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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000932781-25-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250103
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250103

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Snipe Alexander JR
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001544928
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28344
		FILM NUMBER:		25505651

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION
		STREET 2:		5455 SUNSET BLVD
		CITY:			LEXINGTON
		STATE:			SC
		ZIP:			29072

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST COMMUNITY CORP /SC/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000932781
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		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 210 deferred stock units, based on the amount of compensation deferred by the reporting person under the Plan during the fourth quarter of 2024 divided by the First Community Corporation common stock consolidated closing bid price of $23.84 on December 31, 2024.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 43,588 deferred stock units under the First Community Corporation Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;), including 259 deferred stock units credited pursuant to the terms of the Plan as dividend equivalents during the fourth quarter of 2024. 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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