SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FORCH JOHN J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1465 MAYHURST BLVD

(Street)

MCLEAN

22102

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc [ SONA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2012

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Common Stock	12/31/2012		S		2,000	D	$8	32,148	D
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Common Stock								2,750⁽¹⁾	D
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Common Stock								5,000	I	By IRA
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Common Stock								710	I	By Profit Sharing Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$14.73							01/24/2008⁽²⁾	01/24/2017	Common Stock	1,100		1,100	D
Employee Stock Option(Right to Buy)	$9.2							01/23/2009⁽³⁾	01/23/2018	Common Stock	1,000		2,100	D
Employee Stock Option(Right to Buy)	$5.5							01/27/2010⁽⁴⁾	01/27/2019	Common Stock	1,000		3,100	D
Employee Stock Option(Right to Buy)	$7.04							07/27/2011⁽⁵⁾	07/27/2020	Common Stock	1,000		4,100	D
Employee Stock Option(Right to Buy)	$7.2							03/21/2012⁽⁶⁾	03/21/2021	Common Stock	1,000		5,100	D
Employee Stock Option(Right to Buy)	$6.24							02/09/2013⁽⁷⁾	02/09/2022	Common Stock	2,000		7,100	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares are owned jointly with spouse.

2. These options are exercisable as follows: 220 on 1/24/2008,220 on 1/24/2009,220 on 1/24/2010,220 on 1/24/2011,220 on 1/24/2012.

3. These options are exercisable as follows: 200 on 1/23/2009,200 on 1/23/2010,200 on 1/23/2011,200 on 1/23/2012,200 on 1/23/2013.

4. These options are exercisable as follows: 200 on 1/27/2010,200 on 1/27/2011,200 on 1/27/2012,200 on 1/27/2013,200 on 1/27/2014.

5. These options are exercisable as follows: 200 on 7/27/2011,200 on 7/27/2012,200 on 7/27/2013,200 on 7/27/2014,200 on 7/27/2015.

6. These options are exercisable as follows: 200 on 3/21/2012,200 on 3/21/2013,200 on 3/21/2014,200 on 3/21/2015,200 on 3/21/2016.

7. These options are exercisable as follows: 400 on 2/09/2013,400 on 2/09/2014,400 on 2/09/2015,400 on 2/09/2016,400 on 2/09/2017.

	John J. Forch	01/02/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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