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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES INC /VA/ | v310557_ex99-1.htm |
| 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 |
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2012 |
| FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. | ||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
| Nevada | 000-19297 | 55-0694814 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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P.O. Box 989 Bluefield, Virginia |
24605-0989 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (276) 326-9000 |
| 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: |
| ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 24, 2012, First Community Bancshares, Inc., (the “Company”), held its annual shareholders’ meeting. At the meeting, the Company’s shareholders: (i) elected both persons listed below under Proposal 1 to serve as director of the Company for a term that will continue until the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders; (ii) ratified the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm; and (iii) approved the Company’s 2012 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan.
The following tables summarize voting results by the Company’s shareholders.
Proposal 1: To elect two directors to serve until the 2015 annual shareholders meeting.
| Nominee | Votes FOR | Votes WITHHELD | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| I. Norris Kantor | 10,354,597 | 790,509 | 2,784,095 | |||
| William P. Stafford, II | 6,325,201 | 4,819,905 | 2,784,095 |
Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
| Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | Votes ABSTAIN | ||
| 13,603,196 | 86,497 | 239,508 |
Proposal 3: To approve the Company’s 2012 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan.
| Votes FOR | Votes AGAINST | Votes ABSTAIN | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 10,467,152 | 394,449 | 283,505 | 2,784,095 |
Item 8.01 Other Events
On April 24, 2012, the Company announced by press release its quarterly cash dividend to common shareholders of $1.96 million, or eleven cents ($0.11) per common share, payable on or about May 25, 2012, to shareholders of record on May 11, 2012. A copy of the press release 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 | Dividend press release dated April 24, 2012 |
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.
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| FIRST COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. | ||||
| Date: | April 25, 2012 | By: | /s/ David D. Brown | |
| David D. Brown | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||