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                       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

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2002


                       FIRST COMMUNITY CAPITAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



             Texas                      0-32609                 76-0676739
(State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.)



          14200 Gulf Freeway
            Houston, Texas                                       77034
(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (281) 996-1000
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          Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

          On May 10, 2002, First Community Capital Corporation, a Texas
corporation (the "Company"), acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares
of The Express Bank, a Texas banking association ("Express Bank"), pursuant to
the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of January 8, 2002 by and among the
Company and the stockholders of Express Bank (the "Acquisition"). The purchase
price of each outstanding share of Express Bank common stock was $500, for an
aggregate price of $15,000,000. The shares of capital stock of Express Bank have
been contributed to the Company's Delaware subsidiary, First Community Capital
Corporation of Delaware, Inc.

          The purchase price for the Acquisition was determined by negotiations
between the parties. No material relationships exist between Express Bank and
the Company or any of its affiliates, any officers or directors of the Company
or any associate of such officer or director.

          The Company expects that Express Bank will be combined into First
Community Bank, N.A. (the "Bank"), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the
Company, in the fourth quarter of 2002. Until then, it will operate as a
wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company. The Company intends to continue
operating the business of Express Bank by integrating its operations with those
of the Bank and operating the existing locations of Express Bank in Alvin and
Danbury, Texas as branches of the Bank.

          At March 31, 2002, Express Bank had total assets of $80.5 million,
total deposits of $73 million, total loans of $33.4 million and total
shareholders' equity of $7 million.

          Subsequent to the Acquisition, Michael Hoskins has continued to serve
as President and as a director of Express Bank. The other directors of Express
Bank resigned at the closing of the transaction and the Company elected the
current directors of the Bank as additional directors of Express Bank. Mr. Nigel
J. Harrison, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, has been elected
as Chief Executive Officer of Express Bank.

          Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

                  (a) Financial statements of business acquired. Pursuant to
item 7(a)(4), the financial statements required by this item are not included in
this Form 8-K and will be filed by amendment within 60 days of the date that
this Form 8-K is required to be filed.

                  (b) Pro forma financial information. Pursuant to items 7(a)(4)
and 7(b)(2), the pro forma financial statements required by this item are not
included in this Form 8-K and will be filed by amendment within 60 days of the
date that this Form 8-K is required to be filed.

                  (c) Exhibits.   The following material is filed as an exhibit
to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

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 Exhibit
 Number    Description of Exhibit
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   2.1     Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of January 8,  2002 by and among
           First Community Capital  Corporation,  as Purchaser,  and the
           stockholders  of The Express  Bank,  as Sellers  (incorporated
           herein by  reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's  annual report
           on Form 10-KSB for the year ended  December 31,  2001 filed with
           the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2002).


                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                  FIRST COMMUNITY CAPITAL CORPORATION



Dated: May 22, 2002
                                  By: /s/ Nigel J. Harrison
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                                      Nigel J. Harrison
                                      President and Chief Executive Officer

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

 Exhibit
 Number    Description
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    2.1    Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of January 8, 2002 by and
           among First Community Capital Corporation, as Purchaser, and
           the stockholders of The Express Bank, as Sellers(incorporated herein
           by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's annual report on
           Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2001 filed with the
           Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2002).

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