Sec Form 4 Filing - Miller Stephen P @ ASB Bancorp Inc - 2017-10-01

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FORM 4
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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
Miller Stephen P
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASB Bancorp Inc [ ASBB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(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 9,000 D 0 D
Common Stock 10/01/2017 D 16,200 D 0 D
Common Stock 10/01/2017 D 17,500 D 0 I Deborah L. Miller Revocable Trust
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 3,800 02/05/2014( 2 ) 02/05/2023 Common Stock 3,800 ( 2 ) 0 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Miller Stephen P
11 CHURCH STREET
ASHEVILLE, NC28801
X
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 $99,514.40. 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.

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