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<P id=PARA4 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>FORM 8-K</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA5 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA6 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA7 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <B>April 25, 2017</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA8 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA11 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>000-19297</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA12 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>55-0694814</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA19 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>P.O. Box 989</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA20 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Bluefield, Virginia</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA22 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA35 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 2.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B><B>Results of Operations and Financial Condition</B><B>.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA37 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On April 25, 2017, First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) announced by press release its earnings for the first quarter of 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA39 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 5.07 </B><B>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders </B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA41 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On April 25, 2017, the Company held its annual shareholders&#8217; meeting. At the meeting, the Company&#8217;s shareholders: (i) elected all persons listed below under Proposal 1 to serve as director of the Company for a term that will continue until the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders; (ii) approved on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers; (iii) approved a three year frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation; and (iv) ratified the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA45 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>Proposal 1: To elect three directors to serve as members of the Board of Directors Class of 2020.</I></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA55 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Gary R. Mills</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA57 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1,133,217</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA58 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">M. Adam Sarver</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA62 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>&nbsp;</I></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA63 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>Proposal 2: To approve on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers.</I></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA65 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Votes FOR</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA66 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Votes AGAINST</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA67 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Votes ABSTAIN</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA68 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA69 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">9,781,030</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA70 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">319,233</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA71 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">31,644</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
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<P id=PARA73 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA74 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>Proposal 3: To approve the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation.</I></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA76 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>3 Years</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA77 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>2 Years</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA78 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>1 Year</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA79 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Votes ABSTAIN</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA80 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 2.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2.5%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px">&nbsp; </TD>
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<P id=PARA81 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">5,661,055</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA82 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">159,325</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA83 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">4,264,115</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 18.7%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA84 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">47,412</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA86 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA87 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>Proposal 4: To ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm.</I></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA89 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Votes FOR</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA90 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Votes AGAINST</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA91 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Votes ABSTAIN</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA92 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3.1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 3.1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 23%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 3.1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
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<P id=PARA93 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">11,942,284</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA94 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">242,849</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA95 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">58,145</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA97 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA98 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Events.</B><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B> </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA100 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On April 25, 2017, the Company announced by press release its quarterly cash dividend to common stockholders of sixteen cents ($0.16) per common share, payable on May 19, 2017, to shareholders of record on May 5, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA102 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits</B><B>.</B> </FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA106 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The following exhibit is included with this report:</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA110 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Exhibit No.</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA112 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Exhibit Description</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA116 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">99.1</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA118 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Earnings&nbsp;and dividend press release dated April 25, 2017</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA122 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B>&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA124 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">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&#8217;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 id=PARA128 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">SIGNATURES</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA130 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">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.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA137 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">/s/ David D. Brown</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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fcbc20170425_8k.htm
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):
April 25, 2017
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)
[   ]    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))
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On April 25, 2017, First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") announced by press release its earnings for the first quarter of 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 25, 2017, the Company held its annual shareholders' meeting. At the meeting, the Company's shareholders: (i) elected all persons listed below under Proposal 1 to serve as director of the Company for a term that will continue until the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders; (ii) approved on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers; (iii) approved a three year frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation; and (iv) ratified the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.
The following tables summarize voting results by the Company's shareholders.
Proposal 1: To elect three directors to serve as members of the Board of Directors Class of 2020.
Nominee
Votes FOR
Votes WITHHELD
Broker Non-Votes
C. William Davis
9,686,481
445,426
2,111,371
Gary R. Mills
8,998,690
1,133,217
M. Adam Sarver
9,321,323
810,584
Proposal 2: To approve on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
Votes FOR
Votes AGAINST
Votes ABSTAIN
9,781,030
319,233
31,644
Proposal 3: To approve the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation.
3 Years
2 Years
1 Year
Votes ABSTAIN
5,661,055
159,325
4,264,115
47,412
Proposal 4: To ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.
Votes FOR
Votes AGAINST
Votes ABSTAIN
11,942,284
242,849
58,145
Item 8.01     Other Events.
On April 25, 2017, the Company announced by press release its quarterly cash dividend to common stockholders of sixteen cents ($0.16) per common share, payable on May 19, 2017, to shareholders of record on May 5, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d)
The following exhibit is included with this report:
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
99.1
Earnings and dividend press release dated April 25, 2017
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:
April 26, 2017
By:
/s/ David D. Brown
David D. Brown
Chief Financial Officer