**Exhibit 3.a.**

 

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATIONOPLOGAN COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC.

 

I, the undersigned, in order to form acorporation for the purposes hereinafter stated, under and pursuant to theprovisions of the West Virginia Corporation Act, do hereby certify as follows:

 

# FIRST:                    The name of thecorporation is LOGAN COUNTY BANCSHARES, INC. (hereinafter**called the “Corporation”).

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# SECOND:               The principaloffice of the Corporation is to be located at Washington Avenue and MainStreet, in the City of Logan, in the County of**Logan, in the State of West Virginia (25601).

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# THIRD:                  The purpose ofthe Corporation is to engage in the transaction of anyor all lawfulbusiness for which corporations may be incorporated under the West VirginiaCorporation Act.

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# FOURTH:              The totalnumber of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have the authority toissue is two hundred and sixty thousand (260,000) shares, consisting of oneclass of Common Stock having a par value of Five Dollars ($5.00) per share.

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# FIFTH:                   No shareholderof the Corporation shall have any preemptive right to acquire any unissued ortreasury shares authorized herein, to acquire any or all classes of shareshere-after authorized, or to acquire any securities convertible into suchshares or carrying a right to subscribe to or acquire such shares.

 

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# SIXTH:                   The name andmailing address of the Incorporator are as follows:

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| **NAME**            | ** ** | **ADDRESS**                      |
|---------------------|------------|----------------------------------|
|                |       |                             |
| Hayden D. McMillian |       | 1333 New Hampshire  Avenue, N.W. |
|                |       | Washington, D.C.  20036          |

 

# SEVENTH:             The existenceof the Corporation is to be perpetual.

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# EIGHTH:                No person hasyet been appointed to accept notice or process.

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# NINTH:                  The number ofdirectors constituting the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall not**be less than three, and the names andmailing addresses of the persons who are to serve on the initial Board ofDirectors, until the first**annualmeeting of**shareholders or untiltheir successors or additional directors are, elected and qualified, are asfollows:

 
| **Name**         | ** ** | **ADDRESS**                                                           |
|------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Harvey Oakley    |       | c/o Judge’s Office  Logan Courthouse  Logan, West Virginia 25601 |
|             |       |                                                                  |
| Frank H. Oakley  |       | 140 Nighbert Avenue  Logan, West Virginia 25601                       |
|             |       |                                                                  |
| Almos Napier     |       | P.O. Box 651  Chapmanville, West Virginia 25508                       |
|             |       |                                                                  |
| Eddie Canterbury |       | P. O. Box 622  Logan, West Virginia 25601                             |
|             |       |                                                                  |
| Rayman W. Herman |       | 309 W. McDonald Avenue  Man, West Virginia 25635                      |

 

# TENTH:The election of directors neednot be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation so provide.

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# ELEVENTH:          The Corporationis authorized to the full extent permitted by Section 31-1-9 of the WestVirginia Corporation Act, as amended from time to time, to indemnify allpersons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto.

 

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# TWELFTH:           The Corporationreserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained inthese Articles of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed bylaw and all rights and powers conferred herein on shareholders, directors andofficers are subject to this reserved power.

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I, the undersigned, for the purpose offorming a corporation under the laws of the State of West Virginia, do make andfile these Articles of Incorporation, and have accordingly hereunto set my handthis 26th day of October, 1984.

 
|   | /s/ Hayden D. McMillian   |   |
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|   | Incorporator and Preparer |

 
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | )           |
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| CITY OF WASHINGTON   | )           |

 

I, M. Tamoley Morgan, a Notary Public in andfor the aforesaid District of Columbia, do hereby certify that Hayden D.McMillian personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing Articlesof Incorporation to be his act and deed, and that he executed the same.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal this 26thday of October, 1984.

 

My Commission Expires:

 
| August 14, 1987 |          | /s/ M. Tamoley Morgan |   |
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------------|--------|
|            | Notary Public |

 

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