Insider Trading February 2, 2026

First Community Bankshares CRO Derek Bonnett Buys $17,499 in Stock as Company Announces Results and Strategic Moves

Bonnett adds 501 shares; bank reports Q4 profit, completes Hometown Bancshares acquisition and declares $1.00 special dividend

By Avery Klein FCBC
First Community Bankshares CRO Derek Bonnett Buys $17,499 in Stock as Company Announces Results and Strategic Moves
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Derek A. Bonnett, Chief Risk Officer at First Community Bankshares (NASDAQ:FCBC), purchased 501 shares of the company on January 30, 2026, at $34.93 per share. The transaction, reported on a Form 4 filing with the SEC, totaled $17,499. The filing details Bonnett's direct and indirect holdings, outstanding restricted stock units and stock options. First Community Bankshares also reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings, completed the acquisition of Hometown Bancshares and declared a special cash dividend to shareholders.

Key Points

  • Derek A. Bonnett, Chief Risk Officer, purchased 501 shares on January 30, 2026 at $34.93 per share, totaling $17,499.
  • First Community Bankshares reported Q4 net income of $12.46 million ($0.68 per diluted share) and a full-year net income of $48.79 million, a 5.45% decrease year-over-year - impacting regional banking financial metrics.
  • The company completed the acquisition of Hometown Bancshares (adding eight West Virginia branches) after regulatory and shareholder approvals, and declared a $1.00 per share special cash dividend totaling about $18.32 million.

Derek A. Bonnett, the Chief Risk Officer at First Community Bankshares (NASDAQ:FCBC), acquired 501 shares of company common stock on January 30, 2026, at a purchase price of $34.93 per share, for a total consideration of $17,499, according to a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The filing states that Bonnett directly holds 1,917 shares of First Community Bankshares common stock and indirectly holds 1,331 shares through the Employee Stock Ownership & Savings Plan. In addition to those holdings, Bonnett is the beneficiary of several restricted stock units that represent contingent rights to receive shares - specifically 2,151 shares, 1,667 shares and 1,888 shares of common stock.

Bonnett also has securities-based compensation in the form of options. The Form 4 indicates he holds options to purchase 977 shares at an exercise price of $33. Those options became exercisable in installments beginning March 31, 2022.


Separately, First Community Bankshares disclosed its recent financial results and corporate activity. For the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2025, the company reported net income of $12.46 million, or $0.68 per diluted common share. For the full year, First Community Bankshares recorded net income of $48.79 million, a decline of 5.45% compared with the prior year.

The company also completed the previously announced acquisition of Hometown Bancshares. The deal, initially disclosed in July 2025, added eight branch locations in West Virginia to First Community Bankshares’ footprint. The acquisition was finalized after receiving regulatory approval from the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission Bureau of Financial Institutions and following shareholder approval that allowed Hometown Bancshares to be integrated into First Community Bankshares.

In addition to the acquisition, First Community Bankshares declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per common share, representing approximately $18.32 million in total, to be paid on January 16, 2026.


The Form 4 filing documenting Bonnett’s January 30, 2026 purchase provides a snapshot of insider activity alongside recent corporate developments, including quarterly results, an acquisition that expanded branch presence in West Virginia and a special dividend distribution to shareholders.

Risks

  • A reported 5.45% year-over-year decline in full-year net income indicates earnings pressure within the regional banking sector and could affect investor perceptions of profitability.
  • Integration risk tied to the Hometown Bancshares acquisition - combining operations across eight new branches may present execution challenges for retail banking and operations teams.
  • Dependence on capital deployment choices such as a special cash dividend could influence the company’s balance sheet flexibility amid changing market conditions in the financial services sector.

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