Citizens & Northern 10Q 2012 Q3 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period endedSeptember 30, 2012

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

For the transition period from _______________ to _________________________.

Commission file number: 000-16084

CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

PENNSYLVANIA	23-2451943
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)

90-92 MAIN STREET, WELLSBORO, PA 16901

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

570-724-3411

(Registrant's telephone number including area code)

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.

Yesx No¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YesxNo¨

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

Large accelerated filer¨ Accelerated filerx Non-accelerated filer¨ Smaller reporting company¨

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

Yes¨ Nox

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock ($1.00 par value)

12,255,383 Shares Outstanding on November 1, 2012

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Index

Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) – September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011		Page 3

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) – Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011		Page 4

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) – Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011		Page 5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) – Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011		Page 6

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited) - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011		Page 7

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements		Pages 8 – 37

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		Pages 38 – 58

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		Pages 59 – 61

Item 4. Controls and Procedures		Page 61

Part II. Other Information		Pages 62 – 63

Signatures		Page 64

Exhibit 31.1. Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification - Chief Executive Officer		Page 65

Exhibit 31.2. Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification - Chief Financial Officer		Page 66

Exhibit 32. Section 1350 Certifications		Page 67

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PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(Unaudited)

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)	September 30,			December 31,
	2012			2011
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks:
Noninterest-bearing	$	20,567		$	17,618
Interest-bearing		21,929			42,957
Total cash and due from banks		42,496			60,575
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value		487,314			481,685
Loans held for sale		3,846			939

Loans receivable		698,149			708,315
Allowance for loan losses		(7,792	)		(7,705	)
Loans, net		690,357			700,610
Bank-owned life insurance		21,236			20,889
Accrued interest receivable		4,927			4,797
Bank premises and equipment, net		19,010			19,028
Foreclosed assets held for sale		839			1,235
Deferred tax asset, net		2,122			6,173
Intangible asset - Core deposit intangibles		156			212
Intangible asset - Goodwill		11,942			11,942
Other assets		25,764			15,650
TOTAL ASSETS	$	1,310,009		$	1,323,735

LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	187,920		$	193,595
Interest-bearing		825,090			824,611
Total deposits		1,013,010			1,018,206
Short-term borrowings		19,657			4,950
Long-term borrowings		89,954			125,363
Accrued interest and other liabilities		7,242			7,831
TOTAL LIABILITIES		1,129,863			1,156,350

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, $1,000 par value; authorized 30,000 shares; $1,000 liquidation preference per share; no shares issued at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011		0			0
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share; authorized 20,000,000 shares in 2012 and 2011; issued 12,506,759 at September 30, 2012 and 12,460,920 at December 31, 2011		12,507			12,461
Paid-in capital		68,215			67,568
Retained earnings		91,811			82,302
Treasury stock, at cost; 252,000 shares at September 30, 2012 and 305,391 shares at December 31, 2011		(4,213	)		(5,106	)
Sub-total		168,320			157,225
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities		12,278			10,791
Defined benefit plans		(452	)		(631	)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income		11,826			10,160
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		180,146			167,385
TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	1,310,009		$	1,323,735

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS	3 Months Ended					Fiscal Year To Date
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data) (Unaudited)	Sept. 30,		Sept. 30,			9 Months Ended Sept. 30,
	2012		2011			2012			2011
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans	$	9,996	$	10,790		$	30,604		$	32,485
Interest on balances with depository institutions		31		13			90			45
Interest on loans to political subdivisions		395		372			1,147			1,119
Interest on loans held for sale		42		9			74			36
Income from available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities:
Taxable		2,019		2,784			7,197			8,326
Tax-exempt		1,275		1,285			3,803			3,860
Dividends		78		64			226			187
Total interest and dividend income		13,836		15,317			43,141			46,058
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on deposits		1,158		1,775			3,779			6,610
Interest on short-term borrowings		2		6			6			20
Interest on long-term borrowings		1,068		1,327			3,346			4,122
Total interest expense		2,228		3,108			7,131			10,752
Net interest income		11,608		12,209			36,010			35,306
Provision (credit) for loan losses		236		(37	)		421			(198	)
Net interest income after provision (credit) for loan losses		11,372		12,246			35,589			35,504
OTHER INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts		1,290		1,230			3,707			3,586
Service charges and fees		239		218			694			643
Trust and financial management revenue		873		785			2,762			2,608
Interchange revenue from debit card transactions		477		490			1,460			1,427
Net gains from sale of loans		625		263			1,263			677
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		111		127			347			381
Insurance commissions, fees and premiums		62		66			169			192
Impairment loss on limited partnership investment		0		0			0			(948	)
Other operating income		426		820			1,555			1,661
Sub-total		4,103		3,999			11,957			10,227
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on available-for-sale securities		0		0			(67	)		0
Portion of (gain) loss recognized in other comprehensive loss (before taxes)		0		0			0			0
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings		0		0			(67	)		0
Realized gains on available-for-sale securities, net		2,430		26			2,698			2,028
Net realized gains on available-for-sale securities		2,430		26			2,631			2,028
Total other income		6,533		4,025			14,588			12,255
OTHER EXPENSES
Salaries and wages		3,594		3,451			10,755			10,321
Pensions and other employee benefits		982		1,020			3,438			3,344
Occupancy expense, net		610		641			1,874			2,038
Furniture and equipment expense		475		498			1,418			1,435
FDIC assessments		165		174			468			688
Pennsylvania shares tax		339		345			1,011			984
Loss on prepayment of debt		2,190		0			2,333			0
Other operating expense		2,042		1,923			5,897			5,299
Total other expenses		10,397		8,052			27,194			24,109
Income before income tax provision		7,508		8,219			22,983			23,650
Income tax provision		2,014		2,230			6,217			6,423
NET INCOME	$	5,494	$	5,989		$	16,766		$	17,227
NET INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC	$	0.45	$	0.49		$	1.37		$	1.42
NET INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED	$	0.45	$	0.49		$	1.37		$	1.42

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In Thousands) (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net income	$	5,494		$	5,989		$	16,766		$	17,227

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities		3,597			5,310			5,168			17,384
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in income		(2,430	)		(26	)		(2,631	)		(2,028	)
Other comprehensive gain on available-for-sale securities		1,167			5,284			2,537			15,356

Unfunded pension and postretirement obligations:
Change in items from defined benefit plans included in accumulated other comprehensive income		0			0			200			(122	)
Amortization of net transition obligation, prior service cost and net actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost		20			14			60			41
Other comprehensive gain (loss) on unfunded retirement obligations		20			14			260			(81	)

Other comprehensive income before income tax		1,187			5,298			2,797			15,275
Income tax related to other comprehensive income		(415	)		(1,800	)		(1,131	)		(5,190	)

Net other comprehensive income		772			3,498			1,666			10,085

Total comprehensive income	$	6,266		$	9,487		$	18,432		$	27,312

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS	Nine Months Ended Sept. 30,
(In Thousands) (Unaudited)	2012			2011
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	16,766		$	17,227
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Provision (credit) for loan losses		421			(198	)
Realized gains on available-for-sale securities, net		(2,631	)		(2,028	)
Loss on prepayment of debt		2,333			0
Gain on disposition of premises and equipment		(271	)		(324	)
Loss (gain) on sale of foreclosed assets, net		99			(8	)
Depreciation expense		1,444			1,584
Accretion and amortization on securities, net		1,022			1,045
Accretion and amortization on loans, deposits and borrowings, net		(40	)		(27	)
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights		69			48
Impairment loss on limited partnership interest		0			948
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		(347	)		(381	)
Stock-based compensation		487			386
Amortization of core deposit intangibles		56			86
Deferred income taxes		2,920			2,936
Gains on sales of mortgage loans, net		(1,263	)		(677	)
Origination of mortgage loans for sale		(42,571	)		(15,166	)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans		40,665			19,683
(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable and other assets		(1,266	)		888
(Decrease) increase in accrued interest payable and other liabilities		(545	)		1,280
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities		17,348			27,302
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of certificates of deposit		(1,060	)		0
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities		14,804			16,696
Proceeds from calls and maturities of available-for-sale securities		81,595			79,813
Purchase of available-for-sale securities		(107,483	)		(108,327	)
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh stock		1,222			1,164
Net decrease in loans		9,141			22,150
Proceeds from bank-owned life insurance		0			1,442
Purchase of premises and equipment		(1,428	)		(666	)
Proceeds from disposition of premises and equipment		455			3,060
Purchase of investment in limited liability entity		(538	)		(200	)
Return of principal on limited liability entity investments		80			93
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets		1,120			640
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Investing Activities		(2,092	)		15,865
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net decrease in deposits		(5,202	)		(8,632	)
Net increase in short-term borrowings		14,707			821
Repayments of long-term borrowings		(37,742	)		(20,471	)
Purchase of treasury stock		0			(983	)
Sale of treasury stock		219			16
Tax benefit from compensation plans		83			48
Common dividends paid		(6,460	)		(4,513	)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities		(34,395	)		(33,714	)
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(19,139	)		9,453
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR		56,815			46,301
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$	37,676		$	55,754

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Assets acquired through foreclosure of real estate loans	$	737		$	1,691
Interest paid	$	7,392		$	10,817
Income taxes paid	$	4,150		$	2,300

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

(In Thousands Except Share and Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

														Accum. Other
	Common		Treasury			Common		Paid-in			Retained			Comprehensive			Treasury
	Shares		Shares			Stock		Capital			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Stock			Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:
Balance, December 31, 2011		12,460,920		305,391		$	12,461	$	67,568		$	82,302		$	10,160		$	(5,106	)	$	167,385
Net income												16,766									16,766
Other comprehensive income, net															1,666						1,666
Cash dividends declared on common stock, $.60 per share												(7,331	)								(7,331	)
Shares issued for dividend reinvestment plan		45,839					46		825												871
Shares issued from treasury related to exercise of stock options				(14,399	)				(22	)								241			219
Restricted stock granted				(42,552	)				(711	)								711			0
Forfeiture of restricted stock				3,560					59									(59	)		0
Stock-based compensation expense									487												487
Tax benefit of stock options									9												9
Tax benefit from employee benefit plan												74									74
Balance, September 30, 2012		12,506,759		252,000		$	12,507	$	68,215		$	91,811		$	11,826		$	(4,213	)	$	180,146

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011:
Balance, December 31, 2010		12,408,212		254,614		$	12,408	$	66,648		$	65,920		$	(1,601	)	$	(4,431	)	$	138,944
Net income												17,227									17,227
Other comprehensive income, net															10,085						10,085
Cash dividends declared on common stock, $.42 per share												(5,110	)								(5,110	)
Shares issued for dividend reinvestment plan		39,007					39		558												597
Treasury stock purchased				68,410														(983	)		(983	)
Shares issued from treasury related to exercise of stock options				(1,108	)				(3	)								19			16
Restricted stock granted				(15,622	)				(272	)								272			0
Forfeiture of restricted stock				295					5									(5	)		0
Stock-based compensation expense									386												386
Tax benefit from employee benefit plan												48									48
Balance, September 30, 2011		12,447,219		306,589		$	12,447	$	67,322		$	78,085		$	8,484		$	(5,128	)	$	161,210

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

1. BASIS OF INTERIM PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial information included herein, with the exception of the consolidated balance sheet dated December 31, 2011, is unaudited. Such information reflects all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for the interim periods; however, the information does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for a complete set of financial statements. Certain 2011 information has been reclassified for consistency with the 2012 presentation.

Operating results reported for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 might not be indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2012. The Corporation evaluates subsequent events through the date of filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

2. PER COMMON SHARE DATA

Net income per share is based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. The following data show the amounts used in computing basic and diluted net income per share. As shown in the table that follows, diluted earnings per share is computed using weighted average common shares outstanding, plus weighted-average common shares available from the exercise of all dilutive stock options, less the number of shares that could be repurchased with the proceeds of stock option exercises based on the average share price of the Corporation's common stock during the period.

			Weighted-
			Average			Earnings
	Net		Common			Per
	Income		Shares			Share
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Earnings per share – basic	$	16,766,000		12,225,895		$	1.37
Dilutive effect of potential common stock arising from stock options:
Exercise of outstanding stock options				202,199
Hypothetical share repurchase at $19.35				(175,737	)
Earnings per share – diluted	$	16,766,000		12,252,357		$	1.37

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Earnings per share – basic	$	17,227,000		12,167,563		$	1.42
Dilutive effect of potential common stock arising from stock options:
Exercise of outstanding stock options				92,786
Hypothetical share repurchase at $15.57				(89,738	)
Earnings per share – diluted	$	17,227,000		12,170,611		$	1.42

Quarter Ended September 30, 2012
Earnings per share – basic	$	5,494,000		12,244,797		$	0.45
Dilutive effect of potential common stock arising from stock options:
Exercise of outstanding stock options				198,863
Hypothetical share repurchase at $19.35				(172,975	)
Earnings per share – diluted	$	5,494,000		12,270,685		$	0.45

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			Weighted-
			Average			Earnings
	Net		Common			Per
	Income		Shares			Share
Quarter Ended September 30, 2011
Earnings per share – basic	$	5,989,000		12,150,910		$	0.49
Dilutive effect of potential common stock arising from stock options:
Exercise of outstanding stock options				91,843
Hypothetical share repurchase at $15.56				(88,892	)
Earnings per share – diluted	$	5,989,000		12,153,861		$	0.49

Stock options that were anti-dilutive were excluded from net income per share calculations. Weighted-average common shares available from anti-dilutive instruments totaled 146,295 shares in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, 224,651 shares in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, 143,866 shares in the third quarter 2012 and 223,463 shares in the third quarter 2011.

3. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comprehensive income is the total of (1) net income, and (2) all other changes in equity from non-stockholder sources, which are referred to as other comprehensive income. The components of other comprehensive income, and the related tax effects, are as follows:

(In Thousands)	Before-Tax			Income Tax			Net-of-Tax
	Amount			Effect			Amount
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities	$	5,168		$	(1,971	)	$	3,197
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in income		(2,631	)		921			(1,710	)
Other comprehensive gain on available-for-sale securities		2,537			(1,050	)		1,487

Unfunded pension and postretirement obligations:
Change in items from defined benefit plans included in accumulated other comprehensive income		200			(61	)		139
Amortization of net transition obligation, prior service cost and net actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost		60			(20	)		40
Other comprehensive gain on unfunded retirement obligations		260			(81	)		179

Total other comprehensive income	$	2,797		$	(1,131	)	$	1,666

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	Before-Tax			Income Tax			Net-of-Tax
	Amount			Effect			Amount
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities	$	17,384		$	(5,908	)	$	11,476
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in income		(2,028	)		690			(1,338	)
Other comprehensive gain on available-for-sale securities		15,356			(5,218	)		10,138

Unfunded pension and postretirement obligations:
Change in items from defined benefit plans included in accumulated other comprehensive income		(122	)		41			(81	)
Amortization of net transition obligation, prior service cost and net actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost		41			(13	)		28
Other comprehensive loss on unfunded retirement obligations		(81	)		28			(53	)

Total other comprehensive income	$	15,275		$	(5,190	)	$	10,085

	Before-Tax			Income Tax			Net-of-Tax
	Amount			Effect			Amount
Quarter Ended September 30, 2012
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities	$	3,597		$	(1,259	)	$	2,338
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in income		(2,430	)		851			(1,579	)
Other comprehensive gain on available-for-sale securities		1,167			(408	)		759

Unfunded pension and postretirement obligations:
Change in items from defined benefit plans included in accumulated other comprehensive income		0			0			0
Amortization of net transition obligation, prior service cost and net actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost		20			(7	)		13
Other comprehensive gain on unfunded retirement obligations		20			(7	)		13

Total other comprehensive income	$	1,187		$	(415	)	$	772

	Before-Tax			Income Tax			Net-of-Tax
	Amount			Effect			Amount
Quarter Ended September 30, 2011
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities	$	5,310		$	(1,805	)	$	3,505
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in income		(26	)		9			(17	)
Other comprehensive gain on available-for-sale securities		5,284			(1,796	)		3,488

Unfunded pension and postretirement obligations:
Change in items from defined benefit plans included in accumulated other comprehensive income		0			0			0
Amortization of net transition obligation, prior service cost and net actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost		14			(4	)		10
Other comprehensive gain on unfunded retirement obligations		14			(4	)		10

Total other comprehensive income	$	5,298		$	(1,800	)	$	3,498

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Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:

(In Thousands)

							Accumulated
	Unrealized			Unfunded			Other
	Holding Gains			Retirement			Comprehensive
	on Securities			Obligations			Income
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
Balance, beginning of period	$	10,791		$	(631	)	$	10,160
Change during nine months ended September 30, 2012		1,487			179			1,666
Balance, end of period	$	12,278		$	(452	)	$	11,826

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Balance, beginning of period	$	(1,351	)	$	(250	)	$	(1,601	)
Change during nine months ended September 30, 2011		10,138			(53	)		10,085
Balance, end of period	$	8,787		$	(303	)	$	8,484

Quarter Ended September 30, 2012
Balance, beginning of period	$	11,519		$	(465	)	$	11,054
Change during three months ended September 30, 2012		759			13			772
Balance, end of period	$	12,278		$	(452	)	$	11,826

Quarter Ended September 30, 2011
Balance, beginning of period	$	5,299		$	(313	)	$	4,986
Change during three months ended September 30, 2011		3,488			10			3,498
Balance, end of period	$	8,787		$	(303	)	$	8,484

4. CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS

Cash and due from banks at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 include the following:

(In thousands)	Sept. 30,		Dec. 31,
	2012		2011
Cash and cash equivalents	$	37,676	$	56,815
Certificates of deposit		4,820		3,760
Total cash and due from banks	$	42,496	$	60,575

Certificates of deposit are issues by U.S. banks with original maturities greater than three months. Each certificate of deposit is fully FDIC-insured. The Corporation maintains cash and cash equivalents with certain financial institutions in excess of the FDIC insurance limit.

The Corporation is required to maintain reserves against deposit liabilities in the form of cash and balances with the Federal Reserve Bank. The reserves are based on deposit levels, account activity, and other services provided by the Federal Reserve Bank. Required reserves were $12,118,000 at September 30, 2012 and $14,035,000 at December 31, 2011.

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Corporation measures certain assets at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. FASB ASC topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” establishes a framework for measuring fair value that includes a hierarchy used to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used in determining valuations into three levels. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1 – Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the Corporation for identical assets. These generally provide the most reliable evidence and are used to measure fair value whenever available.

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Level 2 – Fair value is based on significant inputs, other than Level 1 inputs, that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset through corroboration with observable market data. Level 2 inputs include quoted market prices in active markets for similar assets, quoted market prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets and other observable inputs.

Level 3 – Fair value is based on significant unobservable inputs. Examples of valuation methodologies that would result in Level 3 classification include option pricing models, discounted cash flows and other similar techniques.

The Corporation monitors and evaluates available data relating to fair value measurements on an ongoing basis and recognizes transfers among the levels of the fair value hierarchy as of the date of an event or change in circumstances that affects the valuation method chosen. Examples of such changes may include the market for a particular asset becoming active or inactive, changes in the availability of quoted prices, or changes in the availability of other market data.

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, assets measured at fair value and the valuation methods used are as follows:

			September 30, 2012
	Quoted Prices		Other
	in Active		Observable		Unobservable			Total
	Markets		Inputs		Inputs			Fair
(In Thousands)	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)			Value

Recurring fair value measurements
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES:
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies	$	0	$	23,844	$	0		$	23,844
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:
Tax-exempt		0		141,519		0			141,519
Taxable		0		22,244		0			22,244
Mortgage-backed securities		0		90,357		0			90,357
Collateralized mortgage obligations, Issued by U.S. Government agencies		0		191,945		0			191,945
Trust preferred securities issued by individual institutions		0		6,221		0			6,221
Collateralized debt obligations:
Pooled trust preferred securities - senior tranches		0		0		2,496			2,496
Other collateralized debt obligations		0		660		0			660
Total debt securities		0		476,790		2,496			479,286
Marketable equity securities		8,028		0		0			8,028
Total available-for-sale securities		8,028		476,790		2,496			487,314
Servicing rights		0		0		568			568
Total recurring fair value measurements	$	8,028	$	476,790	$	3,064		$	487,882

Nonrecurring fair value measurements
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance	$	0	$	0	$	4,119		$	4,119
Valuation allowance		0		0		(1,468	)		(1,468	)
Impaired loans, net		0		0		2,651			2,651
Foreclosed assets held for sale		0		0		839			839
Total nonrecurring fair value measurements	$	0	$	0	$	3,490		$	3,490

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			December 31, 2011
	Quoted Prices		Other
	in Active		Observable		Unobservable			Total
	Markets		Inputs		Inputs			Fair
(In Thousands)	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)			Value

Recurring fair value measurements
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES:
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies	$	0	$	25,587	$	0		$	25,587
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:
Tax-exempt		0		132,962		0			132,962
Taxable		0		14,334		0			14,334
Mortgage-backed securities		0		121,769		0			121,769
Collateralized mortgage obligations, Issued by U.S. Government agencies		0		165,131		0			165,131
Trust preferred securities issued by individual institutions		0		8,146		0			8,146
Collateralized debt obligations:
Pooled trust preferred securities - senior tranches		0		0		4,638			4,638
Pooled trust preferred securities - mezzanine tranches		0		0		730			730
Other collateralized debt obligations		0		660		0			660
Total debt securities		0		468,589		5,368			473,957
Marketable equity securities		7,728		0		0			7,728
Total available-for-sale securities		7,728		468,589		5,368			481,685
Servicing rights		0		0		375			375
Total recurring fair value measurements	$	7,728	$	468,589	$	5,743		$	482,060

Nonrecurring fair value measurements
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance	$	0	$	0	$	3,433		$	3,433
Valuation allowance		0		0		(1,126	)		(1,126	)
Impaired loans, net		0		0		2,307			2,307
Foreclosed assets held for sale		0		0		1,235			1,235
Total nonrecurring fair value measurements	$	0	$	0	$	3,542		$	3,542

Management determined there have been few trades of pooled trust-preferred securities since 2008, except for a limited number of transactions that have taken place as a result of bankruptcies, forced liquidations or similar circumstances. Also, in management’s judgment, there were no available quoted market prices in active markets for assets sufficiently similar to the Corporation’s pooled trust-preferred securities to be reliable as observable inputs. Accordingly, the Corporation follows a method of valuing pooled trust-preferred securities using a Level 3 methodology, based on discounted cash flows.

Management has calculated the fair value of the Corporation’s pooled trust-preferred securities by applying a discount rate to the estimated cash flows. Management used the cash flow estimates determined using the process described in Note 6 for evaluating pooled trust-preferred securities for other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI). Management used discount rates considered reflective of a market participant’s expectations regarding the extent of credit and liquidity risk inherent in the securities. In establishing the discount rate, management considered: (1) the implied discount rates as of the end of 2007, prior to the market for trust-preferred securities becoming inactive; (2) an adjustment to the year-end 2007 discount rates for the change in the spread between indicative market rates and corresponding risk-free rates; and (3) an additional adjustment for liquidity risk. Management considered the adjustment for liquidity risk necessary in order to give some consideration to price estimates based on trades made under distressed conditions, as reported by brokers and pricing services.

Loans are classified as impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Corporation will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Foreclosed assets held for sale consist of real estate acquired by foreclosure. For impaired commercial loans secured by real estate and foreclosed assets held for sale, estimated fair values are determined primarily using values from third-party appraisals less estimated selling costs.

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Management’s evaluation and selection of valuation techniques and the unobservable inputs used in determining the fair values of assets valued using Level 3 methodologies include sensitive assumptions. Other market participants might use substantially different assumptions, which could result in calculations of fair values that would be substantially different than the amount calculated by management. The following table shows quantitative information regarding significant techniques and inputs used at September 30, 2012 for assets measured using unobservable inputs (Level 3 methodologies) on a recurring basis:

	Fair Value at
	9/30/12		Valuation	Unobservable	Method or Value As of
Asset	(In Thousands)		Technique	Input(s)	9/30/12
Pooled trust preferred securities - senior tranches	$	2,496	Discounted cash flow	Issuer defaults		46.15	%	Actual deferrals and defaults as % of outstanding collateral
						18.33	%	Expected additional net deferrals and defaults as % of performing collateral
				Issuer prepayments		50.15	%	Expected issuer prepayments as % of performing collateral
				Discount rate		11.70	%	Implied 7.57% discount rate at 12/31/07 plus 4.13% spread for credit and liquidity risk
Servicing rights		568	Discounted cash flow	Discount rate		12.00	%	Rate used through modeling period
				Loan prepayment speeds		260.00	%	Weighted-average PSA
				Servicing fees		0.25	%	of loan balances
						5.00	%	of payments are late
						5.00	%	late fees assessed
					$	1.94		Miscellaneous fees per account per month
				Servicing costs	$	5.50		Monthly servicing cost per account
					$	22.00		Additional monthly servicing cost per loan on loans more than 30 days delinquent
						1.50	%	of loans more than 30 days delinquent
						3.00	%	annual increase in servicing costs

Increases (decreases) in actual or expected issuer defaults tend to decrease (increase) the fair value of the Corporation’s pooled trust preferred securities. The fair value of servicing rights is affected by expected future interest rates. Increases (decreases) in future expected interest rates tend to increase (decrease) the fair value of the Corporation’s servicing rights because of changes in expected prepayment behavior by the borrowers on the underlying loans.

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Following is a reconciliation of activity for Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012												Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Pooled Trust			Pooled Trust									Pooled Trust			Pooled Trust
	Preferred			Preferred									Preferred			Preferred
	Securities -			Securities -									Securities -			Securities -
	Senior			Mezzanine			Servicing						Senior			Mezzanine			Servicing
	Tranches			Tranches			Rights			Total			Tranches			Tranches			Rights			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	2,386		$	1,146		$	460		$	3,992		$	4,638		$	730		$	375		$	5,743
Issuances of servicing rights		0			0			133			133			0			0			262			262
Accretion and amortization, net		(1	)		0			0			(1	)		(6	)		0			0			(6	)
Proceeds from sales and calls		0			(1,781	)		0			(1,781	)		(2,515	)		(1,835	)		0			(4,350	)
Realized gains, net		0			1,781			0			1,781			40			1,835			0			1,875
Unrealized losses included in earnings		0			0			(25	)		(25	)		0			0			(69	)		(69	)
Unrealized gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income		111			(1,146	)		0			(1,035	)		339			(730	)		0			(391	)
Balance, end of period	$	2,496		$	0		$	568		$	3,064		$	2,496		$	0		$	568		$	3,064

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011												Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	Pooled Trust			Pooled Trust									Pooled Trust			Pooled Trust
	Preferred			Preferred									Preferred			Preferred
	Securities -			Securities -									Securities -			Securities -
	Senior			Mezzanine			Servicing						Senior			Mezzanine			Servicing
	Tranches			Tranches			Rights			Total			Tranches			Tranches			Rights			Total
Balance, beginning of period	$	7,207		$	0		$	315		$	7,522		$	7,400		$	0		$	204		$	7,604
Issuances of servicing rights		0			0			50			50			0			0			190			190
Accretion and amortization, net		0			0			0			0			(34	)		0			0			(34	)
Proceeds from sales and calls		0			(24	)		0			(24	)		(2,035	)		(74	)		0			(2,109	)
Realized gains, net		0			24			0			24			25			74			0			99
Unrealized losses included in earnings		0			0			(19	)		(19	)		0			0			(48	)		(48	)
Unrealized (losses) gains included in other comprehensive income		(104	)		0			0			(104	)		1,747			0			0			1,747
Balance, end of period	$	7,103		$	0		$	346		$	7,449		$	7,103		$	0		$	346		$	7,449

Certain of the Corporation’s financial instruments are not measured at fair value in the consolidated financial statements. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument. Certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments are excluded from disclosure requirements. Therefore, the aggregate fair value amounts presented may not represent the underlying fair value of the Corporation.

The Corporation used the following methods and assumptions in estimating fair value disclosures for financial instruments:

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - The carrying amounts of cash and short-term instruments approximate fair values.

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT - Fair values for certificates of deposit, included in cash and due from banks in the consolidated balance sheet, are based on quoted market prices for certificates of similar remaining maturities.

SECURITIES - Fair values for securities, excluding restricted equity securities, are based on quoted market prices or other methods as described above. The carrying value of restricted equity securities approximates fair value based on applicable redemption provisions.

LOANS HELD FOR SALE - Fair values of loans held for sale are determined based on applicable sale prices available under the Federal Home Loan Banks’ MPF Xtra program.

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LOANS - Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as commercial, commercial real estate, residential mortgage and other consumer. Each loan category is further segmented into fixed and adjustable rate interest terms and by performing and nonperforming categories. The fair value of performing loans is calculated by discounting contractual cash flows, adjusted for estimated prepayments based on historical experience, using estimated market discount rates that reflect the credit and interest rate risk inherent in the loans. Fair value of nonperforming loans is based on recent appraisals or estimates prepared by the Corporation’s lending officers.

SERVICING RIGHTS - The fair value of servicing rights, included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet, is determined through a discounted cash flow valuation. Significant inputs include expected net servicing income, the discount rate and the expected prepayment speeds of the underlying loans.

DEPOSITS - The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as noninterest-bearing demand deposits, savings, money market and interest checking accounts, is (by definition) equal to the amount payable on demand at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The fair value of time deposits, such as certificates of deposit and Individual Retirement Accounts, is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. The fair value estimates of deposits do not include the benefit that results from the low-cost funding provided by the deposit liabilities compared to the cost of borrowing funds in the market, commonly referred to as the core deposit intangible.

BORROWED FUNDS - The fair value of borrowings is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on rates currently available to the Corporation for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

ACCRUED INTEREST - The carrying amounts of accrued interest receivable and payable approximate fair values.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET COMMITMENTS - The Corporation has commitments to extend credit and has issued standby letters of credit. Standby letters of credit are conditional guarantees of performance by a customer to a third party. Estimates of the fair value of these off-balance sheet items were not made because of the short-term nature of these arrangements and the credit standing of the counterparties.

The estimated fair values, and related carrying amounts, of the Corporation’s financial instruments are as follows:

(In Thousands)	Valuation	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Method(s)	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Used	Amount		Value		Amount		Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	Level 1	$	37,676	$	37,676	$	56,815	$	56,815
Certificates of deposit	Level 2		4,820		4,858		3,760		3,683
Available-for-sale securities	See Above		487,314		487,314		481,685		481,685
Restricted equity securities (included in Other Assets)	Level 2		5,551		5,551		6,773		6,773
Loans held for sale	Level 1		3,846		3,846		939		939
Loans, net	Level 3		690,357		711,553		700,610		718,670
Accrued interest receivable	Level 1		4,927		4,927		4,797		4,797
Servicing rights	Level 3		568		568		375		375

Financial liabilities:
Deposits with no stated maturity	Level 1		677,100		677,100		677,461		677,461
Time deposits	Level 3		335,910		339,060		340,745		344,936
Short-term borrowings	Level 3		19,657		19,684		4,950		4,897
Long-term borrowings	Level 3		89,954		103,009		125,363		145,641
Accrued interest payable	Level 1		163		163		358		358

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6. SECURITIES

Amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are summarized as follows:

			September 30, 2012
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized
	Amortized		Holding		Holding			Fair
(In Thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value

Obligations of U.S. Government agencies	$	23,181	$	663	$	0		$	23,844
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:
Tax-exempt		134,651		7,084		(216	)		141,519
Taxable		21,766		522		(44	)		22,244
Mortgage-backed securities		85,750		4,607		0			90,357
Collateralized mortgage obligations, Issued by U.S. Government agencies		188,169		3,777		(1	)		191,945
Trust preferred securities issued by individual institutions		6,173		48		0			6,221
Collateralized debt obligations:
Pooled trust preferred securities - senior tranches		2,515		0		(19	)		2,496
Other collateralized debt obligations		660		0		0			660
Total debt securities		462,865		16,701		(280	)		479,286
Marketable equity securities		5,562		2,506		(40	)		8,028
Total	$	468,427	$	19,207	$	(320	)	$	487,314

			December 31, 2011
			Gross		Gross
			Unrealized		Unrealized
	Amortized		Holding		Holding			Fair
(In Thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value

Obligations of U.S. Government agencies	$	24,877	$	710	$	0		$	25,587
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:
Tax-exempt		129,401		4,891		(1,330	)		132,962
Taxable		14,004		334		(4	)		14,334
Mortgage-backed securities		116,602		5,167		0			121,769
Collateralized mortgage obligations, Issued by U.S. Government agencies		161,818		3,350		(37	)		165,131
Trust preferred securities issued by individual institutions		7,334		865		(53	)		8,146
Collateralized debt obligations:
Pooled trust preferred securities - senior tranches		4,996		0		(358	)		4,638
Pooled trust preferred securities - mezzanine tranches		0		730		0			730
Other collateralized debt obligations		660		0		0			660
Total debt securities		459,692		16,047		(1,782	)		473,957
Marketable equity securities		5,643		2,186		(101	)		7,728
Total	$	465,335	$	18,233	$	(1,883	)	$	481,685

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The following table presents gross unrealized losses and fair value of available-for-sale securities with unrealized loss positions that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

September 30, 2012	Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
(In Thousands)	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses

Obligations of states and political subdivisions:
Tax-exempt	$	5,161	$	(85	)	$	4,800	$	(131	)	$	9,961	$	(216	)
Taxable		2,722		(44	)		0		0			2,722		(44	)
Collateralized mortgage obligations, Issued by U.S. Government agencies		0		0			514		(1	)		514		(1	)
Collateralized debt obligations, Pooled trust preferred securities - senior tranches		0		0			2,496		(19	)		2,496		(19	)
Total debt securities		7,883		(129	)		7,810		(151	)		15,693		(280	)
Marketable equity securities		93		(8	)		68		(32	)		161		(40	)
Total temporarily impaired available-for-sale securities	$	7,976	$	(137	)	$	7,878	$	(183	)	$	15,854	$	(320	)

December 31, 2011	Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
(In Thousands)	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses

Obligations of states and political subdivisions:
Tax-exempt	$	4,301	$	(34	)	$	20,692	$	(1,296	)	$	24,993	$	(1,330	)
Taxable		927		(2	)		244		(2	)		1,171		(4	)
Collateralized mortgage obligations, Issued by U.S. Government agencies		6,886		(36	)		5,075		(1	)		11,961		(37	)
Trust preferred securities issued by individual institutions		0		0			947		(53	)		947		(53	)
Collateralized debt obligations,Pooled trust preferred securities - senior tranches		0		0			4,638		(358	)		4,638		(358	)
Total debt securities		12,114		(72	)		31,596		(1,710	)		43,710		(1,782	)
Marketable equity securities		776		(44	)		98		(57	)		874		(101	)
Total temporarily impaired available-for-sale securities	$	12,890	$	(116	)	$	31,694	$	(1,767	)	$	44,584	$	(1,883	)

Gross realized gains and losses from available-for-sale securities (including OTTI losses in gross realized losses) and the related income tax provision were as follows:

(In Thousands)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sept. 30,		Sept. 30,		Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,
	2012		2011		2012			2011
Gross realized gains	$	2,430	$	26	$	2,747		$	2,035
Gross realized losses		0		0		(116	)		(7	)
Net realized gains	$	2,430	$	26	$	2,631		$	2,028
Income tax provision related to net realized gains	$	851	$	9	$	921		$	690

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The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities by contractual maturity are shown in the following table as of September 30, 2012. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because counterparties may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

	Amortized		Fair
(In Thousands)	Cost		Value

Due in one year or less	$	11,135	$	11,200
Due from one year through five years		50,186		51,753
Due from five years through ten years		39,869		40,891
Due after ten years		87,756		93,140
Subtotal		188,946		196,984
Mortgage-backed securities		85,750		90,357
Collateralized mortgage obligations, Issued by U.S. Government agencies		188,169		191,945
Total	$	462,865	$	479,286

The Corporation’s mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations have stated maturities that may differ from actual maturities due to borrowers’ ability to prepay obligations. Cash flows from such investments are dependent upon the performance of the underlying mortgage loans and are generally influenced by the level of interest rates. In the table above, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are shown in one period.

Management evaluates securities for OTTI at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such evaluation. Consideration is given to (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) whether the Corporation intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery.

The Corporation recognized no impairment losses in earnings in the three-month period ended September 30, 2012. The Corporation recognized an impairment loss in earnings totaling $67,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, which was related to a bank stock. No impairment losses were recognized in the three-month or nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011.

A summary of information management considered in evaluating debt and equity securities for OTTI at September 30, 2012 is provided below.

Debt Securities

At September 30, 2012, management performed an assessment for possible OTTI of the Corporation’s debt securities on an issue-by-issue basis, relying on information obtained from various sources, including publicly available financial data, ratings by external agencies, brokers and other sources. The extent of individual analysis applied to each security depended on the size of the Corporation’s investment, as well as management’s perception of the credit risk associated with each security. Based on the results of the assessment, management believes impairment of these debt securities, including municipal bonds with no external ratings, at September 30, 2012 to be temporary.

The credit rating agencies have withdrawn their ratings on numerous municipal bonds held by the Corporation. At September 30, 2012, the total amortized cost basis of municipal bonds with no external credit ratings was $21,999,000, with an aggregate unrealized gain of $273,000. At the time of purchase, each of these bonds was considered investment grade and had been rated by at least one credit rating agency. The bonds for which the ratings were removed were almost all insured by an entity that has reported significant financial problems and declines in its regulatory capital ratios, and most of the ratings were removed in the fourth quarter 2009. However, the insurance remains in effect on the bonds, and none of the affected municipal bonds has failed to make a scheduled interest payment.

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The following table provides information related to trust preferred securities issued by individual institutions as of September 30, 2012:

(In Thousands)												Moody's/
										Cumulative		S&P/
										Realized		Fitch
		Par Amount		Amortized		Fair		Unrealized		Credit		Credit
Name of Issuer	Issuer's Parent Company	Outstanding		Cost		Value		Gain		Losses		Ratings
Astoria Capital Trust I	Astoria Financial Corporation	$	5,000	$	5,173	$	5,195	$	22	$	0		Ba1/BB/B+
Patriot Capital Trust I	Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.		1,000		1,000		1,026		26		0		NR
Total		$	6,000	$	6,173	$	6,221	$	48	$	0

NR = not rated.

Management assesses each of the trust preferred securities issued by individual institutions for the possibility of OTTI by reviewing financial information that is publicly available. Neither Astoria Financial Corporation nor Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. has deferred or defaulted on payments associated with the Corporation’s securities.

The Corporation recognized OTTI charges in 2009 and 2010 related to its holding of a trust preferred security issued by Carolina First Mortgage Loan Trust, a subsidiary of The South Financial Group, Inc. In the fourth quarter 2010, The Toronto-Dominion Bank acquired The South Financial Group, Inc. After the acquisition, The Toronto-Dominion Bank made a payment for the full amount of previously deferred interest and resumed quarterly payments on the security. The Corporation recognized a material change in the expected cash flows in the fourth quarter 2010. The security had a face amount of $2,000,000 and matured in May 2012. Because the security matured, the Corporation recorded no accretion income in the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 but has recorded accretion income (included in interest income) totaling $855,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012. The Corporation recorded accretion income totaling $229,000 in the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 and $500,000 in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Corporation recorded accretion income totaling $825,000.

Pooled trust-preferred securities are very long-term (usually 30-year maturity) instruments, mainly issued by banks. The Corporation’s investments in pooled trust-preferred securities are each made up of companies with geographic and size diversification. Almost all of the Corporation’s pooled trust-preferred securities are composed of debt issued by banking companies, with a lesser amount issued by insurance companies. Trust-preferred securities typically permit deferral of quarterly interest payments for up to five years, and some of the issuers of trust-preferred securities that are included in the Corporation’s pooled investments have elected to defer payment of interest on these obligations. Some issuers have defaulted.

Management evaluated pooled trust-preferred securities for OTTI by estimating the cash flows expected to be received from each security, taking into account estimated levels of deferrals and defaults by the underlying issuers. In determining cash flows, management assumed all issuers currently deferring or in default would make no future payments, and assigned estimated future default levels for the remaining issuers in each security based on financial strength ratings assigned by a national ratings service. Management’s estimates of cash flows used to evaluate other-than-temporary impairment of pooled trust-preferred securities were based on sensitive assumptions regarding the timing and amounts of defaults that may occur, and changes in the assumptions used could produce different conclusions for each security. Additional information regarding these assumptions is included in Note 5.

During the third quarter 2012, management sold the Corporation’s holdings of the mezzanine tranches of U.S. Capital Funding II, Ltd. The securities were sold for aggregate pretax proceeds of $1,754,000, which was recorded as a gain on the sale of securities in the third quarter.

The following table provides detailed information related to ALESCO Preferred Funding IX, Ltd., which is the only mezzanine tranche pooled trust preferred security held by the Corporation as of September 30, 2012:

(In Thousands)

Tranche		C-1
Par Amount Outstanding	$	3,000
Amortized Cost	$	0
Fair Value	$	0
Unrealized Gain	$	0
Cumulative OTTI	$	(2,988	)

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As of September 30, 2012, the Corporation’s investment in the senior tranche of MMCAPS Funding I, Ltd. is the only senior tranche pooled trust preferred security held by the Corporation. The security, with an amortized cost of $2,515,000, has an investment grade rating and has been subjected to impairment analysis based on estimated cash flows (using the process described above). Management determined that impairment was temporary as of September 30, 2012. The following table provides detailed information related to this security:

Number of Issuers Currently Performing	9
Moody's/Fitch Credit Ratings	A3/A
Actual Deferrals and Defaults as % of Outstanding Collateral	46.15	%
Expected Additional Net Deferrals and Defaults as % of Performing Collateral	18.33	%
Excess Subordination as % of Performing Collateral	57.60	%
Expected Issuer Prepayments as % of Performing Collateral	50.15	%

In the table above, “Excess Subordination as % of Performing Collateral” (Excess Subordination Ratio) was calculated as follows: (Total face value of performing collateral – Face value of all outstanding note balances not subordinate to the Corporation’s investment)/Total face value of performing collateral.

The Excess Subordination Ratio measures the extent to which there may be tranches within the pooled trust preferred structure available to absorb credit losses before the Corporation’s security would be impacted. A positive Excess Subordination Ratio signifies there is available support from subordinate tranches to absorb losses before the Corporation’s investment would be impacted. A negative Excess Subordination Ratio signifies there is no available support from subordinate tranches to absorb losses before the Corporation’s securities would be impacted. The Excess Subordination Ratio is not definitive, in isolation, for determining OTTI or whether the Corporation will receive future payments on a pooled trust preferred security. Other factors affect the timing and amount of cash flows available for payments to the note holders (investors), including the excess interest paid by the issuers, who typically pay higher rates of interest than are paid out to the note holders.

The Corporation separates OTTI related to the trust-preferred securities into (a) the amount of the total impairment related to credit loss, which is recognized in the statement of earnings, and (b) the amount of the total impairment related to all other factors, which is recognized in other comprehensive income. The Corporation measures the credit loss component of OTTI based on the difference between: (1) the present value of estimated cash flows, at the book yield in effect prior to recognition of any OTTI, as of the most recent balance sheet date, and (2) the present value of estimated cash flows as of the previous quarter-end balance sheet date based on management’s cash flow assumptions at that time.

The Corporation recorded no OTTI losses related to pooled trust-preferred securities in the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Equity Securities

The Corporation’s marketable equity securities at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 consisted exclusively of stocks of banking companies. The Corporation recognized an impairment loss in earnings related to a bank stock of $67,000 in the first quarter 2012. Management’s decision to recognize an impairment loss on this security followed an evaluation of the issuer’s published financial results in which management determined that the recovery of the Corporation’s cost basis within the foreseeable future was uncertain. As a result of this determination, the Corporation recognized an impairment loss to write the stock down to the most recent trade price at March 31, 2012. The Corporation recognized no OTTI losses related to bank stocks in the second or third quarters of 2012. The Corporation recorded no OTTI losses related to bank stocks in the three-month or nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011. At September 30, 2012, management did not intend to sell impaired bank stocks, and based on the intent to hold the securities for the foreseeable future and other factors specific to the securities, has determined that none of the Corporation’s bank stock holdings at September 30, 2012 were other than temporarily impaired.

Realized gains from sales of bank stocks totaled $538,000 in the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Corporation did not sell any bank stocks and did not realize any gains or losses. Realized gains from sales of bank stocks totaled $91,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

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C&N Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLB-Pittsburgh), which is one of 12 regional Federal Home Loan Banks. As a member, C&N Bank is required to purchase and maintain stock in FHLB-Pittsburgh. There is no active market for FHLB-Pittsburgh stock, and it must ordinarily be redeemed by FHLB-Pittsburgh in order to be liquidated. C&N Bank’s investment in FHLB-Pittsburgh stock, included in Other Assets in the consolidated balance sheet, was $5,421,000 at September 30, 2012 and $6,643,000 at December 31, 2011. The Corporation evaluated its holding of FHLB-Pittsburgh stock for impairment and deemed the stock to not be impaired at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. In making this determination, management concluded that recovery of total outstanding par value, which equals the carrying value, is expected. The decision was based on review of financial information that FHLB-Pittsburgh has made publicly available.

7. LOANS

The loans receivable portfolio is segmented into residential mortgage, commercial and consumer loans. The residential mortgage segment includes the following classes: first and junior lien residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit and residential construction loans. The most significant classes of commercial loans are commercial loans secured by real estate, non-real estate secured commercial and industrial loans, loans to political subdivisions, commercial construction and land loans, and loans secured by farmland.

Loans outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are summarized as follows:

Summary of Loans by Type
(In Thousands)	Sept. 30,			% of			Dec. 31,			% of
	2012			Total			2011			Total
Residential mortgage:
Residential mortgage loans - first liens	$	317,734			45.51	%	$	331,015			46.73	%
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens		27,084			3.88	%		28,851			4.07	%
Home equity lines of credit		32,550			4.66	%		30,037			4.24	%
1-4 Family residential construction		13,038			1.87	%		9,959			1.41	%
Total residential mortgage		390,406			55.92	%		399,862			56.45	%
Commercial:
Commercial loans secured by real estate		163,773			23.46	%		156,388			22.08	%
Commercial and industrial		49,405			7.08	%		57,191			8.07	%
Political subdivisions		35,549			5.09	%		37,620			5.31	%
Commercial construction and land		27,307			3.91	%		23,518			3.32	%
Loans secured by farmland		10,328			1.48	%		10,949			1.55	%
Multi-family (5 or more) residential		6,109			0.88	%		6,583			0.93	%
Agricultural loans		3,181			0.46	%		2,987			0.42	%
Other commercial loans		329			0.05	%		552			0.08	%
Total commercial		295,981			42.40	%		295,788			41.76	%
Consumer		11,762			1.68	%		12,665			1.79	%
Total		698,149			100.00	%		708,315			100.00	%
Less: allowance for loan losses		(7,792	)					(7,705	)
Loans, net	$	690,357					$	700,610

The Corporation grants loans to individuals as well as commercial and tax-exempt entities. Commercial, residential and personal loans are made to customers geographically concentrated in the Pennsylvania and New York counties that comprise the market serviced by Citizens & Northern Bank. Although the Corporation has a diversified loan portfolio, a significant portion of its debtors’ ability to honor their contracts is dependent on the local economic conditions within the region. There is no concentration of loans to borrowers engaged in similar businesses or activities that exceed 10% of total loans at either September 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

The Corporation maintains an allowance for loan losses that represents management’s estimate of the losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date and recorded as a reduction of the investment in loans. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered adequate to provide for losses that can be reasonably anticipated. Management performs a quarterly evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance. The allowance is based on the Corporation’s past loan loss experience, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions and other relevant factors. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates that may be susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. In the process of evaluating the loan portfolio, management also considers the Corporation’s exposure to losses from unfunded loan commitments. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, management determined that no allowance for credit losses related to unfunded loan commitments was required.

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Transactions within the allowance for loan losses, summarized by segment and class, for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012	Dec. 31,										Sept. 30,
(In Thousands)	2011 Balance		Charge-offs			Recoveries		Provision (Credit)			2012 Balance
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Residential mortgage:
Residential mortgage loans - first liens	$	3,026	$	(222	)	$	18	$	154		$	2,976
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens		266		0			0		(14	)		252
Home equity lines of credit		231		0			0		20			251
1-4 Family residential construction		79		0			0		19			98
Total residential mortgage		3,602		(222	)		18		179			3,577
Commercial:
Commercial loans secured by real estate		2,004		0			0		(28	)		1,976
Commercial and industrial		946		(43	)		6		(232	)		677
Political subdivisions		0		0			0		0			0
Commercial construction and land		267		0			0		409			676
Loans secured by farmland		126		0			0		(6	)		120
Multi-family (5 or more) residential		66		0			0		(5	)		61
Agricultural loans		27		0			0		2			29
Other commercial loans		5		0			0		(2	)		3
Total commercial		3,441		(43	)		6		138			3,542
Consumer		228		(139	)		46		103			238
Unallocated		434		0			0		1			435

Total Allowance for Loan Losses	$	7,705	$	(404	)	$	70	$	421		$	7,792

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

	December 31,										Sept. 30,
(In Thousands)	2010 Balance		Charge- offs			Recoveries		Provision (Credit)			2011 Balance
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Residential mortgage:
Residential mortgage loans - first liens	$	2,745	$	(49	)	$	0	$	367		$	3,063
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens		334		(51	)		0		(6	)		277
Home equity lines of credit		218		0			0		13			231
1-4 Family residential construction		208		0			0		(130	)		78
Total residential mortgage		3,505		(100	)		0		244			3,649
Commercial:
Commercial loans secured by real estate		3,314		(535	)		1		(336	)		2,444
Commercial and industrial		862		(216	)		177		51			874
Political subdivisions		0		0			0		0			0
Commercial construction and land		590		0			0		(295	)		295
Loans secured by farmland		139		0			0		(17	)		122
Multi-family (5 or more) residential		63		0			0		5			68
Agricultural loans		32		0			0		(7	)		25
Other commercial loans		0		0			0		5			5
Total commercial		5,000		(751	)		178		(594	)		3,833
Consumer		289		(116	)		57		(3	)		227
Unallocated		313		0			0		155			468

Total Allowance for Loan Losses	$	9,107	$	(967	)	$	235	$	(198	)	$	8,177

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

	June 30,										Sept. 30,
(In Thousands)	2012 Balance		Charge- offs			Recoveries		Provision (Credit)			2012 Balance
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Residential mortgage:
Residential mortgage loans - first liens	$	2,888	$	(34	)	$	0	$	122		$	2,976
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens		254		0			0		(2	)		252
Home equity lines of credit		245		0			0		6			251
1-4 Family residential construction		80		0			0		18			98
Total residential mortgage		3,467		(34	)		0		144			3,577
Commercial:
Commercial loans secured by real estate		1,976		0			0		0			1,976
Commercial and industrial		712		(8	)		1		(28	)		677
Political subdivisions		0		0			0		0			0
Commercial construction and land		606		0			0		70			676
Loans secured by farmland		117		0			0		3			120
Multi-family (5 or more) residential		64		0			0		(3	)		61
Agricultural loans		29		0			0		0			29
Other commercial loans		5		0			0		(2	)		3
Total commercial		3,509		(8	)		1		40			3,542
Consumer		245		(71	)		11		53			238
Unallocated		436		0			0		(1	)		435

Total Allowance for Loan Losses	$	7,657	$	(113	)	$	12	$	236		$	7,792

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2011

	June 30,										Sept. 30,
(In Thousands)	2011 Balance		Charge- offs			Recoveries		Provision (Credit)			2011 Balance
Allowance for Loan Losses:
Residential mortgage:
Residential mortgage loans - first liens	$	3,050	$	(21	)	$	0	$	34		$	3,063
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens		293		0			0		(16	)		277
Home equity lines of credit		220		0			0		11			231
1-4 Family residential construction		67		0			0		11			78
Total residential mortgage		3,630		(21	)		0		40			3,649
Commercial:
Commercial loans secured by real estate		2,502		0			1		(59	)		2,444
Commercial and industrial		908		(17	)		0		(17	)		874
Political subdivisions		0		0			0		0			0
Commercial construction and land		281		0			0		14			295
Loans secured by farmland		134		0			0		(12	)		122
Multi-family (5 or more) residential		75		0			0		(7	)		68
Agricultural loans		29		0			0		(4	)		25
Other commercial loans		5		0			0		0			5
Total commercial		3,934		(17	)		1		(85	)		3,833
Consumer		275		(32	)		14		(30	)		227
Unallocated		430		0			0		38			468

Total Allowance for Loan Losses	$	8,269	$	(70	)	$	15	$	(37	)	$	8,177

In the evaluation of the loan portfolio, management determines two major components for the allowance for loan losses – (1) a specific component based on an assessment of certain larger relationships, mainly commercial purpose loans, on a loan-by-loan basis; and (2) a general component for the remainder of the portfolio based on a collective evaluation of pools of loans with similar risk characteristics. The general component is assigned to each pool of loans based on both historical net charge-off experience, and an evaluation of certain qualitative factors. An unallocated component is maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s estimate of probable losses. The unallocated component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the above methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the portfolio.

In determining the larger loan relationships for detailed assessment under the specific allowance component, the Corporation uses an internal risk rating system. Under the risk rating system, the Corporation classifies problem or potential problem loans as “Special Mention,” “Substandard,” or “Doubtful” on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values. Substandard loans include those characterized by the distinct possibility that the Corporation will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Loans classified as Doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as Substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable. Loans that do not currently expose the Corporation to sufficient risk to warrant classification as Substandard or Doubtful, but possess weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention, are deemed to be Special Mention. Risk ratings are updated any time that conditions or the situation warrants. Loans not classified are included in the “Pass” column in the table below.

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The following tables summarize the aggregate credit quality classification of outstanding loans by risk rating as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

September 30, 2012:
(In Thousands)	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
Residential mortgage:
Residential mortgage loans - first liens	$	302,580	$	2,689	$	11,948	$	517	$	317,734
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens		25,693		437		954		0		27,084
Home equity lines of credit		31,990		98		462		0		32,550
1-4 Family residential construction		12,955		0		83		0		13,038
Total residential mortgage		373,218		3,224		13,447		517		390,406
Commercial:
Commercial loans secured by real estate		151,637		6,666		5,470		0		163,773
Commercial and industrial		42,146		3,057		3,998		204		49,405
Political subdivisions		35,436		113		0		0		35,549
Commercial construction and land		25,601		187		330		1,189		27,307
Loans secured by farmland		8,018		756		1,520		34		10,328
Multi-family (5 or more) residential		5,751		348		10		0		6,109
Agricultural loans		3,090		28		63		0		3,181
Other commercial loans		329		0		0		0		329
Total commercial		272,008		11,155		11,391		1,427		295,981
Consumer		11,537		13		212		0		11,762
Totals	$	656,763	$	14,392	$	25,050	$	1,944	$	698,149

December 31, 2011:
(In Thousands)	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
Residential mortgage:
Residential mortgage loans - first liens	$	314,900	$	2,955	$	12,956	$	204	$	331,015
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens		27,260		660		924		7		28,851
Home equity lines of credit		29,408		264		365		0		30,037
1-4 Family residential construction		9,959		0		0		0		9,959
Total residential mortgage		381,527		3,879		14,245		211		399,862
Commercial:
Commercial loans secured by real estate		143,247		7,385		5,046		710		156,388
Commercial and industrial		46,110		6,254		4,413		414		57,191
Political subdivisions		37,499		121		0		0		37,620
Commercial construction and land		21,668		211		1,639		0		23,518
Loans secured by farmland		8,040		1,341		1,531		37		10,949
Multi-family (5 or more) residential		6,200		369		14		0		6,583
Agricultural loans		2,765		164		58		0		2,987
Other commercial loans		552		0		0		0		552
Total commercial		266,081		15,845		12,701		1,161		295,788
Consumer		12,437		20		207		1		12,665

Totals	$	660,045	$	19,744	$	27,153	$	1,373	$	708,315

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The general component of the allowance for loan losses covers pools of loans including commercial loans not considered individually impaired, as well as smaller balance homogeneous classes of loans, such as residential real estate, home equity lines of credit and other consumer loans. Accordingly, the Corporation generally does not separately identify individual consumer and residential loans for impairment disclosures, unless such loans are subject to a restructuring agreement. The pools of loans are evaluated for loss exposure based upon three-year average historical net charge-off rates for each loan class, adjusted for qualitative factors. Qualitative risk factors (described in the following paragraph) are evaluated for the impact on each of the three segments (residential mortgage, commercial and consumer) within the loan portfolio. Each qualitative factor is assigned a value to reflect improving, stable or declining conditions based on management’s judgment using relevant information available at the time of the evaluation. The adjustment for qualitative factors is applied as an increase or decrease to the three-year average net charge-off rate to each loan class within each segment.

The qualitative factors used in the general component calculations are designed to address credit risk characteristics associated with each segment. The Corporation’s credit risk associated with all of the segments is significantly impacted by these factors, which include economic conditions within its market area, the Corporation’s lending policies, changes or trends in the portfolio, risk profile, competition, regulatory requirements and other factors. Further, the residential mortgage segment is significantly affected by the values of residential real estate that provide collateral for the loans. The majority of the Corporation’s commercial segment loans (approximately 70% at September 30, 2012) is secured by real estate, and accordingly, the Corporation’s risk for the commercial segment is significantly affected by commercial real estate values. The consumer segment includes a wide mix of loans for different purposes, primarily secured loans, including loans secured by motor vehicles, manufactured housing and other types of collateral.

Loans are classified as impaired, when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Corporation will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record and the amount of shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis for commercial loans, by the fair value of the collateral (if the loan is collateral dependent), by future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective rate or by the loan’s observable market price.

The scope of loans evaluated individually for impairment include all loan relationships greater than $200,000 for which there is at least one extension of credit graded Special Mention, Substandard or Doubtful. Also, all loans classified as troubled debt restructurings (discussed in more detail below) and all loan relationships less than $200,000 in the aggregate, but with an estimated loss of $100,000 or more, are individually evaluated for impairment. Loans that are individually evaluated for impairment, but which are not determined to be impaired, are combined with all remaining loans that are not reviewed on a specific basis, and such loans are included within larger pools of loans based on similar risk and loss characteristics for purposes of determining the general component of the allowance. The loans that have been individually evaluated, but which have not been determined to be impaired, are included in the “Collectively Evaluated” column in the tables summarizing the allowance and associated loan balances as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

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The following tables present a summary of loan balances and the related allowance for loan losses summarized by portfolio segment and class for each impairment method used as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

September 30, 2012	Loans:						Allowance for Loan Losses:
(In Thousands)
	Individually		Collectively				Individually		Collectively
	Evaluated		Evaluated		Totals		Evaluated		Evaluated		Totals
Residential mortgage:
Residential mortgage loans - first liens	$	2,469	$	315,265	$	317,734	$	517	$	2,459	$	2,976
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens		58		27,026		27,084		0		252		252
Home equity lines of credit		0		32,550		32,550		0		251		251
1-4 Family residential construction		0		13,038		13,038		0		98		98
Total residential mortgage		2,527		387,879		390,406		517		3,060		3,577
Commercial:
Commercial loans secured by real estate		1,920		161,853		163,773		147		1,829		1,976
Commercial and industrial		891		48,514		49,405		285		392		677
Political subdivisions		0		35,549		35,549		0		0		0
Commercial construction and land		1,476		25,831		27,307		441		235		676
Loans secured by farmland		925		9,403		10,328		34		86		120
Multi-family (5 or more) residential		10		6,099		6,109		0		61		61
Agricultural loans		40		3,141		3,181		0		29		29
Other commercial loans		0		329		329		0		3		3
Total commercial		5,262		290,719		295,981		907		2,635		3,542
Consumer		48		11,714		11,762		44		194		238
Unallocated												435

Total	$	7,837	$	690,312	$	698,149	$	1,468	$	5,889	$	7,792

December 31, 2011	Loans:						Allowance for Loan Losses:
(In Thousands)
	Individually		Collectively				Individually		Collectively
	Evaluated		Evaluated		Totals		Evaluated		Evaluated		Totals
Residential mortgage:
Residential mortgage loans - first liens	$	2,227	$	328,788	$	331,015	$	461	$	2,565	$	3,026
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens		137		28,714		28,851		11		255		266
Home equity lines of credit		93		29,944		30,037		0		231		231
1-4 Family residential construction		0		9,959		9,959		0		79		79
Total residential mortgage		2,457		397,405		399,862		472		3,130		3,602
Commercial:
Commercial loans secured by real estate		2,169		154,219		156,388		169		1,835		2,004
Commercial and industrial		942		56,249		57,191		361		585		946
Political subdivisions		0		37,620		37,620		0		0		0
Commercial construction and land		1,266		22,252		23,518		65		202		267
Loans secured by farmland		927		10,022		10,949		35		91		126
Multi-family (5 or more) residential		14		6,569		6,583		0		66		66
Agricultural loans		39		2,948		2,987		0		27		27
Other commercial loans		0		552		552		0		5		5
Total commercial		5,357		290,431		295,788		630		2,811		3,441
Consumer		50		12,615		12,665		24		204		228
Unallocated												434

Total	$	7,864	$	700,451	$	708,315	$	1,126	$	6,145	$	7,705

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Summary information related to impaired loans as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

	As of		As of
(In Thousands)	Sept. 30,		Dec. 31,
	2012		2011
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance	$	4,119	$	3,433
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance		3,718		4,431
Total impaired loans	$	7,837	$	7,864
Valuation allowance related to impaired loans	$	1,468	$	1,126

The average balance of impaired loans and interest income recognized on impaired loans is as follows:

(In Thousands)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Average investment in impaired loans	$	7,325	$	7,288	$	7,175	$	7,654
Interest income recognized on impaired loans		90		86		228		172
Interest income recognized on a cash basis on impaired loans		90		86		228		172

Loans are placed on nonaccrual status for all classes of loans when, in the opinion of management, collection of interest is doubtful. Any unpaid interest previously accrued on those loans is reversed from income. Interest income is not recognized on specific impaired loans unless the likelihood of further loss is remote. Interest payments received on loans for which the risk of further loss is greater than remote are applied as a reduction of the loan principal balance. Interest income on other nonaccrual loans is recognized only to the extent of interest payments received. Generally, loans are restored to accrual status when the obligation is brought current, has performed in accordance with the contractual terms for a reasonable period of time (generally six months) and the ultimate collectability of the total contractual principal and interest is no longer in doubt. The past due status of all classes of loans receivable is determined based on contractual due dates for loan payments. Also, the amortization of deferred loan fees is discontinued when a loan is placed on nonaccrual status.

The breakdown by portfolio segment and class of nonaccrual loans and loans past due ninety days or more and still accruing is as follows:

(In Thousands)	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Past Due				Past Due
	90+ Days and				90+ Days and
	Accruing		Nonaccrual		Accruing		Nonaccrual
Residential mortgage:
Residential mortgage loans - first liens	$	1,872	$	3,001	$	949	$	3,058
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens		42		11		11		67
Home equity lines of credit		55		0		0		0
Total residential mortgage		1,969		3,012		960		3,125
Commercial:
Commercial loans secured by real estate		106		1,312		75		1,595
Commercial and industrial		83		623		21		541
Commercial construction and land		0		1,328		139		978
Loans secured by farmland		52		925		53		927
Agricultural loans		0		40		0		0
Total commercial		241		4,228		288		4,041
Consumer		50		29		19		31

Totals	$	2,260	$	7,269	$	1,267	$	7,197

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The amounts shown in the table immediately above include loans classified as troubled debt restructurings (described in more detail below), if such loans are past due ninety days or more or nonaccrual.

The table below presents a summary of the contractual aging of loans as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	As of September 30, 2012								As of December 31, 2011
	Current &								Current &
(In Thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due				Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
	Less than		30-89		90+				Less than		30-89		90+
	30 Days		Days		Days		Total		30 Days		Days		Days		Total
Residential mortgage:
Residential mortgage loans - first liens	$	310,500	$	4,136	$	3,098	$	317,734	$	321,907	$	6,723	$	2,385	$	331,015
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens		26,648		394		42		27,084		28,437		393		21		28,851
Home equity lines of credit		32,119		376		55		32,550		29,986		51		0		30,037
1-4 Family residential construction		13,038		0		0		13,038		9,959		0		0		9,959
Total residential mortgage		382,305		4,906		3,195		390,406		390,289		7,167		2,406		399,862
Commercial:
Commercial loans secured by real estate		161,994		965		814		163,773		155,025		343		1,020		156,388
Commercial and industrial		48,739		283		383		49,405		56,835		169		187		57,191
Political subdivisions		35,549		0		0		35,549		37,620		0		0		37,620
Commercial construction and land		25,792		215		1,300		27,307		22,323		1,056		139		23,518
Loans secured by farmland		9,274		77		977		10,328		9,973		33		943		10,949
Multi-family (5 or more) residential		6,109		0		0		6,109		6,583		0		0		6,583
Agricultural loans		3,141		0		40		3,181		2,945		3		39		2,987
Other commercial loans		329		0		0		329		552		0		0		552
Total commercial		290,927		1,540		3,514		295,981		291,856		1,604		2,328		295,788
Consumer		11,582		130		50		11,762		12,340		306		19		12,665

Totals	$	684,814	$	6,576	$	6,759	$	698,149	$	694,485	$	9,077	$	4,753	$	708,315

Nonaccrual loans are included in the contractual aging immediately above and on the previous page. A summary of the contractual aging of nonaccrual loans at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

	Current &
(In Thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
	Less than		30-89		90+
	30 Days		Days		Days		Total
September 30, 2012 Nonaccrual Totals	$	2,195	$	575	$	4,499	$	7,269
December 31, 2011 Nonaccrual Totals	$	2,532	$	1,179	$	3,486	$	7,197

Loans whose terms are modified are classified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs) if the Corporation grants such borrowers concessions and it is deemed that those borrowers are experiencing financial difficulty. Loans classified as TDRs are designated as impaired. The outstanding balance of loans subject to TDRs, as well as contractual aging information at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs)

	Current &
(In Thousands)	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
	Less than		30-89		90+
	30 Days		Days		Days		Nonaccrual		Total
September 30, 2012 Totals	$	916	$	0	$	0	$	1,753	$	2,669
December 31, 2011 Totals	$	1,064	$	0	$	146	$	2,267	$	3,477

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There were no TDRs that occurred during the third quarter 2012. TDRs that occurred during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, and during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, are as follows:

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

Pre-

Post-

(Balances in Thousands)

Modification

Number

Outstanding

Recorded

Contracts

Investment

Commercial,

Commercial and industrial

3 Months Ended September 30, 2011

Pre-

Post-

(Balances in Thousands)

Modification

Number

Outstanding

Recorded

Contracts

Investment

Commercial,

Commercial loans secured by real estate

925

9 Months Ended September 30, 2011			Pre-		Post-
(Balances in Thousands)			Modification		Modification
	Number		Outstanding		Outstanding
	Of		Recorded		Recorded
	Contracts		Investment		Investment
Residential mortgage,
Home equity lines of credit		1	$	93	$	93

Commercial:
Commercial loans secured by real estate		11		1,941		1,941
Commercial and industrial		3		14		14
Commercial construction and land		5		1,238		1,238
Multi-family (5 or more) residential		1		15		15

The TDR in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 was an extension of the final maturity and lowering of monthly payments required on a commercial loan. There was no allowance for loan losses on this loan at September 30, 2012, and no change in the allowance for loan losses resulting from this TDR.

The TDR in the third quarter 2011 in the table above stems from a forbearance agreement entered into with a commercial customer. The total principal balance of loans included in the forbearance agreement was $1,588,000, of which the Corporation had charged off $663,000 in the second quarter 2011, and subsequently charged off an additional $438,000 in the fourth quarter 2011. Under the terms of the forbearance agreement, the Corporation had agreed to accept payment of less than the total principal amount of the loans, assuming payment was received by dates specified within the forbearance agreement. In the first nine months of 2012, the loans were not repaid and the forbearance agreement expired. Accordingly, the Corporation’s concession terminated, and the loans were not classified as TDRs at September 30, 2012. The outstanding balance of the loans was $466,000 at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The loans were in nonaccrual status at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. At September 30, 2012, the risk rating of the loans was Substandard, while the risk rating of the loans was Doubtful at December 31, 2011. Based on management’s estimate of the value of the underlying collateral, net of selling costs, the Corporation had no allowance for loan losses associated with these loans at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Other TDRs in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011 included extensions of terms and maturities at lower than current market rates and acceptance of interest-only payments for extended periods of time.

In the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, there were no changes in the allowance for loan losses resulting from the TDRs that occurred during those periods.

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In the third quarter 2012, there were no defaults on loans for which modifications considered to be TDRs were entered into within the previous 12 months. In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, such defaults are as follows:

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

	Number
(Balances in Thousands)	of		Recorded
	Contracts		Investment
Commercial,
Commercial construction and land		1	$	950

The event of default in the table above resulted from the borrowers’ failure to make payments due at maturity, based on a loan maturity date that had been extended from the original due date. The allowance for loan losses on this loan was $277,000 at September 30, 2012, an increase of $212,000 over the allowance on the loan at December 31, 2011.

8. BORROWED FUNDS

SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

Short-term borrowings include the following:

(In Thousands)	Sept. 30,		Dec. 31,
	2012		2011
FHLB-Pittsburgh borrowing	$	15,000	$	0
Customer repurchase agreements		4,657		4,950
Total short-term borrowings	$	19,657	$	4,950

The FHLB-Pittsburgh loan facilities are collateralized by qualifying loans secured by real estate with a book value totaling $515,545,000 at September 30, 2012 and $499,311,000 at December 31, 2011. Also, the FHLB-Pittsburgh loan facilities require the Corporation to invest in established amounts of FHLB-Pittsburgh stock. The carrying values of the Corporation’s holdings of FHLB-Pittsburgh stock (included in Other Assets) were $5,421,000 at September 30, 2012 and $6,643,000 at December 31, 2011.

The short-term borrowing from the FHLB-Pittsburgh matures in October 2012 and has an interest rate of 0.23%.

The Corporation engages in repurchase agreements with certain commercial customers. These agreements provide that the Corporation sells specified investment securities to the customers on an overnight basis and repurchases them on the following business day. The carrying value of the underlying securities was $11,347,000 at September 30, 2012 and $19,837,000 at December 31, 2011.

LONG-TERM BORROWINGS

Long-term borrowings are as follows:

(In Thousands)	Sept. 30,		Dec. 31,
	2012		2011
FHLB-Pittsburgh borrowings	$	21,954	$	40,363
Repurchase agreements		68,000		85,000
Total long-term borrowings	$	89,954	$	125,363

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Long-term borrowings from FHLB-Pittsburgh are as follows:

(In Thousands)	Sept. 30,		Dec. 31,
	2012		2011

Loans that matured in 2012 with rates ranging from 4.46% to 4.54%	$	0	$	17,500
Loans maturing 4th quarter 2012 with rates ranging from 3.66% to 4.82%		5,992		6,007
Loans maturing in 2013 with rates ranging from 2.86% to 3.62%		3,297		3,553
Loan maturing in 2016 with a rate of 6.86%		206		236
Loans maturing in 2017 with rates ranging from 3.81% to 6.83%		10,028		10,032
Loans maturing in 2020 with rates ranging from 4.67% to 4.79%		1,334		1,892
Loan maturing in 2025 with a rate of 4.91%		1,097		1,143
Total long-term FHLB-Pittsburgh borrowings	$	21,954	$	40,363

Repurchase agreements included in long-term borrowings are as follows:

(In Thousands)	Sept. 30,		Dec. 31,
	2012		2011

Agreement maturing in 2013 with a rate of 3.13%, prepaid in 2012	$	0	$	5,000
Agreements maturing in 2017 with rates ranging from 3.60% to 4.27%		68,000		80,000
Total long-term repurchase agreements	$	68,000	$	85,000

The Corporation incurred losses totaling $2,333,000 from prepayment of repurchase agreement obligations in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, including: (1) a loss of $143,000 in the second quarter 2012 on prepayment of the agreement contractually scheduled to mature in 2013, and (2) a loss of $2,190,000 in the third quarter 2012 on prepayment of a total of $12,000,000 of the agreements contractually scheduled to mature in 2017.

In December 2007, the Corporation entered into two repurchase agreements of $40,000,000 each with embedded caps. These repurchase agreements mature in 2017. In the third quarter 2012, the Corporation paid off principal totaling $6,000,000 on each of these agreements, incurring the loss from prepayment noted above and leaving a balance of $34,000,000 outstanding for each agreement at September 30, 2012. One of these borrowings has an interest rate of 3.60% and became putable by the issuer at quarterly intervals starting in December 2010. The other borrowing has an interest rate of 4.27% and is putable by the issuer at quarterly intervals starting in December 2012. Each of these borrowings contain an embedded cap, providing that on the quarterly anniversary of the transaction settlement date, if three-month LIBOR is higher than 5.15%, the Corporation’s interest rate payable will decrease by twice the amount of the excess, down to a minimum rate of 0%. The embedded cap on one of the agreements expired on its initial put date in December 2010, and the embedded cap on the other agreement will expire on the initial put date in December 2012.

Securities sold under repurchase agreements were delivered to the broker-dealers who arranged the transactions. The broker-dealers may have sold, loaned or otherwise disposed of such securities to other parties in the normal course of their operations, and have agreed to resell to the Corporation substantially identical securities at the maturities of the agreements. The carrying value of the underlying securities was $89,040,000 at September 30, 2012 and $110,759,000 at December 31, 2011.

9. DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS

The Corporation sponsors a defined benefit health care plan that provides postretirement medical benefits and life insurance to employees who meet certain age and length of service requirements. This plan contains a cost-sharing feature, which causes participants to pay for all future increases in costs related to benefit coverage. Accordingly, actuarial assumptions related to health care cost trend rates do not significantly affect the liability balance at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and are not expected to significantly affect the Corporation's future expenses. The Corporation uses a December 31 measurement date for the postretirement plan.

In an acquisition in 2007, the Corporation assumed the Citizens Trust Company Retirement Plan, a defined benefit pension plan. This plan covers certain employees who were employed by Citizens Trust Company on December 31, 2002, when the plan was amended to discontinue admittance of any future participant and to freeze benefit accruals. Information related to the Citizens Trust Company Retirement Plan has been included in the tables that follow. The Corporation uses a December 31 measurement date for this plan.

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The components of net periodic benefit costs from these defined benefit plans are as follows:

Defined Benefit Plans
(In Thousands)	Pension						Postretirement
	Nine Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012		2011
Service cost	$	0		$	0		$	68	$	62
Interest cost		54			55			61		69
Expected return on plan assets		(54	)		(54	)		0		0
Amortization of transition (asset) obligation		0			0			27		27
Amortization of prior service cost		0			0			11		11
Recognized net actuarial loss		22			3			0		0
Net periodic benefit cost	$	22		$	4		$	167	$	169

Defined Benefit Plans
(In Thousands)	Pension						Postretirement
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012		2011
Service cost	$	0		$	0		$	22	$	20
Interest cost		18			18			20		23
Expected return on plan assets		(18	)		(18	)		0		0
Amortization of transition (asset) obligation		0			0			9		9
Amortization of prior service cost		0			0			4		4
Recognized net actuarial loss		7			1			0		0
Net periodic benefit cost	$	7		$	1		$	55	$	56

In the first nine months of 2012, the Corporation funded postretirement contributions totaling $44,000, with estimated annual postretirement contributions of $60,000 expected in 2012 for the full year. The Corporation made a contribution to the defined benefit pension plan of $21,000 in the first quarter of 2012 for the 2011 plan year. Based upon the related actuarial reports, the Corporation made a $23,000 contribution in the second quarter 2012 for the 2012 plan year. No further contributions are required in 2012, though the Corporation may make additional discretionary contributions.

10. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

In January 2012, the Corporation granted options to purchase a total of 64,757 shares of common stock through its Stock Incentive and Independent Directors Stock Incentive Plans. In January 2011, the Corporation granted options to purchase a total of 93,674 shares of common stock. The exercise price for the 2012 awards is $18.54 per share, and the exercise price for the 2011 awards is $15.06 per share, based on the market price as of the date of grant. Stock option expense is recognized over the vesting period of each option. The Corporation expects total stock option expense for the year ending December 31, 2012 will be $247,000, and total stock option expense for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $279,000.

The Corporation records stock option expense based on estimated fair value calculated using an option valuation model. In calculating the 2012 and 2011 fair values, the Corporation utilized the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model. The calculated fair value of each option granted, and significant assumptions used in the calculations, are as follows:

	2012			2011
Fair value of each option granted	$	5.15		$	4.26
Volatility		41	%		37	%
Expected option lives		7 Years			8 Years
Risk-free interest rate		1.53	%		3.10	%
Dividend yield		3.97	%		3.86	%

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In calculating the estimated fair value of 2012 and 2011 stock option awards, management based its estimates of volatility and dividend yield on the Corporation’s experience over the immediately prior period of time consistent with the estimated lives of the options. The risk-free interest rate was based on the published yield of zero-coupon U.S. Treasury strips with an applicable maturity as of the grant dates. The expected option lives were based on management’s estimates of the average term for all options issued under both plans. In 2012 and 2011, management assumed a 33% forfeiture rate for options granted under the Stock Incentive Plan, and a 0% forfeiture rate for the Directors Stock Incentive Plan. These estimated forfeiture rates were determined based on the Corporation’s historical experience.

In January 2012, the Corporation awarded a total of 42,552 shares of restricted stock under the Stock Incentive and Independent Directors Stock Incentive Plans. In January 2011, a total of 15,622 shares of restricted stock were awarded under the Plans. Compensation cost related to restricted stock is recognized based on the market price of the stock at the grant date over the vesting period. For restricted stock awards granted under the Stock Incentive Plan, the Corporation must meet an annual targeted return on average equity (“ROAE”) performance ratio, as defined, in order for participants to vest. Management has estimated restricted stock expense in the first nine months of 2012 based on an assumption that the ROAE target for 2012 will be met. In the first quarter 2010, the Corporation awarded 9,125 shares of restricted stock to the Chief Executive Officer under the Stock Incentive Plan. This award provides that vesting will occur upon the earliest of (i) the third anniversary of the date of grant, (ii) death or disability or (iii) the occurrence of a change in control of the Corporation.

Total stock-based compensation expense is as follows:

(In Thousands)	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 30,		Sept. 30,		Sept. 30,		Sept. 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Stock options	$	0	$	0	$	247	$	279
Restricted stock		76		35		240		107

Total	$	76	$	35	$	487	$	386

11. INCOME TAXES

The net deferred tax asset at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 represents the following temporary difference components:

	September 30,		December 31,
(In Thousands)	2012		2011
Deferred tax assets:
Defined benefit plans - ASC 835	$	243	$	324
Net realized losses on securities		1,217		3,175
Allowance for loan losses		2,727		2,697
Credit for alternative minimum tax paid		4,157		4,569
Net operating loss carryforwards		0		44
General business credit carryforwards		0		831
Other deferred tax assets		1,862		1,671
Total deferred tax assets		10,206		13,311

Deferred tax liabilities:
Unrealized holding gains on securities		6,609		5,559
Bank premises and equipment		1,346		1,357
Core deposit intangibles		55		74
Other deferred tax liabilities		74		148
Total deferred tax liabilities		8,084		7,138
Deferred tax asset, net	$	2,122	$	6,173

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The deferred tax asset from realized losses on securities resulted primarily from OTTI charges for financial statement purposes that are not deductible for income tax reporting purposes through September 30, 2012. Of the total deferred tax asset from realized losses on securities, $339,000 is from securities that, if the Corporation were to sell them, would be classified as capital losses for income tax reporting purposes.

The provision for income tax for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 is based on the Corporation’s estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full year. The effective tax rates for the Corporation are as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Fiscal Year To Date
(In thousands)	Sept. 30,						Nine Months Ended Sept. 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Current)			(Prior Year)			(Current)			(Prior Year)
Income before income tax provision	$	7,508		$	8,219		$	22,983		$	23,650
Income tax provision		2,014			2,230			6,217			6,423
Effective tax rate		26.82	%		27.13	%		27.05	%		27.16	%

The effective tax rate for each period presented differs from the statutory rate of 35% principally because of the effects of tax-exempt interest income.

The Corporation has no unrecognized tax benefits, nor pending examination issues related to tax positions taken in preparation of its income tax returns. With limited exceptions, the Corporation is no longer subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for years prior to 2009.

12. IMPAIRMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT

In the first quarter 2011, the Corporation reported an impairment loss of $948,000 related to an investment in a real estate limited partnership. In addition to the limited partnership investment, the Corporation has a loan receivable from the limited partnership with an outstanding balance of $1,025,000 at September 30, 2012. Based on updated financial information, management prepared an estimated valuation based on cash flow analysis. That analysis showed the estimated return to the Corporation would be sufficient to repay the loan in full, but would not provide sufficient additional cash flow for return on the limited partnership investment. Accordingly, management made the decision to completely write-off the limited partnership investment in the first quarter 2011.

13. CONTINGENCIES

In the normal course of business, the Corporation may be subject to pending and threatened lawsuits in which claims for monetary damages could be asserted. In management’s opinion, the Corporation’s financial position and results of operations would not be materially affected by the outcome of such pending legal proceedings.

14. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The FASB issues Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC). This section provides a summary description of recent ASUs that have significant implications (elected or required) within the consolidated financial statements, or that management expects may have a significant impact on financial statements issued in the near future.

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-02, Receivables (Topic 310) - A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring. The Update amends ASC Topic 310 to provide guidance in evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a Troubled Debt Restructuring. The main provisions conclude that a creditor must separately conclude that both of the following exist – (1) the restructuring constitutes a concession, and (2) the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. The amendments then provide guidance on a creditor’s evaluation of each of the requirements for a Troubled Debt Restructuring. For public entities, the Update was effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after June 15, 2011, including retrospective application to the beginning of the annual period of adoption. Note 7 provides disclosures required by this standard.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) – Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. The amendments in this Update will result in common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. The Update includes various amendments, including amendments that: (1) clarify FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement and disclosure requirements, and (2) change some particular principles or requirements for measuring fair value or disclosing information about fair value measurements. There were no changes in the Corporation’s procedures for determining fair value measurements as a result of this Update, however additional quantitative disclosures about unobservable inputs used in fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are provided. The amendments in this ASU are applied prospectively, and Note 5 includes disclosures required by this ASU.

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In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) – Presentation of Comprehensive Income. The intent of this standard is to increase the prominence of comprehensive income in the financial statements. This standard requires the components of comprehensive income be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The single format includes the traditional income statement and the components of other comprehensive income, total other comprehensive income and total comprehensive income. In the two statement approach, the first statement is the traditional income statement, which would be immediately followed by a separate statement which would include the components of other comprehensive income, total other comprehensive income and total comprehensive income. The amendments in this ASU are applied retrospectively, and the Corporation has adopted the two statement approach as reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) – Testing Goodwill for Impairment. The amendments in this ASU permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Certain statements in this section and elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. Citizens & Northern Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the Corporation) intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements, which are not historical facts, are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, business objectives and expectations, and are generally identifiable by the use of words such as, "should", “likely”, "expect", “plan”, "anticipate", “target”, “forecast”, and “goal”. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, may be beyond management’s control and could cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors which could have a material, adverse impact on the operations and future prospects of the Corporation include, but are not limited to, the following:

changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the Federal Reserve Board and the U. S. Government, particularly related to changes in interest rates

changes in general economic conditions

legislative or regulatory changes

downturn in demand for loan, deposit and other financial services in the Corporation’s market area

increased competition from other banks and non-bank providers of financial services

technological changes and increased technology-related costs

changes in accounting principles, or the application of generally accepted accounting principles.

These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.

EARNINGS OVERVIEW

Net income was $5,494,000, or $0.45 per basic and diluted share, in the third quarter 2012, as compared to $0.46 per share for the second quarter 2012 and $0.49 per share for the third quarter 2011. For the first nine months of 2012, net income was $16,766,000, or $1.37 per basic and diluted share, as compared to $1.42 per share in the first nine months of 2011. Annualized return on average assets was 1.70% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, and annualized return on average equity for the same period was 12.85%.

Some of the more significant fluctuations in the components of earnings are as follows:

In the third quarter 2012, the Corporation generated gains from sales of securities totaling $2,430,000, and also incurred a loss from prepayment of borrowings totaling $2,190,000. Security gains in the most recent quarter included a gain of $1,754,000 from sale of a pooled trust-preferred security (U.S. Cap Funding II) that had been written off in previous years. Also in the third quarter 2012, gains from sales of bank stocks totaled $538,000. In the most recent quarter, the Corporation prepaid principal of $12 million on long-term borrowings (repurchase agreements). The average rate on the borrowings that were partially prepaid was 3.93%, and management estimates the effect on the net interest margin for the next several quarters of prepaying the borrowings, as opposed to reinvesting in securities at current market yields, will be a benefit of approximately 0.05%. After the effect of the prepayment, the remaining balance of long-term borrowings under repurchase agreements was $68 million at September 30, 2012. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, securities gains totaled $2,631,000, and the total loss from prepayment of borrowings was $2,333,000, while in the first nine months of 2011, securities gains totaled $2,028,000 and there were no losses from prepayment of borrowings.

In the third quarter 2012, net interest income was $520,000 lower than in the second quarter 2012, and $301,000 lower than in the third quarter 2011. For the first nine months of 2012, net interest income was $704,000 higher than for the first nine months of 2011. In the early months of 2012, the net interest margin was higher than in the corresponding periods of 2011, reflecting the impact of a lower cost of funds; however, the margin has declined in the second and third quarters of 2012, as yields on earning assets (mainly loans and securities) have dropped by more than the ongoing reductions in the cost of funds. For periods prior to the third quarter 2012, net interest income included the benefit of accretion from the recovery of a previous write-down on a security that matured in the second quarter 2012, with the Corporation receiving full repayment of principal. The Corporation recorded accretion of the previous security write-down of $398,000 in the second quarter 2012 and $229,000 in the third quarter 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Corporation recorded accretion of the previous security write-down of $855,000, as compared to $500,000 in the first nine months of 2011. The fully taxable equivalent (FTE) net interest margin, excluding the accretion benefit described above, was 4.09% in the third quarter 2012, as compared to 4.20% in the second quarter 2012 and 4.22% in the third quarter 2011. The FTE net interest margin, excluding the accretion benefit, was 4.18% for the first nine months of 2012, up from 4.12% for the first nine months of 2011.

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The provision for loan losses was $236,000 in the third quarter 2012, as compared to a provision of $367,000 in the second quarter 2012 and a credit (reduction in expense) of $37,000 in the third quarter 2011. For the first nine months of 2012, the provision for loan losses was $421,000 as compared to a credit of $198,000 in the first nine months of 2011. The provision for loan losses in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012 included the effect of net increases in specific allowances on larger commercial loans, with a net increase of $165,000 in the third quarter 2012 and a net increase of $342,000 at September 30, 2012 as compared to December 31, 2011. The credits for loan losses in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 resulted from lower charge-offs than had been estimated in the previous year in determining allowances on a few commercial loan relationships, and from reductions in the general component of the allowance due to lower outstanding loan balances.

Total noninterest revenue of $4,103,000 in the third quarter 2012 was comparable to the second quarter total of $4,095,000 and up $104,000 over the third quarter 2011. For the first nine months of 2012, total noninterest revenue of $11,957,000 was $1,730,000 higher than in the first nine months of 2011. The increases in noninterest revenue for both the most recent quarter and year-to-date 2012 included significant increases in gains from sales of residential mortgage loans, which totaled $625,000 in the third quarter 2012, up $252,000 over the second quarter 2012 and up $362,000 over the third quarter 2011. Year-to-date, gains from sales of mortgage loans totaled $1,263,000, an increase of $586,000 over the first nine months of 2011. Trust and brokerage revenues were up $256,000 (8.1%) for the first nine months of 2012 over the corresponding period in 2011. The net gain from premises and equipment of $1,000 in the third quarter 2012 was down from $270,000 in the second quarter 2012 and $324,000 in the third quarter 2011, with the year-to-date net gain from premises and equipment of $271,000 down $53,000 from the total for the first nine months of 2011. Included in noninterest revenue were losses of $19,000 in the third quarter 2012 and $184,000 in the second quarter 2012 related to write-downs of real estate properties acquired in foreclosures. In 2011, noninterest revenue was negatively impacted by an impairment loss in the first quarter of $948,000 related to an investment in a real estate limited partnership. Excluding the 2011 impairment loss, as well as net gains from premises and equipment and net gains and losses from other real estate, noninterest revenue for the first nine months of 2012 was $942,000 (8.7%) higher than in the first nine months of 2011.

Noninterest expense, excluding the loss from prepayment of borrowings, was $8,207,000 in the third quarter 2012, up 0.9% over the second quarter 2012 and up 1.9% over the third quarter 2011. For the first nine months of 2012, noninterest expense, excluding the loss from prepayment of borrowings, was $752,000 (3.1%) higher than for the first nine months of 2011. The increase in noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to the first nine months of 2011 includes an increase in other operating expense of $598,000. Within other operating expense, the largest increases in the first nine months of 2012 included increases in software subscriptions and updates, ATM and debit card processing costs, expenses related to other real estate properties and legal and professional fees. Salaries and wages were $434,000, or 4.2%, higher for the first nine months of 2012 as compared to the same period of 2011, including an increase in stock-based compensation of $56,000. FDIC assessments were $220,000 lower in the first nine months of 2012 than in the first nine months of 2011, reflecting the benefit of a change in the FDIC’s method for determining assessments that became effective in the second quarter 2011. Occupancy expense was $164,000 lower in the first nine months of 2012 as compared to the first nine months of 2011, in part due to reduced costs associated with the Court Street, Williamsport location, which the Corporation sold in the third quarter 2011 while continuing to provide banking services in the facility under an operating lease for approximately 18% of the total building space.

More detailed information concerning fluctuations in the Corporation’s earnings results are provided in other sections of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

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TABLE I - QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA

(In Thousands)
	Sept. 30,		June 30,		Mar. 31,			Dec 31,			Sept. 30,			June 30,		Mar. 31,
	2012		2012		2012			2011			2011			2011		2011
Interest income	$	13,836	$	14,529	$	14,776		$	15,198		$	15,317		$	15,443	$	15,298
Interest expense		2,228		2,401		2,502			2,804			3,108			3,628		4,016
Net interest income		11,608		12,128		12,274			12,394			12,209			11,815		11,282
Provision (credit) for loan losses		236		367		(182	)		(87	)		(37	)		31		(192	)
Net Interest income after provision (credit) for loan losses		11,372		11,761		12,456			12,481			12,246			11,784		11,474
Other income		4,103		4,095		3,759			3,711			3,999			3,673		2,555
Net gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		2,430		203		(2	)		188			26			163		1,839
Loss on prepayment of debt		2,190		143		0			0			0			0		0
Other expenses		8,207		8,137		8,517			7,948			8,052			7,794		8,263
Income before income tax provision		7,508		7,779		7,696			8,432			8,219			7,826		7,605
Income tax provision		2,014		2,094		2,109			2,291			2,230			2,129		2,064
Net income available to common shareholders	$	5,494	$	5,685	$	5,587		$	6,141		$	5,989		$	5,697	$	5,541
Net income per common share – basic	$	0.45	$	0.46	$	0.46		$	0.51		$	0.49		$	0.47	$	0.46
Net income per common share – diluted	$	0.45	$	0.46	$	0.46		$	0.51		$	0.49		$	0.47	$	0.45

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The presentation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect many of the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

A material estimate that is particularly susceptible to significant change is the determination of the allowance for loan losses. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate and reasonable. Analytical information related to the Corporation’s aggregate loans and the related allowance for loan losses is summarized by loan segment and classes of loans in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements. Additional discussion of the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses is provided in a separate section later in Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Given the very subjective nature of identifying and valuing loan losses, it is likely that well-informed individuals could make materially different assumptions, and could, therefore calculate a materially different allowance value. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, changes in economic conditions may necessitate revisions in future years. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Corporation to recognize adjustments to the allowance based on their judgments of information available to them at the time of their examination.

Another material estimate is the calculation of fair values of the Corporation’s debt securities. For most of the Corporation’s debt securities, the Corporation receives estimated fair values of debt securities from an independent valuation service, or from brokers. In developing fair values, the valuation service and the brokers use estimates of cash flows, based on historical performance of similar instruments in similar interest rate environments. Based on experience, management is aware that estimated fair values of debt securities tend to vary among brokers and other valuation services.

As described in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements, management calculates the fair values of pooled trust-preferred securities by applying discount rates to estimated cash flows for each security. Management estimated the cash flows expected to be received from each security, taking into account estimated levels of deferrals and defaults by the underlying issuers, and used discount rates considered reflective of a market participant’s expectations regarding the extent of credit and liquidity risk inherent in the securities. Management’s estimates of cash flows and discount rates used to calculate fair values of pooled trust-preferred securities were based on sensitive assumptions, and use of different assumptions could result in calculations of fair values that would be substantially different than the amounts calculated by management.

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As described in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements, management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI). In making that evaluation, consideration is given to (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) whether the Corporation intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery. Management’s assessments of the likelihood and potential for recovery in value of securities are subjective and based on sensitive assumptions. Also, management’s estimates of cash flows used to evaluate OTTI of pooled trust-preferred securities are based on sensitive assumptions, and use of different assumptions could produce different conclusions for each security.

NET INTEREST INCOME

The Corporation’s primary source of operating income is net interest income, which is equal to the difference between the amounts of interest income and interest expense. Tables II, III and IV include information regarding the Corporation’s net interest income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011. In each of these tables, the amounts of interest income earned on tax-exempt securities and loans have been adjusted to a fully taxable-equivalent basis. Accordingly, the net interest income amounts reflected in these tables exceed the amounts presented in the consolidated financial statements. The discussion that follows is based on amounts in the related Tables.

Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

For the nine-month periods, fully taxable equivalent net interest income was $38,576,000 in 2012, $841,000 (2.2%) higher than in 2011. As shown in Table IV, net changes in volume had the effect of increasing net interest income $683,000 in 2012 compared to 2011, and interest rate changes had the effect of increasing net interest income $158,000. The most significant components of the volume change in net interest income in 2012 were a decrease in interest expense of $781,000 attributable to a reduction in the balance of borrowed funds, a decrease in interest expense of $344,000 attributable to a reduction in the balance of interest-bearing deposits (primarily certificates of deposit and Individual Retirement Accounts), and a decrease in interest income of $720,000 attributable to a decline in the balance of loans receivable. The most significant components of the rate change in net interest income in 2012 were a decrease in interest expense of $2,487,000 due to lower rates paid on interest-bearing deposits, a decrease in interest income of $1,277,000 attributable to lower rates earned on available-for-sale securities and a decrease in interest income of $1,086,000 attributable to lower rates earned on loans receivable. As presented in Table III, the “Interest Rate Spread” (excess of average rate of return on earning assets over average cost of funds on interest-bearing liabilities) was 4.05% in 2012, as compared to 3.91% in 2011.

INTEREST INCOME AND EARNING ASSETS

Interest income totaled $45,707,000 in 2012, a decrease of 5.7% from 2011. Interest and fees on loans receivable decreased $1,806,000, or 5.3%. As indicated in Table III, average available-for-sale securities (at amortized cost) totaled $465,735,000 in 2012, an increase of $5,961,000 (1.3%) from 2011. Net growth in the Corporation’s available-for-sale securities portfolio was primarily made up of U.S. Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations and municipal securities. This growth was partially offset by reductions in the balances of U.S. Government agency bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and pooled trust preferred securities. The Corporation’s yield on taxable securities fell in 2011 and 2012 because of rapid prepayments on mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations as well as low market interest rates, including the effects of management’s decision to limit purchases of taxable securities to investments that mature or are expected to repay a substantial portion of principal within approximately four years or less. Also, the Corporation had been booking a recovery on a trust preferred security that had been previously written down as OTTI but subsequently resumed payment; this security matured in May 2012. Additional information on this security is presented below. The average rate of return on available-for-sale securities was 3.79% for 2012 and 4.14% in 2011.

The average balance of gross loans receivable decreased 2.2% to $701,767,000 in 2012 from $717,428,000 in 2011. The Corporation experienced contraction in the balance of loans receivable due to borrowers prepaying or refinancing existing loans combined with modest demand for new loans. The decline in the balance of the residential mortgage portfolio was also affected by management’s decision to sell a significant portion of newly originated residential mortgages on the secondary market. The Corporation’s average rate of return on loans receivable declined to 6.16% in 2012 from 6.36% in 2011 as rates on new loans as well as existing, variable-rate loans have decreased.

The average balance of interest-bearing due from banks increased to $35,183,000 in 2012 from $29,659,000 in 2011. This has consisted primarily of balances held by the Federal Reserve. Although the rates of return on balances with the Federal Reserve are low, the Corporation has maintained relatively high levels of liquid assets in 2011 and 2012 (as opposed to increasing long-term, available-for-sale securities at higher yields) in order to maximize flexibility for dealing with possible fluctuations in cash requirements, and due to management’s concern about the possibility of substantial increases in interest rates in the future. During the fourth quarter 2011, the Corporation began investing in FDIC-insured certificates of deposit issued by other financial institutions and maturing within five years; these investments averaged $4,364,000 for 2012 and totaled $4,720,000 at September 30, 2012. The Corporation held no such investments in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011 or in prior periods.

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INTEREST EXPENSE AND INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES

Interest expense fell $3,621,000, or 33.7%, to $7,131,000 in 2012 from $10,752,000 in 2011. Table III shows that the overall cost of funds on interest-bearing liabilities fell to 1.02% in 2012 from 1.46% in 2011.

Total average deposits (interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing) increased 1.1%, to $1,010,917,000 in 2012 from $1,000,193,000 in 2011. Increases in the average balances of demand deposits, savings accounts, and money market accounts were partially offset by decreases in certificates of deposit and Individual Retirement Accounts. Consistent with continuing low short-term market interest rates, the average rates incurred on deposit accounts have decreased significantly in 2012 as compared to 2011.

Variable-rate accounts made up $132,381,000 of the average balance in Individual Retirement Accounts in 2012 and $145,833,000 in 2011. Prior to May 2011, substantially all of these accounts were paid interest at a rate that could change quarterly at management’s discretion with a contractual floor of 3.00%. Effective in May 2011, the rate floor was removed; following this change, the rate paid on these accounts was lowered several times and was 0.45% at September 30, 2012. As shown in Table III, the average rate on Individual Retirement Accounts decreased to 0.87% in 2012 from 2.33% in 2011.

Total average borrowed funds decreased $38,372,000 to $117,696,000 in 2012 from $156,068,000 in 2011. During 2011 and 2012, the Corporation has paid off long-term borrowings as they matured using the cash flow received from loans and investment securities. In September 2012, the Corporation prepaid principal of $12,000,000 on long-term borrowings (repurchase agreements). The Corporation incurred a loss from the prepayment totaling $2,190,000, which is reported in Other Expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The average rate on the borrowings that were partially prepaid was 3.93%, and management expects that the prepayment will have a favorable effect on the net interest margin in the future. After the effect of the prepayment, the remaining balance of long-term borrowings under repurchase agreements was $68,000,000 at September 30, 2012. The average rate on borrowed funds was 3.80% in 2012, compared to 3.55% in 2011.

The average balance of “RepoSweep” arrangements, which are used by the Corporation to borrow funds from commercial banking customers on an overnight basis and included within short-term borrowings, declined to $4,246,000 in 2012 from $18,747,000 in 2011 primarily as a result of changes to service charges assessed on related business checking accounts. During 2012, the Corporation has taken several short-term advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLB) to offset seasonal declines in deposit balances and meet other liquidity needs. Short-term advances averaged $1,898,000 in 2012 with no such advances outstanding during 2011. The Corporation had one short-term advance in the amount of $15,000,000 outstanding at September 30, 2012.

Three-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

Except as noted below, significant changes in the three-month results are consistent with the discussion of the nine-month results provided in the previous section.

For the three-month periods, fully taxable equivalent net interest income was $12,474,000 in 2012, $549,000 (4.2%) lower than in 2011. As shown in Table IV, net changes in volume had the effect of increasing net interest income $286,000 in 2012 compared to 2011, and interest rate changes had the effect of decreasing net interest income $835,000. As presented in Table III, the “Interest Rate Spread” was 3.88% in 2012, as compared to 4.05% in 2011.

Interest income totaled $14,702,000 in 2012, a decrease of 8.9% from 2011. Income from available-for-sale securities decreased $729,000 (15.3%), while interest and fees from loans receivable decreased $751,000, or 6.6%. As indicated in Table III, total average available-for-sale securities (at amortized cost) in 2012 increased to $475,001,000 from $461,822,000 in 2011. The average rate of return on available-for-sale securities was 3.38% for 2012 and 4.09% in 2011. For the three-month period, the average balance of gross loans receivable decreased 1.9% to $700,070,000 in 2012 from $713,910,000 in 2011. The average rate of return on loans was 6.02% in 2012 and 6.31% in 2011.

The average balance of interest-bearing due from banks increased to $33,929,000 in 2012 from $27,884,000 in 2011. This category includes overnight balances held by the Federal Reserve and other financial institutions, and it also includes the Corporation’s investment in FDIC-insured certificates of deposit issued by other financial institutions, which averaged $4,712,000 for 2012. The Corporation held no such investments in the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 or in prior periods.

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For the three-month period, interest expense fell $880,000, or 28.3%, to $2,228,000 in 2012 from $3,108,000 in 2011. Total average deposits (interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing) increased 2.5%, to $1,021,103,000 in 2012 from $995,765,000 in 2011. Total average borrowed funds decreased $39,735,000 to $111,180,000 in 2012 from $150,915,000 in 2011.

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TABLE II - ANALYSIS OF INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE

	Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 30,				Increase/			Sept. 30,				Increase/
(In Thousands)	2012		2011		(Decrease)			2012		2011		(Decrease)

INTEREST INCOME
Available-for-sale securities:
Taxable	$	2,097	$	2,848	$	(751	)	$	7,423	$	8,513	$	(1,090	)
Tax-exempt		1,937		1,915		22			5,774		5,741		33
Total available-for-sale securities		4,034		4,763		(729	)		13,197		14,254		(1,057	)
Interest-bearing due from banks		31		13		18			90		45		45
Loans held for sale		42		9		33			74		36		38
Loans receivable:
Taxable		9,996		10,790		(794	)		30,604		32,485		(1,881	)
Tax-exempt		599		556		43			1,742		1,667		75
Total loans receivable		10,595		11,346		(751	)		32,346		34,152		(1,806	)
Total Interest Income		14,702		16,131		(1,429	)		45,707		48,487		(2,780	)

INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest checking		52		89		(37	)		153		336		(183	)
Money market		83		106		(23	)		277		397		(120	)
Savings		27		32		(5	)		80		136		(56	)
Certificates of deposit		736		970		(234	)		2,332		3,012		(680	)
Individual Retirement Accounts		260		578		(318	)		936		2,727		(1,791	)
Other time deposits		0		0		0			1		2		(1	)
Total interest-bearing deposits		1,158		1,775		(617	)		3,779		6,610		(2,831	)
Borrowed funds:
Short-term		2		6		(4	)		6		20		(14	)
Long-term		1,068		1,327		(259	)		3,346		4,122		(776	)
Total borrowed funds		1,070		1,333		(263	)		3,352		4,142		(790	)
Total Interest Expense		2,228		3,108		(880	)		7,131		10,752		(3,621	)

Net Interest Income	$	12,474	$	13,023	$	(549	)	$	38,576	$	37,735	$	841

Note: Interest income from tax-exempt securities and loans has been adjusted to a fully tax-equivalent basis, using the Corporation’s marginal federal income tax rate of 35% in 2012 and 34% in 2011.

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TABLE III - ANALYSIS OF AVERAGE DAILY BALANCES AND RATES

(Dollars in Thousands)

	3 Months						3 Months						9 Months						9 Months
	Ended			Rate of			Ended			Rate of			Ended			Rate of			Ended			Rate of
	9/30/2012			Return/			9/30/2011			Return/			9/30/2012			Return/			9/30/2011			Return/
	Average			Cost of			Average			Cost of			Average			Cost of			Average			Cost of
	Balance			Funds %			Balance			Funds %			Balance			Funds %			Balance			Funds %
EARNING ASSETS
Available-for-sale securities, at amortized cost:
Taxable	$	339,639			2.46	%	$	333,848			3.38	%	$	334,652			2.96	%	$	332,105			3.43	%
Tax-exempt		135,362			5.69	%		127,974			5.94	%		131,083			5.88	%		127,669			6.01	%
Total available-for-sale securities		475,001			3.38	%		461,822			4.09	%		465,735			3.79	%		459,774			4.14	%
Interest-bearing due from banks		33,929			0.36	%		27,884			0.18	%		35,183			0.34	%		29,659			0.20	%
Loans held for sale		4,293			3.89	%		595			6.00	%		2,412			4.10	%		882			5.46	%
Loans receivable:
Taxable		662,374			6.00	%		679,280			6.30	%		665,011			6.15	%		682,593			6.36	%
Tax-exempt		37,696			6.32	%		34,630			6.37	%		36,756			6.33	%		34,835			6.40	%
Total loans receivable		700,070			6.02	%		713,910			6.31	%		701,767			6.16	%		717,428			6.36	%
Total Earning Assets		1,213,293			4.82	%		1,204,211			5.31	%		1,205,097			5.07	%		1,207,743			5.37	%
Cash		17,466						18,601						17,383						17,745
Unrealized gain/loss on securities		19,310						10,312						18,263						5,216
Allowance for loan losses		(7,727	)					(8,372	)					(7,634	)					(8,834	)
Bank premises and equipment		19,106						21,682						18,971						22,087
Intangible Asset - Core Deposit Intangible		165						256						185						286
Intangible Asset - Goodwill		11,942						11,942						11,942						11,942
Other assets		46,102						52,637						47,140						56,551
Total Assets	$	1,319,657					$	1,311,269					$	1,311,347					$	1,312,736

INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest checking	$	166,961			0.12	%	$	158,849			0.22	%	$	161,845			0.13	%	$	163,024			0.28	%
Money market		210,269			0.16	%		206,826			0.20	%		208,932			0.18	%		205,856			0.26	%
Savings		110,133			0.10	%		98,434			0.13	%		107,403			0.10	%		95,648			0.19	%
Certificates of deposit		199,250			1.47	%		207,822			1.85	%		196,840			1.58	%		208,418			1.93	%
Individual Retirement Accounts		141,421			0.73	%		151,910			1.51	%		143,910			0.87	%		156,531			2.33	%
Other time deposits		1,768			0.00	%		1,813			0.00	%		1,343			0.10	%		1,376			0.19	%
Total interest-bearing deposits		829,802			0.56	%		825,654			0.85	%		820,273			0.62	%		830,853			1.06	%
Borrowed funds:
Short-term		5,369			0.15	%		19,935			0.12	%		6,144			0.13	%		18,747			0.14	%
Long-term		105,811			4.02	%		130,980			4.02	%		111,552			4.01	%		137,321			4.01	%
Total borrowed funds		111,180			3.83	%		150,915			3.50	%		117,696			3.80	%		156,068			3.55	%
Total Interest-bearing Liabilities		940,982			0.94	%		976,569			1.26	%		937,969			1.02	%		986,921			1.46	%
Demand deposits		191,301						170,111						190,644						169,340
Other liabilities		8,967						7,761						8,732						7,078
Total Liabilities		1,141,250						1,154,441						1,137,345						1,163,339
Stockholders' equity, excluding other comprehensive income/loss		166,318						150,332						162,627						146,248
Other comprehensive income/loss		12,089						6,496						11,375						3,149
Total Stockholders' Equity		178,407						156,828						174,002						149,397
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	1,319,657					$	1,311,269					$	1,311,347					$	1,312,736
Interest Rate Spread					3.88	%					4.05	%					4.05	%					3.91	%
Net Interest Income/Earning Assets					4.09	%					4.29	%					4.28	%					4.18	%

Total Deposits (Interest-bearing and Demand)	$	1,021,103					$	995,765					$	1,010,917					$	1,000,193

(1) Rates of return on tax-exempt securities and loans are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, using the Corporation’s marginal federal income tax rate of 35% in 2012 and 34% in 2011.

(2) Nonaccrual loans have been included with loans for the purpose of analyzing net interest earnings.

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TABLE IV - ANALYSIS OF VOLUME AND RATE CHANGES

(In Thousands)	3 Months Ended 9/30/12 vs. 9/30/11									9 Months Ended 9/30/12 vs. 9/30/11
	Change in			Change in			Total			Change in			Change in			Total
	Volume			Rate			Change			Volume			Rate			Change
EARNING ASSETS
Available-for-sale securities:
Taxable	$	48		$	(799	)	$	(751	)	$	65		$	(1,155	)	$	(1,090	)
Tax-exempt		108			(86	)		22			155			(122	)		33
Total available-for-sale securities		156			(885	)		(729	)		220			(1,277	)		(1,057	)
Interest-bearing due from banks		2			16			18			9			36			45
Loans held for sale		39			(6	)		33			49			(11	)		38
Loans receivable:
Taxable		(280	)		(514	)		(794	)		(813	)		(1,068	)		(1,881	)
Tax-exempt		48			(5	)		43			93			(18	)		75
Total loans receivable		(232	)		(519	)		(751	)		(720	)		(1,086	)		(1,806	)
Total Interest Income		(35	)		(1,394	)		(1,429	)		(442	)		(2,338	)		(2,780	)

INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES
Interest-bearing deposits:
Interest checking		7			(44	)		(37	)		(2	)		(181	)		(183	)
Money market		2			(25	)		(23	)		6			(126	)		(120	)
Savings		3			(8	)		(5	)		15			(71	)		(56	)
Certificates of deposit		(38	)		(196	)		(234	)		(159	)		(521	)		(680	)
Individual Retirement Accounts		(33	)		(285	)		(318	)		(204	)		(1,587	)		(1,791	)
Other time deposits		0			0			0			0			(1	)		(1	)
Total interest-bearing deposits		(59	)		(558	)		(617	)		(344	)		(2,487	)		(2,831	)
Borrowed funds:
Short-term		(5	)		1			(4	)		(12	)		(2	)		(14	)
Long-term		(257	)		(2	)		(259	)		(769	)		(7	)		(776	)
Total borrowed funds		(262	)		(1	)		(263	)		(781	)		(9	)		(790	)
Total Interest Expense		(321	)		(559	)		(880	)		(1,125	)		(2,496	)		(3,621	)

Net Interest Income	$	286		$	(835	)	$	(549	)	$	683		$	158		$	841

(1) Changes in income on tax-exempt securities and loans are presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis, using the Corporation’s marginal federal income tax rate of 35% in 2012 and 34% in 2011.

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

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RECOVERY ON IMPAIRED INVESTMENT SECURITY

In 2009 and the first quarter 2010, the Corporation recorded OTTI on its holding of a trust preferred security issued by Carolina First Mortgage Loan Trust, a subsidiary of The South Financial Group, Inc. In the fourth quarter 2010, The Toronto-Dominion Bank acquired The South Financial Group, Inc., made a payment for the full amount of previously deferred interest, and resumed quarterly payments on the security. The Corporation recognized a material change in the expected cash flows and began recording accretion income (included in interest income) to offset the previous OTTI charges as an adjustment to the security’s yield over its remaining life. The yield to maturity was 147.03%. The security had a face amount of $2,000,000 and matured in May 2012.

Accretion income from this security was recognized as follows:

	Accretion of
	Prior OTTI
4th Quarter 2010	$	83
1st Quarter 2011		111
2nd Quarter 2011		160
3rd Quarter 2011		229
4th Quarter 2011		325
1st Quarter 2012		457
2nd Quarter 2012		398
Total	$	1,763

Excluding interest income (including accretion) and the average balance of this security from the calculations used to determine Tables II, III and IV, the interest rate spread and interest margin (fully taxable equivalent net interest income divided by average total earning assets) would be as follows:

	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Interest rate spread:
Actual from Table III		3.88	%		4.05	%		4.05	%		3.91	%
Excluding Carolina First security		3.88	%		3.98	%		3.95	%		3.85	%

Interest margin:
Actual from Table III		4.09	%		4.29	%		4.28	%		4.18	%
Excluding Carolina First security		4.09	%		4.22	%		4.18	%		4.12	%

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TABLE V - COMPARISON OF NONINTEREST INCOME	9 Months Ended
(In Thousands)	September 30,						$			%
	2012			2011			Change			Change
Service charges on deposit accounts	$	3,707		$	3,586		$	121			3.4
Service charges and fees		694			643			51			7.9
Trust and financial management revenue		2,762			2,608			154			5.9
Brokerage revenue		653			551			102			18.5
Insurance commissions, fees and premiums		169			192			(23	)		(12.0	)
Interchange revenue from debit card transactions		1,460			1,427			33			2.3
Net gains from sales of loans		1,263			677			586			86.6
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance		347			381			(34	)		(8.9	)
Net (loss) gain from other real estate		(99	)		8			(107	)		(1337.5	)
Net gain from premises and equipment		271			324			(53	)		(16.4	)
Impairment loss on limited partnership investment		0			(948	)		948			(100.0	)
Other operating income		730			778			(48	)		(6.2	)
Total other operating income before realized gains on available-for-sale securities, net	$	11,957		$	10,227		$	1,730			16.9

NONINTEREST INCOME - NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 AND 2011

Table V excludes realized gains on available-for-sale securities, which are discussed in the “Earnings Overview” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Total noninterest income shown in Table V increased $1,730,000 or 16.9%, in the first nine months of 2012 as compared to the first nine months of 2011. The most significant variances are as follows:

In the first quarter 2011, the Corporation reported an impairment loss of $948,000 related to an investment in a real estate limited partnership. In addition to the limited partnership investment, the Corporation has a loan receivable from the limited partnership of $1,025,000 at September 30, 2012. Based on updated financial information, management prepared an estimated valuation based on cash flow analysis. That analysis showed the estimated return to the Corporation would be sufficient to repay the loan in full, but would not provide sufficient additional cash flow for return on the limited partnership investment. Accordingly, management made the decision to completely write-off the limited partnership investment in 2011.

Net gains from sales of loans increased $586,000. Starting in late 2009, the Corporation began to sell a significant amount of residential mortgage loans into the secondary market through the MPF Xtra program administered by the Federal Home Loan Banks of Pittsburgh and Chicago. The increase in revenue from sales in 2012 reflects the impact of significant refinancing activity, as market interest rates have continued to fall throughout most of the time frame since the Corporation began to offer the program.

Trust and financial management revenue increased $154,000, or 5.9%. Trust revenue from employee benefit and retirement services was $88,000 higher in the first nine months of 2012 as compared to the first nine months of 2011. The increase in trust revenue in 2012 reflects the impact of new business obtained as well as higher valuations of U.S. equities and fixed income securities throughout most of the period. Assets under management by the Corporation’s Trust and financial management group totaled $707,571,000 at September 30, 2012, an increase of 19.3% over the corresponding total one year earlier.

Service charges on deposit accounts increased $121,000, or 3.4%, reflecting changes in prices and terms for some types of fees effective at the beginning of 2012.

Brokerage revenue increased $102,000, or 18.5%, reflecting increased sales of annuities used by customers as investment vehicles in retirement.

In the first nine months of 2012, the Corporation had a net loss related to other real estate properties of $99,000 as compared to a net gain of $8,000 in the first nine months of 2011. The net loss from other real estate in 2012 included write-downs totaling $150,000 resulting from updated appraisals received on five properties, as well as losses totaling $87,000 based on adjustments to amounts payable to the U.S. Small Business Administration related to sales of two commercial properties that took place in 2011.

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TABLE VI - COMPARISON OF NONINTEREST INCOME	��	3 Months Ended
(In Thousands)		September 30,					$			%
		2012			2011		Change			Change
Service charges on deposit accounts		$	1,290		$	1,230	$	60			4.9
Service charges and fees			239			218		21			9.6
Trust and financial management revenue			873			785		88			11.2
Brokerage revenue			197			199		(2	)		(1.0	)
Insurance commissions, fees and premiums			62			66		(4	)		(6.1	)
Interchange revenue from debit card transactions			477			490		(13	)		(2.7	)
Net gains from sales of loans			625			263		362			137.6
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance			111			127		(16	)		(12.6	)
Net (loss) gain from other real estate			(19	)		51		(70	)		(137.3	)
Net gain from premises and equipment			1			324		(323	)		(99.7	)
Other operating income			247			246		1			0.4
Total other operating income before realized gains on available-for-sale securities, net		$	4,103		$	3,999	$	104			2.6

NONINTEREST INCOME - THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 AND 2011

As presented in Table VI, total noninterest income (excluding realized gains on available-for-sale securities) increased $104,000 or 2.6%, in the third quarter 2012 as compared to the third quarter 2011. The most significant variances are as follows:

As described above, gains from sales of loans increased $362,000, with all of the gains resulting from sales of residential mortgage loans under the MPF Xtra program.

Trust and financial management revenue increased $88,000, or 11.2%, including an increase in revenue from employee benefit and retirement services of $51,000.

Service charges on deposit accounts increased $60,000, or 4.9%, reflecting changes in prices and terms for some types of fees effective at the beginning of 2012.

In the third quarter 2011, the net gain from premises and equipment resulted from the Corporation’s sale of the Court Street property in Williamsport, PA. At the time of the sale, the Corporation entered into a lease to utilize approximately 18% of the location, and continues to provide banking services at the location. The lease has been accounted for as an operating lease.

In the third quarter 2012, the Corporation had a net loss related to other real estate properties of $19,000 as compared to a net gain of $51,000 in the third quarter 2011. The net loss from other real estate in the third quarter 2012 included write-downs totaling $41,000 resulting from updated appraisals received on two properties.

TABLE VII - COMPARISON OF NONINTEREST EXPENSE
(In Thousands)	9 Months Ended
	September 30,				$			%
	2012		2011		Change			Change
Salaries and wages	$	10,755	$	10,321	$	434			4.2
Pensions and other employee benefits		3,438		3,344		94			2.8
Occupancy expense, net		1,874		2,038		(164	)		(8.0	)
Furniture and equipment expense		1,418		1,435		(17	)		(1.2	)
FDIC Assessments		468		688		(220	)		(32.0	)
Pennsylvania shares tax		1,011		984		27			2.7
Loss on prepayment of debt		2,333		0		2,333			100.0
Other operating expense		5,897		5,299		598			11.3

Total Other Expense	$	27,194	$	24,109	$	3,085			12.8

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NONINTEREST EXPENSE - NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 AND 2011

As shown in Table VII, total noninterest expense increased $3,085,000 or 12.8% in the first nine months of 2012 as compared to the first nine months of 2011. The increase in expense included the loss on prepayment of debt of $2,333,000, which is discussed in the Earnings Overview section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Excluding the loss on prepayment of debt, total noninterest expense increased $752,000, or 3.1%. Other significant variances include the following:

Salaries and wages increased $434,000, or 4.2%, mainly as a result of merit-based salary increases. The number of full-time equivalent employees was 294 at September 30, 2012, up slightly from 293 at September 30, 2011. The increase in this category in 2012 also included an increase in stock-based compensation for employees (excluding non-employee Directors) of $56,000.

Occupancy expense decreased $164,000, or 8.0%. Within this category, snow removal and related expenses were $51,000 lower in 2012, reflecting the milder winter weather throughout the Corporation’s market area. Depreciation expense was $127,000 lower in 2012, mainly due to the impact of the sale of the Court Street, Williamsport property in the third quarter 2011. In connection with the sale, the Corporation entered into a lease arrangement to continue to use a portion of the building. The lease is accounted for as an operating lease. Management estimates that total building-related expenses (including the effects of lower depreciation referred to above) for this location were $111,000 lower in the first nine months of 2012 than in the first nine months of 2011.

FDIC Assessments decreased $220,000, or 32.0%. Effective April 1, 2011, the FDIC’s method of determining assessments to banks changed, with the new methodology resulting in higher assessments to larger, more complex or higher-risk institutions, and smaller assessments to many community and small regional banks. The Corporation’s estimated first quarter 2012 FDIC assessment was substantially lower than the first quarter 2011 amount, reflecting the new methodology. The favorable decline also reflects rate changes attributed to improvements in the Corporation’s risk profile based on financial ratios.

Other operating expense increased $598,000, or 11.3%. This category includes many different types of expenses, with the most significant differences in amounts between the first nine months of 2012 and 2011 as follows:

Software-related subscriptions and updates, mainly related to lending-related activities, up $166,000, or 25.1%

Fees paid related to interchange and ATM processing, up $96,000 or 11.2%

Expenses associated with other real estate properties, up $87,000

TABLE VIII - COMPARISON OF NONINTEREST EXPENSE
(In Thousands)
	3 Months Ended
	September 30,				$			%
	2012		2011		Change			Change
Salaries and wages	$	3,594	$	3,451	$	143			4.1
Pensions and other employee benefits		982		1,020		(38	)		(3.7	)
Occupancy expense, net		610		641		(31	)		(4.8	)
Furniture and equipment expense		475		498		(23	)		(4.6	)
FDIC Assessments		165		174		(9	)		(5.2	)
Pennsylvania shares tax		339		345		(6	)		(1.7	)
Loss on prepayment of debt		2,190		0		2,190			100.0
Other operating expense		2,042		1,923		119			6.2

Total Other Expense	$	10,397	$	8,052	$	2,345			29.1

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NONINTEREST EXPENSE - THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 AND 2011

Total noninterest expense was $2,345,000, or 29.1%, higher in the third quarter 2012 as compared to the third quarter 2011. Excluding the loss on prepayment of debt of $2,190,000 discussed in the Earnings Overview section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis, total noninterest expense increased $155,000, or 1.9%. Other significant changes include the following:

Salaries and wages increased $143,000, or 4.1%, mainly as a result of merit-based salary increases.

Other operating expense increased $119,000, or 6.2%, in the third quarter 2012 as compared to the third quarter 2011. The most significant differences in individual types of expenses within this category between the third quarters of 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

Advertising expenses were up $49,000, or 54.0%

Software-related subscriptions and updates, mainly related to lending-related activities, up $36,000, or 16.3%

Fees paid related to interchange and ATM processing, up $26,000, or 8.9%

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Significant changes in the average balances of the Corporation’s earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are described in the “Net Interest Income” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Other significant balance sheet items, including the allowance for loan losses and stockholders’ equity, are discussed in separate sections of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

Management does not expect capital expenditures to have a material, detrimental effect on the Corporation’s financial condition in 2012.

PROVISION AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

The Corporation maintains an allowance for loan losses that represents management’s estimate of the losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date and recorded as a reduction of the investment in loans. Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements provides an overview of the process management uses for evaluating and determining the allowance for loan losses.

While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, changes in economic conditions may necessitate revisions in future years. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Corporation to recognize adjustments to the allowance based on their judgments of information available to them at the time of their examination.

The allowance for loan losses was $7,792,000 at September 30, 2012, up slightly from $7,705,000 at December 31, 2011. As shown in Table X, the specific allowance on impaired loans totaled $1,468,000 at September 30, 2012, which was $342,000 higher than the total specific allowance at December 31, 2011. The estimated allowance required for loans to one commercial borrower was $841,000 at September 30, 2012, an increase of $461,000 over the allowance at December 31, 2011. The increase in the allowance in 2012 reflects management’s updated assessment of the borrower’s prospects for repayment and the estimated net selling price of commercial and residential real estate collateral. Table X also shows the collectively determined component of the allowance for commercial loans was $176,000 lower at September 30, 2012 than at December 31, 2011. The collectively determined allowance for the commercial segment was lower because the net charge-off percentage used to determine a portion of the collectively determined allowance was lower in the first nine months of 2012 as compared to the percentage used throughout 2011. (The Corporation used net charge-offs as a percentage of average outstanding loans for the previous three calendar years to estimate a portion of the collectively determined allowance at both September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.) The collectively determined portion of the allowance on residential mortgage loans was $70,000 lower at September 30, 2012 than at December 31, 2011, mainly because outstanding loans were lower. The net charge-off percentages did not change significantly for the residential mortgage and consumer segments, and the qualitative factors used in determining the collectively evaluated components of the allowance did not change significantly for any of the segments, at September 30, 2012 as compared to December 31, 2011.

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As shown in Table IX, the Corporation recorded a provision for loan losses of $421,000 in the first nine months of 2012 as compared to a credit for loan losses of $198,000 in the first nine months of 2011. The provision for loan losses in the first nine months of 2012 included the net increase in allowance required on impaired loans, primarily from one commercial loan relationship, as described above. The credit for loan losses in the first nine months of 2011 included the impact of reductions in the allowance on impaired loans, including a loan that was paid off in full for which the Corporation had established a specific allowance of $150,000 at December 31, 2010 and lower charge-offs than previously established allowances related to two other commercial loan relationships. Also, collectively determined allowances were lower at September 30, 2011 than at December 31, 2010 as a result of lower outstanding loan balances. The total amount of the provision or credit for loan losses for each period is determined based on the amount required to maintain an appropriate allowance in light of all of the factors described above. Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements includes a summary of the provision or credit for loan losses and activity in the allowance for loan losses, by segment and class, for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Table XI presents information related to past due and impaired loans, and loans that have been modified under terms that are considered troubled debt restructurings (TDRs). Table XI shows total impaired loans of $7,837,000 at September 30, 2012, comparable to the corresponding amount at December 31, 2011 of $7,864,000. Table XI reflects a lower amount of total loans past due 30-89 days and still accruing interest at September 30, 2012 of $6,001,000 as compared to the December 31, 2011 total of $7,898,000, mainly due to a lower amount of past due residential mortgage loans. In contrast, total loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest was up at September 30, 2012 to $2,260,000 from $1,267,000, with the increase in this category also attributable to residential mortgage loans. As part of its normal quarterly procedures, management reviewed residential mortgage loans past due 90 days or more at September 30, 2012, and determined the loans remaining in accrual status to be well secured and in the process of collection. Mainly as a result of the increase in loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest, nonperforming loans of $9,529,000, or 1.36% of total loans outstanding, at September 30, 2012 was higher than total nonperforming loans of 1.19% of loans at December 31, 2011, though within the range of 1.11% to 1.58% year-end levels from 2007 through of 2011. Total nonperforming assets of $10,368,000, or 0.79% of total assets, at September 30, 2012 was slightly higher than the level at December 31, 2011, and within the range of 0.66% to 0.92% based on year-end levels from 2007 through 2011. The allowance for loan losses was 1.12% of total loans outstanding at September 30, 2012, up slightly from 1.09% at December 31, 2011, and the allowance as a percentage of nonperforming loans was 81.77% at September 30, 2012, down from 91.03% at December 31, 2011. Each period presented in Table XI includes a few large commercial relationships that have required significant monitoring and workout efforts. As a result, a limited number of relationships may significantly impact the total amount of allowance required on impaired loans, and may significantly impact the amount of total charge-offs reported in any one period.

As shown in Table XI, loans classified as TDRs were higher at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 as compared to the previous year-end balances presented. The increase in TDRs reflects the impact of the (ASU 2011-02) accounting guidance which became effective in 2011, as modifications such as extensions of terms and maturities that would have not been considered TDRs in the past (because the contractual interest rate had not been changed) are now considered TDRs because the current (un-modified) contractual rate would be considered less than a market rate for the applicable borrower.

The outstanding balance of TDRs at December 31, 2011 included a balance of $466,000 related to six commercial loans secured by real estate stemming from a forbearance agreement entered into with one commercial customer. Under the terms of the forbearance agreement, the Corporation had agreed to accept payment of less than the total principal amount of the loans, assuming payment was received by dates specified within the forbearance agreement. In 2012, the loans have not been repaid and the forbearance agreement expired. Accordingly, the Corporation’s concession terminated, and the loans were not classified as TDRs at September 30, 2012. The outstanding balance of the loans was $466,000 at September 30, 2012. The loans were in nonaccrual status at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. At September 30, 2012, the risk rating of the loans was Substandard, while the risk rating of the loans was Doubtful at December 31, 2011. Based on management’s estimate of the value of the underlying collateral, net of selling costs, the Corporation had no allowance for loan losses associated with these loans at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Management believes it has been conservative in its decisions concerning identification of impaired loans, estimates of loss, and nonaccrual status; however, the actual losses realized from these relationships could vary materially from the allowances calculated as of September 30, 2012. Management continues to closely monitor its commercial loan relationships for possible credit losses, and will adjust its estimates of loss and decisions concerning nonaccrual status, if appropriate.

Tables IX through XII present historical data related to the allowance for loan losses.

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TABLE IX - ANALYSIS OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
(In Thousands)
	9 Months Ended
	Sept. 30,			Sept. 30,			Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2011			2010			2009			2008			2007
Balance, beginning of year	$	7,705		$	9,107		$	9,107		$	8,265		$	7,857		$	8,859		$	8,201
Charge-offs:
Residential mortgage		(222	)		(100	)		(100	)		(340	)		(146	)		(173	)		(149	)
Commercial		(43	)		(751	)		(1,189	)		(91	)		(39	)		(1,607	)		(174	)
Consumer		(139	)		(116	)		(157	)		(188	)		(293	)		(259	)		(221	)
Total charge-offs		(404	)		(967	)		(1,446	)		(619	)		(478	)		(2,039	)		(544	)
Recoveries:
Residential mortgage		18			0			3			55			8			19			5
Commercial		6			178			255			113			77			22			31
Consumer		46			57			71			102			121			87			50
Total recoveries		70			235			329			270			206			128			86
Net charge-offs		(334	)		(732	)		(1,117	)		(349	)		(272	)		(1,911	)		(458	)
Allowance for loan losses recorded in acquisition		0			0			0			0			0			0			587
Provision (credit) for loan losses		421			(198	)		(285	)		1,191			680			909			529
Balance, end of period	$	7,792		$	8,177		$	7,705		$	9,107		$	8,265		$	7,857		$	8,859

Net charge-offs as a % of average loans		0.05	%		0.10	%		0.16	%		0.05	%		0.04	%		0.26	%		0.06	%

TABLE X - COMPONENTS OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
(In Thousands)	As of
	Sept. 30,		As of December 31,
	2012		2011		2010		2009		2008		2007
ASC 310 - Impaired loans	$	1,468	$	1,126	$	2,288	$	1,126	$	456	$	2,255
ASC 450 - Collective segments:
Commercial		2,635		2,811		3,047		2,677		2,654		1,870
Residential mortgage		3,060		3,130		3,227		3,859		3,920		4,201
Consumer		194		204		232		281		399		533
Unallocated		435		434		313		322		428		0

Total Allowance	$	7,792	$	7,705	$	9,107	$	8,265	$	7,857	$	8,859

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TABLE XI – PAST DUE AND IMPAIRED LOANS, NONPERFORMING ASSETS

AND TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS (TDRs)

(In Thousands)

	As of
	Sept. 30,			As of December 31,
	2012			2011			2010			2009			2008			2007
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance	$	4,119		$	3,433		$	5,457		$	2,690		$	2,230		$	5,361
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance		3,718			4,431			3,191			3,257			3,435			857
Total impaired loans	$	7,837		$	7,864		$	8,648		$	5,947		$	5,665		$	6,218

Total loans past due 30-89 days and still accruing	$	6,001		$	7,898		$	7,125		$	9,445		$	9,875		$	10,822

Nonperforming assets:
Total nonaccrual loans	$	7,269		$	7,197		$	10,809		$	9,092		$	7,200		$	6,955
Total loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing		2,260			1,267			727			31			1,305			1,200
Total nonperforming loans		9,529			8,464			11,536			9,123			8,505			8,155
Foreclosed assets held for sale (real estate)		839			1,235			537			873			298			258
Total nonperforming assets	$	10,368		$	9,699		$	12,073		$	9,996		$	8,803		$	8,413

Loans subject to troubled debt restructurings (TDRs):
Performing	$	916		$	1,064		$	645		$	326		$	0		$	0
Nonperforming		1,753			2,413			0			0			0			0
Total TDRs	$	2,669		$	3,477		$	645		$	326		$	0		$	0

Total nonperforming loans as a % of loans		1.36	%		1.19	%		1.58	%		1.27	%		1.14	%		1.11	%
Total nonperforming assets as a % of assets		0.79	%		0.73	%		0.92	%		0.76	%		0.69	%		0.66	%
Allowance for loan losses as a % of total loans		1.12	%		1.09	%		1.25	%		1.15	%		1.06	%		1.20	%
Allowance for loan losses as a % of nonperforming loans		81.77	%		91.03	%		78.94	%		90.60	%		92.38	%		108.63	%

TABLE XII - SUMMARY OF LOANS BY TYPE

(In Thousands)	Sept. 30,			As of December 31,
	2012			2011			2010			2009			2008			2007
Residential mortgage:
Residential mortgage loans - first liens	$	317,734		$	331,015		$	333,012		$	340,268		$	353,909		$	363,467
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens		27,084			28,851			31,590			35,734			40,657			40,392
Home equity lines of credit		32,550			30,037			26,853			23,577			21,304			20,542
1-4 Family residential construction		13,038			9,959			14,379			11,452			11,262			4,742
Total residential mortgage		390,406			399,862			405,834			411,031			427,132			429,143
Commercial:
Commercial loans secured by real estate		163,773			156,388			167,094			163,483			165,979			144,742
Commercial and industrial		49,405			57,191			59,005			49,753			48,295			52,241
Political subdivisions		35,549			37,620			36,480			37,598			38,790			33,013
Commercial construction and land		27,307			23,518			24,004			15,264			13,730			17,755
Loans secured by farmland		10,328			10,949			11,353			11,856			9,140			8,287
Multi-family (5 or more) residential		6,109			6,583			7,781			8,338			8,367			9,004
Agricultural loans		3,181			2,987			3,472			3,848			4,495			3,553
Other commercial loans		329			552			392			638			884			1,010
Total commercial		295,981			295,788			309,581			290,778			289,680			269,605
Consumer		11,762			12,665			14,996			19,202			26,732			37,193
Total		698,149			708,315			730,411			721,011			743,544			735,941
Less: allowance for loan losses		(7,792	)		(7,705	)		(9,107	)		(8,265	)		(7,857	)		(8,859	)
Loans, net	$	690,357		$	700,610		$	721,304		$	712,746		$	735,687		$	727,082

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LIQUIDITY

Liquidity is the ability to quickly raise cash at a reasonable cost. An adequate liquidity position permits the Corporation to pay creditors, compensate for unforeseen deposit fluctuations and fund unexpected loan demand. At September 30, 2012, the Corporation maintained overnight interest-bearing deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and other correspondent banks totaling $17,109,000.

The Corporation maintains overnight borrowing facilities with several correspondent banks that provide a source of day-to-day liquidity. Also, the Corporation maintains borrowing facilities with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, secured by various mortgage loans.

The Corporation has a line of credit with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Discount Window. Management intends to use this line of credit as a contingency funding source. As collateral for the line, the Corporation has pledged available-for-sale securities with a carrying value of $28,586,000 at September 30, 2012.

The Corporation’s outstanding, available, and total credit facilities at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

	Outstanding				Available				Total Credit
(In Thousands)	Sept. 30,		Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,		Dec. 31,		Sept. 30,		Dec. 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh	$	38,951	$	40,363	$	315,533	$	292,304	$	354,484	$	332,667
Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window		0		0		27,469		27,438		27,469		27,438
Other correspondent banks		0		0		45,000		25,000		45,000		25,000
Total credit facilities	$	38,951	$	40,363	$	388,002	$	344,742	$	426,953	$	385,105

At September 30, 2012, the Corporation’s outstanding credit facilities with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh consisted of short-term and long-term borrowings with a total amount of $36,954,000 as well as a letter of credit in the amount of $1,997,000. At December 31, 2011, the Corporation’s outstanding credit facilities with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh consisted of long-term borrowings; no letters of credit were outstanding. Additional information regarding borrowed funds is included in Note 8 of the consolidated financial statements.

Additionally, the Corporation uses repurchase agreements placed with brokers to borrow funds secured by investment assets, and uses “RepoSweep” arrangements to borrow funds from commercial banking customers on an overnight basis. If required to raise cash in an emergency situation, the Corporation could sell available-for-sale securities to meet its obligations. At September 30, 2012, the carrying value of available-for-sale securities in excess of amounts required to meet pledging or repurchase agreement obligations was $221,726,000.

Management believes the Corporation is well-positioned to meet its short-term and long-term obligations.

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND CAPITAL ADEQUACY

The Corporation and C&N Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Details concerning capital ratios at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are presented below. Management believes, as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, that the Corporation and C&N Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

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											Minimum To Be Well
(Dollars in Thousands)						Minimum					Capitalized Under
						Capital					Prompt Corrective
	Actual					Requirement					Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
September 30, 2012:
Total capital to risk-weighted assets:
Consolidated	$	164,805		22.98	%	$	57,365		³8	%		n/a		n/a
C&N Bank		151,320		21.31	%		56,811		³8	%	$	71,013		³10	%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets:
Consolidated		155,903		21.74	%		28,682		³4	%		n/a		n/a
C&N Bank		143,521		20.21	%		28,405		³4	%		42,608		³6	%
Tier 1 capital to average assets:
Consolidated		155,903		12.03	%		51,818		³4	%		n/a		n/a
C&N Bank		143,521		11.17	%		51,410		³4	%		64,263		³5	%

December 31, 2011:
Total capital to risk-weighted assets:
Consolidated	$	149,898		21.17	%	$	56,636		³8	%		n/a		n/a
C&N Bank		137,717		19.66	%		56,046		³8	%	$	70,058		³10	%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets:
Consolidated		141,255		19.95	%		28,318		³4	%		n/a		n/a
C&N Bank		129,978		18.55	%		28,023		³4	%		42,035		³6	%
Tier 1 capital to average assets:
Consolidated		141,255		10.93	%		51,712		³4	%		n/a		n/a
C&N Bank		129,978		10.14	%		51,285		³4	%		64,107		³5	%

Management expects the Corporation and C&N Bank to maintain capital levels that exceed the regulatory standards for well-capitalized institutions for the next 12 months and for the foreseeable future. Planned capital expenditures are not expected to have a significantly detrimental effect on capital ratios.

Future dividend payments will depend upon maintenance of a strong financial condition, future earnings and capital and regulatory requirements. The Corporation and C&N Bank are subject to restrictions on the amount of dividends that may be paid without approval of banking regulatory authorities.

The Corporation’s total stockholders’ equity is affected by fluctuations in the fair values of available-for-sale securities. The difference between amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities, net of deferred income tax, is included in “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)” within stockholders’ equity. The balance in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) related to unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred income tax, amounted to $12,278,000 at September 30, 2012 and $10,791,000 at December 31, 2011. Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income are excluded from earnings and directly increase or decrease stockholders’ equity. If available-for-sale securities are deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, unrealized losses are recorded as a charge against earnings, and amortized cost for the affected securities is reduced. Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements provides additional information concerning management’s evaluation of available-for-sale securities for other-than-temporary impairment at September 30, 2012.

Stockholders’ equity is also affected by the underfunded or overfunded status of defined benefit pension and postretirement plans. The balance in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) related to underfunded defined benefit plans, net of deferred income tax, was ($452,000) at September 30, 2012 and ($631,000) at December 31, 2011.

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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) – Presentation of Comprehensive Income. The intent of this standard is to increase the prominence of comprehensive income in the financial statements. Accordingly, the Corporation has included Statements of Comprehensive Income in the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Comprehensive Income is the total of (1) net income, and (2) all other changes in equity from non-stockholder sources, which are referred to as Other Comprehensive Income. Changes in the components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) are included in Other Comprehensive Income, and for the Corporation, consist of changes in unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities and changes in underfunded defined benefit plans.

Comprehensive Income totaled $18,432,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to $27,312,000 in the first nine months of 2011. In the first nine months of 2012, Comprehensive Income included: (1) Net Income of $16,766,000, which was $461,000 lower than in the first nine months of 2011; (2) unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred income tax, of $1,487,000 as compared to $10,138,000 in the first nine months of 2011; and (3) Other Comprehensive Income from defined benefit plans of $179,000 in the first nine months of 2012 as compared to an Other Comprehensive Loss of $53,000 in the first nine months of 2011.

Comprehensive Income for the third quarter 2012 was $6,266,000 as compared to $9,487,000 in the third quarter 2011. In the third quarter 2012, Comprehensive Income included: (1) Net Income of $5,494,000, which was $495,000 lower than in the third quarter 2011; (2) unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred income tax, of $759,000 as compared to $3,488,000 in the third quarter 2011; and (3) Other Comprehensive Income from defined benefit plans of $13,000 in the third quarter 2012 as compared to Other Comprehensive Income of $10,000 in the third quarter 2011.

INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rate was approximately 27% of pre-tax income for each of the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012. The provision for income tax for the interim periods is based on the Corporation’s estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full year. The Corporation’s effective tax rates differ from the statutory rate of 35% principally because of the effects of tax-exempt interest income.

The Corporation recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. At September 30, 2012, the net deferred tax asset was $2,122,000, down from the balance at December 31, 2011 of $6,173,000. The main reasons for the decrease in net deferred tax asset included: (1) reduction in deferred tax asset related to realized losses on securities to $1,217,000 at September 30, 2012 from $3,175,000 at December 31, 2011; (2) reduction in deferred tax asset related to general business credit carryforwards, which fell to $0 at September 30, 2012 from $831,000 at December 31, 2011; (3) reduction in deferred tax asset related to the credit for alternative minimum tax (AMT) paid in prior periods, which decreased to $4,157,000 at September 30, 2012 from $4,569,000 at December 31, 2011; and (4) increase in deferred tax liability associated with unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities to $6,609,000 at September 30, 2012 from $5,559,000 at December 31, 2011. The reduction in deferred tax asset from realized losses on securities resulted from the third quarter 2012 sale of a pooled trust-preferred security for which OTTI had been recorded for financial reporting purposes in previous years. The reduction in deferred tax assets for general business credit carryforwards and the credit for AMT resulted from the estimated excess of the Corporation’s regular tax liability over the AMT liability for the first nine months of 2012, as results for the first nine months of 2012 indicate the credits would be fully utilized and a portion of the credit for prior years’ AMT paid would be realized.

The Corporation regularly reviews deferred tax assets for recoverability based on history of earnings, expectations for future earnings and expected timing of reversals of temporary differences. Realization of deferred tax assets ultimately depends on the existence of sufficient taxable income, including taxable income in prior carryback years, as well as future taxable income. Management believes the recorded net deferred tax asset at September 30, 2012 is fully realizable; however, if management determines the Corporation will be unable to realize all or part of the net deferred tax asset, the Corporation would adjust the deferred tax asset, which would negatively impact earnings.

Additional information related to income taxes is presented in Note 11 to the unaudited, consolidated financial statements.

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INFLATION

The Corporation is significantly affected by the Federal Reserve Board’s efforts to control inflation through changes in short-term interest rates. Beginning in September 2007, in response to concerns about weakness in the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve lowered the fed funds target rate numerous times; in December 2008, it established a target range of 0% to 0.25%, which it has maintained through late 2012. Also, the Federal Reserve has injected massive amounts of liquidity into the nation’s monetary system through a variety of programs. The Federal Reserve has purchased large amounts of securities in an effort to keep interest rates low and stimulate economic growth.

Despite the current low short-term rate environment, liquidity injections, and commodity price increases, inflation statistics indicate that the overall rate of inflation is unlikely to significantly affect the Corporation’s operations within the near future. Although management cannot predict future changes in the rates of inflation, management monitors the impact of economic trends, including any indicators of inflationary pressures, in managing interest rate and other financial risks.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

MARKET RISK

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices of the Corporation’s financial instruments. In addition to the effects of interest rates, the market prices of the Corporation’s debt securities within the available-for-sale securities portfolio are affected by fluctuations in the risk premiums (amounts of spread over risk-free rates) demanded by investors.

Management cannot control changes in market prices of securities based on fluctuations in the risk premiums demanded by investors, nor can management control the volume of deferrals or defaults by the issuers of debt securities owned by the Corporation. However, management attempts to limit the risk that economic conditions would force the Corporation to sell securities for realized losses by maintaining a strong capital position (discussed in the “Stockholders’ Equity and Capital Adequacy” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis) and ample sources of liquidity (discussed in the “Liquidity” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis).

The Corporation’s two major categories of market risk are interest rate risk and equity securities risk, which are discussed in the following sections.

INTEREST RATE RISK

Business risk arising from changes in interest rates is an inherent factor in operating a bank. The Corporation’s assets are predominantly long-term, fixed-rate loans and debt securities. Funding for these assets comes principally from shorter-term deposits and borrowed funds. Accordingly, there is an inherent risk of lower future earnings or decline in fair value of the Corporation’s financial instruments when interest rates change.

The Corporation uses a simulation model to calculate the potential effects of interest rate fluctuations on net interest income and the market value of portfolio equity. For purposes of these calculations, the market value of portfolio equity includes the fair values of financial instruments, such as securities, loans, deposits and borrowed funds, and the book values of nonfinancial assets and liabilities, such as premises and equipment and accrued expenses. The model measures and projects potential changes in net interest income, and calculates the discounted present value of anticipated cash flows of financial instruments, assuming an immediate increase or decrease in interest rates. Management ordinarily runs a variety of scenarios within a range of plus or minus 50-400 basis points of current rates.

The model makes estimates, at each level of interest rate change, regarding cash flows from principal repayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities and call activity on other investment securities. Actual results could vary significantly from these estimates, which could result in significant differences in the calculations of projected changes in net interest income and market value of portfolio equity. Also, the model does not make estimates related to changes in the composition of the deposit portfolio that could occur due to rate competition, and the table does not necessarily reflect changes that management would make to realign the portfolio as a result of changes in interest rates.

The Corporation’s Board of Directors has established policy guidelines for acceptable levels of interest rate risk, based on an immediate increase or decrease in interest rates. The policy limits acceptable fluctuations in net interest income from the baseline (flat rates) one-year scenario and variances in the market value of portfolio equity from the baseline values based on current rates.

Table XIII, which follows this discussion, is based on the results of calculations performed using the simulation model as of July 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011. The table shows that as of July 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011, the changes in net interest income and changes in market value were within the policy limits in all scenarios.

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TABLE XIII - THE EFFECT OF HYPOTHETICAL CHANGES IN INTEREST RATES

July 31, 2012 Data
(In Thousands)			Period Ending July 31, 2013

Basis Point	Interest		Interest		Net Interest		NII			NII
Change in Rates	Income		Expense		Income (NII)		% Change			Risk Limit
+400	$	62,105	$	27,093	$	35,012		-19.0	%		25.0	%
+300		59,513		21,846		37,667		-12.9	%		20.0	%
+200		56,849		17,099		39,750		-8.1	%		15.0	%
+100		54,091		12,464		41,627		-3.8	%		10.0	%
0		51,079		7,828		43,251		0.0	%		0.0	%
-100		47,981		7,067		40,914		-5.4	%		10.0	%
-200		47,186		7,058		40,128		-7.2	%		15.0	%
-300		46,950		7,058		39,892		-7.8	%		20.0	%
-400		46,840		7,058		39,782		-8.0	%		25.0	%

Market Value of Portfolio Equity at July 31, 2012

	Present		Present			Present
Basis Point	Value		Value			Value
Change in Rates	Equity		% Change			Risk Limit
+400	$	164,551		-22.4	%		50.0	%
+300		178,768		-15.7	%		45.0	%
+200		191,895		-9.5	%		35.0	%
+100		203,099		-4.3	%		25.0	%
0		212,133		0.0	%		0.0	%
-100		209,497		-1.2	%		25.0	%
-200		230,220		8.5	%		35.0	%
-300		268,709		26.7	%		45.0	%
-400		309,825		46.1	%		50.0	%

October 31, 2011 Data
(In Thousands)			Period Ending October 31, 2012

Basis Point	Interest		Interest		Net Interest		NII			NII
Change in Rates	Income		Expense		Income (NII)		% Change			Risk Limit
+400	$	66,369	$	29,617	$	36,752		-18.0	%		25.0	%
+300		63,690		24,535		39,155		-12.6	%		20.0	%
+200		60,927		19,806		41,121		-8.2	%		15.0	%
+100		58,095		15,076		43,019		-4.0	%		10.0	%
0		55,164		10,346		44,818		0.0	%		0.0	%
-100		51,929		8,720		43,209		-3.6	%		10.0	%
-200		50,441		8,680		41,761		-6.8	%		15.0	%
-300		49,961		8,680		41,281		-7.9	%		20.0	%
-400		49,828		8,680		41,148		-8.2	%		25.0	%

Market Value of Portfolio Equity at October 31, 2011

	Present		Present			Present
Basis Point	Value		Value			Value
Change in Rates	Equity		% Change			Risk Limit
+400	$	153,307		-23.2	%		50.0	%
+300		165,701		-17.0	%		45.0	%
+200		178,261		-10.7	%		35.0	%
+100		189,315		-5.2	%		25.0	%
0		199,726		0.0	%		0.0	%
-100		197,329		-1.2	%		25.0	%
-200		211,794		6.0	%		35.0	%
-300		238,309		19.3	%		45.0	%
-400		278,876		39.6	%		50.0	%

CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION - FORM 10-Q

EQUITY SECURITIES RISK

The Corporation’s equity securities portfolio consists of investments in stocks of banks and bank holding companies. Investments in bank stocks are subject to risk factors that affect the banking industry in general, including credit risk, competition from non-bank entities, interest rate risk and other factors, which could result in a decline in market prices. Also, losses could occur in individual stocks held by the Corporation because of specific circumstances related to each bank. As discussed further in Note 6 of the consolidated financial statements, the Corporation recognized an impairment loss in earnings related to a bank stock of $67,000 in the first quarter 2012. The Corporation recognized no OTTI losses related to bank stocks in the second or third quarters of 2012. The Corporation recognized no OTTI losses related to bank stocks in the first nine months of 2011.

Equity securities held as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are presented in Table XIV. Table XIV presents quantitative data concerning the effects of a decline in fair value of the Corporation’s equity securities of 10% or 20%. The data in Table XIV does not reflect the effects of any appreciation in value that may occur, nor does it present the Corporation’s maximum exposure to loss on equity securities, which would be 100% of their fair value as of September 30, 2012.

TABLE XIV - EQUITY SECURITIES RISK
(In Thousands)

	Sept. 30,			Dec. 31,
	2012			2011
Cost	$	5,562		$	5,643
Fair Value		8,028			7,728
Hypothetical 10% Decline In Market Value		(803	)		(773	)
Hypothetical 20% Decline In Market Value		(1,606	)		(1,546	)

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Corporation’s management, under the supervision of and with the participation of the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has carried out an evaluation of the design and effectiveness of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that all material information required to be disclosed in reports the Corporation files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

There were no significant changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION - FORM 10-Q

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

The Corporation and C&N Bank are involved in various legal proceedings incidental to their business. Management believes the aggregate liability, if any, resulting from such pending and threatened legal proceedings will not have a material, adverse effect on the Corporation’s financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A of the Corporation’s Form 10-K filed February 24, 2012.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

On May 19, 2011, the Corporation announced the Corporation’s Board of Directors authorized repurchases of outstanding common stock, up to a total of $1 million, in open market or privately negotiated transactions. At its September 22, 2011 meeting, the Corporation’s Board of Directors authorized repurchases of outstanding common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions, up to a total of $1 million, as an addition to the stock repurchase program previously announced on May 19, 2011. The Board of Directors’ authorizations provide that: (1) the treasury stock repurchase programs became effective when publicly announced and shall continue thereafter until suspended or terminated by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion; and (2) all shares of common stock repurchased pursuant to the programs shall be held as treasury shares and be available for use and reissuance for purposes as and when determined by the Board of Directors including, without limitation, pursuant to the Corporation’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan and its equity compensation program. As of September 30, 2012, the maximum additional value available for purchases under this program was $980,694.

In the third quarter 2012, the Corporation made no purchases of its equity securities.

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable

Item 5.

Other Information

None

CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION - FORM 10-Q

Item 6.

Exhibits

2. Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession		Not applicable

3. (i) Articles of Incorporation		Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Corporation's Form 8-K filed September 21, 2009

3. (ii) By-laws		Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Corporation's Form 8-K filed September 21, 2009

4. Instruments defining the rights of Security holders, including Indentures		Not applicable

10. Material contracts		Not applicable

11. Statement re: computation of per share earnings		Information concerning the computation of earnings per share is provided in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, which is included in Part I, Item 1 of Form 10-Q

15. Letter re: unaudited interim information		Not applicable

18. Letter re: change in accounting principles		Not applicable

19. Report furnished to security holders		Not applicable

22. Published report regarding matters submitted to vote of security holders		Not applicable

23. Consents of experts and counsel		Not applicable

24. Power of attorney		Not applicable

31. Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certifications:
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer		Filed herewith
31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer		Filed herewith

32. Section 1350 certifications		Filed herewith

33. Report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities		Not applicable

34. Attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities		Not applicable

35. Service compliance statement		Not applicable

95. Mine safety disclosure exhibit		Not applicable

99. Additional exhibits		Not applicable

100. XBRL-related documents		Not applicable

101. Interactive data file		Furnished herewith*

* These interactive data files shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability under those sections.

CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION - FORM 10-Q

Signatures

SIGNATURES

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

CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION

November 7, 2012		By:	/s/ Charles H. Updegraff, Jr.
Date			President and Chief Executive Officer

November 7, 2012		By:	/s/ Mark A. Hughes
Date			Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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