UNITED STATES
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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2005

First Community Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)

South Carolina
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


			000-28344			57-1010751
			(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)


			5455 Sunset Blvd, Lexington, South Carolina (Address of Principal Executive Offices)				29072 (Zip Code)

(803) 951-2265
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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):

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On December 8, 2005, First Community Corporation issued a press release announcing the execution of a letter of intent to acquire DeKalb Bankshares, Inc. The complete text of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MERGER AND WHERE TO FIND IT

First Community and DeKalb Bankshares will be filing relevant documents concerning the transaction with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including a registration statement on Form S-4 which will include a proxy statement/prospectus. Shareholders will be able to obtain a free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about First Community and DeKalb Bankshares, at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s internet site (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and the filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that will be incorporated by reference in the proxy statement/prospectus can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to First Community Corporation, 5455 Sunset Blvd., Lexington, South Carolina 29072, Attention: Michael C. Crapps, or DeKalb Bankshares, Inc., 631 West DeKalb Street, Camden, South Carolina 29020, Attention: William C. Bochette III.

SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

The directors and executive officers of First Community and DeKalb Bankshares and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed merger. Information regarding First Community’s directors and executive officers is available in its Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on March 25, 2005. Information regarding DeKalb Bankshares’ directors and executive officers is available in its Form 10-KSB filed with the SEC on March 31, 2005. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit
Number Description

99.1 Press Release dated December 8, 2005.

SIGNATURES

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.

Dated: December 8, 2005

FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

By:  /s/ Michael C. Crapps
       Michael C. Crapps
       Chief Executive Officer

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