FOR RELEASE 4:00 p.m. February 5, 2014

VALLEY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
36 Church Avenue, S.W. Roanoke, Virginia 24011
For Further Information Contact:
Ellis L. Gutshall, President and Chief Executive Officer
Kimberly B. Snyder, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(540) 342-2265

VALLEY BANK NAMED IN TOP 10 OF 2014 BEST PLACES TO WORK IN VIRGINIA

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA (February 4, 2014) - Valley Bank was recently named as one of the 2013 Best Places to Work in Virginia. The annual list of "Best Places to Work" was created by Virginia Business and Best Companies Group. The rankings have been unveiled and published in the February 2014 issue of Virginia Business and Valley Bank ranked 9th in the mid-sized employer group (firms with 100 - 249 employees). This marks the third year in a row that Valley Bank ranked in the Top Ten Best Places to Work in Virginia.
This survey and award program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Virginia, benefiting the state's economy, its work force and businesses. In 2013, 132 organizations from across the state entered the two-part survey process to determine the Best Places to Work in Virginia. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration, survey and analysis process and determined the final rankings by benchmarking the companies on a list of core values: leadership and planning; corporate culture and communication; role satisfaction; work environment; relationship with supervisor; training and benefits; pay benefits; and overall employee engagement. In the end, a total of 100 companies made the final cut for this year's list.
Ellis L. Gutshall, President and CEO commented, "We are very excited to once again be recognized as one of Virginia's Best Places to Work by Virginia Business. In 1995, we established a bank whose passion was to build close and long-lasting friendships and relationships with the people and businesses of the Roanoke Valley. This passion starts and ends with our employees. From my desk, one of the most rewarding and recurring themes echoed from our employees through this process is that at Valley Bank, "We Are Family". So while we all are quite proud of our stellar compensation and benefit programs that recognize and reward employees for performance and allow employees at all levels to participate in the profits of the Bank, it is our workplace environment that
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Mailing Address: PO Box 2740▪Roanoke VA 24001

36 Church Avenue SW▪Roanoke VA 24011▪Telephone: 540-342-BANK (2265) ▪FAX: 540-342-4514

translates into the ultimate customer experience for which Valley Bank is known. It is this customer experience that drives new customers to seek out Valley Bank each and every day for their banking needs and this customer experience has propelled us to be the top performing community bank in the Roanoke Valley. We remain committed to attracting and retaining employees who possess an unparalleled desire to achieve, who thrive in a banking environment that provides new challenges and opportunities, and who seek to take this institution to new heights. "

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Mailing Address: PO Box 2740•Roanoke VA 24001

36 Church Avenue SW•Roanoke VA 24011•Telephone: 540-342-BANK (2265) •FAX: 540-342-4514

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