8-K

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Conditions

PRESS RELEASE: On December 15, 2009, National Bancshares Corporation
issued a press release containing information regarding the
declaration of quarterly dividends. A copy of the press release
is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated into this report by reference.

The information in this Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto
shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) or otherwise
subject to the liability of that Section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth
by specific reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01 Exhibits
99.1 National Bancshares Corporation press release dated December 15, 2009.




	Signatures

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

		National Bancshares Corporation


Date:  December 15, 2009

/s/ David C. Vernon
David C. Vernon
President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-1

Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:
December 15, 2009
Company:
National Bancshares Corporation
112 West Market Street
Orrville, Ohio 44667
Contact:
David C. Vernon
President and CEO
Phone:
330.682.1010
Fax:
330.682.4644

NATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION DECLARES FOURTH QUARTER DIVIDEND

ORRVILLE, Ohio, September 15, 2009 ~ The Board of Directors of National
Bancshares Corporation (OTC: NBOH) today declared a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.08 per share for the fourth quarter 2009.  This
dividend is payable on January 15, 2010 to shareholders of record
as of December 31, 2009.



National Bancshares Corporation is the holding company for First
National Bank a federally chartered national bank formed in Ohio
in 1881. First National Bank has fourteen offices in Orrville,
Wooster, Massillon, Apple Creek, Dalton, Kidron, Lodi, Mt. Eaton,
Seville, Smithville and Fairlawn. Additional information is available
at www.discoverfirstnational.com.



Forward-looking Statements: This press release contains
forward-looking statements as referenced in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are
necessarily subject to many risks and uncertainties. A number
of things could cause actual results to differ materially from
those indicated by the forward-looking statements. These include
factors such as changes in the competitive marketplace, changes in
the interest rate environment, economic conditions, changes in the
regulatory environment, changes in business conditions and inflation,
risks associated with credit quality and other factors discussed
in the Companys filings with the Security and Exchange Commission,
including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements on the occurrence
of future events, the receipt of new information, or otherwise.