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

 

February 5, 2004

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)

 

 

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)

 

 

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

 

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:

 

99.1                                                                           Press release of First Community Bancorp dated February 5, 2004.

 

Item 9.                                                             Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On February 5, 2004, First Community Bancorp issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the signing of a definitive agreement and plan of merger to acquire First Community Financial Corp., and the completion of an offering of $60 million of trust preferred securities.  Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the Press Release.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, 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 exhibit, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of First Community Bancorp under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: February 6, 2004
	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		Press release of First Community Bancorp dated February 5, 2004.

 

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