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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914317-13-000124
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		6
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130129
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130129

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:		S-3
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-186273
		FILM NUMBER:		13555939

	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: bold 10pt/112% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 10pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on January 29, 2013</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Registration No. 333-</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>_____________________________</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM S-3</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4.5pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>FIRST BANCORP</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</I></P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">North Carolina</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(State or jurisdiction of</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">incorporation or organization)</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">56-1421916</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">341 North Main Street</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Troy, North Carolina 27371-0508</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>(Address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of principal executive offices)</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Richard H. Moore</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>President and Chief Executive Officer</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">341 North Main Street</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Troy, North Carolina 27371-0508</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><I>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Copies of all communications, including copies
of all communications</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">sent to agent for service, should be
sent to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Henry H. Ralston</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Patrick S. Bryant</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Robinson, Bradshaw &amp; Hinson, P.A.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">101 North Tryon Street</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Suite 1900</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Charlotte, North Carolina 28246</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center">Telephone: (704) 377-2536</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only
in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#253;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number
of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule
462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction
I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e)
under the Securities Act, check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt">If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration
statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities
pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated
filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer,&rdquo; and &ldquo;smaller reporting company&rdquo; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Title of each Class of</B></P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Securities to be Registered<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></P></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Amount</B></P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>to be</B></P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Registered<SUP>(2)</SUP></B></P></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Proposed</B></P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Offering Price</B></P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Per Share<SUP>(3)</SUP></B></P></TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">Proposed <BR>Maximum <BR>Aggregate <BR>Offering Price</TD><TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Amount of</B></P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Registration Fee<SUP>(4)</SUP></B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 48%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt">Common Stock, no par value per share</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">2,656,294</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">12.71</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right"><P STYLE="margin: 0">33,761,497</P>


</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">4,605.07</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt">Series C Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, no par value per share (and underlying shares of Common Stock)</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">728,706</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">12.71</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">9,261,853</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">1,263.32</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Common Stock, no par value per share<B><SUP>(5)</SUP></B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">728,706</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">&mdash;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">&mdash;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right">&mdash;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt">Total</TD><TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">5,868.39</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(1) This registration statement relates to the following securities
to be offered for resale by the selling securityholders: (a) shares of Common Stock, no par value per share; and (b) shares of
the Company&rsquo;s Series C Convertible Perpetual Preferred stock, no par value per share (the &ldquo;Preferred Shares&rdquo;),
and the shares of Common Stock underlying such shares.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(2) In accordance with Rule 416, there is being registered hereunder
such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock and Preferred Shares as may be issued from time to time with respect
to shares being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee and based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock of $12.71 on January 23, 2013 as reported on
the NASDAQ Global Select Market, pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. With respect to the Preferred Shares,
represents such average value of the underlying Common Stock into which such Preferred Shares are convertible.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(4) In accordance with Rule 457(i), a single registration fee is
payable with respect to the Preferred Shares and the 728,706 shares of Common Stock into which they may be converted.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(5) Reflects shares of underlying Common Stock into which the Preferred
Shares may be converted under certain circumstances upon transfer of the Preferred Shares to a transferee that is not the initial
holder or an affiliate thereof.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; border-top: Black 1pt solid"><B>The registrant hereby amends this registration statement
on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to Section
8(a), may determine.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>The information in this prospectus is not complete and
may be changed. Neither we nor the selling securityholders may sell these securities until the registration statement filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting
an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">SUBJECT TO COMPLETION: DATED JANUARY
29, 2013</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>PROSPECTUS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>728,706 Shares of Series
C Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>3,385,000 Shares of Common
Stock</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 24pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>(Including 728,706
Shares Underlying the Series C Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><IMG SRC="image_001.jpg" ALT="" STYLE="height: 23px; width: 213px"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">This prospectus relates to the
securities listed below that may be offered for sale from time to time by the persons named in this prospectus (and their
permitted transferees) identified under the heading &ldquo;Selling Securityholders&rdquo; on page  13 of this prospectus who
currently own such securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>Investing in our securities
involves risks. You should carefully consider all of the information set forth in this prospectus, including the <U>risk
factors</U> on page  3 of this prospectus, as well as the risk factors and other information contained in any documents we
incorporate by reference into this prospectus before investing in any of the securities. See &ldquo;Incorporation of Certain
Information by Reference.&rdquo;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">This prospectus covers the following
Securities:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>3,385,000 shares of our common stock, no par value per share, including 2,656,294 shares of common stock and 728,706 shares
of common stock issuable upon conversion of 728,706 shares of our Series C Convertible Perpetual Preferred stock, no par value
per share (the &#8220;Series C Preferred Stock&#8221;); and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>728,706 shares of our Series C Preferred Stock.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">When used in this prospectus, the term
&ldquo;Securities&rdquo; includes the shares of common stock and Series&nbsp;C Preferred Stock listed above, which we issued and
sold pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated December&nbsp;21, 2012 (the &ldquo;Securities Purchase Agreement&rdquo;)
by and among us and the purchasers identified therein (the &ldquo;2012 Transaction&rdquo;). We agreed in a Registration Rights
Agreement dated December 21, 2012 by and among us and the purchasers who were parties to the Securities Purchase Agreement to file
this resale registration statement covering these Securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">For a more detailed description of the
issuance of the Securities pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, see &ldquo;Summary of the 2012 Transaction&rdquo; on
page 5.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The Selling Securityholders who may sell
or otherwise dispose of the Securities are initial investors (or the permitted affiliate transferees of such investors) in the
2012 Transaction described above. The Selling Securityholders may offer the Securities from time to time directly or through underwriters,
broker-dealers or agents and in one or more public or private transactions and at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices, at
prices related to prevailing market prices, at various prices determined at the time of sale or otherwise at negotiated prices.
If the Securities are sold through underwriters, broker-dealers, or agents, the Selling Securityholders (or the purchasers of the
Securities as negotiated with the Selling Securityholders) will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent
commissions, if any. The registration of the Securities does not necessarily mean that any of the Securities will be sold by the
Selling Securityholders. The timing and amount of any sale is within the respective Selling Securityholders&rsquo; sole discretion,
subject to certain restrictions. See &ldquo;Plan of Distribution&rdquo; on page  15 of this prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">We will not receive any proceeds from
the sale of Securities by the Selling Securityholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Shares of our common stock are traded
on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol &ldquo;FBNC&rdquo;. The closing sale price of our common stock as reported
on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on January&nbsp;28, 2013 was $12.95 per share. Our Series C Preferred Stock is not currently
listed on any established securities exchange or quotation system, and we do not intend to seek such listing. In the event we were
to seek such listing, there is no guarantee that any established securities exchange or quotation system would accept the Series
C Preferred Stock for listing.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>None of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the &ldquo;FDIC&rdquo;), the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, any state or other securities commission or any other federal or state bank regulatory agency has
approved or disapproved of these Securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>The Securities are not savings accounts,
deposits, or other obligations of any bank, thrift or other depository institution and are not insured by the FDIC or any other
governmental agency or instrumentality.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center">_____________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">The date of this prospectus is &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2013.</P>

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of Contents</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 88%; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; padding-bottom: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><B>Page</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase"><A HREF="#a_001">ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: none">i</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase"><A HREF="#a_002">FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: none">i</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase"><A HREF="#a_003">WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: none">ii</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase"><A HREF="#a_004">INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: none">ii</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase"><A HREF="#a_005">SUMMARY</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase">1</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase"><A HREF="#a_006">RISK FACTORS</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase">3</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase"><A HREF="#a_007">SUMMARY OF THE 2012 TRANSACTION</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase">5</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase"><A HREF="#a_008">USE OF PROCEEDS</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase">6</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase"><A HREF="#a_009">DIVIDEND POLICY</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase">6</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase"><A HREF="#a_010">DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase">7</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase"><A HREF="#a_011">SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase">13</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase"><A HREF="#a_012">PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase">15</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase"><A HREF="#a_013">LEGAL MATTERS</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase">17</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.5in; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase"><A HREF="#a_014">EXPERTS</A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: uppercase">17</TD></TR>
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THIS PROSPECTUS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">You should rely only on the information
contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized any person to provide you with different or inconsistent
information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. The Selling Securityholders
are not making an offer to sell these Securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume
that the information appearing in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference is accurate only as of their respective
dates. First Bancorp&rsquo;s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since such dates.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">In this prospectus, we frequently use
the terms &ldquo;we,&rdquo; &ldquo;our&rdquo; and &ldquo;us&rdquo; to refer to First Bancorp (&ldquo;First Bancorp&rdquo; or the
&ldquo;Company&rdquo;) and its subsidiaries, including First Bank (the &ldquo;Bank&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><A NAME="a_002"></A>FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">We believe that some of the information
contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus constitutes &ldquo;forward-looking statements&rdquo; within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding our future plans, objectives and expected performance. Specifically,
statements that are not historical facts, including statements accompanied by qualifying words (and their derivatives) such as
&ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;would,&rdquo; &ldquo;could,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;believe,&rdquo;
&ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; &ldquo;intend,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan&rdquo; or similar expressions are intended
to identify forward-looking statements and convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. We caution you that any such forward-looking
statements are based on assumptions that we believe are reasonable, but are subject to a wide range of risks.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The following factors, among others,
could cause our financial performance to differ materially from that expressed in such forward-looking statements:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>local, regional, national and international economic, political and market conditions and the impact they may have on us and
our customers, and our assessment of that impact;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; inflation or deflation; and interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>changes in deposit flows, loan demand, real estate values and competition within the banking industry;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>unanticipated changes in the regulatory environment, including the impact of changes in financial services laws, regulations
and policies and the results of examinations of us by our regulatory authorities;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>the effect of acquisitions we have made or may make in the future, including the failure to achieve the expected revenue growth,
synergies and/or expense savings from such acquisitions; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>adverse changes in the securities market.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">You should also consider carefully the
statements in the &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; section and other sections of this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and the
documents we incorporate by reference, which address additional factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those
set forth in the forward-looking statements.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Because of these and other uncertainties,
our actual future results, performance or achievements, or industry results, may be materially different from the results contemplated
by these forward-looking statements. In addition, our past results do not necessarily indicate our future results. You should not
place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, which speaks only as of the date it was made. We do not intend to update
these forward-looking statements, even though our situation may change in the future, unless we are obligated to do so under the
federal securities laws. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.</P>

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YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">This prospectus is a part of a registration
statement on Form S-3 filed by us with the SEC under the Securities Act. This prospectus does not contain all the information set
forth in the registration statement, certain parts of which have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
SEC. For further information with respect to us and the securities offered by this prospectus, reference is made to the registration
statement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">We file periodic reports, proxy statements
and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet from the SEC&rsquo;s website
at http://www.sec.gov. Our filings with the SEC are also available to the public on our website at http://www.firstbancorp.com.
Except for the documents filed by us with the SEC that are specifically incorporated by reference into this prospectus, none of
the other information on our website is part of this prospectus. You may read and copy any periodic report, proxy statement or
other information we file at the SEC&rsquo;s public reference room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may
also obtain copies of these documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street,
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference
room.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><A NAME="a_004"></A>INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The SEC allows us to &ldquo;incorporate
by reference&rdquo; in this prospectus the information in documents filed with it. This means that we can disclose important information
to you by referring you to these documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus,
and information in documents that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information contained in documents
filed earlier with the SEC or contained in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">We incorporate by reference in this prospectus
the documents listed below, except to the extent that any information contained in any such document is deemed &ldquo;furnished&rdquo;
in accordance with the rules of the SEC:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2012, June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2012.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed March 9, 2012, April 3, 2012, May 1, 2012, May 14, 2012, May 25, 2012, June 18, 2012,
July 3, 2012, July 31, 2012, August 24, 2012, August 28, 2012, September 4, 2012 (Form 8-K/A), September 27, 2012, October 11,
2012, December 14, 2012, December 26, 2012 and January 24, 2013.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>Portions of our proxy statement for the annual meeting of shareholders held on May 10, 2012 that have been incorporated by
reference in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2011.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Act of 1934 after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered by this registration statement have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">You may request a copy of these documents,
at no cost to you, by writing or telephoning us at:</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">341 North Main Street</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Post Office Box 508</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Troy, North Carolina 27371-0508</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">(910) 576-6171</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Any statement made in this prospectus
or any prospectus supplement concerning the contents of any contract, agreement or other document is only a summary of the actual
document. You may obtain a copy of any document summarized in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement at no cost by writing
to or telephoning us at the address and telephone number given above. Each statement regarding a contract, agreement or other document
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual document.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><A NAME="a_005"></A>SUMMARY</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><I>This summary highlights selected information
contained elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and may not contain all the information that you need to consider
in making your investment decision to purchase the Securities. You should carefully read this entire prospectus, as well as the
information incorporated by reference herein and therein, before deciding whether to invest in the Securities. You should carefully
consider the sections entitled &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein
and therein to determine whether an investment in the Securities is appropriate for you.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>The Company</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">We are a bank holding company. Our principal
activity is the ownership and operation of First Bank, a state-chartered bank with its main office in Troy, North Carolina. First
Bank is fully consolidated for financial reporting purposes.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">As of September 30, 2012, First Bank
operated 98 branches, with 82 branches in North Carolina, 9&nbsp;branches in South Carolina and 7 branches in Virginia, where First
Bank does business as First Bank of Virginia. First Bank also has loan production offices in Greenville, North Carolina and Blacksburg,
Virginia.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">As of September 30, 2012, we had total
assets of approximately $3.3 billion.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Our principal executive offices are located
at 341 North Main Street, Troy, North Carolina, and our telephone number is (910) 576-6171.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>The Offering</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The following summary contains basic
information about the Securities and is not intended to be complete and does not contain all the information that is important
to you. For a more complete understanding of the Securities, you should read the sections of this prospectus entitled &ldquo;Description
of Capital Stock.&rdquo;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 68%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">First Bancorp</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Maximum number of shares of<BR>
 Common Stock offered by <BR>
Selling Securityholders</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3,385,000 shares of common stock (including 728,706 shares issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock), as described in &ldquo;Summary of the 2012 Transaction.&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Maximum number of shares of<BR>
 Series C Preferred Stock offered <BR>
by Selling Securityholders</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">728,706 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, as described in &ldquo;Summary of the 2012 Transaction.&rdquo;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Shares Outstanding as of <BR>
January 29, 2013</B></FONT></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">19,671,775 shares of common stock</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">63,500 shares of Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred
        Stock, Series B.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">728,706 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">The only shares included in this prospectus are the 3,385,000
        shares of common stock (including the 728,706 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock)
        and the 728,706 shares of Series&nbsp;C Preferred Stock.</P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Preferred Stock into our <BR>
Common Stock</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 68%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Series C Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis only after the Series C Preferred Stock is transferred to third parties unaffiliated with the initial purchaser of the Series C Preferred Stock in certain permitted transfers. The Series C Preferred Stock may be transferred only through one or more of the following transactions: (i) to an affiliate of the holder or the Company; (ii) in a widespread distribution; (iii) in a transfer in which no transferee (or group of associated transferees) would receive 2% or more of any class of voting securities of the Company (including pursuant to a related series of such transfers); and (iv) in a transfer to a transferee that would control more than a majority of the Company&rsquo;s voting securities (not including the voting securities the transferee is acquiring in the transfer). Transfers meeting the requirements of items (ii), (iii) or (iv) above would trigger conversion of the transferred Series C Preferred Stock into shares of common stock.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Use of Proceeds</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">All Securities sold pursuant to this prospectus will be sold by the Selling Securityholders. We will not receive any of the proceeds from such sales. The Company used the proceeds from the 2012 Transaction to improve its balance sheet in anticipation of a sale of certain classified loans that occurred on January 23, 2013 and related write-down of these assets, as well as a write-down of a portion of its portfolio of non-covered foreclosed real estate assets in an effort to allow for the disposal of these properties in an accelerated time frame. Please see &ldquo;Use of Proceeds&rdquo; for a further description of these matters. </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">An investment in our Securities is subject to risks. Please refer to the information contained under the caption &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; and other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before investing in our Securities.</FONT></TD></TR>
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 Symbol</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">FBNC (common stock)</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">The Series C Preferred Stock is not listed, and the Company
        does not intend to list the Series C Preferred Stock, on any market.</P></TD></TR>
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FACTORS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">An investment in our Securities, whether
common stock or Series C Preferred Stock, involves certain risks. You should carefully consider the information contained or incorporated
by reference in this prospectus, including the information under the heading &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2011, before making an investment in our Securities. Each of the risks described
in such documents, as well as those listed below, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results
of operations, and prospects and could result in partial or complete loss of your investment. The information contained or incorporated
by reference in this prospectus includes forward-looking statements, and our actual results may differ materially from those discussed
in these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also
may impair our business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects and the trading price or value of our Securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Risks Relating to our Securities</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>Our Securities are not insured
deposits.</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Our Securities are not bank deposits
and, therefore, are not insured against loss by the FDIC, any other deposit insurance fund or by any other public or private entity.
An investment in our Securities is inherently risky for the reasons described in this section and elsewhere in this prospectus
and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and is subject to market forces beyond our control that may affect
the price of equity securities generally or the stocks of financial institutions in particular. As a result, if you acquire our
Securities, you may lose some or all of your investment.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>Our articles of incorporation and
bylaws, as well as certain banking laws, may have an anti-takeover effect.</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Provisions of our articles of incorporation
and bylaws, as amended, as well as federal banking laws, including regulatory approval requirements, could make it more difficult
for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so would be perceived to be beneficial to our shareholders. The combination of these
provisions may hinder a non-negotiated merger or other business combination, which, in turn, could adversely affect the market
price of our Securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>We may raise additional capital,
which could adversely affect the market price of our Securities.</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">We are not restricted from issuing additional
shares of common stock or securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common
stock, or from issuing additional shares of preferred stock with terms and preferences that are comparable or senior to the terms
and preferences of our Series C Preferred Stock. We evaluate opportunities to access the capital markets from time to time for
various reasons, including potential acquisitions, taking into account our regulatory capital ratios, financial condition and other
relevant considerations. Subject to market conditions, we may take further actions to raise additional capital. Such actions could
include, among other things, the issuance of additional shares of common or preferred stock in public or private transactions in
order to further increase our capital levels above the requirements for a well-capitalized institution established by the federal
bank regulatory agencies as well as other regulatory targets. These issuances would, subject to limited subscription rights granted
to the initial purchasers of the Securities described below under &ldquo;Summary of the 2012 Transaction,&rdquo; dilute ownership
interests of investors in the Securities and could dilute the per share book value of our common stock. New investors may also
have rights, preferences and privileges senior to holders of our common stock and Series C Preferred Stock, which may adversely
impact our current shareholders.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>Our common stock and Series C Preferred
Stock are equity securities, and therefore are subordinate to our indebtedness, as well as to our junior subordinated debentures
relating to our trust preferred securities, our other outstanding preferred stock, and possibly any additional preferred stock
we may issue in the future.</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Our common stock and Series C Preferred
Stock are equity interests and do not constitute indebtedness of the Company. Consequently, our common stock and Series C Preferred
Stock rank junior to all current and future indebtedness of the Company and other non-equity claims against us with respect to
assets available to satisfy claims against us, including in the event of our liquidation or dissolution. We may, and the Bank and
our other subsidiaries may also, incur additional indebtedness from time to time and may increase our aggregate level of outstanding
indebtedness.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">At September 30, 2012, we had outstanding
trust preferred securities totaling $46.4 million. Payments of the principal and interest on the trust preferred securities of
these special purpose trusts are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by us. Further, the accompanying junior subordinated debentures
are senior to our shares of common and Series C Preferred stock. As a result, we must make payments on the junior subordinated
debentures before any dividends can be paid on our common stock or Series C Preferred Stock and, in the event of our bankruptcy,
dissolution or liquidation, the holders of the junior subordinated debentures must be satisfied before any distributions can be
made on our common stock or Series C Preferred Stock. We have the right to defer distributions on our junior subordinated debentures
(and the related trust preferred securities) for up to a total of five years, during which time no cash dividends may be paid on
our preferred or common stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Our common stock and Series C Preferred
Stock are also junior and subordinate to the prior dividend, redemption and liquidation rights of our outstanding shares of Senior
Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B (the &ldquo;Series B Preferred Stock&rdquo;) and any additional preferred stock
we may issue in the future that is designated as senior in any respect to the common stock and Series C Preferred Stock. See &ldquo;Description
of Capital Stock&mdash;Series B Preferred Stock.&rdquo; Our Board of Directors is authorized to cause us to issue additional classes
or series of preferred stock without any action on the part of our shareholders. If we issue preferred shares in the future that
have a preference over our common stock and Series C Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends, redemption or distributions
upon liquidation, or if we issue preferred shares with voting rights that dilute the voting power of our common stock and the Series
C Preferred Stock, then the rights of holders of our common stock and Series C Preferred Stock could be adversely affected. Further,
the market price of our common stock and the price at which our Series C Preferred Stock may be sold could be adversely affected.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>We are a holding company and depend
on our Bank for dividends, distributions and other payments.</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Substantially all of our activities are
conducted through the Bank, and, consequently, as the parent company of the Bank, we receive substantially all of our revenue as
dividends from the Bank. The amount of dividends that may be paid by the Bank are subject to legal limitations under North Carolina
law. In addition, banking regulatory requirements may also restrict the amount of dividends that may be a paid by the Bank or the
Company&rsquo;s other subsidiaries. In the future, any declaration and payment of cash dividends will be subject to the Board&rsquo;s
evaluation of the Company&rsquo;s operating results, financial condition, future growth plans, general business and economic conditions,
and tax and other relevant considerations in addition to these legal and regulatory limitations.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>Our common stock trades less frequently
than the securities of many other financial services companies, which may make the value of your investment subject to fluctuation.</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Although our common stock is listed for
trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the trading volume in our common stock is less than that of other larger financial
services companies. A public trading market having the desired characteristics of depth, liquidity and orderliness depends on the
presence in the marketplace of willing buyers and sellers of our common stock at any given time. This presence depends on the individual
decisions of investors and general economic and market conditions over which we have no control. Given the lower trading volume
of our common stock, significant sales of our common stock, or the expectation of these sales, could cause our stock price to fall.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Stock price volatility may make it more
difficult for you to resell your common stock when you want and at prices you find attractive. Our stock price can fluctuate significantly
in response to a variety of factors, including, among other things:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">These factors may adversely affect the
trading price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance, and could prevent you from selling your common
stock at or above the public offering price. In addition, the stock markets, from time to time, experience extreme price and volume
fluctuations that may be unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies. These broad fluctuations may
adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our performance.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><B><I>It is highly unlikely that an active
trading market for Series C Preferred Stock will develop.</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The Series C Preferred Stock will not
be a liquid investment because no public trading market currently exists for such security and it is highly unlikely that such
a market will develop. Potential purchasers of the Series C Preferred Stock who would propose to purchase it in a transaction that
would not result in its conversion to common stock should consider carefully the limited liquidity of such investment before purchasing
any shares of the Series C Preferred Stock. We are not obligated, and do not intend, to apply for the listing of the Series C Preferred
Stock on any securities exchange. Even if a trading market for the Series C Preferred Stock were to develop, it may not continue,
and a purchaser of such securities may not be able to sell such securities at or above the price at which the securities were purchased.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><A NAME="a_007"></A>SUMMARY
OF THE 2012 TRANSACTION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">On December 21, 2012, the Company entered
into the Securities Purchase Agreement with certain accredited investors (the &ldquo;Investors&rdquo;), pursuant to which the Investors
purchased an aggregate of 2,656,294 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock and 728,706 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.
The Company received approximately $33.8 million in gross proceeds from the sale of the Securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the terms of the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the Investors also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Company. Pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement, we are registering the following: (1) 3,385,000 shares of common stock, consisting of (i) 2,656,294 shares issued
pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement; and (ii) 728,706 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C
Preferred Stock; and (2) the 728,706 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Under the terms of the Securities Purchase
Agreement entered into with the Investors, we granted the Investors subscription rights, subject to certain conditions and exceptions,
to purchase securities we may offer in public or private offerings until the third anniversary of the 2012 Transaction ending on
December 15, 2015, to enable the Investors to maintain their proportionate common stock-equivalent ownership interest in the Company.
To qualify for such subscription rights, an Investor, together with its affiliates and any other persons who share a common investment
advisor with the Investor, must own at least 2.0% of the Company&rsquo;s outstanding common stock (including, for the purpose of
this calculation in both the numerator and the denominator, any shares of common stock represented by securities held by the Investor
that are convertible or exercisable for common stock).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">In addition, under the terms of the Securities
Purchase Agreement, and subject to satisfaction of various legal, regulatory, and corporate governance requirements, we granted
Castle Creek Capital Partners IV, LP, (&ldquo;Castle Creek&rdquo;), certain board representation and observation rights. Pursuant
to these rights, provided that Castle Creek and its affiliates own at least 4.9% of the Company&rsquo;s common stock (including
the Series C Preferred Stock held by Castle Creek on an as-converted basis, a &ldquo;Qualifying Ownership Interest&rdquo;), Castle
Creek will be entitled to nominate a director for appointment to serve on the Company&rsquo;s board of directors and the board
of directors of the Bank, subject to receipt of requisite regulatory approvals. In lieu of exercising the right to nominate a board
member, Castle Creek may appoint an observer to attend meetings of the Company board and Bank board in a non-voting observer capacity.
With respect to each annual meeting of shareholders following the Closing, subject to satisfaction of legal, regulatory and governance
requirements and for so long as Castle Creek and its affiliates beneficially own at least a Qualifying Ownership Interest and have
a board representative, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Company&rsquo;s board is required to nominate
the representative to serve on the boards of both the Company and the Bank. These board representation and observer rights may
not be assigned by Castle Creek or its affiliates without the Company&rsquo;s prior written consent.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Under the Registration Rights Agreement
entered into with the Investors, the Company has agreed to file with the SEC, within 40 days following the closing of the 2012
Transaction, a registration statement covering the resale of the common stock and the Series C Preferred Stock issued in the 2012
Transaction, and the underlying shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company will be required to make
certain payments as liquidated damages under the Registration Rights Agreements to the Investors in certain circumstances if the
registration statement is not (i) filed with the SEC within specific time periods, (ii) declared effective by the SEC within specified
time periods or (iii) available (with certain limited exceptions) after having been declared effective.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><A NAME="a_008"></A>USE
OF PROCEEDS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">All Securities sold pursuant to this
prospectus will be offered and sold by the Selling Securityholders. We will not receive any of the proceeds from such sales. The
Company used the proceeds from the 2012 Transaction to improve its balance sheet in anticipation of a sale that occurred on January
23, 2013 of certain classified loans and a planned write-down of certain foreclosed real estate assets in connection with efforts
to accelerate the disposition of these assets. In connection with these actions, the Company determined that it would record non-cash
charges in the fourth quarter of 2012  totaling $44.2 million on a pre-tax basis, with $33.6 million of the charges attributable
to the loan sale and $10.6 million attributable to the real estate write-down.</P>

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POLICY</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Holders of our common stock are entitled
to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared by our Board out of legally available funds. The ability of our Board to declare
and pay dividends on our common stock is subject to the terms of applicable North Carolina law and banking regulations. Further,
the Company may not declare and pay dividends on its common stock or the Series C Preferred Stock during any quarter in which the
Company fails to declare and pay dividends on its Series B Preferred Stock and for the next three quarters following such failure.
The Series C Preferred Stock is equal in rank with our common stock with respect to dividends, such that dividends on the Series
C Preferred Stock will be due and payable in the same amount and kind if and when declared on the common stock, except that if
the dividend declared on the common stock is a stock dividend, holders of the Series C Preferred Stock will be entitled to payment
of an equivalent dividend in shares of Series C Preferred Stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Also, we may not pay dividends on our
capital stock if we are in default or have elected to defer payments of interest under trust preferred securities. The declaration
and payment of future dividends to holders of our common stock and Series C Preferred Stock will also depend upon our earnings
and financial condition, the capital requirements of our subsidiaries, regulatory conditions and other factors as our Board may
deem relevant.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">In every quarter since 2009,
we have paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share of common stock, with the most recent such dividend paid on
January 25, 2013 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2012. See also &ldquo;Description of Capital Stock &ndash;
Common Stock &ndash; Dividends&rdquo; and &ldquo;Description of Capital Stock &ndash; Series C Preferred Stock &ndash;
Dividends&rdquo; and &ldquo;Description of Capital Stock &ndash; Series B Preferred Stock &ndash; Dividends&rdquo; and
&ldquo;&mdash;Priority on Dividends and Repurchases&rdquo; for additional information concerning payment of dividends.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">There is no assurance that, in the future,
the Company will have funds available to pay cash dividends, or, even if funds are available, that it will pay dividends in any
particular amount or at any particular times, or that it will pay dividends at all.</P>

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OF CAPITAL STOCK</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Common Stock</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The following is a brief description
of the terms of our common stock. This summary does not purport to be complete in all respects. This description is subject to
and qualified in its entirety by reference to the relevant provisions of North Carolina law, our articles of incorporation and
our bylaws, in each case, as amended, copies of which have been filed with the SEC and are also available upon request from us.
See &ldquo;Where You Can Find More Information.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>General</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">We have authority to issue 40,000,000
shares of common stock, no par value. As of January 29, 2013, 19,671,775 shares were outstanding. Our common stock is listed on
the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol &ldquo;FBNC.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Our board of directors may authorize
the issuance of additional shares of common stock without further action by our shareholders, unless such action is required in
a particular case by applicable laws or regulations or by any stock exchange or quotation system upon which our common shares may
be listed or quoted.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>Dividends</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The holders of shares of common
stock are entitled to dividends in such amounts as may be declared by the board of directors from time to time from funds
legally available therefor. The dividend rights of holders of common stock are qualified and subject to the dividend rights
of holders of Series B Preferred Stock described under the caption &ldquo;&ndash; Series B Preferred Stock &ndash; Priority
on Dividends and Repurchases&rdquo; and &ldquo;&ndash; Liquidation Rights&rdquo; below. The ability of our Board to declare and pay
dividends on our common stock is also subject to the terms of applicable North Carolina law and banking regulations.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>Voting Rights</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">In general, holders of our common stock
are entitled to one vote per share on all matters on which the holders of common stock are entitled to vote. With respect to the
election of directors, holders of our common stock may choose to elect our directors by cumulative voting. If cumulative voting
is in effect, each shareholder is entitled to multiply the number of votes he or she is entitled to cast by the number of directors
for whom he or she is entitled to vote, and to cast the product for a single candidate or distribute the product among two or more
candidates.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>Liquidation Rights</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">If we liquidate, dissolve or wind-up
our business, whether voluntarily or not, holders of our common stock will share on a pro rata basis in the distribution of all
assets remaining after we pay our liabilities, including but not limited to our outstanding trust preferred securities and the
liquidation preference of any then outstanding preferred stock that is senior in right of liquidation payments to our common stock
(including our outstanding Series B Preferred Stock). Because we are a bank holding company, our rights and the rights of our creditors
and shareholders to receive the assets of any subsidiary upon liquidation or recapitalization may be subject to prior claims of
our subsidiary&rsquo;s creditors, except to the extent we may be deemed a creditor with recognized claims against our subsidiary.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>Other Provisions</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Other than as described above under &ldquo;Summary
of the 2012 Transaction,&rdquo; holders of our common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights.
Our common stock is not subject to any sinking fund, and the outstanding shares are fully paid and non-assessable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Certain provisions of our articles of
incorporation, our bylaws and the North Carolina Business Corporation Act, as well as certain banking regulatory restrictions,
may make it more difficult for someone to acquire control of us or to remove our management.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in"><U>Advance Notice Provisions</U>. Under
our bylaws, a shareholder may not nominate a person for election to the board of directors or propose that any other business be
considered at any annual meeting of shareholders unless the shareholder gives us timely notice of this action. To be timely, the
notice must be delivered to us not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days in advance of the first anniversary of the preceding
year&rsquo;s shareholders&rsquo; meeting. However, if the meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days
from such anniversary date, then notice must be given no earlier than the 90th day prior to the meeting and not later than the
close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to the meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement
of the date of the meeting was first given. The notice must set forth certain information described in our bylaws.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in"><U>Special Shareholders&rsquo; Meetings</U>.
Under our bylaws, special meetings of our shareholders may be called only by our president, chief executive officer or board of
directors. So long as we are a public company, under North Carolina law, our shareholders are not entitled to call a special meeting.
In addition, at a special meeting, our shareholders may only consider business related to the purposes of the meeting set forth
in the notice of meeting.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 1in"><U>Regulatory Ownership Restrictions</U>.
The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, or &ldquo;BHCA,&rdquo; requires any &ldquo;bank holding company,&rdquo; as defined in the
BHCA, to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve Board before acquiring 5% or more of our common stock. Any person, other than
a bank holding company, is required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve before acquiring 10% or more of our common stock
under the Change in Bank Control Act. Any holder of 25% or more of our common stock, a holder of 33% or more of our total equity
or a holder of 5% or more of our common stock if such holder otherwise exercises a &ldquo;controlling influence&rdquo; over us,
is subject to regulation as a bank holding company under the BHCA.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Series C Preferred Stock</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">This section summarizes specific terms
and provisions of the Series C Preferred Stock. The description of the Series C Preferred Stock contained in this section is qualified
in its entirety by the actual terms of the Series C Preferred Stock, as are stated in the Articles of Amendment regarding the Series
C Preferred Stock, a copy of which was attached as Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 26, 2012 and
incorporated by reference into this prospectus. See &ldquo;Where You Can Find More Information.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>General</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to our articles of incorporation,
our board of directors is authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value. Our board of directors designated
728,706 shares of our preferred stock as Series C Preferred Stock and issued all shares of such preferred stock in the 2012 Transaction
to Castle Creek. The Series C Preferred Stock is designed to be a common stock equivalent that is a non-voting security for purposes
of the BHCA and the Change in Bank Control Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>Dividends</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The Series C Preferred Stock will receive
such dividends and other distributions as we may declare and pay to all holders of common stock, on an as-converted basis (one
share of common stock for each share of Series C Preferred Stock, subject to adjustments); provided, that if a stock dividend is
declared on the common stock, holders of Series C Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive a comparable dividend payable solely
in shares of Series C Preferred Stock.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The Series C Preferred Stock ranks junior,
with regard to dividends, to the Series B Preferred Stock and any other series of preferred stock that is issued by us from time
to time that may be designated as senior to the Series C Preferred Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock has the same priority, with
regard to dividends, as our common stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>Voting Rights; Consent Rights</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Except as from time to time required
by applicable law, the Series C Preferred Stock has no voting rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in addition to any other
vote required by law, the Company may not, without the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of the Series C Preferred Stock: (i)&nbsp;alter or change the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock so as to adversely affect
the rights, preferences, privileges or restrictions provided for the benefit of the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock, (ii)
increase or decrease the authorized number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock or (iii) enter into any agreement, merger or business
consolidation, or engage in any other transaction, or take any action that would have the effect of adversely affecting any preference
or any relative or other right provided for the benefit of the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>Mandatory Conversion </I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The shares of Series C Preferred Stock
will be mandatorily converted into shares of our common stock at a ratio of one share of common stock for each share of Series
C Preferred Stock (subject to adjustments in certain events) only when the shares of the Series C Preferred Stock are transferred
by Castle Creek to an unaffiliated third party in a &ldquo;permissible transfer.&rdquo; For purposes of the Series C Preferred
Stock, a &ldquo;permissible transfer&rdquo; means a transfer: (i) to an affiliate of the holder or the Company; (ii) in a widespread
distribution; (iii) in a transfer in which no transferee (or group of associated transferees) would receive 2% or more of any class
of voting securities of the Company (including pursuant to a related series of such transfers); and (iv) in a transfer to a transferee
that would control more than a majority of the Company&rsquo;s voting securities (not including the voting securities the transferee
is acquiring in the transfer). Transfers that satisfy the terms of items (ii), (iii) or (iv) above would trigger the mandatory
conversion feature of the Series C Preferred Stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>Liquidation Rights </I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">In the event of our liquidation, dissolution
or winding-up of the affairs, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of our debts and other liabilities,
the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, out of our assets available for distribution to our shareholders,
subject to the rights of any persons to whom the Series C Preferred Stock is subordinate (including, but not limited to, holders
of our Series B Preferred Stock), a distribution equal to (i) any authorized and declared, but unpaid, dividends with respect to
the Series C Preferred Stock at the time of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, and (ii) the amount the holder of such
share of Series C Preferred Stock would receive in respect of such share if such share had been converted into one (1) share of
common stock at the time of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up (assuming shares of Series C Preferred Stock had been converted
at such time). Any distributions described in item (ii) above shall be made pro rata with any such distributions to holders of
our common stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>Redemption and Other Rights</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The Series C Preferred Stock is not redeemable
at the option of the holder or us, although the Company is not prohibited from repurchasing or otherwise acquiring shares of Series
C Preferred Stock in voluntary transactions with the holders of these shares. The Series C Preferred Stock will not be subject
to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or other similar provisions. Other than as described above under &ldquo;Summary of the
2012 Transaction,&rdquo; holders of our Series C Preferred Stock have no preemptive or subscription rights.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Any holder of 33% or more of our total
equity (including our Series C Preferred Stock) or a holder of our Series C Preferred Stock if such holder otherwise exercises
a &ldquo;controlling influence&rdquo; over us, is subject to regulation as a bank holding company under the BHCA.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Series B Preferred Stock</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The following is a brief description
of the material terms of our Series B Preferred Stock. This summary does not purport to be complete in all respects. This description
is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, as are stated in
the Articles of Amendment regarding the Series B Preferred Stock, a copy of which was attached as Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report
on Form 8-K filed on September 6, 2011, a copy of which has been filed with the SEC and is also available upon request from us.
See &ldquo;Where You Can Find More Information.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>General</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to our articles of incorporation,
our board of directors is authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value. Our board of directors designated
63,500 shares of our preferred stock as Series B Preferred Stock and issued all shares of such preferred stock to the Secretary
of the Treasury (&ldquo;Treasury&rdquo;) under Treasury&rsquo;s Small Business Lending Fund Program, on September 1, 2011 for a
purchase price of $63,500,000 in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>Dividends</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The Series B Preferred Stock will pay
non-cumulative dividends in arrears on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year, as and if declared by our board of
directors out of legally available funds. Dividends payable with respect to the Series B preferred stock are payable to holders
of record of Series B Preferred Stock on the date that is the 15th calendar day immediately preceding the applicable dividend payment
date or such other record date as our board of directors or any duly authorized committee of the board of directors determines,
so long as such record date is not more than 60 nor fewer than 10 days prior to the applicable dividend payment date.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The initial per annum dividend rate,
as a percentage of the liquidation value, was to be 5%. The dividend rate for the second through tenth quarterly dividend periods
has and will continue to be adjusted quarterly to reflect the amount of change in our &ldquo;Qualified Small Business Lending&rdquo;
or &ldquo;QSBL&rdquo; (as defined below) over the baseline amount established in connection with the issuance of the Series B Preferred
Stock and will range from 1% to 5% based on the following schedule:</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Divided Rate</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 22%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>2nd &ndash; 10<SUP>th</SUP> Dividend<BR>
 Periods</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 22%; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>11th Dividend Period<BR>
 through Year 4.5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 22%; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>After Year 4.5</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0% or less</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">7%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">More than 0%, but less than 2.5%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9%</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2.5% or more, but less than 5%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9%</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5% or more, but less than 7.5%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9%</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">7.5% or more, but less than 10%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">9%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">10% or more</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1%</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">If, at the beginning of the tenth full
calendar quarter after the issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock, the QSBL amount has not increased over the baseline amount,
then on each dividend payment date beginning with April&nbsp;1, 2014 through and including April 1, 2016, we would be required
to pay Treasury a lending incentive fee equal to 0.5% of the liquidation amount per share of the then-outstanding Series B Preferred
Stock.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Qualified Small Business Lending,&rdquo;
or &ldquo;QSBL,&rdquo; is defined as the sum of all lending by us of the following types:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">However, the following are excluded from
the categories above: (A) any loan or group of loans to the same borrower and its affiliates with an original principal or commitment
amount greater than $10 million or that is made to a borrower that had (or whose ultimate parent company had) more than $50 million
in revenues during the most recent fiscal year ended as of the date of origination; (B) to the extent not included in (A) or (C),
the portion of any loans guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration, any other U.S. Government agency, or a U.S. Government-sponsored
enterprise; and (C) to the extent not included in (A) or (B), the portion of any loans held by us for which the risk is assumed
by a third party (e.g., the portion of loans that have been participated), while further adding to the amount determined above
the cumulative amount of net charge-offs with respect to QSBL as measured since June 30, 2010.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">For quarters subsequent to the issuance
in 2011, the Company has paid a dividend rate ranging from 1.2% to 5.0%.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock
are non-cumulative. If for any reason our board of directors does not declare a dividend on the Series B Preferred Stock for a
particular dividend period, then the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have no right to receive any dividend for that
dividend period, and we will have no obligation to pay a dividend for that dividend period. We must, however, within five calendar
days, deliver to the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock a written notice executed by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer stating our board of directors&rsquo; rationale for not declaring dividends. Our failure to pay a dividend on
the Series B Preferred Stock also will restrict our ability to pay dividends on and repurchase other classes and series of our
stock, including our common stock and Series C Preferred Stock. In addition, our failure to pay dividends on the Series B Preferred
Stock for five or more dividend periods will give the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock the right to appoint a non-voting
observer on our board of directors, and our failure to pay dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock for six or more dividend periods
will give the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock the right to elect two directors. See &ldquo;--Voting Rights; Consent Rights.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>Priority on Dividends and Repurchases</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">While the Series B Preferred Stock remains
outstanding, we may declare and pay dividends on our common stock, any other shares of junior stock (which includes our Series
C Preferred Stock) or parity stock, or repurchase shares of any such class or series of stock, only if after giving effect to the
dividend or repurchase, our Tier 1 capital would be at least equal to the &ldquo;Tier 1 Dividend Threshold&rdquo; and full dividends
on all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock for the most recently completed dividend period have been or are contemporaneously
declared and paid. The Tier 1 Dividend Threshold (as defined in our amended articles of incorporation) is subject to reduction,
beginning on the first day of the eleventh dividend period following the date of issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock, by $6,350,000
(10% of the aggregate liquidation amount of the Series B Preferred Stock initially issued, without regard to any subsequent partial
redemptions) for each 1% increase in QSBL from the baseline level to the ninth dividend period.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">If a dividend is not declared and paid
in full on the Series B Preferred Stock for any dividend period, then from the last day of that dividend period until the last
day of the third dividend period immediately following it, no dividend or distribution may be declared or paid on our common stock
or any other shares of junior stock (other than dividends payable solely in shares of common stock) or parity stock and, subject
to certain exceptions, there may be no repurchases of such shares; provided, however, that in any such dividend period in which
a dividend is declared and paid on the Series B Preferred Stock, dividends may be paid on parity stock to the extent necessary
to avoid any material covenant breach.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The holders of the Series B Preferred
Stock do not have voting rights except as set forth in the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock or as otherwise required by law.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">If we have not declared and paid in full
dividends for an aggregate of five quarters, whether or not consecutive, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Series B Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, may appoint a representative to serve as an observer on the Board. Such right
would continue until we have made full dividend payments for four consecutive quarters thereafter. If we have not declared and
paid in full dividends for an aggregate of six quarters, and the aggregate liquidation preference of the outstanding shares of
Series B Preferred Stock is greater than $25,000,000, the authorized number of directors on our Board of Directors shall automatically
increase by two and the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, voting as a single class, shall have the right to elect two directors
to fill such newly created directorships. Such directors would be elected at each of our annual meetings held until we have made
full dividend payments for four consecutive quarters. If extinguished by four consecutive timely dividend payments, the rights
to appoint board observers and elect directors shall re-vest in the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock upon each subsequent
missed quarterly dividend payment.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">With regard to certain other matters,
the approval of the Series B Preferred Stock, given in the form of (a) consent of Treasury if Treasury holds any shares of Series
B Preferred Stock or (b) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, voting as a single class,
is required for effecting or validating (i) any amendment or alteration of our articles of incorporation to authorize, create or
issue any shares (or any security convertible into any shares) of any equity security ranking senior to the Series B Preferred
Stock with respect to the payment of dividends or distribution of assets in the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding
up; (ii) any change to our articles of incorporation that would adversely affect the rights, privileges or voting powers of the
Series B Preferred Stock; (iii) any consummation of a binding share exchange or reclassification involving the Series B Preferred
Stock, subject to certain enumerated exceptions; and (iv) any sale of all or substantially all of our assets if the Series B Preferred
Stock will not be contemporaneously redeemed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>No Conversion Rights</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock
have no right to exchange or convert their shares into common stock or any other securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>Redemption and Other Rights</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Subject to the approval of the Federal
Reserve Board, the Series B Preferred Stock is redeemable at our option in whole or in part at any time and from time to time.
The per share redemption price for shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be equal to the sum of the liquidation amount per share
($1,000), the per-share amount of any unpaid dividends for the current quarterly dividend period, and the pro rata amount of lending
incentive fees for the current quarterly dividend period, if any. In the case of a partial redemption of the Series B Preferred
Stock, the shares to be redeemed will be selected either pro rata or in such other manner as our board of directors or a committee
of the board determines to be fair and equitable, provided that shares representing at least 25% of the aggregate liquidation amount
of the Series B Preferred Stock are redeemed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The Series B Preferred Stock is not subject
to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or similar provisions. Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock have no preemptive or
subscription rights or right to require redemption or repurchase of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 0.5in"><B><I>Liquidation Rights</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">In the event that we voluntarily or involuntarily
liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs, holders of Series&nbsp;B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive for each share
of Series B preferred stock, out of our assets or proceeds thereof available for distribution to shareholders, subject to the rights
of any creditors, payment in full in an amount equal to the liquidation amount per share, which is $1,000 per share, and the amount
of any accrued and unpaid dividends on each share. Holders of Series B Preferred Stock would be entitled to receive this amount
before any distribution of assets or proceeds to holders of our common stock and any other stock ranking junior to the Series B
Preferred Stock, including our Series C Preferred Stock. If in any distribution described above our assets are not sufficient to
pay in full the amounts payable with respect to the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred stock and any outstanding shares of
parity stock, holders of the Series B Preferred Stock and parity stock would share ratably in any such distribution in proportion
to the full respective distributions to which they are entitled.</P>

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of the Series B Preferred Stock, neither a merger or consolidation of the Company with another entity nor a sale, lease or exchange
of all or substantially all of our assets will constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the securities purchase agreement
between us and Treasury in connection with the issuance of our Series B Preferred Stock, we have agreed, if requested by Treasury,
to enter into a depositary arrangement pursuant to which the Series B Preferred Stock may be deposited and depositary shares, each
representing a fraction of a share of Series B Preferred Stock as specified by Treasury, may be issued. The Series B Preferred
Stock would be held by a depositary (e.g. a bank or trust company) reasonably acceptable to Treasury. If we enter into such depositary
arrangement, Treasury or other persons holding shares of Series B Preferred Stock or such depositary shares and who are eligible
to sell such depositary shares could offer and sell depositary shares, each representing a fraction of a share of Series B Preferred
Stock, instead of actual whole shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Pursuant to a registration rights agreement we entered with
Treasury in connection with the issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock, we registered for resale all shares of the Series B Preferred
Stock and potential depositary shares representing fractional interests in such shares in a Registration Statement on Form S-3
(SEC file number 333-177096) declared effective by the SEC on November 1, 2011.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><A NAME="a_011"></A>SELLING
SECURITYHOLDERS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">When we refer to the &ldquo;Selling Securityholders&rdquo;
in this prospectus we mean the persons listed in the table below. The Selling Securityholders may from time to time offer and sell
any or all of the Securities set forth below pursuant to this prospectus. We do not know when or in what amounts the Selling Securityholders
may offer Securities for sale. It is possible that the Selling Securityholders will not sell any or all of the shares offered under
this prospectus.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The Selling Securityholders acquired
the Securities covered by this prospectus pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Selling Securityholders may, at any
time and from time to time, offer and sell pursuant to this prospectus any or all of the Securities in any type of transaction
as more fully described in &ldquo;Plan of Distribution.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Other than with respect to the acquisition
of the Securities from us and as noted below, none of the Selling Securityholders has, or within the past three years has had,
any position, office, or other material relationship with us.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">As mentioned in &ldquo;Plan of
Distribution,&rdquo; in offering the Securities covered by this prospectus, the Selling Securityholders (and any brokers, dealers
or agents that participate in the distribution of Securities) may be deemed to be &ldquo;underwriters&rdquo; within the meaning
of the Securities Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Securities Covered by this Prospectus Held by Selling
Securityholders</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The following table sets forth a list
of the Selling Securityholders and their ownership of Securities to be offered pursuant to this prospectus. All percentages are
based on the (i) 19,671,775 shares of common stock that were outstanding as of January 29, 2013 and (ii) the 728,706 shares of
common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Because the Selling Securityholders may
offer all or some of the Securities pursuant to this prospectus, and because we have been advised that there are currently no agreements,
arrangements or understandings with respect to the sale of any such Securities, we cannot estimate the number of Securities that
will be held by the Selling Securityholders after completion of the offering. For purposes of the table below, we have assumed
that Selling Securityholders would sell all of the Securities held by them and therefore would hold no Securities following the
offering and hold zero percentage of the Securities following the offering. Except as stated in the footnotes, each Selling Securityholder
has requested that their full allotment of Securities be registered for resale in this offering.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The information set forth below is based
on information provided by the Selling Securityholders.</P>

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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 23%; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Name of Selling<BR>
 Securityholder</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Shares of <BR>
Common <BR>
Stock <BR>
owned pre-<BR>
offering</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Shares of <BR>
Series C <BR>
Preferred <BR>
Stock <BR>
owned pre-<BR>
offering</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Maximum <BR>
shares of <BR>
Common <BR>
Stock to be <BR>
offered</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Maximum <BR>
shares of <BR>
Series C <BR>
Preferred <BR>
Stock to be<BR>
 offered</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Shares of <BR>
Common <BR>
Stock<BR>
 owned post-<BR>
offering(1)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Shares of <BR>
Series C <BR>
Preferred <BR>
Stock <BR>
owned post-<BR>
offering(1)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 11%; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Percentage<BR>
 of<BR>
 Outstanding <BR>
Common <BR>
Stock owned <BR>
post-<BR>
offering(2)</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 9pt; text-indent: -9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Castle Creek <BR>
Capital<BR>
 Partners IV,<BR>
 LP (3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">963,794</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">728,706</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">963,794</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">728,706</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 9pt; text-indent: -9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Bay Pond <BR>
Partners, <BR>
L.P.(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">732,177</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">732,177</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 9pt; text-indent: -9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Bay Pond <BR>
Investors <BR>
USB, LLC(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">459,175</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&mdash;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">459,175</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 9pt; text-indent: -9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Ithan Creek <BR>
Investors <BR>
USB, LLC(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">175,681</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">175,681</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 9pt; text-indent: -9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Wolf Creek <BR>
Partners, <BR>
L.P.(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">152,325</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">152,325</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 9pt; text-indent: -9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Wolf Creek <BR>
Investors <BR>
USB, LLC(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">130,661</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">130,661</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 9pt; text-indent: -9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Ithan Creek <BR>
Investors II <BR>
USB, LLC(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">42,481</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">42,481</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&mdash;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT>&#9;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Assumes
that each Selling Securityholder will sell all shares offered by it under this prospectus.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT>&#9;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This
number represents the percentage of common stock to be owned by each Selling Securityholder after completion of the offering based
on 19,671,775 of shares outstanding on January 29, 2013, as adjusted to reflect the assumption that the 728,706 shares of Series
C Common Stock covered by this prospectus will be converted into 728,706 shares of common stock upon completion of the offering
so that 20,400,481 shares of common stock will then be outstanding.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">(3)&#9;Castle Creek Capital Partners
IV, LP has indicated that it is an affiliate of a broker-dealer, but has represented that it acquired its shares in the ordinary
course of business and, at the time of the acquisition of the shares, had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly,
with any person to distribute the shares.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(4)</FONT>&#9;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Wellington
Management Company, LLP is the investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, as amended, and, in such
capacity may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the shares held by its client accounts. Each of Bay Pond
Partners, L.P., Bay Pond Investors, USB, LLC, Ithan Creek Investors USB, LLC, Wolf Creek Partners, L.P., Wolf Creek Investors USB,
LLC and Ithan Creek Investors II USB, LLC has indicated that it may be deemed to be an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer,
but it has represented that it acquired its shares in the ordinary course of business and, at the time of the acquisition of the
shares, had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the shares. </FONT></P>

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OF DISTRIBUTION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">We are registering the Securities issued
to the Selling Securityholders to permit the resale of these Securities by the holders of the Securities from time to time after
the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the Selling Securityholders of the Securities.
We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the Securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The Selling Securityholders may sell
all or a portion of the Securities beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more
underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the Securities are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the Selling Securityholders
will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent&rsquo;s commissions. The Securities may be sold on any national
securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, in the over-the-counter
market or in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market and in one or more transactions
at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated
prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions. The Selling Securityholders
may use any one or more of the following methods when selling Securities:</P>

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block as principal to facilitate the transaction;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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part;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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per share;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&#183;</FONT></TD><TD>through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether such options are listed on an options exchange
or otherwise;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The Selling Securityholders also may
resell all or a portion of the Securities in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as permitted
by that rule, or Section 4(1) under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus, provided that they meet
the criteria and conform to the requirements of those provisions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling
Securityholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. If the Selling Securityholders effect such transactions
by selling Securities to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive
commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the Selling Securityholders or commissions from purchasers
of the Securities for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal. Such commissions will be in amounts to
be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction will not be in
excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with NASD Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup
or markdown in compliance with NASD Rule IM-2440.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">In connection with sales of the Securities
or otherwise, the Selling Securityholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions,
which may in turn engage in short sales of the Securities in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The Selling Securityholders
may also sell Securities short and if such short sale shall take place after the date that this Registration Statement is declared
effective by the Commission, the Selling Securityholders may deliver Securities covered by this prospectus to close out short positions
and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The Selling Securityholders may also loan or pledge Securities
to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Selling Securityholders may
also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more
derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this
prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented
or amended to reflect such transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Selling Securityholders have been advised that they
may not use shares registered on this Registration Statement to cover short sales of our Securities made prior to the date the
Registration Statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, has been declared effective by the SEC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The Selling Securityholders may, from
time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities owned by them and, if they default in the performance
of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the Securities from time to time pursuant to this
prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of Selling Securityholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors
in interest as Selling Securityholders under this prospectus. The Selling Securityholders also may transfer and donate the Securities
in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial
owners for purposes of this prospectus.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Any broker-dealer or agents participating
in the distribution of the Securities may be deemed to be &ldquo;underwriters&rdquo; within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the
Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to,
any such broker-dealer or agent and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions
or discounts under the Securities Act. To the extent that any of the Selling Securityholders are deemed to be &ldquo;underwriters&rdquo;
within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, such Selling Securityholders will be subject to the applicable prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act and may be subject to certain statutory liabilities of, including but not limited to,
Sections 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange
Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Each Selling Securityholder has informed
the Company that it is not a registered broker-dealer and does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly
or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Securities. Upon the Company being notified in writing by a Selling Securityholder
that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of Securities through a block trade, special
offering, exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to this prospectus
will be filed by the Company, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such
Selling Securityholder and of the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii) the price at which
such Securities were sold, (iv) the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s), where applicable,
(v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference
in this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. In no event shall any broker-dealer receive fees, commissions
and markups, which, in the aggregate, would exceed eight percent (8%).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Under the securities laws of some states,
the Securities may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the
Securities may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration
or qualification is available and is complied with.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">There can be no assurance that any Selling
Securityholder will sell any or all of the Securities registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus
forms a part.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Each Selling Securityholder and any other
person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations
thereunder, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing
of purchases and sales of any of the Securities by the Selling Securityholder and any other participating person. To the extent
applicable, Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the Securities to engage in
market-making activities with respect to the Securities. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the Securities and
the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Securities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">We will pay all expenses of the registration
of the Securities pursuant to the registration rights agreement, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission
filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or &ldquo;blue sky&rdquo; laws; provided, that each Selling Securityholder
will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any and any related legal expenses incurred by it. We will indemnify
the Selling Securityholders against certain liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with
the registration rights agreement, or the Selling Securityholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the
Selling Securityholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written
information furnished to us by the Selling Securityholders specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related
registration rights agreements, or we may be entitled to contribution.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><A NAME="a_013"></A>LEGAL
MATTERS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The validity of the Securities offered
by this prospectus and certain other legal matters will be passed upon for us by Robinson, Bradshaw &amp; Hinson, P.A., Charlotte,
North Carolina. As of January 29, 2013, members of Robinson, Bradshaw &amp; Hinson, P.A. beneficially owned less than 1% of our
common stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in"><A NAME="a_014"></A>EXPERTS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Our consolidated financial statements
as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2011 have been incorporated
by reference in this prospectus in reliance upon the report of Elliott Davis, PLLC, an independent registered public accounting
firm, incorporated by reference herein and therein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The following table sets forth all expenses
to be paid by the registrant, other than estimated underwriting discounts and commissions, in connection with this offering. All
amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee.</P>

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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: right">5,868.39</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: right">35,000.00</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: right">5,000.00</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: right">5,000.00</TD><TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0"><B>Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Section 55-2-02 of the North Carolina
Business Corporation Act (the &ldquo;Business Corporation Act&rdquo;) enables a corporation in its articles of incorporation to
eliminate or limit, with certain exceptions, the personal liability of a director for monetary damages for breach of duty as a
director. No such provision is effective to eliminate or limit a director&rsquo;s liability for (i) acts or omissions that the
director at the time of the breach knew or believed to be clearly in conflict with the best interests of the corporation, (ii)
improper distributions as described in Section 55-8-33 of the Business Corporation Act, (iii) any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit or (iv) acts or omissions occurring prior to the date the exculpatory provision became effective.
The Company&rsquo;s articles of incorporation, as amended, limit the personal liability of its directors to the fullest extent
permitted by the Business Corporation Act, as amended from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this provision by the Company&rsquo;s
shareholders will not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director of the Company existing at the time
of the repeal or modification.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Sections 55-8-50 through 55-8-58 of the
Business Corporation Act permit a corporation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents under either or both a
statutory or nonstatutory scheme of indemnification. Under the statutory scheme, a corporation may, with certain exceptions, indemnify
a director of the corporation who was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or completed legal action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, because of the fact that such person was or is a
director of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director of another corporation or enterprise.
This indemnity may include the obligation to pay any judgment, settlement, penalty, fine (including an excise tax assessed with
respect to an employee benefit plan) or reasonable expenses incurred in connection with a proceeding (including counsel fees),
but no such indemnification may be granted unless such director (i) conducted himself in good faith, (ii) reasonably believed (a)
that any action taken in his official capacity with the corporation was in the best interests of the corporation or (b) that in
all other cases his conduct was not opposed to the corporation&rsquo;s best interests, and (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding,
had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Whether a director has met the requisite standard of conduct for the
type of indemnification set forth above is determined by a majority vote of a quorum of the board of directors (excluding any director
party to the proceeding at question), a committee of directors, special legal counsel or the shareholders in accordance with Section
55-8-55 of the Business Corporation Act. Under the statutory scheme, a corporation may not indemnify a director in connection with
a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the director was adjudged liable to the corporation or in connection
with any other proceeding in which the director was adjudged liable on the basis of having received an improper personal benefit.
Pursuant to Section 55-8-56 of the Business Corporation Act, a corporation may also indemnify officers, employees or agents under
this statutory scheme.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Sections 55-8-52 and 55-8-56 of the Business
Corporation Act require a corporation, unless its articles of incorporation provide otherwise, to indemnify a director or officer
who has been wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which such director or officer
was, or was threatened to be, made a party because he is or was a director or officer of the corporation. Unless prohibited by
the articles of incorporation, a director or officer also may make application and obtain court-ordered indemnification if the
court determines that such director or officer is entitled to mandatory indemnification under Section 55-8-52 of the Business Corporation
Act or is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">In addition to, and notwithstanding the
conditions of and limitations on, the indemnification described above under the statutory scheme, Section 55-8-57 of the Business
Corporation Act permits a corporation, in its articles of incorporation or bylaws, by contract or by resolution, to indemnify,
or agree to indemnify, any of its directors, officers, employees or agents against liability and expenses (including counsel fees)
in any proceeding (including proceedings brought by or on behalf of the corporation) arising out of their status as such or their
activities in such capacities, except for any liabilities or expenses incurred on account of activities that were, at the time
taken, known or believed by the person to be clearly in conflict with the best interests of the corporation.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">In addition, Section 55-8-57 of the Business
Corporation Act authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of an individual who is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation against certain liabilities incurred by such a person, whether or not the corporation
is otherwise authorized by the Business Corporation Act to indemnify that person. The Company has purchased and maintains such
insurance.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company&rsquo;s amended and restated
bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law any person who at any time serves or has
served as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company against reasonable expenses (including attorneys&rsquo; fees) incurred
or reasonable payments made in connection with any pending, threatened or completed civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
action, suit or proceeding, whether or not brought by or on behalf of the Company, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company or serves or served any other enterprise as a director, officer, employee or agent at
the request of the Company. The rights of any director or officer include advancement of expenses to the fullest extent from time
to time permitted by law. The bylaws state that the right of indemnification is not exclusive of other rights to which such person
may be entitled, and that the right inures to the legal representatives of such person. The Company also has separate indemnification
agreements with various current and past directors and officers.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Item 16. Exhibits.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Certain exhibits have been incorporated
by reference to exhibits previously filed by First Bancorp (SEC File No. 0-15572) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 84%; padding-bottom: 4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Articles of Incorporation of First Bancorp and amendments thereto, which are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibits 3.a.i through 3.a.v to First Bancorp&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 to First Bancorp&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 13, 2009, Exhibit 3.1b to First Bancorp&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-3D filed June 29, 2010, Exhibit 3.1 to First Bancorp&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 6, 2011 and Exhibit 3.1 to First Bancorp&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 26, 2012 </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Amended and Restated Bylaws of First Bancorp, which is hereby
    incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to First Bancorp&rsquo;s  Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 23, 2009</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 4.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Form of Certificate for the Series C Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, which is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to First Bancorp&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 26, 2012</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 4.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of December 21, 2012 between First Bancorp and the Purchasers thereunder, which is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to First Bancorp&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 26, 2012 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD>The registrant hereby undertakes:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(1)</TD><TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD>To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information
set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the &ldquo;Calculation of Registration Fee&rdquo; table in the effective registration statement;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iii)</TD><TD>To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement
or any material change to such information in the registration statement;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 1.5in">provided, however, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii)
above do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or
is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(2)</TD><TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(3)</TD><TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold
at the termination of the offering.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD>Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement
as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD>Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance
on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information
required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement
as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale
of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any
person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement
relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by
reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with
a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement
or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(5)</TD><TD>That, for purposes of determining any liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the
initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned
registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser,
if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant
will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD>Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant
to Rule 424;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD>Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred
to by the undersigned registrant;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iii)</TD><TD>The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned
registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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each filing of the registrant&rsquo;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&rsquo;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that
in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</TD></TR></TABLE>


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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets the requirements for filing on Form
S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City of Troy, state of North Carolina, on January 29, 2013.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt; font-weight: bold"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>FIRST BANCORP</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 55%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid; width: 42%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U STYLE="text-decoration: none">/s/
    Eric P. Credle</U></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Eric P. Credle</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Executive Vice President and Chief
    Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on January 29, 2013 by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Richard H. Moore</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Anna G. Hollers</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Richard H. Moore</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Anna G. Hollers</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">President, Chief Executive Officer, and</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Executive Vice President, Chief</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Operating Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Eric P. Credle</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Daniel T. Blue, Jr.*</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Eric P. Credle</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Daniel T. Blue, Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Executive Vice President and</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ R. Walton Brown*</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Jack D. Briggs</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">R. Walton Brown</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ David L. Burns*</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ John F. Burns*</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">David L. Burns</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">John F. Burns</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Mary Clara Capel*</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ James C. Crawford, III*</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Mary Clara Capel</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">James C. Crawford, III</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ R. Winston Dozier*</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ James G. Hudson, Jr.*</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">R. Winston Dozier</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">James G. Hudson, Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Jerry L. Ocheltree*</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ George R. Perkins, Jr.*</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Jerry L. Ocheltree</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">George R. Perkins, Jr.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Thomas F. Phillips*</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Frederick L. Taylor II*</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Frederick L. Taylor II</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Virginia C. Thomasson*</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Dennis A. Wicker*</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Virginia C. Thomasson</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dennis A. Wicker</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">John C. Willis</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 45%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">*By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Anna G. Hollers</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Attorney-in-Fact</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 32pt; text-align: center">January 29, 2013</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">First Bancorp</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">341 North Main Street</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt">Troy, North Carolina 27371</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 13pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We have acted as
counsel to First Bancorp, a North Carolina corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), in connection with the preparation of a registration
statement on Form S-3 (the &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo;) to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), relating to the resale from time to time
of the following securities by the selling securityholders identified in the Registration Statement: (i) 2,656,294 shares of the
Company&rsquo;s common stock, no par value (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;); (ii) 728,706 shares of the Company&rsquo;s Series
C Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, no par value (the &ldquo;Series C Preferred Stock&rdquo;); and 728,706 shares of the Company&rsquo;s
common stock, no par value issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, (the &ldquo;Underlying Common Stock&rdquo;
and together with the Common Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock, the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 13pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This opinion is
being delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 13pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We have examined
the Registration Statement, the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, each as amended and/or restated to date (collectively,
the &ldquo;Charter Documents&rdquo;), minutes of applicable meetings, or applicable actions by written consent in lieu of meeting,
of the board of directors of the Company, and such other documents, records, certificates and other instruments as in our judgment
are necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth below. As to all questions of fact material to the opinions
expressed below that have not been independently established, we have relied, without investigation or analysis of the underlying
data, upon certificates or comparable data and statements of public officials and representatives of the Company</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 13pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We have assumed
(i) the genuineness of all signatures, (ii) the legal capacity of all natural persons, (iii) the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as originals, and (iv) the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified,
conformed or photostatic copies; and (v) the truth, actuary and completeness of the information, statements, representations and
warrants contained in the records, documents, instruments and certificates we have reviewed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4pt 0 2.8pt; text-align: center; border-top: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Avenir 65 Medium,sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.2pt">Robinson
Bradshaw &amp; Hinson, P.A. </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: silver">n</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Avenir 35 Light,sans-serif">
Attorneys at Law </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: silver">n</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Avenir 35 Light,sans-serif">
101 North Tryon Street, Suite 1900 </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: silver">n</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Avenir 35 Light,sans-serif">
Charlotte, NC 28246 </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: silver">n</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Avenir 35 Light,sans-serif">
704.377.2536</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 8pt">Charlotte <FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Wingdings; color: silver; letter-spacing: -0.2pt">n</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Avenir 65 Medium,sans-serif">
Research Triangle </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; color: silver">n</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Avenir 65 Medium,sans-serif">
Rock Hill</FONT></P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">January 29, 2013</P>

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and subject to the conditions set forth herein, it is our opinion that:</P>

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have been duly authorized.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 13pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(2)&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Common
Stock and Series C Preferred Stock are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 13pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(3)&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Underlying
Common Stock, if and when issued upon conversion of the Series&nbsp;C Preferred Stock in accordance with the Charter Documents,
will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.</P>

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herein are limited to the laws of the State of North Carolina, as currently in effect, and we express no opinion with respect to
the laws of any other state or jurisdiction (including, without limitation, the application of the securities or &ldquo;blue sky&rdquo;
laws of any state to the offer and/or sale of the Securities). In addition, the opinions expressed herein are conditioned upon
the Registration Statement becoming effective under the Securities Act, and the Company&rsquo;s Charter Documents not being further
amended prior to the sale of any of the Securities. The opinions expressed herein are given as of the date hereof, and we assume
no obligation to advise you after the date hereof of facts or circumstances that come to our attention or changes in law that occur
which could affect the opinions expressed herein.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 13pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">We hereby consent
to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are
in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">To the Board of Directors</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">First Bancorp</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Troy, North Carolina</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">We consent to the use in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of First Bancorp of our reports dated March 14, 2012, relating to our audits of the consolidated financial
statements and internal control over financial reporting which appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2011, which is incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.<BR>
<BR>
We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption &quot;Experts&quot; in such Prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Greenville, South Carolina</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">January 29, 2013</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">POWER OF ATTORNEY</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that
each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Richard H. Moore, Eric P. Credle and Anna G. Hollers,
and each of them, with full power of substitution, resubstitution and revocation, in his or her name and on his or her behalf,
to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which they may deem necessary or advisable to enable First
Bancorp (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Act&rdquo;), and any rules,
regulations and requirement of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of
securities under the Act, including the Company&rsquo;s Common Stock and Series C Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, including
power and authority to sign his or her name in any and all capacities (including his or her capacity as a director and/or officer
of the Company) to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 or such other available form as may be approved by the officers of the
Company, and to any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to such Registration Statements (and any other registration
statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act), and to any and all
instruments or documents filed as part of or in connection with such Registration Statements or any amendments thereof; and the
undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">This the 29th day of January, 2013.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Jack D. Briggs</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Jack D. Briggs</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ R. Walton Brown</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ David L. Burns</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">David L. Burns</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Mary Clara Capel</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ James C. Crawford,
        III</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ R. Winston Dozier</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">James C. Crawford, III</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">R. Winston Dozier</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ James G. Hudson, Jr.</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Jerry L. Ocheltree</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Jerry L. Ocheltree</FONT></TD></TR>
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