Sec Form 4 Filing - Kozak David A @ ASB Bancorp Inc - 2017-10-01

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 Kozak David A 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASB Bancorp Inc [ ASBB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & Chief Credit Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 11 CHURCH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/01/2017 (Street) ASHEVILLE, NC28801 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 10/01/2017 D 12,953 D 0 D Common Stock 10/01/2017 D 4,456 D 0 I By ESOP Common Stock 10/01/2017 D 3,180.8065 D 0 I By 401(k) Plan Common Stock 10/01/2017 D 1,500 D 0 I By IRA Common Stock 10/01/2017 D 5,200 D 0 D

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 Stock Option (right to buy) $ 15.712 10/01/2017 D 51,000 02/05/2014( 2 ) 02/05/2023 Common Stock 51,000 ( 2 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Kozak David A 11 CHURCH STREET ASHEVILLE, NC28801 EVP & Chief Credit Officer Signatures Cindy E. Hamrick, Attorney-In-Fact 10/03/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated May 1, 2017, between First Bancorp ("FBNC") and the issuer, pursuant to which the issuer was merged with and into FBNC effective October 1, 2017 (the "Merger"). Pursuant to the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of issuer common stock was exchanged for the right to receive 1.44 shares of FBNC common stock or $41.90 in cash, subject to the total consideration in the Merger being 90% stock / 10% cash. As a result of the Merger, the reporting person no longer beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, any shares of issuer common stock. ( 2 )This option, which provided for the vesting in five equal annual installments beginning on February 5, 2014, the first anniversary of the date of the award, was cancelled in the Merger in exchange for a gross cash payment of $1,335,588.00. The cash payment was determined by multiplying (i) the number of shares of the issuer's common stock subject to such stock option (ii)$41.90 per share less the exercise price per share under such stock option. ( 3 )As of the date of this Form 4, the calculations related to the election and proration procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement have not been received by the Reporting Person. Accordingly, it is not possible at this time to determine the form of merger consideration to be received by the Reporting Person. Since the reporting person's last report, 924.2172 shares have been deducted. ( 4 )Since the reporting person's last report, 80.6303 shares have been deducted.

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