UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 4, 2013

Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 443-8400

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:

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 4, 2013. A quorum of shareholders was present, consisting of a total of 4,835,545 shares. Matters voted upon were (1) the election of thirteen directors to serve for terms of one year each expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, (2) approval, for purposes of NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635, of the issuance of up to 9,890,111 shares of common stock in connection with the previously announced private placements, including the issuance of up to 5,240,192 shares of common stock upon the conversion of shares of Non-Voting Mandatorily Convertible Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B that will be issued in the private placements, (3) approval of an amendment to the Company’s bylaws to change the range of the size of the Board of Directors from ten to fourteen directors to ten to seventeen directors which became effective as of June 4, 2013, (4) approval on an advisory (non-binding) basis of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, (5) ratification of the appointment of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. as independent registered public accountant of the Company for 2013, and (6) approval of the adjournment or postponement of the meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the meeting to adopt any of the Proposals.

The final number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, with respect to each matter are set out below.

Election of Directors

SIGNATURES

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.