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Compensation Brief
Fiscal year 2025 · Filings through 2026-07-02

First Bancorp (FBNC)

Fiscal year 2025 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$1,914,798
Gregory Currie total, FY2025
Chief Executive Officer and President of First Bankhighest-paid officer; CEO Richard Moore: $1,639,497
1st
CEO (Richard Moore) pay percentile vs peers
27.8:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
95.64%
Say-on-pay support, latest vote
Companies that benchmark against FBNC
12 companies name FBNC as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses FBNC in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named FBNC in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2025

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Gregory Currie$650,000$100,000$718,649$0$393,609$0$52,540$1,914,798
Chief Executive Officer and President of First Bank
Richard Moore550,0000774,3810224,381090,7351,639,497
Chief Executive Officer
Elizabeth Bostian500,00075,000286,0170135,986047,9251,044,928
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and First Bank
Christian Wilson425,00075,000196,892069,392029,398795,682
Chief Operating Officer of the Company and First Bank
Michael Mayer650,0000000077,555727,555
President of the Company

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY20242025
Gregory Currie$1,914,798$902,944$810,900+1,011,854
Richard Moore1,639,4971,337,4661,242,921+302,031
Elizabeth Bostian1,044,928797,326706,023+247,602
Christian Wilson795,682462,628+333,054
Michael Mayer727,5552,127,7941,764,013−1,400,239

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Michael Goodwin MayerDirector2026-05-20D44,324$59$2,596,500CommonForm 4 ↗
Michael Goodwin MayerDirector2026-06-01A8635850,045CommonForm 4 ↗
John W. McCauleyDirector2026-06-01A8635850,045CommonForm 4 ↗
O. Temple Sloan, IIIDirector2026-06-01A8635850,045CommonForm 4 ↗
Carlie C. McLamb, JrDirector2026-06-01A8635850,045CommonForm 4 ↗
Frederick L. Taylor, IIDirector2026-06-01A8635850,045CommonForm 4 ↗
Dexter V. PerryDirector2026-06-01A8635850,045CommonForm 4 ↗
Abby J. DonnellyDirector2026-06-01A8635850,045CommonForm 4 ↗
Suzanne S. DeFerieDirector2026-06-01A8635850,045CommonForm 4 ↗
James C. Crawford, IIIDirector2026-06-01A8635850,045CommonForm 4 ↗
Katharine Caldwell NevinDirector2026-06-15A8635850,045CommonForm 4 ↗
Peter HansDirector2026-06-15A8635850,045CommonForm 4 ↗
Richard H. MooreDirector2026-06-23A9,67362600,016CommonForm 4 ↗
Christian WilsonChief Operating Officer2026-06-23A2,90262180,011CommonForm 4 ↗
Gregory A. CurrieDirector2026-06-23A7,73962480,050CommonForm 4 ↗
Thomas Brent HicksChief Accounting Officer2026-06-23A1,0876267,427CommonForm 4 ↗
Elizabeth BostianChief Financial Officer2026-06-23A3,38662210,034CommonForm 4 ↗
Elizabeth BostianChief Financial Officer2026-06-29D1,88764119,881CommonForm 4 ↗
Richard H. MooreDirector2026-06-29D2,09664133,159CommonForm 4 ↗
Elizabeth BostianChief Financial Officer2026-06-29D1,88764119,881CommonForm 4 ↗
Gregory A. CurrieDirector2026-06-29D2,09664133,159CommonForm 4 ↗
Richard H. MooreDirector2026-06-29D6,87864436,959CommonForm 4 ↗
Gregory A. CurrieDirector2026-06-29D2,09664133,159CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

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Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Christian WilsonPSU5621,1251,687
Christian WilsonRSU3,028127,500
Gregory CurrieRSU9,983425,000
Elizabeth BostianPSU2,1504,3006,451
Elizabeth BostianRSU3,562150,000
Gregory CurriePSU1,1032,2053,308
Richard MoorePSU1,8193,6395,458550,000
Richard MooreRSU13,058550,000
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Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Christian Wilson$127,500$0$00.0%
Gregory Currie425,000000.0%
Elizabeth Bostian150,000000.0%
Richard Moore550,000550,000050.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Gregory CurrieRSU2,371$120,423
Gregory CurrieRSU3,781192,037
Elizabeth BostianRSU1,92097,517
Gregory CurrieRSU4,825245,062
Richard MooreRSU16,886857,640
Michael MayerRSU16,606843,419
Richard MooreRSU56728,798
Gregory CurrieRSU53026,919
Elizabeth BostianRSU3,562180,914
Elizabeth BostianRSU3,403172,838
Elizabeth BostianRSU4,342220,530
Christian WilsonRSU68134,588
Christian WilsonRSU3,028153,792
Gregory CurrieRSU2,266115,090
Michael MayerRSU1,23362,624
Michael MayerRSU21,1881,076,139
Richard MooreRSU13,234672,155
Richard MooreRSU13,058663,216
Gregory CurrieRSU7,717391,946
Christian WilsonRSU4,754241,456
Richard MooreRSU2,489126,416
Elizabeth BostianRSU47524,125
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The Committee's general philosophy is that we should compensate our executive officers at approximately the same average level as corresponding officers at similarly situated peer financial services companies. While that is our general philosophy, we may position a base salary in the upper quartile of the market due to experience, performance, or competitive considerations. Also, we provide incentives that may result in compensation reaching the upper quartile of the market when performance exceeds targets.

CEO STI target (% of salary)75%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)
Independent consultantMeridien Compensation Partners
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
06

Say-on-pay — recent advisory votes

Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-04-2830,515,7641,390,39845,78095.64%Passed
20252025-04-2929,235,7922,013,23452,15293.56%Passed
20242024-05-0228,619,7271,174,33270,45096.06%Passed
20232023-05-0426,803,2491,968,244194,08693.16%Passed
20222022-05-0523,767,4671,631,858216,45093.58%Passed
20202020-05-0719,836,525973,260156,50795.32%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company's computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company's computation
20262026-04-2895.64%a
20252025-04-2993.56%b
20242024-05-0296.06%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Because directors will be elected by an affirmative vote of the majority of shares cast (or by a plurality of votes in a contested election) and the Say on Pay proposal, and the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors each requires approval by a majority of the votes cast, votes withheld, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect in the election of directors or the approvals of those proposals.”.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Because directors will be elected by an affirmative vote of the majority of shares cast (or by a plurality of votes in a contested election) and the "Say on Pay" proposal, the proposal to approve the First Bancorp 2024 Equity Plan and the ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors each requires approval by a majority of the votes cast, votes withheld, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect in the election of directors or the approvals of those proposals.”.

Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)27.8 : 1
CEO total compensation$1,639,497
Median employee compensation$58,900
08

Director compensation — fiscal year 2025

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Suzanne S. DeFerieIndependent · Executive and Loan · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Risk$57,500$37,500$0$0$0$95,000
James C. Crawford, IIIIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Executive and Loan · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) · Risk49,50037,50000087,000
Abby J. DonnellyIndependent · Executive and Loan · Audit · Compensation37,50037,50000075,000
Carlie C. McLamb, JrIndependent · Executive and Loan · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance37,50037,50000075,000
John W. McCauleyIndependent · Executive and Loan · Audit · Compensation37,50037,50000075,000
Frederick L. Taylor, IIIndependent · Executive and Loan · Audit · Compensation37,50037,50000075,000
O. Temple Sloan, IIIIndependent · Executive and Loan · Audit · Compensation37,50037,50000075,000
Mary Clara CapelIndependent · Executive and Loan · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Risk · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY37,50037,50000075,000
Dexter V. PerryIndependent · Executive and Loan · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Risk37,50037,50000075,000
Michael G. MayerEmployee director · Departed during FY00000
Gregory A. Currie, JrEmployee director · Newly elected00000
Richard H. MooreEmployee director · Board Chair00000
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$50,000
Annual equity retainer$50,000
Per board meeting fee
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)25,000
Stock ownership guideline
09b

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$369,500
Equity awards (grant-date value)$337,500
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$707,000

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

10b

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1First Bancorp2025Richard Moore$550,000$774,381$0$224,381$1,639,497

Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Gregory CurrieDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 25. As printed: 1,914,798. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c48 · span 404209–404218
2Section 01, Richard MooreDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 25. As printed: 1,639,497. Filing ↗machine: span 385715–385724
3Section 01, Elizabeth BostianDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 25. As printed: 1,044,928. Filing ↗machine: r14 · c48 · span 413496–413505
4Section 01, Christian WilsonDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 25. As printed: 795,682. Filing ↗machine: r19 · c48 · span 424264–424271
5Section 01, Michael MayerDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 25. As printed: 727,555. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c48 · span 394989–394996
6Section 03, Christian Wilson PSUDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r7 · c13 · span 643882–643887
7Section 03, Christian Wilson RSUDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r7 · c19 · span 644770–644777
8Section 03, Gregory Currie RSUDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r5 · c19 · span 638826–638833
9Section 03, Elizabeth Bostian PSUDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r6 · c13 · span 640913–640918
10Section 03, Elizabeth Bostian RSUDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r6 · c19 · span 641801–641808
11Section 03, Gregory Currie PSUDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r5 · c13 · span 637938–637943
12Section 03, Richard Moore PSUDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r3 · c23 · span 632419–632426
13Section 03, Richard Moore RSUDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t27 · r3 · c23 · span 632419–632426
14Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 27.8 : 1. Filing ↗
15Section 08, Suzanne S. DeFerieDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 95,000. Filing ↗machine: t32 · r4 · c11 · span 783435–783441
16Section 08, James C. Crawford, IIIDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 87,000. Filing ↗machine: t32 · r3 · c11 · span 781538–781544
17Section 08, Abby J. DonnellyDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 75,000. Filing ↗machine: t32 · r5 · c11 · span 785330–785336
18Section 08, Carlie C. McLamb, JrDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 75,000. Filing ↗machine: t32 · r7 · c11 · span 789125–789131
19Section 08, John W. McCauleyDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 75,000. Filing ↗machine: t32 · r6 · c11 · span 787225–787231
20Section 08, Frederick L. Taylor, IIDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 75,000. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c11 · span 794819–794825
21Section 08, O. Temple Sloan, IIIDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 75,000. Filing ↗machine: t32 · r9 · c11 · span 792918–792924
22Section 08, Mary Clara CapelDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 75,000. Filing ↗machine: t32 · r2 · c15 · span 779611–779617
23Section 08, Dexter V. PerryDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 75,000. Filing ↗machine: t32 · r8 · c11 · span 791019–791025
24Section 08, Michael G. MayerDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
25Section 08, Gregory A. Currie, JrDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
26Section 08, Richard H. MooreDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
27Section 02, Michael Goodwin Mayer 2026-05-20Form 42026-05-210000811589-26-000075Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
28Section 02, Michael Goodwin Mayer 2026-06-01Form 42026-06-030000811589-26-000090Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
29Section 02, John W. McCauley 2026-06-01Form 42026-06-030000811589-26-000080Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
30Section 02, O. Temple Sloan, III 2026-06-01Form 42026-06-030000811589-26-000084Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
31Section 02, Carlie C. McLamb, Jr 2026-06-01Form 42026-06-030000811589-26-000105Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
32Section 02, Frederick L. Taylor, II 2026-06-01Form 42026-06-030000811589-26-000086Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
33Section 02, Dexter V. Perry 2026-06-01Form 42026-06-030000811589-26-000081Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
34Section 02, Abby J. Donnelly 2026-06-01Form 42026-06-030000811589-26-000078Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
35Section 02, Suzanne S. DeFerie 2026-06-01Form 42026-06-030000811589-26-000092Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
36Section 02, James C. Crawford, III 2026-06-01Form 42026-06-030000811589-26-000088Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
37Section 02, Katharine Caldwell Nevin 2026-06-15Form 42026-06-160000811589-26-000113Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
38Section 02, Peter Hans 2026-06-15Form 42026-06-160000811589-26-000115Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
39Section 02, Richard H. Moore 2026-06-23Form 42026-06-250000811589-26-000122Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
40Section 02, Christian Wilson 2026-06-23Form 42026-06-250000811589-26-000128Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
41Section 02, Gregory A. Currie 2026-06-23Form 42026-06-250000811589-26-000124Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
42Section 02, Thomas Brent Hicks 2026-06-23Form 42026-06-250000811589-26-000130Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
43Section 02, Elizabeth Bostian 2026-06-23Form 42026-06-250000811589-26-000126Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
44Section 02, Elizabeth Bostian 2026-06-29Form 42026-07-020000811589-26-000132Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
45Section 02, Richard H. Moore 2026-06-29Form 42026-07-020000811589-26-000137Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
46Section 02, Elizabeth Bostian 2026-06-29Form 42026-07-020000811589-26-000140Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
47Section 02, Gregory A. Currie 2026-06-29Form 42026-07-020000811589-26-000135Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
48Section 02, Richard H. Moore 2026-06-29Form 42026-07-020000811589-26-000144Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
49Section 02, Gregory A. Currie 2026-06-29Form 42026-07-020000811589-26-000142Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. Filing ↗
50Section 06, 2026 voteForm 8-K2026-04-290000811589-26-000070Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.64% (votes for as printed: 30,515,764). Filing ↗
51Section 06, 2025 voteForm 8-K2025-05-010000811589-25-000021Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.56% (votes for as printed: 29,235,792). Filing ↗
52Section 06, 2024 voteForm 8-K2024-05-030000811589-24-000027Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.06% (votes for as printed: 28,619,727). Filing ↗
53Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)ComputedcomputedΔ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
54Section 03b vehicle mix (computed)ComputedcomputedRSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio
55Section 09b board cost (computed)ComputedcomputedCash 369,500 + equity 337,500 + all other 0 = 707,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 707,000
56First Bancorp (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-03-190000811589-26-000062CEO total compensation as printed in First Bancorp's own proxy. As printed: 1,639,497. Filing ↗machine: span 385715–385724