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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CRAPPS MICHAEL C 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST COMMUNITY CORP /SC/ [FCCO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 5455 SUNSET BLVD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/21/2026 (Street) LEXINGTON, SC 29072 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 02/21/2026 M(1) 3,564(1) A $ 0 (2) 73,658 D Common Stock 02/21/2026 F(3) 1,823(3) D $30.62 71,835 D Common Stock 9,805 I By Wife

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)

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

Restricted Stock Units

(4)

02/21/2026

M

3,564

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

3,564

$ 0

7,172(6)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CRAPPS MICHAEL C 5455 SUNSET BLVD LEXINGTON, SC 29072	X		President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ D. SHAWN JORDAN, AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT		02/24/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares delivered to the reporting person pursuant to vesting of time-based restricted stock units, which were granted to the reporting person on February 21, 2023, under the First Community Corporation 2021 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and vested on February 21, 2026.
(2)	The time-based restricted stock units were granted under the Plan, and therefore the reporting person paid no price for the time-based restricted stock units.
(3)	Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligation applicable to the vesting of time-based restricted stock units that vested on February 21, 2026.
(4)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of First Community Corporation (FCCO) common stock.
(5)	3,564 restricted stock units cliff vested on February 21, 2026.
(6)	4,185 restricted stock units cliff vest on February 20, 2027, at which time the vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person and 2,987 restricted stock units cliff vest on February 18, 2028, at which time the vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person.

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