C & F FINANCIAL CORP
S-8, 1998-09-18
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<TABLE>
   As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18, 1998
                                                  Registration No.: 333-________


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                   -----------

                                    FORM S-8

                          REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                                   -----------

                            C&F FINANCIAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Virginia                                         54-1680165
(State of Incorporation                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)
    or Organization)

          Eighth & Main Streets
          West Point, Virginia                                   23181
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                       (Zip Code)

  C&F FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1998 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN
                             (Full name of the Plan)
                                   -----------
<S> <C>
               Larry G. Dillon                Copy to:          J. Scott Perkins
    President and Chief Executive Officer                   Mays & Valentine, L.L.P.
          C&F Financial Corporation                            1111 East Main St.,
            Eighth & Main Streets                              NationsBank Center
         West Point, Virginia 23181                          Richmond, Virginia 23219
         Telephone: (804) 843-2360                          Telephone: (804) 697-1316
     -----------------------------------                   ---------------------------
Name and Address of Agent for Service Process)

    Approximate date of proposed commencement of sales pursuant to the Plans:
               Upon effectiveness of this Registration Statement.

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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                                                           Proposed              Proposed
                                                            Maximum               Maximum
      Title of Securities          Amount to be         Offering Price           Aggregate                  Amount of
       to be Registered             Registered           Per Share(1)        Offering Price(1)          Registration Fee
       ----------------             ----------           ------------        -----------------          ----------------
         Common Stock
        $1.00 par value               25,000                $19.50               $487,500                    $143.81
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         (1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration
fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), on the basis of $19.50 per share. The proposed maximum
offering price per share of $19.50 was calculated based on the average of the
bid and asked prices of the shares of the Registrant as reported on the NASDAQ
National Market System on September 16, 1998.

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                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

        C&F Financial Corporation (the "Company") will furnish shareholders with
annual reports containing audited financial statements and with quarterly
reports containing unaudited financial statements for the first three quarters
of each fiscal year. Copies of these documents, and any other communications
sent to the Company's shareholders generally, also will be furnished to all
employees eligible to participate in the Plans.

        The Company hereby incorporates herein by reference the following
documents filed by the Company with the Commission:

         (a) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1997, filed pursuant to Section 13 of the 1934 Act;

         (b) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the Quarters ended March 31,
1998 and June 30, 1998 filed pursuant to Section 13 of the 1934 Act; and

        (c) The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the
"Description of Capital Stock" in the Company's Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed
as part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4, Registration No. 33-70184,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 12, 1993, as amended on
October 19, 1993 (Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1), is hereby incorporated by
reference.

        All documents filed by the Company after the date of this Registration
Statement pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act, prior
to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all the
Company's Common Stock offered hereby has been sold or which deregisters such
Company Common Stock then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.

Item 4.  Description of Securities.

        Not Applicable.

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

        Not applicable.

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Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

         Title 13.1, Chapter 9, Article 10 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as
amended, permits a Virginia corporation in general to indemnify any of its
officers and directors, and any person serving at its request as an officer or
director or another corporation or enterprise if he acted in good faith and in a
manner which he believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the
corporation. In the event, however, that such person is adjudged liable to the
corporation, he will not be entitled to indemnification. The statute also
permits a corporation to provide other or further indemnity in its articles of
incorporation, or in a bylaw or resolution approved by its directors or
shareholders, except for an indemnity against willful misconduct or a knowing
violation of criminal law. Furthermore, unless limited by its articles of
incorporation, a corporation shall indemnify a director who entirely prevails in
the defense of any proceeding to which he was a party because he is or was a
director of the corporation. Finally, the statute authorizes a corporation to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any such person against any
liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity or
arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the
power to indemnify him against such liability.

         The Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant provide that, to the
extent and under the circumstances permitted by Virginia Code Section 13.1-704B,
the Registrant shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that
he is or was a director or officer of the Registrant against liabilities,
penalties, claims and fines, including amounts paid in settlement, reasonable
expenses, and attorney's fees, imposed upon, threatened or asserted against him
or her because he or she is or was an officer or director of the Registrant,
except for an indemnity against willful misconduct or a knowing violation of
criminal law.

Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.

        Not Applicable.

Item 8.  Exhibits.

        An index of Exhibits appears at page II-6 hereof.

Item 9.  Undertakings.

         (a)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

                  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

                           (i) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

                           (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represents a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
Registration Statement;

                           (iii) To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration
Statement;

                           provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) shall not apply to information contained in periodic reports filed by
the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.

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                  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.

                  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.

         (b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it
is against policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


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                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
undersigned certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of West Point, Commonwealth of Virginia, on the
15th day of September, 1998.

                                     C&F FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                                     West Point, Virginia



                                     By:   /s/ Larry G. Dillon
                                           -------------------------------
                                           Larry G. Dillon
                                           President and
                                           Chief Executive Officer


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
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                   NAME                                         TITLE                                   DATE
                   ----                                         -----                                   ----
<S> <C>
                                                    President and Chief Executive Officer
                                                    (Principal Executive Officer)
   /s/ Larry G. Dillon                              and Director                                 September 15, 1998
   ----------------------------------------
   Larry G. Dillon

                                                    Vice President and Chief Accounting
                                                    Officer (Principal Financial
   /s/ Thomas F. Cherry                             and Accounting Officer)                      September 15, 1998
   ----------------------------------------
   Thomas F. Cherry


                                                    Director                                     September __, 1998
   ----------------------------------------
   Sture G. Olsson


   /s/ James H. Hudson, III                         Director                                     September 15, 1998
   ----------------------------------------
   James H. Hudson, III



   /s/ William E. O'Connell, Jr.                    Director                                     September 15, 1998
   ----------------------------------------
   William E. O'Connell, Jr.


   /s/ J. P. Causey, Jr.                            Director                                     September 15, 1998
   ----------------------------------------
   J. P. Causey, Jr.


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


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Exhibit Description                                            Exhibit Number
- -------------------                                            --------------
<S> <C>
Articles of Incorporation                                      4.1 (Incorporated by reference from the
                                                               Form 10-KSB, filed March 29, 1996)

Bylaws                                                         4.2 (Incorporated by reference from the
                                                               Form 10-KSB, filed March 29, 1996)

C&F Financial Corporation                                      4.3
1998 Non-Employee Director Stock 
Compensation Plan, filed herewith

Opinion of Mays & Valentine, L.L.P.,                           5
with respect to the validity of the 
Common Stock. filed herewith

Consent of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C.,                        23.1
Independent Public Accountants
dated September 17, 1998, filed herewith.

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP,                              23.2
Independent Public Accountants dated
September 17, 1998, filed herewith.

Consent of Mays & Valentine, L.L.P.,                           23.3
contained in their opinion filed as 
Exhibit 5 hereto

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                            C&F FINANCIAL CORPORATION

               1998 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN









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                            C&F FINANCIAL CORPORATION
               1998 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN

                                    ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS

1.01. Agreement means a written agreement (including any amendment or supplement
thereto) between the Company and a Participant specifying the terms and
conditions of an Award granted to such Participant.

1.02. Award means an award of Options as provided for hereunder.

1.03. Bank means Citizens and Farmers Bank, or its successors.

1.04. Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.

1.05. Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

1.06. Common Stock means the common stock of the Company.

1.07. Company means C&F Financial Corporation, or its successors.

1.08. Date of Grant means September 1, 1998 and May 1 for each year thereafter
during the term of the Plan.

1.09. Fair Market Value means the closing price (or, if there are no trades on
the Date of Grant, then the next preceding date upon which a closing price is
available) of the Common Stock as reported on NASDAQ (or other applicable
listing service or exchange used by the Company) on the Option's Date of Grant,
or if in the judgment of the Board of Directors there is insufficient recent
trading activity to warrant determination of the Fair Market Value solely on the
basis of such closing prices on the listing service or exchange, then the Fair
Market Value shall be determined as of the Date of Grant in good faith by the
Board of Directors.

1.10. Option means a stock option granted pursuant to Article IV, and that
entitles the holder to purchase from the Company a stated number of shares of
Common Stock at the shares' Fair Market Value.

1.11. Participant means a member of the Board of the Company or the Bank who is
not an employee of the Company or the Bank on the applicable Date of Grant;
provided, directors serving on both the board of the Company and the Bank shall
be entitled to participate only as to one Award under the Plan per year.



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1.12. Plan means the C&F Financial Corporation 1998 Non-Employee Director Stock
Compensation Plan.

1.13 Transaction Date means the date on which an offeror other than the Company
shall first publicly offer to acquire shares of the Company's Common Stock
pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer or the date of mailing the proxy
materials to the stockholders concerning the approval of a merger or other
reorganization which shall result in the Common Stock of the Company being
converted into cash or securities of another corporation.


                                   ARTICLE II

                                     PURPOSE

         The Plan is intended to promote a greater identity of interest between
Participants and the Company's shareholders by increasing the Participants'
proprietary interest in the Company through the receipt of Awards in the form of
Options.


                                   ARTICLE III

                                 ADMINISTRATION

         The Plan shall be administered by the one or more persons who are
employees of the Company and directors of the Board (the "Employee Directors"),
and such additional employees as the Employee Directors shall appropriately
designate, who shall have complete authority to interpret all provisions of this
Plan; to prescribe the form of Agreements; to adopt, amend, and rescind rules
and regulations pertaining to the administration of the Plan; and to make all
other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan.
Any decision made, or action taken, by the Employee Directors in connection with
the administration of this Plan shall be final and conclusive. All expenses of
administering this Plan shall be borne by the Company.



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                                   ARTICLE IV

                                GRANT OF OPTIONS

         On each Date of Grant during the term of the Plan, each Participant
automatically will receive an Option for shares of Common Stock determined in
accordance with the following schedule:

                                                 Number of Shares
                  Date of Grant                 Subject to Option
                  -------------                 -----------------

                  September 1, 1998                   1,000
                  May 1, 1999                         1,000
                  May 1, 2000                         1,000
                  May 1, 2001                         1,000
                  May 1, 2002                         1,000

At the discretion of the Board, the number of shares subject to the automatic
option may be increased up to 250 shares per year per participant, on a
cumulative basis (1,250 shares in 1999, 1,500 shares in 2000, etc.), during the
term of the Plan, subject to a maximum of 2,000 shares granted per year per
participant. Any deferred increase may be applied in a subsequent year (e.g., if
there is no increase in 1999, 1,750 shares may be granted in 2000). Such
increase shall be evidenced by an appropriate resolution adopted by a majority
of the members of the Board. All Options shall be evidenced by Agreements which
shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Plan and to such other
provisions as the Employee Directors may adopt.


                                    ARTICLE V

                            STOCK SUBJECT TO OPTIONS

         Upon the exercise of any Option, the Company may deliver to the
Participant (or the Participant's broker if the Participant so directs)
authorized but unissued Common Stock. The maximum aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Options under this
Plan is 25,000, subject to adjustment as provided in Article IX. If an Option is
terminated, in whole or in part, for any reason other than its exercise, the
number of shares of Common Stock allocated to the Option or portion thereof may
be reallocated to other Options to be granted under this Plan.



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                                   ARTICLE VI

                                  OPTION PRICE

         The price per share for Common Stock purchased on the exercise of an
Option shall be the share's Fair Market Value.


                                   ARTICLE VII

                               EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

7.01. Maximum Option Period. No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration
of ten years from its Date of Grant.

7.02. Nontransferability. Options granted under this Plan shall be
nontransferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
During the lifetime of the Participant to whom the Option is granted, the Option
may be exercised only by the Participant. No right or interest of a Participant
in any Option shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien, obligation, or
liability of such Participant.


                                  ARTICLE VIII

                          METHOD OF EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

8.01. Exercisability of Options. Subject to the provisions of Section 8.04 and
Articles VII and X hereof, an Option becomes exercisable on April 30 in the
calendar year following its Date of Grant. However, an Option granted to a
Participant shall be immediately exercisable if the Participant's membership on
the Board terminates as a result of the Participant's retirement in accordance
with the Company's, or any of its subsidiaries', policies, death or permanent
and total disability (as such term is defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code).
An Option shall be forfeited if, as of the termination of the Participant's
membership on the Board, the Option is not then exercisable and such termination
occurs for any reason other than the Participant's retirement in accordance with
Company's, or any of its subsidiaries' policies, death or disability (as defined
above). Options that are exercisable or that become exercisable upon the
Participant's termination of membership on the Board will remain exercisable
until the tenth anniversary of the Option's Date of Grant. An Option may be
exercised with respect to any number of whole shares less than the full number
for which the Option could be exercised. A partial exercise of an Option shall
not affect the right to exercise the Option from time to time in accordance with
this Plan and the applicable Agreement with respect to the shares remaining
subject to the Option.

8.02. Payment. Unless otherwise provided by the Agreement, payment of the Option
price shall be made in cash or a cash equivalent acceptable to the Board. In
addition, all or part of the Option price may be paid by surrendering shares of


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Common Stock to the Company. If Common Stock is used to pay all or part of the
Option price, the shares surrendered must have a fair market value that is not
less than such price or part thereof. For purposes of this paragraph 8.02 only,
the fair market value of the surrendered shares shall be based on the the
closing price on the most recent date immediately prior to the date of exercise
(or, if there are no trades on such date, then the next preceding date upon
which a closing price is available) of the Common Stock as reported on NASDAQ
(or other applicable listing service or exchange used by the Company).

8.03. Shareholder Rights. No Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder
with respect to shares subject to his Option until the date of exercise of such
Option.

8.04. Acceleration of Exercise Period. During the 20-day period beginning on the
Transaction Date as defined in Section 1.13 above, the Participant may elect to
surrender to the Company for cancellation, without regard to the exercise date
thereof, any portion of an Option which shall have been granted at least six
months previously and to receive in exchange therefor, in whole shares of the
Company's Common Stock, an amount equivalent to the difference between the
Option price and the fair market value of the shares covered by the portion of
the Option surrendered; provided that no fractional shares or cash in lieu of
fractional shares shall be paid. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
"fair market value" of a share of the Company's Common Stock shall be deemed to
be the cash offered for a share of such Common Stock in a tender offer, or the
value, as determined by the Committee in its discretion, of the securities (or
combination of cash and securities) to be delivered for a share of such Common
Stock to be acquired in an exchange offer or be converted in a merger, in each
case as of the Transaction Date. This right shall be exercised only during the
20-day period beginning on the Transaction Date, in accordance with Article VIII
hereof.


                                   ARTICLE IX

                     ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGE IN COMMON STOCK

         The maximum number of shares to which Awards may be granted under this
Plan shall be proportionately adjusted, and the terms of outstanding Awards
shall be adjusted, as the Employee Directors shall determine to be equitably
required in the event that the Company (a) effects one or more stock dividends,
stock split-ups, subdivisions or consolidations of shares or (b) engages in a
transaction to which Section 424 of the Code applies. Any determination made
under this Article IX by the Board shall be final and conclusive.

         The issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, for cash or property,
or for labor or services, either upon direct sale or upon the exercise of rights
or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of shares of obligations
of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, shall not
affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
outstanding Awards.



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                                    ARTICLE X

              COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND APPROVAL OF REGULATORY BODIES

         No Option shall be exercisable, no Common Stock shall be issued, no
certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be delivered, and no payment shall
be made under this Plan except in compliance with all applicable federal and
state laws and regulations (including, without limitation, withholding tax
requirements), and applicable requirements of any exchange or other market
having authority over the trading of the Company's shares.

                                   ARTICLE XI

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

12.01. Effect on Service. Neither the adoption of this Plan, its operation,
documents describing or referring to this Plan (or any part thereof) shall
confer on any Participant any right to continue service as a member of the
Board.

12.02. Unfunded Plan. The Plan, insofar as it provides for grants, shall be
unfunded and the Company shall not be required to segregate any assets that may
be represented at any time by grants under this Plan. Any liability of the
Company to any person with respect to any grant under this Plan shall be based
solely upon any contractual obligations that are created pursuant to this Plan.
No such obligation of the Company shall be deemed to be secured by any pledge
of, or other encumbrance on, any property of the Company.

12.03. Rules of Construction. Headings are given to the articles and sections of
the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. The reference to any
statute, regulation, or provision of law shall be construed to refer to any
amendment to or successor of such provision of law.


                                   ARTICLE XII

                                    AMENDMENT

         The Board may amend this Plan from time to time; provided that, if the
Board determines that shareholder approval is required and the Plan is submitted
for such approval and adopted, then no subsequent amendment may become effective
until shareholder approval is obtained if the amendment (i) materially increases
the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the
Plan, except in accordance with the provisions of Article IX, (ii) materially
changes the class of individuals eligible to become Participants or (iii)
materially increases the benefits that may accrue to Participants under the
Plan, and provided further that the Board may not amend the Plan more than once
in any six month period unless such amendment is required to comply with the
Code. No amendment shall, without a Participant's consent, adversely affect any
rights of such Participant under any Option outstanding at the time such
amendment is made.




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                                  ARTICLE XIII

                                   TERMINATION

         The Board may terminate this Plan at any time. This Plan will terminate
automatically, without any action of the Board, if, on any Date of Grant, there
are insufficient shares available for the grant of Awards in accordance with the
terms of the Plan. The termination of this Plan shall not affect any rights of a
Participant under any Option outstanding at the time of such termination.


                                   ARTICLE XIV

                                DURATION OF PLAN

         No Award may be granted under this Plan after five years from the date
of the first grant of an Option under the Plan. Options granted on or before
such date shall remain valid in accordance with their terms.

                                   ARTICLE XV

                             EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN

         This Plan was approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on
August 18, 1998. The Effective Date of the Plan shall be September 1, 1998 and
no Awards may be granted prior to the Effective Date.



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                                                             Exhibits 5 and 23.3

                      [Mays & Valentine, L.L.P. Letterhead]






                               September 18, 1998




Board of Directors
C&F Financial Corporation
Eighth & Main Streets
West Point, Virginia  23181

  C&F Financial Corporation 1998 Non-Employee Director Stock Compensation Plan
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Gentlemen:

         This letter is delivered to you in connection with the actions taken
and proposed to be taken by C&F Financial Corporation, a Virginia corporation
("C&F"), with respect to the C&F 1998 Non-Employee Director Stock Compensation
Plan (the "Plan"). As counsel to C&F, we have reviewed the registration
statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") to be filed by C&F on or
about September 18, 1998, with the Securities and Exchange Commission to effect
the registration of 25,000 shares of common stock of C&F under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") for issuance under the Plan.

         In this regard, we have examined the Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws of C&F, records of proceedings of the Board of Directors of C&F, the Plan
and such other records and documents as we have deemed necessary or advisable in
connection with the opinions set forth herein. In addition, we have relied as to
certain matters on information obtained from public officials, officers of C&F
and other sources believed by us to be reliable.

         Based upon our examination and inquiries, we are of the opinion that
the shares which constitute original issuance securities will, when issued
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plans, be validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable. The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the
Commonwealth of Virginia and we express no opinion as to the effect of the laws
of any other jurisdiction.

         We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement.

                                Very truly yours,


                                /s/ Mays & Valentine, L.L.P.




                                                                    Exhibit 23.1




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 15, 1998, on the consolidated
financial statements of C&F Financial Corporation as of December 31, 1997, and
for the period ended December 31, 1997, which appears in the annual report on
Form 10-K of C&F Financial Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1997.

                                  /s/ Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C.

Winchester, Virginia
September 17, 1998




                                                                    Exhibit 23.2




INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
C&F Financial Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated January 17, 1997,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of C&F Financial Corporation for
the year ended December 31, 1996.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Richmond, Virginia
September 17, 1998





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