First Bancorp declares $0.23 cash dividend for shareholders

First Bancorp announced that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.23 per share on its common stock.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

First Bancorp announced that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.23 per share on its common stock. This means shareholders will receive twenty-three cents in cash for each share they own.

The dividend is scheduled to be paid on January 25, 2026 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2025, so investors listed as owning the shares on that date will be eligible for the payment.

8-K Event Classification

2 items: 8.01, 9.01

2 items

Item 8.01 Other Events Other

Voluntary disclosure of events the company deems important to shareholders but not covered by other items.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits

Financial statements, pro forma financial information, or exhibit attachments filed with this report.

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What cash dividend did First Bancorp (FBNC) declare on December 12, 2025?

First Bancorp declared a cash dividend of $0.23 per share on its common stock, as reported in its news release dated December 12, 2025.

When is the record date for First Bancorp's $0.23 per share dividend?

The record date for First Bancorp's latest cash dividend is December 31, 2025. Shareholders of record on that date will be entitled to receive the dividend.

When will First Bancorp (FBNC) pay its recently declared cash dividend?

First Bancorp stated that the $0.23 per share cash dividend will be payable on January 25, 2026 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2025.

Which shares are eligible for First Bancorp's $0.23 dividend?

The dividend applies to First Bancorp's common stock. Holders of common shares who are shareholders of record on December 31, 2025 will be eligible for the $0.23 per share cash payment.

Where can investors see the official First Bancorp (FBNC) dividend announcement?

The official announcement of the $0.23 per share cash dividend is contained in a news release dated December 12, 2025, which is included as Exhibit 99.1.

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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): December 12, 2025

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)

205 SE 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))

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

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. ☐

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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 December 12, 2025			5

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Item 8.01 – Other Events

On December 12, 2025, First Bancorp (the "Company") issued a news release to announce a cash dividend.

The Company reported that its board of directors had declared a cash dividend of $0.23 per share on its common stock payable on January 25, 2026 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2025.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 – News Release dated December 12, 2025

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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, hereunto duly authorized.

FIRST BANCORP

December 12, 2025

By:

/s/ Richard H. Moore

Richard H. Moore

Chief Executive Officer

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