{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001437749-24-035507","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"FXNC","cik":"0000719402","company_name":"FIRST NATIONAL CORP /VA/","filed_at":"2024-11-15T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:10.901580+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-30T00:01:09.814536+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"CFO M. Shane Bell resigns; Bruce E. Thomas appointed interim CFO","bullets":["M. Shane Bell resigns as EVP & CFO of First National Corporation and First Bank, effective Dec 2, 2024.","Resignation is not due to any disagreement with the Company; he is pursuing another business opportunity.","Bruce E. Thomas (61), current SVP of Finance at First Bank since 2022, appointed interim CFO.","Thomas previously served as EVP & CFO at Essex Bank and Community Bankers Trust Corporation (1990-2021)."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-035507","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-035507.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-035507.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-035507.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719402/000143774924035507/0001437749-24-035507-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719402/000143774924035507/fxnc20241115c_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-30T00:01:09.814536+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"056047825d","claim":"Bruce E. Thomas was appointed as interim Chief Financial Officer at FIRST NATIONAL CORP /VA/.","evidence_excerpt":"The Company has appointed Bruce E. Thomas as interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank, effective December 2, 2024.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719402/000143774924035507/0001437749-24-035507-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"interim Chief Financial Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"c985990418","claim":"M. Shane Bell departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at FIRST NATIONAL CORP /VA/.","evidence_excerpt":"On November 15, 2024, M. Shane Bell notified the Board of Directors of First National Corporation (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Bank (the “Bank”), of his resignation as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank, effective December 2, 2024.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719402/000143774924035507/0001437749-24-035507-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resignation"},{"label":"Role","value":"Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}