EX-32.2 6 ex32_2.htm EXHIBITS 32.2 TRAYNHAM CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of American National Bankshares Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended December 31, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, William W. Traynham, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ William W. Traynham

William W. Traynham

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

April 29, 2014