FIRST BANCORP /NC/ — Regulatory Filings 2021

May 6, 2021

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): May 6, 2021

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,	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:

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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).

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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. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading symbol Name of each exchange on which registered:

Common Stock, No Par Value FBNC The Nasdaq Global Select Market

First Bancorp

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Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	3
Signatures	4

Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 6, 2021, First Bancorp (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders: (i) elected each of the twelve persons listed below under Proposal 1 to serve as a director of the Company until the 2022 annual meeting; (ii) ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for 2021; (iii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation (“say on pay”); and (iv) approved an amendment to the First Bancorp 2014 Equity Plan.

The following table shows the results of the voting at the annual meeting.

Proposal or Name of Nominee	Shares Voted “For”	Shares Voted “Against”	Shares Withheld	Shares Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 1: To elect twelve nominees to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2022 annual meeting of shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified
Daniel T. Blue, Jr.	20,581,901	—	961,429	—	3,293,169
Mary Clara Capel	20,506,532	—	1,036,798	—	3,293,169
James C. Crawford, III	20,542,668	—	1,000,662	—	3,293,169
Suzanne S. Deferie	20,787,665	—	755,665	—	3,293,169
Abby J. Donnelly	20,842,535	—	700,795	—	3,293,169
John B. Gould	20,849,575	—	693,755	—	3,293,169
Michael G. Mayer	20,213,318	—	1,330,012	—	3,293,169
Richard H. Moore	20,912,129	—	631,201	—	3,293,169
O. Temple Sloan, III	20,690,525	—	852,805	—	3,293,169
Frederick L. Taylor II	20,663,724	—	879,606	—	3,293,169
Virginia C. Thomasson	20,579,599	—	963,731	—	3,293,169
Dennis A. Wicker	19,420,297	—	2,123,033	—	3,293,169
Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for 2021.	24,289,590	103,708	—	443,201	—
Proposal 3: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation (“say on pay”).	19,782,058	1,649,892	—	111,380	3,293,169
Proposal 4: To approve an amendment to the First Bancorp 2014 Equity Plan.	20,299,079	1,159,969	—	84,282	3,293,169

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 — /s/ Richard H. Moore
Richard H. Moore
Chief Executive Officer