UNITED STATES

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

 

October 18, 2007

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

 

FIRST COMMUNITY BANCORP

(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

 

 

401 West “A” Street

San Diego, CA 92101

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(619) 233-5588

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Item 2.02               Results of Operations and Financial Condition.*

 

On October 18, 2007, First Community Bancorp issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01               Financial Statements and Exhibits*

 

(d)          Exhibits.

 

The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated October 18, 2007.

 

*The information furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filings of First Community Bancorp under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

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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 hereunder duly authorized.

 

Dated: October 19, 2007

 

	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 No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated October 18, 2007.

 

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