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First Bancorp /Nc/ (FBNC)

8-K 2023-01-25 For: 2023-01-24
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Form 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 24, 2023

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) 300 SW Broad Street,
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Southern Pines, NC 28387
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(910) 246-2500

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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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(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:

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class            Trading symbol            Name of each exchange on which registered:

Common Stock, No Par Value        FBNC                The Nasdaq Global Select Market

First Bancorp

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Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition 3
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits 3
Signatures 3
Exhibit 99.1 News Releasedated January 24,exhibit991newsreleasedated.htm2023exhibit991newsreleasedated.htm 4

Item 2.02 - Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 24, 2023, First Bancorp (the “Company”) issued an earnings release to announce its financial results for the three month and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2022. The earnings release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company and includes cautionary language identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The earnings release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. Consequently, it is not deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such materials may only be incorporated by reference into another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933 if such subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 – News Release issued on January 24, 2023

Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words (and their derivatives) such as “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “anticipate,” or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of the Company and its management about future events. Factors that could influence the accuracy of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the financial success or changing strategies of the Company’s customers, the Company’s level of success in integrating acquisitions, actions of government regulators, the level of market interest rates, and general economic conditions. For additional information about the factors that could affect the matters discussed in this paragraph, see the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements. The Company is also not responsible for changes made to the press release by wire services, internet services or other media.

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
January 24, 2023 By: /s/ Richard H. Moore
Richard H. Moore
Chief Executive Officer

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News Release

For Immediate Release: For More Information, Contact:
January 24, 2023 Elaine Pozarycki
984-900-2457

First Bancorp Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Results

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. - First Bancorp (the "Company") (NASDAQ - FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, announced today net income of $38.4 million, or $1.08 per diluted common share, for the three months ended December 31, 2022, compared to $37.9 million, or $1.06 per diluted common share for the three months ended September 30, 2022 ("linked quarter") and $10.5 million, or $0.30 per diluted common share, recorded in the fourth quarter of 2021. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded net income of $146.9 million, or $4.12 per diluted common share, compared to $95.6 million, or $3.19 per diluted common share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.

On June 21, 2022, the Company announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire GrandSouth Bancorporation ("GrandSouth"), headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, in an all-stock transaction. The transaction closed on January 1, 2023, adding eight branches throughout South Carolina and approximately $1.2 billion in total assets, $1.0 billion in loans, and $1.0 billion in deposits to the Company's balance sheet as of the acquisition date.

Richard H. Moore, CEO and Chairman of the Company, stated, "First Bancorp had another strong year of continued growth as we earned nearly $147 million in net income, grew loans close to 10%, and improved our credit quality metrics over the course of the year. I am proud of our employees for their commitment to the communities we serve and for their continued focus on our customers, shareholders, and each other during our acquisition of GrandSouth and our October 2021 acquisition of Select Bancorp ("Select"). We welcomed our new GrandSouth customers officially as of January 1, 2023 and look forward to system conversion in March 2023."

2022 Financial Highlights

•Annualized return on average assets ("ROA") of 1.44% and annualized return on average common equity ("ROE") of 15.20% was reported for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. For the year ended December 31, 2022, ROA was reported at 1.39% and ROE was 13.40%, both increasing from the prior year.

•Total loans outstanding increased $139.9 million (8.5% annualized) during the fourth quarter of 2022, while year-over-year growth was $583.4 million, or 9.6%. Total loans were in excess of $6.6 billion at December 31, 2022.

•Credit quality continues to be strong with the nonperforming assets ("NPA") to total assets ratio at 0.36% as of December 31, 2022, down three basis points from the linked quarter, and as compared to 0.50% at December 31, 2021.

•Yield on total interest-earning assets increased 15 basis points to 3.64% as compared to the third quarter of 2022 and as compared to 3.20% for the fourth quarter of 2021. For the year ended December 31, 2022, interest-earning assets yielded 3.41%, up from 3.25% for the prior year.

•Capital remains strong with a total common equity Tier 1 ratio of 12.68%, up from 12.53% for the prior year, and an estimated total risk-based capital ratio of 14.73% as of December 31, 2022 as compared to 14.67% for the prior year.

The following discussions and comparisons to the prior year financial periods presented are impacted by the Company's acquisition of Select completed in the fourth quarter of 2021 which contributed $1.3 billion in loans and $1.6 billion in deposits as of the acquisition date.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $84.4 million, a 14.3% increase from the $73.8 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2021 and a decrease of $1.0 million or 1.1%, from the linked quarter. The increase in net interest income from the prior year period was due in large part to higher earning assets year-over-year and the higher net interest margin ("NIM") throughout 2022 as compared to 2021. Average interest-earning assets for the fourth quarter of 2022 increased 7.7% from the comparable period of the prior year, with strong loan growth as the primary driver for the increase.

The Company’s tax-equivalent NIM (calculated by dividing tax-equivalent net interest income by average earning assets) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was 3.28%, compared to 3.16% for the prior year. The NIM increase was driven by the rising market interest rates as the Federal Reserve's monetary policies resulted in a 425 basis point rise in short-term rates between March and December 2022.

The decrease in net interest income in the fourth quarter of 2022 as compared to the third quarter of 2022 was related primarily to an increase in total interest expense of $5.8 million. While the Company's total cost of funds ("COF") remained low at 0.36% for the quarter ended December 31, 2022, COF increased 24 basis points from the linked quarter contributing to the higher interest expense. During the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company experienced some pressure to reprice deposits, primarily money market accounts, and utilized more wholesale funding sources, both of which contributed to the increase in cost of funds.

Allowance for Credit Losses, Provisions for Credit Losses, and Asset Quality

For the three months ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded $4.0 million in provision for loan losses. This is compared to $5.1 million provision for loan losses for the linked quarter and a provision of $11.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. Fluctuations each period are based on the acquisition of Select in the fourth quarter of 2021, loan growth during each period, changes in the levels of nonperforming loans, economic forecasts impacting loss drivers, and other assumptions and inputs to the Company's CECL model.

Also during the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company recorded $1.0 million in provision for unfunded commitments, compared to a $0.3 million provision for unfunded commitments for the linked quarter and a provision of $2.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. Changes each period are related to fluctuations in the level of available credit lines and updated loss drivers. The reserve for unfunded commitments totaled $13.3 million at December 31, 2022 and is included in the line item "Other Liabilities".

Asset quality remained strong with annualized net loan recoveries of (0.02)% for the fourth quarter of 2022 and net charge-offs of 0.01% for the year ended December 31, 2022. Total NPAs amounted to $38.3 million at December 31, 2022, or 0.36% of total assets, down from $40.7 million, 0.39% of total assets, at the end of the linked quarter, and $52.6 million, or 0.50% of total assets, at December 31, 2021.

Noninterest Income

Total noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $14.6 million, a 3.3% decrease from the $15.1 million recorded for the fourth quarter of 2021 and a 13.9% decrease from the linked quarter. The primary factors driving fluctuations among the periods presented were as follows:

•Declines in "Other service charges, commission and fees" each period were related to lower interchange fees effective in July 2022 as a result of the Company becoming subject to the Durbin Amendment limitations. Lower fees were partially offset by higher volumes of activity in each period.

•Fees from presold mortgages amounted to $0.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, a decrease of 59.8% from the linked quarter, and a decrease of 92.7% from the $2.1 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2021. Mortgage loan refinancing and origination volumes declined significantly over these periods due to increases in mortgage interest rates.

•SBA-related revenues, including consulting fees and gain on sales, were down year-over-year as a result of lower PPP-related revenue in 2022 and timing and volume of loan originations available to be sold each period.

•Other gains amounted to $1.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2022 and $7.3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, primarily related to death benefits realized on bank-owned life insurance policies.

Noninterest Expenses

Noninterest expenses amounted to $45.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $48.7 million for the linked quarter and $62.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. The 27.3% decrease in noninterest expenses from the prior year period was driven by lower merger and acquisition expenses as compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. All other expenses remained essentially the same for the year-over-year quarter comparison other than an increase of employee benefit expenses driven by the fluctuations in the timing and volume of claims paid under the Company's self-insured health insurance plan. The increase in noninterest expenses, exclusive of merger expenses, of 13.3% year-over-year for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was driven by higher operating expenses, including additional locations and personnel, resulting from the Select acquisition which occurred in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Balance Sheet and Capital

Total assets at December 31, 2022 were $10.6 billion, an increase of 1.1% from the prior year end with growth in loans offset by reductions in other assets throughout the year.

Total investment securities decreased $288.0 million from December 31, 2021 to total $2.9 billion at December 31, 2022, as the Company is strategically redeploying the cash flows from investments to fund loan growth. Also contributing to the decline year-over-year was the higher level of unrealized losses on available for sale securities which amounted to $444.1 million at December 31, 2022, down $22.7 million from the linked quarter.

Total loans amounted to $6.7 billion at December 31, 2022, an increase of $583.4 million, or 9.6%, from December 31, 2021, due to organic loan growth throughout 2022. Organic net loan growth for the fourth quarter of 2022 amounted to $139.9 million, an annualized growth rate of 8.6%.

Total deposits amounted to $9.2 billion at December 31, 2022, an increase of $102.9 million, or 1.1%, from December 31, 2021. While deposits increased for the year to date period, the fourth quarter of 2022 realized a decline in total deposits of $1.7 million as market rates for deposits became more competitive and customer behaviors shifted from activity experienced during the pandemic.

The Company remains well-capitalized by all regulatory standards, with an estimated Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio at December 31, 2022 of 14.73% compared to 14.67% reported at December 31, 2021. The Company’s tangible common equity ("TCE") to tangible assets ratio was 6.39% at December 31, 2022, an increase from 5.98% for the linked quarter and a decrease of 199 basis points from a year earlier. Fluctuations in the TCE ratio were driven by the changes in the unrealized loss on available for sale securities included in equity.

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First Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of approximately $11.8 billion. Its principal activity is the ownership and operation of First Bank, a state-chartered community bank that operates 118 branches in North Carolina and South Carolina. First Bank also provides SBA loans to customers through its nationwide network of lenders - for more information on First Bank’s SBA lending capabilities, please visit www.firstbanksba.com. First Bancorp’s common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “FBNC.”

Please visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com.

Caution about Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words (and their derivatives) such as “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “anticipate,” or other words or phrases concerning opinions or judgments of the Company and its management about future events. Factors that could influence the accuracy of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the financial success or changing strategies of the Company’s customers, the Company’s level of success in integrating acquisitions, actions of government regulators, the level of market interest rates, and general economic conditions. For additional information about the factors that could affect the matters discussed in this paragraph, see the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K available at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements. The Company is also not responsible for changes made to this press release by wire services, internet services or other media.

| First Bancorp and Subsidiaries<br>Financial Summary | | --- || CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Three Months Ended | | | | Twelve Months Ended | | | | ($ in thousands except per share data - unaudited) | December 31, 2022 | | September 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 | | Interest income | | | | | | | | | Interest and fees on loans | $ | 76,509 | 72,239 | 64,688 | $ | 278,027 | 219,013 | | Interest on investment securities | 14,611 | | 14,565 | 10,910 | 57,923 | | 34,478 | | Other interest income | 1,991 | | 1,486 | 618 | 5,007 | | 2,427 | | Total interest income | 93,111 | | 88,290 | 76,216 | 340,957 | | 255,918 | | Interest expense | | | | | | | | | Interest on deposits | 6,145 | | 1,848 | 1,868 | 11,349 | | 7,881 | | Interest on borrowings | 2,594 | | 1,108 | 503 | 4,754 | | 1,642 | | Total interest expense | 8,739 | | 2,956 | 2,371 | 16,103 | | 9,523 | | Net interest income | 84,372 | | 85,334 | 73,845 | 324,854 | | 246,395 | | Provision for loan losses | 4,000 | | 5,100 | 11,011 | 12,600 | | 9,611 | | Provision for (reversal of) unfunded commitments | 1,000 | | 300 | 2,432 | (200) | | 5,420 | | Total provision for credit losses | 5,000 | | 5,400 | 13,443 | 12,400 | | 15,031 | | Net interest income after provision for credit losses | 79,372 | | 79,934 | 60,402 | 312,454 | | 231,364 | | Noninterest income | | | | | | | | | Service charges on deposit accounts | 4,116 | | 4,166 | 3,551 | 15,523 | | 12,317 | | Other service charges, commissions, and fees | 5,094 | | 6,312 | 7,034 | 26,294 | | 25,516 | | Fees from presold mortgage loans | 151 | | 376 | 2,061 | 2,102 | | 10,975 | | Commissions from sales of insurance & financial products | 1,708 | | 1,391 | 1,093 | 5,195 | | 6,947 | | SBA consulting fees | 645 | | 479 | 1,152 | 2,608 | | 7,231 | | SBA loan sale gains | 495 | | 479 | 348 | 5,076 | | 7,329 | | Bank-owned life insurance income | 967 | | 962 | 940 | 3,847 | | 2,885 | | Securities losses, net | — | | — | (1,237) | — | | (1,237) | | Other gains, net | 1,382 | | 2,747 | 115 | 7,340 | | 1,648 | | Total noninterest income | 14,558 | | 16,912 | 15,057 | 67,985 | | 73,611 | | Noninterest expenses | | | | | | | | | Salaries expense | 24,652 | | 24,416 | 24,846 | 96,321 | | 86,815 | | Employee benefit expense | 5,353 | | 4,156 | 3,329 | 21,397 | | 16,434 | | Occupancy and equipment related expense | 4,433 | | 4,847 | 4,607 | 18,604 | | 16,020 | | Merger and acquisition expenses | 303 | | 548 | 16,180 | 5,072 | | 16,845 | | Intangibles amortization expense | 825 | | 889 | 1,094 | 3,684 | | 3,531 | | Foreclosed property net (gains) losses | — | | — | 17 | (372) | | 24 | | Other operating expenses | 10,091 | | 13,844 | 12,716 | 50,514 | | 44,987 | | Total noninterest expenses | 45,657 | | 48,700 | 62,789 | 195,220 | | 184,656 | | Income before income taxes | 48,273 | | 48,146 | 12,670 | 185,219 | | 120,319 | | Income tax expense | 9,840 | | 10,197 | 2,148 | 38,283 | | 24,675 | | Net income | $ | 38,433 | 37,949 | 10,522 | $ | 146,936 | 95,644 | | Earnings per common share - diluted | $ | 1.08 | 1.06 | 0.30 | $ | 4.12 | 3.19 | | ADDITIONAL INCOME STATEMENT INFORMATION | | | | | | | | | Net interest income, as reported | $ | 84,372 | 85,334 | 73,845 | $ | 324,854 | 246,395 | | Tax-equivalent adjustment (1) | 722 | | 692 | 707 | 2,780 | | 2,243 | | Net interest income, tax-equivalent | $ | 85,094 | 86,026 | 74,552 | 327,634 | | 248,638 |

(1)This amount reflects the tax benefit that the Company receives related to its tax-exempt loans and securities, which carry interest rates lower than similar taxable investments due to their tax-exempt status. This amount has been computed assuming a 23% tax rate and is reduced by the related nondeductible portion of interest expense.

First Bancorp and Subsidiaries<br>Financial Summary
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS ( in thousands)
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At September 30, 2022<br>(unaudited) At December 31, 2021<br>(audited)
Assets
Cash and due from banks 101,133 83,050 128,228
Interest-bearing deposits with banks 186,465 332,934
Total cash and cash equivalents 269,515 461,162
Investment securities 2,882,408 3,144,239
Presold mortgages in process of settlement 3,233 19,257
SBA and other loans held for sale 477 61,003
Loans 6,525,286 6,081,715
Allowance for credit losses on loans (86,587) (78,789)
Net loans 6,438,699 6,002,926
Premises and equipment 134,288 136,092
Operating right-of-use lease assets 19,230 20,719
Intangible assets 378,150 382,090
Foreclosed properties 658 3,071
Bank-owned life insurance 164,793 165,786
Other assets 224,411 112,556
Total assets 10,625,049 10,515,862 10,508,901
Liabilities
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing deposit accounts 3,566,003 3,748,207 3,348,622
Interest-bearing deposit accounts 5,481,064 5,776,007
Total deposits 9,229,271 9,124,629
Borrowings 226,476 67,386
Operating lease liabilities 19,847 21,192
Other liabilities 55,771 65,119
Total liabilities 9,531,365 9,278,326
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock 724,694 722,671
Retained earnings 617,839 532,874
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (358,036) (24,970)
Total shareholders’ equity 984,497 1,230,575
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 10,625,049 10,515,862 10,508,901

All values are in US Dollars.

First Bancorp and Subsidiaries<br>Financial Summary
Twelve Months Ended
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PERFORMANCE RATIOS (annualized) September 30, 2022 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Return on average assets (1) % 1.42 % 0.41 % 1.39 % 1.13 %
Return on average common equity (2) % 13.84 % 3.55 % 13.40 % 9.86 %
Return on average tangible common equity (3) % 21.25 % 4.64 % 20.48 % 13.79 %
COMMON SHARE DATA
Cash dividends declared - common 0.22 0.22 0.20 0.88 0.80
Stated book value - common 27.57 34.54 28.89 34.54
Tangible book value - common (non-GAAP) 16.98 23.81 18.34 23.81
Common shares outstanding at end of period 35,711,754 35,629,177 35,704,154 35,629,117
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 35,703,446 34,567,927 35,674,730 30,027,785
CAPITAL RATIOS
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP) % 5.98 % 8.38 % 6.39 % 8.38 %
Common equity tier I capital ratio (4) % 12.76 % 12.53 % 12.68 % 12.53 %
Tier I leverage ratio (4) % 10.21 % 9.39 % 10.51 % 9.39 %
Tier I risk-based capital ratio (4) % 13.59 % 13.42 % 13.48 % 13.42 %
Total risk-based capital ratio (4) % 14.84 % 14.67 % 14.73 % 14.67 %
AVERAGE BALANCES ( in thousands)
Total assets 10,579,187 10,567,133 10,191,402 10,556,230 8,459,645
Loans 6,389,996 5,879,373 6,293,280 5,018,391
Earning assets 10,028,388 9,438,263 9,989,185 7,871,319
Deposits 9,299,277 8,878,141 9,283,505 7,401,910
Interest-bearing liabilities 5,661,339 5,641,358 5,758,001 4,736,343
Shareholders’ equity 1,087,763 1,177,374 1,096,913 969,775

All values are in US Dollars.

(1) Calculated by dividing annualized net income by average assets.

(2) Calculated by dividing annualized net income by average common equity.

(3) Calculated by dividing annualized net income by average tangible common equity.

(4) Capital ratios as of December 31, 2022 are estimated.

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TREND INFORMATION

($ in thousands except per share data) For the Three Months Ended
INCOME STATEMENT December 31, 2022 September 30, 2022 June 30, 2022 March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Net interest income - tax-equivalent (1) $ 85,094 86,026 78,939 77,575 74,552
Taxable equivalent adjustment (1) 722 692 669 697 707
Net interest income 84,372 85,334 78,270 76,878 73,845
Provision for loan losses 4,000 5,100 3,500 11,011
Provision for (reversal of) unfunded commitments 1,000 300 (1,500) 2,432
Noninterest income 14,558 16,912 17,264 19,251 15,057
Noninterest expense 45,657 48,700 49,398 51,465 62,789
Income before income taxes 48,273 48,146 46,136 42,664 12,670
Income tax expense 9,840 10,197 9,551 8,695 2,148
Net income 38,433 37,949 36,585 33,969 10,522
Earnings per common share - diluted 1.08 1.06 1.03 0.95 0.30
Cash dividends declared per share 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.22 0.20

(1) This amount reflects the tax benefit that the Company receives related to its tax-exempt loans and securities, which carry interest rates lower than similar taxable investments due to their tax-exempt status. This amount has been computed assuming a 23% tax rate and is reduced by the related nondeductible portion of interest expense.

| First Bancorp and Subsidiaries<br>Financial Summary | | --- || | For the Three Months Ended | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | YIELD INFORMATION | December 31, 2022 | | September 30, 2022 | | June 30, 2022 | | March 31, 2022 | | December 31, 2021 | | | Yield on loans | 4.62 | % | 4.49 | % | 4.24 | % | 4.30 | % | 4.37 | % | | Yield on securities | 1.74 | % | 1.71 | % | 1.69 | % | 1.76 | % | 1.45 | % | | Yield on other earning assets | 3.05 | % | 2.27 | % | 0.97 | % | 0.55 | % | 0.42 | % | | Yield on all interest-earning assets | 3.64 | % | 3.49 | % | 3.24 | % | 3.27 | % | 3.20 | % | | Rate on interest bearing deposits | 0.44 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.12 | % | 0.13 | % | | Rate on other interest-bearing liabilities | 4.58 | % | 3.99 | % | 3.52 | % | 2.77 | % | 2.88 | % | | Rate on all interest-bearing liabilities | 0.60 | % | 0.21 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.17 | % | | Total cost of funds | 0.36 | % | 0.12 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.10 | % | 0.11 | % | | Net interest margin (1) | 3.29 | % | 3.38 | % | 3.16 | % | 3.18 | % | 3.10 | % | | Net interest margin - tax-equivalent (2) | 3.32 | % | 3.40 | % | 3.18 | % | 3.21 | % | 3.13 | % | | Average prime rate | 6.82 | % | 5.35 | % | 3.94 | % | 3.29 | % | 3.25 | % |

(1) Calculated by dividing annualized net interest income by average earning assets for the period.

(2) Calculated by dividing annualized tax-equivalent net interest income by average earning assets for the period.

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For the Three Months Ended
NET INTEREST INCOME PURCHASE ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS<br><br>($ in thousands - unaudited) December 31, 2022 September 30, 2022 June 30, 2022 March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Interest income - increased by accretion of loan discount on acquired loans $ 886 1,519 1,545 1,671 1,912
Interest income - increased by accretion of loan discount on retained portions of SBA loans 427 1,032 730 667 703
Total interest income impact 1,313 2,551 2,275 2,338 2,615
Interest expense - reduced by premium amortization of deposits 70 121 168 234 261
Interest expense - increased by discount accretion of borrowings (64) (64) (53) (73) (116)
Total net interest expense impact 6 57 115 161 145
Total impact on net interest income $ 1,319 2,608 2,390 2,499 2,760

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As of / for the Three Months Ended
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) LOANS<br><br>($ in thousands - unaudited) December 31, 2022 September 30, 2022 June 30, 2022 March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
PPP loans outstanding $ 35 38 3,000 15,623 38,979
PPP fee amortization 284 1,008 1,324 1,676
First Bancorp and Subsidiaries<br>Financial Summary
--- ASSET QUALITY DATA ($ in thousands) December 31, 2022 September 30, 2022 June 30, 2022 March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
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Nonperforming assets
Nonaccrual loans $ 28,514 28,669 28,715 33,460 34,696
Troubled debt restructurings - accruing 9,121 11,355 11,771 12,727 13,866
Accruing loans > 90 days past due 1,004
Total nonperforming loans 37,635 40,024 40,486 46,187 49,566
Foreclosed real estate 658 658 658 2,750 3,071
Total nonperforming assets $ 38,293 40,682 41,144 48,937 52,637
Asset Quality Ratios
Quarterly net (recoveries) charge-offs to average loans - annualized (0.02) % 0.04 % (0.01) % 0.01 % 0.05 %
Nonperforming loans to total loans 0.56 % 0.61 % 0.65 % 0.76 % 0.82 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets 0.36 % 0.39 % 0.39 % 0.46 % 0.50 %
Allowance for credit losses to total loans 1.36 % 1.33 % 1.32 % 1.35 % 1.30 %

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