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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001174947-15-001065
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150616
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150616
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150616

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-15572
		FILM NUMBER:		15934380

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

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

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 45%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b>June 16, 2015</b></font></td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>First Bancorp</B></P>

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its Charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; width: 30%"><font style="font-size: 10pt">0-15572</font></td>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 10pt">(State or Other Jurisdiction</font></td>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 10pt">of Incorporation)</font></td>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; width: 65%"><font style="font-size: 10pt">300 SW Broad Street, Southern Pines, North Carolina</font></td>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">28387</P></td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><font style="font-size: 10pt">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</font></td>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</td>
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since last report)</P>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Item&nbsp;8.01 &ndash; Other Events</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Item&nbsp;9.01 &ndash; Financial Statements and Exhibits</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Signatures</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Exhibit&nbsp;99 (a)&nbsp;News Release dated June 16, 2015</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">On June 16, 2015, the Registrant issued
a news release to announce a cash dividend. The Registrant reported that its board of directors had declared a cash dividend of
8 cents per share on its common stock payable on July 24, 2015 to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2015.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Exhibit 99(a) &ndash; News Release dated
June 16, 2015</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">The discussions included in this document
and its exhibits may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, including
Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such statements involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. For the purposes of
these discussions, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward looking statements. Such
statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words such as &ldquo;expects,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipates,&rdquo; &ldquo;believes,&rdquo;
&ldquo;estimates,&rdquo; &ldquo;plans,&rdquo; &ldquo;projects,&rdquo; or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of the
Company and its management about future events. The accuracy of such forward looking statements could be affected by such factors
as, including but not limited to, the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of the Company&rsquo;s customers or
vendors, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel or general
economic conditions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%"><font style="font-size: 10pt">First Bancorp</font></td></tr>
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    <TD><font style="font-size: 10pt">Richard H. Moore</font></td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99(a)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>News Release</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: right">For More Information,</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">June 16, 2015</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">Contact: Elaine Pozarycki</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">919-834-3090</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">First Bancorp Announces Cash Dividend</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Southern Pines, N.C. &ndash; The Board
of Directors of First Bancorp (NASDAQ - FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, has declared a cash dividend on its common stock
of $0.08 per share payable July 24, 2015 to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2015. The $0.08 per share dividend rate is the
same as the rate declared in the comparable period of 2014.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">First Bancorp is a bank holding company
headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina with total assets of approximately $3.2 billion. Its principal activity is the
ownership and operation of First Bank, a state-chartered community bank that operates 87 branches, with 74 branches operating in
North Carolina, 6 branches in South Carolina (Cheraw, Dillon, Florence, and Latta), and 7 branches in Virginia (Abingdon, Blacksburg,
Christiansburg, Fort Chiswell, Radford, Salem and Wytheville), where First Bank does business as First Bank of Virginia. First
Bank also has loan production offices in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Greenville, North Carolina. First Bancorp&rsquo;s common
stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol &ldquo;FBNC.&rdquo;</P>

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

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