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0001233138
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000811589
FIRST BANCORP
000-15572
300 SW Broad St
Southern Pines
NC
28387
910-246-2500
JAMES C CRAWFORD III
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
5573
274303.06
41341919
11/26/2024
NASDAQ
Common
06/01/2023
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
1221
06/01/2023
Services Rendered
Common
05/31/2019
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
903
05/31/2019
Services Rendered
Common
06/01/2018
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
763
06/01/2018
Services Rendered
Common
06/01/2017
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
1119
06/01/2017
Services Rendered
Common
06/01/2021
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
705
06/01/2021
Services Rendered
Common
06/01/2022
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
862
06/01/2022
Services Rendered
Y
11/26/2024
/s/ James Crawford