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10-Q - FORM 10-Q - NATIONAL BANKSHARES INCform10q.htm
EX-31 - EXHIBIT 31 (I) - NATIONAL BANKSHARES INCex31i.htm
EX-31 - EXHIBIT 31 (II) - NATIONAL BANKSHARES INCex31ii.htm
EX-32 - EXHIBIT 32 (II) - NATIONAL BANKSHARES INCex32ii.htm
Exhibit 32 (i)

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Form 10-Q of National Bankshares, Inc. for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, I, James G. Rakes, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of National Bankshares, Inc., hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

(1) such Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)       the information contained in such Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of National Bankshares, Inc.


/s/ JAMES G. RAKES      
James G. Rakes
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
November 3, 2010