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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-298553
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20191119
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20191122
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20191122

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001275101
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				200500300
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35402
		FILM NUMBER:		191241791

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 1200
		CITY:			LYNCHBURG
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			24505
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4348462000
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Common Stock, 2.14 per share par value</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>BOTJ</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;19, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a special cash dividend of $0.04 per share of common stock. The
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Declaration of Special Dividend </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>LYNCHBURG, Va., November</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;22, 2019</B> &#151; Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) (NASDAQ:BOTJ), the parent
company of Bank of the James, a full-service commercial and retail bank serving Region 2000 (Greater Lynchburg MSA), and the Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Roanoke, Blacksburg, and Lexington, Virginia markets, today announced a special dividend.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on the Company&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">year-to-date</FONT></FONT> results, the Company&#146;s
board of directors approved a $0.04 per share special <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-time</FONT> dividend. This dividend is payable to stockholders of record on December&nbsp;9, 2019, to be paid on December&nbsp;23, 2019. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bob Chapman, President of the Company, noted that &#147;This special dividend is in addition to the quarterly dividend we declared on October&nbsp;15,
2019.&#148; Chapman continued &#147;We are encouraged by our results to date in 2019. These results enable us to reward our shareholders with this special <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-time</FONT> cash dividend. In combination with the four
quarterly dividends declared this year, we will have paid a total of $0.28 per share in 2019, which represents a 16.67% increase over 2018. In addition, the board also intends to increase its 2020 quarterly cash dividend from $0.06 per share to
$0.07.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although the Company anticipates that its financial performance going forward will support the increased dividend amount, the amount and
timing of dividends, if any, remain subject to the discretion of the Company&#146;s board of directors and will depend upon a number of factors, including future earnings, financial condition, liquidity and capital requirements of both the Company
and the Bank, applicable governmental regulations and policies and other factors deemed relevant by its Board of Directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About the Company </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bank of the James, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. opened for business in July 1999 and is headquartered in Lynchburg,
Virginia. The bank currently services customers in Virginia from offices located in Altavista, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Blacksburg, Charlottesville, Forest, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, Madison Heights, and Roanoke. The bank offers full
investment and insurance services through its BOTJ Investment Services division and BOTJ Insurance, Inc. subsidiary. The bank provides mortgage loan origination through Bank of the James Mortgage, a division of Bank of the James. Bank of the James
Financial Group, Inc. common stock is listed under the symbol &#147;BOTJ&#148; on the NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC. Additional information on the Company is available at <U>www.bankofthejames.bank</U>. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release contains statements that constitute &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. The words &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;plan&#148; and similar expressions and variations thereof identify certain of such forward-looking statements
which speak only as of the dates on which they were made. Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those indicated in the
forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to, competition, general economic conditions, potential changes in interest rates, and changes in the value of real estate securing loans made by
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CONTACT: J. Todd Scruggs, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (434) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">846-2000.</FONT> </P>
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