Form 8-K

8-K — FIRST BANCORP /NC/

Accession: 0000811589-26-000070

Filed: 2026-04-29

Period: 2026-04-28

CIK: 0000811589

SIC: 6022 (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

__________________

Form 8-K

__________________

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 28, 2026

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)

300 SW Broad Street,

Southern Pines, NC 28387

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(910) 246-2500

____________________

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

___________________

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading symbol Name of each exchange on which registered:

Common Stock, No Par Value FBNC The Nasdaq Global Select Market

First Bancorp

INDEX

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Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 3

Signatures 4

Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 28, 2026, First Bancorp (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders: (i) elected each of the 11 persons listed below under Proposal 1 to serve as a director of the Company until the 2027 annual meeting; (ii) ratified the appointment of Crowe, LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for 2026; and (iii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (“Say-on-Pay”).

The following table shows the results of the voting at the annual meeting.

Proposal 1: To elect 11 nominees to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified

Name of Nominee Shares Voted "For" Shares Withheld Broker Non-Votes

James C. Crawford, III 27,275,394 4,676,548 4,747,248

Gregory A. Currie, Jr. 31,340,267 611,675 4,747,248

Suzanne S. DeFerie 31,166,060 785,882 4,747,248

Abby J. Donnelly 31,558,857 393,085 4,747,248

Michael G. Mayer 31,642,720 309,222 4,747,248

John W. McCauley 31,426,344 525,598 4,747,248

Carlie C. McLamb, Jr. 31,409,969 541,973 4,747,248

Richard H. Moore 31,479,614 472,328 4,747,248

Dexter V. Perry 31,427,675 524,267 4,747,248

O. Temple Sloan, III 31,352,348 599,594 4,747,248

Frederick L. Taylor, II 31,345,910 606,032 4,747,248

Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Crowe, LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for 2026.

Shares Voted "For" Shares Voted "Against" Shares Abstained

36,633,992 2,200 62,998

Proposal 3: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers (“Say-on-Pay”).

Shares Voted "For" Shares Voted "Against" Shares Abstained Broker Non-Votes

30,515,764 1,390,398 45,780 4,747,248

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, 2026

By:

/s/ Richard H. Moore

Richard H. Moore

Chief Executive Officer

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