8-K

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 31, 2012

StellarOne Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number:  000-22283

Virginia (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 54-1829288 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

590 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 250

Charlottesville, Virginia 22911

(Address of principal offices, including zip code)

(434) 964-2211

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 (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):

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Item 8.01Other Events.

On January 31, 2012, StellarOne Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.06 per share payable on February 27, 2012 to shareholders of record as of February 10, 2012.  The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. 

Item 9.01.            Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1:  Press Release

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.

	StellarOne Corporation
Date: January 31, 2012	/s/ Jeffrey W. Farrar
	Jeffrey W. Farrar
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
Ex-99.1	Press release

EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:                 Jeffrey W. Farrar

Executive Vice President and CFO

(434) 964-2217

JFarrar@StellarOne.com

STELLARONE CORPORATION

DECLARES INCREASED QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

Charlottesville, VA, January 31, 2012 – StellarOne Corporation (NASDAQ: STEL) (StellarOne), announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.06 per share payable on February 27, 2012 to shareholders of record as of February 10, 2012. This dividend represents a 50% increase from the $.04 quarterly dividend paid on November 25, 2011 and the $.04 dividend paid on February 25, 2011. The payment represents an annual yield to shareholders of approximately 1.9% based on the closing price of StellarOne stock on January 30, 2012.

About StellarOne

StellarOne Corporation, through its subsidiary bank, StellarOne Bank, is a traditional community bank, offering a full range of business and consumer banking services with 54 full service financial centers and 63 ATMs serving the New River Valley, Roanoke Valley, Shenandoah Valley, and Central and North Central Virginia.  For more information, please visit www.StellarOne.com.