Note 8 - Capital Transaction	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
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Schedule of Capitalization [Table Text Block]	Note 8. Capital Transaction On June 28, 2013 HomeTown Bankshares Corporation completed a $14,000,000 private placement of its convertible preferred stock. Pursuant to the terms of the Private Placement Memorandum, dated April 17, 2013, the Company sold 14,000 shares of its 6.0% Series C NonCumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock at a price of $1,000 per share. The convertible preferred stock pays quarterly dividends equivalent to six percent (6%) per annum, and is convertible into shares of common stock of the Company based on a conversion price of $6.25 per share, subject to adjustment. The Company plans to use the net proceeds from this offering to redeem the $10,374,000 of its Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A and Series B and to support future growth and for general corporate purposes.

Note 8 - Capital Transaction

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

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Note 8. Capital Transaction

On June 28, 2013 HomeTown Bankshares Corporation completed a $14,000,000 private placement of its convertible preferred stock. Pursuant to the terms of the Private Placement Memorandum, dated April 17, 2013, the Company sold 14,000 shares of its 6.0% Series C NonCumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock at a price of $1,000 per share. The convertible preferred stock pays quarterly dividends equivalent to six percent (6%) per annum, and is convertible into shares of common stock of the Company based on a conversion price of $6.25 per share, subject to adjustment.

The Company plans to use the net proceeds from this offering to redeem the $10,374,000 of its Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A and Series B and to support future growth and for general corporate purposes.