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): July 27, 2012

UNION FIRST MARKET BANKSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia	0-20293	54-1598552
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer 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):

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 27, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of a quarterly dividend payable on August 30, 2012 to shareholders of record as of August 18, 2012. 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 First Market Bankshares Corporation press release dated July 27, 2012.

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 FIRST MARKET BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Date: July 27, 2012	By:	/s/ Robert M. Gorman
		Robert M. Gorman
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Union First Market Bankshares Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Richmond, Va., July 27, 2012 – Union First Market Bankshares Corporation (NASDAQ: UBSH) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share. The dividend amount is a two cent, or 25%, increase from the prior quarter dividend.

Second quarter net income available to common shareholders was $8.42 million or $0.32 per fully diluted share, compared to $7.92 million or $0.31 per share, in the first quarter and $6.29 million or $0.24 per share, for the second quarter last year. Net income available to common shareholders in the prior year included a deduction for preferred stock dividends and discount accretion.

Based on the stock’s closing price of $15.22 on July 17, 2012, the dividend yield is 2.63%. The dividend is payable on August 30, 2012 to shareholders of record as of August 18, 2012.

ABOUT UNION FIRST MARKET BANKSHARES CORPORATION

Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Union First Market Bankshares Corporation (NASDAQ: UBSH) is the holding company for Union First Market Bank, which has 94 branches and more than 150 ATMs throughout Virginia. Non-bank affiliates of the holding company include: Union Investment Services, Inc., which provides full brokerage services; Union Mortgage Group, Inc., which provides a full line of mortgage products; and Union Insurance Group, LLC, which offers various lines of insurance products. Union First Market Bank also owns a non-controlling interest in Johnson Mortgage Company, L.L.C.

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

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