SEC FORM 5

SEC Form 5

FORM 5

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Form 3 Holdings Reported.

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Baker Thomas Preston

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1685 WELLESLEY KNOLL

(Street)

KESWICK

22947

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc [ Sona ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Credit Officer

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Common Stock							22,000	D
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Common Stock							721	I	By IRA
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Common Stock							5,142	I	By 401k

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.2						01/23/2009	01/23/2018	Common Stock	2,000		2,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$5.5						01/27/2010	01/27/2019	Common Stock	2,000		4,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.02						07/29/2010	07/29/2019	Common Stock	2,000		6,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.04						07/27/2011	07/27/2020	Common Stock	3,000		9,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.2						03/21/2012	03/21/2021	Common Stock	15,000		24,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.92						12/05/2013	12/05/2022	Common Stock	5,000		29,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.14						06/21/2014	06/21/2023	Common Stock	5,000⁽¹⁾		34,000	D
Employee Stock Opion (Right to Buy)	$10.47						07/22/2015	07/22/2024	Common Stock	5,000⁽²⁾		39,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$11.43						06/19/2016	06/19/2025	Common Stock	4,000⁽³⁾		43,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$11.99						06/16/2017	06/16/2026	Common Stock	5,000⁽⁴⁾		48,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These options are exercisable as follows: 1000 on 6/21/2014, 1000 on 6/21/2015, 1000 on 6/21/2016, 1000 on 6/21/2017, 1000 on 6/21/2018

2. These options are exercisable as follows: 1000 on 7/22/2015, 1000 on 7/22/2016, 1000 on 7/22/2017, 1000 on 7/22/2018, 1000 on 7/22/2019

3. These options are exercisable as follows: 800 on 6/19/2016, 800 on 6/19/2017, 800 on 6/19/2018, 800 on 6/19/2019, 800 on 6/19/2020

4. These options are exercisable as follows: 1000 on 6/16/2017, 1000 on 6/16/2018, 1000 on 6/16/2019, 1000 on 6/16/2020, 1000 on 6/16/2021

	Thomas P. Baker	02/01/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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