SLCT Select Bancorp Inc

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 OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Tippett Walter Lyndo	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SELECT BANCORP, INC. [ SLCT ]	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) 700 W CUMBERLAND ST	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/15/2021
(Street) DUNN, NC 28334 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	10/15/2021		D		18185	D	(1)	0	I	Joint with Wife
Common Stock	10/15/2021		D		1742	D	(1)	0	I	By Wife
Common Stock	10/15/2021		D		3905	D	(1)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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
Options to Purchase Common Stock	$11.27	10/15/2021		D			7000	(2)	9/6/2027	Common Stock	7000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of June 1, 2021 (the Merger Agreement), by and between First Bancorp and Select Bancorp, Inc., pursuant to which Select Bancorp, Inc., was merged with and into First Bancorp, effective October 15, 2021 (the Merger). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective date of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Select Bancorp, Inc. common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.408 of a share 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 or indirectly any shares of Select Bancorp, Inc. common stock.
(2)	Upon the closing of the Merger, each outstanding and unexercised option to purchase shares of Select Bancorp, Inc. common stock, whether or not previously vested, was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment of $18.00 minus the exercise price of each share of Select Bancorp, Inc. common stock subject to such stock option.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Tippett Walter Lyndo 700 W CUMBERLAND ST DUNN, NC 28334	X

Signatures
/s/ Walter Lyndo Tippett		10/19/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date