Form 10-Q for period ended September 30, 2004

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2004

Commission File No. 0-20293

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Virginia		54-1598552
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

212 North Main Street

P.O. Box 446

Bowling Green, Virginia 22427

(Address of principal executive offices) (zipcode)

(804) 633-5031

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES x NO ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b–2 of the Exchange Act). YES x NO ¨

As of October 29, 2004, Union Bankshares Corporation had 8,708,548 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

September 30, 2004

INDEX


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PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - Financial Statements

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003	2

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003	5

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6- 13

	Independent Accountants’ Review Report	14

Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		15-28

Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		29-30

Item 4 – Controls and Procedures		31

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 – Legal Proceedings		32

Item 5b - Disclosure Regarding Nominating Committee Functions and Communications Between Security Holders and Boards of Directors		32

Item 6 - Exhibits		32

Signatures		33

PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in thousands, except share information)


	September 30, 2004		December 31, 2003
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and due from banks	$	34,508	$	28,708
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		3,154		2,077
Money market investments		135		137
Other interest-bearing deposits		2,598		—
Federal funds sold		871		10,050

Total cash and cash equivalents		41,266		40,972

Securities available for sale, at fair value		240,212		240,124

Loans held for sale		33,166		28,683

Loans, net of unearned income		1,233,234		878,267
Less allowance for loan losses		16,017		11,519

Net loans		1,217,217		866,748

Bank premises and equipment, net		39,975		26,528
Other real estate owned		14		444
Core deposit intangibles		10,029		4,925
Goodwill		31,312		864
Other assets		31,391		25,444

Total assets	$	1,644,582	$	1,234,732

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	231,009	$	147,129
Interest-bearing deposits:
NOW accounts		191,693		149,168
Money market accounts		185,930		104,911
Savings accounts		121,329		93,374
Time deposits of $100,000 and over		197,958		177,458
Other time deposits		368,336		328,437

Total interest-bearing deposits		1,065,246		853,348

Total deposits		1,296,255		1,000,477

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		46,845		42,602
Other short-term borrowings		5,000		—
Trust preferred capital notes		22,500		—
Long-term borrowings		103,062		66,208
Other liabilities		10,063		6,944

Total liabilities		1,483,725		1,116,231

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $2 par value. Authorized 24,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 8,708,317 , and 7,627,248 shares, respectively		17,417		15,254
Surplus		32,875		2,401
Retained earnings		104,209		94,102
Accumulated other comprehensive income		6,356		6,744

Total stockholders’ equity		160,857		118,501

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,644,582	$	1,234,732

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2004		2003		2004		2003
Interest and dividend income :
Interest and fees on loans	$	18,529	$	14,033	$	48,964	$	40,595
Interest on Federal funds sold		41		8		102		73
Interest on interest-bearing deposits in other banks		12		5		18		17
Interest on other interest-bearing deposits		15		—		21		—
Interest on money market investments		—		—		—		22
Interest and dividends on securities:
Taxable		2,004		1,855		5,738		6,201
Nontaxable		981		1,044		2,983		3,314

Total interest and dividend income		21,582		16,945		57,826		50,222

Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		5,144		4,908		14,736		15,030
Interest on Federal funds purchased		54		38		91		46
Interest on short-term borrowings		180		80		383		216
Interest on long-term borrowings		1,327		941		3,458		2,759

Total interest expense		6,705		5,967		18,668		18,051

Net interest income		14,877		10,978		39,158		32,171
Provision for loan losses		895		903		1,634		1,935

Net interest income after provision for loan losses		13,982		10,075		37,524		30,236

Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts		1,807		1,679		5,103		3,962
Other service charges, commissions and fees		802		635		2,374		1,891
Gains (losses) on securities transactions, net		44		—		47		(14	)
Gains on sales of loans		3,013		4,084		8,534		10,833
Gains on sales of other real estate owned and bank premises, net		—		10		79		27
Other operating income		432		275		920		871

Total noninterest income		6,098		6,683		17,057		17,570

Noninterest expenses:
Salaries and benefits		7,715		6,920		21,296		19,265
Occupancy expenses		958		687		2,459		1,985
Furniture and equipment expenses		930		669		2,518		1,861
Other operating expenses		4,389		2,683		10,985		7,392

Total noninterest expenses		13,992		10,959		37,258		30,503

Income before income taxes		6,088		5,799		17,323		17,303
Income tax expense		1,631		1,604		4,695		4,828

Net income	$	4,457	$	4,195	$	12,628	$	12,475

Basic net income per share	$	0.51	$	0.55	$	1.52	$	1.64
Diluted net income per share	$	0.51	$	0.55	$	1.51	$	1.63

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 AND 2003

(dollars in thousands)


	Common Stock			Surplus			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Comprehensive Income			Total
Balance - December 31, 2002	$	15,159		$	1,442		$	81,997		$	6,894					$	105,492
Comprehensive income:
Net income - for the nine months ended September 30, 2003								12,475					$	12,475			12,475
Unrealized holding losses arising during the period (net of tax, $434)														(841	)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (net of tax, $5)														9

Other comprehensive income (net of tax, $429)											(832	)		(832	)		(832	)

Total comprehensive income													$	11,643

Cash dividends - 2003 ($.29 per share)								(2,201	)								(2,201	)
Issuance of common stock under Dividend Reinvestment Plan (8,600 shares)		17			205			—									222
Stock repurchased under Stock Repurchase Plan (1,000 shares)		(2	)		(22	)											(24	)
Issuance of common stock under Incentive Stock Option Plan (20,370 shares)		41			203												244

Balance - September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)	$	15,215		$	1,828		$	92,271		$	6,062					$	115,376

Balance - December 31, 2003	$	15,254		$	2,401		$	94,102		$	6,744					$	118,501
Comprehensive income:
Net income - for the nine months ended September 30, 2004								12,628					$	12,628			12,628
Unrealized holding losses arising during the period (net of tax, ($193))														(357	)
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income (net of tax, $16)														(31	)

Other comprehensive loss (net of tax, ($209))											(388	)		(388	)		(388	)

Total comprehensive income													$	12,240

Cash dividends - 2004 ($.33 per share)								(2,521	)								(2,521	)
Issuance of common stock under Dividend Reinvestment Plan (8,543 shares)		17			238			—									255
Issuance of common stock under Incentive Stock Option Plan (48,636 shares)		98			568												666
Issuance of common stock for services rendered (1,134 shares)		2			34												36
Issuance of common stock in exchange for net assets in acquisition (1,022,756 shares)		2,046			29,634												31,680

Balance - September 30, 2004 (Unaudited)	$	17,417		$	32,875		$	104,209		$	6,356					$	160,857

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATIONS AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003

(dollars in thousands)


	2004			2003
Operating activities:
Net income	$	12,628		$	12,475
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash equivalents provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation of bank premises and equipment		2,159			1,475
Amortization		1,230			1,297
Provision for loan losses		1,634			1,935
(Gains)/losses on sales of securities available for sale		(47	)		14
Gains on sales of other real estate owned and bank premises, net		(79	)		(27	)
Increase in loans held for sale		(4,483	)		(856	)
Increase in other assets		(3,275	)		(3,419	)
Increase in other liabilities		989			2,000

Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities		10,756			14,894

Investing activities:
Purchase of securities available for sale		(67,795	)		(46,805	)
Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale		12,354			4,433
Proceeds from maturities and repayments of securities available for sale		74,361			73,562
Net increase in loans		(187,041	)		(122,269	)
Purchases of bank premises and equipment		(7,628	)		(5,845	)
Proceeds from sales of bank premises and equipment		—			15
Cash paid in bank acquisition		(23,235	)		—
Cash acquired in bank acquisition		16,701			—
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned		494			348

Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities		(181,789	)		(96,561	)

Financing activities:
Net increase in noninterest-bearing deposits		45,377			30,771
Net increase in interest-bearing deposits		65,917			60,791
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings		2,243			(8,020	)
Net increase in trust preferred capital notes		22,500			—
Net increase in long-term borrowings		36,854			4,279
Issuance of common stock		957			466
Purchase of common stock		—			(24	)
Cash dividends paid		(2,521	)		(2,201	)

Net cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities		171,327			86,062

Increase in cash and cash equivalents		294			4,395
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		40,972			46,402

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	41,266		$	50,797

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash payments for:
Interest	$	18,422		$	17,729
Income taxes	$	4,678		$	4,954

Transactions related to the acquisition of subsidiary:
Increase in assets and liabilities
Loans	$	165,062
Securities		19,931
Other Assets		39,220
Non-interest bearing deposits		38,503
Interest bearing deposits		145,981
Borrowings		7,000
Other liabilities		2,130
Issuance of common stock		31,680

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

September 30, 2004

1.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Union Bankshares Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”). Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The information contained in the financial statements is unaudited and does not include all of the information and footnotes required by auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) for complete financial statements. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented have been made. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K. If needed, certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

2.	MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

On May 1, 2004, Union Bankshares completed its acquisition of Guaranty Financial Corporation (Guaranty) headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. This acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. The total consideration paid to Guaranty stockholders in connection with the acquisition was approximately $54.9 million with approximately $22.7 million in cash and 1,023,000 shares of Union’s common stock. Guaranty transactions have been included in Union’s financial results since May 1, 2004. Acquired assets on May 1, 2004 totaled $248 million, including $167 million in loans and $184 million in deposits. As part of the purchase price allocation at May 1, 2004, Union recorded $5.8 million in core deposit intangible, and goodwill totaled approximately $30.4 million. Operating results for 2004 include net income from Guaranty of $798 thousand year to date (period from May 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004) and $464 thousand for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. These results also include approximately $274 thousand in amortization of core deposit intangibles year to date and $164 thousand for the third quarter. In addition, Union’s interest expense for the year to date and quarter included $482 thousand and $233 thousand, respectively, in interest expense on the Trust Preferred Security Pool used to fund the Guaranty acquisition.

Guaranty Financial Corporation, newly acquired in a business combination, falls under the guidance of the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) in EITF Issue No 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)”. Under EITF Issue No. 94-3, an entity recognizes a liability for an exit cost on the date that the entity commits itself to an

exit plan. “Exit costs” are defined to include those costs recorded by Guaranty prior to the merger date and therefore are not included in Union’s Bankshares results of operations. Guaranty recorded exit costs of $1.3 million relating to severance and costs associated with terminating contracts.

Union’s exit costs, referred to herein as “merger-related” costs, are defined to include those costs for combining operations such as systems conversions, integration planning consultant fees and marketing consultant fees incurred by Union prior to and after the merger date and are included in Union’s results of operations. Union expensed merger-related costs which totaled approximately $184 thousand and $209 thousand for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively. The costs associated with these activities are included in noninterest expenses. Merger-related expenses incurred year to date consisted largely of expenses associated with systems conversions and integration of operations.

3.	STOCK COMPENSATION

The shareholders approved at the 2003 Annual Meeting the adoption of the Union Bankshares Corporation 2003 Incentive Stock Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan authorizes the issuance of 350,000 shares of common stock to be used in the awarding of incentive stock options to employees by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Plan replaced a similar plan adopted by the shareholders in 1993 which terminated under its provisions in 2003. Options awarded under the previous plan are still exercisable, in some instances as late as 2012. Under both Plans, the option price cannot be less than the fair market value of the stock on the date granted. An option’s maximum term is ten years from the date of grant. Options granted under the Plan may be subject to a graded vesting schedule.

The Company accounts for the Plan under the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations. No stock-based compensation cost is reflected in net income, as all options granted under the Plan have an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to stock-based compensation.


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2004			2003			2004			2003
	(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income, as reported	$	4,457		$	4,195		$	12,628		$	12,475

Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards		(94	)		(81	)		(283	)		(244	)

Pro forma net income	$	4,363		$	4,114		$	12,345		$	12,231

Earning per share:
Basic - as reported	$	0.51		$	0.55		$	1.52		$	1.64

Basic - pro forma	$	0.50		$	0.54		$	1.49		$	1.61

Diluted - as reported	$	0.51		$	0.55		$	1.51		$	1.63

Diluted - pro forma	$	0.50		$	0.54		$	1.47		$	1.60

											.

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2004		September 30, 2003
Dividend yield	2.39	%	2.43	%
Expected life	10 years		10 years
Expected volatility	34.54	%	35.54	%
Risk-free interest rate	4.22	%	4.03	%

4. ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

The following summarizes activity in the allowance for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 (in thousands):


	2004			2003
Balance, January 1	$	11,519		$	9,179
Allowance of acquired bank		2,040			—
Provisions charged to operations		1,634			1,935
Recoveries credited to allowance		1,567			696
Loans charged off		(743	)		(745	)

Balance, September 30	$	16,017		$	11,065

5.	FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

In addition to commitments to extend credit and issue standby letters of credit, the Company’s subsidiary, the Bank of Williamsburg is a guarantor on a warehousing line of credit periodically used for short term funding of loans held for sale by Johnson Mortgage Company. The total amount of potential liability is $2.4 million. This is a requirement of the lender and generates only de minimis risk for the Company since the collateral loans have commitments from investors before they are made. This line has not been used since March 2004. On October 18, 2004, the Bank of Williamsburg was released from its obligation under the guaranty.

6.	EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share (EPS) is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, including the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding attributable to stock options. At September 30, 2004 there were 52,300 options that were anti-dilutive; there were no stock options that were anti-dilutive at September 30, 2003 The following is a reconcilement of the denominators of the basic and diluted EPS computations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2004		2003		2004		2003
	(in thousands except per share data)
Earnings per common share computation:
Numerator: Net Income	$	4,457	$	4,195	$	12,628	$	12,475
Denominator: Average common shares outstanding		8,687		7,607		8,296		7,599
Earnings per common share		0.51		0.55		1.52		1.64

Diluted earnings per common share computation:
Numerator: Net Income		4,457		4,195		12,628		12,475
Denominator: Average common shares outstanding		8,687		7,607		8,296		7,599
Effect of dilutive stock options		65		78		79		69

Average diluted common shares outstanding		8,752		7,685		8,375		7,668
Diluted earnings per common share		0.51		0.55		1.51		1.63

7.	TRUST PREFERRED CAPITAL NOTES

During the first quarter of 2004, Union Bankshares Corporation Statutory Trust I, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, was formed for the purpose of issuing redeemable Capital Securities. On March 18, 2004, $22.5 million of Trust Preferred Capital Notes were issued through a pooled underwriting totaling approximately $858.8 million. The securities have a LIBOR-indexed floating rate of interest (three-month LIBOR plus 2.75%) which

adjusts, and is payable, quarterly. The interest rate at September 30, 2004 was 4.64%. The securities may be redeemed at par beginning on June 17, 2009 and each quarterly anniversary of such date until the securities mature on June 17, 2034. The principal asset of the Trust is $22.5 million of the Union Bankshares Corporation’s junior subordinated debt securities with like maturities and like interest rates to the Capital Securities.

The Trust Preferred Capital Notes may be included in Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital adequacy determination purposes up to 25% of Tier I capital after its inclusion. The portion of the Trust Preferred not considered as Tier I capital may be included in Tier II capital.

The obligations of the Corporation with respect to the issuance of the Capital Securities constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by the Corporation of the Trust’s obligations with respect to the Capital Securities. Subject to certain exceptions and limitations, the Corporation may elect from time to time to defer interest payments on the junior subordinated debt securities, which would result in a deferral of distribution payments on the related Capital Securities and require a deferral of common dividends.

8.	SEGMENT REPORTING DISCLOSURES

Union Bankshares Corporation has two reportable segments: traditional full service community banking and mortgage loan origination. The community bank segment includes four banks which provide loan, deposit and investment services to retail and commercial customers throughout their locations in Virginia. The mortgage segment provides a variety of mortgage loan products principally in Virginia and Maryland. These loans are originated and sold primarily in the secondary market through purchase commitments from investors, which subject the Company to only de minimis risk.

Profit and loss is measured by net income after taxes including realized gains and losses on the Company’s investment portfolio. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies of the Company. Intersegment transactions are recorded at cost and eliminated as part of the consolidation process.

Both of the Company’s reportable segments are service based. The mortgage business is a fee based business while the banks are driven principally by net interest income. The banks provide a distribution and referral network through their customers for the mortgage loan origination business. The mortgage segment offers a more limited network for the banks, due largely to the minimal degree of overlapping geographic markets.

The community bank segment provides the mortgage segment with the short-term funds needed to originate mortgage loans through a warehouse line of credit and charges interest to the mortgage banking segment. These transactions are eliminated in the consolidation process. A management fee for support services (including data processing, item processing, accounting, human resources and other services) is charged to all subsidiaries at cost and eliminated in the consolidation totals.

Information about reportable segments and reconciliation of such information to the consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 follows:

Union Bankshares Corporation

Segment Report


	Community Banks		Mortgage		Elimination			Consolidated Totals
Three Months ended September 30, 2004	(in thousands)
Net interest income	$	14,562	$	315	$	—		$	14,877
Provision for loan losses		895		—		—			895

Net interest income after provision for loan losses		13,667		315		—			13,982
Noninterest income		3,133		3,009		(44	)		6,098
Noninterest expenses		11,298		2,738		(44	)		13,992

Income before income taxes		5,502		586		—			6,088
Income tax expense		1,399		232		—			1,631

Net income	$	4,103	$	354	$	—		$	4,457

Assets	$	1,642,344	$	37,066	$	(34,828	)	$	1,644,582


Three Months ended September 30, 2003
Net interest income	$	10,418	$	560	$	—		$	10,978
Provision for loan losses		903		—		—			903

Net interest income after provision for loan losses		9,515		560		—			10,075
Noninterest income		2,651		4,081		(49	)		6,683
Noninterest expenses		7,717		3,291		(49	)		10,959

Income before income taxes		4,449		1,350		—			5,799
Income tax expense		1,084		520		—			1,604

Net income	$	3,365	$	830	$	—		$	4,195

Assets	$	1,215,157	$	44,318	$	(44,045	)	$	1,215,430


Nine Months ended September 30, 2004
Net interest income	$	38,203	$	955	$	—		$	39,158
Provision for loan losses		1,634		—		—			1,634

Net interest income after provision for loan losses		36,569		955		—			37,524
Noninterest income		8,685		8,505		(133	)		17,057
Noninterest expenses		29,576		7,815		(133	)		37,258

Income before income taxes		15,678		1,645		—			17,323
Income tax expense		4,066		629		—			4,695

Net income	$	11,612	$	1,016	$	—		$	12,628

Assets	$	1,642,344	$	37,066	$	(34,828	)	$	1,644,582


Nine Months ended September 30, 2003
Net interest income	$	30,772	$	1,399	$	—		$	32,171
Provision for loan losses		1,935		—		—			1,935

Net interest income after provision for loan losses		28,837		1,399		—			30,236
Noninterest income		6,886		10,830		(146	)		17,570
Noninterest expenses		22,156		8,493		(146	)		30,503

Income before income taxes		13,567		3,736		—			17,303
Income tax expense		3,386		1,442		—			4,828

Net income	$	10,181	$	2,294	$	—		$	12,475

Assets	$	1,215,157	$	44,318	$	(44,045	)	$	1,215,430

9.	STOCK REPURCHASE

On June 24, 2004, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to buy up to 150,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock in the open market at prices that management and the Board of Directors determine to be prudent. This authorization expires May 31, 2005. The Company considers current market conditions and the Company’s current capital level, in addition to other factors, when deciding whether to repurchase stock. It is anticipated that any repurchased shares will be used primarily for general corporate purposes, including the dividend reinvestment plan, incentive stock option plan and other employee benefit plans. No shares have been purchased under this authorization to date.

Under prior authorization from the Board of Directors which expired in November 2003, the Company repurchased 1,000 shares of its common stock during the first nine months of 2003 in the open market at an average cost of $24.07.

10.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

On March 9, 2004, the SEC Staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 105, “Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments” (“SAB 105”). SAB 105 clarifies existing accounting practices relating to the valuation of issued loan commitments, including interest rate lock commitments (“IRLC”), subject to SFAS No. 149 and Derivative Implementation Group Issue C13, “Scope Exceptions: When a Loan Commitment is included in the Scope of Statement 133.” Furthermore, SAB 105 disallows the inclusion of the values of a servicing component and other internally developed intangible assets in the initial and subsequent IRLC valuation. The provisions of SAB 105 were effective for loan commitments entered into after March 31, 2004. The Company has adopted the provisions of SAB 105. Since the provisions of SAB 105 affect only the timing of the recognition of mortgage banking income, management does not anticipate that this guidance will have a material adverse effect on either the Company’s consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations.

Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 03-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments” (“EITF 03-1”) was issued and is effective March 31, 2004. EITF 03-1 provides guidance for determining the meaning of “other-than-temporarily impaired” and its application to certain debt and equity securities within the scope of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities” (“SFAS No. 115”) and investments accounted for under the cost method. The guidance requires that investments which have declined in value due to credit concerns or solely due to changes in interest rates must be recorded as other-than-temporarily impaired unless the Company can assert and demonstrate its intention to hold the security for a period of time sufficient to allow for a recovery of fair value up to or beyond the cost of the investment which might mean maturity. This issue also requires disclosures assessing the ability and intent to hold investments in instances in which an investor determines that an investment with a fair value less than cost is not other-than-temporarily impaired.

On September 30, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board decided to delay the effective date for the measurement and recognition guidance contained in EITF 03-1. This delay does not suspend the requirement to recognize other-than-temporary impairments as required by existing authoritative literature. The disclosure guidance in EITF 03-1 was not delayed.

EITF No. 03-16, “Accounting for Investments in Limited Liability Companies” (“EITF 03-16”) was ratified by the Board and is effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2004. APB Opinion No. 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock,” (“Opinion 18”) prescribes the accounting for investments in common stock of corporations that are not consolidated. AICPA Accounting Interpretation 2, “Investments in Partnerships Ventures,” of Opinion 18, indicates that “many of the provisions of the Opinion would be appropriate in accounting” for partnerships. In EITF Abstracts, Topic No. D-46, “Accounting for Limited Partnership Investments,” the SEC staff clarified its view that investments of more than 3 to 5 percent are considered to be more than minor and, therefore, should be accounted for using the equity method. Limited liability companies (LLCs) have characteristics of both corporations and partnerships, but are dissimilar from both in certain respects. Due to those similarities and differences, diversity in practice exists with respect to accounting for non-controlling investments in LLCs. The consensus reached was that an LLC should be viewed as similar to a corporation or similar to a partnership for purposes of determining whether a non-controlling investment should be accounted for using the cost method or the equity method of accounting. Management does not anticipate that this guidance will have a material adverse effect on either the Company’s consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors

Union Bankshares Corporation

Bowling Green, Virginia

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Union Bankshares Corporation and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2004 and the related condensed consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. These condensed financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the consolidated balance sheet of Union Bankshares Corporation as of December 31, 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated January 14, 2004, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2003 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/s/ Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C.

Winchester, Virginia

November 5, 2004

ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s discussion and analysis is presented to aid the reader in understanding and evaluating the financial condition and results of operations of Union Bankshares Corporation and its subsidiaries (“the Company”, “Union” or “UBSH”). This discussion and analysis should be read with the consolidated financial statements, the footnotes thereto, and the other financial data included in this report, as well as the Annual Report of UBSH on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. Highlighted in the discussion are material changes from prior reporting periods and any identifiable trends affecting the Company. Results of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be attained for any other period. Amounts are rounded for presentation purposes, while the percentages presented are computed based on unrounded amounts.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this report may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions, expectations or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualified words (and their derivatives) such as “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” or other statements concerning opinions or judgment of the Company and its management about future events. Although the Company believes that its expectations with respect to certain forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its existing knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results, performance or achievements of the Company will not differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Actual future results and trends may differ materially from historical results or those anticipated depending on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the effects of and changes in: general economic conditions, the interest rate environment, legislative and regulatory requirements, competitive pressures, new products and delivery systems, inflation, changes in the stock and bond markets, technology, and consumer spending and savings habits. The Company does not update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

Critical Accounting Policies

The accounting and reporting policies of Union Bankshares Corporation and its subsidiaries are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and conform to general practices within the banking industry. The Company’s financial position and results of operations are affected by management’s application of accounting policies, including estimates, assumptions and judgments made to arrive at the carrying value of assets and liabilities and amounts reported for revenues, expenses and related disclosures. Different assumptions in the application of these policies could result in material changes in the Company’s consolidated financial position and/or results of operations.

The more critical accounting and reporting policies include Union’s accounting for the allowance for loan losses, business combinations and income taxes. Union’s accounting policies are fundamental to understanding the Company’s consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations. Accordingly, the Company’s significant accounting policies are discussed in detail in Note 1 in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in the Company’s Annual Report of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

The following is a summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies that are highly dependent on estimates, assumptions and judgments.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of the losses that may be sustained in the loan portfolio. The allowance is based on two basic principles of accounting: (i) Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, which requires that losses be accrued when they are probable of occurring and estimatable and (ii) SFAS No. 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan, which requires that losses be accrued based on the differences between the value of collateral, present value of future cash flows or values that are observable in the secondary market and the loan balance.

The Company’s allowance for loan losses is the accumulation of various components that are calculated based on independent methodologies. All components of the allowance represent an estimation performed pursuant to either SFAS No. 5 or SFAS No. 114. Management’s estimate of each SFAS No. 5 component is based on certain observable data that management believes are most reflective of the underlying credit losses being estimated. This evaluation includes credit quality trends; collateral values; loan volumes; geographic, borrower and industry concentrations; seasoning of the loan portfolio; the findings of internal credit quality assessments and results from external bank regulatory examinations. These factors, as well as historical losses and current economic and business conditions, are used in developing estimated loss factors used in the calculations.

Reserves for commercial loans are determined by applying estimated loss factors to the portfolio based on management’s evaluation and “risk grading” of the commercial loan portfolio. Reserves are provided for noncommercial loan categories using estimated loss factors applied to the total outstanding loan balance of each loan category. Specific reserves are typically provided on all impaired commercial loans in excess of a defined threshold that are classified in the Special Mention, Substandard or Doubtful risk grades. The specific reserves are determined on a loan-by-loan basis based on management’s evaluation of the Company’s exposure for each credit, given the current payment status of the loan and the value of any underlying collateral.

While management uses the best information available to establish the allowance for loan and lease losses, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary if economic or other conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the valuations or, if required by regulators, based upon information available to them at the time of their examinations. Such adjustments to original estimates, as necessary, are made in the period in which these factors and other relevant considerations indicate that loss levels may vary from previous estimates.

Business Combinations

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, Business Combinations, requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. For purchase acquisitions, Union is required to record assets acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, and liabilities assumed at their fair value, which in many instances involves estimates based on third party valuations, such as appraisals, or internal

valuations based on discounted cash flow analysis or other valuation techniques. Effective January 1, 2001, the Company adopted SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, which prescribes the accounting for goodwill and intangible assets subsequent to initial recognition. The provisions of SFAS No. 142 discontinue the amortization of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives but require at least an annual impairment review and more frequently if certain impairment indicators are in evidence.

On May 1, 2004, Union Bankshares completed its acquisition of Guaranty Financial Corporation (Guaranty) headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. This acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting (see Note 2). As part of the purchase price allocation, Union recorded $5.8 million in core deposit intangible, and goodwill which totaled approximately $30.4 million. Union’s goodwill totaled $31.3 million and $864 thousand at September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Core deposit intangibles are being amortized over the period of expected benefit, which ranges from 8.75 to 15 years. Core deposit intangibles, net of amortization, amounted to $10.0 million and $5.1 million at September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The Company adopted SFAS 147, Acquisitions of Certain Financial Institutions, on January 1, 2002 and determined that core deposit intangibles will continue to be amortized over the estimated useful life.

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes is based upon the results of operations, adjusted for the effect of certain tax-exempt income and non-deductible expenses. In addition, certain items of income and expense are reported in different periods for financial reporting and tax return purposes. The tax effects of these temporary differences are recognized currently in the deferred income tax provision or benefit. Deferred tax assets or liabilities are computed based on the difference between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using the applicable enacted marginal tax rate.

The Corporation must also evaluate the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income. If any such assets are not likely to be recovered, a valuation allowance must be recognized. The Corporation has determined that a valuation allowance is not required for deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2004. The assessment of the carrying value of deferred tax assets is based on certain assumptions, changes in which could have a material impact on the Corporation’s financial statements.

Overview

UBSH is a multi-bank holding company which uses a super-community bank strategy to serve small and middle market business and retail consumers throughout the high-growth Central Virginia region. The Company offers a broad range of financial services through 42 branches of its four community banks and through its investment and mortgage companies. The four banks are well established with a long history of serving their communities: Union Bank & Trust Company (founded in 1902), Rappahannock National Bank (1902), Northern Neck State Bank (1907), and the Bank of Williamsburg (1999). Union Investment Services (1993) operates out of four locations and Mortgage Capital Investors (1986) serves customers through nine mortgage company locations in Virginia, Maryland and South Carolina. Virtually all non-retail, or backoffice, operations are consolidated within the holding company to create economies of scale, achieve efficiencies and allow the financial service subsidiaries to focus on customer service and delivery. At September 30, 2004 UBSH had $1.6 billion in total assets.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2004, the Company’s net income was $4.5 million, a 6.2% increase over the same quarter a year earlier. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, was $12.6 million, up slightly from $12.5 million a year earlier. Results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2004 were impacted by both internal growth initiatives and market opportunities. Union Bank & Trust Company has opened four branches in 2004 and will open an additional branch in the fourth quarter of 2004.

More significantly, effective May 1, 2004, Union Bankshares completed its acquisition of Guaranty Financial Corporation (Guaranty) headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. This acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. The total consideration paid to Guaranty stockholders in connection with the acquisition was approximately $54.9 million with approximately $22.7 million in cash and 1,023,000 shares of Union’s common stock. Guaranty transactions have been included in Union’s financial results since May 1, 2004. Acquired assets on May 1, 2004, recorded at fair value, totaled $248 million, including $167 million in loans and $184 million in deposits. As part of the purchase price allocation, Union recorded $5.8 million in core deposit intangibles, and goodwill of approximately $30.4 million which are reflected in the aforementioned asset totals. Operating results for 2004 include net income from Guaranty of $798 thousand year to date (period from May 1, 2004 through September 30, 2004) and $464 thousand for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. These results also include approximately $274 thousand in amortization of core deposit intangibles year to date and $164 thousand for the third quarter.

Results of Operations

Net Income

For the third quarter of 2004, Union’s net income was $4.5 million, up 6.2% from $4.2 million for the same period in 2003. Over this same period, earnings per share on a diluted basis decreased from $.55 to $.51 due largely to the shares issued in the Guaranty acquisition. Annualized return on average equity for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 was 11.42%, while annualized return on average assets for the same period was 1.09%, compared to 14.66% and 1.37% respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2003. Newly acquired Guaranty Bank contributed $464 thousand and $798 thousand to the quarterly and nine month net income totals, respectively.

On a linked quarter basis (current quarter to most recent prior quarter), net income decreased 2.3% from $4.6 million in the second quarter of 2004 to $4.5 million in the third quarter. The Company’s annualized return on average equity and annualized return on average assets decreased to 11.42% and 1.09% from 12.13% and 1.23%, respectively, in the second quarter of 2004.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, net income increased slightly to $12.6 million from $12.5 million for the same period a year ago. Over this same period, earnings per share on a diluted basis decreased 7% from $1.63 to $1.51. Annualized return on average equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was 11.82%, while annualized return on average assets for the same period was 1.16%, compared to 15.08% and 1.43% respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2003. This increase in net income over the first nine months of 2004 occurred despite the reduction in net income from the mortgage segment which decreased $1.3 million from the first nine months of 2003.

Non GAAP Measures

As noted earlier in this report, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, Business Combinations, requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. Prior to the issuance of SFAS No. 141, the Company accounted for most of its acquisition activity using the pooling method of accounting. The recent acquisition of Guaranty Financial Corporation is the Company’s most significant business combination to be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. At September 30, 2004, core deposit intangibles totaled $10.0 million, up from $5.1 million a year earlier and goodwill totaled $31.3 million, up from $864 thousand at September 30, 2003. Amortization of core deposit intangibles increased during 2004 as a result of the core deposit intangibles recorded in the Guaranty transaction.

In reporting the results of the second and third quarters of 2004, the Company has begun providing supplemental performance measures on an operating or tangible basis. Such measures exclude amortization expense related to intangible assets, such as core deposit intangibles. The Company believes these measures are useful to investors as they exclude non-operating adjustments resulting from acquisition activity and allow investors to see the combined economic results of the organization. Cash basis operating earnings per share was $.53 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 as compared to $.56 per share a year earlier. Cash basis return on tangible equity for the third quarter of 2004 was 16.17% as compared to 15.82% a year earlier.

These measures are a supplement to GAAP used to prepare the Company’s financial statements and should not be viewed as a substitute for GAAP measures. In addition, UBSH’s non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to non-GAAP measures of other companies. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures from their respective GAAP basis measures can be found below.


	For three months ended September 30,						For nine months ended September 30,
	2004			2003			2004			2003
Net income	$	4,457		$	4,195		$	12,628		$	12,475
Plus amortization of core deposit intangibles, net of tax		200			93			456			278

Cash basis operating earnings		4,657			4,288			13,084			12,753

Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted		8,752,213			7,685,285			8,375,430			7,668,239

Average assets		1,619,294			1,211,131			1,452,358			1,162,963
Less goodwill (average)		(30,557	)		(864	)		(17,591	)		(864	)
Less core deposit intangibles (average)		(10,092	)		(5,146	)		(7,861	)		(5,289	)

Average tangible assets		1,578,645			1,205,121			1,426,906			1,156,810

Average equity		155,234			113,513			142,673			110,639
Less goodwill (average)		(30,557	)		(864	)		(17,591	)		(864	)
Less core deposit intangibles (average)		(10,092	)		(5,146	)		(7,861	)		(5,289	)

Average tangible equity		114,585			107,503			117,221			104,486

Cash basis EPS fully diluted	$	0.53		$	0.56		$	1.56		$	1.66
Cash basis return on average tangible assets		1.17	%		1.41	%		1.22	%		1.47	%
Cash basis return on average tangible equity		16.17	%		15.82	%		14.91	%		16.32	%

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the third quarter of 2004 was up $3.9 million, or 35.5%, from the third quarter of 2003. Average earning assets for the quarter grew to $1.49 billion compared to $1.14 billion a year earlier, providing the Company with a higher earnings base. This volume growth combined with an increase of 11 basis points in the net interest margin (FTE) (which increased to 4.14% in the third quarter of 2004, up from 4.03% in the same quarter of 2003) caused the increase in net interest income. In addition, Union’s interest expense for the quarter and nine months included $233 thousand and $482 thousand, respectively, in interest expense on the Trust Preferred Security Pool used to fund the Guaranty acquisition.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses totaled $895 thousand for the third quarter of 2004, down from $903 thousand for the third quarter of 2003. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, the provision was $1.6 million versus $1.9 million for the same period in 2003. This is reflective of general improvement in overall asset quality and net recoveries of previously charged off loans totaling $312 thousand for the quarter and $824 thousand year to date. Recoveries exceeded charge-offs during 2004 due largely to recoveries associated with a large loan charge-off in prior years. Management believes the overall credit quality of the portfolio is good based on the analysis of the portfolio. (See Asset Quality)

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the three months ended September 30, 2004 totaled $6.1 million, down 8.8% from $6.7 million for the same period a year ago. Noninterest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 totaled $17.1 million, down 2.9% from $17.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003. The acquisition of Guaranty Bank contributed $197 thousand and $426 thousand to noninterest income for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004.

Gains on sales of mortgage loans declined $1.1 million for the quarter and $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. Mortgage loan originations during the third quarter of 2004 were $123.4 million compared to $171.3 million for the same period last year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, mortgage loan originations were $359.9 million down from $444 million for the same period a year ago. These declines in the mortgage banking segment were partially offset by increases in service charges on deposit accounts and other service charges and fees in the community banking segment.

Service charges on deposit accounts increased $128 thousand for the quarter and $1.1 million year to date, reflecting increases in overdraft and return check charges and DDA activity service charges as the result of the new overdraft privilege service introduced in late second quarter of 2003 and increased transaction account volumes resulting largely from internal growth. Guaranty Bank contributed $275 thousand of the year to date increase in service charges on deposit accounts.

Other service charges and fees increased by $167 thousand over the prior year’s third quarter and $483 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. This is largely a result of higher brokerage commissions, increased ATM and debit card transactions and $90 thousand in other service charges from Guaranty for the year to date.

Other operating income increased $157 thousand over the prior year’s third quarter, and $49 thousand from the prior year’s first nine months. During the third quarter of 2004, the Company received a tax refund in the amount of $95 thousand that was related to Guaranty tax returns from 2000 through 2002. The Company also received $51 thousand in life insurance proceeds from the death of a retired director during the third quarter of 2004. Income from bank-owned life insurance increased by $49 thousand and $76 thousand for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively, from the Guaranty acquisition. These increases were partially offset by a $51 thousand decline in income for the quarter and $217 thousand year to date from the Company’s investment in Johnson Mortgage Company (“JMC”). Management continues to seek additional sources of noninterest income, including increased emphasis on cross-selling services and better leveraging of the financial services available throughout the organization.

As compared to the second quarter of 2004, noninterest income was down $176 thousand largely as a result of a $327 thousand decrease in gains on the sales of mortgage loans. Mortgage loan production for the third quarter of 2004 totaled $123.4 million as compared to $148.7 million in the second quarter of 2004. This was partially offset by the $95 thousand tax refund and the $51 thousand insurance proceeds mentioned above.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the third quarter 2004 increased by $3 million or 27.7% from a year ago and by $6.8 million or 22.1% compared to the first nine months of 2003. These increases are largely attributable to the Company’s expansion efforts and infrastructure costs, including continued investments in new technology. Noninterest expense related to the operation of the former Guaranty branches amounted to $1.8 million and $3.2 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively. Expenses were up due to branch expansion efforts in Richmond which added approximately $306 thousand in expenses from the same quarter a year ago and $556 thousand year to date.

Personnel costs were up $795 thousand or 11.5% over last year’s third quarter and $2 million for the first nine months of 2004. Guaranty represents $791 thousand and $1.4 million of these increases for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively. The remaining increase of $674 thousand year to date reflects the impact of expansion and growth and normal increases. Expansion increases included additional staffing at existing high volume branches, the staffing of four new branches and additional support staff and in-house legal counsel at the holding company. In addition to normal salary increases, medical group insurance increased $138 thousand over last year’s third quarter and $318 thousand from the same nine months a year ago.

Occupancy expense was up $271 thousand from the same quarter a year ago and $474 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, largely as a result of the Guaranty acquisition which increased occupancy costs by $154 thousand for the quarter and $251 thousand for the year to date. The remaining increase is largely attributable to the opening of four branches in the Richmond area. Furniture & equipment expense was up $261 thousand from last year’s third quarter and $657 thousand for the first nine months, with the acquisition of Guaranty Bank representing increases of $132 thousand for the quarter and $264 thousand for the year to date. The remaining increase is related to depreciation expense, amortization of new software, equipment rental expense, and equipment maintenance contracts.

Other operating expense was up $1.7 million from last year’s third quarter and $3.6 million for the first nine months of 2004. The acquisition of Guaranty Bank contributed increases of $762 thousand for the quarter and $1.3 million for the year to date. The other operating expense related to the Guaranty acquisition include amortization of core deposit intangible assets in the amount of $164 thousand and $274 thousand for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively. Expenses related to the new overdraft privilege service contributed $149 thousand of the quarterly increase over the same quarter a year ago and $502 thousand of the year to date increase. In November of 2003 the Company opted to outsource its data processing service, and this move accounted for an increase in operating expense of approximately $200 thousand for the quarter and $629 thousand for the first nine months. Director expense also increased by $33 thousand and $192 thousand, respectively, for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004 as the Company enhanced its director compensation structure and responded to the additional requirements and costs of Sarbanes-Oxley and provided additional consulting services to the directors to assist in their compliance with the new requirements for directors of publicly traded companies. Management continues to monitor expenses closely to ensure increases are in line with the Company’s expectations, but sufficient to maintain the appropriate operating foundation for future growth.

Segment Information

Third quarter net income for the community banking segment was $4.1 million, an increase of $739 thousand or 22% from $3.4 million for the third quarter of 2003. Third quarter net income for the mortgage banking segment was $354 thousand, a decline of $476 thousand or 57.3% from $830 thousand in the same quarter of 2003. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, net income for the community bank segment increased to $11.6 million from $10.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, while the mortgage segment decreased to $1 million from $2.3 million for the same period of 2003.

The majority of the fluctuation in the net income of the community banking segment is reflected in the discussion preceding this section. In the mortgage banking segment the decrease in both third quarter and year to date net income from the same periods a year earlier were attributable to a return to more typical loan production levels from those experienced during the recent declining interest rate environment. Loan production volume for the third quarter of 2004 totaled $123.4 million, down from $171.3 million during the third quarter of 2003. For the first nine months of 2004, loan production was $359.9 million versus $444 million for the same period in 2003. During this time horizon, there has been a shift from refinance activity to purchase activity, with refinance loans representing only 32.2% of volumes during the first nine months of 2004 versus 53.9% a year earlier. A greater percentage of brokered loans and reduced percentage of government loans combined to reduce profit margins per loan in the first nine months.

Balance Sheet Review

Loans at September 30, 2004 increased 47.3% or $396.3 million from September 30, 2003 and 4.9% or $57.8 million from June 30, 2004. The acquisition of Guaranty Bank represents $171.2 million of the growth from September 30, 2003. The remaining growth of $225.1 million was attributed largely to increases in commercial and construction real estate loans, as well as commercial business loans. This loan growth occurred principally within the Richmond,

Charlottesville, and Fredericksburg markets. These trends are reflective of the vibrant markets served by the Company and of a strengthening economy, but are expected to moderate in coming months. Yields on loans (FTE) decreased from 6.45% during the third quarter of 2003 to 6.01% for the third quarter of 2004 which was up slightly from 6.00% in the second quarter 2004. The cost of funds also declined, from 2.53% in the third quarter of 2003 and 2.18% for the second quarter of 2004 to 2.15% in the third quarter of 2004. Loan yields increased by 1 basis point during the third quarter of 2004 while the cost of funds declined by 3 basis points resulting in a relatively stable margin. Deposit levels were up $307.1 million, or 31%, from the third quarter of 2003 and $23.3 million, or 1.8%, from the second quarter of 2004. The acquisition of Guaranty Bank represents $196 million of the growth in deposits from September 30, 2003. The remaining growth in deposits of $111.1 million represents an 11.2% increase from a year earlier.

At September 30, 2004 total assets were $1.64 billion, up 35.3%, or $429 thousand from $1.22 billion at September 30, 2003. The Guaranty acquisition represents $251.6 million of this growth. Securities increased to $240.2 million at September 30, 2004 compared to $239.4 million a year earlier. The Company’s capital position remains strong with an equity-to-assets ratio of 9.8 %.

Union Bankshares Corporation

AVERAGE BALANCES (1), INCOME AND EXPENSES, YIELDS AND RATES (TAXABLE EQUIVALENT BASIS)


	For the three months ended September 30,
	2004							2003							2002
	Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate		Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate		Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Securities:
Taxable	$	160,689		$	2,004	4.96	%	$	162,768		$	1,854	4.52	%	$	169,358		$	2,396	5.61	%
Tax-exempt (2)		78,686			1,509	7.63	%		83,568			1,582	7.51	%		92,031			1,747	7.53	%

Total securities		239,375			3,513	5.84	%		246,336			3,436	5.53	%		261,389			4,143	6.29	%
Loans, net		1,199,189			18,117	6.01	%		816,453			13,271	6.45	%		675,039			12,554	7.38	%
Loans held for sale		35,166			498	5.63	%		68,916			838	4.82	%		25,390			357	5.58	%
Federal funds sold		5,389			41	3.03	%		7,329			8	0.43	%		16,013			58	1.44	%
Money market investments		77			—	0.00	%		140			—	0.00	%		120			1	3.31	%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		7,412			12	0.64	%		2,306			5	0.86	%		1,280			5	1.55	%
Other interest-bearing deposits		2,578			15	2.31	%		—			—				—			—

Total earning assets		1,489,186			22,196	5.93	%		1,141,480			17,558	6.10	%		979,231			17,118	6.94	%
Allowance for loan losses		(15,150	)						(10,592	)						(8,614	)
Total non-earning assets		145,258							80,243							71,621

Total assets	$	1,619,294						$	1,211,131						$	1,042,238

Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Checking	$	185,721			129	0.28	%	$	138,556			120	0.34	%	$	122,684			259	0.84	%
Money market savings		184,959			462	0.99	%		96,110			222	0.92	%		84,763			309	1.45	%
Regular savings		123,896			206	0.66	%		91,240			170	0.74	%		79,604			265	1.32	%
Certificates of deposit:
$100,000 and over		193,489			1,680	3.45	%		163,326			1,569	3.81	%		133,987			1,392	4.12	%
Under $100,000		364,347			2,667	2.91	%		326,603			2,827	3.43	%		287,718			2,823	3.89	%

Total interest-bearing deposits		1,052,412			5,144	1.94	%		815,835			4,908	2.39	%		708,756			5,048	2.83	%
Other borrowings		185,998			1,562	3.34	%		119,710			1,055	3.50	%		103,999			1,066	4.07	%

Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,238,410			6,706	2.15	%		935,545			5,963	2.53	%		812,755			6,114	2.98	%

Noninterest bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		217,156							149,352							118,288
Other liabilities		8,494							12,721							9,986

Total liabilities		1,464,060							1,097,618							941,029
Stockholders’ equity		155,234							113,513							101,209

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,619,294						$	1,211,131						$	1,042,238

Net interest income				$	15,490						$	11,595						$	11,004

Interest rate spread						3.78	%						3.57	%						3.95	%
Interest expense as a percent of average earning assets						1.79	%						2.07	%						2.48	%
Net interest margin						4.14	%						4.03	%						4.46	%

(1)	Includes Guaranty Bank from acquisition date of 5/1/2004.

(2)	Income and yields are reported on a taxable equivalent basis.

Union Bankshares Corporation

AVERAGE BALANCES (1), INCOME AND EXPENSES, YIELDS AND RATES (TAXABLE EQUIVALENT BASIS)


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2004							2003							2002
	Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate		Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate		Average Balance			Interest Income/ Expense		Yield/ Rate
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Securities:
Taxable	$	160,448		$	5,738	4.78	%	$	172,227		$	6,201	4.81	%	$	167,172		$	7,270	5.81	%
Tax-exempt (2)		81,626			4,589	7.51	%		86,427			5,021	7.77	%		92,074			5,281	7.67	%

Total securities		242,074			10,328	5.70	%		258,654			11,222	5.80	%		259,246			12,551	6.47	%
Loans, net		1,054,957			47,816	6.05	%		768,748			38,873	6.76	%		646,877			36,716	7.59	%
Loans held for sale		32,815			1,382	5.63	%		51,718			1,955	5.05	%		22,492			1,070	6.36	%
Federal funds sold		10,639			102	1.28	%		12,395			73	0.78	%		13,460			151	1.50	%
Money market investments		100			—	0.00	%		2,521			22	1.17	%		851			12	1.89	%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		3,996			18	0.57	%		2,168			17	1.11	%		1,014			12	1.58	%
Other interest-bearing deposits		1,650			21	1.70	%		—			—				—			—

Total earning assets		1,346,231			59,666	5.92	%		1,096,204			52,162	6.36	%		943,940			50,512	7.15	%
Allowance for loan losses		(13,460	)						(9,940	)						(8,091	)
Total non-earning assets		119,586							76,699							71,009

Total assets	$	1,452,357						$	1,162,963						$	1,006,858

Liabilities & Stockholders’ Equity:
Interest-bearing deposits:
Checking	$	169,338			353	0.28	%	$	133,564			454	0.45	%	$	118,940			827	0.93	%
Money market savings		148,181			1,006	0.91	%		95,791			741	1.03	%		83,704			919	1.47	%
Regular savings		110,957			521	0.63	%		89,131			583	0.87	%		76,701			767	1.34	%
Certificates of deposit:
$100,000 and over		187,052			4,891	3.49	%		160,546			4,680	3.90	%		132,582			4,206	4.24	%
Under $100,000		348,381			7,965	3.05	%		320,011			8,572	3.58	%		279,925			8,578	4.10	%

Total interest-bearing deposits		963,909			14,736	2.04	%		799,043			15,030	2.51	%		691,852			15,297	2.96	%
Other borrowings		151,904			3,932	3.46	%		104,052			3,011	3.87	%		99,958			3,124	4.18	%

Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,115,813			18,668	2.23	%		903,095			18,041	2.67	%		791,810			18,421	3.11	%

Noninterest bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		185,277							137,210							111,749
Other liabilities .		8,595							12,019							8,121

Total liabilities		1,309,685							1,052,324							911,680
Stockholders’ equity		142,673							110,639							95,178

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,452,358						$	1,162,963						$	1,006,858

Net interest income				$	40,998						$	34,121						$	32,091

Interest rate spread						3.69	%						3.69	%						4.04	%
Interest expense as a percent of average earning assets						1.85	%						2.20	%						2.61	%
Net interest margin						4.07	%						4.16	%						4.55	%

(1)	Includes Guaranty Bank from acquisition date of 5/1/2004.

(2)	Income and yields are reported on a taxable equivalent basis.

Loan Portfolio

The following table presents the composition of the Company’s loans (net of unearned income) in dollar amounts and as a percentage of the Company’s total gross loans as of the indicated date:

September 30,
2004

% of
Total

December 31,
2003

% of
Total

September 30,
2003

% of
Total

Mortgage loans on real estate:

Residential 1-4 family

264,362

21.4

211,162

24.0

205,669

24.6

Commercial

346,128

28.1

239,804

27.3

236,017

28.2

Construction

225,910

18.3

105,417

12.0

103,022

12.3

Second mortgages

15,298

1.2

16,288

1.9

16,663

2.0

Equity lines of credit

83,765

6.8

48,034

5.5

42,994

5.1

Multifamily

18,269

1.5

11,075

1.3

10,614

1.3

Agriculture

8,074

0.7

6,745

0.8

5,798

0.7

Total real estate loans

961,806

78.0

638,525

72.7

620,777

74.2

Commercial Loans

135,950

11.0

112,760

12.8

89,643

10.7

Consumer installment loans

Personal

113,284

9.2

110,285

12.6

110,831

13.3

Credit cards

8,048

0.7

7,004

0.8

6,209

0.7

Total consumer installment loans

121,332

9.9

117,289

13.4

117,040

14.0

All other loans and agriculture loans

14,154

1.1

9,719

1.1

9,561

1.1

Gross loans

1,233,242

100.0

878,293

100.0

837,021

100.0

Less unearned income on loans

Loans, net of unearned income

1,233,234

878,267

836,984

Asset Quality

The allowance for loan losses represents management’s estimate of the amount adequate to provide for potential losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Among other factors, management considers the Company’s historical loss experience, the size and composition of the loan portfolio, the value and adequacy of collateral and guarantors, non-performing credits and current and anticipated economic conditions. There are additional risks of future loan losses, which cannot be precisely quantified nor attributed to particular loans or classes of loans. Because those risks include general economic trends as well as conditions affecting individual borrowers, the allowance for loan losses is an estimate. The allowance is also subject to regulatory examinations and determination as to adequacy, which may take into account such factors as the methodology used to calculate the allowance and size of the allowance in comparison to peer companies identified by regulatory agencies.

Management maintains a list of loans which have a potential weakness that may need special attention. This list is used to monitor such loans and is used in the determination of the sufficiency of the Company’s allowance for loan losses. At September 30, 2004, nonperforming assets totaled $11.3 million, including a single credit relationship totaling $10.3 million. These loans are secured by real estate (two assisted living facilities), but based on the information currently available, a reserve of $1.1 million has been allocated for possible losses on these loans. Since the end of the first quarter 2004, the Company has entered into a workout agreement with the borrower. Under the terms of the workout, the Company extended further credit of approximately $1.6 million secured by property with significant equity. The borrower has begun the process to seek local approval to sell subdivided portions of the property resulting in payoff of the recently extended credit and curtailment of the assisted living credit facilities. The

Company anticipates that this workout will result in a reduction of overall exposure to the borrower. This situation has had a significant negative impact on the asset quality ratios that follow since the loans were put on nonaccrual in June 2003.

The allowance for loan losses totaled $16.0 million at September 30, 2004 or 1.30% of total loans, as compared to 1.31% at December 31, 2003 and 1.32% at September 30, 2003.


	September 30, 2004			December 31, 2003			September 30, 2003
	( in thousands)
Nonaccrual loans	$	11,282		$	9,174		$	9,100
Foreclosed properties		14			444			444

Nonperforming assets	$	11,296		$	9,618		$	9,544

Allowance for loan losses	$	16,017		$	11,519		$	11,065
Allowance as % of total loans		1.30	%		1.31	%		1.32	%
Allowance as % of nonperforming assets		142.00	%		120.00	%		116.00	%
Nonperforming assets to loans and foreclosed properties		0.92	%		1.09	%		1.14	%
Net charge-offs (recoveries) annualized to year to date average loans outstanding		(0.10	)%		0.00	%		0.01	%

Capital Resources

Capital resources represent funds, earned or obtained, over which financial institutions can exercise greater or longer control in comparison with deposits and borrowed funds. The adequacy of the Company’s capital is reviewed by management on an ongoing basis with reference to the size, composition, and quality of the Company’s resources and consistency with regulatory requirements and industry standards. Management seeks to maintain a capital structure that will assure an adequate level of capital to support anticipated asset growth and absorb potential losses.

Since December 31, 2003 stockholders’ equity has increased by $42.4 million, principally as a result of the Guaranty Financial Corporation acquisition. This acquisition resulted in the issuance of 1,022,756 shares of Union’s stock and a $31.7 million increase in equity. Additionally, net income of $12.6 million year to date, less $2.5 million in dividends paid impacted the stockholders equity. The decrease in the unrealized gain on the Company’s securities portfolio reduced equity by $388 thousand, while the balance of $957 thousand came primarily from the issuance of stock through the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan and the exercise of options under the Incentive Stock Option Plan.

In order to facilitate the purchase of Guaranty Financial Corporation, the Company issued $22.5 million in trust preferred capital notes in March of 2004. For regulatory reporting purposes, this amount can be included in Tier 1 capital.

The Federal Reserve, along with the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, has adopted capital guidelines to supplement the existing definitions of capital for regulatory purposes and to establish minimum capital standards. Specifically, the guidelines categorize assets and off-balance sheet items into four risk-weighted categories. The minimum ratio of qualifying total assets is 8.0%, of which 4.0% must be Tier 1 capital, consisting of common equity and retained earnings, less certain goodwill items.

At September 30, 2004, the Company’s ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets was 11.65% and its ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets was 10.42%. Both ratios exceed the minimum capital requirements. The following summarizes the Company’s regulatory capital and related ratios at September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003 (dollars in thousands):


	September 30, 2004			September 30, 2003
Tier 1 capital	$	135,663		$	103,392
Tier 2 capital		16,017			11,065
Total risk-based capital		151,680			114,457
Total risk-weighted assets		1,301,955			951,331

Capital Ratios:
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		10.42	%		10.87	%
Total risk-based capital ratio		11.65	%		12.03	%
Leverage ratio (Tier 1 capital to average adjusted assets)		8.59	%		8.58	%
Equity to assets ratio		9.78	%		9.49	%

The Company’s book value per share at September 30, 2004 was $18.47. Dividends to stockholders are typically paid semi-annually in the first week of May and November. The last dividend of $.35 per share was paid November 1, 2004.

Liquidity

Liquidity represents an institution’s ability to meet present and future financial obligations through either the sale or maturity of existing assets or the acquisition of additional funds through liability management. Liquid assets include cash, interest-bearing deposits with banks, money market investments, Federal funds sold, securities available for sale, loans held for sale and loans maturing within one year. The Company’s ability to obtain deposits and purchase funds at favorable rates determines its liability liquidity. Additional sources of liquidity available to the Company include its capacity to borrow additional funds when necessary through Federal funds lines with several regional banks and a line of credit with the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB). Management considers the Company’s overall liquidity to be sufficient to satisfy its depositors’ requirements and to meet its customers’ credit needs.

At September 30, 2004 cash, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, money market investments, Federal funds sold, securities available for sale, loans available for sale and loans that mature or reprice in one year were 56.7% of total earning assets. At September 30, 2004 approximately $543 million or 44.1% of total loans are scheduled to mature or reprice within the next year. In addition to deposits, the Company utilizes Federal funds purchased, FHLB advances, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and customer repurchase agreements, to fund the growth in its loan portfolio, securities purchases, and periodically, wholesale leverage transactions.

ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments due to changes in interest rates, exchange rates and equity prices. The Company’s market risk is composed primarily of interest rate risk. The Company’s Asset and Liability Management Committee (ALCO) is responsible for reviewing the interest rate sensitivity position and establishing policies to monitor and limit exposure to this risk. The Board of Directors reviews and approves the guidelines established by ALCO.

Interest rate risk is monitored through the use of three complimentary modeling tools: static gap analysis, earnings simulation modeling and economic value simulation (net present value estimation). Each of these models measure changes in a variety of interest rate scenarios. While each of the interest rate risk measures has limitations, taken together they represent a reasonably comprehensive view of the magnitude of interest rate risk in the Company, the distribution of risk along the yield curve, the level of risk through time, and the amount of exposure to changes in certain interest rate relationships. Static gap which measures aggregate repricing values is less utilized since it does not effectively measure the options risk impact on the Company and is not addressed here. But earnings simulation and economic value models which more effectively measure the cash flow and optionality impacts are utilized by management on a regular basis and are explained below.

Earnings Simulation Analysis

Management uses simulation analysis to measure the sensitivity of net income to changes in interest rates. The model calculates an earnings estimate based on current and projected balances and rates. This method is subject to the accuracy of the assumptions that underlie the process, but it provides a better analysis of the sensitivity of earnings to changes in interest rates than other analysis such as the static gap analysis.

Assumptions used in the model, including loan and deposit growth rates, are derived from seasonal and observed trends, economic forecasts and management’s outlook and plans, as are the assumptions used to project yields and rates for new loans and deposits. Maturities, calls and prepayments in the securities portfolio are assumed to be reinvested in like instruments. Mortgage loans, commercial loans and mortgage backed securities prepayment assumptions are based on industry estimates of prepayment speeds for portfolios with similar coupon ranges. Different interest rate scenarios and yield curves are used to measure the sensitivity of earnings to changing interest rates. Interest rates on different asset and liability accounts move differently when the prime rate changes and are accounted for in the different rate scenarios.

The most likely scenario represents the rate environment as management forecasts it to occur. From this base, interest rate shocks in 50 to 100 basis point increments are applied to see the impact on the Company’s earnings. The following table represents the interest rate sensitivity on net interest income (fully tax equivalent basis) for the Company using different rate scenarios as of September 30, 2004:


Change in Yield Curve	% Change in Net Interest Income		$ Change in Net Interest Income
Change in Yield Curve	% Change in Net Interest Income		$ Change in Net Interest Income
			(in thousands)
+200 basis points	7.00	%	$	4,755
+100 basis points	3.50	%		2,386
+50 basis points	1.70	%		1,158
Most likely	0.00	%		—
-50 basis points	-1.80	%		-1,249
-100 basis points	-3.70	%		-2,508
-200 basis points	-7.40	%		-5,008

Economic Value Simulation

Economic value simulation is used to calculate the estimated fair value of assets and liabilities over different interest rate environments. Economic values are calculated based on discounted cash flow analysis. The economic value of equity is the economic value of all assets minus the economic value of all liabilities. The change in economic value of equity over different rate environments is an indication of the longer term repricing risk in the balance sheet. The same assumptions are used in the economic value simulation as in the earnings simulation.

The following chart reflects the change in net market value over different rate environments as of September 30, 2004:


	Change in Economic Value of Equity
Change in Yield Curve	(percent)		(in thousands)
+200 basis points	0.80	%	$	2,271
+100 basis points	0.85	%		2,400
+50 basis points	0.64	%		1,806
Most likely	0.00	%		—
-50 basis points	-1.35	%		-3,826
-100 basis points	-3.15	%		-8,927
-200 basis points	-7.82	%		-22,169

ITEM 4 – CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective. There were no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.

Disclosure controls and procedures are our controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 – Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of its operations, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal proceedings. Based on the information presently available, and after consultation with legal counsel, management believes that the ultimate outcome in such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the business or the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.

Item 5b - Disclosure Regarding Nominating Committee Functions and Communications Between Security Holders and Boards of Directors

The Company has made no changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to its board of directors.

Item 6 - Exhibits

(a) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Form 10-Q and this list includes the Exhibit Index:


Exhibit No.		Description
31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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 thereunto duly authorized.


		Union Bankshares Corporation
		(Registrant)

November 9, 2004		/s/ G. William Beale
(Date)		G. William Beale,
		President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

November 9, 2004		/s/ D. Anthony Peay
(Date)		D. Anthony Peay,
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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