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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>UNITED STATES <BR>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B><BR>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>FORM S-8 </B><BR>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4><U><B>FIRST COMMUNITY
CORPORATION </B></U></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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          <TD WIDTH=35% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;South Carolina&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD>
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          <TD WIDTH=35% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;57-1010751&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></FONT></TD>
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          <TD WIDTH=35% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(State of other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
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          <TD WIDTH=35% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> (I.R.S. Employer </FONT></TD>
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          <TD WIDTH=35% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=30% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=35% align=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5455 Sunset Boulevard <BR>Lexington, South Carolina 29072<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>First Community
Corporation / DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan <BR>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Michael C. Crapps <BR>President <BR>
5455 Sunset Boulevard <BR>Lexington, South Carolina 29072 <BR>803-951-2265 <BR>(Name and address of
agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Copies Requested to:<BR><BR>Neil E. Grayson, Esq.Nelson
<BR>Mullins Riley &amp; Scarborough LLP<BR>Poinsett Plaza, Suite 900<BR>104 South Main Street<BR>
Greenville, South Carolina 29601<BR>Telephone:&nbsp;&nbsp;(864) 250-2300<BR>Fax:&nbsp;&nbsp;(864) 232-2925 </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE </FONT></H1>


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     <TD WIDTH=21% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;<B>Title of securities</B></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=16% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Proposed maximum</B></FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=16% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>to be registered</B></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>registration fee</B></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>180,685 (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$  9.23 (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$  1,667,723 (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$  212&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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          Represents shares of common stock issuable under the First Community Corporation
          / DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, which was assumed by the
          registrant in connection with its acquisition of DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. </FONT></TD>
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          In accordance with Rule 457(h), the registration fee is based upon the exercise
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

<H1><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents filed by us with the SEC are incorporated by reference into this
registration statement, and all documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall be incorporated by
reference in this registration statement and shall be a part of this registration
statement from the date of filing of the documents: </FONT></P>


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          our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003; </FONT></TD>
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          our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarters ended March 31,
          2004 and June 30, 2004;</FONT></TD>
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               our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 22, 2004, April 13, 2004, April
               22, 2004, July 22, 2004, September 3, 2004, and October 6, 2004; and </FONT></TD>
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               our description of securities included in our registration statement on Form
               S-4/A filed on July 8, 2004. </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>Item 4</B>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Description of
Securities</B>. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No
response required to this item. </FONT></P>

<h1><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No response
required to this item. </FONT></P>

<h1><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</FONT></h1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
articles of incorporation of First Community contain a conditional provision which,
subject to certain exceptions described below, eliminates the liability of a director to
the company or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of the duty of care or any
other duty as a director. This provision does not eliminate such liability to the extent
the director engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of criminal law or of
any federal or state securities law, including, without limitation, laws proscribing
insider trading or manipulation of the market for any security. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
bylaws of First Community require the company to indemnify any person who was, is, or is
threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in any threatened, pending, or
completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or
investigative, by reason of service by such person as a director of the company or its
subsidiary bank or any other corporation which he served as such at the request of the
company. Except as noted in the next paragraph, directors are entitled to be indemnified
against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses actually
incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding. Directors are also entitled to
have the company advance any such expenses prior to final disposition of the proceeding,
upon delivery of a written affirmation by the director of his good faith belief that the
standard of conduct necessary for indemnification has been met and a written undertaking
to repay the amounts advanced if it is ultimately determined that the standard of conduct
has not been met. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under
the bylaws, indemnification will be disallowed if it is established that the director (i)
appropriated, in violation of his duties, any business opportunity of the company, (ii)
engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) permitted any unlawful
distribution, or (iv) derived an improper personal benefit. In addition to the bylaws,
Section 33-8-520 of the South Carolina Business Corporation Act of 1988 (the
&#147;Corporation Act&#148;) requires that &#147;a corporation indemnify a director who
was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to
which he was a party because he is or was a director of the corporation against reasonable
expenses incurred by him in connection with the proceeding.&#148; The Corporation Act also
provides that upon application of a director a court may order indemnification if it
determines that the director is entitled to such indemnification under the applicable
standard of the Corporation Act. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
board of directors also has the authority to extend to officers, employees, and agents the
same indemnification rights held by directors, subject to all of the accompanying
conditions and obligations. The board of directors has extended or intends to extend
indemnification rights to all of its executive officers. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers or persons controlling First Community pursuant to the provisions discussed
above, First Community has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and
is, therefore, unenforceable.</I> </FONT></P>

<H1><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed.</FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following exhibits are filed with this registration statement. </FONT></P>


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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Description of
Exhibit</U> </FONT></P>

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          Amended and Restated  Articles of Incorporation  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the company's Registration Statement No. 33-86258 on Form S-1) </FONT></TD>
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Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the company's  Registration Statement No.
                    33-86258 on Form S-1)</FONT></TD>
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Legal Opinion of Nelson Mullins Riley &amp; Scarborough LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Clifton D. Bodiford, CPA</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Nelson  Mullins Riley &amp;  Scarborough LLP  (contained in their opinion filed as
                    Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (contained on the signature pages of this registration statement)</FONT></TD>
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First Community Corporation / DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings. </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company hereby undertakes:</FONT></P>

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          To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT></TD>
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          <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(i) </FONT></TD>
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          To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(ii) </FONT></TD>
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               To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or
               together, represent a fundamental change in the information 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 percent change in the
               maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
               Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(iii) </FONT></TD>
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               To include any additional or changed material information on the plan of
               distribution; </FONT></TD>
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 <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the undertakings set forth in paragraph (i) and (ii) above do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement;</FONT></TD>
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          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; </FONT></TD>
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          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></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Lexington, State of South Carolina,
on this 21st day of September, 2004. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION<BR><BR>
<BR>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp; Michael C. Crapps&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U><BR>President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>POWER OF ATTORNEY </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Michael C. Crapps and Joseph G. Sawyer, or either of them, as such
person&#146;s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person&#146;s name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement and any Registration Statement filed pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any other regulatory authority, granting unto the attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that the attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=30% align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>CAPACITY</B></U></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=40% align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>/s/ Richard K. Bogan</FONT><HR ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=70% SIZE=1 NOSHADE></TD>
<TD WIDTH=30% align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=30% align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=30% align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director, President<BR>&amp; Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=30% align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=30% align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=30% align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Senior Vice President<BR>Chief Financial Officer<BR>Accounting Officer</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=30% align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=30% align=left><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=30%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>September 21, 2004</FONT></TD>
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          Amended and Restated  Articles of Incorporation  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the company's Registration Statement No. 33-86258 on Form S-1) </FONT></TD>
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               <TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the company's  Registration Statement No.
                    33-86258 on Form S-1)</FONT></TD>
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Legal Opinion of Nelson Mullins Riley &amp;  Scarborough LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Clifton D. Bodiford, CPA</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Nelson  Mullins Riley &amp; Scarborough LLP  (contained in their opinion filed as
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Power of Attorney (contained on the signature pages of this registration statement)</FONT></TD>
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First Community Corporation / DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
_________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_________________
FIRST COMMUNITY
CORPORATION
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
South Carolina
57-1010751
(State of other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
5455 Sunset Boulevard
Lexington, South Carolina 29072
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
First Community
Corporation / DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Michael C. Crapps
President
5455 Sunset Boulevard
Lexington, South Carolina 29072
803-951-2265
(Name and address of
agent for service)
_________________________________
Copies Requested to:
Neil E. Grayson, Esq.Nelson
Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Poinsett Plaza, Suite 900
104 South Main Street
Greenville, South Carolina 29601
Telephone:  (864) 250-2300
Fax:  (864) 232-2925
_________________________________
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
Amount to be
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
to be registered
registered
offering price
aggregate offering
registration fee
Common Stock
180,685 (1)
$  9.23 (2)
$  1,667,723 (2)
$  212
(1)
Represents shares of common stock issuable under the First Community Corporation
          / DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan, which was assumed by the
          registrant in connection with its acquisition of DutchFork Bancshares, Inc.
(2)
In accordance with Rule 457(h), the registration fee is based upon the exercise
          price.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.    Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The
following documents filed by us with the SEC are incorporated by reference into this
registration statement, and all documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall be incorporated by
reference in this registration statement and shall be a part of this registration
statement from the date of filing of the documents:
(a)
our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003;
(b)
our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarters ended March 31,
          2004 and June 30, 2004;
(c)
our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 22, 2004, April 13, 2004, April
               22, 2004, July 22, 2004, September 3, 2004, and October 6, 2004; and
(d)
our description of securities included in our registration statement on Form
               S-4/A filed on July 8, 2004.
Item 4
.
Description of
Securities
.
No
response required to this item.
Item 5.    Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
No response
required to this item.
Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The
articles of incorporation of First Community contain a conditional provision which,
subject to certain exceptions described below, eliminates the liability of a director to
the company or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of the duty of care or any
other duty as a director. This provision does not eliminate such liability to the extent
the director engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of criminal law or of
any federal or state securities law, including, without limitation, laws proscribing
insider trading or manipulation of the market for any security.
The
bylaws of First Community require the company to indemnify any person who was, is, or is
threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in any threatened, pending, or
completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or
investigative, by reason of service by such person as a director of the company or its
subsidiary bank or any other corporation which he served as such at the request of the
company. Except as noted in the next paragraph, directors are entitled to be indemnified
against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses actually
incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding. Directors are also entitled to
have the company advance any such expenses prior to final disposition of the proceeding,
upon delivery of a written affirmation by the director of his good faith belief that the
standard of conduct necessary for indemnification has been met and a written undertaking
to repay the amounts advanced if it is ultimately determined that the standard of conduct
has not been met.
Under
the bylaws, indemnification will be disallowed if it is established that the director (i)
appropriated, in violation of his duties, any business opportunity of the company, (ii)
engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) permitted any unlawful
distribution, or (iv) derived an improper personal benefit. In addition to the bylaws,
Section 33-8-520 of the South Carolina Business Corporation Act of 1988 (the
"Corporation Act") requires that "a corporation indemnify a director who
was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to
which he was a party because he is or was a director of the corporation against reasonable
expenses incurred by him in connection with the proceeding." The Corporation Act also
provides that upon application of a director a court may order indemnification if it
determines that the director is entitled to such indemnification under the applicable
standard of the Corporation Act.
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The
board of directors also has the authority to extend to officers, employees, and agents the
same indemnification rights held by directors, subject to all of the accompanying
conditions and obligations. The board of directors has extended or intends to extend
indemnification rights to all of its executive officers.
Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers or persons controlling First Community pursuant to the provisions discussed
above, First Community has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and
is, therefore, unenforceable.
Item 7.    Exemption from Registration Claimed.
No
response is required to this item.
Item 8.    Exhibits.
The
following exhibits are filed with this registration statement.
Exhibit
Number
Description of
Exhibit
4.1
Amended and Restated  Articles of Incorporation  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the company's Registration Statement No. 33-86258 on Form S-1)
4.2
Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the company's  Registration Statement No.
                    33-86258 on Form S-1)
5.1
Legal Opinion of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
23.1
Consent of Clifton D. Bodiford, CPA
23.2
Consent of Nelson  Mullins Riley &  Scarborough LLP  (contained in their opinion filed as
                    Exhibit 5.1)
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Power of Attorney (contained on the signature pages of this registration statement)
99.1
First Community Corporation / DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan
Item 9.    Undertakings.
The
Company 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 which, individually or
               together, represent a fundamental change in the information 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 percent 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 additional or changed material information on the plan of
               distribution;
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provided
,
however
, that the undertakings set forth in paragraph (i) and (ii) above do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in this 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.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Lexington, State of South Carolina,
on this 21st day of September, 2004.
FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION
By:
/s/   Michael C. Crapps
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Michael C. Crapps and Joseph G. Sawyer, or either of them, as such
person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person's name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement and any Registration Statement filed pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any other regulatory authority, granting unto the attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all
intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that the attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
SIGNATURE
CAPACITY
DATE
/s/ Richard K. Bogan
Richard K. Bogan
Director
September 21, 2004
/s/ Thomas C. Brown
Thomas C. Brown
Director
September 21, 2004
/s/ Chimin J. Chao
Chimin J. Chao
Director
September 21, 2004
/s/ Michael C. Crapps
Michael C. Crapps
Director, President
& Chief Executive Officer
September 21, 2004
/s/ Hinton G. Davis
Hinton G. Davis
Director
September 21, 2004
/s/ Anita B. Easter
Anita B. Easter
Director
September 21, 2004
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/s/ O. A. Ethridge
O. A. Ethridge
Director
September 21, 2004
/s/ George H. Fann, Jr.
George H. Fann, Jr.
Director
September 21, 2004
/s/ W. James Kitchens, Jr.
W. James Kitchens, Jr.
Director
September 21, 2004
/s/ James C. Leventis
James C. Leventis
Director, Chairman of the
Board, & Secretary
September 21, 2004
/s/ Joseph G. Sawyer
Joseph G. Sawyer
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Accounting Officer
September 21, 2004
Steve P.Sligh
Director
September 21, 2004
J. Thomas Johnson
Director
September 21, 2004
/s/ Loretta R. Whitehead
Loretta R. Whitehead
Director
September 21, 2004
/s/ Mitchell M. Willoughby
Mitchell M. Willoughby
Director
September 21, 2004
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
Description of
Exhibit
4.1
Amended and Restated  Articles of Incorporation  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
the company's Registration Statement No. 33-86258 on Form S-1)
4.2
Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the company's  Registration Statement No.
                    33-86258 on Form S-1)
5.1
Legal Opinion of Nelson Mullins Riley &  Scarborough LLP
23.1
Consent of Clifton D. Bodiford, CPA
23.2
Consent of Nelson  Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP  (contained in their opinion filed as
                    Exhibit 5.1)
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Power of Attorney (contained on the signature pages of this registration statement)
99.1
First Community Corporation / DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan
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