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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>October 24</b><b>, 2017</b></font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">Emerging growth company&nbsp; <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&#9744;</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Item 2.02<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">On <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">October 24, 2017, First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) announced by press release its earnings for the third quarter of 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Item<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;8.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> </font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">On <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">October 24, 2017, the Company announced by press release its quarterly cash dividend to common stockholders of eighteen cents ($0.18) per common share, payable on November 17, 2017, to shareholders of record on November 3, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Item<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>Financial Statements and Exhibits</b><b>.</b> </font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><a href="ex_97420.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Earnings <font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">and dividend press release dated October 24, 2017</font></a></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Forward-Looking Statements</b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;">This Current Report on Form 8-K conta<font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">ins 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.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>SIGNATURE</b><font style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>S</b></font></p>

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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):
October 24
, 2017
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)
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)
[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
☐
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
October 24, 2017, First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") announced by press release its earnings for the third quarter of 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
8.01     Other Events.
On
October 24, 2017, the Company announced by press release its quarterly cash dividend to common stockholders of eighteen cents ($0.18) per common share, payable on November 17, 2017, to shareholders of record on November 3, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
.
(d)
The following exhibit is included with this report:
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
99.1
Earnings
and dividend press release dated October 24, 2017
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K conta
ins 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.
SIGNATURE
S
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securi
ties 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.
(Registrant)
Date
:
October 24
, 2017
/s/ David D. Brown
David D. Brown
Chief Financial Officer