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): January 23, 2024
	FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia	000-19297	55-0694814
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
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
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock ($1.00 par value)	FCBC	NASDAQ Global Select

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On  January 23, 2024, First Community Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) announced by press release its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2023. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 23, 2024, the Company announced by press release its quarterly cash dividend to common shareholders of twenty-nine cents, $0.29 per common share, payable on or about February 23, 2024, to shareholders of record on February 9, 2024. 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
99.1 104	Earnings release dated October 24, 2023. Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

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 BANKSHARES, INC.
Date:	January 23, 2024	By:	/s/ David D. Brown
			David D. Brown
			Chief Financial Officer