Grayson Bankshares (Grayson Bankshares) Non Interest Income : $2.82 Mil (As of Dec. 2011)

Grayson Bankshares, Inc. was incorporated as a Virginia corporation on February 3, 1992. It is a bank holding company for The Grayson National Bank (the Bank). National Bank 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. The Bank's lending services include real estate, commercial, agricultural and consumer loans. 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. 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. 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. As a bank holding company, the Company is subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (BHCA) and the examination and reporting requirements of the Federal Reserve.