Form 8-K

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):
 
March 3, 2006
  
 
 
 
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)
  


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:

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


 
 
 
First Bancorp
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Exhibit
 
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Item 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition
 
 
On March 3, 2006, the Registrant issued a news release to announce a revision to its previously reported financial results for the quarter-to-date and annual periods ended December 31, 2005 that resulted from an event that occurred subsequent to December 31, 2005 but prior to the issuance of the Registrant’s audited 2005 financial statements. The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The news release includes disclosure of net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis, which is a non-GAAP performance measure used by management in operating its business, which management believes provides investors with a more accurate picture of net interest income and net interest margins for comparative purposes.
 
 
 
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)
Exhibits
  
     
Exhibit No.
Description
     
99.1
Press release issued on March 3, 2006
 
 
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 Registrant 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 Registrant’s customers or vendors, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel or general economic conditions.
 
 
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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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 3, 2006
 
 
By:
 
 
/s/ James H. Garner
 
 
 
 
 
 
James H. Garner
 
 
 
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
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