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color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 5pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 5pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">828 Main Street</span></ix:nonNumeric><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">, </span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityAddressCityOrTown" id="ct-nonNumeric-2b298ef6-e06d-41d5-b908-b794132df17f" contextRef="Duration_5_21_2024_To_5_21_2024"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Lynchburg</span></ix:nonNumeric><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">, </span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince" id="ct-nonNumeric-5688469b-c21d-4bfe-b123-48f864c5e6bf" contextRef="Duration_5_21_2024_To_5_21_2024"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">VA</span></ix:nonNumeric></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 21.7%;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 8pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 8pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 38.3%;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityAddressPostalZipCode" id="ct-nonNumeric-9b0c1686-a4a7-4a89-a74a-fcbf94a99e08" contextRef="Duration_5_21_2024_To_5_21_2024"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">24504</span></ix:nonNumeric></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 40.0%;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 21.7%;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 8pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 8pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 38.3%;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">(Zip code)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 40.0%;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 21.7%;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 8pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 8pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 38.3%;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 8pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 8pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 40.0%;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 21.7%;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 8pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 8pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 38.3%;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">(</span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:CityAreaCode" id="ct-nonNumeric-91abdd0c-2fa0-474d-b3cc-ec0314291b83" contextRef="Duration_5_21_2024_To_5_21_2024"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">434</span></ix:nonNumeric><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">) </span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber" id="ct-nonNumeric-1451cd0c-2bae-4e0b-a6bc-51b988ac102f" contextRef="Duration_5_21_2024_To_5_21_2024"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">846-2000</span></ix:nonNumeric></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.03in;"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: middle;width: 100.0%;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 13.5pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 13.5pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">_________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 5pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 5pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">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:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 6pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 6pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><div style="text-align:left"><table dir="ltr" style="border: none;border-collapse: collapse;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: auto;width: 100%;"><tr style="height: 0.01in;"><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 4.0%;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 518.4pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 4.0%;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:WrittenCommunications" id="ct-nonNumeric-cc15913a-6ab0-4dd0-acff-3db82c61363f" contextRef="Duration_5_21_2024_To_5_21_2024" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: Segoe UI Symbol;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 518.4pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 6pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 6pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><div style="text-align:left"><table dir="ltr" style="border: none;border-collapse: collapse;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: auto;width: 100%;"><tr style="height: 0.01in;"><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 4.0%;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 518.4pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 4.0%;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" id="ct-nonNumeric-597d2999-3a9e-4ffa-a0a5-572f539cff63" contextRef="Duration_5_21_2024_To_5_21_2024" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: Segoe UI Symbol;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 518.4pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 6pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 6pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><div style="text-align:left"><table dir="ltr" style="border: none;border-collapse: collapse;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: auto;width: 100%;"><tr style="height: 0.01in;"><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 4.0%;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 518.4pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 4.0%;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" id="ct-nonNumeric-2a323956-3d4d-4fbb-a7a6-96f690248bb5" contextRef="Duration_5_21_2024_To_5_21_2024" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: Segoe UI Symbol;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 518.4pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 6pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 6pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><div style="text-align:left"><table dir="ltr" style="border: none;border-collapse: collapse;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: auto;width: 100%;"><tr style="height: 0.01in;"><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 4.0%;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 518.4pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 4.0%;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" id="ct-nonNumeric-e73af16c-e314-4982-b1de-74de44a863b8" contextRef="Duration_5_21_2024_To_5_21_2024" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: Segoe UI Symbol;font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 518.4pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 5pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 5pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><div style="text-align:center"><table dir="ltr" style="border: none;border-collapse: collapse;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width: 100%;"><tr style="height: 0.01in;"><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 240.55pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; 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color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 5pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-size: 5pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: Segoe UI Symbol;font-size: 10pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 0;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #000000;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 10pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Emerging growth company </span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" id="ct-nonNumeric-f68f3896-05fc-46a3-bc60-9296467cca9a" contextRef="Duration_5_21_2024_To_5_21_2024" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; 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(the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders for which the board of directors solicited proxies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 12pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-indent: 0.50in;vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #333333;display: inline-block;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-indent: 0;width: 0.500in;">(b)</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #333333;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">As</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #333333;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; background: #FFFFFF;color: #333333;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">of March 26, 2024, the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, there were 4,543,338 shares of common stock outstanding and eligible to vote. 3,497,635 shares, or approximately 76.98% of the outstanding shares, were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 12pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-indent: 0.50in;vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #333333;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">At</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; color: #333333;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; background: #FFFFFF;color: #333333;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company voted on the following matters as described in the Company's Proxy Statement dated April 8, 2024.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background: #FFFFFF;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 12pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-indent: 0.50in;vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; background: #FFFFFF;color: #333333;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Proposal No. 1</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; background: #FFFFFF;color: #333333;font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">. The Company's shareholders elected four (4) Group Three directors to serve on the board of directors for a three-year term to expire at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of shareholders, as set forth below:</span></p><div style="text-align:left"><table dir="ltr" style="border: none;border-collapse: collapse;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: auto;"><tr style="height: 0.01in;"><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 142.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 41.6pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 72pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 99pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 112pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 142.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Name</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 41.6pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Group</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 72pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Votes For</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 99pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Withheld Votes</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: bottom;width: 112pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 142.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Lewis C. Addison</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 41.6pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Three</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 72pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">1,733,609</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 99pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">598,332</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 112pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">1,165,694</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 142.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">John R. Alford, Jr.</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 41.6pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Three</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 72pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">2,049,830</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 99pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">282,111</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 112pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">1,165,694</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 142.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">William C. Bryant III</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 41.6pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Three</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 72pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">2,039,547</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 99pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">292,394</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 112pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">1,165,694</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 142.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">J. Todd Scruggs</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 41.6pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Three</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 72pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">2,039,095</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 99pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">292,846</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 112pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">1,165,694</span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 12pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-indent: 0.50in;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Proposal No. 2</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">. The Company&#8217;s shareholders ratified the appointment of Elliott Davis, PLLC, of Raleigh, North Carolina, as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024, as set forth below:</span></p><div style="text-align:left"><table dir="ltr" style="border: none;border-collapse: collapse;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: auto;"><tr style="height: 0.01in;"><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">3,464,135</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Votes For</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Votes Against</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Abstentions</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">3,461,447</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">35,311</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">877</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">-</span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 12pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-indent: 0.50in;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Proposal No. 3</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">. The Company&#8217;s shareholders approved the non-binding, advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC, as set forth below:</span></p><div style="text-align:left"><table dir="ltr" style="border: none;border-collapse: collapse;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: auto;"><tr style="height: 0.01in;"><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">7,590</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 1pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Votes For</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Votes Against</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Abstentions</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">2,092,070</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.85pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">208,162</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">31,709</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 116.9pt;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: center;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">1,165,694</span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 12pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;margin: 0;padding: 0;">Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 12pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-indent: 0.50in;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired &#8211; not applicable</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 12pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-indent: 0.50in;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">(b) Pro forma financial information &#8211; not applicable</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: 12pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-indent: 0.50in;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">(c) Shell company transactions &#8211; not applicable</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-indent: 0.50in;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">(d) Exhibits</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-indent: 0.50in;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;"> </span></p><div style="text-align:left"><table dir="ltr" style="border: none;border-collapse: collapse;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: auto;width: 100%;"><tr style="height: 0.03in;"><td style="border-bottom-style: none;border-left-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-top-style: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 14.4%;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;text-decoration: underline;">Exhibit Description</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 14.4%;"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">104</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom: none;border-left: none;border-right: none;border-top: none;padding-bottom: 0;padding-top: 0;vertical-align: top;width: 85.6%;"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;line-height: 108%;margin-bottom: .001pt;margin-left: 0;margin-right: 0;margin-top: 0;text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif';font-size: 12pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;margin: 0;padding: 0;">The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div>
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botj-20240521x8k
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):
May 21, 2024
_________________
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)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
828 Main Street
,
Lynchburg
,
VA
24504
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(
434
)
846-2000
_________________
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:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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, $2.14 par value
BOTJ
The
NASDAQ
Capital Market
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
☐
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, 2024,
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, 2024, the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, there were 4,543,338 shares of common stock outstanding and eligible to vote. 3,497,635 shares, or approximately 76.98% 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 8, 2024.
Proposal No. 1
. The Company's shareholders elected four (4) Group Three directors to serve on the board of directors for a three-year term to expire at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of shareholders, as set forth below:
Name
Group
Votes For
Withheld Votes
Broker Non-Votes
Lewis C. Addison
Three
1,733,609
598,332
1,165,694
John R. Alford, Jr.
Three
2,049,830
282,111
1,165,694
William C. Bryant III
Three
2,039,547
292,394
1,165,694
J. Todd Scruggs
Three
2,039,095
292,846
1,165,694
Proposal No. 2
. The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment of Elliott Davis, PLLC, of Raleigh, North Carolina, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024, as set forth below:
3,464,135
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
3,461,447
35,311
877
-
Proposal No. 3
. The Company's shareholders approved the non-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:
7,590
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
2,092,070
208,162
31,709
1,165,694
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired – not applicable
(b) Pro forma financial information – not applicable
(c) Shell company transactions – not applicable
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
104
The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date:
May 23, 202
4
BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP, INC
.
By
/s/ J. Todd Scruggs
J. Todd Scruggs
Secretary-Treasurer
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