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Farmers National Banc Corp.
Annual Report 2014

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Corporate Profile

Farmers  National  Banc  Corp.  (the  “Company”)  is  a 
multi-bank  holding  company  registered  under  the 
Bank  Holding  Company  Act  of  1956,  as  amended. 
The  Company  provides  full  banking  services  through 
its  nationally  chartered  subsidiary,  The  Farmers 
National  Bank  of  Canfield  (“Farmers  National  Bank”.) 
The  Company  provides  trust  services  through  its 
subsidiary, Farmers Trust Company, retirement planning 
and  consultancy  services  through  its  subsidiary, 
National  Associates,  Inc.  and  insurance  services 
through  Farmers  National  Bank’s  subsidiary,  Farmers 
National  Insurance.  Farmers  Trust  Company  has  a 
state-chartered bank license to conduct trust business 
from the Ohio Department of Commerce – Division of 
Financial Institutions. 

Farmers National Bank, chartered in 1887, is a full-service 
financial  services  company  engaged  in  commercial 
and  retail  banking  with  a  total  of  twenty  (20)  banking 
locations and two (2) trust offices located in the counties 
of Mahoning, Columbiana, Trumbull, Stark, Summit and 

Cuyahoga  in  the  State  of  Ohio.  In  addition,  Farmers 
National  Bank  provides  24-hour  access  to  a  network 
of Automated Teller Machines and offers Internet and 
telephone  banking  services.  Farmers  National  Bank 
competes  with  state  and  national  banks,  as  well  as 
with a large number of other financial institutions, such 
as  thrifts,  insurance  companies,  consumer  finance 
companies,  credit  unions  and  commercial  finance 
leasing companies for deposits, loans and other financial 
service  business.  The  principal  methods  by  which 
Farmers National Bank competes are loan interest rates, 
the rates paid for funds, the fees charged for services 
and the availability of services. 

As  a  national  banking  association,  Farmers  National 
Bank  is  a  member  of  the  Federal  Reserve  System,  is 
subject to the supervision and regulation of the Office 
of  the  Comptroller  of  the  Currency,  and  deposits  are 
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
to the extent provided by law. 

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Financial Highlights

                     (Amounts in Thousands Except for Per Share Data)

For the Year 

Net Income 
Return on Average Assets 
Return on Average Equity 
Cash Dividends 

Per Share 

Net Income (Basic) 
Net Income (Diluted) 
Book Value at Year-End 

Balances at Year-End 

Total Assets 
Earning Assets 
Total Deposits 
Net Loans 
Total Stockholders’ Equity 

2014 

 $8,965  
0.79% 
7.45% 
2,236  

 $0.48  
0.48  
6.71 

2013 

  $7,780 
0.68% 
6.66% 
2,248 

2012 

$9,932 
 0.89% 
 8.42%
        3,382  

$0.41  
0.41 
6.02  

 $0.53  
   0.53  
   6.43  

$1,136,967 
1,074,434  
915,703 
656,220 
123,560 

$1,137,326  
1,076,073  
915,216 
623,116 
113,007  

$1,139,695  
  1,082,078 
     919,009 
     578,963 
      120,792 

Common Shares Outstanding 

 18,409 

18,776 

       18,795 

Annual Meeting Notice
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the St. Michaels Family Center at 300 North Broad 
Street, Canfield, OH 44406 at 3:30pm EST, on Thursday, April 16, 2015.

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It is this ability to both plan and adapt that ensures 
a robust future for Farmers National Bank.

Fellow Shareholders,

Even  as  little  as 
five  years  ago,  it 
would have been 
i m p o s s i b l e   t o 
predict  exactly 
h o w   o u r   B a n k 
would grow – what 
paths  it  would 
take – to become 
the company it is 
today.  Each year 
in  recent  memory  has  brought  with  it 
new  and  strategic  opportunities.  We’ve 
pushed  beyond  century-old  geographic 
boundaries, expanded into fee-generating 
businesses  and  nurtured  their  rapid 
growth. In addition, we are positioned to 
merge with a quality peer to become the 
leading  community  bank,  not  just  in  the 
Mahoning Valley, but in all of eastern Ohio.  

Once  again,  we’ve  set  new  records  for 
achievement in 2014. And while I’ve always 
been  confident  in  our  bank’s  ability  to 
thrive, I remain humbly impressed by the 
fact  that  we’ve  consistently  maintained 
success  through  diligent  management 
of what the market gives us at any given 
time. It is this ability to both plan and adapt 
that  ensures  a  robust  future  for  Farmers 
National Bank.

Capital Planning
During the year, the company repurchased 
365,800 shares of its common stock at an 
average price of $7.74 for a total purchase 
of  $2.8  million.  In  addition  to  the  stock 
repurchase,  the  company  successfully 
conducted  an  odd  lot  buyback  program 
with  the  goal  of  reducing  servicing  and 
administrative  costs  associated  with 
shareholders who own 99 or fewer shares.  
A total of 6,568 shares were purchased, 
which reduced the number of shareholders 
who  own  99  or  fewer  shares  by  nearly 
11%.  The combination of the repurchase 
programs and odd lot buyback reduced 
our total common shares outstanding 2% 
from December 31, 2014.  The company 
remains committed to returning capital to 
our shareholders when determined to be 

an appropriate use of our available capital 
resources and over the past three years 
has proactively repurchased $4.5 million 
of our common stock and distributed $7.9 
million in dividends to shareholders.  

Asset Quality 
The company continues to maintain strong 
asset  quality.    At  December  31,  2014, 
non- performing loans were $8.5 million, a 
7% decrease compared to $9.1 million at 
the same time in 2013.  Another important 
measure of asset quality is our allowance 
for  loan  losses  to  non-performing  loans 
ratio,  which  improved  from  83%  at 
December 31, 2013 to 90% at December 
31, 2014.  Non-performing assets to total 
assets also remain at a safe level, currently 
at 0.76%.  Management remains diligent 
in  monitoring  local  economic  conditions 
and the impact it may have on the quality 
of our loan portfolio.

Loan Production 
Deploying  assets  to  our  neighbors  and 
business  communities  is  the  heartbeat 
of  our  community  banking  philosophy. 
The increase in loans is a direct result of 
Farmers’  focus  on  loan  growth  utilizing 
a  talented  lending  and  credit  team, 
while  adhering  to  a  sound  underwriting 
discipline. Total loans were $663.9 million 
at  December  31,  2014,  compared  to 
$630.7  million  at  December  31,  2013, 
an  increase  of  5%.  Most  of  the  increase 
in loans has occurred in the commercial 
real estate, commercial and industrial and 
residential real estate loan portfolios. It is 
important to note that the continued growth 
in our loan portfolio has allowed our loan 
to deposit ratio to improve during the past 
two years from 64% at December 31, 2012 
to 73% at December 31, 2014.  

continually increased in both revenues and 
assets  under  management.  In  addition, 
the  percentage  of  overall  fee  income 
generated  has  increased  substantially 
over  the  past  five  years  contributing  to 
the  Company’s  overall  growth.  In  2009, 
fee  income  represented  15%  of  total 
gross income and in 2014 fee income has 
increased to represent 29% of total gross 
income.

Farmers Trust Company
The Trust Company achieved record total 
assets under management exceeding $1.1 
billion  at  2014  year  end.    Total  revenue 
increased  9%  during  2014  to  over  $6 
million for the first time in the Company’s 
history.  Net income increased 63% to a 
record amount. The Charitable Foundation 
Division  distributed  nearly  $7  million  to 
area  non-profit  organizations,  colleges, 
hospitals and early intervention programs 
for  high  school  students.  Plans  for  2015 
include further implementation of a high-
end financial planning software package to 
ensure and enhance its abilities in Estate, 
Retirement and Tax Planning for its clients 
and prospects.

Farmers National Investments
Since  Farmers  National  Investments’ 
inception in 2000, they have experienced 
continuous  year-over-year  growth  in 
revenues  and  profits.  In  2014,  the 
Investment  division  continued  this  trend 
by  enjoying  a  record  year.  Revenues 
increased 13% in 2014 to over $1.6 million 
and have achieved a 25% annual growth 
rate over the last seven years.  Additionally, 
assets under management at December 
31, 2014 were up 10% at $256 million and 
have  increased  at  a  26%  annual  growth 
rate over the last seven years.

Wealth Management
Much of Farmers’ success over the past 
few years has centered on the commitment 
to  enhance  fee  generating  businesses 
through  our  robust  Wealth  Management 
platform. Each and every year, the Wealth 
Management  lines  of  business  have 

National Associates, Inc. 
To build synergies around our retirement 
platform,  offered  through  Farmers  Trust 
Company,  Farmers  National  Banc  Corp. 
acquired  National  Associates  in  July, 
2013. In acquiring NAI, Farmers National 
Banc Corp. assumed a professional staff 

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Our new best-in-class mobile banking app has state-of-the-art 
features that we believe rival the big national and regional banks.

independence in operating a community 
bank  in  our  own  backyard,  as  we  make 
local decisions that help support our local 
economy. We will strive to see that the new 
combined company remains independent 
and continues to act in the best interests of 
our shareholders, customers, community 
and  associates  at  the  highest  level  of 
excellence expected of Farmers.

We  are  quite  pleased  to  provide  our 
shareholders  with  such  an  attractive 
strategic growth opportunity. In connection 
with the proposed merger, the Company 
will file with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission  a  Registration  Statement 
that  will  include  a  joint  proxy  statement 
and  a  Company  prospectus,  as  well  as 
other  relevant  documents  concerning 
the  proposed  transaction,  that  will  be 
presented to our shareholders at a special 
meeting intended to be held in the second 
quarter of 2015.   

I  hope  you  are  as  pleased  as  I  am 
with  the  performance  of  our  company 
during the last year and are optimistic for 
another banner year in 2015. As always, I 
welcome your calls and emails. With your 
continued support, we are well positioned 
to accomplish great things together.

Very truly yours, 

Kevin J. Helmick
President & Chief Executive Officer

that  is  highly  qualified  and  credentialed 
and  we  recently  added  Aubrey  Christ,  a 
proven industry professional, as President 
of NAI to further strengthen the team. NAI 
is  a  leading  independent  consultant  to 
retirement plans and offers actuarial, plan 
design,  compliance  and  administrative 
services.  As  a  third  party  administrator, 
NAI provides services to 401(k), Defined 
Benefit, Profit Sharing, Flexible Spending, 
403(b),  ESOP  and  other  plans.  As  of 
December  31,  2014,  NAI  manages 
200  retirement  plans  with  assets  under 
administration of $648 million.

Noninterest Expense Management 
Your management team understands that 
a  successful  growth  strategy  includes 
the  prudent  management  of  noninterest 
expenses. As a result of this philosophy, 
noninterest expenses were $38.2 million for 
the year ended December 31, 2014, 2% 
less than the $39.1 million reported in 2013.  
Personnel expenses were $1.2 million or 
5% lower in 2014 compared to 2013. Other 
operating expenses also decreased $457 
thousand  or  9%.    The  continued  focus 
on  increasing  the  aforementioned  fee-
based revenues and reducing noninterest 
expenses  has  also  contributed  to  an 
improvement  in  our  efficiency  ratio  to 
70.2% from 74.8% in the prior year.

Virtual Banking 
One  of  our  primary  strategic  initiatives 
came to fruition in 2014 with the introduction 
of a very exciting and relevant upgrade to 
our digital banking channels.  Nationwide, 
the  adoption  rates  of  online  and  mobile 
banking users are staggering.  At Farmers, 
it is also evident that these digital channels 
are highly valued by our customers.  Over 
the  past  three  years,  Farmers’  online 
banking usage has increased nearly 70%.  
Additionally, at the end of 2014, Farmers 
mobile banking adoption increased 327% 
since its inception in 2012. With our digital 
strategy,  we  plan  to  manage  our  Virtual 
Banking  channels  just  as  we  would  a 
branch  made  of  brick  and  mortar.    We 
will continue to invest the resources and 

enhancements required to differentiate our 
digital platforms in the marketplace.  

Our new best-in-class mobile banking app 
has state-of-the-art features that we believe 
rival the big national and regional banks: 
•  Remote  Deposit  –  customers  take  a 
picture  of  a  check  and  it  is  deposited 
directly into their account.
•  Picture  Pay  –  Take  a  picture  of  a  bill, 
and the account information is pulled into 
the bill pay system alleviating the need to 
manually enter the biller information.
• Pin login – Customers will no longer need 
to enter their username and password once 
they choose a four digit pin to conveniently 
access their account information.

National  Bancshares  Corporation 
Acquisition
We  were  very  pleased  to  announce 
the  transformative  merger  of  National 
Bancshares  Corporation,  which,  once 
complete, is expected to increase the size 
of our asset base by nearly 50% to $1.7 
billion.  National Bancshares has a strong 
market  share  and  reputation  in  its  core 
markets, and its addition will help provide 
an  attractive  low  cost  funding  base  for 
our  growing  franchise.    We  also  believe 
that  this  transaction  will  help  Farmers 
realize  additional  operating  scale  and 
drive  earnings  per  share  growth  as  our 
management team continues to focus on 
achieving  above-average  returns  for  our 
shareholders.  In  addition  to  the  financial 
benefits, the merger significantly expands 
our  footprint  and  customer  base.    The 
combined  company  will  create  a  top-
performing  Midwest  community  bank 
that  has  the  scale,  product  depth  and 
efficiency  to  compete  effectively,  while 
maintaining  our  community  banking 
principals  and  delivering  best-in-class 
service to our customers. 

The  combined  company  will  continue  to 
focus  on  the  community  banking  model 
by  serving  and  fulfilling  the  needs  of 
the  communities  we  serve.    Together, 
we  will  appreciate  the  self-reliance  and 

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Board of Directors

From Left to Right
Ralph D. Macali, Anne Frederick Crawford, David Z. Paull, Gregg Strollo, Lance J. Ciroli, Kevin J. Helmick, Terry A. Moore,
Gregory C. Bestic and Earl R. Scott 

Lance J. Ciroli 2, 4
Chairman of the Board
Co-founder of NBE Bank Consulting 
Services. Retired Assistant Deputy 
Comptroller in the Cleveland/Detroit 
Field Office, Office of the Comptroller 
of the Currency

Gregory C. Bestic 1, 3
CPA, CGMA, Certified Forensic 
Accountant, DABFA, FACFEI
Principal with Schroedel, Scullin 
& Bestic, LLC - Certified Public 
Accountants and Strategic Advisors

Anne Frederick Crawford 2, 3
Attorney-at-Law 
Self-employed/Sole Proprietor

Kevin J. Helmick 
President and Chief Executive Officer
Farmers National Bank

Ralph D. Macali 1, 4
Vice President of Palmer J. Macali, Inc. 
Partner in P.M.R.P. Partnership

Terry A. Moore 2, 3
Managing Director of Krugliak, Wilkins, 
Griffiths and Dougherty

David Z. Paull 2, 4
Vice President, Human Resources 
Operations and Labor Relations, RTI 
International Metals, Inc.

Earl R. Scott 1, 4
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and 
President, Reali, Giampetro & Scott 

Gregg Strollo 1, 4
Partner, Architect and President, 
Strollo Architects

1  Audit Committee
2  Compensation Committee
3  Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
4  Risk Management Committee

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Farmers National Banc Corp. Officers

Kevin J. Helmick, 
President and Chief Executive Officer 

Carl D. Culp, 
Executive Vice President & Treasurer

Management Team and Board of Directors

Kevin J. Helmick, 
President and Chief 
Executive Officer
Farmers National Bank

Carl D. Culp, 
Executive Vice President, 
Cashier & Chief Financial Officer
Farmers National Bank

Mark L. Graham, 
Executive Vice President, 
Chief Credit Officer
Farmers National Bank

Joseph Gerzina, 
Senior Vice President, 
Chief Lending Officer, 
Community President West Region
Farmers National Bank

Brian E. Jackson, 
Senior Vice President, 
Chief Information Officer
Farmers National Bank

Mark Nicastro, 
Senior Vice President, 
Director of Human 
Resources
Farmers National Bank

Amber Wallace, 
Senior Vice President, 
Chief Retail and 
Marketing Officer
Farmers National Bank

Timothy Shaffer, 
Vice President, Director of 
Commercial Banking and 
Private Client Services, 
Mahoning Valley
Farmers National Bank

Dale Sturdevant, 
Vice President, 
Chief Risk Officer 
Farmers National Bank

Wealth Management Executive Officers

James H. Sisek, Esq., 
Chairman and Chief 
Legal Counsel
Farmers Trust Company

Joseph J. DePascale, 
CPA, CFP®, AIFA®, 
CMFS, President
Farmers Trust Company

William Hanshaw, Esq., 
Executive V.P. & Secretary
Farmers Trust Company

Daniel A. Cvercko, 
Vice President
Farmers National Investments
Farmers National Insurance

Aubrey Christ, 
President 
National Associates

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Important Additional Information About the Merger.

In	connection	with	the	proposed	merger,	Farmers	will	file	with	the	Securities	and	Exchange	Commission	(the	“SEC”)	a	

Registration	Statement	on	Form	S-4	that	will	include	a	joint	proxy	statement	and	a	Farmers	prospectus,	as	well	as	other	relevant	
documents	concerning	the	proposed	transaction.

SHAREHOLDERS	OF	FARMERS	AND	NATIONAL	BANCSHARES	AND	OTHER	INVESTORS	ARE	URGED	TO	
CAREFULLY	READ	THE	PROXY	STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS	TO	BE	INCLUDED	IN	THE	REGISTRATION	STATEMENT	
ON	FORM	S-4,	BECAUSE	IT	WILL	CONTAIN	IMPORTANT	INFORMATION	ABOUT	FARMERS,	NATIONAL	BANCSHARES,	
THE	PROPOSED	MERGER,	THE	PERSONS	SOLICITING	PROXIES	WITH	RESPECT	TO	THE	PROPOSED	MERGER	AND	
THEIR	INTERESTS	IN	THE	PROPOSED	MERGER	AND	RELATED	MATTERS.

The	respective	directors	and	executive	officers	of	Farmers	and	National	Bancshares	and	other	persons	may	be	deemed	to	be	
participants	in	the	solicitation	of	proxies	from	shareholders	of	Farmers	and	National	Bancshares	with	respect	to	the	proposed	merger.		
Information	regarding	the	directors	and	executive	officers	of	Farmers	is	available	in	its	proxy	statement	filed	with	the	SEC	on	March	
13,	2015.		Information	regarding	directors	and	executive	officers	of	National	Bancshares	is	available	on	its	website	at	http://www.
discoverfirstnational.com/.		Other	information	regarding	the	participants	in	the	solicitation	and	a	description	of	their	direct	and	indirect	
interests,	by	security	holdings	or	otherwise,	will	be	contained	in	the	proxy	statement/prospectus	to	be	included	in	the	Registration	
Statement	on	Form	S-4	and	other	relevant	materials	to	be	filed	with	the	SEC	when	they	become	available.

Investors	and	security	holders	will	be	able	to	obtain	free	copies	of	the	registration	statement	(when	available)	and	other	

documents	filed	with	the	SEC	by	Farmers	through	the	website	maintained	by	the	SEC	at	http://www.sec.gov.		Copies	of	the	documents	
filed	with	the	SEC	by	Farmers	will	be	available	free	of	charge	on	Farmers’	website	at	https://www.farmersbankgroup.com.

This	communication	shall	not	constitute	an	offer	to	sell	or	the	solicitation	of	an	offer	to	buy	any	securities	nor	shall	there	be	
any	sale	of	securities	in	any	jurisdiction	in	which	the	offer,	solicitation	or	sale	is	unlawful	before	registration	or	qualification	of	the	
securities	under	the	securities	laws	of	the	jurisdiction.		No	offer	of	securities	shall	be	made	except	by	means	of	a	prospectus	satisfying	
the	requirements	of	Section	10	of	the	Securities	Act.

Forward Looking Statements.

This	report	contains	forward-looking	statements	within	the	meaning	of	the	Private	Securities	Litigation	Reform	Act	of	1995.		

These	statements	are	not	historical	facts,	but	rather	statements	based	on	Farmer’s	current	expectations	regarding	its	business	strategies	
and	its	intended	results	and	future	performance.		Forward-looking	statements	are	preceded	by	terms	such	as	“expects,”	“believes,”	
“anticipates,”	“intends”	and	similar	expressions,	as	well	as	any	statements	related	to	future	expectations	of	performance	or	conditional	
verbs,	such	as	“will,”	“would,”	“should,”	“could”	or	“may.”

Forward-looking	statements	are	not	guarantees	of	future	performance.		Numerous	risks	and	uncertainties	could	cause	or	
contribute	to	Farmers’	actual	results,	performance,	and	achievements	to	be	materially	different	from	those	expressed	or	implied	by	the	
forward-looking	statements.		Factors	that	may	cause	or	contribute	to	these	differences	include,	without	limitation,	Farmers’	failure	to	
integrate	National	Bancshares	and	its	subsidiary	in	accordance	with	expectations;	deviations	from	performance	expectations	related	
to	National	Bancshares	and	its	subsidiary;	general	economic	conditions,	including	changes	in	market	interest	rates	and	changes	in	
monetary	and	fiscal	policies	of	the	federal	government;	legislative	and	regulatory	changes;	competitive	conditions	in	the	banking	
markets	served	by	Farmers’	subsidiaries;	the	adequacy	of	the	allowance	for	losses	on	loans	and	the	level	of	future	provisions	for	losses	
on	loans;	and	other	factors	disclosed	periodically	in	Farmers’	filings	with	the	SEC.

Because	of	the	risks	and	uncertainties	inherent	in	forward-looking	statements,	readers	are	cautioned	not	to	place	undue	reliance	
on	them,	whether	included	in	this	report	or	made	elsewhere	from	time	to	time	by	Farmers	or	on	Farmers’	behalf.		Farmers	assumes	no	
obligation	to	update	any	forward-looking	statements.

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UNITED STATES  
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549  

FORM 10-K  

(Mark One)  
  Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 
or  

  Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  

For the transition period from              to               
Commission file number 001-35296 

Farmers National Banc Corp.  

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

Ohio 
(State or other jurisdiction of 
incorporation or organization) 

20 South Broad Street, Canfield, Ohio 
(Address of principal executive offices) 

34-1371693 
(I.R.S. Employer 
Identification No.) 

44406 
(Zip Code) 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 330-533-3341  
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  

Title of each class 
Common Shares, no par value 

Name of each exchange on which registered 
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  
None  
(Title of Class)  

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes      No     

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes      No    

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

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

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

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 definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):  

Large accelerated filer 
Non-accelerated filer 

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      (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) 

  Accelerated filer 
  Smaller reporting company 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No    

As of June 30, 2014, the estimated aggregate market value of the ’registrant’s common shares, no par value (the only common equity of the 
registrant), held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $146.3 million based upon the last sales price as of June 30, 2014 reported on 
NASDAQ. (The exclusion from such amount of the market value of the common shares owned by any person shall not be deemed an admission by 
the registrant that such person is an affiliate of the registrant).  

As of February 23, 2015, the registrant had outstanding 18,408,612 common shares, no par value.  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP.  
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K  
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014  

TABLE OF CONTENTS  

PART I
Item 1. 
   Business. .............................................................................................................................................................................
Item 1A.    Risk Factors. .......................................................................................................................................................................
Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments. ..............................................................................................................................................
   Properties. ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Item 2. 
   Legal Proceedings. ..............................................................................................................................................................
Item 3. 
   Mine Safety Disclosures. ....................................................................................................................................................
Item 4. 

PART II
   Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. .........
Item 5. 
   Selected Financial Data. ......................................................................................................................................................
Item 6. 
   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. .............................................
Item 7. 
Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk. ..............................................................................................
   Financial Statements and Supplementary Financial Data. ..................................................................................................
Item 8. 
   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. ............................................
Item 9. 
Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures. ....................................................................................................................................................
Item 9B.    Other Information. ..............................................................................................................................................................

Item 10.     Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. .................................................................................................
Item 11.     Executive Compensation. ...................................................................................................................................................
Item 12.     Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. ..........................
Item 13.     Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. ...................................................................
Item 14.     Principal Accountant Fees and Services. ............................................................................................................................

PART III

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Item 15.     Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules. ...........................................................................................................................

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Item 1. Business.  
General  
Farmers National Banc Corp.  

Farmers National Banc Corp. (the “Company,” “Farmers,” “we,” “our” or “us”), is a one-bank holding company organized in 
1983 under the laws of the State of Ohio and registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”). 
The Company operates principally through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, The Farmers National Bank of Canfield (the “Bank” or 
“Farmers Bank”), Farmers Trust Company (“Trust” or “Farmers Trust”) and National Associates, Inc. (“NAI”).  Farmers National 
Insurance, LLC (“Insurance” or “Farmers Insurance”) and Farmers of Canfield Investment Co. (“Investments or “Farmers 
Investments”) are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Bank. The Company and its subsidiaries operate in the domestic banking, trust, 
retirement consulting, insurance and financial management industries.  

The Company’s principal business consists of owning and supervising its subsidiaries. Although Farmers’ directs the overall 
policies of its subsidiaries, including lending practices and financial resources, most day-to-day affairs are managed by their respective 
officers. Farmers and its subsidiaries had 327 full-time equivalent employees at December 31, 2014.  

The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 20 South Broad Street, Canfield, Ohio 44406, and its telephone 

number is (330) 533-3341. Farmers’ common shares, no par value, are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market (the “NASDAQ”) 
under the symbol “FMNB.” Farmers’ business activities are managed and financial performance is primarily aggregated and reported 
in three lines of business, the Bank segment, the Trust segment and the Retirement planning/consulting segments. For a discussion of 
Farmers’ financial performance for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, see the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to 
the Consolidated Financial Statements found in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

The Farmers National Bank of Canfield  

The Bank is a full-service national banking association engaged in commercial and retail banking mainly in Mahoning, 
Trumbull, Columbiana and Stark Counties in Ohio. The Bank’s commercial and retail banking services include checking accounts, 
savings accounts, time deposit accounts, commercial, mortgage and installment loans, home equity loans, home equity lines of credit, 
night depository, safe deposit boxes, money orders, bank checks, automated teller machines, internet banking, travel cards, “E” Bond 
transactions, MasterCard and Visa credit cards, brokerage services and other miscellaneous services normally offered by commercial 
banks.  

A discussion of the general development of the Bank’s business and information regarding its financial performance throughout 

2014, is discussed in Item 7, Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of this Annual 
Report on Form 10-K.  

The Bank faces significant competition in offering financial services to customers. Ohio has a high density of financial service 
providers, many of which are significantly larger institutions that have greater financial resources than the Bank, and all of which are 
competitors to varying degrees. Competition for loans comes principally from savings banks, savings and loan associations, 
commercial banks, mortgage banking companies, credit unions, insurance companies and other financial service companies. The most 
direct competition for deposits has historically come from savings and loan associations, savings banks, commercial banks and credit 
unions. Additional competition for deposits comes from non-depository competitors such as the mutual fund industry, securities and 
brokerage firms and insurance companies.  

Farmers Trust Company  

During 2009, the Company acquired 100% of the capital stock of Butler Wick Trust Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 

Butler Wick Corporation for approximately $12.1 million and renamed the entity Farmers Trust Company. Farmers Trust offers a full 
complement of personal and corporate trust services in the areas of estate settlement, trust administration and employee benefit plans. 
Farmers Trust operates two offices located in Boardman and Howland, Ohio.  

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National Associates, Inc.  

During 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of all outstanding stock of the retirement planning consultancy National 
Associates, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio.  The transaction involved both cash and stock totaling $4.4 million, including up to $1.5 million 
of future payments, contingent upon NAI meeting income performance targets.  The acquisition is part of the Company’s plan to 
increase the levels of noninterest income and to complement the existing retirement service currently being offered.  NAI operates 
from its office located in Rocky River, Ohio.  

Farmers National Insurance, LLC  

Farmers Insurance was formed during 2009 and offers a variety of insurance products through licensed representatives. Farmers 

Insurance is a subsidiary of Farmers Bank and does not account for a material portion of the revenue and, therefore, will not be 
discussed individually, but as part of the Bank.  

Farmers of Canfield Investment Company  

Farmers of Canfield Investment Company was formed during 2014 with the primary purpose of investing in municipal 

securities. Farmers Investments is a subsidiary of Farmers Bank and does not account for a material portion of the revenue and, 
therefore, will not be discussed individually, but as part of the Bank. 

Investor Relations  

The Company maintains an Internet site at http://www.farmersbankgroup.com, which contains an Investor Relations section that 
provides access to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) Farmers makes available 
free of charge on or through its website the Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports 
on Form 8-K and amendments to such documents filed or furnished pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the 
“Exchange Act”) as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company has filed these documents with the Commission. In addition, 
the Company’s filings with the Commission may be read and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, 
Washington, DC 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. 
These filings are also available on the Commission’s web-site at http://www.sec.gov free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable 
after the Company has filed the above referenced reports.  

Supervision and Regulation  
Introduction  

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to extensive regulation by federal and state regulatory agencies. The regulation of 

bank holding companies and their subsidiaries is intended primarily for the protection of consumers, depositors, borrowers, the 
Deposit Insurance Fund and the banking system as a whole and not for the protection of shareholders. This intensive regulatory 
environment, among other things, may restrict the Company’s ability to diversify into certain areas of financial services, acquire 
depository institutions in certain markets or pay dividends on its common shares. It also may require the Company to provide financial 
support to its banking and other subsidiaries, maintain capital balances in excess of those desired by management and pay higher 
deposit insurance premiums as a result of the deterioration in the financial condition of depository institutions in general.  

Significant aspects of the laws and regulations that have, or could have a material impact on Farmers and its subsidiaries are 
described below. These descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the applicable statutes, legislation, 
regulations and policies, as they may be amended or revised by the U.S. Congress or state legislatures and federal or state regulatory 
agencies, as the case may be. Changes in these statutes, legislation, regulations and policies may have a material adverse effect on the 
Company and its business, financial condition or results of operations.  

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Regulatory Agencies  

Bank Holding Company. As a bank holding company, Farmers is subject to regulation under the BHCA and to inspection, 

examination and supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”). The Federal 
Reserve Board has extensive enforcement authority over bank holding companies and may initiate enforcement actions for violations 
of laws and regulations and unsafe or unsound practices. The Federal Reserve Board may assess civil money penalties, issue cease and 
desist or removal orders and may require that a bank holding company divest subsidiaries, including subsidiary banks. Farmers is also 
required to file reports and other information with the Federal Reserve Board regarding its business operations and those of its 
subsidiaries.  

Subsidiary Bank. The Bank is subject to regulation and examination primarily by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 

(the “OCC”) and secondarily by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”). OCC regulations govern permissible 
activities, capital requirements, dividend limitations, investments, loans and other matters. The OCC has extensive enforcement 
authority over Farmers Bank and may impose sanctions on Farmers Bank and, under certain circumstances, may place Farmers Bank 
into receivership.  

Farmers Bank is also subject to certain restrictions imposed by the Federal Reserve Act and Federal Reserve Board regulations 

regarding such matters as the maintenance of reserves against deposits, extensions of credit to Farmers or any of its subsidiaries, 
investments in the stock or other securities of Farmers or its subsidiaries and the taking of such stock or securities as collateral for 
loans to any borrower.  

Non-Banking Subsidiaries. Farmers’ non-banking subsidiaries are also subject to regulation by the Federal Reserve Board and 
other applicable federal and state agencies. In particular, Farmers National Insurance is subject to regulation by the Ohio Department 
of Insurance, which requires, amongst other things, the education and licensing of agencies and individual agents and imposes 
business conduct rules.  

Securities and Exchange Commission and The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC. The Company is also under the regulation and 

supervision of the Commission and certain state securities commissions for matters relating to the offering and sale of its securities. 
The Company is subject to disclosure and regulatory requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), 
and the Exchange Act, and the regulations promulgated there under. Farmers common shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the 
symbol “FMNB” and the Company is subject to the rules for NASDAQ listed companies.  

Federal Home Loan Bank. Farmers Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (the “FHLB”), which 
provides credit to its members in the form of advances. As a member of the FHLB, the Bank must maintain an investment in the 
capital stock of the FHLB in a specified amount. Upon the origination or renewal of a loan or advance, the FHLB is required by law to 
obtain and maintain a security interest in certain types of collateral. The FHLB is required to establish standards of community 
investment or service that its members must maintain for continued access to long-term advances from the FHLB. The standards take 
into account a member’s performance under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (the “CRA”) and its record of lending to first-
time home buyers.  

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC is an independent federal agency that insures the deposits, up to 
prescribed statutory limits, of federally-insured banks and savings associations and safeguards the safety and soundness of the 
financial institution industry. The Bank’s deposits are insured up to applicable limits by the Deposit Insurance Fund of the FDIC and 
subject to deposit insurance assessments to maintain the Deposit Insurance Fund.  

The FDIC may terminate insurance coverage upon a finding that an insured depository institution has engaged in unsafe or 
unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition, or has violated any applicable law, regulation, rule, order or condition enacted 
or imposed by the institution’s regulatory agency.  

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Dodd-Frank Act  

Federal regulators continue to implement many provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, which was signed into law by President 
Obama on July 21, 2010. The Dodd-Frank Act created many new restrictions and an expanded framework of regulatory oversight for 
financial institutions, including depository institutions. Many provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act still have not been implemented and 
will require interpretation and rule making by federal regulators, including banking regulators and the Securities and Exchange 
Commission. In addition, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has only recently begun to implement its authority, and there is 
significant uncertainty as to how its regulations and other authority will affect the Company’s business. Farmers continues to closely 
monitor all relevant sections of the Dodd-Frank Act to ensure continued compliance with these regulatory requirements. The 
following discussion summarizes significant aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act that have and may continue to affect Farmers and Farmers 
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the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been established and empowered to exercise broad regulatory, supervisory 
and enforcement authority with respect to both new and existing consumer financial protection laws;  

the Dodd-Frank Act restricts the preemption of state law by federal law and disallows subsidiaries and affiliates of 
national banks from availing themselves of such preemption;  

the deposit insurance assessment base for federal deposit insurance has been expanded from domestic deposits to average 
assets minus average tangible equity;  

the Dodd-Frank Act instructs appropriate federal banking agencies to make the capital requirements for banks and savings 
and loan holding companies and insured depository institutions countercyclical so that the amount of capital required to be 
maintained increases in times of economic expansion and decreases in times of economic contraction, consistent with 
safety and soundness;  

the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits has been repealed, effective July 21, 2011, thereby 
permitting depository institutions to pay interest on business transaction and other accounts;  

the standard maximum amount of deposit insurance per customer has been permanently increased to $250,000 and non-
interest-bearing transaction accounts had unlimited deposit insurance through January 1, 2013;  

bank holding companies, such as Farmers, are required to be well capitalized and well managed and must continue to be 
both well capitalized and well managed in order to acquire banks located outside their home state;  

the Dodd-Frank Act extended the application to most bank holding companies of the same leverage and risk-based capital 
requirements that apply to insured depository institutions, which, among other things, will disallow treatment of trust 
preferred securities as Tier 1 capital under certain circumstances;  

new corporate governance requirements, which are generally applicable to most larger public companies, now require new 
compensation practices, including, but not limited to, providing shareholders the opportunity to cast a non-binding vote on 
executive compensation, to consider the independence of compensation advisors and new executive compensation 
disclosure requirements;  

the Dodd-Frank Act amended the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to, among other things, give the Federal Reserve Board 
the authority to establish rules regarding interchange fees charged for electronic debit transactions by payment card issuers 
having assets over $10 billion and to enforce a new statutory requirement that such fees be reasonable and proportional to 
the actual cost of a transaction to the issuer; and  

the authority of the Federal Reserve Board to examine bank holding companies and their non-bank subsidiaries was 
expanded.  

Community banking organizations, such as the Company and the Bank, become subject to the new rule capital requirements on 

January 1, 2015 and certain provisions of the new rule will be phased in over the period of 2015 through 2019 as described further 
below under Capital Adequacy.  

Bank Holding Company Regulation  

As a bank holding company, Farmers’ activities are subject to extensive regulation by the Federal Reserve Board under the 
BHCA. Generally, the BHCA limits the business of bank holding companies to banking, managing or controlling banks and other 
activities that the Federal Reserve Board has determined to be closely related to banking as to be a proper incident thereto. Under 
Federal Reserve Board policy, a bank holding company is expected to serve as a source of financial and managerial strength to each 
subsidiary bank and to commit resources to support those subsidiary banks. Under this policy, the Federal Reserve Board may require 
a bank holding company to contribute additional capital to an undercapitalized subsidiary bank and may disapprove of the payment of 
dividends to the holding company’s shareholders if the Federal Reserve Board believes the payment of such dividends would be an 
unsafe or unsound practice. The Dodd-Frank Act codified this policy as a statutory requirement.  

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The BHCA requires prior approval by the Federal Reserve Board for a bank holding company to directly or indirectly acquire 

more than a 5.0% voting interest in any bank or its parent holding company. Factors taken into consideration in making such a 
determination include the effect of the acquisition on competition, the public benefits expected to be received from the acquisition, the 
projected capital ratios and levels on a post-acquisition basis, and the acquiring institution’s record of addressing the credit needs of 
the communities it serves.  

The BHCA also governs interstate banking and restricts Farmers’ nonbanking activities to those determined by the Federal 

Reserve Board to be financial in nature, or incidental or complementary to such financial activity, without regard to territorial 
restrictions. Transactions among the Bank and its affiliates are also subject to certain limitations and restrictions of the Federal 
Reserve Board, as described more fully under the caption “Dividends and Transactions with Affiliates” in this Item 1.  

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 permits a qualifying bank holding company to elect to become a financial holding 
company and thereby affiliate with securities firms and insurance companies and engage in other activities that are financial in nature 
and not otherwise permissible for a bank holding company. Farmers has not elected to seek financial holding company status.  

Regulation of Nationally-Chartered Banks  

As a national banking association, Farmers Bank is subject to regulation under the National Banking Act and is periodically 

examined by the OCC. OCC regulations govern permissible activities, capital requirements, dividend limitations, investments, loans 
and other matters. Furthermore, Farmers Bank is subject, as a member bank, to certain rules and regulations of the Federal Reserve 
Board, many of which restrict activities and prescribe documentation to protect consumers. Under the Bank Merger Act, the prior 
approval of the OCC is required for a national bank to merge with, or purchase the assets or assume the deposits of, another bank. In 
reviewing applications to approve merger and other acquisition transactions, the OCC and other bank regulatory authorities may 
include among their considerations the competitive effect and public benefits of the transactions, the capital position of the combined 
organization, the applicant’s performance under the CRA, and fair housing laws, and the effectiveness of the entities in restricting 
money laundering activities. In addition, the establishment of branches by Farmers Bank is subject to the prior approval of the OCC. 
The OCC has the authority to impose sanctions on the Bank and, under certain circumstances, may place Farmers Bank into 
receivership.  

The Bank is also an insured institution as a member of the Deposit Insurance Fund. As a result, it is subject to regulation and 

deposit insurance assessments by the FDIC.  

Dividends and Transactions with Affiliates  

The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Bank and its other subsidiaries. The Company’s principal source of 

funds to pay dividends on its common shares and service its debt is dividends from Farmers Bank and its other subsidiaries. Various 
federal and state statutory provisions and regulations limit the amount of dividends that Farmers Bank may pay to Farmers without 
regulatory approval. Farmers Bank generally may not, without prior regulatory approval, pay a dividend in an amount greater than its 
undivided profits after deducting statutory bad debt in excess of the bank’s allowance for loan losses. In addition, prior approval of the 
OCC is required for the payment of a dividend if the total of all dividends declared in a calendar year would exceed the total of 
Farmers Bank’s net income for the year combined with its retained net income for the two preceding years.  

In addition, Farmers and Farmers Bank are subject to other regulatory policies and requirements relating to the payment of 

dividends, including requirements to maintain adequate capital above regulatory minimums. The federal banking agencies are 
authorized to determine under certain circumstances that the payment of dividends would be an unsafe or unsound practice and to 
prohibit payment thereof. The federal banking agencies have stated that paying dividends that deplete a bank’s capital base to an 
inadequate level would be an unsafe and unsound banking practice and that banking organizations should generally pay dividends 
only out of current operating earnings. In addition, in the current financial and economic environment, the Federal Reserve Board 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. Thus, the ability of Farmers to pay dividends in the 
future is currently influenced, and could be further influenced, by bank regulatory policies and capital guidelines.  

The Bank is subject to restrictions under federal law that limit the transfer of funds or other items of value to the Company and 

its nonbanking subsidiaries and affiliates, whether in the form of loans and other extensions of credit, investments and asset purchases, 
or other transactions involving the transfer of value from a subsidiary to an affiliate or for the benefit of an affiliate. These regulations 
limit the types and amounts of transactions (including loans due and extensions of credit) that may take place and generally require 
those transactions to be on an arm’s-length basis. In general, these regulations require that any “covered transaction” by Farmers Bank 
with an affiliate must be secured by designated amounts of specified collateral and must be limited, as to any one of Farmers or its 
non-bank subsidiaries, to 10% of Farmers Bank’s capital stock and surplus, and, as to Farmers and all such non-bank subsidiaries in 
the aggregate, to 20% of Farmers Bank’s capital stock and surplus. The Dodd-Frank Act significantly expanded the coverage and 

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scope of the limitations on affiliate transactions within a banking organization including, for example, the requirement that the 10% of 
capital limit on covered transactions apply to financial subsidiaries. “Covered transactions” are defined by statute to include a loan or 
extension of credit, as well as a purchase of securities issued by an affiliate, a purchase of assets (unless otherwise exempted by the 
Federal Reserve Board) from the affiliate, certain derivative transactions that create a credit exposure to an affiliate, the acceptance of 
securities issued by the affiliate as collateral for a loan, and the issuance of a guarantee, acceptance or letter of credit on behalf of an 
affiliate.  

Capital loans from the Company to the Bank are subordinate in right of payment to deposits and certain other indebtedness of 

the Bank. In the event of Farmers’ bankruptcy, any commitment by Farmers to a federal bank regulatory agency to maintain the 
capital of Farmers Bank will be assumed by the bankruptcy trustee and entitled to a priority of payment.  

The Federal Deposit Insurance Act of 1950, as amended, provides that, in the event of the “liquidation or other resolution” of an 

insured depository institution such as the Bank, the insured and uninsured depositors, along with the FDIC, will have priority in 
payment ahead of unsecured, nondeposit creditors, including the Company, with respect to any extensions of credit they have made to 
such insured depository institution.  

Capital Adequacy  

Both Farmers and Farmers Bank are subject to risk-based capital requirements imposed by their respective primary federal 

banking regulator. These capital guidelines are based on the “International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital 
Standards” (Basel I), published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the “Basel Committee”) in 1988. The guidelines 
provide a systematic analytical framework for evaluating capital levels and make regulatory capital requirements sensitive to 
differences in risk profiles among banking organizations, takes off-balance sheet exposures expressly into account in evaluating 
capital adequacy and minimizes disincentives to holding liquid, low-risk assets. Capital levels as measured by these standards are also 
used to categorize financial institutions for purposes of certain prompt corrective action regulatory provisions.  

Under the guidelines, the minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets (including certain off-balance sheet items such 
as standby letters of credit) is 8.0%. At least half of the minimum total risk-based capital ratio (4.0%) must be composed of “Tier 1” 
capital, which consists of: (i) common shareholders’ equity; (ii) minority interests in certain equity accounts of consolidated 
subsidiaries; and (iii) a limited amount of qualifying preferred stock and qualified trust preferred securities (although the Tier 1 capital 
treatment of trust preferred securities will be phased out under the Dodd-Frank Act in certain circumstances), less goodwill and certain 
other intangible assets, including unrealized net gains and losses, after applicable taxes, on available-for-sale securities carried at fair 
value. The remainder of total risk-based capital (“Tier 2” risk-based capital) may consist of certain amounts of hybrid capital 
instruments, mandatory convertible debt, subordinated debt, preferred stock not qualifying as Tier 1 capital, loan and lease loss 
allowance and net unrealized gains on certain available-for-sale equity securities, all subject to limitations established by the 
guidelines.  

Under the guidelines, capital is compared to the relative risk on Farmers and Farmers Bank’s balance sheet. To derive the risk 

included in the balance sheet, one of four risk weights (0.0%, 20.0%, 50.0% and 100.0%) is applied to different balance sheet and off-
balance sheet assets, primarily based on the relative credit risk of the counterparty. The capital amounts and classifications are also 
subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.  

The Federal Reserve Board has also established minimum leverage ratio guidelines for bank holding companies. The Federal 

Reserve Board guidelines provide for a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to average assets (excluding the loan and lease loss allowance, 
goodwill and certain other intangibles), or “leverage ratio,” of 3.0% for bank holding companies that meet certain criteria, including 
having the highest regulatory rating, and 4.0% for all other bank holding companies. The guidelines further provide that bank holding 
companies experiencing growth through acquisitions or otherwise, or under other warranted circumstances, will be expected to 
maintain strong capital positions substantially above the minimum supervisory levels without significant reliance on intangible assets. 
The OCC and the FDIC have each also adopted minimum leverage ratio guidelines for national banks and for state non-member 
banks, respectively.  

The Federal Reserve Board’s review of certain bank holding company transactions is affected by whether the applying bank 
holding company is “well-capitalized.” To be deemed “well-capitalized,” the bank holding company must have a Tier 1 risk-based 
capital ratio of at least 6.0%, a leverage ratio of at least 5.0%, and a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10.0%, and must not be 
subject to any written agreement, order, capital directive or prompt corrective action directive issued by the Federal Reserve Board to 
meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure.  

In 2004, the Basel Committee published a new, more risk-sensitive capital adequacy framework (Basel II) for large, 
internationally active banking organizations. In December 2007, the federal banking agencies issued final rules making the 
implementation of certain parts of Basel II mandatory for any bank that has consolidated total assets of at least $250 billion (excluding 
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certain assets) or has consolidated on-balance sheet foreign exposure of at least $10 billion, and making it voluntary for other banks. 
The Dodd-Frank Act requires the Federal Reserve Board, the OCC and the FDIC to adopt regulations imposing minimum Basel I-
based capital requirements in cases where the Basel II-based capital requirements and any changes in capital regulations resulting 
from Basel III (discussed below) otherwise would permit lower requirements. In June 2011, the federal banking agencies adopted a 
rule applicable to only large, internationally active banks requiring their risk-based capital to meet the higher of the minimum 
requirements under Basel III or under the risk-based capital rules generally applicable to United States banks.  

In December 2010 and January 2011, the Basel Committee released its framework for strengthening international capital and 

liquidity regulation (Basel III). Basel III, when implemented by the U.S. banking agencies and fully phased-in, will require bank 
holding companies and their bank subsidiaries to maintain substantially more capital, with a greater emphasis on common equity.  

The Basel III final capital framework, among other things, (i) introduces as a new capital measure of “Common Equity Tier 1” 

(“CET1”), (ii) specifies that Tier 1 capital consist of CET1 and “Additional Tier 1 capital” instruments meeting specified 
requirements, (iii) defines CET1 narrowly by requiring that most adjustments to regulatory capital measures be made to CET1 and not 
to the other components of capital, and (iv) expands the scope of the adjustments as compared to existing regulations.  

When fully phased in on January 1, 2019, Basel III will require banks to maintain: (i) as a newly adopted international standard, 

a minimum ratio of CET1 to risk-weighted assets of 4.5%, plus a 2.5% “capital conservation buffer” (which is added to the 4.5% 
CET1 ratio as that buffer is phased in, which will effectively result in a minimum ratio of CET1 to risk-weighted assets of 7.0%); (ii) a 
minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of 6.0%, plus the capital conservation buffer (which is added to the 6.0% Tier 
1 capital ratio as that buffer is phased in, effectively resulting in a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5% on full implementation); (iii) a 
minimum ratio of Total (Tier 1 plus Tier 2) capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 8.0%, plus the capital conservation buffer (which 
is added to the 8.0% total capital ratio as that buffer is phased in, effectively resulting in a minimum total capital ratio of 10.5% upon 
full implementation); and (iv) as a newly adopted international standard, a minimum leverage ratio of 3.0%, calculated as the ratio of 
Tier 1 capital to balance sheet exposures plus certain off-balance sheet exposures (computed as the average for each quarter of the 
month-end ratios for the quarter).  

Basel III also provides for a “countercyclical capital buffer,” generally imposed when federal banking agencies determine that 

excess aggregate credit growth becomes associated with a buildup of systemic risk, that would be in addition to the capital 
conservation buffer in the range of 0.0% to 2.5% when fully implemented, potentially resulting in total buffers of 2.5% to 5.0%. The 
countercyclical capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Banking institutions with a 
ratio of CET1 to risk-weighted assets above the minimum, but below the conservation buffer (or below the combined capital 
conservation buffer and countercyclical capital buffer, when applicable) will have constraints imposed on their dividends, equity 
repurchases and compensation, based on the amount of the shortfall.  

The implementation of the Basel III capital framework was initially scheduled to commence on January 1, 2013, but had 
previously been delayed. Community banking organizations such as Farmers and Farmers Bank will now begin transitioning to new 
capital rules on January 1, 2015.  The new minimum capital requirements are effective on January 1, 2015, whereas a new capital 
conservation buffer and deductions from common equity capital phase in from January 1, 2016, through January 1, 2019, and most 
deductions from common equity tier 1 capital will phase in from January 1, 2015, through January 1, 2019. Banking institutions will 
be required to maintain 3.5% CET1 to risk weighted assets, 4.5% Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets and 8.0% total capital to risk-
weighted assets.  

The Basel III final framework provides for a number of new deductions from and adjustments to CET1, including the deduction 

of mortgage servicing rights, deferred tax assets dependent upon future taxable income and significant investments in non-
consolidated financial entities if any one such category exceeds 10.0% of CET1 or if all such categories in the aggregate exceed 
15.0% of CET1.  

The following is a summary of the other major changes from the current general risk-based capital rule: 

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replacement of the external credit ratings approach to standards of creditworthiness with a simplified supervisory formula 
approach; 

stricter limitations on the extent to which mortgage servicing assets, deferred tax assets and significant investments in 
unconsolidated financial institutions may be included in common equity tier 1 capital and the risk weight to be assigned to 
any amounts of such assets not deducted; and     

increased risk weights for past-due loans, certain commercial real estate loans and some equity exposures, and selected 
other changes in risk weights and credit conversion factors. 

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Notwithstanding its release of the Basel III framework as a final framework, the Basel Committee is considering further 

amendments to Basel III, including imposition of additional capital surcharges on globally systemically important financial 
institutions. In addition to Basel III, the Dodd-Frank Act requires or permits federal banking agencies to adopt regulations affecting 
capital requirements in a number of respects, including potentially more stringent capital requirements for systemically important 
financial institutions. Accordingly, the regulations ultimately applicable to the Company may differ substantially from the currently 
published final Basel III framework. Requirements of higher capital levels or higher levels of liquid assets could adversely impact the 
Company’s net income and return on equity.  

Volcker Rule 

In December 2013, five federal agencies adopted a final regulation implementing the Volcker Rule provision of the Dodd-Frank 

Act (the "Volcker Rule").  The Volcker Rule places limits on the trading activity of insured depository institutions and entities 
affiliated with a depository institution, subject to certain exceptions.  The trading activity includes a purchase or sale as principal of a 
security, derivative, commodity future or option on any such instrument in order to benefit from short-term price movements or to 
realize short-term profits.  The Volcker Rule exempts specified U.S. Government, agency and/or municipal obligations, and it excepts 
trading conducted in certain capacities, including as a broker or other agent, through a deferred compensation or pension plan, as a 
fiduciary on behalf of customers, to satisfy a debt previously contracted, repurchase and securities lending agreements and risk-
mitigating hedging activities.   

The Volcker Rule also prohibits a banking entity from having an ownership interest in, or certain relationships with, a hedge 

fund or private equity fund, with a number of exceptions. 

The Bank does not engage in any of the trading activities or own any of the types of funds regulated by the Volcker Rule. 

Prompt Corrective Action  

The federal banking agencies have established a system of prompt corrective action to resolve certain of the problems of 

undercapitalized institutions. This system is based on five capital level categories for insured depository institutions: “well 
capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized,” and “critically undercapitalized.”  

The federal banking agencies may (or in some cases must) take certain supervisory actions depending upon a bank’s capital 

level. For example, the banking agencies must appoint a receiver or conservator for a bank within 90 days after it becomes “critically 
undercapitalized” unless the bank’s primary regulator determines, with the concurrence of the FDIC, that other action would better 
achieve regulatory purposes. Banking operations otherwise may be significantly affected depending on a bank’s capital category. For 
example, a bank that is not “well capitalized” generally is prohibited from accepting brokered deposits and offering interest rates on 
deposits higher than the prevailing rate in its market, and the holding company of any undercapitalized depository institution must 
guarantee, in part, specific aspects of the bank’s capital plan for the plan to be acceptable.  

Federal law permits the OCC to order the pro rata assessment of shareholders of a national bank whose capital stock has become 

impaired, by losses or otherwise, to relieve a deficiency in such national bank’s capital stock. This statute also provides for the 
enforcement of any such pro rata assessment of shareholders of such national bank to cover such impairment of capital stock by sale, 
to the extent necessary, of the capital stock owned by any assessed shareholder failing to pay the assessment. As the sole shareholder 
of Farmers Bank, the Company is subject to such provisions.  

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Deposit Insurance  

Substantially all of the deposits of the Bank are insured up to applicable limits by the Deposit Insurance Fund of the FDIC, and 
Farmers Bank is assessed deposit insurance premiums to maintain the Deposit Insurance Fund. Insurance premiums for each insured 
institution are determined based upon the institution’s capital level and supervisory rating provided to the FDIC by the institution’s 
primary federal regulator and other information deemed by the FDIC to be relevant to the risk posed to the Deposit Insurance Fund by 
the institution. The assessment rate is then applied to the amount of the institution’s deposits to determine the institution’s insurance 
premium.  

On February 7, 2011, the FDIC approved a final rule that changed the deposit insurance assessment base, as required by the 

Dodd-Frank Act. As adopted, the final rule changed the deposit insurance assessment base from domestic deposits to average assets 
minus average tangible equity. In addition, the final rule also adopted a new large-bank pricing assessment scheme and established a 
target size for the Deposit Insurance Fund. Specifically, the final rule set a target size for the Deposit Insurance Fund at 2 percent of 
insured deposits and implements a lower assessment rate schedule when the fund reaches 1.15 percent and, in lieu of dividends, 
provides for a lower rate schedule when the reserve ratio reaches 2 percent and 2.5 percent. The final rule also created a scorecard-
based assessment system for banks with more than $10 billion in assets. The final rule went into effect beginning with the second 
quarter of 2011.  

As insurer, the FDIC is authorized to conduct examinations of and to require reporting by federally-insured institutions. It also 

may prohibit any federally-insured institution from engaging in any activity the FDIC determines by regulation or order to pose a 
serious threat to the Deposit Insurance Fund. The FDIC also has the authority to take enforcement actions against insured institutions. 
Insurance of deposits may be terminated by the FDIC upon a finding that the institution has engaged or is engaging in unsafe and 
unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition to continue operations or has violated any applicable law, regulation, rule, 
order or condition imposed by the FDIC or written agreement entered into with the FDIC. The management of the Bank does not 
know of any practice, condition or violation that might lead to termination of deposit insurance.  

Fiscal and Monetary Policies  

The Company’s business and earnings are affected significantly by the fiscal and monetary policies of the federal government 

and its agencies. The Company is particularly affected by the policies of the Federal Reserve Board, which regulates the supply of 
money and credit in the United States in order to influence general economic conditions, primarily through open market operations in 
U.S. government securities, changes in the discount rate on bank borrowings and changes in the reserve requirements against 
depository institutions’ deposits. These policies and regulations significantly affect the overall growth and distribution of loans, 
investments and deposits, as well as interest rates charged on loans and paid on deposits.  

The monetary policies of the Federal Reserve board have had a significant effect on operations and results of financial 
institutions in the past and are expected to have significant effects in the future. In view of the changing conditions in the economy, 
the money markets and activities of monetary and fiscal authorities, Farmers can make no predictions as to future changes in interest 
rates, credit availability or deposit levels.  

Community Reinvestment Act  

The CRA requires depository institutions to assist in meeting the credit needs of their market areas consistent with safe and 

sound banking practice. Under the CRA, each depository institution is required to help meet the credit needs of its market areas by, 
among other things, providing credit to low- and moderate-income individuals and communities. Depository institutions are 
periodically examined for compliance with the CRA and are assigned ratings. In order for a bank holding company to commence any 
new activity permitted by the BHCA, or to acquire any company engaged in any new activity permitted by the BHCA, each insured 
depository institution subsidiary of the bank holding company must have received a rating of at least “satisfactory” in its most recent 
examination under the CRA. Furthermore, banking regulators take into account CRA ratings when considering approval of a proposed 
transaction. Farmers received a rating of “satisfactory” in its most recent CRA examination.  

Customer Privacy  

Farmers Bank is subject to regulations limiting the ability of financial institutions to disclose non-public information about 

consumers to nonaffiliated third parties. These limitations require disclosure of privacy policies to consumers and, in some 
circumstances, allow customers to prevent disclosure of certain personal information to a nonaffiliated third party. These regulations 
affect how consumer information is transmitted and conveyed to outside vendors.  

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Anti-Money Laundering and the USA Patriot Act  

The Uniting and Strengthening of America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 

2001 (the “USA Patriot Act”) and its related regulations require insured depository institutions, broker-dealers and certain other 
financial institutions to have policies, procedures, and controls to detect, prevent, and report money laundering and terrorist financing. 
The USA Patriot Act and its regulations also provide for information sharing, subject to conditions, between federal law enforcement 
agencies and financial institutions, as well as among financial institutions, for counter-terrorism purposes. Failure of a financial 
institution to maintain and implement adequate programs to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, or to comply with all of 
the relevant laws or regulations, could have serious legal and reputational consequences for the institution. In addition, federal banking 
agencies are required, when reviewing bank holding company acquisition and bank merger applications, to take into account the 
effectiveness of the anti-money laundering policies, procedures and controls of the applicants.  

Corporate Governance  

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 effected broad reforms to areas of corporate governance and financial reporting for public 
companies under the jurisdiction of the Commission. The Company’s corporate governance policies include an Audit Committee 
Charter, a Compensation Committee Charter, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Charter, and Code of Business 
Conduct and Ethics. The Board of Directors reviews the Company’s corporate governance practices on a continuing basis. These and 
other corporate governance policies have been provided previously to shareholders and are available, along with other information on 
Farmers’ corporate governance practices, on the Company’s website at www.farmersbankgroup.com.  

As directed by Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer are 
each required to certify that the Company’s Quarterly and Annual Reports do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact. The 
rules have several requirements, including having these officers certify that: they are responsible for establishing, maintaining, and 
regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls, they have made certain disclosures about the Company’s 
internal controls to its auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors, and they have included information in the 
Company’s Quarterly and Annual Reports about their evaluation and whether there have been significant changes in internal controls 
or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the evaluation.  

Executive and Incentive Compensation  

In June 2010, the Federal Reserve Board, OCC and FDIC issued joint interagency guidance on incentive compensation policies 

(the “Joint Guidance”) intended to ensure that the incentive compensation policies of banking organizations do not undermine the 
safety and soundness of such organizations by encouraging excessive risk-taking. This principles-based guidance, which covers all 
employees that have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of an organization, either individually or as part of a group, is based 
upon the key principles that a banking organization’s incentive compensation arrangements should: (i) provide incentives that do not 
encourage risk-taking beyond the organization’s ability to effectively identify and manage risks; (ii) be compatible with effective 
internal controls and risk management; and (iii) be supported by strong corporate governance, including active and effective oversight 
by the organization’s board of directors.  

Pursuant to the Joint Guidance, the Federal Reserve Board will review as part of a regular, risk-focused examination process, the 

incentive compensation arrangements of financial institutions such as Farmers. Such reviews will be tailored to each organization 
based on the scope and complexity of the organization’s activities and the prevalence of incentive compensation arrangements. The 
findings of the supervisory initiatives will be included in reports of examination and deficiencies will be incorporated into the 
institution’s supervisory ratings, which can affect the institution’s ability to make acquisitions and take other actions. Enforcement 
actions may be taken against an institution if its incentive compensation arrangements, or related risk-management control or 
governance processes, pose a risk to the organization’s safety and soundness and prompt and effective measures are not being taken to 
correct the deficiencies.  

On February 7, 2011, the federal banking agencies jointly issued proposed rules on incentive-based compensation arrangements 

under applicable provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act (the “Proposed Rules”). The Proposed Rules generally apply to financial 
institutions with $1.0 billion or more in assets that maintain incentive-based compensation arrangements for certain covered 
employees. The Proposed Rules: (i) prohibit covered financial institutions from maintaining incentive-based compensation 
arrangements that encourage covered persons to expose the institution to inappropriate risk by providing the covered person with 
“excessive” compensation; (ii) prohibit covered financial institutions from establishing or maintaining incentive-based compensation 
arrangements for covered persons that encourage inappropriate risks that could lead to a material financial loss; (iii) require covered 
financial institutions to maintain policies and procedures appropriate to their size, complexity and use of incentive-based 
compensation to help ensure compliance with the Proposed Rules; and (iv) require covered financial institutions to provide enhanced 
disclosure to regulators regarding their incentive-based compensation arrangements for covered persons within 90 days following the 
end of the fiscal year.  

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Public companies will also be required, once stock exchanges impose additional listing requirements under the Dodd-Frank Act, 

to implement “clawback” procedures for incentive compensation payments and to disclose the details of the procedures which allow 
recovery of incentive compensation that was paid on the basis of erroneous financial information necessitating a restatement due to 
material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements. This clawback policy is intended to apply to compensation paid within 
a three year look-back window of the restatement and would cover all executives who received incentive awards.  

The Dodd-Frank Act also provides shareholders the opportunity to cast a non-binding vote on executive compensation practices, 

imposes new executive compensation disclosure requirements, and contains additional considerations of the independence of 
compensation advisors.  

Future Legislation  

Various and significant legislation affecting financial institutions and the financial industry is from time to time introduced in 

the U.S. Congress and state legislatures, as well as by regulatory agencies. Such initiatives may include proposals to expand or 
contract the powers of bank holding companies and depository institutions or proposals to substantially change the financial institution 
regulatory system. Such legislation could change the operating environment for Farmers and its subsidiaries in substantial and 
unpredictable ways and could significantly increase or decrease the costs of doing business, limit or expand permissible activities or 
affect the competitive balance among financial institutions. With the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act and the continuing 
implementation of final rules and regulations thereunder, the nature and extent of future legislative and regulatory changes affecting 
financial institutions remains very unpredictable. Farmers cannot predict the scope and timing of any such future legislation and, if 
enacted, the effect that it could have on its business, financial condition or results of operations.  

Summary  

To the extent that the foregoing information describes statutory and regulatory provisions applicable to the Company or its 
subsidiaries, it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of those provisions or agreements. Also, such statutes, regulations 
and policies are continually under review by the U.S. Congress and state legislatures as well as federal and state regulatory agencies 
and are subject to change at any time, particularly in the current economic and regulatory environment. Any such change in applicable 
statutes, regulations or regulatory policies could have a material effect on Farmers and its business, financial condition or results of 
operations.  

Item 1A. Risk Factors.  

The following are certain risk factors that could materially and negatively affect our business, results of operations, cash flows 

or financial condition. These risk factors should be considered in connection with evaluating the forward-looking statements contained 
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K because these factors could cause our actual results or financial condition to differ materially 
from those projected in forward-looking statements. The risks that are discussed below are not the only ones we face. If any of the 
following risks occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be negatively affected. Additional risks that are 
not presently known or that we presently deem to be immaterial could also have a material, adverse impact on our business, financial 
condition or results of operations.  

Risks Relating to Economic and Market Conditions  

Difficult market conditions and economic trends have adversely affected our industry and our business.  

Beginning in the latter half of 2007 through 2009, the U.S. economy was in recession and business activity across a wide range 
of industries and regions in the U. S. was greatly reduced. Although economic conditions have improved, certain sectors, such as real 
estate and manufacturing, remain weak and unemployment remains high. It is also possible that recent improvements may be reversed 
if current economic turmoil in Europe becomes global or the United States Congress fails to resolve certain critical fiscal policies it is 
now facing, including the automatic budget cuts contemplated in the sequester arrangement and raising the federal government’s debt 
ceiling in time to avoid a default. In addition, many local governments and many businesses are still in serious difficulty due to 
depressed consumer spending and continued decreased liquidity in the credit markets.  

Market conditions have also led to poor financial performance resulting in the failure and merger of a number of financial 
institutions. These failures, as well as possible future failures, have had a significant negative impact on the capitalization levels and of 
the Deposit Insurance Fund, which has led to a significant increase in deposit insurance premiums paid by financial institutions.  

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Our success depends, to a certain extent, upon economic and political conditions, local and national, as well as governmental 

monetary policies. Conditions such as inflation, recession, unemployment, changes in interest rates, money supply, governmental 
fiscal policies, and other factors beyond our control may adversely affect our asset quality, deposit levels and loan demand and, 
therefore, our earnings. Because we have a significant amount of real estate loans, additional decreases in real estate values could 
adversely affect the value of property used as collateral and our ability to sell the collateral upon foreclosure. Adverse changes in the 
economy may also have a negative effect on the ability of our borrowers to make timely repayments of their loans, which would have 
an adverse impact on our earnings. If during a period of reduced real estate values we are required to liquidate the collateral securing 
loans to satisfy the debt or to increase our allowance for loan losses, it could materially reduce our profitability and adversely affect 
our financial condition. Moreover, the Financial Accounting Standards Board may change its requirements for establishing the loan 
loss allowance. The substantial majority of our loans are to individuals and businesses in the Mahoning Valley and Stark County (the 
“Valley”). Consequently, further significant declines in the economy in the Valley could have a material adverse effect on our 
business, financial condition or results of operations. It is uncertain when the negative credit trends in our market will reverse, and, 
therefore, future earnings are susceptible to further declining credit conditions in the market in which we operate.  

Changes in interest rates could adversely affect income and financial condition.  

Our earnings and cash flow are dependent upon our net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between the 
interest income generated by our interest-earning assets (consisting primarily of loans and, to a lesser extent, securities) and the 
interest expense generated by our interest-bearing liabilities (consisting primarily of deposits and wholesale borrowings). Our level of 
net interest income is primarily a function of the average balance of our interest-earning assets, the average balance of our interest-
bearing liabilities and the spread between the yield on such assets and the cost of such liabilities. These factors are influenced by both 
the pricing and mix of our interest-earning assets and our interest-bearing liabilities which, in turn, are impacted by external factors, 
such as the local economy, competition for loans and deposits, the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve Board and market interest 
rates.  

Interest rates are beyond our control, and they fluctuate in response to general economic conditions and the policies of various 

governmental and regulatory agencies, in particular, the Federal Reserve Board. Changes in monetary policy, including changes in 
interest rates, will influence the origination of loans, the purchase of investments, the generation of deposits and the rates received on 
loans and investment securities and paid on deposits. While we have taken measures intended to manage the risks of operating in a 
changing interest rate environment, there can be no assurance that such measures will be effective in avoiding undue interest rate risk. 
See additional interest rate risk discussion under the Market Risk section found in Item 7A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

Defaults by another larger financial institution could adversely affect financial markets generally.  

The commercial soundness of many financial institutions may be closely interrelated as a result of credit, trading, clearing or 

other relationships between institutions. As a result, concerns about, or a default or threatened default by, one institution could lead to 
significant market-wide liquidity and credit problems, losses or defaults by other institutions. This is sometimes referred to as 
“systemic risk” and may adversely affect financial intermediaries, such as clearing agencies, clearing houses, banks, securities firms 
and exchanges, with which we and our subsidiaries interact on a daily basis, and therefore could adversely affect our business, 
financial condition or results of operations.  

Risks Related to Our Business  

We extend credit to a variety of customers based on internally set standards and judgment. We manage credit risk through a 
program of underwriting standards, the review of certain credit decisions and an on-going process of assessment of the quality of 
credit already extended. Our credit standards and on-going process of credit assessment might not protect us from significant 
credit losses.  

We take credit risk by virtue of making loans, extending loan commitments and letters of credit and, to a lesser degree, 
purchasing non-governmental securities. Our exposure to credit risk is managed through the use of consistent underwriting standards 
that emphasize “in-market” lending, while avoiding highly leveraged transactions as well as excessive industry and other 
concentrations. Our credit administration function employs risk management techniques to ensure that loans adhere to corporate 
policy and problem loans are promptly identified. While these procedures are designed to provide us with the information needed to 
implement policy adjustments where necessary, and to take proactive corrective actions, there can be no assurance that such measures 
will be effective in avoiding undue credit risk.  

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We have significant exposure to risks associated with commercial real estate and residential real estate.  

As of December 31, 2014, approximately 61.2% of our loan portfolio consisted of commercial real estate and residential real 

estate loans, including real estate development, construction and residential and commercial mortgage loans. Consequently, real 
estate-related credit risks are a significant concern for us. The adverse consequences from real estate-related credit risks tend to be 
cyclical and are often driven by national economic developments that are not controllable or entirely foreseeable by us or our 
borrowers. General difficulties in our real estate markets have recently contributed to increases in our non-performing loans, charge-
offs, and decreases in our income.  

Our business depends significantly on general economic conditions in Ohio. Accordingly, the ability of our borrowers to repay 
their loans, and the value of the collateral securing such loans, may be significantly affected by economic conditions in the regions we 
serve or by changes in the local real estate markets. A significant decline in general economic conditions caused by inflation, 
recession, unemployment, acts of terrorism, or other factors beyond our control could therefore have an adverse effect on our business, 
financial condition or results of operations.  

Our indirect lending exposes us to increased credit risks.  

A portion of our current lending involves the purchase of consumer automobile installment sales contracts from automobile 
dealers located in Northeastern Ohio. These loans are for the purchase of new or late model used cars. We serve customers over a 
broad range of creditworthiness, and the required terms and rates are reflective of those risk profiles. While these loans have higher 
yields than many of our other loans, such loans involve significant risks in addition to normal credit risk. Potential risk elements 
associated with indirect lending include the limited personal contact with the borrower as a result of indirect lending through dealers, 
the absence of assured continued employment of the borrower, the varying general creditworthiness of the borrower, changes in the 
local economy, and difficulty in monitoring collateral. While indirect automobile loans are secured, such loans are secured by 
depreciating assets and characterized by loan to value ratios that could result in us not recovering the full value of an outstanding loan 
upon default by the borrower. Due to the economic slowdown in our primary market area, we currently are experiencing higher 
delinquencies, charge-offs and repossessions of vehicles in this portfolio. If the economy continues to contract, we may continue to 
experience higher levels of delinquencies, repossessions and charge-offs.  

Commercial and industrial loans may expose us to greater financial and credit risk than other loans.  

As of December 31, 2014, approximately 18.1% of our loan portfolio consisted of commercial and industrial loans. Commercial 

and industrial loans generally carry larger loan balances and can involve a greater degree of financial and credit risk than other loans. 
Any significant failure to pay on time by our customers would hurt our earnings and cause a significant increase in non-performing 
loans. The increased financial and credit risk associated with these types of loans are a result of several factors, including the 
concentration of principal in a limited number of loans and borrowers, the size of loan balances, the effects of general economic 
conditions on income-producing properties and the increased difficulty of evaluating and monitoring these types of loans. In addition, 
when underwriting a commercial or industrial loan, we may take a security interest in commercial real estate, and, in some instances 
upon a default by the borrower, we may foreclose on and take title to the property, which may lead to potential financial risks. An 
increase in non-performing loans could result in a net loss of earnings from these loans, an increase in the provision for loan losses and 
an increase in loan charge-offs, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of 
operations.  

Our allowance for loan loss may not be adequate to cover actual future losses.  

We maintain an allowance for loan losses to cover current, probable incurred loan losses. Every loan we make carries a certain 
risk of non-repayment, and we make various assumptions and judgments about the collectability of our loan portfolio, including the 
creditworthiness of our borrowers and the value of the real estate and other assets serving as collateral for the repayment of loans. 
Through a periodic review and consideration of the loan portfolio, management determines the amount of the allowance for loan 
losses by considering general market conditions, credit quality of the loan portfolio, the collateral supporting the loans and 
performance of customers relative to their financial obligations with us. The amount of future losses is susceptible to changes in 
economic, operating and other conditions, including changes in interest rates, which may be beyond our control, and these losses may 
exceed current estimates. We cannot fully predict the amount or timing of losses or whether the loss allowance will be adequate in the 
future. If our assumptions prove to be incorrect, our allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to cover losses inherent in our 
loan portfolio, which will require additions to the allowance. Excessive loan losses and significant additions to our allowance for loan 
losses could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.  

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We are subject to certain risks with respect to liquidity.  

“Liquidity” refers to our ability to generate sufficient cash flows to support our operations and to fulfill our obligations, 
including commitments to originate loans, to repay our wholesale borrowings and other liabilities and to satisfy the withdrawal of 
deposits by our customers. Our primary source of liquidity is our core deposit base, which is raised through our retail branch system. 
Core deposits – savings and money market accounts, time deposits less than $100 thousand and demand deposits—comprised 
approximately 91.1% of total deposits at December 31, 2014. Additional available unused wholesale sources of liquidity include 
advances from the FHLB, issuances through dealers in the capital markets and access to certificates of deposit issued through brokers. 
Liquidity is further provided by unencumbered, or unpledged, investment securities that totaled $234 million at December 31, 2014. 
An inability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings, the sale or pledging as collateral of loans and other assets could have a 
substantial negative effect on our liquidity. Our access to funding sources in amounts adequate to finance our activities could be 
impaired by factors that affect us specifically or the financial services industry in general. Factors that could negatively affect our 
access to liquidity sources include a decrease in the level of our business activity due to a market downturn or negative regulatory 
action against us. Our ability to borrow could also be impaired by factors that are not specific to us, such as severe disruption of the 
financial markets or negative news and expectations about the prospects for the financial services industry as a whole, as evidenced by 
recent turmoil in the domestic and worldwide credit markets.  

Our business strategy includes continuing our growth plans. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could 

be negatively affected if we fail to grow or fail to manage our growth effectively.  

We intend to continue pursuing a profitable growth strategy both within our existing markets and in new markets. Our prospects 
must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in significant growth stages of 
development. We cannot assure that we will be able to expand our market presence in our existing markets or successfully enter new 
markets or that any such expansion will not adversely affect our results of operations. Failure to manage our growth effectively could 
have a material adverse effect on our business, future prospects, financial condition or results of operations and could adversely affect 
our ability to successfully implement our business strategy. Also, if we grow more slowly than anticipated, our operating results could 
be materially adversely affected.  

We may not be able to attract and retain skilled people.  

Our success depends, in large part, on our ability to attract and retain key people. Competition for the best people in most 
activities in which we engage can be intense, and we may not be able to retain or hire the people we want or need. In order to attract 
and retain qualified employees, we must compensate them at market levels. If we are unable to continue to attract and retain qualified 
employees, or do so at rates necessary to maintain our competitive position, our performance, including our competitive position, 
could suffer, and, in turn, adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.  

Strong competition within the market in which we operate could reduce our ability to attract and retain business.  

In our market, we encounter significant competition from banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, mortgage banks 

and other financial service companies. As a result of their size and ability to achieve economies of scale, some of our competitors offer 
a broader range of products and services than we can offer. In particular, the competition includes major financial companies whose 
greater resources may afford them a marketplace advantage by enabling them to maintain numerous banking locations and mount 
extensive promotional and advertising campaigns. Our ability to maintain our history of strong financial performance and return on 
investment to shareholders will depend in part on our continued ability to compete successfully in our market. Financial performance 
and return on investment to shareholders will also depend on our ability to expand our scope of available financial services to our 
customers. In addition to other banks, competitors include securities dealers, brokers, investment advisors, and finance and insurance 
companies. The increasingly competitive environment is, in part, a result of changes in regulation, changes in technology and product 
delivery systems, and the accelerating pace of consolidation among financial service providers.  

Consumers may decide not to use banks to complete their financial transactions.  

Technology and other changes are allowing parties to utilize alternative methods to complete financial transactions that 
historically have involved banks. For example, consumers can now maintain funds in brokerage accounts or mutual funds that would 
have historically been held as bank deposits. Consumers can also complete transactions such as paying bills and/or transferring funds 
directly without the assistance of banks. The process of eliminating banks as intermediaries could result in the loss of fee income, as 
well as the loss of customer deposits and the related income generated from those deposits. The loss of these revenue streams and the 
lower cost deposits as a source of funds could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of 
operations.  

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We are exposed to operational risk.  

Similar to any large organization, we are exposed to many types of operational risk, including reputational risk, legal and 

compliance risk, the risk of fraud or theft by employees or outsiders, unauthorized transactions by employees or operational errors, 
including clerical or record-keeping errors or those resulting from faulty or disabled computer or telecommunications systems.  

Negative public opinion can result from our actual or alleged conduct in any number of activities, including lending practices, 
corporate governance and acquisitions and from actions taken by government regulators and community organizations in response to 
those activities. Negative public opinion can adversely affect our ability to attract and keep customers and can expose us to litigation 
and regulatory action.  

Given the volume of transactions we process, certain errors may be repeated or compounded before they are discovered and 

successfully rectified. Our necessary dependence upon automated systems to record and process our transaction volume may further 
increase the risk that technical system flaws or employee tampering or manipulation of those systems will result in losses that are 
difficult to detect. We may also be subject to disruptions of our operating systems arising from events that are wholly or partially 
beyond our control (for example, computer viruses or electrical or telecommunications outages), which may give rise to disruption of 
service to customers and to financial loss of liability. We are further exposed to the risk that our external vendors may be unable to 
fulfill their contractual obligations (or will be subject to the same risk of fraud or operational errors by their respective employees as 
we are) and to the risk that our (or our vendors’) business continuity and data security systems prove to be inadequate.  

Unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential client or customer information, whether through a breach of our 

computer systems or otherwise, could severely harm our business.  

As part of our financial institution business, we collect, process and retain sensitive and confidential client and customer 

information on behalf of our subsidiaries and other third parties. Despite the security measures we have in place, our facilities and 
systems, and those of our third-party service providers, may be vulnerable to security breaches, acts of vandalism, computer viruses, 
misplaced or lost data, programming and/or human errors or other similar events. If information security is breached, information 
could be lost or misappropriated, resulting in financial loss or costs to us or damages to others. Any security breach involving the 
misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized disclosure of confidential customer information, whether by us or by our vendors, could 
severely damage our reputation, expose us to the risks of litigation and liability or disrupt our operations and have a material adverse 
effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.  

We depend on our subsidiaries for dividends, distributions and other payments.  

As a bank holding company, we are a legal entity separate and distinct from our subsidiaries. Our principal source of funds to 

pay dividends on our common shares is dividends from these subsidiaries. Federal and state statutory provisions and regulations limit 
the amount of dividends that our banking and other subsidiaries may pay to us without regulatory approval. In the event our 
subsidiaries become unable to pay dividends to us, we may not be able to pay dividends on our outstanding common shares. 
Accordingly, our inability to receive dividends from our subsidiaries could also have a material adverse effect on our business, 
financial condition and results of operations. Further discussion of our ability to pay dividends can be found under the caption 
“Dividends and Transactions with Affiliates” in Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

We may elect or be compelled to seek additional capital in the future, but that capital may not be available when it is needed.  

We are required by federal and state regulatory authorities to maintain adequate levels of capital to support our operations. 
Federal banking agencies have proposed extensive changes to their capital requirements, including raising required amounts and 
eliminating the inclusion of certain instruments from the calculation of capital. The final form of such regulations and their impact on 
the Company is unknown at this time but may require us to raise additional capital. In addition, we may elect to raise capital to support 
our business or to finance acquisitions, if any, or for other anticipated reasons. Our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, will 
depend on financial performance, conditions in the capital markets, economic conditions and a number of other factors, including the 
satisfaction or release of preemptive rights in the event of a common share offering, many of which are outside our control. Therefore, 
there can be no assurance additional capital can be raised when needed or that capital can be raised on acceptable terms. The inability 
to raise capital may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.  

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Impairment of investment securities, goodwill, other intangible assets, or deferred tax assets could require charges to 

earnings, which could result in a negative impact on our results of operations.  

In assessing the impairment of investment securities, we consider the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been 

less than cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuers, whether the market decline was affected by 
macroeconomic conditions and whether we have the intent to sell the debt security or will be required to sell the debt security before 
its anticipated recovery. Under current accounting standards, goodwill and certain other intangible assets with indeterminate lives are 
no longer amortized but, instead, are assessed for impairment periodically or when impairment indicators are present. Assessment of 
goodwill and such other intangible assets could result in circumstances where the applicable intangible asset is deemed to be impaired 
for accounting purposes. Under such circumstances, the intangible asset’s impairment would be reflected as a charge to earnings in the 
period. Deferred tax assets are only recognized to the extent it is more likely than not they will be realized. Should management 
determine it is not more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized, a valuation allowance with a change to earnings 
would be reflected in the period.  

Risks Related to the Legal and Regulatory Environment  

Increases in FDIC insurance premiums may have a material adverse effect on our earnings.  

The FDIC maintains the Deposit Insurance Fund to resolve the cost of bank failures. Since 2007, the number of bank failures 

has increased significantly, which dramatically increased resolution costs of the FDIC and depleted the Deposit Insurance Fund. Also 
during this period, the FDIC and the U.S. Congress have instituted a program to further insure customer deposits at FDIC-member 
banks: (i) deposit accounts are now insured up to $250,000 per customer (up from $100,000). This has placed additional stress on the 
Deposit Insurance Fund.  

Since late 2008, the FDIC has taken various actions intended to maintain a strong funding position and restore reserve ratios of 

the Deposit Insurance Fund. These actions have included increasing assessment rates for all insured institutions, requiring riskier 
institutions to pay a larger share of premiums by factoring in rate adjustments based on secured liabilities and unsecured debt levels, 
imposing special assessments and requiring insured depository institutions to prepay their quarterly risk-based assessments for the 
fourth quarter of 2009 and full years 2010 through 2012. In addition, on February 7, 2011, the FDIC approved a final rule that 
changed the deposit insurance assessment base and assessment rate schedule, adopted a new large-bank pricing assessment scheme, 
and set a target size for the Deposit Insurance Fund. The rule, as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act, finalized a target size for the 
Deposit Insurance Fund at 2 percent of insured deposits. The final rule went into effect beginning with the second quarter of 2011.  

We have a limited ability to control the amount of premiums we are required to pay for FDIC insurance. If there are additional 

financial institution failures or other significant legislative or regulatory changes, the FDIC may be required to increase assessment 
rates or take actions similar to those taken during 2009. Increases in FDIC insurance assessment rates may materially adversely affect 
our results of operations and our ability to continue to pay dividends on our common shares at the current rate or at all.  

Legislative or regulatory changes or actions, or significant litigation, could adversely impact us or the businesses in which 

we are engaged.  

The financial services industry is extensively regulated. We are subject to extensive state and federal regulation, supervision and 

legislation that govern almost all aspects of our operations. Laws and regulations may change from time to time and are primarily 
intended for the protection of consumers, depositors and the Deposit Insurance Fund, and not to benefit our shareholders. The impact 
of any changes to laws and regulations or other actions by regulatory agencies may negatively impact us or our ability to increase the 
value of our business. Regulatory authorities have extensive discretion in connection with their supervisory and enforcement activities, 
including the imposition of restrictions on the operation of an institution, the classification of assets by an institution and the adequacy 
of an institution’s allowance for loan losses. Additionally, actions by regulatory agencies or significant litigation against us could 
cause us to devote significant time and resources to defending our business and may lead to penalties that materially affect us and our 
shareholders.  

In addition to laws, regulations and actions directed at the operations of banks, proposals to reform the housing finance market 

consider winding down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could negatively affect our sales of loans.  

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Continued regulatory changes implemented under the Dodd-Frank Act may adversely impact our business, financial 

condition or results of operations.  

On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law as an intended comprehensive overhaul of the financial services 

industry within the U.S. There are a number of reform provisions that are likely to significantly impact the ways in which banks and 
bank holding companies do business. A detailed discussion regarding the Dodd-Frank Act can be found under the caption “Dodd-
Frank Act” in Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

 While the ultimate effect of the changes effected and to be implemented under the Dodd-Frank Act cannot currently be 
determined, the law and its implementing rules and regulations are expected to result in increased compliance costs and fees paid to 
regulators, along with possible restrictions on our banking operations, all of which may have a material adverse affect on our business, 
financial condition or results of operations.  

Our results of operations, financial condition or liquidity may be adversely impacted by issues arising in foreclosure 
practices, including delays in the foreclosure process, related to certain industry deficiencies, as well as potential losses in 
connection with actual or projected repurchases and indemnification payments related to mortgages sold into the secondary 
market.  

Recent announcements of deficiencies in foreclosure documentation by several large seller/servicer financial institutions have 

raised various concerns relating to mortgage foreclosure practices. The integrity of the foreclosure process is important to our 
business, as an originator and servicer of residential mortgages. As a result of our continued focus of concentrating our lending efforts 
in our primary markets in Ohio, as well as servicing loans for the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), we do not anticipate suspending any of our foreclosure activities. During 
2010, we reviewed our foreclosure procedures and concluded they are generally conservative in nature and do not present the 
significant documentation deficiencies underlying other industry foreclosure problems. Nevertheless, we could face delays and 
challenges in the foreclosure process arising from claims relating to industry practices generally, which could adversely affect 
recoveries and our financial results, whether through increased expenses of litigation and property maintenance, deteriorating values 
of underlying mortgaged properties or unsuccessful litigation results generally.  

In addition, in connection with the origination and sale of residential mortgages into the secondary market, we make certain 

representations and warranties, which, if breached, may require us to repurchase such loans, substitute other loans or indemnify the 
purchasers of such loans for actual losses incurred in respect of such loans. Although we believe that our mortgage documentation and 
procedures have been appropriate and are generally conservative in nature, it is possible that we will receive repurchase requests in the 
future and we may not be able to reach favorable settlements with respect to such requests. It is therefore possible that we may 
increase our reserves or may sustain losses associated with such loan repurchases and indemnification payments.  

Environmental liability associated with commercial lending could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial 

condition or results of operations.  

A significant portion of our loan portfolio is secured by real property. During the ordinary course of business, we may foreclose 

on and take title to properties securing certain loans. In doing so, there is a risk that hazardous or toxic substances could be found on 
these properties. If hazardous or toxic substances are found, we may be liable for remediation costs, as well as for personal injury and 
property damage. In addition, we own and operate certain properties that may be subject to similar environmental liability risks.  

Environmental laws may require us to incur substantial expenses and may materially reduce the affected property’s value or 

limit our ability to use or sell the affected property. In addition, future laws or more stringent interpretations or enforcement policies 
with respect to existing laws may increase our exposure to environmental liability. Although we have policies and procedures 
requiring the performance of an environmental site assessment before initiating any foreclosure action on real property, these 
assessments may not be sufficient to detect all potential environmental hazards. The remediation costs and any other financial 
liabilities associated with an environmental hazard could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results 
of operations.  

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Changes in tax laws could adversely affect our performance.  

We are subject to extensive federal, state and local taxes, including income, excise, sales/use, payroll, franchise, withholding 

and ad valorem taxes. Changes to our taxes could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. On January 1, 2014 the 
State of Ohio replaced the current franchise tax for financial institutions with the new Ohio Financial Institutions Tax. The Company 
has determined that this new tax will have a non-material positive effect on the Company. In addition, our customers are subject to a 
wide variety of federal, state and local taxes. Changes in taxes paid by our customers may adversely affect their ability to purchase 
homes or consumer products, which could adversely affect their demand for our loans and deposit products. In addition, such negative 
effects on our customers could result in defaults on the loans we have made and decrease the value of mortgage-backed securities in 
which we have invested.  

Changes to the healthcare laws in the United States may increase the number of employees who choose to participate in our 

healthcare plans, which may significantly increase our healthcare costs and negatively impact our financial results.  

We offer healthcare coverage to our eligible employees with part of the cost subsidized by the Company. With recent changes to 

the healthcare laws in the United States becoming effective in 2014, more of our employees may choose to participate in our health 
insurance plans, which could increase our costs for such coverage and material adversely impact our costs of operations.  

Anti-takeover provisions could delay or prevent an acquisition or change in control by a third party.  

Provisions of the Ohio General Corporation Law, our Articles of Incorporation, and our Amended Code of Regulations, 
including a staggered board and supermajority voting requirements, could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of 
us or could have the effect of discouraging a third party from attempting to acquire control of us.  

We may be a defendant from time to time in the future in a variety of litigation and other actions, which could have a 

material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.  

We and our subsidiaries may be involved from time to time in the future in a variety of litigation arising out of our business. Our 

insurance may not cover all claims that may be asserted against us, and any claims asserted against us, regardless of merit or eventual 
outcome, may harm our reputation. Should the ultimate judgments or settlements in any litigation exceed our insurance coverage, they 
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, we may not be able to 
obtain appropriate types or levels of insurance in the future, nor may we be able to obtain adequate replacement policies with 
acceptable terms, if at all.  

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.  

There are no matters of unresolved staff comments from the Commission staff.  

Item 2. Properties.  
Farmers National Banc Corp.’s Properties  

The Company does not own any property. The Company’s operations are conducted at Farmers Bank’s main office, which is 

located at 20 and 30 South Broad Street, Canfield, Ohio.  

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Farmers National Bank Property  

The Bank’s main office is located at 20 and 30 S. Broad Street, Canfield, Ohio. The other locations of Farmers Bank are:  

Office Building .....................................   40 & 46 S. Broad St., Canfield, Ohio 

Austintown Office .................................   22 N. Niles-Canfield Rd., Youngstown, Ohio 

Lake Milton Office ...............................   17817 Mahoning Avenue, Lake Milton, Ohio 

Cornersburg Office ...............................   3619 S. Meridian Rd., Youngstown, Ohio 

Colonial Plaza Office ............................   401 E. Main St. Canfield, Ohio 

Western Reserve Office ........................   102 W. Western Reserve Rd., Youngstown, Ohio 

Salem Office .........................................   1858 E. State Street, Salem, Ohio 

Columbiana Office ................................   340 State Rt. 14, Columbiana, Ohio 

Damascus Office ...................................   29053 State Rt. 62 Damascus, Ohio 

Poland Office ........................................   106 McKinley Way West, Poland, Ohio 

Niles Office ...........................................   1 South Main Street, Niles, Ohio 

Niles Drive Up ......................................   170 East State Street, Niles, Ohio 

Girard Office .........................................   121 North State Street, Girard, Ohio 

Eastwood Office ...................................   5845 Youngstown-Warren Rd, Niles, Ohio 

Mineral Ridge Office ............................   3826 South Main Street, Mineral Ridge, Ohio 

Niles Operation Center .........................   51 South Main Street, Niles, Ohio 

Canton Office ........................................   4518 Fulton Dr., Canton, Ohio 

McClurg Road Office ...........................   42 McClurg Rd., Boardman, Ohio 

Howland Office.....................................   1625 Niles-Cortland Rd., Warren, Ohio 

Fairlawn Office .....................................  2820 W. Market St., Suite 120, Akron, Ohio 

Wealth Management Building ..............   2 S. Broad Street, Canfield, Ohio 

The Bank owns all locations except the Colonial Plaza, Canton and Fairlawn offices, which are leased.  

Farmers Trust Company Property  
Farmers Trust Company operates from two locations owned by the Bank:  

Boardman Office...................................   42 McClurg Rd., Boardman, Ohio 

Howland Office.....................................   1625 Niles-Cortland Rd., Warren, Ohio 

Farmers National Insurance, LLC Property  
Farmers National Insurance operates from one location which is owned by the Bank:  

Wealth Management Building ..............   2 S. Broad Street, Canfield, Ohio 

National Associates, Inc. Property  
National Associates, Inc. operates from one location which is leased:  

Rocky River Office ...............................  20325 Center Ridge Rd., Cleveland, Ohio 

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings.  

In the normal course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are at all times subject to pending and threatened legal 

actions, some for which the relief or damages sought are substantial. Although Farmers is not able to predict the outcome of such 
actions, after reviewing pending and threatened actions with counsel, management believes that based on the information currently 
available the outcome of such actions, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the results of 
operations or stockholders’ equity of the Company. However, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of these matters, if unfavorable, 
may be material to the results of operations in a particular future period as the time and amount of any resolution of such actions and 
its relationship to the future results of operations are not known.  

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures  

Not applicable.  

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Part II  

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuers Purchases of Equity Securities  
Market Information regarding the Company’s Common Shares.  

Farmers’ common shares currently trade under the symbol “FMNB” on the Nasdaq Capital Market.  Farmers had 18,408,612 
common shares outstanding and approximately 3,143 holders of record of common shares at February 23, 2015. The following table 
sets forth price ranges and dividend information for Farmers’ common shares for the calendar quarters indicated. Quotations reflect 
inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.  Certain limitations 
and restrictions on the ability of Farmers to continue to pay quarterly dividends are described under the caption “Capital Resources” in 
Item 7 of this Part II, and under the caption “Dividends and Transactions with Affiliates” in Item 1 of Part I. 

Quarter Ended 
High ......................................................................................  $
Low .......................................................................................  $
Cash dividends paid per share ...............................................  $

March 31, 
2014 

June 30, 
2014 

September 30, 
2014 

December 31,
2014 

7.75    $
6.53    $
0.03    $

7.89     $ 
7.35     $ 
0.03     $ 

8.71    $
7.10    $
0.03    $

8.68  
7.40  
0.03  

Quarter Ended 
High ......................................................................................  $
Low .......................................................................................  $
Cash dividends paid per share ...............................................  $

March 31, 
2013 

June 30, 
2013 

September 30, 
2013 

December 31,
2013 

6.90    $
6.13    $
0.03    $

6.70     $ 
5.81     $ 
0.03     $ 

6.58    $
6.10    $
0.03    $

6.59  
6.11  
0.03  

Purchases of Common Shares by Farmers.  

In September 2012, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program under which the 

Company was authorized to repurchase up to 920,000 shares of its common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated 
transactions, subject to market and other conditions (the “Program”). The Program may be modified, suspended or terminated by the 
Company at any time. During the course of 2014, 2013 and 2012 the Company repurchased 372,368 shares, 247,845 shares and 7,221 
shares of its common stock.  

The following table summarizes the treasury stock activity under the program during the year ended December 31, 2014. 

Total Number 
of Shares 
Purchased 

Average Price 
Paid per Share   

Total Number 
of Shares 
Purchased as 
Part of 
Publicly 
Announced 
Program 

Maximum 
Number of 
Shares that 
May Yet be 
Purchased 
Under the 
Program 

7.65     
7.87     
7.77     
7.74     

255,066  
148,000   
73,500   
150,868   
627,434   

664,934 
516,934 
443,434 
292,566 
292,566 

Balance at December 31, 2013 

Period 

August 1-31 ...........................................................................   
September 1-30 ......................................................................   
October 1-31 ..........................................................................   
Balance at December 31, 2014 ....................................................   

148,000  $
73,500   
150,868   
372,368  $

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For the Years Ending December 31, 

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA  
(Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands except Per Share Data)  
2014 

2013 

2012 

2011 

2010 

Summary of Earnings 
  Total Interest and Dividend Income 

(including fees on loans) ........................................................$
  Total Interest Expense ............................................................... 
  Net Interest Income ................................................................... 
  Provision for Loan Losses ......................................................... 
  Noninterest Income (1) ............................................................. 
  Noninterest Expense ................................................................. 
  Income Before Income Taxes ................................................... 
  Income Taxes ............................................................................ 
  NET INCOME ..........................................................................$

40,915   $
4,579  
36,336  
1,880  
15,303  
38,162  
11,597  
2,632  
8,965   $

40,959   $
5,063    
35,896    
1,290    
13,914    
39,057    
9,463    
1,683    
7,780   $

43,110    $ 
6,212      
36,898      
725      
12,578      
35,764      
12,987      
3,055      
9,932    $ 

44,434   $
7,837    
36,597    
3,650    
12,539    
33,728    
11,758    
2,540    
9,218   $

48,365  
10,998  
37,367  
8,078  
13,210  
30,964  
11,535  
2,544  
8,991  

Per Share Data 
  Basic earnings per share ............................................................$
  Diluted earnings per share ......................................................... 
  Cash Dividends Paid ................................................................. 
  Book Value at Year-End ........................................................... 
  Tangible Book Value (2) ...........................................................

0.48   $
0.48  
0.12  
6.71  
6.23  

0.41   $
0.41    
0.12    
6.02    
5.47  

0.53    $ 
0.53      
0.18      
6.43      
6.11   

0.50   $
0.50    
0.12    
6.10    
5.76  

0.66  
0.66  
0.12  
6.45  
5.95  

Balances at Year-End 
  Total Assets ...............................................................................$ 1,136,967   $ 1,137,326   $ 1,139,695    $ 1,067,871   $ 982,751  
915,224  
  Earning Assets ..........................................................................  1,074,434  
761,050  
  Total Deposits ........................................................................... 
915,703  
105,634  
  Short-Term Borrowings ............................................................ 
59,136  
24,733  
  Long-Term Borrowings ............................................................ 
28,381  
0  
  Loans Held for Sale ................................................................... 
511  
581,060  
  Net Loans .................................................................................. 
656,220  
88,048  
  Total Stockholders' Equity ........................................................ 
123,560  

  1,076,073     1,082,078       1,014,997    
840,125    
98,088    
11,263    
677    
561,986    
114,445    

919,009      
79,886      
10,423      
3,624      
578,963      
120,792      

915,216    
81,617    
19,822    
158    
623,116    
113,007    

Average Balances 
  Total Assets ...............................................................................$ 1,141,047   $ 1,141,770   $ 1,118,322    $ 1,035,392   $1,030,516  
85,968  
  Total Stockholders' Equity ........................................................ 

118,011      

116,735    

105,276    

120,352  

Significant Ratios 
  Return on Average Assets (ROA) ............................................. 
  Return on Average Equity (ROE) ............................................. 
  Average Earning Assets/Average Assets .................................. 
  Average Equity/Average Assets................................................ 
  Loans/Deposits .......................................................................... 
  Allowance for Loan Losses/Total Loans .................................. 
  Allowance for Loan Losses/Nonperforming Loans .................. 
  Efficiency Ratio (On tax equivalent basis) ................................ 
  Net Interest Margin ................................................................... 
  Dividend Payout Rate ............................................................... 
  Tangible Common Equity Ratio (3) .......................................... 

0.79% 
7.45  
93.02  
10.55  
72.50  
1.15  
89.99  
70.24  
3.59  
24.95  
10.17  

0.68% 
6.66    
92.90    
10.22    
68.91    
1.20    
83.25    
74.82    
3.58    
28.89    
9.11    

0.89 %   
8.42      
92.13      
10.55      
63.83      
1.30      
93.01      
69.94      
3.76      
34.05      
10.12      

0.89% 
8.76    
92.64    
10.17    
68.06    
1.72    
89.19    
67.14    
4.01    
24.31    
10.18    

0.87%
10.46  
92.28  
8.34  
77.57  
1.58  
104.56  
61.10  
4.10  
18.08  
8.31  

 (1)  Noninterest income includes a securities impairment charge of $3 thousand and $11 thousand for the years ended December 31, 

2013 and 2011  

(2)  Tangible book value per share is Total Stockholders’ Equity minus goodwill and other intangible assets divided by the number 

of shares outstanding.  

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both amounts by intangible assets. The tangible common equity ratio is not required by U.S.GAAP or by applicable bank 
regulatory requirements, but is a metric used by management to evaluate the adequacy of our capital levels. Since there is no 
authoritative requirement to calculate the tangible common equity ratio, our tangible common equity ratio is not necessarily 
comparable to similar capital measures disclosed or used by other companies in the financial services industry. Tangible 
common equity and tangible assets are non U.S.GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, not as a 
substitute for or superior to, financial measures determined in accordance with U.S.GAAP. With respect to the calculation of the 
actual unaudited tangible common equity ratio as of December 31, 2014, reconciliations of tangible common equity to 
U.S.GAAP total common stockholders’ equity and tangible assets to U.S.GAAP total assets are set forth below:  

Reconciliation of Common Stockholders’ Equity to Tangible Common Equity  

December 31, 
Stockholders' Equity .................................................................... $
Less Goodwill and other intangibles ............................................  
Tangible Common Equity ............................................................ $

2014 
123,560  $
8,813   
114,747  $

2013 
113,007  $
10,343   
102,664  $

2012   
120,792   $ 
6,032     
114,760   $ 

2011 
114,445  $
6,441   
108,004  $

2010
88,048
6,920
81,128

Reconciliation of Total Assets to Tangible Assets  

December 31, 
2010
Total Assets ...................................................................................$ 1,136,967  $ 1,137,326  $ 1,139,695   $  1,067,871  $ 982,751
Less Goodwill and other intangibles ............................................. 
6,920
Tangible Assets .............................................................................$ 1,128,154  $ 1,126,983  $ 1,133,663   $  1,061,430  $ 975,831

10,343   

6,032     

8,813   

6,441   

2012   

2011 

2014 

2013 

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Average Balance Sheets and Related Yields and Rates  
(Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands except Per Share Data)  

Years ended December 31,       

2014 

2013 

2012 

AVERAGE       
BALANCE   INTEREST RATE    BALANCE  INTEREST RATE    BALANCE   INTEREST RATE  

   AVERAGE      

   AVERAGE       

EARNING ASSETS 
Loans (1) (3) (5) ...................  $  631,011   $ 
Taxable securities (2) ...........     332,273     
Tax-exempt securities (2) (5) ...    
81,529     
Equity securities (4) (5) ........    
4,282     
Federal funds sold and other 

cash .................................    

12,331     
Total earning assets ..............     1,061,426     

NONEARNING ASSETS 

Cash and due from banks .....    
Premises and equipment .......    
Allowance for Loan Losses ....   
Unrealized gains on 

20,355       
17,392       
(7,338 )     

securities ..........................    
(2,003 )     
Other assets (1).....................    
51,215       
Total Assets ..........................  $ 1,141,047       

INTEREST-BEARING 
LIABILITIES 

Time deposits .......................  $  217,126   $ 
Savings deposits ...................     408,956     
Demand deposits ..................     127,066     
Short term borrowings .........    
72,870     
Long term borrowings ..........    
21,240     
Total Interest-Bearing 

31,390   4.97% $ 595,560  $
351,898   
7,282   2.19  
87,001   
3,839   4.71  
4,323   
190   4.44  

31,211   5.24 % $  564,952   $
7,062   2.01       334,470    
73,979    
4,487   5.16      
4,363    
196   4.53      

32,249   5.71%
8,099   2.42  
4,308   5.82  
206   4.72  

19   0.15  
42,720   4.02  

21,964   
  1,060,746   

35   0.16      

52,585    
42,991   4.05       1,030,349    

100   0.19  
44,962   4.36  

20,085      
17,912      
(7,451)    

2,623      
47,855      
   $ 1,141,770      

21,171       
17,663       
(9,017 )     

13,766       
44,390       
   $ 1,118,322       

3,506   1.61% $ 230,232  $
415,179   
124,990   
91,653   
16,597   

466   0.11  
36   0.03  
46   0.06  
525   2.47  

3,858   1.68 % $  247,428   $
664   0.16       413,497    
38   0.03       116,409    
93,730    
51   0.06      
10,568    
452   2.72      

4,700   1.90%
976   0.24  
43   0.04  
103   0.11  
390   3.69  

Liabilities ........................     847,258     

4,579   0.54  

878,651   

5,063   0.58       881,632    

6,212   0.70  

NONINTEREST-
BEARING LIABILITIES       
AND STOCKHOLDERS' 
EQUITY 

Demand deposits ..................     163,644       
Other Liabilities ...................    
9,793       
Stockholders' equity .............     120,352       
Total Liabilities and .............       
Stockholders' Equity ............  $ 1,141,047       

140,111      
6,273      
116,735      

      114,616       
4,063       
      118,011       

   $ 1,141,770      

   $ 1,118,322       

Net interest income and 
interest 
 rate spread ...........................       

  $ 

38,141   3.48%     

  $

37,928   3.47 %      

  $

38,750   3.66%

Net interest margin ...............       

  3.59%     

  3.58 %      

  3.76%

 (1)  Non-accrual loans and overdraft deposits are included in other assets.  

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Includes unamortized discounts and premiums. Average balance and yield are computed using the average historical amortized 
cost.  
Interest on loans includes fee income of $2.5 million, $2.4 million and $2.2 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012 respectively and is 
reduced by amortization of $2.1 million, $2.1 million and $1.9 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012 respectively.  
(4)  Equity securities include restricted stock, which is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.  
(5)  For 2014, adjustments of $489 thousand and $1.3 million were made to tax equate income on tax exempt loans and tax exempt 
securities. For 2013, adjustments of $494 thousand and $1.5 million were made to tax equate income on tax exempt loans and 
tax exempt securities. For 2012, adjustments of $375 thousand and $1.5 million were made to tax equate income on tax exempt 
loans and tax exempt securities. These adjustments are based on a marginal federal income tax rate of 35%, less disallowances.  

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RATE AND VOLUME ANALYSIS  
(Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands except Per Share Data)  

The following table analyzes by rate and volume the dollar amount of changes in the components of the interest differential:  

Tax Equivalent Interest Income 
  Loans .................................................  $ 
  Taxable securities ..............................    
  Tax-exempt securities .......................    
  Equity securities ................................    
  Funds sold and other cash .................    
Total interest income ...........................  $ 

Interest Expense 
  Time deposits ....................................  $ 
  Savings deposits ................................    
  Demand deposits ...............................    
  Short term borrowings ......................    
  Long term borrowings .......................    
Total interest expense ..........................  $ 

Increase (decrease) in tax equivalent 
  net interest income ............................  $ 

2014 change from 2013

2013 change from 2012

Net 
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  Change Due    Change Due   
  To Volume   

To Rate 

Net 
Change 

   Change Due    Change Due   
   To Volume   

To Rate 

179  $
220   
(648)  
(6)  
(16)  
(271) $

(352) $
(198)  
(2)  
(5)  
73   
(484) $

1,858  $
(394)  
(282)  
(2)  
(15)  
1,165  $

(220) $
(10)  
1   
(10)  
126   
(113) $

(1,679) $
614   
(366)  
(4)  
(1)  
(1,436) $

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(188)  
(3)  
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(53)  
(371) $

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(1,037 )   
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(65 )   
(1,971 ) $ 

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(52 )   
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(1,149 ) $ 

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(58)  
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(100) $

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(1,459)
(579)
(8)
(7)
(4,838)

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(316)
(8)
(50)
(160)
(1,049)

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1,278  $

(1,065) $

(822 ) $ 

2,967  $

(3,789)

The amount of change not solely due to rate or volume changes was allocated between the change due to rate and the change 

due to volume based on the relative size of the rate and volume changes.  

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

The following presents a discussion and analysis of Farmers’ financial condition and results of operations by its management. 
The review highlights the principal factors affecting earnings and the significant changes in balance sheet items for the years 2014, 
2013 and 2012. Financial information for prior years is presented when appropriate. The objective of this financial review is to 
enhance the reader’s understanding of the accompanying tables and charts, the consolidated financial statements, notes to financial 
statements, and financial statistics appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Where applicable, this discussion also 
reflects management’s insights of known events and trends that have or may reasonably be expected to have a material effect on 
Farmers’ business, financial condition or results of operations.  

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements  

Discussions in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not statements of historical fact (including statements that include 

terms such as “will,” “may,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” intend,” and “plan”) are forward-
looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking statement is not a guarantee of future performance, and 
actual future results could differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information. Factors that could cause or 
contribute to such differences include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in Farmers’ filings with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict, and readers are cautioned not to put undue 

reliance on those forward-looking statements. The following list, which is not intended to be an all-encompassing list of risks and 
uncertainties affecting the Company, summarizes several factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially 
from those anticipated or expected in these forward-looking statements:  

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general economic conditions in market areas where Farmers conducts business, which could materially impact 
credit quality trends;  
business conditions in the banking industry;  

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the regulatory environment;  
fluctuations in interest rates;  
demand for loans in the market areas where Farmers conducts business;  
rapidly changing technology and evolving banking industry standards;  
competitive factors, including increased competition with regional and national financial institutions;  
new service and product offerings by competitors and price pressures; and  
other similar items.  

Other factors not currently anticipated may also materially and adversely affect Farmers’ business, financial condition, results of 

operations or cash flows. There can be no assurance that future results will meet expectations. While the Company believes that the 
forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are reasonable, the reader should not place undue reliance on any 
forward-looking statement. In addition, these statements speak only as of the date made. Farmers does not undertake, and expressly 
disclaims, any obligation to update or alter any statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except 
as may be required by applicable law.  

Results of Operations  
Comparison of Operating Results for the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.  

The Company’s net income totaled $9.0 million during 2014, compared to $7.8 million for 2013. On a per share basis, diluted 

earnings per share were $0.48 as compared to $0.41 diluted earnings per share for 2013. Common comparative ratios for results of 
operations include the return on average assets and return on average stockholders’ equity. For 2014, the return on average equity was 
7.45%, compared to 6.66% for 2013. The return on average assets was 0.79% for 2014 and 0.68% for 2013.  

The results for 2014 included $457 thousand in gains on sales of securities, compared to $863 thousand in 2013.  

During 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of all outstanding stock of the retirement planning consultancy National 
Associates, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio.  The company is a leading independent consultant to retirement plans and offers actuarial, plan 
design, compliance and administrative services. As a third party administrator, NAI provides services to 401(k), defined benefit, profit 
sharing, flexible spending, 403(b), ESOP and other plans.  In acquiring NAI, the Company assumes a professional staff that is highly 
qualified and credentialed.  Synergies and the cost savings resulting from the combining of the operations of the companies will help 
drive an increase of non-interest income.   

NAI contributed $1.8 million of gross revenues to the Company resulting in a net loss of $671 thousand for the year ended 
December 31, 2014.  The net loss was mainly due to the $764 thousand goodwill impairment charge. The goodwill was partially 
impaired as described in Note 6, by an amount equal to the reduction in the contingent consideration payable. The two adjustments 
offset resulting in a zero impact to the Company’s consolidated statements of income for year ended December 31, 2014. 

During January of 2015, the Company announced a definitive agreement had been reached to acquire National Bancshares 
Corporation, the holding company of First National Bank of Orrville and will be merged with and into Farmers National Bank of 
Canfield.  At the completion of the transaction, which is expected to occur during the first quarter of 2015, First National Bank of 
Orrville branches will become branches of Farmers National Bank of Canfield. Pursuant to the Agreement, each shareholder of 
National Bancshares will be entitled to elect to receive either $32.15 per share in cash or 4.034 shares of Farmers’ common stock, 
subject to an overall limitation of 80% of the shares being exchanged for stock and 20% for cash.  Based on Farmers’ volume 
weighted average stock price over the last 20 trading days of $7.97, as of January 26, 2015, the transaction is valued at approximately 
$74.0 million.  The merger is expected to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for those shareholders electing to receive Farmers’ stock.  
The transaction is subject to receipt of National Bancshares’ shareholder approval, the Company’s shareholder approval and 
customary regulatory approvals. The Company estimates that, following the closing, it will have approximately $1.7 billion in assets 
and 33 banking locations throughout Ohio.  Farmers expects the transaction to be accretive to earnings per share in the first full year of 
operations, excluding any one-time restructuring charges, and that the Bank will exceed “well-capitalized” thresholds under all 
regulatory definitions. The transaction helps the Company achieve additional operating scale and drive earnings per share growth as 
the management team continues to focus on achieving above-average returns for shareholders. In addition to the financial benefits, the 
merger is a significant step in the Company’s strategy to expand the Bank’s footprint.  The combined company will create a top-
performing Midwest community bank that has the scale, product depth and efficiency to compete effectively and deliver best-in-class 
service to customers, while providing employees with a compelling corporate culture and enhanced advancement potential.  

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Net Interest Income  

Net interest income, the principal source of the Company’s earnings, represents the difference between interest income on 
interest-earning assets and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities. For 2014, taxable equivalent net interest income increased 
$213 thousand, or 0.56%, from 2013. Interest-earning assets averaged $1.061 billion during 2014, increasing $680 thousand compared 
to 2013. The Company’s interest-bearing liabilities decreased 3.57% from $878.7 million in 2013 to $847.3 million in 2014.  

The Company finances its earning assets with a combination of interest-bearing and interest-free funds. The interest-bearing 
funds are composed of deposits, short-term borrowings and long-term debt. Interest paid for the use of these funds is the second factor 
in the net interest income equation. Interest-free funds, such as demand deposits and stockholders’ equity, require no interest expense 
and, therefore, contribute significantly to net interest income.  

The profit margin, or spread, on invested funds is a key performance measure. The Company monitors two key performance 

indicators - net interest spread and net interest margin. The net interest spread represents the difference between the average rate 
earned on interest-earning assets and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The net interest spread in 2014 was 3.48%, 
increasing from 3.47% in 2013. The net interest margin represents the overall profit margin – net interest income as a percentage of 
total interest-earning assets. This performance indicator gives effect to interest earned for all investable funds including the substantial 
volume of interest-free funds. For 2014, the net interest margin, measured on a fully taxable equivalent basis, increased to 3.59%, 
compared to 3.58% in 2013.  

The increase in net interest margin is largely a result of interest bearing liabilities repricing at lower rates. As long term time 

deposits mature they are being renewed at lesser rates or moving to more liquid accounts at lower interest rates. Total taxable 
equivalent interest income was $42.7 million for 2014, which is $271 thousand less than the $43.0 million reported in 2013. In 
comparing the years ending December 31, 2014 and 2013, yields on earning assets decreased 3 basis points while the cost of interest 
bearing liabilities decreased similarly at 4 basis points. Average loans increased $35.5 million, or 5.95%, in 2014, however the yields 
decreased from 5.24% in 2013 to 4.97% in 2014. Tax equated income from securities, federal funds and other decreased $450 
thousand, or 3.82%, in 2014. Even though tax equated income decreased Farmers saw its yields on these assets increase from 2.53% in 
2013 to 2.63% in 2014, with taxable securities increasing 18 basis points. This can be attributed to a reduction in amortization expense 
due to the reduction of prepayments in the mortgage backed security portfolio. The average balance of investment securities and 
federal funds sold decreased from $465.2 million in 2013 to $430.4 million in 2014.  

Total interest expense amounted to $4.6 million for 2014, a 9.6% decrease from $5.1 million reported in 2013. The decrease in 
2014 is the result of lower rates of interest paid on interest-bearing deposits and repurchase agreements. The cost of interest-bearing 
liabilities decreased from 0.58% in 2013 to 0.54% in 2014.  

Management will continue to evaluate future changes in interest rates and the shape of the treasury yield curve so that assets and 

liabilities may be priced accordingly to minimize the impact on the net interest margin.  

Noninterest Income  

Total noninterest income increased by $1.4 million in 2014. The increase in noninterest income is due to several factors. 
Retirement plan consulting fees increased to $1.8 million compared to $628 thousand in 2013, reflecting a full twelve months this year 
compared to six months of income earned from the newly acquired entity, NAI in 2013. Service charges on deposit accounts increased 
from $2.4 million in 2013 to $2.6 million in 2014 as the Company made adjustments to the service charge structure of its deposit 
accounts. Trust fees also increased $509 thousand, insurance agency commissions increased $111 thousand and investment 
commissions increased $37 thousand, as management continues to focus on diversifying revenue sources to decrease the reliance on 
net interest income as the main driver of revenue. 

Noninterest Expenses 

Noninterest expense for 2014 was $38.2 million, compared to $39.1 million in 2013, representing a decrease of $895 thousand, 
or 2.3%. Most of the decrease was a result of a 5.3% decrease in salary and employee benefits, mainly due to severance costs recorded 
in 2013 and not in 2014.  State and local taxes decreased $435 thousand to $878 thousand in 2014 compared to $1.3 million in 2013. 
The decrease is the result of the new and reduced financial institution’s tax rate by the state of Ohio in 2014. Merger related costs also 
decreased $330 thousand in 2014. 

Professional fees increased 10.8% as a result of corporate legal and consulting fees related to compensation practices and other 

business advisory fees. Intangible amortization increased $143 thousand as a result of a full twelve months of amortization of 
intangible assets related to the acquisition of NAI. Advertising increased $201 thousand. 

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The Company’s tax equivalent efficiency ratio for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2014 was 70.24%, compared to 

74.82% for the same period in 2013. The main factor leading to the improvement in the efficiency ratio was the decrease in 
noninterest expenses and increase in noninterest income as explained earlier in this section. The efficiency ratio is calculated as 
follows: non-interest expense divided by the sum of tax equivalent net interest income plus non-interest income, excluding security 
gains and losses and intangible amortization. This ratio is a measure of the expense incurred to generate a dollar of revenue. 
Management will continue to closely monitor and keep the increases in other expenses to a minimum.  

Income Taxes 

Income tax expense totaled $2.6 million for 2014 and $1.7 million in 2013. Income taxes are computed using the appropriate 

effective tax rates for each period. The increase in the current year tax expense can be mainly attributed to the $2.1 million increase in 
income before taxes. The effective tax rates are less than the statutory tax rate primarily due to nontaxable interest and dividend 
income. The effective income tax rate was 22.7% for 2014 and 17.8% for 2013. The effective tax rate increase compared to the same 
period in 2013 was primarily due to an increase in taxable noninterest income relative to tax exempt income from securities, loans and 
bank owned life insurance. Refer to Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the effective 
tax rate.  

Comparison of Operating Results for the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.  

The Company’s net income totaled $7.8 million during 2013, compared to $9.9 million for 2012. On a per share basis, diluted 
earnings per share were $0.41 as compared to $0.53 diluted earnings per share for 2012. For 2013, the return on average equity was 
6.66%, compared to 8.42% for 2012. The return on average assets was 0.68% for 2013 and 0.89% for 2012.  

The results for 2013 included $863 thousand in gains on sales of securities, compared to $1.1 million in 2012.  

During 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of all outstanding stock of the retirement planning consultancy National 
Associates, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio.  The company is a leading independent consultant to retirement plans and offers actuarial, plan 
design, compliance and administrative services. As a third party administrator, NAI provides services to 401(k), defined benefit, profit 
sharing, flexible spending, 403(b), ESOP and other plans.  In acquiring NAI, the Company assumes a professional staff that is highly 
qualified and credentialed.  Synergies and the cost savings resulting from the combining of the operations of the companies will help 
drive an increase of non-interest income. 

Net Interest Income  

For 2013, taxable equivalent net interest income decreased $822 thousand, or 2.12%, from 2012. Interest-earning assets 
averaged $1.061 billion during 2013, increasing $30.4 million, or 2.95%, compared to 2012. The Company’s interest-bearing 
liabilities decreased 0.34% from $881.6 million in 2012 to $878.7 million in 2013.  

Total taxable equivalent interest income was $43.0 million for 2013, which is $2.0 million less than the $45.0 million reported 

in 2012. In comparing the years ending December 31, 2013 and 2012, yields on earning assets decreased 31 basis points while the cost 
of interest bearing liabilities decreased 12 basis points. Average loans increased $30.6 million, or 5.42%, in 2013, however the yields 
decreased from 5.71% in 2012 to 5.24% in 2013. Tax equated income from securities, federal funds and other decreased $933 
thousand, or 7.3%, in 2013, Farmers saw its yields on these assets decreased from 2.73% in 2012 to 2.53% in 2013. The average 
balance of investment securities and federal funds sold decreased slightly from $465.4 million in 2012 to $465.2 million in 2013.  

Total interest expense amounted to $5.1 million for 2013, a 18.5% decrease from $6.2 million reported in 2012. The decrease in 

2013 is the result of lower rates of interest paid on interest-bearing deposits and repurchase agreements. The cost of interest-bearing 
liabilities decreased from 0.70% in 2012 to 0.58% in 2013.  

Noninterest Income  

Total noninterest income increased by $1.3 million in 2013. The increase in noninterest income is due to several factors. 
Retirement plan consulting fees increased to $477 thousand compared to none in 2012 reflecting the income earned from the newly 
acquired entity, NAI. Service charges on deposit accounts increased from $2.0 million in 2012 to $2.4 million in 2013 as the Company 
made adjustments to the service charge structure of its deposit accounts. Bank owned life insurance income increased $170 thousand 
as the Company received tax free death benefits, which are included in income. Insurance agency commissions also increased $119 
thousand and trust fees increased $86 thousand, as management continues to focus on diversifying revenue sources to decrease the 
reliance on net interest income as the main driver of revenue. Other operating income also increased $406 thousand, which is 
primarily the result of a gain on the sale of land that was owned by the Company. 

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Noninterest Expenses  

Noninterest expense for 2013 was $39.1 million, compared to $35.8 million in 2012, representing an increase of $3.3 million, or 

9.2%. Most of the increase was a result of an 11.7% increase in salary and employee benefits, mainly due to $1.3 million recorded in 
severance costs. The majority of the severance costs were associated with the departure of the Company’s President and CEO in 2013. 
The Company underwent a cost reduction program in 2013 that included the closure of two retail branch locations and the elimination 
of several full time positions. The reduction in the number of employees in the bank was offset by the employees included in the 
acquisition of NAI. Including the 17 employees of NAI, we have 328 full time equivalent employees compared to 335 one year ago. 

Professional fees increased 16% as a result of corporate legal and consulting fees related to compensation practices and other 
business advisory fees. Intangible amortization increased $215 thousand as a result of the amortization of intangible assets related to 
the acquisition of NAI. Merger related costs also increased $330 thousand, and other operating expenses increased $193 thousand. 
State and local taxes also increased $110 thousand or 9.1% as a result of an increase in intangible tax paid to the State of Ohio due to 
higher levels of stockholders’ equity.   

Income Taxes  

Income tax expense totaled $1.7 million for 2013 and $3.1 million in 2012. The effective income tax rate was 17.8% for 2013 

and 23.5% for 2012.   

Liquidity  

Farmers maintains, in the opinion of management, liquidity sufficient to satisfy depositors’ requirements and meet the credit 

needs of customers. The Company depends on its ability to maintain its market share of deposits as well as acquiring new funds. The 
Company’s ability to attract deposits and borrow funds depends in large measure on its profitability, capitalization and overall 
financial condition.  

Principal sources of liquidity include assets considered relatively liquid, such as short-term investment securities, federal funds 

sold and cash and due from banks.  

Along with its liquid assets, Farmers has additional sources of liquidity available which help to insure that adequate funds are 

available as needed. These other sources include, but are not limited to, loan repayments, the ability to obtain deposits through the 
adjustment of interest rates and the purchasing of federal funds and borrowings on approved lines of credit at two major domestic 
banks. At December 31, 2014, Farmers had not borrowed against these lines of credit. Management feels that its liquidity position is 
more than adequate and will continue to monitor the position on a monthly basis. The Company also has additional borrowing 
capacity with the FHLB, as well as access to the Federal Reserve Discount Window, which provides an additional source of funds. 
The Company views its membership in the FHLB as a solid source of liquidity. As of December 31, 2014, the Bank is eligible to 
borrow an additional $81.9 million from the FHLB under various fixed rate and variable rate credit facilities. Advances outstanding 
from the FHLB at December 31, 2014 amounted to $28.4 million.  

Farmers’ primary investing activities are originating loans and purchasing securities. During 2014, net cash provided by 
investing activities amounted to $6.2 million, compared to $28.0 million used in 2013. Net increases in loans were $35.4 million in 
2014, compared to $45.5 in 2013. The cash used by lending activities during 2014 can be attributed to the activity in the commercial 
real estate, residential real estate and commercial loan portfolios. Purchases of securities available for sale were $64.4 million in 2014, 
compared to $149.9 million in 2013 and proceeds from maturities and sales of securities available for sale were $106.6 million in 
2014, compared to $169.0 million in 2013. There was $2.1 million used to purchase National Associates Inc. during the year ended 
December 31, 2013. 

Farmers’ primary financing activities are obtaining deposits, repurchase agreements and other borrowings. Net cash used in 

financing activities amounted to $18.5 million for 2014, compared to $3.5 million provided in 2013. The majority of this change can 
be attributed to the change in short-term borrowings. Short-term borrowings decreased $22.5 million in 2014 compared to an $1.7 
million increase in 2013. The Company used $1.6 million for the acquisition of treasury shares in 2013 compared to $2.9 million in 
2014. Deposits provided $487 thousand during 2014 and used $3.8 million during 2013. 

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Loan Portfolio  
Maturities and Sensitivities of Loans to Interest Rates 

The following schedule shows the composition of loans and the percentage of loans in each category at the dates indicated. 

Balances include unamortized loan origination fees and costs.  

2014 

Years Ended December 31, 
2013
34.2%$198,041      34.6 %$203,894    34.5%
Commercial Real Estate .......... $ 222,573      33.5 % $217,362   
16.6     74,875      13.1      76,635    13.0%
  105,023   
Commercial .............................   120,150      18.1   
26.6     167,031      29.2      177,067    30.0%
  170,151   
Residential Real Estate ............   183,853      27.7   
Consumer ................................   137,276      20.7   
22.6     131,859      23.1      132,771    22.5%
  138,148   
Total Loans ............................. $ 663,852      100.0 % $630,684    100.0%$586,592    100.0%$571,806      100.0 %$590,367    100.0%

2012
34.4%$200,651   
16.7     97,112   
27.0     156,182   
21.9     132,647   

2010

2011  

The following schedule sets forth maturities based on remaining scheduled repayments of principal for commercial and 

commercial real estate loans listed above as of December 31, 2014:  

Types of Loans 
  Commercial ...............................................................$
  Commercial Real Estate ............................................$

1 Year or less    1 to 5 Years 

25,770 $
63,651 $

   Over 5 Years 
48,862
27,565

45,518   $ 
131,357   $ 

The amounts of commercial and commercial real estate loans as of December 31, 2014, based on remaining scheduled 

repayments of principal, are shown in the following table:  

Loan Sensitivities 
  Floating or Adjustable Rates of Interest ....................$
  Fixed Rates of Interest ............................................... 
  Total Loans ................................................................$

1 Year or less    Over 1 Year 

Total 

76,814 $
12,607  
89,421 $

118,151   $ 
135,151     
253,302   $ 

194,965
147,758
342,723

Total loans were $663.9 million at year-end 2014, compared to $630.7 million at year-end 2013. This represents an increase of 
5.3%. The increase in loans has mainly occurred in the commercial, residential real estate and commercial real estate loan portfolios. 
Loans comprised 59.5% of the Bank’s average earning assets in 2014, compared to 56.1% in 2013. The product mix in the loan 
portfolio includes commercial loans comprising 18.1%, residential real estate loans 27.7%, commercial real estate loans 33.5% and 
consumer loans 20.7% at December 31, 2014 compared with 16.7%, 27.0%, 34.4% and 21.9%, respectively, at December 31, 2013. 

Loans contributed 73.5% of total taxable equivalent interest income in 2014 and 72.6% in 2013. Loan yields were 4.97% in 
2014, 95 basis points greater than the average rate for total earning assets. Management recognizes that while the loan portfolio holds 
some of the Bank’s’ highest yielding assets, it is inherently the most risky portfolio. Accordingly, management attempts to balance 
credit risk versus return with conservative credit standards. Management has developed and maintains comprehensive underwriting 
guidelines and a loan review function that monitors credits during and after the approval process. To minimize risks associated with 
changes in the borrower’s future repayment capacity, the Bank generally requires scheduled periodic principal and interest payments 
on all types of loans and normally requires collateral. Commercial loans at December 31, 2014 increased 14.4% from year-end 2013 
with outstanding balances of $120.2 million. The Bank’s commercial loans are granted to customers within the immediate trade area 
of the Bank. The mix is diverse, covering a wide range of borrowers, business types and local municipalities. The Bank monitors and 
controls concentrations within a particular industry or segment of the economy. These loans are made for purposes such as equipment 
purchases, capital and leasehold improvements, the purchase of inventory, general working capital and small business lines of credit. 

Residential real estate mortgage loans increased 8.1% to $183.9 million at December 31, 2014, compared to $170.2 million in 
2013. Farmers originated both fixed rate and adjustable rate mortgages during 2014. Fixed rate terms are generally limited to fifteen 
year terms while adjustable rate products are offered with maturities up to thirty years. 

Commercial real estate loans increased from $217.4 million at December 31, 2013 to $222.6 million at December 31, 2014, an 
increase of 2.4%.  The Company’s commercial real estate loan portfolio includes loans for owner occupied and non-owner occupied 
real estate.  These loans are made to finance properties such as office and industrial buildings, hotels and retail shopping centers.  

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The growth in the commercial and commercial real estate loan portfolios was consistent with the improvements in the local 

economy. Several new projects announced in the Mahoning Valley and Stark County, along with decreased levels of unemployment 
have led small business owners to expand or make additional investments in their operations. 

Summary of Loan Loss Experience  

The following is an analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated:  

Years Ended December 31, 
Balance at Beginning of Year ................................$ 
Charge-Offs: ..........................................................    
  Commercial Real Estate .......................................  
  Commercial ..........................................................  
  Residential Real Estate .........................................  
  Consumer .............................................................  
  Total Charge-Offs ................................................  
Recoveries on Previous Charge-Offs: 
  Commercial Real Estate .......................................  
  Commercial ..........................................................  
  Residential Real Estate .........................................  
  Consumer .............................................................  
  Total Recoveries ..................................................  
Net Charge-Offs .....................................................  
Provision For Loan Losses .....................................  
Balance at End of Year ..........................................$ 
Ratio of Net Charge-Offs to Average 
  Loans Outstanding ...............................................  

2014 

2013 

2012 

2011 

2010 

7,568   $

7,629   $

9,820    $ 

9,307   $

7,400  

(151)   
(185)   
(585)   
(2,213)   
(3,134)   

125  
29  
77  
1,087  
1,318  
(1,816)   
1,880  
7,632   $

(505)   
(99)   
(326)   
(1,723)   
(2,653)   

171    
262    
47    
822    
1,302    
(1,351)   
1,290    
7,568   $

(1,225 )    
(918 )    
(806 )    
(1,002 )    
(3,951 )    

253      
50      
104      
628      
1,035      
(2,916 )    
725      
7,629    $ 

(1,246)   
(414)   
(1,736)   
(1,125)   
(4,521)   

44    
39    
452    
849    
1,384    
(3,137)   
3,650    
9,820   $

(1,910) 
(2,898) 
(760) 
(1,177) 
(6,745) 

26  
8  
2  
538  
574  
(6,171) 
8,078  
9,307  

0.28% 

0.23% 

0.52 %   

0.56% 

1.02%

Provisions charged to operations amounted to $1.9 million in 2014, compared to $1.3 million in 2013, an increase of $590 
thousand. This increase is primarily due to an increase in the level of charge-offs and the overall $33.2 million increase in total loans, 
which are factors considered in management’s estimate of loan loss provisions and the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. Net 
charge-offs for the year ended December 31, 2014 were $1.8 million, $465 thousand higher than net charge-offs for the year ended 
December 31, 2013. The allowance for loan losses to total loans decreased from 1.20% at December 31, 2013 to 1.15% at December 
31, 2014.  Conversely, nonperforming loans to total loans decreased from 1.44% at December 31, 2013 to 1.28% at December 31, 
2014. The change in this ratio was the result of a decrease in nonperforming loans of $596 thousand from December 31, 2013. In 
determining the estimate of the allowance for loan losses, management computes the historical loss percentage based upon the loss 
history of the past 12 quarters. The Company believes that using a loss history of the previous 12 quarters helps mitigate volatility in 
the timing of charge-offs and better reflects probable incurred losses.  

The provision for loan losses charged to operating expense is based on management’s judgment after taking into consideration 

all factors connected with the collectability of the existing loan portfolio. Management evaluates the loan portfolio in light of 
economic conditions, changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, industry standards and other relevant factors. Specific 
factors considered by management in determining the amounts charged to operating expenses include previous charge-off experience, 
the status of past due interest and principal payments, the quality of financial information supplied by loan customers and the general 
condition of the industries in the community to which loans have been made.  

The allowance for loan losses increased $64 thousand during the year. Aside from the various credit quality metrics discussed 

above, another reason for the increase in the current year allowance for loan losses was an increase in probable incurred losses 
associated with the commercial loan portfolio.  At December 31, 2014, loans individually evaluated for impairment totaled $1.9 
million with an allowance allocation of $272 thousand compared to commercial loans individually evaluated for impairment of $2.4 
million with an allowance for loan losses of $110 thousand at December 31, 2013. The commercial real estate loan portfolio 
experienced a negative provision of $50 thousand, even though the portfolio’s loan balances increased by 2.2% during 2014.  This can 
be attributed to the reduction in adversely classified commercial real estate loans during the year. The commercial loan portfolio’s 
allowance for loan losses had a provision of $357 thousand and the residential real estate loan portfolio had a provision of $233 
thousand while the consumer loan portfolio had a provision of $1.4 million for year ended December 31, 2014. Impaired loans are 
carried at the fair value of the underlying collateral, less estimated disposition costs, if repayment of the loan is expected to be solely 
dependent on the sale of the collateral. Otherwise, impaired loans are carried at the present value of expected cash flows.  

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The valuation of collateral-dependent impaired loans is a challenging component of the financial reporting process due to the 

timing of when a loan is identified as impaired and the need to timely close Farmers’ books for a given period. Typically, commercial 
and commercial real estate loans are identified as impaired when they become ninety days past due, or earlier if management believes 
it is probable that the Company will not collect all amounts due under the terms of the loan agreement. When Farmers identifies a loan 
as impaired and also concludes that the loan is collateral dependent, Farmers performs an internal collateral valuation as an interim 
measure. Farmers typically obtains an external appraisal to validate its internal collateral valuation as soon as is practical. To the 
extent that an external appraisal returns a value estimate that is materially different from the internally generated estimate before the 
release of interim or annual financial statements, Farmers adjusts the associated specific loss reserve and, if necessary, Farmers’ 
consolidated financial statements for the difference.  

The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans at December 31, 2014 was 89.99%, compared to 83.25% at 
December 31, 2013. The decrease in non-performing loans is primarily related to the commercial and consumer loan portfolios. The 
non-performing consumer loans decreased $150 thousand during 2014. The balance in the allowance for loan losses remained at $7.6 
million or 1.15% of loans at December 31, 2014. This ratio has decreased from the 1.20% reported at December 31, 2013.  

3,972  
400  
4,177  
27  
8,576  
325  
8,901  

532  
9,433  

2,974  
0  
1.51%
0.96%
7,924  

Nonperforming Assets 
December 31, 
Nonaccrual loans: 
  Commercial Real Estate ........................................................$
  Commercial ........................................................................... 
  Residential Real Estate .......................................................... 
  Consumer .............................................................................. 
  Total Nonaccrual Loans ........................................................$
Loans Past Due 90 Days or More ...........................................
Total Nonperforming Loans ....................................................$

2014 

2013 

2012 

2011 

2010 

3,356   $
1,645  
2,881  
126  
8,008   $
473  
8,481   $

3,211   $
1,993    
2,864    
363    
8,431   $
646  
9,077   $

3,915    $ 
1,081      
2,636      
0      
7,632    $ 
596   
8,228    $ 

6,025   $
527    
4,196    
12    
10,760   $
250  
11,010   $

Other Real Estate Owned ........................................................
Total Nonperforming Assets ...................................................$

148  
8,629   $

171  
9,248   $

334   
8,562    $ 

585  
11,595   $

Loans modified in troubled debt restructuring ........................$
TDRs included in Nonaccrual Loans ......................................$
Percentage of Nonperforming Loans to Loans ........................ 
Percentage of Nonperforming Assets to Total Assets ............. 
Loans Delinquent 30-89 days .................................................. 
Percentage of Loans Delinquent 30-89 days 

8,110   $
1,436   $
1.28%
0.76%
5,426  

8,280   $
1,957   $
1.44% 
0.81% 
3,658    

7,642    $ 
818    $ 
1.40 %   
0.75 %   
3,702      

4,277   $
471   $
1.93% 
1.09% 
3,471    

to Total Loans .................................................................... 

0.82%

0.58% 

0.63 %   

0.61% 

1.34%

The Company has forgone interest income of approximately $441 thousand from nonaccrual loans as of December 31, 2014 that 

would have been earned, over the life of the loans, if all loans had performed in accordance with their original terms.  

Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans outstanding increased from 0.23% for 2013 to 0.28% for 2014. The primary 

reason for the increase was gross charge-offs in the consumer portfolio increased by $490 thousand or 28.4% from 2013 to 2014.  The 
majority of the charge-offs in the consumer portfolio were related to indirect auto loans. 

A significant allocation in the allowance for loan losses is for performing commercial and commercial real estate loans 
classified by the internal loan review as substandard. The loss experience on the average balance of this category of loans for the past 
three years has been approximately 3.3% of the principal balance of these loans, which is management’s allocation for these loans. 
This equates to an allocation of approximately $250 thousand at the end of 2014 compared to an allocation of $295 thousand at the 
end of 2013. The allocation decreased due to a decrease in the historical loss experience for the substandard loans. The actual loss 
experience may be more or less than the amount allocated. At December 31, 2014, the amount of substandard loans that continue to 
accrue interest is $8.5 million. As always, management is working to address weaknesses in each of these specific loans that may 
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December 31, 

2014 

2013 

2012 

2011 

2010 

  Loans to   
Total 
Loans     Amount  

Amount    

  Loans to        

  Loans to        

  Loans to        

Total 
Loans     Amount  

Total 
Loans     Amount    

Total 
Loans     Amount  

Loans 
to 
Total 
Loans   

Commercial Real 
Estate ............................$ 
Commercial ..................  
Residential 

Real Estate ...............  
Consumer .....................  
Unallocated ..................  
$ 

2,676     
1,420     

33.5 % $ 
18.1 %   

2,752  
1,219  

34.4%$
16.7% 

3,392  
1,453  

34.2%$
16.6% 

4,880     
1,529     

34.6 %$
13.1 % 

5,780   34.5%
1,707   13.0%

1,689     
1,663     
184     

27.7 %   
20.7 %   
0   

7,632      100.0 % $ 

1,964  
1,419  
214  
7,568  

27.0% 
21.9% 
0    
100.0%$

1,569  
951  
264  
7,629  

26.6% 
22.6% 
0    
100.0%$

1,802     
972     
637     

29.2 % 
23.1 % 
0     
9,820      100.0 %$

881   30.0%
875   22.5%
0  
64  
9,307  100.0%

The allowance allocated to each of the four loan categories should not be interpreted as an indication that charge-offs in 2015 

will occur in the same proportions or that the allocation indicates future charge-off trends. The allowance allocated to the one-to-four 
family real estate loan category and the consumer loan category is based upon the Company’s allowance methodology for 
homogeneous loans, and increases and decreases in the balances of those portfolios. In previous years, the indirect installment loan 
category has represented the largest percentage of loan losses. The consumer loan category represents approximately 20.7% of total 
loans and in 2014, the net loan losses accounted for 62.0% of the losses of the entire loan portfolio. For the commercial loan category, 
which represents 18.1% of the total loan portfolio, management relies on the Bank’s internal loan review procedures and allocates 
accordingly based on loan classifications. The net charge-offs in the commercial real estate portfolio which represents 33.5% of the 
total portfolio, was $26 thousand for 2014.  

There were no loans other than those identified above, that management has known information about possible credit problems 

of borrowers and their ability to comply with the loan repayment terms. Management is actively monitoring certain borrowers’ 
financial condition and loans which management wants to more closely monitor due to special circumstances. These loans and their 
potential loss exposure have been considered in management’s analysis of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. 

Loan Commitments and Lines of Credit  

In the normal course of business, the Bank has extended various commitments for credit. Commitments for mortgages, 
revolving lines of credit and letters of credit generally are extended for a period of one month up to one year. Normally no fees are 
charged on any unused portion. Normally, an annual fee of two percent is charged for the issuance of a letter of credit.  

As of December 31, 2014, there were no concentrations of loans exceeding 10% of total loans that are not disclosed as a 
category of loans. As of that date also, there were no other interest-earning assets that are either nonaccrual, past due, restructured or 
non-performing.  

Investment Securities  

The investment securities portfolio decreased $33.2 million in 2014. Maturing security funds were used to fund loan portfolio 

growth.  Excess balances of federal funds sold were strategically invested throughout the year. The Company’s investment strategy is 
to maintain a diverse investment security portfolio with a higher concentration in mortgage-backed securities that are issued by U.S. 
Government sponsored enterprises and tax-free municipal securities. Farmers sold $57.1 million in securities in 2014, resulting in net 
security gains of $457 thousand. Farmers recognized market appreciation on faster paying mortgage-backed securities and lower rated 
municipal securities, and reinvested in new mortgage-backed securities and higher rated municipal securities to further diversify the 
securities portfolio. During 2014 the Company created the Investments subsidiary to hold municipal securities and take advantage of 
more favorable tax treatment.  At December 31, 2014, the Investments entity had a balance of $29.5 million in municipal securities. 

Farmers’ objective in managing the investment portfolio is to preserve and enhance corporate liquidity through investment in 

primarily short and intermediate term securities which are readily marketable and of the highest credit quality. In general, investment 
in securities is limited to those funds the Bank feels it has in excess of funds used to satisfy loan demand and operating considerations.  

The Volcker Rule places limits on the trading activity of insured depository institutions and entities affiliated with a depository 

institution, subject to certain exceptions. The Bank does not engage in any of the trading activities or own any of the types of funds 
regulated by the Volcker Rule. 

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Mortgage-backed securities are created by the pooling of mortgages and issuance of a security. Mortgage-backed securities 

typically represent a participation interest in a pool of single-family or multi-family mortgages. Prepayment estimates for mortgage-
backed securities are performed at purchase to ensure that prepayment assumptions are reasonable considering the underlying 
collateral for the mortgage-backed securities at issue and current mortgage interest rates and to determine the yield and estimated 
maturity of the mortgage-backed security portfolio. Prepayments that are faster than anticipated may shorten the life of the security 
and may result in faster amortization of any premiums paid and thereby reduce the net yield on such securities. During periods of 
declining mortgage interest rates, refinancing generally increases and accelerates the prepayment of the underlying mortgages and the 
related security. All holdings of mortgage-backed securities were issued by U.S. Government sponsored enterprises.  

The following table shows the carrying value of investment securities by type of obligation at the dates indicated:  

Type  

December 31, 
U.S. Treasury securities ................................................................................................$
U.S. government sponsored enterprise debt securities .................................................. 
Mortgage-backed securities - residential and collateralized mortgage obligations ....... 
Small Business Administration ..................................................................................... 
Obligations of states and political subdivisons ............................................................. 
Equity securities ............................................................................................................ 
Corporate bonds ............................................................................................................ 
$

2014 

2013 

2012 

844   $ 
23,977     
249,537     
22,419     
91,881     
240     
931     
389,829   $ 

100  $
51,210   
251,656   
23,573   
94,734   
187   
1,525   
422,985  $

100
67,878
276,813
21,444
95,288
437
2,128
464,088

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A summary of debt securities held at December 31, 2014 classified according to maturity and including weighted average yield 

for each range of maturities is set forth below:  

Type and Maturity Grouping 

December 31, 2014 

Fair Value 

Weighted 
Average 
Yield (1)

U.S. Treasury securities 

Maturing within one year ...............................................................................................................$ 
Maturing after one year but within five years ................................................................................ 
Maturing after five years but within ten years ................................................................................ 
Total U.S. Treasury securities ........................................................................................................$ 

U.S. government sponsored enterprise debt securities 
   Maturing within one year ...............................................................................................................$ 
Maturing after one year but within five years ................................................................................ 
   Maturing after five years but within ten years ............................................................................... 
Maturing after ten years ................................................................................................................. 
Total U.S. government sponsored enterprise debt securities .......................................................$ 

Mortgage-backed securities - residential and collateralized mortgage obligations (2) 
   Maturing within one year ...............................................................................................................$ 
Maturing after one year but within five years ................................................................................ 
   Maturing after five years but within ten years ............................................................................... 
Maturing after ten years ................................................................................................................. 
Total mortgage-backed securities ................................................................................................$ 

Small Business Administration 
   Maturing within one year ...............................................................................................................$ 
Maturing after one year but within five years ................................................................................ 
   Maturing after five years but within ten years ............................................................................... 
Total small business administration .............................................................................................$ 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions 
   Maturing within one year ...............................................................................................................$ 
Maturing after one year but within five years ................................................................................ 
   Maturing after five years but within ten years ............................................................................... 
Maturing after ten years ................................................................................................................. 
Total obligations of states and political subdivisions ..................................................................$ 

Corporate bonds 
   Maturing after one year but within five years ................................................................................ 
Maturing after five years but within ten years ................................................................................ 
Total other securities ...................................................................................................................$ 

100   
447   
297   
844   

5,097   
18,683   
97   
100   
23,977   

28,533   
84,857   
65,088   
71,059   
249,537   

19   
77   
22,323   
22,419   

7,283   
35,112   
40,497   
8,989   
91,881   

828   
103   
931   

0.36%
1.63%
2.08%
1.64%

1.03%
2.00%
2.65%
3.23%
1.80%

2.29%
2.27%
2.28%
2.37%
2.30%

2.55%
2.54%
1.90%
1.90%

5.29%
2.98%
3.87%
4.43%
3.70%

1.45%
2.64%
1.57%

 (1)  The weighted average yield has been computed by dividing the total contractual interest income adjusted for amortization of 

premium or accretion of discount over the life of the security by the par value of the securities outstanding. The weighted 
average yield of tax-exempt obligations of states and political subdivisions has been calculated on a fully taxable equivalent 
basis. The amounts of adjustments to interest which are based on the statutory tax rate of 35% were $99 thousand, $161 
thousand, $270 thousand and $104 thousand for the four ranges of maturities.  

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Premises and equipment decreased $138 thousand in 2014. The decrease was the net result of normal depreciation and asset 

additions throughout the year.  

Deposits  

Deposits represent the Company’s principal source of funds. The deposit base consists of demand deposits, savings and money 

market accounts and other time deposits. During the year, the Company’s average total deposits increased slightly from $910.5 million 
in 2013 to $916.8 million in 2014. Average savings deposits decreased $6.2 million and average noninterest bearing deposits 
increased $23.5 million since December 31, 2013. The growth in savings and noninterest deposits were offset by a decrease of $18.9 
million in money market accounts. With interest rates continuing to be low, customers have little incentive to commit funds to term 
deposit accounts. Time deposits decreased $13.1 million as customers moved deposit dollars from time deposits seeking liquidity. The 
Company’s focus is on core deposit growth and Farmers will continue to price deposit rates to remain competitive within the market 
and to retain customers. At December 31, 2014, core deposits – savings and money market accounts, time deposits less than $100 
thousand, demand deposits and interest bearing demand deposits represented approximately 91.1% of total deposits.  

Bank Owned Life Insurance  

Farmers’ owns bank owned life insurance policies on the lives of certain members of management. The purpose of this 
transaction is to help fund the costs of employee benefit plans. The cash surrender value of these policies was $16.4 million at 
December 31, 2014 compared to $15.9 million at December 31, 2013.  

Borrowings  

Short-term borrowings decreased $22.5 million or 27.5% since December 31, 2013 as securities sold under agreements to 
repurchase decreased $16.5 million.  Long-term borrowings increased $8.6 million or 43.2%, as a result of a new $10 million Federal 
Home Loan Bank advance. See Note 9 within Item 8 of this Annual report on Form 10-K for additional detail.  

Contractual Obligations, Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements  

The following table presents, as of December 31, 2014, the Company’s significant fixed and determinable contractual 

obligations by payment date. The payment amounts represent those amounts contractually due to the recipient and do not include any 
unamortized premiums or discounts or other similar carrying value adjustments. Further discussion of the nature of each obligation is 
included in the referenced note to the consolidated financial statements.  

Commitments 
12/31/2014 

Deposit without maturity .....................
Certificates of deposit ..........................
Repurchase agreements ........................
Other short-term borrowed funds .........
Federal Home Loan Bank advances .....
Operating leases ...................................

Note 
Ref. 

$

7 
8 
8 
9 
5 

2015 
708,752   
103,868   
58,786   
350   
16,398   
274   

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

  Thereafter

44,741   

16,913   

11,443     

19,933   

10,053

1,176   
210   

6,089   
219   

1,008     
202     

931   
194   

2,779
515

Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements discusses in greater detail other commitments and contingencies and the various 

obligations that exists under those agreements. Examples of these commitments and contingencies include commitments to extend 
credit and standby letters of credit.  

At December 31, 2014, the Company had no unconsolidated, related special purpose entities, nor did the Company engage in 
derivatives and hedging contracts that may expose the Company to liabilities greater than the amounts recorded on the consolidated 
balance sheet. Management’s policy is to not engage in derivatives contracts for speculative trading purposes.  The Company does 
utilize interest-rate swaps as a way of helping manage interest rate risk and not as derivatives for trading purposes. See Note 19 within 
Item 8 of this Annual report on Form 10-K for additional detail.  

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Total Stockholders’ Equity increased 9.3% from $113.0 million at December 31, 2013 to $123.6 million in 2014. The increase 
in equity was mainly the result of a $6.6 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive income.  The change in accumulated 
other comprehensive income was mainly due to a swing from unrealized losses on the investment security portfolio in 2013 to 
unrealized gains in 2014. Net income during the past twelve months was offset by dividends paid. During the year, shareholders 
received a total of $0.12 per share cash dividends paid in the past four quarters. Book value increased 11.5% from $6.02 per share at 
December 31, 2013 to $6.71 per share at December 31, 2014. The Company’s tangible book value also increased from $5.47 per share 
at December 31, 2013 to $6.23 per share at December 31, 2014. Additionally, the Company obtained $2.9 million in treasury share 
repurchases in 2014.   

The Bank, as a national chartered bank, is subject to the dividend restrictions set forth by the OCC. The OCC must approve 
declaration of any dividends in excess of the sum of profits for the current year and retained net profits for the preceding two years (as 
defined). Farmers and Farmers Bank are required to maintain minimum amounts of capital to total “risk weighted” assets, as defined 
by the banking regulators. At December 31, 2014, Farmers Bank and Farmers are required to have a minimum Tier 1 and Total 
Capital ratios of 4.00% and 8.00%, respectively. Farmers Bank and Farmers had capital ratios above the minimum levels at 
December 31, 2014 and 2013. At year-end 2014 and 2013, the most recent regulatory notifications categorized Farmers Bank as well 
capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  

During 2013, the Federal banking regulators approved a final rule to implement revised capital adequacy standards of the Basel 
Committee on Banking Supervision, commonly called Basel III, and to address relevant provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.  The final 
rule strengthens the definition of regulatory capital, increases risk-based capital requirements, makes selected changes to the 
calculation of risk-weighted assets, and adjusts the prompt corrective action thresholds.  Community banking organizations, such as 
the Company and the Bank, become subject to the new rule on January 1, 2015 and certain provisions of the new rule will be phased 
in over the period of 2015 through 2019.  The Bank will retain, through a one-time election, the existing treatment for most 
accumulated other comprehensive income, such that unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale will not affect 
regulatory capital amounts and ratios. The Bank’s management expects the Bank to fall within the new regulatory capital ratio 
guidelines.  

Critical Accounting Policies  

The Company follows financial accounting and reporting policies that are in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
principles in the United States of America and conform to general practices within the banking industry. Some of these accounting 
policies are considered to be critical accounting policies. Critical accounting policies are those policies that require management’s 
most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are 
inherently uncertain. The Company has identified three accounting policies that are critical accounting policies and an understanding 
of these policies is necessary to understand the financial statements. These policies relate to determining the adequacy of the 
allowance for loan losses, if there are any securities that are other-than-temporarily impaired and if there is any impairment of 
goodwill and intangibles. Additional information regarding these policies is included in the notes to the consolidated financial 
statements, including Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies), Note 2 (Securities) and Note 3 (Loans), and the sections 
above captioned “Loan Portfolio” and “Investment Securities.” Management believes that the judgments, estimates and assumptions 
used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are appropriate given the factual circumstances at the time.  

Farmers maintains an allowance for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses is presented as a reserve against loans on the 

balance sheets. Loan losses are charged off against the allowance for loan losses, while recoveries of amounts previously charged off 
are credited to the allowance for loan losses. A provision for loan losses is charged to operations based on management’s periodic 
evaluation of adequacy of the allowance. The provision for credit losses provides for probable losses on loans.  

Estimating the amount of the allowance for loan losses requires significant judgment and the use of estimates related to the 

amount and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans, estimated losses on pools of homogeneous loans based on 
historical loss experience, and consideration of current economic trends and conditions, all of which may be susceptible to significant 
change. The loan portfolio represents the largest asset category on the consolidated balance sheets. Management’s assessment of the 
adequacy of the allowance for loan losses considers individually impaired loans, pools of homogeneous loans with similar risk 
characteristics and other environmental risk factors.  

Pools of homogeneous loans with similar risk characteristics are assessed for probable losses. Probable losses are estimated 
through application of historical loss experience. Historical loss experience data used to establish loss estimates may not precisely 
correspond to the current portfolio. As a result, the historical loss experience used in the allowance analysis may not be representative 
of actual unrealized losses inherent in the portfolio.  

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Management also evaluates the impact of environmental factors which pose additional risks that may not adequately be 

addressed in the analyses described above. Such environmental factors could include: levels of, and trends in, delinquencies and 
impaired loans, charge-offs and recoveries; trends in volume and terms of loans; effects of any changes in lending policies and 
procedures including those for underwriting, collection, charge-off, and recovery; experience, ability, and depth of lending 
management and staff; national and local economic trends and conditions; industry and geographic conditions; concentrations of credit 
such as, but not limited to, local industries, their employees, suppliers; or any other common risk factor that might affect loss 
experience across one or more components of the portfolio. The determination of this component of the allowances requires 
considerable management judgment. To the extent actual outcomes differ from management estimates, additional provision for credit 
losses could be required that could adversely affect earnings or financial position in future periods. The “Loan Portfolio” section of 
this financial review includes a discussion of the factors driving changes in the allowance for loan losses during the current period.  

Other-than-temporary impairment of securities is the second critical accounting policy. Declines in the fair value of securities 

below their cost that are other than temporary are reflected as realized losses. In estimating other-than-temporary losses, management 
considers: (1) the length of time, extent, and reasons that fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near term 
prospects of the issuer, and (3) whether Farmers has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell 
the debt security before its anticipated recovery.  

Management believes that the accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets also involves a higher degree of judgment 

than most other significant accounting policies. GAAP establishes standards for the amortization of acquired intangible assets and the 
impairment assessment of goodwill. Goodwill arising from business combinations represents the value attributable to unidentifiable 
intangible assets in the business acquired. The Company’s goodwill relates to the value inherent in the banking industry and that value 
is dependent upon the ability of the Company’s Trust to provide quality, cost-effective trust services in a competitive marketplace. 
The goodwill value is supported by revenue that is in part driven by the volume of business transacted. A decrease in earnings 
resulting from a decline in the customer base or the inability to deliver cost-effective services over sustained periods can lead to 
impairment of goodwill that could adversely impact earnings in future periods. GAAP requires an annual evaluation of goodwill for 
impairment, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. The fair value of 
goodwill, which resides on the books of Farmers Trust and NAI, is estimated by reviewing the past and projected operating results for 
the subsidiaries and industry comparable information.  

At December 31, 2014, on a consolidated basis, Farmers had intangibles of $3.2 million subject to amortization and $5.6 million 

of goodwill, which was not subject to periodic amortization.  

Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Developments  

Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements discusses new accounting policies adopted by Farmers during 2014 and the 

expected impact of accounting policies recently issued or proposed but not yet required to be adopted. To the extent the adoption of 
new accounting standards materially affects financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity, the impacts are discussed in the 
applicable sections of this financial review and notes to the consolidated financial statements.  

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

Important considerations in asset/liability management are liquidity, the balance between interest rate sensitive assets and 
liabilities and the adequacy of capital. Interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities are those which have yields on rates subject to 
change within a future time period due to maturity of the instrument or changes in market rates. While liquidity management involves 
meeting the funds flow requirements of the Company, the management of interest rate sensitivity focuses on the structure of these 
assets and liabilities with respect to maturity and repricing characteristics. Balancing interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities 
provides a means of tempering fluctuating interest rates and maintaining net interest margins through periods of changing interest 
rates. The Company monitors interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities to determine the overall interest rate position over various 
time frames.  

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The Company considers the primary market exposure to be interest rate risk. Simulation analysis is used to monitor the 
Company’s exposure to changes in interest rates, and the effect of the change to net interest income. The following table shows the 
effect on net interest income and the net present value of equity in the event of a sudden and sustained 300 basis point increase and 
100 basis point decrease in market interest rates:  

Changes In Interest Rate (basis points) 
Net Interest Income Change 

+300 ............................................................................ 
+200 ............................................................................ 
+100 ............................................................................ 
-100 ............................................................................. 

Net Present Value Of Equity Change 

+300 ............................................................................ 
+200 ............................................................................ 
+100 ............................................................................ 
-100 ............................................................................. 

2014 
Result 

2013 
Result 

ALCO 

   Guidelines 

2.2%    
1.9%    
1.2%    
-4.0%    

-4.6%    
-1.3%    
0.8%    
-6.7%    

-3.3 %      
-1.9 %      
-0.8 %      
-2.8 %      

-8.7 %      
-3.8 %      
-0.5 %      
-11.2 %      

15%
10%
5%
5%

20%
15%
10%
10%

All interest rate change results fall within policy limits for the year ended December 31, 2014. It should be noted that at 

December 31, 2013 the change in the net present value of equity exceeded policy when the simulation model assumed a sudden 
decrease in rates of 100 basis points (1%). This is primarily because the positive impact on the fair value of assets would not be as 
great as the negative impact on the fair value of certain liabilities. The remaining results for 2013 comply with internal limits 
established by the Company. A report on interest rate risk is presented to the Board of Directors and the Asset/Liability Committee on 
a quarterly basis. The Company has no market risk sensitive instruments held for trading purposes.  

With the largest amount of interest sensitive assets and liabilities maturing within twelve months, the Company monitors this 

area most closely. Early withdrawal of deposits, prepayments of loans and loan delinquencies are some of the factors that can impact 
actual results in comparison to our simulation analysis. In addition, changes in rates on interest sensitive assets and liabilities may not 
be equal, which could result in a change in net interest margin.  

Interest rate sensitivity management provides some degree of protection against net interest income volatility. It is not possible 
or necessarily desirable to attempt to eliminate this risk completely by matching interest sensitive assets and liabilities. Other factors, 
such as market demand, interest rate outlook, regulatory restraint and strategic planning also have an effect on the desired balance 
sheet structure.  

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Financial Data.  

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING  

The management of Farmers National Banc Corp. (the “Company”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal 
control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(1) promulgated under the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 as a process designed by, or under the supervision of; our principal executive and principal financial officers 
and effected by the 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 U.S. generally accepted 
accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:  

Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of 
our assets;  

Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in 
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in 
accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and  

Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our 
assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.  

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

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014. In making this 
assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission 
(“COSO”) in the 2013 Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on that assessment, we believe that, as of December 31, 2014, 
our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.  

Crowe Horwath LLP has audited the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 
2014, as stated in their report dated February 27, 2015.  

Kevin J. Helmick 
President and Chief Executive Officer 

   Carl D. Culp 
   Executive Vice President and Treasurer 

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Crowe Horwath LLP 
Independent Member Crowe Horwath International 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders  
Farmers National Banc Corp.  
Canfield, Ohio  

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Farmers National Banc Corp. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 
2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows 
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014. We also have audited the Company’s internal control over 
financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued 
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible 
for  these  financial  statements,  for  maintaining  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  and  for  its  assessment  of  the 
effectiveness  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  included  in  the  accompanying  Management’s  Report  on  Internal  Control 
Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s 
internal control over financial reporting 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 audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of 
material  misstatement  and  whether  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  was  maintained  in  all  material  respects.  Our 
audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial 
statements,  assessing  the  accounting  principles  used  and  significant  estimates  made  by  management,  and  evaluating  the  overall 
financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal 
control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating 
effectiveness  of  internal  control  based  on  the  assessed  risk.  Our  audits  also  included  performing  such  other  procedures  as  we 
considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.  

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

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

In  our  opinion,  the  financial  statements  referred  to  above  present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial  position  of  Farmers 
National Banc Corp. as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the 
three-year  period  ended  December 31,  2014  in  conformity  with  accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in  the  United  States  of 
America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as 
of December 31, 2014, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by COSO.  

Cleveland, Ohio 
February 27, 2015 

Crowe Horwath LLP 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS  
(Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands except Per Share Data)  

December 31, 

2014    

2013 

ASSETS 
Cash and due from banks ........................................................................................................... $
Federal funds sold and other ......................................................................................................  
TOTAL CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  

Securities available for sale ........................................................................................................  
Loans held for sale .....................................................................................................................  

Loans ..........................................................................................................................................  
Less allowance for loan losses ...................................................................................................  
NET LOANS  

Premises and equipment, net ......................................................................................................  
Goodwill ....................................................................................................................................  
Other intangibles ........................................................................................................................  
Bank owned life insurance .........................................................................................................  
Other assets ................................................................................................................................  
TOTAL ASSETS $

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 
Deposits: 
        Noninterest-bearing ............................................................................................................ $
        Interest-bearing ..................................................................................................................  
TOTAL DEPOSITS  

Short-term borrowings ...............................................................................................................  
Long-term borrowings ...............................................................................................................  
Other liabilities ...........................................................................................................................  
TOTAL LIABILITIES  

Commitments and contingent liabilities 

11,410   $
16,018    
27,428    

389,829    
511    

663,852    
7,632    
656,220    

17,049    
5,591    
3,222    
16,367    
20,750    
1,136,967   $

184,697   $
731,006    
915,703    

59,136    
28,381    
10,187    
1,013,407    

12,957 
14,556 
27,513 

422,985 
158 

630,684 
7,568 
623,116 

17,187 
6,354 
3,989 
15,908 
20,116 
1,137,326 

155,893 
759,323 
915,216 

81,617 
19,822 
7,664 
1,024,319 

Stockholders' Equity 
        Common Stock - Authorized 35,000,000 shares; issued 19,031,059 .................................  
Retained earnings .......................................................................................................................  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ......................................................................  
Treasury stock, at cost; 622,447 shares in 2014 and 255,079 shares in 2013 ............................  
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $

106,021    
20,944    
1,093    
(4,498 )  
123,560    
1,136,967   $

105,905 
14,215 
(5,465)
(1,648)
113,007 
1,137,326 

See accompanying notes.  

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME  
(Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands except Per Share Data)  

2014

2013   

2012

Years ended December 31, 
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME 

Loans, including fees ............................................................................ $
Taxable securities ................................................................................. 
Tax exempt securities ........................................................................... 
Dividends ............................................................................................. 
Federal funds sold and other interest income ....................................... 
TOTAL INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME

INTEREST EXPENSE 

Deposits ................................................................................................
Short-term borrowings .........................................................................
Long-term borrowings .......................................................................... 
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE
NET INTEREST INCOME
Provision for loan losses .......................................................................
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

NONINTEREST INCOME 

Service charges on deposit accounts .................................................... 
Bank owned life insurance income, including death benefits .............. 
Trust fees .............................................................................................. 
Insurance agency commissions ............................................................
Security gains .......................................................................................
Impairment of equity securities ............................................................ 
Retirement plan consulting fees ........................................................... 
Investment commissions ...................................................................... 
Net gains on sale of loans ..................................................................... 
Other operating income ........................................................................
TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME

NONINTEREST EXPENSE 

Salaries and employee benefits ............................................................
Occupancy and equipment ................................................................... 
State and local taxes ............................................................................. 
Professional fees ................................................................................... 
Merger related costs ............................................................................. 
Advertising ...........................................................................................
FDIC insurance ....................................................................................
Intangible amortization ......................................................................... 
Core processing charges ....................................................................... 
Other operating expenses ..................................................................... 
TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSE
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

30,901 $
7,282  
2,523  
190  
19  

40,915

4,008
46
525  
4,579  
36,336
1,880

30,717   $
7,062    
2,949    
196    
35    
40,959   

4,560   
51   
452    
5,063    
35,896   
1,290   

34,456  

34,606    

2,627  
459  
6,092  
354
457

0  
1,809  
1,026  
358  

2,121
15,303  

20,878
4,505  
878  
2,451  
0  

1,112
733
767  
1,571  
5,267  
38,162  
11,597

2,370    
696    
5,583    
243   
863   
(3 )  
628    
989    
505    
2,040   
13,914    

22,054   
4,189    
1,313    
2,212    
330    
911   
719   
624    
1,354    
5,351    
39,057    
9,463   

31,874
8,099 
2,831 
206 
100 
43,110

5,719
103
390 
6,212 
36,898
725

36,173 

2,043 
526 
5,497 
124
1,059
0 
0 
946 
598 
1,785
12,578 

19,746
4,179 
1,203 
1,967 
0 
973
710
409 
1,419 
5,158 
35,764 
12,987

3,055 
9,932

INCOME TAXES 

EARNINGS PER SHARE: 

NET INCOME $

2,632  
8,965 $

1,683    
7,780   $

Basic and Diluted .................................................................................  $

0.48 $

0.41   $

0.53 

See accompanying notes.  

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(Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands except Per Share Data)  

Years ended December 31, 

2014   

2013   

2012 

NET INCOME .................................................................................................  $

8,965  $

7,780  $

9,932 

Other comprehensive income (loss): 

Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available for sale securities ........   
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in income ...........................   
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) ............................................................   
Income tax effect ........................................................................................   
Unrealized holding gains (losses), net of reclassification and tax .................   

Change in funded status of post-retirement health plan ................................   
Income tax effect ........................................................................................   
Change in funded status of post-retirement health plan, net of tax ...............   

10,486   
(457)  
10,029   
(3,510)  
6,519   

60   
(21)  
39   

(19,310)  
(860)  
(20,170)  
7,060   
(13,110)  

(3)  
1   
(2)  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax .............................................   

6,558   

(13,112)  

307 
(1,059)
(752)
263 
(489)

131 
(46)
85 

(404)

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) $

15,523  $

(5,332) $

9,528 

See accompanying notes.  

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
(Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands except Per Share Data)  

2014     

2013   

2012 

Years ended December 31, 

COMMON STOCK 

Balance at beginning of year .................................................................................................. $
Stock option expense (1) ........................................................................................................  
Issued 44,845 shares from dividend reinvestment ..................................................................  
Issued 228,777 shares as part of the acquisition of National Associates, Inc. ........................  
Accrual for 46,957 shares as part of the long term incentive plan .........................................  
Balance at end of year ............................................................................................................  

105,905   $  104,504  $
1   
0   
1,400   
0   
105,905   

0     
0     
0     
116     
106,021     

104,261 
0 
243 
0 
0 
104,504 

RETAINED EARNINGS 

Balance at beginning of year ..................................................................................................  
Net income .............................................................................................................................  
Dividends declared: 

14,215     
8,965     

8,683   
7,780   

2,133 
9,932 

 $.12 cash dividends per share in 2014 and 2013, $.18 in 2012 ...........................................  
Balance at end of year ............................................................................................................  

(2,236 )   
20,944     

(2,248)  
14,215   

(3,382)
8,683 

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) 

Balance at beginning of year ..................................................................................................  
Other comprehensive income (loss) .......................................................................................  
Balance at end of year ............................................................................................................  

(5,465 )   
6,558     
1,093     

7,647   
(13,112)  
(5,465)  

8,051 
(404)
7,647 

TREASURY STOCK, AT COST 

Balance at beginning of year ..................................................................................................  
Reissued 5,000 treasury shares to satisfy exercised stock options .........................................  
Purchased 372,368 shares in 2014, 247,845 shares in 2013 and 7,221 shares in 2012 ..........  
Balance at end of year ............................................................................................................  
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AT END OF YEAR $

(1,648 )   
32     
(2,882 )   
(4,498 )   

(42)  
0   
(1,606)  
(1,648)  
123,560   $  113,007  $

0 
0 
(42)
(42)
120,792 

 (1)  Stock option expense for 2012 was less than $1,000 and rounded to $0.  

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(Table Dollar Amounts in Thousands except Per Share Data)  

Years ended December 31, 

2014   

2013

2012

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income ...................................................................................................................... $
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:

Provision for loan losses ...............................................................................................
Depreciation and amortization ......................................................................................
Net amortization of securities .......................................................................................
Security gains ...............................................................................................................
Impairment of equity securities ....................................................................................
(Gain) Loss on sale of other real estate owned .............................................................
Earnings on bank owned life insurance ........................................................................
Income recognized from death benefit on bank owned life insurance..........................
Origination of loans held for sale .................................................................................
Proceeds from loans held for sale .................................................................................
Net gains on sale of loans .............................................................................................
Net change in other assets and liabilities ......................................................................
NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from maturities and repayments of securities available for sale....................
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale......................................................
Purchases of securities available for sale ......................................................................
Loan originations and payments, net ............................................................................
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned ..............................................................
Proceeds from BOLI death benefit ...............................................................................
Proceeds from sale of land ............................................................................................
Additions to premises and equipment ...........................................................................
Purchase of National Associates Inc, net ......................................................................
NET CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Net change in deposits ..................................................................................................
Net change in short-term borrowings ...........................................................................
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings and other debt...........................
New advances for long term borrowing .......................................................................
Cash dividends paid ......................................................................................................
Proceeds from dividend reinvestment ...........................................................................
Proceeds from reissuance of treasury shares ................................................................
Repurchase of common shares .....................................................................................
NET CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

8,965   $ 

7,780 $

9,932

1,880     
1,981     
1,472     
(457 )   
0     
53     
(459 )   
0     
(15,911 )   
15,916     
(358 )   
(830 )   
12,252     

49,401     
57,170     
(64,400 )   
(35,352 )   
337     
0     
0     
(972 )   
0     
6,184     

487     
(22,481 )   
(1,441 )   
10,000     
(2,236 )   
0     
32     
(2,882 )   
(18,521 )   
(85 )   

1,290
1,945
2,646
(863)
3
75
(478)
(218)
(25,085)
29,056
(505)
(1,394)
14,252

75,015
94,016
(149,886)
(45,529)
282
329
118
(215)
(2,111)
(27,981)

(3,793)
1,731
(601)
10,000
(2,248)
0
0
(1,606)
3,483
(10,246)

725
1,738
2,711
(1,059)
0
(61)
(526)
0
(35,237)
32,888
(598)
457
10,970

84,490
91,197
(237,393)
(19,278)
1,888
0
0
(3,198)
0
(82,294)

78,884
(18,202)
(840)
0
(3,382)
243
0
(42)
56,661
(14,663)

Beginning cash and cash equivalents ............................................................................
Ending cash and cash equivalents................................................................................. $

27,513     
27,428   $ 

37,759
27,513 $

52,422
37,759

Supplemental cash flow information:

Interest paid .................................................................................................................. $
Income taxes paid ......................................................................................................... $

4,623   $ 
1,925   $ 

5,095 $
1,130 $

Supplemental noncash disclosures: 

Transfer of loans and property to other real estate owned ............................................ $
Issuance of stock for NAI acquisition ........................................................................... $
Contingent consideration for NAI acquisition .............................................................. $
Security purchases not settled ....................................................................................... $

368   $ 
0   $ 
0   $ 
0   $ 

193 $
1,400 $
920 $
0 $

6,318
2,065

1,576
0
0
4,758

See accompanying notes.  
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(Table Dollar Amounts In Thousands except Per Share Data)  

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  

Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Farmers National Banc Corp. and its 
wholly-owned subsidiaries, The Farmers National Bank (“Bank”) of Canfield, Farmers Trust Company (“Trust”) and National 
Associates, Inc. (“NAI”). The consolidated financial statements also include the accounts of the Farmers National Bank of Canfield’s 
subsidiaries; Farmers National Insurance (“Insurance”) and Farmers of Canfield Investment Co. (“Investments”).  Together the 
entities are referred to as “the Company.” All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in 
consolidation.  

Nature of Operations: The Company provides full banking services, including wealth management services and mortgage banking 
activity, through the Bank. As a national bank, the Bank is subject to regulation of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The area served by the Bank is the northeastern region of Ohio and service is provided at 
twenty (20) locations. During 2013, the Company acquired NAI, a retirement plan consulting firm located in Cleveland, Ohio.  
Therefore the Company provides retirement consulting services through NAI. The Company provides trust services through its 
subsidiary, Trust and insurance services through the Bank’s subsidiary, Insurance.  The primary purpose of Investments, the new 
subsidiary of the Bank in 2014, is to invest in municipal securities. Farmers Trust Company has a state-chartered bank license to 
conduct trust business from the Ohio Department of Commerce – Division of Financial Institutions.  

Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires 
management 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 financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting 
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.  

Cash Flows: Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits with other financial institutions and federal funds sold. 
Generally, federal funds are purchased and sold for one-day periods. Net cash flows are reported for loan and deposit transactions, 
short term borrowings, and other assets and liabilities.  

Securities Available for Sale: Debt securities are classified as available for sale when they might be sold before maturity. Equity 
securities with readily determinable fair values are classified as available for sale. Securities available for sale are carried at fair value, 
with unrealized holding gains and losses reported in other comprehensive income, net of tax.  

Interest income includes amortization of purchase premium or discount. Premiums and discounts on securities are amortized on the 
level-yield method without anticipating prepayments, except for mortgage backed securities where prepayments are anticipated. Gains 
and losses on sales are recorded on the trade date and determined using the specific identification method. Purchases are recorded on 
the trade date.  

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when 
economic or market conditions warrant. For securities in an unrealized loss position, management considers the extent and duration of 
the unrealized loss, and the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer. Management also assesses whether it intends to 
sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell, a security in an unrealized loss position before recovery of its amortized 
cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the entire difference between amortized cost and fair 
value is recognized as impairment through earnings. For debt securities that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, the amount of 
impairment is split into two components as follows: 1) OTTI related to credit loss, which must be recognized in the income statement 
and 2) other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) related to other factors, which is recognized in other comprehensive income. The 
credit loss is defined as the difference between the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected and the amortized cost 
basis. For equity securities, the entire amount of impairment is recognized through earnings.  

Loans Held for Sale: Mortgage loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of aggregate 
cost or fair value, as determined by outstanding commitments from investors. Net unrealized losses, if any, are charged to earnings.  

Mortgage loans held for sale are generally sold with servicing rights released. Gains and losses on sales of mortgage loans are based 
on the difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the related loan sold.  

Loans: Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are reported at 
the principal balance outstanding, net of deferred loan fees and costs, and an allowance for loan losses. Substantially all loans are 
secured by specific items of collateral including business assets, consumer assets, and commercial and residential real estate.  

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Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance. Loan origination fees, net of certain direct origination costs, are deferred 
and recognized in interest income using the level yield method without anticipating prepayments. Interest income on mortgage and 
commercial loans is discontinued at the time the loan is 90 days delinquent unless the loan is well-secured and in process of collection. 
Consumer loans are typically charged off no later than 120 days past due. Past due status is based on the 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. 
Nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days still on accrual include both smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively 
evaluated for impairment and individually classified impaired loans.  

For all classes of loans, when interest accruals are discontinued, interest accrued but not received for loans placed on non-accrual is 
reversed against interest income. Interest on such loans is thereafter recorded on a cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying 
for return to accrual. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought 
current and future payments are reasonably assured.  

Derivatives: Derivative financial instruments are recognized as assets or liabilities at fair value. The Company’s derivatives are 
interest-rate swap agreements, which are used as part of its asset and liability management strategy to help manage its interest rate risk 
position. The Company does not use derivatives for trading or balance sheet hedging purposes. The derivative transactions are 
considered instruments with no hedging designation, otherwise known as stand-alone derivatives. Changes in the fair value of the 
derivatives are reported currently in earnings, as other noninterest income.  

Concentration of Credit Risk: There are no significant concentrations of loans to any one industry or customer. However, most of the 
Company’s business activity is with customers located within Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Stark and Cuyahoga counties. 
Therefore, the Company’s exposure to credit risk is significantly affected by changes in the economy of the five county area.  

Allowance for Loan Losses: The allowance for loan losses is a valuation allowance for probable incurred loan losses, increased by the 
provision for loan losses and decreased by charge-offs less recoveries. The allowance is based on management’s judgment taking into 
consideration past loss experience, reviews of individual loans, current economic conditions and other factors considered relevant by 
management at the financial statement date. While management uses the best information available to establish the allowance, future 
adjustments to the allowance may be necessary, which may be material, if economic conditions differ substantially from the 
assumptions used in estimating the allowance. If additions to the original estimate of the allowance for loan losses are deemed 
necessary, they will be reported in earnings in the period in which they become reasonably estimable and probable. Allocations of the 
allowance may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, should 
be charged-off.  

The allowance consists of specific and general components. The specific component relates to loans that are individually classified as 
impaired. A loan is considered impaired when, based on the current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be 
unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. 
Loans, for which the terms have been modified, and for which the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, are considered 
troubled debt restructurings and classified as impaired.  

Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of 
collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment 
shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls 
on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length 
of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal 
and interest owed.  

Impairment is measured on a loan by loan basis for commercial and commercial real estate loans over $300 thousand, individually or 
in the aggregate, 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. Large groups of smaller balance 
homogeneous loans, such as consumer and residential real estate loans are collectively evaluated for impairment and accordingly, they 
are not separately identified for impairment disclosures. Non-real estate secured consumer loans in bankruptcy where debt has not 
been reaffirmed are considered troubled debt restructurings and are evaluated individually to ensure that accurate accounting treatment 
is in place. 

The Company considers the guidance on troubled debt restructuring for individual consumer and residential loans when evaluating for 
impairment disclosure. Troubled debt restructurings are measured at the present value of estimated future cash flow using the loan’s 
effective rate at inception. If a troubled debt restructuring is considered to be a collateral dependent loan, the loan is reported, net, at 
the fair value of the collateral. For troubled debt restructurings that subsequently default, the Company determines the amount of 
reserve in accordance with the accounting policy for the allowance for loan losses.  

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The general component covers non-impaired loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for current factors. The 
historical loss experience is determined by portfolio segment and is based on the actual loss history experienced for the most recent 
twelve quarters. The formula for calculating the allowance for loan losses requires that the historical loss percentage be applied to 
homogeneous and all risk rated loans. This actual loss experience is supplemented with other economic factors based on the risks 
present for each portfolio segment. These economic factors include consideration of the following: levels of and trends in 
delinquencies and impaired loans; levels of and trends in charge-offs and recoveries; trends in volume and terms of loans; effects of 
any changes in risk selection and underwriting standards; other changes in lending policies, procedures, and practices; experience, 
ability, and depth of lending management and other relevant staff; national and local economic trends and conditions; industry 
conditions; and effects of changes in credit concentrations. The following portfolio segments have been identified:  

Commercial Loans. Commercial credit is extended to commercial customers for use in normal business operations to finance working 
capital needs, equipment purchases, or other projects. The majority of these borrowers are customers doing business within our 
geographic regions. These loans are generally underwritten individually and secured with the assets of the company and the personal 
guarantee of the business owners. Commercial loans are made based primarily on the historical and projected cash flow of the 
borrower and the underlying collateral provided by the borrower.  

Commercial Real Estate Loans. Commercial real estate loans are subject to underwriting standards and processes similar to 
commercial loans. These loans are viewed primarily as cash flow loans and the repayment of these loans is largely dependent on the 
successful operation of the property. Loan performance may be adversely affected by factors impacting the general economy or 
conditions specific to the real estate market such as geographic location and property type.  

Consumer Loans. Consumer loans are primarily comprised of loans made directly to consumers and indirectly through automobile 
dealerships. These loans have a specific matrix which consists of several factors including debt to income, type of collateral and loan 
to collateral value, credit history and relationship with the borrower. Consumer lending uses risk-based pricing in the underwriting 
process.  

Residential Real Estate Loans. Residential mortgage loans represent loans to consumers for the purchase or refinance of a residence. 
These loans are generally financed up to 15 years, and in most cases, are extended to borrowers to finance their primary residence. 
Real estate market values at the time of origination directly affect the amount of credit extended and, in the event of default, 
subsequent changes in these values may impact the severity of losses.  

Foreclosed Assets: Assets acquired through or instead of loan foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when 
acquired, establishing a new cost basis. These assets are subsequently accounted for at lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs 
to sell. If fair value declines subsequent to foreclosure, a valuation allowance is recorded through expense. Operating costs after 
acquisition are expensed.  

Premises and Equipment: Land is carried at cost. Premises and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Buildings 
and related components are depreciated using the straight-line method with useful lives ranging from 5 to 40 years. Furniture, fixtures 
and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method with useful lives ranging from 3 to 10 years.  

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

Bank Owned Life Insurance: The Company has purchased life insurance policies on certain key officers. Bank owned life insurance 
is recorded at the amount that can be realized under the insurance contract at the balance sheet date, which is the cash surrender value 
adjusted for other charges or other amounts due that are probable at settlement.  

Long-term Assets: Premises and equipment and other long-term assets are reviewed for impairment when events indicate their 
carrying amount may not be recoverable from future undiscounted cash flows. If impaired, the assets are recorded at fair value.  

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets: Goodwill resulting from a business combination is generally determined as the excess of the 
fair value of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the net assets acquired as of the acquisition date. Goodwill acquired in 
a purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life is not amortized, but tested for impairment at least 
annually. The Company has selected September 30 as the date to perform the annual impairment tests associated with the acquisition 
of the Trust and NAI. Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Goodwill is the only 
intangible asset with an indefinite life on the balance sheet. Non-compete contracts are amortized on a straight line basis, over the term 
of the agreements. Customer relationship and trade name intangibles are amortized over an average of 13 years on an accelerated 
method.  

Loan Commitments and Related Financial Instruments: Financial instruments include off-balance sheet credit instruments, such as 
commitments to make loans and commercial letters of credit, issued to meet customer financing needs. The face amount for these 
items represents the exposure to loss, before considering customer collateral or ability to repay. Such financial instruments are 
recorded when they are funded.  

Stock-Based Compensation: Compensation cost is recognized for stock options and restricted stock awards issued to employees, 
based on the fair value of these awards at the date of grant. The market price of the Company’s common stock at the grant date is used 
for restricted stock awards. Compensation cost is recognized over the required service period, generally defined as the vesting period. 
For awards with graded vesting, compensation cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire 
award.  

Income Taxes: Income tax expense is the total of the current year income tax due or refundable and the change in deferred tax assets 
and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are the expected future tax amounts for the temporary differences between carrying 
amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities, computed using enacted tax rates. A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred 
tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.  

A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax 
examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is 
greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit 
is recorded.  

The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.  

Retirement Plans: Employee 401(k) and profit sharing plan expense is the amount of matching and discretionary contributions. 
Deferred compensation and supplemental retirement plan expense allocates the benefits over years of service. 

Earnings per Common Share: Basic earnings per common share is net income divided by the weighted average number of common 
shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share include the dilutive effect of additional potential common 
shares issuable under stock options. Earnings and dividends per share are restated for all stock splits and stock dividends through the 
date of issuance of the financial statements.  

Comprehensive Income (Loss): Comprehensive income (loss) consists of net income and other comprehensive income (loss). Other 
comprehensive income (loss) consists of unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale and changes in the funded status of 
the post-retirement health plan, which are recognized as separate components of equity, net of tax effects.  

Loss Contingencies: Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, are recorded as 
liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated. Management does not 
believe there are such matters that will have a material effect on the financial statements.  

Restrictions on Cash: Cash on hand or on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank was required to meet regulatory reserve and clearing 
requirements.  

Equity: Treasury stock is carried at cost. 

Dividend Restriction: Banking regulations require maintaining certain capital levels and may limit the dividends paid by the Bank and 
Trust to the holding company or by the holding company to shareholders.  

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments: Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using relevant market information and other 
assumptions as more fully disclosed in Note 4. Fair value estimates involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment 
regarding interest rates, credit risk, prepayments and other factors, especially in the absence of broad markets for particular items. 
Changes in assumptions or in market conditions could significantly affect these estimates.  

Operating Segments: While the chief decision-makers monitor the revenue streams of the various products and services, operations 
are managed and financial performance is primarily aggregated and reported in three lines of business, the Bank, Trust and Retirement 
consulting segments. The Company discloses segment information in Note 20.  

Reclassification: Some items in the prior year financial statements were reclassified to conform to the current presentation. 
Reclassifications had no effect on prior year net income or stockholders’ equity.  

Adoption of New Accounting Standards:  In May 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from 
Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The ASU creates a new topic, Topic 606, to provide guidance on revenue recognition for 
entities that enter into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enter into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial 
assets. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or 
services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods 
or services. Additional disclosures are required to provide quantitative and qualitative information regarding the nature, amount, 
timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The new guidance is effective for annual 
reporting periods, and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not 
permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial 
statements. 

In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-04, “Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage 
Loans upon Foreclosure.” The objective of the amendments in ASU 2014-04 to Topic 310, “Receivables - Troubled Debt 
Restructurings by Creditors,” is to reduce diversity by clarifying when an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, that is, 
when a creditor should be considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a 
consumer mortgage loan such that the loan receivable should be derecognized and the real estate property recognized. The 
amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2014. An entity can 
elect to adopt the amendments using either a modified retrospective transition method or a prospective transition method. Early 
adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated 
financial statements. 

In January 2014, the FASB amended existing guidance on ASU 2014-1, “Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323) 
- Accounting for Investments in Qualified Affordable Housing Projects” to eliminate the effective yield election and to permit 
reporting entities to make an accounting policy election to account for their investments in qualified affordable housing projects using 
the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met. Disclosures for a change in accounting principle are required upon 
transition. The amendments are effective for annual periods and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014. The 
amendments in this standard should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. A reporting entity that uses the effective yield 
method before the date of adoption of this standard may continue to apply it for preexisting investments. Early adoption is permitted. 
The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. 

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NOTE 2 - SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE  

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of the available-for-sale securities portfolio at December 31, 2014 
and 2013 and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income 
(loss) were as follows:  

  2014 

Gross 

Gross 

  Amortized 

  Unrealized 

   Unrealized 

Cost 

Gains 

Losses 

  Fair Value 

U.S. Treasury and U.S. government sponsored entities ............   $
State and political subdivisions .................................................    
Corporate bonds ........................................................................    
Mortgage-backed securities – residential ..................................    
Collateralized mortgage obligations ..........................................    
Small Business Administration .................................................    
Equity securities ........................................................................    
Totals  $

24,515  $
90,369   
936   
223,216   
25,988   
23,193   
120   
388,337  $

418   $ 
2,183     
3     
2,395     
98     
1     
121     
5,219   $ 

(112) $
(671)  
(8)  
(1,249)  
(911)  
(775)  
(1)  
(3,727) $

24,821
91,881
931
224,362
25,175
22,419
240
389,829

  2013 

Gross 

Gross 

  Amortized 

  Unrealized 

   Unrealized 

Cost 

Gains 

Losses 

Fair Value 

U.S. Treasury and U.S. government sponsored entities .............  $
State and political subdivisions ..................................................   
Corporate bonds .........................................................................   
Mortgage-backed securities – residential ...................................   
Collateralized mortgage obligations ...........................................   
Small Business Administration ..................................................   
Equity securities .........................................................................   
Totals  $

50,942  $
96,239   
1,540   
226,865   
30,227   
25,592   
117   
431,522  $

755   $ 
1,302     
0     
1,199     
162     
1     
70     
3,489   $ 

(387) $
(2,807)  
(15)  
(5,084)  
(1,713)  
(2,020)  
0   
(12,026) $

51,310
94,734
1,525
222,980
28,676
23,573
187
422,985

The proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities and the associated gains and losses were as follows:  

Proceeds ................................................................................................................... $
Gross gains ...............................................................................................................  
Gross losses ..............................................................................................................  

2014     
57,170   $ 
758     
(301 )   

2013   
94,016  $
1,924   
(1,061)  

2012 
91,197 
1,258 
(199)

The tax provision related to these net realized gains was $160 thousand, $301 thousand and $370 thousand respectively.  

The amortized cost and fair value of the debt securities portfolio are shown by expected maturity. Expected maturities may differ from 
contractual maturities if issuers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Securities not 
due at a single maturity date are shown separately.  

Available for sale 

Maturity 

Within one year .............................................................................................................................  $ 
One to five years ............................................................................................................................    
Five to ten years .............................................................................................................................    
Beyond ten years ...........................................................................................................................    
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and Small Business 

December 31, 2014 

Amortized 
Cost 

Fair Value 

12,359  $
54,555   
39,859   
9,086   

12,480 
55,070 
40,994 
9,089 

Administration ..........................................................................................................................    
Totals $ 

272,397   
388,256  $

271,956 
389,589 

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secure public deposits and repurchase agreements. The Trust company had securities, with a carrying amount of $100 thousand, at 
year-end 2014 and 2013, pledged to qualify as a fiduciary in the State of Ohio.  

In each year, there were no holdings of any other issuer that exceeded 10% of stockholders’ equity, other than the U.S. Government,  
its agencies and its sponsored entities.  

The following table summarizes the investment securities with unrealized losses at December 31, 2014 and 2013 aggregated by major 
security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position. Unrealized losses for Equity securities had unrealized losses 
that rounded to less than $1 thousand for year 2013. 

2014 

Description of Securities 

Less than 12 Months  

Fair 
Value 

  Unrealized  
Loss 

12 Months or More  
Fair 
Value 

  Unrealized       
Loss 

Total 
Fair 
Value 

  Unrealized   
Loss 

U.S. Treasury and U.S. government 

sponsored entities ............................  $ 
State and political subdivisions ..........    
Corporate bonds .................................    
Mortgage-backed securities – 

residential ......................................    
Collateralized mortgage obligations ...    
Small Business Administration ..........    
Equity securities .................................    
Total temporarily impaired  $ 

498  $
987   
0   

25,770   
0   
0   
26   
27,281  $

(2)    $

(11)   
0    

(202)   
0    
0    
(1)   
(216)    $

10,159  $
24,063   
476   

55,576   
19,541   
22,319   
0   
132,134  $

(110 )    $ 
(660 )   
(8 )   

10,657  $
25,050   
476   

(1,047 )   
(911 )   
(775 )   
0     
(3,511 )    $ 

81,346   
19,541   
22,319   
26   
159,415  $

(112)
(671)
(8)

(1,249)
(911)
(775)
(1)
(3,727)

2013 

Description of Securities 

Less than 12 Months  

Fair 
Value 

  Unrealized  
Loss 

12 Months or More  
Fair 
Value 

  Unrealized       
Loss 

Total 
Fair 
Value 

  Unrealized   
Loss 

U.S. Treasury and U.S. government 

sponsored entities ............................  $ 
State and political subdivisions ..........    
Corporate bonds .................................    
Mortgage-backed securities – 

residential ......................................    
Collateralized mortgage obligations ...    
Small Business Administration ..........    
Equity securities .................................    
Total temporarily impaired $ 

20,776  $
34,851   
1,052   

141,024   
5,283   
6,927   
7   
209,920  $

(387)    $

(1,855)   
(2)   

(3,735)   
(450)   
(491)   
0    

(6,920)    $

0  $
7,492   
473   

27,026   
15,726   
16,520   
0   
67,237  $

0      $ 

(952 )   
(13 )   

20,776  $
42,343   
1,525   

(1,349 )   
(1,263 )   
(1,529 )   
0     
(5,106 )    $ 

168,050   
21,009   
23,447   
7   
277,157  $

(387)
(2,807)
(15)

(5,084)
(1,713)
(2,020)
0 
(12,026)

The Company’s equity securities include local and regional bank holdings. During the year ended December 31, 2013 a $3 thousand 
pre-tax charge was recognized for the other-than-temporary decline in fair value on these equity holdings. The Company recognized 
an other-than-temporary impairment that was less than $1 thousand and rounded to zero for year ended December 31, 2012. No other-
than-temporary impairments were recognized during 2014.  When a decline in fair value below cost is deemed to be other-than-
temporary, the difference between the amortized cost basis of the equity security and its fair value must be recognized as a charge to 
earnings.   

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As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s security portfolio consisted of 376 securities, 91 of which were in an unrealized loss 
position. The majority of unrealized losses are related to the Company’s holdings in securities issued by state and political 
subdivisions, mortgage-backed securities - residential, collateralized mortgage obligations and Small Business Administration, as 
discussed below:  

Securities issued by State and Political subdivisions  

Unrealized losses on debt securities issued by state and political subdivisions have not been recognized into income. Generally these 
securities have maintained their investment grade ratings and management does not have the intent and is not required to sell these 
securities before their anticipated recovery. The fair value is expected to recover as the securities approach their maturity date.  

Mortgage-backed securities - residential  

All of the Company’s holdings of mortgage-backed securities—residential at year end 2014 and 2013 were issued by U.S. 
Government sponsored enterprises. Unrealized losses on mortgage-backed securities—residential have not been recognized into 
income. Because the decline in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates and illiquidity, and not credit quality, and because 
the Company does not have the intent to sell these mortgage-backed securities—residential and it is likely that it will not be required 
to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery, the Company does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily 
impaired at December 31, 2014 and 2013.  

Collateralized mortgage obligations  

The Company’s portfolio includes collateralized mortgage obligations issued by U.S. Government sponsored enterprises. The decline 
in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates and illiquidity, and not credit quality. The Company does not have the intent to 
sell these collateralized mortgage obligations and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated 
recovery. The Company monitors all securities to ensure adequate credit support and as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the 
Company believes there is no other-than-temporary impairment.  

Small Business Administration  

The Company’s holdings of Small Business Administration securities are issued and backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. 
Government. Unrealized losses on these Small Business Administration securities have not been recognized into income. Because the 
decline in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates and illiquidity, and not credit quality, and because the Company does 
not have the intent to sell these securities and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated 
recovery, the Company does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2014 and 2013. 

Loans at year end were as follows:   

NOTE 3 - LOANS  

Commercial real estate 

Owner occupied .............................................................................................  $
Non-owner occupied ......................................................................................   
Other ..............................................................................................................   
Commercial ........................................................................................................    
Residential real estate 

1-4 family residential .....................................................................................   
Home equity lines of credit ............................................................................   

Consumer 

Indirect ...........................................................................................................   
Direct .............................................................................................................   
Other ..............................................................................................................   
Subtotal ....................................................................................................  $
Net deferred loan (fees) costs ..............................................................................   
Allowance for loan losses ...................................................................................   
Net loans .............................................................................................  $

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2014 

2013 

74,829     $ 
122,228       
26,137       
120,493       

153,055       
31,255       

120,931       
9,071       
3,626       
661,625     $ 
2,227       
(7,632 )     
656,220     $ 

86,286 
107,625 
24,381 
105,023 

144,225 
26,448 

121,446 
10,237 
3,031 
628,702 
1,982 
(7,568)
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2013 and 2012:  

December 31, 2014 

Allowance for loan losses 

Commercial        
Real Estate     Commercial    Real Estate     Consumer     Unallocated     Total 

    Residential         

Beginning balance ..........................................  $
Provision for loan losses ................................    
Loans charged off ..........................................    
Recoveries ......................................................    
Total ending allowance balance .............................  $

2,752    $
(50)    
(151)    
125     
2,676    $

1,219    $
357     
(185)    
29     
1,420    $

1,964    $
233     
(585)    
77     
1,689    $

1,419     $ 
1,370       
(2,213 )     
1,087       
1,663     $ 

214    $ 7,568 
1,880 
(30)    
(3,134)
0     
1,318 
0     
184    $ 7,632 

December 31, 2013 

Allowance for loan losses 

Commercial        
Real Estate     Commercial    Real Estate     Consumer     Unallocated     Total 

    Residential         

Beginning balance ..........................................   $
Provision for loan losses ................................     
Loans charged off ..........................................     
Recoveries ......................................................     
Total ending allowance balance .............................   $

3,392    $
(306)    
(505)    
171     
2,752    $

1,453    $
(397)    
(99)    
262     
1,219    $

1,569    $
674     
(326)    
47     
1,964    $

951     $ 
1,369       
(1,723 )     
822       
1,419     $ 

264    $ 7,629 
1,290 
(50)    
(2,653)
0     
1,302 
0     
214    $ 7,568 

December 31, 2012 

Allowance for loan losses 

Commercial        
Real Estate     Commercial    Real Estate     Consumer     Unallocated     Total 

    Residential         

Beginning balance ..........................................  $
Provision for loan losses ................................    
Loans charged off ..........................................    
Recoveries ......................................................    
Total ending allowance balance .............................  $

4,880    $
(516)    
(1,225)    
253     
3,392    $

1,529    $
792     
(918)    
50     
1,453    $

1,802    $
469     
(806)    
104     
1,569    $

972     $ 
353       
(1,002 )     
628       
951     $ 

637    $ 9,820 
725 
(373)    
(3,951)
0     
1,035 
0     
264    $ 7,629 

The following tables present the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment 
and based on impairment method as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.  The recorded investment in loans includes the unpaid principal 
balance and unamortized loan origination fees and costs, but excludes accrued interest receivable which is not considered to be 
material.   

December 31, 2014 

Allowance for loan losses: 
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans: 

Commercial        
Real Estate  

    Residential         

 Commercial 

  Real Estate  

  Consumer      Unallocated  

  Total 

Individually evaluated for impairment ...........   $
Collectively evaluated for impairment ...........     
Total ending allowance balance .............................   $

514  $

2,162 
2,676  $

272  $

1,148 
1,420  $

88  $

1,601 
1,689  $

0     $ 
1,663       
1,663     $ 

0  $

874 
184 
6,758 
184  $ 7,632 

Loans: 

Loans individually evaluated for impairment ....   $
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment .....     
Total ending loans balance .....................................   $

7,139  $

1,940  $

215,434 
222,573  $

118,210 
120,150  $

3,425  $

93     $ 
180,428 
  137,183       
183,853  $ 137,276     $ 

0  $ 12,597 
0 
  651,255 
0  $663,852 

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Allowance for loan losses: 
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans: 

Commercial 
Real Estate  

 Commercial 

  Residential  
  Real Estate  

  Consumer      Unallocated  

  Total 

Individually evaluated for impairment ...........   $
Collectively evaluated for impairment ...........     
Total ending allowance balance .............................   $

166  $

2,586 
2,752  $

110  $

1,109 
1,219  $

202  $

1,762 
1,964  $

82     $ 
1,337       
1,419     $ 

0  $

560 
7,008 
214 
214  $ 7,568 

Loans: 

Loans individually evaluated for impairment ....   $
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment .....     
Total ending loans balance .....................................   $

6,623  $

2,430  $

210,739 
217,362  $

102,593 
105,023  $

2,554  $

363     $ 
167,597 
  137,785       
170,151  $ 138,148     $ 

0  $ 11,970 
0 
  618,714 
0  $630,684 

The following tables present information related to impaired loans by class of loans as of and for year ended December 31, 2014, 2013 
and 2012. The recorded investment in loans excludes accrued interest receivable due to immateriality.  

December 31, 2014 
With no related allowance recorded: 

Commercial real estate 

Owner occupied ........................  $ 
Non-owner occupied .................    
Commercial ....................................    
Residential real estate 

1-4 family residential ................    
Home equity lines of credit .......    
Consumer ........................................    
Subtotal ...........................................    

With an allowance recorded: 
Commercial real estate 

Owner occupied ........................    
Non-owner occupied .................    
Commercial ....................................    
Residential real estate 

1-4 family residential ................    
Home equity lines of credit .......    
Consumer ........................................    
Subtotal ...........................................    
Total .....................................................  $ 

Unpaid 
Principal 
Balance 

Recorded 
Investment 

Allowance for 
Loan 

Average 
Recorded 
  Losses Allocated       Investment 

Interest 
Income 
    Recognized   

2,448  $
391 
531 

2,318  $
391 
511 

2,421 
476 
185 
6,452 

2,882 
1,548 
1,444 

2,156 
251 
93 
5,720 

2,882 
1,548 
1,429 

944 
90 
0 
6,908 
13,360  $

928 
90 
0 
6,877 
12,597  $

0    $ 
0      
0      

0      
0      
0      
0      

446      
68      
272      

85      
3      
0      
874      
874    $ 

1,860    $
653     
1,273     

1,804     
263     
166     
6,019     

2,104     
1,570     
818     

1,207     
113     
2     
5,814     
11,833    $

46 
20 
22 

79 
13 
4 
184 

94 
81 
2 

41 
5 
0 
223 
407 

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December 31, 2013 
With no related allowance recorded: 

Commercial real estate 

Owner occupied .......................   $ 
Non-owner occupied ................     
Commercial ...................................     
Residential real estate 

1-4 family residential ...............     
Home equity lines of credit ......     
Consumer .......................................     
Subtotal ..........................................     

With an allowance recorded: 
Commercial real estate 

Owner occupied .......................     
Non-owner occupied ................     
Commercial ...................................     
Residential real estate 

1-4 family residential ...............     
Home equity lines of credit ......     
Consumer .......................................     
Subtotal ..........................................     
Total ....................................................   $ 

Unpaid 
Principal 
Balance 

Recorded 
Investment 

Allowance for 
Loan 

Average 
Recorded 
  Losses Allocated       Investment 

Interest 
Income 
    Recognized   

4,302  $
491 
1,007 

3,762  $
389 
971 

1,026 
107 
111 
7,044 

886 
1,593 
1,462 

961 
99 
112 
6,294 

884 
1,588 
1,459 

1,458 
148 
247 
5,794 
12,838  $

1,347 
147 
251 
5,676 
11,970  $

0    $ 
0      
0      

0      
0      
0      
0      

91      
75      
110      

190      
12      
82      
560      
560    $ 

2,643    $
438     
1,363     

1,462     
194     
9     
6,109     

2,536     
1,975     
594     

112     
12     
21     
5,250     
11,359  $

137 
0 
25 

51 
0 
0 
213 

39 
87 
5 

48 
0 
0 
179 
392 

During 2013 the Company, for the first time, began considering consumer loans individually for impairment.  Cash basis interest 
income recognized and interest income recognized was materially equal for 2014 and 2013. 

December 31, 2012 
With no related allowance recorded: 

Commercial real estate 

Unpaid Principal    
Balance 

Recorded 
Investment 

    Allowance for Loan   
    Losses Allocated 

Average 
Recorded 
Investment 

Owner occupied ...................................  $ 
Non-owner occupied ............................    
Other.....................................................    
Commercial ...............................................    
Residential real estate 

1-4 family residential ...........................    
Home equity lines of credit ..................    
Consumer ...................................................    
Subtotal ......................................................    

With an allowance recorded: 
Commercial real estate 

Owner occupied ...................................    
Non-owner occupied ............................    
Other.....................................................    
Commercial ...............................................    
Subtotal ......................................................    
Total ................................................................  $ 

3,916  $
560 
0 
1,250 

971 
0 
0 
6,697 

2,207 
2,560 
0 
948 
5,715 
12,412  $

58 

3,481  $
461 
0 
1,192 

989 
0 
0 
6,123 

2,169 
2,424 
0 
660 
5,253 
11,376  $

0   $
0  
0  
0  

0  
0  
0  
0  

59  
70  
0  
51  
180  
180   $

1,490 
483 
114 
1,075 

747 
0 
0 
3,909 

3,859 
2,402 
119 
478 
6,858 
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Nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days still on accrual include both smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively 
evaluated for impairment and individually classified impaired loans. The following table presents the recorded investment in 
nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual by class of loans as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:  

December 31, 2014 

December 31, 2013 

Loans Past Due 
    90 Days or More 

Nonaccrual 

Still Accruing 

Nonaccrual 

    Loans Past Due  
    90 Days or More  
    Still Accruing 

Commercial real estate 

Owner occupied ........................................   $ 
Non-owner occupied .................................     
Commercial ....................................................     
Residential real estate 

1-4 family residential ................................     
Home equity lines of credit .......................     

Consumer 

Indirect ......................................................     
Direct ........................................................     
Other .........................................................     
Total ....................................................   $ 

3,315  $
41 
1,645 

2,742 
139 

90 
36 
0 
8,008  $

44  $
0 
0 

195 
40 

193 
0 
1 
473  $

2,806   $
405  
1,993  

2,584  
280  

308  
55  
0  
8,431   $

0 
0 
13 

526 
0 

94 
3 
10 
646 

The following tables present the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 by class of 
loans:  

December 31, 2014 
Commercial real estate 

Owner occupied ...............................   $ 
Non-owner occupied ........................     
Other ................................................     

Commercial 
Residential real estate 

1-4 family residential .......................     
Home equity lines of credit ..............     

Consumer 

Indirect .............................................     
Direct ...............................................     
Other ................................................     
Total ...........................................   $ 

30-59 
Days Past 
Due 

60-89 

Greater Than 90     

Days Past  Days Past Due
and Nonaccrual

Due 

Total Past 
Due 

   Loans Not 
   Past Due 

Total 

0 $
0  
0  
0  

1,892  
205  

2,136  
108  
17  
4,358 $

0 $
0  
0  
0  

546  
92  

406  
18  
6  
1,068 $

3,359 $
41  
0  
1,645  

2,937  
179  

283  
36  
1  
8,481 $

3,359    $ 
41      
0      
1,645      

71,272 $
121,872  
26,029  
118,505  

74,631
121,913
26,029
120,150

5,375      
476      

147,223  
30,779  

152,598
31,255

2,825      
162      
24      
13,907    $ 

121,754  
8,909  
3,602  
649,945 $

124,579
9,071
3,626
663,852

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Commercial real estate 

Owner occupied .................................   $ 
Non-owner occupied ..........................     
Other ..................................................     
Commercial .............................................     
Residential real estate 

1-4 family residential .........................     
Home equity lines of credit ................     

Consumer 

Indirect ...............................................     
Direct .................................................     
Other ..................................................     
Total .............................................   $ 

Troubled Debt Restructurings:  

30-59 
Days Past 
Due 

60-89 

Greater Than 90     

Days Past  Days Past Due
and Nonaccrual

Due 

Total Past 
Due 

   Loans Not 
   Past Due 

Total 

48 $
0  
0  
14  

573  
35  

2,004  
204  
63  
2,941 $

0 $
0  
0  
0  

141  
0  

539  
31  
6  
717 $

2,806 $
405  
0  
2,006  

3,110  
280  

402  
58  
10  
9,077 $

2,854   $ 
405     
0     
2,020     

83,065 $
106,762  
24,276  
103,003  

85,919
107,167
24,276
105,023

3,824     
315     

139,879  
26,133  

143,703
26,448

2,945     
293     
79     
12,735   $ 

121,935  
9,944  
2,952  
617,949 $

124,880
10,237
3,031
630,684

Total troubled debt restructurings were $8.1 million and $8.3 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013 respectively. The Company has 
allocated $242 thousand and $397 thousand of specific reserves to customers whose loan terms have been modified in troubled debt 
restructurings as of December 31, 2014 and 2013. There are $25 thousand and $16 thousand in commitments to lend additional 
amounts to borrowers with loans that were classified as troubled debt restructurings at December 31, 2014 and 2013.   

During the years ending December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the terms of certain loans were modified as troubled debt restructurings. 
The modification of the terms of such loans included one or a combination of the following: a reduction of the stated interest rate of 
the loan; an extension of the maturity date at a stated rate of interest lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk; 
a permanent reduction of the recorded investment in the loan; a permanent increase of the recorded investment in the loan due to a 
protective advance to pay delinquent real estate taxes or advance new monies; a deferral of principal payments; or a legal concession.  

Troubled debt restructuring modifications involved a reduction of the notes stated interest rate in the range of 0.25% to 3.25%.  There 
were also extensions of the maturity dates on these and other troubled debt restructurings in the range of fifteen months to 126 months.  

The following tables present loans by class modified as troubled debt restructurings that occurred during the years ending 
December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012: 

December 31, 2014 
Troubled Debt Restructurings: 
Commercial real estate 

Number of 

Loans 

Pre-Modification 
Outstanding 
Recorded 
Investment 

     Post-Modification   
Outstanding 
Recorded 
Investment 

Owner occupied .............................................................   
Non-owner occupied ......................................................   

Residential real estate 

1-4 family residential .....................................................   
Home equity lines of credit ............................................   
Indirect .................................................................................   
Consumer .............................................................................   
Total ............................................................................   

1 
2 

21 
5 
2 
1 
32 

 $

 $

303     $ 
408       

1,042       
128       
37       
11       
1,929     $ 

316 
408 

1,059 
128 
37 
11 
1,959 

The troubled debt restructurings described above increased the allowance for loan losses by $11 thousand and resulted in charge offs 
of $42 thousand during the year ended December 31, 2014. 

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Troubled Debt Restructurings: 
Commercial real estate 

Number of 

Loans 

Pre-Modification 
Outstanding 
Recorded 
Investment 

     Post-Modification   
Outstanding 
Recorded 
Investment 

Owner occupied ............................................................... 
Commercial ........................................................................... 
Residential real estate ............................................................ 
1-4 family residential ....................................................... 
Home equity lines of credit .............................................. 
Indirect ................................................................................... 
Consumer ............................................................................... 
Total .............................................................................. 

2 
5 

4 
5 
24 
1 
41 

 $

 $

226     $ 
649       

131       
214       
188       
1       
1,409     $ 

239 
682 

98 
214 
188 
1 
1,422 

The troubled debt restructurings described above increased the allowance for loan losses by $66 thousand and resulted in charge offs 
of $50 thousand during the year ended December 31, 2013. 

December 31, 2012 
Troubled Debt Restructurings: 
Commercial real estate  

Number of 

Loans 

Pre-Modification 
Outstanding 
Recorded 
Investment 

     Post-Modification   
Outstanding 
Recorded 
Investment 

Owner occupied ............................................................... 
Non-owner occupied ........................................................ 
Commercial ........................................................................... 
Residential real estate ............................................................ 
1-4 family residential ....................................................... 
Total .............................................................................. 

3 
3 
3 

7 
16 

 $
 $

 $

1,143     $ 
2,376     $ 
1,072       

508       
5,099     $ 

1,166 
2,419 
1,098 

540 
5,223 

The troubled debt restructurings described above increased the allowance for loan losses by $306 thousand and resulted in charge offs 
of $418 thousand during the year ended December 31, 2012. 

There were four residential real estate loans for which there were payment defaults within twelve months following the modification 
of the troubled debt restructuring during the year ending December 31, 2014.  Only one of the four loans was past due at December 
31, 2014.  There was no effect on the provision for loan losses as a result of this default during 2014. 

There were two commercial loans for $204 thousand, one commercial real estate loan for $205 thousand and one residential real estate 
loan for $35 thousand modified as troubled debt restructuring for which there were payment defaults within twelve months following 
the modification during the year ending December 31, 2013.  All four loans were past due at December 31, 2013.  There was one 
indirect loan modified as troubled debt restructuring for which there were payment defaults within twelve months following the 
modification during the year ending December 31, 2013.  The loan was not past due at December 31, 2013.  There was no additional 
provision or any impact to the allowance for losses associated with these loans. 

There were no loans that were modified as troubled debt restructuring for which there was a payment default within twelve months 
following the modification during the year ending December 31, 2012. A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 30 days 
contractually past due under the modified terms. 

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The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt 
such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic 
trends, among other factors. The Company establishes a risk rating at origination for all commercial loan and commercial real estate 
relationships. For relationships over $750 thousand management monitors the loans on an ongoing basis for any changes in the 
borrower’s ability to service their debt. Management also affirms the risk ratings for the loans and leases in their respective portfolios 
on an annual basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:  

Special Mention. Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention. If 
left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the 
institution’s credit position at some future date. Special mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose an 
institution to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification.  

Substandard. Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the 
obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the 
liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the 
deficiencies are not corrected.  

Doubtful. Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added 
characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and 
values, highly questionable and improbable.  

Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass 
rated loans.  

Based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:  

December 31, 2014 
Commercial real estate 

Pass 

Special 
Mention 

    Substandard 

    Doubtful 

      Not Rated     

Total 

Owner occupied .......................   $ 
Non-owner occupied ................    
Other ........................................    
Commercial ...................................    

Total ...................................   $ 

66,036     $
115,159      
25,710      
114,409      
321,314     $

2,534  $
3,760 
0 
1,566 
7,860  $

6,061  $
2,994 
319 
4,175 
13,549  $

0     $ 
0       
0       
0       
0     $ 

0  $
0 
0 
0 
0  $

74,631
121,913
26,029
120,150
342,723

December 31, 2013 
Commercial real estate 

Pass 

Special 
Mention 

    Substandard 

    Doubtful 

      Not Rated     

Total 

Owner occupied .......................   $ 
Non-owner occupied ................    
Other ........................................    
Commercial ...................................    
Total ...................................   $ 

72,398     $
96,065      
23,935      
99,022      
291,420     $

7,312  $
7,877 
0 
2,313 
17,502  $

6,209  $
3,225 
341 
3,688 
13,463  $

0     $ 
0       
0       
0       
0     $ 

0  $
0 
0 
0 
0  $

85,919
107,167
24,276
105,023
322,385

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The Company considers the performance of the loan portfolio and its impact on the allowance for loan losses. For residential, 
consumer and indirect loan classes, the Company also evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan, which was 
previously presented, and by payment activity. The following table presents the recorded investment in residential, consumer and 
indirect auto loans based on payment activity. Nonperforming loans are loans past due 90 days and still accruing interest and 
nonaccrual loans.  

Residential Real Estate 

1-4 Family 
Residential 

Home Equity 
Lines of Credit 

Consumer 

Indirect 

Direct 

Other 

December 31, 2014 

Performing ....................................   $ 
Nonperforming .............................     
Total ........................................   $ 

149,661  $
2,937 
152,598  $

31,076  $
179 
31,255  $

124,296 
283 
124,579 

 $ 

 $ 

9,035  $
36 
9,071  $

3,625 
1 
3,626 

Residential Real Estate 

1-4 Family 
Residential 

Home Equity 
Lines of Credit 

Consumer 

Indirect 

Direct 

Other 

December 31, 2013 

Performing ....................................   $ 
Nonperforming .............................     
Total ........................................   $ 

140,593  $
3,110 
143,703  $

26,168  $
280 
26,448  $

124,478 
402 
124,880 

 $ 

 $ 

10,179  $
58 
10,237  $

3,021 
10 
3,031 

NOTE 4 - FAIR VALUE  

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most 
advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. There 
are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:  

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; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market 
data.  

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market 
participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.  

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument:  

Investment Securities  

The Company used a third party service to estimate fair value on available for sale securities on a monthly basis. This service provider 
is considered a leading evaluation pricing service for U.S. domestic fixed income securities. They subscribe to multiple third-party 
pricing vendors, and supplement that information with matrix pricing methods. The fair values for investment securities are 
determined by quoted market prices in active markets, if available (Level 1). For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair 
values are calculated based on quoted prices for similar assets in active markets, quoted prices for similar assets in markets that are not 
active or inputs other than quoted prices, which provide a reasonable basis for fair value determination. Such inputs may include 
interest rates and yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks and default rates. Inputs used are derived principally from 
observable market data (Level 2). For securities where quoted prices or market prices of similar securities are not available, fair values 
are calculated using discounted cash flows or other market indicators (Level 3). The fair values of Level 3 investment securities are 
determined by using unobservable inputs to measure fair value of assets for which there is little, if any market activity at the 
measurement date, using reasonable inputs and assumptions based on the best information at the time, to the extent that inputs are 
available without undue cost and effort. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 the fair value of Level 3 investment 
securities was immaterial.  

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The fair values of derivative instruments are based on valuation models using observable market data as of the measurement date 
(Level 2).  

Impaired Loans  

At the time loans are considered impaired, collateral dependent impaired loans are valued at the lower of cost or fair value and non-
collateral dependent loans are valued based on discounted cash flows. Impaired loans carried at fair value generally receive specific 
allocations of the allowance for loan losses. For collateral dependent loans fair value is commonly based on recent real estate 
appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and 
the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the 
comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of 
the inputs for determining fair value. Non-real estate collateral may be valued using an appraisal, net book value per the borrower’s 
financial statements, or aging reports, adjusted or discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market 
conditions from the time of the valuation, and management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business, resulting in a 
Level 3 fair value classification. Impaired loans are evaluated on a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly.  

Other Real Estate Owned  

Assets acquired through or instead of loan foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a 
new cost basis. These assets are subsequently accounted for at lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs to sell. Fair values are 
commonly based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may use a single valuation approach or a combination of 
approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the 
independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually 
significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.  

Appraisals for both collateral-dependent impaired loans and other real estate owned are performed by certified general appraisers (for 
commercial and commercial real estate properties) or certified residential appraisers (for residential properties) whose qualifications 
and licenses have been reviewed and verified by the Company. Once received, a member of the Appraisal Department reviews the 
assumptions and approaches utilized in the appraisal as well as the overall resulting fair value in comparison with via independent data 
sources such as recent market data or industry-wide statistics. On an annual basis, the Company compares the actual selling price of 
collateral that has been sold to the most recent appraised value to determine what adjustments should be made to appraisals to arrive at 
fair value.  

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:  

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using: 

Quoted Prices  in 
Active Markets 
for Identical 

Significant Other 
Observable 

Carrying Value    

Assets (Level 1)    

Inputs (Level 2)    

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs (Level 
3) 

Financial Assets 
Investment securities available-for sale 
U.S Treasury and U.S. government 

sponsored entities ...................................................  $
State and political subdivisions ...................................   
Corporate bonds ..........................................................   
Mortgage-backed securities-residential ......................   
Collateralized mortgage obligations ...........................   
Small Business Administration ...................................   
Equity securities..........................................................   
Total investment securities ....................................  $
Yield maintenance provisions .....................................  $

24,821    $
91,881 
931 
224,362 
25,175 
22,419 
240 
389,829  $
638  $

0    $ 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
240 
240  $ 
0  $ 

24,821    $
91,881 
931 
224,352 
25,175 
22,419 
0 

389,579  $
638  $

Financial Liabilities 

Interest rate swaps .......................................................  $

638  $

0  $ 

638  $

0
0
0
10
0
0
0
10
0

0

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Quoted Prices  in 
Active Markets 
for Identical 

Significant Other 
Observable 

Carrying Value    

Assets (Level 1)    

Inputs (Level 2)    

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs 
(Level 3) 

Financial Assets 
Investment securities available-for sale 
U.S Treasury and U.S. government 

sponsored entities ...................................................  $
State and political subdivisions ...................................   
Corporate bonds ..........................................................   
Mortgage-backed securities-residential ......................   
Collateralized mortgage obligations ...........................   
Small Business Administration ...................................   
Equity securities..........................................................   
Total investment securities ....................................  $
Yield maintenance provisions .....................................  $

51,310    $
94,734 
1,525 
222,980 
28,676 
23,573 
187 
422,985  $
275  $

0    $ 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
187 
187  $ 
0  $ 

51,310    $
94,734 
1,525 
222,970 
28,676 
23,573 
0 

422,788  $
275  $

Financial Liabilities 

Interest rate swaps .......................................................  $

275  $

0  $ 

275  $

0
0
0
10
0
0
0
10
0

0

There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during 2014 or 2013.  

The table below presents a reconciliation of all assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs 
(Level 3) for the period ended December 31:   

Investment Securities 
Available-for-sale 
(level 3) 
2013 

2014 

2012 

Beginning Balance ........................................................................... $

Total unrealized gains or losses: 

Included in other comprehensive income ..............................  
Repayments ................................................................................  
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 ..............................................  
Ending Balance ................................................................................ $

10  $

0 
0 
0 
10  $

11     $

0      
(1 )    
0      
10     $

12 

0 
(1)
0 
11 

There is no impact to earnings as a result of fair value measurements on items valued on a recurring basis, using level 3 inputs.  

Assets Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis  
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are summarized below:  

Fair Value Measurements 
at December 31, 2014 Using: 

Quoted Prices  in 
Active Markets 
for Identical 
Assets 
(Level 1) 

Significant Other 
Observable 
Inputs 
(Level 2) 

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs 
(Level 3) 

Carrying Value    

Financial Assets 

Impaired loans 

Commercial ...........................................................  $
1–4 family residential ............................................   

807  $
63 

Other real estate owned 

Commercial real estate ..........................................   

45 

0  $ 
0 

0 

0  $
0 

0 

807
63

45

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at December 31, 2013 Using: 

Quoted Prices  in 
Active Markets 
for Identical 
Assets 
(Level 1) 

Significant Other 
Observable 
Inputs 
(Level 2) 

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs 
(Level 3) 

Carrying Value    

Financial Assets 

Impaired loans 

Commercial real estate 

Owner occupied ...............................................  $
Non-owner occupied ........................................   
Commercial ...........................................................   
1–4 family residential ............................................   
Home equity lines of credit ...................................   
Consumer Indirect .................................................   
Consumer direct ....................................................   

962  $
391 
1,575 
577 
174 
142 
22 

Other real estate owned 

1–4 family residential ............................................   

33 

0  $ 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 

0  $
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 

962
391
1,575
577
174
142
22

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Impaired loans carried at fair value that are measured for impairment using the fair value of the collateral had a principal balance of 
$988 thousand, with a valuation allowance of $117 thousand at December 31, 2014, resulting in an additional provision for loan losses 
of $992 thousand for the year ending December 31, 2014. At December 31, 2013, impaired loans had a carrying amount of $4.2 
million, with a valuation allowance of $363 thousand. Loans measured at fair value throughout the year resulted in an additional 
provision for loan losses of $916 thousand for the year ending December 31, 2013. Excluded from the fair value of impaired loans, at 
December 31, 2014 and 2013, discussed above are $4.2 million and $3.0 million of loans with specific allowance amounts allocated 
and classified as troubled debt restructurings and measured using the present value of discounted cash flows, which are not carried at 
fair value.  

Impaired commercial real estate loans, both owner occupied and non-owner occupied are valued by independent external appraisals. 
These external appraisals are prepared using the sales comparison approach and income approach valuation techniques. Management 
makes subsequent unobservable adjustments to the impaired loan appraisals. Impaired loans other than commercial real estate and 
other real estate owned are not considered material.  

The following table presents quantitative information about level 3 fair value measurements for financial instruments measured at fair 
value on a non-recurring basis at year ended 2014 and 2013:  

December 31, 2014 
Impaired loans 

Fair value 

Valuation 
Technique(s) 

Unobservable 
Input(s) 

Range 
(Weighted Average)

Commercial .......................................  $ 

807    Sales comparison 

Residential .........................................    

63    Sales comparison 

Other real estate owned .....................    

45    Sales comparison 

Adjustment for 
differences between 
comparable sales 
Adjustment for 
differences between 
comparable sales 
Adjustment for 
differences between 
comparable sales 

-27.43% - 32.86% 
(9.96)% 

-18.32% - 24.16% 
(-14.02)% 

-12.86% - 11.97% 
(-5.79)% 

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Impaired loans 

Fair value 

Valuation 
Technique(s) 

Unobservable 
Input(s) 

Range 
(Weighted Average)

Commercial real estate ......................  $ 

1,237    Sales comparison 

116    Income approach 

Commercial .......................................    

1,575    Sales comparison 

Residential .........................................    

751    Sales comparison 

Consumer ...........................................    

164    Sales comparison 

Adjustment for 
differences between 
comparable sales 
Adjustment for 
differences in net 
operating income 
Adjustment for 
differences between 
comparable sales 
Adjustment for 
differences between 
comparable sales 
Adjustment for 
differences between 
comparable sales 

-41.59% - 77.25% 
(-7.82%) 

-13.64% - 12.93% 
(-5.96%) 

-25.56% - 33.03% 
(17.42%) 

-46.81% - 23.45% 
(-7.00%) 

-29.00% - 29.00% 
(0.00%) 

Other real estate owned measured at fair value less costs to sell, had a net carrying amount of $45 thousand at December 31, 2014. 
The Company sold ten other real estate owned properties during the year ended December 31, 2014.  The Company recorded $5 
thousand in write downs on one other real estate owned properties during the year ended December 31, 2014.  At December 31, 2013, 
other real estate owned had a net carrying amount of $33 thousand. During the year ended December 31, 2013 three properties were 
charged down reflecting updated appraisals which resulted in a write-down of $21 thousand.  

Fair Value of Financial Instruments  

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments measured on a recurring basis and not previously presented, at 
December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows:  

Carrying 
Amount 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using: 

Level 1 

Level 2 

Level 3 

Total 

Financial assets 

Cash and cash equivalents ..............................  $ 
Restricted stock ...............................................    
Loans held for sale ..........................................    
Loans, net ........................................................    
Accrued interest receivable .............................    

27,428  $
4,224 
511 
656,220 
3,237 

11,410  $
n/a 
0 
0 
0 

16,018     $ 
n/a     
523       
0       
1,645       

0  $

n/a 
0 
658,993 
1,592 

Financial liabilities 

Deposits ..........................................................    
Short-term borrowings ....................................    
Long-term borrowings ....................................    
Accrued interest payable .................................    

915,703 
59,136 
28,381 
402 

708,752 
0 
0 
2 

206,708       
59,136       
28,837       
400       

0 
0 
0 
0 

27,428
n/a
523
658,993
3,237

915,460
59,136
28,837
402

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Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2013 Using: 

Level 1 

Level 2 

Level 3 

Total 

Financial assets 

Cash and cash equivalents ..............................  $ 
Restricted stock ...............................................    
Loans held for sale ..........................................    
Loans, net ........................................................    
Accrued interest receivable .............................    

27,513  $
4,224 
158 
623,116 
3,399 

12,957  $
n/a 
0 
0 
0 

14,556     $ 
n/a     
161       
0       
1,844       

0  $

n/a 
0 
623,875 
1,555 

Financial liabilities 

Deposits ..........................................................    
Short-term borrowings ....................................    
Long-term borrowings ....................................    
Accrued interest payable .................................    

915,216 
81,617 
19,822 
447 

688,470 
0 
0 
2 

228,116       
81,617       
20,526       
445       

0 
0 
0 
0 

27,513
n/a
161
623,875
3,399

916,586
81,617
20,526
447

The methods and assumptions used to estimate fair value, not previously described, are described as follows:  

Cash and Cash Equivalents: The carrying amounts of cash and short-term instruments approximate fair values and are classified as 
either Level 1 or Level 2. The Company has determined that cash on hand and non-interest bearing due from bank accounts are Level 
1 whereas interest bearing federal funds sold and other are Level 2.  

Restricted Stock: It is not practical to determine the fair value of restricted stock due to restrictions placed on its transferability.  

Loans: Fair values of loans, excluding loans held for sale, are estimated as follows: For variable rate loans that reprice frequently and 
with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values resulting in a Level 3 classification. Fair values for 
other loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms 
to borrowers of similar credit quality resulting in a Level 3 classification. Impaired loans are valued at the lower of cost or fair value 
as described previously. The methods utilized to estimate the fair value of loans do not necessarily represent an exit price.  

Loans held for sale: The fair value of loans held for sale is estimated based upon the average of binding contracts and quotes from 
third party investors resulting in a Level 2 classification.  

Accrued Interest Receivable/Payable: The carrying amounts of accrued interest receivable and payable approximate fair value 
resulting in a Level l, Level 2, or Level 3 classification. The classification is the result of the association with securities, loans and 
deposits.  

Deposits: The fair values disclosed for demand deposits – interest and non-interest checking, passbook savings, and money market 
accounts—are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date resulting in a Level 1 classification. The 
carrying amounts of variable rate certificates of deposit approximate their fair values at the reporting date resulting Level 2 
classification. Fair value for fixed rate certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flows calculation that applies 
interest rates currently being offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits resulting 
in a Level 2 classification.  

Short-term Borrowings: The carrying amounts of federal funds purchased, borrowings under repurchase agreements, and other short-
term borrowings, generally maturing within ninety days, approximate their fair values resulting in a Level 2 classification.  

Long-term Borrowings: The fair values of the Company’s long-term borrowings are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses 
based on the current borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements resulting in a Level 2 classification.  

Off-balance Sheet Instruments: The fair value of commitments is not considered material.  

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Year-end premises and equipment were as follows:  

NOTE 5—PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT  

Land .......................................................................................................................... $
Buildings ...................................................................................................................  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment .............................................................................  
Leasehold Improvements ..........................................................................................  

Less accumulated depreciation .................................................................................  
NET BOOK VALUE $

2014     
3,143   $ 
20,842     
11,651     
247     
35,883     
(18,834 )   
17,049   $ 

2013 
3,086 
20,293 
11,294 
254 
34,927 
(17,740)
17,187 

Depreciation expense was $1.1 million for year ended December 31, 2014 and $1.2 million for years ended December 31, 2013 and 
2012.   

During 2014, the Company purchased property located adjacent to its Canfield branch on South Broad Street in Canfield, for $395 
thousand to house some investment, insurance and mortgage lending activities.  The building was put into service in June 2014. 

With declining branch transaction counts and banking trends driving customers towards online banking the decision was made to close 
two retail branch locations in Leetonia and Warren, Ohio.  The two branches were closed on October 1, 2013.  One property, recently 
valued at $45 thousand, has been moved to Other Real Estate Owned while the other is still providing ATM service and remains in 
service as part of premises and equipment. The Company is currently marketing the properties for sale. 

The Company leases certain branch properties under operating leases. Rent expense was $323, $302, and $265 thousand for 2014, 
2013 and 2012. In addition to rent expense, under the leases, common area maintenance and property taxes are paid and the amount 
can fluctuate according to the costs incurred. Rent commitments, before considering renewal options that generally are present, were 
as follows:  

2015 ...............................................................................................................................  $ 
2016 ...............................................................................................................................    
2017 ...............................................................................................................................    
2018 ...............................................................................................................................    
2019 ...............................................................................................................................    
Thereafter ......................................................................................................................    
TOTAL  $ 

274 
210 
219 
202 
194 
515 
1,614 

NOTE 6—GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS  

Goodwill associated with the Company’s purchase of National Associates, Inc. in July of 2013 and Farmers Trust Company in 2009 
totaled $5.6 million at December 31, 2014 and $6.4 million at December 31, 2013. The NAI acquisition is more fully described in 
Note 16. Impairment exists when a reporting unit’s carrying value of goodwill exceeds its fair value, which is determined through a 
two-step impairment test. Step 1 includes the determination of the carrying value of the reporting units, including the existing 
goodwill and intangible assets, and estimating the fair value of the reporting units. After our annual impairment analysis as of 
September 30, 2014, the Company determined the fair value of Farmers Trust Company exceeded its carrying amount; however, the 
fair value of NAI was less than its carrying value. When the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, a second step to 
the impairment test is required. The analysis indicated that the Step 2 analysis was necessary for the National Associates, Inc. entity. 
Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test is performed to measure the impairment loss.  Step 2 requires that the implied fair value of the 
reporting unit’s goodwill be compared to the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill 
exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss shall be recognized in an amount equal to that excess. After 
performing Step 2 it was determined that the implied value of goodwill was less than the carrying costs, resulting in an impairment 
charge of $763 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2014.  During the initial valuation of the newly acquired entity the future 
income projections were not fully attained.  The fair value of the reporting unit was determined based on a discounted cash flow 
model.  Additionally, the $763 thousand impairment was offset with an equal reduction of the future payment liability associated with 
the purchase.  The two adjustments offset resulting in a zero impact to the Company’s consolidated statements of income for year 
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Acquired Intangible Assets  
Acquired intangible assets were as follows at year end:  

2014 

2013 

Gross Carrying 
Amount 

Accumulated 
Amortization 

Gross Carrying 
Amount 

Accumulated 
Amortization 

Amortized intangible assets: 
Customer relationship intangibles ..............  $ 
Non-compete contracts ..............................  
Trade Name ................................................  
Total ...........................................................  $ 

5,970 
370 
190 
6,530 

 $

 $

(2,972)  $
(295)  
(41)  
(3,308)  $

5,970      $
370        
190        
6,530      $

(2,262)
(265)
(14)
(2,541)

Aggregate amortization expense was $767 thousand, $624 thousand, and $409 thousand for 2014, 2013, and 2012.  

Estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years:  

2015 ....................................................................................................................... $
2016 ....................................................................................................................... 
2017 ....................................................................................................................... 
2018 ....................................................................................................................... 
2019 ....................................................................................................................... 
Thereafter ..............................................................................................................  
TOTAL ............................................................................................................ $

667 
580 
494 
410 
334 
737 
3,222 

NOTE 7 - INTEREST BEARING DEPOSITS  

Time deposits of $250 thousand or more were $26.3 million and $22.0 million at year-end 2014 and 2013.  

Following is a summary of scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit during the years following December 31, 2013:  

2015 .......................................................................................................................   
2016 .......................................................................................................................   
2017 .......................................................................................................................   
2018 .......................................................................................................................   
2019 .......................................................................................................................   
Thereafter ...............................................................................................................   
TOTAL $

Following is a summary of year-end interest bearing deposits:  

Demand ................................................................................................  $
Money Market ......................................................................................   
Savings .................................................................................................   
Certificates of Deposit ..........................................................................   
TOTAL $

2014     
126,456   $ 
266,040     
131,559     
206,951     
731,006   $ 

103,868 
44,741 
16,913 
11,443 
19,933 
10,053 
206,951 

2013 
124,660 
285,464 
122,453 
226,746 
759,323 

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OTHER SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS  

Securities sold under repurchase agreements are secured by the Bank’s holdings of debt securities issued by U.S. government 
sponsored entities and agencies with a carrying amount of $147.8 million and $152.4 million at year ended 2014 and 2013.  

Repurchase agreements are financing arrangements that mature within 89 days and usually overnight. Under the agreements, 
customers agree to maintain funds on deposit with the Bank and in return acquire an interest in a pool of securities pledged as 
collateral against the funds. The securities are held in segregated safekeeping accounts at the Federal Reserve Bank and Farmers Trust 
Company. Information concerning securities sold under agreements to repurchase is summarized as follows:  

2014  

2013   

2012  

Average balance during the year  .................................................................  $
Average interest rate during the year  ..........................................................   
Maximum month-end balance during the year  ............................................  $
Weighted average year-end interest rate  .....................................................   
Balance at year-end  .....................................................................................  $

71,573    $
0.04%  
78,972    $
0.06%  
58,786    $

90,951     $
0.04 %  
100,462     $
0.06 %  
75,267     $

93,149  
0.08%
98,531  
0.07%
79,536  

The Bank has access to lines of credit amounting to $24.5 million at two major domestic banks that are below prime rate. The lines 
and terms are periodically reviewed by the banks and are generally subject to withdrawal at their discretion.  There were no 
borrowings under these lines at December 31, 2014. At December 31, 2013 the Bank had drawn $6 million against the lines and 
repaid the full amount during January of 2014.       

Farmers National Banc Corp has an unsecured $1.5 million revolving line of credit. The line can be renewed annually. The 
outstanding balance was $350 thousand at December 31, 2014 and 2013. The interest rate is prime with a floor of 4.5%. The interest 
rate at December 31, 2014 and 2013 was 4.5%.  During 2014, Farmers National Banc Corp added an unsecured $5 million line of 
credit with another banking institution.  The line can be renewed annually and has not been drawn upon.  The interest rate is prime 
with a floor of 3.5%. 

NOTE 9 - FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES AND OTHER LONG-TERM BORROWINGS  

At year end, long-term advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank were as follows:  

2014 

  Weighted 
  Average 

2013 

  Weighted 
  Average 

Amount 

Rate 

      Amount 

Rate 

Fixed-rate constant payment advances, at rates from 1.70% to 

4.88% at December 31, 2014 and 2013 ......................................... $

8,381   

Convertible and putable fixed-rate advances, at rates from 2.82% to 
4.45% at December 31, 2014 and 2013 .........................................  

Cash management advance with a variable rate of .26% at 

December 31, 2014 .......................................................................  
Total advances ................................................................................... $

10,000   

10,000   
28,381   

1.72 %   $ 

3.64 %     

0.26 %     
1.87 %   $ 

9,822   

1.74%

10,000   

3.64%

0   
19,822   

0.0%
2.70%

During December of 2014, the Bank received a variable rate cash management advance from FHLB in the amount of $10 million that 
can be renewed quarterly. The Bank also has a total of $10 million in putable FHLB fixed-rate advances.  Should the FHLB elect the 
put, the Bank is required to repay the advance on that date without penalty.  

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million at year end 2014 and 2013. Based on this collateral the Bank is eligible to borrow an additional $81.9 million at year end 2014. 
Each advance is subject to a prepayment penalty if paid prior to its maturity date.  

Scheduled repayments of long-term FHLB advances are as follows:  

Maturing in: 
2015 .............................................................................................................................. $ 
2016 ..............................................................................................................................   
2017 ..............................................................................................................................   
2018 ..............................................................................................................................   
2019 ..............................................................................................................................   
Thereafter .....................................................................................................................   
TOTAL $ 

16,398 
1,176 
6,089 
1,008 
931 
2,779 
28,381 

NOTE 10 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES  

Some financial instruments, such as loan commitments, credit lines, letters of credit and overdraft protection, are issued to meet 
customer financing needs. These are agreements to provide credit or to support the credit of others, as long as conditions established in 
the contract are met, and usually have expiration dates. Commitments may expire without being used. Off-balance-sheet risk to credit 
loss exists up to the face amount of these instruments, although material losses are not anticipated. The same credit policies are used to 
make such commitments as are used for loans, including obtaining collateral at exercise of the commitment.  

The contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk at year end were as follows:  

2014

2013

Fixed 
Rate

Variable 
Rate

Fixed 
Rate 

Variable 
Rate 

Commitments to make loans .......................................................... $
Unused lines of credit .................................................................... $

471    $
108,382    $

1,881      $ 
39,205      $ 

4,373    $
87,562    $

8,722  
33,351  

Commitments to make loans are generally made for periods of 30 days or less. The fixed rate loan commitments for 2014 have interest 
rates that range from 4.00% to 4.63% and mature within thirty years. The fixed rate loan commitments for 2013 have interest rates of 
4.50% and mature between ten and twelve years.  Fixed rate unused lines of credit have interest rates ranging from 2.11% to 13.50% 
at December 31, 2014 and 2.16% to 13.50% at December 31, 2013.  

Standby letters of credit are considered financial guarantees. The standby letters of credit have a contractual value of $5.2 million at 
December 31, 2014 and $4.9 million at December 31, 2013. The carrying amount of these items on the balance sheet is not material.  

NOTE 11 - STOCK BASED COMPENSATION  

During 2012, the Company, with the approval of shareholders, created the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan permits 
the award of up to 500 thousand shares to the Company’s directors and employees to promote the Company’s long-term financial 
success by motivating performance through long-term incentive compensation and to better align the interests of its employees with 
those of its shareholders.  46,957 share awards were granted under the Plan during February 2014. The restricted stock awards were 
granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant; these awards have a 
three year performance period that will end December 31, 2016.  Participants will receive the awards based on performance of the 
Company’s return on equity metrics. Expense recognized for the Plan was $116 thousand during the year ended 2014.  As of 
December 31, 2014, there was $231 thousand of total unrecognized compensation expense related to the nonvested shares granted 
under the Plan.  The remaining cost is expected to be recognized over the next two years. There were no shares awarded or expense 
recognized during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 under the Plan. 

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Restricted Stock Units 

Beginning balance .............................................................................. $
Granted ...............................................................................................  
Vested .................................................................................................  
Forfeited .............................................................................................  
Ending balance ................................................................................... $ 

Units

Weighted 
Average Grant 
Date Fair Value  
0 
7.39 
0 
0 
7.39 

0     $ 
46,957       
0       
0       
46,957     $ 

The Company’s Stock Option Plan, which was shareholder-approved and has since expired, permitted the grant of share options to its 
directors, officers and employees for up to 375 thousand shares of common stock. Option awards were granted with an exercise price 
equal to the market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant; those option awards have vesting periods of 5 years 
and have 10-year contractual terms. During the first quarter of 2014 the last remaining 5,000 outstanding options were exercised and 
the Company satisfied these options with the reissuance of treasury shares.  

There were no options granted under the Stock Option Plan during 2014, 2013 or 2012.  

NOTE 12 - REGULATORY MATTERS  

Banks and bank holding companies are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking 
agencies. Capital adequacy guidelines and, additionally for banks, prompt corrective action regulations, involve quantitative measures 
of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and 
classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators. Failure to meet capital requirements can initiate regulatory 
action by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the financial statements. Management believes as of 
December 31, 2014, the Company and Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.  

Prompt corrective action regulations provide five classifications: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, 
significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial 
condition. If only adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to accept brokered deposits. If undercapitalized, capital 
distributions are limited, as is asset growth and expansion, and capital restoration plans are required. At year-end 2014 and 2013, the 
most recent regulatory notifications categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective 
action. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the institution’s category.  

Dividend Restrictions: The Corporation’s principal source of funds for dividend payments is dividends received from the Bank and 
Trust. The Bank and Trust are subject to the dividend restrictions set forth by the Comptroller of the Currency and Ohio Department 
of Commerce – Division of Financial Institutions, respectively. The respective regulatory agency must approve declaration of any 
dividends in excess of the sum of profits for the current year and retained net profits for the preceding two years. During 2015, the 
Bank could, without prior approval, declare dividends of approximately $9.1 million plus any 2015 net profits retained to the date of 
the dividend declaration. In order to practice trust powers, Trust must maintain a minimum capital of $3 million. The Trust would 
need regulatory approval to declare dividends in 2015.  

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Actual 

Requirement For Capital 
Adequacy Purposes: 

To be Well Capitalized 
Under Prompt 
Corrective Action 
Provisions: 

Amount 

Ratio 

Amount 

Ratio 

Amount 

  Ratio 

2014 
 Total Capital to risk weighted assets 
    Consolidated ....................................$ 
    Bank .................................................  
 Tier I Capital to risk weighted assets      
    Consolidated ....................................  
    Bank .................................................  
 Tier I Capital to average assets 
    Consolidated ....................................  
    Bank .................................................  

2013 
 Total Capital to risk weighted assets 
    Consolidated ....................................$ 
    Bank .................................................  
 Tier I Capital to risk weighted assets      
    Consolidated ....................................  
    Bank .................................................  
 Tier I Capital to average assets 
    Consolidated ....................................  
    Bank .................................................  

121,340    
114,321    

16.48%   $
15.56%  

58,523   
58,773   

8.00 %   
8.00 %    $ 

N/A 

N/A 

73,466   

10.00%

113,654    
106,689    

113,654    
106,689    

15.43%  
14.52%  

10.03%  
9.37%  

29,262   
29,386   

45,313   
45,565   

4.00 %   
4.00 %   

4.00 %   
4.00 %   

N/A 

N/A 

44,079   

6.00%

N/A 

N/A 

56,956   

5.00%

115,730    
109,154    

16.26%   $
15.42%  

56,950   
56,638   

8.00 %   
8.00 %    $ 

N/A 

N/A 

70,798   

10.00%

108,130    
101,586    

108,130    
101,586    

15.19%  
14.35%  

9.36%  
8.93%  

28,475   
28,319   

46,185   
45,478   

4.00 %   
4.00 %   

4.00 %   
4.00 %   

N/A 

N/A 

42,479   

6.00%

N/A 

N/A 

56,848   

5.00%

NOTE 13 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS  

The Company has a qualified 401(k) deferred compensation Retirement Savings Plan. All employees of the Company who have 
completed at least 90 days of service and meet certain other eligibility requirements are eligible to participate in the Plan. Under the 
terms of the Plan, employees may voluntarily defer a portion of their annual compensation pursuant to section 401(k) of the Internal 
Revenue Code. The Company matches a percentage of the participants’ voluntary contributions up to 6% of gross wages. In addition, 
at the discretion of the Board of Directors, the Company may make an additional profit sharing contribution to the Plan. Total expense 
was $336 thousand, $336 thousand and $334 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  

During 2014 the Company adopted a profit sharing plan to provide associates not participating in a current incentive plan a vehicle for 
sharing in the success of the Company outside of existing wages and non-monetary benefits. The board of directors has approved a 
profit sharing amount equal to 1% of annual compensation for associates.  The expense was $73 thousand for the year ended 
December 31, 2014. 

The Company maintains a deferred compensation plan for certain retirees. Expense under the Plan was $10 thousand, $10 thousand 
and $13 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.  The liability under the Plan at December 31, 2014 was 
$156 thousand and $163 thousand at December 31, 2013.  

The Company also has a postretirement health care benefit Plan covering individuals retired from the Company that have met certain 
service and age requirements and certain other active employees that have met similar service requirements. The postretirement health 
care Plan includes a limit on the Company’s share of costs for recent and future retirees. Expense under this Plan for 2014, 2013 and 
2012 was $4 thousand, $13 thousand and $34 thousand. The accrued postretirement benefit liability under this Plan was $314 
thousand and $370 thousand at December 31, 2014 and 2013. Due to the immateriality of the Plan, the disclosures required under U.S. 
generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted.  

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NOTE 14 - INCOME TAXES 

Current expense ............................................................................................................  $
Deferred expense ...........................................................................................................   
TOTALS $

2014     
2,369   $ 
263     
2,632   $ 

2013   
874  $
809   
1,683  $

2012 
2,042 
1,013 
3,055 

Effective tax rates differ from federal statutory rate of 35% applied to income before income taxes due to the following:  

2014   

2013 

2012 

Statutory tax ................................................................................................................. $
Effect of nontaxable interest ......................................................................................  
Bank owned life insurance, net .................................................................................  
Effect of nontaxable life insurance death proceeds ...................................................  
Other ..........................................................................................................................  
ACTUAL TAX $

4,059   $ 
(1,179 )   
(159 )   
0     
(89 )   
2,632   $ 

3,312  $
(1,325)  
(123)  
(115)  
(66)  
1,683  $

Deferred tax assets (liabilities) are comprised of the following:  

Deferred tax assets: 
   Allowance for credit losses .............................................................................................................  $ 
   Net unrealized loss on securities available for sale .........................................................................    
Deferred and accrued compensation................................................................................................    
Deferred loan fees and costs ............................................................................................................    
Post-retirement benefits ...................................................................................................................    
AMT credit carryforward ................................................................................................................    
Other ................................................................................................................................................    
Gross deferred tax assets ..............................................................................................................  $ 

Deferred tax liabilities: 
   Depreciation and amortization ........................................................................................................  $ 
   Net unrealized gain on securities available for sale ........................................................................    
   Federal Home Loan Bank dividends ...............................................................................................    
   Purchase accounting adjustments ....................................................................................................    
   Other ...............................................................................................................................................    
      Gross deferred tax liabilities ........................................................................................................    
NET DEFERRED TAX ASSET $ 

No valuation allowance for deferred tax assets was recorded at December 31, 2014 and 2013. 

2014   

2,671  $
0   
848   
515   
110   
0   
214   
4,358  $

(1,081) $
(523)  
(482)  
(550)  
(38)  
(2,674)  
1,684  $

4,545 
(1,203)
(179)
0 
(108)
3,055 

2013 

2,649 
3,005 
874 
511 
174 
367 
258 
7,838 

(1,082)
0 
(482)
(684)
(49)
(2,297)
5,541 

At December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits recorded. The Company does not 
expect the amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change within the next twelve months.  

The Company paid no penalties for the year ended December 31, 2014 or 2012. The Company paid a $12 thousand penalty for the 
year ended December 31, 2013.  There were no amounts accrued for penalties or interest as of December 31, 2014 or 2013.  

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax. The Company is no longer subject to examination by the federal taxing authority 
for years prior to 2011. The tax years 2011—2013 remain open to examination by the U.S. taxing authority. 

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The following table represents the detail of other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 
2012. 

Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities during the year .....  $
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income (1) .....   
Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities .....................................   
Change in funded status of post-retirement health plan .................................   
Net other comprehensive income (loss) .........................................................  $

10,486  $
(457)  

10,029 
60 
10,089  $

(3,670) $
160 
(3,510)  
(21)  
(3,531) $

6,816 
(297)
6,519 
39 
6,558 

Pre-tax 

2014 
Tax 

After-Tax 

Unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale securities during the year ....  $
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income (1) .....   
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities ....................................   
Change in funded status of post-retirement health plan .................................   
Net other comprehensive income (loss) .........................................................  $

Pre-tax 

(19,310) $
(860)  
(20,170)  
(3)  
(20,173) $

2013 
Tax 

After-Tax 

6,759  $
301 
7,060 
1 
7,061  $

(12,551)
(559)
(13,110)
(2)
(13,112)

Pre-tax 

2012 
Tax 

After-Tax 

Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities during the year .....  $
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income (1) .....   
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities ....................................   
Change in funded status of post-retirement health plan .................................   
Net other comprehensive income (loss) .........................................................  $

307  $
(1,059)  
(752)  
131 
(621) $

(107) $
370 
263 
(46)  
217  $

200 
(689)
(489)
85 
(404)

(1) Pre-tax reclassification adjustments relating to available-for-sale securities are reported in security gains and the tax impact is 
included in income tax expense on the consolidated statements of income. 

NOTE 16 - BUSINESS COMBINATION 

On July 1, 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of all outstanding stock of the retirement planning consultancy National 
Associates, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio.  The transaction involved both cash and stock totaling $4.4 million, including up to $1.5 million 
of future payments, contingent upon NAI meeting income performance targets, with an estimated fair value at the acquisition date of 
$920 thousand.  The contingent consideration of the future payment payable has been adjusted down to $156 thousand based on the 
September 30, 2014 fair market value estimation.  The fair market value of the contingent consideration was determined using the 
Monte Carlo Simulation.  The simulation’s key assumptions included a two year period with an estimated volatility of 20%.  Expected 
EBITDA had a base of 6% with a maximum 12% and a discount rate of 11.9%.  The acquisition is part of the Company’s plan to 
increase the levels of noninterest income and to complement the existing retirement services currently being offered.  Acquisition-
related costs of $270 thousand were included in the Company’s consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 
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and the cost savings resulting from the combining of the operations of the companies.  The goodwill is not expected to be deductible 
for income tax purposes.  The goodwill was partially impaired as described in Note 6, by an amount equal to the reduction in the 
contingent consideration payable. The two adjustments offset resulting in a zero impact to the Company’s consolidated statements of 
income for year ended December 31, 2014. After the impairment the NAI goodwill is $1.9 million at December 31, 2014. The fair 
value of other intangible assets of $2.3 million is related to client relationships, company name and noncompetition agreements.  The 
following table summarizes the consideration paid for NAI and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. 

Consideration 

Cash ........................................................................................................................  $ 
Stock ......................................................................................................................    
Contingent consideration .......................................................................................    
Fair value of total consideration transferred .....................................................  $ 

Assets acquired and liabilities assumed 

Cash ........................................................................................................................  $ 
Accounts receivable ...............................................................................................    
Premises and equipment .........................................................................................    
Other assets ............................................................................................................    
Total assets acquired .........................................................................................    
Liabilities assumed .................................................................................................    
Net assets acquired ...........................................................................................  $ 

Assets and liabilities arising from acquisition 

Identified intangible assets................................................................................    
Deferred tax liability .........................................................................................    
Goodwill ...........................................................................................................    
Net assets acquired from acquisition ...........................................................  $ 

2,111 
1,400 
920 
4,431 

28 
300 
50 
1 
379 
81 
298 

2,290 
(802)
2,645 
4,431 

The following table presents pro forma information as if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of 2012.  The pro forma 
information includes adjustments for amortization of intangibles arising from the transaction and the related income tax effects.  The 
pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred had the transactions 
been effected on the assumed dates. 

2013 

2012 

Noninterest income ......................................................................... $

15,080   $ 

14,577 

Net income ...................................................................................... $

7,665   $ 

9,883 

Basic and diluted earnings per share ............................................... $

0.41   $ 

0.53 

Loans to principal officers, directors, and their affiliates during 2014 were as follows:  

NOTE 17 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS  

Total loans at December 31, 2013  ..............................................................................  $ 
New loans  ...................................................................................................................    
Effect of changes in composition of related parties  ....................................................    
Repayments  ................................................................................................................    
Total loans at December 31, 2014  ..............................................................................  $ 

573 
0 
290 
(103)
760 

Deposits from principal officers, directors, and their affiliates at year-end 2014 and 2013 were $1.7 million and $1.6 million.  

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NOTE 18 – EARNINGS PER SHARE  

2014 

2013 

2012 

Basic EPS 

Net income ..........................................................................................  $
Weighted average shares outstanding .................................................   
Basic earnings per share ............................................................. $

8,965  $
18,674,526     
0.48  $

7,780    $
18,773,491      
0.41    $

Diluted EPS 

Net income ..........................................................................................  $
Weighted average shares out-standing for basic earnings per share ...   
Restricted stock awards ......................................................................   
Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share .....................   
Diluted earnings per share .......................................................... $

8,965  $
18,674,526     

890 

7,780    $
18,773,491      

0   

18,675,416     
0.48  $

18,773,491      
0.41     $

9,932
18,791,843
0.53

9,932
18,791,843
0
18,791,843
0.53

Stock options for 5,000 shares of common stock for 2013 and 2012 were not considered in computing diluted earnings per share 
because they were antidilutive. 

NOTE 19 – INTEREST RATE SWAPS  

The Company uses a program that utilizes interest-rate swaps as part of its asset/liability management strategy. The interest-rate swaps 
are used to help manage the Company’s interest rate risk position and not as derivatives for trading purposes. The notional amount of 
the interest-rate swaps does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties. The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the 
notional amount and the other terms of the individual interest-rate swap agreements.  

The objective of the interest-rate swaps is to protect the related fixed rate commercial real estate loans from changes in fair value due 
to changes in interest rates. The Company has a program whereby it lends to its borrowers at a fixed rate with the loan agreement 
containing a two-way yield maintenance provision, which will be invoked in the event of prepayment of the loan, and is expected to 
exactly offset the fair value of unwinding the swap. The yield maintenance provision represents an embedded derivative which is 
bifurcated from the host loan contract and, as such, the swaps and embedded derivatives are not designated as hedges. Accordingly, 
both instruments are carried at fair value and changes in fair value are reported in current period earnings.  

Summary information about these interest-rate swaps as of year ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:  

2014 

2013 

2012 

Notional amounts .............................................................................  $
Weighted average pay rate on interest-rate swaps ...........................   
Weighted average receive rate on interest-rate swaps .....................   
Weighted average matuirity (years) .................................................   
Fair value of combined interest-rate swaps .....................................  $

31,459  

$
4.26%    
2.67%  
5.9  
638  

$

25,195   

$
4.28 %     
2.82 % 
6.3   
275   

$

7,060  
4.07%
2.99%
5.8  
120  

The fair value of the yield maintenance provisions and interest-rate swaps is recorded in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, 
in the consolidated balance sheet. Changes in the fair value of the yield maintenance provisions and interest-rate swaps are reported in 
earnings, as other noninterest income in the consolidated income statements. There were no net gains or losses recognized in earnings 
related to yield maintenance provisions for years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.  

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NOTE 20 – SEGMENT INFORMATION  

The reportable segments are determined by the products and services offered, primarily distinguished between banking, trust and 
retirement consulting operations. They are also distinguished by the level of information provided to the chief operating decision 
makers in the Company, who use such information to review performance of various components of the business, which are then 
aggregated. Loans, investments, and deposits provide the revenues in the banking operation, trust service fees provide the revenue in 
trust operations and consulting fees provide the revenues in the retirement consulting operations. All operations are domestic.  

Accounting policies for segments are the same as those described in Note 1. Segment performance is evaluated using operating 
income. Income taxes are calculated on operating income. Transactions among segments are made at fair value.  

Significant segment totals are reconciled to the financial statements as follows:  

December 31, 2014 
Goodwill and other intangibles ................................  $
Total assets ...............................................................  $

December 31, 2013 
Goodwill and other intangibles ................................  $
Total assets ...............................................................  $

For year ended 2014 
Net interest income ..................................................  $
Provision for loan losses ..........................................   
Service fees, security gains and other noninterest 

income .................................................................   
Noninterest expense .................................................   
   Income before taxes ..............................................   
Income tax ................................................................   
Net Income .........................................................  $

Trust 
Segment 

Bank 
Segment 

Retirement 
Consulting 
Segment 

Eliminations 
and Others   

Consolidated 
Totals 

5,285  $
10,643  $

0  $
1,121,505  $

3,528   $ 
4,356   $ 

0  $
463  $

8,813
1,136,967

Trust 
Segment 

Bank 
Segment 

Retirement 
Consulting 
Segment 

Eliminations 
and Others   

Consolidated 
Totals 

5,639  $
11,572  $

0  $
1,120,091  $

4,704   $ 
5,090   $ 

0  $
573  $

10,343
1,137,326

Trust 
Segment 

Bank 
Segment 

Retirement 
Consulting 
Segment 

Eliminations 
and Others   

Consolidated 
Totals 

53  $
0   

6,170   
4,906   
1,317   
451   
866  $

36,297  $
1,880   

7,577   
30,349   
11,645   
2,645   
9,000  $

0   $ 
0     

1,810     
2,433     
(623 )   
48     
(671 ) $ 

(14) $
0  $

(254) $
474  $
(742) $
(512) $
(230) $

36,336
1,880

15,303
38,162
11,597
2,632
8,965

For year ended 2013 
Net interest income ..................................................  $
Provision for loan losses ..........................................   
Service fees, security gains and other noninterest 

income .................................................................   
Noninterest expense .................................................   
   Income before taxes ..............................................   
Income tax ................................................................   
Net Income .........................................................  $

Trust 
Segment 

Bank 
Segment 

Retirement 
Consulting 
Segment 

Eliminations 
and Others   

Consolidated 
Totals 

45  $
0   

5,667   
4,899   
813   
282   
531  $

35,865  $
1,290   

7,838   
31,875   
10,538   
2,043   
8,495  $

0   $ 
0     

627     
863     
(236 )   
(80 )   
(156 ) $ 

(14) $
0  $

(218) $
1,420  $
(1,652) $
(562) $
(1,090) $

35,896
1,290

13,914
39,057
9,463
1,683
7,780

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For year ended 2012 
Net interest income ..................................................  $
Provision for loan losses ..........................................   
Service fees, security gains and other noninterest 

income .................................................................   
Noninterest expense .................................................   
   Income before taxes ..............................................   
Income tax ................................................................   
Net Income .........................................................  $

Trust 
Segment 

Bank 
Segment 

Retirement 
Consulting 
Segment 

Eliminations 
and Others   

Consolidated 
Totals 

47  $
0   

5,571   
4,918   
700   
244   
456  $

36,871  $
725   

7,192   
30,024   
13,314   
3,160   
10,154  $

0   $ 
0     

0     
0     
0     
0     
0   $ 

(20) $
0  $

(185) $
822  $
(1,027) $
(349) $
(678) $

36,898
725

12,578
35,764
12,987
3,055
9,932

Bank segment includes Farmers National Insurance and Farmers of Canfield Investment Co.  

NOTE 21 – SUBSEQUENT EVENT 

During January of 2015, the Company announced a definitive agreement had been reached to acquire all the shares of National 
Bancshares Corporation, the holding company for First National Bank of Orville and will be merged with and into Farmers National 
Bank of Canfield.  At the completion of the transaction First National Bank of Orrville branches will become branches of Farmers 
National Bank of Canfield.  Pursuant to the Agreement, each shareholder of National Bancshares will be entitled to elect to receive 
either $32.15 per share in cash or 4.034 shares of Farmers’ common stock, subject to an overall limitation of 80% of the shares being 
exchanged for stock and 20% for cash.  Based on Farmers’ volume weighted average stock price over the last 20 trading days of $7.97, 
as of January 26, 2015, the transaction is valued at approximately $74.0 million.  The merger is expected to qualify as a tax-free 
reorganization for those shareholders electing to receive Farmers’ stock.  The transaction is subject to receipt of National Bancshares’ 
shareholder approval, Farmers’ shareholder approval and customary regulatory approvals.  The Company expects the transaction to 
close in the first half of 2015.  

NOTE 22 - QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED) 

March 31 

June 30 

September 30 

   December 31 

Quarter Ended 2014 
Total interest income ............................................  $ 
Total interest expense ...........................................    
Net interest income ..............................................    
Provision for loan losses ......................................    
Noninterest income ..............................................    
Noninterest expense .............................................    
Income before income taxes .................................    
Income taxes ........................................................    
Net income ...........................................................  $ 

10,063  $
1,207   
8,856   
330   
3,433   
9,141   
2,818   
627   
2,191  $

10,118  $
1,166   
8,952   
300   
3,797   
9,378   
3,071   
720   
2,351  $

10,413   $
1,128    
9,285    
425    
3,880    
9,776    
2,964    
688    
2,276   $

Earnings per share - basic and diluted ..................  $ 

0.12  $

0.13  $

0.12   $

March 31 

June 30 

September 30 

   December 31 

Quarter Ended 2013 
Total interest income ............................................  $ 
Total interest expense ...........................................    
Net interest income ..............................................    
Provision for loan losses ......................................    
Noninterest income ..............................................    
Noninterest expense .............................................    
Income before income taxes .................................    
Income taxes ........................................................    
Net income ...........................................................  $ 

10,266  $
1,298   
8,968   
255   
2,875   
9,088   
2,500   
495   
2,005  $

10,273  $
1,234   
9,039   
170   
3,225   
9,822   
2,272   
404   
1,868  $

10,122   $
1,274    
8,848    
340    
4,173    
10,926    
1,755    
143    
1,612   $

10,321
1,078
9,243
825
4,193
9,867
2,744
597
2,147

0.12

10,298
1,257
9,041
525
3,641
9,221
2,936
641
2,295

0.12

Earnings per share - basic and diluted ..................  $ 

0.11  $

0.10  $

0.09   $

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The Company sold certain investment securities and recognized security gains of $372 thousand during the fourth quarter of 2014 and 
gains of $597 thousand during the third quarter of 2013.  A $1.3 million charge was recorded during the third quarter of 2013 for 
severance costs. 

NOTE 23—PARENT COMPANY ONLY CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION  

Below is condensed financial information of Farmers National Banc Corp. (parent company only). This information should be read in 
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes.  

December 31, 
BALANCE SHEETS 

Assets: 

Cash ............................................................................................................................  $
Investment in subsidiaries 

Bank .........................................................................................................................   
Trust .........................................................................................................................   
NAI ..........................................................................................................................   
Securities available for sale ........................................................................................   
Other ...........................................................................................................................   
TOTAL ASSETS $

Liabilities: 

Other liabilities ............................................................................................................ $
Note payable ................................................................................................................  
Other accounts payable ................................................................................................  
TOTAL LIABILITIES  
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $

2014   

2013

1,564   $ 

107,704     
10,115     
3,604     
172     
916     
124,075   $ 

163   $ 
350     
2     
515     
123,560     
124,075   $ 

1,849

96,087
11,233
4,275
126
725
114,295

932
350
6
1,288
113,007
114,295

STATEMENTS OF INCOME 
Years ended December 31, 

Income: 

Dividends from subsidiaries 

2014   

2013   

2012 

Bank .........................................................................................................  $
Trust .........................................................................................................   
NAI ..........................................................................................................   
Interest and dividends on securities ............................................................   
Security gains/(losses) ................................................................................   
Other income ..............................................................................................   
TOTAL INCOME  
Interest on borrowings ................................................................................   
Other expenses ............................................................................................   
Income before income tax benefit and undistributed subsidiary income ......   
Income tax benefit ......................................................................................   

Equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries (dividends in excess of 

net income) 

Bank ............................................................................................................   
Trust ............................................................................................................   
NAI .............................................................................................................   
NET INCOME  $

4,013  $
2,000 

0   
1 
0 
764   

6,778 
(15)
(1,492)
5,271 
512 

4,987 
(1,134)
(671)
8,965  $

4,333 $
980  
0   
2  
21  
0   
5,336  
(16)  
(1,659)  
3,661  
562  

4,162  
(449)  
(156)  
7,780 $

2,712 
0 
0 
4 
0 
0 
2,716 
(24)
(1,007)
1,685 
349 

7,442 
456 
0 
9,932 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
Years ended December 31, 
Cash flows from operating activities: 
Net income ......................................................................................................  $

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash 
from operating activities: 

Security (gains)/losses ...............................................................................   
Impairment of securities ............................................................................   
Dividends in excess of net income (Equity in undistributed net income of 
subsidiary) .................................................................................................   
Other ..........................................................................................................   
NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES  

Cash flows from investing activities: 

Proceeds from maturities of available for sale securities ...........................   
Purchase of National Associates, Inc. ........................................................   
NET CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES  

Cash flows from financing activities: 

Proceeds from reissuance of treasury shares .............................................   
Purchase of treasury shares ........................................................................   
Cash dividends paid ...................................................................................   
Net changes in borrowings ........................................................................   
Proceeds from dividend reinvestment ........................................................   
NET CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES  
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  

Beginning cash and cash equivalents ..............................................................   
Ending cash and cash equivalents ...................................................................  $

2014   

2013   

8,965  $

7,780  $

0   
0   

(3,182)  
(982)  
4,801   

0   
0   
0   

32   
(2,882)  
(2,236)  
0   
0   
(5,086)  
(285)  

1,849   
1,564  $

(24)  
3   

(3,557)  
(270)  
3,932   

56   
(2,111)  
(2,055)  

0   
(1,606)  
(2,248)  
0   
0   
(3,854)  
(1,977)  

3,826   
1,849  $

2012 

9,932 

0 
0 

(7,898)
(20)
2,014 

0 
0 
0 

0 
(42)
(3,382)
(750)
243 
(3,931)
(1,917)

5,743 
3,826 

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.  
None.  

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.  

As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the 
supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief 
Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that 
evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and 
procedures were effective to ensure that the financial and nonfinancial information required to be disclosed by the Company in the 
reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including this Annual Report on Form 10-K for 
the period ended December 31, 2014, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the 
Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.  

Management’s responsibilities related to establishing and maintaining effective disclosure controls and procedures include 
maintaining effective internal controls over financial reporting that are designed to produce reliable financial statements in accordance 
with GAAP. As disclosed in the Report on Management’s Assessment of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting in the Company’s 
2013 Annual Report to Shareholders, management assessed the Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting as of 
December 31, 2014, in relation to criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting as described in the 2013 “Internal 
Control - Integrated Framework,” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and found it to 
be effective.  

Crowe Horwath LLP, the Company’s registered public accounting firm, has audited the Company’s internal control over financial 
reporting as of December 31, 2014. The audit report by Crowe Horwath is located in Item 8 of this report.  

There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a - 15(f) under the Exchange 
Act) that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2014, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially 
affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. There have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal 
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation or material 
weaknesses in such internal controls requiring corrective actions.  

Item 9B. Other Information.  
None.  

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PART III  

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.  

The information required by Item 401 of Regulation S-K concerning the directors of the Company and the nominees for election as 
directors of the Company at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 16, 2015 (the “2015 Annual Meeting”) is 
incorporated herein by reference from the information to be included under the caption “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors” in 
Farmers’ definitive proxy statement relating to the 2015 Annual Meeting to be filed with the Commission (“2015 Proxy Statement”).  

Executive Officers of the Registrant  
The names, ages and positions of Farmers’ executive officers as of February 27, 2015:  

Name 
Carl D. Culp ..............................  

Age 
51 

Joseph Gerzina ..........................     
Mark L. Graham ........................     
Kevin J. Helmick ......................     
Brian E. Jackson ........................     
Mark A. Nicastro ......................     
Joseph W. Sabat ........................     
Timothy Shaffer ........................  

Amber Wallace Soukenik .........     
Dale Sturdevant .........................   

59 
60 
43 
45 
44 
54 
53 

49 
61 

    Title 

Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Farmers and Executive Vice-President and 
Chief Financial Officer of Farmers Bank. 

    Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of Farmers Bank 
    Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Farmers Bank 
    President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmers and Farmers Bank 
    Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Farmers Bank 
    Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources of Farmers Bank 
    Vice President and Controller of Farmers Bank 

Senior Vice President and Director of Commercial Banking/Private Client Services of 
Farmers Bank 

    Senior Vice President and Chief Retail/Marketing Officer of Farmers Bank 
  Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Farmers Bank  

Officers are generally elected annually by the Board of Directors. The term of office for all the above executive officers is for the 
period ending with the next annual meeting.  

Principal Occupation and Business Experience of Executive Officers  

Mr. Culp has served as Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Farmers and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 
of Farmers Bank since March 1996. Prior to that time, Mr. Culp was Controller of Farmers and Farmers Bank from November 1995. 
Mr. Culp has 29 years of experience in finance and accounting in the banking industry, and is a certified public accountant.  

Mr. Gerzina is Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer since February 2012, and brings 33 years of experience in 
commercial and private banking. Prior to joining Farmers Bank, Mr. Gerzina was a Managing Partner at Weather Vane Capital, and 
previously held the role of Senior Vice President and Regional Commercial Manager (2002-2009) with Huntington Bank. He was 
appointed as an executive officer of Farmers in 2012.  

Mr. Graham has over 37 years of experience with Farmers Bank. During his tenure, Mr. Graham has held a variety of positions in 
Farmers Bank’s commercial loan department. Mr. Graham has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of 
Farmers Bank since January 2012; for the four years prior to that appointment, Mr. Graham served as Senior Vice President and 
Senior Lending Officer of Farmers Bank.  

Mr. Helmick is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmers and Farmers Bank, a position he has held since November 2013. 
Prior to becoming President Mr. Helmick was Secretary of Farmers and Executive Vice President – Wealth Management and Retail 
Services of Farmers Bank since January 2012.  Mr. Helmick has been with the Company for 19 years and has a retail and investment 
background, including an MBA and CFP designation.  From 1997 through 2008, Mr. Helmick served as the Vice President and 
Program Manager for Farmers National Investments.  In 2008 Mr. Helmick was promoted to Senior Vice President of Wealth 
Management and Retail Services where he was responsible for the management and oversight of Farmers National Investments, the 
retail investment area of Farmers Bank, Farmers Insurance, and all branch sales and operational functions.  

Mr. Jackson is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Farmers Bank, a position he has held since May 2009. Prior 
to coming to the Company, Mr. Jackson was Assistant Vice President and Information Technology Manager with Home Savings Bank 
since 1993. He has over 22 years of experience in the IT field. Mr. Jackson was appointed as an executive officer in 2012.  

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Mr. Nicastro is the Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources of Farmers Bank, a position he has held since joining 
Farmers in July 2009. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Nicastro served as Staffing and Compliance Manager for Huntington National 
Bank (2007-2008) and Regional Human Resources Manager for Sky Bank from 2004 until 2007. Mr. Nicastro has an MBA, and has 
more than 17 years of experience in Human Resource Management from both large multi-national banks and regional community 
banks. He was appointed as an executive officer in 2012.  

Mr. Sabat has served as Vice President and Controller of Farmers Bank since April 2006. Prior to coming to the Company, Mr. Sabat 
was with a regional public accounting firm. Mr. Sabat has 19 years of experience in the accounting, finance and auditing fields. He is 
a certified public accountant and was appointed as an executive officer in 2012.  

Mr. Shaffer has served as the Senior Vice President and Director of Commercial Banking & Private Client Services since January of 
2014.  In October of 2011 Mr. Shaffer joined Farmers Bank as the Commercial Lending Manager, overseeing commercial lending, 
small business lending and treasury management. Mr. Shaffer has over 25 years of Banking and Lending experience in the Mahoning 
Valley market.  Mr. Shaffer was appointed as an executive officer in 2014. 

Ms. Wallace Soukenik has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Retail/Marketing Officer for Farmers Bank since November 
2013.  In August 2008 Ms. Wallace Soukenik joined Farmers Bank as Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing.  She has 25 
years of experience in the Marketing field. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Wallace Soukenik served as the Assistant Vice 
President of Marketing and Physician Relations at Trumbull Memorial Hospital, where she managed a $14 million endowment, a $1.5 
million marketing budget and all physician contracts. She was appointed as an executive officer in 2012.  

Mr. Sturdevant has served as the Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Farmers Bank since May 2012.  Previously, Mr. Sturdevant 
served as the Corporate Security and Information Security Officer of Farmers Bank.  Mr. Sturdevant has over 24 years of banking 
experience including project management, security and systems management.  Prior to joining Farmers, Mr. Sturdevant worked for 
Park View Federal Savings Bank and Home Savings Bank.  Mr. Sturdevant was appointed as an executive officer in 2014. 

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  

The information required by Item 405 of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference from the disclosure to be included under 
the caption “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the 2015 Proxy Statement.  

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.  

The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) that covers all employees, including its 
principal executive, financial and accounting officers, and is posted on the Company’s website www.farmersbankgroup.com. In the 
event of any amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the Code of Ethics that applies to its principal executive, financial or 
accounting officers, the Company intends to disclose such amendment or waiver on its website.  

Procedures for Recommending Directors Nominees.  

Information concerning the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to Farmers’ Board of Directors is 
incorporated herein by reference from the information to be included under the caption “Director Nominations” in 2015 Proxy 
Statement. These procedures have not materially changed from those described in Farmers’ definitive proxy materials for the 2014 
Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  

Audit Committee.  

The information required by Items 407(d)(4) and (d)(5) of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference from the disclosure to 
be included under the caption “Committees of the Board of Directors – Audit Committee” in the 2015 Proxy Statement.  

Item 11. Executive Compensation.  

The information required by Item 402 of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference from the disclosure to be included under 
the captions “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation and Other Information” in the 2015 Proxy 
Statement.  

The information required by Item 407(e)(4) of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference from the disclosure to be included 
under the caption “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” in the 2015 Proxy Statement.  

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The information required by Item 407(e)(5) of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference from the disclosure to be included 
under the caption “The Compensation Committee Report” in the 2015 Proxy Statement.  

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

The information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference from the disclosure included under the 
caption “Proposal Four — Adoption And Approval Of The Farmers National Banc Corp. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan” in the 2012 
Proxy Statement of the Company.  

The information required by Item 403 of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference from the disclosure to be included under 
the caption “Beneficial Ownership of Management and Certain Beneficial Owners” in the 2015 Proxy Statement.  

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.  

The information required by Item 404 of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference from the disclosure to be included under 
the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” in the 2015 Proxy Statement.  

The information required by Item 407(a) of Regulation S-K is incorporated herein by reference from the disclosure to be included 
under the caption “The Board of Directors — Independence” in the 2015 Proxy Statement.  

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.  

The information required by this Item 14 is incorporated herein by reference from the disclosure to be included under the captions 
“Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees” and “Pre-Approval of Fees” in the 2015 Proxy Statement.  

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.  

(a) (1) Financial Statements  

PART IV  

Item 8 Reference is made to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Part II herein. 

(2) Financial Statement Schedules  

No financial statement schedules are presented because they are not applicable.  

(3) Exhibits  

The exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are listed in the 
Exhibit Index, which follows the signature page and is incorporated herein by reference.  

(b) Exhibits  

The exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are listed in the 
Exhibit Index, which follows the signature page and is incorporated herein by reference.  

(c) Financial Statement Schedules 

See subparagraph (a)(2) above. 

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this 
report to be signed on its behalf by the under signed, thereunto duly authorized.  

SIGNATURES  

FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP. 

By /s/ Kevin J. Helmick 

Kevin J. Helmick, President and Chief Executive 
Officer 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.  

  /s/ Kevin J. Helmick 
  Kevin J. Helmick 

  /s/ Carl D. Culp 
  Carl D. Culp 

  /s/ Joseph W. Sabat 
  Joseph W. Sabat 

  /s/ Gregory C. Bestic 
  Gregory C. Bestic 

  /s/ Anne Frederick Crawford 
  Anne Frederick Crawford 

  /s/ Lance J. Ciroli 
  Lance J. Ciroli 

  /s/ Ralph D. Macali 
  Ralph D. Macali 

  /s/ Terry A. Moore 
  Terry A. Moore 

  /s/ David Z. Paull 
  David Z. Paull 

  /s/ Earl R. Scott 
  Earl R. Scott 

  /s/ Gregg Strollo 
  Gregg Strollo 

    President, Chief Executive Officer and Director 

   February 27, 2015 

(Principal Executive Officer) 

    Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer     February 27, 2015 

(Principal Financial Officer) 

    Controller 

(Principal Accounting Officer) 

    Director 

    Director 

   February 27, 2015 

   February 27, 2015 

   February 27, 2015 

    Chairman of the Board 

   February 27, 2015 

    Director 

    Director 

    Director 

    Director 

    Director 

   February 27, 2015 

   February 27, 2015 

   February 27, 2015 

   February 27, 2015 

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The above-named directors and officers of the Registrant sign this Annual Report on Form 10-K by Kevin J. Helmick and Carl D. 
Culp, their attorney-in-fact, pursuant to Powers of Attorney signed by the above-named directors and officers, which Powers of 
Attorney are filed with this Annual Report on Form 10-K as exhibits, in the capacities indicated.  

By     

  /s/ Kevin J. Helmick 
  Kevin J. Helmick 
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director 
  (Principal Executive Officer) 

/s/ Carl D. Culp 
  Carl D. Culp 
Executive Vice President, Secretary and 

Treasurer 

  (Principal Financial Officer) 

 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
The following exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:  

INDEX TO EXHIBITS  

Exhibit 
Number 

3.1 

3.2 

10.1 

10.2* 

10.3* 

10.4* 

10.5* 

10.6* 

10.7* 

10.8* 

10.9* 

Description

Articles of Incorporation of Farmers National Banc Corp., as amended (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to 
Farmers’ Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Commission on October 3, 2001 (File No. 333-70806), and 
by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Farmers’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the commission on May 1, 2013. 

Amended Code of Regulations of Farmers National Banc Corp. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to Farmers’ 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2011 filed with the Commission on August 9, 
2011). 

Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between National Bancshares Corporation and Farmers National Banc Corp., 
dated as of January 27, 2015 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Farmers’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed 
with the Commission on January 27, 2015). 

Farmers National Banc Corp. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Farmers’ 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 filed with the Commission on August 8, 2012). 

Farmers National Banc Corp. Cash Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Farmers’ Current 
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 24, 2011). 

Farmers National Banc Corp. Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Farmers’ 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on June 29, 2011). 

Farmers National Banc Corp. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to 
Farmers’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 3, 2015). 

Farmers National Banc Corp. Form of 2012 Award Agreement under Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by 
reference from Exhibit 10.6 to Farmers’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with 
the Commission on March 13, 2013). 

Farmers National Banc Corp. Form of 2013 Award Agreement under Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by 
reference from Exhibit 10.5 to Farmers’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with 
the Commission on March 13, 2014) 

Farmers National Banc Corp. Form of Cash Long-Term Incentive Award Agreement under Long-Term Incentive Plan 
(filed herewith) 

Farmers National Banc Corp. Form of Equity Long-Term Incentive Award Agreement under 2012 Equity Incentive Plan 
(filed herewith) 

10.10* 

  Nonemployee Director Compensation (filed herewith). 

10.11* 

10.12* 

10.13* 

10.14* 

10.15* 

21 

23 

24 

Farmers National Banc Corp. Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to 
Farmers’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 29, 2011). 

Farmers National Banc Corp. Executive Separation Policy (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to Farmers’ 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 14, 2013)  

Change in Control Agreement with Kevin J. Helmick (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Farmers’ Current 
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 14, 2013) 

Form of Change in Control Agreements for Executive Officers (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Farmers’ 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 14, 2013) 

Separation Agreement by and between Farmers National Banc Corp. and John S. Gulas (incorporated by reference from 
Exhibit 10.1 to Famers’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 23, 2014). 

Subsidiaries of Farmers (filed herewith). 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (filed herewith). 

Powers of Attorney of Directors and Executive Officers (filed herewith). 

  
   
   
 
   
  
 
 
   
  
 
   
  
 
   
  
 
 
   
  
 
   
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
   
  
 
 
 
 
   
  
 
   
  
 
 
   
  
 
   
  
 
   
  
Exhibit 
Number 

31.1 

31.2 

32.1 

32.2 

Description

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Kevin J. Helmick, President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmers (principal 
executive officer)(filed herewith). 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Carl D. Culp, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Farmers (principal 
financial officer) (filed herewith). 

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 of Kevin J. Helmick, President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmers 
(principal executive officer) (filed herewith). 

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 of Carl D. Culp, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Farmers 
(principal financial officer) (filed herewith). 

101.INS     

XBRL Instance Document (filed herewith). 

101.SCH     

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (filed herewith). 

101.CAL    

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (filed herewith). 

101.LAB    

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (filed herewith). 

101.PRE     

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (filed herewith). 

101.DEF     

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (filed herewith). 

*  Constitutes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.  

Copies of any exhibits will be furnished to shareholders upon written request. Request should be directed to Carl D. Culp, Executive 
Vice President and Treasurer, Farmers National Banc Corp., 20 S. Broad Street, Canfield, Ohio 44406.  

 
 
   
 
   
  
 
   
  
 
   
  
 
   
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
Investor Information

Corporate Headquarters: 
Farmers National Banc Corp.
20 South Broad Street, P.O. Box 555
Canfield, OH 44406. 
Phone 330-533-3341 or 
Toll Free 1-888-988-3276
Website:  www.farmersbankgroup.com

Dividend Payments: Subject to the approval of the 
Board  of  Directors,  quarterly  cash  dividends  are 
customarily  payable  on  or  about  the  30th  day  of 
March, June, September and December.

Transfer Agent:  Computershare  Investor  Services 
P.O. Box 30170 College Station, TX 77842

Dividend  Reinvestment  Plan  (DRIP):  Registered 
shareholders  can  purchase  additional  common 
shares through Farmers’ Dividend Reinvestment Plan. 
Participation  is  voluntary  and  allows  for  automatic 
reinvestment of cash dividends and the safekeeping 
of share certificates. To obtain a prospectus, contact 
the Computershare Investor Services at 877-581-5548

Direct  Deposit  of  Cash  Dividends:  The  direct 
deposit  program,  which  is  offered  at  no  charge, 
provides for automatic deposit of quarterly dividends 
directly  to  a  checking  or  savings  account.  For 
information regarding this program, please contact 
the Computershare Investor Services at 877-581-5548

Annual Report on Form 10-K: A copy of the Annual 
Report  on  Form  10-K  filed  with  the  Securities  and 
Exchange  Commission  will  be  provided  to  any 
shareholder on request to the attention: Mr. Carl D. 
Culp, Farmers National Banc Corp., 20 South Broad 
Street, P.O. Box 555 Canfield, OH 44406

Common  Stock  Listing  and  Information  as  to 
Stock Prices and Dividends: 
The  Company’s  common  shares  trade  on  the 
NASDAQ  Capital  Market  under  the  symbol  FMNB. 
Set  forth  in  the  accompanying  table  are  per  share 
prices at which common shares have actually been 
purchased  and  sold  in  transactions  during  the 
periods indicated, to the knowledge of the Company. 
Also included in the table are dividends per share 
paid on the outstanding Company’s common shares 
and any shares dividends paid. As of December 31, 
2014, there were 18,408,612 shares outstanding and 
3,153 shareholders of record of common shares.

MARKET AND DIVIDEND SUMMARY

Quarter Ending

High

Low

Dividend

March 2014

June 2014

September 2014

December 2014

March 2013

June 2013

September 2013

December 2013

$7.75

$7.89

$8.71

$8.68

$6.90

$6.70

$6.58

$6.59

$6.53

$7.35

$7.10

$7.40

$6.13

$5.81

$6.10

$6.11

$0.03

$0.03	

$0.03

$0.03

$0.03

$0.03

$0.03

$0.03

The following graph compares the cumulative five year total return 
to shareholders on Farmers National Banc Corp.’s common shares 
relative to the cumulative total returns of the NASDAQ Composite 
index,  the  NASDAQ  Bank  index  and  the  SNL  Micro  Cap  Bank 
index. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in the 
Company’ common shares and in each of the indexes (including 
reinvestment of dividends) was $100 on 12/31/2009 and tracks it 
through 12/31/2014.

TOTAL RETURN PERFORMANCE

250

225

200

175

150

125

100

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Farmers National Banc Corp

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NASDAQ Bank

NASDAQ Composite

SNL Micro Cap Bank Index

Index

Period Ending
12/31/09    12/31/10    2/31/11     12/31/12     12/31/13      12/31/14

Farmers National Banc Corp. 
NASDAQ Composite 
NASDAQ Bank 
SNL Microcap Bank Index 

 100.00 
 100.00 
 100.00 
 100.00 

    81.58 
  118.15 
  114.16 
  102.92 

    114.50      147.70         159.04      205.92
    117.22      138.02         193.47      222.16
    102.17      121.26         171.86      180.31
      97.89      123.70          159.60      180.99

The stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative 
of future stock price performance.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Farmers National Banc Corp.
20 South Broad Street
P.O. Box 555
Canfield, Ohio 44406