FIRST NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORP
10-Q, 1996-05-07
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                                UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D. C.  20549

                                  FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[ X ]    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       For the quarterly period ended                   March 31, 1996          
       

                                     or

[    ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       For the transition period from                           to              
             


                    Commission File Number:   33-14252  

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

        West Virginia                                          62-1306172    
  (State or other jurisdiction                          (I.R.S. Employer     
        of incorporation)                              Identification No.)   

One Cedar Street, Ronceverte, West Virginia                     24970        
           (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)        

                               (304) 647-4500         
            (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                     N/A              
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
 report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
tobe 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                No           

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer's classes of common stock as of
March 31, 1996:

                 Common Stock, $5 par value -- 192,500 shares  


                       THIS REPORT CONTAINS  22  PAGES<PAGE>

                    FIRST NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORPORATION

                                  FORM 10-Q
                For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 1996

                                    INDEX



       
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                PAGE

  Item 1.   Financial Statements

       Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995  3

       Consolidated Statements of Income -
         Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995              4

       Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity -
         Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995              5

       Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
         Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and 1995            6-7

       Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements             8-12


  Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
          and Results of Operations                          13-20



PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  Item 1. Legal Proceedings                                     21

  Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders   21

  Item 5. Other Information                                     21
  
  Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                              21



SIGNATURES                                                                22
<PAGE>
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

            FIRST NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                          (in thousands of dollars)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                              March 31,           December 31,
                                              1996                   1995       
       ASSETS                                 (Unaudited)         (Unaudited)  
<S>                                              <C>                <C>
Cash and due from banks                       $   2,142          $   2,721
Federal funds sold                                6,116                893
Securities available for sale (Note 2)            8,952             10,501
Securities held to maturity (estimated market value
  $12,244 and $13,609, respectively) (Note 2)    12,243             13,514
Loans, net (Notes 3 and 4)                       45,591             45,773
Bank premises and equipment                       1,133                999
Accrued interest receivable                         547                707
Other assets                                        545                347

       Total assets                           $  77,269          $  75,455

       LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Liabilities
  Deposits:
     Noninterest bearing                      $   8,359          $   8,691
     Interest bearing                            59,434             57,475
       Total deposits                            67,793             66,166
  Other liabilities                                 966                873

       Total liabilities                         68,759             67,039

Commitments and Contingencies

Shareholders' equity
  Common stock, $5.00 par value, authorized
     500,000 shares, issued 192,500 shares          963                963
  Surplus                                         1,000              1,000
  Retained earnings                               6,537              6,410
  Net Unrealized gain (loss) on securities           10                 43
       Total shareholders' equity                 8,510              8,416

       Total liabilities and shareholders'
          equity                       $         77,269        $     75,455
<FN>









          See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements<PAGE>
            FIRST NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                 (Unaudited)
              (In thousands of dollars, except per share data)


</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Three Months Ended
                                                     March 31,        
                                                 1996         1995   
<S>                                            <C>            <C>
Interest Income             
  Interest and fees on loans                   $1,115       $  905
  Interest and dividends on securities:     
     Taxable                                      266          368
     Tax-exempt                                    54           62
  Interest on Federal funds sold                   42           37
     Total interest income                      1,477        1,372

Interest Expense
  Interest on deposits                            571          508

     Net interest income                          906          864

Provision for loan losses                           0            0

     Net interest income after provision
       for loan losses                            906          864

Other income
  Service fees                                     49           47
  Insurance commissions                             5            3
  Securities gains                                  1            0
  Other income                                     39           44
                                                   94           94

Other expense
  Salaries and employee benefits                  361          348
  Net occupancy expense                            49           56
  Equipment rental, depreciation and maintenance   56           35
  Other operating expenses                        263          346
                                                  729          785

Income before income taxes                        271          173

  Income tax expense                               82           46

     Net income                              $    189  $       127

Earnings per common share (Note 5)           $   0.99  $      0.66

Dividends per common share                   $   0.33  $      0.30
<FN>


          See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements<PAGE>
            FIRST NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                 (Unaudited)
                          (In thousands of dollars)

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                Three Months Ended
                                                     March 31,        
                                                1996         1995   
<S>                                           <C>          <C> 
Balance, beginning of period                 $ 8,416     $  7,311 

  Net income                                     189          127 

  Cash dividends declared                        (63)         (58)       

  Change in net unrealized (loss) on
     securities available for sale               (32)         268  

Balance, end of period                       $ 8,510    $   7,648 

<FN>




























          See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements<PAGE>
  
          FIRST NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (Unaudited)
                          (In thousands of dollars)

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,        
                                                         1996   1995
<S>                                                      <C>     <C>        
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Net income                                           $  189    $127 
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
    provided by (used in) operating activities:
     Depreciation                                          38      34 
     Provision for loan losses                              0       0 
     Amortization of security premiums (accretion) of
        security discounts, net                             3      (3)
     (Increase) Decrease accrued interest receivable      160     240 
     (Increase) Decrease in other assets                 (176)   (197)
     Increase (Decrease) in other liabilities              89      66 
     Net cash provided by operating activities            303     267 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities held
     to maturity                                        1,272      0 
  Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities         
     available for sale                                 1,500  4,500 
  Principal payments received on securities held to
     maturity                                               0      0 
  Purchases of securities held to maturity                  0   (1,953)
  Purchases of securities available for sale              (10)     0 
  Principal collected on (loans made to) customers, net   182   (1,023)
  Purchases of bank premises and equipment               (172)     (70)
  Proceeds from sale of other real estate                   0        0 

     Net cash provided by investing activities          2,772    1,454 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Net increase (decrease) in demand deposits, NOW
     and savings accounts                               1,327   (1,483)
  Proceeds from sales of (payments for matured)
     time deposits, net                                   300   (1,347)
  Dividends paid                                          (58)     (77)

     Net cash (used in) financing activities            1,569   (2,907)

     Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   4,644   (1,186)

Cash and cash equivalents:
  Beginning                                           $ 3,614 $  5,441 

0  Ending                                             $ 8,258 $  4,255 

                                 (Continued)<PAGE>
            FIRST NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - Continued
                                 (Unaudited)
                          (In thousands of dollars)


</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,        
                                                       1996            1995   
<S>                                                    <C>           <C>       
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
  Cash payments for:
     Interest paid to depositors                     $  503        $  503

     Income taxes                                    $  131        $    0



SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

  Dividends declared and unpaid                      $   63        $   58




































          See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements<PAGE>
            FIRST NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

            NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                 (Unaudited)

Note 1.     Basis of Presentation
       The accounting and reporting policies of First National Bankshares
       Corporation and Subsidiary (the "Company") conform to generally accepted
       accounting principles and to general policies within the financial
       services industry.  The preparation of financial statements in
       conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires
       management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
       amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
       liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
       amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual
       results could differ from those estimates.  The consolidated statements
       include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary,
       First National Bank.  All significant intercompany balances and
       transactions have been eliminated. The information contained in the
       consolidated financial statements is unaudited except where indicated.
       In the opinion of management, all adjustments for a fair presentation
       of the results of the interim periods have been made.  All such
       adjustments were of a normal, recurring nature.  The results of
       operations for the three months ended March 31, 1996 are not
       necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. 
       The consolidated financial statements and notes included herein should be
       read in conjunction with the Company's 1995 audited financial statements
       and Form 10-K.


Note 2.     Securities
       The amortized cost, unrealized gains, unrealized losses and estimated
       fair values of securities at March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995 are
       summarized as follows (in thousands):


</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      March 31, 1996           
                                                          Estimated
                                Amortized   Unrealized    Unrealized   Fair    
                                  Cost        Gains         Losses    Value   
       <S>                          <C>         <C>           <C>       <C>  
       Held to maturity:
         Taxable:
         U.S. Treasury Securities $  2,001  $    3        $    3     $   2,001
         U.S. Government Agencies           
            and corporations         5,226      13            26         5,213
         Corporate Debt Securities     500       0            10            490
            Total Taxable            7,727      16            39         7,704

         Tax Exempt:
         State & political
            subdivisions             4,516      49            25         4,540

         Total securities held
            to maturity           $ 12,243  $   65          $ 64      $ 12,244<PAGE>



            NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                                March 31, 1996      
                                                                     Estimated
                                    Amortized  Unrealized   Unrealized  Fair    
                                    Cost          Gains       Losses    Value   
       <S>                               <C>       <C>          <C>     <C>
       Available for Sale:
         Taxable:
         U.S. Treasury Securities    $    972  $    3       $    -      $ 975
         U.S. Government Agencies           
            and corporations            7,664      19            7      7,676
         Federal Reserve Bank Stock        57       -            -         57
         Federal Home Loan Bank Stock     242       -            -        242
                 Total Taxable          8,935      22            7      8,950

         Tax Exempt:
         Federal Reserve Bank Stock         2       -            -          2

         Total securities held to
             maturity                $  8,937  $   22       $    7   $  8,952



                                               December 31, 1995               
                                                                     Estimated
                                Amortized   Unrealized     Unrealized   Fair    
                                  Cost          Gains       Losses      Value   
       Held to maturity:
         Taxable:
         U.S. Treasury Securities  $  3,001    $   12    $     -      $  3,013
         U.S. Government Agencies           
            and corporations          5,496        33          9         5,520
         Corporate Debt Securities      500         -          6           494
            Total Taxable             8,997        45         15         9,027

         Tax Exempt:
         State & political
            subdivisions              4,517        74          9         4,582

         Total securities held
            to maturity            $ 13,514   $   119    $    24      $ 13,609


                                             December 31, 1995                  
                                                                     Estimated
                              Amortized     Unrealized   Unrealized    Fair    
                                  Cost          Gains      Losses     Value   
       Available for Sale:
         Taxable:
         U.S. Treasury Securities $  969     $   25      $    -         $ 994
         U.S. Government Agencies           
            and corporations       9,171         52           7         9,216
         Federal Home Loan Bank 
            Stock                    232         -            -          232
         Federal Reserve Bank Stock   57         -            -           57
            Total Taxable         10,429         77           7       10,499

         Tax Exempt:
         Federal Reserve Bank Stock    2          -           -            2

         Total securities held
            to maturity         $ 10,431     $   77      $   7     $  10,501




            NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The maturities, amortized cost and estimated fair values of the Company's
securities at March 31, 1996 are summarized as follows (in thousands):


                             Held to Maturity             Available for Sale    
                                      Estimated                      Estimated 
                            Amortized     Fair           Amortized      Fair    
                               Cost       Value             Cost       Value    
 <S>                             <C>       <C>             <C>         <C> 
 Due within 1 year               $2,385    $2,381          $5,525      $5,530
 Due after 1 but within 5 years   6,567     6,549           3,111       3,121
 Due after 5 but within 10 years  3,291     3,314               0           0
 Due after 10 years                   0         0             301         301

                               $ 12,243  $ 12,244          $8,937      $8,952

     
  The proceeds from sales and calls and maturities of securities, including
  principal payments received on mortgage-backed securities and the related
  gross gains and losses realized for the three month periods ended March 31,
  1996 and 1995 are as follows (in thousands):

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    Proceeds From         Gross Realized
                                 Calls and     Principal 
                            Sales  Maturities    Payments    Gains    Losses  
 <S>                             <C>  <C>         <C>        <C>      <C>
  Three months ended March 31, 1996
  Securities held to maturity  $  -   $1,272      $ -        $   -   $    -     
  Securities available for sale   -    1,500        -            -        -     
                               $  -   $2,772      $ -        $   -   $    -     

  Three months ended March 31, 1995:
  Securities held to maturity  $  -   $ -         $ -        $   -    $   -     
  Securities available for sale   -    4,500        -            -        -     
                               $  -   $4,500      $ -        $   -    $   -     


Note 3.     Loans
       Total loans as of March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995 are summarized as
       follows (in thousands):

                                                March 31,         December 31,
                                                  1996               1995       
       Commercial, financial and agricultural   $13,015            $ 13,135 
       Real estate - construction                 1,640               2,020 
       Real estate - mortgage                    23,705              23,430 
       Installment loans to individuals           6,435               6,522 
       Other                                      1,591               1,571 
         Total loans                             46,386              46,678 

       Less unearned income                        (189)               (262)
         Total loans net of unearned income      46,197              46,416 

       Less allowance for loan losses              (606)               (643)
            Loans, net                          $45,591            $ 45,773 





            NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 4.     Allowance for Loan Losses
       Analyses of the allowance for loan losses are presented below (in
       thousands) for the three month periods ended March 31, 1996 and 1995:

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
                                                      Three Months Ended  
                                                            March 31,          
                                                    1996            1995    
      <S>                                            <C>            <C>
       Balance, beginning of period                $  643         $  853
  
         Loans charged off                            (61)          (117)
         Recoveries                                    24             25
            Net losses                                (37)          ( 92)

         Provision for loan losses                      0              0

       Balance, end of period                      $  606         $  761
<FN>


Note 5.     Commitments and Contingencies
       In January of 1996, the Company received permission from its regulatory
       authority to open a branch in Charleston, West Virginia.  This branch is
       to be located in Laidley Towers, a 16-story high-rise office building in
       downtown Charleston.

       As part of this branch expansion, the Company entered into a 10-year non-
       cancelable lease agreement with the building owners calling for monthly
       rental payments in the amount of $8,497.50.  The total cost of
       rennovation and buildout of the space is expected to approximate the
       buildout allowance from the Lessor, with only minimal leasehold
       improvement expenditures anticipated by the Company.  Major components
       of this lease, dated March 11, 1996, between Laidley Developers Limited
       Partnership and First National Bank include:

       Leased Premises - The amount of leased space is defined as 4,532 square
       feet of Rentable Area.

       Term - The term of the lease shall commence in May, 1996, or upon
       substantial completion of space rennovations and shall expire 120 months
       thereafter.

       Extension of Term - The lessee shall have the option to extend this lease
       for two (2) consecutive periods of sixty (60) months each subject to the
       same terms and conditions of the original lease.  Base rent will be at
       the market rate for comparable space in the Building prevailing at the
       time of such renewal, but shall not be less than $22.50 per square foot.

       Base Rent Amount - The monthly lease amount shall be $8,497.50 payable in
       advance on the first day of each month.  The Lessee also agrees to pay to
       the Lessor, as additional rent, any operating expense differential in
       excess of the allowed $6.50 per square foot of rentable area (this
       equates to a $29,458.00 annual operating expense allowance). "Operating
       expense" is defined as any expense incurred by Lessor for any calendar
       year in connection with the operation, management, servicing, maintenance
       and repair of the Building as determined in accordance with generally
       accepted accounting principles, property taxes, insurance and any tax
       imposed upon gross receipt of rents, but shall not include: depreciation
       provision, interest on indebtedness, income taxes, dividends or other
       expenses not directly related to the operations of the Building.

       Utilities and Service - Lessor shall provide: 
         a) Normal air conditioning and heating during all normal business
            hours.
         b) Hot and cold water, twenty-four hours a day at those points of
            supply provided for general use by other tenants in the Building.
         c) Janitorial service in and about the Building and the Leased Premises
            five days per week, including periodic window washing.
         d) Passenger elevator service
         e) Building directory in main lobby with name and address of tenant.
         f) Electrical service available 24-hours a day.
         g) Access to loading dock during all Normal Business Hours.
         h) Security to the Building during weekends and after Normal Business
            Hours during the week.  However, lessor is not liable to lessee for
            theft or burglary or for damages done by unauthorized persons in the
            Building.

       Maintenance and Repairs -  Lessor shall be required to make only those
       repairs and maintenance required for normal maintenance operations and
       such additional maintenance as may be necessary because of damage by
       persons other than the Lessee.  The Lessee will, at its own cost and
       expense, repair or replace any damage done to the Building done by the
       Lessee or Lessee's agents, employees, invitees or visitors.

       Assignment or Sublease - Lessee does not have the right to assign or
       sublease the leased premises without prior written consent of Lessor.

       Future Minimum Rental Payments - Future minimum lease payments are
       estimated as follows:

</TABLE>
<TABLE>

         Year Ending   
         December 31,                 Amount    
            <C>                      <C>
            1996               $     59,482.50
            1997                    101,970.00
            1998                    101,970.00
            1999                    101,970.00
            2000                    101,970.00
            2001                    101,970.00
            2002                    101,970.00
            2003                    101,970.00
            2004                    101,970.00
            2005                    101,970.00
            2006                     42,487.50
                 Total           $1,019,700.00
     

Note 6.     Earnings Per Share
       Earnings per common share are computed based on the weighted-average
       shares outstanding.  For the three month periods ended March 31, 1996
       and 1995, the weighted-average common shares outstanding was 192,500. 

<PAGE>
                   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following is a discussion and analysis focused on significant changes in the
financial condition and results of operations of First National Bankshares
Corporation (the "Company" or "Bankshares"), and its subsidiary, First National
Bank.  This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and notes accompanying this analysis.

EARNINGS SUMMARY
The Company reported net income of $189,000 for the three months ended March 31,
1996 compared to $127,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 1995, representing a
49% increase.  The increase in quarterly earnings was primarily attributable to
increased net interest income and decreased non-interest expense, net of
applicable income taxes.  See NET INTEREST INCOME, NON-INTEREST EXPENSE AND 
INCOME TAXES sections which follow for further discussion of these items.

Earning per common share were $0.99 for the quarter ended March 31, 1996
compared to the $0.66 reported for the first quarter of 1995.  An analysis
of the contribution of each major component of the statement of income to
earnings per share is presented in the following chart for the three month
periods ended March 31, 1996 and 1995.

</TABLE>
<TABLE>

                                                      Three Months Ended        
                                                           March 31,           
                                                                  
                                                                    Increase
                                                   1996     1995  (Decrease)
<S>                                                <C>      <C>      <C>
Interest income                                  $  7.67 $   7.13   $ 0.54 
Interest expense                                    2.96     2.64      0.32 
  Net interest income                               4.71     4.49      0.22 
Provision for loan losses                           0.00     0.00      0.00 
  Net interest income after  
      provision for loan losses                     4.71     4.49      0.22 
Non-interest income                                 0.49     0.49      0.00 
Non-interest expense                                3.79     4.08     (0.29)
  Income before income taxes                        1.41     0.90      0.51 
Income tax expense                                  0.42     0.24      0.18 
     Net income                                   $ 0.99   $ 0.66     $0.33 
<FN>

The Company's annualized return on average assets (ROA) for the first quarter of
1996 was 0.99% compared to 0.67% for the first quarter of 1995.  Annualized
return on average shareholders' equity (ROE) was 8.87% for the first quarter of
1996 compared to 6.77% in the first quarter of 1995.


NET INTEREST INCOME
The most significant component of The Company's net earnings is net interest
income, which represents the excess of interest income earned on earning assets
over the interest expense paid for sources of funds.  Net interest income is
affected by changes in volume resulting from growth and alteration of the
balance sheet's composition, as well as by fluctuations in market interest rates
and maturities of sources and uses of funds.

For purposes of this discussion, net interest income is presented on a fully
tax-equivalent basis to enhance the comparability of the performance of
tax-exempt tofully taxable earning assets.  For the periods ended March 31, 1996
and 1995, thetax-equivalent adjustment was $29,000 and $32,000, respectively.

The Company's net interest income on a fully tax-equivalent basis totalled
$934,000 for the three month period ended March 31, 1996 compared to $896,000
for the same period of 1995, representing an increase of $38,000 or 4.2%. 
The Company's net annualized yield on interest earning assets increased slightly
to 5.2% for the three months ended March 31, 1996, from 5.0% for the same period
of 1995.

The increase in the yield on earning assets is primarily due to the allocation
of funds previously invested in securities into higher yielding loans.
During the first quarter of 1996, loans yielded an average of 9.7% while
securities' tax equivalent yield was 6.1%.  The cost of interest bearing
liabilities increased slightly, with 1996's annualized cost being 3.9% versus
the previous year's 3.5%. This increase is due to slightly higher interest rates
paid on time deposits during 1996 versus 1995's levels.  These higher rates are
a direct result of a certificate of deposit promotion during late 1995, which
offered slightly higher rates that the Company's typical CD rates.  It was the
Company's intention to test its ability to increase its deposit base by offering
this one-week promotion.  Substantially all of the resulting certificates of
deposit will mature in July of 1996.   Further analysis of The Company's yields
on interest earning assets and interest earning liabilities and changes in its
net interest income are presented on the following pages in TABLE I and
TABLE II.


PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES AND ASSET QUALITY
The provision for loan losses represents charges to earnings necessary to
maintain an adequate allowance for potential future loan losses.  Management's
determination of the appropriate level of the allowance is based on an ongoing
analysis of credit quality and loss potential in the loan portfolio, actual loan
loss experience relative to the size and characteristics of the loan portfolio,
change in the composition and risk characteristics of the loan portfolio and the
anticipated influence of national and local economic conditions.  The adequacy
of the allowance for loan losses is reviewed quarterly and adjustments are made
as considered necessary.

The provision for loan losses totalled $0 for the first quarter of 1996, the
same level that was recorded during the first quarter of 1995.  The lack of a
provision in these quarters was primarily the result of management's general
strengthening of the Company's loan underwriting standards, as well as  a
reduction in the level of past due loans.

The allowance for loan losses was $606,000 at March 31, 1996 compared to
$643,000 at December 31, 1995.  Expressed as a percentage of loans (net of
unearned income), the allowance for loan losses was 1.33% at March 31, 1996
compared to 1.40% at December 31, 1995.  Loans charged-off, net of recoveries of
previously charged-off loans, totalled $37,000 and $92,000 for the three months
ended March 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.  See Note 4 of the notes to the
condensed consolidated financial statements for an analysis of the activity in
the Company's allowance for loan losses for the three month periods ended March 
31, 1996 and 1995.

Non-accrual loans declined 31.6% to $389,000 as of March 31, 1996, compared to
$569,000 as of March 31, 1995.  The Company places into non-accrual status those
loans which the full collection of principal and interest are unlikely or which
are past due 90 or more days, unless the loans are adequately secured and in the
process of collection.  The decrease in the level of non-accrual loans is
attributed to the charge-off of several credits deemed uncollectible and the
Company's enhanced loan collection policies and procedures.<PAGE>
           


                                    TABLE I

                          AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET AND
                        NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS
                          (In thousands of dollars)


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                           Three Months Ended         Three Months Ended        
                             March 31, 1996             March 31, 1995         
                        Average             Yield/   Average             Yield/ 
                         Balance Interest(1)  Rate   Balance  Interest(1) Rate  
<S>                       <C>       <C>       <C>    <C>       <C>        <C> 
INTEREST EARNING ASSETS
  Loans                   $46,137   $1,115     9.7% $ 39,527 $  905        9.2%

  Securities:
     Taxable               18,247      266     5.8    24,923    368        5.9  
     Tax-exempt             4,517       82     7.3     5,019     94        7.5  
       Total securities    22,764      348     6.1    29,942    462        6.2  

  Federal funds sold        3,343       42     5.0     2,853     37        5.2  

       Total interest earning 
         assets            72,244    1,505     8.3    72,322  1,404        7.8  

NON-INTEREST EARNING ASSETS
  Cash and due from bank    2,155                     2,032 
  Bank premises and
     equipment              1,028                     1,127 
  Other assets              1,217                     1,496 
  Allowance for llosses      (624)                     (835) 

       Total assets       $76,020                  $ 76,142

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
  Demand deposits         $12,575       84     2.7 $ 11,507       75       2.6 
  Savings deposits         19,439      172     3.6   23,209      190       3.3 
  Time deposits            25,772      315     4.9   23,962      243       4.1 
     Total interest
       bearing liabilities 57,786      571     3.9   58,678      508       3.5 

NON-INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
  AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
     Demand deposits       8,640                      9,079
     Other liabilities     1,070                        885
     Shareholders' equity  8,524                      7,500

      Total liabilities and
      shareholders' equity $76,020               $   76,142

       NET INTEREST 
         EARNINGS           $  934                $     896

NET YIELD ON INTEREST EARNING 
  ASSETS                                     5.2%                          5.0%
<FN>


(1) - Calculated on a fully tax-equivalent basis using the rate of 34% for
      1996 and 1995.<PAGE>
                                  TABLE II

                   CHANGES IN INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE
             DUE TO CHANGES IN AVERAGE VOLUME AND INTEREST RATES
                          (In thousands of dollars)

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                                                      Three Months Ended      
                                            March 31, 1996 vs. March 31, 1995   
                                                    Increase (Decrease)        
                                                    Due to Changes in:         
                                         Volume(1)  Rate(1)   Total    
<S>                                         <C>      <C>     <C>
INTEREST EARNING ASSETS
  Loans                                   $  158  $   52  $   210

  Securities:
     Taxable                                 (97)     (5)    (102)
     Tax-exempt (2)                           (9)     (3)     (12)
       Total securities                     (106)     (8)    (114)

  Federal funds sold                           6      (1)       5

     Total interest earning assets            58      43      101

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
  Demand deposits                              7       2        9
  Savings deposits                           (33)     15      (18)
  Time deposits                               19      53       72

     Total interest bearing liabilities       (7)     70       63

       NET INTEREST EARNINGS              $   65  $  (27)  $   38
<FN>

(1) -  The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated
       between the factors in proportion to the relationship of the absolute
       dollar amounts of the change in each.

(2) -  Calculated on a fully tax-equivalent basis using the rate of 34%.

<PAGE>
A summary of the Company's past due loans and non-performing assets is provided
in the following table.


             SUMMARY OF PAST DUE LOANS AND NONPERFORMING ASSETS
                          (in thousands of dollars)

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<TABLE>
                                         March 31,               December 31,
                                      1996        1995               1995      
<S>                                      <C>       <C>               <C> 
Loans past due 90 or more days
  still accruing interest            $    0         0             $   0

Nonperforming assets:
  Nonaccruing loans                  $  389    $  569             $ 375
  Other real estate owned                 5         0                10
                                     $  394    $  569             $ 385



NON-INTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income includes revenues for all sources other than interest income
and yield related loan fees.  For the three month period ended March 31, 1996,
non-interest income totalled $94,000, the same level that was recorded during
the first quarter of 1995.  Stated as a percentage of average assets,
non-interest income was 0.12% for both the first quarter of 1996 and 1995.  A
slight decrease in trust income was offset by a 4.2% increase in general service
fees and a 66% increase in insurance commissions from $3,000 to $5,000.


NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Non-interest expense comprises overhead costs which are not related to interest
expense or to losses from loans or securities.  As of March 31, 1996, the
Company's non-interest expense totalled $729,000, representing a decrease of
$56,000 over the non-interest expense incurred in the first quarter of 1995. 
Expressed as a percentage of average assets, non-interest expense decreased to
0.96% at March 31, 1996, from 1.03% at March 31, 1995.

Salaries and employee benefits are The Company's largest non-interest cost,
representing approximately 49% and 44% of total non-interest expense at
March 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively.  Salaries and employee benefits increased
$13,000, or 3.7% as of March 31, 1996 compared to March 31, 1995.  This increase
is primarily due to general merit and promotion-related pay increases.
Equipment rental, depreciation and maintenance expense increased by 60% to
$56,000 from $35,000.  This is largely due to general repair and maintenance
tasks undertaken by the Company due to a severe flood which impacted the Bank 
in January of 1996. Other operating expenses declined by $83,000, or 24%, during
the first quarter of 1996.  This decrease in other expenses was  due to a
general decrease in FDIC insurance premiums (which was recognized industry-
wide), and a one-time legal settlement during the first quarter of 1995 which
was a one-time, non-recurring expense.


INCOME TAXES
The Company's income tax expense, which includes both Federal and State income
taxes, totalled $82,000 for the three month period ended March 31, 1996,
reflecting a $36,000 increase when compared to the same period of 1995,
principally due to an increased level of taxable earnings.  Income tax expense
equalled 30% and 27% of income before taxes at March 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively.  For financial reporting purposes, income tax expense does not
equal the Federal statutory income tax rate of 34% when applied to pre-tax
income, primarily because of State income taxes and tax-exempt interest income
included in income before income taxes. 




FINANCIAL CONDITION
The Company's total assets were $77,269,000 at March 31, 1996, compared to
$75,455,000 at December 31, 1995, representing an increase of $1,814,000 or
2.4%. This increase is due largely to increase interest-bearing demand deposits
and the corresponding increase in Fed Funds sold, which may be of a temporary
nature.  The Bank's core deposits, however, have remained relatively stable.

The Bank's total securities portfolio decreased by $2,820,000 or 12% from
December 31, 1995.  This decline is due to typical maturities and calls, as well
as amortization of premiums paid.  A summary of the Company's securities
portfolio (both held-to-maturity and available-for-sale) is included as Note 2
to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Loans, net of unearned income, remained relatively stable during the first
quarter of 1996, decreasing only $182,000, or 0.3% from the year-end 1995 level.
A summary of the Bank's loans by category is included as Note 3 to the
condensed consolidated financial statements.

Total deposits increased to $67,793,000 as of March 31, 1996, from $66,166,000
at December 31, 1995.  As stated above, this increase was centered in
interest-bearing deposit accounts.


LIQUIDITY AND INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT
Liquidity reflects The Company's ability to ensure the availability of adequate
funds to meet loan commitments and deposit withdrawals, as well as provide for
other Company transactional requirements.  Liquidity is provided primarily by
funds invested in cash and due from banks and Federal funds sold, which totalled
$8,258,000 at March 31, 1996 versus $3,614,000 at December 31, 1995.  The
Company's liquidity position is monitored continuously to ensure that day-to-day
as well as anticipated future funding needs are met.

Further enhancing the Company's liquidity is the availability as of March 31,
1996 of $7,911,000 in securities maturing within one year.  Also, The Company
has classified in accordance with SFAS No. 115 securities with an estimated fair
value totalling $8,952,000 as available for sale in response to an unforeseen
need for liquidity.

Management is not aware of any trends, commitments, events or uncertainties that
have resulted in or are reasonably likely to result in a material change to the
Company's liquidity.

Interest rate risk represents the volatility in earnings and market values of
interest earning assets and liabilities resulting from changes in market rates.
The Company seeks to minimize interest rate risk through asset/liability
management. The Company's principal asset/liability management strategy is gap
management.  Gap is the measure of the difference between the volume of
repricing interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities during given
time periods.  When the volume of repricing interest earning assets exceeds the
volume of repricing interest bearing liabilities, the gap is positive -- a 
condition which usually is favorable during a rising rate environment.  The
opposite case, a negative gap, generally is favorable during a falling rate
environment.  When the interest rate sensitivity gap is near zero, the impact of
interest rate risk is limited, for at this point changes in net interest income
are minimal regardless of whether interest rates are rising or falling.  An
analysis of the Company's current gap position is presented in TABLE III.<PAGE>

                                  TABLE III

                       INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY GAPS
                               March 31, 1996
                          (In thousands of dollars)


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                                         REPRICING (1)            
  
                         Within 3   3 to 6     6 to 12     After 
                          Months    Months      Months   12 Months     Total 
  
<S>                       <C>      <C>         <C>          <C>         <C> 
INTEREST EARNING ASSETS
  Loans, net of unearned
      income             $ 16,190 $ 3,416    $  6,553     $  19,432  $   45,591
  Securities                1,000   4,000       1,385        14,810     21,195
  Federal funds sold         6,116     -           -            -        6,116
     Total interest
      earning assets        23,306  7,416       7,938        34,242     72,902

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
  Demand deposits           13,462     -           -            -       13,462
  Savings deposits          19,962     -           -            -       19,962
  Time deposits              7,746  6,885       4,166         7,213     26,010
    Total interest
      bearing liabilities   41,170  6,885       4,166         7,213     59,434
 
    Contractual interest
      sensitivity gap      (17,864)   531       3,772        27,029     13,468

  Adjustment (2)            33,424     -      (33,424)          -          - 
    

    Adjusted interest
      sensitivity gap    $  15,560 $  531  $  (29,652)     $ 27,029   $ 13,468

    Cumulative adjusted interest 
       sensitivity gap     $15,560 $16,091  $ (13,561)    $  13,468
    Cumulative adjusted
       gap ratio              3.01    2.10       0.74          1.23

     Cumulative adjusted gap as a
         percent of earning 
          assets             21.34%  22.07%    (18.60%)       18.47%
<FN>
(1) -  Repricing on a contractual basis unless otherwise noted.

(2) -  Adjustment to approximate the actual repricing of interest bearing demand
       deposits and savings accounts based upon historical experience.

On a contractual repricing basis, the Company is negatively gapped by
($17,864,000) over the less than three month time frame.  Included within this
time period are $33,424,000 in interest bearing demand deposits and savings
accounts which on a contractual basis are immediately repriceable.  However,
based on historical experience, the repricing of these deposit balances tends to
lag, at a minimum, six months behind changes in market interest rates.  For this
reason, TABLE III reflects an adjustment to compensate for the time lag in the
repricing of these deposits. After this adjustment, the table reflects a
positive gap in the less than three month time frame of $15,560,000. 


CAPITAL RESOURCES
Maintenance of a strong capital position is a continuing goal of The Company's
management.  Through management of its capital resources, the Company seeks to
provide an attractive financial return to its shareholders while retaining
sufficient capital to support future growth.

Total shareholders' equity at March 31, 1996 was $8,510,000 compared to 
$8,416,000 at December 31, 1995, representing an increase of $94,000.  This
increase is due entirely to increases in retained earnings and was offset by a
$33,000 decrease in the net unrealized gain on securities classified as
available for sale.  Total shareholders' equity expressed as a percentage of
total assets remained at approximately 11% at March 31, 1996, which is
consistent with December 31, 1995's level.  Cash dividends totalling $63,000, or
$0.33 per share were declared during the first quarter of 1996 versus dividends
of $58,000, or $0.30 per share, during the first quarter of 1995.  These payout
levels represented approximately 33% and 45% of the Company's year-to-date
earnings for the three-month periods ended March 31, 1996 and 1995,
respectively.

As a Bank Holding Company, The Company is subject to the Federal Reserve Board's
risk-based capital guidelines.  Such guidelines provide for relative weighting
of both on and off-balance sheet items (such as loan commitments and standby
letters of credit) based on their perceived degree of risk.  At March 31, 1996,
the Company continues to exceed each of the regulatory risk-based capital
requirements as shown in the following table:

                          RISK-BASED CAPITAL RATIOS
                               March 31, 1996

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<TABLE>
                                                   Minimum   
                                          Actual   Requirement 
     <S>                                 <C>      <C>
     Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio      16.6%    4.0%     
     Total risk-based capital ratio       17.7%    8.0%     
     Leverage ratio                       11.2%    3.0%     


Improved operating results and a consistent dividend program, coupled with an
effective management of credit and interest rate risk will be the key elements
towards the Company continuing to maintain its present strong capital position
in the future.

BRANCH MATTERS
The Bank received approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in
January, 1996, to open a branchfacility in Charleston, West Virginia. 
Management  anticipates opening the facility by early summer of 1996 in leased
space at Laidley Tower, a high-rise office building in downtown Charleston.
Concurrent with the application for a Charleston branch, the Bank withdrew its
previous application for a Huntington, West Virginia branch, which had been
approved in January of 1995.  See Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial
statements for more information.

The Bank has historically leased its branch banking facility on Route 219 North
in Lewisburg, West Virginia, from two Company Directors.  The lease term began
April 1, 1986, and ran for a period of 10 years, expiring in March of 1996.  In
January of 1996, Bank Management and the Board of Directors opted to renegotiate
the lease in anattempt to reduce the annual cost to the Bank, as well as to
evaluate other branch options.  Negotiations did not result in a mutually
satisfactory agreement, and the Board of Directors voted not to renew the
existing lease, but tocommence with the purchase of land and the construction of
a new branch location.  The lease is to be continued on a month-to-month basis
until a new location is constructed.  Current plans call for the construction of
a new facility on Route 219 North, approximately 1 mile north of the current
location.  On May 3, 1996, the Company exercised an option to purchased
approximately 2 acres of land on Route 219, North at a contract price of
$190,000. Construction plans and budgets for the new branch location have not
been finalized, however it is estimated thatthe annual expense of this facility
will be substantially less than the expenses on the current branch location.

STOCK OPTION PLAN
On March 26, 1996, the Board of Directors approved an incentive stock option
plan to provide a method whereby key employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries who are responsible for the management, growth, and protection of
the business, and who are making substantial contributions to the success and
profitability of the business, may be encouraged to acquire a stock ownership in
the Company, thus creating a proprietary interest in the business and providing
them with greater incentive to continue in the service of and to promote the
interest of the Company and its stockholders.  The incentive stock option plan
was approved by the shareholders on April 25, 1996.  Accordingly, the Company
will from time to time during the effective period of the plan, grant to the
employees selected in the manner provided in the plan options to purchase shares
of the common stock of the Company subject to certain conditions specified in
the plan.  The maximum number of shares eligible under this plan is 5.0% of the
current outstanding common shares, or 9,625 shares of the Company's common
stock. No options have yet been granted.<PAGE>


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


  Item 1. Legal Proceedings
       None


  Item. 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     The annual meeting of shareholders of First National Bankshares Corporation
     was held on April 25, 1996.  A total of 136,063 shares, or 70.7% of
     outstainding shares, were voted, with 120,028 represented by proxy and
     16,035 represented in person.  At this meeting, the following business was
     transacted.

     a)  The following individuals were elected to serve as Company directors
         for a three-year term expiring in 1999:
                                      Number of Votes Cast               
                                  For         Against  Abstaining  

         S. Elwood Bare           132,963         0     3,100
         Ronald B. Snyder         132,963         0     3,100
         Richard E. Ford          132,963         0     3,100

     b)  The accounting firm of Arnett & Foster of Charleston, WV was approved
         by the shareholders as the Company's accounting firm. 136,013 shares
         voted for this appointment and 50 shares abstained.  No votes were cast
         against this motion.

     c)  An incentive stock option plan (as more fully described in Management's
         Discussion and Analysis under the heading "Stock Option Plan") was
         approved by the shareholders.  124,141 shares voted  for this plan,
         11,392 shares voted against the plan, and 530 shares abstained from
         voting on this matter.

     d)  No other matters were voted upon by the shareholders at this meeting.


  Item 5. Other Information
       None


  Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     a.  There are no exhibits included in this filing.

     b.  The Company did not file any Form 8-K, Current Reports during the
         quarter ended March 31, 1996.

<PAGE>
                                 SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements 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.







                                      FIRST NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORPORATION
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                       By      /S/  L. Thomas Bulla                        
                                                            L. Thomas Bulla
                                      President and Chief Executive Officer
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                        By      /S/ Keith E. Morgan                        
                                       Keith E. Morgan, Secretary & Treasurer




Date:   May 03, 1996   


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                                0
                                          0
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