UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) . . . . . . September 8, 1999
First National Bankshares Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
West Virginia 33-14252 62-1306172
(State or other juris- (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Ident-
diction of corporation) ification No.)
One Cedar Street
Ronceverte, West Virginia 24970
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (304) 647-4500
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Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changes since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events
At a special meeting held on September 8, 1999, the shareholders of
First National Bankshares Corporation ("First National") voted to amend First
National's Articles of Incorporation, whereby the number of authorized shares
were increased to Ten Million (10,000,000) shares, changing the par value to
$1.00 per share, and effecting a 5 for 1 stock split for shareholders of record
as of September 8, 1999. A total of 121,332 shares, or 63% of outstanding
shares, were voted, with 120,087 represented by proxy and 1,245 represented in
person. A summary of the shares voted follows:
FOR 119,932
AGAINST 1,345
ABSTAINED 55
No other business was transacted at the special meeting.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
First National Bankshares Corporation
September 9, 1999 By /S/ L. Thomas Bulla
(Date) L. Thomas Bulla
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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