UNITED ~~STATES SECURITIES~~STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ~~COMMISSION~~ ~~WASHINGTON~~COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, DC ~~20549 ____________________~~20549____________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT ~~REPORT Pursuant~~REPORTPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) March 1328, 2012

Potomac Bancshares, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

West Virginia (State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-24958 (Commission File Number)

55-0732247 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

111 E. Washington St., PO Box 906, Charles Town WV 25414-0906 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

304-725-~~8431 Registrant~~8431Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~For~~ Robert ~~Immediate~~F. Baronner ~~Release~~Jr., ~~March~~President 16and CEO of Potomac Bancshares, ~~2012~~Inc., announced Dean Cognetti as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Cognetti previously was the Interim Chief Financial Officer for Potomac Bancshares, Inc. since August 31, 2011. Potomac Bancshares, Inc. is the one bank holding company for Bank of Charles Town located in Charles Town, West Virginia.

~~Robert F~~ Mr. ~~Baronner~~ ~~Jr.~~Cognetti, age 52, has over 25 years financial services experience including Senior Vice President/Mergers & Acquisitions Manager with BB&T in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Manager of Financial Analysis with One Valley Bank (now known as BB&T) in Charleston, West Virginia, and ~~CEO~~Comptroller with One Valley Bank of ~~Potomac~~Clarksburg, ~~Bancshares~~Clarksburg, West ~~Inc~~Virginia., ~~announced~~Mr. Cognetti was recently the ~~retirement~~ Owner of ~~William~~Waterford RBusiness Group in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ~~Harner~~Mr. Cognetti’s employment arrangement will be finalized at a later date. In addition, ~~Director~~there ofare ~~the~~no ~~Board~~reportable transactions with Mr. Cognetti or any of ~~Directors~~his relatives since the beginning of Potomac’s ~~Bancshares~~fiscal year beginning January 1, ~~Inc.~~2012, and ~~the~~he ~~Bank~~is not related to any director or executive officer of ~~Charles~~Potomac. ~~Town,~~Mr. ~~effective~~Cognetti atis ~~the~~a ~~next~~graduate ~~annual~~of Marquette University ~~meeting~~with ofa ~~shareholders~~Bachelor of ~~Potomac~~Science ~~Bancshares,~~in ~~Inc~~Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.

In addition, the Board of Directors of Potomac Bancshares, Inc. also approved the nominations of the following existing directors to be put forth for re-election at the next annual meeting of shareholders of Potomac Bancshares, Inc.; Stanley R. Merson, Dr. Keith Berkeley, and John C. Skinner, Jr. Additionally, Barbara L. Scott was nominated as a new director to serve for a three-year term.

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.

POTOMAC BANCSHARES, INC.

/s/ Robert F. Baronner, Jr. Robert F. Baronner, Jr., President and CEO March 1628, 2012

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