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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000811589-25-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FBNC"
cik: "0000811589"
company_name: "FIRST BANCORP /NC/"
filed_at: "2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T01:31:34.788037+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Bancorp shareholders elect all 11 directors, approve Say-on-Pay at annual meeting

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected; Abby J. Donnelly received 30.66M votes for, Suzanne S. DeFerie 21.31M.
- Ratified Crowe LLP as independent auditor for 2025: 35.54M for, 33.9K against, 57.4K abstained.
- Non-binding Say-on-Pay approved: 29.24M for, 2.01M against, 52.2K abstained; 4.33M broker non-votes.
- Advisory vote sets frequency of future Say-on-Pay votes to every year: 28.96M for, 2.27M three years, 34.9K two years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000811589-25-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FBNC
- cik: 0000811589
- company_name: FIRST BANCORP /NC/
- filed_at: 2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811589/000081158925000021/0000811589-25-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811589/000081158925000021/fbnc-20250429.htm

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