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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HOPKINS LYNN M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST COMMUNITY BANCORP /CA/ [FCBP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 6110 EL TORDO, P.O. BOX 2388 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/14/2005 (Street) RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 06/14/2005   F   452 D $ 46.56 (1) 22,438 D   Common Stock 06/14/2005   M   1,000 A $ 19.25 23,438 D   Common Stock               418 (2) I By 401(k) Plan Common Stock               50 I As custodian of account for daughter Common Stock               50 I As custodian of account for son

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 19.25

06/14/2005

M

1,000

(3)

01/23/2007

Common Stock

1,000

$ 0

26,000 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HOPKINS LYNN M 6110 EL TORDO P.O. BOX 2388 RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067			Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Lynn M. Hopkins		06/16/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reflects closing market price on June 14, 2005
(2)	Represents common stock acquired by the reporting person between July 1, 2004 and June 14, 2005 under the FCBP 401(k) Plan. The information in this report is based on a plan report dated as of June 14, 2005.
(3)	The option vested in three equal installments beginning on January 23, 2003 and ending on January 23, 2005.
(4)	The amount beneficially owned represents 21,000 options at $19.25 which have vested and 5,000 options which have vested or will vest in one-third increments on July 24, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

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