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): January 20, 2022
FVCBankcorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia | 001-38647 | 47-5020283 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | file number) | Identification No.) |
11325 Random Hills Road Fairfax, Virginia | 22030 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (703) 436-3800 | |
Not Applicable | |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | FVCB | 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 x
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. x
Item 1.02. | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
As previously disclosed, on July 14, 2021, FVCBankcorp, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”) with Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. (“BRBS”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, and subject to the conditions therein, the Company would be merged with and into BRBS.
On January 20, 2022, the Company and BRBS entered into a Mutual Termination Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) pursuant to which the parties mutually agreed to terminate the Merger Agreement. Each party will bear its own costs and expenses in connection with the terminated transaction, and neither party will pay a termination fee in connection with the termination of the Merger Agreement. The Termination Agreement also mutually releases the parties from any claims of liability to one another relating to the merger transaction.
The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement and the Termination Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which was previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 15, 2021, and the full text of the Termination Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
On January 20, 2022, FVCB and BRBS issued a joint press release relating to the Termination Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description |
10.1 | Mutual Termination Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2022, between Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. and FVCBankcorp, Inc. |
99.1 | Joint Press Release, dated January 20, 2022. |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FVCBANKCORP, INC. (Registrant) | ||
Date: January 20, 2022 | By: | /s/Jennifer L. Deacon |
Jennifer L. Deacon | ||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |