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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K
 
Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
Commission File Number 333-71773
 
HORIZON BANCORPORATION, INC.
a Florida corporation
 
(IRS Employer Identification No. 65-0840565)
900 53rd Avenue East
Bradenton, Florida 34203
(941) 753-2265
 
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Exchange Act:
 
None
 
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g)
of the Exchange Act:
 
Common Stock, $.01 par value
 

 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
 
Yes ¨    No x
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
 
Yes ¨    No x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  YES x NO ¨
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405) is not contained here, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendments to this Form 10-K.     x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

Large accelerated filer    ¨
Accelerated filer    ¨
   
Non-accelerated filer    ¨
Smaller reporting company    x
(Do not check if 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 ¨  NO x
 
The aggregate market value of the common stock of the registrant held by non-affiliates of the registrant on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $8,850,695.  Such value was computed by reference to the closing price of the common stock on such date on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board inter-dealer trading system ("OTCBB"), of $5.00.  For purposes of this determination, directors, executive officers and holders of 10% or more of the registrant's common stock were considered the affiliates of the registrant at that date.
 
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock as of March 19, 2010: 1,770,139 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock").
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated herein by reference into Part III of this report.

 
 

 
 
 
Certain statements set forth in this Report or incorporated herein by reference, including, without limitation, matters discussed under the caption “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements regarding our outlook on earnings, stock performance, asset quality, economic conditions, real estate markets and projected growth, and are based upon management’s beliefs as well as assumptions made based on data currently available to management.  In this Report, the terms “the Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our” refer to Horizon Bancorporation, Inc.  When words like “anticipate”, “believe”, “intend”, “plan”, “may”, “continue”, “project”, “would”, “expect”, “estimate”, “could”, “should”, “will”, and similar expressions are used, you should consider them as identifying forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and a variety of factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the anticipated or expected results expressed in these forward-looking statements.  Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict, and readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.  The following list, which is not intended to be an all-encompassing list of risks and uncertainties affecting us, summarizes several factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or expected in these forward-looking statements: (1) competitive pressures among depository and other financial institutions may increase significantly; (2) changes in the interest rate environment may reduce margins or the volumes or values of loans made by us; (3) general economic conditions (both generally and in our markets) may continue to be less favorable than expected, resulting in, among other things, a further deterioration in credit quality and/or a reduction in demand for credit; (4) continued weakness in the real estate market has adversely affected us and may continue to adversely affect us; (5) legislative or regulatory changes, including changes in accounting standards and compliance requirements, may adversely affect the businesses in which we are engaged; (6) competitors may have greater financial resources and develop products that enable such competitors to compete more successfully than we can; (7) our ability to attract and retain key personnel can be affected by the increased competition for experienced employees in the banking industry; (8) adverse changes may occur in the bond and equity markets; (9) our ability to raise capital to protect against further deterioration in our loan portfolio may be limited due to unfavorable conditions in the equity markets; (10) war or terrorist activities may cause further deterioration in the economy or cause instability in credit markets; (11) restrictions or conditions imposed by our regulators on our operations may make it more difficult for us to achieve our goals; (12) economic, governmental or other factors may prevent the projected population and commercial growth in the markets in which we operate; and (13) the risk factors discussed from time to time in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including but not limited to, this Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Report”).  We undertake no obligation to, and we do not intend to, update or revise these statements following the date of this filing, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

 
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PART I

Item 1.
Description of Business.
 
 
A.
Business Development.
 
     Horizon Bancorporation, Inc. (hereinafter, the "Company" or the "Registrant") was incorporated in the State of Florida on May 27, 1998, under the name of Manasota Group, Inc., for the purpose of becoming a bank holding company owning all of the outstanding capital stock of Horizon Bank, a commercial bank chartered under the laws of Florida (the "Bank").  In anticipation of the filing for regulatory approval for the Bank, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation on October 2, 1998, changing its name to Horizon Bancorporation, Inc., authorizing additional capital stock and adopting anti-takeover provisions typical of a bank holding company for a community bank.  All of the regulatory approvals necessary for the operation of the Company and the Bank were granted as of October 25, 1999.
 
     The Company began its initial public offering of the Common Stock at $5.50 per share on February 9, 1999, and completed its minimum offering of 1,023,638 shares on October 13, 1999. Of the total proceeds of $5,630,009, the Company used $5,280,000 to capitalize the Bank, which opened for business on October 25, 1999.  The Company raised an additional $673,414.50 as of December 31, 1999, when the offering closed, with a total of 1,146,077 shares of Common Stock sold for the aggregate amount of $6,303,423.50 (the "Initial Offering").
 
     To satisfy its needs for additional capital, in April 2003, the Company conducted a public offering solely to its existing shareholders (the "Rights Offering"), whereby each shareholder could purchase one unit for each 3.333 shares of the Company's common stock already owned.  Each unit consisted of one share of the Company's common stock and one warrant (expiring on July 6, 2005) to purchase one share of the Company's common stock for $7.00 per share, subject to certain limitations.  The Company sold 246,038 units for $6.00 per unit.  In an unrelated private placement, also during 2003, the Company sold 100,000 units, each consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant (expiring on August 12, 2005) to purchase one-half of one share of the Company's common stock at $3.50 (or $7.00 per share), for $6.00 per unit.  Total proceeds to the Company from the Rights Offering and the private placement, amounted to $2,043,012, net of direct selling expenses.
 
     On or about July 6, 2005, all of the warrants issued in the Rights Offering and the private placement were either exercised or expired. Total proceeds from such exercise amounted to $1,941,793.
 
     On May 10, 2004, the Company registered, by filing an SEC Form 8A, the Common Stock under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").  Subsequently, in November 2004, the Common Stock began trading in the OTCBB under the Symbol "HZNB".
 
     Our internet address is www.horizonbankfl.com.  We make available free of charge on www.horizonbankfl.com our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

 
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        The information on the website listed above, is not and should not be considered part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is not incorporated by reference in this document.  This website is and is only intended to be an inactive textual reference.
 
     The Company maintains its corporate offices and main banking center at 900 53rd Avenue East, Bradenton, Florida 34203.  On June 25, 2001, the Bank opened a branch facility located at 2102 59th Street West, Bradenton, Florida.  On October 31, 2005, the Bank opened a branch facility located at 501 8th Avenue West, Palmetto, Florida.  A branch at 1525 E. Brandon Boulevard, Brandon, Florida was opened in March, 2009.
 
 
B.
Recent Developments.
 
1.  The May 2009 Examination of the Bank and its Aftermath.
 
     Similar to other financial institutions, our business, financial condition, credit performance from loans and operating results have been and continue to be adversely affected by dramatic declines in the real estate and capital markets in Manatee County.  In order to adequately reflect such negative credit performance, and in response to the findings in the May 25, 2009 examination (the “May 2009 Examination”) of the Bank by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (the “Atlanta Fed”) and the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (the “OFR”), which findings were set forth in the official report delivered to the Bank in October 2009.  During the second quarter of 2009, the Bank charged off a significant amount of commercial and real estate loans, placed additional loans into non-accrual, reclassified certain other loans, wrote down certain investment securities and increased its reserves for loan losses.  As a result of these actions, the Bank’s Total Risk-Based Capital fell to 6.6%, which is below the required minimum for adequately capitalized banks of 8%.  On August 5, 2009, the Bank received a letter from the Atlanta Fed in which the Bank was declared to be undercapitalized and was required to submit a capital restoration plan under which it can be shown that the Bank will become and maintain for four consecutive quarters the status of an adequately capitalized bank.  The letter also prohibited, without prior written approval of the Atlanta Fed: (a) the Bank’s payment of dividends and any other capital distributions; (b) growth of the Bank’s total assets; and (c) the Bank’s expansion through acquisition, branching or new lines of business.  Previously, by letter dated May 28, 2009, the Atlanta Fed also prohibited, without prior approval, the incurring by the Company of any indebtedness, the purchasing or redeeming by the Company of any stock and the taking by the Company of any payment from the Bank representing a reduction in the Bank’s capital.
 
     From the outset we disagreed with the Atlanta Fed’s opinion that the Bank methodology used for computing the appropriate level in arriving at the addition of the Bank’s Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (“ALLL”) was flawed.  We contended, and continue to contend, that the methodology used by the Atlanta Fed was not consistent with the relevant accounting rules and was based on data relating to financial institutions not comparable to the Bank.  As a result of this disagreement, the Bank’s levels of ALLL, as of each of June 30, 2009, September 30, 2009 and as of December 31, 2009, have been in the range of $2.0 to $3.0  million lower than the level claimed by the Atlanta Fed (the “Disputed ALLL Addition”).

 
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     On August 20, 2009, we submitted a capital restoration plan to the Atlanta Fed.  That plan was deemed by the Atlanta Fed not be acceptable by letter dated September 28, 2009.  On October 9, 2009, we submitted a revised capital restoration plan.  The revised plan was also deemed by the Atlanta Fed not to be acceptable by letter dated January 27, 2010.  In the wake of the January 27, 2010 letter, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Board of Governors”) issued to the Bank, on March 4, 2010, a Prompt Corrective Action Directive Pursuant to Section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as Amended (the “PCA”).  The PCA directs that the Bank immediately take the following actions:
 
 
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No later than 45 days after the PCA, i.e. on or before April 19, 2010, (i) increase the Bank’s equity through sale of shares or contributions to surplus sufficient to make the Bank adequately capitalized, (ii) enter into or close a contract whereby the Bank is acquired by another financial institution or (iii) take other necessary measures to make the Bank adequately capitalized;
 
 
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Refrain from making any capital distributions, including dividends.
 
 
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Refrain from soliciting or accepting new deposits or renewing existing deposits bearing an interest rate that exceeds the prevailing rates on deposits in the Bank’s market area; and
 
 
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Comply with provisions of the FDI Act relating to transactions with affiliates, restricting payment of bonuses to senior executive officers and restricting asset growth, acquisitions branching and new lines of business.
 
     On March 22, 2010, the Bank filed an appeal of the PCA with the Board of Governors.  In the appeal, we contended that the revised capital restoration plan should not have been deemed not to be acceptable because, among other things, the Atlanta Fed’s refusal to resolve the Disputed ALLL Addition has hindered the Company’s ability to complete the equity offering described below.  Given that the proceeds from the equity offering would have been the main source for the additional capital required for the capital restoration plan to be accepted, we requested in the appeal that the PCA be suspended and that the Bank and the Atlanta Fed be given a new opportunity to resolve the Disputed ALLL Addition.
 
     Since the filing of the appeal, the Atlanta Fed and the OFR conducted another examination of the Bank (the “March 2010 Examination”).  Based on the preliminary results of the March 2010 Examination, the Bank has amended its December 31, 2009 Call Report to further reduce its regulatory capital.  As a result, even without taking into account the Disputed ALLL Addition, the Bank has been classified, as of December 31, 2009, as a “significantly undercapitalized” financial institution.
 
2.  Equity Offering.
 
    All capital restoration plans submitted by us thus far have shown that, combined with projected net earnings for the Bank and certain cost cutting measures and not taking into account the Disputed ALLL Addition, completing a $3.5 million offering of equity securities would cause the Bank to be considered adequately capitalized.  On this basis, on October 23, 2009, the Company commenced an offering of a minimum of $3.5 million and a maximum of $5.0 million of shares of 7% Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”).  The shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, which are being offered in a private placement to accredited investors only, have a liquidation performance of $1,000, are entitled to cumulative dividends of 7% per annum, accruing and payable semiannually, and are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock after the first anniversary of the issuance date at a conversion price equal to the greater of (a) book value of the common stock at the time of conversion or (b) the market price of the common stock on the date of issuance of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock.

 
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     Under the terms of the offering, the proceeds may be released to the Company from escrow only if the $3.5 million minimum is reached and the Atlanta Fed approves a capital restoration plan for the Bank.  This means that, given the impact of the resolution of the Disputed ALLL Addition may have on whether the $3.5 million minimum offering will cause the Bank to become adequately capitalized and thus, in turn, whether the capital restoration plan is accepted by the Atlanta Fed, the proceeds of the offering will not be released to the Company and, accordingly, the purchasers in the offering will be refunded their investment unless the Company and the Atlanta Fed are in accord regarding the Disputed ALLL Addition and the Company’s plan to restore the Bank’s capital.  A copy of the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum, dated September 30, 2009, as supplemented by Supplement No. 1, dated October 23, 2009, Supplement No. 2, dated December 2, 2009 and Supplement No. 3, dated February 26, 2010, describing the offering, is available at the Company’s website at www.horizonbankfl.com.
 
     As of the date of this Report, the Company has received subscriptions in the offering for approximately $1.1 million, with another $1.1 million to come from a standby loan commitment undertaken by a group of investors, consisting mainly of Company directors, who will use the loan proceeds to purchase Series A Preferred Stock in the offering.  The offering expires on April 30, 2010.
 
     In light of the recent reduction in the Bank’s regulatory capital in response to the preliminary findings of the March 2010 Examination, raising the current $3.5 million minimum amount, or even the current $5.0 maximum amount, of the equity offering will not be sufficient to allow the Bank to become adequately capitalized.  As of the date of this Report, we are in the process of determining the new required minimum, which we believe would be in the range of $7.0 - $8.5 million.
 
3.  Written Agreement.
 
     On November 4, 2009, the Bank entered into an agreement with the Atlanta Fed and the OFR (the “Written Agreement”).  Under the Written Agreement, among other things, the Bank has agreed to:
 
 
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Within 60 days of the date of the Written Agreement, submit a written plan to strengthen the oversight by the Board of Directors of the management and operations of the Bank;
 
 
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Within 60 days of the date of the Written Agreement, submit a written plan acceptable to the Atlanta Fed and the OFR to strengthen the Bank’s management of commercial real estate concentration, including steps to reduce the risk of concentration;
 
 
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Within 60 days of the date of the Written Agreement, submit a written plan acceptable to the Atlanta Fed and the OFR to strengthen risk management practices;
 
 
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Within 60 days of the date of the Written Agreement, submit a written program acceptable to the Atlanta Fed and the OFR for lending and credit administration;

 
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Within 10 days of the date of the Written Agreement, retain an independent consultant acceptable to the Atlanta Fed and the OFR to conduct an independent review of the portion of the Bank’s loan portfolio that was not reviewed during the May 25, 2010 Examination;
 
 
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Not to extend or renew credit to or for the benefit of any borrower (a) with respect to whose loans the Bank has charged off or classified a loss in the report of the May 25, 2010 Examination or (b) whose loan(s) were classified as “doubtful” or “substandard” in such report;
 
 
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Within 60 days of the date of the Written Agreement, submit a written plan acceptable to the Atlanta Fed and the OFR designed to improve the Bank’s position with respect to any asset in excess of $250,000;
 
 
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Within 60 days of the date of the Written Agreement, submit a report describing a revised methodology for the determination and maintenance of an adequate ALLL;
 
 
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Within 60 days of the date of the Written Agreement, submit a written plan acceptable to the Atlanta Fed and the OFR to maintain sufficient capital at the Bank over a period, which, it is understood, is for a period beyond the four consecutive quarters covered in the capital restoration plans requested by the Atlanta Fed as described in C.1. above;
 
 
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Within 90 days of the date of the Written Agreement, submit a written plan acceptable to the Atlanta Fed and the OFR to strengthen the oversight of the Bank’s audit program by its audit committee;
 
 
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Within 60 days of the date of the Written Agreement, submit a written plan acceptable to the Atlanta Fed and the OFR to improve management of the Bank’s liquidity position and funds management practices;
 
 
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Within 60 days of the date of the Written Agreement, submit written policies and procedures to strengthen the management of the Bank’s investment portfolio;
 
 
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Within 90 days of the date of the Written Agreement, submit to the Atlanta Fed and the OFR a written business plan for 2010 to improve the Bank’s earnings and overall condition; and
 
 
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Not to declare or pay dividends without the prior written approval of the Atlanta Fed and the OFR.
 
     As of the date of this Report, the Company has complied with all of the provisions of the Written Agreement.  The capital plan submitted pursuant to the Written Agreement is currently being reviewed by the Federal Reserve.

 
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4.  The Company’s Loan From 1st Manatee Bank.
 
     As previously reported, since March 4, 2010, the Company has been engaged in discussions with 1st Manatee Bank, Bradenton, Florida, regarding the notice given to the Company by 1st Manatee Bank on March 4, 2010.  In the notice, 1st Manatee Bank informed the Company that the principal of the approximately $1.1 million loan made to the Company by 1st Manatee Bank on December 31, 2008, is due and that it intends to sell the collateral pledged by the Company under the loan in a public sale.  The collateral consists of 1,536,000 shares of common stock of the Bank, i.e. all of the outstanding capital stock of the Bank.  On March 12, 2010, 1st Manatee Bank and the Company entered into a forbearance agreement pursuant to which any such public sale was cancelled, though 1st Manatee has the right to reschedule a sale after March 26, 2010.  Subsequently, on March 26, 2010, 1st Manatee Bank and the Company entered into an amendment to the forbearance agreement previously entered into on March 12, 2010.  Pursuant to the forebearance agreement as amended, in consideration of the payment of $104,000, payable in two installments, $44,000 on March 29, 2010 and $60,000 on or before April 19, 2010, the forebearance period with respect to the failure to pay off the 1st Manatee Loan at maturity has been extended to June 15, 2010.  In addition, if the Bank receives a directive, on or before June 15, 2010, from the Atlanta Fed and the OFR requiring the Bank to raise additional capital, the forebearance period will be automatically extended for a period of time the Bank is given to raise the required capital.
 
5.  Summary.
 
     As of the date of this Report the situation surrounding the Company and the Bank may be summarized as follows:
 
 
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The Bank is considered “significantly undercapitalized.”
 
 
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In the meantime, the appeal of the PCA is pending, the formal findings of the March 2010 Examination have not yet been communicated to the Bank, no resolution has been reached regarding the Disputed ALLL Addition and the equity offering as currently structured, even if the current maximum of $5.0 million is raised in the offering, will not be sufficient to restore the Bank’s status as adequately capitalized.
 
 
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The 45-day deadline set forth in the PCA expires on April 19, 2010.  Because the appeal had not stayed the effectiveness of the directives contained in the PCA, any one of the following outcomes is possible:
 
 
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On or immediately afterApril 19, 2010, the Federal Reserve may deny the appeal, and the Atlanta Fed may then take the position that the Bank did not comply with the directives set forth in the PCA.  Depending on the Atlanta Fed’s perception of the Bank’s financial position, the Atlanta Fed may then take further actions, ranging from dismissing the Bank’s directors and/or senior executive officers to the appointment of a receiver; or
 
 
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The Atlanta Fed may grant the appeal or otherwise provide clear guidance as to the additional capital required for the Bank to become adequately capitalized and allow the Company and Bank additional time to raise such capital.
 
     We are currently actively engaged in disucssions with investors potentially willing to acquire shares of the Series A preferred Stock in an amount enough to add up to $10 million of capital to the Bank, which we believe would be sufficient to allow the Bank to become, in the first instance, adequately capitalized.  These discussions could possibly lead to an investment if and only if the Atlanta Fed does provide the clear guidance and aditional time.  In this connection, there is no assurance that the Atlanta Fed will not choose to appoint a receiver, i.e. to allow the Bank to fail, causing the existing shareholders to lose their entire investment in the Company.

 
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     With respect to the loan from 1st Manatee Bank, at this time, under the PCA and the Written Agreement, the Bank may not make any capital distributions, including dividends, to the Company without the prior written consent of the Atlanta Fed.  Such consent is unlikely to be given and the Company may rely solely on an outside injection of capital as the source for repayment of this loan.  The Company is currently engaged in discussions with an investor, as well as members of its Board of Directors, regarding the purchase of the loan from 1st Manatee and its subsequent contribution to the capital of the Company.  There is no assurance that these discussions will result in a satisfactory arrangement.  If the Bank does not obtain the clear guidance and additional time described above, or even if it does but we are unable to raise the required capital, then in the absence of a satisfactory arrangement with 1st Manatee Bank, the common stock of the Bank would be sold in a public sale.  Were common stock of the Bank to be sold at a public sale, the purchaser would, subject to approval by the Federal Reserve and the OFR, become the sole shareholder of the Bank. If the purchase price paid by such purchaser at the public sale were to exceed $1.1 million, the Company would recover such excess.  Otherwise, there would be no recovery and the existing shareholders would lose their entire investment in the Company.
 
 
C.
Business.
 
1.  Services Offered by the Bank.
 
     The Company's sole subsidiary, the Bank, conducts a commercial banking business in its primary service area of Bradenton, Florida, the surrounding area of Manatee County and with expansion into Eastern Hillsborough County.  The Bank offers a full range of commercial banking services to individual, professional and business customers in its primary service area.  These services include personal and business checking accounts and savings and other time certificates of deposit.  The transaction accounts and time certificates are at rates competitive with those offered in the primary service area.  Customer deposits with the Bank are insured to the maximum extent provided by law through the FDIC.  The Bank issues credit cards and acts as a merchant depository for cardholder drafts under both Visa and MasterCard.  It offers night depository and bank-by-mail services and sells travelers checks issued by an independent entity and cashiers checks.  The Bank does not offer trust and fiduciary services presently and will rely on trust and fiduciary services offered by correspondent banks until it determines that it is profitable to offer these services directly.  In 2005 the Bank began offering internet bank services to its customers.
 
Lending Activities
 
     The Bank seeks to attract deposits from the general public and uses those deposits, together with borrowings and other sources of funds, to originate and purchase loans.  It offers a full range of short and medium-term commercial, consumer and real estate loans.  The Bank attempts to react to prevailing market conditions and demands in its lending activities, while avoiding excessive concentrations of any particular loan category.  The Bank has a loan approval process that provides for various levels of officer lending authority.  When a loan amount exceeds an officer's lending authority, it is transferred to an officer with a higher limit, with ultimate lending authority resting with the Loan Committee of the Board of Directors.
 
     The risk of nonpayment of loans is inherent in making all loans.  However, management carefully evaluates all loan applicants and attempts to minimize its credit risk exposure by use of thorough loan application and approval procedures that are established for each category of loan prior to beginning operation.  In determining whether to make a loan, the Bank considers the borrower's credit history, analyzes the borrower's income and ability to service the loan and evaluates the need for collateral to secure recovery in the event of default.

 
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     Under Florida law, the Bank is limited in the amount it can loan to a single borrower to no more than 15% of its statutory capital base, unless a loan that is greater than 15% of the statutory capital base is approved by the Board of Directors and unless the entire amount of the loan is secured.  In no event, however, may the loan be greater than 25% of a bank's statutory capital base.  The Bank's legal lending limit under Florida law for one borrower, based upon its statutory capital base, is approximately $1,140,364 for unsecured loans and $1,900,607 for fully secured loans.
 
     The Bank maintains an allowance for loan losses based upon management's assumptions and judgments regarding the ultimate collectibility of loans in its portfolio and based upon a percentage of the outstanding balances of specific loans when their ultimate collectibility is considered questionable.  Certain risks with regard to specific categories of loans are described below.
 
     Commercial Loans.  Commercial lending activities are directed principally toward businesses whose demand for funds will fall within the Bank's anticipated lending limit.  These businesses include small to medium-size professional firms, retail and wholesale businesses, light industry and manufacturing concerns operating in and around the primary service area.  The types of loans provided include principally term loans with variable interest rates secured by equipment, inventory, receivables and real estate, as well as secured and unsecured working capital lines of credit.  Repayment of these loans is dependent upon the financial success of the business borrower.  Personal guarantees are obtained from the principals of business borrowers and/or third parties to further support the borrower's ability to service the debt and reduce the risk of nonpayment.
 
     Real Estate Loans.  Commercial real estate lending is oriented toward short-term interim loans and construction loans.  The Bank also originates variable-rate residential and other mortgage loans for its own account and both variable and fixed-rate residential mortgage loans for resale.  The residential loans are secured by first mortgages on one-to-four family residences in the primary service area.  Loans secured by second mortgages on a borrower's residence are also made.
 
     Consumer Loans.  Consumer lending is made on a secured or unsecured basis and is oriented primarily to the requirements of the Bank's customers, with an emphasis on automobile financing, home improvements, debt consolidation and other personal needs.  Consumer loans generally involve more risk than first mortgage loans because the collateral for a defaulted loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the principal due to damage to the collateral or other loss of value while the remaining deficiency often does not warrant further collection efforts.  In addition, consumer loan performance is dependent upon the borrower's continued financial stability and are, therefore, more likely to be adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy.  Various Federal and state laws, including Federal and state bankruptcy and insolvency laws, also limit the amount that can be recovered.

 
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Asset and Liability Management
 
     The primary assets of the Bank consist of its loan portfolio and investment accounts.  Consistent with the requirements of prudent banking necessary to maintain liquidity, the Bank seeks to match maturities and rates of loans and the investment portfolio with those of deposits, although exact matching is not always possible.  The Bank seeks to invest the largest portion of its assets in commercial, consumer and real estate loans.  Generally, loans are limited to less than 85% of deposits and capital funds; however, this ratio may be exceeded as the Bank from time to time will purchase government guaranteed loans that carry minimal risk.   The Bank's investment account consists primarily of marketable securities of the United States government, Federal agencies, trust preferred issues of sound financial institutions, agency and corporate mortgage backed issues and bonds issued by various state and municipal governments, generally with varied maturities.
 
     The Bank's investment policy provides for a portfolio divided among issues purchased to meet one or more of the following objectives:
 
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to complement strategies developed in assets/liquidity management, including desired liquidity levels;
 
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to maximize after-tax income from funds not needed for day-to-day operations and loan demand; and
 
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to provide collateral necessary for acceptance of public funds.
 
     This policy allows the Bank to deal with seasonal deposit fluctuations and to provide for basic liquidity consistent with loan demand and, when possible, to match maturities with anticipated liquidity demands.  Longer term securities are sometimes selected for a combination of yield and exemption from Federal income taxation when appropriate.  Deposit accounts represent the majority of the liabilities of the Bank.  These include savings accounts, transaction accounts and time deposits.
 
     The Bank derives its income principally from interest charged on loans and, to a lesser extent, from interest earned on investments, fees received in connection with the origination of loans and miscellaneous fees and service charges.  Its principal expenses are interest expense on deposits and operating expenses.  The funds for these activities are provided principally by operating revenues, deposit growth, purchase of Federal funds from other banks, repayment of outstanding loans and sale of loans and investment securities.
 
2.  Market Area and Competition.
 
     The Bank's primary service area has been Bradenton, Florida and the surrounding area of Manatee County. Manatee County is situated in the Tampa Bay region, south of Tampa and north of Sarasota. Bradenton is the county's largest city and the county seat.  The primary service area from which the Bank draws 75% of its business is defined as the area bounded on the north by the Hillsborough/Manatee County line, on the south by the Manatee County line, on the east by Interstate 75 and on the West by Sarasota Bay/Palma Sola Bay.  The Bank's service area has been expanded into North Manatee County (Manatee River to the North County Line) with the opening of the Palmetto branch location..  The current population of Manatee County is estimated at 323,400 and the median age is estimated at 43.
 
     Service and retail industries employ more than  half of the workforce (estimated at 156,000 in 2007) in Manatee County.  Manatee County has an estimated median income of $43,000.

 
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   The Bank has recently expanded its service area to include parts of eastern Tampa and eastern Hillsborough County to include the areas known as Brandon, Plant City, Riverview and Gibsonton.  This coincides with the new branch which opened in Brandon in March of 2009.
  
     The Bank has substantial competition for accounts, commercial, consumer and real estate loans and for the provision of other services in the primary service area.  The leading factors in competing for bank accounts are interest rates, the range of financial services offered, convenience of office locations and flexible office hours.  Direct competition for bank accounts comes from other commercial banks, savings institutions, credit unions, brokerage firms and money market funds.  The leading factors in competing for loans are interest rates, loan origination fees and the range of lending services offered.  Competition for origination of loans normally comes from other commercial banks, savings institutions, credit unions and mortgage banking firms.  These entities may have competitive advantages as a result of greater resources and higher lending limits by virtue of their greater capitalization.  These competitors also may offer their customers certain services that the Bank does not provide directly but might offer indirectly through correspondent institutions.
 
3.  Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity; Interest Rates and Interest Differential.
 
     The following is a presentation of the average consolidated balance sheet of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2008.  This presentation includes all major categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities (in thousands):
 
AVERAGE CONSOLIDATED ASSETS
 
   
Year Ended
December 31, 2009
   
Year Ended
December 31, 2008
 
Cash and due from banks
  $ 7,463     $ 2,174  
Taxable/Nontaxable securities
  $ 31,404     $ 31,887  
Federal funds sold
    1,224       1,119  
Net Loans
    165,284       162,671  
Total earning assets
  $ 197,912     $ 195,677  
Other assets
    7,851       5,325  
Total assets
  $ 213,226     $ 203,176  
  
AVERAGE CONSOLIDATED
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

   
Year Ended
December 31, 2009
   
Year Ended
December 31, 2008
 
Non interest bearing-deposits
  $ 9,269     $ 9,478  
NOW and money market deposits
    24,890       24,924  
Savings Deposits
    15,148       15,409  
Time Deposits
    126,764       113,768  
Borrowings
    26,721       26,500  
Other liabilities
    394       24  
Total liabilities
  $ 203,186     $ 190,103  
Common Stock
  $ 18     $ 18  
Paid-in Capital
    9,259       10,323  
Retained earnings
    763       2,732  
Total stockholders' equity
  $ 10,040     $ 13,073  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 213,226     $ 203,176  

 
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     The following is a presentation of an analysis of the net interest earnings of the Company for the period indicated with respect to each major category of interest-earning asset and each major category of interest-bearing liability (dollars in thousands):

   
Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
 
 
Average
Amount
   
Interest
   
Average
Yield/
Rate
 
Assets                   
Taxable/Nontaxable securities
  $ 31,404     $ 1,455       4.63 %
Federal funds sold
    1,224       4       0.33 %
Net loans
    165,284       10,296       6.23 %
Total earning assets
  $ 197,912     $ 11,755       5.94 %
Liabilities
                       
NOW and money market deposits
  $ 24,890     $ 306       1.23 %
Savings deposits
    15,148       248       1.64 %
Time deposits
    126,764       4,067       3.21 %
Borrowings
    26,721       1,169       4.37 %
Total interest bearing liabilities
  $ 193,523     $ 5,790       2.99 %
Interest spread
                    2.95 %
Net interest income
          $ 5,965          
                         
Net yield on interest earning assets
                    3.01 %

   
Year Ended December 31, 2008
 
 
 
Average
Amount
   
Interest
   
Average
Yield/
Rate
 
Assets                  
Taxable/Nontaxable securities
  $ 31,887     $ 1,837       5.76 %
Federal funds sold
    1,119       32       2.86 %
Net loans
    162,671       11,260       6.92 %
Total earning assets
  $ 195,677     $ 13,129       6.71 %
Liabilities
                       
NOW and money market deposits
  $ 24,924     $ 485       1.95 %
Savings deposits
    15,409       438       2.84 %
Time deposits
    113,768       5,001       4.40 %
Borrowings
    26,500       1,092       4.12 %
Total interest bearing liabilities
  $ 180,601     $ 7,016       3.88 %
Interest spread
                    2.83 %
Net interest income
          $ 6,113          
                         
Net yield on interest earning assets
                    3.12 %

 
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4.  Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income.
 
     The effect on interest income, interest expenses and net interest income during the periods indicated from changes in average balances and rates from the corresponding prior period, is shown below.  The effect of a change in average balance has been determined by applying the average rate in the earlier period to the change in the average balance in the later period.  Changes resulting from average balance/rate variances are included in changes resulting from rate.  The balance of the change in interest income or expense and net interest income has been attributed to a change in average rate:
 
   
Year Ended December 31, 2009
Compared with 
Year Ended December 31, 2008
 
    
Increase (decrease) due to:
 
 
 
Volume
   
Rate
   
Total
 
Interest earned on:                   
                         
Taxable/Nontaxable securities
    (27 )     (355 )     (382 )
Federal funds sold
    3       (31 )     (28 )
Net loans
     184       (1,148 )     (964 )
                         
Total Interest Income
    160       (1,534 )     (1,374 )
                         
Interest paid on:
                       
                         
NOW deposits and money market deposits
    (1 )     (178 )     (179 )
Savings deposits
    (7 )     (183 )     (190 )
Time deposits
    684       (1,618 )     (934 )
Other borrowings
    9       68       77  
                         
Total interest Expense
    685       (1,911 )     (1,226 )
                         
Change in net interest income
  $ (525 )   $ 377     $ (148 )

   
Year Ended December 31, 2008
Compared with
Year Ended December 31, 2007
 
   
Increase (decrease) due to:
 
 
 
Volume
   
Rate
   
Total
 
Interest earned on:                   
                   
Taxable/Nontaxable securities
    127       (8 )     119  
Federal funds sold
    82       (97 )     (15 )
Net loans
     92       (81 )     11  
                         
Total Interest Income
    301       (186 )     115  
                         
Interest paid on:
                       
                         
NOW deposits and money market deposits
    (173 )     (349 )     (522 )
Savings deposits
    210       (295 )     (85 )
Time deposits
    850       (453 )     397  
Other borrowings
    170       31       201  
                         
Total interest Expense
    1,057       (1,066 )     (9 )
                         
Change in net interest income
  $ (756 )   $ 880     $ 124  

 
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5.  Deposits Analysis.
 
     The Bank offers a full range of interest-bearing and non-interest bearing accounts, including commercial and retail checking accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal ("NOW") accounts, individual retirement accounts, regular interest-bearing savings accounts and certificates of deposit with a range of maturity date options.  The sources of deposits are residents, businesses and employees of businesses within the Bank's market area.  Customers are obtained through personal solicitation, direct mail solicitation and advertisements published in the local media.
 
     The Bank pays competitive interest rates on time and savings deposits up to the maximum permitted by law or regulation.  In addition, the Bank has implemented a service charge fee schedule competitive with other financial institutions, covering such matters as maintenance fees on checking accounts, per item processing fees on checking accounts, returned check charges and the like.
 
     The following table presents, for the periods indicated, the average amount of and average rate paid on each of the indicated deposit categories (dollars in thousands):

   
Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
Deposit Category
 
Average Amount
   
Average Rate Paid
 
             
Non interest bearing demand deposits
  $ 9,269        
NOW and money market deposits
    24,890       1.23 %
Savings deposits
    15,148       1.64 %
Time deposits
    126,764       3.21 %
Total
  $ 176,071       2.77 %

Time Certificates of Deposit with balance of $100,000 and above.       
       
3 months or less
  $ 6,748  
3-6 months
    3,971  
6-12 months
    11,023  
over twelve months
    4,165  
Total
  $ 25,907  

 
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Year Ended December 31, 2008
 
Deposit Category
 
Average Amount
   
Average Rate Paid
 
             
Non interest bearing demand deposits
  $ 9,478        
NOW and money market deposits
    24,924       1.95 %
Savings deposits
    15,409       2.84 %
Time deposits
    113,768       4.40 %
Total
  $ 163,579       3.84 %

Time Certificates of Deposit with balance of $100,000 and above.       
       
3 months or less
  $ 5,841  
3-6 months
    8,135  
6-12 months
    11,658  
over twelve months
    2,550  
Total
  $ 28,184  

6.  Loan Portfolio Analysis.
 
     The Bank engages in a full complement of lending activities, including commercial, consumer installment and real estate loans.
 
     Commercial lending is directed principally towards businesses whose demands for funds fall within the Company's legal lending limits and which are potential deposit customers of the Bank.  These loans include loans obtained for a variety of business purposes, and are made to individual, partnership or corporate borrowers.  The Bank places particular emphasis on loans to small and medium-sized businesses.
 
     The Bank's consumer loans consist primarily of installment loans to individuals for personal, family and household purposes, including automobile loans and pre-approved lines of credit to individuals.  This category of loans includes lines of credit and term loans secured by second mortgages on residences for a variety of purposes, including home improvements, education and other personal expenditures.
 
     The Bank's real estate loans consist of residential and commercial first and second mortgages.
 
    The following table presents various categories of loans contained in the Bank's loan portfolio as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the total amount of all loans for such periods (in thousands):

   
As of December 31
 
Type of Loan
 
2009
   
2008
 
Commercial real estate
  $ 97,783     $ 95,871  
Residential real estate
    37,439       34,663  
Construction loans
    1,370       4,379  
Commercial loans
    17,218       30,036  
Consumer loans
    2,049       2,581  
Subtotal
    155,859       167,530  
Allowance for loan losses
    (4,731 )     (1,503 )
                 
Total (net of allowance)
  $ 151,128     $ 166,027  

 
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     The following is a presentation of an analysis of maturities and/or repricing of loans as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands):

Type of Loan
 
Due in 1
Year or Less
   
Due in 1
To 5 Years
   
Due After
5 Years
   
Total
 
                         
Commercial Real Estate
  $ 28,915     $ 12,537     $ 56,331     $ 97,783  
                                 
Residential Real Estate
  $ 15,738     $ 15,949     $ 5,752     $ 37,439  
                                 
Construction Loans
  $ 1,370       — 0 —       — 0 —     $ 1,370  
                                 
Commercial Loans
  $ 6,845     $ 2,415     $ 7,958     $ 17,218  
                                 
Consumer Loans
  $ 943     $ 662     $ 444     $ 2,049  
                                 
Total
  $ 53,811     $ 31,563     $ 70,485     $ 155,859  
 
     Experience of the Bank has shown that some receivables will be paid prior to contractual maturity and others will be converted, extended or renewed.  Therefore, the tabulation of contractual payments should not be regarded as a forecast of future cash collections.
 
     The following is a presentation of an analysis of sensitivity of loans, excluding installment and other loans to individuals, to changes in interest rates as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands):

Type of Loan
 
Due in 1
Year or Less
   
Due in 1
to 5 Years
   
Due After
5 Years
   
Total
 
                         
Fixed rate loans
  $ 14,274     $ 5,519     $ 13,837     $ 33,630  
Variable rate loans
    39,537       26,044       56,648       122,229  
                                 
Total
  $ 53,811     $ 31,563     $ 70,485     $ 155,859  

 
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     The following table presents information regarding non-accrual, past due and restructured loans as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in thousands):

   
As of December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis:
           
             
Number:
 
Thirty-three
   
Twenty-four
 
Amount:
  $ 15,685     $ 7,289  
                 
Accruing loans which are contractually past due 90 days or more as to principal and interest payments:
               
                 
Number:
 
None
   
Two
 
Amount:
  $ 0     $ 84  
                 
Loans which were renegotiated to provide a reduction or deferral of interest or principal because of deterioration in the financial position of the borrower:
               
                 
Number:
 
None
   
One
 
Amount:
  $ 0     $ 479  
                 
Loans for which there are serious doubts as to the borrower's ability to comply with existing terms:
               
                 
Number:
 
Forty-four
   
Twenty
 
Amount:
  $ 24,210     $ 12,458  
 
     As of December 31, 2009, there were no loans classified for regulatory purposes as doubtful, substandard or special mention that have not been disclosed in the above table, which (i) represent or result from trends or uncertainties which management reasonably expects will materially impact future operating results, liquidity, or capital resources, or (ii) represent material credits about which management is aware of any information which causes management to have serious doubts as to the ability of such borrowers to comply with the loan repayment terms.
 
     Loans are classified as non-accruing when the probability of collection of either principal or interest becomes doubtful.  The balance classified as non-accruing represents the net realizable value of the account, which is the most realistic estimate of the amount the Company expects to collect in final settlement.  If the account balance exceeds the estimated net realizable value, the excess is written off at the time this determination is made.
 
     At December 31, 2009, 33 loans with an aggregate balance of $15,685,437 were not accruing interest.  There are no other loans which are not disclosed above where known information about possible credit problems of borrowers causes management to have serious doubts as to the ability of such borrowers to comply with the loan repayment terms.
 
7.  Summary of Loan Loss Experience.
 
     An analysis of the Company's loan loss experience is furnished in the following table for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, as well as a breakdown of the allowance for possible loan losses (dollars in thousands):

 
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Year Ended December 31
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 1,503     $ 1,403  
Charge-offs (commercial loans)
    (6,623 )     (66 )
Charge-offs (residential loans)
    (1,496 )     (269 )
Charge-offs (consumer loans)
    (86 )     (24 )
Recoveries
    236       14  
Provision charged to Operations
    11,197       445  
                 
Balance at end of period
  $ 4,731     $ 1,503  
                 
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to total loans outstanding during the period
    3.03 %     .90 %
                 
Net charge-offs/(recoveries) to average loans
    4.73 %     .21 %
 
     As of December 31, 2009, the allowance for possible losses was allocated as follows (dollars in thousands):

Loans
 
Amount
   
Percent of Loan
in Each Category
to Total Loans
 
Commercial real estate & construction 
  $ 532       63.6
Residential real estate
    1,441       24.0 %
Commercial loans
    42       11.1 %
Consumer loans
    —0—       1.3 %
Unallocated
    2,716       N/A  
Total
  $ 4,731       100.0 %
 
  As of December 31, 2008, the allowance for possible losses was allocated as follows (dollars in thousands):

Loans
 
Amount
   
Percent of Loan
in Each Category
to Total Loans
 
Commercial real estate & construction
  $ 685       59.1 %
Residential real estate
    415       20.5 %
Commercial loans
    364       18.9 %
Consumer loans
    19       1.5 %
Unallocated
    20       N/A  
Total
  $ 1,503       100.0 %
 
8.  Loan Loss Reserve.
 
     In considering the adequacy of the Company's allowance for possible loan losses, management has focused on the fact that as of December 31, 2009, 75% of outstanding loans were in the category of commercial loans.  Management generally regards these loans as riskier than other categories of loans in the Company's loan portfolio.  However the majority of the loans in this category at December 31, 2009, were made on a secured basis, such collateral consisting primarily of real estate and equipment.  Management believes that the secured condition of the preponderant portion of its commercial loan portfolio greatly reduces any risk of loss inherently present in these loans.

 
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     The Company's consumer loan portfolio is also secured.  At December 31, 2009, the majority of the Company's consumer loans were secured by collateral primarily consisting of automobiles, boats and second mortgages on real estate.  Management believes that these loans involve less risk than other categories of loans.
 
     Residential real estate mortgage loans constitute 24% of outstanding loans.  Management considers these loans to have minimal risk due to the fact that these loans represent conventional residential real estate mortgages where the amount of the original loan does not exceed 80% of the appraised value of the collateral.
 
     The allowance for loan losses reflects an amount which, in management's judgment, is adequate to provide for potential loan losses.  Management's determination of the proper level of the allowance for loan losses is based on the ongoing analysis of the credit quality and loss potential of the portfolio, actual loan loss experience relative to the size and characteristics of the portfolio, changes in composition and risk characteristics of the portfolio and anticipated impacts of national and regional economic policies and conditions.  Senior management and the Board of Directors of the Bank review the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses on a monthly basis.
 
     Management considers the year-end allowance appropriate and adequate to cover possible losses in the loan portfolio; however, management's judgment is based upon a number of assumptions about future events, which are believed to be reasonable, but which may or may not prove valid.  Thus, there can be no assurance that charge-offs in future periods will not exceed the allowance for loan losses or that additional increases in the loan loss allowance will not be required.
 
9.  Investments.
 
     As of December 31, 2009, the securities portfolio comprised approximately 12.3% of the Company's assets, while loans comprised approximately 75.8% of the Company's assets. The Bank invests primarily in obligations of the United States or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States and other taxable securities.  In addition, the Bank enters into Federal Funds transactions with its principal correspondent banks, and acts as a net seller of such funds.  The sale of Federal Funds amounts to a short-term loan from the Bank to another bank.
 
     The following table presents, for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the approximate market value of the Company's investments, classified by category and by whether they are considered available-for-sale or held-to-maturity (in thousands):

 
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Investment Category
 
December 31
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Available-for-Sale:
           
             
U.S. Agency Bonds
  $ 2,457     $ 1,014  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    1,644       4,708  
Mortgage-backed securities
    228       2,668  
Trust Preferred & Other Corporate Securities
    6,893       7,467  
Equity securities
    1,859       2,108  
Total Available-for-Sale Securities
  $ 13,081     $ 17,965  
                 
Held-to-Maturity Securities:
               
                 
Corporate Securities
  $ 775     $ 550  
General obligation bonds of municipalities
    5,595       6,450  
Revenue bonds of municipalities
    4,147       4,451  
                 
Total Held-to-Maturity Securities
  $ 10,517     $ 11,451  
                 
Total Portfolio
  $ 23,598     $ 29,416  
 
     The following table indicates, for the year ended December 31, 2009, the amount of investments, appropriately classified, due in (i) one year or less, (ii) one to five years, (iii) five to ten years, and (iv) over ten years (dollars in thousands):

 
 
Amount
   
Average
Weighted Yield
 
Available-for-Sale:             
             
Other Securities after 10 years
  $ 1,859       0.74 %
                 
Obligations of U.S. Agency after 10 years
    2,457       4.46 %
                 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations after 10 years
    1,644       6.11 %
                 
Mortgage-backed securities after 10 years
    228       4.97 %
                 
Trust Preferred & Corporate Securities after 10 years
    6,893       5.56 %
                 
Total Available-for-Sale
  $ 13,081       4.79 %
                 
Held-to-Maturity
               
                 
 Corporate Securities after 10 years
  $ 775       6.45 %
                 
General obligation Bonds after 10 years
    5,595       4.29 %
                 
Revenue bonds after 10 years
    4,147       4.31 %
                 
Total Held-to-Maturity
  $ 10,517       4.49 %
                 
Total
  $ 23,598       4.65 %

 
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10.  Return on Equity and Assets
 
     Returns on average consolidated assets and average consolidated equity for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
                 
Return on average assets
    (3.81 )%     .29 %
Return on average equity
    (80.95 )%     4.50 %
Equity to assets ratio
    4.71 %     6.43 %
Dividend payout ratio
    N/A       33.86 %
 
11.  Asset/Liability Management
 
     The Bank seeks to manage assets and liabilities to provide a satisfactory, consistent level of profitability within the framework of established cash, loan investment, borrowing and capital policies.  Certain of its officers are responsible for monitoring policies and procedures that are designed to ensure acceptable composition of the asset/liability mix, stability and leverage of all sources of funds while adhering to prudent banking practices.  It is the overall philosophy of management to support asset growth primarily through growth of core deposits of all categories made by individuals, partnerships and corporations.  The management of the Bank seeks to invest the largest portion of their assets in commercial, consumer and real estate loans.
 
     The asset/liability mix of the Bank is monitored on a daily basis by its management.  A quarterly report reflecting interest-sensitive assets and interest-sensitive liabilities is prepared and presented to its Board of Directors.  The objective of this policy is to control interest-sensitive assets and liabilities so as to minimize the impact of substantial movements in interest rates on their respective earnings.
 
12.  Employees.
 
     As of March 17, 2010, the Bank employed 45 full-time equivalent employees.  Management of the Bank believes that its employee relations are good.  There are no collective bargaining agreements covering any of the Bank's employees.
 
13.  Supervision and Regulation.
 
Supervision and Regulation of the Company.
 
     The Company is a bank holding company within the meaning of the Federal Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.  As a bank holding company, the Company is required to file with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve") annual and semi-annual reports and information regarding its business operations and those of the Bank.  The Company is also examined by the Federal Reserve.

 
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     A bank holding company is required by the Federal Bank Holding Company Act to obtain approval from the Federal Reserve prior to acquiring control of any bank that it does not already own or engaging in any business other than banking or managing, controlling or furnishing services to banks and other subsidiaries authorized by the statute.  The Federal Reserve would approve the ownership of shares by a bank holding company in any company the activities of which it has determined by order or regulation to be so closely related to banking or to managing or controlling banks as to be a proper incident thereto.  In other words, the Company would require Federal Reserve approval if we were to engage in any of the foregoing activities.
 
     The Company is compelled by the Federal Reserve to invest additional capital in the event the Bank experiences either significant loan losses or rapid growth of loans or deposits.  The Federal Reserve requires a bank holding company to act as a source of financial strength and to take measures to preserve and protect its bank subsidiaries
 
     As a bank holding company, the Company operates under the capital adequacy guidelines established by the Federal Reserve.  Under the Federal Reserve's current risk-based capital guidelines for bank holding companies, the minimum required ratio for total capital to risk weighted assets we will be required to maintain is 8%, with at least 4% consisting of Tier 1 capital.  Tier 1 capital consists of common and qualifying preferred stock and minority interests in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries, less goodwill and other intangible assets.  Because the Company is a bank holding company with less than $500 million in total consolidated assets, these guidelines apply on a Bank-only basis.  These risk-based capital guidelines establish minimum standards and bank holding companies generally are expected to operate well above the minimum standards.
 
     The Company also is subject to requirements to file annual, quarterly and certain other reports with the SEC applicable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
In addition, the Federal Reserve, through guidance reissued on February 24, 2009, also maintains supervisory policies that:
 
 
·
may restrict the ability of a bank from paying dividends on any class of capital stock or any other Tier 1 capital instrument if the holding company is not deemed to have a strong capital position.
 
 
·
states that a holding company should reduce or eliminate dividends when
 
 
·
the holding company’s net income available to shareholders for the past four quarters, net of dividends previously paid during that period, is not sufficient to fully fund the dividends;
 
 
·
the holding company’s prospective rate of earnings retention is not consistent with the holding company’s capital needs and overall current and prospective financial condition; or

 
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·
the holding company will not meet, or is in danger of not meeting, its minimum regulatory capital adequacy ratios.
 
 
·
requires that a holding company must inform the Federal Reserve in advance of declaring or paying a dividend that exceeds earnings for the period (e.g., quarter) for which the dividend is being paid or that could result in a material adverse change to the organization’s capital structure. Declaring or paying a dividend in either circumstance could raise supervisory concerns.
 
     In the current financial and economic environment, the Federal Reserve has indicated that bank holding companies should carefully review their dividend policy and has discouraged payment ratios that are at maximum allowable levels unless both asset quality and capital are very strong.
 
     The Company also is subject to requirements to file annual, quarterly and certain other reports with the SEC applicable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Supervision and Regulation of the Bank.
 
     The Bank is examined and regulated by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (the "Florida Department") and, as a member of the Federal Reserve Bank System, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.  Under Florida law and Florida Department's regulations, the Bank may pay cash dividends only up to the sum of:
 
·
current period net profits; plus
 
·
80% of its cumulative retained net profits for the preceding two years or, with the approval of the Florida Department, 80% of its cumulative retained net profits for a period longer than two years.
 
Also, no dividend may be paid by the Bank if
 
·
the sum of the amounts equal to the remaining 20% of the retained net profits for the periods from which the 80% is used to pay the dividends is less than the Bank's book value of its common and preferred stock; or
 
 
·
the sum of the current period net profits plus the retained net profits for the preceding two years is less than zero.
 
     Until December 31, 2013, the Bank's deposits are insured by the FDIC for a maximum of $250,000 per depositor.  For this protection, the Bank pays quarterly statutory assessments and will have to comply with the rules and regulations of the FDIC.  Due to the increased number of bank failures that occurred during 2008 and 2009, the FDIC has increased the Bank’s risk-based deposit assessment beginning with the first quarter of 2009 to twelve cents for each $100 of risk-based deposits held by the Bank.  These assessments are likely to increase further during 2010.
 
     Effective November 21, 2008 and until December 31, 2009, the FDIC expanded deposit insurance limits for certain accounts under the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (“TLGP”). Provided an institution has not opted out of TLGP, the FDIC will fully guarantee funds deposited in non-interest bearing transaction accounts, including (1) interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts and (2) negotiable order of withdrawal accounts with rates no higher than 0.50 percent if the institution has committed to maintain the interest rate at or below that rate. In conjunction with the increased deposit insurance coverage, insurance assessments also increase for participating institutions.  As previously reported, the Bank has not opted out of TLGP.

 
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     In case of member banks like the Bank, the Federal Reserve has the authority to prevent the continuance or development of unsound and unsafe banking practices and to approve conversions, mergers and consolidations.  As a member of the Federal Reserve, the Bank also has to comply with rules that restrict preferential loans by the bank to "insiders," require the Bank to keep information on loans to principal shareholders and executive officers, and prohibit certain director and officer interlocks between financial institutions.  Also, under the Federal Reserve's current risk-based capital guidelines for member banks, the Bank will be required to maintain a minimum ratio of total capital to risk weighted assets of 8%, with at least 4% consisting of Tier 1 capital.
 
     In addition, the Federal Reserve requires its member banks to maintain a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to total assets.  This capital measure is generally referred to as the leverage capital ratio.  The minimum required leverage capital ratio is 4 percent if the Federal Reserve determines that the institution is not anticipating or experiencing significant growth and has well-diversified risks — including no undue interest rate exposure, excellent asset quality, high liquidity and good earnings — and, in general, is considered a strong banking organization and rated Composite 1 under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating Systems.  If the Bank does not satisfy any of these criteria it may be required to maintain a ratio of total capital to risk-based assets of 10% and a ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-based assets of at least 6%.  The Bank would then be required to maintain a 5% leverage capital ratio.
 
Significant Legislation.
 
     Under Florida law, which is designed to implement the Interstate Banking Act, a non-Florida bank may not open new branches in Florida but may, beginning May 31, 1997, acquire by merger a Florida bank and operate its branches after the merger, provided that the Florida bank is at least three years old.  Also, since May 31, 1997, Florida law has prohibited the establishment in Florida of new banks by non-Florida bank holding companies.  A non-Florida bank holding company may, however, acquire a Florida bank or bank holding company, provided that the Florida bank involved is at least three years old.  These interstate acquisitions are prohibited if they result in the control of more than 30% of the total amount of insured deposits in Florida, except where the acquisition is an initial entry into Florida by the out-of-state bank holding company.  This legislation has had and continues to have the potential of increasing the competitive forces to which we would be subject.
 
     Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, enacted in 1999 (the GLB Act”), which essentially repealed the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, a bank holding company that elects to become a financial holding company may engage in any activity that the Federal Reserve, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, determines by regulation or order is: (1) financial in nature; (2) incidental to any such financial activity; or (3) complementary to any such financial activity and does not pose a substantial risk to the safety or soundness of depository institutions or the financial system generally.  The GLB Act specifies certain activities that are deemed to be financial in nature, including lending, exchanging, transferring, investing for others, or safeguarding money or securities; underwriting and selling insurance; providing financial, investment or economic advisory services; underwriting, dealing in or making a market in, securities; and any activity currently permitted for bank holding companies by the Federal Reserve under Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act. The GLB Act does not authorize banks or their affiliates to engage in commercial activities that are not financial in nature. A bank holding company may elect to be treated as a financial holding company only if all depository institution subsidiaries of the holding company are well-capitalized, well-managed and have at least a satisfactory rating under the Community Reinvestment Act.  Because of the GLB Act, the Company has been placed in more direct competition with other financial institutions including mutual funds, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies and investment banking firms.

 
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Proposed Legislation and Regulatory Action.
 
     New regulations and statutes are regularly proposed that contain wide-ranging proposals for altering the structure, competitive relationships and the regulatory framework in which we and the Bank operate.  For example, under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (“EESA”), Congress has the ability to impose “after-the-fact” terms and conditions on participants in the Capital Purchase Program administered under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (“TARP”).  As previously reported, we have applied for participation in the Capital Purchase Program and, if we were approved for such participation and actually participated in it, we could be subject to any such retroactive legislation. On February 10, 2009, the Treasury announced the Financial Stability Plan under the EESA (the “Financial Stability Plan”) which is intended to further stabilize financial institutions and stimulate lending across a broad range of economic sectors. On February 18, 2009, President Obama signed the America Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”), a broad economic stimulus package that included additional restrictions on, and potential additional regulation of, financial institutions. Additional regulations adopted as part of the EESA, the Financial Stability Plan, the ARRA, or other legislation may subject us to additional regulatory requirements.  We cannot predict whether or in what form any proposed regulation or statute will be adopted or the extent to which our business may be affected by any new regulation or statute.
 
     The earnings and growth of the Bank are also affected by the monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government, particularly the Federal Reserve.  The Federal Reserve implements national monetary policy by its open market operations in United States government securities, adjustments in the amount of industry reserves that banks and other financial institutions are required to maintain and adjustments to the discount rates applicable to borrowings by banks from the Federal Reserve.  The actions of the Federal Reserve in these areas influence the growth of bank loans, investments and deposits and also affect interest rates charged on loans and paid on deposits.  We cannot predict the nature and impact of any future changes in monetary policies.
 
Item 2.
Description of Property.
 
     In August 2000, the Company and the Bank moved their operations into a new one-story building located at 900 53rd Avenue East, in Bradenton.  The new facility, after the addition of almost 2,000 square feet of interior space in August, 2004, consists of approximately 7,000 square feet of interior space, four interior teller windows, four exterior drive-through teller stations and 36 parking spaces.  The interior includes executive offices, work stations for support staff and safe deposit box storage areas.  The original total cost of for the new facility, including the costs of construction, landscaping, and furniture and equipment, was approximately $1.7 million. The 2004 addition cost the Company approximately $260,000, and the Company spent another approximately $40,000 to furnish the additional space with furniture and equipment.

 
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     On June 25, 2001, the Bank opened a new branch facility located at 2102 59th Street West, Bradenton, Florida (the "Blake Hospital Branch"). The Blake Hospital Branch was built by a Florida limited liability partnership composed of four of the Company's directors and a relative of one of the Company's directors.  The Bank leased 3,812 square feet of the facility from the partnership on a ten year lease, at a rate of $23.50/square foot, with 3% annual increases and two five-year options.
 
     On October 31, 2005, the Bank opened a new branch facility at 501 8th Avenue West, Palmetto, Florida (the "Palmetto Branch").  The Palmetto Branch was built by a Florida limited liability partnership composed of five of the Company's directors.   The Bank leased 3,731 square feet of the facility from the partnership on a ten year lease, at the rate of $28.50/square foot, with 3% annual increases and two five-year options.
 
     In April of 2009, the Bank opened a new branch facility at 1525 East Brandon Boulevard, Brandon, Florida (the "Brandon Branch").   The Brandon Branch was built by a Florida limited liability partnership composed of four of the Company's directors and a relative of one of the Company's directors.  The Bank leased 3,550 square feet of the facility from the partnership on a ten year lease, at a rate of $50.50/square foot, with 3% annual increases and two five-year options.
 
     On December 30, 2009, the Bank purchased a 26,000 square foot historic building in downtown Bradenton for $1.5 million.  This building will be used to consolidate Holding Company and Bank accounting and bookkeeping functions.  It will also provide space for future growth.  It is anticipated the Bank will lease out a portion of the building.
 
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings.
 
     Neither the Company nor the Bank is a party to, nor is any of their property the subject of, any material pending legal proceeding that is not routine litigation that is incidental to the business or any other material legal proceeding.
 
PART II
 
Item 4.
Market for Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
    Market for Common Stock and Dividend Policy.
 
     Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorize us to issue up to 25,000,000 shares of the Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock.  As of March 17, 2010, 1,809,912 shares of the Common Stock were issued, and 1,770,139 were outstanding and held by 586 holders of record.  No shares of preferred stock were then issued and outstanding.
 
     Since November 2004, the Common Stock has been trading on the OTCBB under the symbol "HZNB".  The following table sets forth the range of high and low bid information for the four quarters of 2009, as reported by Bloomberg.com:

Quarter ended
 
High
   
Low
 
March 31
    7.75       6.00  
June 30
    9.25       3.10  
September 30
    5.00       3.90  
December 31
    4.95       1.60  
 
 
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     These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.
 
   The following table sets forth the range of high and low bid information for the four quarters of 2008, as reported by Bloomberg.com:

Quarter ended
 
High
   
Low
 
March 31
    14.00       10.10  
June 30
    12.50       10.10  
September 30
    11.30       8.25  
December 31
    8.50       6.50  
 
     These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.
 
       For  2008  we paid $.11 per share in dividends.  We were restricted by the FRB from paying any dividends in 2009. The declaration of future dividends is within the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend, among other things, upon business conditions, earnings, the financial condition of the Bank and the Company, and regulatory requirements.
 
Equity Compensation Plan Information.
 
     The following chart sets forth information relating to the Company's stock option plans.
 

   
Number of
Securities to be
issued upon
exercise of
outstanding
options, warrants
and rights
(a)
   
Weighted-average
exercise
price of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
(b)
   
Number of
securities
remaining
available for
future issuance
under equity
compensation
plans (excluded
securities reflected
in column (a))
(c)
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
    90,320     $ 11.10       37,887  
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
    34,380
(1)
  $ 5.50       -0-  
Total
    124,700               37,887  
 
 
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(1) These ten-year options were granted to Charles S. Conoley, the President and Chief Executive Officer, under an individual compensation arrangement on October 28, 1998. The expiration date of these options was extended to December 31, 2012 pursuant to Mr. Conoley's employment agreement effective January 1, 2008.
 
Item 5.
Selected Financial Data.
 
Not Applicable.
 
Item 6.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
     Discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements and related notes which are included under Item 7 below.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
     Critical accounting policies are defined as those that were reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties and could potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions.  Management believes that the most critical accounting policies upon which its financial condition depends, and which involve the most complex or subjective decisions or assessments are as follows:
 
     Allowance for Loan Losses:  Arriving at an appropriate level of allowance for loan losses involves a high degree of judgment.  The Company's allowance for loan losses provides for probable losses based upon evaluations of known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio.  Management uses historical information to assess the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses as well as the prevailing business environment as it is affected by changing economic conditions and various external factors, which may impact the portfolio in ways currently unforeseen.  The allowance is increased by provisions for loan losses and by recoveries of loans previously charged-off and reduced by loans charged-off.  For an additional discussion of the Company's methodology of assessing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, see Note 1 in the Company's consolidated financial statements for years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
     Income Taxes:  The Company estimates income tax expense based on the amount it expects to owe various tax authorities.  Income taxes are discussed in more detail in Note 14 of the consolidated financial statements.  Accrued taxes represent the net estimated amount due to or to be received from taxing authorities.  In estimating accrued taxes, management assesses the relative merits and risks of the appropriate tax treatments taking into account statutory, judicial and regulatory guidance in the context of its tax position.  Although the Company uses available information to record accrued income taxes, underlying estimates and assumptions can change over time as a result of unanticipated events or circumstances, such as changes in tax laws influencing the Company's overall tax position.  Refer to Note 1 in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 for a more detailed discussion.

 
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Overview
 
     The Company's results of operations are largely dependent on interest income, which is the difference between the interest earned on loans and securities and interest paid on deposits and borrowings.  The results of operations are also affected by the level of income/fees from loans, deposits, borrowings, as well as operating expenses, the provision for loan losses, the impact of federal and state income taxes, and the relative levels of interest rates and economic activity.
 
     In its projections for fiscal 2009, the Company anticipated increased net interest income as the Bank continued to expand its base of earning assets.  The actual results for the year ended December 31, 2009  show that, in spite of decreasing interest rates on both the earning asset and interest bearing liabilities sides of the balance sheet the rate and volume decreases on the asset side outpaced  those on the liability side resulting in a slight decrease of  $148,000 in net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
     Looking ahead to 2010, the Company expects general rates to remain steady throughout the year which will decrease cost of funds slightly while the yield on earning assets will remain constant.  The strategy for 2010 is to increase the net yield approximately .20%.  In addition, expense control and growth in non-interest income will also be main objectives for 2010.  Large increases in FDIC charges will have a significant negative impact on 2010 earnings.  The Bank has budgeted $420,000 for the loan loss provision for fiscal year 2010, but expects this number to be higher to satisfy the bank regulators' drive for "cushion capital" in the loan loss reserve.
 
     As discussed under “Future Prospects” below, of much greater concern is the fact that for the last two quarters the Bank has been significantly undercapitalized under the applicable capital ratios.  The Atlanta Fed is not likely to allow this condition to continue for another full fiscal quarter and, unless, with the Atlanta Fed’s cooperation, the Company engineers a major infusion of capital into the Bank in the next 30-45 days, the Bank is likely to be placed under a receivership and the Company will go out of business.
 
A.     
Results of Operations.
 
Year Ended December 31, 2009 as Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2008.
 
     For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, net income/(loss) amounted to $(8,127,338) and $587,970 respectively.  For 2009, basic and diluted income/(loss) per share of Common Stock was $(4.59).  For 2008, basic and diluted income per share of Common Stock was $.33 and $.32, respectively.  Because of the existence of warrants and stock options, the Company has a complex capital structure, necessitating the disclosure of basic and dilutive income per share. While none of the warrants/options were dilutive in 2009, a portion of the warrants/options were dilutive during calendar year 2008.
 
     In general terms, the Company's results of operations are determined by its ability to manage effectively interest income and expense, to minimize loan and investment losses, to generate non-interest income and to control non-interest expense.  Since interest rates are determined by market forces and economic conditions beyond the control of the Company, the ability to generate net interest income is dependent upon the Company's ability to maintain an adequate spread between the rate earned on earning assets and the rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. Thus, net interest income is the key performance measure of income.

 
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        Following is a comparison of the Company's performance during calendar year 2009 and 2008.
 
     Average earning assets increased from $195.7 million at December 31, 2008, to $197.9 million at December 31, 2009, representing an increase of $2.2 million, or 1%.  Below are the various components of average earning assets for the periods indicated (in thousands):
   
December 31
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Federal funds sold
  $ 1,224     $ 1,119  
Taxable/nontaxable securities
    31,404       31,887  
Loans
    165,284       162,671  
     Total earning assets
  $ 197,912     $ 195,677  
 
     Net interest income decreased, from $6,113,313 for the year ended December 31, 2008, to $5,964,885 for the year ended December 31, 2009.  Below are the various components of interest income and expense, as well as their yield/cost for the periods indicated:
 

Years Ended:
 
December 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
                         
   
Interest Income
/Expense
   
Yield
/Cost
   
Interest Income
/Expense
   
Yield
/Cost
 
       
 
 
($ in 000's)
 
Interest income:
                       
                         
Federal funds sold
  $ 4       .33 %   $ 32       2.86 %
Taxable/nontaxable securities
    1,455       4.63 %     1,837       5.76 %
Loans
    10,296       6.23 %     11,260       6.92 %
                                 
Total
  $ 11,755       5.94 %   $ 13,129       6.71 %
                                 
Interest expense:
                               
                                 
NOW and money market deposits
  $ 306       1.23 %   $ 485       1.95 %
Savings deposits
    248       1.64 %     438       2.84 %
Time deposits
    4,067       3.21 %     5,001       4.40 %
Other borrowings
    1,169       4.37 %     1,092       4.12 %
                                 
Total
  $ 5,790       2.99 %   $ 7,016       3.88 %
                                 
Net interest income
  $ 5,965             $ 6,113          
Net yield on earning assets
            3.01 %             3.12 %
 
     The above table indicates that the net yield on earning assets decreased from 3.12% for the year ended December 31, 2008, to 3.01% for the year ended December 31, 2009.  As shown in the table, the decrease in net yield occurred because the decreased yield on loans and securities were not sufficient to offset the decrease in rates the Bank had to pay on deposits in a competitive local market environment. For further explanation see the discussion under Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income beginning on page 15 above.

 
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Non-interest Income
 
     Non-interest income as a percentage of average total assets declined from (.16%) for calendar year 2008 to (.41%) for calendar year 2009.  In terms of dollars, the decline amounted to approximately $540,000.
 
     Components of non-interest income for calendar years 2009 and 2008 are as follows:
  
   
Year Ended December 31
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Gain on sale of loans and servicing assets
  $ 927,494     $ 433,034  
Impairment (loss) on security
    (2,213,807 )     (1,166,136 )
Impairment (loss), OREO
    (515,773 )     —0—  
Gain on sale of assets
    1,299       168,085  
Service fees on deposit accounts
    76,284       91,381  
Loan servicing income
    508,340       —0—  
Gain on sale of securities
    118,756       —0—  
Miscellaneous other
    230,670       151,396  
      Total
  $ (866,737 )   $ (322,240 )
 
Non-Interest Expense
 
     Non-interest expense as a percentage of average total assets for years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, was 2.64% and 2.24%, respectively.     
 
Components of non-interest expense for calendar years 2009 and 2008 are as follows:

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Salaries and benefits
  $ 2,386,675     $ 2,344,286  
Building and equipment expense
    916,857       703,815  
Professional fees
    296,825       226,296  
FDIC insurance expense
    521,639       124,129  
Data processing and software expense
    348,531       344,301  
Other operating expenses
    1,169,029       811,495  
     Total
  $ 5,639,556     $ 4,554,322  
 
     During calendar year 2009, the allowance for loan losses increased from $1,502,823 to $4,731,280.  The allowance for loan losses, as a percentage of gross loans, increased from .90% for December 31, 2008 and 3.03% for December 31, 2009.  As a result of the severe economic downturn in 2008, and especially in 2009, real estate values plummeted and the rate of unemployment increased dramatically.  These two factors combined had a significant impact on the Bank’s loan portfolio.  Specifically, loan quality declined drastically, necessitating very significant provisions to the allowance for loan losses. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, provisions for loan losses amounted to $11.2 million and $.4 million, respectively.

 
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     As of December 31, 2009, management considers the allowance for loan losses to be adequate to absorb possible future losses.  However, there can be no assurance that charge-offs in future periods will not exceed the allowance for loan losses or that additional provisions to the allowance will not be required.
 
Liquidity and Interest Rate Sensitivity
 
     Net interest income, the Company's primary source of earnings, fluctuates with significant interest rate movements.  To lessen the impact of these margin swings, the balance sheet should be structured so that repricing opportunities exist for both assets and liabilities in roughly equivalent amounts at approximately the same time intervals.  Imbalances in these repricing opportunities at any point in time constitute interest rate sensitivity.
 
     Interest rate sensitivity refers to the responsiveness of interest-bearing assets and liabilities to changes in market interest rates.  The rate sensitive position, or gap, is the difference in the volume of rate sensitive assets and liabilities, at a given time interval.  The general objective of gap management is to manage actively rate sensitive assets and liabilities so as to reduce the impact of interest rate fluctuations on the net interest margin.  Management generally attempts to maintain a balance between rate sensitive assets and liabilities as the exposure period is lengthened to minimize the Company's overall interest rate risks.  The asset mix of the balance sheet is continually evaluated in terms of several variables:  yield, credit quality, appropriate funding sources and liquidity.  To effectively manage the liability mix of the balance sheet focuses on expanding the various funding sources.  The interest rate sensitivity position at year-end 2009 is presented below.  Since all interest rates and yields do not adjust at the same velocity, the gap is only a general indicator of rate sensitivity (dollars in thousands):

   
Within
three
months
   
After
three
months
but
within
six
months
   
After
six
months
but
within
one year
   
After
one year
but
within
five
years
   
After
five
years
   
Total
 
EARNING ASSETS
                                   
                                     
Loans
    50,946       15,432       15,233       56,584       17,664       155,859  
Securities
    58       2,649       275       2,256       19,309       24,547  
Federal funds sold
    — 0 —       — 0 —       — 0 —       — 0 —       — 0 —       — 0 —  
Total earning assets
    51,004       18,081       15,508       58,840       36,973       180,406  
   
SUPPORTING SOURCES OF FUNDS
 
Interest-bearing demand deposits and savings
    41,597       — 0 —       — 0 —       — 0 —       — 0 —       41,597  
Certificates, Less than $100M
    16,863       13,979       35,182       31,362       — 0 —       97,386  
Certificates, $100M and over
    6,748       3,971       11,946       3,242       — 0 —       25,907  
Borrowings
    1,065       — 0 —        — 0 —       13,000       5,000       19,065  
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    66,273       17,950       47,128       47,604       5,000       183,955  
                                                 
Interest rate sensitivity gap
    (15,269 )     131       (31,620 )     11,236       31,973       (3,549 )
Cumulative gap
    (15,269 )     (15,138 )     (46,758 )     (35,522 )     (3,549 )      
Interest rate sensitivity gap ratio
    0.77       1.01       0.33       1.24       7.39       .98  
Cumulative interest rate sensitivity gap ratio
    0.77       0.82       0.64       0.80       .98        
 
 
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     As evidenced by the table above, the Company is liability sensitive from zero to within three months and six months to within one year.  It is asset sensitive after three months to within six months and after one year.  On a cumulative basis, however, the Company is liability sensitive throughout all time spans.
 
     In a declining interest rate environment, a liability sensitive position (a gap ratio of less than 1.0) is generally more advantageous since liabilities are repriced sooner than assets.  Conversely, in a rising interest rate environment, an asset sensitive position (a gap ratio over 1.0) is generally more advantageous, as earning assets are repriced sooner than liabilities.  With respect to the Company, an increase in interest rates would reduce income for all time periods up to one year.  Conversely, a decline in interest rates would increase income for all time periods up to one year.  This, however, assumes that all other factors affecting income remain constant.
 
     As the Company continues to grow, management will continuously structure its rate sensitivity position to best hedge against rapidly rising or falling interest rates. The Bank's Asset/Liability Committee meets on a quarterly basis and develops management's strategy for the upcoming period.  Such strategy includes anticipations of future interest rate movements.  Interest rate risk will, nonetheless, fall within previously adopted policy parameters to contain any risk.
 
     Liquidity represents the ability to provide steady sources of funds for loan commitments and investment activities and to maintain sufficient funds to cover deposit withdrawals and payment of debt and operating obligations.  These funds can be obtained by converting assets to cash or by attracting new deposits.  The Company's primary source of liquidity comes from its ability to maintain and increase deposits through the Bank. Below are pertinent liquidity balances and ratios for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in thousands):
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Cash and cash equivalents
    9,720       2,384  
CDs, over $100,000 to total deposits (ratio)
    14.8 %     17.0 %
Loan to deposit ratio
    86.6 %     101.1 %
Securities to total assets ratio
    12.3 %     14.8 %
Brokered deposits
    11,647       26,543  
 
     As the above balances and ratios indicate, management believes that the Company's 2009 liquidity position is satisfactory.  Management is unaware of any trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in or are reasonably likely to result in the Company's liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material way.  The Bank has certain deposit pricing directives that could adversely affect the Bank's ability to attract and/or retain deposits in the future.
 
Capital Adequacy
 
     There are two primary measures of capital adequacy for banks and bank holding companies: (i) risk-based capital guidelines; and (ii) the leverage ratio.

 
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     The risk-based capital guidelines measure the amount of a bank's required capital in relation to the degree of risk perceived in its assets and its off-balance sheet items.  For example, cash and Treasury Securities are placed under a zero percent risk category while commercial loans are placed under the one hundred percent risk category.  Banks are required to maintain a minimum risk-based capital ratio of 8%, with at least 4% consisting of Tier 1 capital.  Under the risk-based capital guidelines, there are two "tiers" of capital.  Tier 1 capital consists of common shareholders' equity, non-cumulative and cumulative (bank holding companies only) perpetual preferred stock and minority interests.  Goodwill is subtracted from the total.  Tier 2 capital consists of the allowance for loan losses, hybrid capital instruments, term subordinated debt and intermediate term preferred stock.
 
     The second measure of capital adequacy relates to the leverage ratio.  The Federal Reserve has established a 3% minimum leverage ratio requirement.  Note that the leverage ratio is computed by dividing Tier 1 capital into total assets.  Banks that are not rated CAMEL 1 by their primary regulator should maintain a minimum leverage ratio of 3% plus an additional cushion of at least 1% - 2%, depending upon risk profiles and other factors.
 
     Since 1996, the Federal Reserve, the OCC and the FDIC consider interest rate risk in the determination of supervisory capital adequacy.  In their joint policy statement, the agencies emphasize the necessity of adequate oversight by a bank's board of directors and senior management and of a comprehensive risk management process.  The policy statement also describes the critical factors affecting the agencies' evaluations of a bank's interest rate risk when making a determination of capital adequacy.  The agencies' risk assessment approach used to evaluate a bank's capital adequacy for interest rate risk relies on a combination of quantitative and qualitative factors.  Banks that are found to have high levels of exposure and/or weak management practices will be directed by the agencies to take corrective action.
 
     The table below illustrates the Bank's and Company's regulatory capital ratios at December 31, 2009 and 2008:
  
Bank
 
2009
   
2008
   
Minimum
Regulatory
Requirement
 
                         
Tier 1 Capital
    3.6 %     9.3 %     4.0 %
Tier 2 Capital
    1.3 %     .9 %     N/A  
                         
Total risk-based capital ratio
    4.9 %     10.2 %     8.0 %
                         
Leverage ratio
    2.6 %     7.2 %     3.0 %
 
 
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Company - Consolidated
 
2009
   
2008
   
Minimum
Regulatory
Requirement
 
                         
Tier 1 Capital
    2.9 %     8.8 %     4.0 %
Tier 2 Capital
    1.3 %     .8 %     N/A  
                         
Total risk-based capital ratio
    4.2 %     9.6 %     8.0 %
                         
Leverage ratio
    2.1 %     6.8 %     3.0 %

B.    
Future Prospects.
 
     As set forth under “Description of the Business - Recent Developments” above, the severe downturn in the general economy and the dramatic fall in real estate prices and economic activity within the Bank’s market area, in particular, have caused the Bank, to become significantly undercapitalized.  Specifically, as of December 31, 2009, the Bank’s Tier I capital ratio of 3.6% fell below the 4.0% minimum regulatory requirement, its total-risk-based capital ratio of 4.9% fell bellow the 8% regulatory minimum and its leverage ratio of 2.6% fell below the 3.0% regulatory minimum.  As of the date of this Report, these three ratios have not improved.
 
     We have attempted to comply with the various regulatory directives that have been issued in reaction to the Bank’s deteriorating capital position by commencing, in the Fall of 2009, the offering of the Series A Preferred Stock.  However, both lack of clear guidance from the Atlanta Fed regarding the minium required additional capital, as well as the fact that additional writedowns of loans and additions to the ALLL have made the exact amount of additional capital a moving target, have made the size parameters of the offering obsolete.
 
     As of the date of this Report, the Bank’s, and thus the Company’s, future prospects are unclear.  Based on the official results of the March 2010 Examination, the Atlanta Fed may finally give us both (a) clear guidance as to the amount of additional capital needed for the Bank to return to adequately capitalized status and (b) a reasonable period of time to raise such capital.  If this were to happen, we intend to modify the current equity offering accordingly and would do our utmost to meet the regulatory capital requirements, and pay off the 1st Manatee loan.  There is, of course, no assurance that we will be able to conduct a successful equity offering.  On the other hand, the Atlanta Fed may decide not to provide clear guidance and take additional enforcement measures, including placing the Bank in receivership, i.e. cause the Bank to fail.
 
     The fate of the Bank and thus of the Company is likely to be decided before the end of the second quarter of 2010.  In the meantime, our registered independent auditors included an explanatory paragraph in their report on the accompanying financial statements regarding concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements contain additional note disclosures describing the circumstances that lead to this disclosure by our registered independent auditors. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of that uncertainty.
  
Item 6A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not applicable

 
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Item 7.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

The following financial statements are contained in this Item 7:
 
Independent Auditors' Report
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 
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HORIZON BANCORPORATION, INC.
BRADENTON, FLORIDA

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008

 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
F-1
   
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets
F-2
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations
F-3
   
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
F-4
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
F-5
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-6

 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
Board of Directors and Shareholders
Horizon Bancorporation, Inc.
Bradenton, Florida
 
      We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Horizon Bancorporation, Inc., Bradenton, Florida and subsidiary (the "Company") as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2009.  These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
 
     We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
     In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Horizon Bancorporation, Inc., and subsidiary at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
     The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.  As discussed under Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered heavy losses in calendar year 2009, reducing its capital accounts significantly.  Due to the 2009 losses, the significant decline in capital ratios, regulatory concerns over the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses, as well as other concerns, a formal supervisory agreement was imposed by Federal and State regulators.  Failure to fully comply with the requirements of the above agreement may lead to additional regulatory actions such as prompt corrective action directive (imposed in 2010) or even placing the Company into receivership/conservatorship.  In addition, the Company has not been able to pay off a loan that matured on December 31, 2009.  The loan, in the amount of $1.1 million, is secured by 100% of the subsidiary Bank’s common stock.  On March 26, 2010, the lending institution and the Company have entered into an agreement to extend the maturity date of the loan to June 15, 2010 in consideration of a $104,000 payment by the Company.  The payment is payable in two installments, $44,000 on March 29, 2010, and $60,000 on or before April 19, 2010.  The Company’s ability to resolve all of the above concerns in a timely manner raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.  Management’s plans in regard to these matters are described under Note 2.  The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that would be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
 
/S/ Francis & Co., CPA's,
 Atlanta, Georgia
April 13, 2010
 
 
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HORIZON BANCORPORATION, INC.
BRADENTON, FLORIDA
Consolidated Balance Sheets

   
As of December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
ASSETS
           
Cash and due from banks
  $ 9,719,612     $ 2,236,783  
Federal funds sold
    —0—       147,000  
Total cash and cash equivalents
  $ 9,719,612     $ 2,383,783  
Securities:
               
Held to maturity, at amortized cost
    11,462,744       13,086,900  
Available-for-sale at fair value
    13,080,811       17,965,410  
Loans held for sale
    1,262,199       2,000,000  
Loans, net
    151,127,759       166,027,061  
Property and equipment, net
    3,698,502       2,029,877  
Other real estate owned, net
    2,579,138       2,815,386  
Other assets
    6,568,241       2,989,837  
Total Assets
  $ 199,499,006     $ 209,298,254  
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Liabilities:
               
Deposits:
               
Non-interest bearing deposits
  $ 9,686,614     $ 8,572,582  
Interest bearing deposits
    164,889,658       157,705,963  
Total deposits
  $ 174,576,272     $ 166,278,545  
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
    18,000,000       29,000,000  
Notes payable
    1,065,205       805,764  
Dividends payable
    —0—       199,090  
Other liabilities
    190,368       220,325  
Total Liabilities
  $ 193,831,845     $ 196,503,724  
Shareholders' Equity:
               
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 1.0 million shares authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding
  $     $  
Treasury Stock: 39,773 shares
    (479,393 )     (479,393 )
Common stock, $.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; 1,809,912 issued and 1,770,139 outstanding(2009) and 1,808,219 issued and 1,768,446 outstanding(2008)
    18,099       18,082  
Paid-in-capital
    10,428,214       10,358,919  
Retained earnings/(loss)
    (4,006,176 )     4,116,602  
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax
    (293,583 )     (1,219,680 )
Total Shareholders' Equity
  $ 5,667,161     $ 12,794,530  
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
  $ 199,499,006     $ 209,298,254  
 
Refer to notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 
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HORIZON BANCORPORATION, INC.
BRADENTON, FLORIDA
Consolidated Statements of Operations

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
  
 
2009
   
2008
 
Interest Income:
           
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 10,296,308     $ 11,260,054  
Interest on investment securities
    1,455,223       1,837,125  
Interest on federal funds sold
    3,842       32,041  
Total interest income
  $ 11,755,373     $ 13,129,220  
Interest Expense:
               
Interest on deposits
    4,621,957       5,924,002  
Interest on borrowings
    1,168,531       1,091,905  
Total interest expense
    5,790,488       7,015,907  
Net interest income
    5,964,885       6,113,313  
Provision for possible loan losses
    11,196,661       445,000  
Net interest income after PLL
  $ (5,231,776 )   $ 5,668,313  
Other Income:
               
Gain on sale of loans
  $ 727,102     $ 56,667  
Impairment loss, other real estate owned
    (515,773 )     —0—  
Impairment loss, securities
    (2,213,806 )     (1,166,136 )
Gain on sale of servicing assets
    200,392       376,367  
Gain on sale of  other assets
    1,299       168,085  
Gain on sale of securities
    118,756       —0—  
Service fees on deposit accounts
    76,284       91,381  
Loan servicing income
    508,340       —0—  
Miscellaneous, other
    230,670       151,396  
Total other income
  $ (866,736 )   $ (322,240 )
                 
Other Expenses:
               
Salaries and benefits
  $ 2,386,675     $ 2,344,286  
Building and equipment expense
    916,857       703,815  
Professional fees
    296,825       226,296  
FDIC insurance expense
    521,639       124,129  
Data processing and software expense
    348,531       344,301  
Other operating expenses
    1,169,029       811,495  
Total other expenses
  $ 5,639,556     $ 4,554,322  
Income/(loss) before income tax
  $ (11,738,068 )   $ 791,751  
Income tax expense/(benefit)
    (3,610,730 )     203,781  
Net income/(loss)
  $ (8,127,338 )   $ 587,970  
Basic income/(loss) per share
  $ (4.59 )   $ .33  
Diluted income/(loss) per share
  $ (4.59 )   $ .32  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
               
Basic
    1,770,116       1,769,375  
Diluted
    1,770,116       1,833,193  
 
Refer to notes to the consolidated financial statements

 
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HORIZON BANCORPORATION, INC.
BRADENTON, FLORIDA
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

                           
Accumulated
       
                           
Other
       
   
Common Stock
   
Treasury
   
Paid in
   
Retained
   
Comprehensive
       
   
Shares
   
Par Value
   
Stock
   
Capital
   
Earnings
   
Income
   
Total
 
Balance December 31 , 2007
    1,788,446     $ 18,082     $ (232,393 )   $ 10,288,581     $ 3,727,722     $ (648,467 )   $ 13,153,525  
Comprehensive Income:
                                                       
Net income, twelve-month period ended December 31, 2008
                                  $ 587,970             $ 587,970  
Net unrealized loss on securities, twelve-month period ended December 31, 2008
                                            (571,213 )     (571,213 )
                                                         
Total comprehensive income/(loss),net of tax
                                                    16,757  
                                                         
Dividends Payable
                                    (199,090 )             (199,090 )
                                                         
Repurchase of common stock
    (20,000 )           $ (247,000 )                             (247,000 )
                                                         
Stock Options Expense
                          $ 70,338                       70,338  
                                                         
Balance December 31 , 2008
    1,768,446     $ 18,082     $ (479,393 )   $ 10,358,919     $ 4,116,602     $ (1,219,680 )   $ 12,794,530  
                                                         
Prior period adjustment
                                  $ 4,560             $ 4,560  
Comprehensive Income:
                                                       
Net income/(loss), twelve-month period ended December 31, 2009
                                  $ (8,127,338 )           $ (8,127,338 )
                                                         
Net unrealized income on securities, twelve-month period ended December 31, 2009
                                            926,097     $ 926,097  
                                                         
Total comprehensive income/(loss),net of tax
                                                    (7,201,241 )
Exercise of stock options/warrants
    163     $ 17             $ 9,295                     $ 9,312  
Stock Options Expense
                          $ 60,000                       60,000  
                                                         
Balance December 31 , 2009
    1,770,139     $ 18,099     $ (479,393 )   $ 10,428,214     $ (4,006,176 )   $ (293,583 )   $ 5,667,161  
 
Refer to notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 
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HORIZON BANCORPORATION, INC.
BRADENTON, FLORIDA
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
   
Year ended December 31,
       
   
2009
   
2008
 
Cash flows from operating activities
           
Net income
  $ (8,127,338 )   $ 587,970  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    276,122       258,454  
Amortization/(accretion) of securities
    88,786       34,932  
Provision for loan losses
    11,196,661       445,000  
Stock based compensation
    60,000       70,338  
Loss on foreclosed assets
    515,773       —0—  
(Gain) on sale of securities
    (118,756 )     —0—  
(Gain)/loss on sale of other assets
    (1,299 )     (168,085 )
Gain on sale of servicing assets
    (200,392 )     (376,367 )
Gain on sale of loans
    (727,102 )     (56,667 )
Impairment loss on securities
    2,213,806       1,166,136  
Changes in assets and liabilities that (used) provided cash:
               
Accounts receivables and other assets
    (2,341,707 )     (747,790 )
Payables and other liabilities
    (229,049 )     273,122  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 2,605,505     $ 1,487,043  
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Proceeds from sale of other assets
  $ 343,025     $ 190,000  
Proceeds from sale of loans
    22,431,377       7,230,051  
Purchase of securities, held-to-maturity
    (1,019,875 )     —0—  
Purchase of securities, AFS
    (3,500,000 )     (4,661,436 )
Proceeds from sale of securities
    6,343,893       —0—  
Proceeds from maturity and pay-downs of securities, AFS
    3,264,498       4,516,676  
Repayment/(Purchase) of Federal Bank Stock
    162,500       (82,212 )
Increase in other real estate owned
    (279,525 )     (1,695,975 )
Loans held for sale originations
    (20,766,082 )     (8,797,017 )
Loan paydowns, net
    2,128,780       (12,957,868 )
Property and equipment expenditures, net
    (1,944,747 )     (209,531 )
Net cash  provided/(used) by investing activities
  $ 7,163,844     $ (16,467,312 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Exercise of warrants and options
  $ 9,312     $ —0—  
Increase in deposits
    8,297,727       19,723,177  
Increase/(decrease) in fed funds purchased
    —0—       (5,028,000 )
Increase/(decrease) in borrowings, net
    (11,000,000 )     (700,000 )
Notes Payable
    259,441       805,764  
Purchase of treasury stock
    —0—       (247,000 )
Cash dividend
    —0—       (199,090 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    (2,433,520 )     14,354,851  
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  $ 7,335,829     $ (625,418 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    2,383,783       3,009,201  
Cash and cash equivalents, end period
  $ 9,719,612     $ 2,383,783  
                 
Supplemental Information:
               
Income taxes paid
  $ 10,000     $ 490,986  
Interest paid
  $ 5,885,509     $ 7,019,064  

Refer to notes to the consolidated financial statements

 
F-5

 

Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Horizon Bancorporation, Inc., Bradenton, Florida (the "Company") is a one-bank holding company with respect to Horizon Bank, Bradenton, Florida (the "Bank").  The Company commenced banking operations on October 25, 1999 when the Bank opened for business.  The Bank is primarily engaged in the business of obtaining deposits and providing commercial, consumer, and real estate loans to the general public.  Bank deposits are each insured up to $250,000 by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") subject to certain limitations imposed by the FDIC.  The $250,000 deposit insurance limit will expire on December 31, 2013 and revert back to $100,000 on January 1, 2014.  Certain retirement accounts limits will remain at $250,000 permanently.
 
The Company is authorized to issue up to 25.0 million shares of its $.01 par value per share common stock.  Each share is entitled to one vote and shareholders have no preemptive or conversion rights.  As of December 31, 2009 there were 1,809,912 shares issued and 1,770,139 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding.   As of December 31, 2008 there were 1,808,219 shares issued and 1,768,446 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding.  As of December 31, 2009 the Company held 39,773 shares of treasury stock.  Additionally, the Company has authorized the issuance of up to 1.0 million shares of its $.01 par value per share preferred stock. The Company's Board of Directors may, without further action by the shareholders, direct the issuance of preferred stock for any proper corporate purpose with preferences, voting powers, conversion rights, qualifications, special or relative rights and privileges which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of shareholders of common stock.  As of December 31, 2009, there were no shares of the Company's preferred stock issued or outstanding.
 
Basis of Presentation and Reclassification.  The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiary.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  Certain prior year's amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation; such reclassifications had no impact on net income or shareholders' equity.
 
Uses of Estimates.  The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and to general practices within the banking industry. In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.  Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for possible loan losses, the valuation of foreclosed real estate,  the fair value of financial instruments, other than temporary impairment analysis, and the realization of deferred tax assets.

 
F-6

 
 
Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents include cash, demand balances due from banks, federal funds sold, and interest bearing deposits due from other banks, all of which mature within 90 days.
 
Securities.  Securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity and are reported at amortized cost.  Securities held for current resale are classified as trading securities and are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included in earnings.  Securities to be held for indefinite periods of time are classified as available-for-sale and carried at fair value with the unrealized holding gains/losses reported as a component of other comprehensive income, net of tax.  Generally, in the available-for-sale category are securities that are held to meet investment objectives such as interest rate risk, liquidity management and asset-liability management strategies among others.  The classification of investment securities as held-to-maturity, trading or available-for-sale is determined at the date of purchase.  The Company does not have trading securities at December 31, 2009 and 2008.  Securities with limited marketability, such as stock in the Federal Reserve Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank, are classified as available for sale and recorded at cost.
 
The amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts are recognized in interest income using methods approximating the interest method over the life of the securities.  Realized gains and losses, determined on the basis of the cost of specific securities sold, are included in earnings on the settlement date.  Declines in the fair value of specific securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses.
 
Management evaluates investment securities for other-than-temporary impairment on an annual basis.  A decline in the market value of any investment below cost that is deemed other-than-temporary is charged to earnings if the decline in value is deemed to be credit related.  The decline in value attributed to non-credit related factors is recognized in other comprehensive income and/or new cost basis in the security is established.  Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted over the life of the related security as an adjustment to the yield.  Realized gains and losses for securities classified as available for sale and held to maturity are included in net income and derived using the specific identification method for determining the cost of the securities sold.
 
Loans Held For Sale.  Loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value in the aggregate.  Net unrealized losses, if any, are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to income.  In estimating fair value, consideration is given to commitments from investors and prevailing market prices
 
Loans.  Loans that management have the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or pay-off are generally reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balances adjusted for charge-offs, the allowance for loan losses, and any deferred fees or origination costs.  Interest income is accrued on the outstanding principal balance.  Loan origination fees, net of certain direct origination costs are deferred and recognized as an adjustment of the related loan yield on a straight line basis, which approximates the interest method.

 
F-7

 
 
Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
The accrual of interest on loans is discontinued when, in management’s opinion, the borrower may be unable to meet payments as they become due, unless the loan is well-secured.  Past due status is based on contractual terms of the loan.  In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual or charged off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful.  All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on nonaccrual or charged off is reversed against interest income, unless management believes that the accrued interest is recoverable through the liquidation of collateral.  Interest income on nonaccrual loans is recognized on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method until the loans are returned to accrual status.  Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.
 
A loan is considered impaired when it is probable, based on current information and events, the Company will be unable to collect all principal and interest payments due in accordance with 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.  Impaired loans are measured by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.  The amount of impairment, if any, and any subsequent changes are included in the allowance for loan losses.  Interest on accruing impaired loans is recognized as long as such loans do not meet the criteria for nonaccrual status.  Large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment.
 
Allowance for Loan Losses.  The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense.  Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the collectability of the principal is unlikely.  Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.
 
The allowance is an amount that management believes will be adequate to absorb estimated losses relating to specifically identified loans, as well as probable credit losses inherent in the balance of the loan portfolio, based on an evaluation of the collectability of existing loans and prior loss experience. The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management's periodic review of the collectability of loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, overall portfolio quality, review of specific problem loans, current economic conditions that may affect the borrower's ability to pay, estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions.  This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.
 
The evaluation does not include the effects of expected losses on specific loans or groups of loans that are related to future events or expected changes in economic conditions.  While management uses the best information available to make its evaluation, future adjustments to the allowance may be necessary if there are significant changes in economic conditions.  In addition, regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Bank’s allowance for loan losses, and may require the Bank to make additions to the allowance based on their judgment about information available to them at the time of their examinations.

 
F-8

 
 
Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
The allowance consists of specific, general and unallocated components.  The specific component relates to loans that are classified as either doubtful, substandard or special mention.  For such loans that are also classified as impaired, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows, or collateral value or observable market price of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan.  The general component covers non-classified loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for 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 methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the portfolio.
 
Concentration of Credit Risk.  The company makes loans to individuals as well as to small and medium-sized enterprises located mainly in the Florida counties of Manatee and Sarasota.  While the loan portfolio is generally diversified, a large portion of the Company’s loans are secured by real estate located in the above counties.  As a result, significant decreases in real estate values in the Company’s geographical market could increase loan losses and have an adverse effect on future earnings.
 
Property and Equipment.  Building, leasehold improvements, furniture, and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation.  Land is carried at cost.  Depreciation is computed principally by the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the related assets.  Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations, while major improvements are capitalized.  Upon retirement, sale or other disposition of property and equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts, and gain or loss is included in operations.  The Company had no capitalized lease obligations at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
Other Real Estate Owned.  Other real estate owned represents property acquired by the Company in satisfaction of a loan.  Other real estate owned is carried at the lower of:  (i) cost or (ii) fair value less estimated selling costs.  Fair value is determined on the basis of current appraisals, comparable sales and other estimates of value obtained principally from independent sources.  Any excess of the loan balance at the time of foreclosure over the fair value of the real estate held as collateral is treated as a loan loss and charged against the allowance for loan losses.  Gain or loss on the sale of the property and any subsequent adjustments to reflect changes in fair value of the property are reflected in the income statement.  Recoverable costs relating to the development and improvement of the property are capitalized whereas routine holding costs are charged to expense.
 
Income Taxes.  The income tax accounting guidance results in two components of income tax expense:  current and deferred.  Current income tax expense reflects taxes to be paid or refunded for the current period by applying the provisions of the enacted tax law to the taxable income or excess of deductions over revenues.  The Company determines deferred income taxes using the liability (or balance sheet) method.  Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is based on the tax effects of the differences between the book and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and enacted changes in tax rates and laws are recognized in the period in which they occur.

 
F-9

 
 
Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Deferred income tax expense results from changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities between periods.  Deferred tax assets are recognized if it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the tax position will be realized or sustained upon examination.  The term more likely than not means a likelihood of more than 50 percent; the terms examined and upon examination also include resolution of the related appeals or litigation processes, if any.  A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is initially and subsequently measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information.  The determination of whether or not a tax position has met the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold considers the facts, circumstances, and information available at the reporting date and is subject to management’s judgment.  Deferred tax assets may be reduced by deferred tax liabilities and a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of evidence available, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
 
On January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the recent accounting guidance related to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which sets out a consistent framework to determine the appropriate level of tax reserves to maintain for uncertain tax positions.
 
Stock-Based Compensation.    Accounting principles require that the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transaction be recognized in the financial statements.  That cost will be measured based on the grant date fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued.  Accounting guidance requires that compensation cost for all stock awards be calculated and recognized over the employees’ service period, generally defined as the vesting period.  The Company used the Black-Scholes Option-Pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options and stock warrants.  No stock options or stock warrants were granted during calendar year 2009.  For the year ended December 31, 2008, 20,200 options were granted.
 
Earnings Per Share.  Basic earnings per share are determined by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding.  Diluted income per share is determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding increased by the number of common shares that would be issued assuming exercise of stock options.  This also assumes that only options with an exercise price below the existing market price will be exercised.  In computing net income per share, the Company uses the treasury stock method.
 
Comprehensive Income.  Accounting principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net income.  Although certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, are reported as a separate component of the equity section of the balance sheet, such items, along with net income, are components of comprehensive income.  Comprehensive income for calendar years 2009 and 2008 are shown in the consolidated statements of changes in shareholders' equity.

 
F-10

 

Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements.
 
Effective July 1, 2009, the Company adopted a new accounting guidance related to U.S. GAAP [FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 105, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles].  This guidance establishes FASB ASC as the source of authoritative U.S. GAAP recognized by FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities.  Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative U.S. GAAP for SEC registrants.  FASB ASC supersedes all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards.  All other non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the ASC has become non-authoritative.  FASB will no longer issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions, or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts. Instead, it will issue Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”), which will serve to update the ASC, provide background information about the guidance, and provide the basis for conclusions on the changes to the ASC.  The ASC is not intended to change U.S. GAAP or any requirements of the SEC.  This guidance is effective for the Company as of December 31, 2009.
 
In April 2009, the FASB issued the following three FASB Staff Position (“FSPs”) intended to provide additional application guidance and enhance disclosures regarding fair value measurements and impairments of securities.
 
     1)  FSP SFAS No. 157-4,  “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly,” codification standard ASC 820-10-65-4 (“ASC 820”), transition related to FSP SFAS No. 157-4, provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with ASC 820 when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have decreased significantly.  This ASC also provides guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly.  The provisions of this ASC are effective for the Company’s interim period ending on June 30, 2009.  The adoption of ASC 820 at June 30, 2009 did not have a material impact on this Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
 
     2)  FSP SFAS No. 107-1 and APB 28-1,  “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” codification standard ASC 825-10-65-1, transition related to FSP SFAS No. 107-1 and APB 28-1, requires disclosures about fair value of financial instruments in interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies that were  previously only required to be disclosed in annual financial statements.  The provisions of this ASC are effective for the Company’s interim period ending on June 30, 2009, and only amend the disclosure requirements about fair value of financial instruments in interim periods.
 
     3)  FSP SFAS No. 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2,  “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments,” codification standard ASC 320-10-65-1, transition related to FSP SFAS No 115-2 and SFAS No. 124-2, amends current other-than-temporary impairment guidance in GAAP for debt securities to make the guidance more operational and to improve the presentation and disclosure of other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity securities in the financial statements.  This ASC does not amend existing recognition and measurement guidance related to other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities.  The provisions of this ASC are effective for the Company’s interim period ending on June 30, 2009.  Adoption of this provision had a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

 
F-11

 
 
Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS no. 165, “Subsequent Events,” codification standard ASC 855.  ASC 855 establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.  In particular, this statement sets forth:  (1) the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, (2) the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements, and (3) the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date.  The Company adopted this standard effective for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009, and its adoption had no material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
 
In August 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2009-05, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” codification standard ASC 820.  This ASU provides amendments for fair value measurements of liabilities.  It provides clarification that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or more techniques.  ASU 2009-05 also clarifies that when estimating a fair value of a liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of the liability.  ASU 2009-05 is effective for the first reporting period (including interim periods) beginning after issuance of fourth quarter 2009 financial statement information.  The Company is assessing the impact of ASU 2009-05 on its financial condition, results of operations, and disclosures.
 
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standard-setting bodies are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
Note 2 – Regulatory Matters, Company Loan, Going Concern Consideration and Equity Offering
 
Regulatory Matters
 
     (a)  Written Agreement
 
On November 10, 2009, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (the “FRB”), the State of Florida Office of Financial Regulation (the “OFR”) and the Bank have mutually agreed to enter into a Written Agreement (“the Agreement”).  The Agreement contains a list of strict requirements with which the Bank must comply.  A summary of the Agreement is as follows:

 
F-12

 

Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008

 
·
Submit a written plan to strengthen Board oversight of the management and operations of the Bank.
 
·
Submit a written plan to strengthen the Bank’s management of commercial real estate concentrations, including steps to reduce the risk of concentrations.
 
·
Submit a written plan to strengthen credit risk management practices.
 
·
Submit a written plan to strengthen lending and credit administration policies, procedures, and practices.
 
·
Retain an independent and acceptable (to FRB, OFR) consultant to assess the level of risk or exposure in the portion of the Bank’s loan portfolio not reviewed at the most recent regulatory examination.
 
·
Submit a written plan to provide for the ongoing review and grading of the Bank’s loan portfolio by a qualified independent party.
 
·
The Bank shall not, directly or indirectly, extend or renew any credit to or for the benefit of any borrower, including related interest of the borrower, who is obligated to the Bank on any extension of credit that have been charged off by the Bank, or classified “loss” in the most recent report of examination or in any subsequent report of examination so long as such credit remains uncollected.
 
·
The Bank shall not, directly or indirectly, extend or renew any credit to or for the benefit of any borrower, including related interest of the borrower, whose extension of credit has been classified as “doubtful” or “substandard” in the most recent report of examination or in any subsequent report of examination without the prior approval of the Bank’s Board of Directors.
 
·
Submit a written plan for each problem loan and for other real estate exceeding $250,000 that is designed to improve the Bank’s position with respect to the above assets.
 
·
Provide a written report after each calendar quarter updating each asset improvement plan; in addition, provide the problem loan list, a listing of past due/non-accrual loans, and a list of all loan renewals and extensions for which the Bank did not collect the full interest.
 
·
Eliminate from the Bank’s balance sheet all assets or portions of assets classified “loss” in the most recent report of examination as well as in future reports of examination.
 
·
Review and revise the methodology used to construct the allowance for loan and lease losses (“the ALLL”).  Upon completion, submit the ALLL methodology to the regulators for their review.
 
·
Submit a written plan for the maintenance of an adequate ALLL, with periodic updates incorporating all changes.
 
·
Submit a written plan for maintaining sufficient capital at the Bank, including an analysis of current and future capital needs as well as compliance with capital adequacy guidelines and ratios.  In measuring capital adequacy, consideration of the volume and severity of classified credits, portfolio concentration, adequacy of the ALLL, projected growth in assets and earnings, among others, should be taken into account.
 
·
Notify the regulators, in writing, shortly after the end of each calendar quarter if any of the Bank’s capital ratios (total risk-based, Tier 1, or Leverage) had fallen below the approved capital plan’s minimum ratios.  Contemporaneously, provide a plan that details steps to be taken by the Bank to increase the affected capital ratios to or above the approved capital plan’s minimums.

 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008

 
·
Provide a written plan to strengthen the oversight of the Bank’s audit program by the Audit Committee.
 
·
Submit a written plan to improve management of the Bank’s liquidity position and funds management practices.  A contingency funding plan should be provided as well.
 
·
Submit written policies and procedures to strengthen the management of the Bank’s investment portfolio.
 
·
Submit a business plan for calendar year 2010 to improve the Bank’s earnings and overall condition.  The plan shall include a realistic and comprehensive operational budget and balance sheet projections.
 
·
The Bank shall not declare or pay dividends without the prior approval of FRB and OFR.
 
·
Ascertain full compliance with respect to appointments of new directors, and new executive officers, including the assumption of new responsibilities by an existing executive officer.  Also, ascertain compliance with restrictions on indemnification and severance payments.
 
·
Form a new Board Committee, the Compliance Committee, to monitor and coordinate the Bank’s compliance with the provisions of the Agreement.  The Compliance Committee shall include a majority of outside directors who are not executive officers or principal shareholders.  Shortly after the end of each calendar quarter, the Bank shall submit a written progress report detailing the form and manner of all actions taken to secure compliance with the Agreement.
 
·
All written plans, programs, policies and procedures that are submitted by the Bank, shall be acceptable to FRB and OFR, and within the prescribed time period.  Once approved by the regulators, the Bank shall adopt the approved plans, programs, policies and procedures within ten days and implement them promptly.

As of the date of this report, management believes that the Bank is in compliance with most of the items in the Agreement.  The two items that are yet to be resolved have to do with (a) determining an appropriate level of the ALLL so as to render it adequate, and (b) increasing the capital accounts, primarily through a capital injection from the Parent Company, to an acceptable level.
 
     (b)  Prompt Corrective Action Directive
 
On March 9, 2010, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the ”Board of Governors”) delivered to Horizon Bank, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Bank”), a Prompt Corrective Action Directive Issued Pursuant to Section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance (“FDI”) Act, As Amended (the “PCA Directive”).  The PCA Directive, which was dated March 4, 2010, states that the Bank has been undercapitalized and has not filed an acceptable capital restoration plan.  Accordingly, the PCA Directive directs the Bank, the Company and the Bank’s Board of Directors to:
 
 
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Not later than 45 days from March 4, 2010, increase the Bank’s equity through the sale of shares or contribution to surplus sufficient to make the Bank adequately capitalized, enter into and close a contract to be acquired or combine with another depository institution, or take other necessary measures to make the Bank adequately capitalized.

 
F-14

 
 
Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
 
·
Comply fully with the provisions of Section 38 of the FDI Act restricting the Bank from making any capital distributions.
 
 
·
Refrain, without prior written approval of the FRB, from soliciting, accepting or renewing time deposits bearing an interest rate exceeding the prevailing interest rates in the Bank’s market area, and, within 30 days, submit an acceptable plan and timetable to the FRB for conforming such interest rates to the prevailing interest rates.
 
 
·
Comply with the provisions of Section 38 of the FDI Act requiring that all transactions between the Bank and any affiliate comply with Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act.
 
 
·
Comply with the provisions of Section 38 of the FDI Act restricting the payment of bonuses to senior executive officers and increases in compensation of such officers, and
 
 
·
Comply with the provisions of Section 38 of the FDI Act restricting asset growth, acquisitions, branching and new lines of business.
 
In the past few months, three capital plans were submitted by the Bank for the approval of the FRB.  The first two plans were deemed unacceptable, while the third plan still awaits the FRB’s determination.  It appears that the first two plans were deemed unacceptable because, according to the FRB, an additional provision of approximately $5.0 million to the ALLL is required in order to attain an adequate level.  The higher the provision to the ALLL, the higher the amount of capital needed to attain the “adequately capitalized” category.  After the first two plans were deemed unacceptable, a third plan, together with an independent third party study and opinion with respect to the adequacy of the ALLL was forwarded to the FRB.  The evaluation conducted by the independent party found that approximately $.5 million in additional provision to the ALLL is required, far below the amount that FRB is requiring.  As of the date of this report, the Bank has not received a response from the FRB with regard to the most recent capital plan.
 
The Board of Governors may withdraw the PCA Directive, extend the 45-day deadline within which the Bank shall attain the “adequately capitalized” category, accelerate the 45-day deadline, or take no action.  By withdrawing or extending the 45-day deadline the Bank will have additional time to increase capital.  By accelerating the deadline or taking no action, the deadline will eventually be violated.  If and when the deadline is violated, the Board of Governors/FRB/OFR may take other actions.
 
Any material failure to comply with the provisions of the Agreement or PCA Directive could result in further enforcement actions by the regulators.  Such additional enforcement actions may include the placement of the Bank into receivership/conservatorship.

 
F-15

 
 
Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Company Loan
 
The Company has been unable to pay back a $1.1 million loan secured by 1,536,000 of the Bank’s shares of common stock.  The loan matured on December 31, 2009, but was eventually extended.  The most recent extension, as of March 26, 2010, extended the maturity date to June 15, 2010 upon receipt of two payments to be made by the Company, $44,000 on March 29, 2010 and $60,000 on or before April 19, 2010.  As of the date of this report, the second payment was not made yet.
 
At this time, under the PCA Directive and the Written Agreement entered into by the Bank with FRB and OFR on November 10, 2009, the Bank may not make any capital distributions, including dividends, to the Company without the prior written consent of the Board of Governors.  Such consent is unlikely to be given and the Company may rely solely on an outside injection of capital as the source for repayment of this loan.  The company is currently engaged in discussions with an investor, as well as with certain members of its Board of Directors, regarding the purchase of the loan from the lending institution.  There is no assurance that these discussions will result in a satisfactory arrangement.
 
In the event the common stock of the Bank is sold at a public sale, the purchaser would, subject to approval by the banking regulators, become the sole shareholder of the Bank.
 
Going Concern
 
As previously mentioned, the Company faces a number of challenges that may be difficult to correct in a timely manner.  These challenges include, but are not limited to, the achievement of full compliance with the requirements of the Written Agreement and the PCA Directive, as well as the payment or extension of the Company’s $1.1 million loan secured by 100% of the subsidiary Bank’s common stock.  To achieve the above requirements, and assuming the ALLL will be deemed acceptable by the FRB, a minimum of approximately $5.0 million in additional capital will be necessary
 
The Company’s ability to raise additional capital will depend on conditions in the capital markets at that time, which are outside the Company’s control, and on the Company’s financial performance.  Accordingly, the Company cannot be certain of its ability to raise additional capital if needed or on terms acceptable to the Company.  Inability to raise additional capital when needed or comply with the terms of the loan agreement, the Written Agreement and the PCA Directive raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future, and do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability or classification of assets, and the amounts of classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of any regulatory action including being placed into receivership or conservatorship.

 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Equity Offering
 
On October 23, 2009 the Company commenced an equity offering of shares of 7% Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”).  The minimum and maximum offering of $3.5 million and $5.0 million, respectively, are being offered in a private placement to accredited investors only.  The Series A Preferred Stock have a liquidation performance of $1,000, are entitled to cumulative dividends of 7% per annum (accruing and payable semiannually), and are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock after the first anniversary of the issuance date.  The conversion price will be the greater of:  (a) book value of the Company’s common stock at the time of conversion or (b) the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of the Company’s shares of Series A Preferred stock.  Under the terms of the offering, proceeds from the sale of the above shares can only be released if both items below are satisfied:  (i) the minimum offering of $3.5 million is sold and, (ii) the FRB approves the Bank’s capital restoration plan.  Note that in the event the minimum offering is not sold, all proceeds collected in the above offering will be returned to the investors.  As of the date of this report, the required minimum of $3.5 million has not yet been attained.
 
Note 3 - Federal Funds Sold & Purchased
 
The Bank is required to maintain legal cash reserves computed by applying prescribed percentages to its various types of deposits.  When the Bank's cash reserves are in excess of the required amount, the Bank may lend the excess to other banks on a daily basis.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, federal funds sold were $0 and $147,000, respectively.  Federal funds purchased represent unsecured borrowing form other financial institutions and generally mature daily.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008 the bank had no Federal funds purchased.
 
Note 4 - Securities Held-to-Maturity
 
The amortized costs and estimated market values of securities held-to-maturity as of December 31, 2009 follow:
           
Gross
     
   
Amortized
     
Unrealized
 
Estimated
 
Description
 
Costs
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Market Values
 
State, County and Municipalities
  $ 10,532,744     $ 33,222     $ (823,808 )   $ 9,742,158  
Corporate Securities
    930,000       —0—       (154,800 )     775,200  
Total Securities
  $ 11,462,744     $ 33,222     $ (978,608 )   $ 10,517,358  
 
The amortized costs and estimated market values of securities held-to-maturity as of December 31, 2008 follow:
           
Gross
     
   
Amortized
     
Unrealized
 
Estimated
 
Description
 
Costs
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Market Values
 
State, County and Municipalities
  $ 12,086,900     $ 4,168     $ (1,189,449 )   $ 10,901,619  
Corporate Securities
    1,000,000       —0—       (450,400 )     549,600  
Total Securities
  $ 13,086,900     $ 4,168     $ (1,639,849 )   $ 11,451,219  
 
 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
The amortized costs and estimated market values of securities held-to-maturity at December 31, 2009 by contractual maturity are shown in the following chart.  Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or repay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
   
Amortized
Costs
   
Estimated
Market Values
 
Due after ten years
  $ 11,462,744     $ 10,517,358  
Total securities
  $ 11,462,744     $ 10,517,358  
 
At December 31, 2009 and 2008, none of the securities were pledged to secure public funds, repurchase agreements, and for other purposes required or permitted by law.  Due to circumstances, the Company changed its intent to hold certain securities to maturity without calling into question the intent to hold other debt securities to maturity in the future.  Proceeds from sales of securities held-to-maturity for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were $2,586,770 and $0, respectively; net gains on the above sales were $16,895 and $0, respectively.  For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, impairment charges were $70,000 and $0 respectively.
 
 Information pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2009 and 2008, aggregated by investment category and further segregated by length of time (less than or over twelve months) that the securities have been in a continuous loss position follows:

 
F-18

 
 
Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
December 31, 2009

   
Less Than
   
Over
       
   
Twelve Months
   
Twelve Months
   
Total
 
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
   
Fair 
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
   
Fair 
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
 
State, County and Municipal
  $ 1,509,541     $ (42,542 )   $ 5,230,215     $ (781,266 )   $ 6,739,756     $ (823,808 )
Corporate Securities
    —0—       —0—       775,200       (154,800 )     775,200       (154,800 )
     Total
  $ 1,509,541     $ (42,542 )   $ 6,005,415     $ (936,066 )   $ 7,514,956     $ (978,608 )
 
December 31, 2008

   
Less Than
   
Over
       
   
Twelve Months
   
Twelve Months
   
Total
 
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
   
Fair 
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
   
Fair 
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
 
State, County and Municipal
  $ 7,704,023     $ (545,570 )   $ 2,846,290     $ (643,879 )   $ 10,550,313     $ (1,189,449 )
Corporate Securities
    —0—       —0—       549,600       (450,400 )     549,600       (450,400 )
Total
  $ 7,704,023     $ (545,570 )   $ 3,395,890     $ (1,094,279 )   $ 11,099,913     $ (1,639,849 )
 
Unrealized losses on held-to-maturity securities amounted to $978,608 (2009) and $1,639,849 (2008) representing 8.54% (2009) and 12.53% (2008) of the total held to maturity securities portfolio.  Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis, or more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation.  In analyzing an issuer's financial condition, management considers whether the securities are issued by the federal government or its agencies, whether downgrades by bond rating entities have occurred, the severity and duration of the impairment and the volatility of the security's fair value.  As management has the intent and ability to hold the securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value and due to the fact that the decline in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, these investments are not considered other-than-temporarily impaired.
 
Note 5 - Securities Available-for-Sale
 
The amortized costs and estimated market values of securities available-for-sale as of December 31, 2009 follow:
   
Amortized
         
Gross Unrealized
   
Estimated
 
Description
 
Costs
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Market Values
 
U.S. Agency
  $ 2,493,024     $ 445     $ (36,394 )   $ 2,457,075  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
    1,787,927       18,298       (162,136 )     1,644,088  
Mortgage Backed Securities
    220,723       7,041       —0—       227,764  
Corporate Securities
    7,165,270       129,480       (401,556 )     6,893,194  
Other Securities
    1,858,689                   1,858,689  
Total Securities
  $ 13,525,633     $ 155,264     $ (600,086 )   $ 13,080,810  

 
F-19

 
 
Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Other securities include equity investments in FRB, FHLB, and one other bank whose owners are other financial institutions.  These restricted equity securities are recorded at cost because of the lack of a readily determinable fair value.
 
 The amortized costs and estimated market values of securities available-for-sale as of December 31, 2008 follow:
   
Amortized
         
Gross Unrealized
   
Estimated
 
Description
 
Costs
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Market Values
 
U.S. Agency
  $ 992,668     $ 20,912     $     $ 1,013,580  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
    4,966,463       44,846       (302,840 )     4,708,469  
Mortgage Backed Securities
    3,541,375       123,207       (996,111 )     2,668,471  
Trust-Preferred Securities
    8,204,525       5,569       (743,254 )     7,466,840  
Other Securities
    2,108,050                   2,108,050  
Total Securities
  $ 19,813,081     $ 194,534     $ (2,042,205 )   $ 17,965,410  
 
The amortized costs and estimated market values of securities available-for-sale at December 31, 2009 by contractual maturity are shown in the following chart. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
   
Amortized
Costs
   
Estimated
Market Values
 
Due after ten years
  $ 11,666,944     $ 11,222,121  
No maturity (equity securities)
    1,858,689       1,858,689  
Total securities
  $ 13,525,633     $ 13,080,810  
 
At December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, $2,998,000 and $6,797,000 agency securities were pledged to secure public funds, repurchase agreements, and for other purposes required or permitted by law.  Proceeds from sales of securities, available-for-sale, for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were $3,757,123 and $0 respectively; net gains on the above sales were $101,861 and $0 respectively.
 
Information pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2009 and 2008, aggregated by investment category and further segregated by the length of time (less than or over twelve months) that the securities have been in a continuous loss position follows:

 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008

December 31, 2009
 
   
Less than
Twelve Months
   
Over
Twelve Months
   
Total
 
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
 
U.S. Agency
  $ 989,980     $ (10,020 )   $ 966,650     $ (26,374 )   $ 1,956,630     $ (36,394 )
Collateralized Mortgage obligations
    —0—       —0—       —0—       —0—       —0—       —0—  
Mortgage backed securities
    —0—       —0—       760,885       (162,136 )     760,885       (162,136 )
Trust preferred securities & other corporate notes
    —0—       —0—       1,111,194       (401,556 )     1,111,194       (401,556 )
Total
  $ 989,980     $ (10,020 )   $ 2,838,729     $ (590,066 )   $ 3,828,709     $ (600,086 )
 
December 31, 2008
 
   
Less than
Twelve Months
   
Over
Twelve Months
   
Total
 
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Loss
 
U.S. Agency
  $ —0—     $ —0—     $ —0—     $ —0—     $ —0—     $ —0—  
Collateralized Mortgage obligations
    809,819       (16,666 )     583,273       (4,769 )     1,393,092       (21,435 )
Mortgage backed securities
    1,209,759       (174,919 )     63,960       (1,102,926 )     1,273,719       (1,277,845 )
Trust preferred securities & other corporate notes
    937,696       (200,054 )     1,970,750       (543,200 )     2,908,446       (743,254 )
Total
  $ 2,957,274     $ (391,639 )   $ 2,617,983     $ (1,650,895 )   $ 5,575,257     $ (2,042,534 )
 
Unrealized losses in the securities available for sale portfolio amounted to $600,086 (2009) and $2,042,534 (2008) representing 4.59% (2009) and 10.32% (2008) of the total available-for-sale portfolio.
 
Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment on a quarterly basis, or more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation.  As mentioned above in 2009 management did mark two securities down permanently due these evaluations. In analyzing an issuer's financial condition, management considers whether the securities are issued by the federal government or its agencies, whether downgrades by bond rating entities have occurred, the severity and duration of the impairment and the volatility of the security's fair value.  As management has the intent and ability to hold the securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value and due to the fact that the decline in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not to credit quality, these investments are not considered other-than-temporarily impaired.
 
During calendar year 2009 and 2008, a decline in the fair value of certain securities was deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired.  The impairments in fair value resulted from the decline in the credit quality of the issuer and not from fluctuations in interest rates.  Consequently, losses related to the above impairments in the amount of $2,213,807 and $1,166,136 were realized by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Note 6 - Loans
 
The composition of net loans by major loan category, as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, follows:
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Real estate - commercial
  $ 97,783,166     $ 95,871,496  
Real estate - construction
    1,369,987       4,378,504  
Real estate - residential
    37,438,678       34,662,690  
Commercial
    17,217,611       30,036,270  
Consumer
    2,049,597       2,580,924  
Loans, gross
  $ 155,859,039     $ 167,529,884  
Deduct:
               
Allowance for loan losses
    (4,731,280 )     (1,502,823 )
Loans, net
  $ 151,127,759     $ 166,027,061  
 
A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due from the borrower in accordance with the contractual term of the loan.  Impaired loans include loans modified in troubled debt restructurings where concessions have been granted to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties.  These concessions could include a reduction in the interest rate on the loan, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance or other actions intended to maximize collection.
 
The following is a summary of information pertaining to impaired loans:
   
As of and for the Years Ended
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
             
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
  $ 15,413,831     $ 9,904,182  
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
    8,796,449       2,554,014  
Total impaired loans
  $ 24,210,280     $ 12,458,196  
Valuation allowance related to impaired loans
  $ 2,043,000     $ 385,000  
Average investment in impaired loans
  $ 18,334,238     $ 11,956,337  
Interest recognized on impaired loans
  $ 886,693     $ 726,241  
 
Loans on non-accrual status amounted to $15,685,437 at December 31, 2009 and to $7,288,982 at December 31, 2008.  Interest recognized on non-accruing loans at December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $318,562 and $111,667, respectively.  Loans past due ninety days or more and still accruing interest amounted to $0 and $83,734 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
Note 7 - Allowance for Possible Loan Losses
 
The allowance for possible loan losses (the "Allowance") is a valuation reserve available to absorb future loan charge-offs.  The Allowance is increased by provisions charged to operating expenses and by recoveries of loans which were previously written-off.  The Allowance is decreased by the aggregate loan balances, if any, which were deemed uncollectible during the year.

 
F-22

 
 
Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Individual consumer loans are predominantly under secured, and the allowance for possible losses associated with these loans has been established accordingly.  Real estate, receivables, inventory, machinery, equipment, or financial instruments generally secure the majority of the non-consumer loan categories.  The amount of collateral obtained is based upon management's evaluation of the borrower.
 
Activity within the Allowance accounts for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 follows:

   
December 31
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Balance, beginning of year
  $ 1,502,823     $ 1,402,843  
Add:  Provision for loan losses
    11,196,661       445,000  
Add:  Recoveries of previously charged off amounts
    236,274       13,031  
Total
  $ 12,935,578     $ 1,860,874  
Deduct:  Amount charged off
    (8,204,478 )     (358,051 )
Balance, end of year
  $ 4,731,280     $ 1,502,823  
 
Note 8 - Property and Equipment
 
Building, furniture, equipment, and land improvements are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.  Land is stated at cost.  Components of property and equipment included in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2009 and 2008 follow:

   
December 31
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Land
  $ 597,747     $ 410,078  
Land Improvements
    48,399       48,399  
Building
    1,067,276       1,069,656  
Leasehold improvements
    104,549       95,504  
Construction in process
    1,500,045       —0—  
Furniture and equipment
    1,455,638       1,430,510  
Property and equipment, gross
  $ 4,773,654     $ 3,054,147  
Deduct:
               
Accumulated depreciation
    (1,075,152       (1,024,270  
Property and Equipment, net
  $ 3,698,502     $ 2,029,877  
 
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 amounted to $204,731 and $210,398, respectively.  Depreciation is charged to operations over the estimated useful lives of the assets.  The estimated useful lives and methods of depreciation for the principal items follow:

 
F-23

 
 
Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008

Type of Asset
 
Life in Years
 
Depreciation method
 
Furniture and equipment
 
3 to 20
 
Straight-line
 
Leasehold improvements
 
5 to 10
 
Straight-line
 
Building
 
40
 
Straight-line
 
 
Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies
 
In the normal course of business, there are various outstanding commitments to extend credit in the form of unused loan commitments and standby letters of credit that are not reflected in the consolidated financial statements.  Since commitments may expire without being exercised, these amounts do not necessarily represent future funding requirements.  The Company uses the same credit and collateral policies in making commitments as those it uses in making loans.
 
At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had unused loan commitments of approximately $4.8 million and $6.5 million, respectively.  Additionally, there were $0 and $133,000 in commitments under standby letters of credit at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Various assets collateralize the majority of the loan commitments.  No material losses are anticipated as a result of these transactions.
 
On June 30, 1999, the Bank entered into a seven-year contractual agreement (the "Agreement") with a data processing provider.  That Agreement was renegotiated on May 11, 2001, with the new owner of the data processing company.  The Agreement was extended to August, 2008, with a renewal feature for an additional seven-year period.  In March, 2008 the contract was renegotiated with an expiration date of March, 2011.  The monthly service fee varies according to the services used and the number and type of transactions processed.  Expenses associated with the above and predecessor agreements associated with data processing services amounted to $240,349 and $224,349 respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
The Company and its subsidiary are subject to claims and lawsuits that arise primarily in the ordinary course of business.  It is the opinion of management that the disposition or ultimate resolution of such claims and lawsuits will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiary.
 
Please refer to Note 15 concerning leases for branch offices from a partnership.
 
Please refer to Note 15 concerning warrants and options earned by directors and employees of the Bank.
 
Note 10 - Deposits
 
The following details deposit accounts at December 31, 2009 and 2008:

 
F-24

 

   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Non-interest bearing deposits
  $ 9,686,614     $ 8,572,582  
Interest bearing deposits:
               
NOW accounts
    7,494,022       7,424,222  
Money market
    18,364,649       16,652,336  
Savings
    15,738,487       13,388,469  
Time, less than $100,000
    97,385,541       92,056,263  
Time, $100,000 and over
    25,906,959       28,184,673  
Total deposits
  $ 174,576,272     $ 166,278,545  
 
At December 31, 2009, the scheduled maturities of all certificates of deposit were as follows:

Year Ending
December 31,
 
Amount
 
2010
  $ 88,624,901  
2011
    23,358,457  
2012
    7,163,116  
2013
    1,873,059  
2014
    2,272,967  
Total
  $ 123,292,500  
 
At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company held brokered time deposits in the amount of $11,647,000 and $26,543,000, respectively.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, overdraft deposit accounts reclassified to loans aggregated $43,175 and $23,160, respectively.
 
Note 11 - Borrowings
 
During calendar year 2008, the Company obtained a $1.1 million line of credit (the “LOC”), of which $1,065,205 and $805,764 were outstanding at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  The above LOC is secured by all of the Bank's issued and outstanding common stock; it carries a rate of published "Wall Street Journal" prime rate plus 1.00% with a floor of 6.00%.  The LOC provides for interest-only monthly payments until December 31, 2009, when principal and accrued interest became due.   Upon maturity, the LOC was subsequently extended for two additional weeks.  At the end of the expiration period, the LOC remained unpaid and is therefore in default.
 
During calendar years 2009 and 2008, the Bank obtained several funding advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (the "FHLB").  The above advances are secured by a blanket lien on all real estate mortgages held by the Bank.  The outstanding balance on the above funding advances amounted to $18,000,000 and $29,000,000, respectively, at December 31, 2009 and 2008.  Additional information concerning these advances follow.  Note that all interest rates are fixed:
 
F-25


Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 

 
Amounts
                   
 
December 31,
2009
   
December 31,
2008
   
Interest
Rate
   
Date of
Maturity
 
    —0—       3,000,000       .46 %    
08-27-2009
 
    5,000,000       5,000,000       4.32 %    
03-05-2012
 
    —0—       3,000,000       4.84 %    
05-14-2012
 
    3,000,000       3,000,000       4.48 %    
05-18-2012
 
    5,000,000       5,000,000       4.76 %    
06-22-2012
 
    —0—       5,000,000       3.06 %    
07-22-2015
 
    5,000,000       5,000,000       3.35 %    
07-23-2018
 
  $ 18,000,000     $ 29,000,000       N/A      
N/A
 
 
During calendar year 2009, a $3.0 million advance matured and was paid-off.  Two other advances, aggregating $8.0 million were paid-off prior to maturity to improve the Bank’s liquidity position and reduce interest expense.  A penalty of approximately $413,000 was incurred by the Bank during calendar year 2009 to compensate the FHLB for the early prepayments of the advances.
 
Note 12 - Interest on Deposits and Borrowings
 
A summary of interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 follows:

   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Interest on NOW accounts
  $ 19,281     $ 20,217  
Interest on money market accounts
    286,871       463,428  
Interest on savings accounts
    247,591       437,751  
Interest on CDs under 100,000
    3,139,675       3,789,294  
Interest on CDs $100,000 and over
    928,539       1,213,312  
Interest on borrowings
    1,168,531       1,091,905  
Total interest on deposits and borrowings
  $ 5,790,488     $ 7,015,907  
 
Note 13 - Other Operating Expenses
 
A summary of other operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 follows:

   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Postage and courier
  $ 69,299     $ 68,358  
Advertising and promotion
    69,704       106,535  
Taxes and insurance
    97,809       64,549  
Telephone
    32,748       29,528  
Supplies and printing
    36,937       41,007  
Meetings and seminars
    46,027       39,484  
Correspondent bank charges
    36,849       57,830  
Other real estate expense
    85,739       164,138  
Directors' fees
    31,700       52,700  
Investment advisor expense
    31,222       19,873  
 FHLB prepayment penalties
    413,168       —0—  
Other
    217,827       167,493  
Total other operating expenses
  $ 1,169,029     $ 811,495  

 
F-26

 

Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Note 14 - Income Taxes
 
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company's provision for income taxes consisted of the following:

   
2009
   
2008
 
Current
  $ (1,880,281 )   $ 310,845  
Deferred
    (1,730,449 )     (107,064 )
    $ (3,610,730 )   $ 203,781  
 
The Company’s income tax expense differs from the amounts computed by applying the federal income tax statutory rates to income before income taxes.  A reconciliation of the differences is as follows:

   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Tax provision at Federal statutory rate
  $ (3,990,943 )   $ 269,195  
Increase in valuation allowance
    367,081       — 0 —  
Other
    13,132       (65,414 )
   Income tax expense/(benefit)
  $ (3,610,730 )   $ 203,781  
 
The components of deferred income taxes are as follows:

   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Deferred tax assets:
           
  Loan loss reserves
  $ 1,608,635     $ 510,960  
  Other real estate owned (OREO)
    156,736       125,540  
  Securities, OTTI
    191,853       —0—  
  Stock options/warrants
    66,980       57,980  
  Loss carry forward
    913,031       —0—  
  Unrealized loss, AFS securities
    150,083       628,320  
      Total
    3,087,318       1,322,800  
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
  Depreciation
    143,605       109,536  
      Total
    143,605       109,536  
     Deferred tax asset, net
  $ 2,943,713     $ 1,213,264  
     Valuation allowance
    (367,081 )     —0—  
     Deferred tax assets, net of valuation
  $ 2,576,632     $ 1,213,264  

 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.  Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.  Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projection for future taxable income over the periods which the temporary differences resulting in the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets, net of the valuation allowance, will be recognized in future years.
 
Note 15 - Related Party Transactions
 
Under the terms of the existing Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock may be granted to directors and employees at a price that is not less than the fair market value of such stock at the date of the grant.  Options granted to employees under the Plan may be designated as incentive stock options.  All options, as well as organizer warrants, expire no more than ten years from the date of the grant and fully vest over a period of between three-to-five years.
 
No options/warrants were granted during calendar year 2009.  For the year ended December 31, 2008, 20,200 options were granted to Bank employees with a fair value of $2.87 per option.  Below are the assumptions used to determine the fair value of each option:

   
December 31,
 
   
2008
 
       
Risk-free interest rate
    2.25 %
Expected life of the options
 
10 years
 
Expected dividends
    1.25 %
Expected volatility
    20.0 %
 
In connection with the initial offering of common stock, the Company granted warrants to certain organizers to purchase 206,280 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $5.50 per share.  These warrants, which were fully vested as of December 31, 2002, have expired on October 25, 2009.
 
A summary of the options/warrants activity for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 is presented below.

 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008

   
Number of
Shares
   
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
 
                 
Outstanding, December 31, 2007
    329,239     $ 6.69  
                 
Granted during 2008
    20,200     $ 8.50  
Exercised during 2008
    -0-          
Forfeited during 2008
    (4,400 )     11.43  
                 
Outstanding, December 31, 2008
    345,039     $ 6.86  
                 
Granted during 2009
    —0—     $ —0—  
Exercised during 2009
    (1,693 )     5.50  
Forfeited during 2009
    (217,869 )     5.51  
                 
Outstanding, December 31, 2009
    125,477     $ 9.20  
 
Lease of a Branch Office.  On February 9, 2001, the Bank entered into a lease agreement with Horizon Partnership, LLP, (the "Horizon Partnership") to lease approximately 3,800 square-feet of a new office building in Bradenton, Florida.  Four of the Company's board members are also the majority owners of the Horizon Partnership.  The lease, which commenced on June 1, 2001, is for a period of 10 years with two consecutive five-year extensions.  In addition to the monthly lease payment, the Bank is required to pay pro-rata real-estate taxes and special assessments that may be levied against the property.  The total monthly payment approximates $9,500, an amount that was paid beginning with the September 1, 2001 payment.  The monthly lease payments increase by 3% on the date of each anniversary.  For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, expenses associated with this lease amounted to $120,074 and $117,911, respectively.
 
On May 18, 2005, the Bank entered into a lease agreement with TCB,LLP, (the "TCB Partnership") to lease approximately 3,800 square-feet of a new office building in Palmetto, Florida.  Five of the Company's board members are also the majority owners of TCB, LLP.  The lease, which commenced on October 10, 2005, is for a period of 10 years with two consecutive five-year extensions.  In addition to the monthly lease payment, the Bank is required to pay pro-rata real estate taxes and special assessments that may be levied against the property.  The total monthly payment approximates $10,000, an amount that was paid beginning with the October 11, 2005 payment.  The monthly lease payments increase by 3% on the date of each anniversary.  For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, expenses associated with this lease amounted to $124,797 and $120,142 respectively.

 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
On February 8, 2008, the Bank entered into a lease agreement with Horizon Partnership, LLP, (the "Horizon Partnership") to lease approximately 3,550 square-feet of a new office building in Brandon, Florida.  Four of the Company's board members are also the majority owners of the Horizon Partnership.  The lease, which commenced on March 19, 2009, is for a period of 10 years with two consecutive five-year extensions.  In addition to the monthly lease payment, the Bank is required to pay pro-rata real-estate taxes and special assessments that may be levied against the property.  The total monthly payment approximates $15,985, an amount that was paid beginning with the March 19, 2009 payment.  The monthly lease payments increase by 3% on the date of each anniversary.  For the year ended December 31, 2009, expenses associated with this lease amounted to $159,850.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the future minimum lease commitments are as follows:
 
Year Ending
December 31,
 
Amount
 
2010
  $ 447,453  
2011
    386,538  
2012
    344,816  
2013
    355,160  
2014
    365,815  
Thereafter
    1,132,349  
Total
  $ 3,032,131  
 
Payments to Directors.  One director received $27,230 and $19,114 for products and services sold to the Company during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  The aggregate fees to directors during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 amounted to $31,700 and $53,200, respectively.
 
Borrowings and Deposits by Directors and Executive Officers.  Certain directors, principal officers and companies with which they are affiliated are customers of and have banking transactions with the Bank in the ordinary course of business.  As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, loans outstanding to directors, their related interests and executive officers aggregated $7,935,266 and $8,109,442 respectively.  These loans were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the same time for comparable transactions with unrelated parties.  In the opinion of management, loans to related parties did not involve more than normal credit risk or present other unfavorable features.
 
A summary of the related party loan transactions during the calendar years 2009 and 2008 follows:
   
Insider Loan Transactions
 
   
2009
   
2007
 
Balance, beginning of year
  $ 8,109,442     $ 7,595,980  
New loans
    245,000       1,109,082  
Less: Principal reductions
    (419,176 )     (595,620 )
Balance, end of year
  $ 7,935,266     $ 8,109,442  

 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Deposits by directors, executive officers and their related interests, as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 approximated $1,559,642 and $3,077,357 respectively.
 
Note 16 - Concentrations of Credit
 
The Company originates primarily commercial, residential, and consumer loans to customers in Manatee County, Florida, and surrounding counties.  The ability of the majority of the Company's customers to honor their contractual loan obligations is dependent on economic conditions prevailing at the time in Manatee County and the surrounding counties.
 
Eighty-two percent of the Company's loan portfolio is concentrated in loans secured by real estate, of which a substantial portion is secured by real estate in the Company's primary market area.  Accordingly, the ultimate collectability of the loan portfolio is susceptible to changes in market conditions in the Company's primary market area.  Another five percent or $8,473,726 of the Company's loan portfolio is concentrated in loans guaranteed by the United States Department of Agriculture.  The majority of these loans are secured by real estate and all are guaranteed with the full faith and credit of the United States government.  The other significant concentrations of credit by type of loan are set forth under Note 6.
 
The Company, as a matter of policy, does not generally extend credit to any single borrower or group of related borrowers in excess of 25% of the Bank's statutory capital, or approximately $1.9 million at December 31, 2009.
 
Note 17 - Regulatory Matters
 
The Company is supervised and regulated by OFR and FRB.  The Bank was chartered by the State of Florida and is a member of the Federal Reserve System.  As such, the Bank too is supervised and regulated by OFR and by the FRB.
 
Various requirements and restrictions under federal and state laws regulate the operations of the Company.  These laws, among other things, require the maintenance of reserves against deposits, impose certain restrictions on the nature and terms of the loans, restrict investments and other activities, and regulate mergers and the establishment of branches and related operations.  The ability of the parent company to pay cash dividends to its shareholders and service debt may be dependent upon cash dividends from its subsidiary bank.  The Bank is subject to limitations under state and federal laws in the amount of dividends it may declare.  At December 31, 2009, none of the Bank's retained earnings was available for dividend declaration.  During the year ended December 31, 2009 the Bank paid no dividends to its parent company.
 
The banking industry is also affected by the monetary and fiscal policies of regulatory authorities, including the FRB.  Through open market securities transactions, variations in the discount rate, the establishment of reserve requirements and the regulation of certain interest rates payable by member banks, the FRB exerts considerable influence over the cost and availability of funds obtained for lending and investing.  Changes in interest rates, deposit levels and loan demand are influenced by the changing conditions in the national economy and in the money markets, as well as the effect of actions by monetary and fiscal authorities.  Pursuant to the FRB's reserve requirements, the Bank was not required to maintain cash reserve balances at December 31, 2009.

 
F-31

 

Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies.  Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company's financial statements (see Note 2).  Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the company's assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weighting and other factors.
 
Qualitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 capital to average assets (as defined).
 
The prompt corrective action regulations provide five capital categories, including (in descending order) well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized.  These categories are not meant to represent overall financial conditions.  If adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to accept brokered deposits.  If undercapitalized, capital distributions are limited, as is asset growth and expansion, and plans for capital restoration are required.
 
Below are the Bank’s and the Company’s three capital ratios, as of December 31, 2009, as well as the standardized ratio metrics associated with certain capital categories.  Note that RWA denotes risk-weighted assets.

 
F-32

 

Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008

December 31, 2009
                             
               
Significantly
         
Adequately
 
   
Bank
   
Company
   
Undercapitalized
   
Undercapitalized
   
Capitalized
 
Tier 1 Leverage
    2.6 %     2.1 %     < 3.0 %     < 4.0 %     4.0 %
Tier 1 to RWA
    3.6 %     2.9 %     < 3.0 %     < 4.0 %     4.0 %
Total capital to RWA
    4.9 %     4.2 %     < 6.0 %     < 8.0 %     8.0 %
 
The Bank is significantly undercapitalized based on two capital ratio standards, and adequately capitalized based on one capital ratio standard.  The Company is significantly undercapitalized based on two capital ratio standards and undercapitalized based on one capital ratio standard.  Refer to Note 2 for information concerning the Written Agreement and the PCA Directive.
 
The Company's and the Bank's actual capital amounts and ratios are presented in the following table:

         
Minimum Regulatory Capital Guidelines for Banks
 
   
Actual
   
Adequately
Capitalized
   
Well
Capitalized
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
     
Ratio
   
Amount
     
Ratio
 
As of December 31, 2009:
                                       
Total capital-risk-based
                                       
(to risk-weighted assets):
                                       
  Bank
  $ 7,208       4.9 %   $ 11,755  
>
    8 %   $ 14,694  
>
    10 %
  Consolidated
    6,169       4.2 %     11,755  
>
    8 %     N/A  
>
    N/A  
                                                     
Tier 1 capital-risk-based
                                                   
(to risk-weighted assets):
                                                   
  Bank
  $ 5,335       3.6 %   $ 5,878  
>
    4 %   $ 8,816  
>
    6 %
  Consolidated
    4,297       2.9 %     5,877  
>
    4 %     N/A         N/A  
                                                     
Tier 1 capital-leverage
                                                   
(to average assets):
                                                   
  Bank
  $ 5,335       2.6 %   $ 8,210  
>
    4 %   $ 10,262  
>
    5 %
  Consolidated
    4,297       2.1 %     8,210  
>
    4 %     N/A         N/A  
   
Actual
   
Adequately
Capitalized
   
Well
Capitalized
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amount
   
Ratio
   
Amount
     
Ratio
   
Amount
     
Ratio
 
As of December 31, 2008:
                                                   
Total capital-risk-based
                                                   
(to risk-weighted assets):
                                                   
  Bank
  $ 16,476       10.2 %   $ 12,888  
>
    8 %   $ 16,110  
>
    10 %
  Consolidated
    15,716       9.6 %     12,890  
>
    8 %     N/A  
>
    N/A  
                                                     
Tier 1 capital-risk-based
                                                   
(to risk-weighted assets):
                                                   
  Bank
  $ 14.973       9.3 %   $ 6,444  
>
    4 %   $ 9,666  
>
    6 %
  Consolidated
    14,213       8.8 %     6,445  
>
    4 %     N/A         N/A  
                                                     
Tier 1 capital-leverage
                                                   
(to average assets):
                                                   
  Bank
  $ 16,476       7.2 %   $ 8,380  
>
    4 %   $ 10,476  
>
    5 %
  Consolidated
    15,716       6.8 %     8,380  
>
    4 %     N/A         N/A  

 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Note 18 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
Determination of Fair Value
 
The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures.  In accordance with the accounting standards for fair value measurements and disclosure, the fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  Fair value is best determined based upon quoted market prices.  However, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Company’s various financial instruments.  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.
 
The recent fair value guidance provides a consistent definition of fair value, which focuses on exit price in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions.  If there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability, a change in valuation technique or the use of multiple valuation techniques may be appropriate.  In such instances, determining the price at which willing market participants would transact at the measurement date under current market conditions depends on the facts and circumstances and requires the use of significant judgment.  The fair value is a reasonable point within the range that is most representative of fair value under current market conditions.
 
In accordance with this guidance, the Company groups its financial assets and financial liabilities generally measured at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value:
 
Level 1:  Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.
 
Level 2:  Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, and other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Level 3:  Significant unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity for the asset or liability:  Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.
 
Recurring Fair Value Changes
 
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis and recognized in the accompanying balance sheet, as well as the general classifications of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.
 
Investment securities:  The fair values of securities available for sale are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges or matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique used widely in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities.
 
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below as of December 31:
         
Fair Value Measurements at December 31,
 
         
2009 Using
 
         
Quoted Prices
             
         
In Active
   
Significant Other
   
Significant
 
         
Markets for
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
 
   
Carrying
   
Identical Assets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
 
 ($ in thousands)
 
Value
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
Investment Securities
  $ 13,081     $     $ 6,191     $ 6,890  
Loans Held for Sale
  $ 1,262     $     $ 1,262     $  

         
Fair Value Measurements at December 31,
 
         
2008 Using
 
         
Quoted Prices
             
         
In Active
   
Significant Other
   
Significant
 
         
Markets for
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
 
   
Carrying
   
Identical Assets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
 
 ($ in thousands)
 
Value
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
Investment Securities
  $ 17,965     $     $ 17,965     $  
Loans Held for Sale
  $ 2,000     $     $ 2,000     $  

 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Nonrecurring Fair Value Changes
 
Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.  These instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis, but subject to fair value in certain circumstances, such as when there is evidence of impairment that may require write-downs.  The write-downs for the Company’s more significant assets or liabilities measured on a nonrecurring basis are based on the lower of amortized or estimated fair value.
 
Impaired loans and other real estate owned (“OREO”):  Impaired loans and OREO are evaluated and valued at the time the loan or OREO is identified as impaired, at the lower of cost or market value.  Market value is measured based on the value of the collateral securing these loans and is classified at a Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.  Collateral for impaired loans may be real estate and/or business assets, including equipment, inventory and/or accounts receivable.  Its fair value is generally determined based on real estate appraisals or other independent evaluations by qualified professionals.  Impaired loans and OREO are reviewed and evaluated on at least a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly, based on the same factors identified above.  Impaired loans measured on a nonrecurring basis do not include pools of impaired loans.
 
Assets and liabilities with an impairment charge during the current year and measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are summarized below as of December 31:
 
   
Carrying Values at December 31, 2009
 
                           
Total
 
($ in thousands)
 
Total
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Gain (loss)
 
     Impaired loans
  $ 22,167     $       $       $ 22,167     $ (2,043 )
     OREO
  $ 2,579     $       $       $ 2,579     $ (461 )

   
Carrying Values at December 31, 2008
 
                           
Total
 
($ in thousands)
 
Total
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Gain (loss)
 
     Impaired loans
  $ 12,073     $       $       $ 12,073     $ (385 )
     OREO
  $ 2,815     $       $       $ 2,815     $  
 
Fair Value Disclosures
 
Accounting standards require the disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments including those financial instruments for which the Company did not elect the fair value option.  The fair value represents management’s best estimates based on a range of methodologies and assumptions.
 
Cash and due from banks, federal funds sold, loans held for sale, accrued interest receivable, all non-maturity deposits, short-term borrowings, subordinated debt and accrued interest payable have carrying amounts which approximate fair value primarily because of the short repricing opportunities of those instruments.

 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Following is a description of the methods and assumptions used by the Company to estimate the fair value of its financial instruments:
 
Investment securities:  Fair value is based upon quoted market prices if available.  If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for similar securities.  Restricted equity securities are carried at cost because no market value is available.
 
Loans:  The fair value is estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics.  Loans are segregated by type such as commercial, mortgage, and consumer loans.  The fair value of the loan portfolio is calculated by discounting contractual cash flows using estimated market discount rates which reflect the credit and interest rate risk inherent in the loan.  The estimated fair value of the Bank’s off-balance sheet commitments is nominal since the committed rates approximate current rates offered for commitments with similar rate and maturity characteristics and since the estimated credit risk associated with such commitments is not significant.
 
Deposit liabilities:  The fair value of time deposits is estimated using the discounted value of contractual cash flows based on current rates offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.
 
FHLB advances – long term:  The fair value is estimated using the discounted value of contractual cash flows based on current rates offered for debt of similar remaining maturities and/or termination values provided by the FHLB.
 
The following table presents the carrying amounts and fair values of the specified assets and liabilities held by the Company at December 31, 2009 and 2008.  The information presented is based on pertinent information available to management as of December 31, 2009 and 2008.  Although management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the estimated fair value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued since that time, and the current estimated fair value of these financial instruments may have changed since that point in time.
 
   
December 31, 2009
   
December 31, 2008
 
   
Carrying
Amount
   
Estimated
Fair Value
   
Carrying
Amount
   
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Financial assets:
                       
   Cash and due from banks
  $ 9,719,612     $ 9,719,612     $ 2,236,783     $ 2,236,783  
   Federal funds sold
    —0—       —0—       147,000       147,000  
   Securities held-to-maturity
    11,462,744       10,517,358       13,086,900       11,451,219  
   Securities available-for-sale
    13,080,811       13,080,811       17,965,410       17,965,410  
   Loans, net
    151,127,759       152,659,810       166,027,061       166,482,173  
   Accrued interest receivable
    1,184,830       1,184,830       1,411,450       1,411,450  
                                 
Financial liabilities:
                               
   Deposits
  $ 174,576,272     $ 172,678,983     $ 166,278,545     $ 165,617,772  
   Borrowings
    19,065,205       20,057,245       29,805,764       30,795,322  
   Federal funds purchased
    ——0——       ——0——       ——0——       ——0——  
   Accrued Interest Payable
    34,824       34,824       129,751       129,751  

 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
Note 19 - Dividends
 
In accordance with regulatory directives, the Bank is unable to pay dividends unless it obtains prior approval from its banking regulators.
 
Note 20 - Parent Company Financial Information
 
This information should be read in conjunction with the other notes to the consolidated financial statements.
 
Parent Company Balance Sheets
 
   
December 31,
 
 
 
2009
   
2008
 
Assets 
               
Cash
  $ 376     $ 9,302  
Investment in Bank
    6,705,535       13,753,020  
Other Assets
    26,455       37,062  
     Total Assets
  $ 6,732,366     $ 13,799,384  
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
               
                 
Dividends payable
  $ —0—     $ 199,090  
Notes payable
    1,065,205       805,764  
Total Liabilities
  $ 1,065,205     $ 1,004,854  
Treasury stock
  $ (479,393 )   $ (479,393 )
Common Stock
    18,099       18,082  
Paid-in-capital
    10,428,214       10,358,919  
Retained earnings
    (4,006,176 )     4,116,602  
Accumulated comprehensive income
    (293,583 )     (1,219,680 )
Total Shareholders' equity
  $ 5,667,161     $ 12,794,530  
  Total Liabilities and Shareholders' equity
  $ 6,732,366     $ 13,799,384  

Parent Company Statements of Operations
 
   
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
Dividends from subsidiary
  $ —0—     $ —0—  
Interest income
    (59,147 )   $ (1,857 )
Compensation expense
    (60,000 )     (70,338 )
Miscellaneous expense
    (63,009 )     (111,285 )
Income/(loss) before income tax, and equity in undistributed income of the Bank
  $ (182,156 )   $ (183,480 )
Income tax expense/(benefit)
    (28,401 )     (46,350 )
Income/(loss) before equity in undistributed income of the Bank
  $ (153,755 )   $ (137,130 )
Equity in undistributed income/(loss) of the Bank
    (7,973,583 )     725,100  
Net income/(loss)
  $ (8,127,338 )   $ 587,970  

 
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Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008

Parent Company Statements of Cash Flows
 
       
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2009
   
2008
 
Cash flows from operating activities: 
               
Net income
  $ (8,127,338 )   $ 587,970  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
   Equity in undistributed subsidiary income
    7,973,583       (725,100 )
  Change in other assets
    10,607       59,609  
  Change in other liabilities
    (134,531 )     73,805  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ (277,679 )   $ (3,716 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
  Net cash provided/(used) by investing activities
  $ —0—     $ —0—  
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
  Exercise of warrants/options
  $ 9,312     $ —0—  
  Purchase of treasury stock
    —0—       (247,000 )
  Increase in note payable
    259,441       805,764  
  Push down capital to subsidiary bank
    —0—       (800,000 )
  Cash dividend
    —0—       (199,090 )
Net cash provided/(used) by financing activities
  $ 268,753     $ (440,326 )
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
  $ (8,926 )   $ (444,042 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    9,302       453,344  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  $ 376     $ 9,302  

 
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Item 8.
Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants and Financial Disclosure.
 
     The registrant did not change accountants in 2009 and continues to engage the independent accounting firm of Francis & Company, CPAs.
 
Item 8A(T).
Controls and Procedures.
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
 
     As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as provided in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information required to be included in periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
 
     Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.  Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
     Our evaluation of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, was conducted on the basis of framework in “Internal Control-Integrated Framework,” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.  Based on this evaluation, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2009.
 
     This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.  Management’s report was not subject to attestation requirements by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
 
     There has been no change in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal controls over financial reporting.

 
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Item 8B.
Other Information.
 
     There is no information that was required to be disclosed by the Company on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter of 2009, that was not reported.
 
PART III
 
Item 9.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
 
     The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for directors and officers, including its Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer.  The Company will provide to shareholders and all other persons a copy of the Company's Code of Conduct upon request and without charge.  This document may be requested by writing to Horizon Bancorporation, Inc., 900 53rd Avenue East, Bradenton, Florida 34203, Attention: Charles S. Conoley.
 
     The remaining information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the applicable information in the definitive proxy statement for the Company's 2009 annual meeting, including the information set forth under the captions "Election of Directors" and "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance."
 
Item 10.
Executive Compensation.
 
     The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the applicable information in the definitive proxy statement for the Company's 2010 annual meeting, including the information set forth under the caption "Executive Compensation."
 
Item 11.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
 
     The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the applicable information in the definitive proxy statement for the Company's 2010 annual meeting, including the information set forth under the captions "Beneficial Ownership of the Company's Common Stock."
 
Item 12.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.
 
     The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the applicable information in the definitive proxy statement for the Company's 2010 annual meeting, including the information set forth under the caption "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions."
 
Item 13.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
 
     The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the applicable information in the definitive proxy statement for the Company's 2010 annual meeting, including the information set forth under the caption "Fees Paid to Independent Auditors."

 
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Item 14.
 
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
     
Exhibit
Number
 
Sequential Description
3(i)
 
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of registrant dated October 2, 1998, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Registration Statement on Form SB-1, File No. 333-71773, filed on February 9, 1999.
3(ii)
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of Registration Statement on Form SB-1, File No. 333-71773, filed on February 9, 1999.
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Subsidiaries of registrant
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
 
HORIZON BANCORPORATION, INC.
(Registrant)
 
BY:
/S/ Charles S. Conoley
 
 
Charles S. Conoley, President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
     
 
/S/ Kathleen M. Jepson
 
 
Kathleen M. Jepson, Senior Vice President and Chief
 
 
Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
Date:   April 15, 2010
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
 
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
         
/S/ Charles S. Conoley
 
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
April 15, 2010
Charles S. Conoley
       
         
/S/ Michael Shannon Glasgow
 
Director
 
April 15, 2010
Michael Shannon Glasgow
       
         
/S/ Barclay Kirkland, D.D.S.
 
Director
 
April 15, 2010
Barclay Kirkland, D.D.S.
       
         
/S/ C. Donald Miller, Jr.
 
Director
 
April 15, 2010
C. Donald Miller, Jr.
       
         
/S/ David K. Scherer
 
Director
 
April 15, 2010
David K. Scherer
       
         
/S/ Bruce E. Shackelford
 
Director
 
April 15, 2010
Bruce E. Shackelford
       
         
/S/ Elizabeth Thomason, D.M.D.
 
Director
 
April 15, 2010
Elizabeth Thomason, D.M.D.
       
         
/S/ Mary Ann P. Turner
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors
 
April 15, 2010
Mary Ann P. Turner
       
         
/S/ Clarence R. Urban
  
Director
  
April 15, 2010
Clarence R. Urban
       

 
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