---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-020091"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NKSH"
cik: "0000796534"
company_name: "NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC"
filed_at: "2024-06-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T04:56:39.549714+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# National Bankshares appoints Alan J. Sweet to board, expands to 14 directors

## Summary
- Alan J. Sweet appointed as director effective June 12, 2024.
- Sweet had served as President & CEO of Frontier Community Bank since October 2010.
- Board size increased from 13 to 14 via adoption of bylaw amendment to Article II, Section 2.2.
- F. Brad Denardo remains Chairman, President and CEO.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-020091
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NKSH
- cik: 0000796534
- company_name: NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC
- filed_at: 2024-06-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796534/000143774924020091/0001437749-24-020091-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796534/000143774924020091/nksh20240610_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-020091
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-020091.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-020091.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Alan J. Sweet was appointed as director at NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On June 12, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Alan J. Sweet as a new director of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796534/000143774924020091/0001437749-24-020091-index.htm

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