UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark one)

x

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.1934 For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 20042005

OR

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 0-11244




GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

INDIANA

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

711 Main Street, Box 810, Jasper, Indiana

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

35-1547518

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

47546

(Zip Code)


        Registrant'sRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 482-1314

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act:

Common Shares, No Par Value
(Title of Class)
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

(TitleTitles of Class)

         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.     YES      NO

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 Regulation S-K (section 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.    

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    YES      NO Classes)

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

o Yes

x No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

o Yes

x No

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.

x Yes

o No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K:

o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer:

Large accelerated filer o

Accelerated filer x

Non-accelerated filer o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

o Yes

x No

The aggregate market value of the registrant'sregistrant’s common shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the price at which the common shares were last sold, as of June 30, 20042005 (the last business day of the registrant'sregistrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was approximately $157,030,000.$133,094,000.

As of March 1, 2005,2006, there were outstanding 10,900,948 11,006,684common shares, no par value, of the registrant.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Portions of the Proxy Statement of German American Bancorp for the Annual Meeting of its Shareholders to be held April 28, 2005,27, 2006, to the extent stated herein, are incorporated by reference into Part III.




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GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

For Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004

2005

Table of Contents

PART I.I

Item 1.1

Business

3-5

Item 2.1A.

Properties

Risk Factors

6-7

Item 3.1B.

Legal Proceedings

Unresolved Staff Comments

7

Item 2.

Properties

7

Item 3

Legal Proceedings

7

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

7

PART II.II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant'sRegistrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters
and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

8-9

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

10

Item 7.

Management's

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

8-26

11-28

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

26-27

28-29

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

28-58

30-60

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

59 

61

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

59 

61-62

Item 9B.

Other Information

59 

63

PART III.III

Item 10.

Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

59-60

63

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

60 

63

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

60-61

63-64

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

61 

64

Item 14.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

61 

64

PART IV.IV

Item 15.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

62 

65

SIGNATURES

66

SIGNATURES63 

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

64-65

67-69





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Information included in or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our other filingfilings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and our press releases or other public statements, contain or may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Please refer to a discussion of our forward- looking statements and associated risks in “ItemItem 1, “Business – Forward-Looking Statements and Associated Risks” and our discussion of risk factors in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

PART I

Item 1. Business.

General

German American Bancorp (“the Company”) is a financial services holding company based in Jasper, Indiana. The Company’s Common Stock is traded on NASDAQ’s National Market System under the symbol GABC. The Company operates fivesix affiliated community banks with 2629 retail banking offices in the eightnine contiguous SouthwesternSouthern Indiana counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Perry, Pike, and Spencer. The Company also operates a trust, brokerage and financial planning subsidiary, which operates from the banking offices of the bank subsidiaries, and two insurance agencies with five insurance agency offices throughout its market area. The Company’s lines of business include retail and commercial banking, mortgage banking, comprehensive financial planning, full service brokerage and trust administration, title insurance, and a full range of personal and corporate insurance products. Financial and other information by segment is included in Note 16 – Segment Information of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Report and is incorporated into this Item 1 by reference. Substantially all of the Company’s revenues are derived from customers located in, and substantially all of its assets are located in, the United States.

During 2005, the Company expanded its business in the Tell City, Indiana market by acquiring the business of the former Peoples Community Bank. In addition, the Company completed its acquisition, effective as of January 1, 2006, of all of the stock of Stone City Bank of Bedford, Indiana and as a result now operates in the Bedford/Lawrence County banking market. For a description of these two acquisitions, see Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Report, which description is incorporated into this Item 1 by reference The Company also during 2005 purchased as an investment shares of common stock that represented 9.0% of the initial stock issue of Eclipse Bank, Inc., a new bank that commenced banking operations during 2005 in Saint Matthews, Kentucky (part of the Louisville, Kentucky banking market), and shares of common stock that represented 9.7% of the initial stock issue of Symphony Bancorp, a bank holding company for Symphony Bank, a newly-chartered bank which commenced serving Hamilton County, Indiana, and northern Indianapolis, Indiana markets during 2005.

The Company’s principal operating subsidiaries are described in the following table:

1)Name


2)Type of Business


3)Principal Office Location


The German American Bank

Commercial Bank

Jasper, IN

First American Bank

Commercial Bank

Vincennes, IN

First Title Insurance Company

Title Insurance Agency

Vincennes, IN

First State Bank, Southwest Indiana

Commercial Bank

Tell City, IN

Peoples Bank

Commercial Bank

Washington, IN

Citizens State Bank

Commercial Bank

Petersburg, IN

Stone City Bank of Bedford, Indiana

Commercial Bank

Bedford, IN

German American Insurance, Inc.

Multi-Line Insurance Agency

Petersburg, IN

German American Financial Advisors & Trust Company

Trust, Brokerage, Financial Planning

Jasper, IN

Competition

The industries in which the Company operates are highly competitive. The Company’s subsidiary banks compete for commercial and retail banking business within its core banking segment not only with financial institutions that have offices in the same counties but also with financial institutions that compete from other locations in SouthwestSouthern Indiana and elsewhere. The Company’s subsidiaries compete with commercial banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks, credit unions, production credit associations, federal land banks, finance companies, credit card companies, personal loan companies, investment brokerage firms, insurance agencies, insurance companies, lease finance companies, money market funds, mortgage companies, and other non-depository financial intermediaries. Many of these banks and other organizations have substantially greater resources than the Corporation.

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Employees

At March 1, 20052006 the Company and its subsidiaries employed approximately 372402 full-time equivalent employees. There are no collective bargaining agreements, and employee relations are considered to be good.

Regulation and Supervision

The Company is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“BHC Act”), and is required to file with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“FRB”) annual reports and such additional information as the FRB may require. The FRB may also make examinations or inspections of the Company. Under FRB policy, the Company is expected to act as a source of financial strength to its bank subsidiaries and to commit resources to support them even in circumstances where the Company might not do so absent such an FRB policy.

The Company’s fivesix subsidiary banks are under the supervision of and subject to examination by the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (“DFI”), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). Regulation and examination by banking regulatory agencies are primarily for the benefit of depositors rather than shareholders.




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With certain exceptions, the BHC Act prohibits a bank holding company from engaging in (or acquiring direct or indirect control of more than 5 percent of the voting shares of any company engaged in) nonbanking activities. One of the principal exceptions to this prohibition is for activities deemed by the FRB to be “closely"closely related to banking." Under current regulations, bank holding companies and their subsidiaries are permitted to engage in such banking-related business ventures as consumer finance; equipment leasing; credit life insurance; computer service bureau and software operations; mortgage banking; and securities brokerage.

Under the BHC Act, certain well-managed and well-capitalized bank holding companies may elect to be treated as a “financial holding company” and, as a result, be permitted to engage in a broader range of activities that are “financial in nature” and in activities that are determined to be incidental or complementary to activities that are financial in nature. These activities include underwriting, dealing in and making a market in securities; insurance underwriting and agency activities; and merchant banking. Banks may also engage through financial subsidiaries in certain of the activities permitted for financial holding companies, subject to certain conditions. The Company has not elected to become a financial holding company and none of its subsidiary banks have elected to form financial subsidiaries.

The Company’sCompany's banks and their subsidiaries may generally engage in activities that are permissible activities for state chartered banks under Indiana banking law, without regard to the limitations that might apply to such activities under the BHC Act if the Company were to engage directly in such activities.

Indiana law and the BHC Act restrict certain types of expansion by the Company and its bank subsidiaries. The Company and its subsidiaries may be required to apply for prior approval from (or give prior notice and an opportunity for review to) the FRB, the DFI, and/or other bank regulatory or other regulatory agencies, as a condition to the acquisition or establishment of new offices, or the acquisition (by merger or consolidation, purchase or otherwise) of the stock, business or properties of other banks or other companies.

The earnings of commercial banks and their holding companies are affected not only by general economic conditions but also by the policies of various governmental regulatory authorities. In particular, the FRB regulates money and credit conditions and interest rates in order to influence general economic conditions, primarily through open-market operations in U.S. Government securities, varying the discount rate on bank borrowings, and setting reserve requirements against bank deposits. These policies have a significant influence on overall growth and distribution of bank loans, investments and deposits, and affect interest rates charged on loans and earned on investments or paid for time and savings deposits. FRB monetary policies have had a significant effect on the operating results of commercial banks in the past and this is expected to continue in the future. The general effect, if any, of such policies upon the future business and earnings of the Company cannot accurately be predicted.

The Company and its bank subsidiaries are required by law to maintain minimum levels of capital. These required capital levels are expressed in terms of capital ratios, known as the leverage ratio and the capital to risk-based assets ratios. The Company significantly exceeds the minimum required capital levels for each measure of capital adequacy. See Note 9 to the Company’sCompany's consolidated financial statements that are presented in Item 8 of this report,Report, which Note 9 is incorporated herein by reference.

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Also, federal regulations define five categories of financial institutions for purposes of implementing prompt corrective action and supervisory enforcement requirements of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvements Act of 1991. The category to which the most highly capitalized institutions are assigned is termed “well-capitalized.” Institutions falling into this category must have a total risk-based capital ratio (the ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets) of at least 10%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio (the ratio of Tier 1, or “core”, capital to risk-weighted assets) of at least 6%, a leverage ratio (the ratio of Tier 1 capital to total assets) of at least 5%, and must not be subject to any written agreement, order or directive from its regulator relative to meeting and maintaining a specific capital level. On December 31, 2004,2005, the Company had a total risk-based capital ratio of 11.83%11.27%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 10.63%10.01% (based on Tier 1 capital of $78,945,000$75,119,000 and total risk-weighted assets of $742,323,000)$750,302,000), and a leverage ratio of 8.50%8.01%. The Company and all itsAll of the Company's affiliate banks meet all of the requirements of the “well-capitalized” category and, accordingly,category. In addition the Company meets the requirements of the FRB to be considered a “well-capitalized” bank holding company. Accordingly, the Company does not expect these regulations to significantly impact operations.

The Company is a corporation separate and distinct from its bank and other subsidiaries. Most of the Company’s revenues will be received by it in the form of dividends, fees, and interest paid by its bank subsidiaries. These subsidiaries are subject to statutory restrictions on their ability to pay dividends. The FRB possesses enforcement powers over bank holding companies and their non-bank subsidiaries that enable it to prevent or remedy actions that in its view may represent unsafe or unsound practices or violations of applicable statutes and regulations. Among these powers is the ability in appropriate cases to proscribe the payment of dividends by banks and bank holding companies. The FDIC and DFI possess similar enforcement powers over the respective bank subsidiaries of the Company for which they have supervision. The “prompt corrective action” provisions of federal banking law impose further restrictions on the payment of dividends by insured banks which fail to meet specified capital levels and, in some cases, their parent bank holding companies.




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Internet Address; Internet Availability of SEC Reports.

The Company’sCompany's Internet address is www.germanamericanbancorp.com.

The Company makes available, free of charge through the Investors section of its Internet website, its annual report on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, its current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports are filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Forward-Looking Statements and Associated RisksRisks.

The Company from time to time in its oral and written communications makes statements relating to its expectations regarding the future. These types of statements are considered “forward-looking statements”"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements can include statements about the Company’s net interest income or net interest margin; adequacy of allowance for loan losses and the quality of the Company’s loans, investment securities and other assets; simulations of changes in interest rates; litigation results; dividend policy; estimated cost savings, plans and objectives for future operations; and expectations about the Company’s financial and business performance and other business matters as well as economic and market conditions and trends. They often can be identified by the use of words like “expect,” “may,”"expect," "may," “will,” “would,” “could,”"could," “should,” “intend,” “project,” “estimate,” “believe”"intend," "project," "estimate," "believe" or “anticipate,”"anticipate," or similar expressions.

The Company may include forward-looking statements in filings with the SEC, such as this Form 10-K, in other written materials, and in oral statements made by senior management to analysts, investors, representatives of the media, and others. It is intended that these forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the forward-looking statement is made.

Readers are cautioned that, by their nature, forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors. Actual results may differ materially from the expectations of the Company that are expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. The discussiondiscussions in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and in Item 7 of this Form 10-K, “Management’s"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” lists" list some of the factors that could cause the Company’sCompany's actual results to vary materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. Other risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to vary materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement include the unknown future direction of interest rates and the timing and magnitude of any changes in interest rates; the effects of changes in competitive conditions; acquisitions of other businesses by the Company and costs of integrations of such acquired businesses; the introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives and strategies; changes in customer borrowing, repayment, investment and deposit practices; changes in fiscal, monetary and tax policies; changes in financial and capital markets; changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally, resulting in, among other things, credit quality deterioration; the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; capital management activities; actions of the Federal Reserve Board and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms; changes in accounting principles and interpretations; the inherent uncertainties involved in litigation and regulatory proceedings which could result in the Company’s incurring loss or damage regardless of the merits of the Company’s claims or defenses; and the continued availability of earnings and excess capital sufficient for the lawful and prudent declaration and payment of cash dividends. Investors should consider these risks, uncertainties, and other factors in addition to those mentioned by the Company in its other SEC filings from time to time when considering any forward-looking statement.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

While the Company has a history of profitability and operates in mature industries with capital that substantially exceeds the requirements of bank regulatory agencies, an investment in the common stock of the Company (like an investment in the equity securities of any business enterprise) is subject to investment risks and uncertainties. The following describes some of the principal risks and uncertainties to which the Company and its assets and business are subject; other risks are briefly identified in our cautionary statement that is included “Forward-Looking Statements and Associated Risks” in Part I, Item 1, “Business.” Although the Company seeks ways to manage these risks and uncertainties and to develop programs to control those that management can, the Company ultimately cannot predict the future. Future results may differ materially from past results, and from management's expectations and plans.

Asset Quality.

A significant source of risk for any bank or other enterprise that lends money arises from the possibility that losses will be sustained because borrowers, guarantors and related parties may fail (because of financial difficulties or other reasons) to perform in accordance with the terms of their loan agreements. In the case of the Company, many loans originated by the Company are secured, but some loans are unsecured depending on the nature of the loan. With respect to secured loans, the collateral securing the repayment of these loans includes a wide variety of real and personal property that may be insufficient to cover the obligations owed under such loans. Collateral values may be adversely affected by changes in prevailing economic, environmental and other conditions, including declines in the value of real estate, changes in interest rates, changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government, wide-spread disease, terrorist activity, environmental contamination, natural disasters, and other external events. The Company has adopted underwriting and credit monitoring procedures and policies, including the establishment and review of the allowance for loan losses and regular review of appraisals and borrower financial statements, that management believes are appropriate to mitigate the risk of loss by assessing the likelihood of nonperformance and the value of available collateral, monitoring loan performance and diversifying the Company's credit portfolio. Such policies and procedures, however, may not prevent unexpected losses that could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. For additional information regarding the Company’s asset quality, see Part II, Item 7 (“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”).

Interest Rate Risk.

The Company's earnings depend largely on the relationship between the yield on earning assets, primarily loans and investments, and the cost of funds, primarily deposits and borrowings. This relationship, known as the interest rate spread, is subject to fluctuation and is affected by economic and competitive factors which influence interest rates, the volume and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the level of non-performing assets. Fluctuations in interest rates affect the demand of customers for the Company's products and services. The Company is subject to interest rate risk to the degree that its interest-bearing liabilities reprice or mature more slowly or more rapidly or on a different basis than its interest-earning assets. Significant fluctuations in interest rates could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. For additional information regarding interest rate risk, see Part II, Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk."

Economic Conditions, Limited Geographic Diversification.

The Company conducts business from offices that are exclusively located in nine contiguous counties of Southern Indiana, from which substantially all of its customer base is drawn. Because of the geographic concentration of its operations and customer base, the Company's results depend largely upon economic conditions in this area. Deterioration in economic conditions in this area could adversely affect the quality of the Company's loan portfolio and the demand for its products and services, and accordingly, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. See also Part I, Item 1, "Business --- Competition."

Competition.

The banking and financial services business in the Company's markets is highly competitive. The Company competes in its geographic markets with regional, national and international competitors that are much larger in total assets and capitalization than the Company. In addition, new banks could be organized in the Company’s market area which might bid aggressively for new business to capture market share in these markets. Developments increasing the nature or level of competition could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. See also "Competition," and "Supervision and Regulation of Banking Activities."

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Risks of Future Changes in Our Businesses and Capital Structure.

The Company from time to time considers opportunities to expand the Company’s businesses by launching new internal business initiatives and by buying or investing in other businesses. The Company’s earnings and financial condition could be adversely affected to the extent that the acquisitions or other business initiatives and strategies are not successful (or take longer than expected to achieve expected results) and such initiative or strategies could even result in losses to the Company. The Company also from time to time engages in activities (such as repurchasing and issuing its capital stock or other securities, and utilizing the borrowing capacity of its parent company to borrow funds from third party lenders on short and long term bases) in order to manage its capital structure in a manner that it believes is most advantageous. These capital management activities, however, also carry risks in the event that the Company’s business does not develop as expected or there are changes in the market for the Company’s common stock or in the capital and financial markets generally.

Government Regulation, Legislative Changes, and Monetary Policy.

The Company and the banking industry are subject to extensive regulation and supervision under federal and state laws and regulations. The restrictions imposed by such laws and regulations limit the manner in which the Company conducts its business, undertakes new investments and activities and obtains financing. These regulations are designed primarily for the protection of the deposit insurance funds and consumers and not to benefit the Company's shareholders. Financial institution regulation has been the subject of significant legislation in recent years and may be the subject of further significant legislation in the future, none of which is in the control of the Company. Significant new laws or changes in, or repeals of, existing laws (including changes in federal or state laws affecting corporate taxpayers generally or financial institutions specifically) could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. Further, federal monetary policy, particularly as implemented through the Federal Reserve System, significantly affects credit conditions for the Company, and any unfavorable change in these conditions could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. See also Part I, Item 1, “Business -- Supervision and Regulation of Banking Activities."


Risk of Changes in Accounting Policies or Requirements or Accounting Estimates or Judgments.

The financial condition and results of operations of the Company that are presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements, accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, and selected financial data appearing elsewhere within this report, are, to a large degree, dependent upon the Company’s accounting policies. The selection of and application of these policies involve estimates, judgments and uncertainties that are subject to change, and the effect of any change in estimates or judgments that might be caused by future developments or resolution of uncertainties could be materially adverse to the Company’s reported financial condition and results of operations. See the discussion of critical accounting policies and estimates that the Company has determined to be the most susceptible to change in the near term that is included in the section captioned “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in Part II, Item 7 (“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”) for a complete discussion. In addition, authorities that prescribe accounting principles and standards for public companies from time to time change those principles or standards or adopt formal or informal interpretations of existing principles or standards, which changes or interpretations (to the extent applicable to the Company) could result in changes that would be materially adverse to the Company’s reported financial condition and results of operations.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

Item 2. Properties.

The Company conducts its operations from the main office building of The German American Bank at 711 Main Street, Jasper, Indiana. The main office building contains approximately 23,600 square feet of office space. The Company’s subsidiaries conduct their operations from 3033 other locations in SouthwestSouthern Indiana.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

There are no material pending legal proceedings, other than routine litigation incidental to the business of the Company’s subsidiaries, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their property is the subject.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There were no matters submitted during the fourth quarter of 20042005 to a vote of security holders, by solicitation of proxies or otherwise.




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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Market and Dividend Information

German American Bancorp’s stock is traded on NASDAQ’s National Market System under the symbol GABC. The quarterly high and low closing prices for the Company’s common stock as reported by NASDAQ and quarterly cash dividends declared and paid are set forth in the table below. All per share data are retroactively restated for all stock dividends.

200420032005
 2004
HighLowCash
Dividend
HighLowCash
Dividend
High
Low
Cash
Dividend

 High
Low
Cash
Dividend

Fourth Quarter$17.24$15.95$0.140$18.79$14.81$0.133$13.64$12.71$0.140 $17.24$15.95$0.140
Third Quarter$17.75$15.75$0.140$18.19$16.21$0.133$14.74$13.30$0.140 $17.75$15.75$0.140
Second Quarter$17.23$15.80$0.140$18.09$16.48$0.133$15.21$12.53$0.140 $17.23$15.80$0.140
First Quarter$18.02$16.81$0.140$18.55$16.91$0.133$15.98$15.18$0.140 $18.02$16.81$0.140



 
 $0.560 $0.532$0.560 $0.560



 

The Common Stock was held of record by approximately 3,8033,480 shareholders at March 1, 2005.2006.

Cash dividends paid to the Company’s shareholders are primarily funded from dividends received by the Company from its subsidiaries. The declaration and payment of future dividends will depend upon the earnings and financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries, general economic conditions, compliance with regulatory requirements, and other factors.

Transfer Agent:UMB Bank, N.A.
Securities Transfer Division
P.O. Box 410064
Kansas City, MO 64141-0064
Contact:  Shareholder Relations
(800) 884-4225

Shareholder
Information and
Corporate Office:
Terri A. Eckerle
German American Bancorp
P. O. Box 810
Jasper, Indiana 47547-0810
(812) 482-1314
(800) 482-1314




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Stock Repurchase Program Information

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s purchases of its common shares during each of the three months ended December 31, 2004.2005.

Period
Total
Number
Of Shares
(or Units)
Purchased

Average Price
Paid Per Share
(or Unit)

Total Number of Shares
(or Units) Purchases as Part
of Publicly Announced Plans
or Programs

Maximum Number
(or Approximate Dollar
Value) of Shares (or Units)
that May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or Programs(1)

October 2005        272,789 
November 2005        272,789 
December 2005   441,299(2)(3)$12.50  272,789 

Period(1)
Total
Number
Of Shares
(or Units)
Purchased

Average Price
Paid Per Share
(or Unit)

Total NumberOn April 26, 2001, the Company announced that its Board of Shares
(or Units) Purchases as Part
Directors had approved a stock repurchase program for up to 607,754 of Publicly Announced Plans
or Programs
Maximum Number
(or Approximate Dollar
Value)its outstanding common shares, of Shares (or Units)which the Company had purchased 334,965 common shares through December 31, 2005. The Board of Directors established no expiration date for this program.

that May Yet Be Purchased
(2)During December 2005, 552 shares were acquired by the Company from certain persons who held options ("optionees") to acquire the Company's common shares under its 1999 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan ("Plan") in connection with the exercises by such optionees of their options during December 2005. Under the Plansterms of the Plan, optionees are generally entitled to pay some or Programs
(1)
October 2004---------355,789 
November 2004---------355,789 
December 2004---------355,789 all of the exercise price of their options by delivering to the Company common shares that the optionee may already own, subject to certain conditions. The Company is generally obligated to purchase any such common shares delivered to it by such optionees for this purpose and to apply the market value of those tendered shares as of the date of exercise of the options toward the exercise prices due upon exercise of the options. Shares acquired by the Company pursuant to option exercises under the Plan are not made pursuant to the repurchase program described in note 1 above and by Note 9 to the Company's consolidated financial statements that are presented in Item 8 this Report and do not reduce the number of shares available for purchase under that program.

(1)  On April 26, 2001, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved a stock repurchase program for up to 607,754 of its outstanding common shares, of which the Company had purchased 251,965 common shares through December 31, 2004. The Board of Directors established no expiration date for this program.


(3)During December 2005 the Company completed the purchase, in a private unsolicited transaction not from or through any broker or dealer, of a block of 440,747 shares of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock from a corporation currently in reorganization proceedings under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code at a price of $12.50 per share. The block purchase represented approximately 4% of the shares of the Company's common shares that were outstanding immediately prior to consummation of the purchase. The Company's Board of Directors specifically approved the block purchase, and such purchase therefore will not reduce the number of shares authorized for repurchase under the repurchase program described by note 1above and in Note 9 to the Company's consolidated financial statements that are presented in Item 8 this Report.




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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

The following selected data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes that are included in Item 8 of this report,Report, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which is included in Item 7 of this report (DollarsReport (dollars in thousands except per share data).

2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
Summary of Operations:                      
Interest Income $47,710 $50,619 $60,494 $71,069 $79,319  $50,197 $47,710 $50,619 $60,494 $71,069 
Interest Expense  16,471  21,084  28,492  38,917  45,646   17,984  16,471  21,084  28,492  38,917 










Net Interest Income  31,239  29,535  32,002  32,152  33,673   32,213  31,239  29,535  32,002  32,152 
Provision for Loan Losses  2,015  811  1,115  660  2,231   1,903  2,015  811  1,115  660 










Net Interest Income after Provision  
For Loan Losses  29,224  28,724  30,887  31,492  31,442   30,310  29,224  28,724  30,887  31,492 
Non-interest Income  9,620(1) 12,934  9,509  9,772  2,543(4)  14,194  9,620(1) 12,934  9,509  9,772 
Non-interest Expense  30,609  32,219(2) 28,967  29,308  28,238   31,448  30,609  32,219(2) 28,967  29,308 










Income before Income Taxes  8,235  9,439  11,429  11,956  5,747   13,056  8,235  9,439  11,429  11,956 
Income Tax Expense  996  1,271  1,987  2,763  459   3,335  996  1,271  1,987  2,763 










Net Income $7,239 $8,168 $9,442 $9,193 $5,288  $9,721 $7,239 $8,168 $9,442 $9,193 













Year-end Balances:  
Total Assets $942,094 $925,946 $957,005 $1,015,111 $1,079,808  $946,467 $942,094 $925,946 $957,005 $1,015,111 
Total Loans, Net of Unearned Income  629,793  611,866  610,741  657,166  709,744(4)  651,956  629,793  611,866  610,741  657,166 
Total Deposits  750,383  717,133  707,194  726,874  735,570   746,821  750,383  717,133  707,194  726,874 
Total Long-term Debt  69,941  76,880(2) 121,687  156,726  182,370   66,606  69,941  76,880(2) 121,687  156,726 
Total Shareholders' Equity  83,669  83,126(3) 104,519  102,209  97,260   82,255  83,669  83,126(3) 104,519  102,209 



Average Balances:  
Total Assets $927,528 $938,992 $1,000,167 $1,014,917 $1,070,093  $925,851 $927,528 $938,992 $1,000,167 $1,014,917 
Total Loans, Net of Unearned Income  622,240  618,340  644,990  704,562  766,533(4)  634,526  622,240  618,340  644,990  704,562 
Total Deposits  731,467  711,310  718,763  718,160  749,235   730,220  731,467  711,310  718,763  718,160 
Total Shareholders' Equity  82,558  87,703(3) 103,301  100,232  95,788   84,479  82,558  87,703(3) 103,301  100,232 



Per Share Data(5): 
Per Share Data (4): 
Net Income $0.66 $0.73(3)$0.79 $0.76 $0.44  $0.89 $0.66 $0.73(3)$0.79 $0.76 
Cash Dividends  0.56  0.53  0.51  0.48  0.45   0.56  0.56  0.53  0.51  0.48 
Book Value at Year-end  7.68  7.60(3) 8.72  8.44  8.05   7.73  7.68  7.60(3) 8.72  8.44 



Other Data at Year-end:  
Number of Shareholders  3,219  3,198  3,299  3,314  3,208   3,494  3,219  3,198  3,299  3,314 
Number of Employees  372  383  390  422  405   367  372  383  390  422 
Weighted Average Number of Shares(5)(4)  10,914,622  11,176,766(3) 12,007,009  12,093,160  12,074,628   10,890,987  10,914,622  11,176,766(3) 12,007,009  12,093,160 



Selected Performance Ratios:  
Return on Assets  0.78% 0.87% 0.94% 0.91% 0.49%  1.05% 0.78% 0.87% 0.94% 0.91%
Return on Equity  8.77% 9.31%(3) 9.14% 9.17% 5.52%  11.51% 8.77% 9.31%(3) 9.14% 9.17%
Equity to Assets  8.88% 8.98%(3) 10.92% 10.07% 9.01%  8.69% 8.88% 8.98%(3) 10.92% 10.07%
Dividend Payout  84.46% 73.26% 64.99% 63.98% 98.54%  62.83% 84.46% 73.26% 64.99% 63.98%
Net Charge-offs to Average Loans  0.24% 0.14% 0.19% 0.22% 0.27%  0.26% 0.24% 0.14% 0.19% 0.22%
Allowance for Loan Losses to Loans  1.40% 1.35% 1.36% 1.27% 1.31%  1.42% 1.40% 1.35% 1.36% 1.27%
Net Interest Margin  3.86% 3.61% 3.67% 3.61% 3.57%  3.92% 3.86% 3.61% 3.67% 3.61%

(1)In 2004, the Company recognized a $3.7 million non-cash pre-tax charge (which reduced Non-interest Income) for the other-than-temporary decline in value of its FHLMC and FNMA preferred stock portfolio.

(2)In 2003, the Company prepaid $40.0 million of FHLB borrowings within its mortgage banking segment. The prepayment fees associated with the extinguishment of these borrowings totaled $1.9 million.

(3)In March 2003, the Company purchased 1,110,444 (approximately 9% of the number of shares that were then outstanding) of its common shares at $19.05 per share pursuant to a self tender offer at a total cost, including fees and expenses incurred in connection with the offer, of approximately $21.4 million.

(4)In 2000, the Company reclassified $69.8 million of sub-prime, out-of-market residential mortgage loans as held-for-sale. The difference between book value and market value resulted in a $5.2 million allowance for market loss on loans held-for-sale.
(5)Share and Per Share Data has been retroactively adjusted to give effect for stock dividends and excludes the dilutive effect of stock options.




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Item 7. Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

INTRODUCTION


German American Bancorp (“the Company”) is a financial services holding company based in Jasper, Indiana. The Company’s Common Stock is traded on NASDAQ’s National Market System under the symbol GABC. The Company operates fivesix affiliated community banks with 2629 retail banking offices in the eightnine contiguous SouthwesternSouthern Indiana counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Perry, Pike, and Spencer. The Company also operates a trust, brokerage and financial planning subsidiary which operates from the offices of the bank subsidiaries, and two insurance agencies with five agency offices throughout its market area. The Company’s lines of business include retail and commercial banking, mortgage banking, comprehensive financial planning, full service brokerage and trust administration, title insurance, and a full range of personal and corporate insurance products.

The information in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis is presented as an analysis of the major components of the Company’s operations for the years 20022003 through 20042005 and its financial condition as of December 31, 20042005 and 2003.2004. This information should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and footnotes contained elsewhere in this report, and with the description of business included in Item 1 of this Report (including the cautionary disclosure regarding “Forward Looking Statements and Associated Risks”). Financial and other information by segment is included in Note 16 – Segment Information of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial StatementsCompany’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Report and is incorporated into this Item 7 by reference.

MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

The Company’s level of net income increased 34% in 2005 compared with 2004. The Company’s 2005 net income totaled $9,721,000, or $0.89 per share, compared with $7,239,000, or $0.66 per share, for 2004. The Company’s performance in 2004 was overshadowed somewhataffected by the recording in the fourth quarter of 2004 a non-cash, other-than-temporary impairment charge of approximately $2.4 million after-tax, or $0.23 per share, related to certain investments in Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”) and Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) preferred stock. Public disclosures regarding accounting practices at FNMA and a multi-billion dollar FNMA preferred stock issuance with a substantially different structure and higher yield than previous offerings had a detrimental effect on the fair value of both the FHLMC and FNMA preferred stock holdings. As a result of these factors and the magnitude and length of time the market value had been below cost, management could not forecast full recovery of the fair values in a reasonable time period and concluded that the preferred stock was other than temporarily impaired. Accordingly, the other-than-temporary impairment was recognized in the income statement as an investment securities loss. The Company’s net income, inclusive of the impairment charge, for the year ended December 31, 2004, was $7,239,000, or $0.66 per share, compared with 2003 net income of $8,168,000, or $0.73 per share. Exclusive of the impairment charge, 2004 earnings would have been $9,669,000, or $0.89 per share.

As is In addition to the case for many banking organizations,effect of the Company’s largest sourcesecurities impairment charge, the earnings comparison of revenue has historically been, and continues2005 to be, derived from the spread earned between its interest income and interest expense. As discussed in greater detail elsewhere in this discussion,2004 was positively impacted by improvements in the Company’s interest spread contributed to increased net interest income duringof $974,000, as well as increases in the level of other non-interest income. Non-interest income, excluding the impairment charge on equity securities in 2004, increased by approximately $891,000 or 7% in 2005 compared to 2003. This improvement reversed2004. These increases were partially mitigated by increased non-interest expense of $839,000, a five-year trendsignificant portion of declineswhich relates to increased employee health insurance costs, and increased income tax expense of $2,339,000 ($1,087,000 excluding the tax effect of the impairment charge in net interest income.2004).

In recent years, management has taken steps to enhance

The Company’s level of non-performing loans increased significantly during 2005 compared with year-end 2004. Most of this increase was identified during the second quarter of 2005 and grow its sourcespreviously reported. Non-performing loans totaled $15.7 at year end 2005 compared with $6.6 million as of non-interest-related revenue (such as insurance, trust administration, securities brokerage and financial planning)year end 2004. The increase in an effort to reduce the Company’s dependency on its net interest income and net interest spread. The positive trends in growth in trust and investment product fees and in insurance revenues, (principallynon-performing loans was primarily attributable to insurance acquisitionsthree specific credit facilities. Although each of these credits had been internally adversely classified in previous periods, management determined these credits should be placed on non-accrual status during 2003), continued2005 due to changes in 2004. Management expectscircumstances with each borrower. For further discussion of non-performing loans refer to “RISK MANAGEMENT – Non-Performing Assets.”

During 2005, the Company completed one in-market acquisition of a financial institution and has invested in minority interests in two de novo financial institutions in larger markets that these non-interest-related revenue sources will continue to significantly enhance its financial performance in the coming years.

The Company also has devoted increased emphasis in recent years to expanding its offering of loans and other products and services to business customers. Measured on an average basis, commercial/agricultural loans grew by approximately 10% in 2004, the seventh consecutive year of growthare within this componenta 150 mile radius of the Company’s balance sheet. The heightened management effortsprimary market area. Subsequent to grow this componentyear end 2005, the Company also completed an additional acquisition of the Company’ customer base is directly attributablea financial institution in an adjacent market to management’s belief that business customers, particularly small business customers, will valueits primary market area. This strategy of bank acquisitions and de novo investing has been undertaken to supplement organic growth within the Company’s approach of providing a combination of highly qualified professional financial advisors, local decision-making, and customer-focused products and services.

primary markets. Management has continued to endeavor to improve the Company’s operating efficiency through enhanced employee productivity and the control of operating expenses, as evidenced by the three-year trend in the reduction in the number of full-time equivalent employees. The Company’s total operating expenses (exclusive of the 2003 net loss on extinguishment of borrowings) in 2004 increased modestly over those of 2003, mostly due to costs associated with compliance with requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

In summary, management in 2005 expectsdoes expect to continue to reduce the Company’s reliance upon net interest income by increasing its emphasis on productspursue similar strategic acquisition and services that generate fees and commissions. Management also seeks to enhance the Company’s financial performance by increasing its offering of loans and other products and services to business customers, and operating more efficiently.investing opportunities should opportunities become available.




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The statements of management’smanagement's expectations and goals concerning the Company’sCompany's future operations and performance that are set forth in this Management Overview and in other sections of this Item 7 are forward-looking statements, and readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors. Actual results may differ materially from the expectations of the Company that are expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. The following discussion, as well as the discussiondiscussions in Item 1 of this Form 10-K (“Business”("Business") entitled “Forward-Looking"Forward-Looking Statements and Associated Risks”Risks" and in Item 1A (“Risk Factors”) (which discussion isdiscussions are incorporated in this Item 7 by reference) lists some of the factors that could cause the Company’sCompany's actual results to vary materially from those expressed or implied by any such forward-looking statements.

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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS


On October 1, 2005 PCB Holding Company (“PCB”) merged with and into the Company, and PCB’s sole banking subsidiary, Peoples Community Bank, was merged into the Company’s subsidiary, First State Bank, Southwest Indiana. Peoples Community Bank operated two banking offices in Tell City, Indiana. PCB’s assets and equity (unaudited) as of September 30, 2005 totaled $34.6 million and $4.8 million, respectively. Under the terms of the merger, the shareholders of PCB received an aggregate of 257,029 shares of common stock of the Company valued at approximately $3.5 million and approximately $3.2 million of cash, representing a total transaction value of $6.7 million. This merger was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.

On January 1, 2006, Stone City Bancshares, Inc. (“Stone City”) merged with and into the Company, and as a result acquired all of the stock of Stone City’s sole banking subsidiary, Stone City Bank of Bedford, Indiana, which operates two banking offices in Bedford, Indiana. Stone City’s assets and equity as of December 31, 2005 totaled $61.2 million and $5.4 million, respectively. Under the terms of the merger, the shareholders of Stone City received aggregate cash payments of approximately $6.4 million and 349,468 common shares of the Company valued during at approximately $4.6 million, representing a total transaction value of approximately $11.0 million. This merger was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES


The financial condition and results of operations for German American Bancorp presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements, accompanying notesNotes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, and selected financial data appearing elsewhere within this report, are, to a large degree, dependent upon the Company’s accounting policies. The selection of and application of these policies involve estimates, judgments and uncertainties that are subject to change. The critical accounting policies and estimates that the Company has determined to be the most susceptible to change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of mortgage servicing rights, the valuation of securities available for sale, and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets and loss contingencies related to exposure from tax examinations.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The Company maintains an allowance for loan losses to cover probable incurred credit losses at the balance sheet date. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, should be charged-off. A provision for loan losses is charged to operations based on management’smanagement's periodic evaluation of the necessary allowance balance. Evaluations are conducted at least quarterly and more often if deemed necessary. The ultimate recovery of all loans is susceptible to future market factors beyond the Company’sCompany's control.

The Company has an established process to determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. The determination of the allowance is inherently subjective, as it requires significant estimates, including the amounts and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans, estimated losses on other classified loans and pools of homogeneous loans, and consideration of past loan loss experience, the nature and volume of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values, economic conditions, and other factors, all of which may be susceptible to significant change. The allowance consists of two components of allocations, specific and general. These two components represent the total allowance for loan losses deemed adequate to cover losses inherent in the loan portfolio.

Commercial, agricultural and poultry loans are subject to a standardized grading process administered by an internal loan review function. The need for specific reserves is considered for credits when graded substandard or special mention, or when: (a) the customer’s cash flow or net worth appears insufficient to repay the loan; (b) the loan has been criticized in a regulatory examination; (c) the loan is on non-accrual; or, (d) other reasons where the ultimate collectibility of the loan is in question, or the loan characteristics require special monitoring. Specific allowances are established in cases where management has identified significant conditions or circumstances related to an individual credit that we believe indicates the loan is impaired. Specific allocations on impaired loans are determined by comparing the loan balance to the present value of expected cash flows or expected collateral proceeds. Allocations are also applied to categories of loans not considered individually impaired but for which the rate of loss is expected to be greater than historical averages, including those graded substandard or special mention and non-performing consumer or residential real estate loans. Such allocations are based on past loss experience and information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values.

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General allocations are made for other pools of loans, including non-classified loans, homogeneous portfolios of consumer and residential real estate loans, and loans within certain industry categories believed to present unique risk of loss. General allocations of the allowance are primarily made based on a five-year historical average for loan losses for these portfolios, judgmentally adjusted for economic factors and portfolio trends.

Due to the imprecise nature of estimating the allowance for loan losses, the Company’s allowance for loan losses includes a minor unallocated component. The unallocated component of the allowance for loan losses incorporates the Company’s judgmental determination of inherent losses that may not be fully reflected in other allocations, including factors such as economic uncertainties, lending staff quality, industry trends impacting specific portfolio segments, and broad portfolio quality trends. Therefore, the ratio of allocated to unallocated components within the total allowance may fluctuate from period to period.




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Mortgage Servicing Rights Valuation

Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) are recognized and included with other assets for the allocated value of retained servicing rights on loans sold. Servicing rights are expensed in proportion to, and over the period of, estimated net servicing revenues. Impairment is evaluated based on the fair value of the rights, using groupings of the underlying loans as to type and age. Fair value is determined based upon discounted cash flows using market-based assumptions.

To determine the fair value of MSRs, the Company uses a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income. In using this valuation method, the Company incorporates assumptions that market participants would use in estimating future net servicing income, which include estimates of prepayment speeds, discount rate, cost to service, escrow account earnings, contractual servicing fee income, ancillary income, late fees, and float income. The Company periodically validates its valuation model by obtaining an independent valuation of its MSRs.

The most significant assumption used to value MSRs is prepayment rate. In general, during periods of declining interest rates, the value of MSRs decline due to increasing prepayment speeds attributable to increased mortgage refinancing activity. Prepayment rates are estimated based on published industry consensus prepayment rates. Prepayments will increase or decrease in correlation with market interest rates, and actual prepayments generally differ from initial estimates. If actual prepayment rates are different than originally estimated, the Company may receive less mortgage servicing income, which could reduce the value of the MSRs. Other assumptions used in estimating the fair value of MSRs do not generally fluctuate to the same degree as prepayment rates, and therefore the fair value of MSRs is less sensitive to changes in these other assumptions.

On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates the possible impairment of MSRs based on the difference between the carrying amount and the current fair value of MSRs. For purposes of evaluating and measuring impairment, the Company stratifies its portfolios on the basis of certain risk characteristics, including loan type and age. If temporary impairment exists, a valuation allowance is established for any excess of amortized cost over the current fair value, by risk stratification, through a charge to income. If the Company later determines that all or a portion of the temporary impairment no longer exists for a particular strata, a reduction of the valuation allowance may be recorded as an increase to income.

The Company annually reviews MSRs for other-than-temporary impairment and recognizes a direct write-down when the recoverability of a recorded valuation allowance is determined to be remote. In determining whether other-than-temporary impairment has occurred, the Company considers both historical and projected trends in interest rates, prepayment activity within the strata, and the potential for impairment recovery through interest rate increases. Unlike a valuation allowance, a direct-write down permanently reduces the carrying value of the MSRs and the valuation allowance, precluding subsequent recoveries.

As of December 31, 20042005, the Company analyzed the sensitivity of its MSRs to changes in prepayment rates. In estimating the changes in prepayment rates, market interest rates were assumed to be increased and decreased by 1.0%. At December 31, 20042005 the Company’s MSRs had a fair value of $2,695,000$3,353,000 using a weighted average prepayment rate of 19%12%. Assuming a 1.0% increase in market interest rates the estimated fair value of MSRs would be $3,507,000$3,724,000 with a weighted average prepayment rate of 11%9%. Assuming a 1.0% decline in market interest rates the estimated fair value of MSRs would be $1,383,000$2,201,000 with a weighted average prepayment rate of 52%26%.

Securities Available-for-SaleValuation

Securities classified as available-for-sale are securities that the Company intends to hold for an indefinite period of time, but not necessarily until maturity.

Securities available-for-sale are carried at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported separately in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. The Company obtains market values from a third party on a monthly basis in order to adjust the securities to fair value. Additionally, all securities available-for-sale are required to be written down to fair value when a decline in fair value is other than temporary; therefore, future changes in the fair value of securities could have a significant impact on the Company’s operating results. In determining whether a market value decline is other than temporary, management considers the reason for the decline, the extent of the decline and the duration of the decline. As of December 31, 2004, unrealized gains onSee Note 2 in the securities available-for-sale portfolio totaled approximately $543,000. This total is a net of unrealized gains on certain segments of the securities available-for-sale portfolio andaccompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding unrealized losses on other segments of the portfolio.securities.




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In the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company recognized a $3.68 million non-cash pre-tax charge for the other-than-temporary decline in value on its FHLMC and FNMA floating rate preferred stock portfolio. The Company accounts for these securities in accordance with SFAS No. 115, which requires that if the decline in fair market value below cost is determined to be other-than-temporary, the unrealized loss must be recognized as expense in the income statement. During the quarter ended December 31, 2004, public disclosures regarding accounting practices at FNMA and a multi-billion dollar FNMA preferred stock issuance with a substantially different structure and higher yield than previous offerings had a detrimental effect on the fair value of both the FHLMC and FNMA preferred stock holdings. In connection with the preparation of the Company’s financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report, management in January 2005 concluded, as a result of the factors identified in the preceding sentence and the magnitude and length of time the market value had been below cost, that management could not forecast full recovery of the fair values of these securities in a reasonable time period. Accordingly, management determined to recognize the other-than-temporary impairment in the income statement for the fourth quarter of 2004 as an investment securities loss.

Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue 03-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and its Application to Certain Investments,” contains guidance regarding There was no additional other-than-temporary impairment determined for year end 2005 on securities that was to take effect for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. However, the effective datethis segment or any segments of portions of this guidance has been delayed, and more interpretive guidance is expected to be issued in the future. The effect of this new and pending guidance on the Company’s financial statements is not known, but it is possible this guidance could change management’s assessment of other-than-temporary impairment in future periods.securities portfolio.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense involves estimates related to the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets and loss contingencies related to exposure from tax examinations.

A valuation allowance reduces deferred tax assets to the amount management believes is more likely than not to be realized. In evaluating the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers the likelihood that sufficient taxable income of appropriate character will be generated within carryback and carryforward periods, including consideration of available tax planning strategies. As of December 31, 2004,2005, the Company has a deferred tax asset of $3.3$2.4 million representing various tax credit carryforwards. Based on the long carryforward periods available, management has assessed it more likely than not that these credits will be realized and no valuation allowance has been established on this asset. At December 31, 2004,2005, the Company also has a deferred tax asset representing unrealized capital losses on equity securities. Should these capital losses be realized, management believes the Company has the ability to generate sufficient capital gains to realize the tax benefit of the capital losses during the available carryforward period, including the use of tax planning strategies related to mortgage servicing rights, appreciated securities and appreciated FHLB stock. As a result, no valuation allowance has been established on this asset.

Loss contingencies, including assessments arising from tax examinations and tax strategies, are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated. In considering the likelihood of loss, management considers the nature of the contingency, the progress of any examination or related protest or appeal, the opinions of legal counsel and other advisors, experience of the Company or other enterprises in similar matters, if any, and management’s intended response to any assessment. As discussed more fully in “Provision for Income Taxes”, as well as Note 11 toDuring the consolidated financial statements, an auditfirst quarter of 2005, the Company byreceived notices of proposed assessments of unpaid financial institutions tax for the years 2001 and 2002 of approximately $691,000 ($456,000 net of federal tax), including interest and penalties of approximately $100,000. The Company filed a protest with the Indiana Department of Revenue is pendingcontesting the proposed assessments and an assessment may result. Based on the preliminary stage of this possible assessment, management’s evaluation, after consultation with counsel, of the merits of the possible assessment, and management’s intentintends to protest any assessment andvigorously defend its position management has concluded that a lossthe income of the Nevada subsidiaries is not probablesubject to the Indiana financial institutions tax. Although there can be no such assurance, at this time andmanagement does not believe that it is probable that this potential assessment will result in additional tax liability. Therefore, no liabilitytax provision has been recorded atrecognized for the potential assessment of additional financial institutions tax for 2001 and 2002 or for financial institutions tax with respect to any of the Nevada subsidiaries in any period subsequent to 2002, including the year ended December 31, 2004.2005.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


NET INCOME

Net income increased $2,482,000 or 34% to $9,721,000 or $0.89 per share in 2005 compared to $7,239,000 or $0.66 per share during 2004. The earnings increase was largely attributable to a $2,430,000 after tax, or $0.23 per share, other-than-temporary impairment charge on the Company’s portfolio of FHLMC and FNMA preferred stocks. Excluding the effect of this other-than-temporary impairment charge, net income for 2004 would have been $9,669,000 or $0.89 per share. In addition to the effect of the securities impairment charge, the earnings comparison of 2005 to 2004 was positively impacted by improvements in net interest income of $974,000, as well as increases in the level of other non-interest income. Non-interest income, excluding the impairment charge on equity securities in 2004, increased by approximately $891,000 in 2005 compared to 2004. These increases were partially mitigated by increased non-interest expense of $839,000, a significant portion of which relates to increased employee health insurance costs, and increased income tax expense of $2,339,000 ($1,087,000 excluding the tax effect of the impairment charge in 2004).

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Net income declined $929,000 or 11% to $7,239,000 or $0.66 per share in 2004 compared to $8,168,000 or $0.73 per share during 2003. The earnings decline was directly attributable to a $2,430,000 after tax, or $0.23 per share, other-than-temporary impairment charge on the Company’s portfolio of FHLMC and FNMA preferred stocks. Excluding the effect of this other-than-temporary impairment charge, net income for 2004 would have been $9,669,000 or $0.89 per share. In comparing reported earnings for 2004 to 2003, the impairment charge was mitigated to some degree by increased net interest income, increased trust and investment product fees and insurance fees, and no net loss on the extinguishment of borrowings during 2004. Also contributing to the lower level of earnings in 2004 compared with 2003 was a decline in mortgage loan originations and subsequent sales of mortgage loans and an increased provision for loan losses.

In 2003, the Company earned net income of $8,168,000 or $0.73 per share. Earnings for 2003 declined by approximately 13% from the $9,442,000 and approximately 8% from the $0.79 per share reported for 2002. A lower number of shares outstanding resulting from a tender offer completed in March 2003 produced the lower percentage decline in earnings per share than that experienced in net income. The lower level of earnings during 2003 compared to 2002 was attributable principally to a decline in net interest income of $2,467,000 and a net loss of $1,898,000 incurred with the prepayment of $40.0 million of FHLB borrowings. These significant factors were partially offset by double-digit percentage increases in each category of non-interest income which totaled $3,425,000.




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NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income is the Company’s single largest source of earnings, and represents the difference between interest and fees realized on earning assets, less interest paid on deposits and borrowed funds. Several factors contribute to the determination of net interest income and net interest margin, including the volume and mix of earning assets, interest rates, and income taxes. Many factors affecting net interest income are subject to control by management policies and actions. Factors beyond the control of management include the general level of credit and deposit demand, Federal Reserve Board monetary policy, and changes in tax laws.

Net interest income increased $974,000 or 3% ($576,000 or 2% on a tax-equivalent basis) in 2005 compared with 2004. Net interest margin is tax equivalent net interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets. For 2005, the net interest margin increased to 3.92% compared with 3.86% in 2004. The Company’s increase in net interest income during 2005 compared with 2004 was largely attributable to the increase in the net interest margin. The Company’s yield on earning assets increased to 6.03% during 2005 compared with 5.79% for 2004. The increased yield on earning assets was primarily attributable to higher short-term interest rates and an increased level of loans outstanding during 2005 compared with 2004. The Company’s cost of funds (expressed as a percentage of average earning assets) during 2005 was 2.10% compared with 1.93% for 2004. The increase in the cost of funds was due to a rise in short-term market interest rates tempered by an increased level of non-maturity deposits including non-interest bearing demand accounts, less reliance on time deposits and borrowings and a decline in interest rates on outstanding borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank due to repayments of higher-cost advances that were outstanding in 2004.

Net interest income increased during 2004 by $1,704,000 or 6% ($1,336,000 or 4% on a tax equivalent basis) compared to 2003. Net interest margin is tax equivalent net interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets. For 2004, the net interest margin increased to 3.86% compared with 3.61% in 2003.

The Company’s increase in net interest income in 2004 compared with 2003 was largely attributable to the increased net interest margin that has beenwas largely driven by a decline in the Company’s cost of funds. The Company’s cost of funds has beenwas reduced due to a number of factors including the historically low level of interest rates during 2003 and 2004 and the change in the mix of the deposit base to a higher dependence on non-maturity deposits and less dependence on time deposits. Also contributing to the lower cost of funds during 2004 was the repayment of higher costing FHLB advances during 2003 in the Company’s mortgage banking segment.

In the second quarter of 2003, the Company’s mortgage banking segment repaid a maturing FHLB advance in the amount of $10.0 million with a rate of 7.27%. Late in the third quarter of 2003, the mortgage banking segment prepaid $20.0 million of FHLB advances with an average rate of 5.99%. These advances had stated maturities in the third quarter of 2004. Late in the fourth quarter of 2003, the Company’s mortgage banking segment prepaid an additional $20.0 million of FHLB advances with an average rate of 6.19%. These advances had stated maturities in the first quarter of 2005. During 2003, these advances were carried at negative interest rate spreads ranging from approximately 3% to 5% compared to the short-term investments that had been internally matched to the contractual repayment of these advances. The extinguishment of these borrowings positively impacted the net interest margin and net interest income during the year ended December 31, 2004 compared with the year ended December 31, 2003.

As illustrated in Note 16 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in item 8 of this Report, the Company’s core banking segment net interest income increased $995,000 in 2004 compared with 2003. The increase in the core banking segment was largely attributable to an increased level of earning assets driven by commercial loan growth and a stable net interest margin. The core banking segment’s net interest margin was able to remain stable due primarily to the decline in its cost of funds. Net interest income increased $873,000 during 2004 compared with 2003 in the Company’s mortgage banking segment primarily due to the repayment of the aforementioned FHLB borrowings.

Total average earning assets declined by $21.6 million during 2004 compared with 2003 primarily due to the repayment of FHLB advances within the mortgage banking segment during 2003. Average total loans remained relatively stable, increasing $3.9 million in 2004 compared with 2003. While total loans have remained relatively stable, the loan portfolio composition has changed. Average commercial loans increased $35.2 million or 10% in 2004 compared with 2003. Mitigating to a large degree the growth in the commercial loan portfolio has been the continued decline in the average residential mortgage loan portfolio. Average residential mortgage loans declined $34.9 million or 25% during the year ended 2004 compared with 2003.

Net interest income declined during 2003 by $2,467,000 or 8% ($2,777,000 or 8% on a tax equivalent basis) compared with 2002. Net interest margin is tax equivalent net interest income expressed as a percentage of average earning assets. For 2003, the net interest margin declined to 3.61% compared with 3.67% for 2002.

The Company’s net interest income was adversely impacted by the historically low levels of interest rates during 2003. The historically low interest rate environment resulted in a decline in overall earning asset yields including both the loan and securities portfolios. The decline in interest rates through most of the first three quarters of 2003 resulted in increased prepayment speeds in the Company’s mortgage-related securities portfolio, causing increased purchase premium amortization within that portfolio and thereby driving yields lower. In addition, due to the low level of interest rates, the Company was unable to reinvest the proceeds of the mortgage-related securities repayments and cash flows from securities issued by state and local subdivisions at comparable yields. The low level of interest rates also caused downward pressure on the yield in the Company’s loan portfolio. The Company’s cost of funds was lowered significantly but not sufficiently to mitigate the decline in earning asset yield.




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Earning assets also declined during 2003 compared with 2002 and was largely attributable to a decreased residential mortgage loan portfolio and the repayment of FHLB advances within the mortgage banking segment. The decline in interest earning assets was also attributable, to a lesser degree, to the self tender offer discussed in Note 9 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in item 8 of this Report and the purchase of Company Owned Life Insurance (COLI) during mid-2003.

The reduction in loans during 2003 compared with 2002 was attributable to the refinance activity in the residential loan industry that resulted from historically low interest rates and the Company’s continued sale of a majority of residential loan production in the secondary markets. Overall, the average loan portfolio declined by $26.7 million or approximately 4% during 2003 compared with 2002. Average residential mortgage loans declined $63.5 million or 31% during 2003. Partially mitigating the decline in average residential mortgage loans was growth in the commercial loan portfolio. Average commercial loans increased by $40.4 million or 13% during 2003 compared with 2002.

The following table summarizes net interest income (on a tax-equivalent basis) for each of the past three years. For tax-equivalent adjustments, an effective tax rate of 34% was used for all years presented (1).




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Average Balance Sheet
(Tax-equivalent basis / basis/dollars in thousands)


Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2004
Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2003
Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2002
Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2005
 Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2004
 Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2003
Principal
Balance

Income/
Expense

Yield/
Rate

Principal
Balance

Income/
Expense

Yield/
Rate

Principal
Balance

Income/
Expense

Yield/
Rate

Principal
Balance

 
Income/
Expense

 
Yield/
Rate

 Principal
Balance

 
Income/
Expense

 
Yield/
Rate

 Principal
Balance

 
Income/
Expense

 
Yield/
Rate

ASSETS                                      
Federal Funds Sold and Other  
Short-term Investments $10,635 $129  1.21%$25,007 $270  1.08%45,531 $754  1.66% $10,632 $316  2.97%$10,635 $129  1.21%$25,007 $270  1.08%
Securities:  
Taxable  157,021  5,455  3.34% 154,946  5,023  3.24% 155,784  7,144  4.59%  161,499  5,954  3.69% 161,601  5,455  3.38% 159,618  5,023  3.15%
Non-taxable  62,309  4,347  7.31% 75,507  5,371  7.11% 87,380  6,248  7.15%  46,666  3,297  7.07% 57,729  4,347  7.53% 70,835  5,371  7.58%
Total Loans and Leases(2)  622,240  39,407  6.33% 618,340  41,951  6.78% 644,990  48,654  7.54%  634,526  41,860  6.60% 622,240  39,407  6.33% 618,340  41,951  6.78%


 

 

 





TOTAL INTEREST
EARNING ASSETS
  852,205  49,338  5.79% 873,800  52,615  6.02% 933,685  62,800  6.73%
TOTAL INTEREST 
EARNING ASSETS  853,323  51,427  6.03% 852,205  49,338  5.79% 873,800  52,615  6.02%








 

 

 
Other Assets  83,960     73,670   74,786  81,771    83,960   73,670  
Less: Allowance for Loan Losses  (8,637)     (8,478)     (8,304)      (9,243)     (8,637)     (8,478)    

 
 
 


TOTAL ASSETS $927,528     $938,992     $1,000,167      $925,851   $927,528    $938,992     

 
 
 


LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
LIABILITIES AND 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 
Interest-Bearing Demand Deposits $121,173 $557 0.46%$110,544$612  0.55%$99,781 $775  0.78% $137,318 $1,436  1.05%$121,173 $557  0.46%$110,544 $612  0.55%
Savings Deposits  163,272  1,188  0.73% 142,198  1,149  0.81% 143,318  1,941  1.35%  156,820  2,212  1.41% 163,272  1,188  0.73% 142,198  1,149  0.81%
Time Deposits  330,898  10,002  3.02% 354,703  12,236  3.45% 380,249  15,960  4.20%  314,420  9,741 3.10% 330,898  10,002  3.02% 354,703  12,236  3.45%
FHLB Advances and  
Other Borrowings  101,067  4,724  4.67% 130,165  7,087  5.44% 165,247  9,816  5.94%  98,932  4,595  4.64% 101,067  4,724  4.67% 130,165  7,087  5.44%


 

 

 





TOTAL INTEREST-BEARING
LIABILITIES
  716,410  16,471  2.30% 737,610  21,084  2.86% 788,595  28,492  3.61%
TOTAL INTEREST-BEARING 
LIABILITIES  707,490  17,984  2.54% 716,410  16,471  2.30% 737,610  21,084  2.86%








 

 

 
Demand Deposit Accounts  116,124      103,865      95,415       121,662    116,124   103,865
Other Liabilities  12,436      9,814      12,856       12,220    12,436   9,814

 
 
 



TOTAL LIABILITIES  844,970      851,289      896,866       841,372    844,970   851,289

 
 
 


Shareholders' Equity  82,558      87,703      103,301       84,479    82,558   87,703

 
 
 


TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 $927,528     $938,992     $1,000,167     
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $925,851   $927,528  $938,992 

 
 
 


NET INTEREST INCOME   $32,867     $31,531     $34,308     $33,443  $32,867   $31,531    

 
 
 


NET INTEREST MARGIN      3.86%     3.61%     3.67%    3.92%   3.86%   3.61%

(1)Effective tax rates were determined as though interest earned on the Company's investments in municipal bonds and loans was fully taxable.

(2)Loans held-for-sale and non-accruing loans have been included in average loans. Interest income on loans includes loan fees of $1,326, $1,442, and $1,340 for 2005, 2004, and $1,184 for 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.




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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:

Net Interest Income - Rate/Volume Analysis:
(Tax-Equivalent basis, dollars in thousands)

2004 compared to 2003
Increase/(Decrease) Due to(1)

2003 compared to 2002
Increase/(Decrease) Due to (1)

Volume
Rate
Net
Volume
Rate
Net
 
Interest Income:              
Federal Funds Sold and Other  
       Short-term Investments  $(171)$30 $(141)$(273)$(211)$(484)
   Taxable Securities   68  364  432  (38) (2,083) (2,121)
   Nontaxable Securities   (923) (101) (1,024) (845) (32) (877)
   Loans and Leases   263  (2,807) (2,544) (1,951) (4,752) (6,703)






Total Interest Income   (763) (2,514) (3,277) (3,107) (7,078) (10,185)






 
Interest Expense:  
   Savings and Interest-bearing Demand   207  (223) (16) 104  (1,059) (955)
   Time Deposits   (785) (1,449) (2,234) (1,020) (2,704) (3,724)
   FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings   (1,447) (916) (2,363) (1,959) (770) (2,729)






Total Interest Expense   (2,025) (2,588) (4,613) (2,875) (4,533) (7,408)






 
Net Interest Income  $1,262 $74 $1,336 $(232)$(2,545)$(2,777)






(1)  The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.

2005 compared to 2004
Increase/(Decrease) Due to(1)

2004 compared to 2003
Increase/(Decrease) Due to(1)

Volume
Rate
Net
Volume
Rate
Net
Interest Income:              
Federal Funds Sold and Other  
       Short-term Investments  $ $187 $187 $(171)$30 $(141)
   Taxable Securities   (3) 502  499  63  369  432 
   Non-taxable Securities   (794) (256) (1,050) (987) (37) (1,024)
   Loans and Leases   788  1,665  2,453  263  (2,807) (2,544)

Total Interest Income   (9) 2,098  2,089  (832) (2,445) (3,277)

 
Interest Expense:  
   Savings and Interest-bearing Demand   61  1,842  1,903  207  (223) (16)
   Time Deposits   (506) 245  (261) (785) (1,449) (2,234)
   FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings   (99) (30) (129) (1,447) (916) (2,363)

Total Interest Expense   (544) 2,057  1,513  (2,025) (2,588) (4,613)

 
Net Interest Income  $535 $41 $576 $1,193 $143 $1,336 


(1)The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.

See the Company’s Average Balance Sheet and the discussions headed USES OF FUNDS, SOURCES OF FUNDS, AND LIQUIDITY AND INTEREST RATE RISKand “RISK MANAGEMENT – Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk Management” for further information on the Company’s net interest income, net interest margin, and interest rate sensitivity position.

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

The Company provides for loan losses through regular provisions to the allowance for loan losses. The provision is affected by net charge-offs on loans and changes in specific and general allocations required on the allowance. Provisions for loan losses totaled $1,903,000, $2,015,000, and $811,000 in 2005, 2004 and $1,115,0002003, respectively.

Loan loss provision remained relatively stable during 2005 compared with 2004. While net charge-offs increased in 2004, 20032005, a portion of the increase in charge-offs was provided for prior to 2005. As discussed in additional detail in the NON-PERFORMING ASSETS section of this Report, non-performing loans increased in 2005 due primarily to three large commercial and 2002, respectively. industrial credits for which loss allocations have been provided. Two of these loans were internally classified prior to 2005.

The provision for loan losses increased by $1,204,000 during 2004 compared with 2003. The Company’s allowance for loan losses and subsequent provisions for loan losses are typically analyzed at the individual affiliate bank level, the segment level, and finally at the consolidated level. During 2004, the core banking segment’s provisions for loan loss totaled $2,250,000 while the mortgage banking segment totaled a negative $235,000 provision for loan loss. These totals compare to a provision of $1,352,000 for the core banking segment in 2003 and a negative provision of $541,000 for the mortgage banking segment in 2003. During 2002, the core banking segment’s provision for loan loss totaled $1,365,000 while the mortgage banking segment totaled a negative $250,000 provision for loan loss.

Thesignificant increase in provision for loan losses within the core banking segment during 2004 compared with 2003 was largely attributable to the continued change in the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio toward a greater concentration in commercial and agricultural loans and less concentration in residential mortgage loans. Also contributing to the increased provision for loan losses has beenwas an increase in specific allocations on internally classified loans and an overall higher level of net charge-offs during 2004.

The negative provision for loan losses in 2004 2003, and 2002 within the mortgage banking segment has been driven by a declining level of portfolio residential real estate loans held by the mortgage banking segment. This decline has been due in large part to significant refinancing activity within the residential loan portfolio during 2002 and 2003 due to a historically low interest rate environment during those periods. Also contributing to the decline in the mortgage banking segment’s residential loan portfolio has been the Company’s operating strategy to sell fixed rate residential real estate loans into the secondary market rather than to rebuild the mortgage banking segment’s residential real estate portfolio.compared with 2003.

These provisions were made at a level deemed necessary by management to absorb estimated, probable incurred losses in the loan portfolio. A detailed evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is completed quarterly by management, the results of which are used to determine provisions for loan losses. Management estimates the allowance balance required using past loan loss experience, the nature and volume of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values, economic conditions, and other factors. Refer also to the section entitled CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES and LENDING AND LOAN ADMINISTRATION“RISK MANAGEMENT – Lending and Loan Administration” for further discussion of the provision and allowance for loan losses.




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NON-INTEREST INCOME

During 2005, all categories of Non-interest incomeIncome increased. Non-interest Income for 2005 was $14,194,000, an increase of $4,574,000 or 48%, as compared to $9,620,000 in 2004. Non-interest Income for 2004 was $9,620,000, a decline ofdeclined $3,314,000 or 26%, as compared to $12,934,000 in 2003. The increase in 2005 and the decline wasin 2004 were predominantly attributable to an other-than-temporary impairment charge on the Company’s FHLMC and FNMA preferred stock portfolio recognized in the fourth quarter of 2004. Excluding the effect of this other-than-temporary charge of $3,682,000, non-interest income for 2004 would have been $13,302,000, an increase of $368,000 or 3% over that recorded in 2003. Non-interest income increased $3,425,000 or 36% when comparing 2003 to 2002. All categories of non-interest income increased by double-digit percentages in 2003.

Non-interest Income (dollars in thousands)Non-interest Income (dollars in thousands)% Change From
Prior Year
Non-interest Income (dollars in thousands)Years Ended December 31, % Change From
Prior Year
2005
 2004
 2003
 2005
 2004
2004
2003
2002
2004
2003
Trust and Investment Product Fees $2,046 $1,627 $1,419  26% 15% $2,081 $2,046 $1,627  2% 26%
Service Charges on Deposit Accounts  3,537  3,391  2,574  4  32   3,723  3,537  3,391  5  4 
Insurance Revenues  4,666  3,692  2,818  26  31   4,703  4,666  3,692  1  26 
Other Operating Income  2,074  1,556  1,056  33  47   2,687  2,074  1,556  30  33 






Subtotal  12,323  10,266  7,867  20  30   13,194  12,323  10,266  7  20 
Net Gains on Sales of Loans and Related Assets  975  2,588  1,625  (62) 59   1,000  975  2,588  3  (62)
Net Gain / (Loss) on Securities  (3,678) 80  17  n/m(1) 371     (3,678) 80  n/m(1) n/m(1)






TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME $9,620 $12,934 $9,509  (26) 36  $14,194 $9,620 $12,934  48  (26)







(1)n/m = not meaningful

(1)  n/m = not meaningful

In 2004, Trust and Investment Product Fees increased $419,000 or 26% following anremained relatively stable in 2005 as compared to the prior year with a slight increase of $208,000 or 15% in 2003. The2% following a 26% increase in 2004 from 2003. An increase in fees over the past two years was primarily attributable to increased production from German American Financial Advisors (GAFA). GAFA was formed mid-year 2002 to provide expanded financial planning, full service brokerage, trust administrationthe Company’s Trust and other financial services.Investment Advisory Services segment.

Service Charges on Deposit Accounts increased 4% and 32% in 2004 and 2003, respectively. These increases were primarily attributable toInsurance Revenues remained relatively stable for the introduction of an overdraft protection service program during the second quarter of 2003.

year ended December 31, 2005 compared with 2004. Insurance Revenues increased 26% and 31% infor 2004 and 2003, respectively.as compared to the same period of 2003. The increased Insurance Revenues were primarily the result of insurance agency acquisitions completed in late 2002 and in Septemberthe third quarter of 2003. To a lesser degree, internal growth within the Company’s existing property and casualty insurance operations also contributed to the increase. The most significant insurance agency acquisitions were completed September 2, 2003. On that date, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets, net of certain assumed liabilities, of two property and casualty insurance agencies, Hoosierland Agency based in Jasper, Indiana and Stafford-Williams Agency based in Washington, Indiana. These acquisitions significantly impacted the Company’s insurance revenues during 2004 and 2003.2004. For more information on the business combination, see Note 18 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this report.Report.

For the year ended 2005, Other Operating Income increased 30% as compared to the prior year. The increase was partially due to an impairment recovery for mortgage servicing rights totaling $412,000 in 2005 compared with an impairment charge of $37,000 for 2004. Also contributing to the increase in Other Operating Income for the year ended 2005 as compared to 2004 was the gain on sale of a former branch facility of $313,000. Partially mitigating the positive variance was an increased level of mortgage servicing rights amortization of $246,000 for 2005.

For the year ended 2004, Other Operating Income increased 33%. The increase was partially attributable to an increase in the cash surrender value of Company Owned Life Insurance. The Company purchased $10.0 million of COLI during the third quarter of 2003. Also contributing to the increase in Other Operating Income was a reduced amount of mortgage servicing right impairment charges. During 2004, mortgage servicing right impairment charges were $37,000 as compared to $240,000 during 2003. The increase in Other Operating Income for 2003 as compared to 2002 was also primarily due to reduced impairment charges in the mortgage banking segment. Impairment charges totaled $721,000 in 2002.

Net Gains on Sales of Loans and Related Assets decreasedincreased 3% in 2005 following a decrease of 62% in 2004 following a 59% increase in 2003. The lower level of gains in 2004 resulted from lower residential mortgage loan production and subsequent loan sales. For the period ended December 31, 2003, the increase was attributable to historically low interest rates which produced an increased level of loan production and sales.2004. Loan sales for 2005, 2004, and 2003 and 2002 were $64.1 million, $61.4 million $181.2 million and $134.2$181.2 million, respectively.

The Company recorded a non-cash, other-than-temporary impairment charge of $3,682,000 ($2,430,000 after-tax) related to certain investments in FHLMC and FNMA preferred stock in the fourth quarter of 2004. For further discussion of the other-than-temporary charge, see the MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW, CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES and USEUSES OF FUNDS sections of this Report as well as Note 2 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Report.




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NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

For the year ended 2005, Non-interest Expense increased 3%. The increase was primarily due to an increase in Salaries and Employee Benefits and Occupancy, Furniture and Equipment Expense. For the year ended 2004, non-interest expenseNon-interest Expense decreased 5% or $1,610,000 fromas compared to 2003. The decline iswas primarily attributable to decreased Salaries and Employee Benefits and Occupancy Expense and no Net Loss on Extinguishment of Borrowings decreased Salaries and Employee Benefits and Occupancy Expenseduring 2004, offset by an increase in Professional Fees and Other Operating Expenses. Non-interest expense increased 11% in 2003.

Non-interest Expense (dollars in thousands)Non-interest Expense (dollars in thousands)% Change From
Prior Year
Non-interest Expense (dollars in thousands)Years Ended December 31, % Change From
Prior Year
2005
 2004
 2003
 2005
 2004
2004
2003
2002
2004
2003
Salaries and Employee Benefits  $17,814 $18,062 $17,443  (1)% 4%  $18,511 $17,814 $18,062  4% (1)%
Occupancy, Furniture and Equipment Expense  4,292  4,574  4,050  (6) 13   4,404  4,292  4,574  3  (6)
FDIC Premiums  106  114  128  (7) (11)  101  106  114  (5) (7)
Data Processing Fees  1,186  1,126  1,098  5  3   1,322  1,186  1,126  11  5 
Professional Fees  1,690  1,227  1,170  38  5   1,703  1,690  1,227  1  38 
Advertising and Promotion  888  853  738  4  16   784  888  853  (12) 4 
Supplies  527  633  660  (17) (4)  544  527  633  3  (17)
Net Loss on Extinguishment of Borrowings  ---  1,898  66  n/m(1) 2,776       1,898    n/m(1)
Other Operating Expenses  4,106  3,732  3,614  10  3   4,079  4,106  3,732  (1) 10 






TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE $30,609 $32,219 $28,967  (5) 11  $31,448 $30,609 $32,219  3  (5)






(1)n/m = not meaningful

(1)  n/m = not meaningful

In 2005, Salaries and Employee Benefits Expense the largest componentincreased 4%. The increase was primarily attributable to increased employee health insurance costs of non-interest expense, was approximately 58%, 56% and 60% of total non-interest expense in 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.$528,000. For the year ended 2004, Salaries and Employee BenefitBenefits Expense remained relatively stable with a modest 1% decline. In 2003, the 4% increase in Salaries and Employee Benefits resulted from increased expenses associated with retirement benefits and sales-related incentive compensation partially offset by a decrease in incentive compensation based on overall financial performance.

In 2004, the decrease in Occupancy, Furniture and Equipment Expense of 6%increased 3% in 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to a decline inlowered amount of real estate and personal property taxes.tax expense recognized in 2004. In the state of Indiana, counties reassessed real property in 2002 which carried over into 2003 and resulted in a delay of some tax billings until 2004. Due to the billing delay, the Company adjusted property tax accruals and expense during 2004 which resulted in a lowered amount of real estate and personal property tax expense. Partially mitigating the increase during 2005 was a reduced amount of depreciation expense recognized for certain computer network related fixed assets which fully depreciated in 2004. In 2004, Occupancy, Furniture and Equipment Expense decreased 6% predominately attributable to a reduced level of real estate and personal property expense. Occupancy, Furniture and Equipment Expense increased 13% in 2003. This increase was primarily attributable to increased building, furniture and equipmenttax expense as well software licenses and maintenance agreements expense.discussed above.

During 20042005 and 2003,2004, Professional Fees increased 38%1% and 5%38%, respectively. ForThe increase in 2004 the increase was primarily the result of costs associated with ensuring the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act. The increaseIn 2005, Advertising and Promotion decreased 12% which was the result of more directed marketing campaigns during the year. Advertising and Promotion increased 4% in 2003 was attributable2004 as compared to an increase in general audit and accounting fees.the prior year.

The Company did not prepayrecognize any FHLB AdvancesNet Loss on Extinguishment of Borrowings during 2004. During2005 or 2004; during 2003 the Company’s mortgage banking segment prepaid $40 million of FHLB Advances which resulted in a $1,898,000 net loss on extinguishment of borrowings.

Other Operating Expenses remained stable during 2005. For further discussion of the prepayments of FHLB Advances please see the NET INTEREST INCOME section of this Report.

year ended 2004, Other Operating Expenses increased 10% and 3% during. This increase in 2004 and 2003, respectively. Thewas primarily due to increased customer list intangible amortization of $371,000 which resulted from the Company’s property and casualty acquisition activity during late 2002 and in the third quarter 2003 resulted in an increased level of customer list intangible amortization during 2004 and 2003. The amortization expense associated with these acquisitions was $405,000 in 2004 and $136,000 in 2003. Also contributing to the increase in Other Operating Expenses for 2003 were increased claims incurred and an increased level of insurance reserves at the Company’s credit reinsurance subsidiary. For further discussion of intangible amortization, see Note 18 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Report.

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

The Company records a provision for current income taxes payable, along with a provision for deferred taxes payable in the future. Deferred taxes arise from temporary differences, which are items recorded for financial statement purposes in a different period than for income tax returns. The Company’s effective tax rate was 12.1%25.5%, 13.5%12.1%, and 17.4%13.5%, respectively, in 2005, 2004, and 2003. The higher effective tax rate in 2005 compared with both 2004 and 2003 was the result of higher levels of before tax net income combined with a lower level tax-exempt investment income and 2002.a lower level of tax credits generated by investments in affordable housing projects. The effective tax rate in all periods is lower than the blended statutory rate of 39.6%. The lower effective rate in all periods primarily resulted from the Company’s tax-exempt investment income on securities and loans, income tax credits generated by investments in affordable housing projects, and income generated by subsidiaries domiciled in a state with no state or local income tax. See Note 11 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Report for additional details relative to the Company’s income tax provision.




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Since December 31, 2001, the Company’s effective tax rate has been favorably impacted by Indiana financial institution tax savings resulting from the Company’s formation of investment subsidiaries in the state of Nevada by four of the Company’s banking subsidiaries.  The state of Nevada has no state or local income tax. An auditor employed byDuring the first quarter of 2005, the Company received notices of proposed assessments of unpaid Indiana financial institutions tax for the years 2001 and 2002 of approximately $691,000 ($456,000 net of federal tax), including interest and penalties of approximately $100,000. The Company filed a protest with the Indiana Department of Revenue (“Department”) has, in the course of the Department’s pending audit of the Company’s financial institutions tax return for the year 2002, advised the Company that the Department is considering issuing a notice of proposed assessment for unpaid financial institutions tax for the year 2002 of approximately $590,000 ($389,000 net of federal tax) plus interest, based on the auditor’s inclusion of the income of the Nevada subsidiaries in the Indiana return for that year.  If the Department issues such a notice of proposed assessment, the Company intends to file a protest with the Department contesting the proposed assessmentassessments and wouldintends to vigorously defend its position that the income of the Nevada subsidiaries is not subject to the Indiana financial institutions tax. Although there can be no such assurance, at this time management does not believe that it is probable that this potential assessment will result in additional tax liability. Therefore, no tax provision has been recognized for the potential assessment of additional financial institutions tax for 2001 and 2002 or for financial institutions tax with respect to any of the Nevada subsidiaries in any period subsequent to 2002.2002, including 2005.

CAPITAL RESOURCES


The Company and affiliate banks are subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective action regulations involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The prompt corrective action regulations provide five classifications, including well-capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition. The Company and all affiliate banks at year-end 20042005 were categorized as well-capitalized as that term is defined by the prompt corrective actionapplicable regulations. The Company has agreed with its parent-company correspondent bank lender, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as a term of its line of credit facilities with that lender (see “SOURCES OF FUNDS – Parent Company Funding sources”, below) that it will maintain the capital ratios of the Company and its affiliate banks at levels that would qualify it as well-capitalized as that term is defined by the prompt corrective action regulations. See Note 9 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Report for actual and required capital ratios and for additional information regarding capital adequacy.

The Company continues to maintain a strong capital position. Shareholders’ equity totaled $83.7$82.3 million and $83.1$83.7 million at December 31, 20042005 and 2003,2004, respectively. Total equity represented 8.9%8.7% and 9.0%8.9%, respectively, of year-end total assets. The Company paid cash dividends of $6.1 million or $0.56 per share in 2004 compared with $6.0 million or $0.53 per share in 2003.2005 and 2004. During 2004,2005, the Company purchased 44,00083,000 shares of its common stock under an on-going repurchase program and 440,747 in a privately negotiated repurchase transaction at a total cost of $708,000 under an on-going repurchase program.$6.8 million. These repurchases were the primary contributors in the decline in total shareholder’s equity.

USES OF FUNDS


LOANS

Total loans at year-end 2005 increased $22.0 million or 3% compared with year-end 2004 including increases in each category of loans. The Company’s commercial and industrial loans increased $5.4 million or 2% and agricultural based loans increased $1.8 million or 2% during 2005. Consumer loans increased $6.7 million or 6% during 2005. Residential mortgage loans increased $8.1 million or 9% during 2005. This increase reversed a trend over the past several years and was due in large part to the acquisition of Peoples Community Bank during the fourth quarter of 2005.

Total loans at year-end 2004 increased $17.8 million or 3% compared with year-end 2003. The composition of the loan portfolio continued toa shift toward a commercial and agricultural base with less concentration in residential mortgage loans during 2004. The Company’s commercial and industrial loans increased $14.7$17.8 million or 5%6% and agricultural based loans increased $10.5$7.5 million or 11%8% during 2004. In a reversal of a declining trend over the past several years, consumerConsumer loans increased $8.1 million or 7% during 2004. The increases in these categories were partially mitigated by the decline in the residential mortgage loan portfolio. Residential mortgage loans declined $15.5 million or 14% during 2004 due primarily to the Company’s continued sale of a majority of residential loan production into the secondary market. While refinance activity slowed significantly during 2004 compared with the prior two years, loan rates were still considered historically low leading to the Company’s decision to continue to sell the majority of production into the secondary market.

Total loans at year-end 2003 increased by $1.1 million compared with year-end 2002. Residential mortgage loans declined $45.9 million or 29% during 2003 as the Company continued to sell a majority of new residential loan production in the secondary market. The Company’s commercial and industrial loan portfolio increased $41.3 million or 16% in 2003 while agricultural and poultry loans increased $7.8 million or 9%. Consumer loans declined $2.2 million or 2% during 2003.

The Company’s loan portfolio is diversified, with the heaviest concentration in commercial and industrial loans. The composition of the loan portfolio remained relatively stable at year-end 2005 compared with year-end 2004. The largest concentration of loans continued to be in commercial and industrial loans which comprised 49% of the total loan portfolio at year-end 2005 compared with 50% in 2004. The Company’s commercial lending is extended to various industries, including hotel, agribusiness and manufacturing, as well as health care, wholesale, and retail services. The Company’s concentration in residential mortgage loans has declined over the past several years as waswith a modest increase in 2005 (due principally to the Peoples Community Bank acquisition discussed above.above).




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Loan Portfolio
dollars in thousands
Loan Portfolio
dollars in thousands
December 31,Loan Portfolio
dollars in thousands
December 31,
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
2005
 2004
 2003
 2002
 2001
Residential Mortgage Loans $94,800 $110,325 $156,180 $227,502 $312,199  $102,891 $94,800 $110,325 $156,180 $227,502 
Agricultural and Poultry  104,592  94,099  86,264  78,675  74,111 
Agricultural Loans  101,355  99,557  92,095  84,984  75,755 
Commercial and Industrial Loans  308,763  294,015  252,744  227,872  188,213   319,241  313,798  296,019  254,024  230,792 
Consumer Loans  122,888  114,816  116,987  123,840  135,596   129,587  122,888  114,816  116,987  123,840 










Total Loans  631,043  613,255  612,175  657,889  710,119   653,074  631,043  613,255  612,175  657,889 
Less: Unearned Income  (1,250) (1,389) (1,434) (723) (375)  (1,118) (1,250) (1,389) (1,434) (723)










Subtotal  629,793  611,866  610,741  657,166  709,744   651,956  629,793  611,866  610,741  657,166 
Less: Allowance for Loan Losses  (8,801) (8,265) (8,301) (8,388) (9,274)  (9,265) (8,801) (8,265) (8,301) (8,388)










Loans, net $620,992 $603,601 $602,440 $648,778 $700,470 
Loans, Net $642,691 $620,992 $603,601 $602,440 $648,778 










Ratio of Loans to Total Loans:  
Residential Mortgage Loans  15% 18% 26% 34% 44%  16% 15% 18% 26% 34%
Agricultural and Poultry  17% 15% 14% 12% 10%
Agricultural Loans  15% 16% 15% 14% 12%
Commercial and Industrial Loans  49% 48% 41% 35% 27%  49% 50% 48% 41% 35%
Consumer Loans  19% 19% 19% 19% 19%  20% 19% 19% 19% 19%










Totals  100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  100% 100% 100% 100% 100%










The Company’s policy is generally to extend credit to consumer and commercial borrowers in its primary geographic market area in SouthwesternSouthern Indiana. Commercial extensions of credit outside this market area are generally concentrated in real estate loans within a 120 mile radius of the Company’s primary market and are granted on a selective basis.

The following table indicates the amounts of loans (excluding residential mortgages on 1-4 family residences and consumer loans) outstanding as of December 31, 20042005 which, based on remaining scheduled repayments of principal, are due in the periods indicated (dollars in thousands).

Within
One Year

One to Five
Years

After
Five Years

Total
Within
One Year

One to Five
Years

After
Five Years

Total
Commercial, Agricultural and Poultry  $138,305 $122,468 $152,582 $413,355   $   145,384 $   125,663 $   149,549 $   420,596 
Interest SensitivityInterest Sensitivity
Fixed Rate
Variable Rate
Fixed Rate
Variable Rate
Loans maturing after one year $45,711 $229,340  $   42,382 $   232,830 

INVESTMENTS

The investment portfolio is a principal source for funding the Company’s loan growth and other liquidity needs of its subsidiaries. The Company’s securities portfolio consists of money market securities, uncollateralized U.S. Treasury and federal agency securities, municipal obligations of state and political subdivisions, asset- / mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and other intermediaries, and corporate investments. Money market securities include federal funds sold, interest-bearing balances with banks, and other short-term investments. The composition of the year-end balances in the investment portfolio is presented in Note 2 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Report and in the table below:

Investment Portfolio, at Amortized Cost
dollars in thousands
December 31,
2004
 %
 2003
 %
 2002
 %
Federal Funds Sold and Short-term Investments  $24,354  11%$3,804  2%$8,118  3%
U.S. Treasury and Agency Securities   4,060  2  4,112  2  9,500  4 
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions .   43,125  20  54,838  25  67,216  27 
Asset- / Mortgage-backed Securities   131,614  60  136,674  63  143,247  57 
Corporate Securities   503  n/m(1)  506  n/m(1)  4,990  2 
Equity Securities   15,149  7  16,808  8  16,809  7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Total Securities Portfolio  $218,805  100%$216,742  100%$249,880  100%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)  n/m = not meaningful

Investment Portfolio, at Amortized Cost
dollars in thousands
December 31,
2005
 %
 2004
 %
 2003
 %
 
Federal Funds Sold and Short-term Investments  $5,287  3%$24,354  11%$3,804  2%
U.S. Treasury and Agency Securities   13,631  7  4,060  2  4,112  2 
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions   31,759  16  43,125  20  54,838  25 
Asset- / Mortgage-backed Securities   128,602  65  131,614  60  136,674  63 
Corporate Securities   500  n/m(1) 503  n/m(1) 506  n/m(1)
Equity Securities   17,350  9  15,149  7  16,808  8 






    Total Securities Portfolio  $197,129  100%$218,805  100%$216,742  100%






(1)n/m = not meaningful




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The amortized cost of investment securities, including federal funds sold and short-term investments, increased $2.1decreased $21.7 million at year-end 20042005 compared with year-end 2003.2004. The majority of this decline during 2005 was the result of a lower level of federal funds sold and short-term investments. At year-end 2004, the level of federal funds sold and short-term investments was elevated from year-end 2003 and from the levels throughout 2004. This increased level resulted from the cash flow nature of the Company’sCompany's portfolio with its concentration in mortgage related securities and the timing of reinvestment of this cash flow back into other types of securities at year-end.year-end 2004. The Company has continued its strategy during 20042005 of investing in mortgage related securities. The mortgage related securities provide structured cash flows in what has continued to be a relatively low longer term interest rate environment.

The Company’sCompany's level of obligations of state and political subdivisions declined $11.4 million or 26% during 2005 and $11.7 million or 21% during 2004 and $12.4 million or 18% in 2003.2004. The decline in obligations of state and political subdivisions has been primarily the result of the Company’sCompany's strategy to not invest in these traditionally longer-term securities during periods of relatively low longer term interest rates. The Company continues to believe that at the proper time, investment in tax-advantaged obligations of state and political subdivisions is prudent. However, in the relatively low longer term interest rate environment, investments in these types of securities have not been undertaken.

The Company’sCompany's equity portfolio at year-end 2005 included in the table above was comprised of approximately $5.3 million of minority equity interests in unaffiliated banking companies and approximately $12.1 million of floating rate preferred stock issued to FHLMC and FNMA. For further discussion regarding the investments in the unaffiliated banking companies refer to Item 1 - Business of this Report. The Company's equity portfolio in allprior periods disclosed in the table above was primarily comprised of floating rate preferred stock issued by FHLMC and FNMA. In the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company recognized a $3.68 million non-cash pre-tax charge for the other-than-temporary decline in value on this floating rate preferred stock portfolio. The Company accounts for these securities in accordance with SFAS No. 115, which requires that if the decline in fair market value below cost is determined to be other-than-temporary, the unrealized loss must be recognized as expense in the income statement. Refer also to the sections entitled CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES and NON-INTEREST INCOME"RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - Non-Interest Income in this Report and Note 2 to the Company’sCompany's consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Report for further discussion of the equity securities portfolio and the other-than-temporary impairment charge recognized during 2004.

The amortized cost of investment securities, including federal funds sold and short-term investments, decreased $33.1increased $2.1 million or 13%1% at year-end 20032004 compared with year-end 2002.2003. The decline occurredincrease was directly related to the elevated level of federal funds sold and short-term investments at year end 2004 as discussed above. Overall there were modest declines in a majority of categorieseach other category of securities duringat year-end 2004 compared with 2003. The overall decline in the securities was largely attributable to the repayment of FHLB borrowings, primarily in the mortgage banking segment, and the purchase of COLI by three of the Company’s affiliate banks.

Investment Securities, at Carrying Value
dollars in thousands
Investment Securities, at Carrying Value
dollars in thousands
December 31,           Investment Securities, at Carrying Value
dollars in thousands
December 31,
2004
2003
2002
2005
 2004
 2003
Securities Held-to-Maturity:                
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions $13,318 $17,417 $20,833  $8,684 $13,318 $17,417 
Securities Available-for-Sale:  
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of  
U.S. Government Corporations and Agencies $4,034 $4,090 $9,535  $13,492 $4,034 $4,090 
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions  30,621  38,579  47,610   23,527  30,621  38,579 
Asset- / Mortgage-backed Securities  131,201  136,585  145,485 
Asset-/Mortgage-backed Securities  125,844  131,201  136,585 
Corporate Securities  503  515  4,990   500  503  515 
Equity Securities  15,317  16,024  16,228   17,787  15,317  16,024 






Subtotal of Securities Available-for-Sale  181,676  195,793  223,848   181,150  181,676  195,793 






Total Securities $194,994 $213,210 $244,681  $189,834 $194,994 $213,210 






The Company’s $181.7$181.2 million available-for-sale portion of the investment portfolio provides an additional funding source for the liquidity needs of the Company’s subsidiaries and for asset/liability management requirements. Although management has the ability to sell these securities if the need arises, their designation as available-for-sale should not be interpreted as an indication that management anticipates such sales.

The amortized cost of debt securities at December 31, 20042005 are shown in the following table by expected maturity. Asset/Asset- / mortgage-backed securities are based on estimated average lives. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Equity securities do not have contractual maturities, and are excluded from the table below.




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Maturities and Average Yields of Securities at December 31, 2004:2005:

Within
One Year

After One But
Within Five Years

After Five But
Within Ten Years

After Ten
Years

Within
One Year


After One But
Within Five Years


After Five But
Within Ten Years


After Ten
Years

Amount
Yield
Amount
Yield
Amount
Yield
Amount
Yield

Amount

Yield        

Amount

Yield        

Amount

Yield        

Amount

Yield        
U.S. Treasuries and                                    
Agencies $510  1.59%3,550  2.95%---  N/A$---  N/A $505  1.87%$13,126  4.28%$  N/A$  N/A
State and Political  
Subdivisions  2,366  7.87% 9,125  7.68% 17,486  7.82% 14,148  7.48%  1,723  7.85% 8,733  7.75% 10,735  7.36% 10,568  7.50%
Asset- / Mortgage-backed 
Asset-/Mortgage-backed 
Securities  22,684  2.69% 108,744  3.63% 119  7.91% 67  6.00%  19,278  3.19% 99,713  4.01% 9,611  5.38%   N/A
Corporate Securities  ---  N/A 503  3.42% ---  N/A ---  N/A    N/A 500  3.42%   N/A   N/A








Totals $25,560  3.15%121,922 3.91%17,605 7.82%$14,2157.47% $21,506  3.53%$122,072  4.30%$20,346  6.42%$10,568  7.50%








A tax-equivalent adjustment using a tax rate of 34 percent was used in the above table.

In addition to the other uses of funds discussed previously, the Company had certain long-term contractual obligations as of December 31, 2004.2005. These contractual obligations primarily consisted of long-term borrowings with the FHLB and Bank One, N.A. (now JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), time deposits, and lease commitments for certain office facilities. Scheduled principal payments on long-term borrowings, time deposits, and future minimum lease payments are outlined in the table below.

Contractual Obligations
dollars in thousands
Contractual Obligations
dollars in thousands
Payments Due By Period
Contractual Obligations
dollars in thousands
Payments Due By Period
Total
 Less Than 1 Year
 1-3 Years
 3-5 Years
 More than 5 Years
Total
Less Than 1 Year
1-3 Years
3-5 Years
More than 5 Years
Long-Term Borrowings  $69,941 $32,335 $4,802 $11,194 $21,610   $66,606 $6,485 $9,985 $48,554 $1,582 
Time Deposits  321,915  197,162  90,465  34,264  24   308,774  137,223  157,662  13,812  77 
Lease Commitments  291  88  124  55  24   462  123  206  129  4 










Total $392,147 $229,585 $95,391 $45,513 $21,658  $375,842 $143,831 $167,853 $62,495 $1,663 












SOURCES OF FUNDS


The Company’s primary source of funding is its base of core customer deposits. Core deposits consist of demand deposits, savings, interest-bearing checking, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit of less than $100,000. Other sources of funds are certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more, brokered deposits, overnight borrowings from other financial institutions and securities sold under agreement to repurchase. The membership of the Company’s affiliate banks in the Federal Home Loan Bank System (FHLB) provides a significant additional source for both long and short-term collateralized borrowings. The following pages contain a discussion of changes in these areas.

The table below illustrates changes between years in the average balances of all funding sources:

Funding Sources - Average Balances
dollars in thousands
Funding Sources - Average Balances
dollars in thousands
% Change From
Prior Year
Funding Sources - Average Balances
dollars in thousands
December 31, % Change From
Prior Year
2005
 2004
 2003
 2005
 2004
2004
2003
2002
2004
2003
Demand Deposits                        
Non-interest Bearing $116,124 $103,865 $95,415  12% 9% $121,662 $116,124 $103,865  5% 12%
Interest Bearing  121,173  110,544  99,781  10  11   137,318  121,173  110,544  13  10 
Savings Deposits  65,757  61,295  55,056  7 11   66,091  65,757  61,295  1  7 
Money Market Accounts  97,515  80,903  88,262  21  (8)  90,729  97,515  80,903  (7) 21 
Other Time Deposits  268,842  298,430  321,911  (10) (7)  242,887  268,842  298,430  (10) (10)






Total Core Deposits  669,411  655,037  660,425  2  (1)  658,687  669,411  655,037  (2) 2 
Certificates of Deposits of $100,000 or  
more and Brokered Deposits  62,056  56,273  58,338  10  (4  71,533  62,056  56,273  15  10 
FHLB Advances and  
Other Borrowings  101,067  130,165  165,247  (22) (21)  98,932  101,067  130,165  (2) (22)






Total Funding Sources $832,534 $841,475 $884,010  (1) (5) $829,152 $832,534 $841,475    (1)









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Maturities of certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more are summarized as follows:

3 Months
Or Less

3 thru
6 Months

6 thru
12 Months

Over
12 Months

Total
December 31, 2004  $25,495 $10,386 $17,875 $15,827 $69,583 
3 Months
or Less

3 thru
6 Months

6 thru
12 Months

Over
12 Months

Total
 
December 31, 2005  $   20,322 $   4,652 $   10,046 $   26,325 $   61,345 

CORE DEPOSITS

The Company’s overall level of average core deposits has remained relatively stable during 2005 and 2004, with a decline of 2% in 2005 and 2003, with an increase of 2% in 2004 and a decline of 1% in 2003.2004. The Company’s ability to attract core deposits continues to be influenced by competition and the interest rate environment, as well as the increased availability of alternative investment products. Management does believebelieves that core deposits continue to represent a stable and viable funding source for the Company’s operations, but expects, in large part due to the prolonged low interest rate environment that has been experienced, that a portion of non-maturity deposits may be less stable for the Company in a time of prolonged economic recovery and increased interest rates.operations.

Demand, savings and money market deposits have provided a growing source of funding for the company in each of the periods reported. Average demand, savings and money market deposits totaled $415.8 million or 63% of core deposits in 2005 compared with $400.6 million or 60% of core deposits in 2004 compared withand $356.6 million or 54% in 2003 and $338.5 million or 51% in 2002. This increase during 2004 and 2003 has2003. These increases have contributed significantly to the decline in the Company’s cost of fundsincreased net interest margin as was discussed in the NET INTEREST INCOME“RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Net Interest Income” section of this Report.

Other time deposits consist of certificates of deposits in denominations of less than $100,000. These deposits declined by 10% and 7% in both 20042005 and 2003.2004. Other time deposits comprised 40%37% of core deposits in 20042005 compared with 40% in 2004 and 46% in 2003 and 49% in 2002. Management believes a portion of the decline in other time deposits has migrated to non-maturity deposit accounts assisting in the growth of that portion of the Company’s funding source. It is believed the interest rate environment has driven this migration.2003.

OTHER FUNDING SOURCES

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings represent the Company’s most significant source of other funding for its bank subsidiaries. Average borrowed funds decreased $2.1 million or 2% during 2005 following a decline of $29.1 million or 22% duringin 2004. This decline followed a decline of $35.1 million or 21% in 2003. Borrowings comprised 12%, 15%12%, and 19%15% of total funding sources in 2005, 2004, 2003, and 2002,2003, respectively. The decline in average borrowed funds during 20042005 and 20032004 was primarily the result of repayment of FHLB advances, primarily by the Company’s mortgage banking segment, during the fourth quarter of 2002 and throughout 2003. During those periods the Company’s mortgage banking segment repaid approximately $70.0 million of FHLB advances. In some instances those advances were paid prior to maturity. See NET INTEREST INCOME and NON-INTEREST EXPENSE for a discussion of the impact of these prepayments on the Company’s results of operations.

Certificates of deposits in denominations of $100,000 or more and brokered deposits are an additional source of other funding for the Company’s bank subsidiaries. Large denomination certificates and brokered deposits increased $9.5 million or 15% during 2005 following an increase of $5.8 million or 10% during 2004 following a decline of $2.1 million or 4% in 2003.2004. Large certificates and brokered deposits comprised approximately 7%9% of total funding sources in 2005, and 7% in both 2004 2003, and 2002.2003. These large certificates are used as both long-term and short-term funding sources.

The bank subsidiaries of the Company also utilize short-term funding sources from time to time. These sources consist of overnight federal funds purchased from other financial institutions, secured repurchase agreements that generally mature within one day of the transaction date, and secured overnight variable rate borrowings from the FHLB. These borrowings represent an important source of short-term liquidity for the bank subsidiaries of the Company. Long-term debt is in the form of FHLB advances, which are secured by the pledge of certain investment securities and residential mortgage loans. See Note 8 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in itemItem 8 of this Report for further information regarding borrowed funds.

PARENT COMPANY FUNDING SOURCES

The Company is a corporation separate and distinct from its bank and other subsidiaries. For information regarding the financial condition, result of operations, and cash flows of the Company, presented on a parent-company-only basis, see Note 17 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Report.




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The Company uses funds at the parent company level to pay dividends to its shareholders, to acquire or make other investments in other businesses or their securities or assets, to repurchase its stock from time to time, and for other general corporate purposes. The parent company does not have access at the parent-company level to the deposits and certain other sources of funds that are available to its bank subsidiaries to support their operations. The Company derivesInstead, the parent company has historically derived most of its parent-company revenues from dividends fees, and interest paid to the parent company by its bank subsidiaries. These subsidiaries are subject to statutory restrictions on their ability to pay dividends to the parent company. The FRB possesses enforcement powers over bank holding companies and their non-bank subsidiaries that enable it to prevent or remedy actions that in its view may represent unsafe or unsound practices or violations of applicable statutes and regulations. Among these powers is the ability in appropriate cases to proscribe the payment of dividends by banks and bank holding companies. The FDIC and DFI possess similar enforcement powers over the bank subsidiaries of the Company. The “prompt corrective action” provisions of federal banking law impose further restrictions on the payment of dividends by insured banks which fail to meet specified capital levels and, in some cases, their parent bank holding companies.

In conjunction with the self tender offer the Company completed on March 20, 2003, the parent company entered into a borrowing agreementhas in recent years supplemented the dividends received from its subsidiaries with a correspondent bank lender, Bank One, N.A., Chicago, Illinois (now JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) for the purposeborrowings, which are discussed in detail below.

On September 28, 2005 (but effective as of funding stock repurchases and parent company working capital needs. The borrowing agreement included a revolving line of credit for up to $15.0 million with interest payable quarterly at a rate of 90 day LIBOR plus 1.25% with an additional commitment fee for the unused portion of the line of credit. The line of credit was scheduled to terminate, and the amount borrowed was scheduled to become payable, in March 2005. The Company initially borrowed $8.0 million under the terms of the loan at the time the tender offer was completed. The balance of the parent company borrowing totaled $10.5 million at December 31, 2004 and $12.0 million at March 1, 2005.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.September 20, 2005), has agreed to modify and extend the line of credit and the amounts borrowed under similar terms to the initial loan, and the Company anticipates that the new credit documents will be executed and delivered between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Lender”) executed and delivered to each other an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement (“Amended Agreement”), prior to maturity ofand the initial loan. The most notable modificationCompany executed and delivered to the terms willLender a $25 million Term Note and a $15 million Revolving Note pursuant to the Amended Agreement to evidence its obligations for amounts that may from time to time be borrowed thereunder. This Amended Agreement provides the parent company with an increase inadditional source of liquidity and long-term financing.




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Under the revolving line of credit established by the Amended Agreement and evidenced by the Revolving Note, the Company may borrow and re-borrow up to $20.0$15 million ofat any one time through September 20, 2006, at which $12.0 million will be advanced at inception to renew the indebtedness for advances that had been madetime all amounts borrowed under the prior loan. The newrevolving line of credit will terminate not later than August 31, 2006, and upon termination of the line of credit the amounts of all advances then outstanding will bebecome due and payable. TheAs of December 31, 2005, the Company had $2.5 million outstanding on its revolving line of credit will includecredit.

Of the $25 million non-revolving term loan availability established by the Amended Agreement and evidenced by the Term Note, the Lender advanced $18.5 million during 2005. The Lender advanced the remaining $6.5 million available under the term loan to the Company in January 2006, which advance was primarily used to fund the cash payment of the merger consideration for the acquisition of Stone City Bancshares, Inc. The Company is obligated to make annual principal reduction payments under the term loan of up to $2.5 million on each anniversary date of the term loan, commencing in September 2007, in order to reduce the principal balance owed under the term loan to $19 million by September 2009, and is obligated to pay all remaining outstanding principal plus interest during September, 2010 (at maturity of the term loan).

Under the Amended Agreement, Term Note, and Revolving Note, the Company is obligated to pay the Lender interest on amounts advanced under the term loan and the revolving loan based upon 90-day LIBOR plus 1.15% per annum.

The Amended Agreement includes usual and customary covenants and conditions, including a covenant that requires that the Company maintain the capital ratios of the Company and of its affiliate banks at levels that would be considered “well-capitalized” under the prompt corrective action regulations of the federal banking agencies. The Company intends to utilize dividends that are available from its banking subsidiaries as the primary source of repayment for its borrowings under this line of credit. As described above, statutory and regulatory requirements may restrict the payment of dividends by the bank subsidiaries, depending upon their earnings and capital positions, during the period ending August 31, 2006, in amounts sufficient to retire the indebtedness of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in full by such time, in which eventIn addition, the Company may seekagreed in the Amended Agreement that it would maintain a consolidated ratio of (a) the sum of its non-performing loans plus other real estate owned (real estate that is neither used in the ordinary course of the business of the Company or its subsidiaries nor held for future use) (OREO) to extend(b) the linesum of credit or refinance the amount outstanding with that lender or seek other sourcesCompany’s loans plus OREO, of equity or debt capital.not greater 3.75% until September 30, 2006, and of not greater than 3.25% at September 30, 2006, and at all times thereafter. At December 31, 2005, this ratio was 2.48%.

RISK MANAGEMENT


The Company is exposed to various types of business risk on an on-going basis. These risks include credit risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk. Various procedures are employed at the Company’s affiliate banks to monitor and mitigate risk in their loan and investment portfolios, as well as risks associated with changes in interest rates. Following is a discussion of the Company’s philosophies and procedures to address these risks.

LENDING AND LOAN ADMINISTRATION

Primary responsibility and accountability for day-to-day lending activities rests with the Company’s affiliate banks. Loan personnel at each bank have the authority to extend credit under guidelines approved by the bank’s board of directors. Executive and board loan committees active at each bank serve as vehicles for communication and for the pooling of knowledge, judgment and experience of its members. These committees provide valuable input to lending personnel, act as an approval body, and monitor the overall quality of the banks’ loan portfolios. The Corporate Risk Management Committee, comprised of members of the Company’s executive officers and board of directors, strive to ensure a consistent application of the Company’s lending policies. The Company also maintains a comprehensive risk-weighting and loan review program for its affiliate banks, which includes quarterly reviews of problem loans, delinquencies and charge-offs. The purpose of this program is to evaluate loan administration, credit quality, loan documentation and the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.

The Company maintains an allowance for loan losses to cover probable, incurred credit losses identified during its loan review process. Management estimates the required level of allowance for loan losses using past loan loss experience, the nature and volume of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values, economic conditions, and other factors. Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgement, should be charged-off. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed.

The allowance for loan losses is comprised of: (a) specific reserves on individual credits; (b) general reserves for certain loan categories and industries, and overall historical loss experience; and (c) unallocated reserves based on performance trends in the loan portfolios, current economic conditions, and other factors that influence the level of estimated probable losses. The need for specific reserves are considered for credits when: (a) the customer’s cash flow or net worth appears insufficient to repay the loan; (b) the loan has been criticized in a regulatory examination; (c) the loan is on non-accrual; or, (d) other reasons where the ultimate collectibility of the loan is in question, or the loan characteristics require special monitoring.




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Allowance for Loan Losses
dollars in thousands
Allowance for Loan Losses
dollars in thousands
Years Ended December 31,Allowance for Loan Losses
dollars in thousands
Years Ended December 31,
2005
 2004
 2003
 2002
 2001
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Balance of allowance for possible                      
losses at beginning of period $8,265 $8,301 $8,388 $9,274 $9,101  $8,801 $8,265 $8,301 $8,388 $9,274 
Loans charged-off:  
Residential Mortgage Loans  367  474  481  637  1,188   238  292  360  437  637 
Agricultural and Poultry Loans  ---  ---  89  66  134 
Agricultural Loans  3    42  89  66 
Commercial and Industrial Loans  904  562  183  659  347   1,278  904  571  183  659 
Consumer Loans  579  595  832  990  748   624  654  658  876  990 










Total Loans charged-off  1,850  1,631  1,585  2,352  2,417   2,143  1,850  1,631  1,585  2,352 
Recoveries of previously charged-off Loans:  
Residential Mortgage Loans  31  281  77  54  14   58  24  220  66  54 
Agricultural and Poultry Loans  11  11  2  191  29 
Agricultural Loans  53  11  56  2  191 
Commercial and Industrial Loans  118  316  59  374  120   205  118  316  59  374 
Consumer Loans  211  176  245  187  196   149  218  192  256  187 










Total Recoveries  371  784  383  806  359   465  371  784  383  806 










Net Loans recovered / (charged-off)  (1,479) (847) (1,202) (1,546) (2,058)  (1,678) (1,479) (847) (1,202) (1,546)
Additions to allowance charged to expense  2,015  811  1,115  660  2,231   1,903  2,015  811  1,115  660 
Allowance from Acquired Subsidiary  239         










Balance at end of period $8,801 $8,265 $8,301 $8,388 $9,274  $9,265 $8,801 $8,265 $8,301 $8,388 










Net Charge-offs to Average Loans Outstanding  0.24% 0.14% 0.19% 0.22% 0.27%  0.26% 0.24% 0.14% 0.19% 0.22%
Provision for Loan Losses to Average Loans Outstanding  0.32% 0.13% 0.17% 0.09% 0.29%  0.30% 0.32% 0.13% 0.17% 0.09%
Allowance for Loan Losses to Total Loans at Year-end  1.39% 1.35% 1.36% 1.27% 1.31%  1.42% 1.40% 1.35% 1.36% 1.27%
The following table indicates the breakdown of the allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):
Residential Mortgage Loans $790 $839 $1,126 $1,958 $2,235 
Agricultural and Poultry  982  704  781  812  1,097 
Commercial and Industrial Loans  5,906  5,358  4,687  3,487  3,582 
Consumer Loans  1,043  1,158  1,140  921  935 
Unallocated  80  206  567  1,210  1,425 





Total Loans $8,801 $8,265 $8,301 $8,388 $9,274 





The following table indicates the breakdown of the allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):

Residential Mortgage Loans  $710 $790 $839 $1,126 $1,958 
Agricultural Loans   822  982  704  781  812 
Commercial and Industrial Loans   6,486  5,906  5,358  4,687  3,487 
Consumer Loans   1,127  1,043  1,158  1,140  921 
Unallocated   120  80  206  567  1,210 





 
Total Loans  $9,265 $8,801 $8,265 $8,301 $8,388 





The allowance for loan losses at year-end 2005 increased to $9.3 million or 1.42% of total loans compared to $8.8 million or 1.40% of total loans at year-end 2004 and $8.3 million or 1.35% at year-end 2003. The increase in the allowance for loan losses was attributable to loan growth, changes in specific allocations, resultedand the allowance from an acquired subsidiary. As discussed in additional detail in the NON-PERFORMING ASSETS section of this Report, the increased level of non-performing assets was primarily fromattributable to three larger commercial and agricultural loan growth, which includes larger credits andindustrial credits.

Increased net-charge-offs during 2005 compared with 2004 limited the reclassificationamount of individual loans identifiedincrease in the Company’s comprehensive risk weightinglevel of allowance for loan losses at year-end 2005 compared with year-end 2004. A portion of these increased net-charge-offs during 2005 was provided for in the significant increase in provision for loan losses in 2004 compared with prior periods. The provision for loan loss remained relatively stable during 2005, declining approximately $112,000, compared with 2004 following an increase of $1.2 million in 2004 compared with 2003.

Net charge-offs increased to $1,678,000 or 0.26% of average outstanding loans during 2005. This level compares to net charge-offs of $1,479,000 or 0.24% of average outstanding loans in 2004 and $847,000 or 0.14% of average outstanding loans in 2003. The increase in the level of loan review program. charge-offs in 2005 was attributable primarily to commercial and industrial loans, but was not necessarily attributable to a particular segment within the commercial and industrial portfolio. The increase in 2004 was attributable to a modestly higher level of loan charge-offs coupled with a significant reduction in the level of recoveries of previously charged-off loans.

The trend in the decline in residential mortgage loan allocations, indicated in the table above, has resulted from the trend of declining net charge-offs and the lower concentration of this type of loans. The unallocated component of the allowance for loan losses incorporates the Company’s judgmental determination of inherent losses that may not be fully reflected in other allocations, including factors such as economic uncertainties, lending staff quality, industry trends impacting specific portfolio segments, and broad portfolio quality trends. Therefore, the ratio of allocated to unallocated components within the total allowance has fluctuated from period to period.




Net charge-offs increased to $1,479,000 or 0.24% of average outstanding loans during 2004. This level compares to net charge-offs of $847,000 or 0.14% of average outstanding loans in 2003 and $1,202,000 or 0.19% of average outstanding loans in 2002. The increase in 2004 was attributable to a modestly higher level of loan charge-offs of $219,000 coupled with a $413,000 reduction in the level of recoveries of previously charged-off loans. The increase in the level of loan charge-offs in 2004 was attributable primarily to commercial and industrial loans, but was not necessarily attributable to a particular segment within the commercial and industrial portfolio. The increase in net charge-offs during 2004 followed declines in both 2003 and 2002. 26

Please see PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES in the discussion regarding the RESULTS“RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Provision for Loan Losses” and ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES in the discussion regarding CRITICAL“CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES – Allowance for Loan Losses” for additional information regarding the allowance.




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NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

Non-performing assets consist of: (a) non-accrual loans; (b) loans which have been renegotiated to provide for a reduction or deferral of interest or principal because of deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower; (c) loans past due 90 days or more as to principal or interest; and, (d) other real estate owned. Loans are placed on non-accrual status when scheduled principal or interest payments are past due for 90 days or more or when the borrower’s ability to repay becomes doubtful. Uncollected interest accrued in the current year is reversed against income at the time a loan is placed on non-accrual. Loans are charged-off at 120 days past due, or earlier if deemed uncollectible. Exceptions to the non-accrual and charge-off policies are made when the loan is well secured and in the process of collection. The following table presents an analysis of the Company’s non-performing assets.

Non-performing Assets
dollars in thousands
Non-performing Assets
dollars in thousands
December 31,Non-performing Assets
dollars in thousands
December 31,
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
2005
 2004
 2003
 2002
 2001
Non-accrual Loans $5,750 $1,817 $1,773 $3,452 $8,014  $14,763 $5,750 $1,817 $1,773 $3,452 
Past Due Loans (90 days or more)  831  962  1,095  916  1,513   944  831  962  1,095  916 
Restructured Loans  ---  ---  365  367  ---         365  367 










Total Non-performing Loans  6,581  2,779  3,233  4,735  9,527   15,707  6,581  2,779  3,233  4,735 
Other Real Estate  213  749  1,812  1,612  1,579   506  213  749  1,812  1,612 










Total Non-performing Assets $6,794 $3,528 $5,045 $6,347 $11,106  $16,213 $6,794 $3,528 $5,045 $6,347 










Non-performing Loans to Total Loans  1.04% 0.45% 0.53% 0.72% 1.34%  2.41% 1.04% 0.45% 0.53% 0.72%
Allowance for Loan Losses to Non-performing Loans  133.73% 297.41% 256.76% 177.15% 97.34%  58.99% 133.73% 297.41% 256.76% 177.15%

Non-performingDuring 2005, the Company, in accordance with its standard methodology for the identification of potential problem credits, downgraded the internal risk classification on two large commercial credit facilities and placed these credits along with one additional large commercial credit on non-accrual status. The net effect of this activity has been to increase the level of non-performing loans for the Company at year-end 2005 as compared with year-end 2004. The increased to 1.04% of total loanslevel at year-end 2004 as compared with 2003 was the result of one commercial real estate credit that was resolved on terms consistent with management’s expectations during the first quarter of 2005.

The Company is closely monitoring developments in the status of the three larger credit facilities that were placed on non-accrual status during 2005. The first of these credits is a $1.1 million loan to a manufacturing entity which has ceased operations. During the latter part of the third quarter of 2005, the real estate and equipment of the manufacturing entity were sold at auction. The sale is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2006. The indebtedness owed the Company on this credit is secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the borrower’s assets, including those sold at auction. The second of these specific credits, which totals approximately $5.2 million, is extended to a borrower operating two hotel facilities. This credit is secured by a first priority lien on the hotel facilities. The borrower is currently operating the hotels and is actively attempting to negotiate the sale of the facilities. The third of these specific credits, which is extended to a borrower operating a retail grocery store chain, is a 10% interest (the Company’s current balance is approximately $4.6 million) in a credit facility that is led by Harris, N.A., Chicago, Illinois. The borrower, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief on May 4, 2005, has submitted a plan of reorganization with the bankruptcy court and it is anticipated, based on current available information, the plan will be (subject to court approval after declines in both 2003consideration of any objections to the plan) confirmed by the end of the second quarter of 2006. Under the plan as filed with the court, the Company would be paid approximately 90% of the amount owed to it, which is consistent with the projected payment that the Company has assumed for purposes of establishing a special allocation of possible loss for this credit as part of the Company’s determination of its allowance for loan losses.

The Company will continue to assess the internal classification of these credits and 2002. The increase in 2004 was largelythe level of specific allocation of the loan loss reserve attributable to commercial and industrial loans. A significant portionthese credits based upon the best information that is available from time to time, including the status of the increasesale of the manufacturing facility and of the hotel facilities, and developments in the grocery store chain bankruptcy case.

The increased level of non-performing loans at year-end 2004 related to a singleas compared with 2003 was the result of one commercial real estate credit. Management does not believe theThis credit had successful resolution that allowed for its removal from non-accrual status during the first quarter of this credit is indicative of its potential loss exposure and anticipates achieving a resolution of the problems that have resulted in this credit being placed on non-accrual status by as early as June 30, 2005, on terms that would not result in a material loss to the Company in excess of the amount that has been specifically reserved for this credit in the allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2004. Management considers the level of non-performing loans to be manageable within the Company’s normal course of business, and continues to actively work with the borrowers that comprise the non-performing loan portfolio. The Company is also continuing to monitor specific individual credits within the real estate development, manufacturing and lodging industry segments, that have not yet benefited from the improving economic climate.2005.

Interest income recognized on non-performing loans for 20042005 was $301,000.$395,000. The gross interest income that would have been recognized in 20042005 on non-performing loans if the loans had been current in accordance with their original terms was $596,000.$1,211,000. Loans are typically placed on non-accrual status when scheduled principal or interest payments are past due for 90 days or more, unless the loan is well secured and in the process of collection.




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Loan impairment is reported when full repayment under the terms of the loan is not expected. If a loan is impaired, a portion of the allowance is allocated so that the loan is reported net, at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate, or at the fair value of collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Commercial, agricultural and poultry loans are evaluated individually for impairment. Smaller balance homogeneous loans are evaluated for impairment in total. Such loans include real estate loans secured by one-to-four family residences and loans to individuals for household, family and other personal expenditures. Individually evaluated loans on non-accrual are generally considered impaired. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off when deemed uncollectible. The total dollar amount of impaired loans at December 31, 20042005 was $5,523,000.$13,286,000. For additional detail on impaired loans, see Note 3 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this report.Report.

LIQUIDITY AND INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT

Liquidity is a measure of the ability of the Company’s subsidiary banks to fund new loan demand, existing loan commitments and deposit withdrawals. The purpose of liquidity management is to match sources of funds with anticipated customer borrowings and withdrawals and other obligations to ensure a dependable funding base, without unduly penalizing earnings. Failure to properly manage liquidity requirements can result in the need to satisfy customer withdrawals and other obligations on less than desirable terms. The liquidity of the parent company is dependent upon the receipt of dividends from its bank subsidiaries, which are subject to certain regulatory limitations explained in Note 9 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Report, as enhanced by its ability to draw upon term financing arrangement and a line of credit established by the parent company in March 2003September 2005 with a correspondent bank lender as described under SOURCES“SOURCES OF FUNDS – PARENT COMPANY FUNDING SOURCES,Parent Company Funding Sources”, above. The affiliate banks’ source of funding is predominately core deposits, maturities of securities, repayments of loan principal and interest, federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank.




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Interest rate risk is the exposure of the Company’s financial condition to adverse changes in market interest rates. In an effort to estimate the impact of sustained interest rate movements to the Company’s earnings, the Company monitors interest rate risk through computer-assisted simulation modeling of its net interest income. The Company’s simulation modeling monitors the potential impact to net interest income under various interest rate scenarios. The Company’s objective is to actively manage its asset/liability position within a one-year interval and to limit the risk in any of the interest rate scenarios to a reasonable level of tax-equivalent net interest income within that interval. Funds Management Committees at the holding company and each affiliate bank monitor compliance within established guidelines of the Funds Management Policy. See theItem 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk section for further discussion regarding interest rate risk.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements other than stand-by letters of credit as disclosed in Note 14 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.statements included in Item 8 of this Report.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

The Company’s exposure to market risk is reviewed on a regular basis by the Asset/Liability Committees and Boards of Directors of the holding company and its affiliate banks. Primary market risks, which impact the Company’s operations, are liquidity risk and interest rate risk, as discussed above.

As discussed previously, the Company monitors interest rate risk by the use of computer simulation modeling to estimate the potential impact on its net interest income under various interest rate scenarios. Another method by which the Company’s interest rate risk position can be estimated is by computing estimated changes in its net portfolio value (“NPV”). This method estimates interest rate risk exposure from movements in interest rates by using interest rate sensitivity analysis to determine the change in the NPV of discounted cash flows from assets and liabilities. NPV represents the market value of portfolio equity and is equal to the estimated market value of assets minus the estimated market value of liabilities. Computations are based on a number of assumptions, including the relative levels of market interest rates and prepayments in mortgage loans and certain types of investments. These computations do not contemplate any actions management may undertake in response to changes in interest rates, and should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results. In addition, certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of computing NPV. Should interest rates remain or decrease below current levels, the proportion of adjustable rate loans could decrease in future periods due to refinancing activity. In the event of an interest rate change, prepayment levels would likely be different from those assumed in the table. Lastly, the ability of many borrowers to repay their adjustable rate debt may decline during a rising interest rate environment.




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The following table provides an assessment of the risk to NPV in the event of sudden and sustained 1% and 2% increases and decreases in prevailing interest rates. The table indicates that as of December 31, 20042005 the Company’s estimated NPV might be expected to increase in the event of an increase in prevailing interest rates, and might be expected to decrease in the event of a decrease in prevailing interest rates (dollars in thousands).

Interest Rate Sensitivity as of December 31, 20042005

Net Portfolio
Value
Net Portfolio Value
as a % of Present Value
of Assets
Net Portfolio
Value

Net Portfolio Value
as a % of Present Value
of Assets

Changes
in Rates

Changes
in Rates

$ Amount
% Change
NPV Ratio
Change
$ Amount% ChangeNPV Ratio    Change
+2%  $ 121,858     6.03%      13.27% 39 b.p. $ 114,7130.12%12.54%33b.p.
+1%  119,736     4.19    12.88     65 b.p.     115,062 0.42%12.42%21b.p.
Base  114,923     ---          12.23     ---     114,577 12.21%
-1%  107,168     (6.75)         11.31     (92) b.p.     112,620 -1.71%11.87%(34)b.p.
-2%  98,403     (14.37)         10.31     (100) b.p.     107,048 -6.57%11.16%(105)b.p.

The above discussion, and the portions of MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS in Item 7 of this Report that are referenced in the above discussion contains statements relating to future results of the Company that are considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to, among other things, simulation of the impact on net interest income from changes in interest rates. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied therein as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including those risks and uncertainties expressed above, those that are described in MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS in Item 7 of this report,Report, and those that are described in Item 1 of this report,Report, “Business,” under the caption “Forward-Looking Statements and Associated Risks,” which discussions are incorporated herein by reference.




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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Financial Statements

Board of Directors and Shareholders
German American Bancorp
Jasper, Indiana

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of German American Bancorp as of December 31, 20042005 and 2003,2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004.2005. 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of German American Bancorp as of December 31, 20042005 and 2003,2004, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 20042005 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.


We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 21, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Indianapolis, Indiana
February 28, 200521, 2006
/s/  Crowe Chizek and Company LLC

Crowe Chizek and Company LLC




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Consolidated Balance Sheets
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

December 31,
2004
2003
ASSETS      
Cash and Due from Banks  $23,312 $28,729 
Federal Funds Sold and Other Short-term Investments   24,354  3,804 


    Cash and Cash Equivalents   47,666  32,533 
 
Securities Available-for-Sale, at Fair Value   181,676  195,793 
Securities Held-to-Maturity, at Cost (Fair value of $13,636 and $17,964 on  
    December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively)   13,318  17,417 
 
Loans Held-for-Sale   3,122  1,416 
 
Loans   631,043  613,255 
Less: Unearned Income   (1,250) (1,389)
          Allowance for Loan Losses   (8,801) (8,265)


Loans, Net   620,992  603,601 
 
Stock in FHLB of Indianapolis and Other Restricted Stock, at Cost   13,542  12,944 
Premises, Furniture and Equipment, Net   20,231  21,605 
Other Real Estate   213  749 
Goodwill   1,794  1,794 
Intangible Assets   2,378  2,804 
Company Owned Life Insurance   18,540  17,831 
Accrued Interest Receivable and Other Assets   18,622  17,459 


 
        TOTAL ASSETS  $942,094 $925,946 


 
LIABILITIES  
Non-interest-bearing Demand Deposits  $123,127 $112,689 
Interest-bearing Demand, Savings, and Money Market Accounts   305,341  266,652 
Time Deposits under $100,000   252,332  283,959 
Time Deposits $100,000 or more and Brokered Deposits   69,583  53,833 


    Total Deposits   750,383  717,133 
 
FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings   95,614  112,559 
Accrued Interest Payable and Other Liabilities   12,428  13,128 


 
        TOTAL LIABILITIES   858,425  842,820 
 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  
Preferred Stock, $10 par value; 500,000 shares authorized, no shares issued   ---  --- 
Common Stock, no par value, $1 stated value; 20,000,000 shares authorized   10,898  10,933 
Additional Paid-in Capital   66,817  67,532 
Retained Earnings   5,778  4,653 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income   176  8 


 
        TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY   83,669  83,126 


 
        TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  $942,094 $925,946 


 
End of period shares issued and outstanding   10,898,241  10,932,882 


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




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Consolidated Statements of Income
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Years ended December 31,
 
2004
2003
2002
 
INTEREST INCOME        
Interest and Fees on Loans  $39,257 $41,781 $48,471 
Interest on Federal Funds Sold and Other Short-term Investments   129  270  754 
Interest and Dividends on Securities:  
    Taxable   5,455  5,023  7,144 
    Non-taxable   2,869  3,545  4,125 



       TOTAL INTEREST INCOME   47,710  50,619  60,494 
 
INTEREST EXPENSE  
Interest on Deposits   11,747  13,997  18,676 
Interest on FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings   4,724  7,087  9,816 



    TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE   16,471  21,084  28,492 



NET INTEREST INCOME   31,239  29,535  32,002 
Provision for Loan Losses   2,015  811  1,115 



NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES   29,224  28,724  30,887 
 
NON-INTEREST INCOME  
Trust and Investment Product Fees   2,046  1,627  1,419 
Service Charges on Deposit Accounts   3,537  3,391  2,574 
Insurance Revenues   4,666  3,692  2,818 
Other Operating Income   2,074  1,556  1,056 
Net Gains on Sales of Loans and Related Assets   975  2,588  1,625 
Net Gain / (Loss) on Securities   (3,678) 80  17 



    TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME   9,620  12,934  9,509 



 
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE  
Salaries and Employee Benefits   17,814  18,062  17,443 
Occupancy Expense   2,121  2,354  2,184 
Furniture and Equipment Expense   2,171  2,220  1,866 
Data Processing Fees   1,186  1,126  1,098 
Professional Fees   1,690  1,227  1,170 
Advertising and Promotion   888  853  738 
Supplies   527  633  660 
Net Loss on Extinguishment of Borrowings   ---  1,898  66 
Other Operating Expenses   4,212  3,846  3,742 



    TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE   30,609  32,219  28,967 



 
Income before Income Taxes   8,235  9,439  11,429 
Income Tax Expense   996  1,271  1,987 



NET INCOME  $7,239 $8,168 $9,442 



 
Earnings per Share  $0.66 $0.73 $0.79 
 
Diluted Earnings per Share  $0.66 $0.73 $0.78 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Common Stock
Shares          Amount

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

Retained
Earnings

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income

Total
Shareholders'
Equity

 
Balances, January 1, 2002   11,038,675 $11,039 $72,238 $18,133 $799 $102,209 
 
Comprehensive Income:  
Net Income         9,442    9,442 
Changes in Unrealized Gain/(Loss)  
   on Securities Available for Sale, net           1,125  1,125 

     Total Comprehensive Income             10,567 
Cash Dividends ($.51 per share)         (6,136)   (6,136)
Issuance of Common Stock for:  
   Exercise of Stock Options   5,966  6  281  (263)   24 
   Director Stock Awards   18,762  19  290      309 
   Employee Benefit Plans   3,104  3  49      52 
   Dividend Reinvestment Plan   15,459  15  260      275 
   5% Stock Dividend   544,051  544  8,302  (8,846)   --- 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan       (66)     (66)
Purchase and Retirement of Common Stock   (165,286) (165) (2,518)     (2,683)
Purchase of Interest in Fractional Shares         (32)   (32)






 
Balances, December 31, 2002   11,460,731  11,461  78,836  12,298  1,924  104,519 
 
Comprehensive Income:  
Net Income         8,168    8,168 
Changes in Unrealized Gain/(Loss)  
   on Securities Available for Sale, net           (1,747) (1,747)
   Change in Minimum Pension Liability           (169) (169)

     Total Comprehensive Income             6,252 
Cash Dividends ($.53 per share)         (5,984)   (5,984)
Issuance of Common Stock for:  
   Exercise of Stock Options   14,807  15  555  (542)   28 
   Director Stock Awards   15,939  16  288      304 
   5% Stock Dividend   520,233  520  8,740  (9,260)   --- 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan       (120)     (120)
Purchase and Retirement of Common Stock   (1,078,828) (1,079) (20,767)     (21,846)
Purchase of Interest in Fractional Shares         (27)   (27)






 
Balances, December 31, 2003   10,932,882  10,933  67,532  4,653  8  83,126 
 
Comprehensive Income:  
Net Income         7,239    7,239 
Changes in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on  
   Securities Available for Sale, net           178  178 
Changes in Minimum Pension Liability           (10) (10)

     Total Comprehensive Income             7,407 
Cash Dividends ($.56 per share)         (6,114)   (6,114)
Issuance of Common Stock for:  
   Exercise of Stock Options   9,359  9  25      34 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan       (76)     (76)
Purchase and Retirement of Common Stock   (44,000) (44) (664)     (708)






 
Balances, December 31, 2004   10,898,241 $10,898 $66,817 $5,778 $176 $83,669 






December 31,
2005
 2004
ASSETS      
Cash and Due from Banks  $27,644 $23,312 
Federal Funds Sold and Other Short-term Investments   5,287  24,354 


    Cash and Cash Equivalents   32,931  47,666 
 
Securities Available-for-Sale, at Fair Value   181,150  181,676 
Securities Held-to-Maturity, at Cost (Fair value of $8,811 and $13,636 on  
    December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively)   8,684  13,318 
 
Loans Held-for-Sale   1,901  3,122 
 
Loans   653,074  631,043 
Less: Unearned Income   (1,118) (1,250)
          Allowance for Loan Losses   (9,265) (8,801)


Loans, Net   642,691  620,992 
 
Stock in FHLB of Indianapolis and Other Restricted Stock, at Cost   14,095  13,542 
Premises, Furniture and Equipment, Net   20,233  20,231 
Other Real Estate   506  213 
Goodwill   3,813  1,794 
Intangible Assets   2,388  2,378 
Company Owned Life Insurance   19,067  18,540 
Accrued Interest Receivable and Other Assets   19,008  18,622 


 
        TOTAL ASSETS  $946,467 $942,094 


 
LIABILITIES  
Non-interest-bearing Demand Deposits  $130,383 $123,127 
Interest-bearing Demand, Savings, and Money Market Accounts   307,664  305,341 
Time Deposits   308,774  321,915 


    Total Deposits   746,821  750,383 
 
FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings   105,394  95,614 
Accrued Interest Payable and Other Liabilities   11,997  12,428 


 
        TOTAL LIABILITIES   864,212  858,425 
 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  
Preferred Stock, $10 par value; 500,000 shares authorized, no shares issued      
Common Stock, no par value, $1 stated value; 20,000,000 shares authorized   10,643  10,898 
Additional Paid-in Capital   63,784  66,817 
Retained Earnings   9,391  5,778 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)   (1,563) 176 


 
        TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY   82,255  83,669 


 
        TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  $946,467 $942,094 


 
End of period shares issued and outstanding   10,643,514  10,898,241 


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




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Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsIncome
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

Years Ended December 31,
 
2004
2003
2002
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
Net Income  $7,239 $8,168 $9,442 
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash from Operating Activities:  
    Net Amortization on Securities   1,042  2,134  1,635 
    Depreciation and Amortization   2,734  2,585  2,125 
    Amortization and Impairment of Mortgage Servicing Rights   504  660  992 
    Net Change in Loans Held-for-Sale   (2,349) 10,032  (8,587)
    Loss in Investment in Limited Partnership   162  223  170 
    Provision for Loan Losses   2,015  811  1,115 
    Loss / (Gain) on Securities, net   3,678  (80) (17)
    Loss / (Gain) on Sales of Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets   (17) 222  (42)
    Loss / (Gain) on Disposition and Impairment of Premises and Equipment   30  20  (48)
    Loss on Extinguishment of Borrowings   ---  1,898  66 
    Director Stock Awards   ---  304  309 
    FHLB Stock Dividends   (598) (482) --- 
    Increase in Cash Surrender Value of Company Owned Life Insurance (COLI)   (709) (432) (362)
    Change in Assets and Liabilities:  
       Interest Receivable and Other Assets   (1,272) (531) 11,192 
       Interest Payable and Other Liabilities   (717) (125) 1,330 



          Net Cash from Operating Activities   11,742  25,407  19,320 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES  
    Change in Interest-bearing Balances with Banks   ---  ---  299 
    Proceeds from Maturities of Securities Available-for-Sale   36,745  140,227  68,351 
    Proceeds from Sales of Securities Available-for-Sale   1,986  18,239  19,975 
    Purchase of Securities Available-for-Sale   (29,059) (135,116) (143,944)
    Proceeds from Maturities of Securities Held-to-Maturity   4,095  3,420  2,223 
    Purchase of Loans   (12,837) (5,570) (4,701)
    Proceeds from Sales of Loans   2,894  2,644  1,025 
    Loans Made to Customers, net of Payments Received   (10,216) 219  47,047 
    Proceeds from Sales of Other Real Estate   1,306  1,576  1,353 
    Property and Equipment Expenditures   (1,328) (2,083) (4,175)
    Proceeds from Sales of Property and Equipment   364  6  547 
    Purchase of Company Owned Life Insurance   ---  (10,000) --- 
    Acquire Insurance Agencies   ---  (2,513) (325)



          Net Cash from Investing Activities   (6,050) 11,049  (12,325)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES  
    Change in Deposits   33,250  9,939  (19,680)
    Change in Short-term Borrowings   (10,006) 25,047  (7,027)
    Advances in Long-term Debt   4,500  8,000  1,145 
    Repayments of Long-term Debt   (11,439) (54,705) (36,250)
    Issuance of Common Stock   34  28  351 
    Purchase / Retire Common Stock   (708) (21,846) (2,683)
    Employee Stock Purchase Plan   (76) (120) (66)
    Dividends Paid   (6,114) (5,984) (6,136)
    Purchase of Interests in Fractional Shares   ---  (27) (32)



          Net Cash from Financing Activities   9,441  (39,668) (70,378)



 
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents   15,133  (3,212) (63,383)
    Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year   32,533  35,745  99,128 



    Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year  $47,666 $32,533 $35,745 



Cash Paid During the Year for:  
    Interest  $16,813 $21,627 $29,189 
    Income Taxes   786  1,026  1,214 

Years ended December 31,
2005
 2004
 2003
 
INTEREST INCOME        
Interest and Fees on Loans  $41,751 $39,257 $41,781 
Interest on Federal Funds Sold and Other Short-term Investments   316  129  270 
Interest and Dividends on Securities:  
    Taxable   5,954  5,455  5,023 
    Non-taxable   2,176  2,869  3,545 



       TOTAL INTEREST INCOME   50,197  47,710  50,619 
 
INTEREST EXPENSE  
Interest on Deposits   13,389  11,747  13,997 
Interest on FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings   4,595  4,724  7,087 



 
    TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE   17,984  16,471  21,084 



 
NET INTEREST INCOME   32,213  31,239  29,535 
Provision for Loan Losses   1,903  2,015  811 



NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES   30,310  29,224  28,724 
 
NON-INTEREST INCOME  
Trust and Investment Product Fees   2,081  2,046  1,627 
Service Charges on Deposit Accounts   3,723  3,537  3,391 
Insurance Revenues   4,703  4,666  3,692 
Other Operating Income   2,687  2,074  1,556 
Net Gains on Sales of Loans and Related Assets   1,000  975  2,588 
Net Gain / (Loss) on Securities     (3,678) 80 



 
    TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME   14,194  9,620  12,934 



 
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE  
Salaries and Employee Benefits   18,511  17,814  18,062 
Occupancy Expense   2,396  2,121  2,354 
Furniture and Equipment Expense   2,008  2,171  2,220 
Data Processing Fees   1,322  1,186  1,126 
Professional Fees   1,703  1,690  1,227 
Advertising and Promotion   784  888  853 
Supplies   544  527  633 
Net Loss on Extinguishment of Borrowings       1,898 
Other Operating Expenses   4,180  4,212  3,846 



 
    TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE   31,448  30,609  32,219 



 
Income before Income Taxes   13,056  8,235  9,439 
Income Tax Expense   3,335  996  1,271 



NET INCOME  $9,721 $7,239 $8,168 



 
Earnings per Share  $0.89 $0.66 $0.73 
 
Diluted Earnings per Share  $0.89 $0.66 $0.73 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
Dollars in thousands, except per share data


Common Stock Additional
Paid-in
 Retained Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
 Total
Shareholders'
Shares
 Amount

Capital

Earnings

Income

Equity
Balances, January 1, 2003   11,460,731 $11,461 $78,836 $12,298 $1,924 $104,519 
 
Comprehensive Income:  
Net Income         8,168    8,168 
Changes in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on  
   Securities Available for Sale, net           (1,747) (1,747)
Change in Minimum Pension Liability           (169) (169)

   Total Comprehensive Income             6,252 
Cash Dividends ($.53 per share)         (5,984)   (5,984)
Issuance of Common Stock for:  
   Exercise of Stock Options   14,807  15  555  (542)   28 
   Director Stock Awards   15,939  16  288      304 
   5% Stock Dividend   520,233  520  8,740  (9,260)    
Employee Stock Purchase Plan       (120)     (120)
Purchase and Retirement of Common Stock   (1,078,828) (1,079) (20,767)     (21,846)
Purchase of Interest in Fractional Shares         (27)   (27)


 
Balances, December 31, 2003   10,932,882  10,933  67,532  4,653  8  83,126 
 
Comprehensive Income:  
Net Income         7,239    7,239 
Changes in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on  
   Securities Available for Sale, net           178  178 
Change in Minimum Pension Liability           (10) (10)

   Total Comprehensive Income             7,407 
Cash Dividends ($.56 per share)         (6,114)   (6,114)
Issuance of Common Stock for:  
   Exercise of Stock Options   9,359  9  25      34 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan       (76)     (76)
Purchase and Retirement of Common Stock   (44,000) (44) (664)     (708)


 
Balances, December 31, 2004   10,898,241  10,898  66,817  5,778  176  83,669 
 
Comprehensive Income:  
Net Income         9,721    9,721 
Changes in Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on  
   Securities Available for Sale, net           (1,711) (1,711)
Change in Minimum Pension Liability           (28) (28)

   Total Comprehensive Income             7,982 
Cash Dividends ($.56 per share)         (6,108)   (6,108)
Issuance of Common Stock for:  
   Exercise of Stock Options   11,991  12  36      48 
   Business Combination   257,029  257  3,241      3,498 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan       (63)     (63)
Purchase and Retirement of Common Stock   (523,747) (524) (6,247)     (6,771)


 
Balances, December 31, 2005   10,643,514 $10,643 $63,784 $9,391 $(1,563)$82,255 


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




33


Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Dollars in thousands


Years Ended December 31,
2005
 2004
 2003
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
Net Income  $9,721 $7,239 $8,168 
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash from Operating Activities:  
    Net Amortization on Securities   524  1,042  2,134 
    Depreciation and Amortization   2,564  2,734  2,585 
    Amortization and Impairment of Mortgage Servicing Rights   301  504  660 
    Loans Originated for Sale   (62,886) (63,158) (169,538)
    Proceeds from Sales Of Loans Held-for-Sale   64,327  61,768  182,378 
    Loss in Investment in Limited Partnership   83  162  223 
    Provision for Loan Losses   1,903  2,015  811 
    Gain on Sales of Loans, net   (927) (959) (2,808)
    Loss / (Gain) on Securities, net     3,678  (80)
    Loss / (Gain) on Sales of Other Real Estate and Repossessed Assets   (73) (17) 222 
    Loss / (Gain) on Disposition and Impairment of Premises and Equipment   (312) 30  20 
    Loss on Extinguishment of Borrowings       1,898 
    Director Stock Awards       304 
    FHLB Stock Dividends   (287) (598) (482)
    Increase in Cash Surrender Value of Company Owned Life Insurance (COLI)   (527) (709) (432)
    Change in Assets and Liabilities:  
       Interest Receivable and Other Assets   905  (1,272) (531)
       Interest Payable and Other Liabilities   (865) (717) (125)



          Net Cash from Operating Activities   14,451  11,742  25,407 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES  
    Proceeds from Maturities of Securities Available-for-Sale   54,565  36,745  140,227 
    Proceeds from Sales of Securities Available-for-Sale     1,986  18,239 
    Purchase of Securities Available-for-Sale   (57,004) (29,059) (135,116)
    Proceeds from Maturities of Securities Held-to-Maturity   4,639  4,095  3,420 
    Purchase of Loans   (8,490) (12,837) (5,570)
    Proceeds from Sales of Loans   12,260  2,894  2,644 
    Loans Made to Customers, net of Payments Received   343  (10,216) 219 
    Proceeds from Sales of Other Real Estate   1,014  1,306  1,576 
    Property and Equipment Expenditures   (1,414) (1,328) (2,083)
    Proceeds from Sales of Property and Equipment   446  364  6 
    Purchase of Company Owned Life Insurance       (10,000)
    Acquire Banking Entities   1,000     
    Acquire Insurance Agencies       (2,513)



          Net Cash from Investing Activities   7,359  (6,050) 11,049 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES  
    Change in Deposits   (31,431) 33,250  9,939 
    Change in Short-term Borrowings   13,115  (10,006) 25,047 
    Advances in Long-term Debt   36,500  4,500  8,000 
    Repayments of Long-term Debt   (41,835) (11,439) (54,705)
    Issuance of Common Stock   48  34  28 
    Purchase / Retire Common Stock   (6,771) (708) (21,846)
    Employee Stock Purchase Plan   (63) (76) (120)
    Dividends Paid   (6,108) (6,114) (5,984)
    Purchase of Interests in Fractional Shares       (27)



          Net Cash from Financing Activities   (36,545) 9,441  (39,668)



 
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents   (14,735) 15,133  (3,212)
    Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year   47,666  32,533  35,745 



    Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year  $32,931 $47,666 $32,533 



 Cash Paid During the Year for:  
    Interest  $17,625 $16,813 $21,627 
    Income Taxes   3,210  786  1,026 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
German American Bancorp operations are primarily comprised of four business segments: core banking, mortgage banking, financial services and insurance operations. The accounting and reporting policies of German American Bancorp and its subsidiaries conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The more significant policies are described below. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries after elimination of all material intercompany accounts and transactions. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current classifications. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates susceptible to change in the near term include the allowance for loan losses, other-than-temporary impairment of securities, the fair value of mortgage servicing rights and financial instruments, the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets and loss contingencies.

Securities
Securities classified as available-for-sale are securities that the Company intends to hold for an indefinite period of time, but not necessarily until maturity. These include securities that management may use as part of its asset/liability strategy, or that may be sold in response to changes in interest rates, changes in prepayment risk, or similar reasons. Equity Securities with readily determinable fair values are classified as available-for-sale. Securities held as available-for-sale are reported at market value with unrealized gains or losses included as a separate component of equity, net of tax. Securities classified as held-to-maturity are securities that the Company has both the ability and positive intent to hold to maturity. Securities held-to-maturity are carried at amortized cost. Restricted stock, such as stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), is carried at cost.

Premium amortization is deducted from, and discount accretion is added to, interest income using the level yield method.method without anticipating prepayments, except for mortgage-backed securities where prepayments are anticipated. The cost of securities sold is computed on the identified securities method. Securities are written down to fair value when a decline in fair value is not considered temporary. In estimating other-than-temporary losses, management considers: (1) the length of time and extent that fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near term prospects of the issuer, and (3) the Company’s ability and intent to hold the security for a period sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.

Loans Held for Sale
Mortgage loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or market value, in aggregate. Net unrealized losses, if any, are recorded as a valuation allowance and charged to earnings.

Mortgage loans held for sale are generally sold with servicing rights retained. The carrying value of mortgage loans sold is reduced by the cost allocated to the servicing right. Gains and losses on sales of mortgage loans are based on the difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the related loan sold.

Loans
Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or pay-off are reported at the principal balance outstanding, net of unearned interest, deferred loan fees and costs, and an allowance for loan losses. Loans held for sale are reported at the lower of cost or fair value, in aggregate.

Interest income is reportedaccrued on the interest methodunpaid principal balance and includes amortization of net deferred loan fees and costs over the loan term without anticipating prepayments.

Interest income is discontinued on impaired loans and loans past due 90 days or more, unless the loan is well secured and in process of collection. All interest accrued but not received for loans placed on non-accrual is reversed against interest income. Interest received on such loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. 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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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is a valuation allowance for probable incurred credit losses. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. Management estimates the allowance balance required using past loan loss experience, the nature and volume of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values, economic conditions, and other factors. Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, should be charged-off.

The allowance consists of specific and general components. The specific component relates to loans that are individually classified as impaired or loans otherwise classified as substandard or special mention. The general component covers non-classified loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for current factors.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Loan impairment is reported when full repayment under the terms of the loan is not expected. If a loan is impaired, a portion of the allowance is allocated so that the loan is reported net, at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate, or at the fair value of collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Commercial, agricultural and poultry loans are evaluated individually for impairment. Smaller balance homogeneous loans are evaluated for impairment in total. Such loans include real estate loans secured by one-to-four family residences and loans to individuals for household, family and other personal expenditures. Individually evaluated loans on non-accrual are generally considered impaired. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off when deemed uncollectible.

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Stock
The Bank is a member of the FHLB system. Members are required to own a certain amount of stock based on the level of borrowings and other factors, and may invest in additional amounts. FHLB stock is carried at cost, classified as a restricted security, and periodically evaluated for impairment based on ultimate recovery of par value. Both cash and stock dividends are reported as income.

Premises, Furniture and Equipment
Land is carried at cost. Premises, furniture and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Buildings and related components are depreciated using the straight-line method with useful lives ranging from 10 to 40 years. Furniture, fixtures and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method with useful lives ranging from 3 to 10 years.

Other Real Estate
Other Real Estate is carried at the lower of cost or fair value, less estimated selling costs. Expenses incurred in carrying Other Real Estate are charged to operations as incurred.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill results from prior business acquisitions and represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of acquired tangible assets and liabilities and identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill is not amortized, but is assessed at least annually for impairment with any such impairment recognized in the period identified.

Other intangible assets consist of core deposit and acquired customer relationship intangible assets. They are initially measured at fair value and then are amortized on a straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which range from 7 to 10 years.

Company Owned Life Insurance
The Company has purchased life insurance policies on certain directors and executives. This life insurance is recorded at its cash surrender value or the amount that can be realized.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Servicing Rights
Servicing rights are recognized and included with other assets for purchased rights and for the allocated value of retained servicing rights on loans sold. Servicing rights are expensed in proportion to, and over the period of, estimated net servicing revenues. Impairment is evaluated based on the fair value of the rights, using groupings of the underlying loans as to type and age, with any impairment of a grouping reported as a valuation allowance. Fair value is determined based upon discounted cash flows using market based assumptions.

Loss contingencies
Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated.

Stock Compensation
Compensation expense under stock options is reported, if applicable, using the intrinsic value method. NoUnder this method, no compensation expense has beenis recognized in net income.for stock options granted at or above fair market value. Compensation expense is recognized for stock option modifications, if applicable. Financial Accounting Standard No. 123 requires pro forma disclosures for companies that do not adopt its fair value accounting method for stock-based employee compensation. Accordingly, the following pro forma information presents net income and earnings per share had the Standard’s fair value method been used to measure compensation cost for stock option plans.

200420032002
 
Net Income as Reported$     7,239$     8,168$     9,442
Compensation Expense Under Fair Value Method, Net of Tax246268229



Pro forma Net Income$      6,993$     7,900 $     9,213 
Pro forma Earnings per Share$        0.64$        0.71$        0.77
Proforma Diluted Earnings per Shares$        0.64$        0.70$        0.77
Earnings per Share as Reported$        0.66$        0.73$        0.79
Diluted Earnings per Share as Reported$        0.66$        0.73$        0.78



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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

2005
 2004
 2003
 
Net Income as Reported $  9,721 $  7,239 $  8,168 
Compensation Expense Under Fair Value Method, Net of Tax 317 246 268 



Pro forma Net Income $  9,404 $  6,993 $  7,900 
Pro forma Earnings per Share $   0.86 $   0.64 $   0.71 
Proforma Diluted Earnings per Share $   0.86 $   0.64 $   0.70 
Earnings per Share as Reported $   0.89 $   0.66 $   0.73 
Diluted Earnings per Share as Reported $   0.89 $   0.66 $   0.73 

For options granted during 2005, 2004 2003 and 2002,2003, the weighted-average fair values at grant date are $1.65, $2.89 $3.04 and $2.88,$3.04, respectively. The fair value of options granted during 2005, 2004 2003 and 20022003 was estimated using the following weighted-average information: risk-free interest rate of 2.79%3.41%, 2.56%2.79% and 3.89%2.56%, expected life of 3.4, 4.3 4.4 and 4.14.4 years, expected volatility of stock price of .24, .2517%, 24% and .27,25%, and expected dividends of 3.20%3.56%, 3.11%3.20% and 2.88%3.11% per year.

Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income consists of net income and other comprehensive income. Other comprehensive income includes unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale and changes in minimum pension liability, which are also recognized as a separate component of equity.

Income Taxes
Deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined at each balance sheet date and are the result of differences in the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities. Income tax expense is the amount due on the current year tax returns plus or minus the change in deferred taxes. A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

Retirement Plans
Pension expense under the suspended defined benefit plan is the net of interest cost, return on plan assets and amortization of gains and losses not immediately recognized. Employee 401(k) and profit sharing plan expense is the amount of matching contributions. Deferred compensation and supplemental retirement plan expense allocates the benefits over years of service.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share is based on net income divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share shows the potential dilutive effect of additional common shares issuable under stock options. Earnings per share is retroactively restated for stock dividends.

Cash Flow Reporting
The Company reports net cash flows for customer loan transactions, deposit transactions and deposits made with other financial institutions. Cash and cash equivalents are defined to include cash on hand, demand deposits in other institutions and Federal Funds Sold.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using relevant market information and other assumptions, as more fully disclosed in Note 19. Fair value estimates involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment regarding interest rates, credit risk, prepayments, and other factors, especially in the absence of broad markets for particular items. Changes in assumptions or in market conditions could significantly affect the estimates. The fair value estimates of existing on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments do not include the value of anticipated future business, or the values of assets and liabilities not considered financial instruments.

New Accounting Pronouncements
FAS 123R requires all public companies to record compensation cost for stock optionsshare-based payments provided to employees in return for employee service. The cost is measured at the fair value of the optionsshare-based payment awards when granted, and this cost is expensed over the employee service period, which is normally the vesting period of options or the options. Thisperiod of participation in the stock purchase plan. FAS 123R will apply to awards granted or modified on or after JulyJanuary 1, 2005.2006. Compensation cost will also be recorded for prior optionaward grants that vest after the date of adoption. The effect on results of operations will depend on the level of future stock option grants, the future level of participation and annual pricing under the employee stock purchase plan, the calculation of the fair value of the optionsstock option and purchase plan awards granted at suchin the future, date, as well as thestock option vesting periods, provided, and cannot currently be predicted. ExistingAll existing stock options thatare fully vested and will vestresult in no compensation expense after adoption date areadoption. Employee stock purchase plan participation from January 1, 2006 through the plan year end of August 16, 2006 is expected to result in additionalapproximately $52 of compensation expense of approximately $48 during the balance of 2005, $58 in 2006, $27 in 2007, $9 in 2008, and $1 in 2009. There will be no significant effect on financial position as total equity will not change.2006.

SOP 03-3 requires that a valuation allowance for loans acquired in a transfer, including in a business combination, reflect only losses incurred after acquisition and should not be recorded at acquisition. It applies to any loan acquired in a transfer that showed evidence of credit quality deterioration since it was made. The effect of this new standard on the Company’s financial position and results of operations will depend upon the amount of such loans acquired in the future.

Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue 03-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and its Application to Certain Investments”, contains guidance regarding other-than-temporary impairment on securities that was to take effect for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. However, the effective date of portions of this guidance has been delayed, and more interpretive guidance is expected to be issued in the future. The effect of this new and pending guidance on the Company’s financial statements is not known, but it is possible this guidance could change management’s assessment of other-than-temporary impairment in future periods.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 2 – Securities

The amortized cost, gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), and fair value of Securities Available-for-Sale were as follows:

Amortized
Cost


Gross
Unrealized
Gains


Gross
Unrealized
Losses


Fair
Value

Amortized
Cost

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

Fair
Value

Securities Available-for-Sale:                    
2005 
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of 
U.S. Government Corporations and Agencies $13,631 $11 $(150)$13,492 
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions  23,075  463  (11) 23,527 
Asset- / Mortgage-backed Securities  128,602  49  (2,807) 125,844 
Corporate Securities  500      500 
Equity Securities  17,350  1,287  (850) 17,787 




Total $183,158 $1,810 $(3,818)$181,150 




2004  
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of  
U.S. Government Corporations and Agencies $4,060 $--- $(26)$4,034  $4,060 $ $(26)$4,034 
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions  29,807  829  (15) 30,621   29,807  829  (15) 30,621 
Asset- / Mortgage-backed Securities  131,614  455  (868) 131,201   131,614  455  (868) 131,201 
Corporate Securities  503  ---  ---  503   503      503 
Equity Securities  15,149  168  ---  15,317   15,149  168    15,317 








Total $181,133 $1,452 $(909)$181,676  $181,133 $1,452 $(909)$181,676 








2003  
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of 
U.S. Government Corporations and Agencies $4,112 $1 $(23)$4,090 
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions  37,421  1,178  (20) 38,579 
Asset- / Mortgage-backed Securities  136,674  590  (679) 136,585 
Corporate Securities  506  9  ---  515 
Equity Securities  16,808  286  (1,070) 16,024 




Total $195,521 $2,064 $(1,792)$195,793 







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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 2 – Securities (continued)

The carrying amount, unrecognized gains and losses and fair value of Securities Held-to-Maturity were as follows:

Carrying
Amount

Gross
Unrecognized
Gains

Gross
Unrecognized
Losses

Fair
Value

Carrying
Amount


Gross
Unrecognized
Gains


Gross
Unrecognized
Losses


Fair
Value

Securities Held-to-Maturity:                    
2005 
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions $8,684 $127 $ $8,811 
2004  
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions $13,318 $319 $(1)$13,636  $13,318 $319 $(1)$13,636 
2003 
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions $17,417 $552 $(5)$17,964 

The amortized cost and fair value of Securities at December 31, 20042005 by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because some issuers have the right to call or prepay certain obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Asset-backed, Mortgage-backed and Equity Securities are not due at a single maturity date and are shown separately.

Amortized
Cost

Fair
Value

Securities Available-for-Sale:      
Due in one year or less  $1,330 $1,333 
Due after one year through five years   8,494  8,604 
Due after five years through ten years   14,690  15,162 
Due after ten years   9,856  10,059 
Asset- / Mortgage-backed Securities   131,614  131,201 
Equity Securities   15,149  15,317 


    Totals  $181,133 $181,676 





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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 2 – Securities (continued)

Amortized
Cost

 Fair
Value

Securities Available-for-Sale:      
Due in one year or less $1,616 $1,613 
Due after one year through five years  18,151  18,116 
Due after five years through ten years  9,432  9,662 
Due after ten years  8,007  8,128 
Asset- / Mortgage-backed Securities  128,602  125,844 
Equity Securities  17,350  17,787 


Totals $183,158 $181,150 


Carrying
Amount

Fair
Value

Carrying
Amount

 Fair
Value

Securities Held-to-Maturity:       
Due in one year or less $1,547 $1,552  $1,112 $1,116 
Due after one year through five years  4,683  4,820   3,708  3,764 
Due after five years through ten years  2,796  2,877   1,303  1,325 
Due after ten years  4,292  4,387   2,561  2,606 




Totals $13,318 $13,636  $8,684 $8,811 




Proceeds from the Sales of Securities are summarized below:

2005
Available-
for-Sale
 2004
Available-
for-Sale
 2003
Available-
for-Sale
2004
Available-
for-Sale
2003
Available-
for-Sale
2002
Available-
for-Sale
Proceeds from Sales and Calls  $1,986 $18,239 $19,975  $        $1,986 $18,239 
Gross Gains on Sales and Calls  5  126  17            5  126 
Gross Losses on Sales and Calls  ---  (46) ---              (46)
Income Taxes on Gross Gains  2  43  6            2  43 
Income Taxes on Gross Losses  ---  (16) ---              (16)

The carrying value of securities pledged to secure repurchase agreements, public and trust deposits, and for other purposes as required by law was $94,995$116,683 and $89,398$94,995 as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and 2003, respectively.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 2 – Securities (continued)

Below is a summary of securities with unrealized losses as of year-end 20042005 and 2003,2004, presented by length of time the securities have been in an unrealized loss position:

At December 31, 2005:At December 31, 2005:Less than 12 Months
 12 Months or More
 Total
Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of             
Government Corporations and Agencies $8,125 $(105)$1,978 $(45)$10,103 $(150)
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions      444  (11) 444  (11)
Asset- / Mortgage-backed Securities  65,906  (1,419) 58,586  (1,388) 124,492  (2,807)
Corporate Securities             
Equity Securities  7,050  (850)     7,050  (850)






Total $81,081 $(2,374)$61,008 $(1,444)$142,089 $(3,818)






At December 31, 2004:At December 31, 2004:   Less than 12 Months   
   12 Months or More   
               Total                
At December 31, 2004:Less than 12 Months
 12 Months or More
 Total
Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of              
Government Corporations and Agencies $2,534 $(26)$--- $--- $2,534 $(26) $2,534 $(26)$ $ $2,534 $(26)
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions  2,085  (16) ---  ---  2,085  (16)  2,085  (16)     2,085  (16)
Asset- / Mortgage-backed Securities  74,038  (570) 19,458  (298) 93,496  (868)  74,038  (570) 19,458  (298) 93,496  (868)
Corporate Securities  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---              
Equity Securities  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---              












Total $78,657 $(612)$19,458 $(298)$98,115 $(910) $78,657 $(612)$19,458 $(298)$98,115 $(910)












Securities are written down to fair value when a decline in fair value is not considered temporary. In estimating other-than-temporary losses, management considers the length of time and extent that fair value has been less than cost, the financial condition and near term prospects of the issuer, and the Company’s ability and intent to hold the security for a period sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. The Company had the intent and ability to hold these securities for the foreseeable future, and the decline in fair value was largely due to changes in market interest rates, therefore, the Company does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

The Company’s equity portfolio is primarily comprised of floating rate preferred stock issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) and Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA). In the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company recognized a $3.68 million non-cash, pre-tax charge for the other-than-temporary decline in value on thisits floating rate preferred stock portfolio. The Company accounts for these securities in accordance with SFAS No. 115, which requires that if the decline in fair market value below cost is determined to be other-than-temporary, the unrealized loss must be recognized as expense in the income statement. During the quarter ended December 31, 2004, public disclosures regarding accounting practices at FNMA and a multi-billion dollar FNMA preferred stock issuance with a substantially different structure and higher yield than previous offerings had a detrimental effect on the fair value of both the FHLMC and FNMA preferred stock holdings. As a result of these factors and the magnitude and length of time the market value had been below cost, management could not forecast full recovery of the fair values in a reasonable time period and concluded that the preferred stock is other than temporarily impaired. Accordingly, the other-than-temporary impairment was recognized in the income statement as an investment securities loss.




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Notes toA portion of the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 2 – Securities (continued)

The Company’s Asset/Mortgage backed securitiesfloating rate preferred stock portfolio has been issued primarily by governmental agencies (i.e. GNMA, FNMA,declined in value during 2005 and FHLMC). Gross unrealized losses on these securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer were $298 at December 31, 2004. The Company has the intent and abilitythis decline is considered to hold these securities for the foreseeable future, and the decline in fair value was largely due to changes in market interest rates, therefore, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2004.

Gross unrealized losses on all securities that have been in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months were $612 at December 31, 2004. The Company has the intent and ability to hold these securities for the foreseeable future, and the decline in fair value was largely due to changes in market interest rates, therefore, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2004.

At December 31, 2003:   Less than 12 Months   
   12 Months or More   
               Total                
Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

Fair
Value

Unrealized
Loss

U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of              
    Government Corporations and Agencies  $2,051 $(23)$---  --- $2,051 $(23)
Obligations of State and Political Subdivisions   1,491  (7) 1,608  (18) 3,099  (25)
Asset- / Mortgage-backed Securities   68,906  (679) ---  ---  68,906  (679)
Corporate Securities   ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  --- 
Equity Securities   ---  ---  4,663  (1,070) 4,663  (1,070)






    Total  $72,448 $(709)$6,271 $(1,088)$78,719 $(1,797)






At December 31, 2003, unrealized losses on the Company’s securities portfolio were not recognized into income because the securities were of high credit quality (rated AA or higher), management had the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future, and the decline in fair value was largely due to changes in market interest rates. The Company’s Asset/Mortgage backedBased on the length of time, extent and nature of this decline, as well as market performance subsequent to December 31, 2005, the Company does not consider these securities portfolio and Equity portfolio was issued primarily by governmental agencies (i.e. GNMA, FNMA, and FHLMC) and the equity securities were preferred shares that carried a variable interest rate. The fair value was expected to recover as the securities approached their maturity/repricing date and/or market rates changed.have additional other-than-temporary impairment.

NOTE 3 – Loans

Loans were comprised of the following classifications at December 31:

2004
2003
Residential Mortgage Loans  $94,800 $110,325 
Agricultural and Poultry Loans   104,592  94,099 
Commercial and Industrial Loans   308,763  294,015 
Consumer Loans   122,888  114,816 


    Totals  $631,043 $613,255 


 
Nonperforming loans were as follows at December 31:  
 
Loans past due over 90 days and accruing and Restructured Loans  $831 $962 
Non-accrual loans   5,750  1,817 


    Totals  $6,581 $2,779 





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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 3 – Loans (continued)

2005
 2004
Loans were comprised of the following classifications at December 31:       
Residential Mortgage Loans $102,891 $94,800 
Agricultural Loans  101,355  99,557 
Commercial and Industrial Loans  319,241  313,798 
Consumer Loans  129,587  122,888 


Totals $653,074 $631,043 


Nonperforming loans were as follows at December 31: 
Loans past due over 90 days and accruing and Restructured Loans $944 $831 
Non-accrual Loans  14,763  5,750 


Totals $15,707 $6,581 


2005
 2004
Information regarding impaired loans:Information regarding impaired loans:2004
2003
 
        
Year-end impaired loans with no allowance for loan losses allocated $1,546 $905 
Year-end impaired loans with no allowance for loan losses allocated $905 $834 
Year-end impaired loans with allowance for loan losses allocated  4,618  1,355   11,740  4,618 
Amount of allowance allocated to impaired loans  992  246  2002
   2,515  992  2003 

Average balance of impaired loans during the year  4,400  1,313 $ 2,025   10,465  4,400 $1,313 
Interest income recognized during impairment  263  103        110   62  263  103 
Interest income recognized on cash basis  243  102        101   52  243  102 

Certain directors, executive officers, and principal shareholders of the Company, including their immediate families and companies in which they are principal owners, were loan customers of the Company during 2004.2005. A summary of the activity of these loans follows:

Balance
January 1,
2004

Additions
Changes
in Persons
Included

Deductions
Collected                        Charged-off

Balance
December 31,
2004

$16,945     $19,327     $515       $(12,918)                      $---$23,869       
Balance
January 1,
Changes
in Persons
DeductionsBalance
December 31,
2005
Additions
Included
Collected
    Charged-off
2005
$   23,869 $   11,800 $   3,854 $   (2,948)$       $   36,575       

NOTE 4 – Allowance for Loan Losses

A summary of the activity in the Allowance for Loan Losses follows:

2005
 2004
 2003
2004
2003
2002
Balance as of January 1  $8,265 $8,301 $8,388   $8,801 $8,265 $8,301 
Provision for Loan Losses  2,015  811  1,115   1,903  2,015  811 
Allowance from Acquired Subsidiary  239     
Recoveries of Prior Loan Losses  371  784  383   465  371  784 
Loan Losses Charged to the Allowance  (1,850) (1,631) (1,585)  (2,143) (1,850) (1,631)






Balance as of December 31 $8,801 $8,265 $8,301  $9,265 $8,801 $8,265 









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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 5 – Mortgage Banking

The amount of loans serviced by the Company for the benefit of others was $316,948$335,531 and $305,927$316,948 at December 31, 20042005 and 2003.2004. These loans are owned by outside parties and are not included in the assets of the Company.

Activity for capitalized mortgage servicing rights and the related valuation allowance was as follows. The net balance of mortgage servicing rights is included in Other Assets.

2005
 2004
 2003
2004
2003
2002
Servicing Rights:                
Beginning of Year $3,368 $2,694 $1,979  $3,399 $3,368 $2,694 
Additions  643  1,687  986   707  643  1,687 
Amortized to Expense  (467) (420) (271)  (713) (467) (420)
Direct Write-downs  (145) (593) ---     (145) (593)






End of Year $3,399 $3,368 $2,694  $3,393 $3,399  3,368 






Valuation Allowance:  
Beginning of Year $885 $1,238 $517  $777 $885 $1,238 
Additions Expensed  363  706  784   131  363  706 
Reductions Credited to Expense  (326) (466) (63)  (543) (326) (466)
Direct Write-downs  (145) (593) ---     (145) (593)






End of Year $777 $885 $1,238  $365 $777 $885 






The fair value of servicing rights was $2,695$3,353 and $2,647$2,695 at December 31, 20042005 and 2003.2004. For purposes of determining fair value, a discount rate of 9% was assumed at December 31, 20042005 and 2003.2004. Weighted average prepayment speeds applied were 19%12% and 20%19% at December 31, 20042005 and 2003.2004. Fair values were determined using a discounted cash-flow model.

NOTE 6 – Premises, Furniture, and Equipment

Premises, furniture, and equipment was comprised of the following classifications at December 31:

2005
 2004
2004
2003
Land  $3,947 $4,086   $4,201 $3,947 
Buildings and Improvements  23,256  23,001   23,914  23,256 
Furniture and Equipment  15,158  14,721   16,014  15,158 




Total Premises, Furniture and Equipment  42,361  41,808   44,129  42,361 
Less: Accumulated Depreciation  (22,130) (20,203)  (23,896) (22,130)




Total $20,231 $21,605  $20,233 $20,231 




Depreciation expense was $2,131, $2,308 and $2,418 for 2005, 2004 and $2,067 for 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

NOTE 7 – Deposits

At year-end 2004, interest-bearing deposits include $305,341 of demand and savings deposits and $321,915 of time deposits. Stated2005, stated maturities of time deposits were as follows:

2004  $197,162 
2005  42,257 
2006  48,208   $137,223 
2007  30,821   83,288 
2008  3,443   74,374 
2009  7,766 
2010  6,046 
Thereafter  24   77 


Total $321,915  $308,774 


 

Time deposits of $100 or more at December 31, 2005 and 2004 were $61,345 and 2003 were $69,583 and $53,833.$69,583.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 8 – FHLB Advances and Other Borrowed Money

The Company’s funding sources include Federal Home Loan Bank advances and repurchase agreements. Information regarding each of these types of borrowings is as follows:

December 31,
2004
2003
Long-term advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank collateralized by      
    qualifying mortgages, investment securities, and mortgage-backed securities  $59,366 $68,730 
Promissory notes payable   10,575  8,150 


    Long-term borrowings   69,941  76,880 


 
Overnight variable rate advances from Federal Home Loan Bank collateralized
    by qualifying mortgages, investment securities, and mortgage-backed securities
  $--- $8,500 
Federal Funds Purchased   ---  4,000 
Repurchase Agreements   25,673  23,179 


    Short-term borrowings   25,673  35,679 


 
       Total borrowings  $95,614 $112,559 


December 31,
2005
 2004
Long-term Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank collateralized by      
    qualifying mortgages, investment securities, and mortgage-backed securities  $48,106 $59,366 
Promissory Notes Payable   18,500  10,575 


    Long-term Borrowings  $66,606  69,941 


 
Overnight Variable Rate Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank collateralized by  
    qualifying mortgages, investment securities, and mortgage-backed securities  $8,600 $ 
Federal Funds Purchased   7,271   
Repurchase Agreements   20,417  25,673 
Promissory Notes Payable   2,500   


    Short-term Borrowings   38,788  25,673 


 
       Total Borrowings  $105,394 $95,614 


Repurchase agreements, which are classified as secured borrowings, generally mature within one day of the transaction date. Repurchase agreements are reflected at the amount of cash received in connection with the transaction. The corporation may be required to provide additional collateral based on the value of the underlying securities.

At December 31, 2005, interest rates on the fixed rate long-term FHLB advances ranged from 2.93% to 7.22% with a weighted average rate of 5.35%. Of the $48.1 million, $30.0 million or 62% of the advances contained options whereby the FHLB may convert the fixed rate advance to an adjustable rate advance, at which time the company may prepay the advance without penalty. The options on these advances are subject to a variety of terms including LIBOR based strike rates.

At December 31, 2004, interest rates on the fixed rate long-term FHLB advances ranged from 2.50% to 7.22% with a weighted average rate of 5.93%. Of the $59.4 million, $50.0 million or 84% of the advances contained options whereby the FHLB may convert the fixed rate advance to an adjustable rate advance, at which time the company may prepay the advance without penalty. The options on these advances are subject to a variety of terms including LIBOR based strike rates.

At December 31, 2003 interest rates2005, the long-term borrowings shown above includes $18.5 million outstanding on a $25.0 million term loan held at the Parent Company. Interest on the fixed rate long-term FHLB advances ranged from 4.98% to 7.27% with a weighted average rate of 6.10%term loan is based upon 90-day LIBOR plus 1.15%. Of the $68.7 million, $52.6 million or 77% of the advances contained options whereby the FHLB may convert the fixed rate advance to an adjustable rate advance, at which time the company may prepay the advance without penalty. The options on these advances are subject to a variety of terms including LIBOR based strike rates.

During 2003, the Company’s mortgage banking segment prepaid $40 million of FHLB advances. The prepayment fees associated with the extinguishment of this debt totaled $1.9 million.

term loan matures September 20, 2010. At December 31, 2004,2005, the notes payableshort-term borrowings shown above includes $10.5$2.5 million outstanding on a $15.0 million line of credit at the Parent Company. Interest on the line of credit is based upon 90-day LIBOR plus 1.25% with a .15% commitment fee on the unused portion of the line of credit.1.15%. The line of credit matures in March 2005.on September 20, 2006. Under the terms of this note,these notes, the Company and all of its bank subsidiaries must maintain a “well-capitalized” status."well-capitalized" status, and this status was maintained at December 31, 2005.

Scheduled principal payments on long-term borrowings at December 31, 20042005 are as follows:

2005  $32,335 
2006  2,485   $6,485 
2007  2,317   5,317 
2008  1,168   4,668 
2009  10,026   10,026 
2010  38,528 
Thereafter  21,610   1,582 


Total $69,941  $66,606 





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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 9 – Stockholders’ Equity (share and per share amounts adjusted for stock dividends)

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

The prompt corrective action regulations applicable to banks provide five classifications, including well-capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition. If adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to accept brokered deposits. If undercapitalized, capital distributions are limited, as is asset growth and expansion, and plans for capital restoration are required.

At December 31, 2005, consolidated and affiliate bank actual capital and minimum required levels are presented below:

Actual
 Minimum Required
For Capital
Adequacy Purposes:

 Minimum Required
To Be Well-
Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective
Action Regulations:

Amount
 Ratio
 Amount
 Ratio
 Amount
 Ratio
 
Total Capital              
   (to Risk Weighted Assets)  
     Consolidated  $84,581  11.27%$60,024  8.00% N/A N/A
     German American Bank   36,911  10.99% 26,857  8.00$33,572  10.00%
     First American Bank   15,897  17.89% 7,108  8.00 8,885  10.00
     Peoples Bank   16,199  11.47% 11,300  8.00 14,125  10.00
     Citizens State Bank   10,570  11.23% 7,529  8.00 9,411  10.00
     First State Bank   11,326  14.09% 6,431  8.00 8,039  10.00
 
Tier 1 Capital  
   (to Risk Weighted Assets)  
     Consolidated  $75,119  10.01%$30,012  4.00% N/A  N/A
     German American Bank   32,822  9.78% 13,429  4.00$20,143  6.00%
     First American Bank   14,781  16.64% 3,554  4.00 5,331  6.00
     Peoples Bank   15,173  10.74% 5,650  4.00 8,475  6.00
     Citizens State Bank   9,638  10.24% 3,764  4.00 5,647  6.00
     First State Bank   10,415  12.96% 3,215  4.00 4,823  6.00
 
Tier 1 Capital  
   (to Average Assets)  
     Consolidated  $75,119  8.01%$37,506  4.00% N/A  N/A
     German American Bank   32,822  7.83% 16,769  4.00$20,961  5.00%
     First American Bank   14,781  12.51% 4,724  4.00 5,906  5.00
     Peoples Bank   15,173  7.89% 7,690  4.00 9,612  5.00
     Citizens State Bank   9,638  8.11% 4,752  4.00 5,941  5.00
     First State Bank   10,415  8.75% 4,759  4.00 5,949  5.00



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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 9 – Stockholders’ Equity (continued)

At December 31, 2004, consolidated and affiliate bank actual capital and minimum required levels are presented below:

ActualMinimum Required
For Capital
Adequacy Purposes:
Minimum Required
To Be Well-
Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective
Action Regulations:
 
AmountRatioAmountRatioAmountRatio
 
Total Capital              
   (to Risk Weighted Assets)  
     Consolidated  $87,821  11.83%$59,386 8.00%74,232  10.00%
     German American Bank   37,180  10.85 27,402  8.00 34,252  10.00
     First American Bank   13,396  14.85 7,218  8.00 9,023  10.00
     Peoples Bank   16,692  12.32 10,835  8.00 13,543  10.00
     Citizens State Bank   12,528  12.06 8,309  8.00 10,386  10.00
     First State Bank   6,636  10.72 4,954  8.00 6,192  10.00
 
Tier 1 Capital  
   (to Risk Weighted Assets)  
     Consolidated  $78,945  10.63%$29,693 4.00%$44,539  6.00%
     German American Bank   33,510  9.78 13,701  4.00 20,551  6.00
     First American Bank   12,260  13.59 3,609  4.00 5,414  6.00
     Peoples Bank   15,203  11.23 5,417  4.00 8,126  6.00
     Citizens State Bank   11,345  10.92 4,154  4.00 6,232  6.00
     First State Bank   5,949  9.61 2,477  4.00 3,715  6.00
 
Tier 1 Capital  
   (to Average Assets)  
     Consolidated  $78,945  8.50%$37,143 4.00%$46,428  5.00%
     German American Bank   33,510  7.99 16,774  4.00 20,968  5.00
     First American Bank   12,260  9.50 5,159  4.00 6,449  5.00
     Peoples Bank   15,203  7.80 7,792  4.00 9,740  5.00
     Citizens State Bank   11,345  9.19 4,938  4.00 6,172  5.00
     First State Bank   5,949  7.76 3,065  4.00 3,831  5.00



Actual
 Minimum Required
For Capital
Adequacy Purposes:

 Minimum Required
To Be Well-
Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective
Action Regulations:

Amount
 Ratio
 Amount
 Ratio
 Amount
 Ratio
 
Total Capital              
   (to Risk Weighted Assets)  
     Consolidated  $87,821  11.83%$59,386 8.00% N/A N/A
     German American Bank   37,180  10.85 27,402  8.00$34,252  10.00%
     First American Bank   13,396  14.85 7,218  8.00 9,023  10.00
     Peoples Bank   16,692  12.32 10,835  8.00 13,543  10.00
     Citizens State Bank   12,528  12.06 8,309  8.00 10,386  10.00
     First State Bank   6,636  10.72 4,954  8.00 6,192  10.00
 
Tier 1 Capital  
   (to Risk Weighted Assets)  
     Consolidated  $78,945  10.63%$29,693 4.00% N/A N/A
     German American Bank   33,510  9.78 13,701  4.00$20,551  6.00%
     First American Bank   12,260  13.59 3,609  4.00 5,414  6.00
     Peoples Bank   15,203  11.23 5,417  4.00 8,126  6.00
     Citizens State Bank   11,345  10.92 4,154  4.00 6,232  6.00
     First State Bank   5,949  9.61 2,477  4.00 3,715  6.00
 
Tier 1 Capital  
   (to Average Assets)  
     Consolidated  $78,945  8.50%$37,143 4.00% N/A N/A
     German American Bank   33,510  7.99 16,774  4.00$20,968  5.00%
     First American Bank   12,260  9.50 5,159  4.00 6,449  5.00
     Peoples Bank   15,203  7.80 7,792  4.00 9,740  5.00
     Citizens State Bank   11,345  9.19 4,938  4.00 6,172  5.00
     First State Bank   5,949  7.76 3,065  4.00 3,831  5.00

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Notes toAll of the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 9 – Stockholders’ Equity (continued)

At December 31, 2003, consolidated and affiliate bank actual capital and minimum required levels are presented below:

ActualMinimum Required
For Capital
Adequacy Purposes:
Minimum Required
To Be Well-
Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective
Action Regulations:
 
AmountRatioAmountRatioAmountRatio
 
Total Capital              
   (to Risk Weighted Assets)  
     Consolidated  85,999  12.30%55,956  8.00%69,945  10.00%
     German American Bank   36,507  10.72 27,232  8.00 34,040  10.00
     First American Bank   13,314  14.39 7,403  8.00 9,254  10.00
     Peoples Bank   15,957  11.55 11,054  8.00 13,817  10.00
     Citizens State Bank   12,343  12.04 8,199  8.00 10,248  10.00
     First State Bank   5,860  10.65 4,401  8.00 5,501  10.00
 
Tier 1 Capital  
   (to Risk Weighted Assets)  
     Consolidated  77,734  11.11%27,978  4.00%41,967  6.00%
     German American Bank   33,102  9.72 13,616  4.00 20,424  6.00
     First American Bank   12,153  13.13 3,701  4.00 5,552  6.00
     Peoples Bank   14,710  10.65 5,527  4.00 8,290  6.00
     Citizens State Bank   11,060  10.79 4,099  4.00 6,149  6.00
     First State Bank   5,178  9.41 2,200  4.00 3,300  6.00
 
Tier 1 Capital  
   (to Average Assets)  
     Consolidated  $77,734  8.40%37,034 4.00%46,293  5.00%
     German American Bank   33,102  7.99 16,566  4.00 20,708  5.00
     First American Bank   12,153  8.12 5,990  4.00 7,487  5.00
     Peoples Bank   14,710  7.92 7,431  4.00 9,289  5.00
     Citizens State Bank   11,060  8.96 4,935  4.00 6,169  5.00
     First State Bank   5,178  7.38 2,808  4.00 3,510  5.00

The Company and allCompany’s affiliate Banks at year-end 20042005 and 20032004 were categorized as well-capitalized. There have been no conditions or events that management believes have changed the classification of the Company orCompany’s affiliate Banks under the prompt corrective action regulations since the last notification from regulators. Regulations require the maintenance of certain capital levels at each affiliate bank, and may limit the dividends payable by the affiliates to the holding company, or by the holding company to its shareholders. At December 31, 20042005 the affiliates had $10.3$16.3 million in retained earnings available for dividends to the parent company without prior regulatory approval.

Stock OptionsEquity Incentive Plans

The Company maintains Stock Option Planstwo equity incentive plans under which stock options, restricted stock awards, and atother equity incentive awards can be granted. At December 31, 2004,2005, has reserved 620,144 shares of Common Stock (as adjusted for subsequent stock dividends and subject to further customary anti-dilution adjustments) for the purpose of issuance pursuant to outstanding and future grants of options and other equity awards to officers, directors and other employees of the Company.

Options may be designated as “incentive stock options” under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or as nonqualified options. While the date after which options are first exercisable is determined by the Stock Option Committee of the Company or, in the case of options granted to directors, by the Board of Directors, no stock option may be exercised after ten years from the date of grant (twenty years in the case of nonqualified stock options). The exercise price of stock options granted pursuant to the Plans must be no less than the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of the grant.

The Plans authorize an optionee to pay the exercise price of options in cash or in common shares of the Company or in some combination of cash and common shares. An optionee may tender already-owned common shares to the Company in exercise of an option. In this instance, the Company is obligated to issue to such optionee a replacement option for the number of shares tendered, as follows: (a) of the same type as the option exercised (either an incentive stock option or a non-qualified option); (b) with the same expiration date; and (c) priced at the fair market value of the stock on that date. Replacement options may generally not be exercised until one year from the date of grant and (subject to certain exceptions) are cancelled if the optionee sells any Company stock prior to that date.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 9 – Stockholders’ Equity (continued)

On December 29, 2005, the Stock Option Committee of the Company approved the accelerated vesting of all currently outstanding unvested stock options awarded to recipients under its 1999 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan effective December 29, 2005. The decision to accelerate the vesting was made primarily to reduce non-cash compensation expense that German American would have recorded in its income statement in future periods upon the adoption of FAS 123R in January 2006. The Stock Option Committee believed it was in the best interest of the Company’s shareholders to accelerate the vesting of these Options to eliminate compensation expense in future periods. This future expense was estimated to be $143. As a result of the acceleration action, options to purchase up to 161,601 shares of common stock became exercisable immediately. Without the acceleration, the options would have vested on dates ranging from December 31, 2005 to August 29, 2010. Approximately 8,260 options or 5.1% of the accelerated options had exercise prices below the closing market price at the time of acceleration (the “in-the-money options”). Without the acceleration, in-the-money options would have vested at various times and would have been fully vested by March 15, 2006. The Company expensed approximately $4 as a result of the acceleration of the in-the-money stock options during the fourth quarter of 2005.

In conjunction with the acceleration of all vesting periods, the Stock Option Committee also took action to amend all outstanding options to eliminate any obligation to grant new options in replacement of shares tendered in payment of the exercise price of options, effective January 1, 2006. All other terms and conditions applicable to Options, including the exercise prices and exercise periods, remain unchanged.

Changes in options outstanding were as follows, as adjusted to reflect stock dividends:

Number
of Options

Weighted-average
Exercise Price

Number
of Options

 Weighted-average
Exercise Price

Outstanding, beginning of 2002   285,725 $14.19
Granted  104,060  14.73
Exercised  (39,476) 12.67
Forfeited  (5,373) 12.15
Expired  ---  --- 

Outstanding, end of 2002  344,936  14.56
Outstanding, beginning of 2003   344,936 $14.56
Granted  101,587  17.99  101,587  17.99
Exercised  (66,660) 13.81  (66,660) 13.81
Forfeited  (2,303) 15.16  (2,303) 15.16
Expired  (430) 21.34  (430) 21.34


Outstanding, end of 2003  377,130  15.61  377,130  15.61
Granted  87,685  17.36  87,685  17.36
Exercised  (32,608) 13.00  (32,608) 13.00
Forfeited  (2,040) 16.12  (2,040) 16.12
Expired  ---  ---      


Outstanding, end of 2004  430,167  16.16  430,167  16.16
Granted  77,967  14.92
Exercised  (56,356) 12.53
Forfeited  (3,521) 15.42
Expired  (43,238) 16.69


Outstanding, end of 2005  405,019  16.37

Options outstanding at year-end 20042005 are as follows:

Outstanding
Exercisable
Range of
Exercise
Prices

                Number
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(in years)

                Number
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 
$ 11.93 - $ 13.0788,807 2.2757,499$     12.45
$ 14.20 - $ 16.5287,447 4.0852,049       14.93
$ 17.51 - $ 18.28253,913 6.40128,664       18.18


430,167 5.08238,212       16.08


Outstanding
Exercisable
Range of
Exercise
Prices

Number
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(in years)

Number
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 
$12.49 - $14.92117,879         3.60117,879 13.81 
$15.29 - $17.55127,162         3.26127,162 16.53
$17.96 - $18.28159,978         7.52159,978 18.14


405,019        5.04405,01916.37


Options exercisable and the weighted average exercise price at December 31, 2004 and 2003 were 238,212 at $16.08 and 2002 were 185,759 at $15.73, and 172,652 at $15.58, respectively.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 9 – Stockholders’ Equity (continued)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company maintains an Employee Stock Purchase Plan whereby eligible employees canhave the option to purchase the Company’s common stock at a discount. The purchase price of the shares under this plan is determined annually and shall be in the range from 85% to 100% of the fair market value of such stock at either the beginning or end of the period, whichever is less.plan year. The plan provides for the purchase of up to 542,420 shares of common stock, which the Company may obtain by purchases on the open market or from private sources, or by issuing authorized but unissued common shares. The Company purchased common shares on the open market in 2005, 2004, 2003, and 2002.2003. Funding for the purchase of common stock was from employee contributions and Company contributions. Company contributions totaled $63, $76, and $120 for 2005, 2004, and $66 for 2004, 2003,2003. The plan is considered non-compensatory under APB No. 25, and 2002.as a result no compensation expense is recorded and Company contributions are a reduction to additional paid-in capital.

Stock Repurchase Plan

On April 26, 2001 the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program for up to 607,754 of the outstanding Common Shares of the Company. Shares may be purchased from time to time in the open market and in large block privately negotiated transactions. The Company is not obligated to purchase any shares under the program, and the program may be discontinued at any time before the maximum number of shares specified by the program are purchased. As of December 31, 2004,2005, the Company had purchased 251,965334,965 shares under the program.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 9 – Stockholders’ Equity (continued)

Self Tender Offer

On February 7, 2003During December 2005 the Company commencedcompleted the purchase, in a self tender offer for up to 1.05 millionprivate unsolicited transaction not from or through any broker or dealer, of itsa block of 440,747 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock from a corporation currently in reorganization proceedings under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code at a price of $12.50 per share. The block purchase represented approximately 4% of the shares of the Company’s common shares or approximately 9%that were outstanding immediately prior to consummation of its then outstandingthe purchase. The Company’s Board of Directors specifically approved the block purchase, and such purchase therefore will not reduce the number of shares at a purchase price of $19.05 per share. On March 20, 2003, the Company purchased 1,110,444 sharesauthorized for repurchase under the offer, including 60,444 shares that the Company purchased in accordance with the optional purchase provision of the offer. The Company’s total cost in purchasing the shares, including fees and expenses incurred in connection with the offer, was approximately $21,442,000.repurchase program described above.

NOTE 10 – Employee Benefit Plans

The Company provides a contributory trusteed 401(k) deferred compensation and profit sharing plan, which covers substantially all full-time employees. The Company agrees to match certain employee contributions under the 401(k) portion of the plan, while profit sharing contributions are discretionary and are subject to determination by the Board of Directors. Company contributions were $465, $495 and $1,137 for 2005, 2004, and $1,184 for 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

Prior to the second quarter of 2004, theThe Company self-insured employee health benefits for the majority of its subsidiaries. Since then, the Company has self-isured allself-insures employee health benefits. During the fourth quarter of 2005, the employees from the Company’s most recent banking acquisition were not covered by the Company’s self-insured health plan, but remained covered under their existing fully insured health insurance program. As of the first quarter 2006, those employees were brought into the Company’s self-insured health plan. Stop loss insurance covers annual losses exceeding $70$75 per covered individual and approximately $1,755 in the aggregate.individual. Management’s policy is to establish a reserve for claims not submitted by a charge to earnings based on prior experience. Charges to earnings were $1,642, $1,145 and $868 for 2005, 2004, and $873 for 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

The Company maintains deferred compensation plans for the benefit of certain directors and officers. Under the plans, the companyCompany agrees in return for the directors and officers deferring the receipt of a portion of their current compensation, to pay a retirement benefit computed as the amount of the compensation deferred plus accrued interest at a variable rate. Accrued benefits payable totaled $3,577$3,409 and $3,653$3,577 at December 31, 20042005 and 2003.2004. Deferred compensation expense was $322, $315 and $895 for 2005, 2004, and $327 for 2004, 2003, and 2002.2003. In conjunction with the plans, the Company has purchased life insurance on certain directors and officers.

The Company acquired through previous bank mergers a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan with benefits based on years of service and compensation prior to retirement. The benefits under the plan were suspended in 1998. During 2004, the Company incurred $52 on partial settlements of the plan. Duringyears ended 2005 and 2003, there were no losses incurred on partial settlements of the plan, and during 2002, $39 wasplan. During 2004, the Company incurred $52 on partial settlements.settlements of the plan. The Company uses a September 30 measurement date for its plan.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 10 – Employee Benefit Plans (continued)

Accumulated plan benefit information for the Company’s plan as of December 31, 20042005 and 20032004 was as follows:

2004
2003
2005
 2004
 
Changes in Benefit Obligation:      
Obligation at beginning of year $936 $959 
Changes in Benefit Obligation:
Obligation at beginning of year
  $859 $936    
Service cost  ---  ---      
Interest cost  54  61   50  54 
Benefits paid  (200) (91)  (51) (200)
Actuarial gain  42  7 
Actuarial loss  22  42 
Adjustment in cost of settlement  27  ---     27 




Obligation at end of year  859  936   880  859 




Changes in Plan Assets:  
Fair value at beginning of year  744  782   552  744 
Actual return on plan assets  8  53   (27) 8 
Employer contributions  ---  ---   27   
Benefits paid  (200) (91)  (51) (200)




Fair value at end of year  552  744   501  552 




Funded Status:  
Funded status at end of year  (307) (191)  (379) (307)
Unrecognized prior service cost  (5) (8)  (2) (5)
Unrecognized net loss  306  294   348  306 
Unrecognized transition asset  (5) (7)  (4) (5)




Pension (liability) or prepaid benefit cost $(11)$88 


Pension liability $(37)$(11)


Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consist of:  
  2005
  2004
 
  2004  2003 
(Accrued) Prepaid benefit cost $(11)$88 
Accrued benefit cost $(37)$(11)
Minimum pension liability  (296) (279)  (342) (296)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  179  169   207  179 

Because the plan has been suspended, the projected benefit obligationbenefits obligations and accumulated benefit obligationobligations are the same. The accumulated benefit obligation for the defined benefit pension plan exceeds the fair value of the assets included in the plan.



Net periodic pension expense for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 20022003 was as follows:

2004200320022005
 2004
 2003
Interest cost  $54 $61 $66   $50 $54 $61 
Expected return on assets  (31) (38) (50)  (24) (31) (38)
Amortization of transition amount  (2) (1) (2)  (1) (2) (1)
Amortization of prior service cost  (3) (3) (3)  (3) (3) (3)
Recognition of net loss  29  34  15   31  29  34 






Net periodic pension expense $47 $53 $26  $53 $47 $53 






Additional Information 2004 2003  2005
 2004
Increase in minimum liability included in other  
comprehensive income $10 $169  $28 $10 



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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 10 – Employee Benefit Plans (continued)

Assumptions

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at year-end:

2004
2003
 2005
2004
Discount rate6.00%6.25% 5.75%6.00% 
Rate of compensation increaseN/AN/A(1)N/AN/A(1) 
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net cost:
2004
2003
2002
2005 
2004 
2003 
Discount rate6.25%6.50%7.50%6.00%6.25%6.50%
Expected return on plan assets5.00%5.00%5.50%4.50%5.00%
Rate of compensation increaseN/A N/A N/A(1)N/A N/A N/A(1) 

(1)Benefits under the plan were suspended in 1998; therefore, the weighted-average rate of increase in future compensation levels was not applicable for all years presented.

The expected return on plan assets was determined based upon rates that are expected to be available for future reinvestment of earnings and maturing investments along with consideration given to the current mix of plan assets.

Plan Assets

The Company’s defined benefit pension plan asset allocation at year-end 20042005 and 20032004 and target allocation for 20052006 by asset category are as follows:

Target
Allocation
Percentage of Plan Assets
at Year-end
2005
2004
2003
   Target
Allocation
     Percentage of Plan Assets
    at Year-end
Asset Category        Asset Category     2006
      2005
      2004
Cash  21% 1% 7%   30% 31% 1%
Certificate of Deposits  56% 76% 75%  65% 62% 76%
Equity Securities  23% 23% 18%  5% 7% 23%






Total  100% 100% 100%  100% 100% 100%






Plan benefits are suspended. Therefore, the Company has invested predominantly in relatively short-term investments over the past two years. No significant changes to investing strategies are anticipated.

The above mentioned Equity Securities consist of the Company’s stock for all periods presented.

Contributions

The Company expects to contribute $21$61 to the pension plan during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.2006.

Estimated Future Benefits

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, are expected to be paid:

Year
Benefits
Benefits
2005$  41    
200651    $  39  
200750       39 
200849       37 
200947       36 
2010-2014266    
2010   40 
2011-2015232



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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 11 – Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes consists of the following:       
2004
2003
2002
  2005
  2004
  2003
 
The provision for income taxes consists of the following:       
Currently Payable $1,811 $883 $817 
Deferred  (619) 192  1,170 
Current Federal $3,137 $1,666 $883 
Current State  557  145   
Deferred Federal  (202) (708) 391 
Deferred State  (157) 89  (199)
Change in Valuation Allowance  (196) 196  ---     (196) 196 






Total $996 $1,271 $1,987  $3,335 $996 $1,271 






Income tax expense is reconciled to the 34% statutory rate applied to pre-tax income as follows:Income tax expense is reconciled to the 34% statutory rate applied to pre-tax income as follows: Income tax expense is reconciled to the 34% statutory rate applied to pre-tax income as follows: 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
  2005
  2004
  2003
 
Statutory Rate Times Pre-tax Income $2,800 $3,209 $3,886  $4,439 $2,800 $3,209 
Add/(Subtract) the Tax Effect of:  
Income from Tax-exempt Loans and Investments  (845) (1,035) (1,292)  (635) (845) (1,035)
State Income Tax, Net of Federal Tax Effect  25  (2) 95   264  25  (2)
Low Income Housing Credit  (525) (520) (525)  (392) (525) (520)
Dividends Received Deduction  (165) (183) (207)  (128) (165) (183)
Company Owned Life Insurance  (241) (147) (123)  (216) (241) (147)
Other Differences  (53) (51) 153   3  (53) (51)






Total Income Taxes $996 $1,271 $1,987  $3,335 $996 $1,271 






The net deferred tax asset at December 31 consists of the following:  
 2004
 2003
  2005
 2004
Deferred Tax Assets:  
Allowance for Loan Losses $2,543 $2,331  $2,729  2,543 
Deferred Compensation and Employee Benefits  1,596  1,533   1,604  1,596 
Intangibles  40  30   45  40 
Unused Tax Credits  3,337  3,057   2,407  3,337 
Unrealized Capital Loss on Equity Securities  1,252  ---   1,252  1,252 
Unrealized Appreciation on Securities  651   
Minimum Pension Liability  117  110   136  117 
Net Operating Loss Carryforward  ---  193   262   
Other  244  203   224  244 




Total Deferred Tax Assets  9,129  7,457   9,310  9,129 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:  
Depreciation  (861) (866)  (658) (861)
Leasing Activities, Net  (3,227) (2,495)  (2,245) (3,227)
Mortgage Servicing Rights  (1,032) (978)  (1,193) (1,032)
Investment in Low Income Housing Partnerships  (372) (319)  (389) (372)
Unrealized Appreciation on Securities  (188) (95)    (188)
FHLB Stock Dividends  (540) (304)  (599) (540)
Business Combination Fair Value Adjustments  (118)  
Other  (263) (287)  (36) (263)




Total Deferred Tax Liabilities  (6,483) (5,344)  (5,238) (6,483)
Valuation Allowance  (45) (241)  (45) (45)




Net Deferred Tax Asset $2,601 $1,872  $4,027 $2,601 




The Company has $1,818$888 of general business credit carryforward, which will expire in years 2021 thru 2024.2024 and 2025. The Company also has $1,519 of alternative minimum tax credit carryforward, which under current tax law has no expiration period. The valuation allowance on deferred tax assets declined during 2004 due to the realization of IndianaCompany has federal and state net operating loss carryforwards.carryforwards (acquired in the PCB Holdings business combination) of $649 (federal) and $738 (state). These carryforwards expire in 2025, and the use of these federal and state carryforwards are each limited to $285 annually.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 11 – Income Taxes (continued)

Under the Internal Revenue Code, through 1996 Peoples Community Bank (which was acquired by and merged into First State Bank in October 2005) and First Federal Bank (now First American Bank) waswere allowed a special bad debt deduction related to additions to tax bad debt reserves established for the purpose of absorbing losses. Subject to certain limitations, First Federal Bank wasthese Banks were permitted to deduct from taxable income an allowance for bad debts based on a percentage of taxable income before such deductions or actual loss experience. First Federal BankThe Banks generally computed its annual addition to its bad debt reserves using the percentage of taxable income method; however, due to certain limitations in 1996, First Federal Bank wasthe Banks were only allowed a deduction based on actual loss experience. Retained earnings at December 31, 2004,2005, include approximately $2,300$2,995 for which no provision for federal income taxes has been made. This amount represents allocations of income for allowable bad debt deductions. Reduction of amounts so allocated for purposes other than tax bad debt losses will create taxable income, which will be subject to the then current corporate income tax rate. It is not contemplated that amounts allocated to bad debt deductions will be used in any manner to create taxable income. The unrecorded deferred income tax liability on the above amount at December 31, 20042005 was approximately $782.$1,018.

Since December 31, 2001, the Company’s effective tax rate has been favorably impacted by Indiana financial institution tax savings resulting from the Company’s formation of investment subsidiaries in the state of Nevada by four of the Company’s banking subsidiaries.  The state of Nevada has no state or local income tax. An auditor employed byDuring the first quarter of 2005, the Company received notices of proposed assessments of unpaid Indiana financial institutions tax for the years 2001 and 2002 of approximately $691 ($456 net of federal tax), including interest and penalties of approximately $100. The Company filed a protest with the Indiana Department of Revenue (“Department”) has, in the course of the Department’s pending audit of the Company’s financial institutions tax return for the year 2002, advised the Company that the Department is considering issuing a notice of proposed assessment for unpaid financial institutions tax for the year 2002 of approximately $590 ($389 net of federal tax) plus interest, based on the auditor’s inclusion of the income of the Nevada subsidiaries in the Indiana return for that year.  If the Department issues such a notice of proposed assessment, the Company intends to file a protest with the Department contesting the proposed assessmentassessments and wouldintends to vigorously defend its position that the income of the Nevada subsidiaries is not subject to the Indiana financial institutions tax. Although there can be no such assurance, at this time management does not believe that it is probable that this potential assessment will result in additional tax liability. Therefore, no tax provision has been recognized for the potential assessment of additional financial institutions tax for 2001 and 2002 or for financial institutions tax with respect to any of the Nevada subsidiaries in any period subsequent to 2002, including the year-endedyear ended December 31, 2004.2005.

NOTE 12 – Per Share Data

Earnings and Diluted Earnings per Share amounts have been retroactively computed as though shares issued for stock dividends had been outstanding for all periods presented. The computation of Earnings per Share and Diluted Earnings per Share are provided below:

2004
2003
2002
2005
 2004
 2003
Earnings per Share:                
Net Income $7,239 $8,168 $9,442  $9,721 $7,239 $8,168 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding  10,914,622  11,176,766  12,007,009   10,890,987  10,914,622  11,176,766 






Earnings per Share $0.66 $0.73 $0.79  $0.89 $0.66 $0.73 






Diluted Earnings per Share:  
Net Income $7,239 $8,168 $9,442  $9,721 $7,239 $8,168 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding  10,914,622  11,176,766  12,007,009   10,890,987  10,914,622  11,176,766 
Stock Options, Net  33,509  45,577  32,601   4,668  33,509  45,577 






Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding  10,948,131  11,222,343  12,039,610   10,895,655  10,948,131  11,222,343 






Diluted Earnings per Share $0.66 $0.73 $0.78  $0.89 $0.66 $0.73 






Stock options for 351,085, 253,913, 177,974, and 78,136177,974 shares of common stock were not considered in computing diluted earnings per common share for 2005, 2004, 2003, and 2002,2003, respectively, because they were anti-dilutive.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 13 – Lease Commitments

The total rental expense for all leases for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003 was $175, $213, and 2002 was $213, $165 and $161 respectively, including amounts paid under short-term cancelable leases.

At December 31, 2004, the German American Bank subleased space for two branch-banking facilities from a company controlled by a director and shareholder of the Company. The subleases expire in 2005 and 2008 with various renewal options provided. Aggregate annual rental payments to this Director’s company totaled $51 for 2004. Exercise of the Bank’s sublease renewal options is contingent upon the Director’s company renewing its primary leases.

At December 31, 2004, the German American Bancorp leased space for office facilities from a company controlled by another director and shareholder of the Company. The lease expires in 2005 with various renewal options provided. Aggregate annual rental payments to this Director’s company totaled $29 for 2004.

The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments:

Years Ending December 31:Years Ending December 31:Premises
Years Ending December 31: Premises
2005  $88 
2006  62   $123  
2007  62   120 
2008  31   86 
2009  24   79 
2010  50 
Thereafter  24   4 


Total $291  $462 


NOTE 14 – Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Items

In the normal course of business, there are various commitments and contingent liabilities, such as commitments to extend credit and commitments to sell loans, which are not reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to make loans and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Company uses the same credit policy to make commitments as it uses for on-balance sheet items.

The Company’s exposure to credit risk for commitments to sell loans is dependent upon the ability of the counter-party to purchase the loans. This is generally assured by the use of government sponsored entity counterparts. These commitments are subject to market risk resulting from fluctuations in interest rates. Commitments to sell loans are not mandatory (i.e., do not require net settlement with the counter-party to cancel the commitment).

Commitments and contingent liabilities are summarized as follows, at December 31:

2004
2003
Commitments to Fund Loans:      
       Home Equity  $40,158 $34,578 
       Credit Card Lines   12,737  11,469 
       Commercial Operating Lines   51,826  47,928 
       Residential Mortgages   6,584  9,843 


           Total Commitments to Fund Loans  $111,305 $103,818 


    Commitments to Sell Loans  $8,934 $5,113 
    Standby Letters of Credit  $6,245 $5,933 



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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 14 – Commitments and Off-balance Sheet Items (continued)

2005
 2004
 
Commitments to Fund Loans:      
       Home Equity  $44,611 $40,158 
       Credit Card Lines   13,581  12,737 
       Commercial Operating Lines   74,351  51,826 
       Residential Mortgages   4,197  6,584 


           Total Commitments to Fund Loans  $136,740 $111,305 


 
       Commitments to Sell Loans  $8,591 $8,934 
 
       Standby Letters of Credit  $7,624 $6,245 

The majority of commercial operating lines and home equity lines are variable rate, while the majority of other commitments to fund loans are fixed rate. Since many commitments to make loans expire without being used, these amounts do not necessarily represent future cash commitments. Collateral obtained upon exercise of the commitment is determined using management’s credit evaluation of the borrower, and may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, land and other items. The approximate duration of these commitments is generally one year or less.

At December 31, 20042005 and 2003,2004, respectively, the affiliate banks were required to have $4,982$3,581 and $11,192$4,982 on deposit with the Federal Reserve, or as cash on hand. These reserves do not earn interest.

NOTE 15 – Non-cash Investing Activities

2004
2003
2002
Loans Transferred to Other Real Estate  $800 $834 $1,975 
2005
 2004
 2003
Loans Transferred to Other Real Estate  $1,280 $800 $834 

See also Note 18 regarding purchase acquisitions.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 16 – Segment Information

The Company’s operations include four primary segments: core banking, mortgage banking, trust and investment advisory services, and insurance operations. The core banking segment involves attracting deposits from the general public and using such funds to originate consumer, commercial, commercial real estate, and residential mortgage loans, primarily in the affiliate banks’ local markets. The mortgage banking segment involves the origination and purchase of single-family residential mortgage loans; the sale of such loans in the secondary market; the servicing of mortgage loans for investors; and the operation of a title insurance company. The trust and investment advisory services segment involves providing trust, investment advisory, and brokerage services to customers. The insurance segment offers a full range of personal and corporate property and casualty insurance products, primarily in the affiliate banks’ local markets.

The core banking segment is comprised of five community banks with 2627 retail banking offices. Net interest income from loans and investments funded by deposits and borrowings is the primary revenue of the five affiliate community banks comprising the core-banking segment. Revenues for the mortgage-banking segment consist of net interest income from a residential real estate loan portfolio funded primarily by wholesale sources, gains on sales of loans and gains on sales of and capitalization of mortgage servicing rights (MSR), loan servicing income, title insurance commissions and loan closing fees. The trust and investment advisory services segment’s revenues are comprised primarily of fees generated by German American Financial Advisors & Trust Company (“GAFA”). These fees are derived by providing trust, investment advisory, and brokerage services to its customers. The insurance segment consists of German American Insurance, Inc., which provides a full line of personal and corporate insurance products as agent under five distinctive insurance agency names from five offices; and German American Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (“GARC”), which reinsures credit insurance products sold by the Company’s five affiliate banks. Commissions derived from the sale of insurance products are the primary source of revenue for the insurance segment.

The following segment financial information has been derived from the internal financial statements of German American Bancorp, which are used by management to monitor and manage the financial performance of the Company. The accounting policies of the four segments are the same as those of the Company. The evaluation process for segments does not include holding company income and expense. Holding company amounts are the primary differences between segment amounts and consolidated totals, and are reflected in the Holding Company and Other column below, along with amounts to eliminate transactions between segments.

Year Ended December 31, 2005 Core
Banking

Mortgage
Banking

Trust and
Investment
Advisory
Services

Insurance
Holding
Company
and
Other

Consolidated
Totals

 
Net Interest Income  $32,355 $554 $40 $38 $(774)$32,213 
Gain on Sales of Loans and  
  Related Assets   692  308        1,000 
Net Gain/(Loss) on Securities              
Servicing Income     945      (135) 810 
Trust and Investment Product  
  Fees   5    2,163    (87) 2,081 
Insurance Revenues   141  72  29  4,542  (81) 4,703 
Loss on Extinguishment of  
  Borrowings              
Noncash Items:  
  Provision for Loan Losses   1,133  (80)     850  1,903 
  MSR Amortization & Valuation     301        301 
Provision for Income Taxes   6,025  131  134  335  (3,290) 3,335 
Segment Profit (Loss)   13,507  199  201  558  (4,744) 9,721 
Segment Assets   914,804  17,922  2,107  8,103  3,531  946,467 



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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 16 – Segment Information (continued)

Year Ended
December 31, 2004
Year Ended
December 31, 2004
Core
Banking

Mortgage
Banking

Trust and
Investment
Advisory

Insurance
Other
Consolidated
Totals

Year Ended December 31, 2004Core
Banking

Mortgage
Banking

Trust and
Investment
Advisory
Services

Insurance
Holding
Company
and
Other

Consolidated
Totals

Net Interest Income $31,279 $251 $32 $4 $(327)$31,239  $31,279 $251 $32 $4 $(327)$31,239 
Gain on Sales of Loans and  
Related Assets  583  392  ---  ---  ---  975   583  392        975 
Net Gain/(Loss) on Securities  (3,678) ---  ---  ---  ---  (3,678)  (3,678)         (3,678)
Servicing Income  ---  925  ---  ---  (154) 771     925      (154) 771 
Trust and Investment Product Fees  4  ---  2,129  ---  (87) 2,046 
Trust and Investment Product 
Fees  4    2,129    (87) 2,046 
Insurance Revenues  76  60  53  4,598  (121) 4,666   76  60  53  4,598  (121) 4,666 
Loss on Extinguishment of Borrowings  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  --- 
Loss on Extinguishment of 
Borrowings             
Noncash Items:  
Provision for Loan Losses  2,250  (235) ---  ---  ---  2,015   2,250  (235)       2,015 
MSR Amortization & Valuation  ---  504  ---  ---  ---  504     504        504 
Provision for Income Taxes  3,512  (26) 106  305  (2,901) 996   3,512  (26) 106  305  (2,901) 996 
Segment Profit (Loss)  9,491  (39) 159  646  (3,018) 7,239   9,491  (39) 159  646  (3,018) 7,239 
Segment Assets  904,633  24,928  2,200  7,959  2,374  942,094   904,633  24,928  2,200  7,959  2,374  942,094 
Year Ended
December 31, 2003
Year Ended
December 31, 2003
Core
Banking

Mortgage
Banking

Trust and
Investment
Advisory

Insurance
Other
Consolidated
Totals

Year Ended December 31, 2003Core
Banking

Mortgage
Banking

Trust and
Investment
Advisory
Services

Insurance
Holding
Company
and
Other

Consolidated
Totals

Net Interest Income $30,284 $(622)$22 $10 $(159)$29,535  $30,284 $(622)$22 $10 $(159)$29,535 
Gain on Sales of Loans and  
Related Assets  1,284  1,304  ---  ---  ---  2,588   1,284  1,304        2,588 
Net Gain/(Loss) on Securities  56  ---  ---  ---  24  80   56        24  80 
Servicing Income  ---  893  ---  ---  (189) 704     893      (189) 704 
Trust and Investment Product Fees  4  ---  1,716  ---  (93) 1,627 
Trust and Investment Product 
Fees  4    1,716    (93) 1,627 
Insurance Revenues  124  166  17  3,543  (158) 3,692   124  166  17  3,543  (158) 3,692 
Loss on Extinguishment of Borrowings  ---  1,898  ---  ---  ---  1,898 
Loss on Extinguishment of 
Borrowings    1,898        1,898 
Noncash Items:  
Provision for Loan Losses  1,352  (541) ---  ---  ---  811   1,352  (541)       811 
MSR Amortization&Valuation  ---  660  ---  ---  ---  660 
MSR Amortization & Valuation    660        660 
Provision for Income Taxes  4,515  (783) 15  261  (2,737) 1,271   4,515  (783) 15  261  (2,737) 1,271 
Segment Profit (Loss)  11,579  (1,122) 20  589  (2,898) 8,168   11,579  (1,122) 20  589  (2,898) 8,168 
Segment Assets  883,639  27,536  2,141  9,448  3,182  925,946   883,639  27,536  2,141  9,448  3,182  925,946 



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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 16 – Segment Information (continued)

Year Ended
December 31, 2002
Core
Banking

Mortgage
Banking

Trust and
Investment
Advisory

Insurance
Other
Consolidated
Totals

 
Net Interest Income  $32,336 $(547)$6 $19 $188 $32,002 
Gain on Sales of Loans and  
  Related Assets   1,051  574  ---  ---  ---  1,625 
Net Gain/(Loss) on Securities   ---  17  ---  ---  ---  17 
Servicing Income   ---  838  ---  ---  (252) 586 
Trust and Investment Product Fees   88  ---  1,380  ---  (49) 1,419 
Insurance Revenues   141  165  5  2,639  (132) 2,818 
Loss on Extinguishment of Borrowings   ---  66  ---  ---  ---  66 
Noncash Items:  
  Provision for Loan Losses   1,365  (250) ---  ---  ---  1,115 
  MSR Amortization&Valuation   ---  992  ---  ---  ---  992 
Provision for Income Taxes   4,687  (632) (7) 353  (2,414) 1,987 
Segment Profit (Loss)   12,157  (963) (11) 487  (2,228) 9,442 
Segment Assets   866,078  79,919  2,025  5,140  3,843  957,005 



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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 17 – Parent Company Financial Statements (continued)

The condensed financial statements of German American Bancorp are presented below:

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

December 31,
2004
2003
ASSETS        
    Cash  $1,012 $596 
    Securities Available-for-Sale, at Fair Value   2,623  551 
    Investment in Subsidiary Banks and Bank Holding Company   86,285  84,920 
    Investment in GAB Mortgage Corp.   41  291 
    Investment in German American Reinsurance Company, Ltd.   604  478 
    Furniture and Equipment   2,083  2,572 
    Other Assets   3,361  4,092 


       Total Assets  $96,009 $93,500 


 
LIABILITIES  
    Promissory Notes Payable  $10,500 $8,000 
    Other Liabilities   1,840  2,374 


       Total Liabilities   12,340  10,374 
 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  
    Common Stock   10,898  10,933 
    Additional Paid-in Capital   66,817  67,532 
    Retained Earnings   5,778  4,653 
    Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income   176  8 


       Total Shareholders' Equity   83,669  83,126 


       Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity  $96,009 $93,500 


CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

December 31,
2005
 2004
ASSETS        
Cash $1,064 $1,012 
Securities Available-for-Sale, at Fair Value  6,074  2,623 
Loan, net  3,790   
Investment in Subsidiary Banks and Bank Holding Company  90,257  86,285 
Investment in Non-banking Subsidiaries  711  645 
Furniture and Equipment  2,590  2,083 
Other Assets  2,762  3,361 


Total Assets $107,248 $96,009 


LIABILITIES 
Promissory Notes Payable $21,000 $10,500 
Other Liabilities  2,186  1,840 


Total Liabilities  23,186  12,340 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 
Common Stock  10,643  10,898 
Additional Paid-in Capital  63,784  66,817 
Retained Earnings  11,198  5,778 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)  (1,563) 176 


Total Shareholders' Equity(1)  84,062  83,669 


Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity $107,248 $96,009 


CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOMECONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOMEYears ended December 31,
Years ended December 31,2005
 2004
 2003
2004
2003
2002
INCOME         
Dividends from Subsidiaries  
Bank $7,675 $14,200 $18,775  $14,750 $7,675 $14,200 
Nonbank  1,750  300  1,000   1,500  1,750  300 
Dividend and Interest Income  18  79  188   (46) 18  79 
Fee Income from Subsidiaries  677  688  564   663  677  688 
Securities Gains, net  ---  23  --- 
Securities Gains, Net      23 
Other Income  1  54  108   49  1  54 






Total Income  10,121  15,344  20,635   16,916  10,121  15,344 
EXPENSES  
Salaries and Benefits  3,602  5,463  5,015   4,109  3,602  5,463 
Professional Fees  1,068  621  682   937  1,068  621 
Occupancy and Equipment Expense  766  784  587   715  766  784 
Interest Expense  287  165  ---   669  287  165 
Provision for Loan and Lease Losses  850     
Other Expenses  552  532  622   621  552  532 






Total Expenses  6,275  7,565  6,906   7,901  6,275  7,565 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN  
UNDISTRIBUTED INCOME OF SUBSIDIARIES  3,846  7,779  13,729   9,015  3,846  7,779 
Income Tax Benefit  2,301  2,656  2,440   2,857  2,301  2,656 






INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN UNDISTRIBUTED  
INCOME OF SUBSIDIARIES  6,147  10,435  16,169   11,872  6,147  10,435 
Equity in Undistributed Income of Subsidiaries  1,092  (2,267) (6,727)  (344) 1,092  (2,267)






NET INCOME  7,239  8,168  9,442 
NET INCOME(1)  11,528  7,239  8,168 
Other Comprehensive Income:  
Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Securities, net  178  (1,747) 1,125 
Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Securities, Net  (1,711) 178  (1,747)
Changes in Minimum Pension Liability  (10) (169) ---   (28) (10) (169)






TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $7,407 $6,252 $10,567  $9,789 $7,407 $6,252 









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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 17 – Parent Company Financial Statements (continued)

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Years ended December 31
Years ended December 31,
2004
2003
2002
2005
 2004
 2003
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                 
Net Income $7,239 $8,168 $9,442  $11,528 $7,239 $8,168 
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash from Operations  
Amortization on Securities  ---  1  7       1 
Depreciation  426  479  339   388  426  479 
Gain on Sale of Securities, net  ---  (23) --- 
Loss on Sale of Property and Equipment  ---  ---  1 
Gain on Sale of Securities, Net      (23)
Director Stock Awards  ---  72  88       72 
Provision for Loan Losses  850     
Change in Other Assets  719  (997) (798)  427  719  (997)
Change in Other Liabilities  (551) 916  292   235  (551) 916 
Equity in Undistributed Income of Subsidiaries  (1,092) 2,267  6,727   344  (1,092) 2,267 






Net Cash from Operating Activities  6,741  10,883  16,098   13,772  6,741  10,883 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES  
Capital Contribution to Subsidiaries  ---  (2,600) (4,500)      (2,600)
Purchase of Securities Available-for-Sale  (2,024) ---  (4,990)  (2,835) (2,024)  
Proceeds from Maturities of Securities Available-for-Sale  ---  6,280  ---       6,280 
Property and Equipment Expenditures  (143) (694) (744)  (895) (143) (694)
Proceeds from Sale of Property and Equipment  206  ---  16     206   
Acquire Banking Entities  (2,956)    
Purchase of Loans from Subsidiary Bank  (4,640)    






Net Cash from Investing Activities  (1,961) 2,986  (10,218)  (11,326) (1,961) 2,986 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES  
Advances on Long-term Debt  2,500  8,000  --- 
Change in Short-term Borrowings  2,500     
Advances in Long-term Debt  27,000  2,500  8,000 
Repayment of Long-term Debt  (19,000)    
Issuance of Common Stock  34  260  572   48  34  260 
Purchase / Retire Common Stock  (708) (21,846) (2,683)  (6,771) (708) (21,846)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan  (76) (120) (66)  (63) (76) (120)
Dividends Paid  (6,114) (5,984) (6,136)  (6,108) (6,114) (5,984)
Purchase of Interest in Fractional Shares  ---  (27 (32         (27)






Net Cash from Financing Activities  (4,364) (19,717) (8,345)  (2,394) (4,364) (19,717)






Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents  416  (5,848) (2,465)  52  416  (5,848)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year  596  6,444  8,909   1,012  596  6,444 






Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year $1,012 $596 $6,444  $1,064 $1,012 $596 







(1)Parent Company Shareholders' Equity and Net Income differ from consolidated Shareholders' Equity and Net Income due to an intercompany gain related to the ownership reorganization of German American Insurance among the Company's banking subsidiaries during 2005.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 18 – Business Combinations, Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Information relating to mergers and acquisitions for the three year period ended December 31, 2004,2005, includes:

Business Combination
Date
Acquired

Accounting
Method

Tevebaugh & Associates Insurance, Inc., Vincennes, Indiana12/10/02Purchase(1)
Hoosierland Insurance Agency, Inc., Jasper, Indiana09/02/03Purchase(2)
Stafford-Williams Insurance Agency, Inc., Washington, Indiana09/02/03Purchase(3)
PCB Holding Company10/01/05Purchase

Certain of the above entities changed their name and/or have been merged into other subsidiaries of the Corporation.

(1)This merger

Hoosierland Insurance Agency, Inc. was accounted for as a purchase, with net assets acquired of $1,553. The Company issued no stock in this transaction. The Company recorded customer list intangible of $1,534 as a result of this transaction. The acquired company is included in operating results beginning with the date of acquisition.

Stafford-Williams Insurance Agency, Inc. was accounted for as a purchase, with net assets acquired of $998. The Company issued no stock in this transaction. The Company recorded customer list intangible of $979 as a result of this transaction. The acquired company is included in operating results beginning with the date of acquisition.

On October 1, 2005, the Company consummated a merger with PCB Holding Company (“PCB”). PCB was merged with and into the Company, and PCB’s sole banking subsidiary, Peoples Community Bank, was merged into the Company’s subsidiary, First State Bank, Southwest Indiana. Peoples Community Bank operated two banking offices in Tell City, Indiana. PCB’s assets and equity (unaudited) as of September 30, 2005 totaled $34.6 million and $4.8 million, respectively. Net loss (unaudited) totaled $586 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005.

Under the terms of the merger, the shareholders of PCB received an aggregate of 257,029 shares of common stock of the Company valued at approximately $3.5 million and approximately $3.2 million of cash, representing a total transaction value of $6.7 million.

This merger was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The purchase resulted in approximately $2,019 in goodwill and $443 in core deposit intangible. The core deposit intangible is being amortized over 10 years. Goodwill will not be amortized but instead evaluated periodically for impairment.

As a result of the PCB acquisition, on October 1, 2005 the Company acquired loans with evidence of credit deterioration since origination (as defined in Statement of Position (SOP) 03-3) with an outstanding principal balance of $982 and a net assets acquired of $325. The Company issued no stock in this transaction. The Company recorded customer list intangible of $325 as a result of this transaction. The acquired company is included in operating results beginning with the date of acquisition.


(2)This merger was accounted for as a purchase, with net assets acquired of $1,553. The Company issued no stock in this transaction. The Company recorded customer list intangible of $1,534 as a result of this transaction. The acquired company is included in operating results beginning with the date of acquisition.

(3)This merger was accounted for as a purchase, with net assets acquired of $998. The Company issued no stock in this transaction. The Company recorded customer list intangible of $979 as a result of this transaction. The acquired company is included in operating results beginning with the date of acquisition.

The carrying amount of goodwill has$826 at the acquisition date. This net carrying amount is believed to approximate fair value and the cash flows expected to be collected, net of accretable yield. At year end 2005, the outstanding principal balance and carrying amount of these loans is not changedmaterially different from acquisition date. Subsequent to the acquisition, the Company increased the allowance for loan losses for these acquired loans by $89 and no allowance for loan losses was reversed.

On January 1, 2006, the Company consummated a merger with Stone City Bancshares, Inc. (“Stone City”) Stone City was merged with and into the Company, and Stone City’s sole banking subsidiary, Stone City Bank of Bedford, Indiana, will continue operations as an independent, state chartered banking institution operating two banking offices in Bedford, Indiana. Stone City’s assets and equity as of December 31, 2005 totaled $ 61.2 million and $5.4 million, respectively. Net loss totaled $332 for the year ended December 31, 2005. This net loss includes no provision for income taxes as Stone City had elected under Internal Revenue Service Code to be an S Corporation. As such, in lieu of corporate income taxes, the shareholders of Stone City were taxed on their proportionate share of the Company’s taxable loss.

Under the terms of the merger, the shareholders of Stone City received aggregate cash payments of approximately $6.4 million and 349,468 common shares of the Company valued at approximately $4.6 million, representing a total transaction value of approximately $11.0 million.

This merger was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The Company is in the process of evaluating the purchase price allocation.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 18 – Business Combinations, Goodwill and Intangible Assets (continued)

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the periods ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 were classified as follows:

2005
 2004
Beginning of Year  $1,794 $1,794 
Goodwill from acquisitions   2,019   


End of Year  $3,813 $1,794 


Of the $3,813 carrying amount of goodwill for December 31, 2005, $2,749 is allocated to the core banking segment and 2003:

$1,064 is allocated to the insurance segment. Of the $1,794 carrying amount of goodwill for December 31, 2004, $730 is allocated to the core banking segment and $1,064 is allocated to the insurance segment in both 2004 and 2003. The mortgage banking and trust and investment advisory segments do not have goodwill.segment.

Acquired intangible assets were as follows as of year end:

2005
2004
Gross
Amount

 Accumulated
Amortization

Gross
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Core Banking            
Core Deposit Intangible $670 $670  $1,113 $681 
Unidentified Branch Acquisition Intangible  257  175   257  192 
Insurance  
Customer List  2,838  542   2,838  947 




Total $3,765 $1,387  $4,208 $1,820 




2003
2004
Gross
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Gross
Amount

 Accumulated
Amortization

Core Banking  
Core Deposit Intangible $670 $668  $670 $670 
Unidentified Branch Acquisition Intangible  257  157   257  175 
Insurance  
Customer List  2,838  136   2,838  542 




Total $3,765 $961  $3,765 $1,387 




The trust and investment advisory and mortgage banking segments do not have intangible assets. Amortization Expense was $433, $426, and $167 for 2005, 2004, and $58 for 2004, 2003, and 2002.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 18 – Business Combinations, Goodwill and Intangible Assets (continued)2003.

Estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years is as follows:

2005  $422 
2006  422   $467 
2007  422   467 
2008  422   467 
2009  420   464 
2010  313 



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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 19 – Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are provided in the table below. Since not all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are considered financial instruments, some assets and liabilities are not included in the table. Because no active market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates were based on subjective judgments, and therefore cannot be determined with precision.

December 31, 2004
December 31, 2003
December 31, 2005
 December 31, 2004
Carrying
Value

Fair
Value

Carrying
Value

Fair
Value

Carrying
Value

 Fair
Value

 Carrying
Value

 Fair
Value

Financial Assets:                    
Cash and Short-term Investments $47,666 $47,666 $32,533 $32,533  $32,931 $32,931 $47,666 $47,666 
Securities Available-for-Sale  181,676  181,676  195,793  195,793   181,150  181,150  181,676  181,676 
Securities Held-to-Maturity  13,318  13,636  17,417  17,964   8,684  8,811  13,318  13,636 
FHLB Stock and Other Restricted Stock  13,542  13,542  12,944  12,944   14,095  14,095  13,542  13,542 
Loans, including Loans Held-for-Sale, net  624,114  621,135  605,017  611,781 
Loans, including Loans Held-for-Sale, Net  644,592  637,134  624,114  621,135 
Accrued Interest Receivable  5,431  5,431  5,548  5,548   5,941  5,941  5,431  5,431 
Financial Liabilities:  
Demand, Savings, and Money Market Deposits  (428,468) (428,468) (379,341) (379,341)  (438,047) (438,047) (428,468) (428,468)
Other Time Deposits  (321,915) (320,128) (337,792) (343,523)  (308,774) (302,911) (321,915) (320,128)
Short-term Borrowings  (25,673) (25,673) (35,679) (35,679)  (38,788) (38,788) (25,673) (25,673)
Long-term Debt  (69,941) (73,239) (76,880) (82,906)  (66,606) (67,907) (69,941) (73,239)
Accrued Interest Payable  (1,406) (1,406) (1,748) (1,748)  (1,764) (1,764) (1,406) (1,406)
Unrecognized Financial Instruments:  
Commitments to Extend Credit  ---  ---  ---  ---          
Standby Letters of Credit  ---  ---  ---  ---          
Commitments to Sell Loans  ---  ---  ---  ---          

The carrying amounts of cash, short-term investments, FHLB and other restricted stock, and accrued interest receivable are a reasonable estimate of their fair values. The fair values of securities are based on quoted market prices or dealer quotes, if available, or by using quoted market prices for similar instruments. The fair value of loans held-for-sale is estimated using commitment prices or market quotes on similar loans. The fair value of loans are estimated by discounting future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made for the average remaining maturities. The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts, money market deposits, short-term borrowings and accrued interest payable is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed-maturity time deposits and long-term borrowings are estimated using the rates currently offered on these instruments for similar remaining maturities. Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit are generally short-term or variable rate with minimal fees charged. These instruments have no carrying value, and the fair value is not significant. The fair value of commitments to sell loans is the cost or benefit of settling the commitments with the counter-party at the reporting date. At December 31, 20042005 and 2003,2004, none of the Company’s commitments to sell loans were mandatory, and there is no cost or benefit to settle these commitments.




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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements(continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 20 – Other Comprehensive Income

Other comprehensive income components and related taxes were as follows:

2004
2003
2002
Unrealized holding gains and (losses) on        
    securities available-for-sale  $(3,407)$(2,567)$1,636 
Reclassification adjustments for (gains) and losses  
    later recognized in income   3,678  (80) (17)



 
Net unrealized gains and (losses)   271  (2,647) 1,619 
 
Recognition of minimum pension liability   (17) (279) --- 
 
Tax Effect   (86) 1,010  (494)



 
Other comprehensive income (loss)  $168 $(1,916)$1,125 



2005
 2004
 2003
Unrealized Holding Losses on        
    Securities Available-for-Sale  $(2,551)$(3,407)$(2,567)
Reclassification Adjustments for (Gains) and Losses  
    later Recognized in Income     3,678  (80)



 
Net Unrealized Gains and (Losses)   (2,551) 271  (2,647)
 
Recognition of Minimum Pension Liability   (46) (17) (279)
 
Tax Effect   858  (86) 1,010 



 
Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)  $(1,739)$168 $(1,916)






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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Dollars in thousands, except per share data

NOTE 21 – Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

The following table represents selected quarterly financial data for the Company:

Interest
Income

Net Interest
Income

Net
Income

Earnings per Share
Basic        Diluted

Interest Net Interest Net Earnings per Share
Income
 Income
 Income
 Basic
 Diluted
2005            
First Quarter $12,004 $7,999 $2,411 $0.22$0.22
Second Quarter  12,172  7,975  2,408  0.22 0.22
Third Quarter  12,576  7,981  2,471  0.23 0.23
Fourth Quarter  13,445  8,258  2,431  0.22 0.22
2004             
First Quarter $11,776 $7,478 $1,952 0.180.18 $11,776 $7,478 $1,952 $0.18$0.18
Second Quarter  11,888  7,735  2,332  0.21 0.21  11,888  7,735  2,332  0.21 0.21
Third Quarter  11,957  7,900  2,376  0.22 0.22  11,957  7,900  2,376  0.22 0.22
Fourth Quarter  12,089  8,126  579  0.05 0.05  12,089  8,126  579  0.05 0.05
2003 
First Quarter $13,449 $7,785 $2,438 $ 0.200.20
Second Quarter  12,857  7,335  2,043  0.19 0.19
Third Quarter  12,204  7,025  2,153  0.20 0.20
Fourth Quarter  12,109  7,390  1,534  0.14 0.14

During the fourth quarter 2004, the Company’s operating results were impacted by a $3.68 million other-than-temporary impairment charge on the Company’s portfolio of FHLMC and FNMA preferred stocks. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statementsconsolidated financial statements for further discussion of this charge.




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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

Not Applicable.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

This Item 9A includes information regarding the Company’s systems of disclosure controls and procedures and its internal control over financial reporting, as those terms are defined by certain SEC rules. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective systems of controls and procedures can provide only reasonable assurances of achieving their control objectives.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures


As of December 31, 2004,2005, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information required to be included in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

In reliance upon There are inherent limitations to the Ordereffectiveness of systems of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the Securitiescontrols and Exchange Commission issued under Section 36procedures. Accordingly, even effective systems of the Securities Exchange Actdisclosure controls and procedures can provide only reasonable assurances of 1934 (Release No. 50754, November 30, 2004), the Company has not included in this Report either (a) the annual report of its management on internalachieving their control over financial reporting, as required by Item 308(a) of Regulation S-K, or (b) the related attestation report of a registered public accounting firm, as required by Item 308(b) of Regulation S-K. The Company will file this information by amending this Report on or before May 2, 2005. As of the date of this Report, the Company had not identified any material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting, and the Company’s registered public accounting firm had not identified any such material weakness and communicated this finding to the Company.objectives.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting in Most Recent Fiscal Quarter


There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter of 20042005 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment and those criteria, management concluded that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005.

The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has issued their report on management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. That report follows under the heading, Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.




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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Board of Directors and Shareholders
German American Bancorp
Jasper, Indiana

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, that German American Bancorp maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). German American Bancorp’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit 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 effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, management’s assessment that German American Bancorp maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Also in our opinion, German American Bancorp maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of German American Bancorp as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005 and our report dated February 21, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.


/s/ Crowe Chizek and Company LLC
Crowe Chizek and Company LLC


Indianapolis, Indiana
February 21, 2006




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Item 9B. Other Information

Not applicable.

PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

Information relating to directors and executive officers of the Corporation will be included under the caption “Election of Directors” in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in April 2005,2006, which will be filed within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report (the “2005“2006 Proxy Statement”), which section is incorporated herein in partial response to this Item’s informational requirements.

Section 16(a) Compliance. Information relating to Section 16(a) compliance will be included in the 20052006 Proxy Statement under the caption of “Section 16(a): Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” and is incorporated herein by reference.

Code of Business Conduct. At its regular meeting in April 2004, theThe Corporation’s Board of Directors has adopted a Code of Business Conduct, which constitutes a “code of ethics” as that term is defined by SEC rules adopted under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOA”). The Corporation has posted a copy of the Code of Business Conduct on its Internet website (www.germanamericanbancorp.com). The Corporation intends to satisfy its disclosure requirements under Item 10 of Form 8-K regarding certain amendments to, or waivers of, the Code of Business Conduct, by posting such information on its Internet website.




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Audit Committee Identification. The Board of Directors of the Corporation has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The description of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, and the identification of its members, will be set forth in the 20052006 Proxy Statement under the caption “ELECTION OF DIRECTORS – Committees and Attendance”, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

Audit Committee Financial Expert. The Board of Directors has determined that none of its members who serve on the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined by SEC rules adopted under SOA. The Board of Directors has determined, however, that the absence from its Audit Committee of a person who would qualify as an audit committee financial expert does not impair the ability of its Audit Committee to provide effective oversight of the Corporation’s external financial reporting and internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, the Board of Directors does not intend to add a person to its membership solely for the purpose of adding an audit committee financial expert to its Audit Committee. In reaching its determination that the members of the Audit Committee, as it is presently constituted, have sufficient knowledge and experience to exercise effective oversight without the addition of an audit committee financial expert, the Board of Directors considered the knowledge gained by the current members of the Audit Committee in connection with their prior years of service on the Corporation’s Audit Committee. The Board of Directors also considered the experience in financial and accounting matters that Mr. Steurer, Chairman of the Board of JOFCO, Inc., a privately-held manufacturing company, has gained in connection with his active supervision of the accounting and finance personnel of that company. Mr. Steurer is a member of the Corporation’s Audit Committee. Mr. Steurer is retiring from service as a director of the Corporation effective at the annual meeting of shareholders in April 2006 including from service as a member of the Audit Committee; however, the Board of Directors has nominated Richard Forbes for election as a director of the Corporation at the annual meeting and, assuming that Mr. Forbes is elected, the Board expects that Mr. Forbes will be appointed to the Audit Committee. The Corporation believes that Mr. Forbes will qualify, if and when elected and appointed, as an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined by SEC rules adopted under SOA, by reason of his experience as the current chief executive officer and former chief financial officer of a subsidiary of a Fortune 500 company.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

Information relating to compensation of the Corporation’s Executive Officersexecutive officers and Directorsdirectors will be included under the captions “Executive Compensation” and “Election of Directors — Compensation of Directors” in the 20052006 Proxy Statement of the Corporation, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.Matters.

Information relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and the directors and executive officers of the Corporation will be included under the captions “Election of Directors” and “Principal Owners of Common Shares” of the 20052006 Proxy Statement of the Corporation, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.




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Equity Compensation Plan Information

The Company maintains three plans under which it has authorized the issuance of its Common Shares to employees and non-employee directors as compensation: its 1992 Stock Option Plan (under which no new grants may be made), its 1999 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, and its 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Each of these three plans was approved by the requisite vote of the Company’s common shareholders in the year of adoption by the Board of Directors. The Company is not a party to any individual compensation arrangement involving the authorization for issuance of its equity securities to any single person, other than option agreements and restricted stock award agreements that have been granted under the terms of one of the three plans identified above. The following table sets forth information regarding these plans as of December 31, 2004:2005:

Plan CategoryNumber of Securities
to be Issued upon
Exercise
of Outstanding
Options, Warrants or
Rights
Weighted Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance under
Equity Compensation
Plans (Excluding
Securities
Reflected in First
Column)
 
Equity compensation plans approved by        
security holders   430,167(a)$16.16700,110(b) 
Equity compensation plans not approved by  
security holders   ---  --- --- 



 
Total   430,167 $16.16700,110



(a)        Does not include any shares that employees may have the right to purchase under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan in August 2005
Plan Category
Number of Securities
to be Issued upon Exercise
of Outstanding Options,
Warrants or Rights

Weighted Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights

Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance under
Equity Compensation
Plans (Excluding
Securities Reflected
in First Column)

Equity compensation plans approved by
security holders
       405,019(a)$  16.37       747,324(a)
Equity compensation plans not approved
by security holders
        —
         —
         —
Total     405,019  
$  16.37
     747,324   

(a)Does not include any shares that employees may have the right to purchase under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan in August 2006 in respect of employee payroll deductions of participating employees that had accumulated as of December 31, 2004 during the plan year that commenced in August 2004. Although these employees have the right under this Plan to have their accumulated payroll deductions applied to the purchase of Common Shares at a discounted price in August 2005 during the plan year that commenced in August 2005. Although these employees have the right under this Plan to have their accumulated payroll deductions applied to the purchase of Common Shares at a discounted price in August 2006, the price at which such shares may be purchased and the number of shares that may be purchased under that Plan at that time is not presently determinable.

(b)Represents 384,500 shares that the Company may in the future issue to employees under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (although the Company typically purchases the shares needed for sale to participating employees on the open market rather than issuing new issue shares to such employees) and 362,824 shares that were available for grant or issuance at December 31, 2005 under the 1999 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan. Under the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, the aggregate number of Common Shares available for the grant of awards in any given fiscal year is equal to the sum of (i) one percent of the number of Common Shares outstanding as of the last day of the Corporation’s prior fiscal year, plus (ii) the number of Common Shares that were available for the grant of awards, but were not granted, under the Plan in any previous fiscal year. Under no circumstances, however, may the number of Common Shares available for the grant of awards in any fiscal year under the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan exceed one and one-half percent of the Common Shares outstanding as of the last day of the prior fiscal year. The 362,824 shares available at December 31, 2005 and included in the above table represent only the carryover of shares that may be the subject of grants of awards under the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan in 2006 and future years; the Corporation during 2006 and future years (in addition to this carryover amount) may grant an additional 106,435 shares, representing one percent of the number of Common Shares that were outstanding at December 31, 2005, under the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan.

For additional information regarding the Company’s equity incentive plans and employee stock purchase plan, see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements in Item 8 of this Report.




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(b)         Represents 415,070 shares that the Company may in the future issue to employees under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (although the Company typically purchases the shares needed for sale to participating employees on the open market rather than issuing new issue shares to such employees) and 285,040 shares that were available for grant or issuance at December 31, 2004 under the 1999 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan. Under the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, the aggregate number of Common Shares available for the grant of awards in any given fiscal year is equal to the sum of (i) one percent of the number of Common Shares outstanding as of the last day of the Corporation’s prior fiscal year, plus (ii) the number of Common Shares that were available for the grant of awards, but were not granted, under the Plan in any previous fiscal year. Under no circumstances, however, may the number of Common Shares available for the grant of awards in any fiscal year under the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan exceed one and one-half percent of the Common Shares outstanding as of the last day of the prior fiscal year. The 285,050 shares available at December 31, 2004 and included in the above table represent only the carryover of shares that may be the subject of grants of awards under the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan in 2005 and future years; the Corporation during 2005 and future years (in addition to this carryover amount) may grant an additional 108,982 shares, representing one percent of the number of Common Shares that were outstanding at December 31, 2004, under the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan.

For additional information regarding the Company’s stock option plans and employee stock purchase plan, see Note 9 — Stockholders’ Equity in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Report.

Information responsive to this Item 13 will be included under the captions “Executive Compensation — Certain Business Relationships and Transactions” and “Executive Compensation — Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” of the 20052006 Proxy Statement of the Corporation, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Information responsive to this item 14 will be included in the 20052006 Proxy Statement under the captionCaption “Principal AccountantAccounting Fees and Services,” which section is incorporated herein by reference.




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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)a) Financial Statements

The following items are included in Item 8 of this report:

Page #
German American Bancorp and Subsidiaries:Page #
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Financial Statements2830 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31,
  2004
2005 and December 31, 200320042931 
 
Consolidated Statements of Income, years
ended December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 200220033032 
 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in
  Shareholders'
Shareholders’ Equity, years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 200220033133 
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, years
ended December 31, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 200220033234 
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements33-5835-60

b) Exhibits

The Exhibits described in the Exhibit List immediately following the “Signatures” pagespage of this report (which Exhibit List is incorporated herein by reference) are hereby filed as part of this report.

c) Financial Statement Schedules

None.




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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 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.



Date:  March 15, 200510, 2006

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP
(Registrant)



By/s/Mark A. Schroeder

Mark A. Schroeder, President and
Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Date:  March 15, 200510, 2006
By/s/Mark A. Schroeder
Mark A. Schroeder, President and Chief Executive
Officer (principal executive officer), Director



Date:  March 15, 200510, 2006
By/s/Douglas A. Bawel
Douglas A. Bawel, Director

Date:    March 15, 2005By/s/David G. Buehler
David G. Buehler, Director

Date:  March 9, 200510, 2006
By/s/Christina M. Ernst
Christina M. Ernst, Director


Date:  March 15, 200513, 2006
By/s/William R. Hoffman
William R. Hoffman, Director


Date:  March 15, 200510, 2006
By/s/U. Butch Klem
U. Butch Klem, Director


Date:  March 9, 200512, 2006
By/s/J. David Lett
J. David Lett, Director


Date:  March 15, 200513, 2006
By/s/Gene C. Mehne
Gene C. Mehne, Director


Date:  March 15, 2005By/s/Robert L. Ruckriegel11, 2006
Robert L. Ruckriegel, Director

Date:    March 15, 2005By/s/Larry J. Seger
Larry J. Seger, Director


Date:  March 15, 200511, 2006
By/s/Joseph F. Steurer
Joseph F. Steurer, Director


Date:  March 15, 200513, 2006
By/s/C.L. Thompson
C.L. Thompson, Director


Date:  March 15, 200513, 2006
By/s/Michael J. Voyles
Michael J. Voyles, Director


Date:  March 15, 200510, 2006
By/s/Bradley M. Rust
Bradley M. Rust, Senior Vice President -and
Accounting and Finance (principal financial
officer and principal accounting officer)
Chief Financial Officer





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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Executive
Compensation
Plans and
Arrangements*

Exhibit No.

Description

Description

3.1

2.1

Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and among the Registrant, First State Bank, Southwest Indiana, PCB Holding Company, and Peoples Community Bank, dated May 23, 2005, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on July 19, 2005 (File No. 333-126704).**

2.2

Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and among the Registrant and Stone City Bancshares, Inc., and joined in by the shareholders of Stone City Bancshares, Inc., dated October 25, 2005, is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 31, 2005.**

3.1

Restatement of Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.013.1 to the Registrant's CurrentQuarterly Report on Form 8-K filed May 5, 2000.10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.


3.2

Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended April 22, 2004, is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant'sRegistrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004.


4.1

Rights Agreement dated April 27, 2000, is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.014.1 to the Registrant's CurrentQuarterly Report on Form 8-K filed May 5, 2000.10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.


4.2

No long-term debt instrument issued by the Registrant exceeds 10% of consolidated total assets or is registered. In accordance with paragraph 4 (iii) of Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K, the Registrant will furnish the Securities and Exchange Commission copies of long-term debt instruments and related agreements upon request.


4.3

Terms of Common Shares and Preferred Shares of the Registrant found(included in Restatement of Articles of Incorporation of the RegistrantIncorporation) are incorporated by reference fromto Exhibit 3.013.1 to the Registrant's CurrentQuarterly Report on Form 8-K filed May 5, 2000.10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.


X

10.1

The Registrant'sRegistrant’s 1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended, is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant'sRegistrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed October 14, 1998.


X

10.2

Form of Director Deferred Compensation Agreement between The German American Bank and certain of its Directors is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed January 21, 1993 (the Agreement entered into by former director George W. Astrike, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed January 21, 1993, is substantially identical to the Agreements entered into by the other Directors, some of whom remain directors of the Registrant.). The schedule following Exhibit 10.4 lists the Agreements with the other Directors and sets forth the material detail in which such Agreements differ from the Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.4.


X

10.3

The Registrant'sRegistrant’s 1999 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan.Plan is incorporated herein by reference from Appendix A to the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 1999 annual meeting filed March 26, 1999.


X

10.4

Basic Plan Document for the Registrant's Nonqualified Savings Plan.


X10.5Adoption Agreement for the Registrant'sRegistrant’s Nonqualified Savings Plan dated August 17, 2004.

X10.6First Amendmentis incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Nonqualified Savings Plan dated August 17, 2004

X10.7Registrant’s Annual Report on Form of Employee Stock Option Agreement (new grant, five-year expiration, five year 20% vesting) typically issued to executive officers and other key employees as incentives.

X10.8Form of Employee Stock Option Agreement (Replacement Grant) typically issued to persons who exercise other stock options using common shares as payment10-K for the exercise price (one year vesting).ended December 31, 2004.




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Executive Compensation Plans and Arrangements*

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

 

 

Description

X

10.5

Adoption Agreement for the Registrant’s Nonqualified Savings Plan dated August 17, 2004, is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

X

10.6

First Amendment to the Registrant’s Nonqualified Savings Plan dated August 17, 2004, is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

X

10.7

Form of Employee Stock Option Agreement (new grant, five-year expiration, five year 20% vesting) typically issued during 2005 and prior periods to executive officers and other key employees as incentives is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

X

10.8

Form of Employee Stock Option Agreement (Replacement Grant) typically issued during 2005 and prior periods to persons who exercise other stock options using common shares as payment for the exercise price (one year vesting) is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

X

10.9

Form of Non-Employee Director Stock Option Agreement (new grant, ten year expiration, no vesting) typically issued to non-employee members of the Board of Directors as part of annual director fee retainer (not Incentive Stock Option for tax purposes) is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

X

10.10

Form of Employee Director Stock Option Agreement (new grant, ten year expiration, no vesting) typically issued to employee members of the Board of Directors as part of annual director fee retainer (intended to be Incentive Stock Option for tax purposes) is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 .

X

10.11

Description of Director Compensation Arrangements for 12 month period ending at 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

X

10.12

Description of Director Compensation Arrangements for 12 month period ending at 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is incorporated by reference from the description contained in Item 1.01 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 4, 2005.

X

10.13

Description of Executive Management Incentive Plan for 2004 (awards payable in 2005) is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.12 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

X

10.14

Description of Executive Management Incentive Plan for 2005 (awards payable in 2006) is incorporated by reference from the description contained in Item 1.01 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 4, 2005.

X

10.15

Description of Executive Management Incentive Plan for 2006 (awards payable in 2007) is incorporated by reference from the description contained in Item 1.01 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 17, 2006.




6468

Executive
Compensation
Plans and
Arrangements*

Exhibit No.

Description

Description

X

10.9

10.16

Form of Non-Employee Director Stock Option Agreement (new grant, ten year expiration, no vesting) typically issued to non-employee members of the Board of Directors as part of annual director fee retainer (not Incentive Stock Option for tax purposes).

X10.10Form of Employee Director Stock Option Agreement (new grant, ten year expiration, no vesting) typically issued to employee members of the Board of Directors as part of annual director fee retainer (intended to be Incentive Stock Option for tax purposes).

X10.11Description of Director Compensation Arrangements for 12 month period ending at 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

10.12Description of Executive Management Incentive Plan for 2004 (awards payable in 2005).

X10.13

Executive Supplemental Retirement Income Agreement dated October 1, 1996, between First Federal Bank, F.S.B. and Bradley M. Rust is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1210.13 to the Registrant'sRegistrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.


X

21

10.17

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement that evidences the terms of awards of restricted stock grants and related cash entitlements granted under the 1999 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 17, 2006.

X

10.18

Resolutions of Stock Option Committee of Board of Directors of the Registrant amending outstanding stock options by accelerating in full all vesting periods and exercise date restrictions and terminating replacement stock option privileges in connection with future option exercises, adopted by written consent effective December 29, 2005.

10.19

Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of September 20, 2005, by and between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and the Registrant is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 30, 2005.**

10.20

Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 16, 2005 between the Registrant and Buehler Foods, Inc.**

21

Subsidiaries of the Registrant.


23

Consent of Crowe Chizek and Company LLC.


24

Power of Attorney.


31.1

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 302 Certification for President and Chief Executive Officer.


31.2

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 302 Certification for Senior Vice President (Principal Financial Officer).


32.1

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 906 Certification for President and Chief Executive Officer.


32.2

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Section 906 Certification for Senior Vice President (Principal Financial Officer).


*Exhibits that describe or evidence all management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed as exhibits to this Report are indicated by an "X"“X” in this column.







** Certain exhibits to these documents have been omitted from the text filed with the SEC. The omitted information is considered immaterial from an investor's perspective. The Registrant will furnish supplementally a copy of any of any such omitted exhibit to the SEC upon request from the SEC.

GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP WILL FURNISH TO ANY SHAREHOLDER AS OF MARCH 1, 2005,2006, A COPY OF ANY OF THE ABOVE-LISTED EXHIBITS UPON THE PAYMENT OF A CHARGE OF $.50 PER PAGE IN ORDER TO DEFRAY ITS EXPENSES IN PROVIDING SUCH EXHIBIT. SUCH REQUEST SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, ATTN: TERRI A. ECKERLE, SHAREHOLDER RELATIONS, P.O. BOX 810, JASPER, INDIANA, 47546.




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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.