# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001325670
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-077626
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-077626.hdr.sgml**: 20250813

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-077626

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 16

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250813

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250813

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250813

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Primis Financial Corp.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001325670
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 201417448
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** VA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-289580
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251212501

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1676 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 900
- **CITY:** MCLEAN
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22102
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (703) 893-7400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1676 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 900
- **CITY:** MCLEAN
- **STATE:** VA
- **ZIP:** 22102

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20050502

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2025**

**File No. 333-________**

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM S-8**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933**

**PRIMIS FINANCIAL CORP.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|:---|:---|
| **Virginia**<br> (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | **20-1417448**<br> (I.R.S Employer Identification No.) |
| **1676 International Drive, Suite 900**<br> **McLean, Virginia**<br> (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | **22102**<br> (Zip Code) |

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**Primis Financial Corp. Omnibus Incentive Plan**

(Full title of the plan)

**Matthew Switzer**

**Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer**

**Primis Financial Corp.**

**1676 International Drive, Suite 900**

**McLean, Virginia 22102**

**Tel: (703) 893-7400**

(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

*With a copy of all communications to:*

**Mark C. Kanaly**

**Kerry T. Wenzel**

**Alston & Bird LLP**

**One Atlantic Center**

**1201 West Peachtree Street**

**Atlanta, GA 30309**

**Tel: (404) 881-7000**

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ◻ Accelerated filer ⌧ <br> Non-accelerated filer ◻ Smaller reporting company ◻ Emerging growth company ◻

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ◻

**EXPLANATORY NOTE**

Primis Financial Corp. (the "Company" or the "Registrant") has filed this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), to register for issuance under the Primis Financial Corp. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"): (i) 600,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"); and (ii) such additional shares that may become issuable in accordance with the adjustment and anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.

**PART I**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS**

**Items 1 and 2. Plan Information; Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be delivered to participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the instructions of Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Upon written or oral request, we will provide, without charge, the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement. The documents are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus. We will also provide, without charge, upon written or oral request, other documents required to be delivered to participants pursuant to Rule 428(b). Requests for the above-mentioned information should be directed to Matthew Switzer at the address and telephone number on the cover of this Registration Statement.

**PART II**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

**Item 3.** **Incorporation of Documents by Reference.**

The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" into this Registration Statement information we file with the SEC in other documents. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring to another document we have filed with the SEC. The information relating to us contained in this Registration Statement should be read together with the information in the documents incorporated by reference.

We incorporate by reference, as of their respective dates of filing, the documents listed below (excluding any portions of such documents that have been "furnished" but not "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· our [Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on April 29, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000155837025005861/frst-20241231x10k.htm) ;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31,
2025 and June 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on [May 14, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000155837025007623/frst-20250331x10q.htm) and [August 11, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000155837025011083/frst-20250630x10q.htm) , respectively;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on [January 28, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000110465925006753/tm254710d1_8k.htm) , [April 9, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000110465925033424/tm2511954d1_8k.htm) , [April 14, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000155837025004771/frst-20250410x8k.htm) , [April 29, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000110465925041395/tm2513540d1_8k.htm) , [June 27, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000110465925063530/tm2519326d1_8k.htm) , [July 7, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000110465925066172/tm2520032d1_8k.htm) , and [July 24, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000110465925070420/tm2521614d1_8k.htm) ;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· the description of the Company's common stock incorporated
herein by reference to [Exhibit 4.5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000155837021003093/sona-20201231xex4d5.htm) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,
filed on March 16, 2021; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· all documents subsequently filed by us with the SEC pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c) 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities that remain unsold.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purpose of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such information so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute part of this Registration Statement.

**Item 4.** **Description of Securities.**

Not applicable.

**Item 5.** **Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.**

Not applicable.

**Item 6.** **Indemnification of Directors and Officers.**

Article 10 of Chapter 9 of Title 13.1 of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act ("VSCA") permits a Virginia corporation to indemnify any director or officer for reasonable expenses incurred in any legal proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding, if the director or officer furnishes the corporation a written undertaking to repay any funds advanced if he or she does not entirely prevail in the defense of the proceeding and it is ultimately determined that he or she did not meet the required statutory standard of conduct for indemnification. In addition, a corporation is permitted to indemnify a director or officer against liability incurred in a proceeding if a determination has been made by the disinterested members of the board of directors, special legal counsel or shareholders that the director or officer conducted himself or herself in good faith and otherwise met the required statutory standard of conduct for indemnification. In a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification shall be made in respect of any matter as to which a director or officer is adjudged to be liable to the corporation, except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the director or officer has met the required statutory standard of conduct for indemnification. In any other proceeding, no indemnification shall be made if the director or officer is adjudged liable on the basis that he or she improperly received a personal benefit. Corporations are given the power to make any other or further indemnity, including advancement of expenses, to any director or officer that may be authorized by the articles of incorporation or any bylaw made by the shareholders, or any resolution adopted, before or after the event, by the shareholders, except an indemnity against willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law. Unless limited by its articles of incorporation, indemnification against the reasonable expenses incurred by a director or officer is mandatory when he or she entirely prevails in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is a party because he or she is or was a director or officer.

The Company's articles of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions indemnifying to the full extent permitted by the VSCA its directors, officers, employees, agents and former directors, officers, employees and agents, and any other persons serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, association, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. The Company's bylaws permit the advancement of expenses to an indemnified person, provided that the person provides the written undertaking to repay required under the VSCA and described above, as well as an affirmation that it is his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the required statutory standard of conduct for indemnification. In addition, the Company's articles of incorporation eliminate the personal liability of its directors, officers and shareholders for monetary damages to the full extent permitted by the VSCA. The Company also maintains an insurance policy insuring the Company and its directors and officers against certain liabilities.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (the "FDI Act") provides that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation may prohibit or limit, by regulation or order, payments by any insured depository institution or its holding company for the benefit of directors and officers of the insured depository institution, or others who are or were "institution-affiliated parties," as defined under the FDI Act, in order to pay or reimburse such person for any liability or legal expense sustained with regard to any administrative or civil enforcement action which results in a final order against the person. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation regulations prohibit, subject to certain exceptions, insured depository institutions, their subsidiaries and affiliated holding companies from indemnifying officers, directors or employees from any civil money penalty or judgment resulting from an administrative or civil enforcement action commenced by any federal banking agency, or for that portion of the costs sustained with regard to such an action that results in a final order or settlement that is adverse to the director, officer or employee.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the Company's articles of incorporation or bylaws, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

**Item 7.** **Exemption From Registration Claimed.**

Not applicable.

**Item 8.** **Exhibits.**

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| **<u>Exhibit Number</u>** | **<u>Description</u>** |
| [4.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000119312506161298/dex31.htm) | [Articles of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on August 4, 2006 (Registration No. 333-136285)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000119312506161298/dex31.htm) |
| [4.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000119312506161298/dex32.htm) | [Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation dated January 31, 2005 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on August 4, 2006 (Registration No. 333-136285)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000119312506161298/dex32.htm) |
| [4.3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000119312506161298/dex33.htm) | [Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation dated April 13, 2006 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on August 4, 2006 (Registration No. 333-136285)).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000119312506161298/dex33.htm) |
| [4.4](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000110465921044341/tm2111375d1_ex3-1.htm) | [Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2021).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000110465921044341/tm2111375d1_ex3-1.htm) |
| [4.5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000110465925066172/tm2520032d1_ex3-1.htm) | [Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2025).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000110465925066172/tm2520032d1_ex3-1.htm) |
| [4.6](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000110465925066172/tm2520032d1_ex3-2.htm) | [Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2025).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000110465925066172/tm2520032d1_ex3-2.htm) |
| [5.1\*](tm2523310d1_ex5-1.htm) | [Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP.](tm2523310d1_ex5-1.htm) |
| [23.1\*](tm2523310d1_ex23-1.htm) | [Consent of Crowe LLP.](tm2523310d1_ex23-1.htm) |
| [23.2\*](tm2523310d1_ex23-2.htm) | [Consent of Forvis Mazars, LLP.](tm2523310d1_ex23-2.htm) |
| [23.3\*](tm2523310d1_ex5-1.htm) | [Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).](tm2523310d1_ex5-1.htm) |
| [24.1\*](#a_001) | [Power of Attorney (included on signature page).](#a_001) |
| [99.1](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000155837025007928/frst-20250626xdef14a.htm) | [Primis Financial Corp. Omnibus Incentive Plan. (incorporated herein by reference to Appendix B of the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2025).](https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1325670/000155837025007928/frst-20250626xdef14a.htm) |
| [107\*](tm2523310d1_ex-filingfees.htm) | [Calculation of Filing Fee Table](tm2523310d1_ex-filingfees.htm) |

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\* Filed herewith.

**Item 9.** **Undertakings.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration
Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from
the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" in the effective Registration Statement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

*provided, however,* that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if this Registration Statement is on Form S-8, and information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial *bona fide* offering thereof; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial *bona fide* offering
thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of McLean, State of Virginia, on August 13, 2025.

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| **PRIMIS FINANCIAL CORP.** | **PRIMIS FINANCIAL CORP.** | **PRIMIS FINANCIAL CORP.** |
| By: | /s/ Matthew A. Switzer | /s/ Matthew A. Switzer |
|  | Name: | Matthew A. Switzer |
|  | Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the individuals whose signatures appear below constitute and appoint Dennis J. Zember, Jr. and Matthew A. Switzer, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full and several power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and several power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that said attorney-in-fact and agent or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement and Power of Attorney have been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 13, 2025.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Title** |
| /s/ Dennis J. Zember, Jr. | Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Dennis J. Zember, Jr. | (Principal Executive Officer) |
| /s/ Matthew A. Switzer | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Matthew A. Switzer | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
| /s/ John F. Biagas | Director |
| John F. Biagas |  |
| /s/ Robert Y. Clagett | Director |
| Robert Y. Clagett |  |
| /s/W. Rand Cook | Director |
| W. Rand Cook |  |
| /s/ Deborah B. Diaz | Director |
| Deborah B. Diaz |  |
| /s/ John M. Eggemeyer | Director |
| John M. Eggemeyer |  |
| /s/ F.L. Garrett, III | Director |
| F.L. Garrett, III |  |
| /s/ Eric A. Johnson | Director |
| Eric A. Johnson |  |
| /s/ Dr. Allen R. Jones Jr. | Director |
| Dr. Allen R. Jones Jr. |  |
| /s/ Charles A. Kabbash | Director |
| Charles A. Kabbash |  |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

![](tm2523310d1_ex5-1img001.jpg)

One Atlantic Center

1201 West Peachtree Street

Atlanta, GA 30309-3424

404-881-7000

August 13, 2025

1676 International Drive, Suite 900

McLean, Virginia 22102

Ladies and Gentlemen:

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| **Re:** | **Registration Statement on Form S-8 – Primis Financial Corp. Omnibus Incentive Plan** |

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We have acted as counsel to Primis Financial Corp., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") to be filed on the date hereof by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), 600,000 shares of the Company's common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Shares"), which may be issued by the Company upon the grant, exercise or settlement of awards under the Primis Financial Corp. Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the "Plan"). We are furnishing this opinion letter pursuant to Item 8 of Form S-8 and Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.

In connection with our opinion below, we have examined the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, Amended and Restated Bylaws, records of proceedings of the Board of Directors, or committees thereof, and the stockholders of the Company deemed by us to be relevant to this opinion letter, the Plan and the Registration Statement. We also have made such further legal and factual examinations and investigations as we deemed necessary for purposes of expressing the opinion set forth herein. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as original documents and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed, facsimile, electronic or photostatic copies.

As to certain factual matters relevant to this opinion letter, we have relied conclusively upon originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such other records, agreements, documents and instruments, including certificates or comparable documents of officers of the Company and of public officials, as we have deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth. Except to the extent expressly set forth herein, we have made no independent investigations with regard to matters of fact, and, accordingly, we do not express any opinion as to matters that might have been disclosed by independent verification.

This opinion is limited in all respects to the laws of the State of Virginia, and no opinion is expressed with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction or any effect that such laws may have on the opinions expressed herein. This opinion is limited to the matters stated herein, and no opinion is implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein.

Alston & Bird LLP www.alston.com

Atlanta \| Brussels \| Century City \| Charlotte \| Chicago \| Dallas \| London \| Los Angeles \| New York \| Raleigh \| San Francisco \| Silicon Valley \| Washington, D.C

This opinion letter is provided for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement and may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise relied upon for any other purpose without our express written consent. The only opinion rendered by us consists of those matters set forth in the sixth paragraph hereof, and no opinion may be implied or inferred beyond the opinion expressly stated. This opinion letter is rendered as of the date hereof and we make no undertaking and expressly disclaim any duty to supplement or update the opinion rendered herein, if, after the date hereof, facts or circumstances come to our attention or changes in the law occur which could affect such opinion. We note specifically that the Shares may be issued from time to time hereafter, and our opinion is limited to the applicable laws, including the related rules and regulations, as in effect on the date hereof.

Based on the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares to be issued under the Plan are duly authorized, and, when issued by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

We consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

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|:---|:---|
| Sincerely, | Sincerely, |
| ALSTON & BIRD LLP | ALSTON & BIRD LLP |
| By: | /s/ Mark C. Kanaly |
|  | Mark C. Kanaly, A Partner |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Primis Financial Corp. on Form S-8 of our report dated April 29, 2025 on the consolidated financial statements of Primis Financial Corp. as of December 31, 2024, and our report dated the same date relative to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting appearing in the 2024 Form 10-K of Primis Financial Corp.

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| /s/ Crowe LLP |
| Crowe LLP |

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida

August 13, 2025

## Exhibit 23.2

**Exhibit 23.2**

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Primis Financial Corp. (the "Company") for the registration of shares under the Primis Financial Corp. Omnibus Incentive Plan, of our report dated October 15, 2024, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Company, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

/s/ Forvis Mazars, LLP

**Tysons, Virginia**

**August 13, 2025**

## Ex-Filing

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? EX-FILING FEES

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| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Type**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Class Title**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Calculation Rule**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount Registered**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Rate**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Common Stock, $0.01 par value | 457(a) | 600000 | $11.03 | $6618000.00 | 0.0001531 | $1013.22 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $6618000.00  |  | $1013.22  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $1013.22  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>1</sup> Amount to be registered consists of 600,000 shares of common stock of Primis Financial Corp. ("Common Stock") that may be offered or sold under the Primis Financial Corp. Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be offered or issued under the Plan as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on August 7, 2025, a date within five business days prior to the filing of this Registration Statement.

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| **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** |
| Fee Offset Claims | N/A |
| Fee Offset Sources | N/A |

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