DEATON STEVEN G 4

What Happened
Steven G. Deaton, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of First Carolina Financial Services, Inc. (FCBM), purchased 4,000 shares on June 18, 2026 at $12.50 per share, for a total purchase price of $50,000. The Form 4 reporting the trade was filed on June 22, 2026. The filing footnote notes the shares were acquired pursuant to a directed share program in connection with the issuer’s initial public offering.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-06-18 — Purchase of 4,000 shares @ $12.50 each (total $50,000).
• Transaction code: P (Purchase); footnote F1: acquired via directed share program tied to the IPO.
• Filing date / Period of report: Filed 2026-06-22; Period of report 2026-06-18.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt.
• Timeliness: Filed on 6/22 — appears to be within the typical two business-day Form 4 filing window for the 6/18 transaction.

Context
Directed share program purchases are allocations related to an IPO and differ from open-market buys; they are common for insiders and company participants. While insider purchases can be viewed positively, this specific transaction was an IPO-directed allocation (not necessarily an independent open-market vote of confidence) and is modest in size. No implications about future company performance can be drawn solely from this report.