UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
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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): August 25, 2016
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FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
0-23976
(Commission File Number)
54-1232965
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
112 West King Street
Strasburg, Virginia
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
22657
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (540) 465-9121

Not Applicable
(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:

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Item 8.01
Other Events.
First National Corporation (the Company) regretfully reports that Douglas C. Arthur, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and Chairman of the Board of First Bank (the Bank), the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, passed away on August 25, 2016. Mr. Arthur had served as Chairman of the Board of the Company and Chairman of the Board of the Bank since 2006 and had served as a director since 1972.
Elizabeth H. Cottrell, the current Vice Chairman and Secretary of the Board of the Company and of the Bank, will temporarily assume the responsibilities of Chairman of the Board of the Company and of the Bank.


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SIGNATURES

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.


 
FIRST NATIONAL CORPORATION
 
 
(Registrant)
 
August 31, 2016
     
 
By:
 /s/ Scott C. Harvard
 
   
Scott C. Harvard
 
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
 



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