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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, 2009
 
Commission file number  0-24159
 
GRAYSON BANKSHARES, INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Virginia
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
54-1647596
 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
113 West Main Street
Independence, Virginia
 (Address of principal executive offices)
 
24348
 (Zip Code)

   
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (276) 773-2811
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 

 
Title of each class
Name of each exchange
on which registered
None
n/a
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
 
Common Stock, par value $1.25 per share
(Title of class)
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes  £    No  R
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section  15(d) of the Act.  Yes  £    No  R
 
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.  Yes  R    No  £
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  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 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.  R
 


 
 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  £                                                                                                          Accelerated filer  £
Non-accelerated filer  £ (Do not check if smaller reporting company)                                                        Smaller reporting company  R

 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes  £    No  R
 
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.  $34,803,216
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.   1,718,968 shares of Common Stock as of March 31, 2010
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders – Part III
Portions of the Company’s 2009 Annual Report – Part II

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 

PART I
     
Page
ITEM 1.
BUSINESS
1
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS
7
ITEM 1B.
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
11
ITEM 2.
PROPERTIES
11
ITEM 3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
12
ITEM 4.
RESERVED
12
PART II
       
ITEM 5.
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED
 
 
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF
 
   
EQUITY SECURITIES
12
ITEM 6.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
14
ITEM 7.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
 
   
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
15
ITEM 7A.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT
 
   
MARKET RISK
15
ITEM 8.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
15
ITEM 9.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
 
   
ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
15
ITEM 9A(T).
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
15
ITEM 9B.
OTHER INFORMATION
17
PART III
       
ITEM 10.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE
 
   
GOVERNANCE
17
ITEM 11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
17
ITEM 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
 
   
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
 
   
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
17
ITEM 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS,
 
   
AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
17
ITEM 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
17
PART IV
     
ITEM 15.
EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
17

 

 
 

 


PART I

Item 1.                                Business

General

Grayson Bankshares, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated as a Virginia corporation on February 3, 1992 to acquire 100% of the stock of The Grayson National Bank (the Bank).  The Bank was acquired by the Company on July 1, 1992.  The Grayson National Bank was founded in 1900 and currently serves Grayson County and surrounding areas through ten banking offices located in the towns of Independence, Hillsville and Wytheville, the localities of Elk Creek, Troutdale and Whitetop, the City of Galax, and Carroll County, Virginia, and the Town of Sparta, North Carolina.

The Bank operates for the primary purpose of meeting the banking needs of individuals and small to medium sized businesses in the Bank’s service area, while developing personal, hometown associations with these customers.  The Bank offers a wide range of banking services including checking and savings accounts; commercial, installment, mortgage and personal loans; credit and debit cards; internet banking and online bill paying; safe deposit boxes; and other associated services.  The Bank’s primary sources of revenue are interest income from its lending activities, and, to a lesser extent, from its investment portfolio.  The Bank also earns fees from lending and deposit activities. The major expenses of the Bank are interest on deposit accounts and general and administrative expenses, such as salaries, occupancy and related expenses.

Lending Activities

The Bank’s lending services include real estate, commercial, agricultural and consumer loans.  The loan portfolio constituted 80.98% of the interest earning assets of the Bank at December 31, 2009 and has historically produced the highest interest rate spread above the cost of funds.  The Bank’s loan personnel have the authority to extend credit under guidelines established and approved by the Board of Directors.  Any aggregate credit which exceeds the authority of the loan officer is forwarded to the Officers’ Loan Committee for approval.  The Officers’ Loan Committee is composed of the Bank President and all loan officers.  All aggregate credits that exceed the lending authority of the Officer’s Loan Committee are presented to the Directors’ Loan Committee for consideration.  The Directors’ Loan Committee has the authority to approve loans up to $1.0 million of total indebtedness to a single customer.  All loans in excess of that amount must be presented to the full Board of Directors for ultimate approval or denial.  The Officers’ and Directors’ Loan Committees not only act as approval bodies to ensure consistent application of the Bank’s loan policy but also provide valuable insight through communication and pooling of knowledge, judgment and experience of their respective members.

The Bank has in the past and intends to continue to make most types of real estate loans, including, but not limited to, single and multi-family housing, farm loans, residential and commercial construction loans and loans for commercial real estate.  At the end of 2009, the Bank had 47.68% of the loan portfolio in single and multi-family housing, 15.01% in non-farm, non-residential real estate loans, 12.71% in farm related real estate loans and 10.80% in real estate construction and development loans.

The Bank’s loan portfolio includes commercial and agricultural production loans totaling 7.60% of the portfolio at year-end 2009.  Consumer loans make up approximately 6.20% of the total loan portfolio.  Consumer loans include loans for household expenditures, car loans and other loans to individuals.  While this category has experienced a greater percentage of charge-offs than the other

 
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classifications, the Bank is committed to continue to make this type of loan to fill the needs of the Bank’s customer base.

All loans in the Bank’s portfolio are subject to risk from the state of the economy in the Bank’s area and also that of the nation.  The Bank has used and continues to use conservative loan-to-value ratios and thorough credit evaluation to lessen the risk on all types of loans.  The use of conservative appraisals has also reduced exposure on real estate loans.  Thorough credit checks and evaluation of past internal credit history has helped to reduce the amount of risk related to consumer loans.  Government guarantees of loans are used when appropriate, but apply to a minimal percentage of the portfolio.  Commercial loans are evaluated by collateral value and ability to service debt.  Businesses seeking loans must have a good product line and sales, responsible management, and demonstrated cash flows sufficient to service the debt.

Investments

The Bank invests a portion of its assets in U.S. Treasury, U.S. Government agency and U.S. Government sponsored enterprise securities, state, county and municipal obligations, and equity securities.  The Bank’s investments are managed in relation to loan demand and deposit growth, and are generally used to provide for the investment of excess funds at reduced yields and risks relative to increases in loan demand or to offset fluctuations in deposits.  For additional information relating to investments, see “Investment Securities” in Part II, Item 7.

Deposit Activities

Deposits are the major source of funds for lending and other investment activities. The Bank considers the majority of its regular savings, demand, NOW and money market deposits and small denomination certificates of deposit to be core deposits.  These accounts comprised approximately 78.53% of the Bank’s total deposits at December 31, 2009.  Certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more represented the remaining 21.47% of deposits at year-end.

Market Area

The Company’s market area consists primarily of the Counties of Grayson, Carroll and Wythe, and the independent city of Galax, in Virginia, as well as Alleghany County in North Carolina.  The market area is rural and employment was once dominated by furniture and textile manufacturing.  As those industries have declined employment has shifted to healthcare, retail and service, light manufacturing, tourism and agriculture.  Continued declines, primarily in furniture, textiles and other manufacturing, have led to an increase in unemployment rates over the past year.  As of December 31, 2009 the unemployment rates in Grayson, Carroll and Wythe Counties and the City of Galax were 10.6%, 11.1%, 10.3% and 9.7% respectively, as compared to the 6.7% average for the state of Virginia.  The 11.1% unemployment rate in Alleghany County, North Carolina was higher than the state average rate of 10.7%.  Estimated annual median family income in the market area is approximately $49,000.

Competition

The Company encounters strong competition both in making loans and attracting deposits.  The deregulation of the banking industry and the widespread enactment of state laws that permit multi-bank holding companies as well as an increasing level of interstate banking have created a highly competitive environment for commercial banking.  In one or more aspects of its business, the Company competes with other commercial banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, finance companies, mutual funds, insurance companies, brokerage and investment banking companies, and other financial intermediaries.

 
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Many of these competitors have substantially greater resources and lending limits and may offer certain services that we do not currently provide.  In addition, many of the Company’s competitors are not subject to the same extensive federal regulations that govern bank holding companies and federally insured banks.  Recent federal and state legislation has heightened the competitive environment in which financial institutions must conduct their business, and the potential for competition among financial institutions of all types has increased significantly.

To compete, the Company relies upon specialized services, responsive handling of customer needs, and personal contacts by its officers, directors, and staff.  Large multi-branch banking competitors tend to compete primarily by rate and the number and location of branches, while smaller, independent financial institutions tend to compete primarily by rate and personal service.

Currently, in Grayson County the Company competes with only two other commercial banks, which operate a total of two branch banking facilities.  As of June 30, 2009, the Company held 81.35% of the deposits in Grayson County.  In the City of Galax, the Company competes with six other commercial banks.  Since opening in May of 1996, we have captured a market share of 16.10% of deposits to become the third largest holder of deposits in the market.  Wachovia Bank, NA, leads the Galax market with 29.49% of deposits as of June 30, 2009.  In Alleghany County, North Carolina and Carroll County, Virginia, the Company held market shares of 14.50% and 19.10%, respectively, at June 30, 2009.  In our combined market area we compete with a total of eleven commercial banks.  As of June 30, 2009 we held the highest market share in our combined market area with a total of 29.41% of total deposits.  Carter Bank & Trust held the second highest market share with 19.99% of total deposits.  Total deposits in our combined market area totaled $1.05 billion as of June 30, 2009.

Employees

At December 31, 2009, the Company had 128 total employees representing 119 full time equivalents, none of which are represented by a union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement.  Management considers employee relations to be good.

Government Supervision and Regulation

The following discussion is a summary of the principal laws and regulations that comprise the regulatory framework applicable to the Company and the Bank.  Other laws and regulations that govern various aspects of the operations of banks and bank holding companies are not described herein, although violations of such laws and regulations could result in supervisory enforcement action against the Company or the Bank.  The following descriptions, as well as descriptions of laws and regulations contained elsewhere in this filing, summarize the material terms of the principal laws and regulations and are qualified in their entirety by reference to applicable laws and regulations.

As a bank holding company, the Company is subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (as amended, the “BHCA”) and the examination and reporting requirements of the Federal Reserve. Under the BHCA, a bank holding company may not directly or indirectly acquire ownership or control of more than 5% of the voting shares or substantially all of the assets of any additional bank or merge or consolidate with another bank holding company without the prior approval of the Federal Reserve.  The BHCA also generally limits the activities of a bank holding company to that of banking, managing or controlling banks, or any other activity which is determined to be so closely related to banking or to managing or controlling banks that an exception is allowed for those activities.

As a national bank, the Bank is subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”).  The Bank is also subject to regulation, supervision and

 
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examination by the FDIC.  Federal law also governs the activities in which the Bank may engage, the investments it may make and limits the aggregate amount of loans that may be granted to one borrower to 15% of the bank’s capital and surplus.  Various consumer and compliance laws and regulations also affect the Bank’s operations.

The earnings of the Bank, and therefore the earnings of the Company, are affected by general economic conditions, management policies and the legislative and governmental actions of various regulatory authorities, including those referred to above.

The OCC will conduct regular examinations of the Bank, reviewing such matters as the adequacy of loan loss reserves, quality of loans and investments, management practices, compliance with laws, and other aspects of its operations.  In addition to these regular examinations, the Bank must furnish the OCC with periodic reports containing a full and accurate statement of its affairs.  Supervision, regulation and examination of banks by these agencies are intended primarily for the protection of depositors rather than shareholders.

Insurance of Accounts, Assessments and Regulation by the FDIC. The deposits of the Bank are insured by the FDIC up to the limits set forth under applicable law. The deposits of the Bank are also subject to the deposit insurance assessments of the Deposit Insurance Fund (“DIF”) of the FDIC.

The FDIC has implemented a risk-based deposit insurance assessment system under which the assessment rate for an insured institution may vary according to regulatory capital levels of the institution and other factors, including supervisory evaluations.  In October 2008, as a result of decreases in the reserve ratio of the DIF, the FDIC issued a proposed rule establishing a Restoration Plan for the DIF.  The plan altered the way in which the FDIC’s risk-based assessment system differentiates for risk and set new deposit insurance assessment rates.  For the first quarter of 2009, the FDIC adopted a uniform, across-the-board 7 basis point increase in the assessment range.  The FDIC also adopted further refinements to its risk-based assessment, effective April 1, 2009, that made the range of total base assessment rates from 8 to 77.5 basis points, starting with the quarter beginning April 1, 2009.   On February 27, 2009, the FDIC proposed an emergency assessment charged to all financial institutions of 0.20% of insured deposits as of June 30, 2009, payable on September 30, 2009.  In March of 2009, the FDIC reduced the amount of the proposed assessment to 0.10% of total assets, less capital, as of June 30, 2009.  Further, in December, 2009, the FDIC required all financial institutions to prepay their assessments, on an estimated basis, for the next three years.  These changes to the FDIC assessment rates led to a significant increase in insurance premiums for 2009.  Despite the prepayment of estimated assessments in December, 2009, the FDIC may still issue additional emergency assessments if they determine they are necessary to support the DIF.  Management cannot predict what insurance assessment rates will be in the future.

The FDIC is authorized to prohibit any DIF-insured institution from engaging in any activity that the FDIC determines by regulation or order to pose a serious threat to the respective insurance fund.  Also, the FDIC may initiate enforcement actions against banks, after first giving the institution’s primary regulatory authority an opportunity to take such action.  The FDIC may terminate the deposit insurance of any depository institution if it determines, after a hearing, that the institution has engaged or is engaging in unsafe or unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition to continue operations, or has violated any applicable law, regulation, order or any condition imposed in writing by the FDIC.  It also may suspend deposit insurance temporarily during the hearing process for the permanent termination of insurance, if the institution has no tangible capital.  If deposit insurance is terminated, the deposits at the institution at the time of termination, less subsequent withdrawals, shall continue to be insured for a period from six months to two years, as determined by the FDIC.  Management is aware of no existing circumstances that could result in termination of the Bank’s deposit insurance.

 
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Capital. The OCC and the Federal Reserve have issued risk-based and leverage capital guidelines applicable to banking organizations they supervise.  Under the risk-based capital requirements, the Company and the Bank are each generally required to maintain a minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets (including certain off-balance sheet activities, such as standby letters of credit) of 8%.  At least half of the total capital is to be composed of common equity, retained earnings and qualifying perpetual preferred stock, less certain intangibles (“Tier 1 capital”).  The remainder may consist of certain subordinated debt, certain hybrid capital instruments and other qualifying preferred stock and a limited amount of the loan loss allowance (“Tier 2 capital” and, together with Tier 1 capital, “total capital”).

In addition, each of the Federal banking regulatory agencies has established minimum leverage capital ratio requirements for banking organizations.  These requirements provide for a minimum leverage ratio of Tier 1 capital to adjusted average quarterly assets equal to 3% for bank holding companies that are rated a composite “1” and 4% for all other bank holding companies.  Bank holding companies are expected to maintain higher than minimum capital ratios if they have supervisory, financial, operational or managerial weaknesses, or if they are anticipating or experiencing significant growth.

The risk-based capital standards of the OCC and the Federal Reserve explicitly identify concentrations of credit risk and the risk arising from non-traditional activities, as well as an institution’s ability to manage these risks, as important factors to be taken into account by the agency in assessing an institution’s overall capital adequacy.  The capital guidelines also provide that an institution’s exposure to a decline in the economic value of its capital due to changes in interest rates be considered by the agency as a factor in evaluating a bank’s capital adequacy.  The OCC and the Federal Reserve also have recently issued additional capital guidelines for bank holding companies that engage in certain trading activities.

Other Safety and Soundness Regulations. 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 FDIC insurance funds in the event the depository institution becomes in danger of default or is in default.  For example, under a policy of the Federal Reserve 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 otherwise.  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 the DIF as a result of the default of a commonly controlled insured depository institution or for any assistance provided by the FDIC to a commonly controlled insured depository institution in danger of default.  The FDIC may decline to enforce the cross-guarantee provision if it determines that a waiver is in the best interests of the DIF.  The FDIC’s claim for reimbursement is superior to claims of shareholders 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 institution.

The Federal banking agencies also have broad powers under current Federal law to take prompt corrective action to resolve problems of insured depository institutions.  The Federal Deposit Insurance Act requires that the federal banking agencies establish five capital levels for insured depository institutions - “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,”  “significantly  undercapitalized,”  and  “critically undercapitalized.”  It also requires or permits such agencies to take certain supervisory actions should an insured institution’s capital level fall.  For example, an “adequately capitalized” institution is restricted from accepting brokered deposits.  An “undercapitalized” or “significantly undercapitalized” institution must develop a capital restoration plan and is subject to a number of mandatory and discretionary supervisory actions.  These powers and authorities are in addition to the traditional powers of the Federal banking agencies to deal with undercapitalized institutions.

 
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Federal regulatory authorities also have broad enforcement powers over the Company and the Bank, including the power to impose fines and other civil and criminal penalties, and to appoint a receiver in order to conserve the assets of any such institution for the benefit of depositors and other creditors.

Payment of Dividends. The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Bank.  Virtually all of the revenues of the Company result from dividends paid to the Company by the Bank.  Under OCC regulations a national bank may not declare a dividend in excess of its undivided profits. Additionally, a national bank may not declare a dividend if the total amount of all dividends, including the proposed dividend, declared by the national bank in any calendar year exceeds the total of the national bank’s retained net income of that year to date, combined with its retained net income of the two preceding years, unless the dividend is approved by the OCC.  A national bank may not declare or pay any dividend if, after making the dividend, the national bank would be “undercapitalized,” as defined in regulations of the OCC.  The Company is subject to state laws that limit the amount of dividends it can pay.  In addition, the Company is subject to various general regulatory policies relating to the payment of dividends, including requirements to maintain adequate capital above regulatory minimums.  The Federal Reserve has indicated that banking organizations should generally pay dividends only if (1) the organization’s net income available to common shareholders over the past year has been sufficient to fully fund the dividends and (2) the prospective rate of earnings retention appears consistent with the organization’s capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition.

Community Reinvestment. The requirements of the Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) are applicable to the Bank.  The CRA imposes on financial institutions an affirmative and ongoing obligation to meet the credit needs of their local communities, including low and moderate ­income neighborhoods, consistent with the safe and sound operation of those institutions.  A 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.

Interstate Banking and Branching. Current Federal law authorizes interstate acquisitions of banks and bank holding companies without geographic limitation.  Effective June 1, 1997, a bank headquartered in one state is able to merge with a bank headquartered in another state, as long as neither of the states has opted out of such interstate merger authority prior to such date.  States are authorized to enact laws permitting such interstate bank merger transactions prior to June 1, 1997, as well as authorizing a bank to establish “de novo” interstate branches. Virginia enacted early “opt in” laws, permitting interstate bank merger transactions. Once a bank has established branches in a state through an interstate merger transaction, the bank may establish and acquire additional branches at any location in the state where a bank headquartered in that state could have established or acquired branches under applicable Federal or state law.

Economic and Monetary Polices.  The operations of the Company are affected not only by general economic conditions, but also by the economic and monetary policies of various regulatory authorities.  In particular, the Federal Reserve regulates money, credit and interest rates in order to influence general economic conditions.  These policies have a significant influence on overall growth and distribution of loans, investments and deposits and affect interest rates charged on loans or paid for time and savings deposits.  Federal Reserve monetary policies have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial banks in the past and are expected to continue to do so in the future.




 
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Item 1A.                      Risk Factors

Difficult market conditions have adversely affected our industry.

Dramatic declines in the real estate and housing markets over the past two years, with falling home prices and increasing foreclosures, unemployment and under-employment, have negatively impacted the credit performance of real estate related loans and resulted in significant write-downs of asset values by financial institutions. These write-downs, initially of asset-backed securities but spreading to other securities and loans, have caused many financial institutions to seek additional capital, to reduce or eliminate dividends, to merge with larger and stronger institutions and, in some cases, to fail. Reflecting concern about the stability of the financial markets generally and the strength of counterparties, many lenders and institutional investors have reduced or ceased providing funding to borrowers, including to other financial institutions. This market turmoil and tightening of credit have led to an increased level of commercial and consumer delinquencies, lack of consumer confidence, increased market volatility and widespread reduction of business activity generally. The resulting economic pressure on consumers and lack of confidence in the financial markets has adversely affected our business and results of operations. Market developments may affect consumer confidence levels and may cause adverse changes in payment patterns, causing increases in delinquencies and default rates, which may impact our charge-offs and provision for credit losses. A worsening of these conditions would likely exacerbate the adverse effects of these difficult market conditions on us and others in the financial institutions industry.

Current levels of market volatility are unprecedented.

The capital and credit markets have been experiencing volatility and disruption in unprecedented levels. In some cases, the markets have produced downward pressure on stock prices and credit availability for certain issuers without regard to those issuers’ underlying financial strength. If current levels of market disruption and volatility continue or worsen, there can be no assurance that we will not experience an adverse effect, which may be material, on our ability to access capital and on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The soundness of other financial institutions could adversely affect us.

Our ability to engage in routine funding transactions could be adversely affected by the actions and commercial soundness of other financial institutions. Financial services institutions are interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty or other relationships. We have exposure to many different industries and counterparties, and we routinely execute transactions with counterparties in the financial industry. As a result, defaults by, or even rumors or questions about, one or more financial services institutions, or the financial services industry generally, have led to market-wide liquidity problems and could lead to losses or defaults by us or by other institutions. Many of these transactions expose us to credit risk in the event of default of our counterparty or client. In addition, our credit risk may be exacerbated when the collateral held by us cannot be realized upon or is liquidated at prices not sufficient to recover the full amount of the financial instrument exposure due us. There is no assurance that any such losses would not materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

Emergency measures designed to stabilize the U.S. financial system are beginning to wind down.

Since 2008, various legislative and regulatory actions have been implemented to respond to the financial crisis affecting the banking system and financial markets and, more broadly, to the economic recession in general.  Many of these programs are beginning to expire or may be allowed to expire in the near future.  The expiration of these programs may have a direct adverse effect on us or an adverse impact

 
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on the financial sector as a whole.  On October 3, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the “EESA”). The legislation was the result of a proposal by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to the U.S. Congress in response to the financial crises affecting the banking system and financial markets and threats to investment banks and other financial institutions. Pursuant to the EESA, the U.S. Treasury has the authority to, among other things, purchase up to $700 billion of mortgages, mortgage-backed securities and certain other financial instruments from financial institutions for the purpose of stabilizing and providing liquidity to the U.S. financial markets. On October 14, 2008, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced a program under the EESA pursuant to which it would make senior preferred stock investments in participating financial institutions (the “TARP Capital Purchase Program”).   Though the TARP Capital Purchase Plan was scheduled to expire on December 31, 2009, the Treasury announced that it will extend the program until October 3, 2010 in order to retain an adequate financial stability reserve if financial conditions worsen and threaten the economy.  On October 21, 2009, the FDIC voted to end the Debt Guarantee Program portion of the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, which guarantees certain “newly-issued unsecured debt” of banks and certain holding companies.  The Debt Guarantee Program expired on October 31, 2009, with the guarantee period on such debt expiring on December 30, 2012.  The Transaction Account Guarantee portion of the program, which guarantees non-interest bearing bank transaction accounts on an unlimited basis, is scheduled to continue until June 30, 2010.  The Federal Reserve has also announced its intentions to begin selling off its portfolio of mortgage-backed securities, which it previously purchased in order to stabilize the residential mortgage market.

We cannot predict the effect that the wind-down of these various governmental programs will have on the current financial market conditions, or on our business, financial condition, results of operations, access to credit and the trading price of our common stock.

Regulation of the financial services industry is undergoing major changes, and future legislation could increase our cost of doing business or harm our competitive position.
 
    In 2009, many emergency government programs enacted in 2008 in response to the financial crisis and the recession slowed or wound down, and global regulatory and legislative focus has generally moved to a second phase of broader reform and a restructuring of financial institution regulation. Legislators and regulators in the United States are currently considering a wide range of proposals that, if enacted, could result in major changes to the way banking operations are regulated. Some of these major changes may take effect as early as 2010, and could materially impact the profitability of our business, the value of assets we hold or the collateral available for our loans, require changes to business practices or force us to discontinue businesses and expose us to additional costs, taxes, liabilities, enforcement actions and reputational risk.
 
        Certain reform proposals under consideration could result in our becoming subject to stricter capital requirements and leverage limits, and could also affect the scope, coverage, or calculation of capital, all of which could require us to reduce business levels or to raise capital, including in ways that may adversely impact our shareholders or creditors. In addition, we anticipate the enactment of certain reform proposals under consideration that would introduce stricter substantive standards, oversight and enforcement of rules governing consumer financial products and services, with particular emphasis on retail extensions of credit and other consumer-directed financial products or services. We cannot predict whether new legislation will be enacted and, if enacted, the effect that it, or any regulations, would have on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
 




 
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We may be adversely affected by economic conditions in our market area.

                   We are located in southwestern Virginia, and our local economy is heavily influenced by the furniture and textile industries, both of which have been in decline in recent years.  Further changes in the economy may influence the growth rate of our loans and deposits, the quality of the loan portfolio and loan and deposit pricing.  Higher unemployment rates may lead to increases in past-due and nonperforming loans thus having a negative impact on the earnings of the Bank.  A significant decline in general economic conditions caused by inflation, recession, unemployment or other factors beyond our control, would impact these local economic conditions and the demand for banking products and services generally, which could negatively affect our financial condition and performance.

Our concentration in loans secured by real estate may increase our credit losses, which would negatively affect our financial results.

                   We offer a variety of secured loans, including commercial lines of credit, commercial term loans, real estate, construction, home equity, consumer and other loans. Many of our loans are secured by real estate (both residential and commercial) in our market area.  A major change in the real estate market, such as a deterioration in the value of this collateral, or in the local or national economy, could adversely affect our customers’ ability to pay these loans, which in turn could impact us. Risk of loan defaults and foreclosures are unavoidable in the banking industry, and we try to limit our exposure to this risk by monitoring our extensions of credit carefully. We cannot fully eliminate credit risk, and as a result credit losses may occur in the future.

If our allowance for loan losses becomes inadequate, our results of operations may be adversely affected.

                   We maintain an allowance for loan losses that we believe is a reasonable estimate of known and inherent losses in our loan portfolio. Through a periodic review and consideration of the loan portfolio, management determines the amount of the allowance for loan losses by considering general market conditions, credit quality of the loan portfolio, the collateral supporting the loans and performance of our customers relative to their financial obligations with us. The amount of future losses is susceptible to changes in economic, operating and other conditions, including changes in interest rates, which may be beyond our control, and these losses may exceed our current estimates.  Although we believe the allowance for loan losses is a reasonable estimate of known and inherent losses in our loan portfolio, we cannot fully predict such losses or that our loan loss allowance will be adequate in the future. Excessive loan losses could have a material impact on our financial performance.

                   Federal and state regulators periodically review our allowance for loan losses and may require us to increase our provision for loan losses or recognize further loan charge-offs, based on judgments different than those of our management. Any increase in the amount of our provision or loans charged-off as required by these regulatory agencies could have a negative effect on our operating results.

We may incur losses if we are unable to successfully manage interest rate risk.

                   Our profitability will depend in substantial part upon the spread between the interest rates earned on investments and loans and interest rates paid on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities. Changes in interest rates will affect our operating performance and financial condition in diverse ways including the pricing of securities, loans and deposits and the volume of loan originations in our mortgage-origination office. We attempt to minimize our exposure to interest rate risk, but we will be unable to eliminate it. Our net interest spread will depend on many factors that are partly or entirely outside our

 
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control, including competition, federal economic, monetary and fiscal policies, and economic conditions generally.

We may not be able to successfully manage our growth or implement our growth strategies, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

                   During the last five years, we have experienced significant growth, and a key aspect of our business strategy is our continued growth and expansion. Our ability to continue to grow depends, in part, upon our ability to:

·  
open new branch offices or acquire existing branches or other financial institutions;
·  
attract deposits to those locations; and
·  
identify attractive loan and investment opportunities.

                   We may not be able to successfully implement our growth strategy if we are unable to identify attractive markets, locations or opportunities to expand in the future. Our ability to manage our growth successfully also will depend on whether we can maintain capital levels adequate to support our growth, maintain cost controls and asset quality and successfully integrate any businesses we acquire into our organization.

                   As we continue to implement our growth strategy by opening new branches or acquiring branches or other banks, we expect to incur increased personnel, occupancy and other operating expenses. In the case of new branches, we must absorb those higher expenses while we begin to generate new deposits, and there is a further time lag involved in redeploying new deposits into attractively priced loans and other higher yielding earning assets.

Our future success is dependent on our ability to compete effectively in the highly competitive banking industry.

                   We face vigorous competition from other banks and other financial institutions, including savings and loan associations, savings banks, finance companies and credit unions for deposits, loans and other financial services in our market area. A number of these banks and other financial institutions are significantly larger than we are and have substantially greater access to capital and other resources, as well as larger lending limits and branch systems, and offer a wider array of banking services. To a limited extent, we also compete with other providers of financial services, such as money market mutual funds, brokerage firms, consumer finance companies, insurance companies and governmental organizations which may offer more favorable financing than we can. Many of our non-bank competitors are not subject to the same extensive regulations that govern us. As a result, these non-bank competitors have advantages over us in providing certain services. This competition may reduce or limit our margins and our market share and may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Our profitability and the value of your investment may suffer because of rapid and unpredictable changes in the highly regulated environment in which we operate.

                   We are subject to extensive supervision by several governmental regulatory agencies at the federal and state levels. Recently enacted, proposed and future banking legislation and regulations have had, and will continue to have, or may have a significant impact on the financial services industry. These regulations, which are intended to protect depositors and not our shareholders, and the interpretation and application of them by federal and state regulators, are beyond our control, may change rapidly and unpredictably and can be expected to influence our earnings and growth. Our success depends on our continued ability to maintain compliance with these regulations. Some of these regulations may increase

 
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our costs and thus place other financial institutions that are not subject to similar regulation in stronger, more favorable competitive positions.

The costs of being a public company are proportionately higher for small companies like us due to the requirement of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission have increased the scope, complexity, and cost of corporate governance, reporting, and disclosure practices. These regulations are applicable to our company. We expect to experience increasing compliance costs, including costs related to internal controls and the requirement that our auditors attest to and report on management’s assessment of our internal controls, as a result of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The requirement that our auditors attest to and report on management’s assessment of our internal controls is expected to be applicable to us for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. These necessary costs are proportionately higher for a company of our size and will affect our profitability more than that of some of our larger competitors.

Item 1B.                      Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2.                                Properties

The Company and the Bank are headquartered in the Main Office at 113 West Main Street, Independence, Virginia.  The Bank owns and operates branches at the following locations:

       
BANKING
   
LOCATION/
 
FUNCTIONS
NAME OF OFFICE
 
TELEPHONE NUMBER
 
OFFERED
         
Main Office
 
113 West Main Street
 
Full Service
   
Independence, Virginia 24348
 
24 Hour Teller
   
(276) 773-2811
   
         
East Independence Office
 
802 East Main Street
 
Full Service
   
Independence, Virginia 24348
 
24 Hour Teller
   
(276) 773-2811
   
         
Elk Creek Office
 
60 Comers Rock Road
 
Full Service
   
Elk Creek, Virginia 24326
 
24 Hour Teller
   
(276) 655-4011
   
         
Troutdale Office
 
101 Ripshin Road
 
Full Service
   
Troutdale, Virginia 24378
 
24 Hour Teller
   
(276) 677-3722
   
         
Galax Office
 
209 West Grayson Street
 
Full Service
   
Galax, Virginia 24333
 
24 Hour Teller
   
(276) 238-2411
   



 
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Carroll Office
 
8417 Carrollton Pike
 
Full Service
   
Galax, Virginia 24333
 
24 Hour Teller
   
(276) 238-8112
   
         
Sparta Office
 
98 South Grayson Street
 
Full Service
   
Sparta, North Carolina 28675
 
24 Hour Teller
   
(336) 372-2811
   
         
Hillsville Office
 
419 South Main Street
 
Full Service
   
Hillsville, Virginia 24343
 
24 Hour Teller
   
(276) 728-2810
   
         
Whitetop Office
 
16303 Highlands Parkway
 
Full Service
   
Whitetop, Virginia 24292
 
24 Hour Teller
   
(276) 388-3811
   

The Bank has a conference center located at 558 East Main Street, Independence, Virginia that is used for various board and committee meetings, as well as continuing education and training programs for bank employees.  The Bank opened an operations center adjacent to the main office in Independence, Virginia, in October 2008.  The Bank also owns land in the Town of Wytheville, Virginia that will be used for construction of a full service branch facility.  The Bank currently operates a full service branch in a leased facility located at 150 West Main Street, Wytheville, Virginia.

Item 3.                  Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of operations, the Company and the Bank expect to be parties to various legal proceedings.  At present, there are no pending or threatened proceedings against the Company or the Bank that, if determined adversely, would have a material effect on the business, results of operations, or financial position of the Company or the Bank.

Item 4.                  Reserved

PART II

Item 5.     Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

The Company’s Common Stock is currently quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “GSON.”  The Stock was listed on the OTC Bulletin Board on January 19, 2010.  Prior to that date, shares of the Company’s Common Stock were neither listed on any stock exchange nor quoted on any market and traded infrequently.  Shares of Common Stock were periodically sold in a limited number of privately negotiated transactions.  Based on information available to it, the Company believes that from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009, the selling price of shares of Common Stock ranged from $15.00 to $28.00.  There may, however, have been other transactions at other prices not known to the Company.







 
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Market Price and Dividends

 
Sales Price ($)
Dividends ($)
 
High
Low
 
       
 
2008:
1st quarter                                                        
2nd quarter                                                        
3rd quarter                                                        
4th quarter                                                        
 
 
28.00
28.00
27.00
25.00
 
 
26.00
25.00
25.00
24.00
 
 
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.23
 
2009:
1st quarter                                                        
2nd quarter                                                        
3rd quarter                                                        
4th quarter                                                        
 
 
24.00
24.00
19.95
19.00
 
 
24.00
21.00
18.00
15.00
 
 
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10


As of March 30, 2010, there were approximately 800 record holders of Common Stock.  There were no Company repurchases of the Common Stock during 2009 or 2008.

Dividend Policy
 
The Company historically has paid cash dividends on a quarterly basis. The final determination of the timing, amount and payment of dividends on the Common Stock is at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and will depend upon the earnings of the Company and its subsidiaries, principally the Bank, the financial condition of the Company and other factors, including general economic conditions and applicable governmental regulations and policies as discussed in Item 1., “Business – Supervision and Regulation – Payment of Dividends,” above.
 
The Company’s ability to distribute cash dividends will depend primarily on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to it.  As a national bank, the Bank is subject to certain restrictions on our reserves and capital imposed by federal banking statutes and regulations.   Furthermore, under Virginia law, the Company may not declare or pay a cash dividend on its capital stock if it is insolvent or if the payment of the dividend would render it insolvent or unable to pay its obligations as they become due in the ordinary course of business.  For additional information on these limitations, see “Item 1.  Business – Government Supervision and Regulation – Payment of Dividends” above.

 
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Item 6.                      Selected Financial Data1

The following consolidated summary sets forth the Company’s selected financial data for the periods and at the dates indicated. The selected financial data have been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements for each of the five years that ended December 31, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
 
Summary of Operations
                             
                               
Interest income
  $ 19,917     $ 21,950     $ 22,884     $ 20,623     $ 17,148  
Interest expense
    8,417       10,433       10,834       8,636       5,802  
Net interest income
    11,500       11,517       12,050       11,987       11,346  
Provision for loan losses
    1,491       1,200       465       520       504  
Other income
    2,243       459       1,973       1,673       1,415  
Other expense
    11,269       10,074       9,095       8,670       7,945  
Income taxes
    100       (52 )     1,296       1,323       1,204  
Net income
  $ 883     $ 754     $ 3,167     $ 3,147     $ 3,108  
                                         
Per Share Data
                                       
                                         
Net income
  $ .51     $ .44     $ 1.84     $ 1.83     $ 1.81  
Cash dividends declared
    .40       .86       .86       .90       .68  
Book value
    17.77       16.88       17.62       16.47       16.15  
Estimated market value2
    17.00       24.00       29.00       30.00       30.00  
                                         
Year-end Balance Sheet Summary
                                       
                                         
Loans, net
  $ 266,628     $ 267,889     $ 263,729     $ 245,517     $ 217,091  
Investment securities
    42,034       49,451       42,573       40,848       39,279  
Total assets
    369,902       368,197       361,486       333,604       304,165  
Deposits
    313,483       305,730       309,174       282,246       250,400  
Stockholders’ equity
    30,540       29,017       30,291       28,304       27,753  
                                         
Selected Ratios
                                       
                                         
Return on average assets
    0.24 %     0.21 %     0.93 %     1.01 %     1.09 %
Return on average equity
    2.99 %     2.46 %     10.77 %     10.85 %     11.43 %
Average equity to average assets
    8.01 %     8.40 %     8.67 %     9.33 %     9.55 %


_______________________
1      In thousands of dollars, except per share data.
2      Provided at the trade date nearest year end.

 
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Item 7.      Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

      Pursuant to General Instruction G(2) of Form 10-K, the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company’s 2009 Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7A.                      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

Pursuant to General Instruction G(2) of Form 10-K, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk in the Company’s 2009 Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.                  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Pursuant to General Instruction G(2) of Form 10-K, the following financial statements in the Company's 2009 Annual Report to Shareholders are incorporated herein by reference.

 
Independent Auditor's Report
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007
 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 20087, and 2007
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Item 9.      Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
 
Item 9A(T).       Controls and Procedures  
  
Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer along with the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15.  Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer along with the Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in our periodic SEC filings.

The Company also maintains a system of internal accounting controls that is designed to provide assurance that assets are safeguarded and that transactions are executed in accordance with management’s authorization and properly recorded.  This system is continually reviewed and is augmented by written policies and procedures, the careful selection and training of qualified personnel and an internal audit program to monitor its effectiveness.  There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation of it that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.


 
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Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
 

To the Stockholders
Grayson Bankshares, Inc.

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements included in this annual report.  The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and reflect management’s judgments and estimates concerning effects of events and transactions that are accounted for or disclosed.

Management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.  The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that pertain to the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report reliable financial data.  Management recognizes that there are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of internal control.  Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation.  Further, because of changes in conditions, the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting may vary over time.

In order to ensure that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective, management regularly assesses such controls and did so most recently for its financial reporting as of December 31, 2009.  This assessment was based on criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting described in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) of the Treadway Commission.  Based on this assessment, management believes the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009.

The Board of Directors, acting through its Audit Committee, is responsible for the oversight of the Company’s accounting policies, financial reporting and internal control.  The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is comprised entirely of outside directors who are independent of management.  The Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment and compensation of the independent auditor and approves decisions regarding the appointment or removal of the Company Auditor.  It meets periodically with management, the independent auditors and the internal auditors to ensure that they are carrying out their responsibilities.  The Audit Committee is also responsible for performing an oversight role by reviewing and monitoring the financial, accounting and auditing procedures of the Company in addition to reviewing the Company’s financial reports.  The independent auditors and the internal auditors have full and unlimited access to the Audit Committee, with or without management, to discuss the adequacy of internal control over financial reporting, and any other matter which they believe should be brought to the attention of the Audit Committee.

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.  Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.


/s/ Jacky K. Anderson
 
/s/ Blake M. Edwards
 
Jacky K. Anderson, President & CEO
 
Blake M. Edwards, CFO
 
       


 
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Item 9B.  
Other Information

 
None.

PART III

Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the headings “Election of Directors,” (except for the information set forth under the headings, “Election of Directors—Security Ownership of Management” and “Election of Directors—Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners“) and “Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors—Code of Ethics” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.
           
 
 Item 11. Executive Compensation
 

Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the heading “Executive Compensation” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12.   
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related 
Stockholder Matters 
 
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the headings “Election of Directors--Security Ownership of Management” and “Election of Directors--Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the heading “Transactions with Management” and “Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors—Independence of Directors” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the information contained under the heading “Audit Information” (except for information set forth under the heading “Audit Information—Audit Committee Report”) in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

PART IV

Item 15.
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a)           (1) and (2).  The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted as a separate section ofthis report.

 
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(3).  Exhibits:
 
3.1
 
Articles of Incorporation of the Company, incorporated herein by reference toExhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, File No. 0-30535
   
 
3.2
 
Bylaws of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of theCompany’s Registration Statement on Form 10, File No. 0-30535.
     
13.1
 
2009 Annual Report to Shareholders.
     
21.1
 
Subsidiary of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 21.1 ofthe Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,2002
     
31.1
 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
     
31.2
 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
     
32.1
 
Statement of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18U.S.C. § 1350.
 
(b)           Exhibits

The response to this portion of Item 15 as listed in Item 15(a)(3) above is submitted as aseparate section of this report.

(c)           Financial Statement Schedules

The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted as a separate section of this report.

 
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SIGNATURES

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

     
GRAYSON BANKSHARES, INC.
           
Date:
March 30, 2010
 
By:
/s/ Jacky K. Anderson
 
       
Jacky K. Anderson
 
       
President and Chief Executive Officer
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signature
Title
Date
     
     
/s/ Jacky K. Anderson
President and
March 30, 2010
Jacky K. Anderson
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
     
/s/ Blake M. Edwards, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
March 30, 2010
Blake M. Edwards, Jr.
(Principal Financial and
 
 
Accounting Officer)
 
     
/s/ Bryan L. Edwards
Director
March 30, 2010
Bryan L. Edwards
   
     
/s/ Dennis B. Gambill
Director
March 30, 2010
Dennis B. Gambill
   
     
/s/ Julian L. Givens
Director
March 30, 2010
Julian L. Givens
   
     
 
Director
 
Jack E. Guynn, Jr.
   
     
 
Director
 
Thomas M. Jackson, Jr.
   

 
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Signature
Title
Date
     
/s/ Jean W. Lindsey
Director
March 30, 2010
Jean W. Lindsey
   
     
/s/ Carl J. Richardson
Director
March 30, 2010
Carl J. Richardson
   
     
/s/ Charles T. Sturgill
Director
March 30, 2010
Charles T. Sturgill
   
     
 
Director
 
J. David Vaughn
   
     
 
Director
 
Hayden H. Horney
   































 
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS



The following exhibits are filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

3.1
 
Articles of Incorporation of the Company, incorporated herein by reference toExhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, File No. 0-30535
   
 
3.2
 
Bylaws of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of theCompany’s Registration Statement on Form 10, File No. 0-30535.
     
13.1
 
2009 Annual Report to Shareholders.
     
21.1
 
Subsidiary of the Company, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 21.1 ofthe Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002
     
31.1
 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
     
31.2
 
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
     
32.1
 
Statement of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18U.S.C. § 1350.
 






 
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