First National Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 13, 2026

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 

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An Annual Meeting of Shareholders of First National Corporation (the "Company") was held on May 13, 2026, for the purpose of considering and acting upon the following matters:

 

 

The final voting results for each proposal, including the votes for and against, and any withheld, abstained, or broker non-votes, are described below.

 

 

The Company's shareholders elected all twelve nominees for director. For each nominee, the votes cast for and against, as well as withheld and broker non-votes, were as follows:

 

 

 

The Company's shareholders approved the ratification of the Audit Committee's selection of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. The votes cast for and against this proposal, as well as the votes abstained, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

On May 13, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per common share, which is payable on June 12, 2026, to shareholders of record as of May 29, 2026.

 

 

On May 13, 2026, Board of Directors of the Company elected Gerald F. Smith, Jr. as Chair of the Board of Directors and James R. Wilkins, III as Vice Chair immediately following the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The elections follow the retirement of Elizabeth Cottrell, who concluded a distinguished tenure of service as Chairperson of the Board.

 

The election was announced on May 14, 2026, and a copy of the press release is being furnished as an exhibit to this report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.