UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

~~The~~ Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~June~~July 2817, 2012

Cardinal Bankshares Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Virginia	0-28780	54-1804471
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
101 Jacksonville Circle, P.O. Box 215 Floyd, Virginia		24091
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

101 Jacksonville Circle, P.O. Box 215 Floyd, Virginia				24091
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (540) 745-4191

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On ~~June~~July 2817, 2012, ~~Cardinal~~Bank ~~Bankshares~~of ~~Corporation~~Floyd (the “~~Company~~Bank”), ~~announced~~the ~~that~~wholly itowned ~~has~~bank ~~reached~~subsidiary ~~a settlement agreement with former Bank~~ of ~~Floyd executive Henry A. Logue. The settlement agreement resolves~~ Cardinal’s ~~verified complaint captioned Cardinal~~ Bankshares Corporation ~~v. Henry A. Logue (Civil Action No. 7:12-cv-00198l~~, ~~and~~issued a ~~related~~press ~~counterclaim,~~release ~~which~~announcing ~~were~~that ~~pending~~Stephen ~~in the U~~B.S. ~~District~~Munro ~~Court,~~has ~~Western~~been ~~District~~named ofChief ~~Virginia.~~Lending ~~All~~Officer ~~claims~~of ~~and counterclaims related to~~ the ~~complaint filed by the Company and its bank subsidiary against Mr~~Bank. ~~Logue~~ ~~were dismissed.~~

A copy of the press release ~~announcing the settlement~~ is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

ExhibitNo.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press ~~release~~Release dated ~~June~~July 2817, 2012.

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.

~~EXHIBIT~~Exhibit ~~INDEX~~Index

ExhibitNo.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press ~~release~~Release dated ~~June~~July 2817, 2012.

CARDINAL BANKSHARES CORPORATION

Dated: June 29, 2012

/s/ J. Alan Dickerson

Dated: July 17, 2012

/s/ J. Alan Dickerson

J. Alan Dickerson

Chief Financial Officer & Vice-President

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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