UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

  

	January 25, 2012
	Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

	FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
	(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada		000-19297		55-0694814
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

P.O. Box 989 Bluefield, Virginia		24605-0989
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

	(276) 326-9000
	(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On January 25, 2012, First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) announced by press release its earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2011. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On January 24, 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors declared its quarterly cash dividend to common stockholders of $0.10 per common share, payable on or about February 24, 2012, to shareholders of record on February 10, 2012. The dividend was announced by press release on January 25, 2012, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)	The following exhibit is included with this report:
	Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description
	99.1	Earnings and dividend press release dated January 25, 2012

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits hereto, may include forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially. These risks include: changes in business or other market conditions; the timely development, production and acceptance of new products and services; the challenge of managing asset/liability levels; the management of credit risk and interest rate risk; the difficulty of keeping expense growth at modest levels while increasing revenues; and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission reports, including but not limited to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent year ended. Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements contained within this news release.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

			FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
Date:	January 25, 2012		By:	/s/ David D. Brown
				David D. Brown
				Chief Financial Officer