Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock, Related Shareholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common stock trades on NASDAQ under the trading symbol “FBNC.” Tables have been included in Item 7 under the heading, "Selected Financial Information," which provide historic information on the market price for the Company’s common stock. As of February 27, 2024, there were approximately 3,635 shareholders of record and another approximately 17,059 shareholders whose stock is held in “street name.”
The tables in Item 7 under "Selected Financial Information" section also include information regarding cash dividends declared per share of common stock for the periods presented. For each quarter in 2023, we declared a cash dividend of $0.22 per common share. For the foreseeable future, it is our current intention to continue to pay regular cash dividends on a quarterly basis. However, our ability to pay future cash dividends can be restricted or eliminated by regulatory authorities.
Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans
Refer to “Additional Information Regarding the Registrant’s Equity Compensation Plans” in Item 12.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Pursuant to authorizations by the Board, the Company from time to time has repurchased shares of common stock in private transactions and in open-market purchases. The Company did not repurchase any shares of the Company's common stock during either 2023 or 2022. As of December 31, 2023, there was no share repurchase program in place.
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Performance Graph
The performance graph shown below compares the Company’s cumulative total return to shareholders for the five-year period commencing December 31, 2018 and ending December 31, 2023, with the cumulative total return of the Russell 2000 Index (reflecting overall stock market performance of small-capitalization companies), and the S&P U.S. BMI Banks Industry Group Index, as constructed by S & P Global (reflecting performance in broad market banking industry stocks). The graph and table assume that $100 was invested on December 31, 2018 in each of the Company’s common stock, the Russell 2000 Index, and the S&P U.S. BMI Banks Industry Group Index, and that all dividends were reinvested.
First Bancorp Comparison of Five-Year Total Return Performances (1)
Five Years Ended December 31, 2023
Total Return Index Values (1)
December 31,
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
First Bancorp $ 100.00 123.99 108.22 148.98 142.78 126.72
Russell 2000 Index 100.00 125.52 150.58 172.90 137.56 160.85
S&P US BMI Banks Industry Group Index 100.00 137.36 119.83 162.92 135.13 147.41
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(1) Total return indices were provided from an independent source, S&P Global Market Intelligence, New York, New York, and assume initial investment of $100 on December 31, 2018, reinvestment of dividends, and changes in market values. Total return index numerical values used in this example are for illustrative purposes only.
Item 6. Reserved.
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