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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 18, 1999
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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FIRST COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina 56-2119954
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
708 South Church Street
Post Office Box 1837
Burlington, North Carolina 27216-1837
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
None None
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [ ]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [X]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-70981
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, no par value
(Title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the sections entitled
"DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK -- First Community" and "ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS
AFFECTING FIRST COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY SAVINGS -- The Holding Company" in the
Prospectus filed with the Commission on May 14, 1999 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
under the Securities Act of 1933 (Registration Number 333-70981). Any statement
contained in the above-referenced sections of the aforedescribed Prospectus
which is incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or
superceded for purposes of this Registration Statement on Form 8-A to the extent
that such statement is modified or superceded by any document subsequently filed
with the Commission.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
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Exhibit Number Description
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I.1. Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the stock
certificate of First Community Financial Corporation which
is included in Exhibit 4.1 in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2
to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2
(Registration Number 333-8625) which was filed with the
Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 on April
19, 1999. Any item included as Exhibit 4.1 to the
aforedescribed Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 and which is incorporated herein by
reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement on Form 8-A to the
extent that such item is modified or superceded by any
document subsequently filed with the Commission.
I.2. Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws of First Community Financial
Corporation which are included as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2
(Registration Number 33-70981) which was filed with the
Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 on January
22, 1999. Any item included as Exhibit 3.1 or 3.2 to the
aforedescribed Registration Statement on Form SB-2 and which
is incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be
modified or superceded for purposes of this Registration
Statement on Form 8-A to the extent that such item is
modified or superceded by any document subsequently filed
with the Commission.
II.1. Not applicable.
II.2. Not applicable.
II.3. Not applicable.
II.4. Not applicable.
II.5. Not applicable.
II.6. Not applicable.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
FIRST COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date: May 14, 1999 By: /s/ William R. Gilliam
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W. R. Gilliam, President and
Chief Executive Officer
