---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000811589-26-000111"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FBNC"
cik: "0000811589"
company_name: "FIRST BANCORP /NC/"
filed_at: "2026-06-12T13:05:27+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T13:06:12.062057+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Bancorp declares $0.24 quarterly dividend payable July 24, 2026

## Summary
- Cash dividend of $0.24 per common share declared, payable July 24, 2026 to shareholders of record June 30, 2026.
- CEO Richard Moore noted solid Q1 2026 results with expanding net interest margin, stable credit quality, and expense controls.
- First Bancorp (FBNC) is a $12.9B asset bank holding company operating 113 branches in NC and SC.
- Dividend continues the company's commitment to disciplined capital management and shareholder value.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000811589-26-000111
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FBNC
- cik: 0000811589
- company_name: FIRST BANCORP /NC/
- filed_at: 2026-06-12T13:05:27+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811589/000081158926000111/0000811589-26-000111-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/811589/000081158926000111/fbnc-20260612.htm

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