form8k-100800_fbnc.htm

 
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):
  
April 29, 2009
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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)

         
341 North Main Street, Troy, North
Carolina
      
 
27371
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
      
(Zip Code)

(910) 576-6171
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)


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First Bancorp
 
INDEX
 
         
   
Page
         
Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition
    
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Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers       3  
         
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
    
3
  
         
Signatures
    
4
  
         
Exhibit 99.1 News Release dated April 29, 2009
    
Exhibit
 
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Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition
 
On April 29, 2009, the Registrant issued a news release to announce its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2009.  The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.  The news release includes disclosure of net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis, which is a performance measure used by management in operating its business, which management believes provides investors with a more accurate picture of net interest income and net interest margins for comparative purposes.
 
 
Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
On April 28, 2009, the Registrant’s Compensation Committee elected to suspend the Registrant’s annual incentive bonus plan due to declining financial performance.  Each of the Registrant’s named executive officers is a participant in this plan.  The Compensation Committee will review the future financial performance of the Registrant in future quarters and will reinstate the plan when deemed appropriate.
 
 
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)
Exhibits
  
     
 
Exhibit No.
Description
     
 
99.1
Press release issued on April 29, 2009

 
Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements
 
     The discussions included in this document and its exhibits may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933.  Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially.  For the purposes of these discussions, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward looking statements. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “plans,” “projects,” or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of the Registrant and its management about future events.  The accuracy of such forward looking statements could be affected by such factors as, including but not limited to, the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of the Registrant’s customers or vendors, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel or general economic conditions.
 
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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
             
   
 
April 29, 2009
  
 
By:
  
 
/s/ Jerry L. Ocheltree
           
Jerry L. Ocheltree
           
President and Chief Executive Officer
             
             
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