Bank of the James Financial (BOTJ) 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM8-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 21, 2019

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 Form8-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 Rule14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.13e-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 Rule12b-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 21, 2019, 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 26, 2019, the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, there were 4,378,436 shares of common stock outstanding and eligible to vote. 3,333,036 shares, or approximately 76.12% 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 12, 2019:

Proposal No.1. The Company’s shareholders elected five (5) Group One directors to serve on the board of directors for a three-year term to expire at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of shareholders, as set forth below:

Name	Group		Votes For		Withheld Votes		Broker Non-Votes
A. Douglas Dalton III		One		2,335,033		43,096		954,907
James F. Daly		One		2,335,338		42,791		954,907
Watt R. Foster, Jr.		One		1,841,530		536,599		954,907
Phillip C. Jamerson		One		2,159,367		218,762		954,907
Thomas W. Pettyjohn, Jr.		One		2,329,903		48,266		954,907

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, 2019, as set forth below:

Votes   For	Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
3,324,186		3,470		5,380		—

Proposal No. 3. The Company’s shareholders approved thenon-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
2,290,794		34,623		52,712		954,907

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

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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 22, 2019	BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
	By	/s/ J. Todd Scruggs
		J. Todd Scruggs
		Secretary-Treasurer

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