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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001174947-16-002022
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160204
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160204
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160204

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:		161389381

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

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

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North Carolina</font></td>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0; text-align: center">First Bancorp<BR>
<B>INDEX</B></P>

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    <td style="padding: 5pt 5.4pt"><font style="font-size: 10pt">Item 8.01 &ndash; Other Events</font></td>
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    <td style="padding: 5pt 5.4pt"><font style="font-size: 10pt">Item 9.01 &ndash; Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></td>
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    <td style="padding: 5pt 5.4pt"><font style="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 99.1 &ndash; News Release dated February 4, 2016 &ndash; Raleigh Market</font></td>
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    <td style="padding: 5pt 5.4pt"><font style="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 99.2 &ndash; News Release dated February 4, 2016 &ndash; Triad Market</font></td>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0; text-align: center">2</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">On February 4, 2016, the Registrant issued
two press releases announcing the hiring of a total of five bankers that will be developing business for the Registrant in Raleigh,
North Carolina and in the Triad Region of North Carolina, which includes Winston-Salem, High Point and Greensboro. The cities
of Winston-Salem and Greensboro represent new markets for the Registrant, while this represents an expansion of the Registrant&rsquo;s
business in the Raleigh market.</P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt"><font style="font-size: 10pt">99.1</font></td>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt"><font style="font-size: 10pt">Press release issued on February 4, 2016 &ndash; Raleigh Market</font></td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt"><font style="font-size: 10pt">99.2</font></td>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt"><font style="font-size: 10pt">Press release issued on February 4, 2016 &ndash; Triad Market</font></td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 5pt 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><font style="font-size: 10pt">First Bancorp</font></td></tr>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">February 4, 2016</P></td>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">By:</P></td>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">/s/ Richard H. Moore</P></td></tr>
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    <TD><font style="font-size: 10pt">Richard H. Moore</font></td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FIRST BANK EXPANDS RALEIGH PRESENCE WITH EXPERIENCED
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE EXPERT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- First Bancorp (NASDAQ
&ndash; FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, welcomed Jim Derrickson to its Wake County team as a Senior Vice President specializing
in Builder Finance. &ldquo;First Bank believes in local, specialized expertise to make sure our customers receive the best banking
experience possible. Jim represents exactly what our community bank is all about,&rdquo; said Mike Mayer, President of First Bank.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Jim Derrickson, a long time Raleigh resident,
joins the First Bank team with over 30 years of banking experience. Prior to joining First Bank, Jim held commercial management
positions at CommunityOne Bank, NewBridge Bank, Southern Community Bank and Trust, BB&amp;T, and Bank of America. In his new role,
Derrickson will develop First Bank&rsquo;s Builder Finance team, focusing initially on clients in the Triangle and Triad markets
of North Carolina. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Magellan Charter School Foundation, is Treasurer for the
Church of the Apostles, and also Treasurer for the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County. Derrickson received a Bachelor&rsquo;s
degree in Economics from The University of Richmond.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Jim will be located in downtown Raleigh at 150
Fayetteville Street, Suite 2850, Raleigh, North Carolina and can be reached at jderrickson@localfirstbank.com.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><U>About First Bancorp</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">First Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered
in Southern Pines, North Carolina with total assets of approximately $3.4 billion. Its principal activity is the ownership and
operation of First Bank, a state-chartered community bank that operates 88 branches, with 75 branches operating in North Carolina,
six branches in South Carolina (Cheraw, Dillon, Florence, and Latta), and seven 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 Greenville and Charlotte, North Carolina. First Bancorp&rsquo;s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the symbol &ldquo;FBNC.&rdquo; First Bank Insurance Services, a subsidiary of First Bank, has locations in
Sanford, Southern Pines, and Troy, North Carolina.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Please visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This news release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
which statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections,
predictions, expectations or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Such statements
are often characterized by the use of qualifying words (and their derivatives) such as &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;believe,&rdquo;
&ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;project,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; or other statements concerning opinions
or judgments of the Company and its management about future events. Factors that could influence the accuracy of such forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, the financial success or changing strategies of First Bancorp&rsquo;s customers, First
Bancorp&rsquo;s level of success in integrating acquisitions, actions of government regulators, the level of market interest rates,
and general economic conditions. For additional information about the factors that could affect the matters discussed in this paragraph,
see the &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; section of the First Bancorp&rsquo;s most recent annual report on Form 10-K available at <I>www.sec.gov</I>.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and First Bancorp undertakes no obligation to update or revise
forward-looking statements. First Bancorp is also not responsible for changes made to the press release by wire services, internet
services or other media.</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Hunter Young</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Senior Vice President, Marketing</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">919.303.0576</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">hyoung@localfirstbank.com</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>February 4, 2016</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>EXPERIENCED BANKING TEAM JOINS FIRST BANK,
BOLSTERS COMMUNITY BANK&rsquo;S </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>TRIAD PRESENCE </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- First Bancorp (NASDAQ
&ndash; FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, added over 100 years of local banking experience overnight, announcing that Joe
DePasquale, Todd Rangel, Melissa Beane and Justin Combs have joined the bank as a new commercial lending and financial services
team. Joe DePasquale will join the bank as a Regional President, leading the new team of commercial business development officers
based in Greensboro, North Carolina. &ldquo;The addition of this exceptional team of bankers continues First Bank&rsquo;s plans
to increase its presence in the metro markets of our region and provides a great foundation for growth in the Triad&rdquo; says
Mike Mayer, President of First Bank.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Joe DePasquale, a long-time Guilford county resident,
brings over 30 years of experience to the First Bank Commercial Banking team. He was previously a Regional Commercial Banking Executive
at CommunityOne and NewBridge Bank prior to joining First Bank. He also held a Regional Banking Executive position with Southern
Community Bank and Trust. In his role as Regional President, DePasquale will oversee First Bank&rsquo;s banking activities in the
Triad Region of North Carolina, working to increase the bank&rsquo;s brand awareness and its commercial banking presence across
the Triad. He currently serves on the Advisory Board at the ASU Walker College of Business (School of Finance, Banking and Insurance)
and previously served as President and Treasurer for the Sedgefield Country Club and as a member of the Crescent Rotary Club. DePasquale
received a Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Marketing and Finance from Appalachian State University and is a graduate of the Stonier
Graduate School of Banking.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Todd Rangel, another long-time resident of Greensboro,
brings 30 years of banking experience to First Bank in his new role as a City Executive. Todd has served in management and leadership
positions with institutions such as Bank of America, SunTrust Bank, First Citizens, NewBridge Bank, and most recently CommunityOne.
Rangel will be responsible for driving the bank&rsquo;s commercial efforts in the Greensboro market. Rangel currently serves as
the chairman of the Spears YMCA board; is a member of the Metro YMCA board; serves on the board of trustees for Triad Stage; is
a member of the Summit Rotary Club; serves on the Guilford County Schools Superintendent&rsquo;s Advisory Board and is presently
a member of the Executive Leadership Team for the American Heart Association&rsquo;s Guilford Heart Ball. Rangel is also a past
President of the Risk Management Association, Triad chapter; and served for four years on the Greensboro Area Chamber of Commerce's
Ambassador Council. He is also a member of the Greensboro Sports Council. Rangel received a Bachelor's degree in Economics from
Duke University.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Melissa Beane joins the First Bank Commercial
Banking team as a Vice President of Commercial Banking. Beane has over 30 years of banking experience, including commercial banking
roles at CommunityOne and NewBridge Bank. She will focus on developing commercial and small business clients in the Greensboro
metro market. Beane stays active in her community as a member of the Crescent Rotary in Greensboro. She attended Randolph Community
College and is a 2012 graduate of the North Carolina School of Banking at Chapel Hill.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Justin Combs also joins the First Bank Commercial
Banking team as a Vice President of Commercial Banking. Justin is a longtime resident of Forsyth County and was previously in commercial
banking management roles at CommunityOne, NewBridge Bank, and Southern Community Bank and Trust. He will focus on developing commercial
banking clients in the greater Winston-Salem market. Combs is a member of the Piedmont Triad Chapter of NAIOP and has participated
in Habitat for Humanity. He received a Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management and
Finance from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><U>About First Bancorp</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">First Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered
in Southern Pines, North Carolina with total assets of approximately $3.4 billion. Its principal activity is the ownership and
operation of First Bank, a state-chartered community bank that operates 88 branches, with 75 branches operating in North Carolina,
six branches in South Carolina (Cheraw, Dillon, Florence, and Latta), and seven 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 Greenville and Charlotte, North Carolina. First Bancorp&rsquo;s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the symbol &ldquo;FBNC.&rdquo; First Bank Insurance Services, a subsidiary of First Bank, has locations in
Sanford, Southern Pines, and Troy, North Carolina.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Please visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">* * *</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This news release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
which statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections,
predictions, expectations or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Such statements
are often characterized by the use of qualifying words (and their derivatives) such as &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;believe,&rdquo;
&ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;project,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo; or other statements concerning opinions
or judgments of the Company and its management about future events. Factors that could influence the accuracy of such forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, the financial success or changing strategies of First Bancorp&rsquo;s customers, First
Bancorp&rsquo;s level of success in integrating acquisitions, actions of government regulators, the level of market interest rates,
and general economic conditions. For additional information about the factors that could affect the matters discussed in this paragraph,
see the &ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo; section of the First Bancorp&rsquo;s most recent annual report on Form 10-K available at <I>www.sec.gov</I>.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and First Bancorp undertakes no obligation to update or revise
forward-looking statements. First Bancorp is also not responsible for changes made to the press release by wire services, internet
services or other media.</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">For more information, contact:</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Hunter Young</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Senior Vice President, Marketing</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">919.303.0576</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">hyoung@localfirstbank.com</P>
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