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 20, 2014
BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL
GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Virginia | 001-35402 | 20-0500300 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 828 Main Street, Lynchburg, VA | 24504 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(434) 846-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 20, 2014, Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders for which the Board of Directors solicited proxies. At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company voted on the following proposals described in the Proxy Statement dated April 9, 2014:
| • | The election of four Group Two directors to the Company’s board of directors for a three year term to expire at the Company’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders; |
| • | The election of one Group One director to the Company’s board of directors for a two year term to expire at the Company’s 2016 annual meeting of shareholders; |
| • | Ratification of the appointment of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. to serve as independent auditors of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014; and |
| • | Approval on an advisory (non-binding) basis of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
As of March 25, 2014, the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and vote at the Annual Meeting, there were 3,364,874 shares of common stock outstanding and eligible to vote. 2,424,233 shares, or approximately 72.04% of the outstanding shares, were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy. The following are the final votes on the matters presented to the shareholders at the Annual Meeting as follows:
Election of Directors
| Name |
Votes For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Robert R. Chapman III |
1,503,703 | 6,708 | 853,822 | |||||||||
| Donna Schewel Clark |
1,465,521 | 104,890 | 853,822 | |||||||||
| Julie P. Doyle |
1,556,139 | 14,272 | 853,822 | |||||||||
| Augustus A. Petticolas, Jr. |
1,563,629 | 6,782 | 853,822 | |||||||||
| Donald M. Giles |
1,560,601 | 9,810 | 853,822 | |||||||||
Ratification of the Appointment of Yount,Hyde & Barbour, P.C. as the Company’s
Independent Registered Public Accountant
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 2,419,251 | 3,214 | 1,768 | — | |||
Advisory (Non-Binding) Approval of the Compensation of the
Company’s Named Executive Officers
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 1,421,681 | 31,004 | 117,726 | 853,822 | |||
SIGNATURE
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: May 27, 2014 | BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | |||||||
| By | /s/ J. Todd Scruggs | |||||||
| J. Todd Scruggs | ||||||||
| Secretary-Treasurer | ||||||||