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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Current Report</P>

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<P STYLE="font: normal 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Access National Corporation</U></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">000-49929</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">82-0545425</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 35%; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>1800
    Robert Fulton Drive, Suite&nbsp;300, Reston, VA 20191</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 5.02</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On June 4, 2012 Charles
Wimer notified the President and Chief Executive Officer of Access National Corporation (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;) of his
intention to retire from his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Company&rsquo;s
subsidiary, Access National Bank (the &ldquo;<U>Bank</U>&rdquo;), effective as of June 30, 2012.</P>

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M. Taylor was hired as Senior Vice President, Accounting and Finance of the Company and the Bank. Ms. Taylor will succeed Mr. Wimer
as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank upon Mr. Wimer&rsquo;s retirement</P>

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retirement will provide continuing services in an advisory position to the Company and the Bank to assist in the transition of
the position of Chief Financial Officer to Ms. Taylor, for a period of six months after the date of his retirement.</P>

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Mr. Wimer&rsquo;s plan to retire, the Company and Mr. Wimer entered into an Agreement dated June 4, 2012 to terminate the Employment
Agreement dated December 1, 1999. As provided under the Termination Agreement, Mr. Wimer will continue as an &ldquo;at will&rdquo;
employee at the same compensation rate that applied prior to entering the Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B><I>Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements </I></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>This report contains forward-looking
statements that are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. As
a general matter, forward-looking statements are those focused upon anticipated events or trends, expectations, and beliefs relating
to matters that are not historical in nature. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown uncertainties and
other factors relating to the Company&rsquo;s operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many
of which are beyond the control of the Company. These known and unknown uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results
to differ materially from those matters expressed in, anticipated by, or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company
does not undertake, and hereby disclaims, any duty to update these forward-looking statements, although its situation and circumstances
may change in the future.</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 49.5pt">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 44%; font-weight: bold">ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: bold; padding-left: 0.36in">(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Date:&nbsp; June 4, 2012</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left">/s/ Michael W. Clarke</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Name:</TD>
    <TD>Michael W. Clarke</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title:</TD>
    <TD>President &amp; Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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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
June 4, 2012
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
Access National Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Virginia
000-49929
82-0545425
(State or other
jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification
        No.)
1800
    Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20191
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip
    Code)
(703) 871-2100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
(
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 4, 2012 Charles
Wimer notified the President and Chief Executive Officer of Access National Corporation (the "
Company
") of his
intention to retire from his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Company's
subsidiary, Access National Bank (the "
Bank
"), effective as of June 30, 2012.
On April 9 2012, Meg
M. Taylor was hired as Senior Vice President, Accounting and Finance of the Company and the Bank. Ms. Taylor will succeed Mr. Wimer
as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank upon Mr. Wimer's retirement
Mr. Wimer upon his
retirement will provide continuing services in an advisory position to the Company and the Bank to assist in the transition of
the position of Chief Financial Officer to Ms. Taylor, for a period of six months after the date of his retirement.
In connection with
Mr. Wimer's plan to retire, the Company and Mr. Wimer entered into an Agreement dated June 4, 2012 to terminate the Employment
Agreement dated December 1, 1999. As provided under the Termination Agreement, Mr. Wimer will continue as an "at will"
employee at the same compensation rate that applied prior to entering the Agreement.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This report contains forward-looking
statements that are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. As
a general matter, forward-looking statements are those focused upon anticipated events or trends, expectations, and beliefs relating
to matters that are not historical in nature. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown uncertainties and
other factors relating to the Company's operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many
of which are beyond the control of the Company. These known and unknown uncertainties and other factors could cause actual results
to differ materially from those matters expressed in, anticipated by, or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company
does not undertake, and hereby disclaims, any duty to update these forward-looking statements, although its situation and circumstances
may change in the future.
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.
ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date:  June 4, 2012
By:
/s/ Michael W. Clarke
Name:
Michael W. Clarke
Title:
President & Chief Executive Officer