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EXHIBIT 13

COMMERCIAL BANCSHARES, INC.
Upper Sandusky, Ohio

ANNUAL REPORT
December 31, 2010

CONTENTS

President’s Letter
 
1
     
Comparative Summary of Selected Financial Data
 
2
     
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
3
     
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
22
     
Consolidated Financial Statements
 
23
     
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
28
     
Shareholder Information
 
48
     
Officers
 
49
     
Board of Directors
  
50

 
i

 

December 31, 2010

Dear Shareholders:

I am pleased to report record earnings in 2010 of $2,323,000 which is $2.03 per share compared to 2009 earnings of $1,101,000 or $0.97 per share.  We increased our dividend by 20.0% at year end and continue to have a strong capital base.  This equates to a 0.77% return on assets and 9.76% return on equity.

We were able to grow the bank in 2010 with loans increasing 1.0% and deposits over 4.0% for the year.  We continued to increase our efficiency as our total noninterest expense was reduced by $367,000 which includes a $201,000 reduction of our FDIC premiums.  However, we are still paying $367,000 more in premiums than we were two years ago.  Our margin remained strong at 4.51% and we saw a reduction in our interest costs as deposit costs declined nationally.

We have continued to experience low delinquencies throughout the year.  We have also seen a reduction in nonperforming loans but have increased our loan loss reserve to further strengthen the bank.  We will continue our disciplined approach to loan underwriting and expense control in 2011.

As we start 2011 we have a strong capital base, low problem loans and excess deposits available to lend.  We look forward to the economy improving and are well positioned to provide loans to our market area.

I look forward to seeing you at our May 19, 2011 annual shareholders meeting.

Sincerely,


Robert E. Beach,
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 

 
 
TABLE  1  COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
 
Year ended December 31
                             
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
                               
Total assets
  $ 304,403     $ 294,280     $ 259,795     $ 266,225     $ 273,692  
                                         
Total investment securities
    36,103       36,733       37,621       48,875       51,111  
                                         
Loans, net
    227,460       225,264       196,167       192,742       193,069  
                                         
Total deposits
    277,244       264,709       231,668       238,511       249,665  
                                         
Total borrowed funds
          5,000       5,000       5,000        
                                         
Total shareholders’ equity
    24,389       22,695       21,305       21,266       22,447  
                                         
Book value per outstanding share
    21.18       19.93       18.75       18.71       19.50  
                                         
Shares outstanding
    1,151,345       1,138,497       1,136,397       1,136,397       1,151,335  
                                         
Results of Operations
                                       
                                         
Interest income
  $ 15,745     $ 15,541     $ 16,304     $ 17,887     $ 19,163  
Interest expense
    (3,589 )     (4,967 )     (6,277 )     (8,371 )     (8,488 )
Net interest income
    12,156       10,574       10,027       9,516       10,675  
Provision for loan losses
    (1,370 )     (1,484 )     (1,127 )     (1,332 )     (435 )
Other income
    2,176       2,364       2,649       2,239       2,430  
Salaries and employee benefits
    (5,293 )     (5,046 )     (5,415 )     (5,904 )     (5,453 )
Other expenses
    (4,604 )     (5,218 )     (4,645 )     (5,415 )     (4,947 )
Income (loss) before income taxes
    3,065       1,190       1,489       (896 )     2,270  
Income tax (expense) benefit
    (742 )     (89 )     (188 )     597       (490 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,323     $ 1,101     $ 1,301     $ (299 )   $ 1,780  
                                         
Per Share Data
                                       
                                         
Net income (loss)
                                       
Basic
  $ 2.03     $ 0.97     $ 1.14     $ (0.26 )   $ 1.54  
Diluted
  $ 2.03     $ 0.97     $ 1.14     $ (0.26 )   $ 1.54  
                                         
Cash dividend paid
  $ 0.42     $ 0.58     $ 0.76     $ 0.76     $ 0.76  
                                         
Financial Ratios
                                       
Return on average total assets
    0.77 %     0.40 %     0.50 %     -0.11 %     0.61 %
Return on average shareholders’ equity
    9.76 %     4.96 %     6.09 %     -1.37 %     8.09 %
Average shareholders’ equity to average total assets
    7.89 %     8.01 %     8.15 %     8.11 %     7.56 %
                                         
Dividend payout
    20.70 %     59.90 %     66.38 %     n/a       49.40 %

 
2.

 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

INTRODUCTION
 
This financial review presents management’s discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial condition of the Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Commercial Savings Bank and Commercial Financial Insurance Agency, LTD at December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the consolidated results of operations for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2010.  This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, notes to consolidated financial statements and other financial data presented elsewhere in this annual report and on Form 10K.

The Corporation is designated as a financial holding company by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.  As a result of being a financial holding company, the Corporation may be able to engage in an expanded array of activities determined to be financial in nature.  This will help the Corporation remain competitive in the future with other financial service providers in the markets in which the Corporation does business.  There are more stringent capital requirements associated with being a financial holding company.  The Corporation intends to maintain its categorization as a “well capitalized” bank, as defined by regulatory capital requirements.

The registrant is not aware of any trends, events or uncertainties that will have or are reasonably likely to have a material effect on the liquidity, capital resources or operations except as discussed herein.  Furthermore, the Corporation is not aware of any current recommendations by regulatory authorities that would have such effect if implemented.
 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This report contains forward-looking statements that cover, among other things, projections of revenues, expenses, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, the payment or nonpayment of dividends, capital structure, objectives and expectations of the Corporation or its management, including those relating to products or services.  Words such as “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “will,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “continue,” and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.  Factors that could cause results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

 
·
Local, regional and national economic conditions and the impact they may have on the Corporation and its customers and the assessment of that impact on estimates including, but not limited to, the allowance for loan losses and fair value of other real estate owned.

 
·
Changes in the level of nonperforming assets and charge-offs.

 
·
Changes in the fair value of securities available for sale and management’s assessments of other-than-temporary impairment of such securities.

 
·
The effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies, as well as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and other accounting standard setters.

 
·
The effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board.

 
·
Changes in consumer spending and savings habits; and

 
·
The Corporation’s success at managing the risks detailed above.
 
 
3.

 
 
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
 
The U.S. and global economies have experienced significant stress and disruptions in the financial sector over the last three years but certain segments are showing signs of stabilization or recovery.  Interest rates remain at historic lows, bank failures are higher than they have been in over 15 years, the FDIC collected three years of prepaid assessments from the remaining banks and the amount of government dollars pumped into the financial system is unprecedented.  In response to the financial crisis affecting the banking and financial markets, many new laws, regulations and programs have been adopted in 2010 with 40% of those being issued in the last quarter.

The Dodd-Frank Act, signed into law in July 2010, represents a dramatic rewrite of the rules governing all financial service providers and products and will usher in a new era of regulation.  The Act has some key reform provisions that may level the playing field for community banks in some areas including: asset-based deposit insurance assessments, resolution of “too-big-to fail” institutions, regulation on nonbank competitors and many others.  It will also mean numerous new regulations to be adopted by the regulators and implemented by the financial services industry.  The Dodd-Frank Act requires more than 60 studies be conducted and  more than 200  regulations be written over the next couple of years, resulting in years of uncertainty for banks and other affected entities.  The Act’s impact will not only be felt by the banking industry but by consumers and businesses that rely on banks every day to meet their financial needs.  The cost of doing business has increased dramatically in this regulatory environment as the number and extent of new regulations and the speed with which they must be implemented have put a strain on software providers and staff as well as customers.  With the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, it appears that it will continue to increase.

Prior to the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act and as a result of the weakness of certain financial institutions, the FDIC took action that has resulted in increased future FDIC insurance assessments for United States FDIC-insured financial institutions, including Commercial Savings Bank.  Banks were required to prepay an estimated three year assessment to the FDIC on December 30, 2009, which resulted in the Corporation recording approximately $1,400,000 nonearning asset at year-end 2009 which is being amortized over that three year period as the actual expense is recognized monthly.  The FDIC also previously announced it would increase its current assessment rate by three basis points effective January 2, 2011, but this proposed increase was reversed in October 2010.

On November 9, 2010, the FDIC issued a proposed rule that would change the deposit insurance assessment base from a depository institution’s adjusted domestic deposits to its average consolidated total assets minus average tangible equity, which is defined under the proposal as Tier 1 Capital.  The new base is larger than the current base and could result in a decrease in assessment rates.  The proposed rule is expected to become effective for the second quarter of 2011.  Management will evaluate the impact of the proposal on the Corporation, which it expects will result in a reduction in its deposit insurance assessment costs, when sample calculators become available.  Based on the current FDIC insurance premium schedule in effect for 2010, assessment expense for the year was $458,000, compared to $659,000 in 2009, which included a $125,000 special emergency assessment.

It is not completely clear at this time what impact current or future government sponsored programs, regulations or legislation will have on the Corporation, its customers or the U.S. and global financial markets but there are a number of proposals pending that if or when enacted could have a future impact on the Corporation’s operating environment.  In addition to the Dodd-Frank Act, those that might have a future impact are overdraft rules for electronic transactions, healthcare reform, increase in regulatory capital levels, more stringent liquidity requirements, additional fair value accounting requirements or a merger of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) accounting and international financial reporting standards.  Management will continue to monitor and evaluate these pending proposals.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The Corporation has established various accounting policies which govern the application of U.S. GAAP in the preparation of its financial statements.  Certain accounting policies involve significant judgments and assumptions by management which has a material impact on the reported amount of assets, liabilities, capital, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  The SEC has defined a company’s critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of the company’s financial condition and results of operations, and which require the company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates on matters that are inherently uncertain.  Because of the nature of the judgments and assumptions made by management, actual results could differ from estimates and have a material impact on the carrying value of assets, liabilities, capital or the results of operations of the Corporation.

 
4.

 

Allowance for loan losses:  The Corporation believes the allowance for loan losses is a critical accounting policy that requires the most significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.  Adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is determined quarterly using a consistent, systematic methodology, which analyzes the risk inherent in the loan portfolio.  In addition to evaluating the collectability of specific loans when determining the adequacy of the allowance, management also takes into consideration other qualitative factors such as changes in the mix and size of the loan portfolio, historical loss experience, the amount of delinquencies and loans adversely classified, industry trends, and the impact of the local and regional economy on the Corporation’s borrowers.  Changes in these qualitative factors may cause management’s estimate of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses to increase or decrease and result in adjustments to the Corporation’s provision for loan losses in future periods.  For additional information see “Allowance for Loan Losses” under Financial Condition as well as the Consolidated Financial Statement Footnotes, below.

Fair value estimates:  Fair value is defined as the price that would be received, without adjustment for transaction costs, to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  A fair value measurement reflects all of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique, the effect of a restriction on the sale or use of an asset and the risk of nonperformance.  Changes in assumptions or in market conditions could significantly affect the estimates.  The fair value estimates of existing on-and-off balance sheet financial instruments does not include the value of anticipated future business or the values of assets and liabilities not considered financial instruments.  For additional information see Note 18, Fair Values and Measurements of Financial Instruments.

 
OVERVIEW
 
The Corporation’s profitability, as with most financial institutions, is significantly dependent upon net interest income, which is the difference between interest received on interest-earning assets, such as loans and securities, and the interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities, principally deposits and borrowings.  During a period of economic slowdown the lack of interest income from nonperforming assets and an additional provision for loan losses can greatly reduce profitability.  Results of operations are also affected by noninterest income, such as service charges on deposit accounts and fees on other services, income from lending activities and bank-owned life insurance as well as noninterest expenses such as salaries and employee benefits, occupancy, furniture and equipment, professional and other services, and other expenses, including income taxes.  Economic conditions, competition and the monetary and fiscal policies of the Federal government significantly affect financial institutions.

The sustained pressure on the domestic and global markets has created a challenging operating environment for all businesses and in particular, the financial services industry.  Despite the economic environment adversely impacting the banking industry, the Corporation made significant strides in 2010:

 
·
Achieved record earnings: Net income of $2,323,000 in 2010, compared to $1,101,000 in 2009 and $1,301,000 in 2008.

 
·
Loan and deposit growth:  Average net loans grew to $220,455,000, an increase of $13,698,000 from the previous year.  Total average deposits grew to $273,548,000, an increase of $25,985,000 over the previous year.
 
 
·
Maintained strong capital and liquidity throughout 2010.

 
·
Continued its focus on effectively managing its cost structure, with an efficiency ratio (the ratio of noninterest expense to taxable-equivalent net revenue, excluding net securities gains and losses) of 67.39% in 2010 compared to 77.23% in 2009 and 77.10% in 2008.

 
·
Improved basic and diluted earnings per common share:  $2.03 in 2010, compared to $0.97 in 2009 and $1.14 in 2008.

 
5.

 
 
 
·
Improved ROA (return on average assets - measures how effectively a company utilizes its assets to produce income):  0.77% for 2010, compared to 0.40% and 0.50% for 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 
·
Improved ROE (return on average equity - indicates the amount of net income earned in relation to the total equity invested):  9.76% for 2010 compared to 4.96% for 2009 and 6.09% for 2008.

 
·
Reduced impaired and nonperforming loans

TABLE  2  VOLUME AND RATE ANALYSIS (a)
 
At December 31,
 
2010 Compared to 2009
     
2009 Compared to 2008
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Total
   
Volume
   
Rate
     
Total
   
Volume
   
Rate
 
Increase (decrease) in
                                     
                                       
Interest Income
                                     
Federal funds invested
  $ 20     $ 24     $ (4 )     $ 3     $ 249     $ (246 )
Taxable investment securities
    (92 )     28       (120 )       (375 )     (226 )     (149 )
Tax-exempt investment securities
    (38 )     (41 )     3         (43 )     (20 )     (23 )
Loans
    318       721       (403 )       (369 )     765       (1,134 )
Total interest income
    208       732       (524 )       (784 )     768       (1,552 )
                                                   
Interest Expense
                                                 
Interest-bearing deposits
    (305 )     182       (487 )       (775 )     20       (795 )
Savings deposits
    (3 )     3       (6 )       (4 )     (2 )     (2 )
Time deposits
    (972 )     76       (1,048 )       (504 )     487       (991 )
Borrowed funds
    (98 )     (101 )     3         (27 )     (29 )     2  
Total interest expense
    (1,378 )     160       (1,538 )       (1,310 )     476       (1,786 )
                                                   
Net interest income
  $ 1,586     $ 572     $ 1,014       $ 526     $ 292     $ 234  
 
(a)
This table shows the components of the change in net interest income by volume and rate on a taxable-equivalent basis utilizing a federal tax rate of 34 percent.  The change in interest not solely due to changes in volume or rates has been allocated on a pro-rata basis to volume and rate.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Interest Income
 
The largest component of the Corporation’s operating income is net interest income.  The level of net interest income is dependent on the interest rate environment and the volume and composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  The following discussion of net interest income is presented on a taxable equivalent basis to facilitate performance comparisons among various taxable and tax-exempt assets, such as certain state and municipal securities.  A tax rate of 34% was used in adjusting interest on tax-exempt assets to a fully taxable equivalent basis.

Net interest income increased 14.52% or $1,586,000 to $12,512,000 in 2010 from $10,926,000 in 2009 compared to an increase of 5.06% or $526,000 from $10,400,000 in 2008.  The increase in net interest income during 2010 was largely driven by the rate payable on interest-bearing liabilities declining more rapidly than the yield on interest-earning assets and is reflective of the magnitude and timing of the downward repricing of the Corporation’s liabilities in the current low interest rate environment.  During 2009, the increase in net interest income from 2008 was due to an increase in loans as a percentage of assets and lower rates paid on interest- bearing liabilities.  The interest rate spread and net interest margin (on a tax-equivalent basis) at December 31, 2010 was 4.35% and 4.51%, respectively, compared to 4.11% and 4.31% for the same period in 2009 and 4.15% and 4.39% in 2008.  The increase in net interest margin (the ratio of net interest income to average earning assets) during the current year reflects management’s continued focus on margin improvement initiatives.  Such initiatives include higher lending spreads, the implementation of interest rate floors on new and renewable variable rate loans and reductions in deposit rates.

 
6.

 

Interest income totaled $16,101,000 for 2010, an increase of $208,000 or 1.31%, from interest income of $15,893,000 during 2009.  As shown in Table 2 “Volume and Rate Analysis,” a decrease of $524,000 in interest income was due to lower average yields offset with an increase of $732,000 in interest income due primarily to higher average outstanding commercial and agricultural loan balances.  The average yield earned during 2010 was 5.80%, a decrease of 48 basis points from the average yield of 6.28% earned during 2009.  Average net loans, comprising 79.47% and 81.65% of average earning assets during 2010 and 2009, respectively, increased $13,698,000 or 6.63%, while the average yield decreased 27 basis points.  The decline in interest income on loans was largely due to the downward repricing of variable rate commercial and agricultural loans.  Average investment securities, comprising 13.53% and 14.80% of average earning assets during 2010 and 2009, respectively, increased $42,000 while the average yield decreased 35 basis points.  Federal funds and other interest-bearing deposit balances, comprising 7.01% and 3.55% of average earning assets during 2010 and 2009, respectively, increased $10,451,000 while the average yield decreased 2 basis points.

TABLE  3  DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
For the Years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(In thousands)

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
   
Average
   
Income
   
Average
   
Average
   
Income
   
Average
   
Average
   
Income
   
Average
 
   
Balance(4)
   
Expense
   
Yield
   
Balance(4)
   
Expense
   
Yield
   
Balance(4)
   
Expense
   
Yield
 
Federal funds invested
  $ 19,436     $ 41       0.21 %   $ 8,985     $ 21       0.23 %   $ 605     $ 18       2.98 %
Investment securities:
                                                                       
Taxable securities(1)
    19,493       620       3.18       18,754       712       3.80       23,681       1,087       4.59  
Tax-exempt securities(1)
    18,037       1,053       5.84       18,734       1,091       5.82       19,077       1,134       5.94  
Loans(2)(3)
    220,455       14,387       6.53       206,757       14,069       6.80       193,291       14,438       7.47  
Earning assets
    277,421       16,101       5.80 %     253,230       15,893       6.28 %     236,654       16,677       7.05 %
Other assets
    24,399                       23,623                       25,412                  
Total assets
  $ 301,820                     $ 276,853                     $ 262,066                  
                                                                         
Interest-bearing
                                                                       
demand deposits
  $ 100,729       372       0.37 %   $ 81,861       677       0.83 %   $ 80,471       1,452       1.80 %
Savings deposits
    15,771       41       0.26       14,751       44       0.30       15,464       48       0.31  
Time deposits
    129,040       3,105       2.41       126,720       4,077       3.22       114,548       4,581       4.00  
Borrowed funds
    2,099       71       3.38       5,202       169       3.25       6,150       196       3.19  
Interest-bearing liabilities
    247,639       3,589       1.45 %     228,534       4,967       2.17 %     216,633       6,277       2.90 %
Noninterest-bearing
                                                                       
demand deposits
    28,008                       24,231                       22,167                  
Other liabilities
    2,372                       1,911                       1,911                  
Shareholders’ equity
    23,801                       22,177                       21,355                  
Total liabilities and
                                                                       
shareholders’ equity
  $ 301,820                     $ 276,853                     $ 262,066                  
                                                                         
Net interest income
          $ 12,512                     $ 10,926                     $ 10,400          
                                                                         
As a percentage of earning assets:
                                                                       
Net interest income
                    4.51 %                     4.31 %                     4.39 %

(1)
Average yields on all securities have been computed based on amortized cost.  Income on tax-exempt securities has been computed on a taxable-equivalent basis using a 34% federal tax rate and a 20% disallowance of interest expense deductibility under TEFRA rules.  The amount of such adjustment was $356,000, $352,000 and $373,000 for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
(2)
Average balance is net of deferred loan fees of $53,000, $63,000, and $94,000 for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, as well as $60,000, $377,000, and $1,163,000 of unearned income for the same years.
(3)
Average loan balances include nonaccruing loans.
(4)
Average balances are computed on an average daily basis.

 
7.

 

During 2009, interest income decreased $784,000 or 4.70%, from interest income of $16,677,000 in 2008.  A decrease of $1,552,000 in interest income was due to lower average yields offset with an increase of $768,000 in interest income largely due to an increase in average outstanding commercial and agricultural loan balances.  The average yield earned during 2009 was 6.28%, a decrease of 77 basis points from the average yield of 7.05% earned in 2008.  Average net loans, comprising 81.65% and 81.68% of average earning assets during 2009 and 2008, respectively, increased $13,466,000 or 6.97%, while the average yield decreased 67 basis points.  The decrease in interest income was primarily due to the downward repricing of variable rate commercial and agricultural loans.  Average investment securities, comprising 14.80% and 18.07% of average earning assets during 2009 and 2008, respectively, decreased $5,270,000 while the average yield decreased 38 basis points.  The decrease in average investment securities is due to calls of U.S. Government agencies and calls and repayments on mortgage-backed securities.  Federal funds and other interest-bearing deposit balances, comprising 3.55% and 0.26% of average earning assets during 2009 and 2008, respectively, increased $8,380,00 while the average yield decreased 275 basis points.

Interest expense decreased $1,378,000 or 27.74% to $3,589,000 in 2010 from $4,967,000 in 2009.  A decrease of $1,538,000 in interest expense was primarily due to lower rates paid on certificates of deposits and interest-bearing demand accounts while an increase of $160,000 in interest expense was primarily due to an increase in interest-bearing demand deposit average balances offset by a decrease in FHLB advances.  The average rate paid for all deposits during 2010 was 1.45%, a decrease of 72 basis points from the average rate paid of 2.17% in 2009.  Average interest-bearing demand deposits, comprising 40.68% and 35.82% of average interest-bearing liabilities during 2010 and 2009, respectively, increased $18,868,000 or 23.05% while the average rate paid decreased 46 basis points.  Average time deposits, comprising 52.11% and 55.45% of average interest-bearing liabilities during 2010 and 2009, respectively, increased $2,320,000 or 1.83% while the average rate paid decreased 81 basis points.

Interest expense decreased $1,310,000 or 20.87% to $4,967,000 in 2009 from $6,277,000 in 2008.  A decrease of $1,786,000 in interest expense was primarily due to lower rates paid on certificates of deposits and interest-bearing demand accounts while an increase of $476,000 in interest expense was primarily due to an increase in certificates of deposits average balances.  The average rate paid for all deposits during 2009 was 2.17%, a decrease of 73 basis points from the average rate paid of 2.90% in 2008.  Average interest-bearing demand deposits, comprising 35.82% and 37.15% of average interest-bearing liabilities during 2009 and 2008, respectively, increased $1,390,000 or 1.73% while the average rate paid decreased 97 basis points.  Average time deposits, comprising 55.45% and 52.88% of average interest-bearing liabilities during 2009 and 2008, respectively, increased $12,172,000 or 10.63% while the average rate paid decreased 78 basis points.

Provision for Loan Losses
 
The provision charged against income during 2010 was $1,370,000, compared to $1,484,000 in 2009 and $1,127,000 in 2008. Impacting the provision for loan losses in any accounting period are several matters including the amount of loan growth during the period, the level of charge-offs during the period, the changes in the amount of impaired loans, changes in risk ratings assigned to loans, specific loan impairments, credit quality, and, ultimately, the results of management’s quarterly assessment of the inherent risks of the loan portfolio.

During 2010, loan growth amounted to $2,650,000 compared to loan growth of $29,358,000 in 2009 while net charge-offs totaled $916,000 in 2010 compared to $1,223,000 in 2009.  The allowance for loan losses as a percentage to loans increased from 1.20% at December 31, 2009 to 1.39% at December 31, 2010.  The increase in the level of allowance to total loans for 2010 was largely due to the increase in the allocated reserve percentages assigned to certain loan types.  Reserve percentages began increasing in 2009 as charge-off and overall delinquencies started growing as a result of the deteriorating local and national economies.  Although various indices, such as net charge-offs, nonaccrual loans and delinquencies, show improvement from the previous year, the economic conditions of the local economies within the Corporation’s lending areas have not yet begun to show significant improvement causing the reserve percentages to remain at their elevated levels.

Management considers the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2010 adequate to cover loan losses based on its assessment of various factors affecting the loan portfolio, including the level of problem loans, overall delinquencies, business conditions, estimated collateral values and loss experience.  A further decline in local and national economic conditions, or other factors, could result in a material increase in the allowance for loan losses which could adversely affect the Corporation’s financial condition and results of operations.  For further information about factors affecting the allowance for loan losses, see “Allowance for Loan Losses,” under Financial Condition.
 
 
8.

 
 
Noninterest Income
 
The primary sources of noninterest income are service fees and overdraft charges generated from deposit accounts, ATM processing fees, commission-based income, the net gain or (loss) on the sale of repossessed assets, fixed assets and investment securities.  Noninterest income decreased $188,000 or 7.95% to $2,176,000 for 2010 from $2,364,000 in 2009 compared to a decrease of $285,000 or 10.76% from $2,649,000 in 2008.  The following discussion highlights the significant changes impacting noninterest income.

The decrease in noninterest income in 2010 was primarily due to a decrease in service and overdraft charges of $170,000 from 2009 offset with an increase of $156,000 in fees generated from third-party mortgage origination activities as well as an additional $169,000 in net losses on the sale of OREO and other repossessed assets.
 
The decrease in noninterest income in 2009 was primarily due to a premium received on the sale of deposits from the sale of the Westerville, Ohio branch in 2008.  The Corporation received a premium of $363,000 from the sale of the branch’s deposits of $6,049,000.  The net loss on sales of OREO and repossessed assets during 2009 further reduced noninterest income by $102,000.  Offsetting the decrease in noninterest income is the increase of $42,000 in fees generated from third-party mortgage origination activities and an increase of $22,000 from gains on securities transactions.

Noninterest Expense
 
Noninterest expense consists primarily of personnel, occupancy, equipment and other expenses.  Noninterest expense decreased $367,000 or 3.58% to $9,897,000 for 2010 from $10,264,000 for 2009 compared to an increase of $204,000 or 2.03% from $10,060,000 in 2008. The following discussion highlights the more significant changes impacting noninterest expense.

Personnel expense is the largest component of the Corporation’s noninterest expense.  Combined salary and employee benefits increased $247,000 or 4.89% to $5,293,000 for 2010 from $5,046,000 in 2009 compared to a decrease of $369,000 or 6.81% from $5,415,000 in 2008.  The increase in personnel expense in 2010 was primarily due to an increase in employee incentives.  The decrease in personnel expense in 2009 was largely due to a decrease in health and group life insurance along with decreases in employee incentives and contract labor.

Premises and equipment expense totaled $1,220,000 for 2010, a decrease of $224,000 or 15.51% from $1,444,000 in 2009 compared to a decrease of $131,000 or 8.32% from $1,575,000 in 2008.  The decrease in 2010 was primarily due to computer equipment fully depreciating in 2009.  The decrease in 2009 was also due to fully depreciated computer equipment along with fully depreciated furniture and ATM equipment.

OREO and miscellaneous loan expense decreased $69,000 to $342,000 in 2010 from $411,000 in 2009 compared to an increase of $228,000 from $183,000 in 2008.  The increase in OREO and miscellaneous loan expense for 2009 was primarily due to OREO related expenses as the cost and expenses to maintain real estate tend to rise as the amount of OREO increases.  During 2009, the Corporation took in $1,766,000 in OREO properties and $520,000 in other repossessed assets maintaining an average balance in OREO and repossessed assets of $890,000.  During 2010, the Corporation took in $193,000 in OREO properties and $261,000 in other repossessed assets maintaining an average balance in OREO and repossessed assets of $551,000.  During 2010, impairment charges of $178,000 were taken on properties held in OREO compared to impairment charges of $140,000 taken on properties held in OREO during 2009.

FDIC deposit insurance expense decreased $201,000 or 30.50% to $458,000 in 2010 from $659,000 in 2009 compared to an increase of $568,000 from $91,000 in 2008.  The decrease in FDIC insurance from 2009 is primarily due to the special assessment paid in 2009.

The FDIC required insured institutions to prepay their estimated quarterly risk-based assessment for the fourth quarter of 2009 and for all of 2010, 2011 and 2012, in lieu of a second FDIC special assessment.  The prepaid assessment for these periods was paid in December 2009 along with the regular quarterly risk-based deposit insurance assessment for the third quarter of 2009.  The Corporation’s three year prepaid assessment was $1,400,000.  It will be expensed over the three year period with quarterly adjustments based on actual deposits.
 
 
9.

 

Income Tax Expense
 
For 2010, the Corporation generated income before taxes of $3,065,000, resulting in a tax provision of $742,000 compared to income before taxes of $1,190,000 with a tax provision of $89,000 in 2009.  In 2008, the Corporation generated income before taxes of $1,489,000 with a tax provision of $188,000. The difference between the Corporation’s effective tax rate and the statutory rate is primarily attributable to the Corporation’s tax-exempt income.  Tax-exempt income includes income earned on certain municipal investments that qualify for state and/or federal income tax exemption and the Corporation’s earnings on Bank-owned life insurance policies, which are exempt from federal taxation.  Further analysis of income taxes is presented in Note 12 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.”

FINANCIAL CONDITION
 
At December 31, 2010 the Corporation reported total assets of $304,403,000, consisting principally of $227,460,000 in net loans (net of allowance of $3,198,000), $36,103,000 in investment securities, $22,080,000 in cash and cash equivalents, $7,637,000 in net premises and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $7,422,000) and $11,123,000 in accrued interest receivable and other assets.  Liabilities at December 31, 2010 totaled $280,014,000, consisting principally of $277,244,000 in deposits and $2,770,000 in accrued interest payable and other liabilities.  At December 31, 2010 shareholders’ equity totaled $24,389,000.

At December 31, 2009 the Corporation reported total assets of $294,280,000, consisting principally of $225,264,000 in net loans (net of allowance of $2,744,000), $36,733,000 in investment securities, $12,246,000 in cash and cash equivalents, $7,983,000 in net premises and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $7,075,000) and $12,054,000 in accrued interest receivable and other assets.  Liabilities at December 31, 2009 totaled $271,585,000, consisting principally of $264,709,000 in deposits, $5,000,000 in FHLB advances and $1,876,000 in accrued interest payable and other liabilities.  At December 31, 2009 shareholders’ equity totaled $22,695,000.

Loans
 
Loans are reported at their outstanding principal balances less unearned income, the allowance for loan losses and any deferred fees or costs on originated loans.  Interest income on loans is accrued based on the principal balance outstanding. Loan origination fees, net of certain loan origination costs, are deferred and recognized as an adjustment to the related loan yield. Loans make up the largest component of total assets.  At December 31, 2010 net loans of $227,460,000, comprising 74.72% of total assets, increased $2,196,000 or 0.97% from net loans of $225,264,000 at December 31, 2009.  Commercial and agricultural loans, representing the largest growth, increased $3,813,000 or 2.26%, while real estate loans increased $1,950,000 or 16.49% and consumer loans increased $905,000 or 5.89%.  Offsetting loan growth was the decline in equity loans of $1,454,000 or 6.41% as well as the planned run off of indirect finance loans and horse trailer loans of $1,003,000 and $1,561,000, respectively.  Table 4 below, provides a summary of the loan distribution by product type.

TABLE  4  LOAN PORTFOLIO DISTRIBUTION
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
At December 31
                             
(In thousands)
 
Amount
   
Amount
   
Amount
   
Amount
   
Amount
 
Commercial
  $ 172,424     $ 168,611     $ 141,968     $ 139,571     $ 136,892  
Residential real estate
    13,775       11,825       8,921       8,580       9,117  
Consumer
    23,065       23,721       21,596       18,499       12,440  
Home equity
    21,231       22,685       22,244       19,160       17,551  
Indirect finance
    163       1,166       3,921       9,343       19,084  
Total loans
  $ 230,658     $ 228,008     $ 198,650     $ 195,153     $ 195,084  

 
10.

 

The following is a schedule of commercial loan maturities (in thousands) based on contract terms as of December 31, 2010.
One Year
   
One Through
   
Over
 
or Less
   
Five Years
   
Five Years
 
$ 35,828     $ 23,057     $ 113,539  

Of the commercial loans included in the preceding schedule with maturities exceeding one year, $11,922,000 have fixed rates to maturity, while $124,674,000 have adjustable rates.

The Corporation’s loan portfolio represents its largest and highest yielding earning assets.  It also contains the most risk of loss.  This risk is due mainly to changes in borrowers’ primary repayment capacity, general economic conditions, and to collateral values that are subject to change over time.  These risks are managed with specific underwriting guidelines, loan review procedures, third party reviews and continued personnel training.  Executive management continues to monitor the current downturn in the real estate market as well as the overall economy and has implemented the following measures to proactively manage credit risk in the loan portfolios:

 
1)
Reviewed all underwriting guidelines for various loan portfolios and have strengthened underwriting guidelines where needed.

 
2)
Evaluated outside loan review parameters, engaging the services of a well-established firm to continue with such loan review, addressing not only specific loans but underwriting analysis, documentation, credit evaluation and risk identification.

 
3)
Increased the frequency of internal reviews of past due and delinquent loans to assess probable credit risks early in the delinquency process to minimize losses.

 
4)
Aggressively seeks ownership and control, when appropriate, of real estate properties, which would otherwise go through time-consuming and costly foreclosure proceedings to effectively control the disposition of such collateral.

 
5)
Aggressively obtaining updated financial information on commercial credits and performing analytical reviews to determine debt source capacities in business performance trends.

Although executive management continues to aggressively engage in other loss mitigation techniques such as tightening underwriting standards and lowering LTV ratios on in-house real estate lending, a prolonged economic slowdown would place significant pressure on consumers and businesses in the Corporation’s local markets.

Allowance for Loan Losses
 
Management assesses the adequacy of the allowance prior to the end of each calendar quarter.  This assessment includes procedures to estimate the allowance and test the adequacy and appropriateness of the resulting balance.  The level of the allowance is based upon management’s evaluation of the loan portfolios, past loan loss experience, current asset quality trends, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay (including the timing of future payment), the estimated value of any underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, economic conditions, industry and peer bank loan quality indications and other pertinent factors, including regulatory recommendations.  This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates including the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans that may be susceptible to significant change.  Loan losses are charged off when management believes that the full collectability of the loan is unlikely.  A loan may be partially charged-off after a “confirming event” has occurred which serves to validate that full repayment pursuant to the terms of the loan is unlikely.  Subsequent recoveries of loans previously charged-off and provisions for loan losses are added to the allowance.  Allocation of the allowance may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, is deemed to be uncollectible.

 
11.

 

 
If negative trends and expectations of management do not materialize, the allowance may be relatively high to the actual performance of the loan portfolio, which may lead to the reduction of future provisions.  Conversely, if positive trends and expectations of management are unrealized, the provision for loan losses in the current period may be insufficient and may require increases to future provisions.  Due to the inherent nature of this estimate, management cannot provide assurance that it will not significantly increase or decrease the allowance for loan losses, which could materially and adversely affect earnings.

The allowance for loan losses totaled $3,198,000 at December 31, 2010, an increase of $454,000 or 16.55% from $2,744,000 at December 31, 2009.  The ratio of net charge-offs to average outstanding loans was 0.41% at December 31, 2010 compared to 0.58% at December 31, 2009.  Net charge-offs in the commercial loan portfolio during 2010 totaled $576,000, up $1,000 from net charge-offs of $575,000 in 2009.  Net charge-offs in the real estate portfolio totaled $25,000, down $71,000 from $96,000 in 2009 while consumer net charge-offs totaled $315,000 in 2010, down $237,000 from $552,000 in 2009.

Before loans are charged off, they typically go through a phase of nonperforming status.  Various stages exist when dealing with such nonperformance.  The first stage is simple delinquency, where customers consistently start paying late, 30, 60, 90 days at a time.  These accounts are then put on a list of loans to “watch” as they continue to under-perform according to original terms.  Repeat offenders are moved to nonaccrual status when their delinquencies have been frequent or sustained enough to assume that normal payments may never be reestablished.  This prevents the Corporation from recognizing income it may never collect and may create small negative spikes in earnings as any accrued interest already on the books is reversed from prior earnings estimates.

Loans are placed on nonaccrual status when management believes the collection of interest is doubtful, or when accruals are continued on loans deemed by management to be fully collateralized and in the process of being collected.  At December 31, 2010 and 2009 there were no 90 day delinquent loans that were on accrual status.  In such cases, the loans are individually evaluated in order to determine whether to continue income recognition after 90 days beyond the due dates.  When loans are charged-off, any accrued interest recorded in the current fiscal year is charged against interest income.  The remaining balance is treated as a loan charged-off.   Nonaccrual loans decreased $707,000 or 26.77% to $1,934,000 at December 31, 2010 from $2,641,000 at December 31, 2009 compared to a decrease of $2,714,000 or 50.68% from $5,355,000 at December 31, 2008.

TABLE  5  SUMMARY OF ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
 
The following schedule summarizes the charge-offs and recoveries, by loan segment, charged to the allowance for loan losses (in thousands) at December 31,

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 2,744     $ 2,483     $ 2,411     $ 2,015     $ 2,755  
                                         
Loans charged-off:
                                       
Commercial
    (610 )     (579 )     (690 )     (501 )     (302 )
Real Estate
    (25 )     (96 )     (35 )     (22 )     (101 )
Consumer
    (404 )     (640 )     (554 )     (764 )     (1,071 )
Total loans charged-off
    (1,039 )     (1,315 )     (1,279 )     (1,287 )     (1,474 )
                                         
Recoveries of loans previously charged-off:
                                       
Commercial
    34       4       94       228       69  
Real Estate
                            13  
Consumer
    89       88       130       123       217  
Total loan recoveries
    123       92       224       351       299  
Provision charged to operating expense
    1,370       1,484       1,127       1,332       435  
Balance at end of period
  $ 3,198     $ 2,744     $ 2,483     $ 2,411     $ 2,015  
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of: Period-end loans
    1.39 %     1.20 %     1.25 %     1.24 %     1.04 %

 
12.

 

The allowance allocation for commercial and commercial real estate loans begins with a process of estimating the probable losses inherent for these types of loans.  The estimates for these loans are established by category and based on an internal system of credit risk ratings and historical loss data.  The estimated loan loss allocation rate for the internal system of credit risk grades for commercial and commercial real estate loans is based on management’s experience with similarly graded loans as well as historical loss data.

The allowance allocation for consumer and consumer real estate loans which includes consumer mortgages, installment, home equity, automobile and others is established for each of the categories by estimating probable losses inherent in that particular category of consumer and consumer real estate loans.  The estimated loan loss allocation rate for each category is based on management’s experience, discussions with banking regulators, consideration of actual loss rates, industry loss rates and loss rates of various peer banking groups.  Consumer and consumer real estate loans are evaluated as a group by category (i.e. retail real estate, installment, etc) rather than on an individual loan basis because these loans are smaller and homogeneous.

TABLE  6  PERCENTAGE OF LOANS IN EACH SEGMENT TO TOTAL LOANS
 
Summary of the allowance for loan losses (in thousands) allocated by loan segment at December 31,

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
   
Allowance
   
Total
   
Allowance
   
Total
   
Allowance
   
Total
   
Allowance
   
Total
   
Allowance
   
Total
 
Loan Type
 
Amount
   
Loans
   
Amount
   
Loans
   
Amount
   
Loans
   
Amount
   
Loans
   
Amount
   
Loans
 
Commercial
  $ 2,307       75 %   $ 1,927       74 %   $ 1,772       71 %   $ 1,679       71 %   $ 1,112       69 %
Real Estate
    182       6       158       5       67       5       64       4       177       14  
Consumer
    709       19       659       21       644       24       668       25       726       17  
Unallocated
          n/a             n/a             n/a             n/a             n/a  
Total LLR
  $ 3,198       100 %   $ 2,744       100 %   $ 2,483       100 %   $ 2,411       100 %   $ 2,015       100 %

The estimated loan loss allocation for all three loan portfolio segments is then adjusted for management’s estimate of probable losses for several “environmental” factors.  The allocation for environmental factors is particularly subjective and does not lend itself to exact mathematical calculation.  This amount represents estimated probable inherent credit losses which exist, but have not yet been identified, as of the balance sheet date, and are based upon monthly actual and quarterly trend assessments in delinquent and nonaccrual loans, credit concentration changes and prevailing economic conditions, changes in lending personnel experience, changes in lending policies or procedures and other influencing factors.  These environmental factors are considered for each of the three loan segments and the allowance allocation, as determined by the processes noted above for each component, is increased or decreased based on the incremental assessment of these various environmental factors.

The impairment of a loan occurs when it is probable that the Corporation will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  Impairment is measured as the difference between the recorded investment in the loan and the evaluation of the present value of expected future cash flows or the observable market price of the loan.  Loans that are collateral dependent, that is, loans where repayment is expected to be provided solely by the underlying collateral, and for which management has determined foreclosure is probable, are measured for impairment based on the fair value of the collateral.  Management’s general practice is to charge down impaired, nonperforming loans to the fair value of the underlying collateral of the loan, so no specific loss allocations are necessary for these loans.  The allowance for loan losses, specifically related to impaired loans at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was $156,000 and $88,000, respectively, related to loans with principal balances of $980,000 and $785,000.  The allowance for loan losses with no related allowance recorded at December 31, 2010 was $884,000 compared to $943,000 at December 31, 2009.  The Corporation’s financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting, including the recognition of interest income on the loan portfolio, unless a loan is placed on nonaccrual.  Amounts received on nonaccrual loans generally are applied first to principal and then to interest only after all principal has been collected.  During 2010 and 2009, the Corporation received cash payments for interest related to these loans of $88,000 and $31,000, respectively.
 
 
13.

 
  
TABLE  7    SUMMARY OF IMPAIRED LOANS
 
The following schedule summarizes impaired and nonperforming loans (in thousands) at December 31,

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Impaired loans
  $ 1,864     $ 1,728     $ 2,965     $ 2,892     $ 2,267  
Loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis (includes substantially all impaired loans)
  $ 1,934     $ 2,641     $ 5,355     $ 3,445     $ 1,984  
Accruing loans, which are contractually past due 90 days or more as to interest or principal payments
                      5       283  
Total nonperforming loans
  $ 1,934     $ 2,641     $ 5,355     $ 3,450     $ 2,267  
Nonperforming loans to allowance for loan losses
    0.60       0.96       2.16       1.43       1.13  

Total nonperforming loans include impaired loans on nonaccrual status along with those loans still accruing that are contractually past due 90 days or more.  Nonperforming loans at December 31, 2010 totaled $1,934,000 compared to nonperforming loans of $2,641,000 at year-end 2009.  At December 31, 2010, nonperforming commercial loans made up 84.11% or $1,627,000 of all nonperforming loans compared to 82.33% or $2,174,000 at year-end 2009.  At December 31, 2010, nonperforming real estate loans totaled $216,000, down $29,000 from $245,000 at year-end 2009 while nonperforming consumer loans totaled $91,000, down $131,000 from $222,000 at year-end 2009.

At December 31, 2010, no other interest-bearing assets were required to be disclosed in the table above, if such assets were loans.

Investment Securities
 
The Corporation’s securities portfolio has been structured in such a way as to maintain a prudent level of liquidity while also providing an acceptable rate of return.  Investment securities include securities that may be sold to effectively manage interest rate risk exposure, prepayment risk and other factors such as liquidity requirements.  These available for sale securities are reported at fair value with unrealized aggregate appreciation/depreciation excluded from income and credited/charged to accumulated other income/(loss) within shareholders’ equity on a net of tax basis.  While the Corporation’s focus is to generate interest revenue primarily through loan growth, the investment portfolio serves an important role in the overall context of balance sheet management in terms of balancing capital utilization and liquidity.  The decision to purchase or sell securities is based upon the current assessment of economic and financial conditions, including the interest rate environment, liquidity and credit considerations along with the Corporation’s level of pledgeable collateral for potential borrowings.  The portfolio’s scheduled maturities represent a significant source of liquidity.

Investment securities, representing 11.86% of total assets, decreased $630,000 or 1.72% to $36,103,000 at December 31, 2010 from $36,733,000 at December 31, 2009 compared to a decrease of $888,000 or 2.36% from $37,621,000 at year-end 2008.  The decline in investment securities during 2010 was primarily due to calls of U.S. Government Agencies and municipal securities of $2,965,000 along with principal pay downs and prepayments of mortgage-backed securities of $3,036,000 offset by purchases of U.S. Government Agencies of $6,001,000, net amortization of existing securities of $182,000 as well as a decrease in fair value of $449,000.  The decline in investment securities during 2009 primarily resulted from calls of U.S. Government Agencies and municipal securities of $5,296,000, sales of municipal securities of $593,000 along with principal pay downs and prepayments of mortgage-backed securities of $4,365,000 offset by purchases of U.S. Government Agencies of $8,148,000, amortization of existing securities of $208,000 as well as an increase in fair value of $1,426,000.  At December 31, 2010, there were no concentrations of securities of any one issuer, whose carrying value exceeded 10% of shareholders’ equity.
 
 
14.

 

TABLE  8    CARRYING VALUE OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES
 
For the Years ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency securities
  $ 9,065     $ 4,083     $ 1,007  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    16,069       18,618       18,597  
Mortgage-backed securities
    8,709       11,774       15,759  
Other investment securities
    2,260       2,258       2,258  
Total investment securities
  $ 36,103     $ 36,733     $ 37,621  

TABLE  9    MATURITY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES
 
Maturity schedule (by contractual maturity or if applicable, earliest call date) of the Corporation’s investment securities, by carrying value, and the related weighted average yield at December 31, 2010:

         
Maturing
   
Maturing
       
   
Maturing in
   
After One
   
After Five
   
Maturing
 
   
One Year
   
Year Through
   
Years Through
   
After
 
   
or Less
   
Five Years
   
Ten Years
   
Ten Years
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amount
   
Yield
   
Amount
   
Yield
   
Amount
   
Yield
   
Amount
   
Yield
 
U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agency securities
  $ 9,065       1.50 %   $       n/a     $       n/a     $       n/a  
Obligations of state and political Subdivisions
    3,613       6.44 %     8,172       5.66 %     4,113       5.97 %     171       6.80 %
Mortgage-backed securities
    80       5.02 %     401       3.64 %     1,711       4.17 %     6,517       4.35 %
Total
  $ 12,758       2.92 %   $ 8,573       5.57 %   $ 5,824       5.45 %   $ 6,688       4.42 %

The weighted average interest rates are based on coupon rates for investment and mortgage-backed securities purchased at par value and on effective interest rates considering amortization or accretion if the investment and mortgage-backed securities were purchased at a premium or discount.  The weighted average yield on tax-exempt obligations has been determined on a tax equivalent basis.  Other investment securities consisting of Federal Home Loan Bank stock that bears no stated maturity or yield is not included in this analysis.  Maturities are reported based on stated maturities and do not reflect principal prepayment assumptions.  Yields are based on amortized cost balances.

Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Cash and cash equivalents, representing 7.25% of total assets, increased $9,834,000 or 80.30% to $22,080,000 at December 31, 2010 from $12,246,000 at December 31, 2009 compared to an increase of $3,312,000 or 37.07% from $8,934,000 at year-end 2008.  The increase in 2010 relates to a higher level of federal funds invested and interest-bearing deposits in financial institutions.  Management maintains federal funds invested as a tool in managing daily cash needs.  The increase in federal funds invested and interest-bearing deposits was primarily the result of efforts to improve liquidity using core deposits and not renew various alternative funding, such as brokered deposits, as they matured.  The increase in 2009 primarily resulted from an increase in federal funds invested and interest-bearing deposits in financial institutions.

 
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Premises and Equipment
 
Premises and equipment, representing 2.51% of total assets, decreased $346,000 or 4.33% to $7,637,000 at December 31, 2010 from $7,983,000 at December 31, 2009 compared to an increase of $61,000 or 0.77% from $7,922,000 at year-end 2008.  The decrease in premises and equipment during 2010 represents capital purchases of $308,000, offset with depreciation expense of $645,000 and sales and disposals of $8,000.  Capital purchases in 2010 largely consisted of the renovation of an existing branch to house the Bank’s data recovery center, renovations to ready the Bank’s operations center to rent to a local business, purchase of a new courier car as well as the purchase of security software.  The increase in premises and equipment during 2009 represents capital purchases of $1,128,000, offset with depreciation of $862,000 and sales and disposals of $205,000.  Capital purchases in 2009 consisted principally of the purchase and renovation of a branch in the Marion market for the purpose of relocating an existing branch.  The branch’s previous location had limited accessibility and was not conducive to expansion or growth.  The Corporation took advantage of a competitor’s branch closing to enhance existing customer convenience and expand its market area.  Proceeds from the sale of the previous location totaled $175,000 resulting in a net loss on the sale of $24,000.

Other Assets
 
Other assets, representing 3.23% of total assets, decreased $1,072,000 or 9.83% to $9,835,000 at December 31, 2010 from $10,907,000 at December 31, 2009 compared to an increase of $2,791,000 or 34.39% from $8,116,000 at year-end 2008.  The decrease in other assets during 2010 was primarily due to a decrease of $1,031,000 in other real estate owned (“OREO”) and other repossessed assets.  The increase in other assets during 2009 was largely due to an increase of $1,065,000 in OREO and other repossessed assets along with an increase of $1,521,000 in prepaid expenses primarily resulting from the three year prepaid FDIC deposit insurance assessment of $1,400,000.

OREO and other repossessed assets are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair market value less estimated expenses to be incurred to sell the property.  OREO represents properties acquired by the Corporation through customer loan defaults.  At December 31, 2010, the Corporation held two properties in OREO with a carrying value of $19,800 compared to eleven properties held in OREO at December 31, 2009 with a carrying value of $1,032,000.  Repossessed assets totaled $92,000 at December 31, 2010 compared to $110,000 at year-end 2009.

Deposits and Borrowings
 
The Corporation’s primary source of funds is customer deposits.  The Bank offers a variety of deposit products in an attempt to remain competitive and respond to changes in consumer demand.  The Corporation relies primarily on its high quality customer service, sales programs, customer referrals and advertising to attract and retain these deposits.  Deposits provide the primary source of funding for the Corporation’s lending and investment activities, and the interest paid for deposits must be carefully managed to control the level of interest expense.

Total deposits, representing 99.01% of total liabilities, increased $12,535,000 or 4.74% to $277,244,000 at December 31, 2010 from $264,709,000 at December 31, 2009 compared to an increase of $33,041,000 or 14.26% from $231,668,000 at year-end 2008.  The increase in deposits during 2010 primarily reflect an increase of $7,465,000 or 20.01% in large certificates of deposit balances, largely comprised of Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service deposits (“CDARS”) as well as increases of $6,959,000 or 11.84% and $2,014,000 or 6.42% in interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing demand accounts, respectively, offset with a decrease of $5,217,000 or 7.79% in smaller certificate of deposit balances.  With the temporary increase in FDIC coverage from $100,000 to $250,000, the CDARS network which manages the reciprocating time deposit programs began placing funds in time deposits greater than $100,000 increments.  CDARS large certificates of deposit at December 31, 2010 totaled $16,737,000, an increase of $13,122,000 from $3,615,000 at year-end 2009.  The increase in deposits during 2009 represent increases in most deposit products with significant growth in money market accounts, interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing demand accounts of $12,432,000 or 53.69%, $11,006,000 or 23.04% and $11,989,000 or 61.81%, respectively, offset with a decrease in large time deposits of $3,946,000 or 9.57% as maturing brokered deposits were not renewed.

 
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TABLE  10    LARGE TIME DEPOSITS
 
Maturity of time deposits in amounts of $100,000 or more at December 31,

(Dollars in thousands)
 
2010
   
2009
 
Three months or less
  $ 8,268     $ 5,915  
Over three months through six months
    8,047       6,835  
Over six months through twelve months
    9,084       10,249  
Over twelve months
    19,366       14,301  
Total
  $ 44,765     $ 37,300  

TABLE  11    AVERAGE DEPOSITS
 
Average deposit balances and average rates paid are summarized as follows for the years ended December 31,

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
               
% of
               
% of
               
% of
 
(In thousands)
 
Balance
   
Rate
   
Total
   
Balance
   
Rate
   
Total
   
Balance
   
Rate
   
Total
 
Interest-bearing demand
  $ 100,729       0.37 %     37 %   $ 81,861       0.83 %     33 %   $ 80,471       1.80 %     35 %
Savings deposits
    15,771       0.26       6       14,751       0.30       6       15,464       0.31       7  
Time deposits
    129,040       2.41       47       126,720       3.22       51       114,548       4.00       49  
Noninterest-bearing demand
    28,008               10       24,231               10       22,167               9  
Total
  $ 273,548               100 %   $ 247,563               100 %   $ 232,650               100 %
 
Borrowed funds that may be utilized by the Corporation are comprised of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances and federal funds purchased.  Borrowed funds are an alternative funding source to deposits and can be used to fund the Corporation’s liquidity needs.  FHLB advances are loans from the FHLB that can mature daily or have longer maturities for fixed or floating rates of interest.  Federal funds purchased are borrowings from other banks that mature daily.  At December 31, 2010, the Corporation had no borrowed funds compared to $5,000,000 in FHLB advances at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
Shareholders’ equity increased $1,694,000 or 7.46% to $24,389,000 at December 31, 2010 from $22,695,000 at December 31, 2009 compared to an increase of $1,390,000 or 6.52% from $21,305,000 at year-end 2008.  The increase in shareholders’ equity for 2010 represents current earnings of $2,323,000 less dividends paid of $481,000 less a decrease in the market value of investment securities, net of tax of $297,000 plus adjustments related to employee compensation costs and stock option accounting of $149,000.   The increase in shareholders’ equity for 2009 represents current earnings of $1,101,000 less dividends paid of $659,000, plus an increase in the market value of investment securities, net of tax of $942,000, plus adjustments related to employee compensation costs and stock option accounting of $6,000.

During 2010, the Corporation returned 20.70% of earnings through dividends of $481,000 at $0.42 per share compared to a return on earnings of 59.90% through dividends of $659,000 at $0.58 per share during 2009.  Average total shareholders’ equity to average total assets was 7.89% at December 31, 2010 compared to 8.01% at December 31, 2009.

Banking regulations have established minimum capital requirements for banks including risk-based capital ratios and leverage ratios.  Regulations require all banks to have a minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 8.0%, with half of the capital composed of core capital.  Minimum leverage ratios range from 3.0% to 5.0% of total assets.  Conceptually, risk-based capital requirements assess the riskiness of a financial institution’s balance sheet and off-balance sheet commitments in relation to its capital.  Core capital, or Tier 1 capital, includes common equity, perpetual preferred stock and minority interests that are held by others in consolidated subsidiaries minus intangible assets.  Supplementary capital, or Tier 2 capital, includes core capital and such items as mandatory convertible securities, subordinated debt and the allowance for loans and lease losses, subject to certain limitations.  Qualified Tier 2 capital can equal up to 100% of an institution’s Tier 1 capital with certain limitations in meeting the total risk-based capital requirements.  At December 31, 2010, the Bank’s total risk-based capital ratio and leverage ratio were 11.3% and 7.6%, thus exceeding the minimum regulatory requirements.  At December 31, 2009, the ratios were 10.3% and 7.5%.

 
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TABLE  12    CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
 
The Corporation has certain obligations and commitments to make future payments under contract. The aggregate contractual obligations and commitments (in thousands) at December 31, 2010:

Contractual obligations
 
Payments Due by Period
 
         
Less Than
               
After
 
   
Total
   
One Year
   
1-3 Years
   
3-5 Years
   
5 Years
 
Time deposits and certificates of deposit
  $ 125,908     $ 77,371     $ 35,929     $ 12,482     $ 126  
Borrowed funds
                             
Total contractual obligations
  $ 125,908     $ 77,371     $ 35,929     $ 12,482     $ 126  
 
Other commitments
 
Amount of Commitment – Expiration by Period
 
         
Less Than
               
After
 
   
Total
   
One Year
   
1-3 Years
   
3-5 Years
   
5 Years
 
Commitments to extend commercial credit
  $ 11,380     $ 8,070     $ 815     $ 234     $ 2,261  
Commitments to extend consumer credit
    10,880       8       3,272       2,889       4,711  
Standby letters of credit
    308       298       10              
Total other commitments
  $ 22,568     $ 8,376     $ 4,097     $ 3,123     $ 6,972  

Other obligations/commitments include the deferred compensation plan, index plan reserve and split dollar life insurance.  The timing of payments for these plans is unknown.  See Note 1 for additional details.

Items listed under “Contractual obligations” represent standard bank financing activity under normal terms and practices.  Such funds normally rollover or are replaced by like items depending on then-current financing needs.  Items shown under “Other commitments” also represent standard bank activity, but for extending credit to bank customers.  Commercial credits generally represent lines of credit or approved loans with drawable funds still available under the contract terms.  On an on-going basis, about half of these amounts are expected to be drawn.  Consumer credits generally represent amounts drawable under revolving home equity lines or credit card programs.  Such amounts are usually deemed less likely to be drawn upon in total as consumers tend not to draw down all amounts on such lines.  Utilization rates tend to be fairly constant over time.  Standby letters of credit represent guarantees to finance specific projects whose primary source of financing come from other sources.  In the unlikely event of the other source’s failure to provide sufficient financing, the bank would be called upon to fill the need.  The Corporation is also continually engaged in the process of approving new loans in a bidding competition with other banks.  Management and Board committees approve the terms of these potential new loans with conditions and/or counter terms made to the applicant customers.  Customers may accept the terms, make a counter proposal, or accept terms from a competitor.  These loans are not yet under contract, but offers have been tendered, and would be required to be funded if accepted.  Such agreements represent approximately $2,550,000 at December 31, 2010, in varying maturity terms.

LIQUIDITY
 
Liquidity is the ability to satisfy demands for deposit withdrawals, lending commitments and other corporate needs.  The Corporation’s liquidity, primarily represented by cash and cash equivalents, is a result of its operating, investing and financing activities which are summarized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  Primary sources of funds are deposits, prepayments and maturities of outstanding loans and securities.  While scheduled payments from the amortization of loans and securities are relatively predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and industry competition.  Funds are primarily utilized to meet ongoing commitments, satisfy operational expenses, pay out maturing certificates of deposit and savings withdrawals and fund loan demand, with excess funds being invested in short-term, interest-earning assets.  Additional funds are generated through Federal Home Loan Bank advances, overnight borrowings and other sources.

 
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The Corporation’s liquidity ratio at December 31, 2010 was 10.09% compared to 5.72% and 6.02% at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Another measure of liquidity is the relationship of net loans to deposits and borrowed funds with lower ratios indicating greater liquidity.  At December 31, 2010 the ratio of net loans to deposits and borrowed funds was 82.04% compared to 83.52% and 82.89% at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  In 2010, total cash from operating activities of $5,008,000 and proceeds from maturities, repayments of securities, proceeds from OREO and repossessed asset sales and proceeds from premises and equipment sales of $6,740,000 along with the increase in deposit balances of $12,535,000 and the increase from treasury stock activity of $117,000 was used to fund loan growth of $2,776,000 security purchases of $6,001,000, capital expenditures of $308,000, pay off FHLB advances of $5,000,000 and pay dividends of $481,000.  In 2009, total cash from operating activities of $1,421,000 and proceeds from maturities, repayments and sales of securities, proceeds from OREO and repossessed asset sales and proceeds from premises and equipment sales of $11,381,000 along with the increase in deposit balances of $33,042,000 was used to fund loan growth of $32,597,000, security purchases of $8,148,000, capital expenditures of $1,128,000 and pay dividends of $659,000. In 2008, total cash from operating activities of $3,826,000 and proceeds from maturities and repayments of securities, proceeds from OREO and repossessed asset sales and proceeds from premises and equipment sales of $11,997,000 was used to fund loan growth of $4,877,000, capital expenditures of $848,000, pay dividends of $864,000 and satisfy deposit withdrawals of $6,844,000.

Net cash flows resulted in an increase of $9,834,000 in cash and cash equivalents for 2010 compared to an increase of $3,312,000 and $2,390,000 in cash and cash equivalents for 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Liquidity is monitored and closely managed by the Asset-Liability Management Committee (ALCO).   Management believes that its sources and levels of liquidity are adequate to meet the needs of the Corporation.
 
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
Market risk refers to the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, and other relevant market rates and prices.  Management seeks to reduce fluctuations in its net interest margin and to optimize net interest income with acceptable levels of risk through periods of changing interest rates.  Accordingly, the Corporation’s interest rate sensitivity and liquidity are monitored on an ongoing basis by its Asset and Liability Committee (“ALCO”).  ALCO establishes risk measures, limits and policy guidelines for managing the amount of interest rate risk and its effect on net interest income and capital.  A variety of measures are used to provide for a comprehensive view of the magnitude of interest rate risk, the distribution of risk, the level of risk over time and the exposure to changes in certain interest rate relationships.  ALCO continuously monitors and manages the balance between interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities.  The objective is to manage the impact of fluctuating market rates on net interest income within acceptable levels.  In order to meet this objective, management may lengthen or shorten the duration of assets or liabilities.  Management considers market interest rate risk to be one of the Corporation’s most significant ongoing business risk considerations.

One method used to manage interest rate risk is a rate sensitivity gap analysis, which monitors the relationship between the maturity and repricing of its interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  The interest rate sensitivity gap is defined as the difference between the amount of interest-earning assets maturing or repricing within a specific time period and the amount of interest-bearing liabilities maturing or repricing within that same time period.  A “positive gap” occurs when the amount of interest rate-sensitive assets maturing or repricing within a given period exceeds the amount of interest-sensitive liabilities maturing or repricing within the same period.  Conversely, a “negative gap” occurs when the amount of interest rate-sensitive liabilities exceeds the amount of interest rate-sensitive assets.  Generally, during a period of rising interest rates, a negative gap would adversely affect net interest income, while a positive gap would result in an increase in net interest income.  During a period of falling interest rates, a negative gap would result in an increase in net interest income, while a positive gap would negatively affect net interest income. Management monitors its gap position in order to maintain earnings at an acceptable level.  This has historically been accomplished through offering loan products that are either short-term in nature or which carry variable rates of interest.  Interest rates of the majority of the commercial and real estate loan portfolios vary based on U.S. Treasury rates and the prime commercial lending rates published by The Wall Street Journal.   Consumer loans have primarily fixed rates of interest, except for home equity loans.  At December 31, 2010, as well as December 31, 2009, the Corporation’s gap position was negative as more rate-sensitive liabilities were set to re-price in the coming year than rate-sensitive assets.

 
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TABLE  13    PRINCIPAL / NOTIONAL AMOUNT WITH EXPECTED MATURITIES IN:
 
 (Dollars in thousands)
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010:
                                           
Fair
 
Rate sensitive assets:
 
2011
   
2012
   
2013
   
2014
   
2015
   
Thereafter
   
Total
   
Value
 
Fixed interest rate loans
  $ 13,446     $ 7,106     $ 6,796     $ 9,195     $ 6,759     $ 19,110     $ 62,412     $ 65,024  
Average interest rate
    5.85 %     6.69 %     7.07 %     7.23 %     7.06 %     7.15 %     6.81 %        
Variable interest rate loans
  $ 16,419     $ 1,850     $ 5,175     $ 5,191     $ 6,885     $ 132,726     $ 168,246     $ 175,286  
Average interest rate
    5.01 %     5.39 %     5.56 %     5.33 %     5.62 %     5.95 %     5.81 %        
Fixed interest rate securities
  $ 226     $ 147     $ 6,902     $ 1,452     $ 3,383     $ 20,609     $ 32,719     $ 32,719  
Average interest rate
    2.93 %     4.52 %     1.69 %     3.78 %     2.76 %     4.14 %     3.46 %        
Variable interest rate securities
  $     $     $     $     $     $ 3,384     $ 3,384     $ 3,384  
Average interest rate
                                            3.96 %     3.96 %        
Rate sensitive liabilities:
                                                               
Noninterest-bearing deposits
  $ 8,349     $ 6,679     $ 5,009     $ 4,176     $ 4,176     $ 5,010     $ 33,399     $ 33,399  
Interest-bearing demand deposits
  $ 21,437     $ 21,437     $ 21,437     $ 21,437     $ 21,437     $ 10,752     $ 117,937     $ 117,937  
Average interest rate
    0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %        
Interest-bearing time deposits
  $ 77,371     $ 18,904     $ 17,026     $ 6,849     $ 5,633     $ 125     $ 125,908     $ 125,532  
Average interest rate
    1.88 %     1.36 %     3.17 %     3.06 %     2.48 %     0.93 %     2.07 %        
Fixed interest rate borrowing
  $     $     $     $     $     $     $     $  
Average interest rate
                                                               
Variable interest rate borrowing
  $     $     $     $     $     $     $     $  
Average interest rate
                                                               
                                                                 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2009:
                                                         
Fair
 
Rate sensitive assets:
    2010       2011       2012       2013       2014    
Thereafter
   
Total
   
Value
 
Fixed interest rate loans
  $ 10,918     $ 7,301     $ 8,315     $ 7,862     $ 10,154     $ 17,548     $ 62,098     $ 61,589  
Average interest rate
    6.52 %     7.27 %     6.88 %     7.09 %     7.39 %     7.61 %     7.18 %        
Variable interest rate loans
  $ 14,763     $ 1,725     $ 1,477     $ 5,451     $ 6,158     $ 136,336     $ 165,910     $ 164,550  
Average interest rate
    5.04 %     6.15 %     5.74 %     5.59 %     5.44 %     6.14 %     6.00 %        
Fixed interest rate securities
  $ 45     $ 181     $ 152     $ 1,092     $ 1,577     $ 29,010     $ 32,057     $ 32,057  
Average interest rate
    4.46 %     4.55 %     4.53 %     3.82 %     3.78 %     3.94 %     3.93 %        
Variable interest rate securities
  $     $     $     $     $     $ 4,676     $ 4,676     $ 4,676  
Average interest rate
                                            4.27 %     4.27 %        
Rate sensitive liabilities:
                                                               
Noninterest-bearing deposits
  $ 7,846     $ 6,277     $ 4,707     $ 3,924     $ 3,924     $ 4,707     $ 31,385     $ 31,385  
Interest-bearing demand deposits
  $ 19,811     $ 19,811     $ 19,811     $ 19,811     $ 19,811     $ 9,933     $ 108,988     $ 108,988  
Average interest rate
    0.66 %     0.66 %     0.66 %     0.66 %     0.66 %     0.66 %     0.66 %        
Interest-bearing time deposits
  $ 62,465     $ 42,819     $ 2,426     $ 10,579     $ 5,922     $ 125     $ 124,336     $ 124,390  
Average interest rate
    2.15 %     2.90 %     3.89 %     4.37 %     3.21 %     0.73 %     2.68 %        
Fixed interest rate borrowing
  $ 5,000     $     $     $     $     $     $ 5,000     $ 5,001  
Average interest rate
    3.36 %                                             3.36 %        
Variable interest rate borrowing
  $     $     $     $     $     $     $     $  
Average interest rate
                                                               

The tables above provide information about the Corporation’s financial instruments, used for purposes other than trading, which are sensitive to changes in interest rates.  For loans, securities, and liabilities with contractual maturities, the table presents principal cash flows and related weighted-average interest rates by contractual maturities.  For core deposits (demand, interest-bearing checking, savings and money market) that have no contractual maturity, the table presents principal cash flows and, as applicable, related weighted-average interest rates based upon the Corporation’s historical experience, management’s judgments and statistical analysis, as applicable, concerning their most likely withdrawal behaviors, and does not represent when the rates on these items may be changed.  Weighted-average variable rates are based upon rates existing at the reporting date.

 
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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
The estimates of fair values of securities and other financial instruments are based on a variety of factors.  In some cases, fair values represent quoted market prices for identical or comparable instruments.  In other cases, fair values have been estimated based on assumptions concerning the amount and timing of estimated future cash flows and assumed discount rates reflecting varying degrees of risk.  Accordingly, the fair values may not represent actual values of the financial instruments that could have been realized as of year-end or that will be realized in the future.

The estimated fair value of the Corporation’s financial assets was below carrying value by $5,360,000 at December 31, 2010 compared to $1,869,000 below carrying value at December 31, 2009.  The fair value of interest-bearing liabilities had an increase in fair value of $376,000 at December 31, 2010 compared to a slight decrease in fair value of $55,000 a year ago.  The net result for 2010 was a net market loss of $4,984,000, down from the net market loss of $1,924,000 at year-end 2009.  Further information relating to the Corporation’s estimated fair value of its financial instruments is disclosed in Note 18 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

IMPACT OF INFLATION
 
The financial data included herein has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which generally do not recognize changes in the relative value of money due to inflation or recession.

In management’s opinion, changes in interest rates affect the financial condition of a financial institution to a far greater degree than changes in the inflation rate.  While interest rates are greatly influenced by changes in the inflation rate, they do not change at the same rate or in the same magnitude as the inflation rate.  Rather, interest rate volatility is based on changes in monetary and fiscal policy.  A financial institution’s ability to be relatively unaffected by changes in interest rates is a good indicator of its capability to perform in today’s volatile economic environment.  The Corporation seeks to insulate itself from interest rate volatility by ensuring that rate-sensitive assets and rate-sensitive liabilities respond to changes in interest rates in a similar period and to a similar degree.

 
21.

 
 
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Shareholders
Commercial Bancshares, Inc.
Upper Sandusky, Ohio

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Commercial Bancshares, Inc. as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporation’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Corporation is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Commercial Bancshares, Inc. as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Plante & Moran, PLLC
 
Plante & Moran, PLLC

Columbus, Ohio
March 17, 2011

 
22.

 
 
COMMERCIAL BANCSHARES, INC.
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2010 and 2009
 

 
(Dollars in thousands)

   
2010
   
2009
 
ASSETS
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 5,270     $ 4,844  
Federal funds sold
    16,810       7,402  
Cash equivalents and federal funds sold
    22,080       12,246  
                 
Securities available for sale
    33,843       34,475  
Other investment securities
    2,260       2,258  
Total loans
    230,658       228,008  
Allowance for loan losses
    (3,198 )     (2,744 )
Loans, net
    227,460       225,264  
Premises and equipment, net
    7,637       7,983  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,288       1,147  
Other assets
    9,835       10,907  
                 
Total assets
  $ 304,403     $ 294,280  
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Deposits
               
Noninterest-bearing demand
  $ 33,399     $ 31,385  
Interest-bearing demand
    101,620       94,364  
Savings and time deposits
    97,460       101,660  
Time deposits $100,000 and greater
    44,765       37,300  
Total deposits
    277,244       264,709  
FHLB advances
          5,000  
Accrued interest payable
    192       239  
Other liabilities
    2,578       1,637  
Total liabilities
    280,014       271,585  
                 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Common stock, no par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized,
               
1,182,888 shares issued in 2010 and 1,181,038 issued in 2009
    11,440       11,266  
Retained earnings
    13,936       12,278  
Unearned compensation
    (36 )     (26 )
Deferred compensation plan shares; at cost,
               
35,467 shares in 2010 and 22,702 shares in 2009
    (626 )     (494 )
Treasury stock; 31,543 shares in 2010 and 42,541 in 2009
    (862 )     (1,163 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    537       834  
Total shareholders’ equity
    24,389       22,695  
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 304,403     $ 294,280  
     
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
    
 
23.

 
 
COMMERCIAL BANCSHARES, INC.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
 

 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
Interest income
                 
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 14,375     $ 14,059     $ 14,428  
Interest on investment securities:
                       
Taxable
    620       712       1,087  
Tax-exempt
    709       749       771  
Federal funds sold
    41       21       18  
Total interest income
    15,745       15,541       16,304  
                         
Interest expense
                       
Interest on deposits
    3,518       4,798       6,081  
Interest on borrowings
    71       169       196  
Total interest expense
    3,589       4,967       6,277  
                         
Net interest income
    12,156       10,574       10,027  
                         
Provision for loan losses
    1,370       1,484       1,127  
Net interest income after provision for loan loss
    10,786       9,090       8,900  
                         
Noninterest income
                       
Service fees and overdraft charges
    1,679       1,849       1,883  
Gains on security sales, net
          22        
Losses on repossessed asset sales, net
    (271 )     (102 )     (21 )
Other income
    768       595       787  
Total noninterest income
    2,176       2,364       2,649  
                         
Noninterest expenses
                       
Salaries and employee benefits
    5,293       5,046       5,415  
Premises and equipment
    1,220       1,444       1,575  
OREO and miscellaneous loan expense
    342       411       183  
Professional fees
    411       454       495  
Data processing
    224       256       267  
Software maintenance
    318       287       266  
Advertising and promotional
    213       197       217  
FDIC deposit insurance
    458       659       91  
Franchise tax
    285       270       264  
Other operating expense
    1,133       1,240       1,287  
Total noninterest expense
    9,897       10,264       10,060  
                         
Income before income taxes
    3,065       1,190       1,489  
Income tax expense
    742       89       188  
Net income
  $ 2,323     $ 1,101     $ 1,301  
                         
Basic earnings per common share
  $ 2.03     $ 0.97     $ 1.14  
Diluted earnings per common share
  $ 2.03     $ 0.97     $ 1.14  
    
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
    
 
24.

 
  
COMMERCIAL BANCSHARES, INC.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
 

 
(Dollars in thousands)
                            
Accumulated
                   
                           
Other
   
Deferred
         
Total
 
   
Outstanding
   
Common
   
Retained
   
Unearned
   
Comprehensive
   
Compensation
   
Treasury
   
Shareholders’
 
   
Shares
   
Stock
   
Earnings
   
Compensation
   
Income (Loss)
   
Plan Shares
   
Stock
   
Equity
 
                                                 
Balance at January 1, 2008
    1,136,397     $ 11,233     $ 11,722     $     $ (34 )   $ (492 )   $ (1,163 )   $ 21,266  
Comprehensive income:
                                                               
Net income
                    1,301                                       1,301  
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of tax effect
                              (74 )                 (74 )
Total comprehensive income
                                                            1,227  
Cumulative effect of change in accounting for postretirement obligations
                  (323 )                             (323 )
Cash dividends ($0.76 per share)
                  (864 )                             (864 )
Shares acquired: deferred compensation; 2,510 shares
            58                         (58 )            
Shares divested: deferred compensation;  331 shares
            (8 )                       8              
Stock-based compensation expense
          (1 )                                   (1 )
                                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2008
    1,136,397     $ 11,282     $ 11,836     $     $ (108 )   $ (542 )   $ (1,163 )   $ 21,305  
                                                                 
Comprehensive income:
                                                               
Net income
                    1,101                                       1,101  
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of tax effect
                              942                   942  
Total comprehensive income
                                                            2,043  
                                                                 
Cash dividends ($0.58 per share)
                  (659 )                             (659 )
Shares acquired: deferred compensation; 5,673 shares
            75                         (75 )            
Shares divested: deferred compensation; 5,097 shares
            (123 )                       123              
Restricted shares awarded
    2,100       26             (26 )                        
Stock-based compensation expense
            6                                     6  
                                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2009
    1,138,497     $ 11,266     $ 12,278     $ (26 )   $ 834     $ (494 )   $ (1,163 )   $ 22,695  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
  
 
25.

 
  
COMMERCIAL BANCSHARES, INC.
   
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
 

 
(Dollars in thousands)
                           
Accumulated
                   
                           
Other
   
Deferred
         
Total
 
   
Outstanding
   
Common
   
Retained
   
Unearned
   
Comprehensive
   
Compensation
   
Treasury
   
Shareholders’
 
   
Shares
   
Stock
   
Earnings
   
Compensation
   
Income (Loss)
   
Plan Shares
   
Stock
   
Equity
 
                                                 
Balance at January 1, 2010
    1,138,497     $ 11,266     $ 12,278     $ (26 )   $ 834     $ (494 )   $ (1,163 )   $ 22,695  
                                                                 
Comprehensive income:
                                                               
Net income
                    2,323                                       2,323  
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of tax effect
                              (297 )                 (297 )
Total comprehensive income
                                                             2,026  
                                                                 
Cash dividends ($0.42 per share)
                  (481 )                             (481 )
Shares acquired: deferred compensation; 2,102 shares
            22                         (22 )            
Shares divested: deferred compensation;  335 shares
            (7 )                       7              
Restricted shares awarded
    1,850       24             (24 )                        
Stock-based compensation expense
            18             14                         32  
Issuance of treasury stock for deferred compensation plan
    10,998       117       (184 )                 (117 )     301       117  
                                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2010
    1,151,345     $ 11,440     $ 13,936     $ (36 )   $ 537     $ (626 )   $ (862 )   $ 24,389  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
26.

 
  
COMMERCIAL BANCSHARES, INC.
  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
 

 
(Dollars in thousands)

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
Cash flows from operating activities
                 
Net income
  $ 2,323     $ 1,101     $ 1,301  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from
                       
operating activities
                       
Depreciation
    645       862       1,031  
Provision for loan losses
    1,370       1,484       1,127  
Deferred income taxes
    107       (84 )     (66 )
Loss on sale of repossessed assets, net
    271       102       21  
Gain on sale of securities, AFS
          (22 )      
Stock dividends on FHLB stock
                (87 )
Net amortization on securities
    182       207       107  
Increased cash value of Bank-owned life insurance
    (282 )     (277 )     (268 )
Stock-based compensation expense
    32       6       (1 )
Changes in:
                       
Interest receivable
    (141 )     (112 )     214  
Interest payable
    (47 )     (98 )     (49 )
Other assets and liabilities
    548       (1,748 )     496  
Net cash from operating activities
    5,008       1,421       3,826  
                         
Cash flows from investing activities
                       
Securities available for sale:
                       
Purchases
    (5,999 )     (8,148 )      
Maturities and repayments
    6,001       9,661       11,123  
Sales
          593        
Purchases of other investment securities
    (2 )            
Net change in loans
    (2,776 )     (32,597 )     (4,877 )
Proceeds from sale of OREO and repossessed assets
    731       922       291  
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment
    8       205       583  
Bank premises and equipment expenditures
    (308 )     (1,128 )     (848 )
Net cash from investing activities
    (2,345 )     (30,492 )     6,272  
                         
Cash flows from financing activities
                       
Net change in deposits
    12,535       33,042       (6,844 )
Proceeds from additional FHLB advances
                20,440  
Repayments of FHLB advances
    (5,000 )           (20,440 )
Cash dividends paid
    (481 )     (659 )     (864 )
Issuance of treasury stock for deferred compensation plan
    117              
Net cash from financing activities
    7,171       32,383       (7,708 )
                         
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    9,834       3,312       2,390  
Cash equivalents and federal funds sold at beginning of year
    12,246       8,934       6,544  
                         
Cash equivalents and federal funds sold at end of year
  $ 22,080     $ 12,246     $ 8,934  
                         
Supplemental disclosures:
                       
Cash paid for interest
  $ 3,636     $ 5,065     $ 6,326  
Cash paid for income taxes
    166       255        
Non-cash transfer of loans to foreclosed/repossessed assets
    454       2,286       405  
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
    
 
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NOTE  1    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation:  The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Commercial Bancshares, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Commercial Financial and Insurance Agency, LTD (“Commercial Financial”) and The Commercial Savings Bank (the “Bank”).  The Bank also owns a 49.9% interest in Beck Title Agency, Ltd., which is accounted for using the equity method of accounting.  All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Nature of Operations:  Commercial Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding corporation whose banking subsidiary, The Commercial Savings Bank, is engaged in the business of commercial and retail banking, with operations conducted through its main office and branches located in Upper Sandusky, Ohio and neighboring communities in Wyandot, Marion and Hancock counties.  These market areas provide the source of substantially all of the Corporation’s deposit and loan activities.  The Corporation’s primary deposit products are checking, savings and term certificate accounts, and its primary lending products are residential mortgage, commercial and installment loans.  Substantially all loans are secured by specific items of collateral including business assets, consumer assets and real estate.  Other financial instruments that potentially represent concentrations of credit risk include deposit accounts in other financial institutions and federal funds sold.

Use of Estimates:  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States inherently involves the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the related disclosures.  The most significant of these estimates relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, income taxes and the fair value of financial instruments.  Due to potential changes in conditions, it is at least reasonably possible that change in estimates will occur in the near term and that such changes could be material to the amounts reported in the Corporation’s financial statements.

Cash and Cash Equivalents:  Cash and cash equivalents include cash, interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing demand deposits with banks, and federal funds invested.

Securities:  Securities are classified as available for sale.  Securities available for sale are carried at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported separately in shareholders’ equity, net of tax.  Interest income includes net amortization of purchase premiums and discounts.  Realized gains and losses on sales are determined using the amortized cost of the specific security sold.  Securities are written down to fair value when a decline in fair value is considered other-than-temporary.  In estimating other-than-temporary impairment losses, management considers (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) the intent and ability of the Corporation to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.

Loans Receivable:  Loans are reported at the principal balance outstanding, net of deferred loan fees and costs, allowance for loan losses, and charge offs.  Interest income is reported on the accrual method and includes amortization of net deferred loan fees and costs over the loan term.  Interest income is not reported when full loan repayment is in doubt, typically when the loan is impaired or payments are past due over 90 days.  When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, all unpaid interest is reversed to interest income.  Payments received on such loans are reported as principal reductions until qualifying for return to accrual status.  Accrual is resumed when all contractually due payments are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.

Allowance for Loan Losses:  The allowance for loan losses is a valuation allowance, increased by the provision for loan losses and decreased by charge-offs, minus recoveries.  Management estimates the allowance balance required based on past loan loss experience, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values, economic conditions, and other factors.  Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, should be charged-off.  Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed.

The allowance consists of specific and general components.  The specific component relates to loans that are classified as doubtful, substandard, or special mention.  For such loans that are also classified as impaired, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan.  The general component covers non-classified loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors.
 
 
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A loan is considered impaired when management believes full collection of principal and interest under the loan terms is not probable.  Often this is associated with a significant delay or shortfall in payments.  If a loan is impaired, a portion of the allowance is allocated so that the loan is reported, net, at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate or at the fair value of collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral.

Premises and Equipment:  Land is carried at cost.  Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.  Depreciation expense is calculated using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the assets.  Buildings and related components are depreciated using useful lives ranging from 5 to 39 years.  Furniture, fixtures and equipment are depreciated using useful lives of 3 to 10 years.  These assets are reviewed for impairment when events indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

Other Real Estate:  Real estate acquired through foreclosure is carried at the lower of the recorded investment in the property or its fair value less estimated costs to sell.  Upon repossession, the value of the underlying loan is written down to the fair value of the real estate less estimated costs to sell by a charge to the allowance for loan losses, if necessary.  Any subsequent write-downs are charged to operating expenses.  Operating expenses of such properties, net of related income, and gains and losses on their disposition are included in other expense.

Income Taxes:  Income tax expense is the sum of the current year income tax due or refundable and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities, computed using enacted tax rates.  A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

Long-Term Assets:  Premises and equipment and other long-term assets are reviewed for impairment when events indicate their carrying amount may not be recoverable from future undiscounted cash flows.  If impaired, the assets are recorded at discounted amounts.

Benefit Plans:  Profit-sharing and 401(k) plan contributions are determined by a formula based on employee deferrals with additional contributions at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

Directors and executive officers of the Corporation are permitted to defer compensation paid for service to the Corporation under the Corporation’s Deferred Compensation Plan.  Deferred compensation costs are expensed over the individual’s service period. Shares of the Corporation’s common stock that are held in trust for the benefit of deferred compensation plan participants may be available to the Corporation’s creditors in certain circumstances.  Such shares acquired by the trustee are reported as a reduction to shareholders’ equity, with a corresponding increase to common stock.  In addition to the Corporation’s stock, cash is also held in trust for the benefit of deferred compensation plan participants.

Stock Compensation:  The Corporation recognizes expense for stock-based compensation using the fair value method of accounting.  The Corporation uses an option pricing model to estimate the grant date present value of stock options granted.  The fair value of the restricted stock awards is the closing market price of the Corporation’s stock on the date of grant.  Compensation is then recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period.

Financial Instruments:  Financial instruments include off-balance-sheet credit instruments, such as commitments to make loans and standby letters of credit, issued to meet customer-financing needs.  The face amount for these items represents the exposure to loss, before considering customer collateral or ability to repay.  Such financial instruments are recorded when they are funded.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments:  Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using relevant market information and other assumptions, as more fully disclosed separately.  Fair value estimates involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment regarding interest rates, credit risk, prepayments, and other factors, especially in the absence of broad markets for particular items.  Changes in assumptions or in market conditions could significantly affect the estimates.  The fair value estimates of existing on-and off balance sheet financial instruments does not include the value of anticipated future business or the values of assets and liabilities not considered financial instruments.
 
 
29.

 

Comprehensive Income:  Accounting principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net income.  Although certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, are reported as a separate component of the equity section of the balance sheet, such items, along with net income are components of comprehensive income.  The only item in accumulated other comprehensive income is net unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, reported net of tax.

Loss Contingencies:  Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated.  Management does not believe there are such matters that will have a material effect on the financial statements.

Earnings Per Share:  Basic earnings per share (“EPS”), is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  The computation of diluted EPS assumes the issuance of common shares for all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the reporting period.  The dilutive effect of stock options is considered in earnings per share calculations, if dilutive, using the treasury stock method.

Industry Segments:  While the Corporation’s chief decision makers monitor the revenue streams of various products and services, operations are managed and financial performance is evaluated on a Corporation-wide basis.  Accordingly, all of the financial service operations are considered by management to be aggregated in one reportable segment.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:  In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements.  The guidance requires new disclosures on transfers into and out of Level 1 and 2 measurements of the fair value hierarchy and requires separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements.  It also clarifies existing fair value disclosures relating to the level of disaggregation and inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value.  It is effective for the interim periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity, which will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2010, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-20, Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses.  The guidance requires the Corporation to disclose a greater level of disaggregated information about the credit quality of its loans and the related allowance for credit losses.  This update also requires the Corporation to disclose additional information related to credit quality indicators, past due information, and information related to troubled debt restructuring.  The disclosures as of the end of a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010.  Disclosures about activity that occur during a reporting period are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010.  The adoption of this guidance did not impact the Corporation’s results of operations or financial position; however, additional disclosures are presented.

In January 2011, FASB issued Update No. 2011-01, Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructuring in Update No. 2010-20.  The amendments in this update temporarily delay the effective date of the disclosures about troubled debt restructurings in Update 2010-20 for public entities.  The delay is intended to allow the Board time to complete its deliberations on what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring.  The effective date of the new disclosures about troubled debt restructurings for public entities and the guidance for determining what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring will then be coordinated.  Currently, that guidance is anticipated to be effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2011.

 
30.

 
 
NOTE  2    SECURITIES
 
The fair value of securities available for sale (in thousands) and the related gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income was as follows:
         
Gross
   
Gross
 
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
 
   
Value
   
Gains
   
Losses
 
2010
                       
Obligations of U.S. Government and federal agencies
  $ 9,065     $ 54     $ (21 )
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    16,069       467       (96 )
Mortgage-backed securities
    8,709       410        
Total securities available for sale
  $ 33,843     $ 931     $ (117 )
2009
                       
Obligations of U.S. Government and federal agencies
  $ 4,083     $     $ (15 )
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    18,618       925       (33 )
Mortgage-backed securities
    11,774       386        
Total securities available for sale
  $ 34,475     $ 1,311     $ (48 )
 
Contractual maturities of securities (in thousands) at year-end 2010 were as follows.  Securities not due at a single maturity date, primarily mortgage-backed securities, are shown separately.
 
   
Fair Value
 
Due less than one year
  $ 146  
Due after one year through five years
    11,483  
Due after five years through ten years
    8,434  
Due after ten years
    5,071  
Mortgage-backed securities
    8,709  
    $ 33,843  
 
Sales of available for sale securities (in thousands) were as follows:
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
Proceeds
  $     $ 593     $  
Gross gains
          22        
Gross losses
                 

Proceeds from maturities, calls and repayments of principal were $6,001,000, $9,661,000 and $11,123,000 in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  At year-end 2010 and 2009 securities with a carrying value of $27,300,000 and $30,982,000 were pledged to secure public deposits and other deposits and liabilities as required or permitted by law.

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Corporation’s investments with unrealized losses, aggregated by investment category and length of time the individual securities have been in continuous unrealized loss positions at December 31, 2010:
 
   
Less Than Twelve Months
   
Over Twelve Months
 
   
Gross
         
Gross
       
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
Available for sale securities
 
Losses
   
Value
   
Losses
   
Value
 
U.S. Government and federal agencies
  $ (21 )   $ 1,979     $ 0     $ 0  
State and political subdivisions
    (91 )     3,198       (5 )     427  
Mortgage-backed securities
    0       0       0       0  
Total available for sale
  $ (112 )   $ 5,177     $ (5 )   $ 427  
 
 
31.

 
 
The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Corporation’s investments with unrealized losses, aggregated by investment category and length of time the individual securities have been in continuous unrealized loss positions at December 31, 2009:
 
   
Less Than Twelve Months
   
Over Twelve Months
 
   
Gross
         
Gross
       
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
Available for sale securities
 
Losses
   
Value
   
Losses
   
Value
 
U.S. Government and federal agencies
  $ (15 )   $ 2,082     $ 0     $ 0  
State and political subdivisions
    (16 )     1,259       (17 )     835  
Mortgage-backed securities
    0       0       0       0  
Total available for sale
  $ (31 )   $ 3,341     $ (17 )   $ 835  

Unrealized losses on securities are considered temporary and have not been recognized into income because the issuers’ bonds are of high quality and the Corporation has the intent and ability to hold the securities for the foreseeable future.  The fair value of the securities is impacted by marketplace liquidity and other factors that are considered to be temporary in nature.  The fair value is expected to be recovered as the bonds approach the maturity date.  As of December 31, 2010, 3 individual securities had been in a continuous loss position for more than 12 months with 21 individual securities in a continuous loss position for less than 12 months.  As of December 31, 2009, 11 individual securities had been in a continuous loss position for more than 12 months with 8 individual securities in a continuous loss position for less than 12 months.

Other investment securities are carried at cost and consist principally of stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati.

NOTE  3    LOANS
 
Year-end loans (in thousands) were as follows:
   
2010
   
2009
 
Commercial loans
  $ 172,424     $ 168,611  
Residential real estate loans
    11,261       9,296  
Construction loans
    2,514       2,529  
Consumer loans
    23,065       23,721  
Home equity loans
    21,231       22,685  
Indirect finance loans
    163       1,166  
Total loans
  $ 230,658     $ 228,008  

At December 31, 2010 and 2009, total loans included loans to farmers for agricultural purposes of approximately $28,631,000 and $25,602,000, respectively.
 
 
32.

 
 
NOTE  4    CREDIT QUALITY INDICATORS
 
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 (In thousands)
 
Commercial Credit Exposure
Credit risk profile by credit worthiness category
 
                             
Commercial
   
Commercial
 
     
Commercial
   
Commercial
   
Real Estate
   
Real Estate
 
     
Operating
   
Agricultural
   
1-4 Family
   
Other
 
Category
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
1 - 2
    $ 275     $ 261     $ 130     $     $     $     $     $  
3
      97       2,308       2,207       2,100       2,079       2,125       2,641       2,699  
4
      24,916       22,790       23,885       21,255       26,660       23,209       54,926       73,306  
5
      1,926       1,927       2,073       917       1,753       1,337       13,432       2,771  
6
      232       346       335       755       899       601       11,942       7,181  
7
      472       311             575       458       315       1,000       1,277  
8
            29                               86       216  
Total
    $ 27,918     $ 27,972     $ 28,630     $ 25,602     $ 31,849     $ 27,587     $ 84,027     $ 87,450  
 
Consumer Credit Exposure
Credit risk by credit worthiness category
 
   
Residential
   
Residential
 
   
Real Estate, Construction
   
Real Estate, Other
 
Category
 
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
1 - 2
  $     $     $     $  
3
                346        
4
    2,514       2,529       9,257       8,557  
5
                1,287       337  
6
                154       157  
7
                217       245  
8
                       
Total
  $ 2,514     $ 2,529     $ 11,261     $ 9,296  

Consumer Credit Exposure
Credit risk by credit worthiness category

   
Consumer
   
Consumer
   
Consumer
 
   
Equity
   
Auto
   
Other
 
Category
 
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
1 - 2
  $     $     $ 277     $     $ 1,118     $ 914  
3
    178                         14        
4
    20,259       22,471       11,277       10,668       10,282       13,039  
5
    507       47       3       46       167       124  
6
    246       34                   50       44  
7
    41       133                   40       52  
8
                                   
Total
  $ 21,231     $ 22,685     $ 11,557     $ 10,714     $ 11,671     $ 14,173  

The Corporation’s strategy for credit risk management includes ongoing credit examinations and management reviews of loans exhibiting deterioration of credit quality.  A deteriorating credit indicates an elevated likelihood of delinquency.  When a loan becomes delinquent, its credit grade is reviewed and changed accordingly.  Each downgrade to a classified credit results in a higher percentage of reserve to reflect the increased likelihood of loss for similarly graded credits.  Further deterioration could result in a certain credit being deemed impaired resulting in a collateral valuation for purposes of establishing a specific reserve which reflects the possible extent of such loss for that credit.
 
 
33.

 
 
The Corporation uses a risk rating system, on a scale of 1 through 9 to grade each loan.  A general description of the characteristics of the risk grades is as follows:
 
1 – Prime
All of the risks associated with this credit (based on each of the Bank’s creditworthiness criteria) are minimal or the loan is supported by pledged deposits, U.S. government securities, etc.
2 – Good
Most of the risks associated with this credit (based on each of the Bank’s creditworthiness criteria) are minimal.
3 – Satisfactory
Some of risks associated with this credit (based on each of the Bank’s creditworthiness criteria) are minimal.
4 – Fair
The weighted overall risk associated with this credit (based on each of the Bank’s creditworthiness criteria) is acceptable.
5 – Watch
The credits possess some of the credit deficiency or potential weakness which deserves close attention of management, but does not yet warrant substandard classification.
6 – Special Mention
The weighted overall risk associated with this credit is considered higher than normal (but still acceptable) or the loan possesses deficiencies which corrective action by the Bank would remedy, thereby reducing risk.
7 – Substandard
The weighted overall risk associated with this credit (based on each of the Bank’s creditworthiness criteria) is considered undesirable, or the Bank is inadequately protected and there exists the distinct possibility of sustaining some loss if not corrected.
8 – Doubtful
Weakness makes collection or liquidation in full (based on currently existing facts) improbable.
9 – Loss
This credit is of little value and not warranted as a bankable asset.

NOTE  5    ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
 
For the Years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
   
Commercial
   
Real Estate
   
Consumer
   
Total
 
2010
                       
Beginning balance
  $ 1,927     $ 158     $ 659     $ 2,744  
Charge-offs
    (610 )     (25 )     (404 )     (1,039 )
Recoveries
    34             89       123  
Provision
    956       49       365       1,370  
Ending balance
  $ 2,307     $ 182     $ 709     $ 3,198  
Allowance:
                               
Ending balance individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 116     $     $ 40     $ 156  
Ending balance collectively evaluated for impairment
  $ 2,191     $ 182     $ 669     $ 3,042  
Loans:
                               
Ending balance individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 1,774     $     $ 90     $ 1,864  
Ending balance collectively evaluated for impairment
  $ 170,650     $ 13,775     $ 44,369     $ 228,794  
                                 
2009
                               
Beginning balance
  $ 1,771     $ 67     $ 645     $ 2,483  
Charge-offs
    (579 )     (96 )     (640 )     (1,315 )
Recoveries
    4             88       92  
Provision
    731       187       566       1,484  
Ending Balance
  $ 1,927     $ 158     $ 659     $ 2,744  
Allowance:
                               
Ending balance individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 88     $     $     $ 88  
Ending balance collectively evaluated for impairment
  $ 1,839     $ 158     $ 659     $ 2,656  
Loans:
                               
Ending balance individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 1,669     $     $     $ 1,669  
Ending balance collectively evaluated for impairment
  $ 166,942     $ 11,825     $ 47,572     $ 226,339  

 
34.

 

NOTE  6    SUMMARY OF IMPAIRED LOANS
 
For the Years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009

                     
YTD
       
(In thousands)
       
Unpaid
         
Average
   
Interest
 
   
Recorded
   
Principal
   
Related
   
Recorded
   
Income
 
2010
 
Investment
   
Balance
   
Allowance
   
Investment
   
Recognized
 
With no related allowance recorded:
                             
Commercial
                             
Operating
  $ 331     $ 363     $     $ 170     $ 26  
Agricultural
                             
Real estate, 1-4 family
    53       106             53        
Real estate, other
    500       562             238       19  
With an allowance recorded:
                                       
Commercial
                                       
Agricultural
                             
Real estate, 1-4 family
    405       452       71       112       29  
Real estate, other
    485       713       45       638       14  
Consumer, other
    90       90       40       8        
Total
  $ 1,864     $ 2,286     $ 156     $ 1,219     $ 88  

                     
YTD
       
(In thousands)
       
Unpaid
         
Average
   
Interest
 
   
Recorded
   
Principal
   
Related
   
Recorded
   
Income
 
2009
 
Investment
   
Balance
   
Allowance
   
Investment
   
Recognized
 
With no related allowance recorded:
                             
Commercial
                             
Operating
  $ 48     $ 48     $     $ 32     $ 1  
Agricultural
    354       354             758        
Real estate, 1-4 family
    79       79             46       1  
Real estate, other
    462       472             526       13  
With an allowance recorded:
                                       
Commercial
                                       
Operating
    30       75       2       95        
Real estate, 1-4 family
    124       124       24       314        
Real estate, other
    631       654       62       715       16  
Consumer, other
                             
Total
  $ 1,728     $ 1,806     $ 88     $ 2,486     $ 31  
 
 
35.

 
 
NOTE  7    AGE ANALYSIS OF PAST DUE FINANCING RECEIVABLES
 
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009
 
                                       
Recorded
 
(In thousands)
 
30-59
   
60-89
   
> 90
               
Total
   
Investment
 
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Total
         
Financing
   
> 90 Days
 
2010
 
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Current
   
Receivables
   
and Accruing
 
Commercial
                                         
Operating
  $ 47     $     $ 10     $ 57     $ 27,861     $ 27,918     $  
Agricultural
                            28,631       28,630        
Real estate,
                                                       
1-4 family
    39             130       169       31,725       31,894        
Real estate,
                                                       
other
    1,156       849       440       2,445       81,536       83,982        
Residential
                                                       
Construction
                            2,514       2,514        
Other
                            11,261       11,261        
Consumer
                                                       
Equity
    18       15       11       44       21,187       21,231        
Auto
                            11,557       11,557        
Other
    128             20       148       11,523       11,671        
Total
  $ 1,388     $ 864     $ 611     $ 2,863     $ 227,795     $ 230,658     $  

                                       
Recorded
 
   
30-59
   
60-89
   
> 90
               
Total
   
Investment
 
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Total
         
Financing
   
> 90 Days
 
2009
 
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Past Due
   
Current
   
Receivables
   
and Accruing
 
Commercial
                                         
Operating
  $ 72     $ 19     $ 60     $ 151     $ 27,821     $ 27,972     $  
Agricultural
                354       354       25,248       25,602        
Real estate,
                                                       
1-4 family
    58             320       378       27,209       27,587        
Real estate,
                                                       
other
    48       364       610       1,022       86,428       87,450        
Residential
                                                       
Construction
                            2,662       2,662        
Other
    107             48       155       9,008       9,163        
Consumer
                                                       
Equity
    5             66       71       22,614       22,685        
Auto
    35       14             49       10,665       10,714        
Other
    166       97       17       280       13,893       14,173        
Total
  $ 491     $ 494     $ 1,475     $ 2,460     $ 225,548     $ 228,008     $  

 
36.

 

NOTE  8    FINANCING RECEIVABLES ON NONACCRUAL STATUS
 
(Dollars in thousands)
   
December 31, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
Commercial
           
Operating
  $ 44     $ 111  
Agricultural
          575  
Real estate, 1-4 family
    130       320  
Real estate, other
    1,453       1,168  
Residential real estate
               
Other
    216       245  
Consumer
               
Equity
    55       92  
Auto
          46  
Other
    36       84  
Total
  $ 1,934     $ 2,641  
 
NOTE  9    PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
 
Year-end premises and equipment (in thousands) were as follows:
   
2010
   
2009
 
Land
  $ 1,059     $ 1,110  
Buildings
    8,629       8,613  
Furniture and equipment
    5,371       5,300  
Construction in process
          35  
Total
    15,059       15,058  
Accumulated depreciation
    7,422       7,075  
Premises and equipment, net
  $ 7,637     $ 7,983  

Depreciation expense charged to operations was $645,000, $862,000, and $1,031,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
NOTE  10    DEPOSITS
 
At December 31, 2010, scheduled maturities of time deposits (in thousands) were as follows:
 
2011
  $ 77,371  
2012
    18,903  
2013
    17,026  
2014
    6,849  
2015
    5,633  
2016 and thereafter
    126  
    $ 125,908  

NOTE  11    FHLB ADVANCES
 
FHLB advances (in thousands) consisted of the following at December 31:

   
Interest
             
   
Rate
   
2010
   
2009
 
FHLB fixed rate advance, with monthly
                 
Interest payments; due June 2010
    3.36 %   $ 0     $ 5,000  

 
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FHLB advances are collateralized by all shares of FHLB stock owned by the Bank and by the Bank’s qualified mortgage loans.  At December 31, 2010, the loans pledged for FHLB advances had a carrying value of $33,248,000.

NOTE  12    INCOME TAXES
 
The provision for income taxes (in thousands) consists of:
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
Current provision
  $ 635     $ 173     $ 254  
Deferred provision (benefit)
    107       (84 )     (66 )
Total income tax expense (credit)
  $ 742     $ 89     $ 188  

Year-end deferred tax assets and liabilities (in thousands) consist of:
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Items giving rise to deferred tax assets
               
Allowance for loan losses in excess of tax reserve
  $ 715     $ 564  
Deferred compensation
    318       264  
Alternative minimum tax credit carry forward
    153       374  
Nonaccrual loan interest
    17       40  
Accrued expenses and other
    20       53  
Total
    1,223       1,295  
             
Items giving rise to deferred tax liabilities
           
Depreciation
    (265 )     (208 )
Deferred loan fees and costs
    (112 )     (145 )
FHLB stock dividend
    (309 )     (309 )
Unrealized gain on securities available for sale
    (277 )     (429 )
Prepaid expenses and other
    (115 )     (104 )
Total
    (1,078 )     (1,195 )
Net deferred tax asset
  $ 145     $ 100  

Income tax expense attributable to continuing operations (in thousands) is reconciled between the financial statement provision and amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 34% to income before income taxes as follows:
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
Tax at statutory rates
  $ 1,042     $ 405     $ 506  
Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:
                       
Tax-exempt income
    (310 )     (325 )     (310 )
Other
    10       9       (8 )
Total income tax expense (credit)
  $ 742     $ 89     $ 188  

The Corporation had no reportable income tax expense pertaining to security gains for 2010, compared to $7,000 for 2009 and zero for 2008.

NOTE  13    STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
 
The Corporation has two stock option plans, the 1997 Stock Option Plan and the 2009 Incentive Stock Option Plan.  No additional grants may be made under the 1997 Stock Option Plan.  The 2009 Plan, which is shareholder approved, permits the grant of stock options, restricted stock and certain other stock-based awards for up to 150,000 shares.  At December 31, 2010, a total of 116,850 shares remained available for issuance.  Stock-based compensation expense is based on the estimated fair value of the award at the date of grant.  The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using an option-pricing model, requiring the use of subjective assumptions.  The fair value is amortized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the grants.  Compensation expense recognized is included in personnel expense in the consolidated statements of income.
 
 
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Expected stock volatility is based on several factors including the historical volatility of the Corporation’s stock, implied volatility determined from traded options and other factors.  The Corporation uses historical data to estimate option exercises and employee terminations to estimate the expected life of options.  The risk-free interest rate for the expected life of the options is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect on the date of grant.  The expected dividend yield is based on the Corporation’s expected dividend yield over the life of the options.  The following table includes the weighted average estimated fair value and assumptions utilized by the Corporation for newly issued grants:

   
2010
   
2009
 
Estimated fair value
  $ 2.14     $ 2.08  
Dividend yield
    3.36 %     3.38 %
Risk-free interest rate
    2.11 %     3.35 %
Expected volatility
    22.33 %     19.98 %
Expected life of options (in years)
    8       8  

Intrinsic value represents the amount by which the fair market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the stock option.  At December 31, 2010, the aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding and exercisable was $54,000 and $13,000, respectively compared to an aggregate intrinsic value of zero at December 31, 2009.  The Corporation recognized compensation expense for the vesting of stock options of $17,000 and $6,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  At year-end 2010, the Corporation had $40,000 of unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options that is expected to be recognized over the remaining requisite service periods that extend predominantly through third quarter 2013.

Additional information regarding stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 is as follows:
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
         
Weighted
         
Weighted
         
Weighted
 
         
Average
         
Average
         
Average
 
         
Exercise
         
Exercise
         
Exercise
 
   
Shares
   
Price
   
Shares
   
Price
   
Shares
   
Price
 
Outstanding at
                                   
beginning of year
    24,702     $ 15.58       6,602     $ 24.59       16,328     $ 26.71  
Granted
    11,100       13.25       18,100       12.30              
Exercised
                                   
Expired
    (4,472 )     24.55                   (8,250 )     28.64  
Forfeited
                            (1,476 )     25.46  
Outstanding at year-end
    31,330     $ 13.47       24,702     $ 15.58       6,602     $ 24.59  
Options exercisable
                                               
at year-end
    7,167               5,602               5,602          
Weighted average
                                               
fair value of options
                                               
granted during the year
  $ 2.14             $ 2.08               n/a          

Outstanding options at December 31, 2010:
 
   
Outstanding
 
Exercisable
 
       
Weighted Average
       
Weighted
 
Range of
     
Remaining
       
Average
 
Exercise Prices
 
Number
 
Contractual Life
 
Number
   
Exercise Price
 
$12 - $15
    29,200  
8.39 years
    6,037     $ 12.30  
$22 - $25
    1,130  
2.00 years
    1,130       22.75  
$26 - $30
    1,000  
5.00 years
    0          
Outstanding at year-end
    31,330         7,167          

 
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The following table summarizes the non-vested stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2010:

   
Number
   
Weighted
 
   
Of
   
Average
 
   
Options
   
Price
 
Non-vested options at January 1, 2010
    19,100     $ 13.06  
Options granted August, 2010
    11,100       13.25  
Options vested
    (6,037 )     12.30  
Options forfeited
          0.00  
Non-vested options at December 31, 2010
    24,163     $ 13.33  

During 2010, the Corporation granted 1,850 shares of restricted stock awards to executive officers with a grant date fair value of $13.25.  Restricted stock awards are recorded as deferred compensation, a component of shareholders’ equity, at fair value at the date of grant and amortized to compensation expense over a three-year vesting period.  In 2009, the Corporation granted 2,100 shares of restricted stock awards to executive officers with a grant date fair value of $12.30.  Expense for restricted stock awards of approximately $11,000 was recorded during 2010, while expense for restricted stock awards of approximately $4,000 was recognized during 2009.  The Corporation had $36,000 of unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted stock awards at December 31, 2010 that is expected to be recognized over the remaining requisite service periods that extend predominantly through third quarter 2013.
 
NOTE  14    BENEFIT PLANS
 
The Corporation maintains a 401(k) plan covering substantially all employees who have attained the age of twenty-one and have completed thirty days of service with the Corporation.  This is a salary deferral plan, which calls for matching contributions by the Corporation based on a percentage (50%) of each participant’s voluntary contribution (limited to a maximum of six percent (6%) of a covered employee’s annual compensation).  In addition to the Corporation’s required matching contribution, a contribution to the plan may be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors.  The Corporation’s matching and discretionary contributions were $87,000, $87,000 and $85,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The Corporation has agreements with three former executives to provide postretirement benefits including split dollar life insurance arrangements and deferred compensation.  The Corporation’s future obligations under the agreements have been provided for through the single purchase of split dollar life insurance policies on the executives.  The Corporation has a liability recorded for the present value of the future benefits of approximately $641,000 and $605,000 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The Corporation recognized expense in connection with these benefits of $40,000, $34,000 and $33,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The Corporation has deferred director fee arrangements with certain directors and executive officers.  The amounts deferred under the arrangements are invested in the Corporation’s common stock and are maintained in a rabbi trust.  The Corporation has 35,467 and 22,702 shares in the plan with a related obligation of $626,000 and $494,000 established within stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 
NOTE  15    COMMITMENTS, OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Some financial instruments are used in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of customers.  These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit that involve, to varying degrees, credit and interest-rate risk in excess of the amount reported in the financial statements.

Commitments to extend credit are legally binding and generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses.  The contractual amount represents the Corporation’s exposure to credit loss, in the event of default by the borrower.  The Corporation manages this credit risk by using the same credit policies it applies to loans.  Collateral is obtained to secure commitments based on management’s credit assessment of the borrower. The collateral may include inventories, receivables, equipment, income-producing commercial properties and real estate.  Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn, total commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
 
 
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Standby letters of credit are commitments the Corporation issues to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.  The Corporation issues commercial letters of credit on behalf of customers to ensure payment or collection in connection with trade transactions.  In the event of a customer’s nonperformance, the Corporation’s credit loss exposure is the same in any extension of credit, up to the letter’s contractual amount.  Management assesses the borrower’s credit to determine the necessary collateral.  Since the conditions requiring the Bank to fund letters of credit may not occur, the Corporation expects its liquidity requirements to be less than the total outstanding commitments.

The following is a summary of commitments to extend credit (in thousands) at year-end:
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Commitments to extend commercial credit
  $ 11,380     $ 10,841  
Commitments to extend consumer credit
    10,880       11,275  
Standby letters of credit
    308       273  
    $ 22,568     $ 22,389  
Fixed rate
  $ 2,774     $ 3,876  
Variable rate
    19,794       18,513  
    $ 22,568     $ 22,389  

At year-end 2010, the fixed rate commitments had a range of rates from 4.75% to 25.00%, and a weighted average term to maturity of 29.2 months.  At year-end 2009, the fixed rate commitments had a range of rates from 4.75% to 25.00%, with a weighted average term to maturity of 36.3 months.

NOTE  16    REGULATORY MATTERS
 
The Bank is subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies.  Capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective action regulations involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators regarding components, risk weightings, and other factors, and the regulators can lower classifications in certain cases.  Failure to meet various capital requirements can initiate regulatory action that could have a direct material effect on the Corporation’s financial statements.

The prompt corrective action regulations provide five classifications, including well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition.  If adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to accept brokered deposits.  If undercapitalized, capital distributions are limited, as is asset growth and expansion, and plans for capital restoration are required.  The minimum requirements are:
 
   
Capital to risk-weighted assets
   
Tier 1 capital
 
   
Total
   
Tier 1
   
to average assets
 
Well capitalized
    10 %     6 %     5 %
Adequately capitalized
    8 %     4 %     4 %
Undercapitalized
    6 %     3 %     3 %
 
 
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At year-end 2010, actual capital levels and minimum required levels, (in thousands) for the Bank were as follows:

               
Minimum Required
   
Minimum Required
 
               
For Capital
   
To Be Well
 
   
Actual
   
Adequacy Purposes
   
Capitalized
 
   
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
 
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
  $ 26,367       11.3 %   $ 18,752       8.0 %   $ 23,441       10.0 %
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
  $ 23,434       10.0 %   $ 9,376       4.0 %   $ 14,064       6.0 %
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
  $ 23,434       7.6 %   $ 12,375       4.0 %   $ 15,469       5.0 %

At year-end 2009, actual capital levels and minimum required levels, (in thousands) for the Bank were as follows:

         
Minimum Required
   
Minimum Required
 
         
For Capital
   
To Be Well
 
   
Actual
   
Adequacy Purposes
   
Capitalized
 
   
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
   
Ratio
 
Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)
  $ 24,326       10.3 %   $ 18,968       8.0 %   $ 23,711       10.0 %
Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)
  $ 21,582       9.1 %   $ 9,484       4.0 %   $ 14,226       6.0 %
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
  $ 21,582       7.5 %   $ 11,496       4.0 %   $ 14,370       5.0 %

Based on the most recent notifications from its regulators, the Bank has been categorized as “well-capitalized” at year-end 2010.  Management is not aware of any conditions or events since its last notification that would affect the Bank’s “well-capitalized” status.

Dividend payments to the holding company by its subsidiaries are subject to regulatory review and statutory limitations and, in some instances, regulatory approval.  Dividends paid by the Bank are the primary source of funds available to the Corporation for payment of dividends to shareholders and for other working capital needs.  Ohio law prohibits the Bank, without the prior approval of the ODFI, from paying dividends in an amount greater than the lesser of its undivided profits or the total of its net income for that year, combined with its retained net income from the preceding two years.  The payment of dividends by any financial institution or its holding company is also affected by the requirement to maintain adequate capital pursuant to applicable capital adequacy guidelines and regulations, and a financial institution generally is prohibited from paying any dividends if, following payment thereof, the institution would be under-capitalized.  As described above, the Bank exceeded its minimum capital requirements under applicable guidelines at year-end.  The amount of dividends available to the Corporation from the Bank at December 31, 2010, was approximately $7,615,000.

NOTE  17    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Certain directors, executive officers and principal shareholders of the Corporation, including their immediate families and companies in which they are principal owners, were loan customers during 2010 and 2009, respectively.  A summary of activity on these borrower relationships (in thousands) with aggregate debt greater than $60,000 is as follows:
   
2010
 
Beginning balance
  $ 3,062  
New loans and advances
    0  
Payments
    (17 )
Ending balance
  $ 3,045  

Deposit accounts of directors and executive officers of the Corporation totaled $2,600,000 and $2,285,000 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
 
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NOTE  18    FAIR VALUES AND MEASUREMENTS OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
The Corporation groups its assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a three-level hierarchy for valuation techniques used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value.  This hierarchy is based on whether the valuation inputs are observable or unobservable.  These levels are:

 
·
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 
·
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, and other inputs such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

 
·
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

In instances where inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels in the above fair value hierarchy, fair value measurements in their entirety are categorized based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation.  The Corporation’s assessment of the significance of particular inputs to these fair value measurements requires significant management judgment or estimation and considers factors specific to each asset or liability.

The following table presents information about the Corporation’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010, and the valuation techniques used by the Corporation to determine those fair values.

Assets and liabilities, (in thousands) measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the periods shown:

   
Quoted Prices in
   
Significant
   
Significant
       
   
Active Markets
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
       
   
For Identical
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
       
   
Assets (Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
   
Balance
 
December 31, 2010
                       
Assets
                       
U.S. Government and federal agencies
  $     $ 9,065     $     $ 9,065  
State and political subdivisions
          16,069             16,069  
Mortgage-backed securities
          8,709             8,709  
Total Assets
  $     $ 33,843     $     $ 33,843  
Liabilities
  $     $     $     $  
                                 
December 31, 2009
                               
Assets
                               
U.S. Government and federal agencies
  $     $ 4,083     $     $ 4,083  
State and political subdivisions
          18,618             18,618  
Mortgage-backed securities
          11,774             11,774  
Total Assets
  $     $ 34,475     $     $ 34,475  
Liabilities
  $     $     $     $  

Obligations of U.S. Government and federal agencies and securities from government-sponsored organizations have Level 1 inputs available for valuation.  Securities characterized as having Level 2 inputs generally consist of obligations of state and political subdivisions.  There were no significant transfers in or out of Levels 1 and 2 for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The Corporation also has assets that, under certain conditions, are subject to measurement at fair value on a non-recurring basis.  At December 31, 2010, such assets consist primarily of impaired loans and other real estate owned.  The Corporation has estimated the fair values of these assets using Level 3 inputs, specifically discounted present value of cash flow projections.
 
 
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The following table presents financial assets and liabilities measured on a nonrecurring basis:

   
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
     
                           
Change in fair value
 
   
Balance at
                     
for the year ended
 
(In thousands)
 
December 31,
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
December 31,
 
2010
                             
Impaired loans
  $ 1,864     $     $     $ 1,864     $ (245 )
Real estate acquired
                                       
through foreclosure
    20                   20       (59 )
                                         
2009
                                       
Impaired loans
  $ 1,728     $     $     $ 1,728     $ 0  
Real estate acquired
                                       
through foreclosure
    1,032                   1,032       (140 )

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events it is probable the Corporation will be unable to collect all amounts due (both interest and principal) according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  Impaired loans are subject to nonrecurring fair value adjustments to reflect (1) partial write downs that are based on the observable market price or current appraised value of the collateral, or (2) the full charge-off of the loan carrying value.  The Corporation estimates the fair value of the loans based on the present value of expected future cash flows using management’s best estimate of key assumptions.  These assumptions include future payment ability, timing of payment streams, and estimated realizable values of available collateral (typically based on outside appraisals).

Other real estate owned ("OREO") acquired through or instead of loan foreclosure is initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis.  Management considers third party appraisals as well as independent fair market value assessments from realtors or persons involved in selling OREO when determining the fair value of particular properties.  Accordingly, the valuations of OREO and repossessed assets are subject to significant judgment.  If fair value declines subsequent to foreclosure, a valuation allowance is recorded through expense.  Additionally, any operating costs incurred after acquisition are also expensed.
 
The estimated year-end fair values of financial instruments (in thousands) were as follows:
 
   
December 31, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
   
Carrying
   
Estimated
   
Carrying
   
Estimated
 
   
Amount
   
Fair Value
   
Amount
   
Fair Value
 
Financial assets
                       
Cash equivalents and federal funds sold
  $ 22,080     $ 22,080     $ 12,246     $ 12,246  
Securities available for sale
    33,843       33,843       34,475       34,475  
Other investment securities
    2,260       2,260       2,258       2,258  
Loans, net of allowance for loan loss
    227,460       225,298       225,264       223,395  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,288       1,288       1,147       1,147  
                                 
Financial liabilities
                               
Demand and savings deposits
  $ (151,336 )   $ (151,336 )   $ (140,373 )   $ (140,373 )
Time deposits
    (125,908 )     (125,532 )     (124,336 )     (124,390 )
FHLB advances
                (5,000 )     (5,001 )
Accrued interest payable
    (192 )     (192 )     (239 )     (239 )
 
The following section describes the valuation methodologies used by management to measure financial assets and liabilities at fair value.  Where appropriate, the description includes information about the valuation models and key inputs to those models.

 
 
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·
Cash equivalents and federal funds sold - The carrying value of cash, amounts due from banks and federal funds sold assumed to approximate fair value.
 
·
Investment securities – Fair value is based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or similar assets in active markets.  If quoted market prices are not available, with the assistance of an independent pricing service, management’s fair value measurements consider observable data which may include market maker bids, quotes and pricing models.  Inputs to the pricing models include recent trades, benchmark interest rates, spreads and actual and projected cash flows.
 
·
Loans – The loan portfolio includes adjustable and fixed-rate loans, the fair value of which is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses.  To calculate discounted cash flows, the loans are aggregated into pools of similar types and expected repayment terms.  The expected cash flows of loans considered historical prepayment experiences and estimated credit losses for nonperforming loans and were discounted using current rates offered to borrowers of similar credit characteristics.  Fair values for impaired loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses or underlying collateral values, where applicable.
 
·
Accrued interest receivable – The fair value approximates the carrying value.
 
·
Demand and savings deposits – The fair value is equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date.
 
·
Time deposits – The fair value for fixed-rate time deposits is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered for time deposits with similar terms and remaining maturities.
 
·
FHLB advances – The fair value is determined by discounting the contractual cash flows using current market rates at which similar borrowings with similar remaining maturities could be made.
 
·
Accrued interest payable – The fair value approximates the carrying value.
 
NOTE  19    OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) components and related taxes (in thousands) at December 31,

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
Unrealized holding gains and losses on securities available for sale
  $ (449 )   $ 1,404     $ (112 )
Less reclassification adjustments for gains
                       
and losses later recognized in income
          (22 )      
Net unrealized gains and losses
    (449 )     1,426       (112 )
Tax effect
    (152 )     484       (38 )
Other comprehensive income (loss)
  $ (297 )   $ 942     $ (74 )

NOTE  20    EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
Weighted average shares used in determining basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
Weighted average shares outstanding during the year
    1,142,610       1,137,214       1,136,397  
Dilutive effect of stock options
    388              
Weighted average shares considering dilutive effect
    1,142,998       1,137,214       1,136,397  
                         
Anti-dilutive stock options not considered in
                       
computing diluted earnings per share
    13,230       24,702       6,602  
 
 
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NOTE  21    PARENT CORPORATION STATEMENTS
 
The following are condensed financial statements of Commercial Bancshares, Inc.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2010 and 2009
(Dollars in thousands)

   
2010
   
2009
 
ASSETS
           
Cash on deposit with subsidiary
  $ 113     $ 33  
Investment in common stock of subsidiaries
    24,009       22,458  
Other assets
    308       210  
Total assets
  $ 24,430     $ 22,701  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Liabilities
  $ 41     $ 6  
Shareholders’ equity
    24,389       22,695  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 24,430     $ 22,701  
 
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(Dollars in thousands)

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
INCOME
                 
Dividends from Bank subsidiary
  $ 600     $ 757     $ 1,050  
Other income
                 
Total income
    600       757       1,050  
                         
EXPENSES
                       
Professional fees
    67       32       123  
Other
    76       82       65  
Total expenses
    143       114       188  
                         
Tax benefit
    (47 )     (39 )     (64 )
Income before equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries
    504       682       926  
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries
                       
(distribution from subsidiaries in excess of net income)
    1,819       419       375  
                         
NET INCOME
  $ 2,323     $ 1,101     $ 1,301  
 
 
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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(Dollars in thousands)

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                 
Net income
  $ 2,323     $ 1,101     $ 1,301  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
                       
net cash from operating activities
                       
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries
    (1,819 )     (419 )     (375 )
Stock-based compensation
          6       (1 )
Other
    (60 )     (44 )     (51 )
Net cash from operating activities
    444       644       874  
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                       
Net cash from investing activities
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                       
Treasury stock issued for deferred compensation plan
    117              
Cash dividends paid
    (481 )     (659 )     (864 )
Net cash from financing activities
    (364 )     (659 )     (864 )
                         
Net change in cash
    80       (15 )     10  
Cash at beginning of period
    33       48       38  
Cash at end of period
  $ 113     $ 33     $ 48  
  
NOTE  22    QUARTERLY INFORMATION  (Unaudited)
 
The following quarterly information (in thousands, except per share data) is provided for the three-month periods ending as follows:

2010
 
March 31,
   
June 30,
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
Total interest income
  $ 3,915     $ 3,927     $ 3,969     $ 3,934  
Total interest expense
    969       941       879       800  
Net interest income
  $ 2,946     $ 2,986     $ 3,090     $ 3,134  
Provision for loan losses
    245       280       380       465  
Net income
  $ 517     $ 557     $ 598     $ 651  
                                 
Basic earnings per common share
    0.45       0.49       0.53       0.56  
Diluted earnings per common share
    0.45       0.49       0.53       0.56  

2009
 
March 31,
   
June 30,
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
Total interest income
  $ 3,769     $ 3,797     $ 4,000     $ 3,963  
Total interest expense
    1,425       1,282       1,177       1,083  
Net interest income
  $ 2,344     $ 2,515     $ 2,823     $ 2,880  
Provision for loan losses
    284       332       385       483  
Net income
  $ 211     $ 129     $ 383     $ 378  
                                 
Basic earnings per common share
    0.19       0.11       0.34       0.33  
Diluted earnings per common share
    0.19       0.11       0.34       0.33  

 
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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
 
The common stock of the Corporation trades infrequently in the Over the Counter Bulletin Board market (OTCBB), under the symbol CMOH.  Current quotations, historical data and reports are available on-line at FINANCE.YAHOO.COM by searching for CMOH.OB, with values provided by Commodity Systems, Inc. (CSI).

   
Dividends
             
2010
 
Declared
   
Low Bid
   
High Bid
 
Three months ended March 31
  $ 0.10     $ 8.60     $ 12.50  
Three months ended June 30
    0.10       11.27       13.95  
Three months ended September 30
    0.10       12.30       14.38  
Three months ended December 31
    0.12       13.65       14.75  

   
Dividends
             
2009
 
Declared
   
Low Bid
   
High Bid
 
Three months ended March 31
  $ 0.19     $ 11.00     $ 14.72  
Three months ended June 30
    0.19       10.50       14.20  
Three months ended September 30
    0.10       11.40       13.00  
Three months ended December 31
    0.10       9.00       11.70  

Management does not have knowledge of the prices paid in all transactions and has not verified the accuracy of those reported prices.  Because of the lack of an established market for the Corporation’s stock, these prices may not reflect the prices at which the stock would trade in an active market.

The Corporation has 1,151,345 outstanding shares of common stock held by approximately 1,588 shareholders as of December 31, 2010.  The Corporation paid cash dividends March, June, September and December totaling $0.42 per share in 2010 and $0.58 per share in 2009.

For a discussion of certain regulatory restrictions limiting the payment of dividends, please see Note 16 to the audited financial statements provided herewith.
 
 
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COMMERCIAL BANCSHARES, INC.

DIRECTORS EMERITUS

B. E. Beaston
Edwin G. Emerson
Hazel Franks
William T. Gillen
Frederick Reid
William E. Ruse

COMMERCIAL BANCSHARES, INC.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Robert E. Beach, President and Chief Executive Officer
Scott A. Oboy, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

COMMERCIAL SAVINGS BANK OFFICERS

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Robert E. Beach, President and Chief Executive Officer
Bruce J. Beck, Senior Vice President, Risk Management and Staff Counsel
Susan E. Brown, Senior Vice President, Chief Retail Banking Officer
Scott A. Oboy, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Steven M. Strine, Senior Vice President, Chief Lending Officer

TRANSFER AGENT, REGISTRAR & DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT

Registrar and Transfer Company
Attn:  Investor Relations
10 Commerce Drive
Cranford, NJ 07016
1-800-368-5948
E-Mail:  info@rtco.com
Website:  www.rtco.com
 
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual shareholders’ meeting will be held Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 4:30 p.m. in the main office of the Commercial Savings Bank, 118 South Sandusky Avenue, Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
 
 
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COMMERCIAL BANCSHARES, INC.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    
Michael A. Shope – Chairman
Retired CFO, Walbro Corporation
 
Norwalk, Ohio
   
Stanley K. Kinnett – Vice Chairman
President and CEO, Dixie-Southern
 
Duette, Florida
   
Robert E. Beach
President and CEO of Commercial
 
Bancshares, Inc. and the Commercial
 
Savings Bank, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
 
 
Daniel E. Berg
Director of Operations, Tower Automotive
 
Livonia, Michigan
   
J. William Bremyer
Foot and Ankle Surgery
 
Mercy Health Systems, Tiffin, Ohio
 
Blanchard Valley Medical Center, Findlay, Ohio
   
Lynn R. Child
CEO, Aardvark, Inc. and Chairman, CentraComm
 
Communications, LLC, Findlay, Ohio
   
Mark Dillon
President and CEO, Fairborn U.S.A., Inc.
 
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
   
Deborah J. Grafmiller
State Certified General Appraiser
 
Professional Appraisal Service
 
Findlay, Ohio
   
Kurt D. Kimmel
President/Co-owner, Kimmel Cleaners
 
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
   
Lee M. Sisler
President, Sisler and Associates
 
Marion, Ohio
   
Richard Sheaffer
President, R.A. Sheaffer, Inc.
 
Morral, Ohio

 
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