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FORM 10-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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[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

OR
[ ] 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 000-25927

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

10753 Macatawa Drive, Holland, Michigan 49424
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (616) 820-1444

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock.

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Indicate by check mark whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 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 no disclosure will 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 amendments to this Form 10-K. [__]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes [X].

The registrant’s revenues for 2004 were $88,371,000. The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based on a per share price of $27.49 as of June 30, 2004, was $214,819,000 (common stock, no par value). As of March 4, 2005, there were outstanding 8,849,996 shares of the Company’s common stock (no par value). Portions of the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 21, 2005 are incorporated by reference into Part II and Part III of this Report.

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PART I

        As used in this Annual Report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our” and “Macatawa” mean Macatawa Bank Corporation and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates another meaning.

General

        Macatawa Bank Corporation is a Michigan corporation and is a financial holding company and the bank holding company for its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Macatawa Bank, as well as Macatawa Investment Services, Inc., Macatawa Statutory Trust I and Macatawa Statutory Trust II. Effective January 9, 2002, Macatawa Bank Corporation elected to become a financial holding company pursuant to Title I of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Macatawa Bank commenced operations on November 25, 1997. Grand Bank was formed in 1987 and operated from a single location in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Bank became a wholly owned subsidiary effective April 1, 2002 upon the completion of the acquisition of Grand Bank Financial Corporation (GBFC), and its results are included in the consolidated statements of income since this effective date. To achieve further synergies from the Grand Bank acquisition, we merged Grand Bank into Macatawa Bank effective January 1, 2003 with the combined bank named Macatawa Bank. At the same time, Grand Bank Mortgage Company was merged into Macatawa Bank Mortgage Company.

        Macatawa Bank is a Michigan chartered bank with depository accounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The bank operates twenty-two branch offices and a lending and operational service facility offering commercial and personal banking services, including checking and savings accounts (including certificates of deposit), safe deposit boxes, travelers checks, money orders, trust services and commercial, mortgage and consumer loans in Kent County, Ottawa County, and northern Allegan County, Michigan. Macatawa Investment Services was formed in October 2001 and gained approval in June 2002 from the NASD to commence operations as a broker/dealer. Macatawa Investment Services provides various brokerage services including discount brokerage, personal financial planning and consultation regarding mutual funds. Macatawa Statutory Trust I is a grantor trust that issued a pooled trust preferred security in July, 2003. Macatawa Statutory Trust II is a grantor trust that issued a pooled trust preferred security in March, 2004. Macatawa Bank Mortgage Company, a subsidiary of Macatawa Bank, originates and sells residential mortgage loans into the secondary market on a servicing released basis. As of December 31, 2004, we had total assets of $1.67 billion, total deposits of $1.35 billion, approximately 79,000 deposit accounts and shareholders’ equity of $129.07 million.

        Our headquarters and administrative offices are located at 10753 Macatawa Drive, Holland, Michigan 49424, and our telephone number is (616) 820-1444. Our internet website address is www.macatawabank.com. We make available free of charge through this website our annual report on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after filing such reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The reference to our website address does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on the website, and the information contained on the website is not part of this document.

Products and Services

        Deposit Services. We offer a broad range of deposit services, including checking accounts, savings accounts and time deposits of various types. Transaction accounts and time certificates are tailored to the principal market area at rates competitive with those offered in the area. All deposit accounts are insured by the FDIC up to the maximum amount permitted by law. We solicit these accounts from individuals, businesses, associations, churches, nonprofit organizations, financial institutions and government authorities. We may also use alternative funding sources as needed, including advances from Federal Home Loan Banks, certificates of deposit purchased from brokers and the packaging of loans for securitization and sale.

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        Deposits are gathered primarily from the communities we serve through our network of 22 branches. We offer business and consumer checking accounts, regular and money market savings accounts, and certificates of deposit having many options in their terms.

        We set our deposit pricing to be competitive with other banks in our market area. This has enabled us to increase deposits from new, as well as existing customers, while maintaining a healthy net interest margin. We periodically purchase brokered deposits to supplement funding needs. These are time accounts originated outside of our local market area. Brokered deposits comprised approximately 11% of total deposits at December 31, 2004 and approximately 10% at December 31, 2003. We operate in a very competitive environment, competing with other local banks similar in size and with significantly larger regional banks. We monitor rates at other financial institutions in the area to ascertain that our rates are competitive with the market. We also attempt to offer a wide variety of products to meet the needs of our customers.

        Deposit Portfolio Composition. The following table sets forth the average deposit balances and the weighted average rates paid thereon.

        The following table summarizes time deposits in amounts of $100,000 or more by time remaining until maturity as of December 31, 2004:

      Lending Activities.

        Loan Portfolio Composition. The following table reflects the composition of our loan portfolio and the corresponding percentage of our total loans represented by each class of loans as of the dates indicated.

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        Nonperforming Assets. The following table shows the composition and amount of our nonperforming assets.

        Loan Loss Experience. The following is a summary of our loan balances at the end of each period and the daily average balances of these loans. It also includes changes in the allowance for loan losses arising from loans charged-off and recoveries on loans previously charged-off, and additions to the allowance which we have expensed.

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        Allocation of the Allowance for Loan Losses. The following table shows the allocation of the allowance for loan loss at the dates indicated to the extent specific allocations have been determined relative to particular loans.

        Maturities and Sensitivities of Loans to Changes in Interest Rates. The following table shows the amount of total loans outstanding as of December 31, 2004 which, based on remaining scheduled repayments of principal, are due in the periods indicated.

        Interest Sensitivity. Below is a schedule of the loan amounts maturing or repricing which are classified according to their sensitivity to changes in interest rates at December 31, 2004.

        Residential Real Estate Loans. We originate residential mortgage loans, which are generally long-term with either fixed or variable interest rates. Our general policy, which is subject to review by our management as a result of changing market and economic conditions and other factors, is to sell in the secondary market the majority of residential mortgage loans originated. Residential mortgage loan originations derive from a number of sources, including advertising, direct solicitation, real estate broker referrals, existing borrowers and depositors, builders and walk-in customers. Loan applications are accepted at most of our offices. The substantial majority of these loans are secured by properties in our market area.

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        Our variable rate mortgage loans are fully amortizing loans with contractual maturities of up to 30 years. These loans generally carry interest rates which are reset to a stated margin over an independent index, generally the one-, three- or five-year constant maturity treasury index. Increases or decreases in the interest rate of our variable rate mortgage loans are generally limited to 2% annually with lifetime interest rate caps of 6% over the initial interest rate. Our variable rate mortgage loans may be convertible into fixed rate loans upon payment of a fee, do not contain prepayment penalties and do not produce negative amortization. Initial interest rates offered on our variable rate mortgage loans may be below the fully indexed rate, although borrowers are generally qualified at the fully indexed rate.

        We also offer fixed rate mortgage loans to owner occupants with maturities up to 30 years, which conform to secondary market standards. Interest rates charged on these fixed rate loans are priced on a daily basis according to market conditions. These loans generally do not include prepayment penalties. We currently sell in the secondary market, long-term, conforming fixed-rate loans with terms of 15 years or greater which we originated.

        Generally we originate residential mortgage loans with loan-to-value ratios not to exceed 80%. For loans with loan-to-value ratios that equal or exceed 90% at origination, we require private mortgage insurance in an amount sufficient to reduce our exposure to 80% or less of the lower of the appraised value or purchase price of the underlying collateral. In underwriting one- to four-family residential real estate loans, we evaluate both the borrower’s ability to make monthly payments and the value of the property securing the loan. Properties securing one- to four-family residential real estate loans that we made are appraised by independent fee appraisers. We require borrowers to obtain title insurance and fire, property and, if necessary, flood insurance.

        Multi-Family and Commercial Real Estate Loans. We originate permanent loans secured by multi-family and commercial real estate. Our permanent multi-family and commercial real estate loan portfolio includes loans secured by apartment buildings, condominiums, small office buildings, small business facilities, medical facilities and other non-residential building properties, substantially all of which are located within our primary market area.

        Permanent multi-family and commercial real estate loans have a maximum maturity of 10 years with an amortization period of up to 20 years. Most of these loans, however, have maturities of 5 years or less with amortization periods of 15 and 20 years. Multi-family loans and commercial real estate loans are generally written in amounts of up to 80% of the lesser of the appraised value of the property or the purchase price, and borrowers are generally personally liable for all or part of the indebtedness.

        Appraisals on properties securing multi-family and commercial real estate loans that we originate are primarily performed by independent appraisers who we designate at the time the loan is made. Management reviews all appraisals on multi-family and commercial real estate loans. In addition, our underwriting procedures generally require verification of the borrower’s credit history, income and financial statements, banking relationships, references, and historical and projected cash flows for the property that indicate minimum debt service coverage ratios.

        Multi-family and commercial real estate loans generally present a higher level of risk than loans secured by one- to four-family residences. This greater risk is due to several factors, including the concentration of principal in a limited number of loans and borrowers, the effects of general economic conditions on income producing properties and the increased difficulty of evaluating and monitoring these types of loans. Furthermore, the repayment of loans secured by multi-family and commercial real estate is typically dependent upon the successful operation of the related real estate project. If cash flow from the project is reduced, the borrower’s ability to repay the loan may be impaired. For example, if leases are not obtained or renewed, or a bankruptcy court modifies a lease term, or a major tenant is unable to fulfill its lease obligations, cash flow from the project will be reduced.

        Construction and Development Loans. We make construction loans to individuals for the construction of their residences. Construction loans are also made to builders and developers for the construction of one- to four-family residences and the development of one- to four-family lots, residential subdivisions, condominium developments and other commercial developments.

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        Construction loans to individuals for their residences are structured to be converted to permanent loans at the end of the construction phase, which typically runs six to nine months. These construction loans have rates and terms which generally match one- to four-family loans then offered by us, except that during the construction phase, the borrower pays interest only. Residential construction loans are generally underwritten pursuant to the same guidelines used for originating permanent residential loans.

        Construction loans to builders of one- to four-family residences generally require the payment of interest only for up to one year with adjustable rates. These loans may also provide for the payment of loan fees from loan proceeds. We also make loans to builders for the purpose of developing one- to four-family lots and residential condominium projects. These loans typically have terms of two years or less with maximum loan to value ratios of 80%. These loans may provide for the payment of loan fees from loan proceeds. Loan principal is typically paid down as lots or units are sold.

        Construction and development loans are obtained principally through continued business from developers and builders who have previously borrowed from us, as well as referrals from existing customers. As part of the application process, the applicant must submit accurate plans, specifications and costs of the project to be constructed or developed to us. These items are used as a basis to determine the appraised value of the subject property. Loans are based on the lesser of current appraised value and/or the cost of construction (land plus building). Construction and development loans to borrowers other than owner-occupants involve many of the same risks discussed above regarding multi-family and commercial real estate loans and tend to be more sensitive to general economic conditions than many other types of loans. Further, because of the uncertainties inherent in estimating development and construction costs and the market for the project upon completion, it is relatively difficult to evaluate accurately the total loan funds required to complete a project, the related loan-to-value ratios and the likelihood of ultimate success of the project.

        Commercial Business Loans. Our commercial business lending portfolio contains loans with a variety of purposes and security, including loans to finance operations and equipment. Generally, our commercial business lending has been limited to borrowers headquartered, or doing business, in our primary market area.

        Unlike residential mortgage loans, which generally are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from his or her employment and other income, and which are secured by real property whose value tends to be more easily ascertainable, commercial business loans are of higher risk and typically are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from the cash flow of the borrower’s business. As a result, the availability of funds for the repayment of commercial business loans may be substantially dependent on the success of the business itself. Further, the collateral securing the loans may depreciate over time, may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in value based on the success of the business.

        Consumer Loans. We originate a variety of different types of consumer loans, including automobile loans, home equity lines of credit and installment loans, home improvement loans, deposit account loans and other loans for household and personal purposes. Our automobile loans typically are originated at fixed interest rates with terms up to 60 months for new and used vehicles. Loans secured by automobiles are generally originated for up to 80% of the National Automobile Dealers Association book value of the automobile securing the loan.

        Our home equity installment loans are written so that the total commitment amount, when combined with the balance of the first mortgage lien, generally will not exceed the greater of 90% of the appraised value of the property or 90% of two times the Michigan real estate assessment value. These loans have a maximum maturity of 5 years with an amortization period of up to 15 years, and carry fixed rates of interest.

        We also originate home equity lines of credit utilizing the same underwriting standards as for home equity installment loans. Home equity lines of credit are revolving line of credit loans. The majority of our existing home equity line of credit portfolio has adjustable rates, interest only payments and a maximum maturity of ten years.

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        The underwriting standards that we employ for consumer loans include a determination of the applicant’s payment history on other debts and ability to meet existing obligations and payments on the proposed loan. Although creditworthiness of the applicant is of primary consideration, the underwriting process also includes a comparison of the value of the security, if any, in relation to the proposed loan amount. Consumer loans may entail greater credit risk than do residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans which are unsecured or are secured by rapidly depreciable assets, such as automobiles. In such cases, any repossessed collateral for a defaulted consumer loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance as a result of the greater likelihood of damage, loss or depreciation. In addition, consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability, and thus are more likely to be affected by adverse personal circumstances. Furthermore, the application of various federal and state laws, including bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may limit the amount which can be recovered on such loans.

        Securities.        Our security portfolio is classified as either “available for sale” or “held to maturity.” Securities classified as “available for sale” may be sold to meet our liquidity needs. The primary objective of our investing activities is to provide for the safety of the principal invested. Our secondary considerations include earnings, liquidity and decreased overall exposure to changes in interest rates. The following table reflects the composition of our securities portfolio as of the dates indicated.

        Excluding our investment portfolio holdings in U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency Securities, we had no investments in securities of any one issuer which exceeded 10% of shareholders’ equity.

        Schedule of Maturities of Investment Securities and Weighted Average Yields. The following is a schedule of investment security maturities and their weighted average yield by category at December 31, 2004.

(1)     Yields on tax-exempt securities are computed on a fully taxable-equivalent basis.

        Trust Services. We began offering trust services in January 1999, to further provide for the financial needs of our customers. With the acquisition of Grand Bank in April 2002 our trust assets increased by over $500 million and as of December 31, 2004, the Trust Department had assets of approximately $1.0 billion. Our types of service include both personal trust and employee benefit plans.

Market Area

        Our market area of Ottawa, Kent and northern Allegan Counties are located in western Michigan. This area consists of two mid-sized cities, Grand Rapids and Holland, and rural areas. Grand Rapids is the second largest city in Michigan and Holland the largest city in Ottawa County. Both cities and surrounding areas have a solid and diverse economic base, which includes tourism, office furniture, automotive components and assemblies, pharmaceutical, transportation, equipment, food and construction supplies. Companies operating in the market area include Steelcase, Herman Miller, Alticor, Haworth, Johnson Controls, General Motors, Gerber, SPX, Magna Donnelly, and Meijer.

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        Much of our success as a retail and small to mid-sized business lender has been due to our market area’s favorable population, housing and income demographics. Population within our three county market area grew by 20.6% from 1990 to 2002. Household income levels in our market area exceed state and national levels while unemployment levels are below state but above national levels.

Competition

        Our primary market area includes Ottawa County, Kent County and northern Allegan County, all located in Western Michigan. There are many bank, thrift and credit union offices located within our market area. Most are branches of larger financial institutions. We also face competition from finance companies, insurance companies, mortgage companies, securities brokerage firms, money market funds and other providers of financial services. Many of our competitors have been in business a number of years, have established customer bases, are larger and have higher lending limits than we do. We compete for loans principally through our ability to communicate effectively with our customers and to understand and meet their needs. Our management believes that our personal service philosophy enhances our ability to compete favorably in attracting individuals and small businesses. We actively solicit customers and compete for deposits by offering our customers personal attention, professional service, and competitive interest rates.

Environmental Matters

        We do not believe that existing environmental regulations will have any material effect upon our capital expenditures, our earnings or our competitive position.

Employees

        As of December 31, 2004, we had 299 full-time and 108 part-time employees. We have assembled a staff of experienced, dedicated and highly qualified professionals whose goal is to provide outstanding service. The majority of our management team has at least 10 years of banking experience, and several key personnel have more than 20 years of banking experience. None of our employees is represented by collective bargaining agreements with us.

Acquisition of Grand Bank

        On April 1, 2002, Grand Bank Financial Corporation was merged into Macatawa Bank Corporation. Macatawa Bank Corporation became the holding company for Grand Bank. Effective January 1, 2003, Grand Bank was merged into Macatawa Bank.

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SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

        The following is a summary of certain statutes and regulations affecting Macatawa Bank Corporation and Macatawa Bank. This summary is qualified in its entirety by such statutes and regulations. A change in applicable laws or regulations may have a material effect on us and our business.

General

        Financial institutions and their holding companies are extensively regulated under federal and state law. Consequently, our growth and earnings performance can be affected not only by management decisions and general economic conditions, but also by the statutes administered by, and the regulations and policies of, various governmental regulatory authorities. Those authorities include, but are not limited to, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”), the FDIC, the Commissioner of the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (“Commissioner”), the Internal Revenue Service, and state taxing authorities. The effect of such statutes, regulations and policies can be significant, and cannot be predicted with a high degree of certainty.

        Federal and state laws and regulations generally applicable to financial institutions and their holding companies regulate, among other things, the scope of business, investments, reserves against deposits, capital levels relative to operations, lending activities and practices, the nature and amount of collateral for loans, the establishment of branches, mergers, consolidations and dividends. The system of supervision and regulation applicable to us and our bank establishes a comprehensive framework for our respective operations and is intended primarily for the protection of the FDIC’s deposit insurance funds, our depositors, and the public, rather than our shareholders.

        Federal law and regulations establish supervisory standards applicable to the lending activities of our bank, including internal controls, credit underwriting, loan documentation and loan-to-value ratios for loans secured by real property.

        Macatawa Bank Mortgage Company, a subsidiary of Macatawa Bank, and Macatawa Investment Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Macatawa Bank Corporation, are subject to various state and federal regulations.

Macatawa Bank Corporation

        General. On January 9, 2002, Macatawa Bank Corporation became a financial holding company, within the meaning of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (“GLB Act”), and is registered with, and subject to regulation by, the Federal Reserve Board under the Bank Holding Company Act, as amended (the “BHCA”). Under the BHCA, we are subject to periodic examination by the Federal Reserve Board, and are required to file with the Federal Reserve Board periodic reports of our operations and such additional information as the Federal Reserve Board may require.

        In accordance with Federal Reserve Board policy, we are expected to act as a source of financial strength to Macatawa Bank and to commit resources to support Macatawa Bank in circumstances where we might not do so absent such policy. In addition, if the Commissioner deems Macatawa Bank’s capital to be impaired, the Commissioner may require Macatawa Bank to restore its capital by a special assessment upon us as the bank’s sole shareholder. If we were to fail to pay any such assessment, the directors of Macatawa Bank would be required, under Michigan law, to sell the shares of the bank’s stock owned by us to the highest bidder at either a public or private auction and use the proceeds of the sale to restore the bank’s capital.

        Investments and Activities. In general, any direct or indirect acquisition by us of any voting shares of any bank which would result in our direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of any class of voting shares of such bank, and any merger or consolidation between us and another financial holding company or bank holding company, will require the prior written approval of the Federal Reserve Board under the BHCA. No Federal Reserve Board approval is required for us to acquire a company, other than a bank holding company or bank, engaged in activities that are financial in nature as determined by the Federal Reserve Board.

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        The merger or consolidation of an existing bank subsidiary of ours with another bank, or the acquisition by such a subsidiary of assets of another bank, or the assumption of liability by such a subsidiary to pay any deposits in another bank, will require the prior written approval of the responsible Federal depository institution regulatory agency under the Bank Merger Act. In addition, in certain such cases an application to, and the prior approval of, the Federal Reserve Board under the BHCA and/or the Commissioner under the Michigan Banking Code, may be required.

        Financial holding companies, like us, may engage in various lending, advisory, insurance and insurance underwriting, securities underwriting, dealing and market making, and merchant banking activities (as well as those activities previously approved for bank holding companies by the Federal Reserve Board) together with such other activities as may be determined by the Federal Reserve Board (in coordination with other regulatory authorities) to be financial in nature, incidental to any such financial activity, or complimentary to any such financial activity, and which do not pose a substantial risk to the safety or soundness of depository institutions or the financial system generally. In order to maintain the benefits and flexibility of being a financial holding company, each of our subsidiary depository institutions must continue to be “well-capitalized” and “well-managed” under applicable regulatory standards and each subsidiary depository institution must maintain at least a satisfactory or above Community Reinvestment Act rating.

        Capital Requirements. The Federal Reserve Board uses capital adequacy guidelines in its examination and regulation of bank holding companies. If capital falls below minimum guidelines, a bank holding company may, among other items, be denied approval to acquire or establish additional banks or non-bank businesses.

        The Federal Reserve Board’s capital guidelines establish the following minimum regulatory capital requirements for bank holding companies: (i) a leverage capital requirement expressed as a percentage of total average assets, and (ii) a risk-based requirement expressed as a percentage of total risk-weighted assets. The leverage capital requirement consists of a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital (which consists principally of shareholders’ equity) to total average assets of 3% for the most highly rated companies, with minimum requirements of 4% to 5% for all others. The risk-based requirement consists of a minimum ratio of total capital to total risk-weighted assets of 8%, of which at least one-half must be Tier 1 capital.

        Dividends.        Macatawa Bank Corporation is a corporation separate and distinct from Macatawa Bank. Most of our revenues are dividends paid by our bank. Thus, our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders is indirectly limited by statutory restrictions on our bank’s ability to pay dividends described below. Further, in a policy statement, the Federal Reserve Board has expressed its view that a bank holding company experiencing earnings weaknesses should not pay cash dividends exceeding its net income or which can only be funded in ways that weaken the bank holding company’s financial health, such as by borrowing. Additionally, the Federal Reserve Board possesses enforcement powers over bank holding companies and their non-bank subsidiaries to prevent or remedy actions that represent unsafe or unsound practices or violations of applicable statutes and regulations. Among these powers is the ability to proscribe the payment of dividends by banks and bank holding companies. Similar enforcement powers over our bank are possessed by the FDIC. The “prompt corrective action” provisions of federal law and regulation authorizes the Federal Reserve Board to restrict the payment of dividends by us for an insured bank which fails to meet specified capital levels.

        In addition to the restrictions on dividends imposed by the Federal Reserve Board, the Michigan Business Corporation Act provides that dividends may be legally declared or paid only if after the distribution a corporation, like us, can pay its debts as they come due in the usual course of business and its total assets equal or exceed the sum of its liabilities plus the amount that would be needed to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of any holders of preferred stock whose preferential rights are superior to those receiving the distribution.

        Federal Securities Regulation. Our common stock is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 provides for numerous changes to the reporting, accounting, corporate governance and business practices of companies as well as financial and other professionals who have involvement with the U.S. public markets. The SEC continues to issue new and proposed rules implementing various provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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Macatawa Bank

        General. Macatawa Bank is a Michigan banking corporation, and its deposit accounts are insured by the Bank Insurance Fund (the “BIF”) of the FDIC. As a BIF insured Michigan chartered bank, Macatawa Bank is subject to the examination, supervision, reporting and enforcement requirements of the Commissioner, as the chartering authority for Michigan banks, and the FDIC, as administrator of BIF. These agencies and the federal and state laws applicable to our bank and its operations, extensively regulate various aspects of the banking business including, among other things, permissible types and amounts of loans, investments and other activities, capital adequacy, branching, interest rates on loans and on deposits, the maintenance of non-interest bearing reserves on deposit accounts, and the safety and soundness of banking practices. Grand Bank was also subject to the same supervision and regulation until its merger into Macatawa Bank effective January 1, 2003.

        Deposit Insurance. As an FDIC-insured institution, we are required to pay deposit insurance premium assessments to the FDIC. The FDIC has adopted a risk-based assessment system under which all insured depository institutions are placed into one of nine categories and assessed insurance premiums, based upon their respective levels of capital and results of supervisory evaluation. Institutions classified as well-capitalized (as defined by the FDIC) and considered healthy pay the lowest premium while institutions that are less than adequately capitalized (as defined by the FDIC) and considered of substantial supervisory concern pay the highest premium. Risk classification of all insured institutions is made by the FDIC for each semi-annual assessment period.

        The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”) requires the FDIC to establish assessment rates at levels which will maintain the Deposit Insurance Fund at a mandated reserve ratio of not less than 1.25% of estimated insured deposits. For several years, the BIF reserve ratio has been at or above the mandated ratio and assessments have ranged from 0% of deposits for institutions in the lowest risk category to .27% of deposits in the highest risk category.

        FICO Assessments. Our bank, as a member of the BIF, is subject to assessments to cover the payments on outstanding obligations of the Financing Corporation (“FICO”). FICO was created to finance the recapitalization of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, the predecessor to the FDIC’s Savings Association Insurance Fund (the “SAIF”) which insures the deposits of thrift institutions. From now until the maturity of the outstanding FICO obligations in 2019, BIF members and SAIF members will share the cost of the interest on the FICO bonds on a pro rata basis. It is estimated that FICO assessments during this period will be less than 0.025% of deposits.

        Commissioner Assessments. Michigan banks are required to pay supervisory fees to the Commissioner to fund the operations of the Commissioner. The amount of supervisory fees paid by a bank is based upon the bank’s total assets, as reported to the Commissioner.

        Capital Requirements. The FDIC has established the following minimum capital standards for state-chartered, FDIC insured non-member banks, such as Macatawa Bank: a leverage requirement consisting of a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to total average assets of 3% for the most highly-rated banks with minimum requirements of 4% to 5% for all others, and a risk-based capital requirement consisting of a minimum ratio of total capital to total risk-weighted assets of 8%, at least one-half of which must be Tier 1 capital. Tier 1 capital consists principally of shareholders’ equity. These capital requirements are minimum requirements. Higher capital levels will be required if warranted by the particular circumstances or risk profiles of individual institutions.

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        Federal law provides the federal banking regulators with broad power to take prompt corrective action to resolve the problems of undercapitalized institutions. The extent of the regulators’ powers depends on whether the institution in question is “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized,” or “critically undercapitalized.” Federal regulations define these capital categories as follows:

        As of December 31, 2004, each of Macatawa Bank’s ratios exceeded minimum requirements for the well capitalized category.

        Depending upon the capital category to which an institution is assigned, the regulators’ corrective powers include: requiring the submission of a capital restoration plan; placing limits on asset growth and restrictions on activities; requiring the institution to issue additional capital stock (including additional voting stock) or to be acquired; restricting transactions with affiliates; restricting the interest rate the institution may pay on deposits; ordering a new election of directors of the institution; requiring that senior executive officers or directors be dismissed; prohibiting the institution from accepting deposits from correspondent banks; requiring the institution to divest certain subsidiaries; prohibiting the payment of principal or interest on subordinated debt; and ultimately, appointing a receiver for the institution.

        In general, a depository institution may be reclassified to a lower category than is indicated by its capital levels if the appropriate federal depository institution regulatory agency determines the institution to be otherwise in an unsafe or unsound condition or to be engaged in an unsafe or unsound practice. This could include a failure by the institution, following receipt of a less-than-satisfactory rating on its most recent examination report, to correct the deficiency.

        Dividends. Under Michigan law, our bank is restricted as to the maximum amount of dividends it may pay on its common stock. Our bank may not pay dividends except out of net income after deducting its losses and bad debts. A Michigan state bank may not declare or pay a dividend unless the bank will have surplus amounting to at least 20% of its capital after the payment of the dividend.

        Federal law generally prohibits a depository institution from making any capital distribution (including payment of a dividend) or paying any management fee to its holding company if the depository institution would thereafter be undercapitalized. The FDIC may prevent an insured bank from paying dividends if the bank is in default of payment of any assessment due to the FDIC. In addition, the FDIC may prohibit the payment of dividends by our bank, if such payment is determined, by reason of the financial condition of our bank, to be an unsafe and unsound banking practice.

        Insider Transactions. Our bank is subject to certain restrictions imposed by the Federal Reserve Act on any extensions of credit to us or our subsidiaries, on investments in the stock or other securities of our or our subsidiaries and the acceptance of the stock or other securities of us or our subsidiaries as collateral for loans. Certain limitations and reporting requirements are also placed on extensions of credit by our bank to its directors and officers, to our directors and officers, the directors and officers of our bank, to our principal shareholders and to “related interests” of such directors, officers and principal shareholders. In addition, federal law and regulations may affect the terms upon which any person becoming a director or officer of our company or one of its subsidiaries or a principal shareholder in our company may obtain credit from banks with which our bank maintains a correspondent relationship.

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        Safety and Soundness Standards. The federal banking agencies have adopted guidelines to promote the safety and soundness of federally insured depository institutions. These guidelines establish standards for internal controls, information systems, internal audit systems, loan documentation, credit underwriting, interest rate exposure, asset growth, compensation, fees and benefits, asset quality and earnings.

        Investments and Other Activities. Under federal law and FDIC regulations, FDIC insured state banks are prohibited, subject to certain exceptions, from making or retaining equity investments of a type, or in an amount, that are not permissible for a national bank. Federal law, as implemented by FDIC regulations, also prohibits FDIC insured state banks and their subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions, from engaging as principal in any activity that is not permitted for a national bank or its subsidiary, respectively, unless the bank meets, and continues to meet, its minimum regulatory capital requirements and the FDIC determines the activity would not pose a significant risk to the deposit insurance fund of which the bank is a member. Impermissible investments and activities must be divested or discontinued within certain time frames set by the FDIC in accordance with federal law. These restrictions are not currently expected to have a material impact on the operations of our bank.

        Consumer Protection Laws. Our bank’s business includes making a variety of types of loans to individuals. In making these loans, we are is subject to State usury and regulatory laws and to various federal statutes, including the privacy of consumer financial information provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and regulations promulgated thereunder, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, which prohibit discrimination, specify disclosures to be made to borrowers regarding credit and settlement costs, and regulate the mortgage loan servicing activities of our bank, including the maintenance and operation of escrow accounts and the transfer of mortgage loan servicing. In receiving deposits, our bank is subject to extensive regulation under State and federal law and regulations, including the Truth in Savings Act, the Expedited Funds Availability Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Violation of these laws could result in the imposition of significant damages and fines upon our bank and its directors and officers.

        Branching Authority. Michigan banks have the authority under Michigan law to establish branches anywhere in the State of Michigan, subject to receipt of all required regulatory approvals. Banks may establish interstate branch networks through acquisitions of 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 permits both U.S. and non-U.S. banks to establish branch offices in Michigan. The Michigan Banking Code permits, in appropriate circumstances and with the approval of the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services, Division of Financial Institutions, (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 branches located in Michigan.

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ITEM 2:

Properties.

        We own or lease facilities located in Ottawa County, Allegan County and Kent County, Michigan. Our administrative offices are located at 10753 Macatawa Drive, Holland, Michigan 49424. Our administrative offices are approximately 49,000 square feet and contain our administration, human resources, trust, loan underwriting and processing, and deposit operations.

        Our facilities as of March 1, 2005, were as follows:

        We believe our facilities are well-maintained and adequately insured. Because of our growth, we are continually evaluating the need for additional space and branches.

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ITEM 3:

Legal Proceedings.

        Please refer to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, (Part II, Item 1 Legal Proceedings) for information concerning legal proceedings related to Trade Partners, Inc.

        A lawsuit was filed in April 2003 by John and Kathryn Brand in Oklahoma state court against Grand Bank, the Company, Trade Partners and certain individuals and entities associated with Trade Partners. The complaint seeks damages for the asserted breach of certain escrow agreements for which Grand Bank served as custodian and escrow agent. The Company and Grand Bank have answered this complaint, denying the material allegations and raising certain affirmative defenses. No trial date has yet been set. The Company has also filed a motion to stay this action until Trade Partners can be joined as a party (all actions against Trade Partners have been stayed since April 2003 by order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan). The Oklahoma state court has orally advised counsel that it has decided to grant the Company’s stay motion, though as of March 8, 2005 no official order had yet been entered.

        In May 2003, a purported class action complaint was filed by Forrest W. Jenkins and Russell S. Vail against the Company and against LaSalle Bank Corporation in the United States District Court for the District of Western Michigan. The purported class included investors who invested in limited liability companies formed by Trade Partners. On November 6, 2003, the court permitted the plaintiffs to amend their complaint to expand the purported class to include all individuals who invested in Trade Partners viatical investments. The class has not been certified. The court stayed this action to avoid interference with the process of the receivership proceedings, though the stay was modified on July 19, 2004 to permit the Company and plaintiffs to engage in certain limited discovery directed to each other. The plaintiffs allege that Grand Bank breached certain escrow agreements, breached its fiduciary duties, acted negligently or grossly negligently with respect to the plaintiff’s investments and violated the Michigan Uniform Securities Act. The amended complaint seeks certification of the action as a class action, unspecified damages and other relief. The Company has answered this complaint denying the material allegations and raising certain affirmative defenses.

        The Company believes it has meritorious defenses and intends to vigorously defend both cases.

        On April 15, 2003, the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan appointed a receiver for Trade Partners. In order to prevent or minimize any loss to investors in the viaticals sold by Trade Partners to investors, the court appointed receiver has been coordinating the payment of premiums on the approximately 1,000 outstanding viaticated insurance policies in the Trade Partners portfolio so that the policies do not lapse. The receiver informed the Company that nine policies with a total face value of approximately $1.4 million lapsed for failure to pay premiums prior to the receiver’s coordination efforts. In addition, about $700,000 is being contested as to lapses.

        The receiver has received court permission to pool the death benefits of any of the Trade Partners viaticated policies that mature and use the benefits to pay premiums on other viaticated policies. As of January 15, 2005, the Receiver reported that he had received since the inception of the receivership cash payments for death benefit claims aggregating about $24.6 million, and had claims pending for an additional $7.4 million (though other parties assert claims to some of these proceeds). He reported at the same time that he had sufficient funds to pay premiums through June 30, 2005 as they accrue. As of January 15, 2004, the receiver reported cash on hand of approximately $12.3 million. As additional viaticated policies mature, death benefits from those policies could provide a source of funding for continued premium payments.

        In addition, on July 1, 2003, the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan authorized the receiver to borrow money from Macatawa Bank to pay premiums, if needed. Macatawa Bank agreed to extend a $4 million line of credit to the receiver, conditioned upon obtaining a security interest in the viaticals. No draws were made against the line, and the line expired during the fourth quarter of 2004.

        The receiver in June 2004 proposed a plan of distribution of the assets of Trade Partners. No hearing has yet been set on the plan. The receiver has received authorization from the Court to pursue a sale of the entire portfolio, and on January 19, 2005 filed a motion seeking approval of a sale of the entire portfolio with a face value of approximately $170 million to Universal Settlements International, Inc., a Canadian company, for an amount

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equal to 26.58% of face value. The sale agreement allows for an auction to be held under the supervision of the Court in the event overbids meeting certain criteria are received before the hearing date on the motion for approval of the sale. A hearing on the sale motion was held before the Magistrate Judge on February 24 and 25, 2005, and is scheduled to resume on March 10, 2005. The receiver has indicated that, depending on the outcome of the motion to sell the portfolio, he may propose a new plan of distribution by the end of the first calendar quarter of 2005. The receiver reported as of January 18, 2005 that claims against the receivership estate totaling $81,750,316.64 have been approved, and that he estimates total claims will be approximately $174,061,528.92.

        The Company has no information on the amount of distributions the receiver may propose to make to investors, or when such distributions might begin.

        It is possible that one or more additional legal actions may be initiated involving the custodial and escrow agent services provided by Grand Bank in connection with Trade Partners. If any such legal actions are commenced, the Company intends to defend them vigorously. To the extent any pending or future claims allege errors or omissions on the part of Grand Bank or Macatawa Bank, Management believes that some or all liability, if any is proven or established, will be covered by errors and omissions insurance maintained by Grand Bank and Macatawa Bank. The Company has reported the Trade Partners matter to its two insurance carriers. One carrier has assumed the Company’s defense and has advanced a portion of its defense costs pursuant to a reservation of rights letter asserting certain coverage defenses, and an Interim Funding Agreement. The other carrier has taken the position that the duty of defense rests solely with the first carrier, and reserves its rights with respect to indemnity pursuant to a reservation letter asserting certain coverage defenses.

        As of the date hereof, except as disclosed above, there were no material pending legal proceedings, other than routine litigation incidental to the business of banking to which we or any of our subsidiaries are a party of or which any of our properties are the subject.

        No matters were submitted during the fourth quarter of 2004 to a vote of our shareholders.

ADDITIONAL ITEM: Executive Officers of the Registrant.

        The list below identifies those persons designated as executive officers of Macatawa Bank Corporation and Macatawa Bank.

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PART II

        Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market. High and low sales prices (as reported on the Nasdaq National Market) for each quarter are included in the following table. The information in the following table has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of all stock dividends paid.

        On February 24, 2005, there were approximately 743 owners of record and, in addition, approximately 5,213 beneficial owners of our common stock.

        The Company declared its first cash dividend, amounting to $.06 per share, during the fourth quarter of 2000. Quarterly cash dividends totaling $.25 were paid during 2001, and a 3% stock dividend was declared during the second quarter of 2001. Quarterly cash dividends totaling $.31 were paid during 2002, and a 4% stock dividend was declared during the second quarter of 2002. Quarterly cash dividends totaling $.40 were paid during 2003, and a 5% stock dividend was declared during the second quarter of 2003. Quarterly cash dividends totaling $.50 were paid during 2004, and a 5% stock dividend was declared during the second quarter of 2004. All of these cash dividend amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of the stock dividends.

        We intend to continue to declare quarterly cash dividends in the future. We may also consider declaring stock dividends on an annual basis. We expect to obtain the funds for the payment of future cash dividends from cash currently held and from the dividends we receive from Macatawa Bank out of its earnings. However, there can be no assurance that we will have the financial resources to continue to pay dividends in the future.

        The information set forth under the caption “Selected Consolidated Financial Data” in our Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004, is incorporated by reference and is filed as part of Exhibit 13 to this form 10-K Annual Report.

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ITEM 7:

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

        The information set forth under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” in our Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference and is filed as part of Exhibit 13 to this Form 10-K Annual Report.

        The information set forth under the captions “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition – Sensitivity to Market Risk” in our Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference and is filed as part of Exhibit 13 to this Form 10-K Annual Report.

        The information set forth under the captions “Quarterly Financial Data,” “Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Financial Statements,” “Consolidated Balance Sheets,” “Consolidated Statements of Income,” “Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity,” “Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows,” and “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in our Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference and is filed as part of Exhibit 13 to this Form 10-K Annual Report.

        There have been no disagreements with our independent public accountants.

        (a)        Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

        The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Report, have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Report the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective to ensure that material information relating to the Company would be made known to them by others within the company, particularly during the period in which this Form 10-K Annual Report was being prepared.

        (b)        Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

        The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

        Company management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004. In making this assessment, it used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment we believe that, as of December 31, 2004, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.

        Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, has been audited by Crowe Chizek and Company LLC, an independent registered certified public accounting firm, as stated in their report included in Exhibit 13 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K which is incorporated herein by reference.

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        (c)        Changes in Internal Controls.

        There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2004, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART III

        The information set forth on pages 4-5, under the caption “Information About Directors” and on page 13 under the caption “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in our definitive Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2005, relating to our 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the information within that section is incorporated by reference. Information relating to our Executive Officers is included in Part I hereof entitled “Executive Officers of the Registrant.” There are no family relationships between or among the above-named executive officers. There are no arrangements or understandings between any of the above-named officers pursuant to which any of them was named an officer.

        We have adopted a Senior Officer Code of Ethics. A copy of our Senior Officer Code of Ethics is available upon request by writing to the Chief Financial Officer, Macatawa Bank Corporation, 10753 Macatawa Drive, Holland, Michigan 49424.

        Information relating to compensation of our executive officers and directors is contained under the captions “Compensation of Directors” and “Executive Compensation,” in our definitive Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2005, relating to our 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the information within those sections is incorporated by reference.

        Information relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is contained on Page 2 under the caption “Voting Securities and Principal Holders Thereof” and on page 11 under the caption “Security Ownership of Management” in our definitive Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2005, relating to our 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the information within that section is incorporated by reference.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

We maintain certain equity compensation plans under which common stock is authorized for issuance to employees, consultants and directors in exchange for services, including our Stock Compensation Plan, 1998 Directors’ Stock Option Plan, the Grand Bank Financial Corporation 1988 Stock Option Plan and the Grand Bank Financial Corporation Stock Option Plan of 1997.

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the above referenced equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2004. The following information has been adjusted to reflect the effect of all stock dividends.

(1)     We had not granted warrants or rights applicable to this chart.

        Information relating to certain relationships and related transactions is contained on page 12, under the caption “Transactions Involving Management” in our definitive Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2005, relating to our 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the information within that section is incorporated by reference.

        Information relating to principal accountant fees and services is contained on page 15, under the caption “Principal Accounting Firm Fees” in our definitive Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2005, relating to our 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the information within that section is incorporated by reference.

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PART IV

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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, dated March 4, 2005.

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below on March 4, 2005, by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated. Each director of the Registrant, whose signature appears below, hereby appoints Benj. A. Smith, III and Philip J. Koning, and each of them severally, as his attorney-in-fact, to sign in his name and on his behalf, as a director of the Registrant, and to file with the Commission any and all Amendments to this Report on Form 10-K.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number and Description

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10.6	Form of Stock Option Agreement.

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Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004. This exhibit, except for those portions expressly incorporated by reference in this filing, is furnished for the information of the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not deemed “filed” as part of this filing. This information was delivered to the Company’s shareholders in compliance with Rule 14a-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

21	Subsidiaries of the Registrant 23 Consent of Crowe Chizek and Company LLC, independent public accountants

24	Power of Attorney (included on the signature page on page 23 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K)

31.1	Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2	Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1	Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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Exhibit 10.6 – Form of Stock Option Agreement

The standard Form of Agreement under the Stock Compensation Plan and the 1998 Directors’ Stock Option Plan are listed below. There exists no authorized options for further issuance under the Stock Option Plans acquired as part of the acquisition of Grand Bank Financial Corporation.

STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

This STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT is made this day of , 20__ between MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION (the “Company”) and __________, an employee of the Company or one of its subsidiaries (the “Employee”), pursuant to the Macatawa Bank Corporation Stock Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). All capitalized defined terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Plan, unless other wise defined in this Agreement.

        IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

        1.        Grant of Option. Pursuant to the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Employee the option to purchase of the Company’s common stock, no par value, on the terms and conditions herein set forth (the “Option”). All of the shares covered by this Option shall be considered and hereby are designated as incentive stock options (“ISOs”) qualifying under the provisions of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

        2.        Purchase Price. The purchase price of the shares covered by this Option shall be $ per share. The “Committee” (provided for in Article 3 of the Plan) has determined that such price represents one hundred percent 100% of the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock on this date.

        3.        Term of Option. The term of this Option shall be for a period of ten (10) years from the date hereof, subject in each case to earlier termination as provided in subsequent paragraphs of this Agreement.

        4.        Employee’s Agreement. In consideration of the granting of the Option, the Employee agrees to remain in the employ of the Company for a period of at lease twelve (12) months from the date hereof (the “Minimum Employment Period”). Such employment, subject to the provisions of any written contract between the Company and the Employee, shall be at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, and this Option Agreement shall not impose on the Company any obligation to retain the Employee in its employ for any period. In the event of the termination of employment of the Employee for any reason during the Minimum Employment Period, this Option shall terminate, unless this Option becomes exersiable as provided in Paragraph 9.

        5.        Exercise of Option. Except as provided in paragraph 9, this Option shall not be exercisable prior to the expiration of the Minimum Employment Period. Thereafter, this Option may be exercised in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time. This Option may not be exercised as to less than 100 shares at any one time, unless the number purchased — is the total number at that time purchasable under this Option. This Option shall be exercised by written notice to the Company. The notice shall state the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, shall be signed by the person exercising this Option, and shall be accompanied by payment of the full purchase price of the shares in such form as the Committee may accept. This Option agreement shall be submitted to the Company with the notice for purposes of recording the shares being purchased, if exercised in part, or for purposes of cancellation if all shares men subject to this Option are being purchased. In the event the Option shall be exercised pursuant to paragraph 8(c) hereof by any person other than the Employee, such notice shall be accompanied by appropriate proof of the right of such person to exercise the Option. To the extent determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, payment of the purchase price shall be made by: (a) cash, check, bank draft, or money order, payable to the order of the Company; (b) the delivery by the Employee of unencumbered shares of common stock of the Company with a Fair Market Value on the last trading day preceding payment equal to the total purchase price of the shares to be purchased; (c) the reduction in the number of shares issuable upon exercise (based on the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise); or (d) a combination of (a), (b), and (c). Upon exercise of all or a portion of this Option, the Company shall issue to the Employee a stock certificate representing the number of shares with respect to which this Option was exercised.

        6.        Tax Withholding. The exercise of this Option is subject to the satisfaction of withholding tax or other withholding liabilities, if any, under federal, state and local laws in connection with such exercise or the delivery or purchase of shares pursuant hereto. The exercise of this Option shall not be effective unless applicable withholding shall have been effected or obtained in the following manner or in any other manner acceptable to the Committee. Unless otherwise prohibited by the Committee, Optionee may satisfy any such withholding tax obligation by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (a) tendering a cash payment; (b) authorizing the Company to withhold from the shares otherwise issuable to Optionee as a result of the exercise of this Option a number of shares having a fair market value as of the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined (‘Tax Date”), which shall be the date of exercise of the Option, less than or equal to the amount of the withholding tax obligation; or (c) delivering to the Company unencumbered shares of the Company’s common stock owned by Optionee having a fair market value, as of the Tax Date, less than or equal to the amount of the withholding tax obligation.

        7.        Nontransferability of Option. This Option shall not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall not be subject to execution, levy, attachment or similar process. Any attempted sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of this Option contrary to the terms hereof, and any execution, levy, attachment or similar process upon the Option, shall be null and void and without effect. Following any transfer, this Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions immediately prior to transfer. The designation of a person entitled to exercise this Option after the Employee’s death will not be deemed a transfer.

        8.        Termination of Employment.

        (a)        Termination of Employment for Reasons Other Than Retirement, Disability or Death. Upon Termination of Employment for any reason other than Retirement or on account of Disability or death, this Option shall, to the extent rights to purchase shares hereunder have accrued at the date of such Termination of Employment and shall not have been fully exercised, be exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time within a period of three (3) months following Termination of Employment, subject, however, to prior expiration of the term of this Option and any other limitations upon its exercise in effect at the date of exercise.

        (b)        Termination of Employment for Retirement or Disability. Upon Termination of Employment by reason of Retirement or Disability, this Option shall, to the extent rights to purchase shares hereunder have accrued at the date of such Retirement or Disability and have not been fully exercised, be exercisable, in whole: or in part, for a period of three (3) years following such Termination of Employment, subject to any other limitations imposed by the Plan. If the Employee dies after such Retirement or Disability, this Option shall be exercisable in accordance with paragraph 8(c) hereof.

        (c)        Termination of Employment for Death. Upon Termination of Employment due to death, this Option shall, to the extent rights to purchase shares hereunder have accrued at the date of death and shall not have been folly exercised, be exercisable, in whole or in part, by the personal representative of the Employee’s estate, by any person or persons who shall have acquired this Option directly from the Employee by bequest or inheritance, by a person designated to exercise the Option after the Employee’s death, or a Permitted Transferee only under the following circumstances and during the following periods: (i) if the Employee dies while employed by the Company or a subsidiary, at any time within three (3) years after his or her death, or (ii) if the Employee dies during the extended exercise period following termination of employment specified in paragraph 8(b), at any time within the longer of such extended period or one (1) year after his or her death, subject, in any case, to the earlier expiration of this Option.

        (d)        Termination of Option. If this Option is not exercised within whichever of the exercise periods specified in paragraph 8(a), 8(b) or 8(c) is applicable, this Option shall terminate upon expiration of such exercise period.

        9.        Changes in Capital Structure. The number of shares covered by this Option, and the price per share, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of common stock of the Company resulting from any combination of shares or the payment of a stock dividend on the Company’s common stock or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company.

        In the event of a “Change of Control” (as defined in Section 12.2 of the Plan) of the Company, this Option will be and become fully vested and exercisable irrespective the Minimum Employment Period and irrespective any vesting schedule set forth in this Agreement, unless in the case of a transaction described in clause (iii) or (Iv), of Section 12.2 of the Plan, provisions are made in connection with such transaction for the continuance of the Plan and the assumption of this Option or the substitution for this Option of a new option covering the stock of a successor employer corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, covering the stock of a successor employer corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices.

        In the event of a change in the common stock of the Company as presently constituted, which is limited to a change of all its authorized shares into the same number of shares with a different par value or without par value, the shares resulting from any such change shall be deemed to be the shares subject to this Option.

        Except as expressly provided in this paragraph 9, the Employee shall have no rights by reason of: (i) any subdivision or combination of shares of stock of any class, (ii) the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class; or (iii) any dissolution, liquidation, merger or consolidation or spinoff of assets or stock of another corporation. Except as provided in this paragraph 9, any issue by the company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares subject to this Option.

        The grant of this Option shall not affect in anyway the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge or to consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate or sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

        10.        Rjghts as a Shareholder. Neither the Employee nor a transferee of this Option shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares covered hereby until the date he or she shall have become the holder of record of such shares. No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date on which he or she shall have become the holder of record thereof, except as provided in paragraph 9 hereof.

        11.        Modification, Extention and Renewal. Subject to the terms and conditions and within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee, subject to approval of the Board of Directors, may modify or renew this Option, or accept its surrender (to. the extent not theretofore exercised) and authorize the granting of a new option or options in substitution therefore (to the extent not theretofore exercised). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no modification shall, without the consent of the Employee, alter or impair any rights or obligations hereunder.

        12.        Postponement of Delivery of Shares and Representations. The Company, in its discretion, may postpone the issuance and/or delivery of shares upon any exercise of this Option until completion of such stock exchange listing, or registration, or other qualification of such shares under any state and/or federal law, rule or regulation as me Company may consider appropriate, and may require any person exercising this Option to make such representations, including a representation that it is the Employee’s intention to acquire shares for investment and not with a view to distribution thereof, and furnish such information as it may consider appropriate in connection with the issuance or delivery of shares in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. In such event, no shares shall be issued to such holder unless and until the Company is satisfied with the accuracy of any such representations.

        13.        Subject to Plan. This Option is subject to the terms and provisions of the Macatawa Bank Corporation Stock Compensation Plan. If any inconsistency exists between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern.

        14.        ISO Stock Option. Any provision of this Option or the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, neither the Company, the Company’s Board of Directors nor the Committee shall have any authority to take any action or to do anything which would cause the shares designated herein as ISOs to fail to qualify as ISOs within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

        In Witness Whereof, this Stock Option Agreement has been executed the date first above written.

1998 DIRECTORS’ STOCK OPTION PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

        STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT, made this _________ day of ___________ , 2004, between MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION (herein called the “Company”) and _________, a director of the Company (me “Grantee”), pursuant to the Macatawa Bank Corporation 1998 Directors’ Stock Option Plan (herein called the “Plan”).

        IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

        1.        Grant of Option

        Pursuant to the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to Grantee, an Eligible Director under the terms of the Plan, the option to purchase_______ shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value per share.

        2.        Purchase Price

        The purchase price of the shares covered by this option shall be $ 28.80 per share, which represents one hundred percent (100) of the Fair Market Value of the Company’s common stock on this date (“Grant Date”).

        3.        Additional Terms

        (a)        Exercise Period

        The Option may be exercised and Option Shares may be purchased at any time and from time to time on or after Ac first anniversary of the date of this Agreement and prior to the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement (“Exercise Period”), subject to the following:

        (1)        If Grantee dies while serving as a director of the Company, this Option shall become immediately exercisable as of the date of death and shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (a) the last day of the 36th month after the month of Grantee’s death, or (b) the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date; and

        (2)        This Option may not be exercised after (he earlier of (a) the last day of the 36th month following the month in which Grantee’s service as a director terminates, or (b) the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.

        (b)        Procedure for Exercise

        Subject to conditions of this Agreement, the Option may be exercised at any time and from time to time during the Exercise Period by delivering written notice to the Company, signed by Grantee, a Permitted Transferee, or Post-Death Representative, specifying the number of Option Shares to be purchased and accompanied by this Agreement.

        (c)        Payment of Option Price

        The Option Price shall be paid in full either (1) in cash or (2) through the delivery of unencumbered shares of the Company’s common stock owned by the person exercising this Option having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the total exercise price, or (3) by a combination of (1) and (2) above, except that (i) any portion of the exercise price representing a fraction of a Share shall be paid in cash, and (ii) no Shares of Stock which have been held for less than six months may be delivered in payment of the exercise price. If approved by the Committee, payment of the exercise price of this Option may be made by a reduction in the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Option, based upon the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the last trading day preceding exercise of this Option.

        4.        Transferabilitv of Option

        Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, this Option shall not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any way, nor be assignable by operation of law or subject to execution, levy, attachment or similar process. Except as provided in this paragraph, any attempted sale, pledge, assignment or other transfer of this Option contrary to the terms hereof, and any execution, levy, attachment or similar process upon the Option, shall be null and void and without any effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Option shall, subject to the conditions set forth in this paragraph 4, be transferable by the original Grantee by gift, or other transfer that involves no payment of consideration lo the original Grantee, at any time after the grant of the Option to the Grantee’s spouse and/or the Grantee’s descendants or to a trust created primarily for the benefit of the Grantee, the Grantee’s spouse and/or the Grantee’s descendants (“Authorized Transferee”), Payment of any consideration by an Authorized Transferee to the original Grantee is prohibited and any attempted transfer for consideration shall be void. An Authorized Transferee shall have no right to transfer the Option. An Authorized Transferee shall succeed to all rights and benefits (except the right to further transfer the Option) and be subject to all obligations, conditions and limitations of the original Grantee, However, such rights and benefits (except the rights to further transfer the Option) and obligations, conditions and limitations shall be determined as if the original Grantee continued to hold the Option, whereby, the provisions of this Option Agreement dealing with termination of employment, retirement, disability and death of an Grantee continue to refer to the original Grantee regardless of whether the options are or are not transferred to an Authorized Transferee. In order to transfer this Option, the Grantee must first give prior written notice to the Company’s president or chief financial officer stating the name address and tax identification or social security number of the proposed transferee and the relationship of the proposed transferee to the Grantee and certifying mat the transfer involves no payment of consideration. This Option may not be transferred if the transfer would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities or other law or valid regulation. As a condition to the transfer of this Option, the Company may require the proposed transferee to make any representations and warranties to the Company as the Company may deem to be required by applicable law or regulation. In such event, the Option may not be transferred unless and until the Company is satisfied with the correctness of any such representation and warranty. Moreover, the Company, in its discretion, may postpone the transfer of this Option until completion of such stock exchange listing, or registration, or other qualification under any state and/or federal law, rule or regulation as the Company may consider appropriate.

        5.        Conformity with Plan

        The Option is intended to conform in all respects with and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Plan which is incorporated herein by reference. Any inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Plan shall be resolved in accordance with the terms of the Plan. By executing and returning the enclosed copy of this Agreement, Grantee acknowledges receipt of the Plan and agrees to be bound by all of the terms of the Plan.

        6.        Service as a Director

        Grantee acknowledges that nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan imposes upon the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders any obligation to retain or elect the Grantee as director of the Company for any period.

        7.        Adjustments

        The Company shall make appropriate and proportionate adjustments, to the number of Option Shares and me Option Price to reflect any stock dividend, stock split, or combination of shares, merger, consolidation, or other change in the capitalization of the Company, as provided in Section 10 of (he Plan. In the event of any such adjustment, all new, substituted, or additional securities or other property to which Grantee is entitled under the Option shall be included in the term “Option Shares.”

        8.        Postponement of Delivery of Shares and Representations

        The Company, in its discretion, may postpone the issuance or delivery of Shares upon any exercise of this Option until completion of the registration, or other qualification of such shares under any state and/or federal law, rule, or regulation as the Company may consider appropriate. The Company may require any person exercising this Option to make such representations, including a representation that it is their intention to acquire Shares for investment and not with a view to distribution thereof, and furnish such information as it may consider appropriate in connection with the issuance or delivery of the Shares in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. No Shares shall be issued unless the Company is satisfied with the accuracy of any such representations.

        9.        Rights as a Shareholder

        The Grantee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any Option Shares until the Grantee becomes the holder of record of such shares.

        10.        Further Actions

        The parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the intent of this Agreement.

        11.        Notice

        Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the other party hereto at the address set forth in this Agreement or at such other address as such party may designate by ten day’s advance written notice to the other party.

        12.        Successors and Assigns

        This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Grantee’s heirs, personal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns.

        13.        Governing Law

        This Agreement and all documents contemplated hereby, and all remedies in connection therewith and all questions or transactions relating thereto, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the state of Michigan.

        14.        Entire Agreement

        This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the Grantee and the Company with respect to the Option Shares and supersedes all other agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to such Shares.

        The undersigned hereby acknowledges having read this Agreement, the Plan. and the other enclosures to this Agreement and hereby agrees to be bound by all provisions set forth herein and in the Plan.

Exhibit 21 — Subsidiaries of Registrant

Macatawa Bank - 100% owned
Incorporated as a Michigan Banking Corporation
10753 Macatawa Drive
Holland, Michigan 49424

Macatawa Investment Services, Inc. - 100% owned
Incorporated as a Michigan corporation
10753 Macatawa Drive
Holland, Michigan 49424

Macatawa Statutory Trust I - 100% owned
Statutory Trust under the laws of the State of Connecticut
10753 Macatawa Drive
Holland, Michigan 49424

Macatawa Statutory Trust II - 100% owned
Statutory Trust under the laws of the State of Delaware
10753 Macatawa Drive
Holland, Michigan 49424

Macatawa Bank Mortgage Company
100% owned by Macatawa Bank
Incorporated as a Michigan corporation
10753 Macatawa Drive
Holland, Michigan 49424

Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-53593, File No. 333-53595, File No. 333-94207, File No. 333-85288, File No. 333-88572 and File No. 333-88574) of our reports dated February 21, 2005 with respect to the 2004 consolidated financial statements of Macatawa Bank Corporation, Macatawa management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which reports are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Grand Rapids, Michigan
March 9, 2005

EXHIBIT 31.1

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Benj. A Smith, III, certify that:

Date: March 10, 2005

EXHIBIT 31.2

Certification Pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Jon W. Swets, certify that:

Date: March 10, 2005

EXHIBIT 32-1

Benj. A. Smith III, Chief Executive Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation, and Jon W. Swets, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation, each certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

Dated: March 10, 2005