Select Bancorp (SLCT) Form 4 SELECT BANCORP / William L Hedgepeth ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hedgepeth William L

(Last) (First) (Middle)

700 W CUMBERLAND ST

(Street)

DUNN NC 28334

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SELECT BANCORP, INC. [ SLCT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President & CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/15/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
common stock	10/15/2021		D		81,167	D	(1)	0	D
common stock	10/15/2021		D		18,580	D	(1)	0	I	Joint with spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
stock options	$10.15	10/15/2021		D			1,300	(2)	01/24/2027	common stock	1,300	$0	0	D
Options to Purchase Common Stock	$11.27	10/15/2021		D			7,000	(2)	09/06/2027	common stock	7,000	$0	0	D
Options to Purchase Common Stock	$11.84	10/15/2021		D			15,000	(2)	01/22/2029	common stock	15,000	$0	0	D
Options to Purchase Common Stock	$11.84	10/15/2021		D			15,000	(2)	01/21/2030	Common Stock	15,000	$0	0	D
Options to Purchase Common Stock	$9.41	10/15/2021		D			7,500	(2)	01/26/2031	Common Stock	7,500	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of June 1, 2021 (the Merger Agreement), by and between First Bancorp and Select Bancorp, Inc., pursuant to which Select Bancorp, Inc. was merged with and into First Bancorp, effective October 15, 2021 (the Merger). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective date of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Select Bancorp, Inc. common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.408 of a share of First Bancorp common stock (subject to the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares). As a result of the Merger, the reporting person no longer beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, any shares of Select Bancorp, Inc., common stock.

2. Upon the closing of the Merger, each outstanding and unexercised option to purchase shares of Select Bancorp, Inc. common stock, whether or not previously vested, was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $18.00 minus the exercise price of each share of Select Bancorp, Inc. common stock subject to such stock option.

Remarks:

	/s/William L Hedgepeth	10/19/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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