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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000932781-23-000042
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230929
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231003
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231003

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BROWN THOMAS CARLTON
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001252850

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28344
		FILM NUMBER:		231304595

	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;). Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the reporting person was credited with 231 deferred stock units, based on the amount of compensation deferred by the reporting person under the Plan during the third quarter of 2023 divided by the First Community Corporation common stock consolidated closing bid price of $17.27 on September 29, 2023.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 5,526 deferred stock units under the First Community Corporation Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;), including 42 deferred stock units credited pursuant to the terms of the Plan as dividend equivalents during the third quarter of 2023. 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>
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