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">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&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section&nbsp;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 &ldquo;expects,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipates,&rdquo; &ldquo;believes,&rdquo;
&ldquo;estimates,&rdquo; &ldquo;plans,&rdquo; &ldquo;projects,&rdquo; 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&rsquo;s customers or
vendors, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel or general
economic conditions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0; text-align: center">Signatures</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">March 9, 2012</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">First Bancorp Announces Cash Dividend</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in">TROY, N.C. &ndash; 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 April 25, 2012 to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2012. The $0.08 per share dividend rate is the same as the
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in">First Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered
in Troy, North Carolina with total assets of approximately $3.3 billion. Its principal activity is the ownership and operation
of First Bank, a state-chartered community bank that operates 97 branches, with 82 branches operating in North Carolina, 9 branches
in South Carolina (Cheraw, Dillon, Florence, Latta, Jefferson, and Little River), and 6 branches in Virginia (Abingdon, Christiansburg,
Dublin, Fort Chiswell, Radford, and Wytheville), where First Bank does business as First Bank of Virginia. First Bank also has
a loan production office in Blacksburg, Virginia. First Bancorp&rsquo;s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market
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