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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;21, 2023 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FORM&nbsp;S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B><I> </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I></I></B><I></I><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BLUE RIDGE
BANKSHARES, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</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><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">54-1838100</FONT></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 of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</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>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<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>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1807 Seminole Trail</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Charlottesville,&nbsp;Virginia</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Brian K. Plum </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>President
and Chief Executive Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1807 Seminole Trail </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Charlottesville,&nbsp;Virginia 22901 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(540)&nbsp;743-6521</FONT> </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>With copies to: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Scott
H. Richter </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Williams Mullen </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>200 South 10<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Street, Suite 1600 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Richmond, Virginia 23219 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(804)&nbsp;420-6000</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;non-accelerated&nbsp;filer,</FONT> a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting
company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;12b-2&nbsp;of</FONT> the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Part I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents are not being 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 424 under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form, taken together, constitute a prospectus that
meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Part II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have been filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, this Registration Statement (other than any such documents or portions thereof that are furnished under Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> unless otherwise indicated therein, including any exhibits included with such Items): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/842717/000095017023007265/brbs-20221231.htm">The
 Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2022 of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), filed with the Commission on March<U></U>&nbsp;10, 2023. </A>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/842717/000095017023020480/brbs-20230331.htm">The
 Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended March<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the Commission on May<U></U>&nbsp;10, 2023.<U> </U></A> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the
Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/842717/000119312523005673/d390854d8k.htm">January<U></U>&nbsp;
10, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/842717/000119312523046650/d428603d8k.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;
23, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/842717/000119312523094144/d476867d8k.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;
6, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/842717/000119312523137649/d434963d8k.htm">May<U></U>&nbsp;
8, 2023</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/842717/000119312523167703/d511316d8k.htm">June<U></U>&nbsp;15, 2023</A>. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842717/000095017023007265/brbs-ex4_4.htm">The description of the Company&#146;s
 common stock contained in Exhibit 4.4 to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December<U></U>&nbsp;31, 2022, filed with the Commission on March<U></U>&nbsp;10, 2023. </A>
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(excluding any portion of these documents that has been furnished to and deemed not to be filed with the Commission) prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein and to be a part hereof 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 superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia pursuant to which the Company is incorporated permit it to indemnify its officers and directors
against certain liabilities with the approval of its shareholders. The articles of incorporation of the Company, which have been approved by its shareholders, provide for the indemnification of each director and officer (including former directors
and officers and each person who may have served at the request of the Company as a director or 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 the 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>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has purchased officers&#146; and directors&#146; liability insurance policies. Within the limits of their coverage, the policies
insure (1)&nbsp;the directors and officers of the Company 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 the Company and (2)&nbsp;the
Company to the extent that it indemnifies such directors and officers for losses as permitted under the laws of Virginia. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Virginia
Stock Corporation Act establishes a statutory limit on liability of directors and officers of a corporation for damages assessed against them in a suit brought by or in the right of the corporation or brought by or on behalf of shareholders of the
corporation and authorizes a corporation, to specify a lower monetary limit on liability (including the elimination of liability for monetary damages) in the corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation or bylaws; however, the liability of a
director or officer shall not be limited if such officer or director engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law or of any federal or state securities law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842717/000119312516594715/d175168dex1a2acharter.htm">Articles of Incorporation of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc., as amended through August<U></U>&nbsp;
16, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-A</FONT> Offering Statement filed May<U></U>&nbsp;19, 2016).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842717/000119312519216988/d748848dex32.htm">Articles of Amendment of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc., dated June<U></U>&nbsp;
27, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-4</FONT> filed on August<U></U>&nbsp;8, 2019).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842717/000119312520189339/d80619dex31.htm">Articles of Amendment of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc., dated July<U></U>&nbsp;
7, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on July<U></U>&nbsp;8, 2020).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842717/000119312522185105/d370648dex31.htm">Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc., effective June<U></U>&nbsp;
27, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on June<U></U>&nbsp;29, 2022).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842717/000119312521024742/d124286dex32.htm">Bylaws of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc., as amended and restated January<U></U>&nbsp;
31, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on February<U></U>&nbsp;1, 2021).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842717/000119312523126279/d485595ddef14a.htm">Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting
 of Shareholders held on June<U></U>&nbsp;14, 2023, filed on April<U></U>&nbsp;28, 2023).</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned
registrant hereby undertakes: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the 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 the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement; and </P>
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distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the 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> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, 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 of 1933 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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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 Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;and</FONT> has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Charlottesville, Commonwealth of Virginia, on June&nbsp;21, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.</B></TD></TR>
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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/ Brian K. Plum</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">Brian K. Plum</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and Chief Executive
Officer</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of the undersigned hereby appoints each of Brian K. Plum and Judy C. Gavant <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">as&nbsp;attorney-in-fact&nbsp;and</FONT></FONT> 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, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any and all applications, instruments and 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>
<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 Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Signature</P></TD></TR>


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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/ Brian K. Plum</P></TD></TR>
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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/ Judy C. Gavant</P></TD></TR>
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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/ Brett E. Raynor</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Brett E. Raynor, Senior Vice President and Chief</TD></TR>
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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/ Hunter H. Bost</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Hunter H. Bost, Director</TD></TR>
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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/ Heather M. Cozart</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Heather M. Cozart, Director</TD></TR>
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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/ Elizabeth H. Crowther, Ed. D.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Elizabeth H. Crowther, Ed. D., Director</TD></TR>
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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/ Mensel D. Dean, Jr.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mensel D. Dean, Jr., Director</TD></TR>
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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/ Larry Dees</P></TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2023
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BLUE RIDGE
BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
54-1838100
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1807 Seminole Trail
Charlottesville, Virginia
22901
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Brian K. Plum
President
and Chief Executive Officer
Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.
1807 Seminole Trail
Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
(Name and address of agent for service)
(540) 743-6521
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
Scott
H. Richter
Williams Mullen
200 South 10
th
Street, Suite 1600
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 420-6000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
a non-accelerated filer,
a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting
company," and "emerging growth company"
in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☒
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐
Part I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not being 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 under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form, 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 Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), are hereby incorporated by reference in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, this Registration Statement (other than any such documents or portions thereof that are furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form
8-K,
unless otherwise indicated therein, including any exhibits included with such Items):
(a)
The
 Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December
31, 2022 of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company"), filed with the Commission on March
10, 2023.
(b)
The
 Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended March
31, 2023, filed with the Commission on May
10, 2023.
(c)
The Company's Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed with the
Commission on
January
10, 2023
,
February
23, 2023
,
April
6, 2023
,
May
8, 2023
and
June
15, 2023
.
(d)
The description of the Company's
 common stock contained in Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December
31, 2022, filed with the Commission on March
10, 2023.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(excluding any portion of these documents that has been furnished to and deemed not to be filed with the Commission) prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein and to be a part hereof 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 superseded, 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.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia pursuant to which the Company is incorporated permit it to indemnify its officers and directors
against certain liabilities with the approval of its shareholders. The articles of incorporation of the Company, which have been approved by its shareholders, provide for the indemnification of each director and officer (including former directors
and officers and each person who may have served at the request of the Company as a director or 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 the 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.
The Company has purchased officers' and directors' liability insurance policies. Within the limits of their coverage, the policies
insure (1) the directors and officers of the Company 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 the Company and (2) the
Company to the extent that it indemnifies such directors and officers for losses as permitted under the laws of Virginia.
The Virginia
Stock Corporation Act establishes a statutory limit on liability of directors and officers of a corporation for damages assessed against them in a suit brought by or in the right of the corporation or brought by or on behalf of shareholders of the
corporation and authorizes a corporation, to specify a lower monetary limit on liability (including the elimination of liability for monetary damages) in the corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws; however, the liability of a
director or officer shall not be limited if such officer or director engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law or of any federal or state securities law.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Articles of Incorporation of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc., as amended through August
16, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.'s Form
1-A
Offering Statement filed May
19, 2016).
4.2
Articles of Amendment of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc., dated June
27, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form
S-4
filed on August
8, 2019).
4.3
Articles of Amendment of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc., dated July
7, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.'s Current Report on Form
8-K
filed on July
8, 2020).
4.4
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc., effective June
27, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.'s Current Report on Form
8-K
filed on June
29, 2022).
4.5
Bylaws of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc., as amended and restated January
31, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.'s Current Report on Form
8-K
filed on February
1, 2021).
5.1
Opinion of Williams Mullen.*
23.1
Consent of Williams Mullen, included in Exhibit 5.1.*
23.2
Consent of Elliott Davis, PLLC.*
24.1
Powers of Attorney of Directors and Officers (included on signature page).
99.1
Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting
 of Shareholders held on June
14, 2023, filed on April
28, 2023).
107.1
Filing Fee Table.*
*
Filed herewith.
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 of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the 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 the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective registration statement; and
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the 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 Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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 of
1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the 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.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, 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 of 1933 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 the City of
Charlottesville, Commonwealth of Virginia, on June 21, 2023.
Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.
By:
/s/ Brian K. Plum
Brian K. Plum
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Each of the undersigned hereby appoints each of Brian K. Plum and Judy C. Gavant
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, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any and all applications, instruments and 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, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Date
Signature
June 21, 2023
/s/ Brian K. Plum
Brian K. Plum, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
June 21, 2023
/s/ Judy C. Gavant
Judy C. Gavant, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
June 21, 2023
/s/ Brett E. Raynor
Brett E. Raynor, Senior Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
June 21, 2023
/s/ Hunter H. Bost
Hunter H. Bost, Director
June 21, 2023
/s/ Heather M. Cozart
Heather M. Cozart, Director
June 21, 2023
/s/ Elizabeth H. Crowther, Ed. D.
Elizabeth H. Crowther, Ed. D., Director
June 21, 2023
/s/ Mensel D. Dean, Jr.
Mensel D. Dean, Jr., Director
June 21, 2023
/s/ Larry Dees
Larry Dees, Director
June 21, 2023
/s/ Richard A. Farmar
Richard A. Farmar, Director
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June 21, 2023
/s/ Andrew C. Holzwarth
Andrew C. Holzwarth, Director
June 21, 2023
/s/ Robert S. Janney
Robert S. Janney, Director
June 21, 2023
/s/ Otis S. Jones
Otis S. Jones, Director
June 21, 2023
/s/ Julien G. Patterson
Julien G. Patterson, Director
June 21, 2023
/s/ Randolph N. Reynolds
Randolph N. Reynolds, Director
June 21, 2023
/s/ Vance H. Spilman
Vance H. Spilman, Director
June 21, 2023
/s/ William W. Stokes
William W. Stokes, Director
June 21, 2023
/s/ Carolyn J. Woodruff
Carolyn J. Woodruff, Director
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