secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST BANCORP /NC/ (FBNC)
CIK:        0000811589
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000811589-26-000059
Event type: dividend
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

First Bancorp declares $0.24/share quarterly dividend, an increase from prior level
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- Cash dividend of $0.24 per share, payable April 27, 2026 to holders of record March 31, 2026.
- CEO cites strong Q4 financial performance, solid capital and liquidity, and stable credit quality.
- Dividend increase reflects commitment to returning capital to shareholders.
- First Bancorp reported total assets of $12.7 billion as of the release date.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811589/000081158926000059/0000811589-26-000059-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811589/000081158926000059/fbnc-20260313.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000811589-26-000059

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