EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC

EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC false 0000880641 0000880641 2026-09-07 2026-09-07 0000880641 stpr:VA 2026-09-07 2026-09-07 United States 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): September 7, 2026 EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Virginia 001-42512 54-1601306 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2 East Main Street Berryville , Virginia 22611 (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (540) 955-2510 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): ☒ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $2.50 par value per share EFSI The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Agreement and Plan of Merger On September 7, 2026, Eagle Financial Services, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“EFSI”) and John Marshall Bancorp, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“JMSB”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with George Sub, Inc., a newly formed Virginia corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of JMSB (“Merger Sub”). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into EFSI (the “First Merger”), with EFSI continuing as the surviving corporation in the First Merger (the “Intermediate Surviving Corporation”), and immediately thereafter, the Intermediate Surviving Corporation will merge with and into JMSB (the “Second Merger”), with JMSB as the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”). Simultaneously with the First Merger, EFSI’s wholly owned, Virginia state-chartered bank subsidiary, Bank of Clarke, will merge with and into JMSB’s wholly owned, Virginia state-chartered bank subsidiary, John Marshall Bank (the “Bank Merger” and, together with the First Merger and the Second Merger, the “Mergers”), with John Marshall Bank continuing as the surviving bank in the Bank Merger (the “Surviving Bank”). The Merger Agreement was approved by the board of directors of each of EFSI and JMSB on September 7, 2026. A summary of the material terms of the Merger Agreement are as follows: Merger Consideration Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the First Merger (the “Effective Time”), each outstanding share of common stock, par value $2.50 per share, of EFSI (“EFSI Common Stock”) will be converted into the right to receive 2.00 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of JMSB (“JMSB Common Stock”), with cash to be paid in lieu of any fractional shares (the “Merger Consideration”). Each of the First Merger and the Second Merger, taken together, and the Bank Merger, are intended to be tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Treatment of Equity Awards Immediately prior to the Effective Time, each restricted stock award of EFSI (“EFSI Restricted Stock Award”) will fully vest, with any performance conditions deemed satisfied at the target level, and, at the holder’s election, made no earlier than 15 Business Days and no later than five Business Days before the Effective Time, each such award will either (a) be converted automatically into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in respect of each underlying share, with any fractional shares rounded down to the nearest whole share of JMSB Common Stock, or (b) be canceled in consideration for the right to receive a lump sum cash payment equal to the Exchange Ratio multiplied by the number of shares underlying such EFSI Restricted Stock Award multiplied by the average closing prices of JMSB Common Stock for the 20 consecutive full trading days on which such shares are actually traded on Nasdaq ending at the close of trading on the 10 th business day prior to closing (the “Average Closing Price”), less required withholding Taxes; provided that, if no timely election is made, clause (a) will apply. Any EFSI Restricted Stock Awards granted after September 7, 2026 (“New EFSI Restricted Stock Award”) will not vest as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. At the Effective Time, each New EFSI Restricted Stock Award that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into time-based JMSB Restricted Stock Awards (as defined below) with the same terms and conditions as were applicable under the New EFSI Restricted Stock Awards prior to the Effective Time, with any performance conditions deemed satisfied at the target level. The number of shares of JMSB Common Stock subject to each JMSB Restricted Stock Award will be equal to the product (rounded to the nearest whole share) of the Exchange Ratio and the number of shares of EFSI Common Stock represented by the New EFSI Restricted Stock Award. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, each outstanding restricted stock award of JMSB (“JMSB Restricted Stock Award”) will likewise fully vest and the holder may elect, by notice delivered no earlier than 15 business days and no later than five business days before the Effective Time, to cancel each JMSB Restricted Stock Award in consideration for the right to receive a lump sum cash payment equal to the number of shares underlying such JMSB Restricted Stock Award multiplied by the Average Closing Price, less required withholding taxes. Any JMSB Restricted Stock Awards granted after September 7, 2026 will not vest as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and will continue to vest following the Effective Date in accordance with the vesting schedule and terms and conditions of the applicable JMSB Restricted Stock Award. 1 Corporate Governance The Merger Agreement provides that, at the Effective Time, the boards of directors of the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Bank will consist of 12 directors, of which six will be directors of EFSI immediately prior to the Effective Time, including the current Chair of the board of directors of EFSI (the “EFSI Directors”) and six will be directors of JMSB immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “JMSB Directors”). Christopher W. Bergstrom will serve as the Executive Chairman of the Surviving Corporation. Cary C. Nelson will serve as Lead Independent Director of the Surviving Corporation. At the first annual meeting of shareholders of the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Bank following the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation and the Surviving Bank will nominate and recommend each EFSI Director and each JMSB Director for re-election to the boards of director