SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): July 16, 2002
FIRST BANCORP
| North Carolina | 0-15572 | 56-1421916 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
341 North Main Street
Troy, North Carolina 27371-0508
(910) 576-6171
Not Applicable
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| PRESS RELEASE DATED JULY 16, 2002 | ||||||||
| MERGER AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JULY 16, 2002 | ||||||||
Item 5. Other Events.
On July 16, 2002, First Bancorp announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement regarding a merger of Carolina Community Bancshares, Inc., a South Carolina corporation and a holding company registered with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, with and into and First Bancorp. The announcement is contained in a press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Also attached as an exhibit is the definitive merger agreement (Exhibit 99.2).
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) | None. | ||
| (b) | None. | ||
| (c) | Exhibits: |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 16, 2002 | |
| 99.2 | Merger Agreement dated as of July 16, 2002 between First Bancorp and Carolina Community Bancshares, Inc. |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: July 16, 2002 | ||||
| FIRST BANCORP | ||||
| By: | /s/ James H. Garner | |||
| James H. Garner Chief Executive Officer | ||||
