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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-autospace: none; text-align: center">of incorporation)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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Inc. issued a press release announcing the completion of its acquisition of Peoples Bank of Virginia. A copy of the press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo;
for any purpose.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify">Press Release, dated May 31, 2012, issued by First Community Bancshares, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This Current Report on Form 8-K contains
forward-looking statements.&nbsp;These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties,
and assumptions.&nbsp;Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect,
actual results may differ materially.&nbsp;These risks include:&nbsp;&nbsp;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&rsquo;s Securities and Exchange Commission reports, including but not
limited to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recent year ended.&nbsp;Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, the Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur
after the date the forward-looking statements are made.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 31, 2012
FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
000-19297
55-0694814
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
P.O. Box 989
Bluefield, Virginia
24605-0989
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(276) 326-9000
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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 May 31, 2012, First Community Bancshares,
Inc. issued a press release announcing the completion of its acquisition of Peoples Bank of Virginia. A copy of the press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed "filed"
for any purpose.
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 May 31, 2012, issued by First Community Bancshares, Inc.
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 to reflect circumstances or events that occur
after the date the forward-looking statements are made.
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
Date:
May 31, 2012
By:
/s/ David D. Brown
David D. Brown
Chief Financial Officer