UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 16, 2016
FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)
South Carolina
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 000-28344 | 57-1010751 |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 5455 Sunset Blvd, Lexington, South Carolina | 29072 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(803) 951-2265
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
March 16, 2016, First Community Bank, the subsidiary of First Community Corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release to announce that it is expanding its loan production office in the Greenville, South Carolina market with the addition of commercial bankers Coleman Kirven, Trey Werner and David Ramseur. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 of Item 9.01 is being furnished, not filed. Accordingly, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 of Item 9.01 will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company that (i) the information in this report is material or complete or (ii) investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Company or any of its affiliates.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in the press release contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements relating to future plans, goals, projections and expectations, and are thus prospective. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors, include, among others, the following: (1) competitive pressures among depository and other financial institutions may increase significantly and have an effect on pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues; (2) the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct operations may be different than expected resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in the credit quality or a reduced demand for credit, including the resultant effect on the company’s loan portfolio and allowance for loan losses; (3) the rate of delinquencies and amounts of charge-offs, the level of allowance for loan loss, the rates of loan growth, or adverse changes in asset quality in our loan portfolio, which may result in increased credit risk-related losses and expenses; (4) changes in the U.S. legal and regulatory framework; (5) adverse conditions in the stock market, the public debt markets and other capital markets (including changes in interest rate conditions) could have a negative impact on the company; (6) technology and cybersercurity risks, including potential business disruptions, reputational risks, and financial losses, associated with potential attacks on or failures by our computer systems and computer systems of our vendors and other third parties; and (7) risks, uncertainties and other factors disclosed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, or in any of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC since the end of the fiscal year covered by our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, which are available at the SEC’s Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).
Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove to be inaccurate. We can give no assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking statements will be realized. The inclusion of this forward-looking information should not be construed as a representation by our company or any person that the future events, plans, or expectations contemplated by our company will be achieved. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Item | Exhibit |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 16, 2016 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION | |||
| Registrant | |||
| By: | /s/ Joseph G. Sawyer | ||
| Name: | Joseph G. Sawyer | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: March 16, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 16, 2016 |