Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: December 28, 2012

Company: National Bancshares Corporation
         112 West Market Street
         Orrville, Ohio 44667
Contact: Mark R. Witmer
         President and CEO
Phone:   330.682.1010
Fax:     330.682.4644

NATIONAL BANCSHARES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES PLANS TO DEREGISTER ITS
COMMON SHARES

ORRVILLE, Ohio ~ December 28, 2012 ~ National Bancshares Corporation (the
`Company`) today announced that it intends to file a Certificate and
Notice of Termination of Registration on Form 15 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (`SEC`) to voluntarily terminate the registration of
its common shares and suspend its reporting obligations under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The Company intends to file the Form 15
as soon as reasonably practicable in January 2013, subject to its
satisfaction of certain regulatory requirements.

Ninety days after filing the Form 15, the Company will no longer be
obligated to file certain reports with the SEC, including annual reports
on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on
Form 8-K.  The Company anticipates that its filing obligations will end
after the Company files its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2012.

Recent changes to federal securities laws have made it possible for the
Company to suspend its reporting obligations and eliminate the significant
costs to the Company associated with preparing annual, quarterly and
current reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

In the future, the Company intends to make public its quarterly and
annual financial results as well as any significant corporate developments
by posting such information on its website.  The Company`s common shares
have been trading on the OTC Markets, and the Company anticipates its
common shares will continue to be quoted on the OTC Markets after
deregistration.  There can be no guarantee, however, that any broker
will continue to make a market in the Company`s common shares and
that trading will continue.

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 banking offices in Orrville, Massillon,
Wooster, Apple Creek, Dalton, Fairlawn, Kidron, Lodi, Mt. Eaton, Seville
and Smithville. 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 Company`s filings with the Security and Exchange
Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2011.  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.