SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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) December 31, 2002 ----------------- FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. -------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) NEVADA 0-19297 55-0694814 ------------- ------------------------ --------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) P.O. BOX 989, BLUEFIELD, VIRGINIA 26406-0989 -------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (276) 326-9000 -------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure See press release attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1. 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. Dated: January 27, 2003 FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. BY: /s/ Robert L. Schumacher ------------------------------ ROBERT L. SCHUMACHER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Page No. 99.1 Press Release 3