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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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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 4, 2023
 
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
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
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(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).
 
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. ☐
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
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First Bancorp
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Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders3 
Signatures4 

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

On May 4, 2023, First Bancorp (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders: (i) elected each of the 16 persons listed below under Proposal 1 to serve as a director of the Company until the 2024 annual meeting; (ii) ratified the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for 2023; and (iii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (“Say-on- Pay”).

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

Proposal or Name of NomineeShares Voted "For"Shares Voted "Against"Shares WithheldShares AbstainedBroker Non-Votes
Proposal 1: To elect 16 nominees to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified
Mary Clara Capel27,965,462 — 1,000,117 — 5,282,286 
James C. Crawford, III24,079,877 — 4,885,702 — 5,282,286 
Suzanne S. DeFerie17,916,982 — 11,048,597 — 5,282,286 
Abby J. Donnelly28,275,134 — 690,445 — 5,282,286 
Mason Y. Garrett28,623,312 — 342,267 — 5,282,286 
John B. Gould28,262,088 — 703,491 — 5,282,286 
Michael G. Mayer28,059,464 — 906,115 — 5,282,286 
John W. McCauley28,578,140 — 387,439 — 5,282,286 
Carlie C. McLamb, Jr.28,578,105 — 387,474 — 5,282,286 
Richard H. Moore27,878,533 — 1,087,046 — 5,282,286 
Dexter V. Perry28,249,569 — 716,010 — 5,282,286 
J. Randolph Potter28,510,710 — 454,869 — 5,282,286 
O. Temple Sloan, III28,087,660 — 877,919 — 5,282,286 
Frederick L. Taylor, II28,022,275 — 943,304 — 5,282,286 
Virginia C. Thomasson28,135,596 — 829,983 — 5,282,286 
Dennis A. Wicker27,972,946 — 992,633 — 5,282,286 
Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for 2023.
34,137,713 46,904 — 63,248 — 
Proposal 3: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (“Say-on-Pay”).
26,803,249 1,968,244 — 194,086 5,282,286 











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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
       
  Dated: May 8, 2023  
By:		  
/s/ Richard H. Moore
      Richard H. Moore
      Chief Executive Officer

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