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    ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
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    		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
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    		STREET 1:		300 SW BROAD STREET
    		CITY:			SOUTHERN PINES
    		STATE:			NC
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    		BUSINESS PHONE:		910-246-2500

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