<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000913341-22-000018.txt : 20220331
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000913341-22-000018
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220331
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220331

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			C & F FINANCIAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000913341
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				541680165
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23423
		FILM NUMBER:		22790105

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EIGHTH & MAIN STREETS
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 391
		CITY:			WEST POINT
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23181
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8048432360

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 391
		CITY:			WEST POINT
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23181
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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  9.11.0.85--><!--Created on: 3/31/2022 02:40:07 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p><p 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page 21 of the Proxy Statement under &#8220;Key Data &#8211; Overhang and Potential Dilution,&#8221; the Corporation discloses that if the 2022 Plan is approved by shareholders, no new awards will be granted under the C&amp;F Financial Corporation 2013 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan (the 2013 Plan) or any prior equity compensation plan of the Corporation after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 19, 2022 (the Annual Meeting).  The Corporation also discloses on page 21 of the Proxy Statement that there were 172,674 shares available to be issued under the 2013 Plan as of February 28, 2022.   </font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">As of the date of this Supplement, the Corporation has not granted any awards under the 2013 Plan or any prior equity compensation plan of the Corporation subsequent to February 28, 2022, and the Corporation has committed that it will not grant any new awards under the 2013 Plan or any prior equity compensation plan of the Corporation on or after the date of this Supplement unless the 2022 Plan is not approved by shareholders at the Annual Meeting.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">The date of this Supplement is March 31, 2022.</p></div></div><hr style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;color:#000000;height:2pt;line-height:0;margin-left:10.35%;margin-right:10.35%;margin-top:30pt;page-break-after:avoid;width:79.3%;border-width:0;"></body></html>
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