Bruce E Thomas Form 4 Community Bankers Trust / BRUCE E THOMAS ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

THOMAS BRUCE E

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9954 MAYLAND DRIVE

SUITE 2100

(Street)

RICHMOND VA 23233

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Community Bankers Trust Corp [ ESXB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP and CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/19/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/19/2017		M		20,000	A	$2.78	34,922	D
Common Stock	05/19/2017		S		20,000	D	$7.9399	14,922	D
Common Stock	05/19/2017		M		15,000	A	$2.86	29,922	D
Common Stock	05/19/2017		S(1)		6,495	D	$7.9399	23,427	D
Common Stock	05/22/2017		S(1)		1,994	D	$7.9311	21,433	D
Common Stock	05/22/2017		M		11,250	A	$3.8	32,683	D
Common Stock	05/22/2017		S(1)		7,268	D	$7.9311	25,415	D
Common Stock	05/22/2017		M		10,000	A	$4.37	35,415	D
Common Stock	05/22/2017		S(1)		6,947	D	$7.9311	28,468	D
Common Stock	05/22/2017		M		5,000	A	$5.07	33,468	D
Common Stock	05/22/2017		S(1)		3,772	D	$7.9311	29,696	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$2.78	05/19/2017		M			20,000	(2)	05/20/2020	Common Stock	20,000	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option	$2.86	05/19/2017		M			15,000	(3)	01/17/2023	Common Stock	15,000	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option	$3.8	05/22/2017		M			11,250	(4)	01/17/2024	Comon Stock	11,250	$0	3,750	D
Employee Stock Option	$4.37	05/22/2017		M			10,000	(5)	01/16/2025	Common Stock	10,000	$0	10,000	D
Employee Stock Option	$5.07	05/22/2017		M			5,000	(6)	01/22/2026	Common Stock	5,000	$0	15,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person sold the shares of Common Stock to pay the exercise price and tax withholding obligations of the associated stock option exercise.

2. The option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on May 20, 2011.

3. The option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on January 17, 2014.

4. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on January 17, 2015.

5. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on January 16, 2016.

6. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on January 22, 2017.

Remarks:

	/s/ John M Oakey, III, by power of attorney	05/23/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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