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): February 20, 2017

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia	0-20293	54-1598552
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

1051 East Cary Street

Suite 1200

Richmond, Virginia 23219

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 633-5031

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):

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 20, 2017, Union Bankshares Corporation issued a press release announcing that John C. Asbury, president and CEO, and Robert M. Gorman, executive vice president and CFO, will present at the Raymond James 38th Annual Institutional Investors Conference on Monday, March 6, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Union Bankshares Corporation press release dated February 20, 2017.

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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.

	UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Date: February 22, 2017	By:	/s/ Robert M. Gorman
		Robert M. Gorman
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Union Bankshares Corporation To Present At Raymond James 38^th Annual Institutional Investors Conference

Richmond, Va., February 20, 2017 - Union Bankshares Corporation today announced that John C. Asbury, president and CEO and Robert M. Gorman, executive vice president and chief financial officer will present at the Raymond James 38th Annual Institutional Investors Conference at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Hotel, 4040 Central Florida Parkway in Orlando on Monday, March 6, 2017. The presentation is scheduled for approximately 4:35 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

The conference presentation may be viewed via live webcast and may be accessed at: http://wsw.com/webcast/rj104/ubsh.

All audio and presentations will be archived for 90 days after the event.

ABOUT UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Union Bankshares Corporation (NASDAQ: UBSH) is the holding company for Union Bank & Trust, which has 113 banking offices and approximately 185 ATMs located throughout Virginia. Non-bank affiliates of the holding company include: Union Mortgage Group, Inc., which provides a full line of mortgage products, Old Dominion Capital Management, Inc., which provides investment advisory services, and Union Insurance Group, LLC, which offers various lines of insurance products.

Additional information on the company is available at http://investors.bankatunion.com.

Contact: Bill Cimino (804) 448-0937, VP and Director of Corporate Communications

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