First Bancorp Reports Second Quarter Results

Second Quarter 2025 Financial Data
(Dollars in 000s, except per share data)	Q2-2025		Q1-2025		Q2-2024
Summary Income Statement
Total interest income	$ 136,741		$ 132,660		$ 128,822
Total interest expense	40,065		39,777		47,707
Net interest income	96,676		92,883		81,115
Provision for credit losses	2,212		1,116		541
Noninterest income	14,341		12,902		14,601
Noninterest expenses	58,983		57,893		58,291
Income tax expense	11,256		10,370		8,172
Net income	$ 38,566		$ 36,406		$ 28,712
Key Metrics
Diluted EPS	$ 0.93		$ 0.88		$ 0.70
Book value per share	37.53		36.46		34.10
Tangible book value per share	25.82		24.69		22.19
Return on average assets	1.24 %		1.21 %		0.96 %
Return on average common equity	10.11 %		10.06 %		8.38 %
Return on average tangible common equity	15.25 %		15.54 %		13.60 %
NIM	3.32 %		3.25 %		2.84 %
NIM- T/E	3.32 %		3.27 %		2.87 %
Quarterly net charge-offs to average loans - annualized	0.06 %		0.17 %		0.07 %
Allowance for credit losses to total loans	1.47 %		1.49 %		1.36 %
Capital Ratios (1)
Tangible common equity to tangible assets	8.83 %		8.55 %		7.90 %
Common equity tier I capital ratio	14.62 %		14.52 %		13.99 %
Total risk-based capital ratio	16.87 %		16.80 %		16.24 %

(1)	June 30, 2025 ratios are preliminary.

Second Quarter 2025 Highlights

• Diluted earnings per share ("D-EPS") was $0.93 per share for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $0.88 for the linked quarter and $0.70 for the like quarter.
• Total loan yield expanded to 5.53%, up 1 basis point from the linked quarter and 3 basis points from the like quarter. Total cost of funds contracted 3 basis points to 1.48% for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 from 1.51% for the linked quarter and from 1.81% for the like quarter.
• The yield on securities increased 13 basis points to 2.41% for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 from 2.28% for the linked quarter. The Company purchased $127.0 million of CMOs yielding 5.16% during the second quarter.
• Average core deposits were $10.7 billion for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of $140.4 million from the linked quarter, with $147.0 million of growth in noninterest bearing deposits and $21.3 million of growth in average money market accounts, partially offset by a decline of $30.7 million in average time deposits. Total cost of deposits was 1.43%, a decrease of 3 basis points from 1.46% for the linked quarter and 29 basis points from the like quarter at 1.72%. The Company continues to maintain a low level of wholesale funding with average borrowings of $92.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.
• We continue to focus on expense management. Noninterest expenses of $59.0 million represented a $1.1 million increase from the linked quarter and $0.7 million from the like quarter. The linked quarter increase was driven by a $0.7 million increase in Other operating expenses and a $0.4 million increase in Total personnel expense.
• Total loans were $8.2 billion at June 30, 2025, reflecting growth of $122.6 million, or 6.07% annualized, for the quarter and growth of $155.8 million, or 1.93%, from June 30, 2024.
• Noninterest-bearing demand deposits were $3.5 billion, representing 33% of total deposits at June 30, 2025. During the second quarter of 2025, customer deposits grew $85.6 million driven by increases of $65.8 million in noninterest bearing deposits and $60.0 million in money market accounts.
• The on-balance sheet liquidity ratio was 20.0% at June 30, 2025, an increase from 19.8% for the linked quarter. Available off-balance sheet sources totaled $2.3 billion at June 30, 2025, resulting in a total liquidity ratio of 36.1%.

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C., July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- First Bancorp (the "Company") (NASDAQ - FBNC), the parent company of First Bank, reported unaudited second quarter earnings today. The Company announced net income of $38.6 million, or $0.93 D-EPS, for the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to $36.4 million, or $0.88 D-EPS, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 ("linked quarter") and $28.7 million, or $0.70 D-EPS, for the second quarter of 2024 ("like quarter"). For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded net income of $75.0 million, or $1.81 per diluted common share, compared to $54.0 million, or $1.31 per diluted common share, for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

The Company continued to enhance net interest income and net interest margin ("NIM"). The Company recorded net interest income of $96.7 million for the second quarter of 2025, compared to $92.9 million for the linked quarter and $81.1 million for the like quarter. NIM for the second quarter of 2025 expanded to 3.32% from 3.25% for the linked quarter and 2.84% for the like quarter.

First Bancorp also continued to maintain expense control with noninterest expenses of $59.0 million for the second quarter of 2025, up slightly from $57.9 million for the linked quarter and $58.3 million for the like quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recorded noninterest expense of $116.9 million, down from $117.5 million, for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

Richard H. Moore, Chairman and CEO of the Company, stated "First Bancorp continues to improve financial results in 2025 as second quarter net income was $38.6 million and diluted EPS was $0.93, both resulting from expanded net interest margin and disciplined expense management. We improved our liquidity position and increased our capital levels, while credit quality remains strong with low levels of charge-offs and nonperforming assets. We grew loans 6% annualized in the quarter and benefited from our favorable cost of funds and increased yields on our earning assets. Our Board also increased our quarterly dividend to $0.23 per share effective June 30, 2025. We are very pleased with the Bank's performance halfway through this year."

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Net interest income for the second quarter of 2025 was $96.7 million, an increase of 4.1% from the linked quarter of $92.9 million and 19.2% from the like quarter of $81.1 million. The increase in net interest income from the linked and like quarters was primarily driven by our focused efforts to manage deposit costs while increasing loan yields after the rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in the second half of 2024 along with the increased securities yield resulting from the loss-earnback transaction executed in the fourth quarter of 2024.

The Company's NIM for the second quarter of 2025 was 3.32%, an increase of 7 basis points from the linked quarter and 48 basis points from the like quarter. Within interest-earning assets, the purchase of $127.0 million of CMOs yielding 5.16% during the second quarter aided in the 13 basis point increase in the yield on securities as compared to the linked quarter. In addition, loan yields increased 1 basis point to 5.53%. During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, interest-bearing deposits remained consistent with the linked quarter and fell 0.40% from the like quarter, attributable to the three rate cuts by the Federal Reserve between September and December. The like quarter expansion of NIM was driven by the same factors described above resulting in an increase of 69 basis points in securities yield, an increase of 3 basis points in loan yields, and a decrease of 40 basis points in the rate on interest-bearing deposits.

		For the Three Months Ended
YIELD INFORMATION		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		June 30, 2024
Yield on loans		5.53 %		5.52 %		5.50 %
Yield on securities		2.41 %		2.28 %		1.72 %
Yield on other earning assets		4.63 %		4.42 %		4.71 %
Yield on total interest-earning assets		4.69 %		4.65 %		4.51 %
Cost of interest-bearing deposits		2.14 %		2.14 %		2.54 %
Cost of borrowings		7.22 %		7.31 %		7.09 %
Cost of total interest-bearing liabilities		2.20 %		2.21 %		2.65 %
Total cost of funds		1.48 %		1.51 %		1.81 %
Cost of total deposits		1.43 %		1.46 %		1.72 %
Net interest margin (1)		3.32 %		3.25 %		2.84 %
Net interest margin - tax-equivalent (2)		3.32 %		3.27 %		2.87 %
Average prime rate		7.50 %		7.50 %		8.50 %

(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. The tax-equivalent 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 using the expected tax rate and is reduced by the related nondeductible portion of interest expense.

See Appendix F regarding loan purchase discount accretion and its impact on the Company's NIM.

Provision for Credit Losses and Credit Quality

For the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, the Company recorded $2.2 million, $1.1 million and $0.5 million in provision for credit losses, respectively. The provision for the second quarter of 2025 was driven by net charge-offs of $1.2 million, reserves related to loan growth of $122.6 million, and declining macro-economic projections, partially offset by the $3.5 million reduction in reserves for potential credit exposure from Hurricane Helene. Additionally, the $1.1 million provision for unfunded commitments during the quarter was the result of increased reserve rates for specifc segments of the loan portfolio and an increase in the level of available unfunded lending commitments. The June macro-economic forecasts are a key driver in the Company's CECL model and reflected declines from the prior quarter.

Within the portions of Western North and South Carolina that were significantly impacted by Hurricane Helene starting late in the third quarter of 2024, the Company identified borrowers that were potentially impacted by the storm and subsequent economic impacts which represented approximately $703 million of loans outstanding as of June 30, 2025. Based upon its continuing evaluation of these potential impacts, the Company adjusted the incremental reserve for potential exposure from Hurricane Helene to $7.5 million as of June 30, 2025. The remaining incremental reserve contributes 10 basis points to the Allowance for Credit Losses at period end. The results for the second quarter of 2025 included a $3.5 million reduction to the potential impacts to the allowance for credit losses from Hurricane Helene ($2.7 million after-taxes or $0.06 per diluted share). The reconciliations from net income and D-EPS to adjusted net income and adjusted D-EPS (both non-GAAP measures) for the first and second quarters of 2025 are presented in Appendix E.

Asset quality remained strong with annualized net loan charge-offs of 0.06% for the second quarter of 2025. Total nonperforming assets ("NPAs") remained at a low level at $35.8 million at June 30, 2025, or 0.28% of total assets, up slightly from 0.27% at March 31, 2025 and consistent with June 30, 2024.

The following table presents the summary of NPAs and asset quality ratios for each period.

ASSET QUALITY DATA ($ in thousands)		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		June 30, 2024
Nonperforming assets
Nonaccrual loans		$ 34,625		$ 29,081		$ 33,102
Accruing loans> 90 days past due		-		-		-
Total nonperforming loans		34,625		29,081		33,102
Foreclosed real estate		1,218		4,769		1,150
Total nonperforming assets		$ 35,843		$ 33,850		$ 34,252
Asset Quality Ratios
Quarterly net charge-offs to average loans - annualized		0.06 %		0.17 %		0.07 %
Nonperforming loans to total loans		0.42 %		0.36 %		0.54 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.28 %		0.27 %		0.28 %
Allowance for credit losses to total loans		1.47 %		1.49 %		1.36 %

Noninterest Income

Total noninterest income for the second quarter of 2025 was $14.3 million, an 11.2% increase from the $12.9 million recorded in the linked quarter and a 1.8% decrease from the $14.6 million recorded for the like quarter. As compared to the linked quarter, noninterest income was higher primarily due to higher Other service charges, commissions and fees and Other income, net of $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

Noninterest Expenses

Noninterest expenses amounted to $59.0 million for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $57.9 million for the linked quarter and $58.3 million for the like quarter. The $1.1 million, or 1.9%, increase in noninterest expense from the linked quarter was driven by a $0.7 million increase in Other operating expenses and a $0.4 million increase in total personnel expenses arising from increased incentives expense.

The $0.7 million increase from the like quarter was driven by a $0.7 million increase in total personnel expenses and a $0.3 million increase in Occupancy and equipment related expenses, partially offset by declines in other expenses.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense totaled $11.3 million for the second quarter of 2025 compared to $10.4 million for the linked quarter and $8.2 million for the like quarter. These equated to effective tax rates of 22.6%, 22.2% and 22.2% for the respective periods.

Balance Sheet

Total assets at June 30, 2025 amounted to $12.6 billion, an increase of $172.0 million, or 5.5% annualized, from the linked quarter and an increase of $547.5 million, or 4.5%, from a year earlier. The increase from the linked quarter was primarily driven by loan growth and an increase in our available for sale securities portfolio as a result of $127.0 million of purchases and a decrease in the unrealized loss on those securities, partially offset by repayments.

Key period end balance sheet components are presented below.

BALANCES ($ in thousands)		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		June 30, 2024		Change 2Q25 vs 1Q25		Change 2Q25 vs 2Q24
Total assets		$ 12,608,265		$ 12,436,245		$ 12,060,805		1.4 %		4.5 %
Loans		8,225,650		8,103,033		8,069,848		1.5 %		1.9 %
Investment securities		2,661,236		2,582,781		2,390,811		3.0 %		11.3 %
Total cash and cash equivalents		711,286		772,441		608,412		(7.9) %		16.9 %
Noninterest-bearing deposits		3,542,626		3,476,786		3,339,678		1.9 %		6.1 %
Interest-bearing deposits		7,287,754		7,267,873		7,148,151		0.3 %		2.0 %
Borrowings		92,237		92,055		91,513		0.2 %		0.8 %
Shareholders' equity		1,556,180		1,508,176		1,404,342		3.2 %		10.8 %

Primarily the result of securities purchases and decreased unrealized losses on the available for sale securities portfolio during the second quarter of 2025, total investment securities increased to $2.7 billion at June 30, 2025, reflecting a $78.5 million increase from the linked quarter. Total unrealized losses on available for sale investment securities was $298.9 million at June 30, 2025, as compared to $321.2 million at March 31, 2025 and $410.1 million at June 30, 2024. During the second quarter of 2025, the Company purchased $127.0 million of securities with a weighted average yield of 5.16%.

Total loans amounted to $8.2 billion at June 30, 2025, an increase of $122.6 million, or 6.1% annualized, from March 31, 2025 and an increase of $155.8 million, or 1.9%, from June 30, 2024. Please see below table for total loan portfolio mix. As of June 30, 2025, there were no notable concentrations in geographies within North Carolina and South Carolina or industries, including in office or hospitality categories, which are included in the "commercial real estate - non-owner occupied" category in the table below. The Company's exposure to non-owner occupied office loans represented approximately 6.5% of the total portfolio at June 30, 2025, with the largest loan being $30.0 million and with an average loan outstanding balance of $1.4 million. Non-owner occupied office loans are generally in non-metro markets and the ten largest loans in this category represent less than 2% of the total loan portfolio.

The following table presents the period end balance and portfolio percentage by loan category.

LOAN PORTFOLIO		June 30, 2025				March 31, 2025				June 30, 2024
($ in thousands)		Amount		Percentage		Amount		Percentage		Amount		Percentage
Commercial and industrial		$ 911,227		11 %		$ 890,071		11 %		$ 863,366		11 %
Construction, development & other land loans		633,529		8 %		644,439		8 %		764,418		9 %
Commercial real estate - owner occupied		1,254,596		15 %		1,233,732		15 %		1,250,267		16 %
Commercial real estate - non-owner occupied		2,758,629		34 %		2,701,746		34 %		2,561,803		32 %
Multi-family real estate		509,419		6 %		512,958		6 %		497,187		6 %
Residential 1-4 family real estate		1,731,397		21 %		1,709,593		21 %		1,729,050		21 %
Home equity loans/lines of credit		355,876		4 %		341,240		4 %		326,411		4 %
Consumer loans		70,137		1 %		68,115		1 %		76,638		1 %
Loans, gross		8,224,810		100 %		8,101,894		100 %		8,069,140		100 %
Unamortized net deferred loan fees		840				1,139				708
Total loans		$ 8,225,650				$ 8,103,033				$ 8,069,848

Total deposits were $10.8 billion at June 30, 2025, an increase of $85.7 million, or 3.2% annualized, from March 31, 2025 and an increase of $342.6 million, or 3.3%, from June 30, 2024.

The Company has a diversified and granular deposit base which has remained a stable funding source with noninterest-bearing deposits comprising 33% of total deposits at June 30, 2025. As presented in the table below, our deposit mix has remained relatively consistent.

DEPOSIT PORTFOLIO		June 30, 2025				March 31, 2025				June 30, 2024
($ in thousands)		Amount		Percentage		Amount		Percentage		Amount		Percentage
Noninterest-bearing checking accounts		$ 3,542,626		33 %		$ 3,476,786		32 %		$ 3,339,678		32 %
Interest-bearing checking accounts		1,443,010		13 %		1,448,377		14 %		1,400,071		13 %
Money market accounts		4,446,485		41 %		4,386,469		41 %		4,150,429		40 %
Savings accounts		536,247		5 %		539,632		5 %		558,126		5 %
Other time deposits		514,865		5 %		533,723		5 %		601,212		6 %
Time deposits>$250,000		337,382		3 %		349,990		3 %		389,281		4 %
Total customer deposits		10,820,615		100 %		10,734,977		100 %		10,438,797		100 %
Brokered deposits		9,765		- %		9,682		- %		49,032		- %
Total deposits		$ 10,830,380		100 %		$ 10,744,659		100 %		$ 10,487,829		100 %

As of June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, estimated insured deposits totaled $6.5 billion, or 59.7%, and $6.5 billion, or 60.2%, respectively, of total deposits. In addition, at June 30, 2025 and March 31, 2025, there were collateralized deposits of $707.0 million and $725.9 million, respectively, such that approximately 66.3% and 66.9%, respectively, of our total deposits were insured or collateralized at those dates.

Capital

The Company maintains capital in excess of well-capitalized regulatory requirements, with an estimated total risk-based capital ratio at June 30, 2025 of 16.87%, up from the linked quarter ratio of 16.80% and the like quarter ratio of 16.24%. The increase during the second quarter of 2025 in risk-based capital ratios was driven by earnings in excess of dividends, partially offset by an increase in risk weighted assets.

The Company has elected to exclude accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") related primarily to available for sale securities from common equity tier 1 capital. AOCI is included in the Company's tangible common equity ("TCE") to tangible assets ratio (a non-GAAP financial measure) which was 8.83% at June 30, 2025, an increase of 28 basis points from the linked quarter and 93 basis points from June 30, 2024. The second quarter increase in TCE was driven by earnings in excess of dividends and improvements in the level of unrealized losses on the available for sale securities portfolio during the quarter. Refer to Appendix B for a reconciliation of common equity to TCE (a non-GAAP measure) and Appendix D for a calculation of the TCE ratio (a non-GAAP measure).

CAPITAL RATIOS		June 30, 2025 (estimated)		March 31, 2025		June 30, 2024
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (non-GAAP)		8.83 %		8.55 %		7.90 %
Common equity tier I capital ratio		14.62 %		14.52 %		13.99 %
Tier I leverage ratio		11.45 %		11.41 %		11.24 %
Tier I risk-based capital ratio		15.42 %		15.34 %		14.79 %
Total risk-based capital ratio		16.87 %		16.80 %		16.24 %

Liquidity

Liquidity is evaluated as both on-balance sheet (primarily cash and cash-equivalents, unpledged securities and other marketable assets) and off-balance sheet (readily available lines of credit and other funding sources). The Company continues to manage liquidity sources, including unused lines of credit, at levels believed to be adequate to meet its operating needs for the foreseeable future.

The Company's on-balance sheet liquidity ratio (net liquid assets as a percent of net liabilities) at June 30, 2025 was 20.0%. In addition, the Company had approximately $2.3 billion in available lines of credit at that date resulting in a total liquidity ratio of 36.1%.

About First Bancorp

First Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of $12.6 billion. Its principal activity is the ownership and operation of First Bank, a state-chartered community bank that operates 113 branches in North Carolina and South Carolina. Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business. First Bank also provides SBA loans to customers through its nationwide network of lenders. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.

Please visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com for more information.

First Bancorp's common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FBNC."

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.

Non-GAAP Measures

In this Earnings Release, we present certain measures of our performance that are calculated by methods other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Company management uses these non-GAAP measures for purposes of evaluating our performance. Non-GAAP measures exclude or include amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure determined in accordance with GAAP. Company management believes an appropriate analysis of the Company's financial performance requires an understanding of the factors underlying such performance. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed as substitutes for the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Please see the Appendices attached to this Earnings Release for reconciliations of return on tangible common equity, tangible common equity, tangible book value per share, the tangible common equity ratio, adjusted net income and adjusted D-EPS.

First Bancorp and Subsidiaries
Financial Summary
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
		For the Three Months Ended						For the Six Months Ended
($ in thousands, except per share data - unaudited)		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		June 30, 2024		June 30, 2025		June 30, 2024
Interest income
Interest and fees on loans		$ 112,931		$ 110,533		$ 110,472		$ 223,464		$ 220,270
Interest on investment securities:
Taxable interest income		16,857		15,524		11,291		32,381		24,019
Tax-exempt interest income		1,116		1,116		1,117		2,232		2,234
Other, principally overnight investments		5,837		5,487		5,942		11,324		8,913
Total interest income		136,741		132,660		128,822		269,401		255,436
Interest expense
Interest on deposits		38,405		38,119		44,744		76,524		83,879
Interest on borrowings		1,660		1,658		2,963		3,318		11,168
Total interest expense		40,065		39,777		47,707		79,842		95,047
Net interest income		96,676		92,883		81,115		189,559		160,389
Provision for credit losses		2,212		1,116		541		3,328		1,741
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		94,464		91,767		80,574		186,231		158,648
Noninterest income
Service charges on deposit accounts		3,976		3,767		4,139		7,743		8,007
Other service charges and fees		6,595		5,883		5,314		12,478		10,884
Presold mortgage loan fees and gains on sale		315		450		588		765		926
Commissions from sales of financial products		1,388		1,408		1,377		2,796		2,697
SBA loan sale gains		151		52		1,336		203		2,231
Bank-owned life insurance income		1,221		1,228		1,179		2,449		2,343
Securities losses, net		-		-		(186)		-		(1,161)
Other Income, net		695		114		854		809		1,570
Total noninterest income		14,341		12,902		14,601		27,243		27,497
Noninterest expenses
Salaries, incentives and commissions expense		29,005		28,661		27,809		57,666		55,451
Employee benefit expense		6,187		6,095		6,703		12,282		12,972
Total personnel expense		35,192		34,756		34,512		69,948		68,423
Occupancy and equipment expense		5,195		5,192		4,877		10,387		10,952
Intangibles amortization expense		1,468		1,516		1,669		2,984		3,428
Other operating expenses		17,128		16,429		17,233		33,557		34,675
Total noninterest expenses		58,983		57,893		58,291		116,876		117,478
Income before income taxes		49,822		46,776		36,884		96,598		68,667
Income tax expense		11,256		10,370		8,172		21,626		14,683
Net income		$ 38,566		$ 36,406		$ 28,712		$ 74,972		$ 53,984
Earnings per common share:
Basic		$ 0.93		$ 0.88		$ 0.70		$ 1.81		$ 1.31
Diluted		0.93		0.88		0.70		1.81		1.31

First Bancorp and Subsidiaries
Financial Summary
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
($ in thousands - unaudited)		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		June 30, 2024
Assets
Cash and due from banks, noninterest-bearing		$ 139,486		$ 149,781		$ 90,468
Due from banks, interest-bearing		571,800		622,660		517,944
Total cash and cash equivalents		711,286		772,441		608,412
Securities available for sale		2,144,831		2,064,516		1,867,211
Securities held to maturity		516,405		518,265		523,600
Presold mortgages and SBA loans held for sale		8,928		5,166		7,247
Loans		8,225,650		8,103,033		8,069,848
Allowance for credit losses on loans		(120,545)		(120,631)		(110,058)
Net loans		8,105,105		7,982,402		7,959,790
Premises and equipment, net		141,661		141,954		147,110
Accrued interest receivable		36,681		35,452		35,605
Goodwill		478,750		478,750		478,750
Other intangible assets, net		19,920		21,388		26,080
Bank-owned life insurance		190,817		189,597		186,031
Other assets		253,881		226,314		220,969
Total assets		$ 12,608,265		$ 12,436,245		$ 12,060,805
Liabilities
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing deposits		$ 3,542,626		$ 3,476,786		$ 3,339,678
Interest-bearing deposits		7,287,754		7,267,873		7,148,151
Total deposits		10,830,380		10,744,659		10,487,829
Borrowings		92,237		92,055		91,513
Accrued interest payable		4,340		4,935		5,728
Other liabilities		125,128		86,420		71,393
Total liabilities		11,052,085		10,928,069		10,656,463
Shareholders' equity
Common stock		973,041		971,174		967,239
Retained earnings		812,657		783,630		752,294
Stock in rabbi trust assumed in acquisition		(869)		(1,166)		(1,139)
Rabbi trust obligation		869		1,166		1,139
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(229,518)		(246,628)		(315,191)
Total shareholders' equity		1,556,180		1,508,176		1,404,342
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$ 12,608,265		$ 12,436,245		$ 12,060,805

First Bancorp and Subsidiaries
Financial Summary
TREND INFORMATION
		For the Three Months Ended
		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		June 30, 2024
PERFORMANCE RATIOS (annualized)
Return on average assets (1)		1.24 %		1.21 %		0.12 %		0.61 %		0.96 %
Return on average common equity (2)		10.11 %		10.06 %		0.96 %		5.14 %		8.38 %
Return on average tangible common equity (3)		15.25 %		15.54 %		1.93 %		8.30 %		13.60 %
COMMON SHARE DATA
Cash dividends declared - common		$ 0.23		$ 0.22		$ 0.22		$ 0.22		$ 0.22
Book value per common share		$ 37.53		$ 36.46		$ 34.96		$ 35.74		$ 34.10
Tangible book value per share (4)		$ 25.82		$ 24.69		$ 23.17		$ 23.91		$ 22.19
Common shares outstanding at end of period		41,468,098		41,368,828		41,347,418		41,340,099		41,187,943
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		41,441,393		41,406,525		41,422,973		41,366,743		41,262,091
CAPITAL INFORMATION (preliminary for current quarter)
Tangible common equity to tangible assets (5)		8.83 %		8.55 %		8.22 %		8.47 %		7.90 %
Common equity tier I capital ratio		14.62 %		14.52 %		14.35 %		14.37 %		13.99 %
Total risk-based capital ratio		16.87 %		16.80 %		16.63 %		16.65 %		16.24 %

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

(2) Calculated by dividing annualized tangible net income (net income adjusted for intangible asset amortization, net of tax), by average common equity. See Appendix A for the components of the calculation.

(3) Return on average tangible common equity is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Appendix A for the components of the calculation and the reconciliation of average common equity to average TCE.

(4) Tangible book value per share is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Appendix B for a reconciliation of common equity to tangible common equity and Appendix C for the resulting calculation.

(5) Tangible common equity ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Appendix B for a reconciliation of common equity to tangible common equity and Appendix D for the resulting calculation.

		For the Three Months Ended
INCOME STATEMENT ($ in thousands except per share data)		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		June 30, 2024
Net interest income		$ 96,676		$ 92,883		$ 88,841		$ 83,043		$ 81,115
Provision for credit losses		2,212		1,116		507		14,200		541
Noninterest income		14,341		12,902		(23,177)		13,579		14,601
Noninterest expense		58,983		57,893		58,279		59,850		58,291
Income before income taxes		49,822		46,776		6,878		22,572		36,884
Income tax expense		11,256		10,370		3,327		3,892		8,172
Net income		38,566		36,406		3,551		18,680		28,712
Earnings per common share - diluted		$ 0.93		$ 0.88		$ 0.08		$ 0.45		$ 0.70

(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 the expected tax rate and is reduced by the related nondeductible portion of interest expense.

First Bancorp and Subsidiaries
Financial Summary
AVERAGE BALANCES AND NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS - QUARTERS
	For the Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2025						March 31, 2025						June 30, 2024
($ in thousands)	Average Volume		Interest Earned or Paid		Average Rate		Average Volume		Interest Earned or Paid		Average Rate		Average Volume		Interest Earned or Paid		Average Rate
Assets
Loans (1) (2)	$ 8,187,662		$ 112,931		5.53 %		$ 8,107,394		$ 110,533		5.52 %		$ 8,070,815		$ 110,472		5.50 %
Taxable securities	2,697,338		16,857		2.50 %		2,629,066		15,524		2.36 %		2,591,617		11,291		1.74 %
Non-taxable securities	287,848		1,116		1.55 %		288,905		1,116		1.55 %		292,045		1,117		1.53 %
Short-term investments, primarily interest-bearing cash	505,912		5,837		4.63 %		503,377		5,487		4.42 %		507,635		5,942		4.71 %
Total interest-earning assets	11,678,760		136,741		4.69 %		11,528,742		132,660		4.65 %		11,462,112		128,822		4.51 %
Cash and due from banks	153,074						133,756						84,674
Premises and equipment	142,090						143,064						149,643
Other assets	484,448						421,248						358,852
Total assets	$ 12,458,372						$ 12,226,810						$ 12,055,281
Liabilities
Interest-bearing checking	$ 1,434,559		$ 2,426		0.68 %		$ 1,431,556		$ 2,497		0.71 %		$ 1,397,367		$ 2,424		0.70 %
Money market deposits	4,358,877		29,947		2.76 %		4,337,560		29,180		2.73 %		4,004,175		32,411		3.26 %
Savings deposits	538,843		252		0.19 %		539,104		240		0.18 %		570,283		317		0.22 %
Other time deposits	534,242		3,088		2.32 %		558,648		3,353		2.43 %		738,290		6,053		3.30 %
Time deposits>$250,000	345,916		2,692		3.12 %		352,174		2,849		3.28 %		371,471		3,539		3.83 %
Total interest-bearing deposits	7,212,437		38,405		2.14 %		7,219,042		38,119		2.14 %		7,081,586		44,744		2.54 %
Borrowings	92,199		1,660		7.22 %		91,960		1,658		7.31 %		167,976		2,963		7.09 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities	7,304,636		40,065		2.20 %		7,311,002		39,777		2.21 %		7,249,562		47,707		2.65 %
Noninterest-bearing checking	3,522,117						3,375,098						3,350,723
Other liabilities	101,069						72,839						76,713
Shareholders' equity	1,530,550						1,467,871						1,378,283
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 12,458,372						$ 12,226,810						$ 12,055,281
Net yield on interest-earning assets and net interest income			$ 96,676		3.32 %				$ 92,883		3.25 %				$ 81,115		2.84 %
Net yield on interest-earning assets and net interest income - tax-equivalent (3)			$ 96,887		3.32 %				$ 93,320		3.27 %				$ 81,847		2.87 %
Interest rate spread					2.49 %						2.44 %						1.86 %
Average prime rate					7.50 %						7.50 %						8.50 %

(1)	Average loans include nonaccruing loans, the effect of which is to lower the average rate shown. Interest earned includes recognized net loan fees, including late fees, prepayment fees, and net deferred loan (cost)/fee amortization in the amounts of $(296,000), $(294,000) and $(414,000) for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively.
(2)	Includes accretion of discount on acquired loans of $1.5 million, $1.8 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively.
(3)	Includes tax-equivalent adjustments to reflect the tax benefit that we receive related to tax-exempt securities and loans as reduced by the related nondeductible portion of interest expense.

First Bancorp and Subsidiaries
Financial Summary
AVERAGE BALANCES AND NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS - YEAR-TO-DATE
							For the Six Months Ended
							June 30, 2025						June 30, 2024
($ in thousands)							Average Volume		Interest Earned or Paid		Average Rate		Average Volume		Interest Earned or Paid		Average Rate
Assets
Loans (1) (2)							$ 8,147,750		$ 223,464		5.52 %		$ 8,087,101		$ 220,270		5.47 %
Taxable securities							2,663,390		32,381		2.43 %		2,703,441		24,019		1.78 %
Non-taxable securities							288,373		2,232		1.55 %		292,622		2,234		1.53 %
Short-term investments, primarily interest-bearing cash							504,652		11,324		4.52 %		392,790		8,913		4.56 %
Total interest-earning assets							11,604,165		269,401		4.67 %		11,475,954		255,436		4.47 %
Cash and due from banks							143,469						87,754
Premises and equipment							142,574						150,401
Other assets							453,023						369,132
Total assets							$ 12,343,231						$ 12,083,241
Liabilities
Interest-bearing checking							$ 1,433,066		$ 4,923		0.69 %		$ 1,400,425		$ 4,784		0.69 %
Money market deposits							4,348,277		59,126		2.74 %		3,854,453		60,223		3.14 %
Savings deposits							538,973		493		0.18 %		581,339		625		0.22 %
Other time deposits							546,377		6,441		2.38 %		723,904		11,509		3.20 %
Time deposits>$250,000							349,028		5,541		3.20 %		363,640		6,738		3.73 %
Total interest-bearing deposits							7,215,721		76,524		2.14 %		6,923,761		83,879		2.44 %
Borrowings							92,081		3,318		7.27 %		372,987		11,168		6.02 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities							7,307,802		79,842		2.20 %		7,296,748		95,047		2.62 %
Noninterest-bearing checking							3,449,013						3,331,811
Other liabilities							87,032						77,795
Shareholders' equity							1,499,384						1,376,887
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity							$ 12,343,231						$ 12,083,241
Net yield on interest-earning assets and net interest income									$ 189,559		3.29 %				$ 160,389		2.81 %
Net yield on interest-earning assets and net interest income - tax-equivalent (3)									$ 190,207		3.30 %				$ 161,852		2.83 %
Interest rate spread											2.47 %						1.85 %
Average prime rate											7.50 %						8.50 %

(1)	Average loans include nonaccruing loans, the effect of which is to lower the average rate shown. Interest earned includes recognized net loan fees, including late fees, prepayment fees, and net deferred loan (cost)/fee amortization in the amounts of $(590,000) and $(886,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively.
(2)	Includes accretion of discount on acquired loans of $3.2 million and $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2024, respectively.
(3)	Includes tax-equivalent adjustments to reflect the tax benefit that we receive related to tax-exempt securities and loans as reduced by the related nondeductible portion of interest expense.

Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures
APPENDIX A: Calculation of Return on TCE
		For the Three Months Ended
($ in thousands)		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		June 30, 2024
Net Income		$ 38,566		$ 36,406		$ 3,551		$ 18,680		$ 28,712
Intangible asset amortization, net of taxes		1,123		1,159		1,195		1,240		1,283
Tangible Net income		$ 39,689		$ 37,565		$ 4,746		$ 19,920		$ 29,995
Average common equity		$ 1,530,550		$ 1,467,871		$ 1,466,181		$ 1,445,029		$ 1,378,284
Less: Average goodwill and other intangibles, net of related taxes		(486,393)		(487,395)		(488,624)		(489,987)		(491,318)
Average tangible common equity		$ 1,044,157		$ 980,476		$ 977,557		$ 955,042		$ 886,966
Return on average common equity		10.11 %		10.06 %		0.96 %		5.14 %		8.38 %
Return on average tangible common equity		15.25 %		15.54 %		1.93 %		8.30 %		13.60 %

APPENDIX B: Reconciliation of Common Equity to TCE
		For the Three Months Ended
($ in thousands)		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		June 30, 2024
Total shareholders' common equity		$ 1,556,180		$ 1,508,176		$ 1,445,611		$ 1,477,525		$ 1,404,342
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles, net of related taxes		(485,657)		(486,749)		(487,660)		(489,139)		(490,439)
Tangible common equity		$ 1,070,523		$ 1,021,427		$ 957,951		$ 988,386		$ 913,903

APPENDIX C: Tangible Book Value Per Share
		For the Three Months Ended
($ in thousands except per share data)		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		June 30, 2024
Tangible common equity (Appendix B)		$ 1,070,523		$ 1,021,427		$ 957,951		$ 988,386		$ 913,903
Common shares outstanding		41,468,098		41,368,828		41,347,418		41,340,099		41,187,943
Tangible book value per common share		$ 25.82		$ 24.69		$ 23.17		$ 23.91		$ 22.19

APPENDIX D: TCE Ratio
		For the Three Months Ended
($ in thousands)		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		September 30, 2024		June 30, 2024
Tangible common equity (Appendix B)		$ 1,070,523		$ 1,021,427		$ 957,951		$ 988,386		$ 913,903
Total assets		12,608,265		12,436,245		12,147,694		12,153,430		12,060,805
Less: Goodwill and other intangibles, net of related taxes		(485,657)		(486,749)		(487,660)		(489,139)		(490,439)
Tangible assets ("TA")		$ 12,122,608		$ 11,949,496		$ 11,660,034		$ 11,664,291		$ 11,570,366
TCE to TA ratio		8.83 %		8.55 %		8.22 %		8.47 %		7.90 %

Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures, continued
APPENDIX E: Adjusted D-EPS
		For the Three Months Ended
($ in thousands)		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		June 30, 2024
Net income		$ 38,566		$ 36,406		$ 28,712
Impact of Hurricane Helene
Provision for (benefit from) credit losses		(3,500)		(2,000)		-
Total		(3,500)		(2,000)		-
Less, tax impact		812		464		-
After-tax impact of Hurricane Helene		(2,688)		(1,536)		-
Adjusted net income		$ 35,878		$ 34,870		$ 28,712
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted		41,441,393		41,406,525		41,262,091
D-EPS		$ 0.93		$ 0.88		$ 0.70
Adjusted D-EPS		$ 0.87		$ 0.84		$ 0.70

Supplemental information
APPENDIX F: Loan purchase discount accretion and its impact on the Company's NIM

Included in interest income for the second quarter of 2025 was loan purchase accounting discount accretion of $1.5 million compared to $1.8 million for the linked quarter and $2.3 million for the like quarter, with the activity related to the continued repayments/reduction of the loan portfolio acquired from GrandSouth Bancorporation in January of 2023. Loan discount accretion had positive impacts of 4 basis points, 5 basis points and 6 basis points, respectively, on the Company's NIM and NIM-T/E in the second quarter of 2025, the linked quarter and the like quarter.

The following table presents the impact to net interest income of the purchase accounting adjustments for each period.

		For the Three Months Ended
NET INTEREST INCOME PURCHASE ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS ($ in thousands)		June 30, 2025		March 31, 2025		June 30, 2024
Interest income - increased by accretion of loan discount on acquired loans		$ 1,457		$ 1,789		$ 2,303
Total interest income impact		1,457		1,789		2,303
Interest expense - increased by discount accretion on deposits		(102)		(103)		(224)
Interest expense - increased by discount accretion on borrowings		(194)		(191)		(190)
Total net interest expense impact		(296)		(294)		(414)
Total impact on net interest income		$ 1,161		$ 1,495		$ 1,889

SOURCE First Bancorp