First Community Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company serves as the holding company for First Community Bank, N. A. (the Bank), a national banking association that conducts commercial banking operations within the states of Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee. The Company also owns GreenPoint Insurance Group, Inc. (GreenPoint), a full-service insurance agency and Investment Planning Consultants (IPC), an investment advisory. The Company had total consolidated assets of approximately $2.13 billion at December 31, 2008, and conducts its banking operations through 59 locations. The Company provides a mechanism for ownership of the subsidiary banking operations, provides capital funds as required, and serves as a conduit for distribution of dividends to stockholders. In November 2008, the Company acquired Coddle Creek Financial Corp. (Coddle Creek).