FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Corbin Patrick E.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Union Bankshares Corp [UBSH] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION, 1051 EAST CARY STREET, STE 1200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2018
(Street)

RICHMOND, VA 23219		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/01/2018   A   17,752 A $ 0 (1) 17,752 D  
Common Stock 01/01/2018   A   13,072 A $ 0 (2) 13,072 I By Patrick Corbin Revocable Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Corbin Patrick E.
C/O UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION
1051 EAST CARY STREET, STE 1200
RICHMOND, VA 23219		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Rachael R. Lape, as attorney-in-fact for Patrick E. Corbin   01/03/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Received in exchange for 18,979 shares of Xenith Bankshares, Inc. ("Xenith") common stock in connection with the merger of Xenith with and into Union Bankshares Corporation ("Union") effective January 1, 2018 (the "Merger"). At the effective time of the Merger at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2018 (the "Effective Time"), each outstanding common share of Xenith converted into the right to receive 0.9354 shares of Union common stock (the "Exchange Ratio"). On December 29, 2017, the last trading day before the Effective Time, the closing price of Xenith's common stock was $33.83 per share and the closing price of Union's common stock was $36.17 per share. All fractional share holdings were paid in cash.
(2) Received in exchange for 13,975 shares of Xenith common stock in connection with the Merger. At the Effective Time, each outstanding common share of Xenith converted into the right to receive the Exchange Ratio. On December 29, 2017, the last trading day before the Effective Time, the closing price of Xenith's common stock was $33.83 per share and the closing price of Union's common stock was $36.17 per share. All fractional share holdings were paid in cash.

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