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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-119434
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150513
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150406
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150406
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20150406

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000836147
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				341585111
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36613
		FILM NUMBER:		15752499

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15985 E HIGH ST
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 35
		CITY:			MIDDLEFILED
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44062-9263
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4406321666

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15985 EAST HIGH STREET
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 35
		CITY:			MIDDLEFIELD
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44062-9263
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Shareholders: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You are cordially invited
to attend the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Middlefield Banc Corp. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May&nbsp;13, 2015, 1:00 p.m. local time at SunValley Banquet&nbsp;&amp; Party Center, 10000 Edwards Lane, Aurora, Ohio, 44202. The
attached Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and proxy statement discuss the business to be conducted at the meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Your vote is
important, regardless of the number of shares you own. <B>Please read the enclosed proxy statement and then complete, sign, and date the enclosed proxy and return it in the accompanying postage-paid return envelope as promptly as possible</B>.
<B>You may also use the Internet to vote by following the instructions on your proxy card</B>. This will not prevent you from voting in person, but it will ensure that your vote is counted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thank you for your attention to this important matter. </P>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15985 East High Street, P.O. Box 35 &#149; Middlefield, Ohio 44062 &#149; 440/632-1666 &#149; 888/801-1666 &#149;
440/632-1700 (FAX) &#149; www.middlefieldbank.com </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>M<SMALL>IDDLEFIELD</SMALL> B<SMALL>ANC</SMALL> C<SMALL>ORP</SMALL>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>15985 East High Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>P.O. Box 35 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Middlefield,
Ohio 44062 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(440) 632-1666 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>N<SMALL>OTICE</SMALL>
<SMALL>OF</SMALL> A<SMALL>NNUAL</SMALL> M<SMALL>EETING</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> S<SMALL>HAREHOLDERS</SMALL> </B></P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notice is hereby given that the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Middlefield Banc Corp. will be held at SunValley Banquet&nbsp;&amp;
Party Center, 10000 Edwards Lane, Aurora, Ohio, 44202, on Wednesday, May&nbsp;13, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. local time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A proxy and a proxy
statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are enclosed. The purpose of the annual meeting is to consider and act upon &#150; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">election of three directors to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified, </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a non-binding proposal to approve the compensation of Middlefield Banc Corp.&#146;s named executive officers, and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">ratification of the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors is not aware of any other business to be presented at the annual meeting. Any action may be taken on the foregoing
proposals at the 2015 annual meeting on the date specified or on any date or dates to which the annual meeting is adjourned or postponed. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting is March&nbsp;23, 2015. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shareholders have a choice of voting on the Internet or by mailing a traditional proxy card. Your vote is important. We therefore urge you to
vote promptly by using the Internet or by signing, dating, and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid return envelope provided, regardless of whether you expect to attend the annual meeting in person. If you vote by Internet, you do
not need to return the proxy card. Internet voting information is provided on the proxy card. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Important Notice Regarding the
Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to be held on May&nbsp;13, 2015. This Proxy Statement, the Proxy Card, the Chairman&#146;s letter, and the Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> are available
at www.middlefieldbank.com</B>.<B> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To obtain directions to attend the annual meeting and vote in person, please contact our corporate
headquarters at (440)&nbsp;632-1666 or (888)&nbsp;801-1666 during regular business hours. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">April&nbsp;6, 2015 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>T<SMALL>HANK</SMALL>
<SMALL>YOU</SMALL> <SMALL>FOR</SMALL> <SMALL>ACTING</SMALL> <SMALL>PROMPTLY</SMALL> </B></P>

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Ohio 44062 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(440) 632-1666 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Middlefield Banc Corp., an Ohio corporation, is furnishing this proxy statement to you on behalf of the board of directors to solicit your
proxy for use at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, May&nbsp;13, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. local time, at SunValley Banquet&nbsp;&amp; Party Center, 10000 Edwards Lane, Aurora, Ohio, 44202. The
accompanying Notice of Meeting and this Proxy Statement are first being mailed to shareholders on or about April&nbsp;6, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">References
in this proxy statement to &#147;Middlefield,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; and &#147;our&#148; mean Middlefield Banc Corp. alone or Middlefield Banc Corp. and its subsidiaries, depending on the context. The subsidiaries of Middlefield Banc
Corp. are The Middlefield Banking Company and EMORECO, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Purpose of the Meeting</B>. At the annual meeting we will ask Middlefield shareholders (1)&nbsp;to elect three directors to serve until the
2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified, (2)&nbsp;to act on a non-binding, advisory proposal to approve the named executive officer compensation disclosed in this proxy statement in accordance with SEC
rules, and (3)&nbsp;to ratify the appointment of Middlefield&#146;s independent auditor. The non-binding proposal for approval of executive compensation is commonly known as a say-on-pay proposal. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Voting Procedures</B><B><I></I></B><B>.</B><B><I></I></B> If you were a shareholder at the close of business on March&nbsp;23, 2015 you are
entitled to vote at the annual meeting. As of March&nbsp;23, 2015 there were 2,058,026 shares of Middlefield common stock issued and outstanding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The enclosed proxy is for use if you are unable to attend the annual meeting in person or if you wish to have your shares voted by proxy even
if you attend the annual meeting. Regardless of whether you plan to attend the annual meeting, please vote your shares by (1)&nbsp;the Internet or (2)&nbsp;completing, signing, dating, and returning the enclosed proxy as soon as possible in the
postage paid envelope provided. If you hold your shares in the name of a bank or broker, the availability of Internet voting will depend on the voting processes of the bank or broker. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Proxies solicited hereby may be used at the annual meeting only and will not be used for any other meeting. Proxies solicited by the board
will be voted in accordance with the directions given. If no instructions are given, proxies will be voted in favor of the proposals set forth in this proxy statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Revocation of Proxies</B>. Shareholders who execute proxies retain the right to revoke them at any time before completion of the annual
meeting, but revocation will not affect a vote previously taken. If your common stock is held in street name, you must follow the instructions of your broker, bank, or other nominee to revoke your proxy instructions. If you are a holder of record
and wish to revoke your proxy instructions, you may revoke a proxy by &#150; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">filing with the Secretary at or before the annual meeting a written revocation notice bearing a later date than the proxy. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A written notice revoking a proxy should be delivered to Ms.&nbsp;Kathleen&nbsp;M. Johnson, Secretary, Middlefield Banc Corp., 15985 East High
Street, P.O. Box 35, Middlefield, Ohio 44062. Unless revoked, the shares represented by proxies will be voted at the annual meeting. </P>

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will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending proxy material to the beneficial owners of common stock. In addition to solicitations by mail, directors, officers,
and regular employees of Middlefield and its subsidiaries may solicit proxies personally or by telephone, but they will receive no additional compensation for doing so. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Quorum and Vote Required</B><B>.</B> A quorum is necessary for the conduct of business at the annual meeting. When present in person or by
proxy at the annual meeting, the holders of a majority of the shares of Middlefield common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote constitute a quorum. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each share held. Shareholders are not entitled to cumulate their votes in the election or removal of
directors or otherwise. Directors are elected by a plurality vote of shareholders present in person or by proxy and constituting a quorum, meaning the nominees receiving the greatest numbers of votes will be elected. We will consider the say-on-pay
proposal to be approved if the proposal receives the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast. We will consider the proposal to ratify the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as independent auditor to be approved if the proposal receives the
affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes</B><B>.</B> Abstention may be specified on all
proposals except the election of directors. A broker non-vote arises when shares held by a broker nominee for a beneficial owner/customer are not voted because the broker nominee does not receive voting instructions from the customer and lacks
discretionary authority to vote the shares without instructions. Brokers normally have authority to vote on routine matters, such as the ratification of independent registered public accounting firms, but not on non-routine matters, such as
amendments of charter documents, executive compensation proposals, and the election of directors. Our Regulations provide in Article I, section 7 that a majority of votes cast is sufficient to constitute the act of shareholders. Because abstentions
and broker non-votes are not counted as votes cast, they will have no impact on any of the proposals, although they will be counted for purposes of establishing that a quorum is present at the meeting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Board Recommendations</B><B>.</B> The board of directors recommends that you vote <B><I>FOR</I></B> election of the director nominees
identified in this proxy statement, <B><I>FOR</I></B> the say-on-pay proposal, and <B><I>FOR</I></B> ratification of the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as auditor. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CORPORATE GOVERNANCE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Director Independence</B><B>.</B> A majority of Middlefield&#146;s directors are independent, as the term independence is defined in Rule
5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Stock Market listing rules and as defined by Rule 10A-3(b)(1)(ii) of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The board has determined that all of the current directors and director nominees other than Messrs. Caldwell and
Heslop are independent directors, including all directors serving on the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, the Audit Committee, and the Compensation Committee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Leadership Structure of the Board</B><B>.</B> The office of Chairman of the Board and the office of President and Chief Executive Officer
have traditionally been separate at Middlefield. Middlefield believes that separation of these two offices is consistent with the board&#146;s responsibility for oversight of management and of Middlefield&#146;s affairs generally. The time, effort,
and energy that the Chief Executive Officer and President must devote to that position, as well as the commitment required to serve as Chairman of the Board, make it impractical for one person to serve in both roles. The board believes that an
independent director serving as Middlefield&#146;s Chairman of the Board is the appropriate leadership structure at this time, demonstrating Middlefield&#146;s commitment to good corporate governance. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Risk Oversight</B><B>.</B> The board is actively involved in oversight of the risks that could affect Middlefield. The board&#146;s
oversight is conducted primarily through committees, but the full board retains responsibility for general oversight of risks. Board committees exercising oversight of risks include (1)&nbsp;an Audit Committee that takes into account financial
reporting and legal and compliance risks, (2)&nbsp;a Compensation Committee that is responsible for risks relating to Middlefield&#146;s employment policies and compensation and benefits systems, (3)&nbsp;a Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee that oversees risks relating to management and board succession planning and Middlefield&#146;s ethics and business practices, and (4)&nbsp;other bank committees, such as the loan and asset/liability management committees, that are
responsible for exercising oversight of the risks associated with the business of </P>
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banking. The board satisfies its risk oversight responsibility through full reports by each committee chair regarding the committee&#146;s considerations and actions, as well as through regular
reports directly from officers responsible for oversight of particular risks within Middlefield, The Middlefield Banking Company, and EMORECO, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Code of Ethics</B><B>.</B> Our Code of Ethics requires that directors, executive officers, and employees avoid conflicts of interest,
comply with all laws and other legal requirements, conduct business in an honest and ethical manner, and otherwise act with integrity and in Middlefield&#146;s best interests. Directors, executive officers, and employees must report any conduct they
believe in good faith to be an actual or apparent violation of the Code of Ethics. Middlefield&#146;s Code of Ethics includes a Code of Ethics for Financial Professionals, which applies to the principal executive officer, principal financial
officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or person performing similar functions. The goal of the Code of Ethics for Financial Professionals is to promote integrity in the preparation and reporting of financial information and to assure
full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in SEC reports and other public communications. The Code of Ethics is available at www.middlefieldbank.com. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Shareholder Communications</B><B>.</B> A shareholder who wishes to communicate with the board or with individual directors concerning
Middlefield&#146;s financial statements, accounting practices, or internal controls should write to the chairman of the Audit Committee in care of Ms.&nbsp;Kathleen&nbsp;M. Johnson, Secretary, at Middlefield Banc Corp., 15985 East High Street, P.O.
Box 35, Middlefield, Ohio 44062. If the shareholder&#146;s concern relates to Middlefield&#146;s governance practices, business ethics, or corporate conduct, the concern should be submitted in writing to the chairman of the Corporate Governance and
Nominating Committee in care of Ms.&nbsp;Kathleen&nbsp;M. Johnson, Secretary, at the address above. Other concerns may be submitted to any of the independent directors in care of Ms.&nbsp;Kathleen&nbsp;M. Johnson at that address. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Board Meetings and Committees</B><B>.</B> Middlefield&#146;s board held six meetings in 2014. The individuals who served in 2014 as
directors of Middlefield attended at least 75% of the sum of the total number of board meetings and the total number of meetings held by all committees on which he or she served. The board encourages directors to attend the annual meeting of
shareholders. Of the ten directors who served in 2014, nine attended the 2014 annual meeting. Directors serving on the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Audit Committee are &#150; </P>
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Governance and Nominating Committee recommends to the board the slate of director nominees to be proposed by the board for election by the shareholders, any director nominees to be elected by the board to fill interim director vacancies, and the
directors to be selected for membership on and chairmanship of the committees of the board. In addition, the committee considers general corporate governance matters on behalf of the board and annually reviews with the board the requisite skills and
criteria for new members. The committee also reviews the composition and function of the board as a whole. The committee met four times in 2014. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To identify nominees, the committee relies on personal contacts as well as its knowledge of members of the local communities. Middlefield has
not previously used an independent search firm to identify nominees. The committee does not have a policy for the consideration of diversity in the nomination process, but the committee takes into account in its deliberations all facets of a
potential nominee&#146;s background, including the following &#150; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">any other factors the board deems relevant, including diversity of viewpoints, background, experience, and other demographics. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The committee also considers and reviews the director&#146;s board and committee attendance and performance, length of board service,
experience, skills, the contributions that the director brings to the board, and independence. The committee&#146;s goal is to identify individuals who will enhance and add valuable perspective to the board&#146;s deliberations and who will assist
Middlefield in its effort to capitalize on business opportunities in a challenging and highly competitive market. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the Corporate
Governance and Nominating Committee charter is available at www.middlefieldbank.com, along with a copy of our Corporate Governance Guidelines. A copy of the charter and guidelines is also available in print to shareholders upon request, addressed to
Middlefield&#146;s Secretary, Ms.&nbsp;Kathleen&nbsp;M. Johnson, at Middlefield Banc Corp., 15985 East High Street, P.O. Box 35, Middlefield, Ohio 44062. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The committee will consider director nominees recommended by shareholders. A shareholder may submit a nomination for director by following the
procedures specified in article III, section 4, of Middlefield&#146;s Regulations. Among other things, these procedures require that the shareholder deliver to Middlefield&#146;s Secretary a written notice stating the name and age of each nominee,
the nominee&#146;s principal occupation, and the number of shares of Middlefield common stock the shareholder beneficially owns. The written consent of the nominee to serve as a director must also be provided by the shareholder making the
nomination. The information must be provided to the Secretary at least 60 days before the date corresponding to the date on which Middlefield&#146;s proxy materials were mailed to shareholders for the previous year&#146;s annual meeting, and no more
than 120 days before that date. A nomination made by a shareholder who does not comply with these procedures will be disregarded. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Middlefield&#146;s Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that upon attaining age 75 a director may complete his or her term but may not
stand for election to an additional term. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Compensation Committee.</B> The Compensation Committee establishes the base salary of each
executive officer as well as the executives&#146; award levels under the Annual Incentive Plan. The committee is also responsible for administration of other executive benefits and plans, including the 2007 Omnibus Equity Plan and the executive
deferred compensation agreements entered into by The Middlefield Banking Company. The Compensation Committee&#146;s decisions about compensation for named executive officers&#146; performance takes into account the views of Middlefield&#146;s Chief
Executive Officer. But for its review of the Chief Executive Officer&#146;s compensation, the Compensation Committee reviews reports submitted by each director. The Compensation Committee met four times in 2014. A copy of the Compensation Committee
charter is available at www.middlefieldbank.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Compensation Committee has in the past sought input on both board and executive
compensation issues from compensation consultants. The committee sometimes engages consultants to conduct periodic comprehensive total compensation studies or to advise about compensation practices generally. The Compensation Committee retains the
right to hire, fire, and obtain advice and assistance from legal counsel or other experts or consultants, consistent with its charter. In 2014 the Compensation Committee solicited proposals from compensation consultants for recommendations about
equity compensation, both for management and for directors. The Compensation Committee ultimately selected Meyer-Chatfield Compensation Advisors in late 2014. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Audit Committee.</B> The Audit Committee appoints Middlefield&#146;s independent public auditor, reviews and approves the audit plan and
fee estimate of the independent public auditor, appraises the effectiveness of the internal and external audit efforts, evaluates the adequacy and effectiveness of accounting policies and financial and accounting management, supervises the internal
auditor, and reviews and approves the annual financial statements. The Audit Committee has the authority to engage separate legal counsel and other advisors, as necessary, to execute its duties. The Audit Committee met four times in 2014. A copy of
the Audit Committee charter is available at www.middlefieldbank.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Middlefield believes that the directors serving on the Audit
Committee do not have a relationship with Middlefield or its subsidiaries that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment as directors. The </P>
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board believes that all members of the Audit Committee satisfy the current independence requirements of the NASDAQ Stock Market and applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and that Director
Jones and Director Turk are audit committee financial experts, as that term is defined in SEC rules. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Audit Committee Report</B>. The
Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, and discussed the audited financial statements with management. The Audit Committee has also discussed with S.R. Snodgrass, P.C.,
Middlefield&#146;s independent auditor, the matters required to be discussed by PCAOB AU Section&nbsp;380 (Communication with Audit Committees). The Audit Committee received the written disclosures and the letter from S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. required
by Independence Standards Board Standard No.&nbsp;1 (Independence Discussion with Audit Committees), and discussed with S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. its independence. Based on this, the Audit Committee recommended to the board that the audited financial
statements be included in Middlefield&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Submitted by the Audit Committee:</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kenneth E. Jones, Darryl E. Mast, James J. McCaskey, Robert W. Toth, and Carolyn J. Turk, C.P.A. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DIRECTOR COMPENSATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table shows the compensation paid to nonemployee directors for their service in 2014, including their service on our board, on
the board of The Middlefield Banking Company, and on board committees of Middlefield and The Middlefield Banking Company. The compensation of Directors Caldwell and Heslop is included in the Summary Compensation Table. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Eric W. Hummel</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">37,100</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">37,100</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kenneth E. Jones</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">37,250</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">37,250</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Darryl E. Mast</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">41,500</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">41,500</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James J. McCaskey</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">38,350</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">38,350</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">William J. Skidmore</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">39,350</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">39,350</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joseph J. Thomas</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">29,950</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">29,950</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Robert W. Toth</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">39,750</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">39,750</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Carolyn J. Turk</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">49,250</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">n/a</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">49,250</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of December&nbsp;31, 2014 Director Jones had options to acquire 4,050 shares, Director McCaskey 1,500
shares, Director Skidmore 2,837 shares, Director Toth 1,500 shares, and Director Turk 1,500 shares. All outstanding director option awards are vested and exercisable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">By the terms of the August&nbsp;15, 2011 Stock Purchase Agreement that we entered into with Bank Opportunity Fund LLC, an affiliate of Eric D.
Hovde, Mr.&nbsp;Hovde has the right to designate one person to serve as a director of Middlefield and The Middlefield Banking Company. Mr.&nbsp;Joseph&nbsp;J. Thomas is that designee. Additional information concerning the sale of shares to
Mr.&nbsp;Hovde and concerning his rights under the Stock Purchase Agreement and the related Amended and Restated Purchaser&#146;s Rights and Voting Agreement, each as amended, is included in or is provided by cross-reference in Middlefield&#146;s
Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, Part II, item 5, under the caption &#147;Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.&#148; The Form 10-K is available for viewing or download at www.sec.gov. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Director Fees and Life Insurance</B>. Middlefield directors receive compensation of $750 for each board and committee meeting attended.
Middlefield&#146;s Chairman of the Board receives additional annual compensation of $4,000. The Middlefield Banking Company directors receive compensation of $1,800 per month less $100 for each meeting not attended in a particular month. The
Middlefield Banking Company directors also receive $500 in committee fees for each meeting attended. Emerald Bank directors received compensation of $300 for each board and committee meeting attended. Emerald Bank merged into The Middlefield Banking
Company on January&nbsp;20, 2014. The 2014 compensation of Director Jones includes $2,700 for his service on our Central Ohio Regional </P>
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Advisory Board. Directors of EMORECO, Inc. receive no compensation for board service. Former directors of The Middlefield Banking Company are also entitled to life insurance benefits under a
group-term life insurance program. Under the group-term life insurance program, a director&#146;s designated beneficiary could receive a death benefit ranging between $10,000 and $30,000 after the director&#146;s death. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Director Retirement Agreements</B>. The Middlefield Banking Company entered into director retirement agreements with its nonemployee
directors in 2001, all of whom have since retired. The agreements provide directors with a retirement benefit that Middlefield considers modest, an annual benefit equal to 25% of the average annual fees earned by the director in the three years
before attaining normal retirement age. The benefit is payable for ten years, beginning at normal retirement age. The director retirement agreements of four of the retired directors also provide that The Middlefield Banking Company must obtain and
maintain health insurance coverage for the lifetime of the directors and their spouses if the coverage can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Director Indemnification</B>. At the 2001 annual meeting shareholders approved the form and use of indemnification agreements for
directors. The indemnification agreements allow directors to select the most favorable indemnification rights provided under (1)&nbsp;Middlefield&#146;s Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or Regulations in effect on the date of
the indemnification agreement or on the date expenses are incurred, (2)&nbsp;state law in effect on the date of the indemnification agreement or on the date expenses are incurred, (3)&nbsp;any liability insurance policy in effect when a claim is
made against the director or on the date expenses are incurred, and (4)&nbsp;any other indemnification arrangement otherwise available. The agreements cover all fees, expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, and settlement amounts paid in any matter
relating to the director&#146;s role as a Middlefield director, officer, employee, agent, or when serving as Middlefield&#146;s representative with respect to another entity. Each indemnification agreement provides for the prompt advancement of all
expenses incurred in connection with any proceeding subject to the director&#146;s obligation to repay those advances if it is determined later that the director is not entitled to indemnification. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the best of our knowledge, no person other than Eric D. Hovde owns beneficially more than 5% of our outstanding common stock.
Mr.&nbsp;Hovde holds 196,635 shares, or approximately 9.6% of the 2,058,026 shares outstanding as of the March&nbsp;23, 2015 record date. According to Mr.&nbsp;Hovde&#146;s Schedule 13D beneficial ownership report filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;10,
2012, Mr.&nbsp;Hovde&#146;s address is 122 West Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53703. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table shows the beneficial
ownership of Middlefield common stock on March&nbsp;23, 2015 on the part of each director, each director nominee, each executive officer identified in the Summary Compensation Table, and all directors, nominees, and executive officers as a group.
For purposes of the table, a person is considered to own beneficially any shares over which he or she exercises sole or shared voting or investment power or of which he or she has the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Unless
noted otherwise, voting power and investment power are exercised solely by the person named or they are shared with members of his or her household. The percentage figures are based on 2,058,026 shares outstanding, plus the number of shares each
individual has the right to acquire within 60 days. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Shares<BR>Beneficially<BR>Owned</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas G. Caldwell, director, President&nbsp;&amp; CEO</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14,064</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7,178</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James R. Heslop, II, director, EVP and COO</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7,250</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5,428</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Eric W. Hummel, director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5,868</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kenneth E. Jones, director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7,460</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,050</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Darryl E. Mast, director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5,599</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(8</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James J. McCaskey, director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,169</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;(5)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,500</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">William J. Skidmore, director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,355</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,837</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(8</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Donald L. Stacy, CFO and Treasurer</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,058</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;(6)&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5,877</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joseph J. Thomas, director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Robert W. Toth, director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24,056</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;(7)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,500</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Carolyn J. Turk, director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10,442</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,500</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,080</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Options granted under Middlefield&#146;s 1999 Stock Option Plan or the 2007 Omnibus Equity Plan. Options granted under the plans vest and become exercisable one year after the grant date and have ten-year terms.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Includes shares held jointly with spouse and 227 shares held by Mr.&nbsp;Caldwell as custodian for his children. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Includes 535 shares held by Mr.&nbsp;Heslop as custodian for his children. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Includes shares held by 1,105 Mr.&nbsp;Jones&#146; spouse. Mr.&nbsp;Jones disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by his spouse. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Includes 2,033 shares held jointly with spouse and 686 shares held by Mr.&nbsp;McCaskey&#146;s spouse in her retirement account. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Includes 18 shares held as joint tenant with child. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Includes 18,853 shares held jointly with spouse and shares held by Mr.&nbsp;Toth and his spouse in retirement accounts and in their individual names. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Does not exceed 1%. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Director Stock Ownership Guidelines</B>. Middlefield&#146;s Corporate
Governance Guidelines include stock ownership guidelines for directors. The guidelines state that within three years after election a director should own Middlefield common stock equal in value to at least two times the director&#146;s yearly base
compensation for service as a director of The Middlefield Banking Company. As of December&nbsp;31, 2014, two times the projected annual yearly compensation of a director other than the Chairman of the Board is $43,200. Similarly, within three years
after being elected to the board of directors of The Middlefield Banking Company a director of the bank who is not also a director of Middlefield should own Middlefield common stock equal in value to at least two times his or her annual director
compensation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.</B> Section&nbsp;16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 requires that directors and executive officers, as well as any persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of equity securities, file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership. Based solely on review
of the copies of such reports furnished to Middlefield and written representations to Middlefield, to Middlefield&#146;s knowledge all section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its executive officers, directors, and greater than 10% beneficial
owners were complied with during the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, except that Directors Hummel, Mast, and Toth have not filed a Form 3, and Thomas G. Caldwell, James R. Heslop, II, and Donald L. Stacy exercised stock options on
September&nbsp;26, 2014 but did not file the required Form 4 to report the exercises. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The majority of the compensation of executive officers is paid by The Middlefield Banking Company, but compensation shown in the table is
aggregate compensation paid by Middlefield, The Middlefield Banking Company, and Emerald Bank. No compensation is paid by EMORECO, Inc. Emerald Bank merged into The Middlefield Banking Company on January&nbsp;20, 2014. </P>
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<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Year</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Salary<BR>($)&nbsp;<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Bonus<BR>($)&nbsp;<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Stock<BR>Awards<BR>($)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Option<BR>Awards<BR>($)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Non-Equity<BR>Incentive Plan<BR>Compensation<BR>($) <SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Nonqualified<BR>Deferred<BR>Compensation<BR>Earnings</B><br><B>($)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>All Other</B><br><B>Compensation<BR>($) <SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(4)</SUP></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Total ($)</B></TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas G. Caldwell</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2014</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">292,081</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">63,120</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">45,465</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">400,666</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and Chief Executive Officer</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">2013</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">281,488</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">74,111</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">41,960</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">397,559</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James R. Heslop, II</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2014</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">230,977</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">32,498</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">35,167</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">298,641</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">2013</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">226,659</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">39,082</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">33,130</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">298,871</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="4"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Donald L. Stacy</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2014</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">159,910</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">25,600</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">27,548</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">213,057</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">2013</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">148,583</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">11,937</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">17,830</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">25,160</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">203,510</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Includes salary deferred at the election of the executive under The Middlefield Banking Company&#146;s 401(k) retirement plan. Also includes fees for service as a director. Mr.&nbsp;Caldwell&#146;s director fees were
$29,250 in 2014 and $34,350 in 2013. Mr.&nbsp;Heslop&#146;s director fees were $28,350 in 2014 and $31,250 in 2013. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Bonus amounts are attributable to performance in the year shown but are paid in the first quarter of the following year. In addition to the Annual Incentive Plan payment earned by Mr.&nbsp;Stacy for 2013 performance and
referred to in footnote (3), the board authorized a discretionary additional payment to Mr.&nbsp;Stacy under the Annual Incentive Plan. The discretionary additional payment is reported under the Bonus column. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The 2014 cash incentive payments under The Middlefield Banking Company&#146;s Annual Incentive Plan were made in February of 2015, based on financial performance and the executives&#146; performance in 2014, and the
2013 cash incentive payments were made in March of 2014, based on financial performance and the executives&#146; performance in 2013. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The figures in the All Other Compensation column are the sum of matching contributions under The Middlefield Banking Company&#146;s 401(k) plan and contributions and interest earnings credited by The Middlefield Banking
Company for each executive under the executive deferred compensation agreements. The bank made contributions of $7,887 to the 401(k) plan account of Mr.&nbsp;Caldwell in 2014, $6,085 to the account of Mr.&nbsp;Heslop, and $4,800 to the account of
Mr.&nbsp;Stacy. The 2014 contributions and interest earnings for the executive deferred compensation agreements were contributions of $31,560 and interest earnings of $6,018 for Mr.&nbsp;Caldwell, contributions of $24,373 and interest earnings of
$4,709 for Mr.&nbsp;Heslop, and contributions of $19,200 and interest earnings of $3,548 for Mr.&nbsp;Stacy. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Perquisites
and other personal benefits provided to each of the named executive officers in 2014 and 2013 had a value of less than $10,000. The value of insurance on the lives of the named executive officers is not included in the Summary Compensation Table
because the executives have no interest in the policies. However, the executives are entitled to designate the beneficiary of death benefits payable by The Middlefield Banking Company under executive survivor income agreements. See the
&#147;<I>Executive Survivor Income Agreements</I>&#148; discussion below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Annual Incentive Plan.</B> In 2003 The Middlefield Banking
Company established the Annual Incentive Plan, a short-term cash incentive plan that rewards employees with additional cash compensation if specific objectives are achieved. An employee&#146;s potential cash incentive payment under the Annual
Incentive Plan depends upon two factors: (<I>x</I>)&nbsp;the employee&#146;s position, which establishes a maximum cash incentive award as a percent of base salary, and (<I>y</I>)&nbsp;the degree to which the performance targets, such as targeted
net income, and individual performance targets, are achieved. Annual incentive payments under the plan for a particular year generally are based on objective financial performance criteria established by the board, with the Compensation
Committee&#146;s recommendation. Revised in 2012, a copy of the plan is included as exhibit 10.22 to the Form 8-K Current Report that we filed with the SEC on June&nbsp;22, 2012, which is available for viewing or download at www.sec.gov. All
employees are eligible for awards under the Annual Incentive Plan. The plan is terminable by the board at any time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The bank-wide
performance objectives that had to be achieved in 2014 in order for Messrs. Caldwell, Heslop, and Stacy to receive a cash incentive payment under the plan included a net income goal, a goal for an improved ratio of adversely classified assets to the
sum of tier 1 capital and the allowance for loan and lease losses, and a goal having to do with the regulatory and supervisory status of Middlefield and The Middlefield Banking Company. In future years other financial performance measures could be
taken into account, such as return on average equity (ROAE), return on average assets (ROAA), loan growth, deposit growth, and net interest margin. The Compensation Committee also considers individual performance goals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2007 Omnibus Equity Plan.</B> The 2007 Omnibus Equity Plan authorizes the issuance of 160,000 shares of Middlefield common stock.
Middlefield&#146;s Compensation Committee administers the Omnibus Equity Plan. Shares of common stock issued under the Omnibus Equity Plan may be treasury shares, authorized and unissued shares not reserved for any other purpose, or a combination of
treasury shares and authorized but unissued shares. Awards to employees may take the form of incentive stock options, or <I>ISO</I>s, that qualify for favored tax treatment under Internal Revenue Code section 422, stock options that do not qualify
under section 422, referred to as <I>NQSO</I>s, stock appreciation rights, or <I>SAR</I>s, restricted stock, and performance shares. In contrast to the kinds of awards that may be made to employees, non-employee directors are eligible for awards of
NQSOs and restricted stock only. The terms of each award are stated in award agreements. Of the shares authorized for issuance under the Omnibus Equity Plan, up to one half may be reserved for issuance under incentive stock options. The aggregate
number of shares underlying awards granted to an individual participant in a single year may not exceed 16,000. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the participant&#146;s award agreement provides otherwise, when a participant
employee&#146;s service terminates or when a non-employee director participant&#146;s service terminates the portion of any award held by the participant that is not exercisable is forfeited. All NQSOs, SARs, and ISOs held by the participant that
are exercisable are forfeited if not exercised before the earlier of the expiration date specified in the award agreement or 90 days after termination occurs. However, all of a participant&#146;s outstanding awards are forfeited if the
participant&#146;s employment or director service terminates for cause or if in Middlefield&#146;s judgment a basis for termination for cause exists, regardless of whether the awards are exercisable and regardless of whether the participant&#146;s
employment or director service actually terminates. However, shares of restricted stock or performance shares that have been released from escrow and distributed to the participant are not affected by a termination for cause. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a change in control of Middlefield occurs, the Compensation Committee has broad authority and sole discretion to take actions it deems
appropriate to preserve the value of participants&#146; awards. In general, a change in control means one or more of the following events occur &#150; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a change in the composition of Middlefield&#146;s board of directors, after which the incumbent members of the board on the effective date of the Plan &#150; including their successors whose election or nomination was
approved by those incumbent directors and their successors &#150; no longer represent a majority of the board, </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a person (other than persons such as subsidiaries or benefit plans) becomes a beneficial owner of Middlefield securities representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of all securities eligible to vote for the
election of directors, excepting business combinations after which Middlefield&#146;s shareholders own more than 50% of the resulting company and except for stock issuances approved by incumbent directors and their successors; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a merger, consolidation, share exchange, or similar form of business combination transaction requiring approval of Middlefield&#146;s shareholders, excepting business combinations after which Middlefield&#146;s
shareholders own more than 50% of the resulting company; or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Executive Deferred Compensation Agreements.</B> The Middlefield Banking Company entered into executive deferred compensation agreements
with Messrs. Caldwell, Heslop, and Stacy on December&nbsp;28, 2006. Amended on March&nbsp;8, 2008 for compliance with Internal Revenue Code section 409A, the executive deferred compensation agreements provide supplemental retirement income benefits.
The arrangement is noncontributory, meaning contributions can be made solely by The Middlefield Banking Company. For each year the executive remains employed with The Middlefield Banking Company, until attaining age 65, The Middlefield Banking
Company may credit each executive with a contribution equal to 5% of the executive&#146;s base annual salary. Contributions exceeding 5% of salary are conditional on achievement of performance goals: (<I>x</I>)&nbsp;The Middlefield Banking
Company&#146;s net income for the plan year and (<I>y</I>)&nbsp;The Middlefield Banking Company&#146;s peer ranking for the plan year, based on the Uniform Bank Performance Report available on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination
Council&#146;s website at www.ffiec.gov/UBPR.htm. The UBPR is an analytical tool created for bank supervisory, examination, and management purposes. In a concise format, the UPBR shows the impact of management decisions and economic conditions on a
bank&#146;s performance and balance-sheet composition. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of the two performance goals can account for a contribution of up to 7.5% of
the executive&#146;s base annual salary. The net income goal for each year is established by the Compensation Committee by March&nbsp;31 of that year. The Compensation Committee&#146;s decisions are not final unless approved by a majority of
Middlefield&#146;s independent directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Executive Survivor Income Agreements.</B> The Middlefield Banking Company entered into
executive survivor income agreements with executives in June 2003, including Messrs. Caldwell, Heslop, and Stacy. The agreements promise a specific cash benefit payable by The Middlefield Banking Company to an executive&#146;s designated beneficiary
at the executive&#146;s death, provided the executive dies before attaining age 85. The benefit would be paid to the executive&#146;s beneficiary if the executive dies in active service to The Middlefield Banking Company, but it also would be
payable for death occurring after the executive&#146;s termination of service if the executive terminated (<I>x</I>)&nbsp;because of disability, or (<I>y</I>)&nbsp;within 12 months after a change in control of Middlefield, or (<I>z</I>)&nbsp;after
having attained age 55 with at least ten years of service to The Middlefield Banking Company or after having attained age 65. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The total death benefit payable to Mr.&nbsp;Caldwell&#146;s beneficiaries if he dies in active
service to The Middlefield Banking Company is $471,741, the benefit payable to Mr.&nbsp;Heslop&#146;s beneficiaries is $368,970, and the benefit payable to Mr.&nbsp;Stacy&#146;s beneficiaries is $222,619. For death after terminating active service
with The Middlefield Banking Company, the death benefit for Mr.&nbsp;Caldwell&#146;s beneficiaries is $471,741, $368,970 for Mr.&nbsp;Heslop&#146;s beneficiaries, and $111,309 for Mr.&nbsp;Stacy&#146;s beneficiaries. To assure itself of funds
sufficient to pay the promised death benefits, The Middlefield Banking Company purchased insurance on the executives&#146; lives with a single premium payment. The Middlefield Banking Company owns the policies and is the sole beneficiary. Of the
total premium paid for the insurance on the various executives&#146; lives, $495,873 is attributable to insurance purchased on the life of Mr.&nbsp;Caldwell, $447,351 is attributable to insurance on the life of Mr.&nbsp;Heslop, and $333,890 is
attributable to insurance purchased on the life of Mr.&nbsp;Stacy. The premium amounts are not included in the Summary Compensation Table. The Middlefield Banking Company expects the policies&#146; death benefits to be sufficient to pay all benefits
promised under the executive survivor income agreements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Severance Agreements.</B> Middlefield and its subsidiaries do not have
written employment agreements with officers, although Middlefield entered into severance agreements with executives, including Messrs. Caldwell, Heslop, and Stacy. The severance agreements provide that the executive is entitled to severance
compensation if a change in control occurs during the term of the agreement. The severance compensation is payable in a single lump sum. For purposes of the severance agreements, the term change in control is defined as it is defined in Internal
Revenue Code section 409A and implementing rules. In the case of executives other than Messrs. Caldwell, Heslop, and Stacy, the lump-sum severance benefit is payable immediately after involuntary termination without cause or voluntary termination
with good reason occurring within 24 months after a change in control. Rather than being contingent on a separation from service after a change in control, the lump-sum benefit of Messrs. Caldwell, Heslop, and Stacy is payable immediately after a
change in control occurs. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The agreements promise to each executive a lump-sum payment calculated as a multiple of the executive&#146;s
salary and the executive&#146;s cash bonus and cash incentive compensation. The multiple of compensation payable under the severance agreements is 2.5 times in the case of Mr.&nbsp;Caldwell and Mr.&nbsp;Heslop and two times compensation for other
executives. The agreements also promise continued life, health, and disability insurance coverage for 24 months after employment termination and legal fee reimbursement of up to $500,000 for Messrs. Caldwell and Heslop and $300,000 for other
executives if the severance agreements are challenged after a change in control. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Retirement Plan.</B> Middlefield does not maintain a
defined benefit or actuarial plan providing retirement benefits for officers or employees based on actual or average final compensation. But The Middlefield Banking Company maintains a section 401(k) employee savings and investment plan for
substantially all employees and officers who have more than one year of service. The bank&#146;s contribution to the plan is based on 50% matching of voluntary contributions, up to 6% of compensation. An eligible employee may contribute up to 15% of
his or her salary. Employee contributions are vested at all times. Bank contributions are fully vested after six years, vesting in 20% annual increments beginning with the second year. Employees also have life insurance benefits under a group term
life insurance program, paying benefits to an employee&#146;s beneficiary if the employee dies while employed by The Middlefield Banking Company, up to the lesser of (<I>x</I>)&nbsp;twice the employee&#146;s annual salary at the time of death or
(<I>y</I>)&nbsp;$140,000. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Internal Revenue Code Limits</B><B>.</B><B></B> The qualifying compensation regulations issued by the
Internal Revenue Service under Internal Revenue Code section 162(m) state that no deduction is allowed for applicable employee remuneration paid by a publicly held corporation to a covered employee to the extent that the remuneration exceeds $1
million for the applicable taxable year, unless specified conditions are satisfied. Salary and bonus amounts deferred by executives are not subject to section 162(m). Currently, Middlefield&#146;s remuneration is not expected to exceed $1 million
for any employee. Therefore, Middlefield does not expect that compensation will be affected by the qualifying compensation regulations. The Compensation Committee and Middlefield&#146;s board intend to maintain executive compensation within the
section 162(m) deductibility limits, but could permit compensation exceeding the section 162(m) limits in the future. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Transactions
with Related Parties.</B> Middlefield directors and executive officers and their associates are customers of and enter into banking transactions with The Middlefield Banking Company in the ordinary course of
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business. Middlefield expects that these relationships and transactions will continue. The transactions with directors, executive officers, and their associates have not involved more than the
normal risk of collectability and have not presented other unfavorable features. Loans and commitments to lend included in these transactions were made and will be made on substantially the same terms &#150; including interest rates and collateral
&#150; as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with persons not affiliated with Middlefield. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OUTSTANDING EQUITY
AWARDS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table shows as of December&nbsp;31, 2014 the number of shares acquirable, exercise prices, and expiration dates
of all unexercised stock options held by the executives identified in the Summary Compensation Table. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas G. Caldwell</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,653<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">525</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">1,000</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">1,500</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">2,500</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">36.73<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">40.24</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">23.00</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">23.00</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12/12/2015<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">12/11/2016</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">11/10/2018</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">11/10/2018</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">05/09/2021</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James R. Heslop, II</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,653<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">525</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">1,000</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">2,500</P></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">36.73<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">40.24</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">23.00</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">17.55</P></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12/12/2015<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">12/11/2016</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">11/10/2018</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">05/09/2021</P></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Donald L. Stacy</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,102<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">525</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">750</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">1,000</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">2,500</P></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">36.73<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">40.24</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">37.00</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">23.00</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">17.55</P></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12/12/2015<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">12/11/2016</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">12/10/2017</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">11/10/2018</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">05/09/2021</P></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom:1pt; margin-top:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">adjusted for stock dividends </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PROPOSAL ONE &#150; ELECTION OF THREE DIRECTORS FOR THE TERM
EXPIRING IN 2018 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">According to article III, section 2, of Middlefield&#146;s regulations, the board may consist of no fewer than five
and no more than 25 directors, the precise number being fixed or changed from time to time within that range by the board or by majority vote of shareholders acting at an annual meeting. Article III, section 2(b) of Middlefield&#146;s regulations
provides that if the number of directors (including vacancies) of Middlefield is six or more, the directors must be classified into at least two classes, as nearly equal in number as possible and consisting of no fewer than three directors in each
class, designated Class I, Class II, and if there are nine or more directors, Class III. We currently have ten directors. Class I of Middlefield&#146;s board consists of Directors Hummel, Jones, and McCaskey (term expiring at the 2017 annual
meeting), Class II includes Directors Heslop, Thomas, and Toth (term expiring at the 2015 annual meeting), and Class III consists of Directors Caldwell, Mast, Skidmore, and Turk (term expiring at the 2016 annual meeting). </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">11 </P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Three nominees for the term ending at the 2018 annual meeting</B>. The Corporate Governance
and Nominating Committee recommended Directors Heslop, Thomas, and Toth for reelection to the board. The board accepted the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee&#146;s recommendation and nominated these three individuals to serve as
directors for terms ending at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:112.50pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Nominee for the term expiring in<BR>2018 (Proposal One)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:28.85pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Director<BR>since</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:28.00pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Current<BR>term<BR>expires</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">James R. Heslop, II</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">61</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2001</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2015</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Middlefield Banking Company since 1996, Mr. Heslop became Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Middlefield on October 30, 2000. He became a director of
the bank in July 1999 and a director of Middlefield on November 19, 2001. He is also the Vice President and Secretary and a director of EMORECO, Inc. From July 1993 until joining The Middlefield Banking Company in April 1996, Mr. Heslop was a
Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer of First County Bank in Chardon, Ohio, an institution with total assets exceeding $40 million. First County Bank was an affiliate of FNB Corporation of Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Mr. Heslop earned a
B.S. in Business Administration from Wheeling College, an M.B.A. from Tiffin University, and is a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Heslop&#146;s education, experience in the banking and financial
services industry, and significant leadership positions with Middlefield, The Middlefield Banking Company, and EMORECO, Inc. allow him to provide business and leadership expertise to the board.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Joseph J. Thomas, CFA</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">51</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2013</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2015</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Mr. Thomas is Chairman, President and CEO of Bay Bancorp Inc., a savings and loan holding company in Baltimore, Maryland that trades on NASDAQ (ticker BYBK). Mr. Thomas also serves on the Boards of H Bancorp, a multi-bank investment
holding company and successor entity to Hovde Private Equity Advisors, and FirstAtlantic Financial Holdings, Inc., a community bank in Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Thomas enjoyed a distinguished 20-year career with Wachovia Corporation.&nbsp;Mr.
Thomas was Managing Director and Head of Financial Institutions Investment Banking for Wachovia Securities.&nbsp;Mr. Thomas holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a Bachelor of Arts
degree from the University of Virginia.&nbsp;In addition, he is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a National Association of Corporate Directors Governance Fellow.&nbsp;Mr. Thomas is a member of the Lending Committee of Independent Community Bankers
of America, serves as a Trustee of the Saint Stephens and Saint Agnes School Foundation and is an Emeritus Trustee of the College of Arts and Sciences Foundation at the University of Virginia. Mr. Thomas&#146; extensive business management and
community service experience allow him to provide business and leadership expertise to the board.</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Robert W. Toth</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">70</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2009</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2015</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Mr. Toth retired in 2007 as the President of Gold Key Processing, Ltd., headquartered in Middlefield, Ohio. Mr. Toth is a graduate of Ohio University, with a B.B.A. in accounting. Prior to joining Gold Key, he was Vice President
&#151; Finance and Administration for Burton Rubber Processing, Inc. Having begun his career with Amsted Industries in Chicago, Illinois, Mr. Toth has held progressively responsible positions with Warner and Swasey Co. and Missouri Portland Cement
Co. He has a long record of community service and currently sits on the Board of the Geauga County Library Foundation. Mr. Toth&#146;s extensive business management and community service experience allow him to provide business and leadership
expertise to the board.</TD></TR>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:13.35pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Age</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:28.85pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Director<BR>since</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:28.00pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Current<BR>term<BR>expires</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Thomas G. Caldwell</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">57</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">1997</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2016</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mr. Caldwell is President and Chief Executive Officer of Middlefield, The Middlefield Banking Company, and EMORECO, Inc. Mr. Caldwell served as Vice President of Middlefield until October 2000, when he became President and CEO. Mr.
Caldwell&#146;s experience in the banking and financial services industry and significant leadership positions with Middlefield, The Middlefield Banking Company, and EMORECO, Inc. allow him to provide business and leadership expertise to the
board.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Eric W. Hummel</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">69</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2011</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">2017</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Mr. Hummel is President of Hummel Construction, Ravenna, Ohio, a position he has held since 1971. Mr. Hummel attended the Kent State University School of Architecture and the University of Wisconsin College of Engineering. He has
been a member of the Portage Foundation Board of Trustees, Kent State University Architecture School Foundation, and Leadership Portage County Board. Mr. Hummel&#146;s extensive business management experience allows him to provide business and
leadership expertise to the board.</TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">12 </P>


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<TD VALIGN="top">Kenneth E. Jones</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">A self-employed financial consultant and advisor, Mr. Jones earned a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Virginia in 1970 and an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1972. He is also licensed in Ohio as a CPA
(inactive). He currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer, on a part-time basis, of Minimally Invasive Devices, Inc. and NanoStatics Corporation, both located in Columbus, Ohio. He is the Treasurer and Secretary, respectively, of the two
companies. Minimally Invasive develops and sells medical devices used in laparoscopic surgery. NanoStatics produces nanofibers for high efficiency air filtration applications. Mr. Jones is a former director of Applied Innovation, Inc. of Dublin,
Ohio (NASDAQ), and served as Chairman of its Audit Committee. He has served as the elected fiscal officer of Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio since May 2004. Mr. Jones&#146; financial and business experience and his service as a director of
Middlefield since 2008 allow him to provide business and leadership expertise to the board.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Darryl E. Mast</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">64</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2013</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2016</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Darryl Mast is part of the Hattie Larlham organization, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with developmental disabilities. Mr. Mast currently serves as Chief Operations Officer for
Hattie Larlham Care Group and Hattie Larlham Foundation, with responsibility for IT and phone systems, facilities, vehicle fleet, housing development, finance, and human resources. Mr. Mast previously was a Senior Vice President at Second National
Bank of Warren and an executive officer of its holding company, Second Bancorp Inc., with responsibility for 33 retail banking centers, private banking, consumer lending, call center, web site, and on-line banking. He also served on the
Asset/Liability and other committees. While at Second National Bank, Mr. Mast also served as President of the Hattie Larlham Foundation and as Treasurer of the Hattie Larlham Care Group. He has served on various Hattie Larlham boards since 1996. Mr.
Mast has served as President of the Rotary Club of Warren and has been involved with numerous community-based organizations, including the Advisory Board of Kent State University&#146;s Trumbull Campus, the Warren Area Chamber of Commerce Economic
Development Foundation, and the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Mast has attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Mast&#146;s banking experience, his demonstrated
leadership ability, and his community involvement add important business and leadership expertise to the board.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">James J. McCaskey</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">51</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2004</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2017</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mr. McCaskey is the President of McCaskey Landscape &amp; Design, LLC, a design-build landscape development company. Mr. McCaskey is also a past member of the Board of Directors and past President of the Ohio Landscape Association.
Previously, he was Vice President of Sales for the Pattie Group, also a design-build landscape development company, with which he had been employed for seventeen years. Mr. McCaskey also serves on the Advisory Board of Kent State University
(Geauga), is President of the Chardon Rotary for the term July 2014 through June 2015, and beginning January 2, 2014 serves as Munson Township Trustee. Mr. McCaskey earned a Bachelor&#146;s Degree in Agricultural Production and a Bachelor&#146;s
Degree in Biology from Wilmington College in 1985. Mr. McCaskey&#146;s extensive business management experience, community involvement, and service as a director of Middlefield since 2004 allow him to provide business and leadership expertise to the
board.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">William J. Skidmore</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">58</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2007</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mr. Skidmore is Northeast Ohio Senior District Manager of Waste Management and has held progressively responsible positions with Waste Management and a predecessor company since 1978. He previously served on the Board of Directors
of both First County Bank in Chardon, Ohio, and of Metropolitan National Bank in Youngstown, Ohio. He is a member and was the past President of the Chardon Rotary, a former President of the Chardon Chamber of Commerce, a former member of the
business advisory committee of Kent State University (Geauga), and a past representative to the board of the National Solid Waste Management Association in Washington, D. C. Mr. Skidmore earned a Bachelor&#146;s Degree in Sales and Marketing from
Bowling Green State University in 1978. Mr. Skidmore&#146;s business management and banking experience in the northeast Ohio market allow him to provide business and leadership expertise to the board.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Carolyn J. Turk</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">58</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2004</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Ms. Turk is the Controller of Molded Fiber Glass Companies and is a licensed CPA. Located in Ashtabula, Ohio, Molded Fiber Glass Companies is a manufacturer of reinforced fiber glass products with 14 entities in the U.S. and Mexico.
Ms. Turk earned a B.S. in Accountancy from Youngstown State University in 1984. She has a long record of community service and currently sits on the Board of Country Neighbor Program, Inc. and the Ashtabula Foundation. Ms. Turk&#146;s business and
accounting experience allow her to provide accounting and financial management expertise to the board.</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Directors of The Middlefield Banking Company and EMORECO, Inc. are elected annually and do not
serve staggered terms. The Middlefield Banking Company currently has eleven directors. The directors identified in the table above are expected to be nominated and elected to continue serving as directors of The Middlefield Banking Company for the
following year. EMORECO, Inc. has five directors, all of whom are expected to be nominated and elected to continue serving for the following year, including Messrs. Caldwell and Heslop. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Board of Directors recommends a vote &#147;</B><B><I>FOR</I></B><B>&#148; election of James R. Heslop, II, Joseph J. Thomas, and Robert
W. Toth to the term expiring at the 2018 annual meeting</B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PROPOSAL TWO &#150; ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are subject to section 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which requires that we provide to our shareholders the opportunity to
vote on the compensation of the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table. Commonly known as a say-on-pay vote, the shareholder vote required by section 14A is an advisory vote, which means that the vote is not binding on us, on our
board of directors, or on the Compensation Committee. The say-on-pay vote is intended to be a vote on the executive officer compensation that is disclosed in this proxy statement in accordance with the disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The goals of our compensation arrangements are to provide fair and competitive compensation, to provide compensation that
promotes the hiring and retention of the most talented personnel, to create incentives for and to reward superior performance, and to align the interests of our officers and employees with the interests of shareholders. The Compensation Committee
and the board believe that Middlefield&#146;s compensation arrangements are designed to achieve these goals and that the compensation arrangements reward performance promoting our long-term prosperity. Our compensation arrangements are continually
evolving and are and will remain subject to ongoing review and evaluation by the board and by the Compensation Committee. Accordingly, we ask our shareholders to vote on the following resolution at the 2015 Annual Meeting: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the company&#146;s named executive officers, as disclosed in Middlefield Banc Corp.&#146;s Proxy
Statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting in compliance with Item&nbsp;402 of the Securities and Exchange Commission&#146;s Regulation S-K, including the compensation tables and narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Approval of a majority of the votes cast will constitute approval of this proposal to approve the named executive officer compensation
disclosed in this proxy statement. An abstention or broker non-vote is not counted as a vote cast, and as a result will have no effect on the vote to approve the proposal. A proxy that does not specify voting instructions will be voted in favor of
this non-binding, advisory proposal. Although the results of the say-on-pay vote will not be binding on us, we expect to take the results into account in future compensation decisions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Board of Directors recommends that you vote &#147;</B><B><I>FOR&#148;</I></B><B> approval of the compensation of our named executive
officers, as disclosed in this proxy statement</B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PROPOSAL THREE &#150; RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Middlefield&#146;s independent auditor for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 was S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. The Audit Committee selected S.R.
Snodgrass, P.C. to be Middlefield&#146;s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2015 as well. We expect one or more representatives of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. to be present at the annual meeting. The representative of S.R.
Snodgrass, P.C. will have the opportunity to make a statement if desired, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For
services in fiscal years ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 and December&nbsp;31, 2013 we paid S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as follows &#150; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">110,892</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">106,067</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,114</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11,900</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12,800</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">44,624</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20,266</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Audit fees consist of fees for professional services rendered for the audit of Middlefield&#146;s financial statements and review of financial statements included in Middlefield&#146;s quarterly reports.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Tax service fees include fees for calculation of quarterly estimated taxes and for preparation of corporate income tax and franchise tax returns. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Other services include assisting in compliance audits related to BSA/OFAC/AML/USA PATRIOT Acts and ACH and assisting in the evaluation of the charter consolidation. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee&#146;s policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent auditors. These
services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services, and other services. Pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is generally subject to a budget. The independent auditors and
management are required to periodically report to the Audit Committee regarding the extent of services provided by the independent auditors in accordance with this pre-approval, and the fees for the services performed to date. The Audit Committee
may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Auditor Independence</B><B>.</B> The Audit Committee believes that
the non-audit services provided by S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. are compatible with maintaining the auditor&#146;s independence. To the best of Middlefield&#146;s knowledge, none of the time devoted by S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. on its engagement to audit
Middlefield&#146;s financial statements for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 is attributable to work performed by persons other than <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">full-time,</FONT> permanent employees of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Board of Directors recommends a vote &#147;FOR&#148; ratification of the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as Middlefield&#146;s
independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2015</B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXECUTIVE OFFICERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There are no family relationships among any of Middlefield&#146;s directors or executive officers. Executive officers who do not also serve as
directors are &#150; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">David G. Dalessandro</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">58</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mr. Dalessandro is Chief Credit Officer for The Middlefield Banking Company. Prior to joining the bank in July 2014, he was Senior Vice President and Director of Credit Audit with PNC Financial Services group. Mr. Dalessandro has
also served as an Examiner with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. degree in Accounting and Youngstown State University with an Executive M.B.A. Mr. Dalessandro is also a Certified
Public Accountant (inactive).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Courtney M. Erminio</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Serving as Vice President &#150; Risk Officer, Ms. Erminio joined The Middlefield Banking Company in June 2013. Prior thereto, she was on the internal audit staff of Crowe Horwath LLP. Ms. Erminio is a graduate of the University of
Akron, holding a B.S. degree in Business Administration/Finance.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mr. Giles is Senior Vice President/Senior Loan Officer. He joined The Middlefield Banking Company in September 1998, having previously served as Vice President and Senior Commercial Lender at Huntington National Bank in Burton,
Ohio, since 1985.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Ms. Hetrick is Senior Vice President &#150; Operations/Administration. Ms. Hetrick served as Vice President and Secretary of First County Bank in Chardon, Ohio, before joining The Middlefield Banking Company in December
1996.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mr. Male joined The Middlefield Banking Company in February 2014 and serves as its Senior Vice President &#150; Chief Residential Mortgage Officer. Mr. Male spent his entire banking career, beginning in 1972, with Park View Federal
Savings Bank, most recently as Executive Vice President, Residential Lending Operations. He holds a B.A. degree from Dennison University and an M.B.A. from John Carroll University.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Having joined The Middlefield Banking Company in March 2014, Mr. Miller serves as Chief Information Officer. He previously served for over 30 years with First Keystone Community Bank, most recently as Executive Vice President, Chief
Operating Officer. Mr. Miller holds a B.S. degree in Information Processing from Bloomsburg University and is also a graduate of Stonier Graduate Banking School.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Donald L. Stacy</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mr. Stacy joined The Middlefield Banking Company in August 1999 and serves as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Stacy also is a director, Vice President, and Treasurer of EMORECO, Inc. On October 30, 2000,
he was appointed as the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Middlefield. He previously served for 20 years with Security Dollar Bank and Security Financial Corp. in Niles, Ohio, where he was Senior Vice President and Treasurer.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mr. Thompson is The Middlefield Banking Company&#146;s Vice President/Loan Administration and a director and Vice President of EMORECO, Inc. Mr. Thompson has been with The Middlefield Banking Company since March 1996. He was
promoted from loan officer to Assistant Vice President in 1997, and promoted again to his current position in 1998. Before joining The Middlefield Banking Company, Mr. Thompson served as Loan Officer in the Small Business Group of National City
Bank, Northeast.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shareholders desiring to submit proposals for inclusion in Middlefield&#146;s proxy materials for the 2016 annual meeting must submit the
proposals to Middlefield at its executive offices no later than December&nbsp;7, 2015. We will not include in our proxy statement or form of proxy for the 2016 annual meeting a shareholder proposal that is received after that date or that otherwise
fails to meet requirements for shareholder proposals established by SEC regulations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a shareholder intends to present a proposal at
the 2016 annual meeting without seeking to include the proposal in Middlefield&#146;s proxy materials for that meeting, the shareholder must give advance notice to Middlefield. According to article I, section 8, of Middlefield&#146;s regulations,
the shareholder must give notice at least 60 days but no more than 120 days before the date in 2016 corresponding to the mailing date of this proxy statement for the 2015 annual meeting. This proxy statement is being mailed to shareholders on or
about April&nbsp;6, 2015. Accordingly, a shareholder who desires to present a proposal at the 2016 annual meeting without seeking to include the proposal in Middlefield&#146;s proxy materials for that meeting should provide notice of the proposal to
Middlefield no earlier than December&nbsp;7, 2015 and no later than February&nbsp;5, 2016. If the shareholder fails to do so, Middlefield&#146;s management will be entitled to use their discretionary voting authority on that proposal, without any
discussion of the matter in Middlefield&#146;s proxy materials. Shareholders who desire to submit a proposal for the 2016 annual meeting without seeking to include the proposal in Middlefield&#146;s proxy materials for that meeting should refer to
article I, section 8, of Middlefield&#146;s regulations for information concerning the procedures for submitting proposals, including information required to be provided by shareholders submitting proposals. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OTHER MATTERS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
persons named in the proxy will vote all properly executed proxies. If a shareholder specifies a choice for a proposal to be acted upon, the proxy will be voted in accordance with his or her specifications. If no choice is specified, the proxy will
be voted <B><I>FOR</I></B> election of the nominees identified herein, <B><I>FOR</I></B> approval of the executive compensation disclosed in this proxy statement, and <B><I>FOR</I></B> ratification of Middlefield&#146;s independent auditor. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The proxy is solicited by Middlefield, conferring discretionary authority to vote on any matters properly presented at the annual meeting or
any adjournments thereof. We are not aware of any business to be presented at the meeting other than the business described in this proxy statement. If any matter not set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders is properly presented at
the 2015 annual meeting, the persons named as proxies will vote thereon in accordance with their best judgment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We mailed our 2014 Annual
Report to persons who, as of the March&nbsp;23, 2015 record date, were shareholders on that date. Additional copies may be obtained without charge by written request. We file periodic </P>
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reports and other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Copies of the public portions of reports to the SEC may be inspected and copied at the headquarters of the
SEC, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20549. The SEC maintains an Internet web site containing reports, proxy, and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site
is http://www.sec.gov. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you and others who share your address own your shares in street name, your broker or other holder of record may
be sending one copy only of the annual report and proxy statement to your address. Known as &#147;householding,&#148; this practice reduces Middlefield&#146;s printing and postage costs. However, if you wish to receive a separate annual report or
proxy statement in the future, you should contact your broker or other holder of record. If you own your shares in street name and are receiving multiple copies of our annual report and proxy statement, you can request householding by contacting
your broker or other holder of record. Shareholders who share an address to which a single annual report or proxy statement is delivered may orally or in writing request a separate copy of the annual report or proxy statement. Middlefield will
deliver the separate annual report or proxy statement promptly at your request. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>We will furnish a copy of our Form 10-K Annual Report
for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 without charge to shareholders upon written request to: Mr.&nbsp;Donald&nbsp;L. Stacy, Chief Financial Officer, Middlefield Banc Corp., 15985 East High Street, P.O. Box 35, Middlefield, Ohio 44062</B> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:42pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>PROXY SOLICITED BY
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">The undersigned shareholder of Middlefield Banc Corp. hereby constitutes and appoints George F. Hasman and Donald D. Hunter, and each of
them, with full power of substitution, as proxies to represent the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Middlefield Banc Corp. to be held on May 13, 2015 and any adjournments and postponements thereof, and to vote the shares of
common stock the undersigned would be entitled to vote upon all matters referred to herein and in their discretion upon any other matters that properly come before the Annual Meeting: </P>
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The Notice of Meeting, proxy statement and proxy</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">card are available at www.middlefieldbank.com</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL">1 To elect the nominees identified below as directors for a term of three years and until their successors are elected and
qualified</P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:6pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;
</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>FOR ALL
NOMINEES</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>NOMINEES:</B></FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;O</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;James&nbsp;R.&nbsp;Heslop,&nbsp;II</FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>WITHHOLD AUTHORITY</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">O</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;Joseph J. Thomas</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; font-size:6pt; font-family:ARIAL">&nbsp;&nbsp;
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NOMINEES</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">O</FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:7pt">Robert&nbsp;W.&nbsp;Toth</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:6pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>FOR ALL EXCEPT</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; font-size:6pt; font-family:ARIAL">&nbsp;&nbsp; (See instructions below)</P></TD>
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compensation of named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">3.To&nbsp;ratify&nbsp; the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2015</P> <P STYLE="font-size:24pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="9"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board recommends a vote FOR election of the identified nominees in Proposal One,
FOR approval of Proposal Two, approving the compensation of named executive officers, and FOR Proposal Three, ratifying the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as independent auditor.</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="9"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The shares represented by this proxy will be voted as specified. Unless specified to the contrary, all shares of the
undersigned will be voted <B>FOR</B> election of the nominees identified in Proposal One, <B>FOR</B> approval of named executive officer compensation, and <B>FOR</B> ratification of the independent auditor. If any other business is properly
presented at the meeting, this proxy will be voted by those named herein in accordance with their best judgment. The board knows of no other business to be presented at the meeting.</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-left:8.50em; text-indent:-8.50em; font-size:7pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B><U>INSTRUCTIONS:</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark <B>&#147;FOR ALL EXCEPT&#148; </B>and fill in the
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="9"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:8pt">The undersigned acknowledges receipt from Middlefield Banc Corp., before execution of this proxy, of the Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement, and 2014
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="9"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:ARIAL; font-size:8pt"><B>Please mark, sign, date, and return this proxy promptly using the postage paid, self addressed envelope provided.</B></P></TD></TR>
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new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-3.00em; font-size:6pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>Note:</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign.
When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>May 13, 2015
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>GO GREEN </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B><U>NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL: </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">The Notice of Meeting, proxy statement and proxy card </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">are available at www.middlefieldbank.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Please sign,
date and mail </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">your proxy card in the </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">envelope
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL">1 To elect the nominees identified below as directors for a term of three years and until their successors are elected and
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; font-size:6pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;FOR ALL NOMINEES</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:6pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">O</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size:7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;James&nbsp;R.&nbsp;Heslop,&nbsp;II</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:7pt; font-family:ARIAL"><FONT STYLE="font-size:10pt">O</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size:7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;Joseph J. Thomas</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board recommends a vote FOR election of the identified nominees in Proposal One, FOR approval of Proposal Two,
approving the compensation of named executive officers, and FOR Proposal Three, ratifying the appointment of S.R. Snodgrass, P.C. as independent auditor.</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The shares represented by this proxy will be voted as specified. Unless specified to the contrary, all shares of the
undersigned will be voted <B>FOR</B> election of the nominees identified in Proposal One, <B>FOR</B> approval of named executive officer compensation, and <B>FOR</B> ratification of the independent auditor. If any other business is properly
presented at the meeting, this proxy will be voted by those named herein in accordance with their best judgment. The board knows of no other business to be presented at the meeting.</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">The undersigned acknowledges receipt from Middlefield Banc Corp., before
execution of this proxy, of the Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement, and 2014 Annual Report.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>Please mark, sign, date, and return this proxy promptly using the postage paid, self addressed envelope provided.</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.80em; text-indent:-2.80em; font-size:6pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>Note:&nbsp;</B>Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should
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