FCCO (FIRST COMMUNITY CORP) director receives 733-share restricted stock grant

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

FIRST COMMUNITY CORP director W. James Kitchens Jr. received a grant of 733 shares of common stock as a restricted stock award under the First Community Corporation 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated. The award will vest on January 1, 2027, meaning he must wait until then for the shares to fully vest.

After this grant, his directly held common stock position, which includes deferred stock units that convert into shares on a one-for-one basis upon distribution, increased as reported. The filing also lists indirect holdings through Kitchens Family Investments, LLC and Kitchens Trust Investments, LLC, with Kitchens disclaiming beneficial ownership of the family LLC’s securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.

Insider Trade Summary

3 transactions reported

Mixed 3 txns

Insider KITCHENS W JAMES JR

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock	733	$0.00	--
holding	Common Stock	--	--	--
holding	Common Stock	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 21,588 shares (Direct); Common Stock — 9,223 shares (Indirect, By Kitchens Family Investments, LLC)

Footnotes (1)

1. Grant of restricted stock award via the First Community Corporation 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated, that will vest on January 1, 2027. Includes 10,151 deferred stock units under the First Community Corporation Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). Deferred stock units under the Plan receive dividend equivalents in the form of additional deferred stock units, and shares of First Community Corporation common stock will be issued on a one-for-one basis in respect of deferred stock units upon a distribution from the Plan. Mr. Kitchens disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by Kitchens Family Investments, LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of such securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KITCHENS W JAMES JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

5455 SUNSET BLVD

(Street)

LEXINGTON SC 29072

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST COMMUNITY CORP /SC/ [ FCCO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/24/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/24/2026		A		733(1)	A	$0(1)	21,588(2)	D
Common Stock								9,223(3)	I	By Kitchens Family Investments, LLC
Common Stock								6,044	I	By Kitchens Trust Investments, LLC

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant of restricted stock award via the First Community Corporation 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated, that will vest on January 1, 2027.

2. Includes 10,151 deferred stock units under the First Community Corporation Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). Deferred stock units under the Plan receive dividend equivalents in the form of additional deferred stock units, and shares of First Community Corporation common stock will be issued on a one-for-one basis in respect of deferred stock units upon a distribution from the Plan.

3. Mr. Kitchens disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by Kitchens Family Investments, LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of such securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

	/s/ D. SHAWN JORDAN, AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT	02/25/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider transaction did FCCO director W. James Kitchens Jr. report?

W. James Kitchens Jr. reported receiving a grant of 733 shares of First Community Corp common stock. The award is a restricted stock grant under the company’s 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated, and represents an acquisition rather than an open-market purchase.

When do W. James Kitchens Jr.’s new FCCO restricted shares vest?

The 733-share restricted stock award to W. James Kitchens Jr. will vest on January 1, 2027. Vesting means the shares become fully his at that time, subject to the plan’s terms and any continued service or other applicable conditions in the equity plan.

Under which plan did FCCO grant shares to director W. James Kitchens Jr.?

The grant to W. James Kitchens Jr. was made under the First Community Corporation 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated. This plan provides equity-based awards, such as restricted stock, to directors and other eligible participants as part of their overall compensation structure.

How are deferred stock units treated for FCCO director W. James Kitchens Jr.?

Deferred stock units for W. James Kitchens Jr. are held under the First Community Corporation Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan. They receive dividend equivalents as additional units, and First Community common shares are issued one-for-one when distributions occur under the plan’s terms.

What indirect FCCO holdings are associated with W. James Kitchens Jr.?

The filing shows indirect holdings of First Community Corp common stock through Kitchens Family Investments, LLC and Kitchens Trust Investments, LLC. Kitchens disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by Kitchens Family Investments, LLC except for his pecuniary interest, limiting how those shares are attributed to him.

Does W. James Kitchens Jr. disclaim beneficial ownership of all indirect FCCO shares?

He specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by Kitchens Family Investments, LLC, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest. That disclaimer means those shares are primarily attributed to the LLC, not fully to him, for Section 16 and other legal purposes in the ownership report.