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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.01		Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

On December 2, 2005, First Community Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for First Community Bank, N. A. (the “Bank”), completed the sale of the Bank’s branch office located in Clifton Forge, Virginia, to Sonabank, N. A. (“Sonabank”). The branch held approximately $44.8 million in deposits and repurchase agreements and $7.0 million in loans. Sonabank assumed all deposits and purchased substantially all loans, along with the branch premises for total consideration of approximately $5.1 million. There were no material relationships, other than the transaction, between the Company, the Bank, and Sonabank, their affiliates, officers, or directors.

A copy of the press release announcing the completion of the sale is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits

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

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description
99.1		Press release dated December 2, 2005

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.