First Bancorp (FBNC) 10-Q 2008 Q1 Quarterly report

  Exhibit 32.1

  Chief Executive Officer

  Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

  as Adopted Pursuant to

  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of First Bancorp (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Jerry L. Ocheltree, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Jerry L. Ocheltree

Jerry L. Ocheltree

Chief Executive Officer

May 9, 2008

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to First Bancorp and will be retained by First Bancorp and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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