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
 

           March 20, 2018           
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)

Access National Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Virginia         
(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation)
    000-49929    
(Commission
File Number)
        82-0545425        
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 


           1800 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA  20191           
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                (703) 871-2100                               
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

                                            n/a                                             
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  
 
 

 
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 20, 2018, Gary R. Shook notified the Chairman of Access National Corporation (the “Corporation”) and the Chairman of its subsidiary, Access National Bank (the “Bank”), of his resignation from his positions as Director of the Corporation, Director of the Bank, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Middleburg Investment Group, Chairman of Middleburg Trust Company and President of Middleburg Bank, a division of Access National Bank, effective as of March 20, 2018.



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.

 
 
 
 
ACCESS NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
Date: March 21, 2018
 
By:
/s/ Michael W. Clarke                           
 
 
Name:
Michael W. Clarke
 
 
Title:
President & Chief Executive Officer