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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000932781-25-000026
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250402
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250402

REPORTING-OWNER:	

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28344
		FILM NUMBER:		25803969

	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]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		EIN:				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 690 deferred stock units, based on the amount of compensation deferred by the reporting person under the Plan during the first quarter of 2025 divided by the First Community Corporation common stock consolidated closing bid price of $22.46 on March 31, 2025.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 8,111 deferred stock units under the First Community Corporation Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;), including 41 deferred stock units credited pursuant to the terms of the Plan as dividend equivalents during the first quarter of 2025. 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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        <signatureName>/s/ D. SHAWN JORDAN, AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-04-02</signatureDate>
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