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): May 19, 2020

 

 

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:

 

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading

Symbols

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $2.14   BOTJ   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)    On May 19, 2020, Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders for which the board of directors solicited proxies.

(b)    As of March 24, 2020, the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, there were 4,339,436 shares of common stock outstanding and eligible to vote. 3,470,418 shares, or approximately 79.97% of the outstanding shares, were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy.

At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company voted on the following matters as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated April 13, 2020:

Proposal No. 1.     The Company’s shareholders elected four (4) Group Two directors to serve on the board of directors for a three-year term to expire at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders, as set forth below:

 

Name

   Group      Votes
For
     Withheld
Votes
     Broker
Non-Votes
 

Robert R. Chapman III

     Two        2,329,774        331,865        808,779  

Julie P. Doyle

     Two        2,323,647        337,992        808,779  

Lydia K. Langley

     Two        2,332,411        329,228        808,779  

Augustus A. Petticolas, Jr

     Two        2,325,962        335,677        808,779  

Proposal No. 2. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C., of Winchester, Virginia, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020, as set forth below:

 

Votes

For

  

Votes

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker

Non-Votes

3,463,059

   4,420    2,939    —  

Proposal No. 3. The Company’s shareholders approved the non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC, as set forth below:

 

Votes

For

  

Votes

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker

Non-Votes

2,365,068

   252,806    43,765    808,779

The voting results for each proposal are the final voting results.

(c)    Not applicable.

(d)    Not applicable.

 

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Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)    Financial Statements of Business Acquired - not applicable

(b)    Pro Forma Financial Information - not applicable

(c)    Shell Company Transactions - not applicable

(d)    Exhibits - not applicable

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 21, 2020

  BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
 

By

 

/s/ J. Todd Scruggs

   

J. Todd Scruggs

Secretary-Treasurer

 

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