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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):
July 8, 2025
First
Community Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
South
Carolina
(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation)
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000-28344 |
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57-1010751 |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.) |
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5455
Sunset Blvd, Lexington, South Carolina |
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29072 |
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(Address
of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip
Code) |
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(803)
951-2265
(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
(see General Instruction A.2. below):
☐ 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(s) |
Name
of exchange on which registered |
Common
stock, par value $1.00 per share |
FCCO |
The Nasdaq Capital 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. ☐
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 8, 2025, First Community Corporation (the
“Company”) became aware of recent media regarding a potential strategic transaction involving the Company and Signature Bank
of Georgia.
The Company understands that Signature Bank of Georgia
previously issued a press release in error. The two institutions have engaged in preliminary discussions regarding a potential strategic
transaction. However, no definitive agreement has been entered into, and there can be no assurance that any agreement will be reached
or that any transaction will ultimately occur.
The Company does not intend
to comment further on these discussions unless and until a definitive agreement is executed.
The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed
“filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities
of that section. This information shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities
Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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.
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FIRST
COMMUNITY CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/
D. Shawn Jordan
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Name: |
D.
Shawn Jordan
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Title: |
Chief
Financial Officer |
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Dated: July 8,
2025