8-K

United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2017

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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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)

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

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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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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 8.01 Other Events.

On October 27, 2017, Union Bankshares Corporation issued a press release announcing the declaration of a quarterly dividend payable on November 27, 2017 to shareholders of record as of November 13, 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.

99.1 Union Bankshares Corporation press release dated October 27, 2017.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Date: October 27, 2017	By:	/s/ Robert M. Gorman
		Robert M. Gorman
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Union Bankshares Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

Richmond, Va., October 27, 2017 - Union Bankshares Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share.  The dividend amount is a $0.01 increase, or 5%, from the prior quarter’s dividend and is also a $0.01, or 5%, per share increase from the prior year’s quarterly dividend level.

Based on the stock’s closing price of $34.95 on October 26, 2017, the dividend yield is approximately 2.4%.  The dividend is payable on November 27, 2017 to shareholders of record as of November 13, 2017.

ABOUT UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Union Bankshares Corporation (NASDAQ: UBSH) is the holding company for Union Bank & Trust, which has 111 banking offices and approximately 173 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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