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): May 14, 2018

 

 

	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.)

 

 

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b)     On May 14, 2018, First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Jason R. Belcher, Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the Company’s banking subsidiary and a current Named Executive Officer of the Company, intends to leave the Company to assume a management role with Mr. Belcher’s family business. Mr. Belcher’s duties will be transitioned to other officers of the Company and its banking subsidiary pursuant to a transition plan over the coming months, with Mr. Belcher’s expected resignation occurring on or about September 30, 2018.

 

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:	May 15, 2018		By:	/s/ David D. Brown
				David D. Brown
				Chief Financial Officer