Correspondence 0001437749-23-004218 from FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES INC /VA/ (FCBC)
FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES INC /VA/
Date: Feb. 22, 2023 · CIK: 0000859070 · Accession: 0001437749-23-004218
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm fcbc20230221_corresp.htm February 22, 2023 Division of Corporation Finance VIA EDGAR U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: First Community Bankshares, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-4 (as amended) File No. 333-269294 Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, First Community Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), be accelerated so that it will become effective at 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on Friday, February 24, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Company hereby authorizes Sandra M. Murphy of Bowles Rice LLP, the Company’s counsel, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration. We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Ms. Murphy at (304) 347-1131 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing. Thank you for your assistance. FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES, INC. By: /s/ William P. Stafford, II William P. Stafford, II Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer cc: Sandra M. Murphy, Esq.