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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001174947-18-000968
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180615
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180615
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180615

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:		18901772

	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: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES&nbsp;</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
15(d) OF&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 45%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>June 15, 2018</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
its Charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">300 SW Broad Street,</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Southern Pines, NC</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">28387</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(910) 246-2500</P>

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changed since last report)</P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0; padding: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD></TR>
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registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter)
or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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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.&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>



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

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

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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 7.5pt; text-indent: -7.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;8.01 &ndash; Other Events</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 7.5pt; text-indent: -7.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;9.01 &ndash; Financial Statements and Exhibits</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 7.5pt; text-indent: -7.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit&nbsp;99 (a)&nbsp;News Release dated June 15, 2018</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">On June 15, 2018, 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
10 cents per share on its common stock payable on July 25, 2018 to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2018.</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"><A HREF="c496581_ex99a.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Exhibit 99(a) &ndash; News Release dated June 15, 2018</A></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="padding: 0; text-align: right; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">Contact:&nbsp;&nbsp;Elaine Pozarycki</FONT></TD></TR>
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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 $0.10 per share payable on July 25, 2018 to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2018. The $0.10 dividend rate is the same
rate that was paid in the previous quarter and represents a 25% increase over the dividend rate of $0.08 paid in the comparable
period of 2017.</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 $5.6 billion. Its principal activity is the
ownership and operation of First Bank, a state-chartered community bank that operates 102 branches in North Carolina and South
Carolina. First Bank also operates two mortgage loan production offices in the central region of North Carolina. First Bank also
provides SBA loans to customers through its nationwide network of lenders &ndash; for more information on First Bank&rsquo;s SBA
lending capabilities, please visit www.firstbanksba.com. 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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