EX-32.1 4 ex32_1.htm EXHIBIT 32.1

Exhibit 32.1

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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of American National Bankshares Inc. (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Jeffrey V. Haley, Chief Executive 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/ Jeffrey V. Haley
Jeffrey V. Haley
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
August 9, 2013