Lexington State Bank

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LSB Bancshares, Inc.

Type	Public NASDAQ: LXBK
Founded	1949
Headquarters	Lexington, North Carolina
Key people	Robert F Lowe, Chairman and CEO
Industry	Finance, Investments, Insurance
Products	Commercial banking, Investment banking
Revenue	$53,940,000
Employees	417
Slogan	Easy as L-S-B
Website	www.lsbbancshares.com

Lexington State Bank (commonly known as "LSB") is a banking company based in Lexington, North Carolina. Its motto is "The Bank" and its slogans are "Beeline Banking", and "Easy as L-S-B". The bank has 29 branches across the Piedmont Triad region operating in Davidson, Stokes, Forsyth, Guilford, and Randolph counties of North Carolina. LSB Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: LXBK) is the holding company for Lexington State Bank.

[edit] History

LSB was founded in 1949 by Dr. J. A. Smith, a physician, founder of Lexington Hospital, Chairman of the Lexington Utilities Commission, and two-term North Carolina Representative. Shares of the company were sold to citizens of Davidson County, North Carolina who were willing to buy them. The first banking office opened in uptown Lexington's Courthouse Square on July 5, 1949, one day after Independence Day. Dr. Smith became the new bank's President and Chairman of the Board. Assets at the close of business on December 31, 1949, totalled $1,845,680.82, including loans and discounts of $799,626.92. Liabilities included deposits of $1,602,541.59 and other liabilities of $22,201.84, capital of $150,000 and surplus of $70,937.39.

In April 1962, LSB moved its heaquarters to an old hardware store at the corner of State Street and West First Street in Lexington. This new "LSB Plaza" expanded as the company grew. The holding company for LSB was created in July 1983 and in 1985 LSB opened its first 24-hour automatic teller machine (ATM) at Lexington Hospital.

In July 1997 Old North State Bank and LSB shareholders agreed to merge into a single company; the LSB name remained.