UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011


o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 000-53198

Merchants & Marine Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Mississippi		26-2498567

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3118 Pascagoula Street, Pascagoula, Mississippi		39567

(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(228) 762-3311

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). þ Yes o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer o		Accelerated filer o		Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller reporting company) þ

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes þ No

As of November 10, 2011, 1,330,338 shares of Common Stock were outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS



Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements			3

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			11

Item 4. Controls and Procedures			32

Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings			33

Item 1A. Risk Factors			33

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			33

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities			33

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)			33

Item 5. Other Information			33

Item 6. Exhibits			33

SIGNATURES			34

EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32.1
EX-32.2
EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT
EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT
EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

Part I. Financial Information


Item 1.		Financial Statements

MERCHANTS &MARINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


	(Unaudited)			(Audited)
	September 30,			December 31,
	2011			2010
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	65,025,879			20,010,142
Federal funds sold		97,000			3,147,000
Securities:
Available-for-sale, at fair value		120,926,893			116,333,500
Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost		97,981,329			112,981,596
Non-marketable equity securities		900,060			900,060
Loans, less allowance for loan losses of $3,203,453 and $3,268,217, respectively		210,422,442			216,470,346
Property and equipment, net of depreciation		15,115,572			15,727,476
Other real estate owned		2,403,923			2,275,723
Accrued income		2,464,423			2,401,057
Other assets		13,903,946			13,148,056

Total assets	$	529,241,467			503,394,956


LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing demand	$	93,714,858			79,071,965
Interest bearing savings, demand and other time deposits		349,910,160			349,129,145

Total deposits		443,625,018			428,201,110
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase		17,800,775			13,729,528
Accrued expense and other liabilities		11,092,677			9,113,767

Total liabilities		472,518,470			451,044,405


STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock — $2.50 par value per share, 1,330,560 shares authorized, 1,330,338 shares issued and outstanding		3,325,845			3,325,845
Surplus		14,500,000			14,500,000
Retained earnings		41,257,891			39,013,928
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale		210,503			(1,917,980	)
Unrealized (loss) on defined benefit pension plan		(2,571,242	)		(2,571,242	)

Total stockholders’ equity		56,722,997			52,350,551

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	529,241,467			503,394,956

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

MERCHANTS &MARINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Interest income
Interest and fees on loans	$	3,488,935		3,452,337		10,293,580		10,446,813
Interest on investment securities:
Taxable		1,357,917		1,336,742		4,682,944		3,920,788
Exempt from federal and state income tax		262,391		197,354		686,156		511,086
Interest on federal funds sold		21,468		12,947		59,151		52,163
Other interest income		14,655		8,698		17,539		115,294

Total interest income		5,145,366		5,008,078		15,739,370		15,046,144


Interest expense
Interest on deposits		694,561		858,791		2,403,723		2,773,932
Interest on federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase		7,435		5,610		19,215		17,634

Total interest expense		701,996		864,401		2,422,938		2,791,566


Net interest income		4,443,370		4,143,677		13,316,432		12,254,578
Provision for loan losses		499,009		208,819		1,807,286		584,925

Net interest income after provision for loan losses		3,944,361		3,934,858		11,509,146		11,669,653


Non-interest income
Service charges on deposit accounts		1,173,321		1,192,559		3,441,576		3,338,876
Miscellaneous		762,305		1,175,848		1,779,497		2,428,374

Total non-interest income		1,935,626		2,368,407		5,221,073		5,767,250


Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits		2,003,091		2,024,877		5,400,288		5,946,600
Premises		687,982		797,409		2,043,322		2,343,928
Services and fees expense		510,940		502,806		1,440,063		1,611,569
Miscellaneous		1,038,450		891,814		3,233,516		2,772,645

Total non-interest expense		4,240,463		4,216,906		12,117,189		12,674,742


Income before income taxes		1,639,524		2,086,359		4,613,030		4,762,161
Provision for income taxes		425,779		636,055		1,304,796		1,388,414

Net income	$	1,213,745		1,450,304		3,308,234		3,373,747


Net income per common share	$	0.91		1.09		2.49		2.54

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

MERCHANTS &MARINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)


	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2011			2010		2011		2010

Net income	$	1,213,745			1,450,304		3,308,234		3,373,747

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during period		(189,267	)		82,019		2,128,483		102,022


Comprehensive income	$	1,024,478			1,532,323		5,436,717		3,475,769

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

MERCHANTS &MARINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)


										Accumulated
	Common Stock									Other
	Shares						Retained			Comprehensive
	Issued		Amount		Surplus		Earnings			Income (Loss)
Balance December 31, 2010		1,330,338	$	3,325,845		14,500,000		39,013,928			(4,489,222	)

Net income		—		—		—		3,308,234			—

Cash dividends, $.25 per share		—		—		—		(1,064,271	)		—

Change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities available-for-sale, net of taxes of $1,096,491		—		—		—		—			2,128,483


Balance, September 30, 2011		1,330,338	$	3,325,845		14,500,000		41,257,891			(2,360,739	)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

MERCHANTS &MARINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	3,308,234			3,373,747
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		944,022			1,067,124
Provision for loan losses		1,807,286			584,925
(Accretion) amortization of securities premium/discount		99,128			75,300
(Gain) loss on sale of assets		17,275			(681,652	)
(Gain) on sale of securities		(357,958	)		(350,761	)
(Increase) decrease in accrued income		(63,366	)		105,495
Reinvested earnings on securities		(2,621	)		(1,581	)
(Decrease) in interest payable		(53,675	)		(22,661	)
Other, net		579,305			2,783,992

Net cash provided by operating activities		6,277,630			6,933,928


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Net decrease in federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell		3,050,000			6,380,000
Proceeds from sales and maturities of securities available-for-sale		180,766,740			66,632,500
Purchase of securities available-for-sale		(181,654,370	)		(138,326,691	)
Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity		31,365,000			118,820,000
Purchase of securities held-to-maturity		(16,584,071	)		(100,186,317	)
Net (increase) decrease in loans		3,768,618			(6,912,836	)
Purchase of property and equipment		(332,118	)		(107,048	)
Proceeds from sale of assets		326,525			710,940

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities		20,706,324			(52,989,452	)


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase in deposits		15,423,908			50,774,069
Net increase in federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase		4,071,247			5,655,639
Dividends paid		(1,463,372	)		(1,463,372	)

Net cash provided by financing activities		18,031,783			54,966,336


Net increase in cash and due from banks		45,015,737			8,910,812
Cash and due from banks, beginning		20,010,142			14,451,113

Cash and due from banks, ending	$	65,025,879			23,361,925

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

MERCHANTS &MARINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
As of and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Interim Financial Statements:

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. For further information, refer to the financial statements and notes thereto of Merchants & Marine Bancorp, Inc.’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2010 consolidated financial statements to conform to the 2011 presentation.

December 31, 2010 Balance Sheet Presentation.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2010 has been taken from the audited balance sheet at that date.

Use of Estimates.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2. FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value:

Cash and Federal Funds Sold:

For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Investment Securities:

Fair values for investment securities are based on quoted market price, where available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices for similar securities

MERCHANTS &MARINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
As of and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

2. FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Continued)

Loans:

Fair value for 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 and for the same maturities.

Deposits:

The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts and certain money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed-maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

The estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments were as follows (in thousands):


	September 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Carrying				Carrying
	Amount		Fair Value		Amount		Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and federal funds sold	$	65,123		65,123		23,157		23,157
Securities:
Available-for-sale		120,927		120,927		116,334		116,334
Held-to-maturity		97,981		—		112,982		114,389
Non-marketable		900		900		900		900
Loans, net of allowance		210,422		—		216,470		216,162

Financial liabilities:
Deposits		443,625		—		428,201		428,195
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase		17,801		17,801		13,730		13,730

3. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN

The Company has a non-contributory pension plan covering all employees who qualify under length of service and other requirements. The plan calls for benefits to be paid to eligible employees at retirement based primarily upon years of service and average earnings for the five consecutive plan years, which produce the highest average.

MERCHANTS &MARINE BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
As of and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

3. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN (Continued)

The following table presents information regarding the plan’s net periodic benefit cost for the periods presented (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Net periodic benefit cost (income):
Service cost	$	95			101			286			303
Interest cost		150			151			449			453
Expected return on plan assets		(181	)		(165	)		(544	)		(495	)
Amortization (gain) loss		65			68			194			204

Net periodic pension expense	$	129			155			385			465

4. BUSINESS COMBINATION

On August 3, 2011, Merchants & Marine Bank entered into a Purchase and Assumption Agreement to acquire approximately $55 million of assets and certain liabilities of the branch offices of Heritage First Bank located in Crossville and Gulf Shores, Alabama. The Agreement is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2011.

5. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through November 10, 2011, the date of issuance of the condensed consolidated financial statements. No material subsequent events have occurred since September 30, 2011 that required recognition or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Executive Summary


Item 2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains certain forward-looking statements regarding, among other things, the anticipated financial and operating results of Merchants & Marine Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”). Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release any modification or revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In connection with the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company cautions investors that future financial and operating results may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. The words “expect,” “intend,” “should,” “may,” “could,” “believe,” “suspect,” “anticipate,” “seek,” “plan,” “estimate” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, but other statements not based on historical fact may also be considered forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include those described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and, without limitation, (i) the Company’s ability to effectively execute its business plans; (ii) greater than anticipated deterioration or lack of sustained growth in the national or local economies; (iii) rapid fluctuations or unanticipated changes in interest rates; (iv) continuation of the historically low short-term interest rate environment; (v) increased competition with other financial institutions in the markets that the Company serves; (vi) continuing consolidation in the financial services industry; (vii) losses, customer bankruptcies, claims and assessments; (viii) changes in state and federal legislation, regulations or policies applicable to banks or other financial service providers, including regulatory or legislative developments arising out of current unsettled conditions in the economy, including implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; and (ix) changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or other regulatory agencies.

Formation of Holding Company

On April 24, 2008, the Company consummated its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Merchants & Marine Bank (the “Bank”) common stock pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Share Exchange, dated as of February 5, 2008, by and between the Company and the Bank. In connection with the Share Exchange, the holders of Bank common stock exchanged their shares of Bank common stock for a like number of shares of Company common stock. Following consummation of the Share Exchange, the Company is a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and is subject to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank. The common stock of the Bank constitutes substantially all of the assets of the Company. The Company has no other subsidiaries and the Bank accounts for substantially all of the Company’s assets, liabilities, income and expenses.

Executive Summary

The Company is a one bank holding company which acquired 100% of the Bank’s common stock on April 24, 2008 and is the successor issuer to the Bank pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Bank, a state-chartered institution since 1932, is a full-service, federally insured bank serving Jackson and George Counties, Mississippi. The main office of the Bank is located in Pascagoula. Branch offices are located in Moss Point, Gautier, Escatawpa, Ocean Springs, Wade, Hurley, St. Martin, and Lucedale. The Bank offers commercial and individual financial services consisting of business and personal checking accounts, certificates of deposit, various forms of real estate, commercial, industrial and personal consumer financing. U.S. Banker magazine has ranked the Bank as one of the Top 200 Community Banks in the nation. Bauer Financial has given the Bank a 5-Star rating for the 72nd consecutive quarter indicating that the Bank is one of the strongest banks in the nation. The Company is subject to regulation, supervision, and examination by the Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”). At September 30, 2011, the Company’s assets totaled $529 million and it employed 131 persons on a full-time equivalent basis.

Hurricane Katrina hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. Katrina’s widespread devastation will be felt for years to come. Some of the challenges still facing our service area include insurance availability and settlements, housing, building code changes, flood elevation revisions, population shifts and business and staffing needs.

Earnings Highlights

The Company’s net income for the third quarter of 2011 was $1,214,000, compared to $1,450,000 in 2010, a decrease of 16.3%. Year-to-date net income at September 30, 2011 was $3,308,000, compared to $3,374,000 for the same period of 2010, a decrease of 2.0% and compared to $2,446,000 for the same period of 2009. The following discussions, tables and the accompanying financial statements outline the change in earnings from the first three quarters of 2011, 2010 and 2009. Return on average assets for the first three quarters of 2011, 2010 and 2009 was 0.8%, 0.9% and 0.7%, respectively. Return on average equity was 8.1%, 8.7% and 6.6%, in the first three quarters of 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Year to date earnings per share in the first nine months of 2011, 2010 and 2009 were $2.49, $2.54 and $1.84, respectively.

Earning Assets

A detailed comparison of the Company’s average earning assets for the third quarters of 2011, 2010 and 2009 are presented in Table 1 of this report. The Company’s interest-earning assets include loans, investments, federal funds sold and Federal Reserve balances. Average interest-earning assets for the first three quarters of 2011 totaled $506,780,000 compared to $451,367,000 for the same period of 2010, an increase of 12.3% and compared to $405,285,000 for the same period of 2009. Average net loans increased by $5,142,000 in the first three quarters of 2011 or 2.4%, compared to increases of 3.2% and 4.3% for the same periods of 2010 and 2009, respectively. Average securities increased by $48,595,000, or 24.5% and $36,102,000 or 22.2% in the first three quarters of 2011 and 2010, compared to a decrease of 12.8% for the first three quarters of 2009, respectively. Average federal funds sold decreased by $8,523,000 or 98.9% and $26,360,000 or 75.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, compared to an increase of $4,181,000 or 13.6% at for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. Other earning assets consist of balances maintained in a Federal Reserve excess balance account. The average balance for the first three quarters of 2011 totaled $39,909,000 compared to $29,810,000 for the first three quarters of 2010. A detailed comparison of the Company’s average interest-earning assets for the first three quarters of years 2011, 2010 and 2009 is presented in Table 1 of this report.

Net Interest Income

The major source of the Company’s income comes from gathering funds from deposit sources and investing them in loans and securities. Net interest income is the revenue generated from interest-earning assets, less the cost of interest paid on deposits and other interest-bearing liabilities. Balancing interest rate, credit, liquidity, and capital risks, while managing its assets and liabilities to maximize income growth is the Company’s primary long-term objective.

A bank’s net interest margin is a prime indicator of its profitability. The net interest margin reflects the spread between interest-earning asset yields and interest-bearing liability costs and the percentage of interest-earning assets funded by interest-bearing liabilities. The net interest margin, on a tax equivalent basis, was 3.2%, 3.2% and 3.3% for the third quarter of 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in 2010 is attributable to the decreases in rates of return on interest earning assets compared to 2009. Tax equivalent net interest income increased by 9.4% and 5.9% in the first three quarters of 2011 and 2010, compared to a decrease of 11.1% in 2009.

Average net loans increased by 2.4% in the first three quarters of 2011 and loan interest income decreased by 1.5% for the same period. Loan yields in the first three quarters of 2011 decreased by 25 basis points, compared to 2010 yields of the same period, as a result of lower market rates for the period. Loan yields respond to many factors, including cuts in the prime interest rate, Federal Reserve rate reductions and competition. Yields on taxable securities also decreased as market rates were lower for the 2011 period compared to 2010. Yields on tax-exempt securities increased by 41 basis points as maturing securities were reinvested in lower rate securities. The average volume of all securities at third quarter-end 2011 and 2010 increased by $48,595,000, or 24.5%, and $36,102,000, or 22.2%, compared to a decrease of $23,859,000, or 12.8%, for the same period in 2009. The increases in 2011 and 2010 are attributed to increases in public deposit volumes. Total securities income increased 21.2% at third quarter-end 2011, compared to decreases of 2.2% at third quarter-end 2010 and 29.3% at third quarter-end 2009, respectively. The increase in 2011 is attributed to higher volumes. The average balances of federal funds sold decreased by $8,523,000 and $26,360,000 for the third quarters of 2011 and 2010 and increased by $4,181,000 for the third quarter of 2009, respectively. Income from these funds decreased by 100.0%, 85.1% and 92.0%, in the first three quarters of 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. This decrease in the first three quarters of 2011 and 2010 is attributable to reinvesting a large portion of excess funds into a Federal Reserve Excess Balance Account (“EBA”) account, shown as other earning assets in Table 1.

Total average interest-bearing liabilities increased by 12.8% and 16.3% in the first three quarters of 2011 and 2010, compared to a decrease of 3.8% in the first three quarters of 2009. Rates paid on these funds decreased by 24, 65 and 60 basis points in the first three quarters of 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in rates paid resulted in a decrease of interest expense of 13.2% for the first three quarters of 2011, compared to decreases of 28.5% and 29.2% for the same periods of 2010 and 2009, respectively. Interest-bearing checking, money market funds and savings accounts average balances increased by $42,712,000 at third quarter-end 2011, compared to an increase of $53,043,000 at third quarter-end 2010, compared to third quarter-end 2009. Interest expense on these funds decreased 5.0%, 28.3% and 33.3%, at third quarter-end 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Average time deposit balances increased by 0.1% in the first three quarters of 2011, compared to a decrease of 1.1% in the first three quarters of 2010 and an increase of 5.8% in the first three quarters of 2010. The average rate paid on these funds was 1.5%, 1.9% and 2.9% for the first three quarters of 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Interest expense on time deposits decreased 20.2%, 36.5% and 20.5% in the first three quarters of 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decreases are a result of lower rates paid. Average federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase increased by 30.5% in the first three quarters of 2011, compared to decreases of 9.0% and 36.2% in the first three quarters of 2010 and 2009, respectively. Rates on these funds decreased by 4, 11 and 161 basis points and interest expense increased by 5.6% in the first three quarters of 2011, compared to decreases of 41.9% and 89.3% in the first three quarters of 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in interest expense in 2011 is due to higher volumes. Tables 1 and 2 provide more information on the Company’s net interest income, rate and volume variances.

Interest Rate Sensitivity

Managing the interest rate risk of the Company is an integral part of its financial success. The process of interest rate risk management includes the monitoring of each component of the balance sheet and its sensitivity to interest rate changes. Management monitors the day-to-day exposure to changes in interest rates in response to loan and deposit flows and makes adjustments accordingly.

The Company uses an earnings forecast model that simulates multiple interest rate scenarios and the effects on the Company’s net margin, in addition to using traditional gap tables. The model analyzes the earnings risk by revealing the probability of reaching future income levels based on balance sheet changes caused by interest rate fluctuations. The model and traditional gap analysis indicate the Company is liability sensitive, which means that in a falling-rate environment, the Company’s net interest margin should increase. See Table 14 for a detailed analysis of the Company’s interest rate sensitivity.

The Company’s operations are not ordinarily impacted by inflationary factors. However, because the Company’s assets are largely monetary in nature its operations are subject to changes in interest rates.

Loans

One of the largest components of the Company’s earning assets is its loan portfolio. Loans are the highest yielding asset category and also contain the largest amount of risk. Meeting the credit needs of Jackson and George Counties, with special emphasis on consumer and small business loans, continues to be the primary goal of the Company.

Average loans, net of unearned income, as a percentage of average earning assets, was 43.3%, 47.4% and 51.3%, for the first three quarters of 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The average loan-to-deposit ratio was 46.0%, 50.0% and 54.7% at the end of the first three quarters of 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Average net loans increased by $5,142,000 or 2.4%, when comparing third quarter-end 2011 to 2010, while average net loans increased by $6,630,000 or 3.2%, when comparing third quarter-end 2010 to 2009.

Commercial and industrial loans decreased by $4,156,000 at third quarter-end 2011 compared to an increase of $5,733,000 at third quarter-end 2010 and a decrease of $1,101,000 at third quarter-end 2009. Real estate loans increased from $144,595,000 at third quarter-end 2009 to $154,527,000 at third quarter-end 2010 and $159,995,000 at third quarter-end 2011. Consumer loans decreased from $42,178,000 at third quarter-end 2009 to $29,330,000 at third quarter-end 2010 and decreased further to $25,327,000 at third quarter-end 2011. Other loans totaled $599,000, $1,084,000 and $375,000, for third quarter-ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. See Tables 6 and 7 for a comparison of the loan portfolio’s composition and maturity breakdown.

Allowance for Loan Losses

Historical losses, trends and management’s opinion of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses (“ALL”) determine the allocations made to the loan loss reserve. Management considers the following factors in determining the adequacy of the allowance: 1) periodic reviews of individual credits, 2) gross and net charge-offs, 3) loan portfolio growth, 4) historical levels of the allowance to total loans, 5) the value of collateral securing loans, 6) the level of past due and non-accruing loans and 7) current and future economic conditions and their potential impact on the loan portfolio.

The allowance to total loans was 1.5% at the third quarter-end 2011, 1.4% at third quarter-end 2010 and 1.5% at third quarter-end 2009.

The Company immediately charges off any loan when it is determined to be uncollectible. However, experience shows that certain losses exist in the portfolio that have not been identified. The allowance is allocated to absorb losses on all loans and is not restricted to any one group of loans. Company management has determined that the balance of the ALL is adequate to cover potential future losses. If economic conditions deteriorate beyond management’s current expectations for the ALL, an increase to provision for loan losses may be necessary. The provision for loan losses totaled $1,807,000 for the first three quarters of 2011, compared to $585,000 for the first three quarters of 2010 and compared to $439,000 for the first three quarters of 2009. The increase in the loan loss provision for third quarter-end 2011 was due to the write down of a few large commercial customers. See Tables 8 and 9 for a detailed analysis of the Company’s ALL.

Critical Accounting Policies

The accounting principles the Company follows and our methods of applying these principles conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and general practices within the banking industry. In connection with the application of those principles to the determination of the Company’s ALL, the Company has made judgments and estimates, which have significantly impacted our financial position and results of operations.

Company management assesses the adequacy of the ALL prior to the end of each quarter. This assessment includes procedures to estimate the ALL and test the adequacy and appropriateness of the resulting balance. The ALL consists of two portions: (1) an allocated amount representative of specifically identified credit exposure and exposures readily predictable by historical or comparative experience; and (2) an unallocated amount representative of inherent loss, which is not readily identifiable. Even though the ALL is composed of two components, the entire allowance is available to absorb any credit losses.

The Company establishes the allocated amount separately for two different risk groups: (1) unique loans (commercial loans, including those loans considered impaired); and (2) homogenous loans (generally consumer loans). The allocation for unique loans is done primarily on risk rating grades assigned to each of these loans as a result of our loan management and review processes. Management estimates losses on impaired loans based on estimated cash flows at the loan’s original effective interest rate or the underlying collateral value. Estimated loss ratios are also assigned to our consumer portfolio. However, the estimated loss ratios for these homogenous loans are based on the category of consumer credit (e.g., automobile, residential mortgage, home equity) and not on the results of individual loan reviews.

The unallocated amount is particularly subjective and does not lend itself to exact mathematical calculation. The Company uses the unallocated amount to absorb inherent losses which may exist as of the balance sheet date for such matters as changes in the local or national economy, the depth or experience in the lending staff, any concentrations of credit in any particular industry group, and new banking laws or regulations. After assessing applicable factors, management evaluates the aggregate unallocated amount based on its experience.

The resulting ALL balance is then tested by comparing the balance in the allowance account to historical trends and peer information. Management then evaluates the result of the procedures performed, including the testing results, and concludes on the appropriateness of the balance of the ALL in its entirety. The Company’s independent loan reviewer and the audit committee of our board of directors review the assessment prior to the filing of quarterly financial information.

In assessing the adequacy of the ALL, the Company also relies on an on-going loan review process. This process is undertaken to ascertain whether there are loans in the portfolio whose credit quality has weakened over time and to assist in the overall evaluation of the risk characteristics of the entire loan portfolio. The loan review process includes the judgment of management, the input from our independent loan reviewer, who is not an employee of the Company, and reviews that may have been conducted by bank regulatory agencies as part of their usual examination process. Management estimates losses on impaired loans based on estimated cash flows or fair value of underlying collateral.

Management believes the reserve is adequate at this time, based on a review of the portfolio and discussions with regulatory officials. If economic conditions deteriorate beyond management’s current expectations for the ALL, an increase to the provision for loan losses may be necessary.

The Company does not use derivatives and therefore no allowance for such instruments is made on the Company’s financial statements.

Asset Quality

Non-performing assets include non-accruing loans that are 90 days or more past due and other real estate acquired through foreclosure or property purchased by the Company for future Company expansion.

Total non-performing assets totaled $5,910,000, $8,528,000 and $3,158,000, at third quarter-end 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Non-performing assets, as a percentage of total loans, were 2.8% at third quarter-end 2011, 3.9% at third quarter-end 2010 and 1.5% at third quarter-end 2009. Non-accrual loans and accruing loans over 90 days past due totaled $3,506,000 or 1.6% of total loans, $6,517,000 or 3.0% of total loans and $2,920,000 or 1.4% of total loans, at third quarter-end 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The large increase in non-accrual loans in 2010 was due to problem loans with a few commercial customers. Other real estate totaled $2,404,000 or 1.1% of total loans, at quarter-end 2011, $2,011,000 or 0.9% of total loans, at third quarter-end 2010 and $238,000 or 0.1% of total loans, at third quarter-end 2009. Due to the economic downturn, mortgage foreclosure rates contributed to the increase in other real estate in 2010 and 2011. See Table 10 for additional information concerning the Company’s non-performing assets.

Securities Available-for-Sale and Investment Securities

The Company’s securities portfolio is another large component of the Company’s earning assets. Securities had carrying values totaling $219,808,000, $231,675,000 and $190,263,000 at third quarter-end 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Detailed information about the Company’s securities portfolio composition yields and maturity distribution is shown in tables 3, 4 and 5 of this report.

The securities portfolio is divided into two classifications: available-for-sale and held-to-maturity. The available-for-sale portion contains all securities which management believes could be subject to sale prior to their stated maturity. This category allows Company management to meet liquidity needs, as well as affords the Company the opportunity to take advantage of market shifts or anticipated changes in interest rates, yield curve changes and inter-market spread relationships. This portion of the portfolio is also used to help manage the Company’s interest rate and credit risks in the overall balance sheet. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 320-Investment in Debt and Equity Securities, securities in the available-for-sale category are accounted for at fair market value with unrealized gains or losses excluded from earnings and reported as separate component of stockholders’ equity until realized. Unrealized gains, net of taxes, of $211,000 and $317,000 were included in stockholder’s equity at third quarter-end 2011 and 2010, compared to unrealized losses, net of taxes of $215,000, which were included in stockholders’ equity at third quarter-end 2009. The held-to-maturity portion of the portfolio contains debt securities which the Company intends to hold until their contractual maturity date. These securities provide the Company with a long term, relatively stable source of income with minimal credit risk. The securities in this category are carried at their amortized costs. A portion of the Company’s investment portfolio is pledged as collateral against public deposits and securities sold under agreements to repurchase.

Yields on taxable securities decreased as market rates were lower for the 2011 period compared to 2010. Yields on tax-exempt securities decreased by 41 basis points as maturing securities were reinvested in lower rate securities. The average volume of all securities, at third quarter-end 2011 and 2010, increased by $48,595,000 or 24.5% and $36,102,000 or 22.2%, compared to a decrease of $23,859,000 or 12.8% for the same period of 2009. The increases in 2011 and 2010 are attributed to increases in deposit volumes for the period. Total securities income increased 21.2% at third quarter-end 2011, compared to decreases of 2.2% and 29.3% at third quarter-end 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in 2011 is due to higher volumes and the decreases in 2010 and 2009 are attributed to lower rates earned. The average balance of federal funds sold decreased 98.9% and 75.4% for the first three quarters of 2011 and 2010 and increased 13.6% for the first three quarters of 2009. The decrease in the first three quarters of 2011 and 2010 are attributable to reinvesting a large portion of excess funds into a Federal Reserve EBA account. Income from these funds decreased by 100.0%, 85.1% and 92.0%, in the first three quarters of 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decreases in 2011 and 2010 are due to lower volumes where the decrease in 2009 is attributed to the 236 basis points decrease in rates earned on these funds.

Deposits

The Company’s primary funding source for loans and investments is its deposit base. Deposits consist of checking, saving and certificates of deposit. The Company’s ability to maintain a strong deposit base is of utmost importance in the growth and profitability of the Bank. Managing the deposit mix and pricing is designed to be flexible, so that changes in interest rate movements and liquidity needs do not conflict or have an adverse effect on the Company’s balance sheet. The Company relies on local consumer, retail, corporate and governmental agencies for its deposit base. Average total deposits for the first three quarters of 2011 and 2010 increased by $37,201,000 or 11.4% and $48,894,000 or 12.9%, compared to a decrease of $13,297,000 or 3.4%, in the first three quarters of 2009. The increases in 2011 and 2010 are due to new public deposit customers. See Tables 11 and 12 for more information about the Company’s deposits and maturity distribution.

Liquidity

Liquidity for a financial institution can be expressed in terms of maintaining sufficient funds available to meet both expected and unanticipated obligations in a cost-effective manner. The Company closely monitors its liquidity position to ensure it has ample funds available to meet its obligations. The Company relies on maturing loans and investments, federal funds and its core deposit base to fund its day-to-day liquidity needs. By monitoring asset and liability maturities and the levels of cash on hand, the Company is able to meet expected demands for cash. The Company also has access to federal fund lines at correspondent banks to meet unexpected cash needs and an inventory of readily marketable government securities.

Average federal funds purchases and securities sold under agreement to repurchase represented 3.1%, 2.6% and 3.4% of total average deposits for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. See Table 13 for more information concerning the Company’s short-term borrowings.

Contractual Obligations

The Company has certain contractual obligations that arise from its normal course of business. Each category of deposit represents an obligation to pay. While certain categories of deposits, (e.g., certificates of deposit) have a contracted expiration date, checking accounts and savings are subject to immediate withdrawal. Table 15 details the Company’s deposit and lease contractual obligations. The Company also has a defined benefit plan for substantially all of its employees, as well as former employees, who have retired from the Company; consequently, the Company is contractually obligated to pay these benefits to its retired employees. As of December 31, 2010, the plan was under funded by $2,457,000, compared to an under-funded amount of $1,907,000 at year-end 2009. The under-funded status is the result of the poor market conditions in 2008 and the resulting effect on the performance of the plan’s investment assets. Management is monitoring the funded status of its defined benefit plan closely and has begun to contribute additional funding to the plan during 2011.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2011, the Company had unfunded loan commitments outstanding of $32,287,000 and outstanding standby letters of credit of $731,000. Because these commitments generally have fixed expiration dates and many will expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment level does not necessarily represent future cash requirements. If needed to fund these outstanding commitments, the Company has the ability to liquidate federal funds sold or securities available-for-sale or on a short-term basis to borrow and purchase federal funds from other financial institutions. The Company historically has been a net seller of federal funds, and a detailed statement of cash flows can be found in the accompanying financial statements. These contractual obligations are detailed in Table 15.

Risk-Based Capital/Stockholders’ Equity

The Company has always placed a great emphasis on maintaining its strong capital base. The Company’s management and Board of Directors continually evaluate business decisions that may have an impact on the level of stockholders’ equity. It is their goal that the Company maintains a “well-capitalized” equity position. Based on the capital levels defined by banking regulators as part of the provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991, a “well-capitalized” institution is one that has at least a 10% total risk-based capital ratio, a 6% Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and a 5% leverage ratio. The Company’s solid capital base is reflected in its regulatory capital ratios. The risk-based capital ratio was 20.0%, 19.5% and 20.8%, at third quarter-end 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Tier 1 risk-based was 18.9% at third quarter-end 2011, 18.4% at third quarter-end 2010 and 19.6% at third quarter-end 2009. The leverage ratio was 10.4% at third quarter-end 2011, 10.4% at third quarter-end 2010 and 11.6% at third quarter-end 2009.

The Company’s capital ratios surpass the minimum requirements of 8.0% for the total risk-based capital ratio, 4.0% for Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio and 4.0% for the leverage ratio. The Company is considered to be well capitalized under regulatory definition.

Stockholders’ equity to total assets at third quarter-end 2011, 2010 and 2009 was 10.7%, 10.5% and 10.9%, respectively.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income includes service charges on deposit accounts, safe-deposit box rent, check cashing fees, data processing income, commissions and charges and other fees. Service charges on deposit accounts income increased 3.1% in the first three quarters of 2011, compared to an increase of 7.5% in the first three quarters of 2010 and a decrease of 4.8% in the first three quarters of 2009. The Company updated its pricing structure during the first quarter of 2011 and this change is reflected in the increase in service charge income in the first three quarters of 2011. The increase in 2010 is attributed to an increase in insufficient funds income. Miscellaneous income in the first three quarters of quarter-end 2011 decreased 35.2%, compared to a 2010 increase of 13.5% and a decrease of 18.3% in the first three quarters of 2009. The increase in 2010 is due to gain on the sale of other real estate owned property.

With deposit-related costs constantly increasing, the Company continues to analyze means to increase non-interest income.

Non-Interest Expense

The Company’s goal is to enhance customer service through efficient and effective delivery of its products and services. Enhancing operational resources, while containing overhead expenses, is a top priority of the Company. While interest expense is one of the largest expenses of the Company, employees’ salaries, equipment and building expenses, legal fees, FDIC insurance and other expenses combined make up the largest category of the Company’s expenses. Proper management of these costs is extremely important to the profitability of the Company.

Salary and employee benefits expense decreased 9.2% in the first three quarters of 2011, compared to increases of 1.1% and 7.9%, in the first three quarters of 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in 2011 is due to a reduction in the number of full time equivalent employees and a lower defined benefit pension expense. The increases in 2010 and 2009 are attributed to increases in staffing levels, employee raises, and health insurance premiums. Premises expense decreased by 12.8% and 0.8% in the first three quarters of 2011 and 2010 and increased by 14.1% in the first three quarters of 2009. The decrease in 2011 is attributed to a reduction in property taxes on the main branch and depreciation expense overall. The increase in 2009 is due to the depreciation of two new branch offices. Miscellaneous expenses increased 16.2% at third quarter-end 2011, compared to decreases of 0.5% and 24.9% at third quarter-end 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in 2011 is due to merchant fees absorbed on behalf of a public fund deposit customer. The large decrease in 2009 was due to a change in the computation of director’s deferred compensation and a reduction in professional fees.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense totaled $1,305,000, $1,388,000 and $1,106,000, for the third quarter-ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

TABLE 1

COMPARATIVE AVERAGE BALANCES — YIELDS AND RATES
(Dollars in Thousands)

The following table shows the major categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities with their corresponding average daily balances, related interest income or expense and the resulting yield or rate for the first three quarters ended September 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009:


	2011								2010								2009
				Interest		Average						Interest		Average						Interest		Average
	Average			Income/		Yield/			Average			Income/		Yield/			Average			Income/		Yield/
Assets	Balance			Expense		Rate			Balance			Expense		Rate			Balance			Expense		Rate

Interest earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income	$	219,553		$	10,294		6.25	%	$	214,411		$	10,447		6.50	%	$	207,781		$	10,534		6.76	%
Securities held to maturity:
Taxable		72,118			1,299		2.40	%		133,322			2,974		2.97	%		97,754			3,091		4.22	%
Exempt from Federal income tax		29,835			686		3.07	%		22,017			575		3.48	%		12,583			319		3.38	%
Securities available for sale:
Taxable		145,268			3,384		3.11	%		43,287			882		2.72	%		52,187			1,122		2.87	%
Other interest earning assets		39,909			76		0.25	%		29,810			67		0.30	%		—			—		0.00	%
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell		97			—		0.00	%		8,620			7		0.11	%		34,980			47		0.18	%


Total interest-earning assets	$	506,780		$	15,739		4.14	%	$	451,467		$	14,952		4.42	%	$	405,285		$	15,113		4.97	%
Non interest earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		17,508								17,138								16,804
Bank premises and equipment		15,444								16,337								17,568
Other assets		18,936								18,341								14,136
Allowance for possible loan losses		(3,182	)							(3,098	)							(3,085	)


Total assets	$	555,486							$	500,185							$	450,708

TABLE 1 CONTINUED

COMPARATIVE AVERAGE BALANCES — YIELDS AND RATES (continued)
(Dollars in Thousands)


	2011							2010							2009
			Interest		Average					Interest		Average					Interest		Average
	Average		Income/		Yield/			Average		Income/		Yield/			Average		Income/		Yield/
Liabilities	Balance		Expense		Rate			Balance		Expense		Rate			Balance		Expense		Rate

Interest-bearing liabilities:
INT DDA, MMF & Savings	$	283,191	$	1,191		0.56	%	$	240,479	$	1,254		0.70	%	$	187,436	$	1,481		1.05	%
Time deposits		108,600		1,213		1.49	%		108,531		1,520		1.87	%		109,760		2,395		2.91	%
Federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings		15,168		19		0.17	%		11,623		18		0.21	%		12,771		31		0.32	%


Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	406,959	$	2,423		0.79	%	$	360,633	$	2,792		1.03	%	$	309,967	$	3,907		1.68	%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits		85,497							79,454							82,374
Other liabilities		9,359							8,506							8,945

Total liabilities		501,815							448,593							401,286
Stockholder’s equity		53,671							51,592							49,422


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	555,486						$	500,185						$	450,708


Net interest income/margin-tax equivalent			$	13,316		3.20	%			$	12,160		3.24	%			$	11,206		3.32	%

Tax equivalent adjustment:
Loans				87							115							155
Investment securities				686							575							223
Securities available for sale

Total tax equivalent adjustment				773							690							378

Net interest income			$	12,543						$	11,470						$	10,828

TABLE 2

TAXABLE EQUIVALENT RATE/VOLUME VARIANCE ANALYSIS
(Dollars In Thousands)

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, a summary of the changes in interest income and interest expense resulting from changes in volume and changes in rates.


	Quarter ended September 30, 2011
	2011 Compared to 2010									2010 Compared to 2009
	Increase(Decrease) Due To									Increase(Decrease) Due To
	Volume			Rate			Net			Volume			Rate			Net
Interest income on:
Loans	$	5,142		$	(153	)	$	4,989		$	6,630		$	(87	)	$	6,543
Investment securities:
Taxable		(61,204	)		(1,675	)		(62,879	)		35,568			(117	)		35,541
Exempt from Federal income tax		7,818			111			7,929			9,434			256			9,690
Securities available for sale:
Taxable		101,981			2,502			104,483			(8,900	)		(240	)		(9,140	)
Other interest earning assets		10,099			9			10,108			30,710			67			30,777
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell		(8,523	)		(7	)		(8,530	)		(26,360	)		(40	)		(26,400	)


Total	$	55,313		$	787		$	56,100		$	47,082			(161	)	$	46,921


Interest expense on:
Int DDA’s & Savings deposits	$	42,712		$	(63	)	$	42,649		$	53,043		$	(227	)	$	52,816
Time deposits		69			(307	)		(238	)		(1,229	)		(875	)		(2,104	)
Federal funds purchased, and securities sold under agreements to repurchase		3,545			1			3,546			(1,148	)		(13	)		(1,161	)


Total	$	46,326		$	(369	)	$	45,957		$	50,666		$	(1,115	)	$	49,551


Changes in net interest income-tax equivalent	$	8,987		$	1,156		$	10,143		$	(3,584	)	$	954		$	(2,630	)

The increase (decrease) due to changes in average balances reflected in the above table was calculated by applying the preceding year’s rate to the current year’s change in the average balance. The increases (decreases) due to changes in average rates was calculated by applying the current year’s change in the average rates to the current year’s average balance. Using this method of calculating increases (decreases), any increase or decrease due to both changes in average balances and rates is reflected in the changes attributable to average rate changes.

TABLE 3

SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE AND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
(Dollars in Thousands)

The available for sale classification of securities, established January 1, 1994 includes all portfolio securities which management believes are subject to sale prior to their contractual maturities and are stated at the lower of amortized cost or aggregate market value. Investment securities include all portfolio securities that the Company intends to hold to maturity and are carried at amortized cost. The carrying amounts of securities available for sale and portfolio securities are presented as of the dates indicated.


	SEPTEMBER 30,
	2011		2010		2009
Securities available for sale
U. S. Treasury and other U. S. Government agencies	$	120,770	$	105,405	$	49,076
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
Mortgage-backed securities
Other securities		156		124		116


Total securities available for sale	$	120,926	$	105,529	$	49,192

Portfolio securities
U. S. Treasury and other U. S. Government agencies	$	52,516	$	97,192	$	123,456
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		45,466		28,054		16,715
Mortgage-backed securities
Other securities		900		900		900


Total investment securities	$	98,882	$	126,146	$	141,071


Total securities available for sale and investment securities	$	219,808	$	231,675	$	190,263

TABLE 4

MATURITY DISTRIBUTION AND YIELDS OF SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE AND INVESTMENT SECURITIES
(Dollars in Thousands)

The following table shows the maturities and weighted average yields of the Company’s securities available for sale and investment securities at September 30, 2011:


	Maturing
						After					After 5 Yrs
	Within					1 Yr But					But Within					After 10 Yrs.
	1 Year					Within 5 Yrs					10 Yrs										Carrying
	Amount		Yield			Amount		Yield			Amount		Yield			Amount		Yield			Amount

Securities available for sale U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government agencies	$	—		0.00	%	$	—		0.00	%		120,770		2.72	%		—		0.00	%	$	120,770
Other Securities		156		0.71	%		—		0.00	%		—		0.00	%		—		0.00	%		156


Total securities available for sale	$	156		0.71	%	$	—		0.00	%	$	120,770		2.72	%		—		0.00	%	$	120,926

Investment securities U.S. Treasury and other U.S. Government agencies	$	1,000		1.80	%	$	31,506		1.99	%	$	20,010		2.15	%		—		0.00	%	$	52,516
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		1,753		4.16	%		14,568		4.03	%		14,907		4.26	%		14,238		5.25	%		45,466
Other securities		900		0.00	%		—		0.00	%		—		0.00	%		—		0.00	%		900


Total investment securities	$	3,653		3.49	%	$	46,074		2.94	%	$	34,917		3.08	%	$	14,238		5.25	%	$	98,882


Total securities available for sale and investment securities	$	3,809		3.49	%	$	46,074		2.94	%	$	155,687		2.80	%	$	14,238		5.25	%	$	219,808

At September 30, 2011, the Company held investment securities issued by the State of Mississippi with an aggregate carrying amount of $32.6 million and a market value of $34.5 million. The yield on obligations of states and political subdivisions has been calculated on a fully tax equivalent basis.

TABLE 5
SECURITIES ANALYSIS


	SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE									SECURITIES HELD-TO-MATURITY
	SEPTEMBER 30, 2011									SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
			GROSS		GROSS							GROSS		GROSS
			UNREALIZED		UNREALIZED							UNREALIZED		UNREALIZED
	AMORTIZED COST		GAINS		LOSSES			FAIR VALUE		AMORTIZED COST		GAINS		LOSSES			FAIR VALUE
U S GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES	$	120,536	$	411	$	(177	)	$	120,770	$	52,516	$	634	$	—		$	53,150
STATE AND MUNICIPAL SECURITIES		—		—		—			—		45,466		1,965		(113	)		47,318

OTHER SECURITIES		72		84		—			156		900		—		—			900


TOTAL	$	120,608	$	495	$	(177	)	$	120,926	$	98,882	$	2,599	$	(113	)	$	101,368


	SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE									SECURITIES HELD-TO-MATURITY
	SEPTEMBER 30, 2010									SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
			GROSS		GROSS							GROSS		GROSS
			UNREALIZED		UNREALIZED							UNREALIZED		UNREALIZED
	AMORTIZED COST		GAINS		LOSSES			FAIR VALUE		AMORTIZED COST		GAINS		LOSSES			FAIR VALUE
U S GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES	$	104,977	$	446	$	(18	)	$	105,405	$	97,192	$	1,793	$	—		$	98,985
STATE AND MUNICIPAL SECURITIES		—		—		—			—		28,054		1,189		(2	)		29,241

OTHER SECURITIES		72		52		—			124		900		—		—			900


TOTAL	$	105,049	$	498	$	(18	)	$	105,529	$	126,146	$	2,982	$	(2	)	$	129,126


	SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE									SECURITIES HELD-TO-MATURITY
	SEPTEMBER 30, 2009									SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
			GROSS		GROSS							GROSS		GROSS
			UNREALIZED		UNREALIZED							UNREALIZED		UNREALIZED
	AMORTIZED COST		GAINS		LOSSES			FAIR VALUE		AMORTIZED COST		GAINS		LOSSES			FAIR VALUE
U S GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES	$	48,787	$	340	$	(51	)	$	49,076	$	123,456	$	1,339	$	(38	)	$	124,757
STATE AND MUNICIPAL SECURITIES		—		—		—			—		16,715		592		(4	)		17,303

OTHER SECURITIES		72		44		—			116		900		—		—			900


TOTAL	$	48,859	$	384	$	(51	)	$	49,192	$	141,071	$	1,931	$	(42	)	$	142,960

TABLE 6

LOAN PORTFOLIO
(Dollars in Thousands)

Loans outstanding at the end of the third quarter indicated are shown in the following table classified by type of loans:


	2011		2010		2009

Commercial & Industrial	$	27,709	$	31,868	$	26,135
Real Estate		159,995		154,527		144,595
Consumer Loans		25,327		29,330		42,178
Other Loans		599		1,084		375


Total Loans	$	213,630	$	216,809	$	213,283

TABLE 7

LOAN MATURITIES & INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY
(Dollars in Thousands)

The following table shows the amount of loans outstanding as of September 30, 2011 (excluding those in non-accrual status ) based on the scheduled repayments of principal:


Remaining Maturity Fixed Rate
3 months or less	$	17,437
Over 3 months through 12 months		38,495
Over 1 year through 5 years		141,390
Over 5 years		8,895

Over 1 year but variable rate		3,919


Total loans	$	210,136

TABLE 8

ANALYSIS OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
(Dollars in Thousands)

The following table outlines the activity for the allowance for loan losses for the past three years:


	Quarter ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2009

Beginning Balance	$	3,268	$	3,100	$	3,100

Charge Offs:
Commercial & Industrial		—		128		61
Real Estate		1,627		237		104
Consumer		502		762		515
Other		—		—		—

Total Charge Offs		2,129		1,127		680

Recoveries:
Commercial & Industrial		1		95		29
Real Estate		6		21		—
Consumer		250		387		212
Other		—		—		—

Total Recoveries		257		503		241

Net Charge Offs		1,872		624		439
Provision for Possible Losses		1,807		585		439


Ending Balance	$	3,203	$	3,061	$	3,100


Total Loans Outstanding	$	213,630	$	216,809	$	213,283

Average daily loans	$	219,553	$	214,411	$	207,781


	2011			2010			2009
Percentages:
Allowance for loan losses to end of quarter total loans		1.5	%		1.4	%		1.5	%
Allowance for loan losses to average loans		1.5	%		1.4	%		1.5	%
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets		54.2	%		35.9	%		98.2	%
Net charge offs to average loans		0.9	%		0.3	%		0.2	%

TABLE 9

ALLOCATION OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
(Dollars in Thousands)

The following table represents the allocation of the allowance for loan losses by loan categories and is based on an analysis of individual credits, historical losses and other factors. This allocation is for analytical purposes only as the aggregate allowance is available to absorb losses on any and all loans.


	September 30,
	2011					2010					2009
	% Gross			Loan Loss		% Gross			Loan Loss		% Gross			Loan Loss
	Loans			Allowance		Loans			Allowance		Loans			Allowance
	Outstanding			Allocation		Outstanding			Allocation		Outstanding			Allocation

Commercial & Industrial		6.01		$	311		6.01		$	184		7.00		$	217
Real Estate		66.02			2,504		66.02			2,021		47.33			1,467
Consumer		24.11			328		24.11			738		36.34			1,126
Other		3.85			60		3.85			118		2.22			69
Unallocated		—			—		—			—		7.12			221

		100	%	$	3,203		100	%	$	3,061		100	%	$	3,100

TABLE 10

NONPERFORMING ASSETS
(Dollars in Thousands)

This table summarizes the amount of nonperforming assets at the end of the third quarter of the years indicated.


	September 30,
	2011			2010			2009
Non-accrual Loans & Accruing Loans Past Due 90 Days or more	$	3,506		$	6,517		$	2,920
Other Real Estate		2,404			2,011			238

	$	5,910		$	8,528		$	3,158


Nonperforming Assets as % of Total Loans		2.77	%		3.93	%		1.48	%
Non-accrual Loans & Loans Past Due 90 Days or More as % of Total Loans		1.64	%		3.01	%		1.37	%

TABLE 11

AVERAGE DEPOSITS
(Dollars in Thousands)

The daily average amounts of deposits for the periods indicated are summarized in the following table:


	Quarter Ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2009

Non-interest bearing deposits	$	85,497	$	79,454	$	82,374
Interest-bearing deposits		283,191		240,479		187,436
Interest-bearing time deposits		108,600		108,531		109,760


Total	$	477,288	$	428,464	$	379,570

TABLE 12

TIME DEPOSITS OF $100,000 OR MORE, MATURITY DISTRIBUTION
(Dollars in Thousands)

Maturities of time certificates of deposits $100,000 or more outstanding at September 30, 2011 are summarized in the following table:


Time remaining until maturity
3 months or less	$	16,571
Over 3 through 12 months		35,930
Over 12 months		8,667


Total	$	61,168

TABLE 13

SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS
(Dollars in Thousands)

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s short-term borrowings at September 30, for each of the last three years and the corresponding interest rates:


			Daily		Average			Maximum
	September		Average		Interest			Month-End
	Balance		Balance		Rate			Balance

2011
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	$	17,801	$	15,168		0.17	%	$	17,801

2010
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	$	14,089	$	11,623		0.21	%	$	14,089

2009
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	$	8,054	$	12,771		0.32	%	$	8,054

TABLE 14

INTEREST SENSITIVITY
(Dollars in Thousands)

The following table reflects the interest sensitivity of the Company over various periods as of September 30, 2011 based on contractual maturities as of that date:


	0-3			4-12			1-5			Over 5
	Months			Months			Years			Years			Total

Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Loans, net of unearned income	$	19,774		$	39,196		$	144,771		$	9,889		$	213,630
Investment securities		1,275			2,379			46,074			49,154			98,882
Securities available for sale		156			—			—			120,770			120,926
Other interest earnings assets		50,251			—			—			—			50,251
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell		97			—			—			—			97


Total interest-earning assets	$	71,553		$	41,575		$	190,845		$	179,813		$	483,786

Noninterest-earning assets											45,455			45,455

Total assets	$	71,553		$	41,575		$	190,845		$	225,268		$	529,241


Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Int DDAs, MMF, Savings deposits	$	29,470		$	93,322		$	122,793		$	—		$	245,585
Time deposits		25,858			59,756			18,711			—			104,325
Federal funds purchased, and securities sold under agreements to repurchase		17,801			—			—			—			17,801


Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	73,129		$	153,078		$	141,504		$	—		$	367,711
Noninterest-bearing deposits		11,246			35,612			46,857			—			93,715
Other liabilities											11,092			11,092
Stockholders’ equity											56,723			56,723


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	84,375		$	188,690		$	188,361		$	67,815		$	529,241


Interest sensitive gap	$	(12,822	)	$	(147,115	)	$	2,484		$	157,453
Cumulative interest sensitive gap	$	(14,061	)	$	(161,176	)	$	(158,692	)	$	(1,239	)
Cumulative interest sensitive gap as a percent of total assets		-2.66	%		-30.45	%		-29.98	%		-0.23	%

TABLE 15

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENT LIABILITIES, AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
(Dollars In Thousands)

The following table presents, as of September 30, 2011, significant fixed and determinable contractual obligations to third parties by payment date:


	PAYMENTS DUE IN
	ONE YEAR OR		ONE TO		THREE TO		OVER FIVE
	LESS		THREE YEARS		FIVE YEARS		YEARS		TOTAL

Deposits without a stated maturity	$	169,650	$	84,825	$	84,825	$	—	$	339,300
Consumer certificates of deposit		85,614		13,101		5,610		—		104,325
Federal funds borrowed & repurchase agreements		17,801		—		—		—		17,801
Operating leases		—		—		—		—		—
Purchase obligations		—		—		—		—		—

COMMITMENTS

The following table details the amounts and expected maturities of significant commitments as of September 30, 2011:


	ONE YEAR OR		ONE TO		THREE TO		OVER FIVE
	LESS		THREE YEARS		FIVE YEARS		YEARS		TOTAL

Commitments to extend credit:
Commercial	$	6,009	$	11	$	—	$	—	$	6,020
Residential real estate		2,471		—		—		—		2,471
Revolving home equity and credit card lines		10		586		410		—		1,006
Other		23,319		83		—		—		23,402
Standby letters of credit		731		—		—		—		731


Item 4.		Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures — The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by it in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Controls — There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Part II. Other Information


Item 1.		Legal Proceedings

Other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business of the Company, there are no pending legal proceedings with regard to the Company as of the date hereof.


Item 1A.		Risk Factors

There were no material changes to the Company’s risk factors as previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.


Item 2.		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None


Item 3.		Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None


Item 4.		(Removed and Reserved)


Item 5.		Other Information

None


Item 6.		Exhibits


	31.1			Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

	31.2			Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

	32.1			Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

	32.2			Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

	101			Interactive Data File

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


	MERCHANTS & MARINE BANCORP, INC.
Date: November 14, 2011	By:	/s/ Royce Cumbest
		Royce Cumbest, Chairman of the Board
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 14, 2011	By:	/s/ Elise Bourgeois
		Elise Bourgeois, Senior Vice President,
		Cashier and Chief Financial Officer

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