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): January 27, 2015

XENITH BANKSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 433-2200

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Restricted Stock Awards. On January 27, 2015, the Governance and Compensation Committee (the “G&C Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Xenith Bankshares Inc. (the “Company”) recommended for approval of the Board with respect to T. Gaylon Layfield, III, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and approved with respect to the other executive officers, the grant of shares of restricted stock under the Xenith Bankshares, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (which was approved by the Company’s shareholders on May 1, 2014), in the amounts indicated below:

The Board approved the grant of shares of restricted stock to Mr. Layfield on January 28, 2015.

The restricted stock awards vest in the number of whole shares that most nearly equals (but does not exceed) one-third of the shares on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant. The remaining restricted stock vests on the third anniversary of the date of grant.

The form of restricted stock agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 29, 2013.

2014 Annual Incentive Awards. On January 27, 2015, the G&C Committee recommended for approval of the Board with respect to Mr. Layfield and approved with respect to the other executive officers, awards for 2014 under the Company’s 2014 annual incentive plan, payable in cash unless the participant elected to take all or a portion of his incentive award in shares of Company common stock or stock units, in the amounts indicated below:

The Board approved the annual incentive award to Mr. Layfield on January 28, 2015.

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Salary Increases. On January 27, 2015, the G&C Committee recommended for approval of the Board with respect to Mr. Layfield and approved with respect to the other executive officers, base salary increases, effective January 1, 2015, in the amounts indicated below:

The Board approved the base salary increase for Mr. Layfield on January 28, 2015.

2015 Annual Incentive Plan. On January 27, 2015, the G&C Committee approved an annual incentive plan applicable to the Company’s named executive officers and certain other key employees (the “2015 Incentive Plan”). On January 28, 2015, the Board approved Mr. Layfield’s annual incentive award opportunities.

The 2015 Incentive Plan is intended to reward each participant based on the attainment of a financial performance goal tied to 2015 pre-tax net income, which is weighted at 75% of any potential incentive award. In addition, individual performance ratings, which are based on annual management objectives set forth by the Chief Executive Officer in the case of all participants other than the Chief Executive Officer and by the G&C Committee in the case of the Chief Executive Officer, are weighted at 25% of any potential incentive award.

Before any incentive awards can be earned, however, the pre-tax net income goal must be achieved at the threshold level and the Company’s subsidiary, Xenith Bank, must have an acceptable rating, as determined by the G&C Committee, from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The G&C Committee will make the final determination of and approve any incentive awards made under the 2015 Incentive Plan based on the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer in the case of all participants other than the Chief Executive Officer.

The annual incentive award opportunities set forth below are available under the 2015 Incentive Plan for the following executive officers:

Incentive awards earned at the threshold or target levels will be paid in cash unless a participant elects to take all or a portion of his or her incentive award in shares of Company common stock or stock units; however, to promote greater long-term alignment with shareholder interests and to meet stock ownership guidelines, any incentive awards earned above the target level will be paid in the form of shares of Company common stock or restricted stock units. Restricted stock units will be deferred for two years and will be non-forfeitable from the date of grant.

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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: February 2, 2015

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