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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;4, 2005</B>



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333- _________</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Under The Securities Act of 1933</B></DIV>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>FAUQUIER BANKSHARES, INC.</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Virginia</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>54-1288193</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>10 Courthouse Square<BR>
Warrenton, Virginia 20186</B><BR>
(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>FAUQUIER BANKSHARES, INC.<BR>
2005 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Randy K. Ferrell<BR>
President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Fauquier Bankshares, Inc.<BR>
10 Courthouse Square<BR>
Warrenton, Virginia 20186<BR>
(540)&nbsp;347-2700</B><BR>
(Name, Address and Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Copies of all communications to:



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Jonathan F. Wolcott, Esq.<BR>
Holland &#038; Knight LLP<BR>
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite&nbsp;100<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20006<BR>
Phone: (202)&nbsp;955-3000</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock,
par value $3.13 per
share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">100,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">2,462,500</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">290.00</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The number of shares of common stock registered hereunder shall be deemed to include
any additional shares issuable as a result of any stock split, stock dividend or other
change in the capitalization of the Registrant.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee as contemplated
by Rule&nbsp;457 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based on the average of the bid
($24.50) and asked ($24.74) prices of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. common stock as of February
2, 2005, as reported on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART I</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 (plan
information and registrant information) has/have been sent or given to employees as specified by
Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424. These documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Form
S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference:


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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2003;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March&nbsp;31,
2004, June&nbsp;30, 2004 and September&nbsp;30, 2004, respectively;</TD>
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    <TD>Our current reports on Form 8-K filed on January&nbsp;28, 2004, April&nbsp;23, 2004, July
16, 2004, August&nbsp;20, 2004 and October&nbsp;25, 2004, respectively;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Our definitive proxy statement filed on April&nbsp;15, 2004;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>All of our filings pursuant to the Exchange Act after the date of filing of
this registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement;
and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(6)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of our common stock set forth in Item&nbsp;11 in our registration
statement on Form 10-12G, dated April&nbsp;16, 1999, as amended on Forms 10-12G/A on June
10, 1999, July&nbsp;12, 1999 and August&nbsp;2, 1999.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt">All documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Not applicable.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Not applicable.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.




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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia pursuant to which we are incorporated permit us to
indemnify our officers and directors against certain liabilities with the approval of our shareholders. Our
articles of incorporation, which have been approved by our shareholders, provide for the
indemnification of each director and officer (including former directors and officers and each
person who may have served at our request as a director of officer of any other legal entity and,
in all such cases, his or her heirs, executors and administrators) against liabilities (including
expenses) reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any actual or threatened action,
suit or proceeding to which he or she may be made party by reason of his or her being or having
been a director or officer of our company, except in relation to any action, suit or proceeding in
which he or she has been adjudged liable because of willful misconduct or a knowing violation of
the criminal law.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have purchased officers&#146; and director&#146;s liability insurance policies. Within the limits of
their coverage, the policies insure (1)&nbsp;our directors and officers against certain losses resulting
from claims against them in their capacities as directors and officers to the extent that such
losses are not indemnified by us and (2)&nbsp;our company to the extent that it indemnifies such
directors and officers for losses as permitted under the laws of Virginia.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Not applicable.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits


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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Holland &#038; Knight LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock (filed herewith)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">10.1</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. 2005 Stock Option Plan (filed herewith)</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Yount, Hyde &#038; Barbour, P.C. (filed herewith)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.2</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Holland &#038; Knight LLP (1)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">24.1</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included in this Registration Statement under &#147;Signatures&#148;)</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:8%; font-size: 10pt">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:8%; font-size: 10pt">(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in
the information set forth in this Registration Statement; and



<P align="left" style="margin-left:8%; font-size: 10pt">(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in this Registration Statement;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.


<P align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; text-indent: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt">(h)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions
described in Item&nbsp;6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Fauquier County, Commonwealth of Virginia, on
January&nbsp;20, 2005.

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">FAUQUIER BANKSHARES, INC.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Randy K. Ferrell</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Randy K. Ferrell</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the undersigned hereby appoints C. Hunton Tiffany and Randy K. Ferrell, and each of
them, as attorney-in-fact and agent for the undersigned, with full power of substitution, for and
in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, with any schedules or exhibits thereto,
and any and all supplements or other documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pertaining to the registration of securities covered hereby, with full power and
authority to do and perform any and all acts and things as may be necessary or desirable in
furtherance of such registration.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ C. Hunton Tiffany
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C.Hunton Tiffany
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Randy K. Ferrell
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Randy K. Ferrell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Executive Officer,
Director<BR>
(principal executive officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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Eric P. Graap
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
<BR>
(principal financial and accounting officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Alexander G. Green Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Alexander G. Green, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Stanley C. Haworth
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Stanley C. Haworth
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John J. Norman, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
John J. Norman, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Douglas C. Larson
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Douglas C. Larson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ C.H. Lawrence, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
C.H. Lawrence, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ D. Harcourt Lees, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
D. Harcourt Lees, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Randoph T. Minter
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Randolph T. Minter
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ B.S. Montgomery
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
B.S. Montgomery
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
John B. Adams, Jr.
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
John B. Adams, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
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<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
H.P. Neale
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Pat H. Nevill
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Pat H. Nevill
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">January&nbsp;20, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2005
Registration No. 333- _________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under The Securities Act of 1933
FAUQUIER BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
54-1288193
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
10 Courthouse Square
Warrenton, Virginia 20186
(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
FAUQUIER BANKSHARES, INC.
2005 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Randy K. Ferrell
President and Chief Executive Officer
Fauquier Bankshares, Inc.
10 Courthouse Square
Warrenton, Virginia 20186
(540) 347-2700
(Name, Address and Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies of all communications to:
Jonathan F. Wolcott, Esq.
Holland & Knight LLP
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 100
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: (202) 955-3000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Title of
Amount
Maximum
Maximum
Amount of
Securities
to be
Offering price
Aggregate
registration
to be registered
Registered (1)
per unit (2)
Offering price
fee
Common Stock,
par value $3.13 per
share
100,000
$
24.625
$
2,462,500
$
290.00
(1)
The number of shares of common stock registered hereunder shall be deemed to include
any additional shares issuable as a result of any stock split, stock dividend or other
change in the capitalization of the Registrant.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee as contemplated
by Rule 457 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based on the average of the bid
($24.50) and asked ($24.74) prices of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. common stock as of February
2, 2005, as reported on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 (plan
information and registrant information) has/have been sent or given to employees as specified by
Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form
S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
The following documents filed with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
(1)
Our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003;
(2)
Our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31,
2004, June 30, 2004 and September 30, 2004, respectively;
(3)
Our current reports on Form 8-K filed on January 28, 2004, April 23, 2004, July
16, 2004, August 20, 2004 and October 25, 2004, respectively;
(4)
Our definitive proxy statement filed on April 15, 2004;
(5)
All of our filings pursuant to the Exchange Act after the date of filing of
this registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement;
and
(6)
The description of our common stock set forth in Item 11 in our registration
statement on Form 10-12G, dated April 16, 1999, as amended on Forms 10-12G/A on June
10, 1999, July 12, 1999 and August 2, 1999.
All documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia pursuant to which we are incorporated permit us to
indemnify our officers and directors against certain liabilities with the approval of our shareholders. Our
articles of incorporation, which have been approved by our shareholders, provide for the
indemnification of each director and officer (including former directors and officers and each
person who may have served at our request as a director of officer of any other legal entity and,
in all such cases, his or her heirs, executors and administrators) against liabilities (including
expenses) reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any actual or threatened action,
suit or proceeding to which he or she may be made party by reason of his or her being or having
been a director or officer of our company, except in relation to any action, suit or proceeding in
which he or she has been adjudged liable because of willful misconduct or a knowing violation of
the criminal law.
We have purchased officers' and director's liability insurance policies. Within the limits of
their coverage, the policies insure (1) our directors and officers against certain losses resulting
from claims against them in their capacities as directors and officers to the extent that such
losses are not indemnified by us and (2) our company to the extent that it indemnifies such
directors and officers for losses as permitted under the laws of Virginia.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
5.1
Opinion of Holland & Knight LLP regarding legality of the Common Stock (filed herewith)
10.1
Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. 2005 Stock Option Plan (filed herewith)
23.1
Consent of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. (filed herewith)
23.2
Consent of Holland & Knight LLP (1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in this Registration Statement under "Signatures")
(1)
Included in Exhibit 5.1
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in
the information set forth in this Registration Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions
described in Item 6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Fauquier County, Commonwealth of Virginia, on
January 20, 2005.
FAUQUIER BANKSHARES, INC.
By:
/s/ Randy K. Ferrell
Randy K. Ferrell
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned hereby appoints C. Hunton Tiffany and Randy K. Ferrell, and each of
them, as attorney-in-fact and agent for the undersigned, with full power of substitution, for and
in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, with any schedules or exhibits thereto,
and any and all supplements or other documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pertaining to the registration of securities covered hereby, with full power and
authority to do and perform any and all acts and things as may be necessary or desirable in
furtherance of such registration.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ C. Hunton Tiffany
C.Hunton Tiffany
Chairman of the Board
January 20, 2005
/s/ Randy K. Ferrell
Randy K. Ferrell
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Director
(principal executive officer)
January 20, 2005
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Eric P. Graap
Eric P. Graap
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
January 20, 2005
/s/ Alexander G. Green Jr.
Alexander G. Green, Jr.
Director
January 20, 2005
/s/ Stanley C. Haworth
Stanley C. Haworth
Director
January 20, 2005
/s/ John J. Norman, Jr.
John J. Norman, Jr.
Director
January 20, 2005
/s/ Douglas C. Larson
Douglas C. Larson
Director
January 20, 2005
/s/ C.H. Lawrence, Jr.
C.H. Lawrence, Jr.
Director
January 20, 2005
/s/ D. Harcourt Lees, Jr.
D. Harcourt Lees, Jr.
Director
January 20, 2005
/s/ Randoph T. Minter
Randolph T. Minter
Director
January 20, 2005
/s/ B.S. Montgomery
B.S. Montgomery
Director
January 20, 2005
/s/
John B. Adams, Jr.
John B. Adams, Jr.
Director
January 20, 2005
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ H.P. Neale
H.P. Neale
Director
January 20, 2005
/s/ Pat H. Nevill
Pat H. Nevill
Director
January 20, 2005
/s/ H. Frances Stringfellow
Director
January 20, 2005
H. Frances Stringfellow