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
October 30, 2008
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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000-19297
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55-0694814 |
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Identification No.) |
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| P.O. Box 989
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| Bluefield, Virginia |
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24605-0989 |
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(276) 326-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01 Other Events
On October 30, 2008, First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) announced in a public
conference call discussing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, that the
U. S. Treasury approved its application for investment under the TARP Capital Purchase Program.
The investment is contingent upon the Company’s execution of the investment agreement. The U. S.
Treasury’s term sheet describing the Capital Purchase Program is available on its website at
http://www.treas.gov.