---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000811589-25-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FBNC"
cik: "0000811589"
company_name: "FIRST BANCORP /NC/"
filed_at: "2025-06-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T09:40:09.527842+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Bancorp raises quarterly dividend to $0.23/share, up from $0.22

## Summary
- Dividend of $0.23 per share payable July 25, 2025 to holders of record June 30, 2025.
- Increase from $0.22 per share paid in prior quarter, a ~4.5% sequential rise.
- CEO cites strong Q1 net income, EPS, credit quality, and capital liquidity as support.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000811589-25-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FBNC
- cik: 0000811589
- company_name: FIRST BANCORP /NC/
- filed_at: 2025-06-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811589/000081158925000026/0000811589-25-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811589/000081158925000026/fbnc-20250613.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000811589-25-000026
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000811589-25-000026.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000811589-25-000026.txt

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