8-K

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):  June 28, 2010

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CITIZENS BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	000-50576 (Commission File Number)		20-0469337 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
126 South Main Street Blackstone, Virginia (Address of principal executive offices)		23824 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (434) 292-7221

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

                      On June 28, 2010, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the declaration of a $0.17 per share cash dividend to all shareholders of record on July 6, 2010 and payable on July 16, 2010. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01                     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

                      (d)           Exhibits.

Exhibit No.                                Description

 99.1                                    Press Release dated June 28, 2010 announcing quarterly dividend.

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.

	CITIZENS BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.               (Registrant)
Date:  June 29, 2010	By:	/s/Joseph D. Borgerding
		Joseph D. Borgerding
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                                  Description

99.1                                    Press Release dated June 28, 2010 announcing quarterly dividend.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1 

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION

Dated:  June 28, 2010

Citizens Bancorp of Virginia Reports Second Quarter 2010 Dividend

[Blackstone, Virginia]    Citizens Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. (CZBT.OB), parent company for Citizens Bank and Trust Company, announces that the Board of Directors approved a $0.17 per share dividend for the second quarter of 2010 at its regularly scheduled meeting on June 24, 2010.  The current dividend represents an annualized dividend yield of 5.13% based upon the highest closing stock price in the second quarter (through June 22, 2010) of $13.25 per share.

The quarterly cash dividend is payable on July 16, 2010, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 6, 2010.

Citizens Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. is a single bank holding company headquartered in Blackstone, Virginia with $326.4 million in assets as of March 31, 2010.  Its subsidiary, Citizens Bank and Trust Company, was founded in 1873 and is the second oldest community bank in Virginia. The Bank has eleven banking offices in Amelia, Nottoway, Prince Edward, Chesterfield counties, the City of Colonial Heights, and South Hill, Virginia which provide financial services to individuals and small to medium size businesses.

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This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined by federal securities laws.  These statements may address issues that involve significant risks, uncertainties, estimates and assumptions made by management.  Actual results could differ materially from these statements.  Please refer to Citizens Bancorp’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a summary of important factors that could affect Citizens’ forward-looking statements.  Citizens Bancorp undertakes no obligation to revise these statements following the date of this press release.

CONTACT:    Ronald E. Baron

SVP and Chief Financial Officer

Voice: 434-292-8100 or E-mail: Ron.Baron@cbtva.com

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