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): May 17, 2016

BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(434) 846-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

(a) On May 17, 2016, Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders for which the board of directors solicited proxies.

(b) As of March 22, 2016, the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, there were 4,378,436 shares of common stock outstanding and eligible to vote. 3,234,686 shares, or approximately 73.87% of the outstanding shares, were represented at the meeting in person or by proxy.

At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company voted on the following matters as described in the Proxy Statement dated April 11, 2016:

Proposal No.1. The Company’s shareholders elected three (3) Group One directors to serve on the board of directors for a three year term to expire at the Company’s 2019 annual meeting of shareholders, and one (1) Group Two director to serve on the board of directors for a one year term to expire at the Company’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders, as set forth below:

Proposal No. 2. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C., of Winchester, Virginia, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016, as set forth below:

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:

Proposal No. 4. The Company’s shareholders voted in favor of recommending that the Company hold a shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation every one year, as set forth below:

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The voting results for each proposal are the final voting results.

(c) Not applicable.

On Thursday, May 19, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company was ranked 118th among the 200 top performing community bank holding companies, banks, and thrifts in the nation by American Banker magazine (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

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SIGNATURE

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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