Sec Form 4 Filing - GARRETT MASON Y @ GRANDSOUTH BANCORPORATION - 2023-01-01

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person GARRETT MASON Y 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GRANDSOUTH BANCORPORATION [ GRRB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 381 HALTON ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/01/2023 (Street) GREENVILLE, SC29606 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/01/2023 D 348,255 D 0 D Common Stock 01/01/2023 D 13,336 D 0 I By Self as Custodian for Grandchildren Common Stock 01/01/2023 D 174,663 D 0 I By Spouse Common Stock 01/01/2023 D 61,492 D 0 I By BMPBC, LLC Partnership Common Stock 01/01/2023 D 300,000 D 0 I By Mason Y. Garrett Family, LP

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Preferred Stock - Series A ( 2 ) 01/01/2023 D 9,204 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock 9,204 ( 1 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other GARRETT MASON Y 381 HALTON ROAD GREENVILLE, SC29606 X Chairman and CEO Signatures /s/ Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as POA for Mason Y. Garrett 01/04/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Disposed of in accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of June 21, 2022 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and between GrandSouth Bancorporation and First Bancorp, pursuant to which GrandSouth Bancorporation was merged with and into First Bancorp, effective January 1, 2023 (the "Merger"). On January 1, 2023, the effective date of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of GrandSouth Bancorporation common stock and preferred stock was converted into the right to receive 0.91 shares of First Bancorp common stock (subject to the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares). As a result of the Merger, the Reporting Person no longer beneficially owns, directly, any shares of GrandSouth Bancorporation capital stock. ( 2 )The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Articles of Amendment designating the Series A Preferred) into a number of shares of the issuers common stock on a one-for-one basis and has no expiration date.

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