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

 
May 3, 2010
  
 
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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On May 3 and 4, 2010, members of management of First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) will meet with analysts and institutional investors.  A copy of the investor presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.  The Company intends to use the presentation at conferences and meetings throughout the second quarter.

In accordance with general instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information is furnished and shall not be deemed filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Cautionary Note Regarding Any Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains 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.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  The following exhibit is included with this report:

Exhibit No.
  
Exhibit Description
     
99.1
  
Investor Presentation

 
 
 

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:
May 3, 2010
  
By:
/s/ David D. Brown
     
   
David D. Brown
   
Chief Financial Officer