ITEM 8.01. Other Events.

On August 29, 2012, First Community Corporation (the "Company") repurchased 3,780 shares of the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series T (the "Preferred Stock") from the United States Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") in a public offering at a price of $982.83 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $3,636,471, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends on such Preferred Stock from and including August 15, 2012 to the date of closing. The Company previously sold 11,350 shares of Preferred Stock to Treasury as part of the Capital Purchase Program under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The offering closed on August 29, 2012. The remaining 7,570 shares of Preferred Stock of the Company was sold by Treasury to third parties unrelated to the Company. The Company intends to retire the 3,780 shares of the Preferred Stock it purchased.

On August 30, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing its successful participation in the offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are being filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

99.1 Press Release issued by the Company dated August 30, 2012.

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