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Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(X)

Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

   
 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004

   

(   )

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

   
 

For the transition period from__________________ to __________________


Commission File Number: 000-19202

ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Michigan
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

 

38-2659066
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 
         
 

109 East Division Street, Sparta, Michigan
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

49345
(Zip Code)

 

(616) 887-7366
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Common Stock
(Title of Class)

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 in this form, 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.  (X)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).
Yes        No   X  

As of June 30, 2004, the aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was $32,526,000. This amount is based on an average bid price of $20.75 per share for the Registrant's stock as of such date.

As of February 28, 2005, the Registrant had 1,567,012 shares of common stock outstanding.


DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Part I, Item 1, and Part II, Items 5 through 8 incorporate by reference portions of the Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Part III, Items 10 through 14 incorporate by reference portions of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for the Registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 28, 2005.





FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report and the documents incorporated into this report contain forward-looking statements that are based on management's beliefs, assumptions, current expectations, estimates and projections about the financial services industry, the economy, and the Registrant itself. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "forecasts," "intends," "is likely," "plans," "predicts," "projects," "may," "could," "estimates," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions ("risk factors") that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood, and degree of occurrence. Therefore, actual results and outcomes may materially differ from what may be expressed, implied or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Furthermore, the Registrant undertakes no obligation to update, amend, or clarify forward-looking stateme nts, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Risk factors include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates and interest rate relationships; demand for products and services; the degree of competition by traditional and non-traditional competitors; changes in banking laws and regulations; changes in tax laws; changes in prices, levies, and assessments; the impact of technological advances; governmental and regulatory policy changes; the outcomes of pending and future litigation and contingencies; trends in customer behavior as well as their ability to repay loans; changes in the local and national economies; and local and global uncertainties such as acts of terrorism and military actions. These are representative of the risk factors that could cause a difference between an ultimate actual outcome and a preceding forward-looking statement.

PART I

Item 1.

Business


General
ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. (the "Registrant") is a one-bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. The Registrant was incorporated on February 24, 1986, as a Michigan corporation. The Registrant was formed to create a bank holding company for the purpose of acquiring all of the capital stock of ChoiceOne Bank (formerly Sparta State Bank), which became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant on April 6, 1987. The Registrant's only subsidiary and significant asset as of December 31, 2004, was ChoiceOne Bank (the "Bank"). Effective January 1, 1996, the Bank acquired all of the outstanding common stock of ChoiceOne Insurance Agencies, Inc. (formerly Bradford Insurance Centre, Ltd.), an independent insurance agency headquartered in Sparta, Michigan (the "Insurance Agency"). Effective January 1, 2002, the Bank formed ChoiceOne Mortgage Company of Michigan (the "Mortgage Company"). The Bank also owns a 20% interest in a non-banking corporation, West Shore Computer Services, Inc., a data processing firm located in Scottville, Michigan.

The Registrant's business is primarily concentrated in a single industry segment - banking. The Bank is a full-service banking institution that offers a variety of deposit, payment, credit and other financial services to all types of customers. These services include time, savings, and demand deposits, safe deposit services, and automated transaction machine services. Loans, both commercial and consumer, are extended primarily on a secured basis to corporations, partnerships and individuals. Commercial lending covers such categories as business, industry, agricultural, construction, inventory and real estate. The Bank's consumer loan department makes direct and indirect loans to consumers and purchasers of residential and real property. The Mortgage Company originates and sells a full line of conventional type mortgage loans for 1-4 family and multi-family residential real estate properties. No material part of the business of the Registrant or the Bank is dependent upon a single customer or very few customers, the loss of which would have a materially adverse effect on the Registrant.

The Bank's primary market area consists of portions of Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo and Ottawa counties in Michigan in the communities where the Bank's offices are located and the areas immediately surrounding these communities. Currently the Bank serves these markets through five full-service offices. The Registrant and the Bank have no foreign assets or income.



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The principal source of revenue for the Registrant and the Bank is interest and fees on loans. On a consolidated basis, interest and fees on loans accounted for 71%, 72%, and 74% of total revenues in 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively. Interest on securities accounted for 11%, 8%, and 6% of total revenues in 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

The Consolidated Financial Statements incorporated by reference in Part II, Item 8 contain information concerning the financial position and results of operations of the Registrant.

Competition
The business of banking is highly competitive. The Bank's competition primarily comes from other financial institutions located within Sparta, Michigan, and the Kent County, Michigan area. There are a number of larger commercial banks in the Bank's primary market area.

The Bank also competes with a large number of other financial institutions, such as savings and loan associations, insurance companies, consumer finance companies, credit unions and commercial finance and leasing companies for deposits, loans and service business. Money market mutual funds, brokerage houses and nonfinancial institutions provide many of the financial services offered by the Bank. Many of these competitors have substantially greater resources than the Bank. The principal methods of competition for financial services are price (the rates of interest charged for loans, the rates of interest paid for deposits and the fees charged for services) and the convenience and quality of services rendered to customers.

Supervision and Regulation
Banks and bank holding companies are extensively regulated. The Registrant is subject to supervision and regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve Board"). The Registrant's activities are generally limited to owning or controlling banks and engaging in such other activities as the Federal Reserve Board may determine to be closely related to banking. Prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board, and in some cases various other government agencies, is required for the Registrant to acquire control of any additional bank holding companies, banks or other operating subsidiaries.

The Bank is chartered under state law and is subject to regulation by the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services. State banking laws place restrictions on various aspects of banking, including permitted activities, loan interest rates, branching, payment of dividends and capital and surplus requirements. The Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System and is also subject to regulation by the Federal Reserve Board. The Bank's deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") to the extent provided by law. The Bank became a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank system in March 1993. This provides certain advantages to the Bank, including favorable borrowing rates for certain funds.

The Registrant is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Bank. There are legal limitations on the extent to which the Bank can lend or otherwise supply funds to the Registrant. In addition, payment of dividends to the Registrant by the Bank is subject to various state and federal regulatory limitations.

Under Federal Reserve Board policy, the Registrant is expected to act as a source of financial strength to the Bank and to commit resources to support it. Under federal law, the FDIC also has authority to impose special assessments on insured depository institutions to repay FDIC borrowings from the United States Treasury or other sources and to establish semiannual assessment rates on Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") member banks to maintain the BIF at the designated reserve ratio required by law.

The recapitalization of the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF") was accomplished through the enactment of The Deposit Insurance Funds Act of 1996. This legislation authorized the Financing Corporation ("FICO") to impose periodic assessments on depository institutions that are members of the BIF, in addition to institutions that are members of the SAIF. The purpose of these periodic assessments is to spread the cost of the interest payments on the outstanding FICO bonds over a larger number of institutions. Until the change in the law, only SAIF member institutions bore the cost of funding these interest payments.


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Banks are subject to a number of federal and state laws and regulations which have a material impact on their business. These include, among others, minimum capital requirements, state usury laws, state laws relating to fiduciaries, the Truth in Lending Act, the Truth in Savings Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Expedited Funds Availability Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, electronic funds transfer laws, redlining laws, predatory lending laws, antitrust laws, environmental laws, money laundering laws and privacy laws. The instruments of monetary policy of authorities, such as the Federal Reserve Board, may influence the growth and distribution of bank loans, investments and deposits, and may also affect interest rates on loans and deposits. These policies may have a significant effect on the operating results of banks.

Bank holding companies may acquire banks and other bank holding companies located in any state in the United States without regard to geographic restrictions or reciprocity requirements imposed by state banking law. Banks may also establish interstate branch networks through acquisitions of and mergers with other banks. The establishment of de novo interstate branches or the acquisition of individual branches of a bank in another state (rather than the acquisition of an out-of-state bank in its entirety) is allowed only if specifically authorized by state law.

Michigan banking laws do not significantly restrict interstate banking. The Michigan Banking Code permits, in appropriate circumstances and with the approval of the Office of Financial and Insurance Services, (1) acquisition of Michigan banks by FDIC-insured banks, savings banks or savings and loan associations located in other states, (2) sale by a Michigan bank of branches to an FDIC-insured bank, savings bank or savings and loan association located in a state in which a Michigan bank could purchase branches of the purchasing entity, (3) consolidation of Michigan banks and FDIC-insured banks, savings banks or savings and loan associations located in other states having laws permitting such consolidation, (4) establishment of branches in Michigan by FDIC-insured banks located in other states, the District of Columbia or U.S. territories or protectorates having laws permitting a Michigan bank to establish a branch in such jurisdiction, and (5) establishment by foreign banks of br anches located in Michigan.

Effects of Compliance With Environmental Regulations
The nature of the business of the Bank is such that it holds title, on a temporary or permanent basis, to a number of parcels of real property. These include properties owned for branch offices and other business purposes as well as properties taken in or in lieu of foreclosure to satisfy loans in default. Under current state and federal laws, present and past owners of real property may be exposed to liability for the cost of clean up of environmental contamination on or originating from those properties, even if they are wholly innocent of the actions that caused the contamination. These liabilities can be material and can exceed the value of the contaminated property. Management is not presently aware of any instances where compliance with these provisions will have a material effect on the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Registrant or the Bank, or where compliance with these provisions will adversely affect a borrower's ability to comply with the terms of loan contracts.

Employees
As of February 28, 2005, the Bank employed 59 full-time equivalent employees ("FTE's"); the Insurance Agency employed 11 FTE's; and the Mortgage Company employed 10 FTE's. The Registrant's only employees as of the same date were its four executive officers (who are also employed by the Bank). The Registrant, Bank, Insurance Agency, and Mortgage Company believe their relations with their employees are good.

Statistical Information
Additional statistical information describing the business of the Registrant appears on the following pages and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations incorporated by reference in Item 7 of this report and in the Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto incorporated by reference in Item 8 of this report.

The following statistical information should be read in conjunction with Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto incorporated by reference in this report.



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Securities Portfolio
The book value of securities categorized by type at December 31 was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)
 

 


2004


 


 


2003


 


 


2002


 

U.S. Government and federal agency

$

6,875

 

$

7,805

 

$

4,699

 

State and municipal

 

26,768

   

20,435

   

11,725

 

Mortgage-backed

 

6,700

   

4,589

   

1,517

 

Asset-backed

 

-

   

233

   

508

 

Corporate

 


4,570


 


 


5,087


 


 


3,042


 

     Total

$


44,913


 


$


38,149


 


$


21,491


 

The Registrant did not hold investment securities from any one issuer at December 31, 2004, that were greater than 10% of the Registrant's shareholders' equity, exclusive of U.S. Government and U.S. Government agency securities.

Presented below is the fair value of securities as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, a schedule of maturities of securities as of December 31, 2004, and the weighted average yields of securities as of December 31, 2004.

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 


 


 


 


Securities maturing within:


 


 


 


 


 


 


 



 



Less than
1 Year




 




 



1 Year -
5 Years




 




 



5 Years -
10 Years




 




 



More than
10 Years




 




 


Fair Value
at Dec. 31,
2004




 




 


Fair Value
at Dec. 31,
2003


U.S. Government and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     federal agency

$

2,292

 

$

4,583

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

$

6,875

 

$

7,805

State and municipal

 

2,817

 

 

14,914

 

 

8,196

 

 

841

 

 

26,768

 

 

20,435

Mortgage-backed securities

 

-

 

 

2,344

 

 

2,043

 

 

2,313

 

 

6,700

 

 

4,589

Asset-backed

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

233

Corporate debt

 


510


 


 


3,521


 


 


-


 


 


-


 


 


4,031


 


 


4,879


     Total debt securities

$

5,619

 

$

25,362

 

$

10,239

 

$

3,154

 

$

44,374

 

$

37,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate equities (1)

 


-


 


 


-


 


 


-


 


 


-


 


 


539


 


 


208


     Total securities

$


5,619


 


$


25,362


 


$


10,239


 


$


3,154


 


$


44,913


 


$


38,149



 

 


 


 


 


Weighted average yields:


 


 


 


 


 

 

 

U.S. Government and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     federal agency

 

2.66

%

 

2.67

%

 

-

%

 

-

%

 

2.67

%

 

 

State and municipal (2)

 

4.04

 

 

4.49

 

 

5.68

 

 

5.34

 

 

4.83

 

 

 

Corporate debt

 

5.14

 

 

3.42

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

3.64

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

-

 

 

3.88

 

 

4.34

 

 

3.82

 

 

4.00

 

 

 

Corporate equities (3)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

5.29

 

 

 

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(1)

Equity securities are preferred and common stocks with no stated maturity.

(2)

The yield is computed on a fully tax-equivalent basis at an incremental tax rate of 34%.

(3)

The yield on corporate equities applies only to preferred stock held which had a carrying value of $504,000 at December 31, 2004.







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Loan Portfolio
The Bank's loan portfolio categorized by loan type (excluding loans held for sale) as of December 31 is presented below.

(Dollars in thousands)
   

2004


 


 


2003


 


 


2002


 


 


2001


 


 


2000


Commercial and agricultural

$

37,770

 

$

33,006

 

$

34,263

 

$

27,756

 

$

27,710

Real estate - commercial

 

51,751

   

47,019

   

51,395

   

41,634

   

41,565

Real estate - construction

 

6,661

   

10,200

   

7,869

   

7,345

   

6,555

Real estate - residential

 

63,846

   

58,375

   

61,755

   

66,603

   

77,901

Consumer

 


13,250


 


 


14,532


 


 


18,565


 


 


21,829


 


 


21,587


     Total loans, gross

$


173,278


 


$


163,132


 


$


173,847


 


$


165,167


 


$


175,318



Maturities and Sensitivities of Loans to Changes in Interest Rates
The following schedule presents the maturities of loans (excluding residential real estate and consumer loans) as of December 31, 2004. All loans over one year in maturity (excluding residential real estate and consumer loans) are also presented classified according to the sensitivity to changes in interest rates as of December 31, 2004.

(Dollars in thousands)


Loan Type


 


Less than
1 Year



 



 


1 Year -
5 Years



 



 


More than
5 Years



 



 



Total


Commercial and agricultural

$

44,604

 

$

43,299

 

$

1,618

 

$

89,521

Real estate - construction

 


6,661


 


 


-


 


 


-


 


 


6,661


     Totals

$


51,265


 

$


43,299


 

$


1,618


 

$


96,182


                       


Loan Sensitivity to Changes in Interest Rates


 


Less than
1 Year



 



 


1 Year -
5 Years



 



 


More than
5 Years



 



 



Total


Loans with fixed interest rates

$

16,384

 

$

29,766

 

$

300

 

$

46,450

Loans with floating or adjustable interest rates

 


34,881


 


 


13,533


 


 


1,318


 


 


49,732


     Totals

$


51,265


 


$


43,299


 


$


1,618


 


$


96,182



(1)

Loan maturities are classified according to the contractual maturity date or the anticipated amortization period, whichever is appropriate. The anticipated amortization period is used in the case of loans where a balloon payment is due before the end of the loan's normal amortization period. At the time the balloon payment is due, the loan can either be rewritten or payment in full can be requested. The decision regarding whether the loan will be rewritten or a payment in full will be requested will be based upon the loan's payment history, the borrower's current financial condition, and other relevant factors.


Risk Elements
The following loans were classified as nonperforming as of December 31:

(Dollars in thousands)
 

2004


2003


2002


2001


2000


Loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis

$  795

$  1,914

$  2,522

$    855

$  1,019

Accruing loans which are contractually past due 90
     days or more as to principal or interest payments


11


39


210


1,316


1,503

Loans defined as "troubled debt restructurings"

16


47


48


120


108


          Totals

$  822


$  2,000


$  2,780


$  2,291


$  2,630



A loan is placed on nonaccrual status at the point in time at which the collectibility of principal or interest is considered doubtful. The table below illustrates interest forgone and interest recorded on nonperforming loans for the years presented.



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(Dollars in thousands)
 

2004


2003


2002


2001


2000


Interest on non-performing loans which would have
     been earned had the loans been in an accrual or
     performing status



$  32



$  77



$  97



$  80



$  51

Interest on non-performing loans that was actually
     recorded when received


$  18


$  54


$  48


$  20


$  29


Potential Problem Loans
At December 31, 2004, there were $6.3 million of loans not disclosed above where some concern existed as to the borrowers' abilities to comply with original loan terms. A specific loss allocation of $105,000 from the Bank's allowance for loan losses had been allocated for nonperforming and potential problem loans as of December 31, 2004. However, the entire allowance for loan losses is also available for these potential problem loans.

Loan Concentrations
As of December 31, 2004, there was no concentration of loans exceeding 10% of total loans that is not otherwise disclosed as a category of loans in the loan portfolio listing in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements incorporated by reference in Item 8 of this report.

Other Interest-Bearing Assets
Other than $981,000 of other real estate owned, there were no other interest-bearing assets that would be required to be disclosed if such assets were loans as of December 31, 2004.

Summary of Loan Loss Experience
The following schedule presents a summary of activity in the allowance for loan losses for the periods shown and the percentage of net charge-offs during each period to average gross loans outstanding during the period.

(Dollars in thousands)
 

 


2004


 


 


2003


 


 


2002


 


 


2001


 


 


2000


 
                               

Balance at January 1

$

1,974

 

$

2,211

 

$

2,013

 

$

2,101

 

$

1,907

 
                               

Charge-offs:

                             

     Commercial and agricultural

 

689

   

360

   

360

   

451

   

191

 

     Real estate - commercial

 

66

   

190

   

90

   

146

   

93

 

     Real estate - construction

 

-

   

-

   

-

   

109

   

100

 

     Real estate - residential

 

41

   

76

   

45

   

98

   

65

 

     Consumer

 


144


 


 


354


 


 


762


 


 


476


 


 


532


 

          Total charge-offs

 


940


 


 


980


 


 


1,257


 


 


1,280


 


 


981


 

                               

Recoveries:

                             

     Commercial and agricultural

 

58

   

96

   

9

   

43

   

2

 

     Real estate - commercial

 

-

   

-

   

-

   

-

   

-

 

     Real estate - construction

 

-

   

-

   

-

   

5

   

-

 

     Real estate - residential

 

-

   

5

   

6

   

-

   

-

 

     Consumer

 


182


 


 


242


 


 


170


 


 


141


 


 


98


 

          Total recoveries

 


240


 


 


343


 


 


185


 


 


189


 


 


100


 

                               

Net charge-offs

 


700


 


 


637


 


 


1,072


 


 


1,091


 


 


881


 

                               

Additions charged to operations (1)

 


465


 


 


400


 


 


1,270


 


 


1,003


 


 


1,075


 

                               

Balance at December 31

$


1,739


 


$


1,974


 


$


2,211


 


$


2,013


 


$


2,101


 

                               

Ratio of net charge-offs during the period to
average loans outstanding during the period

 


0.41


%

 


0.39


%

 


0.62


%

 


0.63


%

 


0.50


%



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(1)

Additions to the allowance for loan losses charged to operations during the periods shown were based on management's judgment after considering factors such as loan loss experience, evaluation of the loan portfolio, and prevailing and anticipated economic conditions. The evaluation of the loan portfolio is based upon various risk factors such as the financial condition of the borrower, the value of collateral and other considerations which, in the opinion of management, deserve current recognition in estimating loan losses.


The following schedule presents an allocation of the allowance for loan losses to the various loan categories as of the years ended December 31.

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 


2004


 


 


2003


 


 


2002


 


 


2001


 


 


2000


 


Commercial and agricultural

$

1,071

 

$

1,017

 

$

903

 

$

460

 

$

485

 

Real estate - commercial

 

302

   

258

   

509

   

390

   

290

 

Real estate - construction

 

32

   

33

   

140

   

129

   

34

 

Real estate - residential

 

181

   

240

   

251

   

429

   

340

 

Consumer

 

123

   

325

   

408

   

561

   

866

 

Unallocated

 


30


 


 


101


 


 


-


 


 


44


 


 


86


 


     Total allowance

$


1,739


 


$


1,974


 


$


2,211


 


$


2,013


 


$


2,101


 



The increase from 2003 to 2004 in the allowance for loan losses allocated to commercial and agricultural and commercial real estate loans was primarily based upon portfolio growth of 11%. Many of the substandard or nonperforming loans have a specific allowance allocated to them based upon discounted collateral values or the present value of future expected cashflows. The allocation to real estate construction was maintained at roughly the same level as 2003. The allocation for residential real estate and consumer loans decreased significantly during 2004 due to lower historical loss rates and lower nonperforming and delinquency levels as compared to 2003.

During 2004, the Bank experienced significant improvements in the overall quality of the loan portfolio; however, there continues to be uncertainties regarding local economic conditions and an increasing trend in commercial charge-offs over the past 4 years. Hence, an unallocated portion of $30,000 or 2% of the total allowance was maintained at December 31, 2004.

The following schedule presents the stratification of the loan portfolio by category, based on the amount of loans outstanding as a percentage of total loans for the respective years ended December 31.

 

2004


 


2003


 


2002


 


2001


 


2000


 

Commercial and agricultural

22

%

20

%

20

%

17

%

16

%

Real estate - commercial

30

 

29

 

30

 

25

 

24

 

Real estate - construction

4

 

6

 

4

 

5

 

4

 

Real estate - mortgage

37

 

36

 

35

 

40

 

44

 

Consumer

7


 


9


 


11


 


13


 


12


 

     Total

100


%


100


%


100


%


100


%


100


%


Deposits
The following schedule presents the average deposit balances by category and the average rates paid thereon for the respective years.

(Dollars in thousands)
 

 


2004


 


 


 


 


 


2003


 


 


 


 


2002


 


 


 

Noninterest-bearing demand

$

17,864

 

-

   

$

17,027

 

-

 

$

16,262

 

-

 

Interest-bearing demand

 

53,339

 

1.53

%

   

42,239

 

1.40

%

 

35,422

 

1.76

%

Savings

 

9,575

 

0.50

%

   

9,081

 

0.62

%

 

8,441

 

0.86

%

Time

 


76,059


 


2.85


%


 


 


81,594


 


3.19


%


 


81,466


 


4.13


%

     Total

$


156,837


 


1.93


%


 


$


149,941


 


2.17


%


$


141,591


 


2.87


%



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The following table illustrates the maturities of time deposits issued in denominations of $100,000 or more as of December 31, 2004.

(Dollars in thousands)

Maturing in less than 3 months

$

9,988

 

Maturing in 3 to 6 months

 

6,134

 

Maturing in 6 to 12 months

 

11,571

 

Maturing in more than 12 months

 


14,572


 

     Total

$


42,265


 

Short-Term Borrowings
Federal funds purchased by the Registrant are unsecured overnight borrowings from correspondent banks. Federal funds purchased are due the next business day. The table below provides additional information regarding these short-term borrowings:

(Dollars in thousands)
 

 


2004


 


 


 


2003


 


 


 


2002


 

Outstanding balance at December 31

$

1,281

   

$

7,882

   

$

-

 

Average interest rate at December 31

 

2.47

%

   

1.24

%

   

-

%

Average balance during the year

$

3,094

   

$

1,760

   

$

3,346

 

Average interest rate during the year

 

1.56

%

   

1.21

%

   

1.99

%

Maximum month end balance during the year

$

6,968

   

$

7,882

   

$

8,250

 

Repurchase agreements are advances by Bank customers that are not covered by federal deposit insurance. These agreements are direct obligations of the Registrant and are secured by securities held in safekeeping at a correspondent bank. The table below provides additional information regarding these short-term borrowings:

(Dollars in thousands)
 

 


2004


 


 


 


2003


 


 


 


2002


 

Outstanding balance at December 31

$

6,338

   

$

5,305

   

$

5,876

 

Average interest rate at December 31

 

1.62

%

   

1.55

%

   

1.31

%

Average balance during the year

$

5,051

   

$

5,710

   

$

4,944

 

Average interest rate during the year

 

1.45

%

   

1.42

%

   

1.79

%

Maximum month end balance during the year

$

6,767

   

$

7,324

   

$

5,976

 

Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") with original repayment terms less than one year are considered short-term borrowings for the Registrant. These advances are secured by residential real estate mortgage loans and U.S. government agency securities. The advances have maturities ranging from 3 months to 11 months from date of issue. The table below provides additional information regarding these short-term borrowings:

(Dollars in thousands)
 

 


2004


 


 


 


2003


 


 


 


2002


 

Outstanding balance at December 31

$

9,000

   

$

9,000

   

$

3,500

 

Average interest rate at December 31

 

1.95

%

   

1.16

%

   

1.56

%

Average balance during the year

$

7,500

   

$

2,125

   

$

4,056

 

Average interest rate during the year

 

1.65

%

   

1.78

%

   

2.16

%

Maximum month end balance during the year

$

11,000

   

$

9,000

   

$

9,000

 

There were no other categories of short-term borrowings whose average balance outstanding exceeded 30% of shareholders' equity in 2004, 2003, or 2002.





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Return on Equity and Assets
The following schedule presents the Registrant's ratios for the years ended December 31:

 

2004


 


2003


 


2002


 

Return on assets (net income divided by average total assets)

0.83

%

1.01

%

0.79

%

             

Return on equity (net income divided by average equity)

8.93

%

10.48

%

8.78

%

             

Dividend payout ratio (dividends declared per share divided
     by net income per share)


57.44


%


50.40


%


63.12


%

             

Equity to assets ratio (average equity divided by average total assets)

9.28

%

9.65

%

9.00

%



Item 2.

Properties


The offices of the Bank, Insurance Agency, and Mortgage Company as of February 28, 2005, were as follows:

Registrant's, Bank's, Insurance Agency's, and Mortgage Company's main office:
     109 East Division, Sparta, Michigan
     Office is owned by the Bank and comprises 24,000 square feet.

Bank's branch office:
     416 West Division, Sparta, Michigan
     Office is leased by the Bank and comprises 3,000 square feet.

Bank's branch office and Insurance Agency's branch office:
     4170 - 17 Mile Road, Cedar Springs, Michigan
     Office is owned by the Bank and comprises 3,000 square feet.

Bank's branch office:
     5228 Alpine Avenue NW, Comstock Park, Michigan
     Office is leased by the Bank and comprises 1,600 square feet.

Bank's branch office:
     6795 Courtland Drive, Rockford, Michigan
     Office is owned by the Bank and comprises 2,400 square feet.

The Registrant operates its business at the main office of the Bank. No properties were owned by the Registrant as of February 28, 2005. The Registrant, Insurance Agency, and Mortgage Company believe that their offices are suitable and adequate for their future needs and are in good condition. Aside from the Bank's Alpine Office, its offices are suitable and adequate for future needs and are in good condition. The Bank is not renewing its lease on the Alpine Office and constructing a new office during 2005 on Alpine Avenue, slightly south of its current Alpine Office. The new Alpine Office will allow more convenient drive-in access, a drive-up automated teller machine and be better suited for the future needs of Bank customers. The Registrant's management believes all offices are adequately covered by property insurance.


Item 3.

Legal Proceedings


There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Registrant or the Bank is a party or to which any of their properties are subject, except for proceedings which arose in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, pending legal proceedings will not have a material effect on the consolidated financial condition of the Registrant.


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Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

There were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the quarter ended December 31, 2004.

PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities


The information under the caption "Common Stock Information" on page 2 of the Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference.

On October 31, 2004, the Registrant issued 664 shares of common stock to its directors pursuant to the Directors' Stock Purchase Plan for an aggregate cash price of $15,000. The Registrant relied on the exemption contained in Section 4(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with this sale.

The Registrant did not repurchase any common stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2004.


Item 6.

Selected Financial Data


The information under the caption "Selected Financial Data" on page 3 of the Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


The information under the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," including all subheadings, on pages 5 through 14, inclusive, of the Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk


The information under the subheading "Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk" under the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" on pages 12 through 14, inclusive, of the Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004, is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Consolidated Financial Statements, and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 15 through 36, inclusive, and the information under the caption "Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)" on page 4 of the Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004, are incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure


None.


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Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures


An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Registrant's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures. Based on and as of the time of that evaluation, the Registrant's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and principal financial officer, concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. There was no change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended December 31, 2004 that has materially affected, or that is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


Item 9B.

Other Information


None.

PART III

Item 10.

Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant


The information under the captions "ChoiceOne's Board of Directors and Executive Officers" and "Related Matters - Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" in the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 28, 2005, is incorporated herein by reference.

The Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics for Executive Officers and Senior Financial Officers, which applies to the Chief Executive Officer and the principal financial officer, as well as all other senior financial and accounting officers. The Code of Ethics is posted on the Registrant's website at "www.choiceone.com." The Registrant intends to satisfy the disclosure requirements under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or a waiver from, a provision of the Code of Ethics by posting such information on its website at "www.choiceone.com."


Item 11.

Executive Compensation


The information under the captions "Executive Compensation" and "ChoiceOne's Board of Directors and Executive Officers - Compensation of Directors" in the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 28, 2005, is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters


The information under the caption "Ownership of ChoiceOne Common Stock" in the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 28, 2005, is incorporated herein by reference.







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The following table presents information regarding the equity compensation plans both approved and not approved by shareholders at December 31, 2004:


 



Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights







 




Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights







 


Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))


 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

Equity compensation plans approved
     by security holders


15,485

 


$  15.38

 


138,266

Equity compensation plans not
     approved by security holders


- -



 



- -



 



  50,019


          Total

15,485


 


$  15.38


 


188,285



Equity compensation plans approved by security holders include the Amended and Restated Executive Stock Incentive Plan and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

The Amended and Restated Executive Stock Incentive Plan was approved by shareholders at the annual meeting of the Registrant on April 27, 2000. Key employees of the Registrant and its subsidiaries, as the Personal and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors may select from time to time, are eligible to receive awards under this Plan. Incentive awards may be stock options, stock appreciation rights or stock awards. The Plan provides for a maximum of 107,492 shares of the Registrant's common stock, subject to adjustments for certain changes in the capital structure of the Registrant. New awards for up to 92,007 shares may be made under this Plan.

The number of shares available for issuance under the Plan is equal to the number determined by the following formula: (a) for the initial plan year, 5% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding at the time the Plan became effective; plus (b) in each subsequent plan year, an additional number of shares of common stock not to exceed 2% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding as reported in the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending immediately before such plan year such that at the beginning of each plan year after the initial plan year there shall be available, in addition to any amount of shares remaining from the 5% authorization for the initial plan year, a minimum number of shares equal to 2% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding; plus (c) there shall be carried forward and available for additional awards certain shares that are either unused, canceled or surrendered in connection with incentive awards.

The Employee Stock Purchase Plan was approved by shareholders at the annual meeting of shareholders on April 29, 2002. This Plan allows employees to purchase the Registrant's common stock at a 15% discount from the average bid price for the Registrant's common stock. Employees who elect to participate in the plan can purchase shares of the Registrant's common stock on a quarterly basis. The Plan provides for a maximum of 52,500 shares of the Registrant's common stock, subject to adjustments for certain changes in the capital structure of the Registrant. New issuances for up to 46,259 may be made under this Plan.

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders consist of the Directors' Stock Purchase Plan. The Plan is designed to provide directors of the Registrant the option of receiving their fees in the Registrant's stock. Directors who elect to participate in the Plan may elect to contribute to the Plan twenty-five, fifty, seventy-five or one hundred percent of their board of director fees and one hundred percent of their director committee fees earned as directors of the Registrant. Contributions to the Plan are made by the Registrant on behalf of each electing participant. Plan participants may terminate their participation in the Plan at any time by written notice of withdrawal to the Registrant. Participants will cease to be eligible to participate in the Plan when they cease to serve as directors of the Registrant. Shares are distributed to participants on a quarterly basis. The Plan provides for a maximum of 70,556 shares of the Registrant's common stock, subject to adjustments for cert ain changes in the capital structure of the Registrant. New issuances for up to 50,019 may be made under this Plan.



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Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions


The information under the caption "Related Matters - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" in the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 28, 2005, is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 14.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services


The information under the caption "Related Matters - Independent Certified Public Accountants" in the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 28, 2005, is incorporated herein by reference.


PART IV

Item 15.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules


(a)

(1)

Financial Statements. The following financial statements and independent auditors' report are filed as part of this report:

     
     

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2004 and 2003.

       
     

Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002.

       
     

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002.

       
     

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002.

       
     

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

       
     

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated February 25, 2005.

     
   

The consolidated financial statements, notes to consolidated financial statements and independent auditors' report listed above are incorporated by reference in Item 8 of this report from the Registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004.

     
 

(2)

Financial Statement Schedules. None.

     
     

(b)

 

Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:







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Exhibit

                                                             Document

   

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. Here incorporated by reference.

   

3.2

Bylaws of the Registrant as currently in effect and any amendments thereto. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2003. Here incorporated by reference.

   

4

Advances, Pledge and Security Agreement between ChoiceOne Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2001. Here incorporated by reference.

   

10.1

Agreement with James A. Bosserd. (1) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2001. Here incorporated by reference.

   

10.2

Amended and Restated Executive Stock Incentive Plan. (1) Previously filed as an appendix to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement with respect to its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 27, 2000. Here incorporated by reference.

   

10.3

Directors' Stock Purchase Plan. (1) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2003. Here incorporated by reference.

   

13

Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004.

   

21

Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

   

23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

   

24

Powers of Attorney.

   

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

   

31.2

Certification of Treasurer.

   

32

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

__________________________

 

(1)

This agreement is a management contract or compensation plan or arrangement to be filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.


Copies of any exhibits will be furnished to shareholders upon written request. Requests should be directed to Tom Lampen, Treasurer, ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc., 109 East Division, Sparta, Michigan 49345.








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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc.

   
       
 

By /s/ James A. Bosserd


 

March 29, 2005

 

James A. Bosserd
President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ James A. Bosserd


 

President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

 

March 29, 2005

     James A. Bosserd

     
         

/s/ Thomas L. Lampen


 

Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

March 29, 2005

     Thomas L. Lampen

     
         

*/s/ Jon E. Pike


 

Chairman of the Board and Director

 

March 29, 2005

     Jon E. Pike

     
         

/s/ Linda R. Pitsch


 

Secretary and Director

 

March 29, 2005

     Linda R. Pitsch

       
         

*/s/ Frank G. Berris


 

Director

 

March 29, 2005

     Frank G. Berris

       
         

*/s/ William F. Cutler, Jr.


 

Director

 

March 29, 2005

     William F. Cutler, Jr.

       
         

*/s/ Lewis G. Emmons


 

Director

 

March 29, 2005

     Lewis G. Emmons

       
         

*/s/ Stuart Goodfellow


 

Director

 

March 29, 2005

     Stuart Goodfellow

       
         

*/s/ Bruce A. Johnson


 

Director

 

March 29, 2005

     Bruce A. Johnson

       
         

*/s/ Paul L. Johnson


 

Director

 

March 29, 2005

     Paul L. Johnson

       
         

*/s/ Andrew W. Zamiara


 

Director

 

March 29, 2005

     Andrew W. Zamiara

       

*By

/s/ Thomas L. Lampen


 
 

Attorney-in-Fact

 



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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

                                                                  Document

   

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. Here incorporated by reference.

   

3.2

Bylaws of the Registrant as currently in effect and any amendments thereto. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2003. Here incorporated by reference.

   

4

Advances, Pledge and Security Agreement between ChoiceOne Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2001. Here incorporated by reference.

   

10.1

Agreement with James A. Bosserd. (1) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2001. Here incorporated by reference.

   

10.2

Amended and Restated Executive Stock Incentive Plan. (1) Previously filed as an appendix to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement with respect to its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 27, 2000. Here incorporated by reference.

   

10.3

Directors' Stock Purchase Plan. (1) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2003. Here incorporated by reference.

   

13

Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004.

   

21

Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

   

23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

   

24

Powers of Attorney.

   

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

   

31.2

Certification of Treasurer.

   

32

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

____________________

 

(1)

This agreement is a management contract or compensation plan or arrangement to be filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.









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