Three directors of Bank of the James Financial Group (NASDAQ: $BOTJ) bought shares of the Lynchburg, Virginia-based community bank during a five-day stretch in early August 2026. All three serve on the company's board. Their combined open-market purchases totaled $32,040.52.
William C Bryant III acquired 650 shares at $27.10 on August 6, a transaction valued at $17,615. That same day, Watt R Foster Jr bought 447 shares at $28.01 per share, for a total of $12,520.47. On August 10, Lewis C Addison purchased 70 shares at $27.215, adding $1,905.05. Bryant and Foster filed their Form 4s with the SEC on August 10, four days after trading. Addison submitted his Form 4 on August 11, one day after his transaction.
Bryant's August 6 buy was his sixth open-market acquisition of $BOTJ stock in about twelve months. His first came on August 25, 2025, at $15.43 per share. The others: $16.75 in November 2025, $20.00 on February 12, 2026, $20.82 on February 19, $23.11 in May 2026, and $27.10 on August 6. Across all six, Bryant's per-share prices ranged from $15.43 to $27.10. Total outlays approximated $102,080. After the latest transaction, Bryant held 78,366 shares.
Addison's purchase followed a pattern. His first open-market buy came on August 13, 2025, when he acquired 134 shares at $14.00. Each of his five $BOTJ purchases since then has fallen between $1,876 and $1,907 in value. He paid $16.75 in November 2025, $20.50 in February 2026, $23.175 in May 2026, and $27.215 on August 10. Per-share prices across all five ranged from $14.00 to $27.215. Following the latest trade, Addison owned 19,791 shares.
Foster's August 6 acquisition was his only open-market purchase of $BOTJ stock reflected in SEC filings. The 447 shares lifted his total holdings to 126,360, making him the largest shareholder among the three buying directors.
Bank of the James Financial Group is the holding company for Bank of the James, a community bank operating branches in central and southwestern Virginia. Its stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and the company has a market capitalization of approximately $123 million. $BOTJ shares closed at $27.09 on August 6 and $27.02 on August 10.
No member of Congress disclosed a trade in $BOTJ stock during the period covered by this cluster.