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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 16, 2023

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BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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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

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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 2.02 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)On May 16, 2023, 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 21, 2023, the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, there were 4,628,657 shares of common stock outstanding and eligible to vote. 3,504,122 shares, or approximately 75.70% 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 5, 2023.

Proposal No. 1. The Company's shareholders elected four (4) Group Two directors to serve on the board of directors for a three-year term to expire at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of shareholders, as set forth below:

Name

Group

Votes For

Withheld Votes

Broker Non-Votes

Robert R. Chapman III

Two

1,997,839

33,921

1,472,362

Julie P. Doyle

Two

2,000,901

30,859

1,472,362

Lydia K. Langley

Two

2,000,209

31,551

1,472,362

Augustus A. Petticolas

Two

1,860,097

171,663

1,472,362

Proposal No. 2. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C., of Winchester, Virginia, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023, as set forth below:

3,464,135

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-Votes

3,464,135

7,590

32,397

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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

1,769,847

238,803

23,110

1,472,362

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

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The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

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 18, 2023

BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

By /s/ J. Todd Scruggs

J. Todd Scruggs

Secretary-Treasurer

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