Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 15, 2012, management of First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") will present at the Sandler O'Neill East Coast Financial Services Conference and meet with analysts and institutional investors. Individuals may listen live or to the archived webcast of the presentation by visiting www.sandleroneill.com and following the link titled "Conferences". The Company expects to use this presentation in similar meetings throughout the remainder of the fourth quarter of 2012. A copy of the investor presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with general instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information is furnished and shall not be deemed filed for the purpose of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) The following exhibit is included with this report:

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description

99.1 Investor Presentation

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.