<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001174947-17-000602.txt : 20170413
<SEC-HEADER>0001174947-17-000602.hdr.sgml : 20170413
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170413113010
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001174947-17-000602
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170413
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170413
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170413

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:		17759855

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		341 NORTH MAIN ST
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 508
		CITY:			TROY
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27371-0508
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9105766171
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>form8k-17702_fbnc.htm
<DESCRIPTION>8-K
<TEXT>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
     <TITLE></TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">

<P STYLE="margin: 0"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 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><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported): April 13, 2017</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its
Charter)</P>

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

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-weight: normal; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">North Carolina</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 35%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>0-15572</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>&nbsp;56-1421916</U></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or Other Jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Commission File Number)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(IRS Employer</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Identification Number)</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">300 SW Broad Street,</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Southern Pines, NC 28387</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: underline; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>28387</U></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.25in; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><U>(910) 246-2500</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code)</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0"><U>Not applicable</U><BR>
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Check the appropriate
box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Written communications pursuant to Rule
425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>


<!-- Field: Page; Sequence: 1 -->
    <DIV STYLE="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; border-bottom: Black 2pt solid"></DIV>
    <DIV STYLE="page-break-before: always; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 12pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
    <!-- Field: /Page -->


<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; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 8.01 Other Events.</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in">As previously reported, First Bancorp acquired
Carolina Bank Holdings, Inc. on March 3, 2017. The merger agreement provided that each share of Carolina Bank Holdings, Inc. (&ldquo;Carolina
Bank&rdquo;) common stock would convert into the right, subject to certain limitations, to receive either $20.00 in cash or 1.002
shares of First Bancorp common stock, provided that in the aggregate, 25% of the consideration was to be paid in cash and the balance
of 75% in newly issued shares of First Bancorp common stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; color: #222222">The election period ended on
April 5, 2017. A total of 5,055,850 Carolina Bank shares were outstanding on the acquisition date of March 3, 2017, and the election
mix results were as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; color: #222222">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 50%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: 0.25in">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="width: 51%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: #222222">Stock elections:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 49%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: #222222">4,540,090 (89.80%)</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: #222222">Cash elections:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: #222222">42,383&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(0.84%)</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: #222222">No election made:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: #222222">473,377&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9.36%)</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; color: #222222">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; color: #222222">The percentage of stock shares
elected exceeds the maximum percentage according to the terms of the merger, therefore, the merger agreement provides for the stock
election shares to be pro-rated in order to reach the required mix of consideration. As a result, Carolina Bank shareholders electing
stock will receive First Bancorp shares for approximately 83.52% of their Carolina Bank shares with the remaining shares being
paid in cash. The pro-rata percentage of 83.52% is applied prior to the exchange ratio of 1.002. As an example, a shareholder owning
100 shares of Carolina Bank stock who elected to receive shares of First Bancorp stock will receive approximately 84 shares of
First Bancorp stock and $320.00 in cash. The stock portion is computed as follows: 100 times 0.8352 times 1.002 = 84 shares (rounded)
of First Bancorp stock. The cash portion is computed as follows: 16 shares times $20.00 = $320.00 in cash.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; color: #222222">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; color: #222222">The Carolina Bank shareholders
requesting cash and those shareholders who did not make a valid election will receive $20.00 in cash for each Carolina Bank share.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; color: #222222">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; color: #222222">The First Bancorp stock and/or
cash is expected to be mailed to shareholders within five to ten business days of the date of this current report on Form 8-K.</P>

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


<!-- Field: Page; Sequence: 2 -->
    <DIV STYLE="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; border-bottom: Black 2pt solid"></DIV>
    <DIV STYLE="page-break-before: always; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 12pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
    <!-- Field: /Page -->


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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.3in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.</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">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>FIRST BANCORP</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/ </I>Richard H. Moore</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Richard H. Moore</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Date: April 13, 2017</P>



<P STYLE="margin: 0"></P>

<!-- Field: Page; Sequence: 3 -->
    <DIV STYLE="margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; border-bottom: Black 2pt solid"></DIV>
    <DIV STYLE="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 12pt">&nbsp;</DIV>
    <!-- Field: /Page -->

<P STYLE="margin: 0"></P>

</BODY>
</HTML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
