<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000932781-23-000005.txt : 20230214
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000932781-23-000005
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	5
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20221231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230214

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KITCHENS W JAMES JR
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001252562

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		5
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28344
		FILM NUMBER:		23632035

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O FIRST COMMUNITY CORP
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 64
		CITY:			LEXINGTON
		STATE:			SC
		ZIP:			29071

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST COMMUNITY CORP /SC/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000932781
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				571010751
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			SC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5455 SUNSET BLVD
		CITY:			LEXINGTON
		STATE:			SC
		ZIP:			29072
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8032538875
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        <footnote id="F1">The reporting person has elected to defer compensation in the form of deferred stock units under the First Community Corporation Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;). Deferred stock units under the Plan receive dividend equivalents in the form of additional deferred stock units. The reporting person is reporting on an aggregate basis on Form 5 in accordance with the SEC Interpretive Letter to the American Bar Association (February 10, 1999, Q3). The reporting person was credited with 246 deferred stock units, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, as dividend equivalents during the calendar year of 2022. The price at which deferred stock units were acquired ranged from $18.00 to $21.00. Shares of First Community Corporation common stock will be issued on a one-for-one basis in respect of deferred stock units upon a distribution from the Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 9,321 deferred stock units under the First Community Corporation Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;).  Deferred stock units under the Plan receive dividend equivalents in the form of additional deferred stock units, and shares of First Community Corporation common stock will be issued on a one-for-one basis in respect of deferred stock units upon a distribution from the Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Mr. Kitchens disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by Kitchens Family Investments, LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of such securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ D. SHAWN JORDAN, AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-02-14</signatureDate>
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