UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 25, 2016
| 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.) |
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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 |
| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On October 25, 2016, First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) announced by press release its earnings for the third quarter of 2016. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 25, 2016, the Company announced by press release its quarterly cash dividend to common stockholders of sixteen cents ($0.16) per common share, payable on November 18, 2016, to shareholders of record on November 4, 2016. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | The following exhibit is included with this report: |
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Earnings and dividend press release dated October 25, 2016 |
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: | October 25, 2016 | By: | /s/ David D. Brown | |
| David D. Brown | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||