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BLACKSBURG, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/14/13 -- National Bankshares, Inc. (NKSH) (NASDAQ: NKSH) today announced that it had record net income approaching $17.75 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, an increase over the nearly $17.64 million earned in 2011. The 2012 return on average assets and return on average equity was 1.64% and 12.01%, respectively. Basic earnings per share were $2.56 in 2012 compared to $2.54 for 2011. National Bankshares, Inc. ended 2012 with total assets of over $1.10 billion, up by 3.49% over the roughly $1.07 billion in total assets reported at December 31, 2011.

Commenting on the Company's financial results, National Bankshares Chairman, President & CEO James G. Rakes said, "We are pleased with our strong operating results for 2012 and, in 2013, we will continue to focus on banking fundamentals and serving our existing and new customers, as well as our community. We are mindful of controlling costs, but will move forward with our efforts to invest in technology and innovations to enhance our customers' banking experience."

Mr. Rakes continued, "Even with the additional regulatory burdens and economic challenges in our market area, we were able to provide our stockholders dividends of $1.10 per share in 2012 compared to $1.00 in 2011. This per share dividend payment amount resulted in a dividend payout ratio of 43.04% in 2012 compared to 39.34% in 2011."

National Bankshares, Inc., headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia, is the parent company of National Bank of Blacksburg, which does business as National Bank, and of National Bankshares Financial Services, Inc. National Bank is a community bank operating from 25 offices throughout Southwest Virginia. National Bankshares Financial Services, Inc. is an investment and insurance subsidiary in the same trade area. The Company's stock is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "NKSH." Additional information is available at www.nationalbankshares.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may be "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations or beliefs about future events or results that are not statements of historical fact and that involve significant risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that its expectations with regard to forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its existing knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual Company results will not differ materially from any future results implied by the forward-looking statements. Actual results may be materially different from past or anticipated results because of many factors, some of which may include changes in economic conditions, the interest rate environment, legislative and regulatory requirements, new products, competition, changes in the stock and bond markets and technology. The Company does not update any forward-looking statements that it may make.



                 National Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                         Consolidated Balance Sheet
                                 (Unaudited)

                                                 December 31,  December 31,
($ in thousands, except for per share data)          2012          2011
                                                 ------------  ------------
Assets
Cash and due from banks                          $     14,783  $     11,897
Interest-bearing deposits                              96,597        98,355
Federal funds sold                                        ---           ---
Securities available for sale                         191,504       174,918
Securities held to maturity                           160,539       143,995
                                                 ------------  ------------
    Total securities                                  352,043       318,913
                                                 ------------  ------------
Mortgage loans held for sale                            2,796         2,623
Loans:
  Loans, net of unearned income and deferred
   fees                                               592,162       588,470
  Less allowance for loan losses                       (8,349)       (8,068)
                                                 ------------  ------------
    Loans, net                                        583,813       580,402
                                                 ------------  ------------
Bank premises and equipment, net                       10,401        10,393
Accrued interest receivable                             6,247         6,304
Other real estate owned                                 1,435         1,489
Intangible assets                                       9,377        10,460
Bank-owned life insurance                              20,523        19,812
Other assets                                            6,346         6,454
                                                 ------------  ------------
    Total assets                                 $  1,104,361  $  1,067,102
                                                 ============  ============

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Noninterest-bearing deposits                     $    144,252  $    142,163
Interest-bearing demand deposits                      455,713       404,801
Savings deposits                                       69,063        61,298
Time deposits                                         277,738       311,071
                                                 ------------  ------------
    Total deposits                                    946,766       919,333
                                                 ------------  ------------
Accrued interest payable                                  139           206
Other liabilities                                       7,347         6,264
                                                 ------------  ------------
    Total liabilities                                 954,252       925,803
                                                 ------------  ------------

Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock of no par value. Authorized
 5,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding            ---           ---
Common stock of $1.25 par value. Authorized
 10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding
 6,947,974 shares at December 31, 2012 and
 6,939,974 at December 31, 2011                         8,685         8,675
Retained earnings                                     144,162       133,945
Accumulated other comprehensive loss                   (2,738)       (1,321)
                                                 ------------  ------------
    Total stockholders' equity                        150,109       141,299
                                                 ------------  ------------
      Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $  1,104,361  $  1,067,102
                                                 ============  ============


                 National Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                      Consolidated Statements of Income
                                 (Unaudited)

                                Three Months Ended      Twelve Months Ended
                               December    December    December    December
                               31, 2012    31, 2011    31, 2012    31, 2011
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
($ in thousands, except for
 per share data)
Interest Income
Interest and fees on loans    $    8,800  $    9,128  $   35,354  $   36,514
Interest on federal funds            ---         ---         ---         ---
Interest on interest-bearing
 deposits                             53          51         240         155
Interest on securities -
 taxable                           1,622       1,630       6,613       6,745
Interest on securities -
 nontaxable                        1,662       1,620       6,463       6,532
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
  Total interest income           12,137      12,429      48,670      49,946
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Interest Expense
Interest on time deposits of
 $100,000 or more                    320         468       1,491       2,019
Interest on other deposits         1,496       1,709       6,396       7,165
  Total interest expense           1,816       2,177       7,887       9,184
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
  Net interest income             10,321      10,252      40,783      40,762
Provision for loan losses            580         753       3,134       2,949
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
  Net interest income after
   provision for loan losses       9,741       9,499      37,649      37,813
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Noninterest Income
Service charges on deposit
 accounts                            638         665       2,594       2,617
Other service charges and
 fees                                113         113         243         287
Credit card fees                     837         832       3,278       3,197
Trust income                         276         270       1,313       1,087
Bank-owned life insurance            209         203         814         762
Other income                         131         156         472         449
Realized securities gains
 (losses), net                        (8)         18          25          11
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
  Total noninterest income         2,196       2,257       8,739       8,410
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

Noninterest Expense
Salaries and employee
 benefits                          2,991       2,796      12,005      11,357
Occupancy and furniture and
 fixtures                            408         392       1,589       1,599
Data processing and ATM              387         412       1,593       1,701
FDIC assessment                      132        (372)        475         677
Credit card processing               625         614       2,442       2,485
Intangibles and goodwill
 amortization                        271         270       1,083       1,083
Net costs of other real
 estate owned                         (1)        237         208         518
Franchise taxes                      255         161         901         780
Other operating expenses             798         832       3,100       3,138
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
  Total noninterest expense        5,866       5,342      23,396      23,338
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Income before income tax
 expense                           6,071       6,414      22,992      22,885
Income tax expense                 1,386       1,525       5,245       5,247
                              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
  Net income                  $    4,685  $    4,889  $   17,747  $   17,638
                              ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

Basic net income per share    $     0.67  $     0.70  $     2.56  $     2.54
                              ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Fully diluted net income per
 share                        $     0.67  $     0.70  $     2.55  $     2.54
                              ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Weighted average outstanding
 number of common shares
  Basic                        6,947,887   6,939,148   6,942,411   6,936,869
                              ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
  Diluted                      6,964,482   6,949,960   6,959,867   6,950,863
                              ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Dividends declared per share  $     0.57  $     0.52  $     1.10  $     1.00
                              ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Dividend payout ratio                ---         ---       43.04       39.34
                              ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Book value per share          $      ---  $      ---  $    21.60  $    20.36
                              ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========


                 National Bankshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
               Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
                                 (Unaudited)

                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                 December 31,  December 31,
($ in thousands)                                     2012          2011
                                                 ------------  ------------
Net Income                                       $      4,685  $      4,889
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax
Unrealized holding losses on available for sale
 securities net of deferred taxes of ($141) in
 2012 and ($222) in 2011                                 (261)         (412)
Reclassification adjustment, net of income taxes
 of $3 in 2012 and $2 in 2011                               6             3
Net pension loss arising during the period, net
 of taxes of ($405) in 2012 and ($731) in 2011           (752)       (1,356)
Less: amortization of prior service cost
 included in net periodic pension cost, net
 taxes of ($35) in 2012 and ($35) in 2011                 (66)          (66)
                                                 ------------  ------------
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax of ($578)
 and ($986)                                      $     (1,073) $     (1,831)
                                                 ------------  ------------
Total Comprehensive Income                       $      3,612  $      3,058
                                                 ============  ============

                                                     Twelve Months Ended
                                                 December 31,  December 31,
($ in thousands)                                     2012          2011
                                                 ------------  ------------
Net Income                                       $     17,747  $     17,638
Other Comprehensive Income, Net of Tax
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available
 for sale securities net of deferred taxes of
 ($320) in 2012 and $1,468 in 2011                       (592)        2,725
Reclassification adjustment, net of income taxes
 of ($3) in 2012 and $9 in 2011                            (7)           17
Net pension loss arising during the period, net
 of taxes of ($405) in 2012 and ($731) in 2011           (752)       (1,356)
Less: amortization of prior service cost
 included in net periodic pension cost, net
 taxes of ($35) in 2012 and ($35) in 2011                 (66)          (66)
                                                 ------------  ------------
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax of
 ($763) and $711                                 $     (1,417) $      1,320
                                                 ------------  ------------
Total Comprehensive Income                       $     16,330  $     18,958
                                                 ============  ============


                          Key Ratios and Other Data
                                 (Unaudited)

                               Three Months Ended      Twelve Months Ended
                              December    December    December    December
Average Balances              31, 2012    31, 2011    31, 2012    31, 2011
                             ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Cash and due from banks      $    8,958  $   12,548  $   11,129  $   11,654
Interest-bearing deposits        89,703      87,266      94,724      64,977
Securities available for
 sale                           192,724     177,387     189,850     186,296
Securities held to maturity     161,344     139,318     149,566     134,612
Mortgage loans held for sale      2,543       1,411       1,765         818
Gross loans                     591,604     590,425     589,129     589,414
Loans, net                      582,272     580,766     579,817     580,037
Intangible assets                 9,531      10,614       9,936      11,019
Total assets                  1,091,032   1,050,417   1,080,351   1,031,899
Total deposits                  932,678     902,055     925,986     888,044
Other borrowings                    ---         ---         ---         ---
Stockholders' equity            151,660     142,292     147,812     136,794
Interest-earning assets       1,032,929     990,999   1,019,887     973,171
Interest-bearing liabilities    789,684     760,567     784,717     752,164

Financial ratios
Return on average assets           1.71%       1.85%       1.64%       1.71%
Return on average equity          12.29%      13.63%      12.01%      12.89%
Net interest margin                4.37%       4.50%       4.39%       4.59%
Net interest income - fully
 taxable equivalent          $   11,354  $   11,230  $   44,712  $   41,914
Efficiency ratio                  43.29%      39.66%      43.77%      44.00%
Average equity to average
 assets                           13.90%      13.55%      13.68%      13.26%

Allowance for loan losses
Beginning balance            $    8,254  $    8,719  $    8,068  $    7,664
Provision for losses                580         753       3,134       2,949
Charge-offs                        (509)     (1,423)     (2,953)     (2,628)
Recoveries                           24          19         100          83
                             ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Ending balance               $    8,349  $    8,068  $    8,349  $    8,068
                             ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========


                             Asset Quality Data
                                 (Unaudited)

                                                 December 31,  December 31,
Nonperforming assets                                 2012          2011
                                                 ------------  ------------
Nonaccrual loans                                 $      3,466  $      1,398
Nonaccrual restructured loans                           2,151         3,806
                                                 ------------  ------------
Total nonperforming loans                               5,617         5,204
Other real estate owned                                 1,435         1,489
                                                 ------------  ------------
Total nonperforming assets                       $      7,052  $      6,693
                                                 ============  ============
Accruing restructured loans                      $      2,005  $      3,756
                                                 ============  ============
Loans 90 days or more past due                   $        170  $        481
                                                 ============  ============

Asset quality ratios
Nonperforming assets to loans net of unearned
 income and deferred fees, plus other real
 estate owned                                            1.19%         1.13%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans                 1.41%         1.37%
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans       148.64%       155.03%
Loans past due 90 days or more to loans net of
 unearned income and deferred fees                       0.03%         0.08%

CONTACTS:
James G. Rakes
Chairman, President & CEO
(540) 951-6236
Email Contact

David K. Skeens
Treasurer & CFO
(540) 951-6347
Email Contact

Source: National Bankshares, Inc.