-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RKZDM4j89C34xKYq4zMi2k/XfYIfHkosZVJ86yYstA8sNNylRfXZyvZwTn6CB0U3 3wud5TttLCMM5ncrIjP/Uw== 0000914317-04-001824.txt : 20040430 0000914317-04-001824.hdr.sgml : 20040430 20040430134036 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000914317-04-001824 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040429 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20040430 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST BANCORP /NC/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000811589 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022] IRS NUMBER: 561421916 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-15572 FILM NUMBER: 04768807 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 341 NORTH MAIN ST STREET 2: PO BOX 508 CITY: TROY STATE: NC ZIP: 27371-0508 BUSINESS PHONE: 9105766171 8-K 1 form8k-60205_istbanc.txt - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 450 Fifth Street NW Washington, D.C. 29549 -------------- Form 8-K -------------- PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2004 -------------- -------------- First Bancorp ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) North Carolina 0-15572 56-1421916 - ------------------------------ ----------- ---------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number) 341 North Main Street, Troy, North Carolina 27371 - -------------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (910) 576-6171 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Bancorp INDEX Page ---- Item 7 - Exhibits 3 Item 9 - Regulation FD Disclosure 3 Signatures 4 Exhibit 99 (a) News Release dated April 29, 2004 5 2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 7 -- Exhibits 99(a) Additional Exhibits - News Release dated April 29, 2004 Item 9 - Regulation FD Disclosure On April 29, 2004, the Registrant issued a news release to announce the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 29, 2004. The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99(a) and is incorporated by reference. As of March 31, 2004, the Company had 9,458,133 shares outstanding. Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements The discussions included in this document and its exhibits may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, including Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. For the purposes of these discussions, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward looking statements. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "plans," "projects," or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of the Company and its management about future events. The accuracy of such forward looking statements could be affected by such factors as, including but not limited to, the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of the Company's customers or vendors, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel or general economic conditions. 3 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Signatures Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. First Bancorp April 29, 2004 By: /s/ James H. Garner ------------------------------------ James H. Garner President and Chief Executive Officer 4 EX-99.A 2 exhibit99a.txt Exhibit 99(a) First Bancorp News Release For Immediate Release: For More Information, April 29, 2004 Contact: James H. Garner 910-576-6171 First Bancorp Reports on Annual Meeting of Shareholders TROY, N.C. - First Bancorp (NASDAQ - FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, reports on the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held today at Montgomery Community College in Troy. President and CEO Jimmie Garner presided over the meeting and reported that the following three proposals had been duly approved by shareholders: 1. A proposal to elect eighteen (18) nominees to the board of directors to serve until the 2005 annual meeting of shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified. 2. A proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for the current fiscal year. 3. A proposal to adopt a new stock option plan, entitled the "First Bancorp 2004 Stock Option Plan." Following the business agenda, Mr. Garner made a presentation to shareholders in which he reported on the Company's results and achievements for the year 2003. Mr. Garner concluded the meeting by thanking shareholders for their attendance and continued support and by recognizing the Company's board of directors and employees for their dedicated service. First Bancorp is a bank holding company based in Troy, North Carolina with total assets of approximately $1.5 billion. Its principal activity is the ownership and operation of First Bank, a state-chartered community bank that operates 58 branch offices, with 53 branches operating in a nineteen county market area in the central piedmont region of North Carolina, 3 branches in Dillon County, South Carolina, and 2 branches in Virginia (Wytheville and Abingdon), where First Bank does business as First Bank of Virginia. First Bancorp's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol FBNC. 5 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----