EX-13 3 c14363exv13.htm EXHIBIT 13
Exhibit 13

Full page graphic with searchable text ANNUAL REPORT MIDDLE FIELD BANC CORP.

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Statistical Summary |  |  | 2 |
Decade of Progress |  |  | 4 |
Shareholder Information |  |  | 8 |
Letter to Our Shareholders |  |  | 10 |
Letter from the Chairman |  |  | 12 |
Middlefield Banc Corp. Board of Directors |  |  | 13 |
Financials |  |  | 16 |
Emerald Bank Directors & Officers |  |  | 74 |
Emerald Bank Staff & Branch Locations |  |  | 75 |
The Middlefield Banking Company Staff |  |  | 76 |
The Middlefield Banking Company Officers |  |  | 77 |
The Middlefield Banking Company Branch Locations |  |  | 78 |

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Net Income (in thousands) Total Assets (in thousands) Equity Capital (in thousands) Net Loans Outstanding (in thousands) Basic Earnings Per Share Dividends Per Share

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Book Value Per Share Return on Average Assets Return on Average Equity

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(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | 2001 |  |  | 2002 |  |  | 2003 |
Interest Income |  | $ | 13,707 |  |  | $ | 14,120 |  |  | $ | 14,647 |
Interest Expense |  |  | 6,748 |  |  |  | 6,148 |  |  |  | 5,725 |
Net Interest Income |  |  | 6,959 |  |  |  | 7,972 |  |  |  | 8,922 |
Provision for Loan Loss |  |  | 170 |  |  |  | 300 |  |  |  | 315 |
Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses |  |  | 6,789 |  |  |  | 7,672 |  |  |  | 8,607 |
Noninterest Income, Including Security Gains/Losses |  |  | 1,194 |  |  |  | 1,143 |  |  |  | 1,428 |
Noninterest Expense |  |  | 4,741 |  |  |  | 5,206 |  |  |  | 6,105 |
Income Before Income Taxes |  |  | 3,242 |  |  |  | 3,609 |  |  |  | 3,930 |
Income Taxes |  |  | 971 |  |  |  | 1,108 |  |  |  | 1,131 |
Net Income |  | $ | 2,271 |  |  | $ | 2,501 |  |  | $ | 2,799 |
Total Assets |  | $ | 197,858 |  |  | $ | 226,245 |  |  | $ | 262,369 |
Deposits |  |  | 167,383 |  |  |  | 187,384 |  |  |  | 219,840 |
Equity Capital |  |  | 19,787 |  |  |  | 21,746 |  |  |  | 23,504 |
Loans Outstanding, Net |  |  | 150,766 |  |  |  | 172,643 |  |  |  | 190,359 |
Allowance For Loan Losses |  |  | 2,062 |  |  |  | 2,300 |  |  |  | 2,521 |
Net Charge Offs (Recoveries) |  |  | 145 |  |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | 94 |
Full Time Employees (Average Equivalents) |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 66 |  |  |  | 72 |
Number of Offices |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 6 |
Earnings Per Share |  | $ | 1.54 |  |  | $ | 1.68 |  |  | $ | 1.89 |
Dividends Per Share |  |  | 0.52 |  |  |  | 0.58 |  |  |  | 0.65 |
Book Value Per Share |  |  | 13.93 |  |  |  | 15.35 |  |  |  | 16.49 |
Dividends Pay-out Ratio |  |  | 34.00 | % |  |  | 34.30 | % |  |  | 34.37 | %
Cash Dividends Paid |  | $ | 772 |  |  | $ | 858 |  |  | $ | 962 |
Return on Average Assets |  |  | 1.22 | % |  |  | 1.17 | % |  |  | 1.13 | %
Return on Average Equity |  |  | 11.89 | % |  |  | 12.08 | % |  |  | 12.39 | %

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|  | 2004 |  |  | 2005 |  |  | 2006 |  |  | 2007 |  |  | 2008 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2010 |
|  | $ | 15,733 |  |  | $ | 17,379 |  |  | $ | 19,494 |  |  | $ | 24,873 |  |  | $ | 26,038 |  |  | $ | 26,051 |  |  | $ | 29,094 |
|  |  | 5,769 |  |  |  | 6,655 |  |  |  | 8,567 |  |  |  | 13,531 |  |  |  | 14,058 |  |  |  | 11,783 |  |  |  | 10,945 |
|  |  | 9,964 |  |  |  | 10,724 |  |  |  | 10,927 |  |  |  | 11,342 |  |  |  | 11,980 |  |  |  | 14,268 |  |  |  | 18,149 |
|  |  | 174 |  |  |  | 302 |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 430 |  |  |  | 608 |  |  |  | 2,578 |  |  |  | 3,580 |
|  |  | 9,790 |  |  |  | 10,422 |  |  |  | 10,867 |  |  |  | 10,912 |  |  |  | 11,372 |  |  |  | 11,690 |  |  |  | 14,569 |
|  |  | 1,779 |  |  |  | 2,119 |  |  |  | 2,427 |  |  |  | 2,632 |  |  |  | 2,226 |  |  |  | 2,668 |  |  |  | 2,623 |
|  |  | 6,966 |  |  |  | 7,425 |  |  |  | 7,938 |  |  |  | 9,373 |  |  |  | 10,596 |  |  |  | 12,650 |  |  |  | 14,763 |
|  |  | 4,603 |  |  |  | 5,116 |  |  |  | 5,356 |  |  |  | 4,171 |  |  |  | 3,002 |  |  |  | 1,708 |  |  |  | 2,429 |
|  |  | 1,330 |  |  |  | 1,415 |  |  |  | 1,472 |  |  |  | 796 |  |  |  | 387 |  |  |  | (73 | ) |  |  | (88 | )
|  | $ | 3,273 |  |  | $ | 3,701 |  |  | $ | 3,884 |  |  | $ | 3,375 |  |  | $ | 2,615 |  |  | $ | 1,781 |  |  | $ | 2,517 |
|  | $ | 291,214 |  |  | $ | 311,214 |  |  | $ | 340,604 |  |  | $ | 434,273 |  |  | $ | 467,847 |  |  | $ | 558,658 |  |  | $ | 632,197 |
|  |  | 239,885 |  |  |  | 249,450 |  |  |  | 271,050 |  |  |  | 362,918 |  |  |  | 394,819 |  |  |  | 487,106 |  |  |  | 565,251 |
|  |  | 24,822 |  |  |  | 27,289 |  |  |  | 30,464 |  |  |  | 34,962 |  |  |  | 35,059 |  |  |  | 36,707 |  |  |  | 38,022 |
|  |  | 213,030 |  |  |  | 231,214 |  |  |  | 246,342 |  |  |  | 306,147 |  |  |  | 318,019 |  |  |  | 348,660 |  |  |  | 366,277 |
|  |  | 2,623 |  |  |  | 2,841 |  |  |  | 2,849 |  |  |  | 3,299 |  |  |  | 3,557 |  |  |  | 4,937 |  |  |  | 6,221 |
|  |  | 72 |  |  |  | 84 |  |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | 423 |  |  |  | 351 |  |  |  | 1,198 |  |  |  | 2,296 |
|  |  | 73 |  |  |  | 75 |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | 91 |  |  |  | 101 |  |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | 108 |
|  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 10 |
|  | $ | 2.18 |  |  | $ | 2.50 |  |  | $ | 2.60 |  |  | $ | 2.17 |  |  | $ | 1.72 |  |  | $ | 1.15 |  |  | $ | 1.60 |
|  |  | 0.72 |  |  |  | 0.80 |  |  |  | 0.87 |  |  |  | 0.94 |  |  |  | 1.03 |  |  |  | 1.04 |  |  |  | 1.04 |
|  |  | 17.67 |  |  |  | 19.25 |  |  |  | 20.30 |  |  |  | 22.56 |  |  |  | 22.83 |  |  |  | 23.46 |  |  |  | 23.90 |
|  |  | 32.72 | % |  |  | 31.69 | % |  |  | 33.43 | % |  |  | 43.07 | % |  |  | 60.25 | % |  |  | 90.28 | % |  |  | 65.04 | %
|  | $ | 1,071 |  |  | $ | 1,173 |  |  | $ | 1,299 |  |  | $ | 1,454 |  |  | $ | 1,575 |  |  | $ | 1,608 |  |  | $ | 1,637 |
|  |  | 1.17 | % |  |  | 1.23 | % |  |  | 1.22 | % |  |  | 0.85 | % |  |  | 0.58 | % |  |  | 0.36 | % |  |  | 0.41 | %
|  |  | 13.36 | % |  |  | 14.43 | % |  |  | 13.59 | % |  |  | 10.06 | % |  |  | 7.91 | % |  |  | 4.90 | % |  |  | 6.44 | %

NOTES: (1) The above per share amounts have been restated to 5% stock dividends paid in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
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Corporate Headquarters
The Corporation’s headquarters is located at:
Middlefield Banc Corp.
15985 East High Street
P.O. Box 35
Middlefield, Ohio 44062
888.801.1666 • 440.632.1666
fax 440.632.1700
Form 10-K and 10-Q Availability
A copy of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission will be furnished to any shareholder, free of charge, upon written or e-mail request to:
Donald L. Stacy
Treasurer and CFO
Middlefield Banc Corp.
P.O. Box 35
Middlefield, Ohio 44062
or dstacy@middlefieldbank.com
Market Makers
The symbol for Middlefield Banc Corp. common stock is MBCN and the CUSIP is 596304204.
Sweney Cartwright & Co.
17 South High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614.228.5391 • 800.334.7481
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
18 Columbia Turnpike
Florham, NJ 07932
800.342.2325
Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc.
222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60606
312.655.3000
Notice of Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Middlefield Banc Corp. will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at:
Sun Valley Banquet and Party Center
10000 Edwards Lane
Aurora, Ohio 44202
Transfer Agent and Registrar
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038
877.366.6443
Independent Auditors
S.R. Snodgrass, A. C.
2100 Corporate Drive, Suite 400
Wexford, Pennsylvania 15090-7647
724.934.0344
Internet Information
Information on the company and its subsidiary banks is available on the Internet at www.middlefieldbank.com and www.emeraldbank.com.
Dividend Payment Dates
Subject to action by the Board of Directors, Middlefield Banc Corp. will pay dividends in March, June, September, and December.
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Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan
Shareholders may elect to reinvest their dividends in additional shares of Middlefield Banc Corp.’s common stock through the company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan. To arrange automatic purchase of shares with quarterly dividend proceeds, please call 888.801.1666.
Direct Deposit of Dividends
The direct deposit program, which is offered at no charge, provides for automatic deposit of quarterly dividends directly to a checking or savings account with The Middlefield Banking Company or Emerald Bank. For information regarding this program, please call 888.801.1666.
Market for Middlefield’s Common Equity & Related Stockholder Matters
Middlefield had approximately 1,051 stockholders of record as of February 9, 2011. There is no established market for Middlefield common stock. The stock is traded very infrequently. Bid prices are quoted from time to time on the National Quotation Bureau’s “pink sheets” under the symbol “MBCN.” The following table shows the high and low bid prices of and cash dividends paid on Middlefield common stock in 2010 and 2009, adjusted for stock splits and stock dividends. This information does not reflect retail mark-up, markdown or commissions, and does not necessarily represent actual transactions.

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|  | Bid |  |  | Bid |  |  | per share |
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First Quarter |  | $ | 24.50 |  |  | $ | 19.50 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
Second Quarter |  | $ | 23.00 |  |  | $ | 18.67 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
Third Quarter |  | $ | 20.00 |  |  | $ | 16.99 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
Fourth Quarter |  | $ | 18.00 |  |  | $ | 16.25 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First Quarter |  | $ | 22.50 |  |  | $ | 20.00 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
Second Quarter |  | $ | 23.00 |  |  | $ | 19.50 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
Third Quarter |  | $ | 19.50 |  |  | $ | 15.25 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
Fourth Quarter |  | $ | 24.00 |  |  | $ | 14.99 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |

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Thomas G. Caldwell — President and Chief Executive Officer
To our Shareholders and Friends
We are pleased to provide you with this report on our company’s financial performance and condition. While the year just ended remained far from “business as usual”, we realize that 2010 was a good year for Middlefield Banc Corp. and its shareholders.
Net income for 2010 was $2.5 million, or $1.60 per diluted share. This represents an increase of $736,000, from our 2009 results. The largest contributing factor was a solid improvement of nearly $3.9 million in our net interest income. Partially offsetting this impact were higher costs related to credit quality. These credit quality costs are found in both the provision for loan losses, costs associated with other real estate owned, and certain other expenses including legal fees. While not yet to the earnings level of 2008, we believe that our course is set to continue the positive earnings trends.
Total assets at year-end 2010 set another record for your company, finishing at $632.2 million. This growth of $73.5 million was fueled by continued growth in core deposit levels. As you review the Decade of Progress, you will note that 2002 was the first year that we reached $200 million of assets. We have now nearly tripled that level in eight years.
Growth has been found at both banking affiliates. Emerald Bank concluded 2010 with total assets of $76.6 million. This is over twice the size of Emerald at the time of acquisition in April 2007. The Middlefield Banking Company grew 14.3% during the year to end with total assets of $549.6 million.
Our results do, however, reflect continued difficult conditions in our markets and the banking industry. Significant new Federal legislation and the associated rising costs of compliance, a continued pattern of historically low interest rates, increased provisions for loan losses, and soft loan demand were only a few of the obstacles addressed by your management team. Unfortunately, a number of these issues seem certain to remain in 2011.
As an outgrowth of the economic uncertainty over the last few years, Congress, in 2010, passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. While this legislation may have been designed to target financial companies deemed too big to fail, it has also brought an entirely new set of rules and regulations to all within the financial services industry. Many of the requirements are still to be promulgated, but the one certainty is that we will experience an increase in our cost structure as we strive to remain in compliance.
Although the Federal Reserve has held interest rates at historically low levels, we have continued to experience an absence of significant loan demand. As we reported last year in these pages, we continue to actively seek good lending relationships. However, many of the businesses within our markets remain reticent to borrow, citing sustained economic weakness and the uncertainty of greater governmental interference.
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During 2010, our provision for loan losses totaled nearly $3.6 million. Net loans charged off were $2.4 million, as loans on nonaccrual status reached $18.4 million. Nearly two-thirds of this amount was centered in residential mortgages. This concentration within this segment of our loan portfolio continues to be reflective of the unemployment and underemployment found in the northeastern and central Ohio markets.
As we look toward 2011 and beyond, we are focused on certain key strategic priorities. Sound asset quality, organizational synergies, organic growth, and the potential for acquisitions are at the forefront of our efforts. We firmly believe that steps we have taken during 2010 place us firmly on track to achieve our desired results. Although we have higher credit quality costs, our credit underwriting remains conservatively sound. We have also taken the opportunity to attract experienced bankers to fill key positions, which both addresses current issues and positions us for the future.
With efficient follow-through, our course has been charted to remain a strong community-based financial services company. Our management team has shown its strength by successfully navigating troubled waters for the last few years. Going forward, we will continue to support our team with high quality operations supported by a distinguished line of products and services.
I would like to express sincere appreciation to Frances H. Frank, who will be retiring from the Board of Directors at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Having first joined the boards of Middlefield Banc Corp. and The Middlefield Banking Company in 1995, Fran has contributed greatly to our company during her tenure. Her common sense approach to community banking will be sorely missed. We are indebted to her for her wise counsel and wish her well in her retirement.
Our enthusiasm and excitement for the future continues unabated. Our foundation and fundamentals are sound. Our disciplined approach to serving our markets should continue to serve us well.
We are sincerely appreciative of your continued confidence in our abilities and performance. As stewards of your investment, providing you with a safe investment and a sound return is paramount to our efforts. Delivering only the highest quality of financial services is a cornerstone of our dedication to ensuring that Middlefield Banc Corp. remains safe, solid, and sound.
Sincerely,
Thomas G. Caldwell
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Richard T. Coyne — Chairman, Board of Directors
Chairman’s Report to the Shareholders
Last year we promised to improve on our weaknesses and work tirelessly towards making 2010 a better year. We delivered on our promises. Our total assets exceed $632 million, loans increased by 5.0%, and total deposits reached $563 million.
The real story of 2010 is the successes delivered by our employees. Programs like “Need a friend in the Lending Business” and “Let us help with your Financial Roadmap” were very successful. These programs were designed to meet the needs of our customers in every community we serve. Our loan and deposit growth is directly traceable to the dedication and effort of our employees at both operating companies, Emerald Bank and The Middlefield Banking Company.
We are building on a 100 year tradition when our bankers at our many branches deliver on the community bank concept of neighbor helping neighbor.
We expect new challenges in 2011, but we are prepared to work through each new situation as we make your bank a company that will deliver continued stockholder value.
Thank you for your support of the Middlefield Banc Corp.
Sincerely yours,
Richard T. Coyne
Chairman, Board of Directors
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Board of Directors

|  | Richard T. Coyne — 1997 Chairman, Board of Directors, Middlefield Banc Corp. The Middlefield Banking Company Retired: Jaco Products and Capital Plastics |  |  |  | Carolyn J. Turk, C.P.A. — 2004 Controller Molded Fiber Glass Companies
|  | Frances H. Frank — 1995 Secretary Treasurer The Frank Agency, Inc. |  |  |  | William J. Skidmore — 2007 Northeast Ohio Senior District Manager Waste Management of Ohio, Inc.
|  | Thomas G. Caldwell — 1997 President and Chief Executive Officer Middlefield Banc Corp. The Middlefield Banking Company |  |  |  | Kenneth E. Jones — 2008 President Chesapeake Financial Advisors
|  | James R. Heslop, II — 2001 Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer Middlefield Banc Corp. The Middlefield Banking Company |  |  |  | Robert W. Toth — 2009 Retired: Gold Key Processing, Ltd
|  | James J. McCaskey — 2004 President McCaskey Landscape and Design, LLC |  |  |  | Eric W. Hummel* — 2009 President Hummel Construction

* denotes The Middlefield Banking Company Director only
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Consolidated Financial Statements |  |  | 16 |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |  |  | 20 |
Management’s Discussion and Analysis |  |  | 52 |

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(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | December 31, |
Consolidated Balance Sheet |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  | $ | 10,473 |  |  | $ | 12,909 |
Federal funds sold |  |  | 20,162 |  |  |  | 28,123 |
Interest-bearing deposits in other institutions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 121 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 30,635 |  |  |  | 41,153 |
Investment securities available for sale |  |  | 201,772 |  |  |  | 136,711 |
Loans |  |  | 372,498 |  |  |  | 353,597 |
Less allowance for loan losses |  |  | 6,221 |  |  |  | 4,937 |
Net loans |  |  | 366,277 |  |  |  | 348,660 |
Premises and equipment |  |  | 8,179 |  |  |  | 8,394 |
Goodwill |  |  | 4,559 |  |  |  | 4,559 |
Bank-owned life insurance |  |  | 7,979 |  |  |  | 7,707 |
Accrued interest and other assets |  |  | 12,796 |  |  |  | 11,474 |
TOTAL ASSETS |  | $ | 632,197 |  |  | $ | 558,658 |
LIABILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-interest-bearing demand |  | $ | 53,391 |  |  | $ | 44,387 |
Interest-bearing demand |  |  | 48,869 |  |  |  | 38,111 |
Money market |  |  | 71,105 |  |  |  | 56,451 |
Savings |  |  | 146,993 |  |  |  | 107,358 |
Time |  |  | 244,893 |  |  |  | 240,799 |
Total deposits |  |  | 565,251 |  |  |  | 487,106 |
Short-term borrowings |  |  | 7,632 |  |  |  | 6,800 |
Other borrowings |  |  | 19,321 |  |  |  | 25,865 |
Accrued interest and other liabilities |  |  | 1,971 |  |  |  | 2,180 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES |  |  | 594,175 |  |  |  | 521,951 |
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 1,780,553 and 1,754,112 shares issued |  |  | 28,429 |  |  |  | 27,919 |
Retained earnings |  |  | 15,840 |  |  |  | 14,960 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |  |  | 487 |  |  |  | 562 |
Treasury stock, at cost; 189,530 shares in 2010 and 2009 |  |  | (6,734 | ) |  |  | (6,734 | )
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |  |  | 38,022 |  |  |  | 36,707 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |  | $ | 632,197 |  |  | $ | 558,658 |

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data) |  | Year Ended December 31, |
Consolidated Statement of Income |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
INTEREST INCOME |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and fees on loans |  | $ | 21,084 |  |  | $ | 20,271 |  |  | $ | 21,426 |
Interest-bearing deposits in other institutions |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 13 |
Federal funds sold |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 135 |
Investment securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Taxable interest |  |  | 5,185 |  |  |  | 3,794 |  |  |  | 2,538 |
Tax-exempt interest |  |  | 2,650 |  |  |  | 1,882 |  |  |  | 1,810 |
Dividends on stock |  |  | 108 |  |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 116 |
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME |  |  | 29,094 |  |  |  | 26,051 |  |  |  | 26,038 |
INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits |  |  | 9,504 |  |  |  | 10,296 |  |  |  | 12,352 |
Short term borrowings |  |  | 249 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 46 |
Other borrowings |  |  | 642 |  |  |  | 919 |  |  |  | 1,121 |
Trust preferred securities |  |  | 550 |  |  |  | 534 |  |  |  | 539 |
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE |  |  | 10,945 |  |  |  | 11,783 |  |  |  | 14,058 |
NET INTEREST INCOME |  |  | 18,149 |  |  |  | 14,268 |  |  |  | 11,980 |
Provision for loan losses |  |  | 3,580 |  |  |  | 2,578 |  |  |  | 608 |
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES |  |  | 14,569 |  |  |  | 11,690 |  |  |  | 11,372 |
NONINTEREST INCOME |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service charges on deposit accounts |  |  | 1,784 |  |  |  | 1,905 |  |  |  | 1,888 |
Investment securities gains/(losses), net |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | (14 | ) |  |  | (344 | )
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance |  |  | 273 |  |  |  | 266 |  |  |  | 287 |
Other income |  |  | 555 |  |  |  | 511 |  |  |  | 395 |
TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME |  |  | 2,623 |  |  |  | 2,668 |  |  |  | 2,226 |
NONINTEREST EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries and employee benefits |  |  | 6,411 |  |  |  | 5,938 |  |  |  | 4,912 |
Occupancy expense |  |  | 946 |  |  |  | 928 |  |  |  | 886 |
Equipment expense |  |  | 626 |  |  |  | 509 |  |  |  | 539 |
Data processing costs |  |  | 743 |  |  |  | 917 |  |  |  | 803 |
Ohio state franchise tax |  |  | 348 |  |  |  | 493 |  |  |  | 468 |
Federal deposit insurance expense |  |  | 1,166 |  |  |  | 707 |  |  |  | 188 |
Professional Fees |  |  | 678 |  |  |  | 673 |  |  |  | 586 |
Loss on sale of other real estate owned |  |  | 783 |  |  |  | 183 |  |  |  | — |
Other expense |  |  | 3,062 |  |  |  | 2,302 |  |  |  | 2,214 |
TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSE |  |  | 14,763 |  |  |  | 12,650 |  |  |  | 10,596 |
Income before income taxes |  |  | 2,429 |  |  |  | 1,708 |  |  |  | 3,002 |
Income taxes (benefit) |  |  | (88 | ) |  |  | (73 | ) |  |  | 387 |
NET INCOME |  | $ | 2,517 |  |  | $ | 1,781 |  |  | $ | 2,615 |
EARNINGS PER SHARE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 1.60 |  |  | $ | 1.15 |  |  | $ | 1.72 |
Diluted |  |  | 1.60 |  |  |  | 1.15 |  |  |  | 1.69 |
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE |  | $ | 1.04 |  |  | $ | 1.04 |  |  | $ | 1.03 |

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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(Dollar amounts in thousands, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
except dividend per share amount) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  | Total |  |  |  |
Consolidated Statement of |  | Common Stock |  |  | Retained |  |  | Comprehensive |  |  | Treasury |  |  | Stockholders’ |  |  | Comprehensive |
Changes in Stockholders’ Equity |  | Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Earnings |  |  | Income (Loss) |  |  | Stock |  |  | Equity |  |  | Income |
Balance, December 31, 2007 |  | $ | 1,701,546 |  |  | $ | 26,650 |  |  | $ | 13,747 |  |  | $ | (53 | ) |  | $ | (5,383 | ) |  | $ | 34,961 |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,615 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,615 |  |  | $ | 2,615 |
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities, net of reclassification adjustment, net of tax benefit of $125 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (242 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (242 | ) |  |  | (242 | )
Comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,373 |
Exercise of stock options |  |  | 992 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |
Expense related to stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of treasury stock (37,785 shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,351 | ) |  |  | (1,351 | ) |  |  |  |
Dividend reinvestment and purchase plan |  |  | 22,843 |  |  |  | 616 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 616 |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends ($1.03 per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,576 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,576 | ) |  |  |  |
Balance, December 31, 2008 |  | $ | 1,725,381 |  |  | $ | 27,301 |  |  | $ | 14,786 |  |  | $ | (295 | ) |  | $ | (6,734 | ) |  | $ | 35,058 |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,781 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,781 |  |  | $ | 1,781 |
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities, net of reclassification adjustment, net of taxes of $445 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 857 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 857 |  |  |  | 857 |
Comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,638 |
Expense related to stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61 |  |  |  |  |
Dividend reinvestment and purchase plan |  |  | 28,731 |  |  |  | 557 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 557 |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends ($1.04 per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,607 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,607 | ) |  |  |  |
Balance, December 31, 2009 |  | $ | 1,754,112 |  |  | $ | 27,919 |  |  | $ | 14,960 |  |  | $ | 562 |  |  | $ | (6,734 | ) |  | $ | 36,707 |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,517 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,517 |  |  | $ | 2,517 |
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities, net of reclassification adjustment, net of taxes of $39 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (75 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (75 | ) |  |  | (75 | )
Comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,442 |
Dividend reinvestment and purchase plan |  |  | 26,441 |  |  |  | 510 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 510 |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends ($1.04 per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,637 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,637 | ) |  |  |  |
Balance, December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 1,780,553 |  |  | $ | 28,429 |  |  | $ | 15,840 |  |  | $ | 487 |  |  | $ | (6,734 | ) |  | $ | 38,022 |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |  |
Components of comprehensive income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in net unrealized gain (loss) on investments available for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (68 | ) |  | $ | 848 |  |  | $ | (469 | ) |  |  |  |
Realized losses (gains) included in net income, net of taxes of ($4), $5, and $117 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 227 |  |  |  |  |
TOTAL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (75 | ) |  | $ | 857 |  |  | $ | (242 | ) |  |  |  |

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Year Ended December 31, |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 2,517 |  |  | $ | 1,781 |  |  | $ | 2,615 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for loan losses |  |  | 3,580 |  |  |  | 2,578 |  |  |  | 608 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 740 |  |  |  | 680 |  |  |  | 645 |
Amortization of premium and discount on investment securities |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | (483 | ) |  |  | 183 |
Amortization of deferred loan fees, net |  |  | (58 | ) |  |  | (68 | ) |  |  | (144 | )
Investment securities (gains) losses, net |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 344 |
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance |  |  | (273 | ) |  |  | (266 | ) |  |  | (287 | )
Deferred income taxes |  |  | (777 | ) |  |  | (469 | ) |  |  | (270 | )
Compensation for stock option expense |  |  | — |  |  |  | 61 |  |  |  | 15 |
Loss on other real estate owned |  |  | 783 |  |  |  | 183 |  |  |  | — |
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable |  |  | (847 | ) |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 94 |
Decrease in accrued interest payable |  |  | (115 | ) |  |  | (394 | ) |  |  | (210 | )
Decrease (increase) in prepaid federal deposit insurance |  |  | 727 |  |  |  | (2,499 | ) |  |  | (43 | )
Other, net |  |  | (538 | ) |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (353 | )
Net cash provided by operating activities |  |  | 5,734 |  |  |  | 1,134 |  |  |  | 3,197 |
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from repayments and maturities |  |  | 42,815 |  |  |  | 20,674 |  |  |  | 16,913 |
Purchases |  |  | (113,860 | ) |  |  | (52,163 | ) |  |  | (39,062 | )
Proceeds from sale of securities |  |  | 5,874 |  |  |  | 816 |  |  |  | 2,953 |
Increase in loans, net |  |  | (22,992 | ) |  |  | (34,493 | ) |  |  | (13,388 | )
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock |  |  | — |  |  |  | (14 | ) |  |  | (142 | )
Purchase of premises and equipment |  |  | (327 | ) |  |  | (467 | ) |  |  | (1,408 | )
Proceeds from the sale of other real estate owned |  |  | 932 |  |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | — |
Net cash used for investing activities |  |  | (87,558 | ) |  |  | (65,547 | ) |  |  | (34,134 | )
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net increase in deposits |  |  | 78,145 |  |  |  | 92,286 |  |  |  | 25,806 |
Increase in short-term borrowings, net |  |  | 832 |  |  |  | 4,913 |  |  |  | 375 |
Proceeds from other borrowings |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13,500 |
Repayment of other borrowings |  |  | (6,544 | ) |  |  | (8,038 | ) |  |  | (11,992 | )
Purchase of treasury stock |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,351 | )
Exercise of stock options |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20 |
Proceeds from dividend reinvestment and purchase plan |  |  | 510 |  |  |  | 557 |  |  |  | 616 |
Cash dividends |  |  | (1,637 | ) |  |  | (1,607 | ) |  |  | (1,576 | )
Net cash received from deposit acquisition |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,179 |
Net cash provided by financing activities |  |  | 71,306 |  |  |  | 88,111 |  |  |  | 30,577 |
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |  |  | (10,518 | ) |  |  | 23,698 |  |  |  | (360 | )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR |  |  | 41,153 |  |  |  | 17,455 |  |  |  | 17,815 |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR |  | $ | 30,635 |  |  | $ | 41,153 |  |  | $ | 17,455 |
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid during the year for: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on deposits and borrowings |  | $ | 11,060 |  |  | $ | 12,177 |  |  | $ | 14,269 |
Income taxes |  |  | 850 |  |  |  | 275 |  |  |  | 600 |
Non-cash investing transactions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfers from loans to other real estate owned |  | $ | 2,110 |  |  | $ | 1,872 |  |  | $ | 1,106 |
Loans to facilitate the sale of other real estate owned |  |  | 257 |  |  |  | 531 |  |  |  | — |

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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1. |  | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A summary of the significant accounting and reporting policies applied in the presentation of the accompanying financial statements follows:
Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation
Middlefield Banc Corp. (the “Company”) is an Ohio corporation organized to become the holding company of The Middlefield Banking Company (“MBC”). MBC is a state-chartered bank located in Ohio. On April 19, 2007, Middlefield Banc Corp. acquired Emerald Bank (“EB”), an Ohio-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Dublin, Ohio. On October 23, 2009, the Company established an asset resolution subsidiary named EMORECO, Inc. The Company and its subsidiaries derive substantially all of their income from banking and bank-related services, which includes interest earnings on residential real estate, commercial mortgage, commercial and consumer financings as well as interest earnings on investment securities and deposit services to its customers through ten locations. The Company is supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, while MBC and EB are subject to regulation and supervision by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions.
The consolidated financial statements of the Company include its wholly owned subsidiaries, MBC, EB, and EMORECO, Inc. (the “Banks”). Significant intercompany items have been eliminated in preparing the consolidated financial statements.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the balance sheet date and revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Investment Securities
Investment securities are classified at the time of purchase, based on management’s intention and ability, as securities held to maturity or securities available for sale. Debt securities acquired with the intent and ability to hold to maturity are stated at cost adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, which are computed using a level yield method and recognized as adjustments of interest income. Certain other debt securities have been classified as available for sale to serve principally as a source of liquidity. Unrealized holding gains and losses for available-for-sale securities are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, net of tax, until realized. Realized security gains and losses are computed using the specific identification method. Interest and dividends on investment securities are recognized as income when earned.
Common stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) represents ownership in an institution that is wholly owned by other financial institutions. This equity security is accounted for at cost and classified with other assets. While the Federal Home Loan Banks have been negatively impacted by the current economic conditions, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati has reported profits for 2009 and 2008, remains in compliance with regulatory capital and liquidity requirements, and continues to pay dividends on the stock and make redemptions at the par value. With consideration given to these factors, management concluded that the stock was not impaired at December 31, 2010 or 2009.
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Securities are evaluated on at least a quarterly basis and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such an evaluation to determine whether a decline in their value is other than temporary. For debt securities, management considers whether the present value of cash flows expected to be collected are less than the security’s amortized cost basis (the difference defined as the credit loss), the magnitude and duration of the decline, the reasons underlying the decline and the Company’s intent to sell the security or whether it is more-likely-than-not that the Company would be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery in market value, to determine whether the loss in value is other than temporary. Once a decline in value is determined to be other than temporary, if the investor does not intend to sell the security, and it is more-likely-than-not that it will not be required to sell the security, before recovery of the security’s amortized cost basis, the charge to earnings is limited to the amount of credit loss. Any remaining difference between fair value and amortized cost (the difference defined as the non-credit portion) is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. Otherwise, the entire difference between fair value and amortized cost is charged to earnings.
Loans
Loans are reported at their principal amount net of the allowance for loan losses. Interest income is recognized as income when earned on the accrual method. The accrual of interest is discontinued on a loan when management believes, after considering economic and business conditions, the borrower’s financial condition is such that collection of interest is doubtful. Interest received on nonaccrual loans is recorded as income or applied against principal according to management’s judgment as to the collectability of such principal.
Loan origination fees and certain direct loan origination costs are being deferred and the net amount amortized as an adjustment of the related loan’s yield. Management is amortizing these amounts over the contractual life of the related loans.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses represents the amount which management estimates is adequate to provide for probable loan losses inherent in its loan portfolio. The allowance method is used in providing for loan losses. Accordingly, all loan losses are charged to the allowance, and all recoveries are credited to it. The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses which is charged to operations. The provision is based on management’s periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, which encompasses the overall risk characteristics of the various portfolio segments, past experience with losses, the impact of economic conditions on borrowers, and other relevant factors. The estimates used in determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, including the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected on impaired loans, are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term.
A loan is considered impaired when it is probable the borrower will not repay the loan according to the original contractual terms of the loan agreement. Management has determined that first mortgage loans on one-to-four family properties and all consumer loans represent large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans that are to be collectively evaluated. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays, which are defined as 90 days or less, generally are not classified as impaired. A loan is not impaired during a period of delay in payment if the Company expects to collect all amounts due, including interest accrued, at the contractual interest rate for the period of delay. All loans identified as impaired are evaluated independently by management. The Company estimates credit losses on impaired loans based on the present value of expected cash flows or the fair value of the underlying collateral if the loan repayment is expected to come from the sale or operation of such collateral. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off when it is determined a realized loss has occurred. Until such time, an allowance for loan losses is maintained for estimated losses. Cash receipts on impaired loans are applied first to accrued interest receivable unless otherwise required by the loan terms, except when an impaired loan is also a nonaccrual loan, in which case the portion of the payment related to interest is recognized as income.
Mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family properties and all consumer loans are large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans and are measured for impairment collectively. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays, which are defined as 90 days or less, generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all circumstances concerning the loan, the creditworthiness and payment history of the borrower, the length of the payment delay, and the amount of shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed.
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Premises and Equipment
Premises and equipment are stated at cost net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from 3 to 20 years for furniture, fixtures, and equipment and 3 to 40 years for buildings and leasehold improvements. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged against income as incurred. Costs of major additions and improvements are capitalized.
Goodwill
The Company accounts for goodwill using a two-step process for testing the impairment of goodwill on at least an annual basis. This approach could cause more volatility in the Company’s reported net income because impairment losses, if any, could occur irregularly and in varying amounts. The Company performs an annual impairment analysis of goodwill. No impairment of goodwill was recognized in any of the periods presented.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets include core deposit intangibles, which are a measure of the value of consumer demand and savings deposits acquired in business combinations accounted for as purchases. The core deposit intangibles are being amortized to expense over a 10 year life on a straight-line basis. The recoverability of the carrying value of intangible assets is evaluated on an ongoing basis, and permanent declines in value, if any, are charged to expense.
Bank-Owned Life Insurance (“BOLI”)
The Company owns insurance on the lives of a certain group of key employees. The policies were purchased to help offset the increase in the costs of various fringe benefit plans including healthcare. The cash surrender value of these policies is included as an asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and any increases in the cash surrender value are recorded as noninterest income on the Consolidated Statements of Income. In the event of the death of an insured individual under these policies, the Company would receive a death benefit, which would be recorded as noninterest income.
Other Real Estate Owned
Real estate properties acquired through foreclose are initially recorded at the lower of cost or fair values at the date of foreclosure, establishing a new cost basis. After foreclosure, management periodically performs valuations and the real estate is carried at the lower of cost or fair value less estimated cost to sell. Revenue and expenses from operations of the properties, gains or losses on sales and additions to the valuation allowance are included in operating results.
Income Taxes
The Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are reflected at currently enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets or liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes.
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Earnings Per Share
The Company provides dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share are calculated utilizing net income as reported in the numerator and average shares outstanding in the denominator. The computation of diluted earnings per share differs in that the dilutive effects of any stock options, warrants, and convertible securities are adjusted in the denominator.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock compensation based on the grant date fair value of all share-based payment awards that are expected to vest, including employee share options to be recognized as employee compensation expense over the requisite service period.
The cash flows from the tax benefits resulting from tax deductions in excess of the compensation cost recognized for stock-based awards (excess tax benefits) are classified as financing cash flows. There were no excess tax benefits recognized in 2010, 2009 and 2008.
For purposes of computing results, the Company estimated the fair values of stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The model requires the use of subjective assumptions that can materially affect fair value estimates. The fair value of each option is amortized into compensation expense on a straight-line basis between the grant date for the option and each vesting date. The fair value of each stock option granted was estimated using the following weighted-average assumptions:

|  | Expected |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Expected Life |
Grant Year |  | Dividend Yield |  |  | Risk-Free Interest Rate |  |  | Expected Volatility |  |  | (in years) |
2008 |  |  | 8.54 |  |  |  | 3.53 – 3.73 |  |  |  | 33.29 |  |  |  | 9.94 |

During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, the Company recorded $0, $60,588, and $15,048 of compensation cost related to vested share-based compensation awards granted in 2008 and 2007. As of December 31, 2010, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation awards granted in 2010 that is expected to be recognized in 2011.
The weighted-average fair value of each stock option granted for 2008 was $2.70. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2008, was $5,000.
Cash Flow Information
The Company has defined cash and cash equivalents as those amounts included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet captions as “Cash and due from banks,” “Federal funds sold,” and “Interest-bearing deposits with other institutions” with original maturities of less than 90 days.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed as the costs are incurred. Advertising expenses amounted to $401,000, $371,000, and $373,000, for 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.
Reclassification of Comparative Amounts
Certain comparative amounts for prior years have been reclassified to conform to current-year presentations. Such reclassifications did not affect net income or retained earnings.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2009-16, Accounting for Transfer of Financial Assets. ASU 2009-16 provides guidance to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that an entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets. ASU 2009-16 is effective for annual periods beginning after November 15, 2009, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operation.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-01, Equity (Topic 505): Accounting for Distributions to Shareholders with Components of Stock and Cash — a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force. ASU 2010-01 clarifies that the stock portion of a distribution to shareholders that allows them to elect to receive cash or stock with a potential limitation on the total amount of cash that all shareholders can elect to receive in the aggregate is considered a share issuance that is reflected in EPS prospectively and is not a stock dividend. ASU 2010-01 is effective for interim and annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2009, and should be applied on a retrospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operation.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-05, Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Escrowed Share Arrangements and the Presumption of Compensation. ASU 2010-05 updates existing guidance to address the SEC staff’s views on overcoming the presumption that, for certain shareholders, escrowed share arrangements represent compensation. ASU 2010-05 is effective January 15, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operation.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. ASU 2010-06 amends Subtopic 820-10 to clarify existing disclosures, require new disclosures, and includes conforming amendments to guidance on employers’ disclosures about postretirement benefit plan assets. ASU 2010-06 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll-forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-08, Technical Corrections to Various Topics. ASU 2010-08 clarifies guidance on embedded derivatives and hedging. ASU 2010-08 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operation.
In March 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-11, Derivatives and Hedging. ASU 2010-11 provides clarification and related additional examples to improve financial reporting by resolving potential ambiguity about the breadth of the embedded credit derivative scope exception in ASC 815-15-15-8. ASU 2010-11 is effective at the beginning of the first fiscal quarter beginning after June 15, 2010. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-18, Receivables (Topic 310): Effect of a Loan Modification When the Loan is a Part of a Pool That is Accounted for as a Single Asset — a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force. ASU 2010-18 clarifies the treatment for a modified loan that was acquired as part of a pool of assets.
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Refinancing or restructuring the loan does not make it eligible for removal from the pool, the FASB said. The amendment will be effective for loans that are part of an asset pool and are modified during financial reporting periods that end July 15, 2010, or later and are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In July 2010, FASB issued ASU No. 2010-20, Receivables (Topic 310): Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses. ASU 2010-20 is intended to provide additional information to assist financial statement users in assessing an entity’s credit risk exposures and evaluating the adequacy of its allowance for credit losses. 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. The disclosures about activity that occurs during a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The amendments in ASU 2010-20 encourage, but do not require, comparative disclosures for earlier reporting periods that ended before initial adoption. However, an entity should provide comparative disclosures for those reporting periods ending after initial adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this guidance will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
In August 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-21, Accounting for Technical Amendments to Various SEC Rules and Schedules. This ASU amends various SEC paragraphs pursuant to the issuance of Release No. 33-9026: Technical Amendments to Rules, Forms, Schedules, and Codification of Financial Reporting Policies and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In August 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-22, Technical Corrections to SEC Paragraphs — An announcement made by the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This ASU amends various SEC paragraphs based on external comments received and the issuance of SAB 112, which amends or rescinds portions of certain SAB topics, and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In September 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-25, Plan Accounting — Defined Contribution Pension Plans. The amendments in this ASU require that participant loans be classified as notes receivable from participants, which are segregated from plan investments and measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2010, and are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In October 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-26, Accounting for Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts. This ASU addresses the diversity in practice regarding the interpretation of which costs relating to the acquisition of new or renewal insurance contracts qualify for deferral. The amendments are effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, and are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-28, When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts. This ASU modifies Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more-likely-than-not that a goodwill impairment exists. In determining whether it is more-likely-than-not that a goodwill impairment exists, an entity should consider whether there are any adverse qualitative factors indicating an impairment may exist. The qualitative factors are consistent with the existing guidance, which requires that goodwill of a reporting unit be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more-likely-than-not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. For public entities, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2010. Early adoption is not permitted. For nonpublic entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. Nonpublic entities may early adopt the amendments using the effective date for public entities. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
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In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-29, Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations. The amendments in this update specify that, if a public entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination(s) that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. The amendments also expand the supplemental pro forma disclosures under Topic 805 to include a description of the nature and amount of material and nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. The amendments in this update are effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. This ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

2. |  | ACQUISITIONS

On November 9, 2008, EB completed its acquisition of certain deposit liabilities attributable to a third-party financial institution’s branch office located in Westerville, Ohio. The acquisition included management personnel, certain other assets and retail deposits of approximately $5.9 million. EB recorded goodwill and core deposit intangible of approximately $355,000.

3. |  | EARNINGS PER SHARE

There are no convertible securities that would affect the numerator in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share; therefore, net income as presented on the Consolidated Statement of Income will be used as the numerator. The following table sets forth the composition of the weighted-average common shares (denominator) used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computation.

|  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding |  |  | 1,764,743 |  |  |  | 1,736,769 |  |  |  | 1,710,861 |
Average treasury stock shares |  |  | (189,530 | ) |  |  | (189,530 | ) |  |  | (177,888 | )
Weighted-average common shares and common stock equivalents used to calculate basic earnings per share |  |  | 1,575,213 |  |  |  | 1,547,239 |  |  |  | 1,532,973 |
Additional common stock equivalents (stock options) used to calculate diluted earnings per share |  |  | 608 |  |  |  | 740 |  |  |  | 13,440 |
Weighted-average common shares and common stock equivalents used to calculate diluted earnings per share |  |  | 1,575,821 |  |  |  | 1,547,979 |  |  |  | 1,546,413 |

Options to purchase 89,077 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $22.33 to $40.24 were outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2010, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as they were anti-dilutive due to the strike price being greater than the average market price as of December 31, 2010. Options to purchase 89,077 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $22.33 to $40.24 were outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2009, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as they were anti-dilutive due to the strike price being greater than the average market price as of December 31, 2009. Options to purchase 40,307 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $30.45 to $40.24 were outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2008, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as they were anti-dilutive due to the strike price being greater than the average market price as of December 31, 2008.
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4. |  | INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

The amortized cost and fair values of securities available for sale are as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  | Gross |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |
|  | Amortized |  |  | Unrealized |  |  | Unrealized |  |  | Fair |
December 31, 2010 (Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Cost |  |  | Gains |  |  | Losses |  |  | Value |
U.S. government agency securities |  | $ | 33,332 |  |  | $ | 111 |  |  | $ | (840 | ) |  | $ | 32,603 |
Obligations of states and political subdivisions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Taxable |  |  | 7,371 |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | (34 | ) |  |  | 7,417 |
Tax-exempt |  |  | 69,363 |  |  |  | 1,058 |  |  |  | (958 | ) |  |  | 69,463 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | 90,026 |  |  |  | 2,325 |  |  |  | (982 | ) |  |  | 91,369 |
Total debt securities |  |  | 200,092 |  |  |  | 3,574 |  |  |  | (2,814 | ) |  |  | 200,852 |
Equity securities |  |  | 944 |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | (104 | ) |  |  | 920 |
Total |  | $ | 201,036 |  |  | $ | 3,654 |  |  | $ | (2,918 | ) |  | $ | 201,772 |

|  |  |  |  |  | Gross |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |
|  | Amortized |  |  | Unrealized |  |  | Unrealized |  |  | Fair |
December 31, 2009 (Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Cost |  |  | Gains |  |  | Losses |  |  | Value |
U.S. government agency securities |  | $ | 18,657 |  |  | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | (365 | ) |  | $ | 18,330 |
Obligations of states and political subdivisions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Taxable |  |  | 3,451 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | (86 | ) |  |  | 3,375 |
Tax-exempt |  |  | 52,752 |  |  |  | 943 |  |  |  | (349 | ) |  |  | 53,346 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | 60,055 |  |  |  | 1,816 |  |  |  | (1,130 | ) |  |  | 60,741 |
Total debt securities |  |  | 134,915 |  |  |  | 2,807 |  |  |  | (1,930 | ) |  |  | 135,792 |
Equity securities |  |  | 944 |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | (105 | ) |  |  | 919 |
Total |  | $ | 135,859 |  |  | $ | 2,887 |  |  | $ | (2,035 | ) |  | $ | 136,711 |

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities at December 31, 2010, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

|  | Amortized |  |  | Fair |
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Cost |  |  | Value |
Due in one year or less |  | $ | 1,549 |  |  | $ | 1,580 |
Due after one year through five years |  |  | 5,724 |  |  |  | 6,010 |
Due after five years through ten years |  |  | 21,397 |  |  |  | 22,111 |
Due after ten years |  |  | 171,422 |  |  |  | 171,151 |
Total |  | $ | 200,092 |  |  | $ | 200,852 |

Investment securities with an approximate carrying value of $51,734,000 and $37,365,000 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, were pledged to secure deposits and other purposes as required by law.
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Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale were $5,874,000 during 2010. Gross gains and gross losses realized were $74,000 and $29,000, respectively, during 2010. Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale were $816,000 during 2009. Gross gains and gross losses realized were $74,000 and $0, respectively, during 2009. Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale were $2,953,000 during 2008. Gross gains and gross losses realized were $35,000 and $2,000, respectively, during 2008.
The following table shows the Company’s gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at December 31, 2010 and 2009.

|  | Less than Twelve Months |  |  | Twelve Months or Greater |  |  | Total |
|  |  |  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross |
|  | Fair |  |  | Unrealized |  |  | Fair |  |  | Unrealized |  |  | Fair |  |  | Unrealized |
December 31, 2010 (Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Value |  |  | Losses |  |  | Value |  |  | Losses |  |  | Value |  |  | Losses |
U.S. government agency securities |  | $ | 24,406 |  |  | $ | (840 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 24,406 |  |  | $ | (840 | )
Obligations of states and political subdivisions |  |  | 35,846 |  |  |  | (940 | ) |  |  | 439 |  |  |  | (52 | ) |  |  | 36,285 |  |  |  | (992 | )
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | 28,302 |  |  |  | (665 | ) |  |  | 2,480 |  |  |  | (317 | ) |  |  | 30,782 |  |  |  | (982 | )
Equity securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 590 |  |  |  | (104 | ) |  |  | 590 |  |  |  | (104 | )
Total |  | $ | 88,554 |  |  | $ | (2,445 | ) |  | $ | 3,509 |  |  | $ | (473 | ) |  | $ | 92,063 |  |  | $ | (2,918 | )

|  | Less than Twelve Months |  |  | Twelve Months or Greater |  |  | Total |
|  |  |  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  | Gross |
|  | Fair |  |  | Unrealized |  |  | Fair |  |  | Unrealized |  |  | Fair |  |  | Unrealized |
December 31, 2009 (Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Value |  |  | Losses |  |  | Value |  |  | Losses |  |  | Value |  |  | Losses |
U.S. government agency securities |  | $ | 17,134 |  |  | $ | (365 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17,134 |  |  | $ | (365 | )
Obligations of states and political subdivisions |  |  | 21,593 |  |  |  | (314 | ) |  |  | 1,417 |  |  |  | (121 | ) |  |  | 23,010 |  |  |  | (435 | )
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | 18,509 |  |  |  | (334 | ) |  |  | 4,064 |  |  |  | (796 | ) |  |  | 22,573 |  |  |  | (1,130 | )
Equity securities |  |  | 581 |  |  |  | (68 | ) |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | (37 | ) |  |  | 589 |  |  |  | (105 | )
Total |  | $ | 57,817 |  |  | $ | (1,081 | ) |  | $ | 5,489 |  |  | $ | (954 | ) |  | $ | 63,306 |  |  | $ | (2,035 | )

There were 138 and 103 securities that were considered temporarily impaired at December 31, 2010 and 2009.
On a quarterly basis, the Company performs an assessment to determine whether there have been any events or economic circumstances indicating that a security with an unrealized loss has suffered other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 320 Investments — Debt and Equity Securities. A debt security is considered impaired if the fair value is less than its amortized cost basis at the reporting date. The accounting literature requires the Company to assess whether the unrealized loss is other-than-temporary. Prior to the adoption of FSP FAS 115-2, which was subsequently incorporated into FASB ASC Topic 320 Investments — Debt and Equity Securities, unrealized losses that were determined to be temporary were recorded, net of tax, in other comprehensive income for available for sale securities, whereas unrealized losses related to held-to-maturity securities determined to be temporary were not recognized. Regardless of whether the security was classified as available for sale or held to maturity, unrealized losses that were determined to be other than temporary were recorded to earnings. An unrealized loss was considered other than temporary if (i) it was probable that the holder would not collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the debt security, or (ii) the fair value was below the amortized cost of the debt security for a prolonged period of time and the Company did not have the positive intent and ability to hold the security until recovery or maturity.
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The Company adopted this ASC during the second quarter of 2009 which amended the OTTI model for debt securities. Under the new guidance, OTTI losses must be recognized in earnings if an investor has the intent to sell the debt security or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. However, even if the Company does not expect to sell a debt security, it must evaluate expected cash flows to be received and determine if a credit loss has occurred.
Under this ASC, an unrealized loss is generally deemed to be other than temporary and a credit loss is deemed to exist if the present value of the expected future cash flows is less than the amortized cost basis of the debt security. As a result, the credit loss component of an OTTI is recorded as a component of investment securities gains (losses) in the accompanying consolidated statement of income, while the remaining portion of the impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income, provided the Company does not intend to sell the underlying debt security and it is “more likely than not” that the Company will not have to sell the debt security prior to recovery.
Debt securities issued by U.S. government agencies, U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, and state and political subdivisions accounted for more than 91.7 percent of the total available-for-sale portfolio as of December 31, 2010, and no credit losses are expected, given the explicit and implicit guarantees provided by the U.S. federal government and the lack of significant unrealized loss positions within the obligations of state and political subdivisions security portfolio. The Company’s assessment was concentrated mainly on private-label collateralized mortgage obligations of approximately $16.6 million, for which the Company evaluates credit losses on a quarterly basis. Gross unrealized gain and loss positions related to these private-label collateralized mortgage obligations amounted to $1,019,000 and $328,000, respectively. The Company considered the following factors in determining whether a credit loss exists and the period over which the debt security is expected to recover:

| • |  | The length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than the amortized cost basis.

| • |  | Changes in the near term prospects of the underlying collateral of a security such as changes in default rates, loss severity given default, and significant changes in prepayment assumptions.

| • |  | The level of cash flows generated from the underlying collateral supporting the principal and interest payments of the debt securities.

| • |  | Any adverse change to the credit conditions and liquidity of the issuer, taking into consideration the latest information available about the overall financial condition of the issuer, credit ratings, recent legislation and government actions affecting the issuer’s industry and actions taken by the issuer to deal with the present economic climate.

The Company’s investment in one private-label collateralized mortgage obligations with a carrying value of $899,000 was impaired in 2010 as a result of the Company’s determination that declines in their fair value were other than temporary. As a result of this determination, the Company recognized an $35,000 before tax, non-cash charge, which was recorded as a reduction to noninterest income.
The Company’s investment in two private-label collateralized mortgage obligations with a carrying value of $1.1 million were impaired in 2009 as a result of the Company’s determination that declines in their fair value were other than temporary. As a result of this determination, the Company recognized a $88,000 before tax, non-cash charge, which was recorded as a reduction to noninterest income.
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5. |  | LOANS AND RELATED ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

Major classifications of loans at December 31 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

|  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Commercial and industrial |  | $ | 57,501 |  |  | $ | 56,969 |
Real estate — construction |  |  | 15,845 |  |  |  | 7,837 |
Real estate — mortgage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential |  |  | 209,863 |  |  |  | 205,074 |
Commercial |  |  | 84,304 |  |  |  | 78,763 |
Consumer installment |  |  | 4,985 |  |  |  | 4,954 |
|  |  | 372,498 |  |  |  | 353,597 |
Less allowance for loan losses |  |  | 6,221 |  |  |  | 4,937 |
Net loans |  | $ | 366,277 |  |  | $ | 348,660 |

The Company’s primary business activity is with customers located within its local trade area, eastern Geauga County, and contiguous counties to the north, east, and south. The Company also serves the central Ohio market with offices in Dublin and Westerville, Ohio. Commercial, residential, consumer, and agricultural loans are granted. Although the Company has a diversified loan portfolio at December 31, 2010 and 2009, loans outstanding to individuals and businesses are dependent upon the local economic conditions in its immediate trade area.
The following table summarizes the primary segments of the loan portfolio as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands):

|  | Commercial |  |  | Real Estate- |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Consumer |  |  |  |
Real Estate-Mortgage |  | & Industrial |  |  | Construction |  |  | Residential |  |  | Commercial |  |  | Installment |  |  | Total |
Total loans |  | $ | 57,501 |  |  | $ | 15,845 |  |  | $ | 209,863 |  |  | $ | 84,304 |  |  | $ | 4,985 |  |  | $ | 372,498 |
Individually evaluated for impairment |  |  | 5,477 |  |  |  | 1,299 |  |  |  | 4,329 |  |  |  | 6,266 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 17,388 |
Collectively evaluated for impairment |  |  | 52,024 |  |  |  | 14,546 |  |  |  | 205,534 |  |  |  | 78,038 |  |  |  | 4,968 |  |  |  | 355,110 |

The Company’s loan portfolio is segmented to a level that allows management to monitor risk and performance. The portfolio is segmented into Commercial and Industrial (C & I), Real Estate Construction, Real Estate — Mortgage, which is further segmented into Residential and Commercial real estate, and Consumer Installment Loans. The commercial and industrial (C&I) loan segment consists of loans made for the purpose of financing the activities of commercial customers. The residential mortgage loan segment consists of loans made for the purpose of financing the activities of residential homeowners. The commercial mortgage loan segment consists of loans made for the purposed of financing the activities of commercial real estate owners and operators. The consumer loan segment consists primarily of installment loans and overdraft lines of credit connected with customer deposit accounts.
Management evaluates individual loans in all of the commercial segments for possible impairment if the loan is greater than $150,000 and if the loan is either in nonaccrual status or is risk-rated Special Mention or Substandard and is greater than 90 days past due. Loans are considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in evaluating impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the
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probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. The Company does not separately evaluate individual consumer and residential mortgage loans for impairment, unless such loans are part of larger relationship that is impaired.
Once the determination has been made that a loan is impaired, the determination of whether a specific allocation of the allowance is necessary is measured by comparing the recorded investment in the loan with the fair value of the loan using one of three methods: (a) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; (b) the loan’s observable market price; or (c) the fair value of the collateral less selling costs. The method is selected on a loan-by loan basis, with management primarily utilizing the fair value of collateral method. The evaluation of the need and amount of a specific allocation of the allowance and whether a loan can be removed from impairment status is made on a quarterly basis. The Company’s policy for recognizing interest income on impaired loans does not differ from its overall policy for interest recognition.
The following table presents impaired loans by class, segregated by those for which a specific allowance was required and those for which a specific allowance was not necessary as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands):

|  | Impaired Loans |
|  |  |  |  |  | Unpaid |  |  |  |  |  |  | Average |  |  | Interest |
|  | Recorded |  |  | Principal |  |  | Related |  |  | Recorded |  |  | Income |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010 |  | Investment |  |  | Balance |  |  | Allowance |  |  | Investment |  |  | Recognized |
With no related allowance recorded: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial and industrial |  | $ | 2,494 |  |  | $ | 2,503 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,157 |  |  | $ | — |
Real estate — construction |  |  | 618 |  |  |  | 614 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 543 |  |  |  | — |
Real estate — mortgage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Commercial |  |  | 1,764 |  |  |  | 1,758 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,372 |  |  |  | — |
With an allowance recorded: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial and industrial |  | $ | 655 |  |  | $ | 657 |  |  | $ | 203 |  |  | $ | 629 |  |  | $ | — |
Real estate — construction |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Real estate — mortgage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential |  |  | 594 |  |  |  | 594 |  |  |  | 221 |  |  |  | 594 |  |  |  | — |
Commercial |  |  | 1,556 |  |  |  | 1,556 |  |  |  | 188 |  |  |  | 663 |  |  |  | — |
Total: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial and industrial |  | $ | 3,149 |  |  | $ | 3,160 |  |  | $ | 203 |  |  | $ | 2,786 |  |  | $ | — |
Real estate — construction |  |  | 618 |  |  |  | 614 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 543 |  |  |  | — |
Real estate — mortgage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential |  |  | 594 |  |  |  | 594 |  |  |  | 221 |  |  |  | 594 |  |  |  | — |
Commercial |  |  | 3,320 |  |  |  | 3,314 |  |  |  | 188 |  |  |  | 2,035 |  |  |  | — |

The table above includes troubled debt restructuring loans of $1,664,000 as of December 31, 2010.
The following table presents the average recorded investment in impaired loans and related interest income recognized for the periods indicated (in thousands):

|  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
Average recorded investment in impaired loans |  | $ | 3,842 |  |  | $ | 1,887 |
Interest income recognized on impaired loans |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 13 |

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Management uses a nine-point internal risk-rating system to monitor the credit quality of the overall loan portfolio. The first five categories are considered not criticized and are aggregated as Pass-rated. The criticized rating categories utilized by management generally follow bank regulatory definitions. The Special Mention category includes assets that are currently protected but are potentially weak, resulting in an undue and unwarranted credit risk, but not to the point of justifying a Substandard classification. Loans in the Substandard category have well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt and have a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if the weaknesses are not corrected. All loans greater than 90 days past due are considered Substandard. Any portion of a loan that has been charged off is placed in the Loss category.
To help ensure that risk ratings are accurate and reflect the present and future capacity of borrowers to repay a loan as agreed, the Company has a structured loan-rating process with several layers of internal and external oversight. Generally, consumer and residential mortgage loans are included in the Pass categories unless a specific action, such as bankruptcy, repossession, or death, occurs to raise awareness of a possible credit event. The Company’s Commercial Loan Officers are responsible for the timely and accurate risk rating of the loans in their portfolios at origination and on an ongoing basis. The Credit Department performs an annual review of all commercial relationships $200,000 or greater. Confirmation of the appropriate risk grade is included in the review on an ongoing basis. The Company has an experienced Loan Review Department that continually reviews and assesses loans within the portfolio. The Company engages an external consultant to conduct loan reviews on a semiannual basis. Generally, the external consultant reviews commercial relationships greater than $250,000 and/or criticized relationships greater than $125,000. Detailed reviews, including plans for resolution, are performed on loans classified as Substandard on a quarterly basis. Loans in the Special Mention and Substandard categories that are collectively evaluated for impairment are given separate consideration in the determination of the allowance.
The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aggregate Pass rating and the criticized categories of Special Mention, Substandard, and Doubtful within the internal risk rating system as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands):

|  |  |  |  |  | Special |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Total |
December 31, 2010 |  | Pass |  |  | Mention |  |  | Substandard |  |  | Doubtful |  |  | Loans |
Commercial and industrial |  | $ | 52,008 |  |  | $ | 903 |  |  | $ | 4,366 |  |  | $ | 224 |  |  | $ | 57,501 |
Real estate — construction |  |  | 14,481 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,364 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,845 |
Real estate — mortgage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential |  |  | 192,823 |  |  |  | 1,601 |  |  |  | 15,439 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 209,863 |
Commercial |  |  | 76,979 |  |  |  | 353 |  |  |  | 6,972 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 84,304 |
Consumer installment |  |  | 4,937 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,985 |
Total: |  | $ | 341,228 |  |  | $ | 2,868 |  |  | $ | 28,178 |  |  | $ | 224 |  |  | $ | 372,498 |

Management further monitors the performance and credit quality of the loan portfolio by analyzing the age of the portfolio as determined by the length of time a recorded payment is past due. The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aging categories of performing loans and nonaccrual loans as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands):

|  |  |  |  |  | 30-59 Days |  |  | 60-89 Days |  |  | 90 Days+ |  |  | Total Past |  |  |  |  |  |  | Total |
December 31, 2010 |  | Current |  |  | Past Due |  |  | Past Due |  |  | Past Due |  |  | Due |  |  | Non-Accrual |  |  | Loans |
Commercial and industrial |  | $ | 53,712 |  |  | $ | 473 |  |  | $ | 776 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,249 |  |  | $ | 2,540 |  |  | $ | 57,501 |
Real estate — construction |  |  | 15,197 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 648 |  |  |  | 15,845 |
Real estate — mortgage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential |  |  | 193,647 |  |  |  | 2,950 |  |  |  | 1,580 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,530 |  |  |  | 11,686 |  |  |  | 209,863 |
Commercial |  |  | 79,120 |  |  |  | 1,607 |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,672 |  |  |  | 3,513 |  |  |  | 84,305 |
Consumer installment |  |  | 4,858 |  |  |  | 102 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 114 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 4,984 |
Total: |  | $ | 346,534 |  |  | $ | 5,132 |  |  | $ | 2,433 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 7,565 |  |  | $ | 18,399 |  |  | $ | 372,498 |

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Interest income that would have been recorded had these loans not been placed on nonaccrual status was $470,000 in 2010; $683,000 in 2009; and $393,000 in 2008.
An allowance for loan losses (“ALL”) is maintained to absorb losses from the loan portfolio. The ALL is based on management’s continuing evaluation of the risk characteristics and credit quality of the loan portfolio, assessment of current economic conditions, diversification and size of the portfolio, adequacy of collateral, past and anticipated loss experience, and the amount of nonperforming loans.
The Company’s methodology for determining the ALL is based on the requirements of ASC Section 310-10-35 for loans individually evaluated for impairment (discussed above) and ASC Subtopic 450-20 for loans collectively evaluated for impairment, as well as the Interagency Policy Statements on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and other bank regulatory guidance. The total of the two components represents the Company’s ALL.
Loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment are analyzed, with general allowances being made as appropriate. For general allowances, historical loss trends are used in the estimation of losses in the current portfolio. These historical loss amounts are modified by other qualitative factors.
The classes described above, which are based on the purpose code assigned to each loan, provide the starting point for the ALL analysis. Management tracks the historical net charge-off activity at the purpose code level. A historical charge-off factor is calculated utilizing a defined number of consecutive historical quarters. Consumer and Commercial pools currently utilize a rolling eight quarters.
Management has identified a number of additional qualitative factors which it uses to supplement the historical charge-off factor, because these factors are likely to cause estimated credit losses associated with the existing loan pools to differ from historical loss experience. The additional factors that are evaluated quarterly and updated using information obtained from internal, regulatory, and governmental sources are: national and local economic trends and conditions; levels of and trends in delinquency rates and nonaccrual loans; trends in volumes and terms of loans; effects of changes in lending policies; experience, ability, and depth of lending staff; value of underlying collateral; and concentrations of credit from a loan type, industry, and/ or geographic standpoint.
Management reviews the loan portfolio on a quarterly basis using a defined, consistently applied process in order to make appropriate and timely adjustments to the ALL. When information confirms all or part of specific loans to be uncollectible, these amounts are promptly charged off against the ALL.
Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the years ended December 31 are as follows (in thousands):

|  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
Balance, January 1 |  | $ | 4,937 |  |  | $ | 3,557 |  |  | $ | 3,299 |
Add: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions charged to operations |  |  | 3,580 |  |  |  | 2,578 |  |  |  | 608 |
Recoveries |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | 89 |  |  |  | 65 |
Less loans charged off |  |  | 2,370 |  |  |  | 1,287 |  |  |  | 415 |
Balance, December 31 |  | $ | 6,221 |  |  | $ | 4,937 |  |  | $ | 3,557 |

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6. |  | PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

Major classifications of premises and equipment at December 31 are summarized as follows:

(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Land and land improvements |  | $ | 1,898 |  |  | $ | 1,898 |
Building and leasehold improvements |  |  | 8,815 |  |  |  | 8,954 |
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment |  |  | 2,685 |  |  |  | 4,481 |
|  |  | 13,397 |  |  |  | 15,333 |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | 5,218 |  |  |  | 6,939 |
Total |  | $ | 8,179 |  |  | $ | 8,394 |

Depreciation charged to operations was $542,000 in 2010, $521,000 in 2009, and $518,000 in 2008.

7. |  | GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill totaled $4,559,000 at each of the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009. During 2008, the Company recorded goodwill totaling $187,000 in connection with the acquisition of a third-party financial institution’s branch office.
The Company recorded core deposit intangibles in 2008 of $109,000 in connection with the acquisitions of a third-party financial institution’s branch office.
Core deposit intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated lives of ten years. Amortization expense totaled $40,000 in 2010; $40,000 in 2009; and $30,000 in 2008. The estimated aggregate future amortization expense for core deposit intangible assets as of December 31, 2010, is as follows (in thousands):

2011 |  | $ | 39,762 |
2012 |  |  | 39,762 |
2013 |  |  | 39,762 |
2014 |  |  | 39,762 |
2015 |  |  | 39,762 |
Thereafter |  |  | 76,104 |
|  | $ | 274,914 |

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8. |  | OTHER ASSETS

The components of other assets are as follows:

(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
FHLB stock |  | $ | 1,887 |  |  | $ | 1,887 |
Accrued interest on investment securities |  |  | 1,222 |  |  |  | 671 |
Accrued interest on loans |  |  | 1,037 |  |  |  | 1,045 |
Deferred tax asset, net |  |  | 2,611 |  |  |  | 1,611 |
Prepaid federal deposit insurance |  |  | 1,684 |  |  |  | 2,776 |
Other real estate owned |  |  | 2,302 |  |  |  | 2,164 |
Other |  |  | 2,053 |  |  |  | 1,320 |
Total |  | $ | 12,796 |  |  | $ | 11,474 |

9. |  | DEPOSITS

Time deposits at December 31, 2010, mature $113,070,000, $35,479,000, $38,605,000, $19,413,000, and $38,326,000 during 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, respectively.
The aggregate of all time deposit accounts of $100,000 or more amounted to $91,476,000 and $82,345,000 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Maturities on time deposits of $100,000 or more at December 31, 2010, are as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  | Percent of |
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Amount |  |  | Total |
Within three months |  | $ | 11,832 |  |  |  | 12.93 | %
Beyond three but within six months |  |  | 8,413 |  |  |  | 9.20 |
Beyond six but within twelve months |  |  | 16,427 |  |  |  | 17.96 |
Beyond one year |  |  | 54,804 |  |  |  | 59.91 |
Total |  | $ | 91,476 |  |  |  | 100.00 | %

10. |  | SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

The outstanding balances and related information of short-term borrowings, which includes securities sold under agreements to repurchase, short-term borrowings from other banks, and federal funds purchased, are summarized as follows:

(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
Balance at year-end |  | $ | 7,632 |  |  | $ | 6,800 |  |  | $ | 1,886 |
Average balance outstanding |  |  | 7,320 |  |  |  | 2,281 |  |  |  | 2,967 |
Maximum month-end balance |  |  | 8,178 |  |  |  | 7,406 |  |  |  | 6,058 |
Weighted-average rate at year-end |  |  | 3.10 | % |  |  | 3.47 | % |  |  | 1.10 | %
Weighted-average rate during the year |  |  | 3.40 | % |  |  | 1.50 | % |  |  | 1.55 | %

Average balances outstanding during the year represent daily average balances, and average interest rates represent interest expense divided by the related average balance.
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The Company maintains a $4,000,000 line of credit at an adjustable rate, currently 3.76 percent, from Lorain National Bank and a $3,000,000 line of credit at an adjustable rate, currently at 4.00 percent, from Liberty Bank N.A. At December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, outstanding borrowings under these lines were $5,700,000, $5,700,000, and $0, respectively.

11. |  | OTHER BORROWINGS

Other borrowings consist of advances from the FHLB and subordinated debt as follows:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Weighted- |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Maturity range |  |  | average |  |  | Stated interest rate range |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description |  | from |  |  | to |  |  | interest |  |  | from |  |  | to |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Fixed rate |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — | % |  |  | — | % |  |  | — | % |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,250 |
Fixed rate amortizing |  |  | 02/01/12 |  |  |  | 10/01/28 |  |  |  | 3.96 |  |  |  | 2.70 |  |  |  | 4.48 |  |  |  | 9,073 |  |  |  | 12,367 |
Convertible |  |  | 10/09/12 |  |  |  | 10/09/12 |  |  |  | 4.14 |  |  |  | 4.14 |  |  |  | 4.14 |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  | 4,000 |
Junior subordinated debt |  |  | 12/21/37 |  |  |  | 12/21/37 |  |  |  | 6.58 |  |  |  | 6.58 |  |  |  | 6.58 |  |  |  | 8,248 |  |  |  | 8,248 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 19,321 |  |  | $ | 25,865 |

The scheduled maturities of other borrowings are as follows:

|  | 2010 |
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  | Weighted- |
Year Ending December 31, |  | Amount |  |  | Average Rate |
2011 |  | $ | 2,496 |  |  |  | 3.93 | %
2012 |  |  | 3,854 |  |  |  | 4.04 |
2013 |  |  | 1,362 |  |  |  | 3.95 |
2014 |  |  | 984 |  |  |  | 3.99 |
2015 |  |  | 685 |  |  |  | 4.01 |
Beyond 2015 |  |  | 9,940 |  |  |  | 6.14 |
|  | $ | 19,321 |  |  |  | 5.10 | %

The Company entered into a ten-year “Convertible Select” fixed commitment advance arrangement with the FHLB. Rates may be reset at the FHLB’s discretion on a quarterly basis based on the three-month LIBOR rate. At each rate change, the Company may exercise a put option and satisfy the obligation without penalty.
Fixed rate amortizing advances from the FHLB require monthly principal and interest payments and an annual 20 percent pay-down of outstanding principal. Monthly principal and interest payments are adjusted after each 20 percent pay-down. Under terms of a blanket agreement, collateral for the FHLB borrowings are secured by certain qualifying assets of the Company, which consist principally of first mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities. Under this credit arrangement, the Company has a remaining borrowing capacity of approximately $70.0 million at December 31, 2010.
In December 2006, the Company formed a special purpose entity (“Entity”) to issue $8,000,000 of floating rate, obligated mandatorily redeemable securities and $248,000 in common securities as part of a pooled offering. The rate is fixed through January 2012 at 6.58 percent and floats quarterly thereafter, equal to LIBOR plus 1.67 percent. The Entity may redeem them, in whole or in part, at face value after January 30, 2012. The Company borrowed the proceeds of the issuance from the Entity in December 2006 in the form of an $8,248,000 note payable, which is included in the liabilities section of the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. Debt issue costs of $248,000 have been capitalized and are being amortized through the first call date.
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12. |  | OTHER LIABILITIES

The components of other liabilities are as follows:

|  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Accrued interest payable |  | $ | 790 |  |  | $ | 905 |
Other |  |  | 1,181 |  |  |  | 1,275 |
Total |  | $ | 1,971 |  |  | $ | 2,180 |

13. |  | INCOME TAXES

The provision (benefit) for federal income taxes consists of:

(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
Current payable |  | $ | 689 |  |  | $ | 396 |  |  | $ | 657 |
Deferred |  |  | (777 | ) |  |  | (469 | ) |  |  | (270 | )
Total provision (benefit) |  | $ | (88 | ) |  | $ | (73 | ) |  | $ | 387 |

The tax effects of deductible and taxable temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are as follows:

(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  | $ | 2,115 |  |  | $ | 1,530 |
Supplemental retirement plan |  |  | 168 |  |  |  | 149 |
Alternative minimum tax credits |  |  | 353 |  |  |  | 268 |
Investment security basis adjustment |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | 158 |
Nonaccrual interest income |  |  | 272 |  |  |  | — |
Deferred origination fees, net |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 18 |
Net operating losses |  |  | 294 |  |  |  | 399 |
Other |  |  | 157 |  |  |  | 78 |
Gross deferred tax assets |  |  | 3,599 |  |  |  | 2,600 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Premises and equipment |  |  | 287 |  |  |  | 215 |
Net unrealized gain on securities |  |  | 148 |  |  |  | 290 |
FHLB stock dividends |  |  | 225 |  |  |  | 225 |
Intangibles |  |  | 159 |  |  |  | 63 |
Other |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 12 |
Gross deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 884 |  |  |  | 805 |
Net deferred tax assets |  | $ | 2,715 |  |  | $ | 1,795 |

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No valuation allowance was established at December 31, 2010 and 2009, in view of the Company’s ability to carry-back to taxes paid in previous years and certain tax strategies, coupled with the anticipated future taxable income as evidenced by the Company’s earnings potential.
The reconciliation between the federal statutory rate and the Company’s effective consolidated income tax rate is as follows:

|  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
|  |  |  |  |  | % of |  |  |  |  |  |  | % of |  |  |  |  |  |  | % of |
|  |  |  |  |  | Pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | Pre-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | Pre-tax |
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Amount |  |  | Income |  |  | Amount |  |  | Income |  |  | Amount |  |  | Income |
Provision at statutory rate |  | $ | 827 |  |  |  | 34.0 | % |  | $ | 581 |  |  |  | 34.0 | % |  | $ | 1,021 |  |  |  | 34.0 | %
Tax-free income |  |  | (993 | ) |  |  | (40.9 | ) |  |  | (729 | ) |  |  | (42.7 | ) |  |  | (713 | ) |  |  | (23.8 | )
Nondeductible interest expense |  |  | 76 |  |  |  | 3.1 |  |  |  | 73 |  |  |  | 4.3 |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 3.2 |
Other |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (0.7 | )
Actual tax expense and effective rate |  | $ | (88 | ) |  |  | (3.6 | )% |  | $ | (73 | ) |  |  | (4.3 | )% |  | $ | 387 |  |  |  | 12.7 | %

ASC 740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Benefits from tax positions should be recognized in the financial statements only when it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authority that would have full knowledge of all relevant information. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Tax positions that previously failed to meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be recognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which that threshold is met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be derecognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which that threshold is no longer met. At December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had no ASC 740-10 unrecognized tax benefits. The Company does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly increase within the next 12 months. The Company recognizes interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. The Company and the Banks are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as an income tax in the state of Ohio, and the Banks are subject to a capital-based franchise tax in the state of Ohio. The Company and the Banks are no longer subject to examination by taxing authorities for years before December 31, 2007.

14. |  | EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Retirement Plan
The Banks maintain section 401(k) employee savings and investment plans for all full-time employees and officers of the Banks with more than one year of service. The Banks’ contributions to the plans are based on 50 percent matching of voluntary contributions up to 6 percent of compensation. An eligible employee can contribute up to 15 percent of salary. Employee contributions are vested at all times, and MBC contributions are fully vested after six years beginning at the second year in 20 percent increments. EB contributions are vested at 25 percent for less than a year of employment, 50 percent after one year, 75 percent after two years, and fully vested after three years. Contributions for 2010, 2009, and 2008 to these plans amounted to $106,000, $96,000, and $96,000, respectively.
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Supplemental Retirement Plan
MBC maintains a Directors’ Retirement Plan to provide postretirement payments over a ten-year period to members of the Board of Directors who have completed five or more years of service. The plan requires payment of 25 percent of the final average annual board fees paid to a director in the three years preceding the director’s retirement.
The following table illustrates the components of the net periodic pension cost for the Directors’ Retirement Plan for the years ended:

(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
Components of net periodic pension costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Interest cost |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 13 |
Net periodic pension cost |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 25 |

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
During 2006, MBC implemented an Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) to provide post-retirement payments to members of senior management. The Plan agreements are noncontributory, defined contribution arrangements that provide supplemental retirement income benefits to five officers, with contributions made solely by the Banks. During 2010, 2009, and 2008, MBC contributed $92,000, $67,000, and $26,000, respectively, to the Plan.
Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan
The Company maintains a stock option and restricted stock plan (“the Plan”) for granting incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, and restricted stock for key officers and employees and nonemployee directors of the Company. A total of 160,000 shares of authorized and unissued or issued common stock are reserved for issuance under the Plan, which expires ten years from the date of stockholder ratification. The per share exercise price of an option granted will not be less than the fair value of a share of common stock on the date the option is granted. No option shall become exercisable earlier than one year from the date the Plan was approved by the stockholders.
The following table presents share data related to the outstanding options:

|  |  |  |  |  | Weighted- |  |  |  |  |  |  | Weighted- |
|  |  |  |  |  | Average |  |  |  |  |  |  | Average |
|  |  |  |  |  | Exercise |  |  |  |  |  |  | Exercise |
|  | 2010 |  |  | Price |  |  | 2009 |  |  | Price |
Outstanding, January 1 |  |  | 99,219 |  |  | $ | 26.85 |  |  |  | 110,465 |  |  | $ | 27.21 |
Granted |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Exercised |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Forfeited |  |  | (10,142 | ) |  |  | 17.90 |  |  |  | (11,246 | ) |  |  | 30.34 |
Outstanding, December 31 |  |  | 89,077 |  |  |  | 27.87 |  |  |  | 99,219 |  |  |  | 26.85 |
Exercisable at year-end |  |  | 89,077 |  |  |  | 27.87 |  |  |  | 99,219 |  |  |  | 26.85 |

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The following table summarizes the characteristics of stock options at December 31, 2010:

|  |  |  |  |  | Outstanding |  |  | Exercisable |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Contractual |  |  | Average |  |  |  |  |  |  | Average |
|  | Exercise |  |  |  |  |  |  | Average |  |  | Exercise |  |  |  |  |  |  | Exercise |
Grant Date |  | Price |  |  | Shares |  |  | Life |  |  | Price |  |  | Shares |  |  | Price |
December 9, 2002 |  | $ | 22.33 |  |  |  | 9,426 |  |  | $ | 1.94 |  |  |  | 22.33 |  |  | $ | 9,426 |  |  |  | 22.33 |
December 8, 2003 |  |  | 24.29 |  |  |  | 20,663 |  |  |  | 2.94 |  |  |  | 24.29 |  |  |  | 20,663 |  |  |  | 24.29 |
May 12, 2004 |  |  | 27.35 |  |  |  | 907 |  |  |  | 3.33 |  |  |  | 27.35 |  |  |  | 907 |  |  |  | 27.35 |
December 13, 2004 |  |  | 30.45 |  |  |  | 12,958 |  |  |  | 3.95 |  |  |  | 30.45 |  |  |  | 12,958 |  |  |  | 30.45 |
December 14, 2005 |  |  | 36.73 |  |  |  | 8,485 |  |  |  | 4.95 |  |  |  | 36.73 |  |  |  | 8,485 |  |  |  | 36.73 |
December 10, 2006 |  |  | 40.24 |  |  |  | 3,675 |  |  |  | 5.95 |  |  |  | 40.24 |  |  |  | 3,675 |  |  |  | 40.24 |
April 19, 2007 |  |  | 37.33 |  |  |  | 3,639 |  |  |  | 6.31 |  |  |  | 37.33 |  |  |  | 3,639 |  |  |  | 37.73 |
May 16, 2007 |  |  | 37.48 |  |  |  | 1,337 |  |  |  | 6.41 |  |  |  | 37.48 |  |  |  | 1,337 |  |  |  | 37.48 |
December 10, 2007 |  |  | 37.00 |  |  |  | 3,150 |  |  |  | 6.95 |  |  |  | 37.00 |  |  |  | 3,150 |  |  |  | 37.00 |
January 2, 2008 |  |  | 36.25 |  |  |  | 1,337 |  |  |  | 7.12 |  |  |  | 36.25 |  |  |  | 1,337 |  |  |  | 36.25 |
November 10, 2008 |  |  | 23.00 |  |  |  | 23,500 |  |  |  | 7.95 |  |  |  | 23.00 |  |  |  | 23,500 |  |  |  | 23.00 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 89,077 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89,077 |  |  |  |  |

|  | For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008, the Company granted 110, 150, and 150, respectively, of common stock under the restricted stock plan. The Company recognizes compensation expense in the amount of fair value of the common stock at the grant date and as an addition to stockholders’ equity.

15. |  | COMMITMENTS

|  | In the normal course of business, there are various outstanding commitments and certain contingent liabilities which are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. These commitments and contingent liabilities represent financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. The contract or notional amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement in particular types of financial instruments which were composed of the following:

(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Commitments to extend credit |  | $ | 68,972 |  |  | $ | 59,498 |
Standby letters of credit |  |  | 789 |  |  |  | 351 |
Total |  | $ | 69,761 |  |  | $ | 59,849 |

These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company’s exposure to credit loss, in the event of nonperformance by the other parties to the financial instruments, is represented by the contractual amounts as disclosed. The Company minimizes its exposure to credit loss under these commitments by subjecting them to credit approval and review procedures and collateral requirements as deemed necessary. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates within one year of their origination.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Performance letters of credit represent conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These instruments are issued primarily to support bid or performance-related contracts. The coverage period for these instruments is typically a one-year period with an annual renewal option subject to prior approval by management. Fees earned from the issuance of these letters are recognized over the coverage period. For secured letters of credit, the collateral is typically bank deposit instruments or customer business assets.
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Leasing Arrangements
The Company leases certain of its banking facilities under operating leases which contain certain renewal options. As of December 31, 2010, approximate future minimum rental payments, including the renewal options under these leases, are as follows (in thousands):

2011 |  | $ | 205 |
2012 |  |  | 217 |
2013 |  |  | 219 |
2014 |  |  | 221 |
2015 |  |  | 226 |
Thereafter |  |  | 628 |

|  | The above amounts represent minimum rentals not adjusted for possible future increases due to escalation provisions and assume that all renewal option periods will be exercised by the Company. Rent expense approximated $234,000 and $246,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.

16. |  | REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS

|  | The Company is subject to the regulatory requirements of the Federal Reserve System as a multi-bank holding company. The affiliate banks are subject to regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the State of Ohio, Division of Financial Institutions.

|  | Effective February 11, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company’s subsidiary, EB, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the FDIC and the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions as a result of the joint examination by the FDIC and the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions completed in the fourth quarter of 2009. The MOU sets forth certain actions required to be taken by management of EB to rectify unsatisfactory conditions identified by the federal and state banking regulators that relate to EB’s concentration of credit for non-owner-occupied one-to-four family residential mortgage loans. The MOU requires EB to reduce delinquent and classified loans and enhance credit administration for non-owner-occupied residential real estate; to develop specific plans for the reduction of borrower indebtedness on classified and delinquent credits; to correct violations of laws and regulations listed in the joint examination report; to implement an earnings improvement plan; to maintain specified capital discussed below; to submit to the FDIC and the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions for review and comment a revised methodology for calculating and determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; and to provide 30 days’ advance notification of proposed dividend payments.

|  | Compliance with the terms of the MOU is a high priority for the Company. In anticipation of the requirements that would be imposed by the MOU executed February 11, 2010, management devoted significant resources to the preceding matters during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and continued to do so during 2010. Specific actions taken included the evaluation and reorganization of lending and credit administration personnel, retention of collection and workout personnel, and the sale of $4.6 million of nonperforming assets to a sister, nonbank-asset resolution subsidiary established late in the fourth quarter of 2009. In 2009, the Company invested $1.25 million in EB in the form of capital infusions to maintain Tier I capital at the level expected by the FDIC and the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions.

|  | The MOU requires that EB submit plans and report to the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions and the FDIC regarding EB’s loan portfolio and profit plan, among other matters. The MOU also requires that EB maintain its Tier I Leverage Capital ratio at not less than 9 percent. At December 31, 2010, the ratio was 9.45 percent.

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|  | Cash Requirements

|  | The district Federal Reserve Bank requires the Bank to maintain certain average reserve balances. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had required reserves of $4,625,000 and $2,910,000 comprised vault cash and a depository amount held with the Federal Reserve Bank.

|  | Loans

|  | Federal law prevents the Company from borrowing from the Banks unless the loans are secured by specific obligations. Further, such secured loans are limited in amount of 10 percent of the Banks’ common stock and capital surplus.

|  | Dividends

|  | MBC and EB are subject to dividend restrictions that generally limit the amount of dividends that can be paid by an Ohio state-chartered bank. Under the Ohio Banking Code, cash dividends may not exceed net profits as defined for that year combined with retained net profits for the two preceding years less any required transfers to surplus. Under this formula, for MBC, the amount available for payment of dividends for 2011 approximates $4,187,000 plus 2011 profits retained up to the date of the dividend declaration. For EB, the amount available for payment of dividends for 2011 is $0 until the net deficit for the two preceding years of $1,616,000 is overcome.

17. |  | REGULATORY CAPITAL

|  | Federal regulations require the Company and the Banks to maintain minimum amounts of capital. Specifically, each is required to maintain certain minimum dollar amounts and ratios of Total and Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets and of Tier I capital to average total assets.

|  | In addition to the capital requirements, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act (“FDICIA”) established five capital categories ranging from “well capitalized” to “critically undercapitalized.” Should any institution fail to meet the requirements to be considered “adequately capitalized,” it would become subject to a series of increasingly restrictive regulatory actions.

|  | As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the FDIC categorized the Banks as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be classified as a well capitalized financial institution, Total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, and Tier 1 Leverage capital ratios must be at least 10 percent, 6 percent, and 5 percent, respectively.

|  | The Company’s and its subsidiaries’ actual capital ratios are presented in the following table that shows that all regulatory capital requirements were met as of December 31, 2010.

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|  | Middlefield Banc Corp. |  |  | The Middlefield Banking Co. |  |  | Emerald Bank |
|  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2010 |
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Amount |  |  | Ratio |  |  | Amount |  |  | Ratio |  |  | Amount |  |  | Ratio |
Total Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actual |  | $ | 45,424 |  |  |  | 11.69 | % |  | $ | 38,335 |  |  |  | 11.48 | % |  | $ | 7,340 |  |  |  | 14.55 | %
For Capital Adequacy Purposes |  |  | 31,075 |  |  |  | 8.00 |  |  |  | 26,707 |  |  |  | 8.00 |  |  |  | 4,036 |  |  |  | 8.00 |
To Be Well Capitalized |  |  | 38,844 |  |  |  | 10.00 |  |  |  | 33,383 |  |  |  | 10.00 |  |  |  | 5,045 |  |  |  | 10.00 |
Tier I Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actual |  | $ | 40,552 |  |  |  | 10.44 | % |  | $ | 34,241 |  |  |  | 10.26 | % |  | $ | 6,691 |  |  |  | 13.26 | %
For Capital Adequacy Purposes |  |  | 15,537 |  |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  | 13,353 |  |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  | 2,018 |  |  |  | 4.00 |
To Be Well Capitalized |  |  | 23,306 |  |  |  | 6.00 |  |  |  | 20,030 |  |  |  | 5.00 |  |  |  | 3,027 |  |  |  | 6.00 |
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actual |  | $ | 40,552 |  |  |  | 6.69 | % |  | $ | 34,241 |  |  |  | 6.47 | % |  | $ | 6,691 |  |  |  | 9.45 | %
For Capital Adequacy Purposes |  |  | 24,240 |  |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  | 21,176 |  |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  | 2,832 |  |  |  | 4.00 |
To Be Well Capitalized |  |  | 30,300 |  |  |  | 5.00 |  |  |  | 26,471 |  |  |  | 5.00 |  |  |  | 3,540 |  |  |  | 5.00 |

The Company’s and its subsidiaries’ actual capital ratios are presented in the following table that shows that all regulatory capital requirements were met as of December 31, 2009.

|  | Middlefield Banc Corp. |  |  | The Middlefield Banking Co. |  |  | Emerald Bank |
|  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2009 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2009 |
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Amount |  |  | Ratio |  |  | Amount |  |  | Ratio |  |  | Amount |  |  | Ratio |
Total Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actual |  | $ | 43,549 |  |  |  | 12.34 | % |  | $ | 34,838 |  |  |  | 11.47 | % |  | $ | 7,067 |  |  |  | 14.91 | %
For Capital Adequacy Purposes |  |  | 28,243 |  |  |  | 8.00 |  |  |  | 24,306 |  |  |  | 8.00 |  |  |  | 3,793 |  |  |  | 8.00 |
To Be Well Capitalized |  |  | 35,304 |  |  |  | 10.00 |  |  |  | 30,382 |  |  |  | 10.00 |  |  |  | 4,741 |  |  |  | 10.00 |
Tier I Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actual |  | $ | 39,121 |  |  |  | 11.08 | % |  | $ | 31,640 |  |  |  | 10.41 | % |  | $ | 6,460 |  |  |  | 13.63 | %
For Capital Adequacy Purposes |  |  | 14,121 |  |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  | 12,153 |  |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  | 1,896 |  |  |  | 4.00 |
To Be Well Capitalized |  |  | 21,182 |  |  |  | 6.00 |  |  |  | 18,229 |  |  |  | 6.00 |  |  |  | 2,845 |  |  |  | 6.00 |
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actual |  | $ | 39,121 |  |  |  | 7.99 | % |  | $ | 31,640 |  |  |  | 7.45 | % |  | $ | 6,460 |  |  |  | 10.29 | %
For Capital Adequacy Purposes |  |  | 19,583 |  |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  | 16,984 |  |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  | 2,510 |  |  |  | 4.00 |
To Be Well Capitalized |  |  | 24,479 |  |  |  | 5.00 |  |  |  | 21,230 |  |  |  | 5.00 |  |  |  | 3,138 |  |  |  | 5.00 |

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18. |  | REORGANIZATION

|  | On October 23, 2009, the Company received from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland approval to establish an asset resolution subsidiary. Organized as an Ohio corporation under the name EMORECO, Inc. and wholly owned by the Company, the purpose of the asset resolution subsidiary is to maintain, manage, and ultimately dispose of nonperforming loans and real estate acquired by subsidiary banks as the result of borrower default on real-estate-secured loans. EMORECO’s assets consist of 26 nonperforming loans and three real estate development properties consisting of 18 lots transferred by Emerald Bank. EMORECO paid to Emerald Bank a total of approximately $4.6 million for the nonperforming loans and real estate, using funds contributed by the Company, which were borrowed under lines of credit of the holding company. According to Federal law governing bank holding companies, the real estate must be disposed of within two years after the properties were originally acquired by Emerald Bank, which occurred in May and June of 2008, although limited extensions may be granted by the Federal Reserve Bank. Federal law governing bank holding companies also provides that a holding company subsidiary has limited real estate investment powers. EMORECO may only manage and maintain property and may not improve or develop property without advance approval of the Federal Reserve Bank.

|  | Until recently, Middlefield Banc Corp. has been entitled to engage in the expanded range of activities in which a financial holding company, as defined in Federal Reserve Board rules, may engage. However, Middlefield Banc Corp. has not taken advantage of that expanded authority and has elected to rescind its financial holding company status. Middlefield Banc Corp. continues to be entitled to engage in activities deemed permissible to a bank holding company, as defined by Federal Reserve Board rules and the applicable laws of the United States.

19. |  | FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURE MEASUREMENTS

|  | The following disclosures show the hierarchal disclosure framework associated with the level of pricing observations utilized in measuring assets and liabilities at fair value. The three broad levels defined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles are as follows:

| Level I: |  | Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reported date.
| Level II: |  | Pricing inputs are other than the quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. The nature of these assets and liabilities includes items for which quoted prices are available but traded less frequently and items that are fair-valued using other financial instruments, the parameters of which can be directly observed.
| Level III: |  | Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

|  | This hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available.

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The following table presents the assets reported on the balance sheet at their fair value as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, by level within the fair value hierarchy. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

|  | December 31, 2010 |
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Level I |  |  | Level II |  |  | Level III |  |  | Total |
Assets Measured on a Recurring Basis: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government agency securities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 32,603 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 32,603 |
Obligations of states and political subdivisions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 76,880 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 76,880 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 91,369 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 91,369 |
Total debt securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 200,852 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 200,852 |
Equity securities |  |  | 920 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 920 |
Total |  | $ | 920 |  |  | $ | 200,852 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 201,772 |

|  | December 31, 2009 |
|  | Level I |  |  | Level II |  |  | Level III |  |  | Total |
Assets Measured on a Recurring Basis: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. government agency securities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18,330 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18,330 |
Obligations of states and political subdivisions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 56,721 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 56,721 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 60,741 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 60,741 |
Total debt securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 135,792 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 135,792 |
Equity securities |  |  | 919 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 919 |
Total |  | $ | 919 |  |  | $ | 135,792 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 136,711 |

Financial instruments are considered Level III when their values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable. In addition to these unobservable inputs, the valuation models for Level III financial instruments typically also rely on a number of inputs that are readily observable either directly or indirectly. Level III financial instruments also include those for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.
Gains and losses (realized and unrealized) included in earnings (or changes in net assets) for the year ended December 31, 2010, are reported as investment securities gains (losses), net on the Consolidated Statement of Income.
The following table presents the assets measured on a nonrecurring basis on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at their fair value as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, by level within the fair value hierarchy. Impaired loans that are collateral-dependent are written down to fair value through the establishment of specific reserves. Techniques used to value the collateral that secure the impaired loan include: quoted market prices for identical assets classified as Level I inputs and observable inputs, employed by certified appraisers, for similar assets classified as Level II inputs. In cases where valuation techniques included inputs that are unobservable and are based on estimates and assumptions developed by management based on the best information available under each circumstance, the asset valuation is classified as Level III inputs.
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|  | December 31, 2010 |
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Level I |  |  | Level II |  |  | Level III |  |  | Total |
Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,312 |  |  | $ | 2,758 |  |  | $ | 7,070 |
Other real estate owned |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,302 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,302 |

|  | December 31, 2009 |
|  | Level I |  |  | Level II |  |  | Level III |  |  | Total |
Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impaired loans |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,644 |  |  | $ | 149 |  |  | $ | 5,793 |
Other real estate owned |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,164 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,164 |

The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31 is as follows:

|  | December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
|  | Carrying |  |  | Fair |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Fair |
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Value |  |  | Value |  |  | Value |  |  | Value |
Financial assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 30,635 |  |  | $ | 30,635 |  |  | $ | 41,153 |  |  | $ | 41,153 |
Investment securities available for sale |  |  | 201,772 |  |  |  | 201,772 |  |  |  | 136,711 |  |  |  | 136,711 |
Net loans |  |  | 366,277 |  |  |  | 347,599 |  |  |  | 348,660 |  |  |  | 332,401 |
Bank-owned life insurance |  |  | 7,979 |  |  |  | 7,979 |  |  |  | 7,707 |  |  |  | 7,707 |
Federal Home Loan Bank stock |  |  | 1,887 |  |  |  | 1,887 |  |  |  | 1,887 |  |  |  | 1,887 |
Accrued interest receivable |  |  | 2,259 |  |  |  | 2,259 |  |  |  | 1,411 |  |  |  | 1,411 |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits |  | $ | 565,251 |  |  | $ | 570,471 |  |  | $ | 487,106 |  |  | $ | 491,436 |
Short-term borrowings |  |  | 7,632 |  |  |  | 7,632 |  |  |  | 6,800 |  |  |  | 6,800 |
Other borrowings |  |  | 19,321 |  |  |  | 19,801 |  |  |  | 25,865 |  |  |  | 27,356 |
Accrued interest payable |  |  | 790 |  |  |  | 790 |  |  |  | 905 |  |  |  | 905 |

Financial instruments are defined as cash, evidence of ownership interest in an entity, or a contract which creates an obligation or right to receive or deliver cash or another financial instrument from/to a second entity on potentially favorable or unfavorable terms.
Fair value is defined as the amount at which a financial instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties other than in a forced liquidation sale. If a quoted market price is available for a financial instrument, the estimated fair value would be calculated based upon the market price per trading unit of the instrument.
If no readily available market exists, the fair value estimates for financial instruments should be based upon management’s judgment regarding current economic conditions, interest rate risk, expected cash flows, future estimated losses, and other factors as determined through various option pricing formulas or simulation modeling. Since many of these assumptions result from judgments made by management based upon estimates which are inherently uncertain, the resulting estimated fair values may not be indicative of the amount realizable in the sale of a particular financial instrument. In addition, changes in assumptions on which the estimated fair values are based may have a significant impact on the resulting estimated fair values.
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As certain assets such as deferred tax assets and premises and equipment are not considered financial instruments, the estimated fair value of financial instruments would not represent the full value of the Company.
The Company employed simulation modeling in determining the estimated fair value of financial instruments for which quoted market prices were not available based upon the following assumptions:
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, Accrued Interest Receivable, Accrued Interest Payable, and Short-Term Borrowings
The fair value is equal to the current carrying value.
Bank-Owned Life Insurance
The fair value is equal to the cash surrender value of the life insurance policies.
Investment Securities Available for Sale
The fair value of investment securities is equal to the available quoted market price. If no quoted market price is available, fair value is estimated using the quoted market price for similar securities. Fair value for certain private-label collateralized mortgage obligations were determined utilizing discounted cash flow models, due to the absence of a current market to provide reliable market quotes for the instruments.
Loans
The fair value is estimated by discounting future cash flows using current market inputs at which loans with similar terms and qualities would be made to borrowers of similar credit quality. Where quoted market prices were available, primarily for certain residential mortgage loans, such market rates were utilized as estimates for fair value.
Deposits and Other Borrowed Funds
The fair values of certificates of deposit and other borrowed funds are based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rates are estimated using rates currently offered for similar instruments with similar remaining maturities. Demand, savings, and money market deposits are valued at the amount payable on demand as of year-end.
Commitments to Extend Credit
These financial instruments are generally not subject to sale, and estimated fair values are not readily available. The carrying value, represented by the net deferred fee arising from the unrecognized commitment or letter of credit, and the fair value, determined by discounting the remaining contractual fee over the term of the commitment using fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements with similar credit risk, are not considered material for disclosure. The contractual amounts of unfunded commitments and letters of credit are presented in Note 15.
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20. |  | PARENT COMPANY

Following are condensed financial statements for the Company.

(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | December 31, |
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  | $ | 257 |  |  | $ | 979 |
Interest-bearing deposits in other institutions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 121 |
Investment securities available for sale |  |  | 920 |  |  |  | 919 |
Investment in non-bank subsidiary |  |  | 3,385 |  |  |  | 4,543 |
Investment in subsidiary bank |  |  | 46,666 |  |  |  | 43,951 |
Other assets |  |  | 840 |  |  |  | 248 |
TOTAL ASSETS |  | $ | 52,068 |  |  | $ | 50,761 |
LIABILITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trust preferred securities |  | $ | 8,248 |  |  | $ | 8,248 |
Short-term borrowings |  |  | 5,700 |  |  |  | 5,700 |
Other liabilities |  |  | 98 |  |  |  | 106 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES |  |  | 14,046 |  |  |  | 14,054 |
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |  |  | 38,022 |  |  |  | 36,707 |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |  | $ | 52,068 |  |  | $ | 50,761 |

(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Year Ended December 31, |
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
INCOME |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends from subsidiary bank |  | $ | 2,061 |  |  | $ | 2,189 |  |  | $ | 2,184 |
Interest income |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 10 |
Other |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5 |
TOTAL INCOME |  |  | 2,081 |  |  |  | 2,198 |  |  |  | 2,199 |
EXPENSES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  | 773 |  |  |  | 547 |  |  |  | 539 |
Other |  |  | 270 |  |  |  | 266 |  |  |  | 379 |
TOTAL INCOME |  |  | 1,043 |  |  |  | 813 |  |  |  | 918 |
Income before income tax benefit |  |  | 1,038 |  |  |  | 1,385 |  |  |  | 1,281 |
Income tax benefit |  |  | (348 | ) |  |  | (273 | ) |  |  | (323 | )
Income before equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries |  |  | 1,386 |  |  |  | 1,658 |  |  |  | 1,604 |
Equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries |  |  | 1,131 |  |  |  | 123 |  |  |  | 1,011 |
NET INCOME |  | $ | 2,517 |  |  | $ | 1,781 |  |  | $ | 2,615 |

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(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | Year Ended December 31, |
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ | 2,517 |  |  | $ | 1,781 |  |  | $ | 2,615 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in undistributed net income of Middlefield Banking Company |  |  | (2,582 | ) |  |  | (1,604 | ) |  |  | (982 | )
Equity in undistributed net income of Emerald Bank |  |  | 292 |  |  |  | 1,325 |  |  |  | (29 | )
Equity in undistributed net income of EMORECO |  |  | 1,159 |  |  |  | 156 |  |  |  | — |
Compensation expense on stock options |  |  | — |  |  |  | 61 |  |  |  | 15 |
Other |  |  | (602 | ) |  |  | (125 | ) |  |  | 168 |
Net cash provided by operating activities |  |  | 784 |  |  |  | 1,594 |  |  |  | 1,787 |
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in subsidiary bank |  |  | (500 | ) |  |  | (1,250 | ) |  |  | — |
Investment in non-bank subsidiary |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4,700 | ) |  |  | — |
Net cash (used for) investing activities |  |  | (500 | ) |  |  | (5,950 | ) |  |  | — |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net increase in short-term borrowings |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,700 |  |  |  | — |
Purchase of treasury stock |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,351 | )
Exercise of stock options |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21 |
Proceeds from dividend reinvestment plan |  |  | 510 |  |  |  | 557 |  |  |  | 616 |
Cash dividends |  |  | (1,637 | ) |  |  | (1,608 | ) |  |  | (1,576 | )
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities |  |  | 1,127 |  |  |  | 4,649 |  |  |  | (2,290 | )
Increase (decrease) in cash |  |  | (843 | ) |  |  | 293 |  |  |  | (503 | )
CASH AT BEGINNING OF YEAR |  |  | 1,100 |  |  |  | 807 |  |  |  | 1,310 |
CASH AT END OF YEAR |  | $ | 257 |  |  | $ | 1,100 |  |  | $ | 807 |

21. |  | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In reliance on the Rule 506 private offering exemption in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation D, in the first quarter of 2011 the Company sold a total of 36,500 shares of common stock at the cash purchase price of $16 per share. The shares were offered and sold solely to investors qualifying as accredited investors under Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, including directors and executive officers. After commissions payable to the Company’s sales agent, the net proceeds to the Company from these sales were approximately $300,000. The additional capital will be used for general corporate purposes and to support subsidiary bank capital.
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22. |  | SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited)

|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 31, |  |  | June 30, |  |  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | 2010 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2010 |
Total interest income |  | $ | 6,924 |  |  | $ | 7,332 |  |  | $ | 7,368 |  |  | $ | 7,470 |
Total interest expense |  |  | 2,869 |  |  |  | 2,747 |  |  |  | 2,752 |  |  |  | 2,577 |
Net interest income |  |  | 4,055 |  |  |  | 4,585 |  |  |  | 4,616 |  |  |  | 4,893 |
Provision for loan losses |  |  | 439 |  |  |  | 690 |  |  |  | 1,226 |  |  |  | 1,225 |
Net interest income after provision for loan losses |  |  | 3,616 |  |  |  | 3,895 |  |  |  | 3,390 |  |  |  | 3,668 |
Total noninterest income |  |  | 609 |  |  |  | 685 |  |  |  | 695 |  |  |  | 634 |
Total noninterest expense |  |  | 3,558 |  |  |  | 3,828 |  |  |  | 3,742 |  |  |  | 3,635 |
Income before income taxes |  |  | 667 |  |  |  | 752 |  |  |  | 343 |  |  |  | 667 |
Income taxes |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | (120 | ) |  |  | (28 | )
Net income |  | $ | 645 |  |  | $ | 714 |  |  | $ | 463 |  |  | $ | 695 |
Per share data: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 0.41 |  |  | $ | 0.46 |  |  | $ | 0.29 |  |  | $ | 0.44 |
Diluted |  |  | 0.41 |  |  |  | 0.46 |  |  |  | 0.29 |  |  |  | 0.44 |
Average shares outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  |  | 1,565,454 |  |  |  | 1,570,852 |  |  |  | 1,578,832 |  |  |  | 1,575,213 |
Diluted |  |  | 1,567,441 |  |  |  | 1,572,084 |  |  |  | 1,578,832 |  |  |  | 1,575,821 |

|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 31, |  |  | June 30, |  |  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |  | 2009 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2009 |
Total interest income |  | $ | 6,324 |  |  | $ | 6,305 |  |  | $ | 6,647 |  |  | $ | 6,775 |
Total interest expense |  |  | 3,111 |  |  |  | 2,934 |  |  |  | 2,861 |  |  |  | 2,877 |
Net interest income |  |  | 3,213 |  |  |  | 3,371 |  |  |  | 3,786 |  |  |  | 3,898 |
Provision for loan losses |  |  | 154 |  |  |  | 260 |  |  |  | 1,346 |  |  |  | 818 |
Net interest income after provision for loan losses |  |  | 3,059 |  |  |  | 3,111 |  |  |  | 2,440 |  |  |  | 3,080 |
Total noninterest income |  |  | 624 |  |  |  | 636 |  |  |  | 690 |  |  |  | 718 |
Total noninterest expense |  |  | 2,996 |  |  |  | 3,303 |  |  |  | 3,040 |  |  |  | 3,311 |
Income before income taxes |  |  | 687 |  |  |  | 444 |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |  | 487 |
Income taxes |  |  | 84 |  |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (123 | ) |  |  | (17 | )
Net income |  | $ | 603 |  |  | $ | 461 |  |  | $ | 213 |  |  | $ | 504 |
Per share data: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 0.39 |  |  | $ | 0.30 |  |  | $ | 0.14 |  |  | $ | 0.32 |
Diluted |  |  | 0.39 |  |  |  | 0.30 |  |  |  | 0.14 |  |  |  | 0.32 |
Average shares outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  |  | 1,536,930 |  |  |  | 1,541,960 |  |  |  | 1,551,056 |  |  |  | 1,547,239 |
Diluted |  |  | 1,541,247 |  |  |  | 1,543,538 |  |  |  | 1,551,069 |  |  |  | 1,551,069 |

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Board of Directors and Stockholders
Middlefield Banc Corp.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Middlefield Banc Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’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 Company 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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, 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 Middlefield Banc Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ending December 31, 2010, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Wexford, PA
March 4, 2011
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Overview
The consolidated review and analysis of Middlefield Banc Corp. (“Company”) is intended to assist the reader in evaluating the performance of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, and 2008. This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to the financial statements.
The Company is an Ohio corporation organized to become the holding company of The Middlefield Banking Company (“MBC”). MBC is a state-chartered bank located in Ohio. On April 19, 2007, the Company acquired Emerald Bank (“EB”), an Ohio-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Dublin, Ohio. On October 23, 2009, the Company established an asset resolution subsidiary named EMORECO, Inc. The Company and its two banking subsidiaries derive substantially all of their income from banking and bank-related services, which includes interest earnings on residential real estate, commercial mortgage, commercial and consumer financings as well as interest earnings on investment securities and deposit services to its customers through ten locations. The Company is supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, while the banks are subject to regulation and supervision by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions. MBC and EB are members of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Cincinnati, which is one of the 12 regional banks comprising the FHLB System.
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis section of the Annual Report contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based upon a variety of estimates and assumptions. The estimates and assumptions involve judgments about a number of things, including future economic, competitive, and financial market conditions and future business decisions. These matters are inherently subject to significant business, economic, and competitive uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Although the Company believes its estimates and assumptions are reasonable, actual results could vary materially from those shown. Inclusion of forward-looking information does not constitute a representation by the Company or any other person that the indicated results will be achieved. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
These forward-looking statements may involve significant risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from the results in these forward-looking statements.
Significant Factors Affecting Financial Results
On October 23, 2009, MBC received from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland approval to establish an asset resolution subsidiary. Organized as an Ohio corporation under the name EMORECO, Inc. and wholly owned by the Company, the purpose of the asset resolution subsidiary is to maintain, manage, and ultimately dispose of nonperforming loans and real estate acquired by subsidiary banks as the result of borrower default on real-estate-secured loans. EMORECO’s assets consist of 26 nonperforming loans and three real estate development properties consisting of 18 lots transferred by EB. EMORECO paid to EB a total of approximately $4.5 million for the nonperforming loans and real estate, using funds contributed by the Company, which were borrowed under its lines of credit. Federal law governing bank holding companies provides that a holding company subsidiary has limited real estate investment powers. EMORECO may only manage and maintain property and may not improve or develop property without advance approval of the Federal Reserve Bank.
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Effective February 11, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company’s subsidiary, EB, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the FDIC and the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions as a result of the joint examination by the FDIC and the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions completed in the fourth quarter of 2009. The MOU sets forth certain actions required to be taken by management of EB to rectify unsatisfactory conditions identified by the federal and state banking regulators that relate to EB’s concentration of credit for non-owner-occupied, one-to-four-family residential mortgage loans. The MOU requires EB to reduce delinquent and classified loans and enhance credit administration for non-owner-occupied residential real estate; to develop specific plans for the reduction of borrower indebtedness on classified and delinquent credits; to correct violations of laws and regulations listed in the joint examination report; to implement an earnings improvement plan; to maintain specified capital discussed below; to submit to the FDIC and the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions for review and comment a revised methodology for calculating and determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; and to provide 30 days’ advance notification of proposed dividend payments. The MOU also requires EB to maintain a Tier I leverage capital ratio of at least 9 percent. EB is required by the terms of the MOU to submit updated plans to the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions and the FDIC regarding EB’s loan portfolio and profit plan, among other matters.
Compliance with the terms of the MOU is a high priority for the Company. Specific actions taken include the evaluation and reorganization of lending and credit administration personnel, the retention of collection and workout personnel, and the sale of nonperforming assets of approximately $4.5 million to EMORECO. To maintain EB’s Tier I capital at the level required by the MOU, the Company has restrained EB’s growth and has contributed to EB capital of $1.25 million in 2009 and $500,000 in 2010. As of December 31, 2010, EB’s Tier I leverage capital ratio was 9.45 percent.
In 2010 the Company continued to feel the impact of the recession that began in late 2007, with reduced loan demand and fewer good lending opportunities, sluggish local and regional economies, a depressed residential and commercial real estate market, and elevated unemployment levels. These factors have contributed to significant growth in our nonperforming assets, including loans in nonaccrual status and real estate acquired in satisfaction of defaulted debt. The growth of nonperforming assets has affected both EB and MBC. MBC, especially, experienced significant growth both in 2009 and in 2010, particularly with growth in interest-bearing deposits. As a result, the regulatory capital ratios of MBC and the Company as a whole declined in 2010, although by the end of 2010 MBC had begun to reverse that trend by restraining deposit growth.
Both MBC and the Company are implementing plans to reduce substandard assets and to maintain regulatory capital at elevated levels. The goal of the elevated capital levels is to account for the ongoing economic stress in the markets in which the Company and its subsidiary banks operate and to account for the growth that has already occurred in substandard and other nonperforming assets. MBC has also hired additional staff to enhance the ongoing monitoring and management of the credit portfolio generally as well as nonperforming assets in particular. In addition, in January of 2011, the Company’s board established a goal to achieve by December 31, 2011, and to maintain indefinitely thereafter Tier I leverage capital of 7.25 percent and total risk-based capital of 12 percent, both at the level of the Company and at MBC. The parent company board also affirmed the goal of restraining growth at the level of the subsidiary banks to promote achievement of these elevated capital level targets. The Company’s Tier I leverage capital was 6.69 percent as of December 31, 2010, with total risk-based capital of 11.69 percent. MBC’s Tier I leverage capital was 6.47 percent as of December 31, 2010, with total risk-based capital of 11.48 percent. No assurance can be given that capital enhancement and capital maintenance measures taken already or that are being taken will enable the Company and MBC to achieve their 7.25 percent Tier I leverage capital ratio and 12 percent total risk-based capital ratio goals as of year-end 2011, along with EB’s minimum 9 percent Tier I leverage capital requirement. Additional measures to achieve the capital goals could potentially be necessary, such as a reduction of dividends, but the Company is optimistic that the Company, MBC, and EB will achieve their capital goals based on the capital enhancement and maintenance measures taken already and being taken in 2011.
Consequently, for the immediate future, capital enhancement and reduction of nonperforming assets are a higher priority than growth. The Company does not anticipate significant deposit growth, and the percentage of assets represented by the securities portfolio will continue to exceed historical levels until loan demand in the Company’s markets recovers. An increase in loan demand and in the availability of high-quality lending opportunities depends on improvement in a broad range of economic factors in the markets in which the Company operates, including employment levels and the condition of the residential and commercial real estate markets in northeastern Ohio and in central Ohio.
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Critical Accounting Policies
Allowance for loan losses
Arriving at an appropriate level of allowance for loan losses involves a high degree of judgment. The Company’s allowance for loan losses provides for probable losses based upon evaluations of known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio.
Management uses historical information to assess the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses as well as the prevailing business environment, which is affected by changing economic conditions and various external factors and which may impact the portfolio in ways currently unforeseen. The allowance is increased by provisions for loan losses and by recoveries of loans previously charged off and reduced by loans charged off. For a full discussion of the Company’s methodology of assessing the adequacy of the reserve for loan losses, refer to Note 1 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” commencing on the previous pages of this Annual Report.
The allowance for loan loss balance as of December 31, 2010, totaled $6.2 million, representing a $1.3 million increase from the end of 2009. For the year of 2010, the provision for loan losses was $3.6 million, which represented an increase of $1.0 million from the $2.6 million provided during 2009. This level of provision during 2010 is reflective of the persistent economic conditions adversely impacting the market areas served by the Company’s affiliate banks, which have caused nonperforming loans to increase. Asset quality is a high-priority in our overall business plan as it relates to long-term asset growth projections. During 2010, net charge-offs increased by $1.1 million compared with 2009. Two key ratios to monitor asset quality performance are net charge-offs/average loans and the allowance for loan losses/nonperforming loans. At year-end 2010, these ratios were 0.63 percent and 31.1 percent, respectively, compared with 0.36 percent and 30.3 percent in 2009.
Valuation of Securities
Securities are classified as held-to-maturity or available-for-sale on the date of purchase. Only those securities classified as held-to-maturity are reported at amortized cost. Available-for-sale and trading securities are reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of related deferred income taxes, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income, respectively. The fair value of a security is determined based on quoted market prices. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is determined based on quoted prices of similar instruments. Realized securities gains or losses are reported within noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. Available-for-sale securities are reviewed quarterly for possible other-than-temporary impairment. The review includes an analysis of the facts and circumstances of each individual investment such as the severity of loss, the length of time the fair value has been below cost, the expectation for that security’s performance, the creditworthiness of the issuer and the Company’s intent and ability to hold the security to recovery. A decline in value that is considered to be other-than-temporary is recorded as a loss within noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company believes the price movements in these securities are dependent upon the movement in market interest rates. The Company’s management also maintains the intent and ability to hold securities in an unrealized loss position to the earlier of the recovery of losses or maturity.
On a quarterly basis, the Company performs an assessment to determine whether there have been any events or economic circumstances indicating that a security with an unrealized loss has suffered other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI). A debt security is considered impaired if the fair value is less than its amortized cost basis at the reporting date. Generally accepted accounting principles require the Company to assess whether the unrealized loss is other-than-temporary.
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An unrealized loss is generally deemed to be other-than-temporary and a credit loss is deemed to exist if the present value of the expected future cash flows is less than the amortized cost basis of the debt security. As a result the credit loss component of an OTTI is recorded as a component of investment securities gains (losses) in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Income, while the remaining portion of the impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income, provided the Company does not intend to sell the underlying debt security and it is “more-likely-than-not” that the Company will not have to sell the debt security prior to recovery.
Debt securities issued by U.S. government agencies, U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, and state and political subdivisions accounted for more than 91.7 percent of the total available-for-sale portfolio as of December 31, 2010, and no credit losses are expected, given the explicit and implicit guarantees provided by the U.S. federal government and the lack of significant unrealized loss positions within the obligations of the state and political subdivisions security portfolio. The Company’s assessment of expected credit losses was concentrated mainly on private-label collateralized mortgage obligations of approximately $16.6 million, for which the Company evaluates credit losses on a quarterly basis. Gross unrealized gain and loss positions related to these private-label collateralized mortgage obligations amounted to $1.0 million and $328,000, respectively. The Company considered the following factors in determining whether a credit loss exists and the period over which the debt security is expected to recover:

| • |  | The length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than the amortized cost basis.

| • |  | Changes in the near-term prospects of the underlying collateral of a security such as changes in default rates, loss severity given default and significant changes in prepayment assumptions.

| • |  | The level of cash flows generated from the underlying collateral supporting the principal and interest payments of the debt securities.

| • |  | Any adverse change to the credit conditions and liquidity of the issuer, taking into consideration the latest information available about the overall financial condition of the issuer, credit ratings, recent legislation and government actions affecting the issuer’s industry and actions taken by the issuer to deal with the present economic climate.

As of December 31, 2010, there was one available-for-sale debt security with an unrealized loss that had suffered OTTI which resulted in a $35,000 non-cash charge against noninterest income.
Refer to Note 4 in the consolidated financial statements.
Income Taxes
The Company estimates income tax expense based on amounts expected to be owed to the various tax jurisdictions in which the Company conducts business. On a quarterly basis, management assesses the reasonableness of its effective tax rate based upon its current estimate of the amount and components of net income, tax credits and the applicable statutory tax rates expected for the full year. The estimated income tax expense is recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined using the balance sheet method and are reported in accrued taxes, interest, and expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is based on the tax effects of the differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities and recognizes enacted changes in tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent they exist and are subject to a valuation allowance based on management’s judgment that realization is more-likely-than-not.
Accrued taxes represent the net estimated amount due to taxing jurisdictions and are reported in accrued taxes, interest, and expenses in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company evaluates and assesses the relative risks and appropriate tax treatment of transactions and filing positions after considering statutes, regulations, judicial precedent, and other information, and maintains tax accruals consistent with its evaluation of these relative risks and merits. Changes to the estimate of accrued taxes occur periodically due to changes in tax rates, interpretations of tax laws, the status of examinations being conducted by taxing authorities, and changes to statutory, judicial, and regulatory guidance that impact the relative risks of tax positions. These changes, when they occur, can affect deferred taxes and accrued taxes as well as the current period’s income tax expense and can be significant to the operating results of the Company.
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Changes in Financial Condition
General. The Company’s total assets increased $73.5 million, or 13.2 percent, to $632.2 million at December 31, 2010, from $558.7 million at December 31, 2009. This increase was composed of a net increase in investment securities of $65.1 million and net loans receivable of $17.6 million. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $10.5 million.
The increase in the Company’s total assets reflects a corresponding increase in total liabilities of $72.2 million, or 13.8 percent, to a total balance of $594.2 million at December 31, 2010, from $522.0 million at December 31, 2009. The Company also experienced an increase in total stockholders’ equity of $1.3 million.
The increase in total liabilities was primarily due to deposit growth for the year. Total deposits increased $78.1 million, or 16.0 percent, to $565.2 million at December 31, 2010, from $487.1 million as of December 31, 2009. The net increase in total stockholders’ equity can be attributed to an increase in common stock and net income less dividends paid.
Cash on hand, interest-earning deposits, and federal funds sold. Cash and due from banks, interest-earning deposits, and federal funds sold represent cash equivalents, which decreased a combined $10.5 million, or 25.6 percent, to $30.7 million at December 31, 2010, from $41.2 million at December 31, 2009. Deposits from customers into savings and checking accounts, loan and security repayments, and proceeds from borrowed funds typically increase these accounts. Decreases result from customer withdrawals, new loan originations, security purchases, and repayments of borrowed funds. The net decrease in 2010 can be attributed principally to a decrease in federal funds sold balances of $8.0 million, or 28.3 percent.
Securities. Management’s goal in structuring the portfolio is to maintain a prudent level of liquidity while providing an acceptable rate of return, without sacrificing asset quality. Maturing securities have historically provided sufficient liquidity. The balance of total securities increased $65.1 million, or 47.6 percent, as compared with 2009, with the ratio of securities to total assets also increasing to 31.9 percent at December 31, 2010, compared with 24.5 percent at December 31, 2009. This trend of higher-security investments was driven by an increase in mortgage-backed securities of $30.6 million, or 50.4 percent, as compared with year-end 2009. The growth in this segment of investments was the result of attractive yield opportunities and a desire to increase diversification within the Company’s securities portfolio. This growth was supported by an increase in obligations of state and political subdivisions securities and U.S. government agency securities of $20.2 million, or 35.5 percent, and $14.3 million, or 77.4 percent, respectively, from year-end 2009.
The Company continues to benefit from the advantages of mortgage-backed securities, which totaled $91.4 million, or 45.3 percent, of the Company’s total investment portfolio at December 31, 2010. The primary advantage of mortgage-backed securities has been the increased cash flows due to the more rapid (monthly) repayment of principal as compared with other types of investment securities, which deliver proceeds upon maturity or call date. The weighted-average federal tax equivalent (“FTE”) yield on all debt securities at year-end 2010 was 5.19 percent, as compared with 6.03 percent at year-end 2009 and 5.48 percent at year-end 2008. While the Company’s focus is to generate interest revenue primarily through loan growth, management will continue to invest excess funds in securities when opportunities arise.
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The majority of all of the Company’s securities are valued based on prices compiled by third-party vendors using observable market data. However, certain securities are less actively traded and do not always have quoted market prices. The determination of their fair value, therefore, requires judgment, since this determination may require benchmarking to similar instruments or analyzing default and recovery rates. Examples include certain collateralized mortgage and debt obligations and high-yield debt securities
Loans receivable. The loans receivable category consists primarily of single-family mortgage loans used to purchase or refinance personal residences located within the Company’s market area and commercial real estate loans used to finance properties that are used in the borrowers’ businesses or to finance investor-owned rental properties and commercial loans to finance the business operations and, to a lesser extent, construction and consumer loans. Net loans receivable increased $17.6 million, or 5.1 percent, to $366.3 million at December 31, 2010, from $348.7 million at December 31, 2009. Included in this growth were increases in real estate construction, commercial real estate, and residential real estate loans of $8.0, $5.5, and $4.8 million, respectively.
The product mix in the loan portfolio includes commercial loans comprising 15.5 percent, construction loans 4.3 percent, residential real estate loans 56.3 percent, commercial real estate loans 22.6 percent, and consumer loans 1.3 percent at December 31, 2010, compared with 16.1 percent, 2.2 percent, 58.0 percent, 22.3 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively, at December 31, 2009.
Loans contributed 72.5 percent of total interest income in 2010 and 77.8 percent in 2009. The loan portfolio yield of 5.82 percent in 2010 was 50 basis points greater than the average yield for total interest earning assets. Management recognizes that, while the loan portfolio holds some of the Company’s highest-yielding assets, it is inherently the most risky portfolio. Accordingly, management attempts to balance credit risk versus return with conservative credit standards. Management has developed and maintains comprehensive underwriting guidelines and a loan review function that monitors credits during and after the approval process. Because of the Company’s increased levels of nonperforming assets, management has recently implemented additional procedures to make certain that MBC obtains current borrower financial information on an annual basis throughout the life of the loan obligation.
To minimize risks associated with changes in the borrower’s future repayment capacity, the Company generally requires scheduled periodic principal and interest payments on all types of loans and normally requires collateral.
The Company will continue to monitor the relatively mild pace of its loan portfolio growth during 2011. The Company’s lending markets remain challenging and have impacted loan growth due to increased payoffs and a flat-to-declining level of loan originations during 2010. The Company anticipates total loan growth to be marginal, with volume to continue at a flat-to-moderate pace throughout 2011. The Company remains committed to sound underwriting practices without sacrificing asset quality and avoiding exposure to unnecessary risk that could weaken the credit quality of the portfolio.
FHLB stock. FHLB stock remained unchanged at $1.9 million at December 31, 2010, when compared with the prior year.
Goodwill. Goodwill results from prior business acquisitions and represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of acquired tangible assets and liabilities and identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill is assessed annually for impairment and any such impairment is recognized in the period identified by a charge to earnings. In assessing goodwill for impairment, management estimates the fair value of the Company’s banking subsidiary to which the goodwill relates. To arrive at fair value estimates, management considers prices received upon sale of other banking institutions of similar size and with similar operating results. Purchase prices as a multiple of earnings, book value, tangible book value, and deposits are considered and applied to the Company’s banking subsidiary. The process of evaluating goodwill for impairment requires management to make significant estimates and judgments. The use of different estimates, judgments, or approaches to estimate fair value could result in a different conclusion regarding impairment of goodwill. Based on the analysis, management has determined that there is no goodwill impairment.
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The Company annually utilizes the services of an independent third party that is regarded in the banking industry as an expert in valuing core deposits and monitoring the ongoing value of core deposit intangibles and goodwill on an annual basis. Goodwill balances were unchanged in 2010.
Bank-owned life insurance. Bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) is universal life insurance, purchased by the Company, on the lives of the Company’s officers. The beneficial aspects of these universal life insurance policies are tax-free earnings and a tax-free death benefit, which are realized by the Company as the owner of the policies. BOLI increased by $272,000 to $8.0 million as of December 31, 2010, from $7.7 million at the end of 2009 as a result of the earnings of the underlying insurance policies.
Deposits. Interest-earning assets are funded generally by both interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing core deposits. Deposits are influenced by changes in interest rates, economic conditions, and competition from other banks. The Company considers various sources when evaluating funding needs including, but not limited to, deposits, which represented 95.4 percent of the Company’s total funding sources at December 31, 2010. The deposit base consists of demand deposits, savings, money market accounts, and time deposits. Total deposits increased $78.1 million, or 16.0 percent, to $565.2 million at December 31, 2010, from $487.1 million at December 31, 2009.
Time deposits, particularly certificates of deposit (“CDs”), remain the most significant source of funding for the Company’s earning assets, making up 43.3 percent of total deposits. During 2010, time deposits increased $4.1 million, or 1.7 percent, from year-end 2009. This increase was the smallest increase in both dollar amount and percentage of any of the Bank’s deposit products. This is primarily due to the historically low market interest rates on CDs, leaving customers’ looking for more liquid deposit types.
Complementing the increase in time deposits was the increase in the Company’s savings balances, which were up $39.6 million, or 36.9 percent, to finish at $147.0 million at year-end 2010 as compared with $107.4 million at year-end 2009. Also adding to the Company’s deposit growth for the year was the increase in money market accounts, which were up $14.7 million, or 26.0 percent, from year-end 2009. Demand deposit accounts increased $19.8 million when compared with the prior year. The Company will continue to experience increased competition for deposits in its market areas, which could challenge net growth in its deposit balances. The Company will continue to evaluate its deposit portfolio mix to properly utilize both retail and wholesale funds to support earning assets and minimize interest costs.
Borrowed funds. The Company utilizes short and long-term borrowings as another source of funding used for asset growth and liquidity needs. These borrowings primarily include FHLB advances, junior subordinated debt, lines of credit from other banks, and repurchase agreement borrowings. Borrowed funds decreased $5.7 million, or 17.4 percent, to $27.0 million at December 31, 2010, from $32.7 million at December 31, 2009. FHLB advances declined $6.5 million, with short-term borrowings increasing $832,000.
Stockholders’ equity. The Company maintains a capital level that exceeds regulatory requirements as a margin of safety for its depositors and shareholders. All of the capital ratios exceeded the regulatory well capitalized guidelines. EB is required by the terms of its MOU to maintain Tier 1 leverage capital of at least 9 percent. To account for the ongoing economic stress in the markets in which the Company and its subsidiary banks operate and to account for the growth that has already occurred in substandard and other nonperforming assets, the Company’s board has established a goal to achieve Tier I leverage capital of at least 7.25 percent and total risk-based capital of at least 12 percent by December 31, 2011, both on the part of the Company and MBC. Shareholders’ equity totaled $38.0 million at December 31, 2010, compared with $36.7 million at December 31, 2009, which represents growth of 3.5 percent. Contributing most to this increase was year-to-date net income of $2.5 million. Offsetting the growth in capital were cash dividends paid of $1.6 million, or $1.04 per share, year-to-date.
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The Company maintains a dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan. The plan allows shareholders to purchase additional shares of company stock. A benefit of the plan is to permit the shareholders to reinvest cash dividends as well as make supplemental purchases without the usual payment of brokerage commissions. During 2010, shareholders invested more than $510,000 through the dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan. These proceeds resulted in the issuance of 26,441 new shares at an average price of $19.40.
Average balance sheet and yield/rate analysis. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, information concerning the total dollar amounts of interest income from interest-earning assets and the resultant average yields, the total dollar amounts of interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and the resultant average costs, net interest income, interest rate spread, and the net interest margin earned on average interest-earning assets. For purposes of this table, average balances are calculated using monthly averages and the average loan balances include nonaccrual loans and exclude the allowance for loan losses, and interest income includes accretion of net deferred loan fees. Yields on tax-exempt securities (tax-exempt for federal income tax purposes) are shown on a fully tax equivalent basis utilizing a federal tax rate of 34 percent.

|  | For The Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
|  | Average |  |  |  |  |  |  | Average |  |  | Average |  |  |  |  |  |  | Average |  |  | Average |  |  |  |  |  |  | Average |
|  | Balance |  |  | Interest |  |  | Yield/Cost |  |  | Balance |  |  | Interest |  |  | Yield/Cost |  |  | Balance |  |  | Interest |  |  | Yield/Cost |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |  |  | (Dollars in thousands) |  |  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Interest-earning assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable |  | $ | 362,239 |  |  | $ | 21,084 |  |  |  | 5.82 | % |  | $ | 335,714 |  |  | $ | 20,271 |  |  |  | 6.04 | % |  | $ | 317,226 |  |  | $ | 21,426 |  |  |  | 6.75 | %
Investments securities (3) |  |  | 177,377 |  |  |  | 7,835 |  |  |  | 5.19 | % |  |  | 110,142 |  |  |  | 5,676 |  |  |  | 6.03 | % |  |  | 96,277 |  |  |  | 4,349 |  |  |  | 5.48 | %
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks |  |  | 32,466 |  |  |  | 175 |  |  |  | 0.54 | % |  |  | 16,078 |  |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 0.64 | % |  |  | 7,701 |  |  |  | 263 |  |  |  | 3.41 | %
Total interest-earning assets |  |  | 572,082 |  |  |  | 29,094 |  |  |  | 5.32 | % |  |  | 461,934 |  |  |  | 26,051 |  |  |  | 5.85 | % |  |  | 421,204 |  |  |  | 26,038 |  |  |  | 6.40 | %
Noninterest-earning assets |  |  | 39,896 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,777 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,658 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  |  | 611,978 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 495,711 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 450,862 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest-bearing liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest-bearing demand deposits |  | $ | 43,714 |  |  |  | 394 |  |  |  | 0.90 | % |  | $ | 32,609 |  |  |  | 318 |  |  |  | 0.98 | % |  | $ | 24,178 |  |  |  | 297 |  |  |  | 1.23 | %
Money market deposits |  |  | 66,392 |  |  |  | 942 |  |  |  | 1.42 | % |  |  | 37,200 |  |  |  | 760 |  |  |  | 2.04 | % |  |  | 25,042 |  |  |  | 783 |  |  |  | 3.13 | %
Savings deposits |  |  | 130,107 |  |  |  | 1,616 |  |  |  | 1.24 | % |  |  | 87,295 |  |  |  | 1,371 |  |  |  | 1.57 | % |  |  | 70,868 |  |  |  | 1,363 |  |  |  | 1.92 | %
Certificates of deposit |  |  | 248,445 |  |  |  | 6,552 |  |  |  | 2.64 | % |  |  | 225,821 |  |  |  | 7,847 |  |  |  | 3.47 | % |  |  | 216,732 |  |  |  | 9,909 |  |  |  | 4.57 | %
Borrowings |  |  | 30,865 |  |  |  | 1,441 |  |  |  | 4.67 | % |  |  | 32,071 |  |  |  | 1,487 |  |  |  | 4.63 | % |  |  | 36,229 |  |  |  | 1,706 |  |  |  | 4.70 | %
Total interest-bearing liabilities |  |  | 519,523 |  |  |  | 10,945 |  |  |  | 2.11 | % |  |  | 414,996 |  |  |  | 11,783 |  |  |  | 2.84 | % |  |  | 373,049 |  |  |  | 14,058 |  |  |  | 3.77 | %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities |  |  | 53,350 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,358 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,762 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders’ equity |  |  | 39,105 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,357 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,051 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |  | $ | 611,978 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 495,711 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 450,862 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net interest income |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 18,149 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 14,268 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 11,980 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate spread (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.22 | % |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.01 | % |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.63 | %
Net yield on interest-earning assets (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.41 | % |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.30 | % |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.06 | %
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 110.12 | % |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 111.31 | % |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 112.91 | %

(1) |  | Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
(2) |  | Net yield on interest-earning assets represents net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.
(3) |  | Tax equivalent adjustments to interest income for tax-exempt securities were $1,365, $969, and $932 for 2010, 2009, and 2008 respectively.

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|  | 2010 versus 2009 |  |  | 2009 versus 2008 |
|  | Increase (decrease) due to |  |  | Increase (decrease) due to |
|  | Volume |  |  | Rate |  |  | Total |  |  | Volume |  |  | Rate |  |  | Total |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |  |  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Interest-earning assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans receivable |  | $ | 1,602 |  |  | $ | (789 | ) |  | $ | 813 |  |  | $ | 1,249 |  |  | $ | (2,404 | ) |  | $ | (1,155 | )
Investments securities |  |  | 4,057 |  |  |  | (1,898 | ) |  |  | 2,159 |  |  |  | 760 |  |  |  | 567 |  |  |  | 1,327 |
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 286 |  |  |  | (445 | ) |  |  | (159 | )
Total interest-earning assets |  |  | 5,765 |  |  |  | (2,722 | ) |  |  | 3,043 |  |  |  | 2,295 |  |  |  | (2,282 | ) |  |  | 13 |
Interest-bearing liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest-bearing demand deposits |  |  | 108 |  |  |  | (32 | ) |  |  | 76 |  |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | (83 | ) |  |  | 21 |
Money market deposits |  |  | 597 |  |  |  | (416 | ) |  |  | 181 |  |  |  | 381 |  |  |  | (404 | ) |  |  | (23 | )
Savings deposits |  |  | 672 |  |  |  | (427 | ) |  |  | 245 |  |  |  | 315 |  |  |  | (307 | ) |  |  | 8 |
Certificates of deposit |  |  | 786 |  |  |  | (2,081 | ) |  |  | (1,295 | ) |  |  | 415 |  |  |  | (2,480 | ) |  |  | (2,065 | )
Borrowings |  |  | (56 | ) |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | (45 | ) |  |  | (195 | ) |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | (216 | )
Total interest-bearing liabilities |  |  | 2,107 |  |  |  | (2,945 | ) |  |  | (838 | ) |  |  | 1,020 |  |  |  | (3,295 | ) |  |  | (2,275 | )
Net interest income |  | $ | 3,658 |  |  | $ | 223 |  |  | $ | 3,881 |  |  | $ | 1,275 |  |  | $ | 1,013 |  |  | $ | 2,288 |

Changes in Results of Operations
2010 Results Compared to 2009 Results
General. The Company posted net income of $2.5 million, compared with $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. On a per share basis, 2010 earnings were $1.60 per diluted share, representing an increase from the $1.15 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2009. The return on average equity for the year ended December 31, 2010, was 6.44 percent and its return on average assets was 0.41 percent. The $736,000 or 41.3 percent improvement in net income between 2010 and 2009 can be attributed to an increase in net interest income of $3.9 million. This increase was partially offset by an increase in noninterest expense of $2.1 million and an increase of $1.0 million in provision for loan losses.
Net interest income. Net interest income, which is the Company’s largest revenue source, is the difference between interest income on earning assets and interest expense paid on liabilities. Net interest income is affected by the changes in interest rates and the composition of interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income increased by $3.9 million in 2010 to $18.1 million compared with $14.3 million for 2009. This increase is the net result of a $3.0 million rise in interest income which was supported by a decline in interest expense of $838,000. Interest-earning assets averaged $572.1 million during 2010, representing a $110.1 million, or 23.8 percent, increase since year-end 2009. The Company’s average interest-bearing liabilities increased 25.2 percent from $415.0 million in 2009 to $519.5 million in 2010.
The Company finances its earning assets with a combination of interest-bearing and interest-free funds. The interest-bearing funds are composed of deposits, short-term borrowings, and long-term debt. Interest paid for the use of these funds is the second factor in the net interest income equation. Interest-free funds, such as demand deposits and stockholders’ equity, require no interest expense and, therefore, contribute significantly to net interest income.
The profit margin, or spread, on invested funds is a key performance measure. The Company monitors two key performance indicators- net interest spread and net interest margin. The net interest spread represents the difference between the average rate earned on interest-earning assets and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The net interest margin represents the overall profit margin: net interest income as a percentage of total interest-earning assets. This performance indicator gives effect to interest earned for all investable funds, including the substantial volume of interest-free funds. For 2010 the net interest margin, measured on a fully taxable equivalent basis, increased to 3.41 percent, compared with 3.30 percent in 2009.
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Interest income. Interest income increased $3.0 million to $29.1 million for 2010, which was partially attributed to an $813,000 increase in interest and fees on loans that was complemented by an increase in interest on investment securities. The change in interest income on securities was attributable to an increase in the average balance of investment securities of $67.2 million, or 61.0 percent, to $177.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, as compared with $110.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. The growth was offset by a decrease in the investment security yield to 5.19 percent for 2010, compared with 6.03 percent for 2009.
Interest and fees on loans increased $813,000 to $21.1 million for 2010, compared with $20.3 million for 2009. This increase was primarily attributable to the growth of the average balance of loans of $26.5 million to $362.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, as compared with $335.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, which was offset by a decline in the loan yield to 5.82 percent for 2010, compared with 6.04 percent for 2009. This decline was due to the fact that a large percentage of the loan portfolio uses the prime rate as its index. Loans continued to reprice to the historically low 3.25 percent prime rate throughout 2010.
Interest expense. Interest expense decreased $838,000, or 7.1 percent, to $10.9 for 2010, compared with $11.8 million for 2009. This change in interest expense can be attributed to an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities, which was more than offset by a 73-basis-point decline in the rate paid on these liabilities. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities grew by $104.5 million to $519.5 million as compared with $415.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. Interest incurred on deposits declined by $792,000 for the year from $10.3 million in 2009 to $9.5 million for year-end 2010. The change in deposit expense was due to an increase in the average balance of $105.7 million in 2010, which was more than offset by a 75-basis-point decline during the year. Interest incurred on FHLB advances, repurchase agreements, junior subordinated debt, and other borrowings declined $45,000, or 3.0 percent, to $1.4 million for 2010, compared with $1.5 million for 2009. The decline was mitigated by a four-basis-point increase in the rate paid on these borrowings during the year.
Loan loss provision. The provision for loan losses is an operating expense recorded to maintain the related balance sheet allowance for loan losses at an amount considered adequate to cover probable losses incurred in the normal course of lending. The provision for loan losses at December 31, 2010, was $3.6 million compared with $2.6 million in 2009. The loan loss provision is based upon management’s assessment of a variety of factors, including types and amounts of nonperforming loans, historical loss experience, collectibility of collateral values and guaranties, pending legal action for collection of loans and related guaranties, and current economic conditions. The loan loss provision reflects management’s judgment of the current period cost-of-credit risk inherent in the loan portfolio. Although management believes the loan loss provision has been sufficient to maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses, actual loan losses could exceed the amounts that have been charged to operations.
Our asset quality numbers reflect the continued environment of sustained economic weakness, including continued high unemployment, increased levels of under-employment, and lower real estate values. In our northeastern Ohio markets, credit issues are tied to owner occupied residential properties. In contrast, our central Ohio market is reporting delinquencies tied to non-owner occupied residential properties. We believe that it is prudent, in light of the increased amount of nonperforming loans, to operate with higher levels of general loan loss reserves. During 2011, we will continue to provide a higher than historic level of provision to address credit quality issues.
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The increased loan loss provision, which has outpaced loan charge-offs, has substantially strengthened the allowance for loan losses. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans increased to 1.67 percent of total loans at December 31, 2010, compared with the 1.40 percent at December 31, 2009. During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company created a new entity, EMORECO, Inc., which is designed to aid in troubled asset resolution. During November 2009, EMORECO purchased $4.6 million of nonperforming assets from EB. The Company provided $720,000 in support of loans held in EMORECO in 2010.
Noninterest income. Noninterest income decreased $45,000, or 1.7 percent, to $2.6 million for 2010 compared with $2.7 million for 2009. The decrease is due to a reduction in service charges on deposit accounts of $121,000. This decline is the result of changes in federal regulations regarding the collection of overdraft fees. This decrease was partially offset by the collection of rent on other real estate owned properties, a net gain of $11,000 on the sale of investment securities, and a $7,000 increase in income on bank-owned insurance policies.
Noninterest expense. Operating expenses increased $2.1 million, or 16.7 percent, to $14.8 million for 2010 compared with $12.7 million for 2009. Expense increases in salaries and employee benefits of $473,000 were the result of the addition of employees due to the growth of the Company and increases in employees’ health benefits. FDIC assessments increased $459,000 in 2010 as a result of the deposit growth for the year. Losses on the sale of other real estate owned increased $600,000, or 327.9 percent, to $783,000 when compared with the prior year. This increase reflects the Company’s active pursuit of sales opportunities of other real estate owned properties and a conservative approach in valuing these properties. Included in this total is the Company’s non-bank asset resolution subsidiary EMORECO, which had $730,000 in losses on the sale of other real estate owned. Other expenses increased to $3.1 million, up $760,000, or 33.0 percent, compared with the 2009 balance of $2.3 million. Included in this amount are expenses related to delinquent loans, foreclosures, and other real estate owned, which totaled $565,000, an increase of $521,000 over the prior year, which represents 62.5 percent of the increase. EMORECO had $353,000 in loan and other real estate owned expenses as of December 31, 2010. Based on the number of nonperforming loans, management believes that the higher-than-historic expenses related to asset quality will continue into 2011. Offsetting these increases is a reduction of $174,000 in data-processing costs, which occurred when the Company changed data processors in April 2010 and resulted in a more favorable data-processing contract. Additionally, the Company received Ohio state franchise tax refunds, which resulted in a $145,000 decrease when compared with 2009.
Provision for income taxes. The provision for income taxes decreased $15,000, or 20.5 percent, to a tax benefit of $88,000 for 2010, compared with a tax benefit of $73,000 in 2009. This decrease was due to an increase in pretax income of $721,000 during 2010. This increase was offset by the increase in non-taxable income from obligations of states and political subdivisions to $2.7 million, an increase of $768,000 when compared with 2009. The Company’s effective federal income tax rate in 2010 was (3.6) percent compared to (4.3) percent in 2009.
2009 Results Compared to 2008 Results
General. The Company posted net income of $1.8 million, compared with $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. On a per share basis, 2009 earnings were $1.15 per diluted share, representing a decrease from the $1.69 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2008. The return on average equity for the year ended December 31, 2009, was 4.90 percent and its return on average assets was 0.36 percent. The $834,000, or 31.9 percent, decline in net income between 2009 and 2008 can primarily be attributed to an increase in total noninterest expense of $2.1 million and provision for loan losses of $2.0 million. This decrease was partially offset by a reduction of interest expense of $2.3 million and an increase of $442,000 in noninterest income.
Net interest income. Net interest income, which is the Company’s largest revenue source, is the difference between interest income on earning assets and interest expense paid on liabilities. Net interest income is affected by the changes in interest rates and the composition of interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income increased by $2.3 million in 2009 to $14.3 million, compared with $12.0 million for 2008. This increase is the net result of a $13,000 rise in interest income, which was supported by a major decline in interest expense of $2.3 million. Interest-earning assets averaged $461.9 million during 2009, representing a $40.7 million, or 9.7 percent, increase since year-end 2008. The Company’s average interest-bearing liabilities increased 11.2 percent, from $373.1 million in 2008 to $415.0 million in 2009.
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The Company finances its earning assets with a combination of interest-bearing and interest-free funds. The interest-bearing funds are composed of deposits, short-term borrowings, and long-term debt. Interest paid for the use of these funds is the second factor in the net interest income equation. Interest-free funds, such as demand deposits and stockholders’ equity, require no interest expense and, therefore, contribute significantly to net interest income.
The profit margin, or spread, on invested funds is a key performance measure. The Company monitors two key performance indicators- net interest spread and net interest margin. The net interest spread represents the difference between the average rate earned on interest-earning assets and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The net interest margin represents the overall profit margin: net interest income as a percentage of total interest-earning assets. This performance indicator gives effect to interest earned for all investable funds, including the substantial volume of interest-free funds. For 2009 the net interest margin, measured on a fully taxable equivalent basis, increased to 3.30 percent, compared with 3.06 percent in 2008.
Interest income. Interest income increased $13,000 to $26.1 million for 2009, which was attributed to a $1.2 million decline in interest and fees on loans that was offset by an increase in interest on investment securities. The change in interest income on securities was primarily attributable to an increase in the average balance of investment securities of $13.9 million, or 14.4 percent, to $110.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, as compared with $96.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. In addition to growth there was also an increase in the investment security yield to 6.03 percent for 2009, compared with 5.48 percent for 2008.
Interest and fees on loans declined $1.1 million to $20.3 million for 2009, compared with $21.4 million for 2008. This decrease was primarily attributable to the growth of the average balance of loans of $18.5 million to $335.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, as compared with $317.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, which was offset by a decline in the loan yield to 6.04 percent for 2009, compared with 6.75 percent for 2008. This decline was due to the fact that a large percentage of the loan portfolio uses the prime rate as its index. The prime rate averaged 3.25 percent in 2009 as compared to 5.09 percent in 2008.
Interest expense. Interest expense decreased $2.3 million, or 16.2 percent, to $11.8 for 2009, compared with $14.1 million for 2008. This change in interest expense can be attributed to an increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities, which was more than offset by a 93-basis-point decline in the rate paid on these liabilities. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities grew by $42.0 million to $415.0 million, as compared with $373.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. Interest incurred on deposits declined by $2.1 million for the year from $12.4 million in 2008 to $10.3 million for year-end 2009. The change in deposit expense was due to an increase in the average balance of $46.1 million in 2009, which was more than offset by a 98-basis-point decline during the year. Interest incurred on FHLB advances, repurchase agreements, junior subordinated debt, and other borrowings declined $216,000, or 12.7 percent, to $1.5 million for 2009, compared with $1.7 million for 2008. The decline was also attributable to a seven-basis-point decrease in the rate paid on these borrowing during the year.
Loan loss provision. The provision for loan losses is an operating expense recorded to maintain the related balance sheet allowance for loan losses at an amount considered adequate to cover probable losses incurred in the normal course of lending. The provision for loan losses at December 31, 2009, was $2,578,000 compared with $608,000 in 2008. The loan loss provision is based upon management’s assessment of a variety of factors, including types and amounts of nonperforming loans, historical loss experience, collectability of collateral values and guaranties, pending legal action for collection of loans and related guaranties, and current economic conditions. The loan loss provision reflects management’s judgment of the current period cost-of-credit risk inherent in the loan portfolio. Although management believes the loan loss provision has been sufficient to maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses, actual loan losses could exceed the amounts that have been charged to operations.
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Our asset quality numbers reflect the continued environment of sustained economic weakness, including continued high unemployment, increased levels of under-employment, and lower real estate values. In our northeastern Ohio markets, credit issues are tied to owner-occupied residential properties. In contrast, our central Ohio market is reporting delinquencies tied to non-owner-occupied residential properties. We believe that it is prudent, in light of the increased amount of nonperforming loans, to operate with higher levels of general loan loss reserves.
The increased loan loss provision, which has significantly outpaced loan charge-offs, has substantially strengthened the allowance for loan losses. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans increased to 1.40 percent of total loans at December 31, 2009, compared with the 1.28 percent reported at September 30, 2009, and 1.11 percent at December 31, 2008. During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company created a new entity, EMORECO, Inc., which is designed to aid in troubled asset resolution. During November 2009, EMORECO purchased $4.6 million of nonperforming assets from EB.
Noninterest income. Noninterest income increased $442,000, or 19.8 percent, to $2.7 million for 2009 compared with $2.2 million for 2008. Earnings on bank-owned life insurance were lower, reflective of the current interest rate environment. During 2008, the Company recognized a charge for other-than-temporary impairment on securities of $376,000. A similar charge, in the amount of $88,000, was recognized in 2009. Management has concluded that it is probable that there has been an adverse change in estimated cash flows for those securities, which management deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Noninterest expense. Operating expenses increased $2.0 million, or 19.4 percent, to $12.7 million for 2009 compared with $10.6 million for 2008. Expense increases in salaries and employee benefits of $1.0 million, occupancy expense of $43,000, and data processing costs of $114,000 during 2009 are all directly related to the growth of the Company. MBC opened its Cortland office in June 2008, while EB acquired an office in Westerville in November 2008. Both of these actions, while expanding the Company’s footprint, contributed to the higher expense levels. The premium for FDIC insurance increased 276.5 percent in 2009 to $707,000 compared with $188,000 for 2008.
Provision for income taxes. The provision for income taxes declined $460,000, or 118.8 percent, to a benefit of ($73,000) for 2009, compared with $387,000 for 2008. This decrease was primarily the result of a decline in income before taxes of $1.3 million, or 43.1 percent, to $1.7 million for 2009, compared with $3.0 million for 2008. The Company’s effective federal income tax rate in 2009 was (4.3) percent compared with 12.9 percent in 2008.
Asset and Liability Management
The primary objective of the Company’s asset and liability management function is to maximize the Company’s net interest income while simultaneously maintaining an acceptable level of interest rate risk given the Company’s operating environment, capital and liquidity requirements, performance objectives, and overall business focus. The principal determinant of the exposure of the Company’s earnings to interest rate risk is the timing difference between the repricing or maturity of interest-earning assets and the repricing or maturity of its interest-bearing liabilities. The Company’s asset and liability management policies are designed to decrease interest rate sensitivity primarily by shortening the maturities of interest-earning assets while, at the same time, extending the maturities of interest-bearing liabilities. The Board of Directors of the Company continues to believe in strong asset/liability management in order to insulate the Company from material and prolonged increases in interest rates. As a result of this policy, the Company emphasizes a larger, more diversified portfolio of residential mortgage loans in the form of mortgage-backed securities. Mortgage-backed securities generally increase the quality of the Company’s assets by virtue of the insurance or guarantees that back them, are more liquid than individual mortgage loans, and may be used to collateralize borrowings or other obligations of the Company.
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The Company’s Board of Directors has established an Asset and Liability Management Committee consisting of outside directors and senior management. This committee, which meets quarterly, generally monitors various asset and liability management policies and strategies which were implemented by the Company over the past few years.
Interest Rate Sensitivity Simulation Analysis
The Company utilizes income simulation modeling in measuring its interest rate risk and managing its interest rate sensitivity. The Asset and Liability Management Committee of the Company believes that simulation modeling enables the Company to more accurately evaluate and manage the possible effects on net interest income due to the exposure to changing market interest rates, the slope of the yield curve and different loan and mortgage-backed security prepayment, and deposit decay assumptions under various interest rate scenarios.
Earnings simulation modeling and assumptions about the timing and variability of cash flows are critical in net portfolio equity valuation analysis. Particularly important are the assumptions driving mortgage prepayments and the assumptions about expected attrition of the core deposit portfolios. These assumptions are based on the Company’s historical experience and industry standards and are applied consistently across the different rate risk measures.
The Company has established the following guidelines for assessing interest rate risk:
Net interest income simulation. Given a 200-basis-point parallel gradual increase or decrease in market interest rates, net interest income may not change by more than 10% for a one-year period.
Portfolio equity simulation. Portfolio equity is the net present value of the Company’s existing assets and liabilities. Given a 200-basis-point immediate and permanent increase or decrease in market interest rates, portfolio equity may not correspondingly decrease or increase by more than 20% of stockholders’ equity.
The following table presents the simulated impact of a 200-basis-point upward or downward shift of market interest rates on net interest income and the change in portfolio equity. This analysis was done assuming that the interest-earning asset and interest-bearing liability levels at December 31, 2010, remained constant. The impact of the market rate movements was developed by simulating the effects of rates changing gradually over a one-year period from the December 31, 2010, levels for net interest income, and portfolio equity. The impact of market rate movements was developed by simulating the effects of an immediate and permanent change in rates at December 31, 2010, for portfolio equity:

|  | Increase |  |  | Decrease |
|  | +200 BP |  |  | -200 BP |
Net interest income—increase (decrease) |  |  | (0.04 | )% |  |  | 1.81 | %
Portfolio equity—increase (decrease) |  |  | (17.50 | )% |  |  | (7.48 | )%

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Allowance for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses represents the amount management estimates are adequate to provide for probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. Accordingly, all loan losses are charged to the allowance, and all recoveries are credited to it. The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses, which is charged to operations. The provision is based on management’s periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, taking into account the overall risk characteristics of the various portfolio segments, the Company’s loan loss experience, the impact of economic conditions on borrowers, and other relevant factors. The estimates used to determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, including the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected on impaired loans, are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term. The total allowance for loan losses is a combination of a specific allowance for identified problem loans, a general allowance for homogeneous loan pools, and an unallocated allowance.
In 2010, the combination of sustained weakness in commercial real estate values and a sluggish economy continued to have an adverse impact on the financial condition of commercial borrowers. These factors resulted in the Company downgrading loan quality ratings of several commercial loans during the year. The distressed commercial real estate market also caused certain existing impaired commercial real estate loans to become under-collateralized during the year, resulting in the loans being charged down to the estimated net realizable value of the underlying collateral.
At December 31, 2010, the Company’s allowance for loan losses showed an increase of $1.3 million, for a balance of $6.2 million compared with $4.9 million from December 31, 2009. The allowance now represents 1.67 percent of the gross loan portfolio as compared with 1.40 percent for the previous year. The increase in the allowance for loan losses was necessitated by loan downgrades and an increase to specific reserves for impaired commercial real estate loans discussed above, coupled with the impact of charge-offs remaining at an elevated level. Net loan charge-offs totaled $2.3 million, or 0.63 percent of average loans, in 2010, compared with $1.2 million, or 0.36 percent, for 2009. To maintain the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, the Company recorded a yearly provision for loan loss of $3.6 million versus $2.6 million for 2009.
The specific allowance incorporates the results of measuring impaired loans. The formula allowance is calculated by applying loss factors to outstanding loans by type, excluding loans for which a specific allowance has been determined. Loss factors are based on management’s determination of the amounts necessary for concentrations and changes in mix and volume of the loan portfolio, and consideration of historical loss experience.
The non-specific allowance is determined based upon management’s evaluation of existing economic and business conditions affecting the key lending areas of the Company and other conditions, such as new loan products, credit quality trends, collateral values, unique industry conditions within portfolio segments that existed as of the balance sheet date, and the impact of those conditions on the collectibility of the loan portfolio. Management reviews these conditions quarterly. The non-specific allowance is subject to a higher degree of uncertainty because it considers risk factors that may not be reflected in the historical loss factors.
Although management believes that it uses the best information available to make such determinations and that the allowance for loan losses was adequate at December 31, 2010, future adjustments could be necessary if circumstances or economic conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the initial determinations. A downturn in the local economy and employment could result in increased levels of nonperforming assets and charge-offs, increased loan loss provisions, and reductions in income. Additionally, as an integral part of the examination process, bank regulatory agencies periodically review the Company’s loan loss allowance. The banking agencies could require the recognition of additions to the loan loss allowance based on their judgment of information available to them at the time of their examination.
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The following table sets forth information concerning the Company’s allowance for loan losses at the dates and for the periods presented.

|  | For the Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Allowance balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 4,937 |  |  | $ | 3,557 |  |  | $ | 3,299 |
Loans charged off: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial and industrial |  |  | (450 | ) |  |  | (217 | ) |  |  | (278 | )
Real estate — construction |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Real estate — mortgage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential |  |  | (1,433 | ) |  |  | (768 | ) |  |  | (2 | )
Commercial |  |  | (428 | ) |  |  | (81 | ) |  |  | — |
Consumer installment |  |  | (59 | ) |  |  | (221 | ) |  |  | (135 | )
Total loans charged off |  |  | (2,370 | ) |  |  | (1,287 | ) |  |  | (415 | )
Recoveries of loans previously charged off: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial and industrial |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 30 |
Real estate — construction |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Real estate — mortgage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |
Commercial |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Consumer installment |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | 33 |
Total recoveries |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | 89 |  |  |  | 65 |
Net loans charged off |  |  | (2,296 | ) |  |  | (1,198 | ) |  |  | (350 | )
Provision for loan losses |  |  | 3,580 |  |  |  | 2,578 |  |  |  | 608 |
Allowance balance at end of period |  | $ | 6,221 |  |  | $ | 4,937 |  |  | $ | 3,557 |
Loans outstanding: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average |  | $ | 362,239 |  |  | $ | 335,714 |  |  | $ | 317,226 |
End of period |  |  | 372,498 |  |  |  | 353,597 |  |  |  | 321,575 |
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to loans outstanding at end of period |  |  | 1.67 | % |  |  | 1.40 | % |  |  | 1.11 | %
Net charge offs to average loans |  |  | (0.63 | ) |  |  | (0.36 | ) |  |  | (0.11 | )

The following table illustrates the allocation of the Company’s allowance for probable loan losses for each category of loan for each reported period. The allocation of the allowance to each category is not necessarily indicative of future loss in a particular category and does not restrict our use of the allowance to absorb losses in other loan categories.

|  | At December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
|  |  |  |  |  | Percent of |  |  |  |  |  |  | Percent of |  |  |  |  |  |  | Percent of |
|  |  |  |  |  | Loans in Each |  |  |  |  |  |  | Loans in Each |  |  |  |  |  |  | Loans in Each |
|  |  |  |  |  | Category to |  |  |  |  |  |  | Category to |  |  |  |  |  |  | Category to |
|  | Amount |  |  | Total Loans |  |  | Amount |  |  | Total Loans |  |  | Amount |  |  | Total Loans |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |  |  | (Dollars in thousands) |  |  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Type of Loans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial and industrial |  | $ | 1,234 |  |  |  | 15.4 | % |  | $ | 864 |  |  |  | 16.1 | % |  | $ | 961 |  |  |  | 20.7 | %
Real estate — construction |  |  | 356 |  |  |  | 4.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2.2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2.5 |
Mortgage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential |  |  | 3,392 |  |  |  | 56.3 |  |  |  | 2,816 |  |  |  | 58.0 |  |  |  | 2,048 |  |  |  | 62.0 |
Commercial |  |  | 1,143 |  |  |  | 22.6 |  |  |  | 1,198 |  |  |  | 22.3 |  |  |  | 521 |  |  |  | 13.3 |
Consumer installment |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 1.4 |  |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 1.4 |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 1.5 |
Total |  | $ | 6,221 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 4,937 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 3,557 |  |  |  | 100 | %

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Nonperforming assets. Nonperforming assets included nonaccrual loans, troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”), renegotiated loans, loans 90 days or more past due, other real estate, and repossessed assets. A loan is classified as nonaccrual when, in the opinion of management, there are serious doubts about collectability of interest and principal. At the time the accrual of interest is discontinued, future income is recognized only when cash is received. TDRs are those loans which the Company, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the borrower that the Company would not otherwise consider. The Company had 13 TDRs with a combined principal balance of $1.6 million as of December 31, 2010. Nonperforming loans amounted to $20.0 million, or 5.4 percent, and $16.3 million, or 4.6 percent of total loans, at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The increase in nonperforming assets has occurred primarily in commercial and one-to-four-family real estate loans and other real estate owned. Nonperforming loans secured by real estate totaled $16.2 million as of December 31, 2010, up $3.3 million from $12.9 million at December 31, 2009. The depressed state of the economy and persistently high levels of unemployment have contributed to this trend, as well as the decline in the housing market across our geographic footprint that reflected declining home prices and increasing inventories of houses for sale. Real estate owned is written down to fair value at its initial recording and continually monitored.
A major factor in determining the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses is the type of collateral which secures the loans. Of the total nonperforming loans at December 31, 2010, 80.8 percent were secured by real estate. Although this does not insure against all losses, the real estate provides substantial recovery, even in a distressed-sale and declining-value environment. In response to the poor economic conditions which have eroded the performance of the Company’s loan portfolio, additional resources have been allocated to the loan workout process. The Company’s objective is to work with the borrower to minimize the burden of the debt service and to minimize the future loss exposure to the Company.
The following table summarizes nonperforming assets by category.

|  | At December 31, |
|  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2008 |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial and industrial |  | $ | 2,540 |  |  | $ | 2,960 |  |  | $ | 1,530 |
Real estate — construction |  |  | 648 |  |  |  | 248 |  |  |  | 469 |
Real estate — mortgage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential |  |  | 11,686 |  |  |  | 10,134 |  |  |  | 3,902 |
Commercial |  |  | 3,513 |  |  |  | 1,175 |  |  |  | 351 |
Consumer installment |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |
Total non-accrual loans |  |  | 18,399 |  |  |  | 14,519 |  |  |  | 6,254 |
Troubled debt restructuring: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial and industrial |  |  | 619 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Real estate — construction |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Real estate — mortgage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential |  |  | 530 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Commercial |  |  | 428 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Consumer installment |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total troubled debt restructuring |  |  | 1,587 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Accruing loans which are contractually past due 90 days or more: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial and industrial |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 558 |
Real estate — construction |  |  | — |  |  |  | 205 |  |  |  | — |
Real estate — mortgage: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential |  |  | — |  |  |  | 441 |  |  |  | 1,659 |
Commercial |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,111 |  |  |  | — |
Consumer installment |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9 |
Total accruing loans which are contractually past due 90 days or more |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,766 |  |  |  | 2,226 |
Total nonperforming loans |  | $ | 19,986 |  |  | $ | 16,285 |  |  | $ | 8,480 |
Real estate owned |  |  | 2,302 |  |  |  | 2,164 |  |  |  | 1,106 |
Total nonperforming assets |  | $ | 22,288 |  |  | $ | 18,450 |  |  | $ | 9,586 |
Total nonperforming loans to total loans |  |  | 5.37 | % |  |  | 4.61 | % |  |  | 2.64 | %
Total nonperforming loans to total assets |  |  | 3.16 | % |  |  | 2.92 | % |  |  | 1.81 | %
Total nonperforming assets to total assets |  |  | 3.53 | % |  |  | 3.30 | % |  |  | 2.05 | %

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Accrual of interest is discontinued on a loan when management believes, after considering economic and business conditions, the borrower’s financial condition is such that collection of interest is doubtful. Payments received on nonaccrual loans are recorded as income or applied against principal according to management’s judgment as to the collectibility of principal.
A loan is considered impaired when it is probable the borrower will not repay the loan according to the original contractual terms of the loan agreement. Management has determined that first mortgage loans on one-to-four family properties and all consumer loans represent large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans that are to be collectively evaluated. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays, which are defined as 90 days or less, generally are not classified as impaired. A loan is not impaired during a period of delay in payment if the Company expects to collect all amounts due, including interest accrued at the contractual interest rate for the period of delay. Management evaluates all loans identified as impaired individually. The Company estimates credit losses on impaired loans based on the present value of expected cash flows, or the fair value of the underlying collateral if loan repayment is expected to come from the sale or operation of the collateral. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off when it is determined a realized loss has occurred. Until that time, an allowance for loan losses is maintained for estimated losses.
Unless otherwise required by the loan terms, cash receipts on impaired loans are applied first to accrued interest receivable except when an impaired loan is also a nonaccrual loan, in which case the portion of the payment related to interest is recognized as income.
Interest income recognized on nonaccrual loans during all of the periods was insignificant. Management is not aware of any trends or uncertainties related to any loans classified as doubtful or substandard that might have a material effect on earnings, liquidity, or capital resources.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity. Management’s objective in managing liquidity is maintaining the ability to continue meeting the cash flow needs of bank customers, such as borrowings or deposit withdrawals, as well as the Company’s own financial commitments. The principal sources of liquidity are net income, loan payments, maturing and principal reductions on securities and sales of securities available for sale, federal funds sold, and cash and deposits with banks. Along with its liquid assets, the Company has additional sources of liquidity available to ensure that adequate funds are available as needed. These include, but are not limited to, the purchase of federal funds; the ability to borrow funds under line of credit agreements with correspondent banks; a borrowing agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the adjustment of interest rates to obtain deposits. Management believes that the Company has the capital adequacy, profitability, and reputation to meet the current and projected needs of its customers.
We manage liquidity based upon factors that include the amount of core deposits as a percentage of total deposits, the level of diversification of our funding sources, the allocation and amount of our deposits among deposit types, the short-term funding sources used to fund assets, the amount of non-deposit funding used to fund assets, the availability of unused funding sources, off-balance sheet obligations, the availability of assets to be readily converted into cash without undue loss, the amount of cash and liquid securities we hold, and the repricing characteristics and maturities of our assets when compared with the repricing characteristics of our liabilities and other factors.
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The Company’s liquid assets consist of cash and cash equivalents, which include investments in very short-term investments (i.e., Federal funds sold) and investment securities classified as available for sale. The level of these assets is dependent on the Company’s operating, investing, and financing activities during any given period. At December 31, 2010, cash and cash equivalents totaled $30.6 million, or 4.8 percent of total assets, while investment securities classified as available for sale totaled $201.8 million, or 31.9 percent of total assets. Management believes that the liquidity needs of the Company are satisfied by the current balance of cash and cash equivalents, readily available access to traditional funding sources, FHLB advances, junior subordinated debt, and the portion of the investment and loan portfolios that mature within one year. These sources of funds will enable the Company to meet cash obligations and off-balance sheet commitments as they come due.
Operating activities provided net cash of $5.7 million, $1.1 million, and $3.2 million for 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively, generated principally from net income of $2.5 million, $1.8 million, and $2.6 million in each of these respective periods.
Investing activities used $87.6 million, which consisted primarily of loan originations and repayments and investment purchases and maturities. These cash usages primarily consisted of loan increases of $23.0 million, as well as investment purchases of $113.9 million. Partially offsetting the usage of investment activities is $42.8 million of proceeds from investment security maturities and repayments. For the same period ended 2009, investing activities used $65.5 million in funds, principally for the net origination of loans and the purchase of investment securities of $34.5 million and $52.2 million, respectively. During the same period ended 2008, cash usages primarily consisted of loan originations of $13.4 million as well as investment purchases of $39.1 million.
Financing activities consist of the solicitation and repayment of customer deposits, borrowings and repayments, treasury stock activity, and the payment of dividends. During 2010, net cash provided by financing activities totaled $71.3 million, principally derived from an increase in deposit accounts of $78.1 million and offset by $6.5 million to repay FHLB borrowings. During 2009, net cash provided by financing activities totaled $88.1 million, principally derived from an increase in deposit accounts and offset by the repayment of other borrowings. During the same period ended 2008, net cash provided by financing activities was $30.6 million, principally derived from an increase in deposit accounts.
Liquidity may be adversely affected by unexpected deposit outflows, excessive interest rates paid by competitors, and similar matters. Management monitors projected liquidity needs and determines the level desirable, based in part on the Company’s commitment to make loans, as well as management’s assessment of the Company’s ability to generate funds. The Company anticipates that it will have sufficient liquidity to satisfy estimated short-term and long-term funding needs.
Capital Resources. The Company’s primary source of capital has been retained earnings. Historically, the Company has generated net retained income to support normal growth and expansion. Management has developed a capital planning policy to not only ensure compliance with regulations, but also to ensure capital adequacy for future expansion.
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to federal regulations imposing minimum capital requirements. Management monitors both the Company’s and banks’ Total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, and Tier I leverage capital ratios to assess compliance with regulatory guidelines. At December 31, 2010, both the Company and its subsidiaries exceeded the minimum risk-based and leverage capital ratio requirements. The Company’s Total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, and Tier I leverage ratios were 11.79 percent, 10.53 percent, and 6.73 percent at December 31, 2010. MBC’s Total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, and Tier I leverage ratios were 11.55 percent, 10.32 percent, and 6.50 percent, and EB’s were 14.63 percent, 13.34 percent, and 9.50 percent, respectively, at December 31, 2010.
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Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
The Company had approximately 1,052 stockholders of record as of January 21, 2011. There is no established market for the Company’s common stock. The stock is traded very infrequently. Bid prices are quoted from time to time in the “pink sheets” under the symbol “MBCN.” The “pink sheets” is a quotation service for over-the-counter securities that is maintained by Pink OTC Markets Inc., a privately owned company. The following table shows the high and low bid prices of and cash dividends paid on the Company’s common stock in 2010 and 2009, adjusted for stock splits and stock dividends. This information does not reflect retail mark-up, markdown, or commissions, and does not necessarily represent actual transactions.

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Cash |
|  | High |  |  | Low |  |  | Dividends |
|  | Bid |  |  | Bid |  |  | Per share |
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First Quarter |  | $ | 24.50 |  |  | $ | 19.50 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
Second Quarter |  | $ | 23.00 |  |  | $ | 18.67 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
Third Quarter |  | $ | 20.00 |  |  | $ | 16.99 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
Fourth Quarter |  | $ | 18.00 |  |  | $ | 16.25 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First Quarter |  | $ | 22.50 |  |  | $ | 20.00 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
Second Quarter |  | $ | 23.00 |  |  | $ | 19.50 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
Third Quarter |  | $ | 19.50 |  |  | $ | 15.25 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |
Fourth Quarter |  | $ | 24.00 |  |  | $ | 14.99 |  |  | $ | 0.26 |

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Board of Directors
Kenneth E. Jones — 2004
Chairman, Board of Directors, Emerald Bank
President
Chesapeake Financial Advisors
George J. Kontogiannis, AIA — 2004
Chief Executive Officer
The Kontogiannis Companies
Joseph C. Zanetos — 2004
President
Anthony-Thomas Candy Co.
Clayton W. Rose, III, C.P.A. — 2006
Shareholder
Rea & Associates, Inc.
Thomas G. Caldwell — 2007
President and Chief Executive Officer
Middlefield Banc Corp.
The Middlefield Banking Company
Richard T. Coyne — 2007
Chairman, Board of Directors, Middlefield Banc Corp.
The Middlefield Banking Company
Retired: Jaco Products and Capital Plastics
James L. Long — 2008
President and Chief Executive Officer
Emerald Bank
Officers
James L. Long — 2008
President and Chief Executive Officer
Donald L. Stacy — 2007
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Joe T.Glassco- 2009
Vice President
Commercial Lender
Charles T. Woodson — 2008
Assistant Vice President
Westerville Branch Manager
Laura E. Neale-2010
Assistant Vice President
Commercial Lender
Barbara J. Howard — 2004
Administrative Officer
Accountingo
Jessica L. Vituccio — 2009
Administrative Officer
Loan Specialist
Melody A. Askey — 2009
Compliance Officer
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Staff
Dublin Office:
Megan Davie — 2010 — Branch Supervisor
Elaine Gaub — 2005 — Customer Services
Marcia Boatwright — 2009 — Customer Services
Westerville Branch:
Lisa Stokes — 2006 — Teller Supervisor
Rebekah Bolton — 2008 — Customer Services
Valorie Thorpe — 2010 — Customer Services
Branch Locations
Dublin Branch Drive up ATM
6215 Perimeter Drive
Dublin, Ohio 43017
614.793.4631 • fax: 614.793.8922
Westerville Branch Drive up ATM
17 North State Street
Westerville, Ohio 43081
614.890.7832 • fax: 614.890.4633
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Staff

Main Office:
Mary Gerbasi — 2010 — Branch Manager
Louise Fenselon — 1984 — Head Teller
Bonnie Steele — 1985 — Customer Service Representative
Diana Koller — 1998 — Teller
Rachel Reese — 2005 — Teller
Amanda Howes — 2006 — Teller
Jenna Janssen — 2006 — Receptionist
Kristina Stephens — 2006 — CSR/Licensed Annuity Specialist
Linda Chandler — 2007 — Teller
Rachel DeYoung — 2010 — Teller*
Cheryl Kleinhenz — 2010 — Teller*
Andrea Scheid — 2010 — Teller*
Ryan Stuver — 2010 — Teller
West Branch:
Patti Haendel — 1982 — CSR / Licensed Annuity Specialist
Rachel Lilly — 1985 — Head Teller
Amy Kothera — 2006 — Teller
Brenda Bowden — 2008 — Teller
Bethany Rowland — 2008 — Teller
Melissa Mathews — 2009 — Teller
Karrie Simcox — 2009 — Teller*
Garrettsville Branch:
Gretchen Cram — 2008 — Branch Manager
Vickie Moss — 1998 — Teller
Colleen Steele — 1998 — Head Teller
Dawn Semich — 2005 — CSR / Licensed Annuity Specialist
LynnRae Derthick — 2006 — Teller
Leah McPhail — 2006 — Teller*
Brittany Lee — 2010 — Teller*
Sherry Myers — 2010 — Teller*
Mantua Branch:
Rebecca Reinard — 2002 — Teller
Jodie Lawless — 2004 — Customer Service Representative
Allen Jenkins, Jr — 2010 — Teller*
Chardon Branch:
Amanda DiMeolo — 2001 — CSR/Licensed Annuity Specialist
Gretchen Mihalic — 2001 — Teller*
Beverly Palinsky — 2005 — Teller*
Dottie Brown — 2006 — Head Teller
Dianne Knuth — 2009 — Teller*
Jean Maur — 2010 — Teller
Orwell Branch:
Jessica Slusher — 2006 — Teller*
Lisa Swango — 2006 — CSR/Licensed Annuity Specialist
Melissa Gay — 2008 — Teller*
Denise Smith — 2009 — Teller
Sue Haehn — 2010 — Teller*
Newbury Branch:
Kathy Shanholtzer — 2007 — Branch Manager
Diane Thomas — 2006 — Teller*
Jodi Fisher — 2008 — Head Teller
Helen Milburn — 2008 — Customer Service Representative
Marlene Stefancin — 2009 — Teller*
Cortland Branch:
Jeanette Meardith — 2006 — Teller
Shannon Smith — 2009 — Teller
Tami Davenport — 2010 — Teller*
Angie Lewis — 20 1 0 — Customer Service Representative
Loan Department:
Helen Stowe — 1985 — Loan Administrative Assistant
Jane Armstrong — 1998 — Lender
Vivian Helmick — 1998 — Loan Administrative Assistant
Carolyn Fackler — 2001 — Loan Administrative Assistant
Sue Trumbull — 2005 — Loan Administrative Assistant
Joan Limpert — 2006 — Loan Administrative Assistant
Brian Martinko — 2006 — Lender
Darleen Beaver — 2007 — Loan Receptionist
Linda Hammel — 2008 — Loan Collection Manager
Terry Lehmann — 2009 — Credit Analyst
J Thomas Browne — 2010 — Credit Analyst
Carmella Honkala — 2010 — Loan Administrative Assistant
Michael Morrison — 2010 — Special Assets Manager
Brett Richey — 2010 — Special Assets Manager
Mark Sawyer — 2010 — Loan Department Supervisor
Operations:
Karen Westover — 1983 — Bookkeeper
Pamela Malcuit — 1989 — Bookkeeper
Donna Williams — 1990 — Bookkeeper
Lauren Harth — 1995 — Audit Assistant*
Tara Morgan — 1997 — Proof Operator
Bonnie Hofstetter — 1998 — Courier*
Lisa Sanborn — 2000 — Electronic Banking Specialist
Marcia Dziczkowski — 2008 — Float Teller
David Harth — 2008 — Facility Manager
Sherry Krok — 2008 — Bookkeeper
Carrie Reiter — 2008 — Courier*
Donna Marcello — 2009 — Float Teller
Dale Moore — 2009 — Computer Support Technician
Michael Wolf — 2009 — Accounting Specialist
David Krems — 2010 — Float Teller
Noelle McLure — 2010 — Customer Support Specialist
Financial Services:
Thomas Hart — 2004 — Financial Consultant

* |  | denotes part time

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Officers
Thomas G. Caldwell — 1986
President and Chief Executive Officer
James R. Heslop, II — 1996
Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Teresa M. Hetrick — 1996
Senior Vice President
Operations/ Administration
Jay P. Giles — 1998
Senior Vice President
Senior Lender
Donald L. Stacy — 1999
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Dennis E. Linville — 2006
Senior Vice President
Area Executive
Kathleen M. Johnson — 1971
Vice President
Chief Accounting Officer
Joann Vance — 1986
Vice President
Human Resource Administrator
Alfred F. Thompson, Jr. — 1996
Vice President
Loan Administration
Sharon R. Jarold — 2001
Vice President/ Lending
Thomas N. Munson — 2003
Vice President/ Lending
Matthew E. Bellin — 2006
Vice President
Commercial Lender
Felicia M. Hough — 2009
Vice President
Regional Branch Administration
Courtney M. Erminio — 2010
Vice President
Risk Officer
Karen D. Branham — 1983
Assistant Vice President
Bookkeeping Manager
Gail A. Neikirk — 1983
Assistant Vice President
Executive Secretary
Thomas R. Neikirk — 1994
Assistant Vice President
West Branch Manager
Marlin J. Moschell — 2000
Assistant Vice President
Orwell Lending Officer
Kevin J.Mitchell — 2007
Assistant Vice President
Orwell Branch Manager
Kathy Vanek — 1998
Banking Officer
Cortland Branch Manager
Joan L. Sweet — 2002
Banking Officer
Mantua Branch Manager
Jean M. Carter — 2009
Banking Officer
Chardon Branch Manager
Melody A. Askey — 2005
Compliance/CRA Officer
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Main Office Walk up ATM
15985 East High Street, P.O. Box 35
Middlefield, Ohio 44062
888.801.1666 • 440.632.1666 • fax: 440.632.1700
Garrettsville Branch Drive up ATM
8058 State Street
Garrettsville, Ohio 44231
888.801.2121 • 330.527.2121 • fax: 330.527.4210
Chardon Branch Drive up ATM
348 Center Street, P.O. Box 1078
Chardon, Ohio 44024
888.801.1666 • 440.286.1222 • fax: 440.286.1111
Newbury Branch Drive up ATM
11110 Kinsman Road, Suite 1, P.O. Box 208
Newbury, Ohio 44065
888.801.1666 • 440.564.7000 • fax: 440.564.7004
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Middlefield West Branch Drive up ATM
15545 West High Street, P.O. Box 35
Middlefield, Ohio 44062
888.801.1666 • 440.632.1666 • fax: 440.632.9781
Mantua Branch Walk up ATM
10519 Main Street, P.O. Box 648
Mantua, Ohio 44255
877.274.0881 • 330.274.0881 • fax: 330.274.0883
Orwell Branch Drive up ATM
30 South Maple Street, P.O. Box 66
Orwell, Ohio 44076
888.801.1666 • 440.437.7200 • fax: 440.437.1111
Cortland Branch Drive up ATM
3450 Niles-Cortland Road, P.O. Box 636
Cortland, Ohio 44410
888.801.1666 • 330.637.3208 • fax: 330.637.3207
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Main Office |  | Mantua Branch |  | Newbury Branch
15985 East High Street |  | 10519 Main Street |  | 111 10 Kinsman Road
440.632.1666 |  | 330.274.0881 |  | 440.564.7000
West Branch |  | Chardon Branch |  | Cortland Branch
15545 West High |  | 348 Center Street |  | 3450 Niles-Cortland Road
Street 440.632.1666 |  | 440.286.1222 |  | 330.637.3208
Garrettsville Branch |  | Orwell Branch |  |
8058 State Street |  | 30 South Maple Street |  |
330.527.2121 |  | 440.437.7200 |  |

Dublin Branch |  | Westerville Branch |  |
6215 Perimeter Drive |  | 17 North State Street |  |
614.793.4631 |  | 614.890.7832 |  |

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MANAGEMENT’S ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
A material weakness is a significant deficiency (as defined in Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 5), or a combination of significant deficiencies, that results in there being more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by management or employees in the normal course by management or employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions.
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of December 31, 2010, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

By: | /s/ Thomas G. Caldwell Thomas G. Caldwell |  |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |  |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |  |
Date: March 18, 2011 |  |
By: | /s/ Donald L. Stacy Donald L. Stacy |  |
| Treasurer |  |
| (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer) |  |
Date: March 18, 2011 |  |