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 21, 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 8.01             Other Events.

On October 21, 2010, First Community Bancshares, Inc. announced by press release its earnings for the third quarter of 2010.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.  The information contained in this Report on Form 8-K is furnished pursuant to Item 12 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01             Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
The following exhibit is included with this report:
       
 
Exhibit No.
  
Exhibit Description
       
 
99.1
  
Press release dated October 21, 2010
 
 
 
 

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:
October 21, 2010
  
By:
/s/ David D. Brown
     
   
David D. Brown
   
Chief Financial Officer