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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
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PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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January
17, 2012
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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000-19297
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55-0694814
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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P.O. Box 989 Bluefield, Virginia
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24605-0989
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(276) 326-9000
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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:
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
Effective January 17, 2012, Allen T. Hamner retired from his position as director of First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, First Community Bank. Mr. Hamner served the Company and its subsidiary bank for over twenty-five years. Mr. Hamner’s decision to retire was not a result of any disagreement with the Company or its management.
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.
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FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
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Date:
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January 20, 2012
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By:
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/s/ David D. Brown
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David D. Brown
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Chief Financial Officer
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