8-K

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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

March 27, 2003
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

CALIFORNIA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

00-30747	33-0885320
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6110 El Tordo
PO Box 2388
Rancho Santa Fe, California 92067
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(858) 756-3023
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits, is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of First Community Bancorp (the "Company") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 7.    Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

        The following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:

99.1	Certification, dated March 25, 2003, of Matthew P. Wagner, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.2	Certification, dated March 25, 2003, of Lynn M. Hopkins, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

        On March 27, 2003, each of the Chief Executive Officer, Matthew P. Wagner, and Chief Financial Officer, Lynn M. Hopkins, of the Company submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission the certification of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, as required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Company is furnishing under Item 9 of this Current Report on Form 8-K copies of such statements as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto.

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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 hereunder duly authorized.

Dated: March 27, 2003	FIRST COMMUNITY BANCORP
	By:	/s/  JARED M. WOLFF
		Name:	Jared M. Wolff
		Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Certification, dated March 25, 2003, of Matthew P. Wagner, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.2	Certification, dated March 25, 2003, of Lynn M. Hopkins, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

Certification

        Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned officer of First Community Bancorp (the "Company"), hereby certifies that the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 25, 2003	/s/  MATTHEW P. WAGNER
	Name:	Matthew P. Wagner
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

        The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

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EX-99.2

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Exhibit 99.2

Certification

        Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, the undersigned officer of First Community Bancorp (the "Company"), hereby certifies that the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 25, 2003	/s/  LYNN M. HOPKINS
	Name:	Lynn M. Hopkins
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

        The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

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