8-K 1 form8k-19124_fbnc.htm 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): |  | December 4, 2017

First Bancorp

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

North Carolina |  | 0-15572 |  | 56-1421916
(State or Other Jurisdiction |  | (Commission |  | (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) |  | File Number) |  | Identification Number)

300 SW Broad Street, Southern Pines, NC |  |  |  | 28387
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  |  |  | (Zip Code)

(910) 246-2500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

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:

| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

First Bancorp
INDEX

|  | Page
Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure |  |  | 3 |
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits |  |  | 3 |
Signatures |  |  | 4 |
Exhibit 99.1 - Investor Presentation |  |  |  |

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Item 7.01 — Regulation FD Disclosure

Management of the Registrant met with investors in bank stocks and provided the presentation that is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference into another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references Section 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. All information in the presentation materials speak as of the date thereof, and the Registrant does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future. In addition, the Registrant disclaims any inference regarding the materiality of such information which otherwise may arise as a result of its furnishing such information under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 – Investor Presentation

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Signatures

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.

|  |  |  |  |  | First Bancorp
|  | December 4, 2017 |  | By: |  | /s/ Richard H. Moore
|  |  |  |  |  | Richard H. Moore
|  |  |  |  |  | Chief Executive Officer

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