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   <title>Form  8-K        FIRST BANCORP /NC/        For: Jul 14</title>
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   <title>First Bancorp to acquire First Carolina Bancshares for $166M</title>
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&lt;p&gt;First Bancorp (Nasdaq: FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, has agreed to acquire First Carolina Bancshares Corporation, the parent company of Carolina Bank &amp; Trust Company, in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $166 million, based on First Bancorp's stock price of $64.22 as of July 13, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Under the terms of the deal, First Carolina shareholders will receive 1,967,017 shares of First Bancorp common stock and $40 million in cash. The merger agreement was unanimously approved by the boards of both companies and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 or early in the</description>
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&lt;p&gt;First Bancorp (Nasdaq: FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, has agreed to acquire First Carolina Bancshares Corporation, the parent company of Carolina Bank &amp; Trust Company, in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $166 million, based on First Bancorp's stock price of $64.22 as of July 13, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Under the terms of the deal, First Carolina shareholders will receive 1,967,017 shares of First Bancorp common stock and $40 million in cash. The merger agreement was unanimously approved by the boards of both companies and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 or early in the</description>
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&lt;p&gt;First Bancorp (Nasdaq: FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, has agreed to acquire First Carolina Bancshares Corporation, the parent company of Carolina Bank &amp; Trust Company, in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $166 million, based on First Bancorp's stock price of $64.22 as of July 13, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Under the terms of the deal, First Carolina shareholders will receive 1,967,017 shares of First Bancorp common stock and $40 million in cash. The merger agreement was unanimously approved by the boards of both companies and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 or early in the</description>
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&lt;p&gt;First Bancorp (Nasdaq: FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, has agreed to acquire First Carolina Bancshares Corporation, the parent company of Carolina Bank &amp; Trust Company, in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $166 million, based on First Bancorp's stock price of $64.22 as of July 13, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;First Bancorp (Nasdaq: FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, has agreed to acquire First Carolina Bancshares Corporation, the parent company of Carolina Bank &amp; Trust Company, in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $166 million, based on First Bancorp's stock price of $64.22 as of July 13, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;First Bancorp (Nasdaq: FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, has agreed to acquire First Carolina Bancshares Corporation, the parent company of Carolina Bank &amp; Trust Company, in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $166 million, based on First Bancorp's stock price of $64.22 as of July 13, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;First Bancorp (Nasdaq: FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, has agreed to acquire First Carolina Bancshares Corporation, the parent company of Carolina Bank &amp; Trust Company, in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $166 million, based on First Bancorp's stock price of $64.22 as of July 13, 2026.&lt;/p&gt;

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