KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
607 14th Street, N.W., Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20005
April 11, 2014
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: | Cordia Bancorp Inc. |
Preliminary Proxy Materials
Commission File No. 001-35852
Dear Sir or Madam:
Cordia Bancorp Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to the requirements of Rule 14a-6(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, has today filed via EDGAR preliminary proxy materials for the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders.
Pursuant to Rule 14a-6(a), the Company is filing preliminary proxy materials because the Company intends to include in its definitive proxy materials (i) a proposal to approve the issuance of an aggregate of approximately 3,629,871 shares of Company common stock and non-voting common stock upon the conversion of the Company’s recently issued 362.9871 shares of Mandatorily Convertible, Noncumulative, Nonvoting, Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A for purposes of complying with NASDAQ Stock Market Rule 5635 and (ii) a proposalto approve the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation.
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at (202) 508-5825.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP | ||
| /s/ Aaron M. Kaslow | ||
| Aaron M. Kaslow | ||
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