UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, D.C. 29549

 

 

Form 8-K

 

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):   February 4, 2016
   

 

First Bancorp

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

         
North Carolina   0-15572   56-1421916
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification Number)

 

         
300 SW Broad Street, Southern Pines,
North Carolina		      

 

28387

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)       (Zip Code)

 

(910) 246-2500

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
oSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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First Bancorp
INDEX

 

 

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Item 8.01 – Other Events 3
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits 3
Signatures 4
Exhibit 99.1 – News Release dated February 4, 2016 – Raleigh Market Exhibit
Exhibit 99.2 – News Release dated February 4, 2016 – Triad Market Exhibit

 

 

 

 

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Item 8.01 — Other Events

On February 4, 2016, the Registrant issued two press releases announcing the hiring of a total of five bankers that will be developing business for the Registrant in Raleigh, North Carolina and in the Triad Region of North Carolina, which includes Winston-Salem, High Point and Greensboro. The cities of Winston-Salem and Greensboro represent new markets for the Registrant, while this represents an expansion of the Registrant’s business in the Raleigh market.

 

 

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits
  Exhibit No. Description
  99.1 Press release issued on February 4, 2016 – Raleigh Market
  99.2 Press release issued on February 4, 2016 – Triad Market

 

 

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

             
            First Bancorp
             
   

 

February 4, 2016

  

 

By:

  

 

/s/ Richard H. Moore

            Richard H. Moore
            President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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