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EXHIBIT (13)
The Annual Report to Security Holders is Appendix A to the Proxy Statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

APPENDIX A
ANNUAL REPORT
OF
PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.

PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.
General Description of Business
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (the “Company”), was formed in 1999 to serve as the holding company for Peoples Bank (the “Bank”). The Company is a bank holding company registered with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”). The Company’s principal source of income is dividends declared and paid by the Bank on its capital stock, if any. The Company has no operations and conducts no business of its own other than owning the Bank and Community Bank Real Estate Solutions, LLC ("CBRES"). Accordingly, the discussion of the business which follows concerns the business conducted by the Bank, unless otherwise indicated.
The Bank, founded in 1912, is a state-chartered commercial bank serving the citizens and business interests of the Catawba Valley and surrounding communities through 22 banking offices located in Lincolnton, Newton, Denver, Catawba, Conover, Maiden, Claremont, Hiddenite, Hickory, Charlotte, Monroe, Cornelius, Mooresville and Raleigh, North Carolina. The Bank also operates a loan production office in Denver, North Carolina. At December 31, 2011, the Company had total assets of $1.1 billion, net loans of $653.9 million, deposits of $827.1 million, total securities of $327.1 million, and shareholders’ equity of $103.0 million.
The Bank operates four offices focused on the Latino population under the name Banco de la Gente (“Banco”). These offices are operated as a division of the Bank. Banco offers normal and customary banking services as are offered in the Bank’s other branches such as the taking of deposits and the making of loans and therefore is not considered a reportable segment of the Company.
The Bank has a diversified loan portfolio, with no foreign loans and few agricultural loans. Real estate loans are predominately variable rate commercial property loans, which include residential development loans to commercial customers. Commercial loans are spread throughout a variety of industries with no one particular industry or group of related industries accounting for a significant portion of the commercial loan portfolio. The majority of the Bank’s deposit and loan customers are individuals and small to medium-sized businesses located in the Bank’s market area. The Bank’s loan portfolio also includes Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) mortgage loans generated thorough the Bank’s Banco offices. Additional discussion of the Bank’s loan portfolio and sources of funds for loans can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” on pages A-4 through A-27 of the Annual Report, which is included in this Form 10-K as Exhibit 13.
The operations of the Bank and depository institutions in general are significantly influenced by general economic conditions and by related monetary and fiscal policies of depository institution regulatory agencies, including the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) and the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks (the “Commissioner”).
At December 31, 2011, the Company employed 247 full-time employees and 45 part-time employees, which equated to 277 full-time equivalent employees.
Subsidiaries
The Bank is a subsidiary of the Company. The Bank has two subsidiaries, Peoples Investment Services, Inc. and Real Estate Advisory Services, Inc. Through a relationship with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Peoples Investment Services, Inc. provides the Bank’s customers access to investment counseling and non-deposit investment products such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, tax deferred annuities, and related brokerage services. Real Estate Advisory Services, Inc. provides real estate appraisal and real estate brokerage services.
In June 2006, the Company formed a wholly owned Delaware statutory trust, PEBK Capital Trust II (“PEBK Trust II”), which issued $20.0 million of guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in the Company’s junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures. All of the common securities of PEBK Trust II are owned by the Company. The proceeds from the issuance of the common securities and the trust preferred securities were used by PEBK Trust II to purchase $20.6 million of junior subordinated debentures of the Company, which pay a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 163 basis points. The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the junior subordinated debentures were used in December 2006 to repay the trust preferred securities issued in December 2001 by PEBK Capital Trust, a wholly owned Delaware statutory trust of the Company, and for general purposes. The debentures represent the sole asset of PEBK Trust II. PEBK Trust II is not included in the consolidated financial statements.
The trust preferred securities issued by PEBK Trust II accrue and pay quarterly at a floating rate of three-month LIBOR plus 163 basis points. The Company has guaranteed distributions and other payments due on the trust preferred securities to the extent PEBK Trust II does not have funds with which to make the distributions and other payments. The net
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combined effect of the trust preferred securities transaction is that the Company is obligated to make the distributions and other payments required on the trust preferred securities.
These trust preferred securities are mandatorily redeemable upon maturity of the debentures on June 28, 2036, or upon earlier redemption as provided in the indenture. The Company had the right to redeem the debentures purchased by PEBK Trust II, in whole or in part, on or after June 28, 2011. As specified in the indenture, if the debentures are redeemed prior to maturity, the redemption price will be the principal amount and any accrued but unpaid interest.
The Company established a new subsidiary, CBRES, in 2009. CBRES serves as a “clearing-house” for appraisal services for community banks. Other banks are able to contract with CBRES to find and engage appropriate appraisal companies in the area where the property is located. This type of service ensures that the appraisal process remains independent from the financing process within the bank.
This report contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of the Company. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on the beliefs and assumptions of management of the Company and on the information available to management at the time that these disclosures were prepared. These statements can be identified by the use of words like “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate” and “believe,” variations of these words and other similar expressions. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, (1) competition in the markets served by the Bank, (2) changes in the interest rate environment, (3) general national, regional or local economic conditions may be less favorable than expected, resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality and the possible impairment of collectibility of loans, (4) legislative or regulatory changes, including changes in accounting standards, (5) significant changes in the federal and state legal and regulatory environment and tax laws, (6) the impact of changes in monetary and fiscal policies, laws, rules and regulations and (7) other risks and factors identified in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts
|  | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007
Summary of Operations |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income | $ | 45,259 | 47,680 | 50,037 | 56,322 | 61,732
Interest expense |  | 10,946 | 14,348 | 17,187 | 23,526 | 27,585
Net interest earnings |  | 34,313 | 33,332 | 32,850 | 32,796 | 34,147
Provision for loan losses |  | 12,632 | 16,438 | 10,535 | 4,794 | 2,038
Net interest earnings after provision |  |  |  |  |  |
for loan losses |  | 21,681 | 16,894 | 22,315 | 28,002 | 32,109
Non-interest income |  | 14,513 | 13,884 | 11,823 | 10,495 | 8,816
Non-interest expense |  | 29,572 | 28,948 | 29,883 | 28,893 | 25,993
Earnings before taxes |  | 6,622 | 1,830 | 4,255 | 9,604 | 14,932
Income taxes |  | 1,463 | (11) | 1,339 | 3,213 | 5,340
Net earnings |  | 5,159 | 1,841 | 2,916 | 6,391 | 9,592
Dividends and accretion of preferred stock | 1,393 | 1,394 | 1,246 | - | -
Net earnings available to common |  |  |  |  |  |
shareholders | $ | 3,766 | 447 | 1,670 | 6,391 | 9,592
Selected Year-End Balances |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | $ | 1,067,063 | 1,067,652 | 1,048,494 | 968,762 | 907,262
Available for sale securities |  | 321,388 | 272,449 | 195,115 | 124,916 | 120,968
Loans, net |  | 653,893 | 710,667 | 762,643 | 770,163 | 713,174
Mortgage loans held for sale |  | 5,146 | 3,814 | 2,840 | - | -
Interest-earning assets |  | 1,004,131 | 1,010,983 | 988,017 | 921,101 | 853,878
Deposits |  | 827,111 | 838,712 | 809,343 | 721,062 | 693,639
Interest-bearing liabilities |  | 820,452 | 850,233 | 826,838 | 758,334 | 718,870
Shareholders' equity | $ | 103,027 | 96,858 | 99,223 | 101,128 | 70,102
Shares outstanding* |  | 5,544,160 | 5,541,413 | 5,539,056 | 5,539,056 | 5,624,234
Selected Average Balances |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | $ | 1,074,250 | 1,078,136 | 1,016,257 | 929,799 | 846,836
Available for sale securities |  | 295,413 | 219,797 | 161,135 | 115,853 | 120,296
Loans |  | 697,527 | 757,532 | 782,464 | 747,203 | 665,379
Interest-earning assets |  | 1,015,451 | 999,054 | 956,680 | 876,425 | 801,094
Deposits |  | 835,550 | 840,343 | 772,075 | 720,918 | 659,174
Interest-bearing liabilities |  | 836,382 | 849,870 | 796,260 | 740,478 | 665,727
Shareholders' equity | $ | 102,568 | 101,529 | 101,162 | 76,241 | 70,586
Shares outstanding* |  | 5,542,548 | 5,539,308 | 5,539,056 | 5,588,314 | 5,700,860
Profitability Ratios |  |  |  |  |  |
Return on average total assets |  | 0.48% | 0.17% | 0.29% | 0.69% | 1.13%
Return on average shareholders' equity | 5.03% | 1.81% | 2.88% | 8.38% | 13.59%
Dividend payout ratio** |  | 11.78% | 100.11% | 86.22% | 41.93% | 24.30%
Liquidity and Capital Ratios (averages) |  |  |  |  |
Loan to deposit |  | 83.48% | 90.15% | 101.35% | 103.65% | 100.94%
Shareholders' equity to total assets |  | 9.55% | 9.42% | 9.95% | 8.20% | 8.34%
Per share of Common Stock* |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic net income | $ | 0.68 | 0.08 | 0.30 | 1.14 | 1.68
Diluted net income | $ | 0.68 | 0.08 | 0.30 | 1.13 | 1.65
Cash dividends | $ | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.26 | 0.48 | 0.41
Book value | $ | 14.06 | 12.96 | 13.39 | 13.73 | 12.46
*Shares outstanding and per share computations have been retroactively restated to reflect a
3-for-2 stock split which occurred in the second quarter of 2007. |  |
**As a percentage of net earnings available to common shareholders. |  |

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following is a discussion of our financial position and results of operations and should be read in conjunction with the information set forth under Item 1A Risk Factors and the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto on pages A-28 through A-63.
Introduction
Management’s discussion and analysis of earnings and related data are presented to assist in understanding the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Company, for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009. The Company is a registered bank holding company operating under the supervision of the Federal Reserve Board and the parent company of Peoples Bank (the “Bank”). The Bank is a North Carolina-chartered bank, with offices in Catawba, Lincoln, Alexander, Mecklenburg, Iredell, Union and Wake counties, operating under the banking laws of North Carolina and the rules and regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”).
Overview
Our business consists principally of attracting deposits from the general public and investing these funds in commercial loans, real estate mortgage loans, real estate construction loans and consumer loans. Our profitability depends primarily on our net interest income, which is the difference between the income we receive on our loan and investment securities portfolios and our cost of funds, which consists of interest paid on deposits and borrowed funds. Net interest income also is affected by the relative amounts of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. When interest-earning assets approximate or exceed interest-bearing liabilities, a positive interest rate spread will generate net interest income. Our profitability is also affected by the level of other income and operating expenses. Other income consists primarily of miscellaneous fees related to our loans and deposits, mortgage banking income and commissions from sales of annuities and mutual funds. Operating expenses consist of compensation and benefits, occupancy related expenses, federal deposit and other insurance premiums, data processing, advertising and other expenses.
Our operations are influenced significantly by local economic conditions and by policies of financial institution regulatory authorities. The earnings on our assets are influenced by the effects of, and changes in, trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”), inflation, interest rates, market and monetary fluctuations. Lending activities are affected by the demand for commercial and other types of loans, which in turn is affected by the interest rates at which such financing may be offered. Our cost of funds is influenced by interest rates on competing investments and by rates offered on similar investments by competing financial institutions in our market area, as well as general market interest rates. These factors can cause fluctuations in our net interest income and other income. In addition, local economic conditions can impact the credit risk of our loan portfolio, in that (1) local employers may be required to eliminate employment positions of individual borrowers, and (2) small businesses and commercial borrowers may experience a downturn in their operating performance and become unable to make timely payments on their loans. Management evaluates these factors in estimating the allowance for loan losses and changes in these economic factors could result in increases or decreases to the provision for loan losses.
The unfavorable economic conditions experienced from 2008 to 2010 eased up slightly in 2011 but continue to have a negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations. Unfavorable economic indicators, such as high unemployment, falling real estate prices and higher than normal levels of loan defaults demonstrate the difficult business conditions that are affecting the general economy and therefore our operating results. The unemployment rates in our primary market area have been higher than state and national averages throughout 2011.
Although we are unable to control the external factors that influence our business, by maintaining high levels of balance sheet liquidity, managing our interest rate exposures and by actively monitoring asset quality, we seek to minimize the potentially adverse risks of unforeseen and unfavorable economic trends.
Our business emphasis has been to operate as a well-capitalized, profitable and independent community-oriented financial institution dedicated to providing quality customer service. We are committed to meeting the financial needs of the communities in which we operate. We believe that we can be more effective in serving our customers than many of our non-local competitors because of our ability to quickly and effectively provide senior management responses to customer needs and inquiries. Our ability to provide these services is enhanced by the stability of our senior management team.
The Federal Reserve has maintained the Federal Funds Rate at 0.25% since December 31, 2007. This has had a negative impact on 2009, 2010 and 2011 earnings and will continue to have a negative impact on the Bank’s net interest income in the future periods. The negative impact from the Federal Funds Rate has been partially offset by the increase
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in earnings realized on interest rate contracts, including interest rate swaps and interest rate floors, utilized by the Bank. Additional information regarding the Bank’s interest rate contacts is provided below in the section entitled “Asset Liability and Interest Rate Risk Management.”
On December 23, 2008, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with the United States Department of the Treasury (“UST”) pursuant to the Capital Purchase Program (“CPP”) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (“TARP”). Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to issue and sell 25,054 shares of Series A preferred stock and a warrant to purchase 357,234 shares of the Company's common stock. Proceeds from this issuance of Series A preferred shares were allocated between preferred stock and the warrant based on their relative fair values at the time of the sale. Of the $25.1 million in proceeds, $24.4 million was allocated to the Series A preferred stock and $704,000 was allocated to the warrant. The discount recorded on the Series A preferred stock that resulted from allocating a portion of the proceeds to the warrant is being accreted directly to retained earnings over a five-year period applying a level yield. As of December 31, 2011, the Company has accreted a total of $408,000 of the discount related to the Series A preferred stock. The Company paid dividends of $1.3 million on the Series A preferred stock during 2011, and cumulative undeclared dividends at December 31, 2011 were $157,000.
The Series A preferred stock qualifies as Tier 1 capital and will pay cumulative dividends at a rate of 5% per annum for the first five years and 9% per annum thereafter. The Series A preferred stock may be redeemed at the stated amount of $1,000 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends. Under the terms of the original Purchase Agreement, the Company could not redeem the Series A preferred shares until December 23, 2011 unless the total amount of the issuance, $25.1 million, was replaced with the same amount of other forms of capital that would qualify as Tier 1 capital. However, with the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”), the Company can now redeem the Series A preferred shares at any time, if approved by the Company’s primary regulator. The Series A preferred stock is non-voting except for class voting rights on matters that would adversely affect the rights of the holders of the Series A preferred stock.
The exercise price of the warrant is $10.52 per common share and it is exercisable at anytime on or before December 18, 2018.
The Company is subject to the following restrictions while the Series A preferred stock is outstanding: 1) UST approval is required for the Company to repurchase shares of outstanding common stock; 2) the full dividend for the latest completed CPP dividend period must be declared and paid in full before dividends may be paid to common shareholders; 3) UST approval is required for any increase in common dividends per share above the last quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share paid prior to December 23, 2008; and 4) the Company may not take tax deductions for any senior executive officer whose compensation is above $500,000. There were additional restrictions on executive compensation added in the ARRA for companies participating in the TARP, including participants in the CPP.
The Company uses the CPP capital infusion as additional Tier I capital to protect the Bank from potential losses that may be incurred during this current recessionary period. The Company has utilized CPP funds to provide capital to support making loans to qualified borrowers in our market area. The funds have been and will continue to be used to absorb losses incurred when modifying loans or making concessions to borrowers in order to keep borrowers out of foreclosure. We are also working with our current builders and contractors to provide financing for potential buyers who may not be able to qualify for financing in the current mortgage market in order to help these customers sell existing single family homes. It is the desire of the Company to repay the CPP funds without raising additional equity capital. The Company anticipates being able to repay the CPP funds from future earnings and existing capital. However, the funds will not be repaid until the Company achieves more consistent levels of earnings.
The Company continues to face challenges resulting from the impact of the current economy on the housing and real estate markets. The Bank continues to monitor and evaluate all significant loans in its portfolio, and will continue to manage its credit risk exposure with the expectation that stabilization of the real estate market will not occur within the next 18 to 24 months. The CPP funds have enhanced our capital position as the Company infused the Bank with $8.0 million additional regulatory capital. The Company has $15.0 million available that can be infused into the Bank as additional capital if needed to maintain its position as a well-capitalized bank. We anticipate loan losses at a level higher than historical norms in the short run and have prepared for that expectation. We have quality individuals managing our past due loans and foreclosed properties to minimize our potential losses. As the economy recovers, we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of opportunities that present themselves. We anticipate that the net interest margin will remain at or near the 3.55% net margin for 2012. The amount and timing of any future Federal Reserve rate adjustment remains uncertain, and may further impact the Bank if those adjustments are significant.
Management expects to look for branching opportunities in nearby markets in the future but there are no additional offices planned in 2012.
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, the Bank and Community Bank Real Estate Solutions, LLC, along with the Bank’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Peoples Investment Services, Inc. and Real Estate Advisory Services, Inc. (collectively called the “Company”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The Company’s accounting policies are fundamental to understanding management’s discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition. Many of the Company’s accounting policies require significant judgment regarding valuation of assets and liabilities and/or significant interpretation of specific accounting guidance. The following is a summary of some of the more subjective and complex accounting policies of the Company. A more complete description of the Company’s significant accounting policies can be found in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders which is Appendix A to the Proxy Statement for the May 3, 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Many of the Company’s assets and liabilities are recorded using various techniques that require significant judgment as to recoverability. The collectability of loans is reflected through the Company’s estimate of the allowance for loan losses. The Company performs periodic and systematic detailed reviews of its lending portfolio to assess overall collectability. In addition, certain assets and liabilities are reflected at their estimated fair value in the consolidated financial statements. Such amounts are based on either quoted market prices or estimated values derived from dealer quotes used by the Company, market comparisons or internally generated modeling techniques. The Company’s internal models generally involve present value of cash flow techniques. The various techniques are discussed in greater detail elsewhere in management’s discussion and analysis and the notes to consolidated financial statements.
There are other complex accounting standards that require the Company to employ significant judgment in interpreting and applying certain of the principles prescribed by those standards. These judgments include, but are not limited to, the determination of whether a financial instrument or other contract meets the definition of a derivative in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”).
The disclosure requirements for derivatives and hedging activities have the intent to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of: (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The disclosure requirements include qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about the fair value of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative instruments.
The Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. The Company may enter into derivative contracts that are intended to economically hedge certain of its risks, even though hedge accounting does not apply or the Company elects not to apply hedge accounting.
The Company has an overall interest rate risk management strategy that incorporates the use of derivative instruments to minimize significant unplanned fluctuations in earnings that are caused by interest rate volatility. By using derivative instruments, the Company is exposed to credit and market risk. If the counterparty fails to perform, credit risk is equal to the extent of the fair-value gain in the derivative. The Company minimizes the credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties that are reviewed periodically by the Company. The Company had an interest rate swap contract that expired in June 2011. The Company did not have any interest rate derivatives outstanding as of December 31, 2011.
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The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
| Asset Derivatives |  | Liability Derivatives
| As of December 31, 2011 |  | As of December 31, 2010 |  | As of December 31, 2011 |  | As of December 31, 2010
| Balance Sheet Location | Fair Value |  | Balance Sheet Location | Fair Value |  | Balance Sheet Location | Fair Value |  | Balance Sheet Location | Fair Value
Interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
derivative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
contracts | Other assets | $ - |  | Other assets | $ 648 |  | N/A | $ - |  | N/A | $ -

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest income and expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps and floors as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. For hedges of the Company’s variable-rate loan assets, interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of fixed-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making variable-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. For hedges of the Company’s variable-rate loan assets, the interest rate floor designated as a cash flow hedge involves the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty if interest rates fall below the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an up front premium.
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. During 2011 and 2010, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash inflows associated with existing pools of prime-based loan assets. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. The Company’s derivatives did not have any hedge ineffectiveness recognized in earnings during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.
The tables below present the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |
| Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated OCI on Derivatives |  | Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income |  | Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income
| Years ended December 31, |  |  |  | Years ended December 31,
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Interest rate derivative contracts | $ (20) |  | $ 404 |  | Interest income |  | $ 628 |  | $ 1,518

Relating to the post retirement benefit plan, the Company is required to recognize an obligation for either the present value of the entire promised death benefit or the annual “cost of insurance” required to keep the policy in force during the post-retirement years. The Company reduced retained earnings by $467,000 in 2008 pursuant to the guidance of the pronouncement to record the portion of the death benefit earned by participants prior to adoption of the pronouncement. In 2009, the Company increased retained earnings by $358,000 to reflect an adjustment of the cumulative effect due to amendments to the individual split-dollar plans implemented during 2009.
GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. There is a three-level fair value hierarchy for fair value measurements. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that a company has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The table below presents the balance of securities available for sale and derivatives, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2011 and 2010.
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(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| December 31, 2011
| Fair Value Measurements |  | Level 1 Valuation |  | Level 2 Valuation |  | Level 3 Valuation
Mortgage-backed securities | $ | 213,693 |  | - |  | 208,349 |  | 5,344
U.S. Government |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
sponsored enterprises | $ | 7,694 |  | - |  | 7,694 |  | -
State and political subdivisions | $ | 97,097 |  | - |  | 97,097 |  | -
Corporate bonds | $ | 543 |  | - |  | 543 |  | -
Trust preferred securities | $ | 1,250 |  | - |  | - |  | 1,250
Equity securities | $ | 1,111 |  | 1,111 |  | - |  | -
Mortgage loans held for sale | $ | 5,146 |  | - |  | 5,146 |  | -

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| December 31, 2010
| Fair Value Measurements |  | Level 1 Valuation |  | Level 2 Valuation |  | Level 3 Valuation
Mortgage-backed securities | $ | 139,361 |  | - |  | 139,361 |  | -
U.S. Government |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
sponsored enterprises | $ | 42,640 |  | - |  | 42,640 |  | -
State and political subdivisions | $ | 87,829 |  | - |  | 87,829 |  | -
Trust preferred securities | $ | 1,250 |  | - |  | - |  | 1,250
Equity securities | $ | 1,369 |  | 1,369 |  | - |  | -
Mortgage loans held for sale | $ | 3,814 |  | - |  | 3,814 |  | -
Market value of derivatives (in other assets) | $ | 648 |  | - |  | 648 |  | -

Fair values of investment securities available for sale are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges when available. If quoted prices are not available, fair value is determined using matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities. Fair values of derivative instruments are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities.
The following is an analysis of fair value measurements of investment securities available for sale using Level 3, significant unobservable inputs, for the year ended December 31, 2011:

(Dollars in thousands) |
| Investment Securities Available for Sale
| Level 3 Valuation
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 1,250
Change in book value |  | -
Change in gain/(loss) realized and unrealized |  | -
Purchases/(sales) |  | -
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 |  | 5,344
Balance, end of period | $ | 6,594
Change in unrealized gain/(loss) for assets still held in Level 3 | $ | -

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The Bank’s December 31, 2011 and 2010 fair value measurement for impaired loans and other real estate on a non-recurring basis is presented below:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |
| Fair Value Measurements December 31, 2011 | Level 1 Valuation | Level 2 Valuation | Level 3 Valuation | Total Gains/(Losses) for the Year Ended December 31, 2011
Impaired loans | $ | 49,901 | - | 431 | 49,470 | (11,864)
Other real estate | $ | 7,576 | - | - | 7,576 | (1,322)
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fair Value Measurements December 31, 2010 | Level 1 Valuation | Level 2 Valuation | Level 3 Valuation | Total Gains/(Losses) for the Year Ended December 31, 2010
Impaired loans | $ | 51,673 | - | 6,643 | 45,030 | (10,591)
Other real estate | $ | 6,673 | - | - | 6,673 | (704)

At each reporting period, the Bank determines which loans are impaired. Accordingly, the Bank’s impaired loans are reported at their estimated fair value on a non-recurring basis. An allowance for each impaired loan, which is generally collateral-dependent, is calculated based on the fair value of its collateral. The fair value of the collateral is based on appraisals performed by third-party valuation specialists. Factors including the assumptions and techniques utilized by the appraiser are considered by management. If the recorded investment in the impaired loan exceeds the measure of fair value of the collateral, a valuation allowance is recorded as a component of the allowance for loan losses. Accruing impaired loans amounted to $30.6 million and $17.0 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Interest income recognized on accruing impaired loans was $1.7 million and $966,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. No interest income is recognized on non-accrual impaired loans subsequent to their classification as impaired.
The following table presents the Bank’s impaired loans as of December 31, 2011 and 2010:

December 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance |  | Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  | Recorded Investment With Allowance |  | Recorded Investment in Impaired Loans |  | Related Allowance |  | Average Outstanding Impaired Loans
Real Estate Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Construction and land development | $ | 28,721 |  | 14,484 |  | 6,098 |  | 20,582 |  | 3,264 |  | 17,848
Single-family residential |  | 26,382 |  | 969 |  | 24,719 |  | 25,688 |  | 1,427 |  | 25,102
Commercial |  | 7,717 |  | 3,845 |  | 3,139 |  | 6,984 |  | 77 |  | 4,518
Multifamily and farmland |  | 209 |  | - |  | 209 |  | 209 |  | 1 |  | 214
Total impaired real estate loans |  | 63,029 |  | 19,298 |  | 34,165 |  | 53,463 |  | 4,769 |  | 47,682
Commercial loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 1,111 |  | - |  | 1,083 |  | 1,083 |  | 26 |  | 1,485
Consumer loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 157 |  | - |  | 152 |  | 152 |  | 2 |  | 140
Total impaired loans | $ | 64,297 |  | 19,298 |  | 35,400 |  | 54,698 |  | 4,797 |  | 49,307
December 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance |  | Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  | Recorded Investment With Allowance |  | Recorded Investment in Impaired Loans |  | Related Allowance |  | Average Outstanding Impaired Loans
Real estate loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |
Construction and land development |  | 31,551 |  | 19,422 |  | 3,698 |  | 23,120 |  | 3,177 |  | 18,870
Single-family residential |  | 26,834 |  | 1,738 |  | 23,558 |  | 25,296 |  | 1,613 |  | 26,558
Commercial |  | 6,911 |  | 4,424 |  | 1,819 |  | 6,243 |  | 218 |  | 4,992
Multifamily and farmland |  | 223 |  | - |  | 223 |  | 223 |  | 4 |  | 254
Total impaired real estate loans |  | 65,519 |  | 25,584 |  | 29,298 |  | 54,882 |  | 5,012 |  | 50,674
Commercial loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 2,145 |  | 648 |  | 1,072 |  | 1,720 |  | 55 |  | 1,705
Consumer loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 152 |  | - |  | 142 |  | 142 |  | 4 |  | 79
Total impaired loans | $ | 67,816 |  | 26,232 |  | 30,512 |  | 56,744 |  | 5,071 |  | 52,458

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In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standard Accounting Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-02, A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring is a Troubled Debt Restructuring. ASU No. 2011-02 provides additional guidance for determining what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. ASU No. 2011-02 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or disclosures.
In May 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). ASU No. 2011-04 is intended to result in convergence between GAAP and IFRS requirements for measurement of and disclosures about fair value. The amendments are not expected to have a significant impact on companies applying U.S. GAAP. ASU No. 2011-04 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or disclosures.
In June 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income. ASU No. 2011-05 will require companies to present the components of net income and other comprehensive income either as one continuous statement or as two consecutive statements. It eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity. ASU No. 2011-05 does not change the items which must be reported in other comprehensive income, how such items are measured or when they must be reclassified to net income. This standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Because ASU No. 2011-05 impacts presentation only, it will have no impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.
In December 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-12, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05. ASU No. 2011-12 defers the effective date of the requirement to present separate line items on the income statement for reclassification adjustments of items out of accumulated other comprehensive income into net income. This deferral is temporary until the FASB reconsiders the operational concerns and needs of financial statement users. The FASB has not yet established a timetable for its reconsideration. Entities are still required to present reclassification adjustments within other comprehensive income either on the face of the statement that reports other comprehensive income or in the notes to the financial statements. The requirement to present comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement or two consecutive condensed statements remains for both annual and interim reporting. Because ASU No. 2011-12 impacts presentation only, it will have no impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or disclosures.
Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to reporting of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The remainder of management’s discussion and analysis of the Company’s results of operations and financial position should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes presented on pages A-28 through A-63.
Results of Operations
Summary. The Company reported earnings of $5.2 million in 2011, or $0.93 basic and diluted net earnings per share, before adjustment for preferred stock dividends and accretion, as compared to $1.8 million, or $0.33 basic and diluted net earnings per share, for the same period one year ago. After adjusting for dividends and accretion on preferred stock, net earnings available to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2011 were $3.8 million or $0.68 basic and diluted net earnings per common share as compared to $447,000, or $0.08 basic and diluted net earnings per common share, for the same period one year ago. The increase in year-to-date earnings is primarily attributable to aggregate increases in net interest income and non-interest income and a decrease in the provision for loan losses, which were partially offset by an increase in non-interest expense.
Net earnings for 2010 represented a decrease of 37% as compared to 2009 net earnings of $2.9 million or $0.30 basic and diluted net earnings per common share. The decrease in 2010 net earnings was primarily attributable to an increase in provision for loan losses, which was partially offset by an increase in net interest income, an increase in non-interest income and a decrease in non-interest expense.
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The return on average assets in 2011 was 0.48%, compared to 0.17% in 2010 and 0.29% in 2009. The return on average shareholders’ equity was 5.03% in 2011 compared to 1.81% in 2010 and 2.88% in 2009.
Net Interest Income. Net interest income, the major component of the Company’s net income, is the amount by which interest and fees generated by interest-earning assets exceed the total cost of funds used to carry them. Net interest income is affected by changes in the volume and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, as well as changes in the yields earned and rates paid. Net interest margin is calculated by dividing tax-equivalent net interest income by average interest-earning assets, and represents the Company’s net yield on its interest-earning assets.
Net interest income for 2011 increased to $34.3 million compared to $33.3 million in 2010. This increase is primarily attributable to a reduction in interest expense due to a decrease in the cost of funds for time deposits. Net interest income increased slightly in 2010 from $32.9 million in 2009.
Table 1 sets forth for each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the average amounts outstanding, the interest incurred on such amounts and the average rate earned or incurred for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009. The table also sets forth the average rate earned on total interest-earning assets, the average rate paid on total interest-bearing liabilities, and the net yield on average total interest-earning assets for the same periods. Yield information does not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected as a component of shareholders’ equity. Yields and interest income on tax-exempt investments have been adjusted to tax equivalent basis using an effective tax rate of 38.55% for securities that are both federal and state tax exempt and an effective tax rate of 6.90% for state tax exempt securities. Non-accrual loans and the interest income that was recorded on these loans, if any, are included in the yield calculations for loans in all periods reported.

Table 1- Average Balance Table |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| December 31, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010 |  | December 31, 2009
(Dollars in thousands) | Average Balance | Interest | Yield / Rate | Average Balance | Interest | Yield / Rate | Average Balance | Interest | Yield / Rate
Interest-earning assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and fees on loans | $ | 697,527 |  |  | 36,407 |  | 5.22% |  | 757,532 |  | 40,267 |  | 5.32% |  | 782,464 |  | 43,211 |  | 5.52%
Investments - taxable |  | 166,870 |  |  | 4,588 |  | 2.75% |  | 110,493 |  | 3,490 |  | 3.16% |  | 81,642 |  | 3,477 |  | 4.26%
Investments - nontaxable* |  | 128,543 |  |  | 5,865 |  | 4.56% |  | 109,304 |  | 5,096 |  | 4.66% |  | 79,493 |  | 4,226 |  | 5.32%
Other |  | 22,511 |  |  | 100 |  | 0.44% |  | 21,725 |  | 103 |  | 0.48% |  | 13,081 |  | 54 |  | 0.41%
Total interest-earning assets |  | 1,015,451 |  |  | 46,960 |  | 4.62% |  | 999,054 |  | 48,956 |  | 4.90% |  | 956,680 |  | 50,968 |  | 5.33%
Cash and due from banks |  | 23,844 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,124 |  |  |  |  |  | 31,225 |  |  |  |
Other assets |  | 50,829 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,765 |  |  |  |  |  | 41,866 |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses |  | (15,874 | ) |  |  |  |  |  | (16,807 | ) |  |  |  |  | (13,514 | ) |  |  |
Total assets | $ | 1,074,250 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,078,136 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,016,257 |  |  |  |
Interest-bearing liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOW, MMDA & savings deposits | $ | 344,860 |  |  | 2,263 |  | 0.66% |  | 312,155 |  | 3,472 |  | 1.11% |  | 242,751 |  | 2,965 |  | 1.22%
Time deposits |  | 357,094 |  |  | 5,035 |  | 1.41% |  | 405,300 |  | 6,786 |  | 1.67% |  | 412,127 |  | 9,687 |  | 2.35%
FHLB / FRB borrowings |  | 70,027 |  |  | 2,956 |  | 4.22% |  | 71,989 |  | 3,285 |  | 4.56% |  | 84,547 |  | 3,596 |  | 4.25%
Demand notes payable to U.S. Treasury |  | 885 |  |  | - |  | 0.00% |  | 815 |  | - |  | 0.00% |  | 805 |  | - |  | 0.00%
Trust preferred securities |  | 20,619 |  |  | 407 |  | 1.97% |  | 20,619 |  | 411 |  | 1.99% |  | 20,619 |  | 546 |  | 2.65%
Other |  | 42,897 |  |  | 285 |  | 0.66% |  | 38,991 |  | 394 |  | 1.01% |  | 35,411 |  | 393 |  | 1.11%
Total interest-bearing liabilities |  | 836,382 |  |  | 10,946 |  | 1.31% |  | 849,870 |  | 14,348 |  | 1.69% |  | 796,260 |  | 17,187 |  | 2.16%
Demand deposits |  | 133,596 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122,887 |  |  |  |  |  | 117,197 |  |  |  |
Other liabilities |  | 4,174 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,513 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,428 |  |  |  |
Shareholders' equity |  | 102,568 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101,529 |  |  |  |  |  | 101,162 |  |  |  |
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity | $ | 1,076,720 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,077,799 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,017,047 |  |  |  |
Net interest spread |  |  |  | $ | 36,014 |  | 3.31% |  |  |  | 34,608 |  | 3.21% |  |  |  | 33,781 |  | 3.17%
Net yield on interest-earning assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.55% |  |  |  |  |  | 3.46% |  |  |  |  |  | 3.53%
Taxable equivalent adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities |  |  |  | $ | 1,700 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,276 |  |  |  |  |  | 931 |  |
Net interest income |  |  |  | $ | 34,314 |  |  |  |  |  | 33,332 |  |  |  |  |  | 32,850 |  |
*Includes U.S. government agency securities that are non-taxable for state income tax purposes of $39.0 million in 2011, $50.3 million in 2010 and $45.5 million in 2009. An effective tax rate of 6.90% was used to calculate the tax equivalent yield on these securities.

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Changes in interest income and interest expense can result from variances in both volume and rates. Table 2 describes the impact on the Company’s tax equivalent net interest income resulting from changes in average balances and average rates for the periods indicated. The changes in interest due to both volume and rate have been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the changes in each.

Table 2 - Rate/Volume Variance Analysis-Tax Equivalent Basis |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010
(Dollars in thousands) | Changes in average volume |  | Changes in average rates |  | Total Increase (Decrease) |  | Changes in average volume |  | Changes in average rates |  | Total Increase (Decrease)
Interest income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans: Net of unearned income | $ | (3,161 | ) |  | (699 | ) |  | (3,860 | ) |  | (1,351 | ) |  | (1,593 | ) |  | (2,944 | )
Investments - taxable |  | 1,665 |  |  | (567 | ) |  | 1,098 |  |  | 1,070 |  |  | (1,057 | ) |  | 13 |
Investments - nontaxable |  | 887 |  |  | (118 | ) |  | 769 |  |  | 1,487 |  |  | (617 | ) |  | 870 |
Other |  | 4 |  |  | (7 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | 42 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 49 |
Total interest income |  | (605 | ) |  | (1,391 | ) |  | (1,996 | ) |  | 1,248 |  |  | (3,260 | ) |  | (2,012 | )
Interest expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOW, MMDA & savings deposits |  | 289 |  |  | (1,498 | ) |  | (1,209 | ) |  | 770 |  |  | (263 | ) |  | 507 |
Time deposits |  | (744 | ) |  | (1,007 | ) |  | (1,751 | ) |  | (137 | ) |  | (2,764 | ) |  | (2,901 | )
FHLB / FRB Borrowings |  | (86 | ) |  | (243 | ) |  | (329 | ) |  | (554 | ) |  | 243 |  |  | (311 | )
Trust Preferred Securities |  | - |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | - |  |  | (135 | ) |  | (135 | )
Other |  | 33 |  |  | (142 | ) |  | (109 | ) |  | 38 |  |  | (37 | ) |  | 1 |
Total interest expense |  | (508 | ) |  | (2,894 | ) |  | (3,402 | ) |  | 117 |  |  | (2,956 | ) |  | (2,839 | )
Net interest income | $ | (97 | ) |  | 1,503 |  |  | 1,406 |  |  | 1,131 |  |  | (304 | ) |  | 827 |

Net interest income on a tax equivalent basis totaled $36.0 million in 2011 as compared to $34.6 million in 2010. The interest rate spread, which represents the rate earned on interest-earning assets less the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities, was 3.31% in 2011, an increase from the 2010 net interest spread of 3.21%. The net yield on interest-earning assets in 2011 increased to 3.55% from the 2010 net yield on interest-earning assets of 3.46%.
Tax equivalent interest income decreased $2.0 million or 4% in 2011 primarily due to a reduction in loan balances. The yield on interest-earning assets decreased to 4.62% in 2011 from 4.90% in 2010. Average interest-earning assets increased $16.4 million primarily as the result of a $75.6 million increase in average investment securities, which was partially offset by a $60.0 million decrease in the average outstanding balance of loans. All other interest-earning assets including federal funds sold were $22.5 million in 2011 and $21.7 million in 2010.
Interest expense decreased $3.4 million or 24% in 2011 due to a decrease in the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The cost of funds decreased to 1.31% in 2011 from 1.69% in 2010. This decrease in the cost of funds was primarily attributable to decreases in the average rate paid on interest-bearing checking and savings accounts and certificates of deposit. The $13.5 million decrease in average interest-bearing liabilities in 2011 was primarily attributable to a $48.2 million decrease in certificates of deposit, which was partially offset by a $32.7 million increase in interest-bearing checking and savings accounts.
In 2010 net interest income on a tax equivalent basis increased to $34.6 million in 2010 from $33.8 million in 2009. The interest rate spread was 3.21% in 2010, an increase from the 2009 net interest spread of 3.17%. The net yield on interest-earning assets in 2010 decreased to 3.46% from the 2009 net yield on interest-earning assets of 3.53%.
Provision for Loan Losses. Provisions for loan losses are charged to income in order to bring the total allowance for loan losses to a level deemed appropriate by management of the Company based on factors such as management’s judgment as to losses within the Bank’s loan portfolio, including the valuation of impaired loans, loan growth, net charge-offs, changes in the composition of the loan portfolio, delinquencies and management’s assessment of the quality of the loan portfolio and general economic climate.
The provision for loan losses was $12.6 million, $16.4 million, and $10.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in the provision for loan losses is primarily attributable to a $18.3 million reduction in non-accrual loans from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2011 and a $4.8 million decrease in net charge-offs during the year ended December 31, 2011 compared to the same period last year. Please see the section below entitled “Allowance for Loan Losses” for a more complete discussion of the Bank’s policy for addressing potential loan losses.
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Non-Interest Income. Non-interest income for 2011 totaled $14.5 million, an increase of $600,000 or 5% from non-interest income of $13.9 million for 2010. This increase is primarily attributable to a $1.2 million increase in gains on the sale of securities, which was partially offset by a $625,000 reduction in service charges and fees.
Non-interest income for 2010 increased $2.1 million or 17% from non-interest income of $11.8 million for 2009. The increase in non-interest income for 2010 is primarily due to an increase in gains on the sale of securities.
The Company periodically evaluates its investments for any impairment which would be deemed other-than-temporary. As part of its evaluation in 2011, the Company determined that the fair value of one equity security was less than the original cost of the investment and that the decline in fair value was not temporary in nature. As a result, the Company wrote down its investment by $144,000. The remaining fair value of the investment at December 31, 2011 was approximately $264,000. Similarly, as part of its evaluation in 2010, the Company wrote down two equity securities by $291,000. The remaining fair value of the investments at December 31, 2010 was $409,000. During the year ended 2009, the Company wrote down three investments by $723,000. The remaining fair value of the investments at December 31, 2009 was $11,000.
Net losses on other real estate and repossessed assets were $1.3 million, $704,000 and $501,000 for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increases in net losses on other real estate and repossessed assets during 2011, 2010 and 2009 were primarily attributable to increased write-downs on foreclosed property during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009. Management determined that the market value of these assets had decreased significantly and charges were appropriate in 2011, 2010 and 2009.
Table 3 presents a summary of non-interest income for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

Table 3 - Non-Interest Income |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | 2011 | 2010 | 2009
Service charges | $ | 5,106 |  | $ | 5,626 |  | 5,573 |
Other service charges and fees |  | 2,090 |  |  | 2,195 |  | 2,058 |
Other than temporary impairment losses |  | (144 | ) |  | (291 | ) | (723 | )
Gain on sale of securities |  | 4,406 |  |  | 3,348 |  | 1,795 |
Mortgage banking income |  | 757 |  |  | 532 |  | 827 |
Insurance and brokerage commissions |  | 471 |  |  | 390 |  | 414 |
Loss on foreclosed and repossessed assets |  | (1,322 | ) |  | (704 | ) | (501 | )
Miscellaneous |  | 3,149 |  |  | 2,788 |  | 2,380 |
Total non-interest income | $ | 14,513 |  | $ | 13,884 |  | 11,823 |

Non-Interest Expense. Total non-interest expense amounted to $29.6 million for 2011, an increase of 2% from 2010. Non-interest expense for 2010 decreased 3% to $28.9 million from non-interest expense of $29.9 million for 2009.
Salary and employee benefit expense was $14.8 million in 2011, compared to $14.1 million during 2010, an increase of $642,000 or 5%, following a $634,000 or 4% decrease in salary and employee benefit expense in 2010 from 2009. The increase in salary and employee benefits in 2011 was primarily due to salary increases given in 2011 along with an increase in commissions on mortgage, real estate and investment sales. The decrease in salary and employee benefits in 2010 was primarily attributable to a reduction in supplemental retirement plan expense.
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Table 4 presents a summary of non-interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

Table 4 - Non-Interest Expense |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | 2011 | 2010 | 2009
Salaries and wages | $ | 12,003 |  | $ | 11,408 |  | $ | 11,530
Employee benefits |  | 2,763 |  |  | 2,716 |  |  | 3,228
Total personnel expense |  | 14,766 |  |  | 14,124 |  |  | 14,758
Occupancy expense |  | 5,339 |  |  | 5,436 |  |  | 5,409
Office supplies |  | 403 |  |  | 391 |  |  | 426
FDIC deposit insurance |  | 1,061 |  |  | 1,434 |  |  | 1,766
Professional services |  | 428 |  |  | 467 |  |  | 358
Postage |  | 326 |  |  | 352 |  |  | 342
Telephone |  | 605 |  |  | 629 |  |  | 616
Director fees and expense |  | 223 |  |  | 263 |  |  | 350
Advertising |  | 662 |  |  | 714 |  |  | 860
Consulting fees |  | 316 |  |  | 288 |  |  | 198
Taxes and licenses |  | 289 |  |  | 320 |  |  | 248
Other operating expense |  | 5,154 |  |  | 4,530 |  |  | 4,552
Total non-interest expense | $ | 29,572 |  | $ | 28,948 |  | $ | 29,883

Income Taxes. The Company reported income tax expense of $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 and an income tax benefit of $11,000 for the year ended December 31, 2010. Total income tax expense was $1.3 million in 2009. The Company’s effective tax rates were 22.09%, -0.60% and 31.47% in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The 2011 and 2010 effective tax rates are lower than historical levels due to increases in tax exempt investment income, which had a greater impact on the effective tax rate at the reduced level of earnings before income taxes as experienced in 2011 and 2010.
Liquidity. The objectives of the Company’s liquidity policy are to provide for the availability of adequate funds to meet the needs of loan demand, deposit withdrawals, maturing liabilities and to satisfy regulatory requirements. Both deposit and loan customer cash needs can fluctuate significantly depending upon business cycles, economic conditions and yields and returns available from alternative investment opportunities. In addition, the Company’s liquidity is affected by off-balance sheet commitments to lend in the form of unfunded commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. As of December 31, 2011, such unfunded commitments to extend credit were $131.6 million, while commitments in the form of standby letters of credit totaled $3.3 million.
The Company uses several sources to meet its liquidity requirements. The primary source is core deposits, which includes demand deposits, savings accounts and non-brokered certificates of deposits of denominations less than $100,000. The Company considers these to be a stable portion of the Company’s liability mix and the result of on-going consumer and commercial banking relationships. As of December 31, 2011, the Company’s core deposits totaled $633.0 million, or 77% of total deposits.
The other sources of funding for the Company are through large denomination certificates of deposit, including brokered deposits, federal funds purchased, securities under agreement to repurchase and Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) borrowings. The Bank is also able to borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) on a short-term basis. The Bank’s policies include the ability to access wholesale funding up to 40% of total assets. The Bank’s wholesale funding includes FHLB borrowings, FRB borrowings, brokered deposits, internet certificates of deposit. The Company’s ratio of wholesale funding to total assets was 11.11% as of December 31, 2011.
At December 31, 2011, the Bank had a significant amount of deposits in amounts greater than $100,000, including brokered deposits of $47.0 million, which have an average original term of 15 months. Brokered deposits include certificates of deposit participated through the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (CDARS) on behalf of local customers. CDARS balances totaled $28.6 million as of December 31, 2011. The balance and cost of brokered deposits are more susceptible to changes in the interest rate environment than other deposits. Access to the brokered deposit market could be restricted if the Bank were to fall below the well capitalized level. For additional information, please see the section below entitled “Deposits.”
The Bank has a line of credit with the FHLB equal to 20% of the Bank’s total assets, with an outstanding balance of $70.0 million at December 31, 2011. At December 31, 2011, the carrying value of loans pledged as collateral totaled approximately $153.7 million. As additional collateral, the Bank has pledged securities to the FHLB. At
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December 31, 2011, the market value of securities pledged to the FHLB totaled $13.2 million. The remaining availability under the line of credit with the FHLB was $17.1 million at December 31, 2011. The Bank had no borrowings from the FRB at December 31, 2011. The FRB borrowings are collateralized by a blanket assignment on all qualifying loans that the Bank owns which are not pledged to the FHLB. At December 31, 2011, the carrying value of loans pledged as collateral to the FRB totaled approximately $342.2 million.
The Bank also had the ability to borrow up to $47.5 million for the purchase of overnight federal funds from five correspondent financial institutions as of December 31, 2011.
The liquidity ratio for the Bank, which is defined as net cash, interest-bearing deposits with banks, federal funds sold and certain investment securities, as a percentage of net deposits and short-term liabilities was 32.19% at December 31, 2011, 25.87% at December 31, 2010 and 19.10% at December 31, 2009. The minimum required liquidity ratio as defined in the Bank’s Asset/Liability and Interest Rate Risk Management Policy for on balance sheet liquidity is 10%.
As disclosed in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included elsewhere herein, net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $22.4 million during 2011. Net cash used in investing activities of $7.7 million consisted primarily of purchases of available for sale investments totaling $208.9 million, which were partially offset by maturities, calls and sales of available for sale investments, which totaled $165.0 million. Net cash used by financing activities amounted to $9.4 million, primarily due to a $11.6 million net decrease in deposits, which was partially offset by an increase in securities sold under agreement to repurchase of $5.5 million.
Asset Liability and Interest Rate Risk Management. The objective of the Company’s Asset Liability and Interest Rate Risk strategies is to identify and manage the sensitivity of net interest income to changing interest rates and to minimize the interest rate risk between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities at various maturities. This is done in conjunction with the need to maintain adequate liquidity and the overall goal of maximizing net interest income. Table 5 presents an interest rate sensitivity analysis for the interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Table 5 - Interest Sensitivity Analysis |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | Immediate | 1-3 months | 4-12 months | Total Within One Year | Over One Year & Non-sensitive | Total
Interest-earning assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans | $ | 359,316 |  | 3,347 |  | 17,096 |  | 379,759 |  | 290,738 |  | 670,497
Mortgage loans held for sale |  | 5,146 |  | - |  | - |  | 5,146 |  | - |  | 5,146
Investment securities available for sale |  | - |  | 12,284 |  | 40,661 |  | 52,945 |  | 268,443 |  | 321,388
Interest-bearing deposit accounts |  | 769 |  | - |  | - |  | 769 |  | - |  | 769
Certificates of deposit |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | -
Other interest-earning assets |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 6,331 |  | 6,331
Total interest-earning assets |  | 365,231 |  | 15,631 |  | 57,757 |  | 438,619 |  | 565,512 |  | 1,004,131
Interest-bearing liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOW, savings, and money market deposits |  | 366,133 |  | - |  | - |  | 366,133 |  | - |  | 366,133
Time deposits |  | 11,332 |  | 61,507 |  | 180,306 |  | 253,145 |  | 70,955 |  | 324,100
Other short term borrowings |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | -
FHLB borrowings |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 70,000 |  | 70,000
Securities sold under |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
agreement to repurchase |  | 39,600 |  | - |  | - |  | 39,600 |  | - |  | 39,600
Trust preferred securities |  | - |  | 20,619 |  | - |  | 20,619 |  | - |  | 20,619
Total interest-bearing liabilities |  | 417,065 |  | 82,126 |  | 180,306 |  | 679,497 |  | 140,955 |  | 820,452
Interest-sensitive gap | $ | (51,834 | ) | (66,495 | ) | (122,549 | ) | (240,878 | ) | 424,557 |  | 183,679
Cumulative interest-sensitive gap | $ | (51,834 | ) | (118,329 | ) | (240,878 | ) | (240,878 | ) | 183,679 |  |
Interest-earning assets as a percentage of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
interest-bearing liabilities |  | 87.57% |  | 19.03% |  | 32.03% |  | 64.55% |  | 401.20% |  |

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The Company manages its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates through policies established by the Asset/Liability Committee (“ALCO”) of the Bank. The ALCO meets quarterly and has the responsibility for approving asset/liability management policies, formulating and implementing strategies to improve balance sheet positioning and/or earnings and reviewing the interest rate sensitivity of the Company. ALCO tries to minimize interest rate risk between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities by attempting to minimize wide fluctuations in net interest income due to interest rate movements. The ability to control these fluctuations has a direct impact on the profitability of the Company. Management monitors this activity on a regular basis through analysis of its portfolios to determine the difference between rate sensitive assets and rate sensitive liabilities.
The Company’s rate sensitive assets are those earning interest at variable rates and those with contractual maturities within one year. Rate sensitive assets therefore include both loans and available-for-sale securities. Rate sensitive liabilities include interest-bearing checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, time deposits and borrowed funds. Rate sensitive assets at December 31, 2011 totaled $1.0 billion, exceeding rate sensitive liabilities of $820.5 million by $183.7 million.
Included in the rate sensitive assets are $372.4 million in variable rate loans indexed to prime rate subject to immediate repricing upon changes by the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”). The Bank utilizes interest rate floors on certain variable rate loans to protect against further downward movements in the prime rate. At December 31, 2011, the Bank had $280.8 million in loans with interest rate floors. The floors were in effect on $279.9 million of these loans pursuant to the terms of the promissory notes on these loans. The weighted average rate on these loans is 1.11% higher than the indexed rate on the promissory notes without interest rate floors.
The Company has an overall interest rate risk management strategy that incorporates the use of derivative instruments to minimize significant unplanned fluctuations in earnings that are caused by interest rate volatility. By using derivative instruments, the Company is exposed to credit and market risk. If the counterparty fails to perform, credit risk is equal to the extent of the fair-value gain in the derivative. The Company minimizes the credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties that are reviewed periodically by the Company. The Company did not have any interest rate derivatives outstanding as of December 31, 2011.
An analysis of the Company’s financial condition and growth can be made by examining the changes and trends in interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. A discussion of these changes and trends follows.
Analysis of Financial Condition
Investment Securities. The composition of the investment securities portfolio reflects the Company’s investment strategy of maintaining an appropriate level of liquidity while providing a relatively stable source of income. The investment portfolio also provides a balance to interest rate risk and credit risk in other categories of the balance sheet while providing a vehicle for the investment of available funds, furnishing liquidity, and supplying securities to pledge as required collateral for certain deposits.
All of the Company’s investment securities are held in the available for sale (“AFS”) category. At December 31, 2011, the market value of AFS securities totaled $321.4 million, compared to $272.4 million and $195.1 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in 2011 AFS securities reflects the investment of additional funds received from growth in deposits and a decrease in loans. Table 6 presents the market value of the AFS securities held at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

Table 6 - Summary of Investment Portfolio |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
U.S. Government sponsored enterprises | $ | 7,694 |  | $ | 42,640 |  | 41,142
State and political subdivisions |  | 97,097 |  |  | 87,829 |  | 44,336
Mortgage-backed securities |  | 213,693 |  |  | 139,361 |  | 107,526
Corporate bonds |  | 543 |  |  | - |  | -
Trust preferred securities |  | 1,250 |  |  | 1,250 |  | 1,250
Equity securities |  | 1,111 |  |  | 1,369 |  | 861
Total securities | $ | 321,388 |  | $ | 272,449 |  | 195,115

The Company’s investment portfolio consists of U.S. Government sponsored enterprise securities, municipal securities, U.S. Government enterprise sponsored mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds, trust preferred securities and equity securities. AFS securities averaged $295.4 million in 2011, $219.8 million in 2010 and $161.1 million in 2009. Table 7 presents the amortized cost of AFS securities held by the Company by maturity category at December 31, 2011. Yield information does not give effect to changes in fair value that are reflected as a component of shareholders’
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equity. Yields are calculated on a tax equivalent basis. Yields and interest income on tax-exempt investments have been adjusted to a tax equivalent basis using an effective tax rate 38.55% for securities that are both federal and state tax exempt and an effective tax rate of 6.90% for state tax exempt securities.

Table 7 - Maturity Distribution and Weighted Average Yield on Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | After One Year |  | After 5 Years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| One Year or Less |  | Through 5 Years |  | Through 10 Years |  | After 10 Years |  | Totals
(Dollars in thousands) | Amount |  | Yield |  | Amount |  | Yield |  | Amount |  | Yield |  | Amount |  | Yield |  | Amount |  | Yield
Book value: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Government |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
sponsored enterprises | $ | - |  | - |  | 3,706 |  | 4.03% |  | 3,988 |  | 3.40% |  | - |  | - |  | 7,694 |  | 3.71%
State and political subdivisions |  | 4,690 |  | 3.80% |  | 14,531 |  | 3.25% |  | 65,677 |  | 3.46% |  | 12,198 |  | 3.88% |  | 97,097 |  | 3.61%
Mortgage-backed securities |  | 48,254 |  | 2.59% |  | 117,037 |  | 2.57% |  | 25,197 |  | 2.86% |  | 23,206 |  | 2.72% |  | 213,693 |  | 2.63%
Corporate bonds |  | - |  | - |  | 543 |  | 1.90% |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 543 |  | 1.90%
Trust preferred securities |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 1,000 |  | 4.36% |  | 250 |  | 5.27% |  | 1,250 |  | 4.91%
Equity securities |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 1,112 |  | 0.00% |  | 1,112 |  | 0.00%
Total securities | $ | 52,944 |  | 2.70% |  | 135,817 |  | 2.68% |  | 95,860 |  | 3.07% |  | 36,765 |  | 2.95% |  | 321,388 |  | 2.79%

Loans. The loan portfolio is the largest category of the Company’s earning assets and is comprised of commercial loans, real estate mortgage loans, real estate construction loans and consumer loans. The Bank grants loans and extensions of credit primarily within the Catawba Valley region of North Carolina, which encompasses Catawba, Alexander, Iredell and Lincoln counties and also in Mecklenburg, Union and Wake counties in North Carolina.
Although the Bank has a diversified loan portfolio, a substantial portion of the loan portfolio is collateralized by real estate, which is dependent upon the real estate market. Real estate mortgage loans include both commercial and residential mortgage loans. At December 31, 2011, the Bank had $117.4 million in residential mortgage loans, $92.1 million in home equity loans and $277.0 million in commercial mortgage loans, which include $219.2 million using commercial property as collateral and $57.8 million using residential property as collateral. Residential mortgage loans include $62.9 million made to customers in the Bank’s traditional banking offices and $54.5 million in mortgage loans originated in the Bank’s Latino banking operations. All residential mortgage loans are originated as fully amortizing loans, with no negative amortization.
At December 31, 2011, the Bank had $93.8 million in construction and land development loans. Table 8 presents a breakout of these loans.

Table 8 - Construction and Land Development Loans |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | Number of Loans |  | Balance Outstanding |  | Non-accrual Balance
Land acquisition and development - commercial purposes | 72 |  | $ | 20,932 |  | $ | 2,441
Land acquisition and development - residential purposes | 330 |  |  | 61,920 |  |  | 10,816
1 to 4 family residential construction | 26 |  |  | 7,971 |  |  | -
Commercial construction | 8 |  |  | 2,989 |  |  | -
Total acquisition, development and construction | 436 |  | $ | 93,812 |  | $ | 13,257

The mortgage loans originated in the traditional banking offices are generally 15 to 30 year fixed rate loans with attributes that prevent the loans from being sellable in the secondary market. These factors may include higher loan-to-value ratio, limited documentation on income, non-conforming appraisal or non-conforming property type; these loans are generally made to existing Bank customers. These loans have been originated throughout the Bank’s five county service area, with no geographic concentration. At December 31, 2011, there were 23 mortgage loans originated in the traditional banking offices with an outstanding balance of $2.7 million that were 30 days or more past due and nine loans with an outstanding balance of $743,000 in non-accrual.
The mortgage loans originated in the Bank’s Latino operations from 2005 to 2009 were primarily adjustable rate mortgage loans that adjust annually after the end of the first five years of the loan. The loans are tied to the one-year T-Bill index and, if they were to adjust at December 31, 2011, would have a reduction in the interest rate on the loan. The underwriting on these loans includes both full income verification and no income verification, with loan-to-value ratios of up to 95% without private mortgage insurance. A majority of these loans would be considered subprime loans, as they were underwritten using stated income rather than fully documented income verification. No other loans in the Bank’s
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portfolio would be considered subprime. The majority of these loans have been originated within the Charlotte, North Carolina metro area (Mecklenburg County). At this time, Charlotte has experienced a decline in values within the residential real estate market. At December 31, 2011, there were 163 loans with an outstanding balance of $17.0 million 30 days or more past due and 37 loans with an outstanding balance of $3.3 million in non-accrual. Total losses on this portfolio, since the first loans were originated in 2004, have amounted to approximately $2.1 million through December 31, 2011.
As a recipient of CPP funds, the Bank will continue to work with delinquent borrowers in an attempt to mitigate foreclosure. The funds have been used to absorb losses incurred when modifying loans or making concessions to borrowers in order to keep borrowers out of foreclosure.
The composition of the Bank’s loan portfolio is presented in Table 9.

Table 9 - Loan Portfolio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |  | 2008 |  | 2007
(Dollars in thousands) | Amount |  | % of Loans |  | Amount |  | % of Loans |  | Amount |  | % of Loans |  | Amount |  | % of Loans |  | Amount |  | % of Loans
Real estate loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Construction and land development | $ | 93,812 |  | 13.99% |  | 124,048 |  | 17.08% |  | 169,680 |  | 21.81% |  | 216,188 |  | 27.67% |  | 209,645 |  | 29.02%
Single-family residential |  | 267,051 |  | 39.83% |  | 287,307 |  | 39.57% |  | 281,686 |  | 36.20% |  | 256,686 |  | 32.86% |  | 229,651 |  | 31.80%
Commercial |  | 214,415 |  | 31.98% |  | 213,487 |  | 29.40% |  | 224,975 |  | 28.92% |  | 211,835 |  | 27.12% |  | 180,184 |  | 24.95%
Multifamily and farmland |  | 4,793 |  | 0.71% |  | 6,456 |  | 0.89% |  | 6,302 |  | 0.81% |  | 6,232 |  | 0.80% |  | 7,873 |  | 1.09%
Total real estate loans |  | 580,071 |  | 86.51% |  | 631,298 |  | 86.94% |  | 682,643 |  | 87.74% |  | 690,941 |  | 88.45% |  | 627,353 |  | 86.86%
Commercial loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 60,646 |  | 9.05% |  | 60,994 |  | 8.40% |  | 67,487 |  | 8.67% |  | 76,842 |  | 9.82% |  | 82,090 |  | 11.36%
Farm loans (not secured by real estate) |  | - |  | 0.00% |  | - |  | 0.00% |  | - |  | 0.00% |  | 81 |  | 0.01% |  | 100 |  | 0.01%
Consumer loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 10,490 |  | 1.56% |  | 11,500 |  | 1.58% |  | 12,943 |  | 1.66% |  | 12,088 |  | 1.55% |  | 11,531 |  | 1.60%
All other loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 19,290 |  | 2.88% |  | 22,368 |  | 3.08% |  | 14,983 |  | 1.93% |  | 1,236 |  | 0.16% |  | 1,203 |  | 0.17%
Total loans |  | 670,497 |  | 100.00% |  | 726,160 |  | 100.00% |  | 778,056 |  | 100.00% |  | 781,188 |  | 100.00% |  | 722,277 |  | 100.00%
Less: Allowance for loan losses |  | 16,604 |  |  |  | 15,493 |  |  |  | 15,413 |  |  |  | 11,025 |  |  |  | 9,103 |  |
Net loans | $ | 653,893 |  |  |  | 710,667 |  |  |  | 762,643 |  |  |  | 770,163 |  |  |  | 713,174 |  |

As of December 31, 2011, gross loans outstanding were $670.5 million, a decrease of $55.7 million from the December 31, 2010 balance of $726.2 million. This decrease was primarily due to a $51.2 million reduction in real estate loans. Loans originated or renewed during the year ended December 31, 2011 were $84.4 million and were offset by paydowns, payoffs and charge-offs of existing loans. Average loans represented 69% and 76% of total earning assets for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Bank had $5.1 million and $3.8 million in mortgage loans held for sale as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
At December 31, 2011, troubled debt restructured (“TDR”) loans amounted to $44.1 million, including $15.1 million in performing TDR loans. The terms of these loans have been renegotiated to provide a reduction in principal or interest as a result of the deteriorating financial position of the borrower. At December 31, 2010, TDR loans amounted to $56.7 million, including $10.0 million in performing TDR loans.
Table 10 identifies the maturities of all loans as of December 31, 2011 and addresses the sensitivity of these loans to changes in interest rates.

Table 10 - Maturity and Repricing Data for Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | Within one year or less |  | After one year through five years |  | After five years |  | Total loans
Real estate loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Construction and land development | $ | 80,943 |  | 10,312 |  | 2,557 |  | 93,812
Single-family residential |  | 132,590 |  | 68,101 |  | 66,359 |  | 267,050
Commercial |  | 129,381 |  | 66,933 |  | 18,101 |  | 214,415
Multifamily and farmland |  | 2,593 |  | 1,815 |  | 385 |  | 4,793
Total real estate loans |  | 345,507 |  | 147,161 |  | 87,402 |  | 580,070
Commercial loans (not secured by real estate |  | 52,032 |  | 7,928 |  | 688 |  | 60,648
Consumer loans (not secured by real estate |  | 5,186 |  | 4,984 |  | 320 |  | 10,490
All other loans (not secured by real estate |  | 12,332 |  | 5,182 |  | 1,775 |  | 19,289
Total loans | $ | 415,057 |  | 165,255 |  | 90,185 |  | 670,497
Total fixed rate loans | $ | 35,298 |  | 141,702 |  | 90,185 |  | 267,185
Total floating rate loans |  | 379,759 |  | 23,553 |  | - |  | 403,312
Total loans | $ | 415,057 |  | 165,255 |  | 90,185 |  | 670,497

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In the normal course of business, there are various commitments outstanding to extend credit that are not reflected in the financial statements. At December 31, 2011, outstanding loan commitments totaled $131.6 million. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the commitment contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Additional information regarding commitments is provided below in the section entitled “Contractual Obligations” and in Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses reflects management’s assessment and estimate of the risks associated with extending credit and its evaluation of the quality of the loan portfolio. The Bank periodically analyzes the loan portfolio in an effort to review asset quality and to establish an allowance for loan losses that management believes will be adequate in light of anticipated risks and loan losses. In assessing the adequacy of the allowance, size, quality and risk of loans in the portfolio are reviewed. Other factors considered are:

· | the Bank’s loan loss experience;

· | the amount of past due and non-performing loans;

· | specific known risks;

· | the status and amount of other past due and non-performing assets;

· | underlying estimated values of collateral securing loans;

· | current and anticipated economic conditions; and

· | other factors which management believes affect the allowance for potential credit losses.

Management uses several measures to assess and monitor the credit risks in the loan portfolio, including a loan grading system that begins upon loan origination and continues until the loan is collected or collectibility becomes doubtful. Upon loan origination, the Bank’s originating loan officer evaluates the quality of the loan and assigns one of nine risk grades. The loan officer monitors the loan’s performance and credit quality and makes changes to the credit grade as conditions warrant. When originated or renewed, all loans over a certain dollar amount receive in-depth reviews and risk assessments by the Bank’s Credit Administration. Before making any changes in these risk grades, management considers assessments as determined by the third party credit review firm (as described below), regulatory examiners and the Bank’s Credit Administration. Any issues regarding the risk assessments are addressed by the Bank’s senior credit administrators and factored into management’s decision to originate or renew the loan. The Bank’s Board of Directors reviews, on a monthly basis, an analysis of the Bank’s reserves relative to the range of reserves estimated by the Bank’s Credit Administration.
As an additional measure, the Bank engages an independent third party to review the underwriting, documentation and risk grading analyses. This independent third party reviews and evaluates all loan relationships greater than $1.0 million. The third party’s evaluation and report is shared with management and the Bank’s Board of Directors.
Management considers certain commercial loans with weak credit risk grades to be individually impaired and measures such impairment based upon available cash flows and the value of the collateral. Allowance or reserve levels are estimated for all other graded loans in the portfolio based on their assigned credit risk grade, type of loan and other matters related to credit risk.
Management uses the information developed from the procedures described above in evaluating and grading the loan portfolio. This continual grading process is used to monitor the credit quality of the loan portfolio and to assist management in estimating the allowance for loan losses.
The allowance for loan losses is comprised of three components: specific reserves, general reserves and unallocated reserves. After a loan has been identified as impaired, management measures impairment. When the measure of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, the amount of the impairment is recorded as a specific reserve. These specific reserves are determined on an individual loan basis based on management’s current evaluation of the Bank’s loss exposure for each credit, given the appraised value of any underlying collateral. Loans for which specific reserves are provided are excluded from the general allowance calculations as described below.
The general allowance reflects reserves established for collective loan impairment. These reserves are based upon historical net charge-offs using the last two years’ experience. This charge-off experience may be adjusted to reflect the effects of current conditions. The Bank considers information derived from its loan risk ratings and external data related to industry and general economic trends.
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The unallocated allowance is determined through management’s assessment of probable losses that are in the portfolio but are not adequately captured by the other two components of the allowance, including consideration of current economic and business conditions and regulatory requirements. The unallocated allowance also reflects management’s acknowledgement of the imprecision and subjectivity that underlie the modeling of credit risk. Due to the subjectivity involved in determining the overall allowance, including the unallocated portion, this unallocated portion may fluctuate from period to period based on management’s evaluation of the factors affecting the assumptions used in calculating the allowance.
Management considers the allowance for loan losses adequate to cover the estimated losses inherent in the Bank’s loan portfolio as of the date of the financial statements. Management believes it has established the allowance in accordance with GAAP and in consideration of the current economic environment. Although management uses the best information available to make evaluations, significant future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic and other conditions, thus adversely affecting the operating results of the Company.
There were no significant changes in the estimation methods or fundamental assumptions used in the evaluation of the allowance for loan losses for the year ended December 31, 2011 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010. Such revisions, estimates and assumptions are made in any period in which the supporting factors indicate that loss levels may vary from the previous estimates.
Additionally, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Bank’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require adjustments to the allowance based on their judgments of information available to them at the time of their examinations. Management believes it has established the allowance for credit losses pursuant to GAAP, and has taken into account the views of its regulators and the current economic environment.
Net charge-offs for 2011 were $11.5 million. The ratio of net charge-offs to average total loans was 1.65% in 2011, 2.16% in 2010 and 0.79% in 2009. The Bank strives to proactively work with its customers to identify potential problems. If found, the Bank works to quickly recognize identifiable losses and to establish a plan, with the borrower, if possible, to have the loans paid off. This process increased the levels of charge-offs and provision for loan losses in 2010 and 2011. Management expects the ratio of net charge-offs to average total loans to remain at a level above historical norms in 2012 due to the recessionary economic conditions and the continuing decline in real estate values and new home sales. The allowance for loan losses was $16.6 million or 2.48% of total loans outstanding at December 31, 2011. For December 31, 2010 and 2009, the allowance for loan losses amounted to $15.5 million or 2.13% of total loans outstanding and $15.4 million, or 1.98% of total loans outstanding, respectively. The allowance for loan losses increased in 2011 even as the provision for loan losses decreased due to Management’s concern that the length and depth of the current economic downturn will continue to negatively impact borrowers. Management believes the increase in the allowance for loan losses is appropriate given the current economic environment.
Table 11 presents the percentage of loans assigned to each risk grade along with the general reserve percentage applied to loans in each risk grade at December 31, 2011 and 2010.

Table 11 - Loan Risk Grade Analysis |  |
| Percentage of Loans
| By Risk Grade
Risk Grade | 2011 | 2010
Risk Grade 1 (Excellent Quality) | 3.12% | 3.36%
Risk Grade 2 (High Quality) | 16.58% | 16.60%
Risk Grade 3 (Good Quality) | 49.30% | 47.00%
Risk Grade 4 (Management Attention) | 19.65% | 21.36%
Risk Grade 5 (Watch) | 4.76% | 2.84%
Risk Grade 6 (Substandard) | 6.21% | 8.12%
Risk Grade 7 (Low Substandard) | 0.00% | 0.37%
Risk Grade 8 (Doubtful) | 0.00% | 0.07%
Risk Grade 9 (Loss) | 0.00% | 0.00%

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Table 12 presents an analysis of the allowance for loan losses, including charge-off activity.

Table 12 - Analysis of Allowance for Loan Losses |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |  | 2008 |  | 2007
Allowance for loan losses at beginning | $ | 15,493 |  | 15,413 |  | 11,025 |  | 9,103 |  | 8,303
Loans charged off: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial |  | 313 |  | 1,730 |  | 697 |  | 249 |  | 414
Real estate - mortgage |  | 4,197 |  | 4,194 |  | 3,384 |  | 1,506 |  | 471
Real estate - construction |  | 7,164 |  | 10,224 |  | 1,754 |  | 644 |  | 252
Consumer |  | 586 |  | 763 |  | 835 |  | 748 |  | 489
Total loans charged off |  | 12,260 |  | 16,911 |  | 6,670 |  | 3,147 |  | 1,626
Recoveries of losses previously charged off: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial |  | 121 |  | 62 |  | 111 |  | 87 |  | 86
Real estate - mortgage |  | 226 |  | 162 |  | 161 |  | 8 |  | 21
Real estate - construction |  | 241 |  | 89 |  | 36 |  | 30 |  | 102
Consumer |  | 151 |  | 240 |  | 215 |  | 150 |  | 179
Total recoveries |  | 739 |  | 553 |  | 523 |  | 275 |  | 388
Net loans charged off |  | 11,521 |  | 16,358 |  | 6,147 |  | 2,872 |  | 1,238
Provision for loan losses |  | 12,632 |  | 16,438 |  | 10,535 |  | 4,794 |  | 2,038
Allowance for loan losses at end of year | $ | 16,604 |  | 15,493 |  | 15,413 |  | 11,025 |  | 9,103
Loans charged off net of recoveries, as |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
a percent of average loans outstanding |  | 1.65% |  | 2.16% |  | 0.79% |  | 0.38% |  | 0.19%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
of total loans outstanding at end of year |  | 2.48% |  | 2.13% |  | 1.98% |  | 1.41% |  | 1.26%

Non-performing Assets. Non-performing assets totaled $32.1 million at December 31, 2011 or 3.01% of total assets, compared to $46.9 million at December 31, 2010, or 4.40% of total assets. Non-accrual loans were $21.8 million at December 31, 2011 and $40.1 million at December 31, 2010. As a percentage of total loans outstanding, non-accrual loans were 3.25% at December 31, 2011 compared to 5.52% at December 31, 2010. Non-performing loans include $13.2 million in construction and land development loans, $10.7 million in commercial and residential mortgage loans and $554,000 in other loans at December 31, 2011, as compared to $23.1 million in construction and land development loans, $16.2 million in commercial and residential mortgage loans and $1.0 million in other loans as of December 31, 2010. The Bank had loans 90 days past due and still accruing totaling $2.7 million and $210,000 as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Other real estate owned totaled $7.6 million as of December 31, 2011 as compared to $6.7 million at December 31, 2010. The Bank had no repossessed assets as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
At December 31, 2011, the Bank had non-performing loans, defined as non-accrual and accruing loans past due more than 90 days, of $24.5 million or 3.65% of total loans. Non-performing loans at December 31, 2010 were $40.3 million, or 5.55% of total loans.
Management continually monitors the loan portfolio to ensure that all loans potentially having a material adverse impact on future operating results, liquidity or capital resources have been classified as non-performing. Should economic conditions deteriorate, the inability of distressed customers to service their existing debt could cause higher levels of non-performing loans. Management anticipates continued weakness in the housing market, which combined with the current economic conditions could result in higher levels of non-performing loans in 2012.
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It is the general policy of the Bank to stop accruing interest income when a loan is placed on non-accrual status and any interest previously accrued but not collected is reversed against current income. Generally a loan is placed on non-accrual status when it is over 90 days past due and there is reasonable doubt that all principal will be collected.
A summary of non-performing assets at December 31 for each of the years presented is shown in Table 13.

Table 13 - Non-performing Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |  | 2008 |  | 2007
Non-accrual loans | $ | 21,785 |  | 40,062 |  | 22,789 |  | 11,815 |  | 7,987
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |  | 2,709 |  | 210 |  | 1,977 |  | 514 |  | -
Total non-performing loans |  | 24,494 |  | 40,272 |  | 24,766 |  | 12,329 |  | 7,987
All other real estate owned |  | 7,576 |  | 6,673 |  | 3,997 |  | 1,867 |  | 483
Total non-performing assets | $ | 32,070 |  | 46,945 |  | 28,763 |  | 14,196 |  | 8,470
As a percent of total loans at year end |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-accrual loans |  | 3.25% |  | 5.52% |  | 2.93% |  | 1.51% |  | 1.11%
Loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing |  | 0.40% |  | 0.03% |  | 0.25% |  | 0.07% |  | 0.00%
Total non-performing assets |  | 4.78% |  | 6.46% |  | 3.70% |  | 1.82% |  | 1.17%
Total non-performing assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
as a percent of total assets at year end |  | 3.01% |  | 4.40% |  | 2.74% |  | 1.47% |  | 0.93%
Total non-performing loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
as a percent of total loans at year-end |  | 3.65% |  | 5.55% |  | 3.18% |  | 1.58% |  | 1.11%

Deposits. The Company primarily uses deposits to fund its loan and investment portfolios. The Company offers a variety of deposit accounts to individuals and businesses. Deposit accounts include checking, savings, money market and time deposits. As of December 31, 2011, total deposits were $827.1 million, compared to $838.7 million at December 31, 2010. Core deposits, which include demand deposits, savings accounts and non-brokered certificates of deposits of denominations less than $100,000, amounted to $633.0 million at December 31, 2011, compared to $592.7 million at December 31, 2010.
Time deposits in amounts of $100,000 or more totaled $193.0 million and $241.4 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. At December 31, 2011, brokered deposits amounted to $47.0 million as compared to $87.4 million at December 31, 2010. CDARS balances included in brokered deposits amounted to $28.6 million and $53.0 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Brokered deposits are generally considered to be more susceptible to withdrawal as a result of interest rate changes and to be a less stable source of funds, as compared to deposits from the local market. Brokered deposits outstanding as of December 31, 2011 have a weighted average rate of 0.99% with a weighted average original term of 15 months.
Table 14 is a summary of the maturity distribution of time deposits in amounts of $100,000 or more as of December 31, 2011.

Table 14 - Maturities of Time Deposits over $100,000 |
(Dollars in thousands) | 2011
Three months or less | $ | 39,416
Over three months through six months |  | 40,266
Over six months through twelve months |  | 73,565
Over twelve months |  | 39,798
Total | $ | 193,045

Borrowed Funds. The Company has access to various short-term borrowings, including the purchase of federal funds and borrowing arrangements from the FHLB and other financial institutions. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, FHLB borrowings totaled $70.0 million compared to $77.0 million at December 31, 2009. Average FHLB borrowings for 2011 were $70.0 million, compared to average balances of $72.0 million for 2010 and $77.3 million for 2009. The maximum amount of outstanding FHLB borrowings was $75.0 million in 2011, $77.0 million in 2010 and $87.9 million in 2009. The FHLB borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2011 had interest rates ranging from 2.23% to 4.45%. At December 31, 2011, all of the Bank’s FHLB borrowings had maturities exceeding one year. The FHLB has the option to
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convert $15.0 million of the total advances to a floating rate and, if converted, the Bank may repay advances without a prepayment fee. Additional information regarding FHLB borrowings is provided in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Bank had no borrowings from the FRB at December 31, 2011 and 2010. FRB borrowings are collateralized by a blanket assignment on all qualifying loans that the Bank owns which are not pledged to the FHLB. At December 31, 2011, the carrying value of loans pledged as collateral totaled approximately $342.2 million.
Demand notes payable to the U.S. Treasury, which represent treasury tax and loan payments received from customers, amounted to $636,000 at December 31, 2010. The Company did not have any demand notes payable to the U.S. Treasury outstanding at December 31, 2011.
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase amounted to $39.6 million and $34.1 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Junior Subordinated Debentures (related to Trust Preferred Securities). In June 2006, the Company formed a wholly owned Delaware statutory trust, PEBK Capital Trust II (“PEBK Trust II”), which issued $20.0 million of guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in the Company’s junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures. All of the common securities of PEBK Trust II are owned by the Company. The proceeds from the issuance of the common securities and the trust preferred securities were used by PEBK Trust II to purchase $20.6 million of junior subordinated debentures of the Company, which pay a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 163 basis points. The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the junior subordinated debentures were used to repay in December 2006 the trust preferred securities issued in December 2001 by PEBK Capital Trust, a wholly owned Delaware statutory trust of the Company, and for general purposes. The debentures represent the sole asset of PEBK Trust II. PEBK Trust II is not included in the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The trust preferred securities issued by PEBK Trust II accrue and pay quarterly at a floating rate of three-month LIBOR plus 163 basis points. The Company has guaranteed distributions and other payments due on the trust preferred securities to the extent PEBK Trust II has funds with which to make the distributions and other payments. The net combined effect of the trust preferred securities transaction is that the Company is obligated to make the distributions and other payments required on the trust preferred securities.
These trust preferred securities are mandatorily redeemable upon maturity of the debentures on June 28, 2036, or upon earlier redemption as provided in the indenture. The Company had the right to redeem the debentures purchased by PEBK Trust II, in whole or in part, on or after June 28, 2011. As specified in the indenture, if the debentures are redeemed prior to maturity, the redemption price will be the principal amount and any accrued but unpaid interest.
Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. The Company’s contractual obligations and other commitments as of December 31, 2011 are summarized in Table 15 below. The Company’s contractual obligations include the repayment of principal and interest related to FHLB advances and junior subordinated debentures, as well as certain payments under current lease agreements. Other commitments include commitments to extend credit. Because not all of these commitments to extend credit will be drawn upon, the actual cash requirements are likely to be significantly less than the amounts reported for other commitments below.

Table 15 - Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | Within One Year | One to Three Years | Three to Five Years | Five Years or More | Total
Contractual Cash Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term borrowings | $ | - |  | 5,000 |  | 15,000 |  | 50,000 |  | 70,000
Junior subordinated debentures |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 20,619 |  | 20,619
Operating lease obligations |  | 507 |  | 892 |  | 816 |  | 2,111 |  | 4,326
Total | $ | 507 |  | 5,892 |  | 15,816 |  | 72,730 |  | 94,945
Other Commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments to extend credit | $ | 36,744 |  | 2,544 |  | 1,430 |  | 90,847 |  | 131,565
Standby letters of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and financial guarantees written |  | 3,288 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 3,288
Total | $ | 40,032 |  | 2,544 |  | 1,430 |  | 90,847 |  | 134,853

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The Company enters into derivative contracts to manage various financial risks. A derivative is a financial instrument that derives its cash flows, and therefore its value, by reference to an underlying instrument, index or referenced interest rate. Derivative contracts are carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet with the fair value representing the net present value of expected future cash receipts or payments based on market interest rates as of the balance sheet date. Derivative contracts are written in amounts referred to as notional amounts, which only provide the basis for calculating payments between counterparties and are not a measure of financial risk. Therefore, the derivative amounts recorded on the balance sheet do not represent the amounts that may ultimately be paid under these contracts. Further discussions of derivative instruments are included above in the section entitled “Asset Liability and Interest Rate Risk Management” beginning on page A-15 and in Notes 1, 10, 11 and 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Capital Resources. Shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2011 was $103.0 million compared to $96.9 million at December 31, 2010 and $99.2 million at December 31, 2009. Unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 amounted to gains of $3.1 million, $387,000 and $2.9 million, respectively. Average shareholders’ equity as a percentage of total average assets is one measure used to determine capital strength. Average shareholders’ equity as a percentage of total average assets was 9.55%, 9.42% and 9.95% for 2011, 2010 and 2009. The return on average shareholders’ equity was 5.03% at December 31, 2011 as compared to 1.81% and 2.88% as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. Total cash dividends paid on common stock amounted to $443,000 during 2011 and 2010. Cash dividends totaling $1.4 million were paid on common stock during 2009. The Company paid dividends totaling $1.3 million, $1.3 million and $1.1 million on preferred stock during 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
In March 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 100,000 common shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock through its existing Stock Repurchase Plan effective through the end of March 2009. The Company repurchased 65,500 shares, or $776,000, of its common stock under this plan as of December 31, 2008. Because of the Company’s participation in the UST’s CPP, discussed below, the Company can no longer repurchase shares of its common stock under the Stock Repurchase Plan without UST approval.
The Board of Directors, at its discretion, can issue shares of preferred stock up to a maximum of 5,000,000 shares. The Board is authorized to determine the number of shares, voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights.
On December 23, 2008, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with the UST pursuant to the CPP under TARP. Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to issue and sell 25,054 shares of Series A preferred stock and a warrant to purchase 357,234 shares of the Company's common stock. Proceeds from this issuance of preferred shares were allocated between preferred stock and the warrant based on their relative fair values at the time of the sale. Of the $25.1 million in proceeds, $24.4 million was allocated to the Series A preferred stock and $704,000 was allocated to the common stock warrant. The discount recorded on the Series A preferred stock that resulted from allocating a portion of the proceeds to the warrant is being accreted directly to retained earnings over a five-year period applying a level yield. As of December 31, 2011, the Company has accreted a total of $408,000 of the discount related to the Series A preferred stock. The Company paid dividends of $1.3 million on the Series A preferred stock during 2011 and cumulative undeclared dividends at December 31, 2011 were $157,000.
The Series A preferred stock qualifies as Tier 1 capital and will pay cumulative dividends at a rate of 5% per annum for the first five years and 9% per annum thereafter. The Series A preferred stock may be redeemed at the stated amount of $1,000 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends. Under the terms of the original Purchase Agreement, the Company could not redeem the preferred shares until December 23, 2011 unless the total amount of the issuance, $25.1 million, was replaced with the same amount of other forms of capital that would qualify as Tier 1 capital. However, with the enactment of the ARRA, the Company can now redeem the preferred shares at any time, if approved by the Company’s primary regulator. The Series A preferred stock is non-voting except for class voting rights on matters that would adversely affect the rights of the holders of the Series A preferred stock.
The exercise price of the warrant is $10.52 per common share and it is exercisable at anytime on or before December 18, 2018.
The Company is subject to the following restrictions while the Series A preferred stock is outstanding: 1) UST approval is required for the Company to repurchase shares of outstanding common stock; 2) the full dividend for the latest completed CPP dividend period must declared and paid in full before dividends may be paid to common shareholders; 3) UST approval is required for any increase in common dividends per share above the last quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share paid prior to December 23, 2008; and 4) the Company may not take tax deductions for any senior executive officer whose compensation is above $500,000. There were additional restrictions on executive compensation added in the ARRA for companies participating in the TARP, including participants in the CPP.
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Under regulatory capital guidelines, financial institutions are currently required to maintain a total risk-based capital ratio of 8.0% or greater, with a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 4.0% or greater. Tier 1 capital is generally defined as shareholders’ equity and trust preferred securities less all intangible assets and goodwill. Tier 1 capital at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 includes $20.0 million in trust preferred securities. The Company’s Tier 1 capital ratio was 16.01%, 14.24% and 13.74% at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Total risk-based capital is defined as Tier 1 capital plus supplementary capital. Supplementary capital, or Tier 2 capital, consists of the Company’s allowance for loan losses, not exceeding 1.25% of the Company’s risk-weighted assets. Total risk-based capital ratio is therefore defined as the ratio of total capital (Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital) to risk-weighted assets. The Company’s total risk-based capital ratio was 17.38%, 15.51% and 15.00% at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. In addition to the Tier 1 and total risk-based capital requirements, financial institutions are also required to maintain a leverage ratio of Tier 1 capital to total average assets of 4.0% or greater. The Company’s Tier 1 leverage capital ratio was 11.06%, 10.70% and 11.42% at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The Bank’s Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 13.76%, 11.87% and 11.22% at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The total risk-based capital ratio for the Bank was 15.04%, 13.15% and 12.48% at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Bank’s Tier 1 leverage capital ratio was 9.44%, 8.91% and 9.33% at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 respectively.
A bank is considered to be "well capitalized" if it has a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.0 % or greater, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0% or greater, and has a leverage ratio of 5.0% or greater. Based upon these guidelines, the Bank was considered to be ”well capitalized” at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.
The Company’s key equity ratios as of December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 are presented in Table 16.

Table 16 - Equity Ratios |  |  |  |  |
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Return on average assets | 0.48% |  | 0.17% |  | 0.29%
Return on average equity | 5.03% |  | 1.81% |  | 2.88%
Dividend payout ratio * | 11.78% |  | 100.11% |  | 86.22%
Average equity to average assets | 9.55% |  | 9.42% |  | 9.95%
* As a percentage of net earnings available to common shareholders. |  |  |  |  |

Quarterly Financial Data. The Company’s consolidated quarterly operating results for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 are presented in Table 17.

Table 17 - Quarterly Financial Data |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2011 |  | 2010
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | First | Second | Third | Fourth | First | Second | Third | Fourth
Total interest income | $ | 11,558 |  | 11,422 |  | 11,291 |  | 10,988 |  | $ | 11,930 |  | 11,879 |  | 11,995 |  | 11,876 |
Total interest expense |  | 3,044 |  | 2,809 |  | 2,673 |  | 2,420 |  |  | 3,825 |  | 3,682 |  | 3,516 |  | 3,325 |
Net interest income |  | 8,514 |  | 8,613 |  | 8,618 |  | 8,568 |  |  | 8,105 |  | 8,197 |  | 8,479 |  | 8,551 |
Provision for loan losses |  | 2,950 |  | 3,368 |  | 3,378 |  | 2,936 |  |  | 2,382 |  | 3,179 |  | 4,656 |  | 6,221 |
Other income |  | 3,602 |  | 2,736 |  | 3,722 |  | 4,453 |  |  | 2,610 |  | 3,130 |  | 3,857 |  | 4,287 |
Other expense |  | 7,400 |  | 7,408 |  | 7,164 |  | 7,600 |  |  | 7,189 |  | 7,057 |  | 7,182 |  | 7,520 |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  | 1,766 |  | 573 |  | 1,798 |  | 2,485 |  |  | 1,144 |  | 1,091 |  | 498 |  | (903 | )
Income taxes |  | 405 |  | (56 | ) | 406 |  | 708 |  |  | 269 |  | 227 |  | (42 | ) | (465 | )
Net earnings (loss) |  | 1,361 |  | 629 |  | 1,392 |  | 1,777 |  |  | 875 |  | 864 |  | 540 |  | (438 | )
Dividends and accretion of preferred stock |  | 348 |  | 348 |  | 348 |  | 349 |  |  | 348 |  | 349 |  | 348 |  | 349 |
Net earnings (loss) available |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
to common shareholders | $ | 1,013 |  | 281 |  | 1,044 |  | 1,428 |  | $ | 527 |  | 515 |  | 192 |  | (787 | )
Basic earnings (loss) per common share | $ | 0.18 |  | 0.05 |  | 0.19 |  | 0.26 |  | $ | 0.10 |  | 0.09 |  | 0.03 |  | (0.14 | )
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share | $ | 0.18 |  | 0.05 |  | 0.19 |  | 0.26 |  | $ | 0.10 |  | 0.09 |  | 0.03 |  | (0.14 | )

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QUANTATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk reflects the risk of economic loss resulting from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. This risk of loss can be reflected in either diminished current market values or reduced potential net interest income in future periods.
The Company’s market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in its lending and deposit taking activities. The structure of the Company’s loan and deposit portfolios is such that a significant decline (increase) in interest rates may adversely (positively) impact net market values and interest income. Management seeks to manage the risk through the utilization of its investment securities and off-balance sheet derivative instruments. During the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company used interest rate contracts to manage market risk as discussed above in the section entitled “Asset Liability and Interest Rate Risk Management.”
Table 18 presents in tabular form the contractual balances and the estimated fair value of the Company’s on-balance sheet financial instruments at their expected maturity dates for the period ended December 31, 2011. The expected maturity categories take into consideration historical prepayment experience as well as management’s expectations based on the interest rate environment at December 31, 2011. For core deposits without contractual maturity (i.e. interest bearing checking, savings, and money market accounts), the table presents principal cash flows based on management’s judgment concerning their most likely runoff or repricing behaviors.

Table 18 - Market Risk Table |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | Principal/Notional Amount Maturing in Year Ended December 31, |
Loans Receivable | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 & 2016 | Thereafter | Total | Fair Value
Fixed rate | $ | 69,244 |  | 35,092 |  | 42,376 |  | 53,602 |  | 68,855 |  | 269,169 |  | 263,915
Average interest rate |  | 5.66% |  | 6.20% |  | 5.69% |  | 5.85% |  | 6.15% |  |  |  |
Variable rate | $ | 103,864 |  | 60,908 |  | 54,712 |  | 61,827 |  | 125,163 |  | 406,474 |  | 406,474
Average interest rate |  | 4.75% |  | 4.70% |  | 4.71% |  | 4.89% |  | 4.63% |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 675,643 |  | 670,389
Investment Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest bearing cash | $ | 6,704 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 6,704 |  | 6,704
Average interest rate |  | 0.22% |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  |  |  |
Federal funds sold | $ | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | -
Average interest rate |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  |  |  |
Securities available for sale | $ | 35,212 |  | 32,852 |  | 28,645 |  | 40,954 |  | 183,726 |  | 321,388 |  | 321,388
Average interest rate |  | 4.25% |  | 5.20% |  | 4.94% |  | 4.87% |  | 4.91% |  |  |  |
Nonmarketable equity securities | $ | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 5,712 |  | 5,712 |  | 5,712
Average interest rate |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 0.88% |  |  |  |
Debt Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits | $ | 252,857 |  | 39,348 |  | 14,134 |  | 17,761 |  | 503,011 |  | 827,111 |  | 826,810
Average interest rate |  | 1.19% |  | 1.69% |  | 1.90% |  | 1.93% |  | 0.31% |  |  |  |
Advances from FHLB | $ | - |  | - |  | 5,000 |  | 15,000 |  | 50,000 |  | 70,000 |  | 75,046
Average interest rate |  | - |  | - |  | 2.23% |  | 3.88% |  | 3.93% |  |  |  |
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase | $ | 39,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,600 |  | 39,600
Average interest rate |  | 0.39% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Junior subordinated debentures | $ | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 20,619 |  | 20,619 |  | 20,619
Average interest rate |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 2.02% |  |  |  |

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Table 19 presents the simulated impact to net interest income under varying interest rate scenarios and the theoretical impact of rate changes over a twelve-month period referred to as “rate ramps.” The table shows the estimated theoretical impact on the Company’s tax equivalent net interest income from hypothetical rate changes of plus and minus 1%, 2% and 3% as compared to the estimated theoretical impact of rates remaining unchanged. The table also shows the simulated impact to market value of equity under varying interest rate scenarios and the theoretical impact of immediate and sustained rate changes referred to as “rate shocks” of plus and minus 1%, 2% and 3% as compared to the theoretical impact of rates remaining unchanged. The prospective effects of the hypothetical interest rate changes are based upon various assumptions, including relative and estimated levels of key interest rates. This type of modeling has limited usefulness because it does not allow for the strategies management would utilize in response to sudden and sustained rate changes. Also, management does not believe that rate changes of the magnitude presented are likely in the forecast period presented.

Table 19 - Interest Rate Risk |
(Dollars in thousands) |
| Estimated Resulting Theoretical Net Interest Income
Hypothetical rate change (ramp over 12 months) | Amount | % Change
+3% | $ | 32,672 | -4.43%
+2% | $ | 32,803 | -4.04%
+1% | $ | 33,111 | -3.14%
0% | $ | 34,185 | 0.00%
-1% | $ | 33,845 | -0.99%
-2% | $ | 32,951 | -3.61%
-3% | $ | 32,365 | -5.32%
| Estimated Resulting Theoretical Market Value of Equity
Hypothetical rate change (immediate shock) | Amount | % Change
+3% | $ | 86,725 | -14.89%
+2% | $ | 93,761 | -7.98%
+1% | $ | 98,847 | -2.99%
0% | $ | 101,896 | 0.00%
-1% | $ | 94,968 | -6.80%
-2% | $ | 88,939 | -12.72%
-3% | $ | 84,431 | -17.14%

A-27

PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
INDEX
|  | PAGE(S)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on the Consolidated Financial Statements | A-29
Financial Statements |
| Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2011 and 2010 | A-30
| Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 | A-31
| Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 | A-32
| Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 | A-33
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 | A-34 - A-35
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | A-36 - A-63

A-28

| Porter Keadle Moore |

| CPAs |  | Advisors |  | www.pkm.com |

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.
Newton, North Carolina
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, changes in shareholders’ equity, comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

| /s/ Porter Keadle Moore, LLC |

Atlanta, Georgia
March 27, 2012

| 235 Peachtree Street NE |  | Suite 1800 |  | Atlanta, Georgia 30303 |  | Phone 404-588-4200 |  | Fax 404-588-4222 |

A-29

PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2011 and 2010
(Dollars in thousands)
Assets | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Cash and due from banks, including reserve requirements | $ | 22,532 |  |  | 22,521 |
of $8,492 and $8,698 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest bearing deposits |  | 6,704 |  |  | 1,456 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 29,236 |  |  | 23,977 |
Certificates of deposit |  | - |  |  | 735 |
Investment securities available for sale |  | 321,388 |  |  | 272,449 |
Other investments |  | 5,712 |  |  | 5,761 |
Total securities |  | 327,100 |  |  | 278,210 |
Mortgage loans held for sale |  | 5,146 |  |  | 3,814 |
Loans |  | 670,497 |  |  | 726,160 |
Less allowance for loan losses |  | (16,604 | ) |  | (15,493 | )
Net loans |  | 653,893 |  |  | 710,667 |
Premises and equipment, net |  | 16,896 |  |  | 17,334 |
Cash surrender value of life insurance |  | 12,835 |  |  | 7,539 |
Other real estate |  | 7,576 |  |  | 6,673 |
Accrued interest receivable and other assets |  | 14,381 |  |  | 18,703 |
Total assets | $ | 1,067,063 |  |  | 1,067,652 |
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-interest bearing demand | $ | 136,878 |  |  | 114,792 |
NOW, MMDA & savings |  | 366,133 |  |  | 332,511 |
Time, $100,000 or more |  | 193,045 |  |  | 241,366 |
Other time |  | 131,055 |  |  | 150,043 |
Total deposits |  | 827,111 |  |  | 838,712 |
Demand notes payable to U.S. Treasury |  | - |  |  | 1,600 |
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  | 39,600 |  |  | 34,094 |
FHLB borrowings |  | 70,000 |  |  | 70,000 |
Junior subordinated debentures |  | 20,619 |  |  | 20,619 |
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities |  | 6,706 |  |  | 5,769 |
Total liabilities |  | 964,036 |  |  | 970,794 |
Commitments |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholders' equity: |  |  |  |  |  |
Series A preferred stock, $1,000 stated value; authorized |  |  |  |  |  |
5,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |
25,054 shares in 2011 and 2010 |  | 24,758 |  |  | 24,617 |
Common stock, no par value; authorized |  |  |  |  |  |
20,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |
5,544,160 shares in 2011 and 5,541,413 shares in 2010 |  | 48,298 |  |  | 48,281 |
Retained earnings |  | 26,895 |  |  | 23,573 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |  | 3,076 |  |  | 387 |
Total shareholders' equity |  | 103,027 |  |  | 96,858 |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 1,067,063 |  |  | 1,067,652 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |  |  |  |  |  |

A-30

PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
For the Years Ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Interest income: |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and fees on loans | $ | 36,407 |  |  | 40,267 |  |  | 43,211 |
Interest on investment securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Government sponsored enterprises |  | 5,414 |  |  | 5,035 |  |  | 5,461 |
States and political subdivisions |  | 3,180 |  |  | 2,173 |  |  | 1,242 |
Other |  | 258 |  |  | 205 |  |  | 123 |
Total interest income |  | 45,259 |  |  | 47,680 |  |  | 50,037 |
Interest expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NOW, MMDA & savings deposits |  | 2,263 |  |  | 3,472 |  |  | 2,965 |
Time deposits |  | 5,035 |  |  | 6,786 |  |  | 9,687 |
FHLB borrowings |  | 2,956 |  |  | 3,285 |  |  | 3,577 |
Junior subordinated debentures |  | 407 |  |  | 411 |  |  | 546 |
Other |  | 285 |  |  | 394 |  |  | 412 |
Total interest expense |  | 10,946 |  |  | 14,348 |  |  | 17,187 |
Net interest income |  | 34,313 |  |  | 33,332 |  |  | 32,850 |
Provision for loan losses |  | 12,632 |  |  | 16,438 |  |  | 10,535 |
Net interest income after provision for loan losses |  | 21,681 |  |  | 16,894 |  |  | 22,315 |
Non-interest income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service charges |  | 5,106 |  |  | 5,626 |  |  | 5,573 |
Other service charges and fees |  | 2,090 |  |  | 2,195 |  |  | 2,058 |
Other than temporary impairment losses |  | (144 | ) |  | (291 | ) |  | (723 | )
Gain on sale of securities |  | 4,406 |  |  | 3,348 |  |  | 1,795 |
Mortgage banking income |  | 757 |  |  | 532 |  |  | 827 |
Insurance and brokerage commissions |  | 471 |  |  | 390 |  |  | 414 |
Loss on sale and write-down of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
other real estate |  | (1,322 | ) |  | (704 | ) |  | (501 | )
Miscellaneous |  | 3,149 |  |  | 2,788 |  |  | 2,380 |
Total non-interest income |  | 14,513 |  |  | 13,884 |  |  | 11,823 |
Non-interest expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries and employee benefits |  | 14,766 |  |  | 14,124 |  |  | 14,758 |
Occupancy |  | 5,339 |  |  | 5,436 |  |  | 5,409 |
Other |  | 9,467 |  |  | 9,388 |  |  | 9,716 |
Total non-interest expense |  | 29,572 |  |  | 28,948 |  |  | 29,883 |
Earnings before income taxes |  | 6,622 |  |  | 1,830 |  |  | 4,255 |
Income tax expense (benefit) |  | 1,463 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 1,339 |
Net earnings |  | 5,159 |  |  | 1,841 |  |  | 2,916 |
Dividends and accretion of preferred stock |  | 1,393 |  |  | 1,394 |  |  | 1,246 |
Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 3,766 |  |  | 447 |  |  | 1,670 |
Basic net earnings per common share | $ | 0.68 |  |  | 0.08 |  |  | 0.30 |
Diluted net earnings per common share | $ | 0.68 |  |  | 0.08 |  |  | 0.30 |
Cash dividends declared per common share | $ | 0.08 |  |  | 0.08 |  |  | 0.26 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |  |  |  |  |  |  |

A-31

PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
For the Years Ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Accumulated |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |
|  | Stock Shares |  | Stock Amount |  | Retained |  | Comprehensive |  |
|  | Preferred |  | Common |  | Preferred |  | Common |  | Earnings |  | Income | Total |
Balance, December 31, 2008 |  | 25,054 |  | 5,539,056 |  | $ | 24,350 |  | 48,269 |  | 22,985 |  | 5,524 |  | 101,128 |
Adjustment to the |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cumulative effect of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
adoption of EITF 06-4 |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | - |  | 358 |  | - |  | 358 |
Accretion of Series A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
preferred stock |  | - |  | - |  |  | 126 |  | - |  | (126 | ) | - |  | - |
Cash dividends declared on |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series A preferred stock |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | - |  | (1,120 | ) | - |  | (1,120 | )
Cash dividends declared on |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
common stock |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | - |  | (1,440 | ) | - |  | (1,440 | )
Net earnings |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | - |  | 2,916 |  | - |  | 2,916 |
Change in accumulated other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
comprehensive income, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
net of tax |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | (2,619 | ) | (2,619 | )
Balance, December 31, 2009 |  | 25,054 |  | 5,539,056 |  | $ | 24,476 |  | 48,269 |  | 23,573 |  | 2,905 |  | 99,223 |
Accretion of Series A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
preferred stock |  | - |  | - |  |  | 141 |  | - |  | (141 | ) | - |  | - |
Cash dividends declared on |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series A preferred stock |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | - |  | (1,253 | ) | - |  | (1,253 | )
Cash dividends declared on |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
common stock |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | - |  | (447 | ) | - |  | (447 | )
Restricted stock payout |  | - |  | 2,357 |  |  | - |  | 12 |  | - |  | - |  | 12 |
Net earnings |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | - |  | 1,841 |  | - |  | 1,841 |
Change in accumulated other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
comprehensive income, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
net of tax |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | (2,518 | ) | (2,518 | )
Balance, December 31, 2010 |  | 25,054 |  | 5,541,413 |  | $ | 24,617 |  | 48,281 |  | 23,573 |  | 387 |  | 96,858 |
Accretion of Series A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
preferred stock |  | - |  | - |  |  | 141 |  | - |  | (141 | ) | - |  | - |
Cash dividends declared on |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Series A preferred stock |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | - |  | (1,253 | ) | - |  | (1,253 | )
Cash dividends declared on |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
common stock |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | - |  | (443 | ) | - |  | (443 | )
Restricted stock payout |  | - |  | 2,747 |  |  | - |  | 17 |  | - |  | - |  | 17 |
Net earnings |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | - |  | 5,159 |  | - |  | 5,159 |
Change in accumulated other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
comprehensive income, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
net of tax |  | - |  | - |  |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 2,689 |  | 2,689 |
Balance, December 31, 2011 |  | 25,054 |  | 5,544,160 |  | $ | 24,758 |  | 48,298 |  | 26,895 |  | 3,076 |  | 103,027 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

A-32

PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Net earnings | $ | 5,159 |  |  | 1,841 |  |  | 2,916 |
Other comprehensive income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding gains on securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
available for sale |  | 9,316 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 214 |
Reclassification adjustment for other than temporary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
impairment losses included in net earnings |  | 144 |  |  | 291 |  |  | 723 |
Reclassification adjustment for gains on sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and write-downs of securities available for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
included in net earnings |  | (4,406 | ) |  | (3,348 | ) |  | (1,795 | )
Unrealized holding losses on derivative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
financial instruments qualifying as cash flow |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
hedges |  | (648 | ) |  | (1,114 | ) |  | (2,726 | )
Reclassification adjustment for gains on |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
derivative financial instruments qualifying as |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cash flow hedges included in net earnings |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (1 | )
Total other comprehensive income (loss), |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
before income taxes |  | 4,406 |  |  | (4,125 | ) |  | (3,585 | )
Income tax expense (benefit) related to other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
comprehensive income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized holding gains on securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
available for sale |  | 3,629 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 83 |
Reclassification adjustment for gains on sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and write-downs of securities available for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
included in net earnings |  | (1,660 | ) |  | (1,191 | ) |  | (417 | )
Unrealized holding losses on derivative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
financial instruments qualifying as cash flow |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
hedges |  | (252 | ) |  | (434 | ) |  | (632 | )
Total income tax expense (benefit) related to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
other comprehensive income |  | 1,717 |  |  | (1,607 | ) |  | (966 | )
Total other comprehensive income (loss), |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
net of tax |  | 2,689 |  |  | (2,518 | ) |  | (2,619 | )
Total comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 7,848 |  |  | (677 | ) |  | 297 |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |  |  |  |  |  |  |

A-33

PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | $ | 5,159 |  |  | 1,841 |  |  | 2,916 |
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  | 6,226 |  |  | 4,971 |  |  | 2,931 |
Provision for loan losses |  | 12,632 |  |  | 16,438 |  |  | 10,535 |
Deferred income taxes |  | (678 | ) |  | (523 | ) |  | (1,720 | )
Gain on sale of investment securities |  | (4,406 | ) |  | (3,348 | ) |  | (1,795 | )
Write-down of investment securities |  | 144 |  |  | 291 |  |  | 723 |
Gain on ineffective portion of derivative financial instruments |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (1 | )
Loss/(Gain) on sale of other real estate and repossessions |  | 272 |  |  | (191 | ) |  | 24 |
Write-down of other real estate |  | 1,050 |  |  | 895 |  |  | 477 |
Restricted stock expense |  | 7 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 4 |
Change in: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgage loans held for sale |  | (1,332 | ) |  | (974 | ) |  | (2,840 | )
Cash surrender value of life insurance |  | (296 | ) |  | (257 | ) |  | (263 | )
Other assets |  | 2,644 |  |  | (2,316 | ) |  | (6,581 | )
Other liabilities |  | 930 |  |  | 961 |  |  | 300 |
Net cash provided by operating activities |  | 22,352 |  |  | 17,798 |  |  | 4,710 |
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net change in certificates of deposit |  | 735 |  |  | 2,610 |  |  | (3,345 | )
Purchases of investment securities available for sale |  | (208,863 | ) |  | (232,915 | ) |  | (141,770 | )
Proceeds from calls, maturities and paydowns of investment securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
available for sale |  | 54,041 |  |  | 86,935 |  |  | 40,629 |
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale |  | 110,978 |  |  | 65,774 |  |  | 30,743 |
Purchases of other investments |  | (215 | ) |  | - |  |  | (1,426 | )
Proceeds from sale of other investments |  | 290 |  |  | 585 |  |  | 809 |
Net change in loans |  | 38,561 |  |  | 28,703 |  |  | (7,916 | )
Purchases of premises and equipment |  | (1,601 | ) |  | (1,441 | ) |  | (1,614 | )
Purchases of bank owned life insurance |  | (5,000 | ) |  | - |  |  | - |
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 24 |
Proceeds from sale of other real estate and repossessions |  | 3,355 |  |  | 5,725 |  |  | 3,435 |
Net cash used by investing activities |  | (7,719 | ) |  | (44,024 | ) |  | (80,431 | )
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net change in deposits |  | (11,601 | ) |  | 29,369 |  |  | 88,281 |
Net change in demand notes payable to U.S. Treasury |  | (1,600 | ) |  | 964 |  |  | (964 | )
Net change in securities sold under agreement to repurchase |  | 5,506 |  |  | (2,782 | ) |  | (625 | )
Proceeds from FHLB borrowings |  | 40,000 |  |  | - |  |  | 24,100 |
Repayments of FHLB borrowings |  | (40,000 | ) |  | (7,000 | ) |  | (24,100 | )
Proceeds from FRB borrowings |  | 1 |  |  | - |  |  | 45,000 |
Repayments of FRB borrowings |  | (1 | ) |  | - |  |  | (50,000 | )
Restricted stock payout |  | 17 |  |  | 12 |  |  | - |
Cash dividends paid on Series A preferred stock |  | (1,253 | ) |  | (1,253 | ) |  | (1,120 | )
Cash dividends paid on common stock |  | (443 | ) |  | (447 | ) |  | (1,440 | )
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities |  | (9,374 | ) |  | 18,863 |  |  | 79,132 |
Net change in cash and cash equivalent |  | 5,259 |  |  | (7,363 | ) |  | 3,411 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |  | 23,977 |  |  | 31,340 |  |  | 27,929 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 29,236 |  |  | 23,977 |  |  | 31,340 |

A-34

PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, continued
For the Years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
| 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid during the year for: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest | $ | 10,900 |  |  | 14,419 |  |  | 17,541 |
Income taxes | $ | 283 |  |  | 1,700 |  |  | 2,230 |
Noncash investing and financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in unrealized gain on investment securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
available for sale, net | $ | (3,087 | ) |  | 1,838 |  |  | (524 | )
Change in unrealized gain on derivative financial |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
instruments, net | $ | 398 |  |  | 680 |  |  | (2,095 | )
Transfer of loans to other real estate and repossessions | $ | 10,787 |  |  | 9,105 |  |  | 6,067 |
Financed portion of sale of other real estate | $ | 5,208 |  |  | 2,270 |  |  | 1,166 |
Accretion of Series A preferred stock | $ | 141 |  |  | 141 |  |  | 126 |
Cumulative effect and resulting adjustment of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
adoption of EITF 06-4 | $ | - |  |  | - |  |  | (358 | )
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

A-35

PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(1) | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

| Organization

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (“Bancorp”) received regulatory approval to operate as a bank holding company on July 22, 1999, and became effective August 31, 1999. Bancorp is primarily regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and serves as the one-bank holding company for Peoples Bank (the “Bank”).
The Bank commenced business in 1912 upon receipt of its banking charter from the North Carolina State Banking Commission (the “SBC”). The Bank is primarily regulated by the SBC and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) and undergoes periodic examinations by these regulatory agencies. The Bank, whose main office is in Newton, North Carolina, provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking services primarily in Catawba, Alexander, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Iredell, Union and Wake counties in North Carolina.
Peoples Investment Services, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank and began operations in 1996 to provide investment and trust services through agreements with an outside party.
Real Estate Advisory Services, Inc. (“REAS”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank and began operations in 1997 to provide real estate appraisal and property management services to individuals and commercial customers of the Bank.
Community Bank Real Estate Solutions, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bancorp and began operations in 2009 as a “clearing house” for appraisal services for community banks. Other banks are able to contract with Community Bank Real Estate Solutions, LLC to find and engage appropriate appraisal companies in the area where the property is located.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Bancorp and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Bank and Community Bank Real Estate Solutions, LLC, along with the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Peoples Investment Services, Inc. and REAS (collectively called the “Company”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Basis of Presentation
The accounting principles followed by the Company, and the methods of applying these principles, conform with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and with general practices in the banking industry. In preparing the financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the financial statements. Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Material estimates common to the banking industry that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term include, but are not limited to, the determination of the allowance for loan losses and valuation of real estate acquired in connection with or in lieu of foreclosure on loans.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and due from banks and interest bearing deposits are considered cash and cash equivalents for cash flow reporting purposes.
Investment Securities
There are three classifications the Company is able to use to for its investment securities: trading, available for sale, or held to maturity. Trading securities are bought and held principally for sale in the near term. Held to maturity securities are those securities for which the Company has the ability and intent to hold until maturity. All other securities not included in trading or held to maturity are classified as available for sale. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company classified all of its investment securities as available for sale.
Available for sale securities are recorded at fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses, net of the related tax effect, are excluded from earnings and are reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity until realized.
Management evaluates investment securities for other-than-temporary impairment on an annual basis. A decline in the market value of any investment below cost that is deemed other-than-temporary is charged to earnings for
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the decline in value deemed to be credit related and a new cost basis in the security is established . The decline in value attributed to non-credit related factors is recognized in comprehensive income.
Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the life of the related security as an adjustment to the yield. Realized gains and losses for securities classified as available for sale are included in earnings and are derived using the specific identification method for determining the cost of securities sold.
Other Investments
Other investments include equity securities with no readily determinable fair value. These investments are carried at cost.
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
Mortgage loans held for sale are carried at lower of aggregate cost or market value. The cost of mortgage loans held for sale approximates the market value.
Loans
Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity are reported at the principal amount outstanding, net of the allowance for loan losses. Interest on loans is calculated by using the simple interest method on daily balances of the principal amount outstanding. The recognition of certain loan origination fee income and certain loan origination costs is deferred when such loans are originated and amortized over the life of the loan.
Impaired loans are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows, discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or at the loan’s observable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan will not be collected.
Accrual of interest is discontinued on a loan when management believes, after considering economic conditions and collection efforts, that the borrower’s financial condition is such that collection of interest is doubtful. Interest previously accrued but not collected is reversed against current period earnings.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses reflects management’s assessment and estimate of the risks associated with extending credit and its evaluation of the quality of the loan portfolio. The Bank periodically analyzes the loan portfolio in an effort to review asset quality and to establish an allowance for loan losses that management believes will be adequate in light of anticipated risks and loan losses. In assessing the adequacy of the allowance, size, quality and risk of loans in the portfolio are reviewed. Other factors considered are:

· | the Bank’s loan loss experience;

· | the amount of past due and non-performing loans;

· | specific known risks;

· | the status and amount of other past due and non-performing assets;

· | underlying estimated values of collateral securing loans;

· | current and anticipated economic conditions; and

· | other factors which management believes affect the allowance for potential credit losses.

The allowance for loan losses is comprised of three components: specific reserves, general reserves and unallocated reserves. After a loan has been identified as impaired, management measures impairment. When the measure of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, the amount of the impairment is recorded as a specific reserve. These specific reserves are determined on an individual loan basis based on management’s current evaluation of the Bank’s loss exposure for each credit, given the appraised value of any underlying collateral. Loans for which specific reserves are provided are excluded from the general allowance calculations as described below.
The general allowance reflects reserves established under GAAP for collective loan impairment. These reserves are based upon historical net charge-offs using the last two years’ experience. This charge-off experience may be adjusted to reflect the effects of current conditions. The Bank considers information derived from its loan risk ratings and external data related to industry and general economic trends in establishing reserves.
The unallocated allowance is determined through management’s assessment of probable losses that are in the portfolio but are not adequately captured by the other two components of the allowance, including consideration
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of current economic and business conditions and regulatory requirements. The unallocated allowance also reflects management’s acknowledgement of the imprecision and subjectivity that underlie the modeling of credit risk. Due to the subjectivity involved in determining the overall allowance, including the unallocated portion, this unallocated portion may fluctuate from period to period based on management’s evaluation of the factors affecting the assumptions used in calculating the allowance.
Management considers the allowance for loan losses adequate to cover the estimated losses inherent in the Bank’s loan portfolio as of the date of the financial statements. Management believes it has established the allowance in accordance with GAAP and in consideration of the current economic environment. Although management uses the best information available to make evaluations, significant future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic and other conditions, thus adversely affecting the operating results of the Company.
There were no significant changes in the estimation methods or fundamental assumptions used in the evaluation of the allowance for loan losses for the year ended December 31, 2011 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2010. Such revisions, estimates and assumptions are made in any period in which the supporting factors indicate that loss levels may vary from the previous estimates.
Additionally, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Bank’s allowances for loan losses. Such agencies may require adjustments to the allowances based on their judgments of information available to them at the time of their examinations. Also, an independent loan review process further assists with evaluating credit quality and assessing potential performance issues.
Mortgage Banking Activities
Mortgage banking income represents net gains from the sale of mortgage loans and fees received from borrowers and loan investors related to the Bank's origination of single-family residential mortgage loans.
Mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) represent the unamortized cost of purchased and originated contractual rights to service mortgages for others in exchange for a servicing fee. MSRs are amortized over the period of estimated net servicing income and are periodically adjusted for actual prepayments of the underlying mortgage loans. The Company recognized no servicing assets during 2011, 2010 and 2009.
Mortgage loans serviced for others are not included in the accompanying balance sheets. The unpaid principal balances of mortgage loans serviced for others was approximately $4.0 million, $5.3 million and $6.6 million at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The Bank originates certain fixed rate mortgage loans and commits these loans for sale. The commitments to originate fixed rate mortgage loans and the commitments to sell these loans to a third party are both derivative contracts. The fair value of these derivative contracts is immaterial and has no effect on the recorded amounts in the financial statements.
Premises and Equipment
Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed primarily using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any gain or loss is reflected in earnings for the period. The cost of maintenance and repairs that do not improve or extend the useful life of the respective asset is charged to earnings as incurred, whereas significant renewals and improvements are capitalized. The range of estimated useful lives for premises and equipment are generally as follows:

Buildings and improvements |  | 10 - 50 years
Furniture and equipment |  | 3 - 10 years

Other Real Estate
Foreclosed assets include all assets received in full or partial satisfaction of a loan and include real and personal property. Foreclosed assets are reported at fair value less estimated selling costs. The balance of other real estate owned was $7.6 million and $6.7 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Income Taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Additionally, the recognition of future tax benefits, such as net operating loss carryforwards, is required to the extent that the realization of such benefits is more likely than not. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
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using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the assets and liabilities are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income tax expense in the period that includes the enactment date.
In the event the future tax consequences of differences between the financial reporting bases and the tax bases of the Company’s assets and liabilities results in a deferred tax asset, an evaluation of the probability of being able to realize the future benefits indicated by such asset is required. A valuation allowance is provided for the portion of the deferred tax asset when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. In assessing the realizability of a deferred tax asset, management considers the scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies.
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with income tax accounting guidance, Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 740, Income Taxes. On January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the accounting guidance related to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which sets out a consistent framework to determine the appropriate level of tax reserves to maintain for uncertain tax positions. This guidance prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Benefits from tax positions should be recognized in the financial statements only when it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the appropriate taxing authority that would have full knowledge of all relevant information. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Tax positions that previously failed to meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be recognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which that threshold is met. Previously recognized tax positions that no longer meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold should be derecognized in the first subsequent financial reporting period in which that threshold is no longer met. This guidance also provides disclosure guidelines for unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties. The Company assessed the impact of this guidance and determined that it did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or disclosures.
Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into derivative contracts to manage interest rate risk by modifying the characteristics of the related balance sheet instruments in order to reduce the adverse effect of changes in interest rates. All derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value in the financial statements.
On the date a derivative contract is entered into, the Company designates the derivative as a fair value hedge, a cash flow hedge, or a trading instrument. Changes in the fair value of instruments used as fair value hedges are accounted for in the earnings of the period simultaneous with accounting for the fair value change of the item being hedged. Changes in the fair value of the effective portion of cash flow hedges are accounted for in other comprehensive income rather than earnings. Changes in fair value of instruments that are not intended as a hedge are accounted for in the earnings of the period of the change.
If a derivative instrument designated as a fair value hedge is terminated or the hedge designation removed, the difference between a hedged item’s then carrying amount and its face amount is recognized into income over the original hedge period. Likewise, if a derivative instrument designated as a cash flow hedge is terminated or the hedge designation removed, related amounts accumulated in other accumulated comprehensive income are reclassified into earnings over the original hedge period during which the hedged item affects income.
The Company formally documents all hedging relationships, including an assessment that the derivative instruments are expected to be highly effective in offsetting the changes in fair values or cash flows of the hedged items.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
At December 31, 2011, accumulated other comprehensive income consisted of net unrealized gains on securities available for sale of $3.1 million. At December 31, 2010, accumulated other comprehensive income consisted of net unrealized losses on securities available for sale of $8,000 and net unrealized gains on derivatives of $395,000.
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Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has an Omnibus Stock Ownership and Long Term Incentive Plan (the “1999 Plan”) whereby certain stock-based rights, such as stock options, restricted stock, performance units, stock appreciation rights, or book value shares, may be granted to eligible directors and employees. The 1999 Plan expired on May 13, 2009.
Under the 1999 Plan, the Company granted incentive stock options to certain eligible employees in order that they may purchase Company stock at a price equal to the fair market value on the date of the grant. The options granted in 1999 vested over a five-year period. Options granted subsequent to 1999 vest over a three-year period.
All options expire after ten years. A summary of the stock option activity in the 1999 Plan is presented below:

Stock Option Activity
For the Years Ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
| Shares |  | Weighted Average Option Price Per Share |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
Outstanding, December 31, 2008 | 184,945 |  | $ | 8.24 |  |
Granted during the period | - |  | $ | - |  |
Expired during the period | (15,483 | ) | $ | 9.02 |  |
Exercised during the period | - |  | $ | - |  |
Outstanding, December 31, 2009 | 169,462 |  | $ | 8.17 |  |
Granted during the period | - |  | $ | - |  |
Expired during the period | (19,391 | ) | $ | 6.99 |  |
Exercised during the period | - |  | $ | - |  |
Outstanding, December 31, 2010 | 150,071 |  | $ | 8.32 |  |
Granted during the period | - |  | $ | - |  |
Expired during the period | (71,054 | ) | $ | 8.71 |  |
Exercised during the period | - |  | $ | - |  |
Outstanding, December 31, 2011 | 79,017 |  | $ | 7.97 |  | 1.09
Exercisable, December 31, 2011 | 79,017 |  | $ | 7.97 |  | 1.09

Options outstanding at December 31, 2011 are exercisable at option prices ranging from $7.76 to $10.57. As of December 31, 2011, the exercise price on options outstanding is more than the current market value; therefore, options outstanding as of December 31, 2011 have no intrinsic value. Such options have a weighted average remaining contractual life of approximately one year. No options were granted or exercised during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.
The Company recognized compensation expense for restricted stock awards of $7,000, $10,000 and $4,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock awards.
The Company granted 3,000 shares of restricted stock in 2007 at a grant date fair value of $17.40 per share. The Company granted 1,750 shares of restricted stock at a grant date fair value of $12.80 per share during the third quarter of 2008 and 2,000 shares of restricted stock at a fair value of $11.37 per share during the fourth quarter of 2008. The Company recognizes compensation expense on the restricted stock grants over the period of time the restrictions are in place (three years from the grant date for the grants to date). The amount of expense recorded each period reflects the changes in the Company’s stock price during the period. As of December 31, 2011, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock grants. As of December 31, 2010, there was $4,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock grants.
The Company has a new Omnibus Stock Ownership and Long Term Incentive Plan, which was approved by shareholders on May 7, 2009 (the “2009 Plan”) whereby certain stock-based rights, such as stock options, restricted stock, performance units, stock appreciation rights, or book value shares, may be granted to eligible
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directors and employees. A total of 360,000 shares are currently reserved for possible issuance under the 2009 Plan. All rights must be granted or awarded by May 7, 2019, or ten years from the effective date of the 2009 Plan. The Company has not granted any awards under the 2009 Plan.
Net Earnings Per Share
Net earnings per common share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period while the effects of potential common shares outstanding during the period are included in diluted earnings per common share. The average market price during the year is used to compute equivalent shares.
The reconciliations of the amounts used in the computation of both “basic earnings per common share” and “diluted earnings per common share” for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 2011: | Net Earnings Available to Common Shareholders (Dollars in thousands) |  | Common Shares |  | Per Share Amount
Basic earnings per common share | $ | 3,766 |  | 5,542,548 |  | $ | 0.68
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | - |  | 1,301 |  |  |
Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 3,766 |  | 5,543,849 |  | $ | 0.68

For the year ended December 31, 2010: | Net Earnings Available to Common Shareholders (Dollars in thousands) |  | Common Shares |  | Per Share Amount
Basic earnings per common share | $ | 447 |  | 5,539,308 |  | $ | 0.08
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | - |  | 4,107 |  |  |
Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 447 |  | 5,543,415 |  | $ | 0.08

For the year ended December 31, 2009: | Net Earnings Available to Common Shareholders (Dollars in thousands) |  | Common Shares |  | Per Share Amount
Basic earnings per common share | $ | 1,670 |  | 5,539,056 |  | $ | 0.30
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | - |  | 3,681 |  |  |
Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 1,670 |  | 5,542,737 |  | $ | 0.30

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-02, A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring is a Troubled Debt Restructuring. ASU No. 2011-02 provides additional guidance for determining what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. ASU No. 2011-02 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or disclosures.
In May 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). ASU No. 2011-04 is intended to result in convergence between U.S. GAAP and IFRS requirements for measurement of and disclosures about fair value. The amendments are not expected to have a significant impact on companies applying U.S. GAAP. ASU No. 2011-04 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or disclosures.
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In June 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income. ASU No. 2011-05 will require companies to present the components of net income and other comprehensive income either as one continuous statement or as two consecutive statements. It eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity. ASU No. 2011-05 does not change the items which must be reported in other comprehensive income, how such items are measured or when they must be reclassified to net income. This standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Because ASU No. 2011-05 impacts presentation only, it will have no impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.
In December 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-12, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05. ASU No. 2011-12 defers the effective date of the requirement to present separate line items on the income statement for reclassification adjustments of items out of accumulated other comprehensive income into net income. This deferral is temporary until FASB reconsiders the operational concerns and needs of financial statement users. FASB has not yet established a timetable for its reconsideration. Entities are still required to present reclassification adjustments within other comprehensive income either on the face of the statement that reports other comprehensive income or in the notes to the financial statements. The requirement to present comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement or two consecutive condensed statements remains for both annual and interim reporting. Because ASU No. 2011-12 impacts presentation only, it will have no impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB or other standards-setting bodies are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or disclosures.

(2) | Investment Securities

Investment securities available for sale at December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |
| December 31, 2011
| Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Estimated Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities | $ | 213,378 |  | 1,371 |  | 1,056 |  | 213,693
U.S. Government |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
sponsored enterprises |  | 7,429 |  | 265 |  | - |  | 7,694
State and political subdivisions |  | 92,996 |  | 4,157 |  | 56 |  | 97,097
Corporate bonds |  | 546 |  | - |  | 3 |  | 543
Trust preferred securities |  | 1,250 |  | - |  | - |  | 1,250
Equity securities |  | 748 |  | 363 |  | - |  | 1,111
Total | $ | 316,347 |  | 6,156 |  | 1,115 |  | 321,388

(Dollars in thousands) |  |
| December 31, 2010
| Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Estimated Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities | $ | 137,811 |  | 2,119 |  | 569 |  | 139,361
U.S. Government |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
sponsored enterprises |  | 42,933 |  | 393 |  | 686 |  | 42,640
State and political subdivisions |  | 89,486 |  | 793 |  | 2,450 |  | 87,829
Trust preferred securities |  | 1,250 |  | - |  | - |  | 1,250
Equity securities |  | 982 |  | 387 |  | - |  | 1,369
Total | $ | 272,462 |  | 3,692 |  | 3,705 |  | 272,449

The current fair value and associated unrealized losses on investments in debt securities with unrealized losses at December 31, 2011 and 2010 are summarized in the tables below, with the length of time the individual securities have been in a continuous loss position.
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(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| December 31, 2011
| Less than 12 Months |  | 12 Months or More |  | Total
| Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses
Mortgage-backed securities | $ | 95,122 |  | 991 |  | 4,125 |  | 65 |  | 99,247 |  | 1,056
State and political subdivisions |  | 4,444 |  | 56 |  | - |  | - |  | 4,444 |  | 56
Corporate bonds |  | 542 |  | 3 |  | - |  | - |  | 542 |  | 3
Total | $ | 100,108 |  | 1,050 |  | 4,125 |  | 65 |  | 104,233 |  | 1,115

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| December 31, 2010
| Less than 12 Months |  | 12 Months or More |  | Total
| Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses
Mortgage-backed securities | $ | 59,471 |  | 569 |  | - |  | - |  | 59,471 |  | 569
U.S. Government |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
sponsored enterprises |  | 24,123 |  | 686 |  | - |  | - |  | 24,123 |  | 686
State and political subdivisions |  | 56,374 |  | 2,450 |  | - |  | - |  | 56,374 |  | 2,450
Total | $ | 139,968 |  | 3,705 |  | - |  | - |  | 139,968 |  | 3,705

At December 31, 2011, unrealized losses in the investment securities portfolio relating to debt securities totaled $1.1 million. The unrealized losses on these debt securities arose due to changing interest rates and are considered to be temporary. At December 31, 2011, six out of 147 securities issued by state and political subdivisions contained unrealized losses and 43 out of 105 securities issued by U.S. Government sponsored enterprises, including mortgage-backed securities, contained unrealized losses. These unrealized losses are considered temporary because of acceptable investment grades on each security and the repayment sources of principal and interest are government backed.
The Company periodically evaluates its investments for any impairment which would be deemed other-than-temporary. As part of its evaluation in 2011, the Company determined that the fair value of one equity security was less than the original cost of the investment and that the decline in fair value was not temporary in nature. As a result, the Company wrote down its investment by $144,000. The remaining fair value of the investment at December 31, 2011 was approximately $264,000. Similarly, as part of its evaluation in 2010, the Company wrote down two equity securities by $291,000. The remaining fair value of the investments at December 31, 2010 was $409,000.
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities available for sale at December 31, 2011, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities of mortgage-backed securities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |
| Amortized Cost |  | Estimated Fair Value
Due within one year | $ | 4,649 |  | 4,690
Due from one to five years |  | 18,249 |  | 18,780
Due from five to ten years |  | 67,562 |  | 70,665
Due after ten years |  | 11,761 |  | 12,449
Mortgage-backed securities |  | 213,378 |  | 213,693
Equity securities |  | 748 |  | 1,111
Total | $ | 316,347 |  | 321,388

Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale during 2011 were $111.0 million and resulted in gross gains of $4.4 million and gross losses of $9,000. During 2010 and 2009, the proceeds from sales of securities available for sale were $65.8 million and $30.7 million, respectively and resulted in gross gains of $3.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
Securities with a fair value of approximately $83.6 million and $75.5 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits, FHLB borrowings and for other purposes as required by law.
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GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. There is a three-level fair value hierarchy for fair value measurements. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that a company has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The table below presents the balance of securities available for sale and derivatives, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2011 and 2010.

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |
| December 31, 2011
| Fair Value Measurements |  | Level 1 Valuation |  | Level 2 Valuation |  | Level 3 Valuation
Mortgage-backed securities | $ | 213,693 |  | - |  | 208,349 |  | 5,344
U.S. Government |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
sponsored enterprises | $ | 7,694 |  | - |  | 7,694 |  | -
State and political subdivisions | $ | 97,097 |  | - |  | 97,097 |  | -
Corporate bonds | $ | 543 |  | - |  | 543 |  | -
Trust preferred securities | $ | 1,250 |  | - |  | - |  | 1,250
Equity securities | $ | 1,111 |  | 1,111 |  | - |  | -
Mortgage loans held for sale | $ | 5,146 |  | - |  | 5,146 |  | -

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |
| December 31, 2010
| Fair Value Measurements |  | Level 1 Valuation |  | Level 2 Valuation |  | Level 3 Valuation
Mortgage-backed securities | $ | 139,361 |  | - |  | 139,361 |  | -
U.S. Government |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
sponsored enterprises | $ | 42,640 |  | - |  | 42,640 |  | -
State and political subdivisions | $ | 87,829 |  | - |  | 87,829 |  | -
Trust preferred securities | $ | 1,250 |  | - |  | - |  | 1,250
Equity securities | $ | 1,369 |  | 1,369 |  | - |  | -
Mortgage loans held for sale | $ | 3,814 |  | - |  | 3,814 |  | -
Market value of derivatives (in other assets) | $ | 648 |  | - |  | 648 |  | -

Fair values of investment securities available for sale are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges when available. If quoted prices are not available, fair value is determined using matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities. Fair values of derivative instruments are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities.
The following is an analysis of fair value measurements of investment securities available for sale using Level 3, significant unobservable inputs, for the year ended December 31, 2011:

(Dollars in thousands) |
| Investment Securities Available for Sale
| Level 3 Valuation
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 1,250
Change in book value |  | -
Change in gain/(loss) realized and unrealized |  | -
Purchases/(sales) |  | -
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 |  | 5,344
Balance, end of period | $ | 6,594
Change in unrealized gain/(loss) for assets still held in Level 3 | $ | -

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(3) | Loans

Major classifications of loans at December 31, 2011 and 2010 are summarized as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |
| December 31, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010
Real estate loans |  |  |
Construction and land development | $ | 93,812 |  | 124,048
Single-family residential |  | 267,051 |  | 287,307
Commercial |  | 214,415 |  | 213,487
Multifamily and farmland |  | 4,793 |  | 6,456
Total real estate loans |  | 580,071 |  | 631,298
Commercial loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 60,646 |  | 60,994
Consumer loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 10,490 |  | 11,500
All other loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 19,290 |  | 22,368
Total loans |  | 670,497 |  | 726,160
Less allowance for loan losses |  | 16,604 |  | 15,493
Total net loans | $ | 653,893 |  | 710,667

The Bank grants loans and extensions of credit primarily within the Catawba Valley region of North Carolina, which encompasses Catawba, Alexander, Iredell and Lincoln counties and also in Mecklenburg, Union and Wake counties of North Carolina. Although the Bank has a diversified loan portfolio, a substantial portion of the loan portfolio is collateralized by improved and unimproved real estate, the value of which is dependent upon the real estate market. Risk characteristics of the major components of the Bank’s loan portfolio are discussed below:

· | Construction and land development loans – The risk of loss is largely dependent on the initial estimate of whether the property’s value at completion equals or exceeds the cost of property construction and the availability of take-out financing. During the construction phase, a number of factors can result in delays or cost overruns. If the estimate is inaccurate or if actual construction costs exceed estimates, the value of the property securing our loan may be insufficient to ensure full repayment when completed through a permanent loan, sale of the property, or by seizure of collateral. As of December 31, 2011, construction and land development loans comprised approximately 14% of the Bank’s total loan portfolio.

· | Single-family residential loans – Declining home sales volumes, decreased real estate values and higher than normal levels of unemployment could contribute to losses on these loans. As of December 31, 2011, single-family residential loans comprised approximately 40% of the Bank’s total loan portfolio.

· | Commercial real estate loans – Repayment is dependent on income being generated in amounts sufficient to cover operating expenses and debt service. These loans also involve greater risk because they are generally not fully amortizing over a loan period, but rather have a balloon payment due at maturity. A borrower’s ability to make a balloon payment typically will depend on being able to either refinance the loan or timely sell the underlying property. As of December 31, 2011, commercial real estate loans comprised approximately 32% of the Bank’s total loan portfolio.

· | Commercial loans – Repayment is generally dependent upon the successful operation of the borrower’s business. In addition, the collateral securing the loans may depreciate over time, be difficult to appraise, be illiquid, or fluctuate in value based on the success of the business. As of December 31, 2011, commercial loans comprised approximately 9% of the Bank’s total loan portfolio.

Loans are considered past due if the required principal and interest payments have not been received as of the date such payments were due. Loans are placed on non-accrual status when, in management’s opinion, the borrower may be unable to meet payment obligations as they become due, as well as when required by regulatory provisions. Loans may be placed on non-accrual status regardless of whether or not such loans are considered past due. When interest accrual is discontinued, all unpaid accrued interest is reversed. Interest income is subsequently recognized only to the extent cash payments are received in excess of principal due. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.
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The following tables present an age analysis of past due loans, by loan type, as of December 31, 2011 and 2010:

December 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans 30-89 Days Past Due |  | Loans 90 or More Days Past Due |  | Total Past Due Loans |  | Total Current Loans |  | Total Loans |  | Accruing Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
Real estate loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Construction and land development | $ | 10,033 |  | 3,338 |  | 13,371 |  | 80,441 |  | 93,812 |  | -
Single-family residential |  | 16,536 |  | 6,189 |  | 22,725 |  | 244,326 |  | 267,051 |  | 2,709
Commercial |  | 1,002 |  | 958 |  | 1,960 |  | 212,455 |  | 214,415 |  | -
Multifamily and farmland |  | 13 |  | - |  | 13 |  | 4,780 |  | 4,793 |  | -
Total real estate loans |  | 27,584 |  | 10,485 |  | 38,069 |  | 542,002 |  | 580,071 |  | 2,709
Commercial loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 576 |  | 9 |  | 585 |  | 60,061 |  | 60,646 |  | -
Consumer loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 116 |  | 36 |  | 152 |  | 10,338 |  | 10,490 |  | -
All other loans (not secured by real estate) |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 19,290 |  | 19,290 |  | -
Total loans | $ | 28,276 |  | 10,530 |  | 38,806 |  | 631,691 |  | 670,497 |  | 2,709

December 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Loans 30-89 Days Past Due |  | Loans 90 or More Days Past Due |  | Total Past Due Loans |  | Total Current Loans |  | Total Loans |  | Accruing Loans 90 or More Days Past Due
Real estate loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Construction and land development | $ | 2,306 |  | 8,870 |  | 11,176 |  | 112,872 |  | 124,048 |  | 197
Single-family residential |  | 19,377 |  | 5,936 |  | 25,313 |  | 261,994 |  | 287,307 |  | -
Commercial |  | 382 |  | 1,482 |  | 1,864 |  | 211,623 |  | 213,487 |  | -
Multifamily and farmland |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 6,456 |  | 6,456 |  | -
Total real estate loans |  | 22,065 |  | 16,288 |  | 38,353 |  | 592,945 |  | 631,298 |  | 197
Commercial loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 1,098 |  | 720 |  | 1,818 |  | 59,176 |  | 60,994 |  | 13
Consumer loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 98 |  | 13 |  | 111 |  | 11,389 |  | 11,500 |  | -
All other loans (not secured by real estate) |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 22,368 |  | 22,368 |  | -
Total loans | $ | 23,261 |  | 17,021 |  | 40,282 |  | 685,878 |  | 726,160 |  | 210

The following tables present the Bank’s non-accrual loans as of December 31, 2011 and 2010:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |
| December 31, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010
Real estate loans |  |  |
Construction and land development | $ | 13,257 |  | 22,916
Single-family residential |  | 5,522 |  | 10,837
Commercial |  | 2,451 |  | 5,351
Multifamily and farmland |  | - |  | -
Total real estate loans |  | 21,230 |  | 39,104
Commercial loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 403 |  | 816
Consumer loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 152 |  | 142
All other loans (not secured by real estate) |  | - |  | -
Total | $ | 21,785 |  | 40,062

At each reporting period, the Bank determines which loans are impaired. Accordingly, the Bank’s impaired loans are reported at their estimated fair value on a non-recurring basis. An allowance for each impaired loan, which is generally collateral-dependent, is calculated based on the fair value of its collateral. The fair value of the collateral is based on appraisals performed by REAS, a subsidiary of the Bank. REAS is staffed by certified appraisers that also perform appraisals for other companies. Factors including the assumptions and techniques utilized by the appraiser are considered by management. If the recorded investment in the impaired loan exceeds the measure of fair value of the collateral, a valuation allowance is recorded as a component of the allowance for loan losses. Accruing impaired loans amounted to $30.6 million and $17.0 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Interest income recognized on accruing impaired loans was $1.7 million and $966,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. No interest income is recognized on non-accrual impaired loans subsequent to their classification as impaired.
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The following tables presents the Bank’s impaired loans as of December 31, 2011 and 2010:

December 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance |  | Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  | Recorded Investment With Allowance |  | Recorded Investment in Impaired Loans |  | Related Allowance |  | Average Outstanding Impaired Loans
Real Estate Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Construction and land development | $ | 28,721 |  | 14,484 |  | 6,098 |  | 20,582 |  | 3,264 |  | 17,848
Single-family residential |  | 26,382 |  | 969 |  | 24,719 |  | 25,688 |  | 1,427 |  | 25,102
Commercial |  | 7,717 |  | 3,845 |  | 3,139 |  | 6,984 |  | 77 |  | 4,518
Total impaired real estate loans |  | 63,029 |  | 19,298 |  | 34,165 |  | 53,463 |  | 4,769 |  | 47,682
Commercial loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 1,111 |  | - |  | 1,083 |  | 1,083 |  | 26 |  | 1,485
Consumer loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 157 |  | - |  | 152 |  | 152 |  | 2 |  | 140
Total impaired loans | $ | 64,297 |  | 19,298 |  | 35,400 |  | 54,698 |  | 4,797 |  | 49,307

December 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance |  | Recorded Investment With No Allowance |  | Recorded Investment With Allowance |  | Recorded Investment in Impaired Loans |  | Related Allowance |  | Average Outstanding Impaired Loans
Real estate loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Construction and land development | $ | 31,551 |  | 19,422 |  | 3,698 |  | 23,120 |  | 3,177 |  | 18,870
Single-family residential |  | 26,834 |  | 1,738 |  | 23,558 |  | 25,296 |  | 1,613 |  | 26,558
Commercial |  | 6,911 |  | 4,424 |  | 1,819 |  | 6,243 |  | 218 |  | 4,992
Multifamily and farmland |  | 223 |  | - |  | 223 |  | 223 |  | 4 |  | 254
Total impaired real estate loans |  | 65,519 |  | 25,584 |  | 29,298 |  | 54,882 |  | 5,012 |  | 50,674
Commercial loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 2,145 |  | 648 |  | 1,072 |  | 1,720 |  | 55 |  | 1,705
Consumer loans (not secured by real estate) |  | 152 |  | - |  | 142 |  | 142 |  | 4 |  | 79
Total impaired loans | $ | 67,816 |  | 26,232 |  | 30,512 |  | 56,744 |  | 5,071 |  | 52,458

The Bank’s December 31, 2011 and 2010 fair value measurement for impaired loans and other real estate is presented below. Valuations supported by current certified appraisals are considered Level 2. All other valuation methods are considered Level 3.

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fair Value Measurements December 31, 2011 |  | Level 1 Valuation |  | Level 2 Valuation |  | Level 3 Valuation |  | Total Gains/(Losses) for the Year Ended December 31, 2011
Impaired loans | $ | 49,901 |  | - |  | 431 |  | 49,470 |  | (11,864 | )
Other real estate | $ | 7,576 |  | - |  | - |  | 7,576 |  | (1,322 | )

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fair Value Measurements December 31, 2010 |  | Level 1 Valuation |  | Level 2 Valuation |  | Level 3 Valuation |  | Total Gains/(Losses) for the Year Ended December 31, 2010
Impaired loans | $ | 51,673 |  | - |  | 6,643 |  | 45,030 |  | (10,591 | )
Other real estate | $ | 6,673 |  | - |  | - |  | 6,673 |  | (704 | )

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Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real Estate Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Construction and Land Development |  | Single Family Residential |  | Commercial |  | Multifamily & Farmland |  | Commercial |  | Consumer and All Other |  | Unallocated |  | Total |
Allowance for loan losses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ | 5,774 |  | 6,097 |  | 1,409 |  | 17 |  | 1,174 |  | 430 |  | 592 |  | 15,493 |
Charge-offs |  | (7,164 | ) | (2,925 | ) | (1,271 | ) | - |  | (314 | ) | (586 | ) | - |  | (12,260 | )
Recoveries |  | 241 |  | 201 |  | 24 |  | - |  | 121 |  | 152 |  | - |  | 739 |
Provision |  | 8,331 |  | 1,984 |  | 1,569 |  | (4 | ) | 48 |  | 259 |  | 445 |  | 12,632 |
Ending balance | $ | 7,182 |  | 5,357 |  | 1,731 |  | 13 |  | 1,029 |  | 255 |  | 1,037 |  | 16,604 |
Ending balance: individually |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
evaluated for impairment | $ | 1,250 |  | 1,289 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 2,539 |
Ending balance: collectively |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
evaluated for impairment |  | 5,932 |  | 4,068 |  | 1,731 |  | 13 |  | 1,029 |  | 255 |  | 1,037 |  | 14,065 |
Ending balance | $ | 7,182 |  | 5,357 |  | 1,731 |  | 13 |  | 1,029 |  | 255 |  | 1,037 |  | 16,604 |
Loans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance | $ | 93,812 |  | 267,051 |  | 214,415 |  | 4,793 |  | 60,646 |  | 29,780 |  | - |  | 670,497 |
Ending balance: individually |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
evaluated for impairment | $ | 20,280 |  | 20,661 |  | 3,845 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 44,786 |
Ending balance: collectively |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
evaluated for impairment | $ | 73,532 |  | 246,390 |  | 210,570 |  | 4,793 |  | 60,646 |  | 29,780 |  | - |  | 625,711 |

Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 15,413 |  | 11,025 |
Amounts charged off |  | (16,911 | ) | (6,670 | )
Recoveries on amounts previously charged off |  | 553 |  | 523 |
Provision for loan losses |  | 16,438 |  | 10,535 |
Balance at end of year | $ | 15,493 |  | 15,413 |

The Bank utilizes an internal risk grading matrix to assign a risk grade to each of its loans. Loans are graded on a scale of 1 to 9. These risk grades are evaluated on an ongoing basis. A description of the general characteristics of the nine risk grades is as follows:

· | Risk Grade 1 – Excellent Quality: Loans are well above average quality and a minimal amount of credit risk exists. CD or cash secured loans or properly margined actively traded stock or bond secured loans would fall in this grade.

· | Risk Grade 2 – High Quality: Loans are of good quality with risk levels well within the Bank’s range of acceptability. The company or individual is established with a history of successful performance though somewhat susceptible to economic changes.

· | Risk Grade 3 – Good Quality: Loans of average quality with risk levels within the Bank’s range of acceptability but higher than normal. This may be a new company or an existing company in a transitional phase (e.g. expansion, acquisition, market change).

· | Risk Grade 4 – Management Attention: These loans have very high risk and servicing needs but still are acceptable. Evidence of marginal performance or deteriorating trends are evident. These are not problem credits presently, but may be in the future if the borrower is unable to change its present course.

· | Risk Grade 5 – Watch: These loans are currently performing satisfactorily, but there are potential weaknesses that may, if not corrected, weaken the asset or inadequately protect the Bank’s position at some future date. This frequently results from deviating from prudent lending practices, for instance over-advancing on collateral.

· | Risk Grade 6 – Substandard: A Substandard loan is inadequately protected by the current sound net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or the collateral pledged (if there is any). There is a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. There is a distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

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· | Risk Grade 7 – Low Substandard: These loans have the general characteristics of a Grade 6 Substandard loan, with heightened potential concerns. The exact amount of loss is not yet known because neither the liquidation value of the collateral nor the borrower’s predicted repayment ability is known with confidence.

· | Risk Grade 8 – Doubtful: Loans classified as Doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in loans classified Substandard, plus the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values highly questionable and improbable. Doubtful is a temporary grade where a loss is expected but is presently not quantified with any degree of accuracy. Once the loss position is determined, the amount is charged off.

· | Risk Grade 9 – Loss: Loans classified as Loss are considered uncollectable and of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is not warranted. This classification does not mean that the asset has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather that it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off this worthless loan even though partial recovery may be effected in the future. Loss is a temporary grade until the appropriate authority is obtained to charge the loan off.

The following tables present the credit risk profile of each loan type based on internally assigned risk grade as of December 31, 2011 and 2010.

December 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real Estate Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Construction and Land Development |  | Single Family Residential |  | Commercial |  | Multifamily & Farmland |  | Commercial |  | Consumer |  | All Other |  | Total
1- Excellent Quality | $ | 197 |  | 25,474 |  | - |  | - |  | 715 |  | 1,344 |  | - |  | 27,730
2- High Quality | $ | 5,183 |  | 64,817 |  | 25,506 |  | 50 |  | 8,801 |  | 4,070 |  | 2,774 |  | 111,201
3- Good Quality | $ | 27,675 |  | 100,388 |  | 136,137 |  | 3,448 |  | 36,585 |  | 4,259 |  | 16,509 |  | 325,001
4- Management Attention | $ | 28,138 |  | 50,253 |  | 40,312 |  | 358 |  | 12,882 |  | 429 |  | 7 |  | 132,379
5- Watch | $ | 15,923 |  | 11,767 |  | 2,795 |  | 728 |  | 622 |  | 89 |  | - |  | 31,924
6- Substandard | $ | 16,696 |  | 14,352 |  | 9,665 |  | 209 |  | 1,041 |  | 154 |  | - |  | 42,117
7- Low Substandard | $ | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | -
8- Doubtful | $ | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | -
9- Loss | $ | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 145 |  | - |  | 145
Total | $ | 93,812 |  | 267,051 |  | 214,415 |  | 4,793 |  | 60,646 |  | 10,490 |  | 19,290 |  | 670,497

December 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Real Estate Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Construction and Land Development |  | Single Family Residential |  | Commercial |  | Multifamily & Farmland |  | Commercial |  | Consumer |  | All Other |  | Total
1- Excellent Quality | $ | 19 |  | 27,698 |  | 102 |  | - |  | 630 |  | 1,006 |  | - |  | 29,455
2- High Quality | $ | 5,789 |  | 70,990 |  | 21,591 |  | 2,856 |  | 9,673 |  | 4,491 |  | 5,145 |  | 120,535
3- Good Quality | $ | 33,991 |  | 109,800 |  | 129,530 |  | 2,256 |  | 39,248 |  | 5,360 |  | 17,223 |  | 337,408
4- Management Attention | $ | 46,283 |  | 55,001 |  | 43,731 |  | 1,121 |  | 8,143 |  | 454 |  |  |  | 154,733
5- Watch | $ | 8,076 |  | 7,959 |  | 5,569 |  | - |  | 1,590 |  | 38 |  |  |  | 23,232
6- Substandard | $ | 29,502 |  | 15,022 |  | 12,605 |  | 223 |  | 1,678 |  | 145 |  |  |  | 59,175
7- Low Substandard | $ | - |  | 756 |  | 359 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  |  |  | 1,115
8- Doubtful | $ | 388 |  | 81 |  | - |  | - |  | 17 |  | - |  |  |  | 486
9- Loss | $ | - |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | 15 |  | 6 |  | - |  | 21
Total | $ | 124,048 |  | 287,307 |  | 213,487 |  | 6,456 |  | 60,994 |  | 11,500 |  | 22,368 |  | 726,160

At December 31, 2011, troubled debt restructured (“TDR”) loans amounted to $44.1 million, including $15.1 million in performing TDR loans. The terms of these loans have been renegotiated to provide a reduction in principal or interest as a result of the deteriorating financial position of the borrower. At December 31, 2010, TDR loans amounted to $56.7 million, including $10.0 million in performing TDR loans.
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The following tables present an analysis of TDR loans by loan type as of December 31, 2011 and 2010.

December 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |
| Number of Contracts |  | Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
Real Estate Loans |  |  |  |  |
Construction and land development | 29 |  | $ | 19,762 |  | 12,840
Single-family residential | 241 |  |  | 25,541 |  | 24,846
Commercial | 15 |  |  | 7,200 |  | 5,013
Multifamily and Farmland | 1 |  |  | 322 |  | 209
Total real estate TDR loans | 286 |  |  | 52,825 |  | 42,908
Commercial loans (not secured by real estate) | 21 |  |  | 1,711 |  | 1,083
Consumer loans (not secured by real estate) | 8 |  |  | 124 |  | 142
All other loans (not secured by real estate) | - |  |  | - |  | -
Total TDR loans | 315 |  | $ | 54,660 |  | 44,133

December 31, 2010 |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |
| Number of Contracts |  | Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment |  | Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
Real Estate Loans |  |  |  |  |
Construction and land development | 47 |  | $ | 27,901 |  | 23,121
Single-family residential | 221 |  |  | 26,808 |  | 25,296
Commercial | 17 |  |  | 8,155 |  | 6,243
Multifamily and Farmland | 1 |  |  | 322 |  | 223
Total real estate TDR loans | 286 |  |  | 63,186 |  | 54,883
Commercial loans (not secured by real estate) | 26 |  |  | 6,196 |  | 1,719
Consumer loans (not secured by real estate) | 12 |  |  | 148 |  | 142
All other loans (not secured by real estate) | - |  |  | - |  | -
Total TDR loans | 324 |  | $ | 69,530 |  | 56,744

(4) | Premises and Equipment

Major classifications of premises and equipment are summarized as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |
| 2011 |  | 2010
Land | $ | 3,581 |  | 3,581
Buildings and improvements |  | 14,771 |  | 14,759
Furniture and equipment |  | 16,874 |  | 15,575
Total premises and equipment |  | 35,226 |  | 33,915
Less accumulated depreciation |  | 18,330 |  | 16,581
Total net premises and equipment | $ | 16,896 |  | 17,334

Depreciation expense was approximately $2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. The Company recognized approximately $2.1 and $1.9 million in depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
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(5) | Time Deposits

At December 31, 2011, the scheduled maturities of time deposits are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) |
2012 | $ | 253,146
2013 |  | 39,067
2014 |  | 14,126
2015 |  | 8,732
2016 and thereafter |  | 9,029
Total | $ | 324,100

At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had approximately $47.0 million and $87.4 million, respectively, in time deposits purchased through third party brokers, including certificates of deposit participated through the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”) on behalf of local customers. CDARS balances totaled $28.6 million and $53.0 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The weighted average rate of brokered deposits as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 was 0.99% and 1.20%, respectively.

(6) | Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank Borrowings

The Bank has borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”) with monthly or quarterly interest payments at December 31, 2011. The FHLB borrowings are collateralized by a blanket assignment on all residential first mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit and loans secured by multi-family real estate that the Bank owns. At December 31, 2011, the carrying value of loans pledged as collateral totaled approximately $153.7 million. As additional collateral, the Bank has pledged securities to the FHLB. At December 31, 2011, the market value of securities pledged to the FHLB totaled $13.2 million.
Borrowings from the FHLB outstanding at December 31, 2011 consist of the following:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |
Maturity Date | Call Date |  | Rate | Rate Type | Amount
June 24, 2015 | N/A |  | 3.710% | Convertible | $ | 5,000
March 25, 2019 | N/A |  | 4.260% | Convertible |  | 5,000
October 5, 2016 | N/A |  | 4.450% | Convertible |  | 5,000
November 12, 2014 | N/A |  | 2.230% | Fixed Rate Hybrid |  | 5,000
November 13, 2017 | N/A |  | 4.260% | Fixed Rate Hybrid |  | 15,000
October 17, 2016 | N/A |  | 3.893% | Adjustable Rate Hybrid |  | 5,000
October 17, 2018 | N/A |  | 3.573% | Adjustable Rate Hybrid |  | 5,000
October 17, 2018 | N/A |  | 3.813% | Adjustable Rate Hybrid |  | 15,000
October 17, 2018 | N/A |  | 3.588% | Adjustable Rate Hybrid |  | 5,000
October 17, 2018 | N/A |  | 3.643% | Adjustable Rate Hybrid |  | 5,000
|  |  |  |  | $ | 70,000

The FHLB has the option to convert $15.0 million of the total advances to a floating rate and, if converted, the Bank may repay advances without a prepayment fee.
The Bank is required to purchase and hold certain amounts of FHLB stock in order to obtain FHLB borrowings. No ready market exists for the FHLB stock, and it has no quoted market value. The stock is redeemable at $100 per share subject to certain limitations set by the FHLB. The Bank owned FHLB stock amounting to $4.9 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010.
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As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Bank had no borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”). FRB borrowings are collateralized by a blanket assignment on all qualifying loans that the Bank owns which are not pledged to the FHLB. At December 31, 2011, the carrying value of loans pledged as collateral totaled approximately $342.2 million.

(7) | Junior Subordinated Debentures

In June 2006, the Company formed a second wholly-owned Delaware statutory trust, PEBK Capital Trust II (“PEBK Trust II”), which issued $20.0 million of guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in the Company’s junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures. All of the common securities of PEBK Trust II are owned by the Company. The proceeds from the issuance of the common securities and the trust preferred securities were used by PEBK Trust II to purchase $20.6 million of junior subordinated debentures of the Company, which pay a floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 163 basis points. The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the junior subordinated debentures were used to repay in December 2006 the trust preferred securities issued in December 2001 by PEBK Capital Trust, a wholly owned Delaware statutory trust of the Company, and for general purposes. The debentures represent the sole assets of PEBK Trust II. PEBK Trust II is not included in the consolidated financial statements.
The trust preferred securities issued by PEBK Trust II accrue and pay interest quarterly at a floating rate of three-month LIBOR plus 163 basis points. The Company has guaranteed distributions and other payments due on the trust preferred securities to the extent PEBK Trust II has funds with which to make the distributions and other payments. The net combined effect of all the documents entered into in connection with the trust preferred securities is that the Company is liable to make the distributions and other payments required on the trust preferred securities.
These trust preferred securities are mandatorily redeemable upon maturity of the debentures on June 28, 2036, or upon earlier redemption as provided in the indenture. The Company had the right to redeem the debentures purchased by PEBK Trust II, in whole or in part, on or after June 28, 2011. As specified in the indenture, if the debentures are redeemed prior to maturity, the redemption price will be the principal amount plus any accrued but unpaid interest.

(8) | Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes in summarized as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Current | $ | 2,141 |  |  | 512 |  |  | 3,059 |
Deferred |  | (678 | ) |  | (523 | ) |  | (1,720 | )
Total | $ | 1,463 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 1,339 |

The differences between the provision for income taxes and the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to earnings before income taxes are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Pre-tax income at statutory rate (34%) | $ | 2,251 |  |  | 622 |  |  | 1,447 |
Differences: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax exempt interest income |  | (1,052 | ) |  | (721 | ) |  | (429 | )
Nondeductible interest and other expense |  | 62 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 38 |
Cash surrender value of life insurance |  | (101 | ) |  | (87 | ) |  | (89 | )
State taxes, net of federal benefits |  | 233 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | 100 |
Nondeductible capital losses |  | 49 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 234 |
Other, net |  | 21 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 38 |
Total | $ | 1,463 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 1,339 |

The following summarizes the tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities. The net deferred tax asset is included as a component of other assets at December 31, 2011 and 2010.
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(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |
| 2011 |  | 2010 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |
Allowance for loan losses | $ | 6,401 |  | 5,973 |
Accrued retirement expense |  | 1,213 |  | 1,086 |
Other real estate |  | 454 |  | 215 |
Other |  | 204 |  | 335 |
Total gross deferred tax assets |  | 8,272 |  | 7,609 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Deferred loan fees |  | 1,082 |  | 1,259 |
Premises and equipment |  | 655 |  | 493 |
Unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities |  | 1,964 |  | (5 | )
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges |  | - |  | 252 |
Total gross deferred tax liabilities |  | 3,701 |  | 1,999 |
Net deferred tax asset | $ | 4,571 |  | 5,610 |

(9) | Related Party Transactions

The Company conducts transactions with its directors and executive officers, including companies in which they have beneficial interests, in the normal course of business. It is the policy of the Bank that loan transactions with directors and officers are made on substantially the same terms as those prevailing at the time made for comparable loans to other persons. The following is a summary of activity for related party loans for 2011:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |
Beginning balance | $ | 6,048 |
New loans |  | 7,008 |
Repayments |  | (6,933 | )
Ending balance | $ | 6,123 |

At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Bank had deposit relationships with related parties of approximately $15.1 million and $15.4 million, respectively.

(10) | Commitments and Contingencies

The Company leases various office spaces for banking and operational facilities and equipment under operating lease arrangements. Future minimum lease payments required for all operating leases having a remaining term in excess of one year at December 31, 2011 are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) |
Year ending December 31, |
2012 | $ | 507
2013 |  | 453
2014 |  | 439
2015 |  | 409
2016 |  | 407
Thereafter |  | 2,111
Total minimum obligation | $ | 4,326

Total rent expense was approximately $735,000, $815,000 and $922,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The Bank is party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet. The contract amounts of those instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Bank has in particular classes of financial instruments.
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The exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit and financial guarantees written is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.
In most cases, the Bank requires collateral or other security to support financial instruments with credit risk.

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |
| Contractual Amount
| 2011 |  | 2010
Financial instruments whose contract amount represent credit risk: |  |  |
Commitments to extend credit | $ | 131,565 |  | 137,015
Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees written | $ | 3,288 |  | 3,590

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates and because they may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amount of $134.9 million does not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Standby letters of credit and financial guarantees written are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Those guarantees are primarily issued to businesses in the Bank’s delineated market area. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The Bank holds real estate, equipment, automobiles and customer deposits as collateral supporting those commitments for which collateral is deemed necessary.
In the normal course of business, the Company is a party (both as plaintiff and defendant) to a number of lawsuits. In the opinion of management and counsel, none of these cases should have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Company.
Bancorp and the Bank have employment agreements with certain key employees. The agreements, among other things, include salary, bonus, incentive stock option, and change in control provisions.
The Company has $47.5 million available for the purchase of overnight federal funds from five correspondent financial institutions.

(11) | Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Transactions

Accounting Policy for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
The disclosure requirements for derivatives and hedging activities have the intent to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of: (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. The disclosure requirements include qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about the fair value of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative instruments.
The Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. The Company may enter into derivative contracts that are intended to economically hedge certain of its risks, even though hedge accounting does not apply or the Company elects not to apply hedge accounting.
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Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives
The Company has an overall interest rate risk management strategy that incorporates the use of derivative instruments to minimize significant unplanned fluctuations in earnings that are caused by interest rate volatility. By using derivative instruments, the Company is exposed to credit and market risk. If the counterparty fails to perform, credit risk is equal to the extent of the fair-value gain in the derivative. The Company minimizes the credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties that are reviewed periodically by the Company. The Company had an interest rate swap contract that expired in June 2011. The Company did not have any interest rate derivatives outstanding as of December 31, 2011.
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments on the Balance Sheet
The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2011 and 2010.

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Asset Derivatives
| As of December 31, 2011 |  | As of December 31, 2010
| Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value
Interest rate derivative contracts | Other assets |  | $ | - |  | Other assets |  | $ | 648

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest income and expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps and floors as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. For hedges of the Company’s variable-rate loan assets, interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of fixed-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making variable-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. For hedges of the Company’s variable-rate loan assets, the interest rate floors designated as a cash flow hedge involves the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty if interest rates fall below the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an up front premium. The Company had an interest rate swap contract that expired in June 2011. The Company did not have any interest rate derivatives outstanding as of December 31, 2011.
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. During 2011, 2010 and 2009, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash inflows associated with existing pools of prime-based loan assets. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. The Company’s derivatives did not have any hedge ineffectiveness recognized in earnings during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. The Company recognized hedge ineffectiveness gains of $1,000 in earnings during the year ended December 31, 2009.
Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Earnings
The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Amount of Gain |  | Location of Gain |  | Amount of Gain
|  | (Loss) Recognized in |  | (Loss) Reclassified |  | (Loss) Reclassified
|  | Accumulated OCI on |  | from Accumulated |  | from Accumulated
|  | Derivatives |  | OCI into Income |  | OCI into Income
|  | Years ended |  |  |  | Years ended
|  | December 31, |  |  |  | December 31,
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Interest rate derivative contracts | $ | (20) |  | $ | 404 |  | Interest income |  | $ | 628 |  | $ | 1,518

(12) | Employee and Director Benefit Programs

The Company has a profit sharing and 401(k) plan for the benefit of substantially all employees subject to certain minimum age and service requirements. Under the 401(k) plan, the Company matched employee contributions to a maximum of 2.50% of annual compensation for 2011 and 2010, and 5.00% of annual compensation for 2009. The Company’s contribution pursuant to this formula was approximately $219,000, $208,000 and $482,000 for
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the years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Investments of the 401(k) plan are determined by the compensation committee consisting of selected outside directors and senior executive officers. No investments in Company stock have been made by the 401(k) plan. The vesting schedule for the 401(k) plan begins at 20 percent after two years of employment and graduates 20 percent each year until reaching 100 percent after six years of employment.
In December 2001, the Company initiated a postretirement benefit plan to provide retirement benefits to key officers and its Board of Directors and to provide death benefits for their designated beneficiaries. Under the postretirement benefit plan, the Company purchased life insurance contracts on the lives of the key officers and each director. The increase in cash surrender value of the contracts constitutes the Company’s contribution to the postretirement benefit plan each year. Postretirement benefit plan participants are to be paid annual benefits for a specified number of years commencing upon retirement. Expenses incurred for benefits relating to the postretirement benefit plan were approximately $355,000, $279,000 and $609,000 for the years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The Company is currently paying medical benefits for certain retired employees. Postretirement medical benefits expense, including amortization of the transition obligation, as applicable, was approximately $23,000 for each of the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.
The following table sets forth the change in the accumulated benefit obligation for the Company’s two postretirement benefit plans described above:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |
| 2011 |  | 2010 |
Benefit obligation at beginning of period | $ | 2,607 |  | 2,355 |
Service cost |  | 303 |  | 244 |
Interest cost |  | 64 |  | 53 |
Benefits paid |  | (51 | ) | (45 | )
Benefit obligation at end of period | $ | 2,923 |  | 2,607 |

The amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 are shown in the following two tables:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |
| 2011 |  | 2010 |
Benefit obligation | $ | 2,923 |  | 2,607 |
Fair value of plan assets |  | - |  | - |

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |
| 2011 |  | 2010 |
Funded status | $ | (2,923 | ) | (2,607 | )
Unrecognized prior service cost/benefit |  | - |  | - |
Unrecognized net actuarial loss |  | - |  | - |
Net amount recognized | $ | (2,923 | ) | (2,607 | )
Unfunded accrued liability | $ | (2,923 | ) | (2,607 | )
Intangible assets |  | - |  | - |
Net amount recognized | $ | (2,923 | ) | (2,607 | )

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Net periodic benefit cost of the Company’s two post retirement benefit plans for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 consisted of the following:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |
| 2011 |  | 2010
Service cost | $ | 303 |  | 244
Interest cost |  | 64 |  | 53
Net periodic cost | $ | 367 |  | 297
Weighted average discount rate assumption used to |  |  |  |
determine benefit obligation |  | 6.59% |  | 6.65%

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company paid benefits under the two postretirement plans totaling $51,000. Information about the expected benefit payments for the Company’s two postretirement benefit plans is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |
Year ending December 31, |  |
2012 | $ | 86 |
2013 | $ | 201 |
2014 | $ | 224 |
2015 | $ | 255 |
2016 | $ | 256 |
Thereafter | $ | 9,203 |

Relating to the postretirement benefit plan, the Company is required to recognize an obligation for either the present value of the entire promised death benefit or the annual “cost of insurance” required to keep the policy in force during the postretirement years. The Company made a $467,000 reduction to retained earnings in 2008 pursuant to the guidance of the pronouncement to record the portion of this benefit earned by participants prior to adoption of this pronouncement. In 2009, the Company made a $358,000 addition to retained earnings to reflect an adjustment of the cumulative effect due to policy amendments to the individual split-dollar plans implemented during 2009.
Members of the Board of Directors are eligible to participate in the Company’s Omnibus Stock Ownership and Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Stock Benefits Plan”). Each director was awarded 9,737 book value shares (adjusted for stock dividends and stock splits) under the Stock Benefits Plan. The book value of the shares awarded ranged from $6.31 to $8.64. All book value shares were fully vested on May 6, 2009 and were exercised in 2009. The Company did not record any expenses associated with the Stock Benefits Plan in 2011 and 2010. The Company recorded expenses of approximately $59,000 associated with the benefits of the Stock Benefits Plan in the year ended December 31, 2009.
A summary of book value shares activity under the Stock Benefits Plan for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 is presented below.

| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
| Shares |  | Weighted Average Price of Book Value Shares |  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Price of Book Value Shares |  | Shares |  | Weighted Average Price of Book Value Shares
Outstanding, beginning of period | - |  | $ | - |  | - |  | $ | - |  | 97,377 |  | $ | 7.38
Exercised during the period | - |  | $ | - |  | - |  | $ | - |  | (97,377 | ) | $ | 7.38
Outstanding, end of period | - |  | $ | - |  | - |  | $ | - |  | - |  | $ | -
Number of shares exercisable | - |  | $ | - |  | - |  | $ | - |  | - |  | $ | -

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(13) | Regulatory Matters

The Company is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.
Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of capital in relation to both on- and off-balance sheet items at various risk weights. Total capital consists of two tiers of capital. Tier 1 Capital includes common shareholders’ equity and trust preferred securities less adjustments for intangible assets. Tier 2 Capital consists of the allowance for loan losses up to 1.25% of risk-weighted assets and other adjustments. Management believes, as of December 31, 2011, that the Company and the Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.
As of December 31, 2011, the most recent notification from the FDIC categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category.
The Company’s and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios are presented below:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Actual |  | For Capital Adequacy Purposes |  | To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
| Amount |  | Ratio |  | Amount |  | Ratio |  | Amount |  | Ratio
As of December 31, 2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated | $ | 129,495 |  | 17.38% |  | 59,607 |  | 8.00% |  | N/A |  | N/A
Bank | $ | 111,807 |  | 15.04% |  | 59,463 |  | 8.00% |  | 74,329 |  | 10.00%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated | $ | 119,950 |  | 16.10% |  | 29,804 |  | 4.00% |  | N/A |  | N/A
Bank | $ | 102,264 |  | 13.76% |  | 29,731 |  | 4.00% |  | 44,597 |  | 6.00%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated | $ | 119,950 |  | 11.06% |  | 43,379 |  | 4.00% |  | N/A |  | N/A
Bank | $ | 102,264 |  | 9.44% |  | 43,328 |  | 4.00% |  | 54,160 |  | 5.00%
As of December 31, 2010: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated | $ | 126,912 |  | 15.51% |  | 65,455 |  | 8.00% |  | N/A |  | N/A
Bank | $ | 107,294 |  | 13.15% |  | 65,291 |  | 8.00% |  | 81,614 |  | 10.00%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated | $ | 116,470 |  | 14.24% |  | 32,728 |  | 4.00% |  | N/A |  | N/A
Bank | $ | 96,853 |  | 11.87% |  | 32,646 |  | 4.00% |  | 48,968 |  | 6.00%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated | $ | 116,470 |  | 10.70% |  | 43,533 |  | 4.00% |  | N/A |  | N/A
Bank | $ | 96,853 |  | 8.91% |  | 43,491 |  | 4.00% |  | 54,363 |  | 5.00%

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(14) | Shareholders’ Equity

The Board of Directors, at its discretion, can issue shares of preferred stock up to a maximum of 5,000,000 shares. The Board of Directors is authorized to determine the number of shares, voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights.
On December 23, 2008, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with the United States Treasury (the “UST”) pursuant to the Capital Purchase Program ("CPP") under the Troubled Asset Relief Program ("TARP"). Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to issue and sell 25,054 shares of Series A preferred stock and a warrant to purchase 357,234 shares of the Company's common stock. Proceeds from the issuance of Series A preferred shares were allocated between Series A preferred stock and the warrant based on their relative fair values at the time of the sale. Of the $25.1 million in proceeds, $24.4 million was allocated to the Series A preferred stock and $704,000 was allocated to the common stock warrant. The discount recorded on the Series A preferred stock that resulted from allocating a portion of the proceeds to the warrant is being accreted directly to retained earnings over a five-year period applying a level yield. As of December 31, 2011, the Company has accreted a total of $408,000 of the discount related to the Series A preferred stock. The Company paid dividends of $1.3 million on the Series A preferred stock during 2011 and cumulative undeclared dividends at December 31, 2011 were $157,000.
The Series A preferred stock qualifies as Tier 1 capital and will pay cumulative dividends at a rate of 5% per annum for the first five years and 9% per annum thereafter. The Series A preferred stock may be redeemed at the stated amount of $1,000 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends. Under the terms of the original Purchase Agreement, the Company could not redeem the Series A preferred shares until December 23, 2011 unless the total amount of the issuance, $25.1 million, was replaced with the same amount of other forms of capital that would qualify as Tier 1 capital. However, with the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”), the Company can now redeem the Series A preferred shares at any time, if approved by the Company’s primary regulator. The Series A preferred stock is non-voting except for class voting rights on matters that would adversely affect the rights of the holders of the Series A preferred stock.
The exercise price of the warrant is $10.52 per common share and it is exercisable at anytime on or before December 18, 2018.
The Company is subject to the following restrictions while the Series A preferred stock is outstanding: 1) UST approval is required for the Company to repurchase shares of outstanding common stock; 2) the full dividend for the latest completed CPP dividend period must be declared and paid in full before dividends may be paid to common shareholders; 3) UST approval is required for any increase in common dividends per share above the last quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share paid prior to December 23, 2008; and 4) the Company may not take tax deductions for any senior executive officer whose compensation is above $500,000. There were additional restrictions on executive compensation added in the ARRA for companies participating in the TARP, including participants in the CPP.
The Board of Directors of the Bank may declare a dividend of all of its retained earnings as it may deem appropriate, subject to the requirements of the General Statutes of North Carolina, without prior approval from the requisite regulatory authorities. As of December 31, 2011, this amount was approximately $49.0 million.

(15) | Other Operating Expense

Other operating expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 included the following items that exceeded one percent of total revenues at some point during the following three-year period:

(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Advertising | $ | 660 |  | 714 |  | 860
FDIC insurance | $ | 1,061 |  | 1,434 |  | 1,766
Visa debit card expense | $ | 658 |  | 606 |  | 1,064
Telephone | $ | 605 |  | 629 |  | 616
Foreclosure/OREO Expense | $ | 904 |  | 569 |  | 326

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(16) | Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company is required to disclose fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized on the face of the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. The assumptions used in the estimation of the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments are detailed below. Where quoted prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using discounted cash flows and other valuation techniques. The use of discounted cash flows can be significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. The following disclosures should not be considered a surrogate of the liquidation value of the Company, but rather a good faith estimate of the increase or decrease in value of financial instruments held by the Company since purchase, origination, or issuance.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For cash, due from banks and interest bearing deposits, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
Certificates of Deposit
The carrying amount of certificates of deposits is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
Investment Securities Available for Sale
Fair values for investment securities are based on quoted market prices.
Other Investments
For other investments, the carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
Mortgage loans held for sale are carried at lower of aggregate cost or market value. The cost of mortgage loans held for sale approximates the market value.
Loans
The fair value of fixed rate loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings. For variable rate loans, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance
For cash surrender value of life insurance, the carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
Derivative Instruments
For derivative instruments, fair value is estimated as the amount that the Company would receive or pay to terminate the contracts at the reporting date, taking into account the current unrealized gains or losses on open contracts.
Deposits and Demand Notes Payable
The fair value of demand deposits, interest-bearing demand deposits, savings, and demand notes payable to the UST is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of certificates of deposit is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase
For securities sold under agreements to repurchase, the carrying value is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
FHLB Borrowings
The fair value of FHLB borrowings is estimated based upon discounted future cash flows using a discount rate comparable to the current market rate for such borrowings.
Junior Subordinated Debentures
Because the Company’s junior subordinated debentures were issued at a floating rate, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
Commitments to Extend Credit and Standby Letters of Credit
Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit are generally short-term and at variable interest rates. Therefore, both the carrying value and estimated fair value associated with these instruments are immaterial.
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Limitations
Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on many judgments. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.
Fair value estimates are based on existing on and off-balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. Significant assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments include the deferred income taxes and premises and equipment. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in the estimates.
The carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

| December 31, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010
| Carrying Amount |  | Estimated Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Estimated Fair Value
| (Dollars in thousands)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 29,236 |  | 29,236 |  | 23,977 |  | 23,977
Certificates of deposit | $ | - |  | - |  | 735 |  | 735
Investment securities available for sale | $ | 321,388 |  | 321,388 |  | 272,449 |  | 272,449
Other investments | $ | 5,712 |  | 5,712 |  | 5,761 |  | 5,761
Mortgage loans held for sale | $ | 5,146 |  | 5,146 |  | 3,814 |  | 3,814
Loans, net | $ | 653,893 |  | 648,640 |  | 710,667 |  | 710,880
Cash surrender value of life insurance | $ | 12,835 |  | 12,835 |  | 7,539 |  | 7,539
Derivative instruments | $ | - |  | - |  | 648 |  | 648
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits and demand notes payable | $ | 827,111 |  | 826,810 |  | 840,312 |  | 839,379
Securities sold under agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
to repurchase | $ | 39,600 |  | 39,600 |  | 34,094 |  | 34,094
FHLB borrowings | $ | 70,000 |  | 75,046 |  | 70,000 |  | 79,950
Junior subordinated debentures | $ | 20,619 |  | 20,619 |  | 20,619 |  | 20,619

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(17) | Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (Parent Company Only) Condensed Financial Statements

Balance Sheets
December 31, 2011 and 2010
(Dollars in thousands)
Assets | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Cash | $ | 316 |  |  | 425 |
Interest-bearing time deposit |  | 15,000 |  |  | 17,000 |
Investment in subsidiaries |  | 106,469 |  |  | 98,164 |
Investment securities available for sale |  | 1,520 |  |  | 1,659 |
Other assets |  | 341 |  |  | 393 |
Total assets | $ | 123,646 |  |  | 117,641 |
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued expenses | $ | - |  |  | 164 |
Junior subordinated debentures |  | 20,619 |  |  | 20,619 |
Shareholders' equity |  | 103,027 |  |  | 96,858 |
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 123,646 |  |  | 117,641 |

Statements of Earnings
For the Years Ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues: | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Interest and dividend income | $ | 226 |  |  | 311 |  |  | 454 |
Loss on sale and impairment of securities |  | (144 | ) |  | (291 | ) |  | (149 | )
Total revenues |  | 82 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 305 |
Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  | 407 |  |  | 411 |  |  | 546 |
Other operating expenses |  | 190 |  |  | 191 |  |  | 230 |
Total expenses |  | 597 |  |  | 602 |  |  | 776 |
Loss before income tax benefit and equity in |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
undistributed earnings of subsidiaries |  | (515 | ) |  | (582 | ) |  | (471 | )
Income tax benefit |  | 56 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 84 |
Loss before equity in undistributed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
earnings of subsidiaries |  | (459 | ) |  | (558 | ) |  | (387 | )
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries |  | 5,618 |  |  | 2,399 |  |  | 3,303 |
Net earnings | $ | 5,159 |  |  | 1,841 |  |  | 2,916 |

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Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009 |
Cash flows from operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings | $ | 5,159 |  |  | 1,841 |  |  | 2,916 |
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
cash (used) provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Book value shares accrual |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (720 | )
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries |  | (5,618 | ) |  | (2,399 | ) |  | (3,303 | )
Deferred income tax benefit |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 278 |
Loss on sale of investment securities |  | 144 |  |  | 291 |  |  | 149 |
Change in: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  | 112 |  |  | (66 | ) |  | (319 | )
Accrued income |  | (11 | ) |  | - |  |  | 17 |
Accrued expense |  | (216 | ) |  | 147 |  |  | 252 |
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities |  | (430 | ) |  | (186 | ) |  | (730 | )
Cash flows from investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of investment securities available for sale |  | - |  |  | (36,000 | ) |  | (15,000 | )
Proceeds from maturities of investment securities available for sale |  | - |  |  | 36,000 |  |  | 15,000 |
Net change in interest-bearing time deposit |  | 2,000 |  |  | 2,000 |  |  | (14,000 | )
Payments for investments in subsidiaries |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (8,010 | )
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities |  | 2,000 |  |  | 2,000 |  |  | (22,010 | )
Cash flows from financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends paid on Series A preferred stock |  | (1,253 | ) |  | (1,253 | ) |  | (1,120 | )
Cash dividends paid on common stock |  | (443 | ) |  | (448 | ) |  | (1,440 | )
Restricted stock payout |  | 17 |  |  | 12 |  |  | - |
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities |  | (1,679 | ) |  | (1,689 | ) |  | (2,560 | )
Net change in cash |  | (109 | ) |  | 125 |  |  | (25,300 | )
Cash at beginning of year |  | 425 |  |  | 300 |  |  | 25,600 |
Cash at end of year | $ | 316 |  |  | 425 |  |  | 300 |
Noncash investing and financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in unrealized gain on investment securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
available for sale, net | $ | (3 | ) |  | (172 | ) |  | 3 |

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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
DIRECTORS
Robert C. Abernethy – Chairman
Chairman of the Board, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. and Peoples Bank;
President, Secretary and Treasurer, Carolina Glove Company, Inc. (glove manufacturer)
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, Midstate Contractors, Inc. (paving company)
James S. Abernethy
Vice President, Carolina Glove Company, Inc. (glove manufacturer)
President and Assistant Secretary, Midstate Contractors, Inc. (paving company)
Vice President, Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Alexander Railroad Company
Douglas S. Howard
Owner, Howard Ventures (asset management firm)
Secretary and Treasurer, Denver Equipment of Charlotte, Inc.
John W. Lineberger, Jr.
President, Lincoln Bonded Warehouse Company (commercial warehousing facility)
Gary E. Matthews
President and Director, Matthews Construction Company, Inc. (general contractor)
Billy L. Price, Jr. MD
Managing Partner and Practitioner of Internal Medicine, Catawba Valley Internal Medicine, PA
Larry E. Robinson
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Blue Ridge Distributing Co., Inc. (beer and wine distributor)
Partner and Chief Operating Officer, United Beverages of North Carolina, LLC (beer distributor)
William Gregory (Greg) Terry
Executive Vice President, Drum & Willis-Reynolds Funeral Homes and Crematory
Dan Ray Timmerman, Sr.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Timmerman Manufacturing, Inc. (wrought iron furniture, railings and gates manufacturer)
Benjamin I. Zachary
President, Treasurer, General Manager and Director, Alexander Railroad Company
OFFICERS
Tony W. Wolfe
President and Chief Executive Officer
A. Joseph Lampron, Jr.
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Treasurer
Joseph F. Beaman, Jr.
Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Lance A. Sellers
Executive Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary
William D. Cable, Sr.
Executive Vice President and Assistant Corporate Treasurer
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