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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) January 27, 2000
VIRGINIA CAPITAL BANCSHARES, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Virginia 0-25031 54-1913168
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(State or other) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation)
400 George Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22404
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (540) 899-5500
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
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On January 27, 2000, Virginia Capital Bancshares, Inc. issued a press
release which announced that it had received regulatory clearance to repurchase
up to 5% of its outstanding shares.
A press release announcing the stock repurchase is attached as Exhibit
99.1.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated January 27, 2000.
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SIGNATURE
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.
VIRGINIA CAPITAL BANCSHARES, INC.
Date: January 28, 1999 By: /s/ Samuel C. Harding, Jr.
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Samuel C. Harding, Jr.
President
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EXHIBIT 99.1 PRESS RELEASE
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PRESS RELEASE
VIRGINIA CAPITAL BANCSHARES, INC.
CONTACT:
Peggy J. Newman
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
Secretary
Virginia Capital Bancshares, Inc.
(540) 899-5500
VIRGINIA CAPITAL BANCSHARES, INC.
TO REPURCHASE COMMON STOCK
Fredericksburg, Virginia, January 27, 2000 -- Virginia Capital Bancshares,
Inc. (NASDAQ; VCAP), the holding company for Fredericksburg Savings Bank,
Fredericksburg, Virginia, has announced that it has received regulatory
clearance to purchase up to 541,728 shares of its common stock.
Samuel C. Harding, President of Virginia Capital Bancshares, Inc. said
that the Company has been authorized by its Board of Directors to repurchase up
to 5% of the Company's 10,834,560 outstanding shares during the next six months.
The repurchases will be made in open-market transactions, subject to the
availability of stock, market conditions and other factors.
Fredericksburg Savings Bank is headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia,
and operates through its four banking offices located in the city of
Fredericksburg and Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties in Virginia.
Statements contained in this news release, which are not historical facts,
contain forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are
subject to risk and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which
include, but are not limited to, factors discussed in documents filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.