United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 3, 2016

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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1051 East Cary Street

Suite 1200

Richmond, Virginia 23219

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 633-5031

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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):

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 3, 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders: (i) elected each of the persons listed below under Proposal 1 to serve as a director of the Company in Class II for a term that will continue until the designated date (Proposal 1); (ii) elected the person listed below under Proposal 2 to serve as a director of the Company in Class I for a term that will continue until the designated date (Proposal 2); (iii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2016 (Proposal 3); and (iv) approved, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of the named executive officers disclosed in the Company’s 2016 Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting (Proposal 4).

The Company’s independent inspectors of election reported the vote of the shareholders as follows:

Proposal 1: To elect five Class II directors to serve until the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders or the director’s mandatory retirement date as established by the Company’s Bylaws, whichever date is earlier:

Proposal 2: To elect one Class I director to serve until the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders or the director’s mandatory retirement date as established by the Company’s Bylaws, whichever date is earlier:

Proposal 3: To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016:

Proposal 4: To approve, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, the compensation of the named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s 2016 Proxy Statement:

The Company holds an annual (non-binding) advisory vote until the next required vote on the frequency of such votes.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 3, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of a quarterly dividend payable on May 27, 2016 to shareholders of record as of May 13, 2016. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.