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
 
 
 
 
April 27, 2010
  
 
Date of Report (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 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
  
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
  
     
     
 
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Item 5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 27, 2010, the shareholders of First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to increase the number of authorized common shares to 50 million.  The first sentence of Article FOURTH of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation is amended to read as follows:

“The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation has authority to issue is 51,000,000 shares, including Fifty Million (50,000,000) shares of common stock, with a par value of One Dollar ($1.00) per share (hereinafter, the “Common Stock”), and One Million (1,000,000) shares of preferred stock (hereinafter, the “Preferred Stock”), whose par value, voting powers designations, preferences, interest rate, limitations, restrictions and relative rights shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.”

Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 27, 2010, First Community Bancshares, Inc. held its annual shareholders’ meeting.  At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders: (i) elected each of the three persons listed below under Proposal 1 to serve as director of the Company for a term that will continue until the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders; (ii) approved an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to increase the number of authorized common shares; (iii) ratified the appointment of Dixon Hughes PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accountants; and (iv) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation program for 2009.

The following tables summarize the results of the voting by the Company’s shareholders.


Proposal 1: To elect three directors to serve until the 2013 annual shareholders meeting.

Nominee
  
Votes FOR
  
Votes WITHHELD
  
Broker Non-Votes
             
Allen T. Hamner
  
10,033,362
  
637,915
  
2,855,834
Richard S. Johnson
  
9,675,824
  
995,453
  
2,855,834
John M. Mendez
  
10,041,529
  
629,748
  
2,855,834

Proposal 2: To approve an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company to increase the number of authorized common shares.

Votes FOR
  
Votes AGAINST
  
Votes ABSTAIN
         
9,058,228
  
4,405,875
  
63,008

Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accountants.

Votes FOR
  
Votes AGAINST
  
Votes ABSTAIN
         
13,387,298
  
109,939
  
29,874

Proposal 4: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation program for 2009.

Votes FOR
  
Votes AGAINST
  
Votes ABSTAIN
         
12,846,894
  
525,535
  
154,682
 
 
 
 
 
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.
     
     
Date:
April 27, 2010
  
By:
/s/ David D. Brown
     
   
David D. Brown
   
Chief Financial Officer