[8-K] First Bancorp/NC Reports Material Event

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Safe & Green Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: SGBX) has called a virtual special meeting for 25 Aug 2025 to seek shareholder approval on three key items:

• Proposal 1 – Reverse Stock Split: Board discretion to combine shares at any ratio between 1-for-10 and 1-for-100 within one year. Main objective is to lift the bid price above Nasdaq’s US$1.00 minimum after two deficiency notices and a Hearing Panel deadline of 28 Aug 2025.
• Proposal 2 – Issuance of Series B Preferred Conversion Shares: Approval under Nasdaq Rule 5635(d) to issue all common shares underlying 60,000 newly issued Series B convertible preferred shares obtained via a warrant-for-preferred exchange completed 17 Jul 2025. Conversion price is US$0.392 per share but is capped at 19.99 % of outstanding common stock until shareholder consent is obtained.
• Proposal 3 – Adjournment: Authority to adjourn the meeting to solicit additional proxies if needed.

The record date is 11 Jul 2025 with 10,120,651 common shares outstanding. A quorum requires one-third of voting power. The board recommends voting FOR all proposals. Failure to effect the reverse split and regain compliance could lead to delisting; conversely, approval would give management flexibility to meet Nasdaq conditions but may increase dilution and market volatility for existing investors.

Insights

Financial Analyst

TL;DR: Reverse split seeks Nasdaq compliance; new Series B preferred adds dilution risk. Net impact skews negative pending execution.

Impact assessment: The filing is impactful. SGBX must raise its bid price and obtain shareholder approval for potentially >20 % dilution within six weeks of the meeting or face delisting. Granting a 1-for-10 to 1-for-100 reverse split range signals severe price weakness; the wider the ratio selected, the stronger the negative market signal. While replacing warrants with convertible preferred simplifies the capital stack and removes warrant overhang, the low US$0.392 conversion price could flood the market with up to c.15 m new shares post-split, eroding existing ownership. Approval would give the board tools to maintain listing, preserve institutional and retail trading liquidity and possibly lower financing costs; rejection heightens delisting and liquidity risks. Overall risk-reward tilts negative until management demonstrates compliance without excessive dilution.

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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): July 23, 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)

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

___________________

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

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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

INDEX

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Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition			3
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits			3
Signatures			3
Exhibit 99.1 News Release dated July 23, 2025			4
Exhibit 99.2 Earnings Release Presentation dated July 23, 2025			18

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Item 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 23, 2025, First Bancorp (the “Registrant” or “Company”) issued an earnings release to announce its financial results for the three month period ended June 30, 2025. The earnings release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company and includes cautionary language identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The earnings release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. Consequently, it is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such materials may only be incorporated by reference into another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 – News Release issued on July 23, 2025

Exhibit 99.2 Earnings Release Presentation dated July 23, 2025

Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words (and their derivatives) such as “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “anticipate,” or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of the Company and its management about future events. Factors that could influence the accuracy of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the financial success or changing strategies of the Company’s customers, the Company’s level of success in integrating acquisitions, actions of government regulators, the level of market interest rates, and general economic conditions. For additional information about the factors that could affect the matters discussed in this paragraph, see the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements. The Company is also not responsible for changes made to the press release by wire services, internet services or other media.

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

July 23, 2025

By:

/s/ Richard H. Moore

Richard H. Moore

Chief Executive Officer

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