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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;22, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FIRST COMMUNITY FINANCIAL GROUP,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  </I></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>WASHINGTON</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>91-1277503</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><I>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</I></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><I>(I.R.S. employer identification no.)</I></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>721 College Street S.E., P.O.&nbsp;Box 3800, Lacey, Washington 98509 (360)&nbsp;459-1100<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including<BR>
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)  </I></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=3><B>First Community Bancorp Employee Stock Option and Restricted Stock Award Plan (1989)<BR>
First Community Bancorp 1992 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors<BR>
First Community Financial Group 1994 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors<BR>
First Community Financial Group,&nbsp;Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan (1999)<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of plan) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Copies
of communications to: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>KIMBERLY F. STEPHAN, ESQ.<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Graham &amp; Dunn P.C.<BR>
1420 Fifth Avenue, 33<SUP>rd</SUP> Floor<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98101<BR>
(206) 340-9615</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>KEN F. PARSONS<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
721 College Street S.E., P.O. Box 3800<BR>
Lacey, Washington 98509<BR>
(360) 459-1100</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="29%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of securities<BR>
to be registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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be registered(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed maximum<BR>
offering price<BR>
per share(2)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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Aggregate<BR>
offering price(2)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of<BR>
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<TD WIDTH="29%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>390,892(1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$18.40</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$7,192,413</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$661.70</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>Notes:</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares
of Registrant's Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options outstanding under the Registrant's 1989 Employee Stock Option and Restricted Stock Award Plan, 1992
Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors, 1994 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors, and 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan (collectively, the "Plans"), together with an indeterminate number of
additional shares which may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plans as a result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the
outstanding Common Stock, as provided in Rule&nbsp;416(a) under the Securities Act. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
("Securities Act"), computation is based on the weighted average per share exercise price (rounded to the nearest cent) of outstanding options not yet granted and common shares issuable pursuant to
the Plans. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART&nbsp;II.    <BR>    <BR>    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents listed below are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. In addition, all documents subsequently filed by Registrant pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act") prior to Registrant's filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000, filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, ("Exchange Act"), which contains audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been filed. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;All
other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K referred to in (a) above. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
description of the Common Shares contained in the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4/A, filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;29, 1996
(Registration No.&nbsp;333-15321), including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the shares offered pursuant to the Plans will be passed upon by Graham&nbsp;&amp; Dunn PC, 1420 Fifth Avenue, 33<SUP>rd</SUP> Floor, Seattle,
Washington 98101. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant's Articles of Incorporation provide that a director shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages for
conduct as a director, except for liability of a director for (i)&nbsp;acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law by the director, (ii)&nbsp;conduct which
violates applicable provisions of the Washington Business Corporation Act pertaining to unpermitted distributions to shareholders or loans to directors, or (iii)&nbsp;any transaction from which the
director will personally receive a benefit in money, property or services to which the director is not legally entitled, and further provides that if the Washington Business Corporation Act is amended
to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Registrant shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest
extent permitted by the Washington Business Corporation Act as so amended. The Registrant's Bylaws provide that the Registrant will indemnify any individual made a party to a proceeding because the
individual is or was a director against liability incurred in the proceeding if (a)&nbsp;the individual acted in good faith, and (b)&nbsp;the individual reasonably believed (i)&nbsp;in the case
of conduct in the individual's official capacity within the corporation, that the individual's conduct was in its best interests, and (ii)&nbsp;in all other cases, that the individual's conduct was
at least not opposed to its best interests, and (iii)&nbsp;in the case of any criminal proceeding, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe that the individual's conduct was unlawful. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Graham&nbsp;&amp; Dunn PC, Registrant's legal counsel, regarding legality of the Common Stock being registered.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Graham&nbsp;&amp; Dunn PC (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Knight Vale&nbsp;&amp; Gregory, PLLC.</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (see the Signature Page and certified resolutions of the Registrant's Board of Directors).</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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First Community Bancorp Employee Stock Option and Restricted Stock Award Plan (1989).</FONT></TD>
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99.2</FONT></TD>
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First Community Bancorp 1992 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors.</FONT></TD>
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99.3</FONT></TD>
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Form of Option Agreement under 1992 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors.</FONT></TD>
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99.4</FONT></TD>
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First Community Financial Group 1994 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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99.5</FONT></TD>
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Form of Option Agreement under 1994 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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99.6</FONT></TD>
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First Community Financial Group,&nbsp;Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan (1999).</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering
range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20%
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement; </FONT></P>

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SIZE=2><I>Provided, however,</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> that paragraphs&nbsp;(a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the Registration Statement is on
Form&nbsp;S-3, Form&nbsp;S-8 or Form&nbsp;F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs&nbsp;is contained in periodic reports filed </FONT></P>

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with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer of controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lacey, State of
Washington, on March&nbsp;15, 2002. </FONT></P>

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By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KEN F. PARSONS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ken F. Parsons<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>President and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes and appoints Ken F. Parsons and James F. Arneson, and each of them, with full power of
substitution and full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act in his name, place and stead and to execute in the name and on
behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all post-effective amendments. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Power of Attorney has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated, on March&nbsp;15, 2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KEN F. PARSONS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ken F. Parsons</FONT></TD>
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President, Director and C.E.O. (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAMES F. ARNESON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James F. Arneson</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President and C.F.O. (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>E. PAUL DETRAY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> E. Paul DeTray</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>A. RICHARD PANOWICZ</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> A. Richard Panowicz</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KEN F. PARSONS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael N. Murphy</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PATRICK L. MARTIN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Patrick L. Martin</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Graham&nbsp;&amp; Dunn PC, Registrant's legal counsel, regarding legality of the Common Stock being registered.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Graham&nbsp;&amp; Dunn PC (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Knight Vale&nbsp;&amp; Gregory, PLLC.</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (see the Signature Page and certified resolutions of the Registrant's Board of Directors).</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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First Community Bancorp Employee Stock Option and Restricted Stock Award Plan (1989).</FONT></TD>
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99.2</FONT></TD>
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First Community Bancorp 1992 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors.</FONT></TD>
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99.3</FONT></TD>
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Form of Option Agreement under 1992 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors.</FONT></TD>
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99.4</FONT></TD>
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First Community Financial Group 1994 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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99.5</FONT></TD>
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Form of Option Agreement under 1994 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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99.6</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FIRST COMMUNITY FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
WASHINGTON
91-1277503
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
721 College Street S.E., P.O. Box 3800, Lacey, Washington 98509 (360) 459-1100
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
First Community Bancorp Employee Stock Option and Restricted Stock Award Plan (1989)
First Community Bancorp 1992 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors
First Community Financial Group 1994 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors
First Community Financial Group, Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan (1999)
(Full title of plan)
Copies
of communications to:
KIMBERLY F. STEPHAN, ESQ.
Graham & Dunn P.C.
1420 Fifth Avenue, 33
rd
Floor
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206) 340-9615
KEN F. PARSONS
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
721 College Street S.E., P.O. Box 3800
Lacey, Washington 98509
(360) 459-1100
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to
be registered(1)
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share(2)
Proposed maximum
Aggregate
offering price(2)
Amount of
registration fee
Common shares
390,892(1)
$18.40
$7,192,413
$661.70
Notes:
1.    Shares
of Registrant's Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options outstanding under the Registrant's 1989 Employee Stock Option and Restricted Stock Award Plan, 1992
Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors, 1994 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors, and 1999 Employee Stock Option Plan (collectively, the "Plans"), together with an indeterminate number of
additional shares which may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plans as a result of any future stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the
outstanding Common Stock, as provided in Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act.
2.    Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
("Securities Act"), computation is based on the weighted average per share exercise price (rounded to the nearest cent) of outstanding options not yet granted and common shares issuable pursuant to
the Plans.
PART II.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The documents listed below are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. In addition, all documents subsequently filed by Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act") prior to Registrant's filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
(a)  The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, ("Exchange Act"), which contains audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been filed.
(b)  All
other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report on
Form 10-K referred to in (a) above.
(c)  The
description of the Common Shares contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-4/A, filed with the Commission on November 29, 1996
(Registration No. 333-15321), including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the shares offered pursuant to the Plans will be passed upon by Graham & Dunn PC, 1420 Fifth Avenue, 33
rd
Floor, Seattle,
Washington 98101.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant's Articles of Incorporation provide that a director shall not be personally liable to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages for
conduct as a director, except for liability of a director for (i) acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law by the director, (ii) conduct which
violates applicable provisions of the Washington Business Corporation Act pertaining to unpermitted distributions to shareholders or loans to directors, or (iii) any transaction from which the
director will personally receive a benefit in money, property or services to which the director is not legally entitled, and further provides that if the Washington Business Corporation Act is amended
to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Registrant shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest
extent permitted by the Washington Business Corporation Act as so amended. The Registrant's Bylaws provide that the Registrant will indemnify any individual made a party to a proceeding because the
individual is or was a director against liability incurred in the proceeding if (a) the individual acted in good faith, and (b) the individual reasonably believed (i) in the case
of conduct in the individual's official capacity within the corporation, that the individual's conduct was in its best interests, and (ii) in all other cases, that the individual's conduct was
at least not opposed to its best interests, and (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe that the individual's conduct was unlawful.
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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Graham & Dunn PC, Registrant's legal counsel, regarding legality of the Common Stock being registered.
23.1
Consent of Graham & Dunn PC (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Knight Vale & Gregory, PLLC.
24.1
Powers of Attorney (see the Signature Page and certified resolutions of the Registrant's Board of Directors).
99.1
First Community Bancorp Employee Stock Option and Restricted Stock Award Plan (1989).
99.2
First Community Bancorp 1992 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors.
99.3
Form of Option Agreement under 1992 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors.
99.4
First Community Financial Group 1994 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors, as amended.
99.5
Form of Option Agreement under 1994 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors, as amended.
99.6
First Community Financial Group, Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan (1999).
Item 9. Undertakings.
A.    The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
1)    To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)  To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)  To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering
range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20%
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement;
(iii)  To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;
Provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the Registration Statement is on
Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
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with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
2)    That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3)    To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
B.    The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C.    Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer of controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lacey, State of
Washington, on March 15, 2002.
FIRST COMMUNITY FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/
KEN F. PARSONS
Ken F. Parsons
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes and appoints Ken F. Parsons and James F. Arneson, and each of them, with full power of
substitution and full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act in his name, place and stead and to execute in the name and on
behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all post-effective amendments.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Power of Attorney has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated, on March 15, 2002.
Signature
Title
/s/
KEN F. PARSONS
Ken F. Parsons
President, Director and C.E.O. (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
JAMES F. ARNESON
James F. Arneson
Executive Vice President and C.F.O. (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/
E. PAUL DETRAY
E. Paul DeTray
Director
/s/
A. RICHARD PANOWICZ
A. Richard Panowicz
Director
/s/
KEN F. PARSONS
Michael N. Murphy
Director
/s/
PATRICK L. MARTIN
Patrick L. Martin
Director
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Graham & Dunn PC, Registrant's legal counsel, regarding legality of the Common Stock being registered.
23.1
Consent of Graham & Dunn PC (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Knight Vale & Gregory, PLLC.
24.1
Powers of Attorney (see the Signature Page and certified resolutions of the Registrant's Board of Directors).
99.1
First Community Bancorp Employee Stock Option and Restricted Stock Award Plan (1989).
99.2
First Community Bancorp 1992 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors.
99.3
Form of Option Agreement under 1992 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors.
99.4
First Community Financial Group 1994 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors, as amended.
99.5
Form of Option Agreement under 1994 Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors, as amended.
99.6
First Community Financial Group, Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan (1999).
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