UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF 

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

June 15, 2018

 

 

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, NC		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:

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

  

First Bancorp

 

INDEX

   

		Page
Item 8.01 – Other Events			3
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits			3
Signatures			4
Exhibit 99 (a) News Release dated June 15, 2018			Exhibit

 

  

Item 8.01 — Other Events

 

On June 15, 2018, the Registrant issued a news release to announce a cash dividend. The Registrant reported that its board of directors had declared a cash dividend of 10 cents per share on its common stock payable on July 25, 2018 to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2018.

  

 

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit 99(a) – News Release dated June 15, 2018

  

  

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
June 15, 2018		By:		/s/ Richard H. Moore
				Richard H. Moore
				Chief Executive Officer