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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: July 20, 2017
 
Commission File Number: 001-35768 
 
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WASHINGTONFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
VIRGINIA
 
26-4480276
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
11921 Freedom Drive, Suite 250, Reston, Virginia 20190
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(703) 840-2410
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 20, 2017, WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for WashingtonFirst Bank, issued a press release to announce its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The information included or incorporated in Item 2.02 of this current report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events
The information set forth in Item 2.02 of this current report is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a)Not applicable.
(b)Not applicable.
(c)Not applicable.
(d)Exhibits. Press release issued by WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc. dated July 20, 2017.
Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Press release issued by WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc. dated July 20, 2017.








 






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 thereunto duly authorized.
WASHINGTONFIRST BANKSHARES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
July 20, 2017
 
 
 
/s/ Matthew R. Johnson
Date
 
 
 
Matthew R. Johnson
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer






Exhibit Index
Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Press release issued by WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc. dated July 20, 2017.