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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

January 29, 2003
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)

00-30747
(Commission File Number)		   33-0885320
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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)

        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 (the "Company") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


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 January 29, 2003, announcing earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year-ended December 31, 2002.


Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

        On January 29, 2003, First Community Bancorp announced its earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year-ended December 31, 2002. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release.

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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: January 29, 2003

    FIRST COMMUNITY BANCORP

 
 
By:
/s/  JARED M. WOLFF      
Jared M. Wolff
 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 January 29, 2003, announcing results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year-ended December 31, 2002.

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