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):   May 3, 2017

 

 

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:

 

oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
oSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
oPre-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     o

 

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.

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First Bancorp
INDEX

         
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Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     3  
         
Signatures     4  
         

 

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

On May 3, 2017, First Bancorp (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders: (i) elected each of the twelve persons listed below under Proposal 1 to serve as a director of the Company until the 2018 annual meeting; (ii) ratified the appointment of Elliott Davis Decosimo, PLLC as the independent auditors of the Company for 2017; and (iii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation (“Say on Pay”).

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

Proposal or Name of Nominee  Shares
Voted “For”
  Shares
Voted
“Against”
  Shares
Withheld
  Shares
Abstained
  Broker
Non-
Votes
Proposal 1:  To elect twelve nominees to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified                         
     Donald H. Allred   14,968,220        468,342        2,693,295 
     Daniel T. Blue, Jr.   15,010,876        425,686        2,693,295 
     Mary Clara Capel   15,006,464        430,098        2,693,295 
     James C. Crawford, III   14,352,072        1,084,490        2,693,295 
     Abby J. Donnelly   15,005,660        430,902        2,693,295 
     Michael G. Mayer   15,010,523        426,039        2,693,295 
     Richard H. Moore   15,166,716        269,846        2,693,295 
     Thomas F. Phillips   15,034,356        402,206        2,693,295 
     O. Temple Sloan, III   14,923,284        513,278        2,693,295 
     Frederick L. Taylor II   15,033,106        403,456        2,693,295 
     Virginia C. Thomasson   15,097,465        339,097        2,693,295 
     Dennis A. Wicker   9,478,178        5,958,384        2,693,295 
                          
Proposal 2:  To ratify the appointment of Elliott Davis Decosimo, PLLC as the independent auditors of the Company for 2017.   18,032,372    70,829        26,656     
                          
Proposal 3:  To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation (“Say on Pay”).   15,022,967    304,414        109,181    2,693,295 
                          

 

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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
             
   

 

May 8, 2017

 

 

By:

 

 

/s/ Richard H. Moore

            Richard H. Moore
            Chief Executive Officer

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