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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October&nbsp;17, 2013 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Virginia</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>000-28635</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>54-1964895</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>file number)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5350 Lee Highway, Arlington, Virginia&nbsp;22207 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code:&nbsp;703.534.0700 </B></P>
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former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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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 filing General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.07.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On October&nbsp;17, 2013, Virginia
Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) held a Special Meeting of Shareholders, at which a quorum was present for all purposes and holders of the Company&#146;s common stock voted on proposals to: (1)&nbsp;approve the Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization, dated as of January&nbsp;29, 2013, as amended, among United Bankshares, Inc. (&#147;United&#148;), its subsidiary George Mason Bankshares, Inc. and the Company, and related plan of merger, as each may be amended from time to time
(the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148; and such merger, the &#147;Merger&#148;); (2)&nbsp;approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, certain compensation that may become payable to the Company&#146;s named executive officers in connection with the Merger;
and (3)&nbsp;grant the Company&#146;s board of directors authority to adjourn, postpone or continue the special meeting on one or more occasions, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies, in the event that there were not sufficient
votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the Merger Agreement (such proposals, the &#147;Proposals&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All three Proposals
were approved by the required vote of the Company&#146;s shareholders at the special meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On the record date for the special meeting,
the Company had 33,033,461 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting. The final voting results, as certified by the judges of election, on the Proposals were as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Proposal No.&nbsp;1</U> &#150; Approval of the Merger Agreement </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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Company&#146;s Named Executive Officers </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Proposal No.&nbsp;3</U> &#150; Approval of Granting the Board of Directors Authority to Adjourn, Postpone
or Continue the Company&#146;s Special Meeting, if Necessary to Permit Further Solicitation of Proxies </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition to approval of the Merger Agreement by the Company&#146;s
shareholders at the Company&#146;s special meeting of shareholders held on October&nbsp;17, 2013, United&#146;s shareholders approved the Merger Agreement at United&#146;s special meeting of shareholders held on October&nbsp;21, 2013. The Company
and United have received regulatory approval for the Merger from the Virginia State Corporation Commission Bureau of Financial Institutions, but have not yet received regulatory approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Mark S. Merrill</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mark S. Merrill</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: October&nbsp;22, 2013 </P>
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Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): October 17, 2013
Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
000-28635
54-1964895
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
file number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
5350 Lee Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22207
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 703.534.0700
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 filing General Instruction A.2. below):
¨
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))
Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On October 17, 2013, Virginia
Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") held a Special Meeting of Shareholders, at which a quorum was present for all purposes and holders of the Company's common stock voted on proposals to: (1) approve the Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization, dated as of January 29, 2013, as amended, among United Bankshares, Inc. ("United"), its subsidiary George Mason Bankshares, Inc. and the Company, and related plan of merger, as each may be amended from time to time
(the "Merger Agreement" and such merger, the "Merger"); (2) approve, in a non-binding advisory vote, certain compensation that may become payable to the Company's named executive officers in connection with the Merger;
and (3) grant the Company's board of directors authority to adjourn, postpone or continue the special meeting on one or more occasions, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies, in the event that there were not sufficient
votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the Merger Agreement (such proposals, the "Proposals").
All three Proposals
were approved by the required vote of the Company's shareholders at the special meeting.
On the record date for the special meeting,
the Company had 33,033,461 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting. The final voting results, as certified by the judges of election, on the Proposals were as follows:
Proposal No. 1
– Approval of the Merger Agreement
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
25,288,175
127,736
168,794
34,002
Proposal No. 2
– Advisory (non-binding) Vote on Certain Merger-Related Compensation for the
Company's Named Executive Officers
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
21,385,359
3,889,793
309,553
34,002
Proposal No. 3
– Approval of Granting the Board of Directors Authority to Adjourn, Postpone
or Continue the Company's Special Meeting, if Necessary to Permit Further Solicitation of Proxies
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
24,203,828
1,237,951
176,928
-0-
Item 8.01
Other Events.
In addition to approval of the Merger Agreement by the Company's
shareholders at the Company's special meeting of shareholders held on October 17, 2013, United's shareholders approved the Merger Agreement at United's special meeting of shareholders held on October 21, 2013. The Company
and United have received regulatory approval for the Merger from the Virginia State Corporation Commission Bureau of Financial Institutions, but have not yet received regulatory approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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.
VIRGINIA COMMERCE BANCORP, INC.
By:
/s/ Mark S. Merrill
Mark S. Merrill
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer
Dated: October 22, 2013