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First Community Bankshares Inc./VA – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Friday, 3/8/24, at 3:04pm ET · For: 12/31/23 · Accession #: 1437749-24-7150 · File #: 0-19297

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/08/24  First Community Bankshares Inc/VA 10-K       12/31/23  142:27M                                    RDG Filings/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K — SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   6.12M 
 2: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     39K 
 3: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     39K 
 4: EX-23.2     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     39K 
 5: EX-23.3     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     39K 
 9: EX-97.1     Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML     61K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
 8: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     43K 
15: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML    109K 
16: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    137K 
17: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     62K 
18: R4          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    167K 
19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     85K 
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML    115K 
                Stockholders' Equity                                             
21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML     42K 
                Stockholders' Equity (Parentheticals)                            
22: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    167K 
23: R9          Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant      HTML    157K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
24: R10         Note 2 - Acquisitions and Divestitures              HTML    106K 
25: R11         Note 3 - Debt Securities                            HTML    189K 
26: R12         Note 4 - Loans                                      HTML     84K 
27: R13         Note 5 - Credit Quality                             HTML   1.08M 
28: R14         Note 6 - Allowance for Credit Losses                HTML    123K 
29: R15         Note 7 - Premises, Equipment, and Leases            HTML     65K 
30: R16         Note 8 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets       HTML     69K 
31: R17         Note 9 - Deposits                                   HTML     68K 
32: R18         Note 10 - Borrowings                                HTML     69K 
33: R19         Note 11 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging        HTML     77K 
                Activities                                                       
34: R20         Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans                    HTML    118K 
35: R21         Note 13 - Other Operating Income and Expense        HTML     64K 
36: R22         Note 14 - Income Taxes                              HTML    128K 
37: R23         Note 15 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income    HTML     98K 
38: R24         Note 16 - Fair Value                                HTML    225K 
39: R25         Note 17 - Earnings Per Share                        HTML     72K 
40: R26         Note 18 - Related Party Transactions                HTML     56K 
41: R27         Note 19 - Litigation, Commitments, and              HTML     58K 
                Contingencies                                                    
42: R28         Note 20 - Regulatory Requirements and Restrictions  HTML    136K 
43: R29         Note 21 - Parent Company Financial Information      HTML    117K 
44: R30         Note 22 - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)      HTML    126K 
45: R31         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     50K 
46: R32         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    212K 
47: R33         Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant      HTML     78K 
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
48: R34         Note 2 - Acquisitions and Divestitures (Tables)     HTML     94K 
49: R35         Note 3 - Debt Securities (Tables)                   HTML    181K 
50: R36         Note 4 - Loans (Tables)                             HTML     81K 
51: R37         Note 5 - Credit Quality (Tables)                    HTML   1.07M 
52: R38         Note 6 - Allowance for Credit Losses (Tables)       HTML    122K 
53: R39         Note 7 - Premises, Equipment, and Leases (Tables)   HTML     61K 
54: R40         Note 8 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets       HTML     73K 
                (Tables)                                                         
55: R41         Note 9 - Deposits (Tables)                          HTML     71K 
56: R42         Note 10 - Borrowings (Tables)                       HTML     66K 
57: R43         Note 11 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging        HTML     78K 
                Activities (Tables)                                              
58: R44         Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)           HTML    116K 
59: R45         Note 13 - Other Operating Income and Expense        HTML     63K 
                (Tables)                                                         
60: R46         Note 14 - Income Taxes (Tables)                     HTML    126K 
61: R47         Note 15 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income    HTML     99K 
                (Tables)                                                         
62: R48         Note 16 - Fair Value (Tables)                       HTML    220K 
63: R49         Note 17 - Earnings Per Share (Tables)               HTML     71K 
64: R50         Note 18 - Related Party Transactions (Tables)       HTML     50K 
65: R51         Note 19 - Litigation, Commitments, and              HTML     48K 
                Contingencies (Tables)                                           
66: R52         Note 20 - Regulatory Requirements and Restrictions  HTML    130K 
                (Tables)                                                         
67: R53         Note 21 - Parent Company Financial Information      HTML    120K 
                (Tables)                                                         
68: R54         Note 22 - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)      HTML    125K 
                (Tables)                                                         
69: R55         Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant      HTML    115K 
                Accounting Policies (Details Textual)                            
70: R56         Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Significant      HTML     85K 
                Accounting Policies - Impact of ASU 2016-13                      
                (Details)                                                        
71: R57         Note 2 - Acquisitions and Divestitures (Details     HTML    138K 
                Textual)                                                         
72: R58         Note 2 - Acquisitions and Divestitures - Surrey     HTML    120K 
                Acquisition (Details)                                            
73: R59         Note 2 - Acquisitions and Divestitures - Pro Forma  HTML     44K 
                Information (Details)                                            
74: R60         Note 3 - Debt Securities (Details Textual)          HTML     64K 
75: R61         Note 3 - Debt Securities - Securities               HTML     65K 
                Available-for-sale (Details)                                     
76: R62         Note 3 - Debt Securities - Securities by            HTML    105K 
                Contractual Maturity (Details)                                   
77: R63         Note 3 - Debt Securities - Available For Sale       HTML     74K 
                Securities in Continuous Unrealized Loss Position                
                (Details)                                                        
78: R64         Note 4 - Loans (Details Textual)                    HTML     48K 
79: R65         Note 4 - Loans - Loans by Class (Details)           HTML     77K 
80: R66         Note 5 - Credit Quality (Details Textual)           HTML     42K 
81: R67         Note 5 - Credit Quality - Loans by Credit Quality   HTML    453K 
                (Details)                                                        
82: R68         Note 5 - Credit Quality - Nonaccrual Loans by Loan  HTML     87K 
                Class (Details)                                                  
83: R69         Note 5 - Credit Quality - Aging of Past Due Loans   HTML    140K 
                by Loan Class (Details)                                          
84: R70         Note 5 - Credit Quality - Collateral Dependent      HTML     48K 
                Loans (Details)                                                  
85: R71         Note 5 - Credit Quality - Loans Modified as         HTML    114K 
                Troubled Debt Restructurings (Details)                           
86: R72         Note 5 - Credit Quality - Loans Modified as         HTML     69K 
                Troubled Debt Restructurings by Loan Class and                   
                Accrual Status (Details)                                         
87: R73         Note 5 - Credit Quality - Balance and Interest      HTML     43K 
                Income Related to Impaired Loan Pools (Details)                  
88: R74         Note 5 - Credit Quality - Other Real Estate Owned   HTML     44K 
                (Details)                                                        
89: R75         Note 6 - Allowance for Credit Losses - Changes in   HTML    103K 
                Allowance for Loan Losses (Details)                              
90: R76         Note 7 - Premises, Equipment, and Leases (Details   HTML     59K 
                Textual)                                                         
91: R77         Note 7 - Premises, Equipment, and Leases -          HTML     53K 
                Components of Premises and Equipment (Details)                   
92: R78         Note 7 - Premises, Equipment, and Leases - Minimum  HTML     57K 
                Lease Payments (Details)                                         
93: R79         Note 8 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets       HTML     65K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
94: R80         Note 8 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets -     HTML     45K 
                Summary of Goodwill (Details)                                    
95: R81         Note 8 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets -     HTML     53K 
                Components of Other Intangible Assets, by                        
                Reporting Unit (Details)                                         
96: R82         Note 8 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets -     HTML     54K 
                Estimated Amortization Expense for Intangible                    
                Assets, by Year (Details)                                        
97: R83         Note 9 - Deposits (Details Textual)                 HTML     40K 
98: R84         Note 9 - Deposits - Components of Deposits          HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
99: R85         Note 9 - Deposits - Scheduled Maturities of Time    HTML     53K 
                Deposits (Details)                                               
100: R86         Note 9 - Deposits - Scheduled Maturities of         HTML     48K  
                Certificates of Deposit of $250 Thousand or More                 
                (Details)                                                        
101: R87         Note 10 - Borrowings (Details Textual)              HTML     44K  
102: R88         Note 10 - Borrowings - Components of Borrowings     HTML     46K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R89         Note 10 - Borrowings - Contractual Maturities of    HTML     60K  
                Repurchase Agreements (Details)                                  
104: R90         Note 11 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging        HTML     41K  
                Activities (Details Textual)                                     
105: R91         Note 11 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging        HTML     63K  
                Activities - Notional or Contractual Amounts and                 
                Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments                  
                (Details)                                                        
106: R92         Note 11 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging        HTML     47K  
                Activities - Effect of Derivative and Hedging                    
                Activity, on Consolidated Statements of Income                   
                (Details)                                                        
107: R93         Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans (Details Textual)  HTML     88K  
108: R94         Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of      HTML     54K  
                Changes in Aggregate Actuarial Benefit Obligation                
                (Details)                                                        
109: R95         Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans - Components of    HTML     59K  
                Net Periodic Pension Cost and Assumed Discount                   
                Rate (Details)                                                   
110: R96         Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans - Projected        HTML     52K  
                Benefit Payments (Details)                                       
111: R97         Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans - Pre-tax          HTML     42K  
                Compensation Expense and Excess Tax Benefit                      
                Recognized in Earnings (Details)                                 
112: R98         Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans - Stock Option     HTML     74K  
                Activity (Details)                                               
113: R99         Note 12 - Employee Benefit Plans - Restricted       HTML     60K  
                Stock Activity (Details)                                         
114: R100        Note 13 - Other Operating Income and Expense        HTML     39K  
                (Details Textual)                                                
115: R101        Note 13 - Other Operating Income and Expense -      HTML     57K  
                Components of Other Operating Income and Expense                 
                (Details)                                                        
116: R102        Note 14 - Income Taxes (Details Textual)            HTML     53K  
117: R103        Note 14 - Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax   HTML     62K  
                Provision (Details)                                              
118: R104        Note 14 - Income Taxes - Reconciliation of          HTML     83K  
                Statutory Federal Tax Rate and Effective Tax Rate                
                From Continuing Operations (Details)                             
119: R105        Note 14 - Income Taxes - Significant Components of  HTML     84K  
                Net Deferred Tax Asset (Details)                                 
120: R106        Note 15 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income -  HTML     64K  
                Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive                    
                Income, Net of Tax (Details)                                     
121: R107        Note 15 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income -  HTML     81K  
                Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other                       
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                            
122: R108        Note 16 - Fair Value - Assets and Liabilities       HTML     95K  
                Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis                        
                (Details)                                                        
123: R109        Note 16 - Fair Value - Changes in Level 3 Fair      HTML     49K  
                Value Measurements (Details)                                     
124: R110        Note 16 - Fair Value - Assets Measured at Fair      HTML     53K  
                Value on Nonrecurring Basis (Details)                            
125: R111        Note 16 - Fair Value - Quantitative Information     HTML     52K  
                for Assets Measured at Fair Value on Nonrecurring                
                Basis (Details)                                                  
126: R112        Note 16 - Fair Value - Financial Instruments        HTML    101K  
                (Details)                                                        
127: R113        Note 17 - Earnings Per Share - Basic and Diluted    HTML     92K  
                Earnings Per Common Share (Details)                              
128: R114        Note 18 - Related Party Transactions (Details       HTML     49K  
                Textual)                                                         
129: R115        Note 18 - Related Party Transactions - Changes in   HTML     48K  
                Loans With Related Parties (Details)                             
130: R116        Note 19 - Litigation, Commitments, and              HTML     47K  
                Contingencies (Details Textual)                                  
131: R117        Note 19 - Litigation, Commitments, and              HTML     44K  
                Contingencies - Off-balance Sheet Financial                      
                Instruments (Details)                                            
132: R118        Note 20 - Regulatory Requirements and Restrictions  HTML     40K  
                (Details Textual)                                                
133: R119        Note 20 - Regulatory Requirements and Restrictions  HTML    107K  
                - Company's and Bank's Capital Ratios (Details)                  
134: R120        Note 21 - Parent Company Financial Information -    HTML    103K  
                Condensed Balance Sheets (Details)                               
135: R121        Note 21 - Parent Company Financial Information -    HTML     79K  
                Condensed Statements of Income (Details)                         
136: R122        Note 21 - Parent Company Financial Information -    HTML    102K  
                Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Details)                     
137: R123        Note 22 - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) -    HTML    108K  
                Summary of Quarterly Earnings (Details)                          
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