---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000811589-25-000079"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FBNC"
cik: "0000811589"
company_name: "FIRST BANCORP /NC/"
filed_at: "2025-12-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T13:26:08.913245+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Bancorp declares $0.23/share dividend payable Jan. 25, 2026

## Summary
- Cash dividend of $0.23 per share declared by board of directors.
- Record date: December 31, 2025; payable date: January 25, 2026.
- CEO Richard Moore highlighted strong capital, liquidity, and increased adjusted net income and EPS in Q3 2025.
- Dividend reaffirms commitment to consistent shareholder returns.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000811589-25-000079
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FBNC
- cik: 0000811589
- company_name: FIRST BANCORP /NC/
- filed_at: 2025-12-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811589/000081158925000079/0000811589-25-000079-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811589/000081158925000079/fbnc-20251212.htm

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