UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION
UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR
SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number000-49787
BOTETOURT BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
19747 MAIN STREET, BUCHANAN, VIRGINIA 24066 Telephone (540) 591-5000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant’s principal executive offices)
COMMON STOCK, $1.00 PAR VALUE
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
NONE
(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
| Rule 12g-4(a)(1)* | ¨ | |
| Rule 12g-4(a)(2) | ¨ | |
| Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) | x | |
| Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) | ¨ | |
| Rule 15d-6 | ¨ |
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date:945
| * | Explanatory Note |
The Registrant is relying on a no action letter provided by the Chief Counsel’s Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporate Finance under Section 12(h)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in association with the amendments by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, in order to suspend its duty to file reports with respect to its common stock, the only class of stock outstanding.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Botetourt Bankshares, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized persons.
| BOTETOURT BANKSHARES, INC. | ||||||
| /s/ H. Watts Steger, III | ||||||
| Chairman & CEO | ||||||
| Date: | July 26, 2012 | /s/ Michelle A. Crook | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Instruction: This form is required by Rules 12g-4, 12h-3 and 15d-6 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The registrant shall file with the Commission three copies of Form 15, one of which shall be manually signed. It may be signed by an officer of the registrant, by counsel or by any other duly authorized person. The name and title of the person signing the form shall be typed or printed under the signature.
