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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914317-12-001272
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120824
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120824
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120824

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:		121054205

	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>
Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
15(d) OF<BR>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(910) 576-6171</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0">Item&nbsp;8.01 &ndash; Other Events</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">On August 24, 2012, the Registrant issued
a news release to announce it had completed the acquisition of the deposits of the Gateway Bank &amp; Trust Co. branch located
at 901 Military Cutoff Road, Wilmington, North Carolina. The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0">Item&nbsp;9.01 &ndash; Financial Statements and Exhibits</P>

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    <TD>99.1</TD>
    <TD>Press release issued on August 24, 2012</TD></TR>
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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: 0 0 6pt; text-indent: 0.25in">The discussions included in this document
and its exhibits contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking
statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise
are not statements of historical fact. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words (and their derivatives)
such as &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;believe,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;project,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo;
or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of the Company and its management about future events. Factors that could
influence the accuracy of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the financial success or changing strategies
of the Registrant&rsquo;s customers, the Registrant&rsquo;s level of success in integrating acquisitions, actions of government
regulators, the level of market interest rates, and general economic conditions. For additional information about the factors that
could affect the matters discussed in this paragraph, see the &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; section of the Company&rsquo;s most recent
annual report on Form 10-K.</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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    <TD>First Bancorp</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">August 24, 2012</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">By:</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">/s/ Richard H. Moore</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD>Richard H. Moore</TD></TR>
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    <TD>President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">August 24, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">Contact:&nbsp; Jerry L. Ocheltree</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">First Bank Completes Acquisition of the Deposits</P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">of the Gateway Bank Branch in Wilmington, North
Carolina</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in">TROY, North Carolina &ndash; First Bank, the
bank subsidiary of First Bancorp (NASDAQ - FBNC), announces the completion of the acquisition of the deposits of the Gateway Bank
&amp; Trust Co. branch located at 901 Military Cutoff Road, Wilmington, North Carolina. The Gateway Bank branch has been closed,
and the accounts have been transferred to the First Bank branch located in the Landfall Shopping Center at 1701 Eastwood Road.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Jerry L. Ocheltree, President of First Bank,
addressed the Gateway Bank customers, &ldquo;We are thrilled to welcome you to First Bank. As of today, you may conduct your banking
at any of the five First Bank branches in Wilmington or any other First Bank branch in our network. Thank you for the privilege
to serve you.&rdquo;</P>

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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 98 branches, with 82 branches operating in North Carolina, 9 branches
in South Carolina (Cheraw, Dillon, Florence, Latta, Jefferson, and Little River), and 7 branches in Virginia (Abingdon, Christiansburg,
Dublin, Fort Chiswell, Radford, Salem 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 under the symbol &ldquo;FBNC.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">Please visit our website
at www.FirstBancorp.com.</P>

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