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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000796534-06-000013
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060308
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060308
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060308

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000796534
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				541375874
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-15204
		FILM NUMBER:		06672854

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 90002
		CITY:			BLACKSBURG
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			24062-9002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5405522011

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 SOUTH MAIN STREET
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 90002
		CITY:			BLACKSBURG
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			24062-9002
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                 --------------

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                                     OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                  -------------

Date of Report: March 8, 2006                   Commission File Number: 0-15204

                            National Bankshares, Inc.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


           Virginia                                    54-1375874
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(State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)


        101 Hubbard Street
        Blacksburg, VA 24060
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(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (540) 951-6300
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                                     <PAGE>


ITEM 8.01      OTHER EVENTS

        On March 8, 2006, National Bankshares, Inc. announced a 2-for-1 split of
the company's outstanding common stock for shareholders of record on March 20,
2006. The stock distribution date is March 31, 2006. A copy of a press release,
also dated March 8, 2006, announcing the stock split is attached as Exhibit
99.1.

Exhibit

        99.1   National Bankshares, Inc. Press Release dated March 8, 2006.



                                    SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                               NATIONAL BANKSHARES, INC.


Date:  March 8, 2006           By:     /s/ JAMES G. RAKES
                                    -------------------------------
                                       James G. Rakes
                                       Chairman
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer




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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACTS:      James G. Rakes, President & CEO  (540) 951-6236
               J. Robert Buchanan, Treasurer    (276) 979-0341


                            NATIONAL BANKSHARES, INC.
                              ANNOUNCES STOCK SPLIT

BLACKSBURG, VA, MARCH 8, 2006: National Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq Capital Market:
NKSH) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 2-for-1 split
of its common stock for those shareholders of record on March 20, 2006. The
stock distribution date is scheduled for March 31, 2006. The company's Chairman,
President and CEO James G. Rakes commented, "National Bankshares' Board of
Directors made a decision to split the stock in order to make the shares more
affordable to a broader range of potential investors. We also hope that the
stock split will increase liquidity in the trading of our shares."

        National Bankshares, Inc. is a financial holding company headquartered
in Blacksburg, Virginia. It is the parent company of the National Bank of
Blacksburg, Bank of Tazewell County and National Bankshares Financial Services,
Inc., and it offers banking, investment and insurance services from 26 locations
throughout Southwest Virginia. More information about the company is available
on its web site at www.nationalbankshares.com.

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