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 January 27, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of earliest event reported) FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Nevada 000-19297 55-0694814 ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ---------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) P.O. Box 989, Bluefield, Virginia 24605-0989 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (276) 326-9000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS (a) Not applicable. (b) Not applicable. (c) The following exhibit is included with this Report: Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated January 27, 2004. ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION On January 27, 2004, First Community Bancshares, Inc. announced by press release its earnings for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this Report on Form 8-K is furnished pursuant to Item 12 and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. 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. FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. By: /s/ Robert L. Schumacher -------------------------------- Robert L. Schumacher Chief Financial Officer Date: January 27, 2004