SEC Form 5
FORM 5 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Form 3 Holdings Reported.
  
Form 4 Transactions Reported.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KITCHENS W JAMES JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O FIRST COMMUNITY CORP
P O BOX 64

(Street)
LEXINGTON SC 29071

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST COMMUNITY CORP /SC/ [ FCCO ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2023
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/31/2023(1) A 296(1) A (1) 18,257(2) D
Common Stock 9,223(3) I By Kitchens Family Investments, LLC
Common Stock 6,044 I By Kitchens Trust Investments LLC
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. The reporting person has elected to defer compensation in the form of deferred stock units under the First Community Corporation Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). Deferred stock units under the Plan receive dividend equivalents in the form of additional deferred stock units. The reporting person is reporting on an aggregate basis on Form 5 in accordance with the SEC Interpretive Letter to the American Bar Association (February 10, 1999, Q3). The reporting person was credited with 296 deferred stock units, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, as dividend equivalents during the calendar year of 2023. The price at which deferred stock units were acquired ranged from $17.00 to $19.61. Shares of First Community Corporation common stock will be issued on a one-for-one basis in respect of deferred stock units upon a distribution from the Plan.
2. Includes 9,617 deferred stock units under the First Community Corporation Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). Deferred stock units under the Plan receive dividend equivalents in the form of additional deferred stock units, and shares of First Community Corporation common stock will be issued on a one-for-one basis in respect of deferred stock units upon a distribution from the Plan.
3. Mr. Kitchens disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by Kitchens Family Investments, LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of such securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
/s/ D. SHAWN JORDAN, AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT 02/13/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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