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 15 2000
OLD POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia 0-12896 54-1265373
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
1 West Mellen Street, Hampton, Virginia 23663
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (757) 728-1200
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Item 5. Other Events
Gertrude Dixon, who was a Director of Old Point Financial
Corporation and its two subsidiaries, Old Point National Bank
and Old Point Trust and Financial Services N. A., died on
February 15, 2000. Mrs. Dixon owned 190,779 shares or 7.4%
of the outstanding shares of Old Point Financial Corporation.
A copy of the Press Release issued by Old Point Financial
Corporation regarding this event is attached as Exhibit I.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Old Point Financial Corporation
By: /s/ Robert F. Shuford
Robert F. Shuford
Chairman of the Board
President & CEO
Dated February 18, 2000
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Exhibit I.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Robert F. Shuford, President and Chairman of the Board of
Old Point Financial Corporation reported that Gertrude S.
Dixon, a member of the Board of Directors of Old Point
National Bank, Old Point Trust & Financial Services, N.A.,
and Old Point Financial Corporation, died on Tuesday,
February 15, 2000.
Said Mr. Shuford " Mrs. Dixon has been an active participant
in the community for many years. She was a friend to Old
Point as well as a business associate, and she will be
missed. Despite our sadness, we do not anticipate that her
death will have an effect on the company."
Mrs. Dixon had served on the Board of Directors of Old Point
National Bank since 1981 and on the Board of Old Point
Financial Corporation since its organization in 1984. She
was elected a director of Old Point Trust & Financial
Services, N.A. when it was formed in April of 1999. Mrs.
Dixon was also a member of the Executive Committee of the
Old Point Financial Corporation Board of Directors.
The $436.3-million asset Old Point Financial Corporation is
the parent company of Old Point National Bank, a locally
owned and managed community bank, serving Hampton Roads with
a 14-branch network extending from Chesapeake through James
City County, and Old Point Trust & Financial Services, N.A.,
Hampton Roads' largest independent trust services provider.
For More Information Contact: Lani Chisman Davis, Marketing
Director, 757/728-1286
Forward-looking statements in this news release, if any, are
made under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain important facts that
could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated
by the forward-looking statements are discussed from time to
time in reports filed by Old Point Financial Corporation with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
