---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001275101-26-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BOTJ"
cik: "0001275101"
company_name: "BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-20T20:01:00+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T21:52:34.780712+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bank of the James shareholders elect directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- All four Group Two directors elected: Chapman 2,435,558 for; Doyle 2,177,449; Langley 2,176,380; Petticolas 2,156,391.
- Ratification of Elliott Davis as auditor: 3,565,490 for, 4,655 against, 3,260 abstain.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 2,403,289 for, 31,082 against, 44,027 abstain.
- 78.65% of outstanding shares represented at meeting; 3,573,405 votes cast out of 4,543,338 shares.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001275101-26-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BOTJ
- cik: 0001275101
- company_name: BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-20T20:01:00+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275101/000127510126000021/0001275101-26-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275101/000127510126000021/botj-20260519x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP INC shareholders approved Election of four Group Two directors to serve for a three-year term to expire at the Company's 2029 annual meeting of shareholders. at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-19
  source text: 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 2029 annual meeting of shareholders, as set forth below: Name Group Votes For Withheld Votes Broker Non-Votes Robert R. Chapman III Two 2,435,558 42,840 1,095,007 Julie P. Doyle Two 2,177,449 300,949 1,095,007 Lydia K. Langley Two 2,176,380 302,018 1,095,007 Augustus A. Petticolas, Jr. Two 2,156,391 322,007 1,095,007
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275101/000127510126000021/0001275101-26-000021-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP INC shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Elliott Davis, PLLC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-19
  source text: Proposal No. 2 . The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Elliott Davis, PLLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, as set forth below: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 3,565,490 4,655 3,260 -
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275101/000127510126000021/0001275101-26-000021-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP INC shareholders approved 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. at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-19
  source text: 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: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 2,403,289 31,082 44,027 1,095,007
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275101/000127510126000021/0001275101-26-000021-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.