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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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
December 15, 2010

 Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia
001-32968
54-2053718
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
     
999 Waterside Drive, Suite 200, Norfolk, Virginia 23510
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (757) 217-1000
 
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:
 
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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc., the holding company for Bank of Hampton Roads and Shore Bank, today announced that Shore Bank has named W. Thomas Mears President and Chief Executive Officer.

The information contained in this item, including that which is incorporated by reference, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Such information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.  The information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Ex. 99.1     Press Release, dated December 15, 2010.

Caution about Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information contained in the attached discussion may include “forward-looking statements.”  Those forward-looking statements relate to the response of area businesses to the hiring of Mr. Mears.  There can be no assurance that the response will be as expected or that or that actual results, performance or achievements of Shore Bank or the Company will not differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ significantly from those described in or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to those described in the cautionary language included under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as amended, and the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2010, as amended, June 30, 2010, and September 30, 2010, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


 
 

 

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.

 
Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc.
       
       
Date:   December 15, 2010
By:
/s/ John A.B. Davies, Jr.
 
   
John A.B. Davies, Jr.
 
   
President and Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 

Exhibit Index

 
Ex. 99.1
Press Release, dated December 15, 2010.