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

June 5, 2009

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada		000-19297		55-0694814
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

P.O. Box 989
Bluefield, Virginia		24605-0989
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(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:

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On June 5, 2009, First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Company’s underwritten public offering of 4,600,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $12.50 per share. Gross proceeds will be $57.5 million, exclusive of any underwriter over-allotment option. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

The following exhibit is included with this report:

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description
99.1		Press release dated June 5, 2009

SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.