{"url_path":"/sec/fxnc/8-k/2026-05-14/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 **","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-14","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719402/0001437749-26-016908-index.html","accession_number":"0001437749-26-016908","cik":"0000719402","ticker":"FXNC","issuer_name":"FIRST NATIONAL CORP /VA/","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719402/0001437749-26-016908-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000719402","primary_entity_name":"FIRST NATIONAL CORP /VA/"},"word_count":144,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 8.01**\n\n**Other Events.**\n\n \n\n**Dividend Declaration**\n\n \n\nOn May 13, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per common share, which is payable on June 12, 2026, to shareholders of record as of May 29, 2026.\n\n \n\n**Election of New Chair and Vice Chair of the Board **\n\n \n\nOn May 13, 2026, Board of Directors of the Company elected Gerald F. Smith, Jr. as Chair of the Board of Directors and James R. Wilkins, III as Vice Chair immediately following the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The elections follow the retirement of Elizabeth Cottrell, who concluded a distinguished tenure of service as Chairperson of the Board.\n\n \n\nThe election was announced on May 14, 2026, and a copy of the press release is being furnished as an exhibit to this report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01."}