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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K


ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-20293

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

VIRGINIA 54-1598552
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)

212 NORTH MAIN STREET
P.O. BOX 446
BOWLING GREEN, VIRGINIA 22427
(Address of principal executive officers)

(804) 633-5031
(Registrant's telephone number)

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT: NONE
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT: COMMON STOCK, $2
PAR VALUE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. X Yes No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. ( )

The Aggregate Market Value of the Voting Stock Held by Nonaffiliates of
the Registrant was $120,043,710 as of February 26, 1999.

As of February 26, 1999, Union Bankshares Corporation had 7,568,884
shares of Common Stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year
ended December 31, 1998 are incorporated into Part II of this Form 10-K and
portions of the Proxy Statement for the 1999 annual meeting are incorporated
into Part III.







UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION
FORM 10-K
INDEX

PART 1

PAGE

Item 1. Business............................................. 1
Item 2. Properties........................................... 8
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.................................... 10
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Security Holders....................... 10

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity
and Related Stockholder Matters........ 11
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.............................. 11
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.......................... 11
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk...................... 11
Item 8. Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data..................... 15
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with
Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure................... 15

PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers..................... 16
Item 11. Executive Compensation............................... 16
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners and Management.................. 17
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions........................... 17

PART IV

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statements Schedules
and Reports on Form 8-K................ 18




PART I

ITEM 1. - BUSINESS

GENERAL

Union Bankshares Corporation (the "Company") is a multi-bank holding
company organized under Virginia law which is headquartered in Bowling Green,
Virginia. The Company is committed to the delivery of financial services through
its affiliated community banks, Union Bank & Trust Company ("Union Bank"),
Northern Neck State Bank ("Northern Neck Bank"), Rappahannock National Bank
("Rappahannock Bank"), King George State Bank ("King George Bank") and the Bank
of Williamsburg ("Bank of Williamsburg") (collectively, the "Subsidiary Banks")
and three non-bank financial services affiliates, Union Investment Services,
Inc. ("Union Investment"), Union Mortgage Company, LLC ("Union Mortgage") and
Mortgage Capital Investors, Inc. ("MCI").

The Company was formed in connection with the July 12, 1993 merger of
Northern Neck Bankshares Corporation with and into Union Bancorp, Inc.. On
September 1, 1996, King George State Bank and on July 1, 1998, Rappahannock
National Bank became wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. On February 22,
1999, Bank of Williamsburg began business as a newly organized bank focused on
the Williamsburg market.

Each of the Subsidiary Banks is a full service retail commercial bank
offering a wide range of banking and related financial services, including
checking, savings, certificates of deposit and other depository services,
commercial, industrial, residential mortgage and consumer loans. The Subsidiary
Banks also issue credit cards and can deliver automated teller machine services
through the use of reciprocally shared ATMs in the MOST, CIRRUS and PLUS
networks.

Union Bankshares Corporation had assets of $734 million, deposits of $608
million, and shareholders' equity of $73 million at December 31, 1998. The
Company serves, through its subsidiaries, the counties of Caroline, Hanover,
King George, King William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Richmond, Westmoreland,
Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland and the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Through its four subsidiary banks, the Company operated twenty eight branches in
its primary trade area at year end. Union Bank opened three branches in 1998: at
Brock Road and Route 3 in Fredericksburg in January 1998; at Fall Hill Avenue in
Fredericksburg in June 1998; and at 610 Mechanicsville Turnpike in
Mechanicsville in September 1998. In addition, five new branches were
established in February 1998 in connection with the purchase of the former
Signet Bank branches in Burgess, Colonial Beach, Kilmarnock, Reedville and White
Stone, Virginia. See "Acquisition Program--Branch Purchase."




On February 22, 1999, the Company opened the Bank of Williamsburg, a
full service bank headquartered in Williamsburg, Virginia. The bank was
organized and chartered under the laws of Virginia in February 1999. The main
office of the Bank of Williamsburg is located at 5251 John Tyler Parkway and its
primary trade area is Williamsburg and surrounding James City County.

Union Investment has provided securities brokerage and investment
advisory services since February 1993. It is a full service discount brokerage
company which offers a full range of investment services, and sells mutual
funds, bonds and stocks.

Union Mortgage Company, LLC , a mortgage loan brokerage company and
subsidiary of Union Bank, began operations on January 1, 1997. Union Mortgage
provides a wide array of mortgage products to customers in the service areas of
the Subsidiary Banks.

On February 11, 1999, the Company acquired CMK Corporation t/a "Mortgage
Capital Investors," a mortgage loan brokerage company headquartered in
Springfield, Virginia, by merger of CMK Corporation into Mortgage Capital
Investors, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Bank ("Mortgage Capital").
See "Acquisition Program - Purchase of Mortgage Capital Investors, Inc."
Mortgage Capital has offices in four states in the mid-Atlantic area and in
Florida which provide a variety of mortgage products to customers in those
states. The Company intends to combine the operations of Union Mortgage and
Mortgage Capital Investors during 1999.

ACQUISITION PROGRAM

The Company looks to expand its market area and increase its market
share through both internal growth and strategic acquisitions. During 1998, the
Company engaged in the following acquisition transactions:

BRANCH PURCHASE. On February 17, 1998, Northern Neck Bank and King
George Bank acquired certain assets and assumed certain deposit and other
liabilities relating to five former branch offices of First Union National Bank
(successor by merger with Signet Bank) (the "Branch Transaction"). In the
aggregate, the affiliate banks assumed total net deposits of approximately $60
million. The Branch Transaction was consummated pursuant to a Purchase and
Assumption Agreement, dated as of October 21, 1997, by and between Signet Bank
and the Company (the "Purchase Agreement").




According to the Purchase Agreement, the Company's subsidiary banks were
to acquire certain assets and assume certain deposit and other liabilities
relating to seven branch offices of Signet Bank (in 1998 Signet Bank was
acquired by First Union). However, because of market concentration restrictions
placed on the transaction by federal regulators, two of the branch offices
(Warsaw and Montross, Virginia) that were to be acquired by Northern Neck Bank
were sold to Bank of Lancaster, Kilmarnock, Virginia, immediately following the
closing of the Branch Transaction pursuant to a Purchase and Assumption
Agreement, dated as of November 17, 1997, between Northern Neck Bank and Bank of
Lancaster.

ACQUISITION OF RAPPAHANNOCK BANKSHARES. On February 25, 1998, the
Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the
"Reorganization Agreement") with Rappahannock Bankshares, Inc. ("Rappahannock").
According to the Reorganization Agreement, Rappahannock merged with and into the
Company and Rappahannock Bank operates as a subsidiary bank of the Company. The
Company consummated the transaction on July 1, 1998, after obtaining the
applicable shareholder and regulatory approvals.

OPENING OF THE BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG. On February 22, 1999, the Company
opened the Bank of Williamsburg in temporary headquarters in the Williamsburg
Crossing Shopping Center at 5251 John Tyler Parkway in Williamsburg. This full
service bank puts the Company in a new market area located in a rapidly growing
region of Virginia.

PURCHASE OF MORTGAGE CAPITAL INVESTORS. On February 11, 1999, the
Company purchased CMK Corporation t/a "Mortgage Capital Investors" to augment
its mortgage origination business. Mortgage Capital Investors originates and
sells mortgage loans in the mortgage market and is strategically designed to
increase fee income with limited or no asset quality risk.

COMPETITION

The Company experiences competition in all aspects of its business. In
its market area, the Company competes with large regional financial
institutions, savings and loans and other independent community banks, as well
as credit unions, mutual funds and life insurance companies. Competition has
also increasingly come from out-of-state banks through their acquisitions of
Virginia-based banks. Competition for deposits and loans is affected by factors
such as interest rates offered, the number and location of branches and types of
products offered, as well as the reputation of the institution.




SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

Bank holding companies and banks are extensively regulated under both
federal and state law. The following description briefly discusses certain
provisions of federal and state laws and certain regulations and proposed
regulations and the potential impact of such provisions on the Company and its
Subsidiary Banks.

BANK HOLDING COMPANIES

As a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act
of 1956 (the "BHCA"), the Company is subject to regulation by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve Board"). The
Federal Reserve Board has jurisdiction under the BHCA to approve any bank or
nonbank acquisition, merger or consolidation proposed by a bank holding company.
The BHCA generally limits the activities of a bank holding company and its
subsidiaries to that of banking, managing or controlling banks, or any other
activity which is so closely related to banking or to managing or controlling
banks as to be a proper incident thereto.

Since September 1995, the BHCA has permitted bank holding companies from
any state to acquire banks and bank holding companies located in any other
state, subject to certain conditions, including nationwide and state imposed
concentration limits. Banks are also able to branch across state lines, provided
certain conditions are met, including that applicable state law must expressly
permit such interstate branching. Virginia has adopted legislation that permits
branching across state lines, provided there is reciprocity with the state in
which the out-of-state bank is based.

There are a number of obligations and restrictions imposed on bank
holding companies and their depository institution subsidiaries by federal law
and regulatory policy that are designed to reduce potential loss exposure to the
depositors of such depository institutions and to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (the "FDIC") insurance funds in the event the depository institution
becomes in danger of default or in default. For example, under a policy of the
Federal Reserve Board with respect to bank holding company operations, a bank
holding company is required to serve as a source of financial strength to its
subsidiary depository institutions and to commit resources to support such
institutions in circumstances where it might not do so absent such policy. In
addition, the "cross-guarantee" provisions of federal law, require insured
depository institutions under common control to reimburse the FDIC for any loss
suffered or reasonably anticipated by either the Savings Association Insurance
Fund ("SAIF") or the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") as a result of the default of a
commonly controlled insured depository institution in danger of default. The
FDIC may decline to enforce the cross-guarantee provisions if it determines that
a waiver is in the best interest of the SAIF or the BIF or both. The FDIC's
claim for damages is superior to claims of stockholders of the insured
depository institution or its holding company but is subordinate to claims of
depositors, secured creditors and holders of subordinated debt (other than
affiliates) of the commonly controlled insured depository institutions.




The Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDIA") also provides that amounts
received from the liquidation or other resolution of any insured depository
institution by any receiver must be distributed (after payment of secured
claims) to pay the deposit liabilities of the institution prior to payment of
any other general creditor or stockholder. This provision would give depositors
a preference over general and subordinated creditors and stockholders in the
event a receiver is appointed to distribute the assets of the bank.

The Company is registered under the bank holding company laws of
Virginia. Accordingly, the Company and the Subsidiary Banks are subject to
regulation and supervision by the State Corporation Commission of Virginia (the
"SCC").

CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

The Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
and the FDIC have issued substantially similar risk-based and leverage capital
guidelines applicable to United States banking organizations. In addition, those
regulatory agencies may from time to time require that a banking organization
maintain capital above the minimum levels because of its financial condition or
actual or anticipated growth. Under the risk-based capital requirements of these
federal bank regulatory agencies, the Company and each of the Subsidiary Banks
are required to maintain a minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted
assets of at least 8%. At least half of the total capital is required to be
"Tier 1 capital", which consists principally of common and certain qualifying
preferred shareholders' equity, less certain intangibles and other adjustments.
The remainder ("Tier 2 capital") consists of a limited amount of subordinated
and other qualifying debt (including certain hybrid capital instruments) and a
limited amount of the general loan loss allowance. The Tier 1 and total capital
to risk-weighted asset ratios of the Company as of December 31, 1998 were 12.47%
and 13.70%, respectively, exceeding the minimum requirements.




In addition, each of the federal regulatory agencies has established a
minimum leverage capital ratio (Tier 1 capital to average tangible assets).
These guidelines provide for a minimum ratio of 3% for banks and bank holding
companies that meet certain specified criteria, including that they have the
highest regulatory examination rating and are not contemplating significant
growth or expansion. All other institutions are expected to maintain a leverage
ratio of at least 100 to 200 basis points above the minimum. The leverage ratio
of the Company as of December 31, 1998, was 9.06%, which is above the minimum
requirements. The guidelines also provide that banking organizations
experiencing internal growth or making acquisitions will be expected to maintain
strong capital positions substantially above the minimum supervisory levels,
without significant reliance on intangible assets.

LIMITS ON DIVIDENDS AND OTHER PAYMENTS

The Company is a legal entity, separate and distinct from its subsidiary
institutions. Substantially all of the revenues of the Company result from
dividends paid to it by the Subsidiary Banks. There are various legal
limitations applicable to the payment of dividends to the Company, as well as
the payment of dividends by the Company to its respective shareholders.

Under federal law, the Subsidiary Banks may not, subject to certain
limited exceptions, make loans or extensions of credit to, or investments in the
securities of, the Company or take securities of the Company as collateral for
loans to any borrower. The Subsidiary Banks are also subject to collateral
security requirements for any loans or extensions of credit permitted by such
exceptions.

The Subsidiary Banks are subject to various statutory restrictions on
their ability to pay dividends to the Company. Under the current supervisory
practices of the Subsidiary Banks' regulatory agencies, prior approval from
those agencies is required if cash dividends declared in any given year exceed
net income for that year plus retained earnings of the two proceeding years. The
payment of dividends by the Subsidiary Banks or the Company may also be limited
by other factors, such as requirements to maintain capital above regulatory
guidelines. Bank regulatory agencies have the authority to prohibit the
Subsidiary Banks or the Company from engaging in an unsafe or unsound practice
in conducting their business. The payment of dividends, depending on the
financial condition of the Subsidiary Banks, or the Company, could be deemed to
constitute such an unsafe or unsound practice.




Under the FDIA, insured depository institutions such as the Subsidiary
Banks are prohibited from making capital distributions, including the payment of
dividends, if, after making such distribution, the institution would become
"undercapitalized" (as such term is used in the statute). Based on the
Subsidiary Banks' current financial condition, the Company does not expect that
this provision will have any impact on its ability to obtain dividends from the
Subsidiary Banks.

THE SUBSIDIARY BANKS

The Subsidiary Banks are supervised and regularly examined by the
Federal Reserve Board and the SCC. The various laws and regulations administered
by the regulatory agencies affect corporate practices, such as the payment of
dividends, incurring debt and acquisition of financial institutions and other
companies, and affect business practices, such as the payment of interest on
deposits, the charging of interest on loans, types of business conducted and
location of offices.

The Subsidiary Banks are also subject to the requirements of the
Community Reinvestment Act (the "CRA"). The CRA imposes on financial
institutions an affirmative and ongoing obligation to meet the credit needs of
the local communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods,
consistent with the safe and sound operation of those institutions. Each
financial institution's efforts in meeting community credit needs currently are
evaluated as part of the examination process pursuant to twelve assessment
factors. These factors also are considered in evaluating mergers, acquisitions
and applications to open a branch or facility.

As an institution with deposits insured by the BIF, the Bank also is
subject to insurance assessments imposed by the FDIC. The FDIC has implemented a
risk-based assessment schedule, imposing assessments ranging from zero (a
minimum of $2,000) to 0.27% of an institution's average assessment base. The
actual assessment to be paid by each BIF member is based on the institution's
assessment risk classification, which is determined based on whether the
institution is considered "well capitalized," "adequately capitalized" or
"undercapitalized," as such terms have been defined in applicable federal
regulations, and whether such institution is considered by its supervisory
agency to be financially sound or to have supervisory concerns. In 1998, the
Subsidiary Banks paid $63,238 in deposit insurance premiums.




OTHER SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS REGULATIONS

The federal banking agencies have broad powers under current federal law
to make prompt corrective action to resolve problems of insured depository
institutions. The extent of these powers depends upon whether the institutions
in question are "well capitalized," "adequately capitalized,"
"undercapitalized," "significantly undercapitalized" or "critically
undercapitalized." All such terms are defined under uniform regulations defining
such capital levels issued by each of the federal banking agencies.

ITEM 2. - PROPERTIES

The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns or leases buildings that are
used in the normal course of business. The main office is located at 212 N. Main
Street, Bowling Green, Virginia, in a building owned by the Company. The
Company's subsidiaries own or lease various other offices in the counties and
cities in which they operate. Northern Neck State Bank has its main office in
Warsaw, Virginia and operated eight branches at December 31, 1998; Union Bank
has its main office in Bowling Green, Virginia and operated fifteen branches at
1998 year end. At year end, King George Bank operated out of two locations, one
in King George and the other in Westmoreland, Virginia. Union Investment's
office is located in Bowling Green, Virginia. See Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements for information with respect to the amounts at which bank
premises and equipment are carried and commitments under long-term leases.

On February 17, 1998, the Company acquired five former branch offices of
Signet Bank, four of which were allocated to Northern Neck Bank and the
remaining branch to King George Bank. See "Item 1--Business--Acquisition
Program."

The properties on the following page are those owned or leased by the
Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998.






LOCATIONS

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
212 North Main Street, Bowling Green, Virginia

BANKING OFFICES - UNION BANK & TRUST COMPANY
211 North Main Street, Bowling Green, Virginia
Route 1, Ladysmith, Virginia
Route 301, Port Royal, Virginia
4540 Lafayette Boulevard, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Route 1 & Ashcake Road, Ashland, Virginia
4210 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, Virginia
10415 Courthouse Road, Fredericksburg, Virginia
10469 Atlee Station Road, Ashland, Virginia
700 Kenmore Avenue, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Route 360, Manquin, Virginia
9534 Chamberlayne Road, Mechanicsville, Virginia
Cambridge & Layhill Road, Falmouth, Virginia
Massaponax Church Road & Route 1, Spotsylvania, Virginia
Brock Road and Route 3, Fredericksburg, Virginia
2811 Fall Hill Avenue, Fredricksburg, Virginia
610 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville, Virginia

BANKING OFFICES - NORTHERN NECK STATE BANK
5839 Richmond Road, Warsaw, Virginia
4256 Richmond Road, Warsaw, Virginia
Route 3, Kings Highway, Montross, Virginia
Route 17 & Earl Street, Tappahannock, Virginia
1660 Tappahannock Blvd, Tappahannock, Virginia
15043 Northumberland Highway, Burgess, Virginia
284 North Main Street, Kilmarnock, Virginia
876 Main Street, Reedville, Virginia
485 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone, Virginia

BANKING OFFICES - KING GEORGE STATE BANK
10045 Kings Highway, King George, Virginia
840 McKinney Blvd., Colonial Beach, Virginia

BANKING OFFICES - RAPPAHANNOCK NATIONAL BANK
257 Gay Street, Washington, Virginia

UNION INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.
111 Davis Court, Bowling Green, Virginia
10469 Atlee Station Road, Ashland, Virginia




UNION MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC.
211 North Main Street, Bowling Green, Virginia

ITEM 3. - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In the ordinary course of its operations, the Company and its
subsidiaries are parties to various legal proceedings. Based on the information
presently available, and after consultation with legal counsel, management
believes that the ultimate outcome in such proceedings, in the aggregate, will
not have a material adverse effect on the business or the financial condition or
results of operations.

ITEM 4. - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the
fourth quarter.




PART II


ITEM 5. - MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

This information is incorporated herein by reference from the inside
back cover of the Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31,
1998.

ITEM 6. - SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

This information is incorporated herein by reference from the section
captioned "Selected Financial Data" on page 2 in the Annual Report to
Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1998.


ITEM 7. - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This information is incorporated herein by reference from the section
captioned "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" on pages 9 through 21 in the Annual Report to
Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1998.

ITEM 7A. - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices
and rates. The Company's primary market risk is interest rate risk. The main
objective of interest rate risk management is to avoid large fluctuations in net
interest income from changes in interest rates on interest-sensitive assets and
interest-sensitive liabilities. The Asset/Liability Management Committee of the
Company ("ALCO") is responsible for monitoring and limiting exposure to interest
rate risk. Management uses balance sheet repositioning as a tool to manage
interest rate risk. This is accomplished through pricing of asset and liability
accounts. The expected result of pricing is the development of appropriate
maturity and repricing opportunities in those accounts to produce consistent net
interest income during changing interest rate environments. The ALCO also sets
policy guidelines and establishes strategies with respect to interest rate
exposures. The ALCO meets quarterly to review the Company's interest rate
exposure in relation to present and prospective market and business conditions,
and reviews balance sheet management strategies intended to ensure the potential
impact of changes in interest rates on earnings is within acceptable standards.




The Company uses three methods to measure interest rate risk; static gap
analysis, earnings simulation analysis and market value simulation analysis.

STATIC GAP ANALYSIS

Gap analysis measures the amount of repricing risk in the balance sheet. It
does this by taking the difference between the amount of rate sensitive assets
and rate sensitive liabilities which reprice within a specified time period.
This is the least reliable measurement of interest rate risk because it only
measures rate sensitive assets minus rate sensitive liabilities at one point in
time. It does not reflect the different degrees of rate sensitivity each asset
and liability account have. An example of this: If prime rate changes by 100
bps, the interest rate change on a money market account might be 25 bps and that
of a certificate of deposit might be 75 bps. The best information obtained from
a gap report is the amount of assets or liabilities which can be repriced at any
one point in the future, not the degree of rate sensitivity.

The following table shows the Company's gap report over the next five
years. To reflect anticipated prepayments, mortgage backed securities are
included in the table based on estimated rather than contractual maturity dates.







INTEREST SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
(dollars in thousands)

DECEMBER 31, 1998 (1)
--------------------------------------------------------------
WITHIN 90 90-365 1-5 OVER 5
DAYS DAYS YEARS YEARS TOTAL
---------- ----------- ------ ------- --------


EARNING ASSETS:
Loans, net of unearned
income (2) $ 104,454 $38,229 $206,801 $127,525 $477,009
Investment securities - 2,920 10,049 3,173 16,142
Securities available for
sale 2,176 3,097 41,393 114,562 161,228
Other short-term
investments 1,413 - - - 1,413
------------ ------------ ------------- ---------- -----------

Total Earning Assets 108,043 44,246 258,243 245,260 655,792
============ ============ ============= ========== ===========

INTEREST-BEARING
LIABILITIES:
Interest checking (3) - - 81,514 - 81,514
Regular savings (3) - 8,156 53,125 - 61,281
Money market savings - 64,331 - - 64,331
Certificates of deposit:
$100,000 and over 26,974 35,019 18,833 100 80,926
Under $100,000 33,810 105,454 98,848 136 238,248
Short-term borrowings 19,476 - - - 19,476
Long-term borrowings 5,075 75 17,275 5,900 28,325
------------ ------------ ------------- ---------- -----------

Total Interest-Bearing
Liabilities 85,335 213,035 269,595 6,136 574,101
------------ ------------ ------------- ---------- -----------

Period Gap 22,708 (168,789) (11,352) 239,124
Cumulative Gap $22,708 $(146,081) $(157,433) $ 81,691 $81,691
============ ============ ============= ========== ===========

Ratio of cumulative gap
to total earning assets 3.46% (22.28)% (24.01)% 12.46%
============ ============ ============= ========== ===========




(1) THE REPRICING DATES MAY DIFFER FROM MATURITY DATES FOR CERTAIN ASSETS DUE TO
PREPAYMENT ASSUMPTIONS.

(2) EXCLUDES NON-ACCRUAL LOANS

(3) THE COMPANY HAS DETERMINED THAT INTEREST-BEARING CHECKING DEPOSITS AND
REGULAR SAVINGS DEPOSITS ARE NOT SENSITIVE TO CHANGES IN RELATED MARKET
RATES AND THEREFORE, IT HAS PLACED THEM PREDOMINATELY IN THE "1-5 YEARS"
COLUMN.


EARNINGS SIMULATION ANALYSIS

Management uses simulation analysis to measure the sensitivity of net
interest income to changes in interest rates. The model calculates an earnings
estimate based on current and projected balances and rates. This method is
subject to the accuracy of the assumptions that underlie the process, but it
provides a better analysis of the sensitivity of earnings to changes in interest
rates than other analysis such as the static gap analysis.

Assumptions used in the model include loan and deposit growth rates are
derived from seasonal trends and management's outlook as are the assumptions
used to project yields and rates for new loans and deposits. All maturities,
calls and prepayments in the securities portfolio are assumed to be reinvested
in like instruments. Mortgage loans and mortgage backed securities prepayment
assumptions are based on industry estimates of prepayment speeds for portfolios
with similar coupon ranges and seasoning. Different interest rate scenarios and
yield curves are used to measure the sensitivity of earnings to changing
interest rates. Interest rates on different asset and liability accounts move
differently when the prime rate changes and are accounted for in the different
rate scenarios.

The following table represents the interest rate sensitivity on net
interest income for the Company using different rate scenarios:

% CHANGE IN
CHANGE IN PRIME RATE NET INTEREST INCOME
-------------------- -------------------

+200 basis points -2.75%
Flat 0
-200 basis points +2.20%

MARKET VALUE SIMULATION

Market value simulation is used to calculate the estimated fair value of
assets and liabilities over different interest rate environments. Market values
are calculated based on discounted cash flow analysis. The net market value is
the market value of all assets minus the market value of all liabilities. The
change in net market value over different rate environments is an indication of
the larger term repricing risk in the balance sheet. The same assumptions are
used in the market value simulation as in the earnings simulation.







The following chart reflects the change in net market value over different
rate environments:
CHANGE IN NET MARKET VALUE
CHANGE IN PRIME RATE (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
-------------------- ----------------------
+200 basis points $-15,639
+100 basis points -4,733
Flat 2,387
-100 basis points 15,846
-200 basis points 24,896

ITEM 8. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

This information is incorporated herein by reference from the
Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 22 through 39 and the Quarterly
Earnings Summary on the inside front cover of the Annual Report to Shareholders
for the year ended December 31, 1998.


ITEM 9. - CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

There are no disagreements between the Company and its independent
accountants.






PART III

ITEM 10. - DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

This information, as applicable to directors, is incorporated herein by
reference from pages 2 and 3 of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held April 20, 1999 ("Proxy Statement") from the section
titled "Election of Directors." Executive officers of the Company as of December
31, 1998 are listed on the following page:

TITLE AND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
NAME (AGE) DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
- ---------- -------------------------------

G. William Beale (49) President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company since its inception; President of Union
Bank since 1991.

E. Peyton Motley (54) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Company since its inception;
President of Northern Neck Bank since 1978.

D. Anthony Peay (39) Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since
December 1994; Certified Public Accountant,
Senior Manager - Deloitte & Touche.

John C. Neal (49) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer - Union Bank

Myles W. H. Gaythwaite (54) Vice President - Sales, Marketing and
Human Resources

Information on Section 16(a) beneficial ownership reporting compliance for the
directors and executive officers of the Company is incorporated herein by
reference from page 4 of the Proxy Statement from the section titled "Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance".

ITEM 11 - EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

This information is incorporated herein by reference from page 3 and
pages 5 trough 10 of the Proxy Statement from the sections titled "Election of
Directors--Directors' Fees" and "Executive Compensation".







ITEM 12 - SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT

This information is incorporated herein by reference from page 4 of the
Proxy Statement from section titled "Ownership of Company Common Stock."

ITEM 13 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

This information is incorporated herein by reference from page 11 of the
Proxy Statement from the section titled "Interest of Directors and Officers in
Certain Transactions."






PART IV

ITEM 14 - EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

(1) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following consolidated financial statements of Union Bankshares
Corporation and subsidiaries included in the 1998 Annual Report to
Shareholders are incorporated by reference in this report:

Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Independent Auditors' Report

(2) FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
All schedules are omitted since they are not required, are not
applicable, or the required information is shown in the consolidated
financial statements or notes thereto.

(3) EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
----------- -----------

3.1 Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Form
S-4 Registration Statement - 33-60458)
3.2 By-Laws (incorporated by reference to Form S-4 Registration
Statement - 33-60458)
10.1 Form of Employment Agreement of G. William Beale and E.
Peyton Motley, respectively (incorporated by reference to
the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1998)
11.0 Statement re Computation of Per Share Earnings (incorporated
by reference to note 11 of the notes to consolidated
financial statements included in the 1998 Annual Report to
Shareholders)
13.0 1998 Annual Report to Shareholders
21.0 Subsidiaries of the Registrant
27.0 Financial Data Schedule



(4) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
No reports were filed on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter ended
December 31, 1998.







SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

By: / s/ G. William Beale
---------------------- Date: March 31, 1999
G. William Beale President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and
in the capacities and on March 31, 1999.







SIGNATURE TITLE
--------- -----


/ s/ G. William Beale
- -------------------------------- President, Chief Executive Officer and
G. William Beale Director


/ s/ E. Peyton Motley
- -------------------------------- Executive Vice President, Chief Operating
E. Peyton Motley Officer and Director


/ s/ D. Anthony Peay Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- --------------------------------
D. Anthony Peay


- -------------------------------- Chairman of the Board of Directors
Ronald L. Hicks

/ s/ Charles H. Ryland
- -------------------------------- Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Charles H. Ryland

/ s/ W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr.
- -------------------------------- Director
W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr.

/s/ Walton Mahon
- -------------------------------- Director
Walton Mahon


- -------------------------------- Director
M. Raymond Piland, III


- -------------------------------- Director
A.D. Whittaker