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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003

Commission file number: 0-20293

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

212 North Main Street, P.O. Box 446, Bowling Green, Virginia 22427

(Address or principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(804) 633-5031

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, $2 par value

Indicate by check mark 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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  x    No  ¨

The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2003 was approximately $200,455,411.

The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of February 20, 2004 was 7,628,778.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be used in conjunction with the registrant’s 2004 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated into Part III of this Form 10-K.

UNION BANKSHARES CORPORATION

FORM 10-K

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PART I

Item 1. — Business

GENERAL

Union Bankshares Corporation (the “Company” or “Union”) is a multi-bank holding company organized under Virginia law and registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. The Company is headquartered in Bowling Green, Virginia. The Company is committed to the delivery of financial services through its four community bank subsidiaries (the “Community Banks”) and three non-bank financial services affiliates:

The Company was formed in connection with the July 1993 merger of Northern Neck Bankshares Corporation and Union Bancorp, Inc. and their bank subsidiaries Union Bank & Trust Company and Northern Neck State Bank into Union Bankshares Corporation. On September 1, 1996, King George State Bank and on July 1, 1998, Rappahannock National Bank became wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. On February 22, 1999, the Bank of Williamsburg began business as a newly organized bank. In June 1999, after the retirement of its president, King George State Bank was merged into Union Bank & Trust Company (“Union Bank”) and ceased to be a subsidiary bank. Although Union Bankshares was founded in 1993, its subsidiary banks are among the oldest in Virginia. Union Bank and Trust and Rappahannock National Bank began business in 1902 and Northern Neck State Bank dates back to 1907.

Each of the Community Banks is a full service retail commercial bank offering consumers and businesses a wide range of banking and related financial services, including checking, savings, certificates of deposit and other depository services, and loans for commercial, industrial, residential mortgage and consumer purposes. The Community Banks also issue credit cards and deliver automated teller machine services through the use of reciprocally shared ATMs in the major ATM networks. All of the Community Banks offer Internet banking access for banking services and online bill payment for both consumers and commercial companies.

The Company principally serves, through its Community Banks, the Virginia counties of Caroline, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King George, King William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Richmond, Westmoreland, Essex, Lancaster and Northumberland, and the Cities of Williamsburg, Newport News and Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Community Banks serve their customers through traditional bank branches, as well as convenience branches located in five convenience stores and in a super Wal-Mart store. They also utilize loan production offices to enter new markets as a means to gauge the strength and potential of those markets. In January 2002, the Bank of Williamsburg opened a loan production office servicing Newport News and converted it to a full service branch in May 2002. In August 2002, Union Bank opened a loan production office in the Manassas area (Prince William County). In January 2003, Union Bank opened a loan production office in Henrico County and a full-service branch is expected to open at that location in March 2004. In addition, in November 2003 a branch was opened in the Short Pump area of Richmond. Through its Community Banks, the Company operated 32 branches in its primary trade area at December 31, 2003.

Union Investment Services has provided securities, brokerage and investment advisory services since its formation in February 1993. It is a full service investment company handling all aspects of wealth management including stocks, bonds, annuities, mutual funds and financial planning.

On February 11, 1999, the Company acquired CMK Corporation t/a “Mortgage Capital Investors,” a mortgage loan brokerage company headquartered in Springfield, Virginia, by merger of CMK Corporation into Mortgage Capital Investors, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Bank (“MCII”). MCII has seven offices located in Virginia (4) and Maryland (2) and South Carolina (1), and is also licensed to do business in Washington, D.C. MCII provides a variety of mortgage products to customers in those states. The mortgage loans originated by MCII are generally sold in the secondary market through purchase agreements with institutional investors.

On August 31, 2003, the Company formed Union Insurance Group, LLC (“UIG”) an insurance agency in which each of the subsidiary banks owns a proportionate stake based on asset size This agency operates in a joint venture with Bankers Insurance, LLC, a consortium of title agencies owned by community banks across Virginia and managed by the Virginia Bankers Association. UIG generates revenue through sales of various insurance products, including long term care insurance and business owner policies.

Union Bankshares Corporation had assets of $1.2 billion, deposits of $1.0 billion and stockholders’ equity of $118.5 million at December 31, 2003. The Community Banks range in asset size from $46.9 million to $835.7 million at December 31, 2003.

SEGMENTS

The Company has two reportable segments: traditional full service community banks and a mortgage loan origination business, each as described above. See Note 17 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8, Financial Statement and Supplementary Data, of this Form 10-K and Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of this Form 10-K, for certain financial and other information about each of the Company’s operating segments.

ACQUISITION PROGRAM

The Company expands its market area and increases its market share through internal growth, de novo expansion and strategic acquisitions. Strategic acquisitions by the Company to date have included whole bank acquisitions and financial affiliations, as well as branch and deposit acquisitions. The Company generally considers acquisitions of companies in strong growth markets or with unique products or services that might benefit the entire organization. Targeted acquisitions are priced to be economically feasible with minimal short term drag to achieve positive long term benefits. These acquisitions may be paid for in the form of cash, stock or a combination thereof. The amount and type of consideration and deal charges paid could have a dilutive effect on the Company earnings per share or book value, however cost savings and revenue enhancements are also anticipated to provide long term economic benefit to the Company.

On December 19, 2003, the Company announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement with Guaranty Financial Corporation (“Guaranty”). The transaction is valued at approximately $54 million in stock and cash and is expected to take place in the second quarter of 2004, subject to regulatory approval and the approval of Guaranty’s shareholders. Guaranty operates seven branches in the Greater Charlottesville area with nearly $200 million in assets.

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In November 2003, Union Bank opened a branch in a convenience store on Pounce Tract Road in the Short Pump area of western Henrico County. This branch compliments the existing operations of Union Bank and Trust in the Richmond area and furthers its expansion in the Richmond market.

In 2002, the Company, through two of its Community Banks, opened two loan production offices as a means to enter new markets in Newport News and Manassas, Virginia. Both offices have performed well and the Newport News location became a full service branch in May 2002.

EMPLOYEES

As of December 31, 2003, the Company had 521 employees both full and part time, including executive officers, loan and other banking officers, branch personnel, operations personnel and other support personnel. None of the Company’s employees is represented by a union or covered under a collective bargaining agreement. Management of the Company considers their employee relations to be excellent.

COMPETITION

The financial services industry remains highly competitive and constantly evolving. The Company experiences strong competition in all aspects of its business. In its market areas, the Company competes with large national and regional financial institutions, savings and loans and other independent community banks, as well as credit unions, consumer finance companies, mortgage companies, loan productions offices, mutual funds and life insurance companies. Competition has increasingly come from out-of-state banks through their acquisitions of Virginia-based banks. Competition for deposits and loans is affected by factors such as interest rates offered, the number and location of branches and types of products offered, as well as the reputation of the institution. In addition, credit unions have been allowed to increasingly expand their membership definitions and to offer more attractive loan and deposit pricing due to their favorable tax status. At the same time, the Company’s non-bank financial services affiliates also operate in highly competitive environments.

Union Bankshares Corporation is one of the largest independent bank holding companies headquartered in Virginia. The Company believes its community bank framework and philosophy provide a competitive advantage, particularly with regards to larger national and regional institutions, allowing the Company to compete effectively in the markets it serves. The Company’s Community Banks generally have strong and growing market shares within the markets they serve. Due to the significant presence of out of state banks and the Company’s absence in many Virginia markets, the Company’s deposit market share in Virginia as of June 2003 is only 0.74% of the total banking deposits in Virginia. This is up from 0.69% in June 2002 and shows the impact of our penetration in existing and new markets in the state. It is anticipated that the planned acquisition of Guaranty Financial Corporation will increase this number to 0.87%.

SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

Bank holding companies and banks are extensively regulated under both federal and state law. The following description briefly addresses certain provisions of federal and state laws and certain regulations and proposed regulations and the potential impact of such provisions on the Company and the Community Banks. To the extent statutory or regulatory provisions or proposals are described herein, the description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the particular statutory or regulatory provisions or proposals.

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Bank Holding Companies

As a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the “BHCA”), the Company is subject to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”). The Federal Reserve Board has jurisdiction under the BHCA to approve any bank or non-bank acquisition, merger or consolidation proposed by a bank holding company. The BHCA generally limits the activities of a bank holding company and its subsidiaries to that of banking, managing or controlling banks, or any other activity that is so closely related to banking or to managing or controlling banks as to be a proper incident thereto.

Since September 1995, the BHCA has permitted bank holding companies from any state to acquire banks and bank holding companies located in any other state, subject to certain conditions, including nationwide and state imposed concentration limits. Banks are also able to branch across state lines, provided certain conditions are met, including that applicable state law must expressly permit such interstate branching. Virginia has adopted legislation that permits branching across state lines, provided there is reciprocity with the state in which the out-of-state bank is based.

There are a number of obligations and restrictions imposed on bank holding companies and their depository institution subsidiaries by federal law and regulatory policy that are designed to reduce potential loss exposure to the depositors of such depository institutions and to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) insurance funds in the event the depository institution becomes in danger of default or is in default. For example, under a policy of the Federal Reserve Board with respect to bank holding company operations, a bank holding company is required to serve as a source of financial strength to its subsidiary depository institutions and to commit resources to support such institutions in circumstances where it might not do so absent such policy. In addition, the “cross-guarantee” provisions of federal law require insured depository institutions under common control to reimburse the FDIC for any loss suffered or reasonably anticipated by either the Savings Association Insurance Fund (“SAIF”) or the Bank Insurance Fund (“BIF”) as a result of the default of a commonly controlled insured depository institution in danger of default. The FDIC may decline to enforce the cross-guarantee provisions if it determines that a waiver is in the best interest of the SAIF or the BIF or both. The FDIC’s claim for damages is superior to claims of stockholders of the insured depository institution or its holding company but is subordinate to claims of depositors, secured creditors and holders of subordinated debt (other than affiliates) of the commonly controlled insured depository institutions.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (the “FDIA”) also provides that amounts received from the liquidation or other resolution of any insured depository institution by any receiver must be distributed (after payment of secured claims) to pay the deposit liabilities of the institution prior to payment of any other general creditor or stockholder. This provision would give depositors a preference over general and subordinated creditors and stockholders in the event a receiver is appointed to distribute the assets of the bank.

The Company is registered under the bank holding company laws of Virginia. Accordingly, the Company and the Community Banks (other than Rappahannock National Bank, which is federally regulated) are subject to regulation and supervision by the State Corporation Commission of Virginia (the “SCC”) and the Federal Reserve Bank. Rappahannock National Bank is subject to regulation and supervision by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”).

Capital Requirements

The Federal Reserve Board, the OCC and the FDIC have issued substantially similar risk-based and leverage capital guidelines applicable to United States banking organizations. In addition, those regulatory agencies may from time to time require that a banking organization maintain capital above

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the minimum levels because of its financial condition or actual or anticipated growth. Under the risk-based capital requirements of these federal bank regulatory agencies, the Company and each of the Subsidiary Banks are required to maintain a minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 8%. At least half of the total capital is required to be “Tier 1 capital”, which consists principally of common and certain qualifying preferred shareholders’ equity (including Trust Preferred Securities), less certain intangibles and other adjustments. The remainder (“Tier 2 capital”) consists of a limited amount of subordinated and other qualifying debt (including certain hybrid capital instruments) and a limited amount of the general loan loss allowance. The Tier 1 and total capital to risk-weighted asset ratios of the Company as of December 31, 2003 were 10.71% and 11.88%, respectively, exceeding the minimum requirements.

In addition, each of the federal regulatory agencies has established a minimum leverage capital ratio (Tier 1 capital to average tangible assets) (“Tier 1 leverage ratio”). These guidelines provide for a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4% for banks and bank holding companies that meet certain specified criteria, including that they have the highest regulatory examination rating and are not contemplating significant growth or expansion. The Tier 1 leverage ratio of the Company as of December 31, 2003, was 8.72%, which is above the minimum requirements. The guidelines also provide that banking organizations experiencing internal growth or making acquisitions will be expected to maintain strong capital positions substantially above the minimum supervisory levels, without significant reliance on intangible assets.

The consideration for the pending acquisition of Guaranty will be in the form of stock and cash. It is anticipated that the cash portion of the transaction will be financed through the issuance of trust preferred securities (TRUPs) which qualify as Tier 1 capital for regulatory purposes.

Limits on Dividends and Other Payments

The Company is a legal entity, separate and distinct from its subsidiary institutions. A significant portion of the revenues of the Company result from dividends paid to it by the Community Banks. There are various legal limitations applicable to the payment of dividends by the Community Banks to the Company, as well as the payment of dividends by the Company to its respective shareholders.

The Community Banks are subject to various statutory restrictions on their ability to pay dividends to the Company. Under the current supervisory practices of the Community Banks’ regulatory agencies, prior approval from those agencies is required if cash dividends declared in any given year exceed net income for that year, plus retained net profits of the two preceding years. The payment of dividends by the Community Banks or the Company may also be limited by other factors, such as requirements to maintain capital above regulatory guidelines. Bank regulatory agencies have the authority to prohibit the Community Banks or the Company from engaging in an unsafe or unsound practice in conducting their business. The payment of dividends, depending on the financial condition of the Community Banks, or the Company, could be deemed to constitute such an unsafe or unsound practice.

Under the FDIA, insured depository institutions such as the Community Banks are prohibited from making capital distributions, including the payment of dividends, if, after making such distribution, the institution would become “undercapitalized” (as such term is used in the statute). Based on the Community Banks’ current financial condition, the Company does not expect that this provision will have any impact on its ability to obtain dividends from the Community Banks. Nonbank subsidiaries pay the parent company dividends periodically on a nonregulated basis.

In addition to dividends it receives from the Community Banks, the Company receives management fees from its affiliated companies for various services provided to them including: data processing, item processing, customer accounting, financial accounting, human resources, funds management,

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credit administration, credit support, sales and marketing, collections, facilities management, call center, legal, compliance and internal audit. These fees are charged to each subsidiary based upon various specific allocation methods measuring the usage of such services by that subsidiary. The fees are eliminated from the financial statements in the consolidation process.

Under federal law, the Community Banks may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, make loans or extensions of credit to, or investments in the securities of, the Company or take securities of the Company as collateral for loans to any borrower. The Community Banks are also subject to collateral security requirements for any loans or extensions of credit permitted by such exceptions.

The Community Banks

The Community Banks are supervised and regularly examined by the Federal Reserve Board and the SCC, and in the case of Rappahannock National Bank, the OCC. The various laws and regulations administered by the regulatory agencies affect corporate practices, such as the payment of dividends, incurrance of debt and acquisition of financial institutions and other companies, and affect business practices, such as the payment of interest on deposits, the charging of interest on loans, types of business conducted and location of offices.

The Community Banks are also subject to the requirements of the Community Reinvestment Act (the “CRA”). The CRA imposes on financial institutions an affirmative and ongoing obligation to meet the credit needs of the local communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with the safe and sound operation of those institutions. Each financial institution’s efforts in meeting community credit needs currently are evaluated as part of the examination process pursuant to twelve assessment factors. These factors also are considered in evaluating mergers, acquisitions and applications to open a branch or facility.

As institutions with deposits insured by the BIF, the Community Banks also are subject to insurance assessments imposed by the FDIC. There is a base assessment for all institutions. In addition, the FDIC has implemented a risk-based assessment schedule, imposing assessments ranging from zero (with a $2,000 minimum assessment) to 0.27% of an institution’s average assessment base. The actual assessment to be paid by each BIF member is based on the institution’s assessment risk classification, which is determined based on whether the institution is considered “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized” or “undercapitalized,” as such terms have been defined in applicable federal regulations, and whether such institution is considered by its supervisory agency to be financially sound or to have supervisory concerns. In 2003, the Company paid only the base assessment rate through the Community Banks which amounted to $150,181 in deposit insurance premiums.

Other Safety and Soundness Regulations

The federal banking agencies have broad powers under current federal law to make prompt corrective action to resolve problems of insured depository institutions. The extent of these powers depends upon whether the institutions in question are “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized” or “critically undercapitalized.” All such terms are defined under uniform regulations defining such capital levels issued by each of the federal banking agencies.

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Effective on March 11, 2001, the Gramm Leach Bliley Act (the “GLB Act”) allows a bank holding company or other company to certify status as a financial holding company, which will allow such company to engage in activities that are financial in nature, that are incidental to such activities, or are complementary to such activities. The GLB Act enumerates certain activities

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that are deemed financial in nature, such as underwriting insurance or acting as an insurance principal, agent or broker, underwriting, dealing in or making markets in securities, and engaging in merchant banking under certain restrictions. It also authorizes the Federal Reserve Board to determine by regulation what other activities are financial in nature, or incidental or complementary thereto.

Filings with the SEC

The Company files annual, quarterly and other reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports are posted and are available at no cost on the Company’s website, www.ubsh.com, through the Investor Relations link, as soon as reasonably practible after the Company files such documents with the SEC. Union’s filings are also available through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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Item 2. — Properties

The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns or leases buildings that are used in the normal course of business. The corporate headquarters is located at 212 N. Main Street, Bowling Green, Virginia, in a building owned by the Company. The Company’s subsidiaries own or lease various other offices in the counties and cities in which they operate. See the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8, Financial Statement and Supplementary Data, of this Form 10-K for information with respect to the amounts at which bank premises and equipment are carried and commitments under long-term leases.

Unless otherwise indicated, the properties below are owned by the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003.

Locations

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Item 3. — 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 4. — Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2003.

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PART II

Item 5. — Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

Union Bankshares Corporation’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “UBSH”. The Company’s common stock began trading on the Nasdaq National Market in October 1993.

There were 7,627,248 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding at the close of business on December 31, 2003, which were held by 2,273 shareholders of record. The closing price of the Company’s stock on December 31, 2003 was $30.50 per share as compared to $27.25 on December 31, 2002.

The following table summarizes the high and low closing sales prices and dividends declared for quarterly periods during the two years ended December 31, 2003.

Restrictions on the ability of the Community Banks to transfer funds to the Company at December 31, 2003, are set forth in Note 16 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this Form 10-K. A discussion of certain limitations on the ability of the Community Banks to pay dividends to the Company and the ability of the Company to pay dividends on its common stock, is set forth in Part I, Business, of this Form 10-K under the headings “Supervision and Regulation - Limits on Dividends and Other Payments” and “- The Community Banks”.

The dividend amount on the Company’s common stock is established by the Board of Directors semi-annually and dividends are typically paid on May 1^st and November 1^st of each year. In making its decision on the payment of dividends on the Company’s common stock, the Board considers operating results, financial condition, capital adequacy, regulatory requirements, shareholder returns and other factors.

Equity Compensation Plans

The following table summarizes information, as of December 31, 2003, relating to the Company’s 1993 Stock Option Plan, pursuant to which grants of options to acquire shares of common stock may be granted from time to time.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

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Item 6. - Selected Financial Data

The following table sets forth selected financial data for the Company for the last five years.

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Item 7. — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis provides information about the major components of the results of operations and financial condition, liquidity and capital resources of Union Bankshares Corporation and its subsidiaries. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements presented in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this Form 10-K.

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

General

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, goodwill and intangibles, 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”.

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

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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 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 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.

Goodwill and Intangibles

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.

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Goodwill is included in other assets and totaled $864,000 at December 31, 2003 and 2002. Based on the testing for goodwill impairment, there were no impairment charges for 2003 or 2002. In 2001, $82,500 was expensed.

Core deposit intangibles are included in other assets and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of expected benefit, which ranges from 10 to 15 years. Core deposit intangibles, net of amortization, amounted to $4,926,000 and $5,500,000 at December 31, 2003 and 2002, 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.

OVERVIEW

Union Bankshares Corporation’s net income for 2003 totaled $16.7 million or $2.19 per share on a basic and $2.17 on a diluted basis, up 14.9% from $14.5 million or $1.92 per share on a basic and $1.90 on a diluted basis for 2002. Profitability as measured by return on average assets (ROA) for 2003 was 1.42% as compared to 1.41% a year earlier, while return on average equity (ROE) for 2003 was 14.88% as compared to 14.91% in 2002. Core profitability continued to improve as net interest income increased by 6.2% and noninterest income was up 30.2%.

Union’s performance in 2003 was highlighted by a low interest rate environment, an improving economy and corporate growth initiatives that fueled strong growth in the loan portfolio. Continued low interest rates provided a relatively low cost funding source to finance the Company’s strong loan growth. The Company’s loan production offices and bank branches in growth markets experienced strong loan demand, particularly in commercial and real estate loans. Although competition remained intense and compressed the net interest margin, loan growth generated sufficient interest income to offset the impact of lower rates.

The interest rate environment proved favorable for the Company’s mortgage segment. The mortgage segment followed a strong year in 2002 with a 39% increase in mortgage loan production to $535 million in 2003.

Community Bank Segment

Net income for the community bank segment was $14.2 million, an increase of $1.3 million, or 10.3% over 2002. Despite the low interest rate environment, earnings from increased loan volumes offset a decline in securities available for sale to generate a 6.3% increase in income from interest and fees on loans. Deposit interest expense benefited from low rates as a $102.8 million increase in deposit volume still resulted in a 2.9% decrease in interest expense. Net interest income before provision was up 5.2% or $2.0 million. Provision expense decreased $571,000 largely as a result of recoveries of prior charge-offs and higher overall asset quality. Noninterest income in the community bank segment grew by 28.3% in 2003 with service charges on deposit accounts, the primary component of noninterest income, increasing 36.9%. Noninterest expense in the community bank segment increased 9.5% while assets grew by over 10.4%. This ability to grow on a stable cost platform has allowed the Company to realize efficiencies from both internal growth and other expansion opportunities.

With the growth plans for the community bank segment in 2004, earnings will be impacted. The Company expects to complete its acquisition of Guaranty Financial Corporation during the second quarter of 2004. The addition of these seven branches will increase net income in 2004, but is expected to be dilutive to earnings per share in 2004 and accretive in 2005. The Company’s plans also call for the opening of a new branch adjacent to the loan production office in the West End of Richmond in March, 2004, as well as two new locations in Hanover County and two in Chesterfield

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County later in the year. Management anticipates that the opening of de novo branches typically will reduce net earnings of approximately $100,000 in the first full year of operation. Despite the start-up cost associated with de novo expansion, management feels these opportunities to expand the franchise in 2004 are timely and expects a modest rise in income in 2004 with the full benefit of these ventures realized in future years.

Mortgage Segment

The continued decline in mortgage interest rates in 2003 resulted in the lowest rates in decades and stimulated much higher mortgage loan originations than in 2002. The mortgage segment’s loan originations in 2003 totaled $535 million versus $385 million in 2002 and the gains on the sales of the 2003 loans totaled $13.3 million, a 31.4% increase over 2002. Net income for the mortgage banking segment was $2.5 million, an improvement of $837,000 or 52% over $1.6 million in 2002. The mortgage industry expects a decline in production in 2004 of as much as 50% from 2003 levels. Although interest rates are not expected to rise significantly in 2004, the high volumes of refinance activity in recent years is expected to reduce overall mortgage production. Refinanced mortgages represented 50% of the mortgage segment’s loan production for the year as compared to 42% in 2002, both below industry refinance rates. The Company continues to focus on developing and maintaining relationships with builders and realtors to generate loan referrals, to provide a more steady source of origination volume in a more stable rate environment. The Company will seek to add commissioned mortgage lenders to existing mortgage offices and will seek expansion opportunities for new mortgage offices within existing bank markets and new growth markets. Management believes additional cross-selling opportunities exists within the various subsidiaries and will also pursue those prospects.

Consolidated assets grew to $1.2 billion at December 31, 2003, up 10.7% from $1.116 billion a year ago. Loans grew to $878.3 million, up 22.9% over year-end 2002 totals reflecting continued growth in our loan production in all entities. Deposits increased to $1.0 billion at December 31, 2003 from $897.6 million at December 31, 2002, an 11.5% increase. The Company’s capital position grew by 12.3%, from $105.5 million at December 31, 2002 to $118.5 million a year later and remains strong at 9.6% of total assets.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income, which represents the principal source of earnings for the Company is the amount by which interest income exceeds interest expense. The net interest margin is net interest income expressed as a percentage of interest-earning assets. Changes in the volume and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as well as their respective yields and rates, have a significant impact on the level of net interest income, the net interest margin and net income.

Interest rates in 2003 reached near-term historic lows, as the Federal Reserve furthered its recent accommodative policy to encourage economic recovery. Statistics released in the fourth quarter began to point toward a stronger 2004. The low rates and low inflation sparked a mortgage frenzy which brought on mortgage prepayments on the community bank securities portfolios and the highest mortgage origination volumes ever for the mortgage segment. The Company is in an asset sensitive repricing position. Until rates rise, the margin may compress even more than it is now. The Company will continue to reprice long term liability costs lower and will ultimately benefit from active deposit pricing management when short term rates rise.

During 2003, loan volumes and loans held for sale volumes generated interest income to more than offset the decline in volume and rates in the other asset categories. This resulted in an increase in income from earning assets of $1.6 million. At the same time, volume increases in all the interest bearing liabilities were accompanied by rate declines in all categories. The result was an increase in net interest income. The certificate of deposit categories accounted for the majority of the volume

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increase in deposits with certificates $100,000 and over actually having an increase in the interest expense as a result of the increased volume. The lower rates resulted in a decrease in liability interest expense of $722,000 and an increase in net interest income of $2.3 million. (see Volume and Rate Analysis table).

During 2003, net interest income, on a taxable equivalent basis, which reflects the tax benefits of nontaxable interest income, totaled $45.7 million, an increase of 5.4% from $43.3 million in 2002. The Company’s net interest margin decreased to 4.11% in 2003, as compared to 4.49% in 2002. The yield on earning assets decreased to 6.27% from 7.04% in 2002 while the cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased from 3.05% in 2002 to 2.62% in 2003. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased by $106.6 million, or 13.2% while average earning assets grew by $144.5 million, or 15.0%. In 2003, deposits increased primarily through internal growth since only one branch opened late in the fourth quarter. The new branches opened in 2002 gave the balance sheet a full year of deposits, ending the year at $19.1 million, an increase of $6.2 million, or 45% from $13.9 at the end of 2002. The majority of the increase came from the existing branch base. Demand deposits continued to grow through the year, as did interest bearing transaction accounts as many investors maintained their liquidity in bank deposits. The margin decreased on a year-to-year basis and continued compression of a lesser magnitude than in 2003 is anticipated for most of 2004, since rates are not expected to rise until late in the year.

During 2002, net interest income, on a taxable equivalent basis totaled $43.3 million, an increase of 20.8% from $35.9 million in 2001. The Company’s net interest margin increased to 4.49% in 2002, as compared to 4.17% in 2001. The yield on earning assets decreased to 7.04% from 7.94% in 2001 while the cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased to 3.05% in 2002 from 4.42% in 2001. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased by $72.8 million, or 9.9% while average earning assets grew by $104.7 million, or 12.2%.

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The following table shows interest income on earning assets and related average yields, as well as interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and related average rates paid for the periods indicated.

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The following table summarizes changes in net interest income attributable to changes in the volume of interest-bearing assets and liabilities compared to changes in interest rates. Nonaccrual loans are included in average loans outstanding.

VOLUME AND RATE ANALYSIS* (TAXABLE EQUIVALENT BASIS)

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