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Table of Contents

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Corporate Information

Letters To Shareholders

Selected Financial Data

Company Profile

Management’s Report

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

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Pages 4

Pages 5   -  6

Pages 7  -  11

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Pages 13 - 18                   

Independent Auditor’s Report

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Consolidated Financial Statements:

Balance Sheets
Statements of Income
Statements of Changes in 
Stockholders’ Equity
Statements of Cash Flows

Notes to Consolidated 
Financial Statements

First Bankers Trust Company, N.A.
Directors and Officers

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

Corporate Description
First Bankers Trustshares, Inc. (FBTI) is a bank holding company for First
Bankers Trust Company, N.A., FBIL Statutory Trust I and FBIL Statutory Trust II.
The company was incorporated on August 25, 1988 and is headquartered in
Quincy, Illinois.

Board of Directors
First Bankers Trustshares, Inc.

David E. Connor
Chairman Emeritus, First Bankers Trustshares, Inc.

First Bankers Trustshares’ mission, through its subsidiaries, is to provide compre-
hensive financial products and services to its retail, institutional, and corporate
customers in the Tri-State area of West Central Illinois and Northeastern Missouri.

Carl Adams, Jr.
President, Illinois Ayers Oil Company

As a community oriented financial institution, the Bank, which traces its begin-
nings to 1946, operates five banking facilities located in Quincy, Illinois, one facil-
ity in Mendon, Illinois in northern Adams County and facilities located in Chicago,
Illinois, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Phoenix, Arizona that provide trust servic-
es.

FBIL Statutory Trust I and FBIL Statutory Trust II were capitalized in September
2000 and 2003, respectively, for the purpose of issuing Company Obligated
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Securities.

For additional financial information contact:

Joe J. Leenerts, Senior Vice President/Treasurer
First Bankers Trustshares, Inc.
Telephone (217) 228-8000

Stockholder Information
Common shares authorized:     6,000,000

Common shares outstanding:  

2,048,574

Stockholders of record:  
*As of December 31, 2003

260*

William D. Daniels
Chairman of the Board, First Bankers Trustshares, Inc. 
Member, Harborstone Group, LLC.

Mark E. Freiburg
Owner, Freiburg Insurance Agency and Freiburg Development

Company, President, Freiburg, Inc.

Donald K. Gnuse
President & Chief Executive Officer, First Bankers Trustshares, Inc.
Chairman of the Board, First Bankers Trust Company, N.A.

Arthur E. Greenbank
President & Chief Executive Officer, First Bankers Trust Company, N.A.

Phyllis J. Hofmeister
Secretary/Treasurer, Robert Hofmeister, Inc.

Steven E. Siebers
Secretary of the Board, First Bankers Trustshares, Inc.
Attorney, Scholz, Loos, Palmer, Siebers & Duesterhaus

Dennis R. Williams
Chairman of the Board, Quincy Newspapers, Inc.

Inquiries regarding transfer requirements, lost certificates, changes of address and
account status should be directed to the corporation’s transfer agent:

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

First Bankers Trust Company, N.A.
(Attn: Julie Kenning)
1201 Broadway
P.O. Box 3566
Quincy, IL 62305-3566

Corporate Address
First Bankers Trustshares, Inc.
P.O. Box 3566
Quincy, IL 62305-3566

Independent Auditors
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
220 N. Main, Suite 900
Davenport, IA 52801

General Counsel
Jenkens & Gilchrist
A Professional Corporation
1445 Ross Avenue
Suite 3200
Dallas, Texas 75202

Donald K. Gnuse
President and CEO

Steven E. Siebers
Secretary

Joe J. Leenerts
Senior Vice President/Treasurer

FIRST BANKERS TRUSTSHARES, INC. Stock Prices
(For the Three Months Period Ended)

Market Value 
High 
Low 
Period End Close 

12/31/03 
$   15.80 
$   15.00 
$   15.40 

09/30/03 
$   17.00 
$   14.80 
$   15.75 

06/30/03 
$   16.00 
$   14.50 
$   15.25 

03/31/03 
$   16.00 
$   14.00 
$   14.00 

12/31/02 
$   14.75 
$   14.00 
$   14.75 

The following companies make a market in FBTI common stock:

Wachovia Securities
Maine Center, 535 Maine
Quincy, IL 62301
Phone (800) 223-1037

Monroe Securities, Inc.
47 State Street
Rochester, NY 14614
Phone (585) 546-5560

Howe Barnes Investments, Inc.
135 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone (800) 800-4693

Stifel Nicolas & Co. Inc
Sears Tower
233 Wacker Drive, Suite 850
Chicago, IL 60606-6300
Phone (800) 745-7110

Baird Patrick Co.
20 Exchange Place
New York, NY 10005
Phone (800) 421-0123

 
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

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William D. Daniels, Chairman

Donald K. Gnuse, President and Chief Executive Officer

Dear Shareholders,

The Year 2003, as in previous years, proved to be a rewarding

The commercial lending department also continued to gener-

year for shareholders.  Return on average stockholders’ equity of
16.31% was again a strong financial return for your investment
portfolio.  Stated on a per share basis, each share earned $1.52 for
the year, compared to $1.49 for the previous year 2002.  Due to
this continued strong earnings performance your Board of
Directors, at their December board meeting, voted to increase the
cash dividend for the tenth year in a row.

While many of our employees are shareholders, we would
like to focus for a moment on the “investment” in our employees
and the communities we serve.  As recorded in our financial
report, $8,218,000 was expended during 2003 to generate over
$20,281,000 in gross revenue.  Approximately 54% of that
expense was related to employee salary and benefit costs.  Those
earnings flow from employees through to their families and in
turn support their budgets for homes, automobiles, children’s edu-
cation, and support for their churches and charities to name but a
few recipients.  In summary, a profitable enterprise like First
Bankers Trustshares, benefits everyone – shareholders, employees
and the communities in which we all live.

Looking at what made the Year 2003 such a good year we
simply point to the increase in our trust and mortgage services
revenue.  Trust revenue increased over 20% when compared to
last year’s revenue.  The increase in new markets and the delivery
of new product offerings provided the emphasis for this growth.
Our mortgage lending department was stellar in its efforts to
maintain quality customer service while managing the dramatic
increase in new home and refinanced loans during 2003.  We wish
to express special thanks to our Home Loan Center staff members
for dedicating long, and late hours of work, to meet our cus-
tomers’ request to refinance or purchase their homes and in fact,
help many of them to become first-time homebuyers.  

ate new opportunities with enhanced loan income while at the
same time assisting in developing additional commercial business-
es within our community.  In summary, our diversification of
financial services continues to exhibit resiliency in generating
strong earnings while building our capital base for more opportu-
nities in the future.

Turning to the Year 2004, our outlook continues to be opti-
mistic.  After two years of intensive planning and preparation of
volumes of documents and regulatory filings, only one regulator
approval remains a necessary action to form our new Trust
Company, First Bankers Trust Services, Inc.  Upon final regulato-
ry approval, your holding company will own two subsidiaries – a
trust company and a bank.  Both of these companies will be oper-
ating with separate boards of directors and staff members.  

In closing, we would point out that due to the ever increasing
financial services competition in our local marketplace we contin-
ue to be very active in seeking acquisitions and merger opportuni-
ties to enhance our earnings and shareholder value.  Should we
recommend a purchase or merger opportunity, you, as sharehold-
ers, will be the first to be advised and turned to for support.

Thank you for your continued investment in First Bankers

Trustshares, Inc.

William D. Daniels
Chairman

Donald K. Gnuse
President/CEO

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

(Amount in thousands of dollars, except per share data statistics) 

PERFORMANCE 
Net income 
Preferred stock cash dividends paid 
Common stock cash dividends paid 
Common stock cash dividend payout ratio  
Return on average assets 
Return on common stockholders’ equity1 

PER COMMON SHARE2  
Earnings, basic and diluted 
Dividends (Paid) 
Book value3 
Stock price 
  High 
  Low 
  Close 
Price/Earnings per share (at period end) 
Market price/Book value (at period end) 
Weighted average number of 
  shares outstanding 

AT DECEMBER 31, 
Assets 
Investment securities 
Loans held for sale 
Loans 
Deposits 
Short-term borrowings and Federal  
  Home Loan Bank advances 
Note payable 
Company obligated mandatorily 
  redeemable preferred securities  
Stockholders’ equity4 
Total equity to total assets4 
Tier 1 capital ratio (risk based) 
Total capital ratio (risk based) 
Leverage ratio 

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 

2003 

2002 

2001 

2000 

1999 

1998 

$       3,123    $       3,242   $       3,457    $       3,007    $       2,710    $      2,618   
$              -     $              -   $              -    $              -    $              -     $           32    
$          533    $          510   $          464    $          361                309     $         204    
7.89% 
1.21% 
20.27% 

13.42% 
1.15% 
16.40% 

12.01% 
1.11% 
16.43% 

11.40% 
1.14% 
17.23% 

15.73% 
1.06% 
17.81% 

17.07% 
 .97% 
16.31% 

$          1.52  $          1.49 $         1.34  $         1.17  $        1.05  $          1.02 
$            .26  $            .22 $           .18  $           .14  $          .12  $            .08 
$          9.86  $          8.61 $         8.66  $         7.51  $        6.49   $          5.62 

$        17.00  $        16.50 $       20.00  $       19.00  $       13.75  $        11.50 
$        14.00   $        14.00  $       14.00   $       13.13   $       11.50   $          8.50 
$        15.40   $        14.75  $       14.25   $       19.00   $       13.13   $        11.50 
          10.1                 9.9           10.6 
          11.3     
            1.56               1.71             1.65              2.53              2.02               2.05  

         12.5  

         16.2  

   2,048,574     2,175,059    2,579,230     2,579,230   2,579,230  

 2,545,358  

$  315,670    $  311,920    $  310,668    $  298,497    $   258,503   $   236,323  
       72,680         68,884 
      53,582 
              74 
            841 
           453 
     156,439       125,867 
    221,808 
     199,477       187,721 
    258,413 

      54,567        76,062 
        1,175 
        2,178 
    201,931      189,531 
    258,170      256,609 

      71,897 
           417 
    176,455 
    244,362 

     24,114 
               - 

     23,200 
       4,500 

     23,473 
               - 

     26,828 
               - 

      38,436 
        2,780 

       27,495 
         3,980 

                - 
      10,000 
$    20,206  $    17,636  $    22,324  $    19,357  $    16,737  $    14,349 

                - 

        5,000 

        5,000 

        5,000 

6.40% 
10.90% 
13.14% 
8.12% 

5.65% 
10.05% 
10.98% 
7.18% 

7.19% 
13.06% 
14.03% 
8.68% 

6.48% 
12.31% 
13.25% 
8.84% 

 6.47% 
9.43% 
10.53% 
6.45% 

 6.07% 
9.70% 
10.92% 
6.03% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.40%

1.20%

1.00%

0.80%

0.60%

0.40%

0.20%

0.00%

$1.60
$1.40
$1.20
$1.00
$0.80
$0.60
$0.40
$0.20
$0.00

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

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Return On Average Assets

Return On Average Common Equity

1.21%

1.14%

1.11%

1.15%

1.06%

0.97%

20.27%

17.23%

16.43%

16.40%

17.81%

16.31%

25.00%

20.00%

15.00%

10.00%

5.00%

0.00%

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Earnings Per Share

Price/Earnings Multiples

$1.49

$1.52

$1.34

$1.02

$1.05

$1.17

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Market Price To Book Value

2.53X

2.05X

2.02X

1.65X

1.71X

1.56X

3.0X

2.5X

2.0X

1.5X

1.0X

0.5X

0.0X

18.0 X
16.0 X
14.0 X
12.0 X
10.0 X
8.0 X
6.0 X
4.0 X
2.0 X
0.0 X

16.2 X

12.5 X

11.3 X

10.6 X

9.9 X

10.1 X

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Loan/Deposit Growth

Loans

Deposits

$199

$156

$188

$126

$300

$250

$200

$150

$100

$50

$0

$244

$176

$257

$258

$258

$190

$202

$222

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

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COMPANY PROFILE

First Bankers Trust believes in developing a quality relationship with each of the bank’s customers. This can only be achieved by offering
quality products through a highly effective delivery system of services. Trust means quality relationships, quality products and quality
services. Trust is our first priority in all areas: Consumer Lending, Business Lending, Mortgage Lending, Deposit and Customer Services
and the Trust Department itself. 

Trusted by Customers
Consumer Lending

Individual consumers have many
choices available to satisfy their car,
truck, boat and RV loan needs within
the regional marketplace. Nationwide
consumer credit services are also avail-
able over the Internet and with the
manufacturers themselves. 

Hugh Roderick

This places a great deal of impor-
tance on making good credit decisions
in a very short period of time at competi-
tive rates and terms.  To remain competitive in the market,
gain the confidence of local dealers and consumers, and
enjoy the benefits of repeat business, the bank strives to
maintain a high level of customer satisfaction with its prod-
uct and service. 

At First Bankers Trust customers are more than a credit

score.   A qualified loan specialist reviews the merits of
each individual borrower to ensure the terms and conditions
of the loan meet the financial needs of the customer.
License and title services are also provided to assist the cus-
tomer in the purchase of their vehicle.  First Bankers Trust
offers credit life and vehicle warranty insurance to protect
the customer’s new investment.  

Hugh Roderick, Consumer Lending Manager, and his
staff have developed an excellent rapport with area dealers
and a growing base of repeat business by being responsive
to and meeting the needs of each dealer and individual.

After retirement, Ron and Betty Bryan wanted to hit the
open road. They purchased a 35-foot Winnebago with the
idea of travel in mind, and First Bankers Trust assisted them
with their purchase. 

When Mona Pyatt’s three children no longer required the
services of car seats in a huge minivan, she wanted to get a
smaller and more easily maneuverable car. She was able to
get a car with a smaller turning radius through a quick turn-
around on a loan.

COMPANY PROFILE

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decision authority allows the department to focus on meet-
ing the credit needs of our business and farming customers
quickly and efficiently.  This focus on customer service has
helped First Bankers Trust to become one of the largest
commercial banks in the market.

Trusted in the Local Economy
Commercial Lending

The Commercial Lending depart-
ment of First Bankers Trust supports
the financing needs of some of the
largest corporations in the tri-state area. 

The Commercial Lending
Department has the knowledge and
experience to handle any type of busi-
ness and agricultural lending situation:
small business start-ups, major renova-
tions to existing businesses, operational
line of credit, letters of credit, equipment purchases or lease
financing, inventory purchases, real estate purchases, indus-
try-specific loans and major construction loans.

David Rakers

Senior Vice President David Rakers directs a growing
Commercial loan and Agricultural loan service.  Dave and
his staff of ten lending professionals take the time to meet
with each customer, at his or her convenience, to discuss the
customer’s credit needs and to design a financing plan that
meets the customer’s cash flow requirements.  Local loan

Dale Koontz has been building on trust for over 30 years.
When his sons Scott and Tim returned to live in Quincy
after graduating from college, Dale expanded the building
business to include them with help from First Bankers
Trust. Tim adds: “From our customer’s point of view it is a
real benefit to have a local bank that can make the lending
decisions locally too.”

Dr. Richard Shatz also learned that getting help from a bank
to establish a new medical practice wasn’t difficult. He
asked about local banks: “Everyone said to go to First
Bankers Trust. So I did. They were great.”

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COMPANY PROFILE

Trusted in the Community
Mortgage Lending

The purchase of a home is one of

the most rewarding and at the same
time one of the most stressful of times.
Lanse Tomlinson, Senior Vice
President of Mortgage Lending, with
the eleven employees of the Home
Loan Center, has made the ability to
finance a home easier.  First Bankers
Trust has an array of home financing
alternatives that can meet the needs of almost any home
buying situation.  First time homebuyer programs, VA/FHA
financing, and 15 to 30 year fixed rate financing are some
of the financing alternatives that are available.  

Lanse Tomlinson

During 2003, First Bankers Trust assisted over 1,300
families in the purchase or refinancing of their most valu-
able asset, their home.  The Home Loan Center staff went
the extra mile to ensure the customers received the funding
they requested in the time frame they required.
Communication is the key.  First Bankers Trust Home Loan
Center staff of professionals kept the customer informed
during each step of the funding process.  This commitment

to customer service is one of the major reasons First Banker
Trust is one of the leading home financing sources in the
local market.

Customers concerned with problems associated with
mailing their mortgage loan payment to a service provider
outside the local area can take advantage of First Bankers
Trust local servicing alternative.  First Bankers Trust offers
competitive long term fixed rate financing while allowing
the customer to make a payment at any of First Bankers
Trust’s six locations.  

Customers who are looking to refinance their home or
who would like to use the equity in their existing home to
make improvements, buy a car or take a vacation trust First
Bankers Trust to provide the financing to achieve their
dream.

Eric and Marsha Lundberg had planned their dream home
in Hull, Illinois, for a long time. The Bank helped them
complete the rural home on two acres of land where the
Lundberg’s also have a straw business. Eric says that he
would someday like to buy a farm and that First Bankers
Trust would be part of that dream too.

James and Peggy Genenbacher did buy a farm, and First
Bankers Trust made their 540-acre dream come true. James
grew up in farming, and he was impressed that the Bank
understood what we need and the background of farming. 

COMPANY PROFILE

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Trusted for Reputation and Services
Customer Services

Gretchen McGee, Vice President of

Retail Banking, and her staff of dedi-
cated customer service oriented profes-
sionals at five branch locations in
Quincy and one in Mendon, provide
service for the deposit needs of our
consumer and business customers.  Our
products include accounts for checking,
interest bearing checking, money mar-
ket, savings and certificate of deposits,
and a full array of deposit products and services to meet the
needs of every customer. 

Gretchen McGee

First Bankers Trust deposit customers can take advan-
tage of the bank’s many product delivery methods: lobby
banking, drive-up banking, ATM banking, telephone bank-
ing, bank-by-mail, night drop service and on-line banking.  
Additional services complete the array of conveniences

available to our customers: automatic transfers, loan pay-
ments, deposit interest payments along with electronic bill
payment, check image statements, debit card, overdraft pro-
tection, personal line of credit and credit cards. 

Business customers can take advantage of state of the
art on-line banking and cash management services.  Check
image statements, placed on a CD-Rom with a file of all
checks paid for each account the customer has with the
bank, are included in the service offerings.  Business cus-
tomers can go on-line to make their federal and state
income tax payment, review items to be posted to the
account, and transfer monies between accounts, thereby
maximizing the use of their available cash.

Many of the deposit services offered in the market pro-

vide the same functionality; what sets First Bankers Trust
apart from its competition is our focus on providing the
very best in customer service.

For Art and Susan Pierson, the services of a bank are a mat-
ter of trust, especially for a creative business like Media
Development and Andrew Whitney Productions. Art
became accustomed to effective online services when he
lived in Chicago, and both he and Susan appreciate the any-
time day or night, home or office, features of express inter-
net service. “We trust First Bankers Trust to take care of us
and our banking needs.”

For David and Angela Wedding, www.firstbankers.com, the
online banking service, means that paying bills and review-
ing accounts is a lot easier. They can download information
into their accounting software and handle the activity of
their two businesses in a way that’s easy and convenient as
well as trustworthy.

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COMPANY PROFILE

Trust in People, Product and Systems

The Trust Department

The banking system in this country
has undergone countless changes over
the past 50 years, and the majority of
banking regulations have been written
in an effort to protect the consumer.
This has meant a more complicated sys-
tem of compliance through economic
cycles and changes in business manage-
ment and technology. Arthur E.

Arthur E. Greenback

Greenbank, President and CEO of First Bankers Trust
Company, a native of Quincy who has been with the Bank
since 1992 and who brought 15 years of managerial experi-
ence from his work at Harris Bank in Chicago, develops the
bank’s vision of the future and leads the bank in the com-
pletion of its strategic plan.  

Joe J. Leenerts, Executive Vice
President, Chief Operations Officer and
Chief Financial Officer of the bank,
joined the bank in 1986 and uses his 27
years of experience in the financial
service industry to manage the day-to-
day operations of the Bank.  The bank
serves over 9,000 consumer and busi-
ness deposit customers and provides for

the credit needs of over 8,000 business,

Joe J. Leenerts

consumer and mortgage customers.  These customers gener-
ate over 1,500,000 transaction requests annually.  Over
5,000,000 checks were processed for the customer with over
130,000 statements produced.  

Each of these customers entrusts us with his or her most
vital financial information.  How do we meet the customer’s
service standards?  We earn this trust each and every day by
providing the best in confidential quality customer service
to each and every customer.  This commitment to customer
service excellence begins with the bank’s Board of
Directors and is embraced by each member of the staff.  

Meeting the financial services needs of our customers is

not our job; it is our profession. 

The Trust Department is an integral part of the bank’s

financial success and has passed the $1.2 billion dollar
threshold in total assets under management and administra-
tion. The department provides traditional trust services for
estates, trusts created under a will and guardianships.
Nearly 15 years ago, the Trust Department began providing
Employee Benefit Trust Services as trustee for Employee
Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs).  ESOPs are qualified
retirement plans, like a 401(k), but invested primarily in the
stock of the plan sponsor.  This benefit plan provides a form
of ownership to the employee.  Additionally, the department
also manages 401(k), profit sharing, pension, stock incen-
tive plans, and self directed IRAs to plan sponsors and indi-
viduals in more than 30 states across the nation, with sales
offices in Chicago, Phoenix, and Philadelphia.

Brian Ippensen, Vice President and

Trust Officer, leads the administrative
staff in handling the complex issues
surrounding its many trust services.
Brian’s training as a Certified Public
Accountant and his experience in
employee benefits has made him a
sought out speaker on this topic.  
A current trust customer, Bill
Donius, President and CEO of Pulaski

Brian Ippensen

Bank had this to say about the Trust Department: “We’re
delighted with the excellent service that we have received
from First Bankers Trust. They are certainly on top of their
business and produce a high quality result with a reasonable
price.”  The Trust department services the needs of Pulaski
Bank’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan and a Deferred
Compensation Plan.  Pulaski Bank is a $430 million bank
serving the customers of metropolitan St. Louis and Kansas
City, Missouri.

In 2004 the Trust Department will become a wholly
owned subsidiary of First Bankers Trustshares, Inc.  The
department’s success, with the focus on trust services for its
traditional customers and on its employee benefit trust serv-
ices, made the decision an easy one.  The Trust Company
can better focus on its strength and market potential as a
stand-alone entity.

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT

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To The Stockholders:

Management of First Bankers Trustshares, Inc. has pre-
pared and is responsible for the integrity and consisten-
cy of the financial statements and other related infor-
mation contained in this Annual Report.  In the opinion
of Management, the financial statements, which neces-
sarily include amounts based on Management esti-
mates and judgements, have been prepared in conform-
ity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America and appropriate to the cir-
cumstances.

In meeting its responsibility, First Bankers Trustshares
maintains a system of internal controls and procedures
designed to provide reasonable assurance that assets
are safeguarded, that transactions are executed in
accordance with established policies and practices, and
that transactions are properly recorded so as to permit
preparation of financial statements that fairly present
financial position and results of operations in conform-
ity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.  Internal controls and proce-
dures are augmented by written policies covering stan-
dards of personal and business conduct and an organi-
zation structure providing for division of responsibility
and authority.

The effectiveness of, and compliance with, established
control systems are monitored through a continuous
program of internal audit and credit examinations.  In
recognition of cost-benefit relationships and inherent
control limitations, some features of the control sys-
tems are designed to detect rather than prevent errors,
irregularities and departures from approved policies
and practices.  Management believes the system of
controls has prevented or detected, on a timely basis,
any occurrences that could be material to the financial
statements and that timely corrective actions have been
initiated when appropriate.

First Bankers Trustshares engaged the firm of
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, Independent Auditors, to
render an opinion on the consolidated financial state-
ments.  To the best of our knowledge, the Independent
Auditors were provided with access to all information
and records necessary to render their opinion.

The Board of Directors exercises its responsibility for
the financial statements and related information
through the Audit Committee, which is composed
entirely of outside directors.  The Audit Committee
meets regularly with Management, the internal auditing
staff and the Independent Auditors to assess the scope
of the annual audit plan and to discuss audit, internal
control and financial reporting issues, including major
changes in accounting policies and reporting practices.
The Independent Auditors also meet with the Audit
Committee, without Management being present, to
afford them the opportunity to discuss the adequacy of
compliance with established policies and procedures
and the quality of financial reporting.

Donald K. Gnuse
President and Chief Executive Officer

Joe J. Leenerts
Senior Vice President/Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND THE RESULT OF OPERATIONS

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

Introduction
The following discussion of the financial condition and
results of operations of First Bankers Trustshares, Inc. pro-
vides an analysis of the consolidated financial statements
included in this annual report and focuses upon those fac-
tors which had a significant influence on the overall 2003
performance. 

The discussion should be read in conjunction with the
Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.

The Company was incorporated on August 25, 1988, and
acquired First Midwest Bank/ M.C.N.A. (the Bank) on June
30, 1989.  The Bank acquisition was accounted for using
purchase accounting.  Prior to the acquisition of the Bank,
the Company did not engage in any significant business
activities.

Financial Management
The primary business of the Company is that of a communi-
ty-oriented financial institution offering a variety of finan-
cial services to meet the needs of the communities it serves.
The Company attracts deposits from the general public and
uses such deposits, together with borrowings and other
funds, to originate one-to-four family residential mortgage
loans, consumer loans, small business loans and agricultural
loans in its primary market area.  The Company also invests
in mortgage-backed securities, investment securities consist-
ing primarily of U.S. government or agency obligations,
financial institution certificates of deposit, and other liquid
assets.

The Company’s goal is to achieve consistently high levels
of earning assets and loan/deposit ratios while maintaining
effective expense control and high customer service levels.
The term “high level” means the ability to profitably
increase earning assets.  As deposits have become fully
deregulated, sustained earnings enhancement has focused on
“earning asset” generation.  The Company will focus on
lending money profitably, controlling credit quality, net
interest margin, operating expenses and on generating fee
income from services. 

Consolidated Assets 

(Amounts in thousands of dollars) 
Assets 
Cash and due from banks: 
  Non-interest bearing 
  Interest bearing 
Securities 
Federal funds sold 
Loans held for sale 
Net loans 
Other assets 
    Total Assets 

Liabilities & 
  Stockholders’ Equity 
Deposits 
Short-term borrowings 
Federal Home Loan  
  Bank advances 
Note payable 
Company obligated  
  manditorily redeemable  
  preferred securities  
Other liabilities 
Stockholders’ equity 
    Total Liabilities & 
      Stockholders’ Equity 

2003 

Change 

2002 

Change 

2001 

2000 

1999 

1998 

5 Year 
Growth  
Rate 

$           9,586         (14.79)%  $         11,250          30.34 %  $           8,631  $           7,555  $           6,964  $           5,710        67.88 % 
           5,424        (76.08) 
         7,274       (25.43)     
          53,582         (1.81) 
           13,500                - 
  453         (61.45) 
      219,545           9.98 
13,580         48.77  

         17,228           16,163 
          76,062            71,897            72,680             68,884        (22.21) 
            9,500            18,700            13,425             20,600        (34.47) 
74 
841         (46.14) 
      174,504           154,520           124,007         77.04 
9,359              9,007          50.77 

         22,674         31.61 
          54,567        (28.26) 
           13,500         42.11 
1,175         (46.05) 
      199,626           6.63 
 9,128          (7.33) 

2,178 
      187,219 
 9,850 

           981 

9,261 

417 

$       315,670           1.20%  $       311,920             .40 %  $       310,668  $       298,497  $       258,503  $       236,323         33.58 % 

$       258,413            .09 %  $       258,170            .61 %  $       256,609  $       244,362  $       199,477  $       187,721          37.66 % 
          10,473            17,828            26,436            13,495         (62.10) 
           5,114        21.76 

           4,200       (59.90) 

           19,000               - 
    -     (100.00) 

           19,000        46.15   
4,500                - 

           13,000              9,000             12,000             14,000          35.71 
2,780              3,980                  - 

    - 

    - 

10,000       100.00 
            2,139       (13.12) 
          21,004        13.00 

             5,000                 - 
            2,462        (13.64) 
          18,588        (18.24) 

             5,000               5,000 
-         100.00 
            2,851              2,972              2,538              2,641         (19.01) 
          22,735            19,335            15,272            14,486          45.00 

- 

$       315,670 

          1.20 % 

$       311,920 

            .40 % 

$       310,668 

$       298,497 

$       258,503 

$       236,323 

         33.58 % 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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14

At December 31, 2003, the Company had assets of
$315,670,000 compared to $311,920,000 at December 31,
2002.  The reduction in cash and due from banks (55.75%),
securities (1.81%) and the increase in deposits (.09%) were
the primary sources used to fund the increase in gross loan
outstanding (9.84%) and the purchase of $4,000,000 in
Bank Owned Life Insurance.  In addition, the Company’s
long term debt position was extinguished with the funds
generated by the issuance of $5,000,000 of Trust Preferred
Securities.

Demand for the Bank’s lending products, including com-
mercial lines of credit, residential real estate, and consumer
loans have traditionally been moderately strong.
Commercial (9.32%), consumer (18.35%), residential real
estate (6.36) and tax exempt (28.20%) lending experienced
growth during 2003.  Approximately $10,768,000 of fixed
rate long-term residential real estate loans were sold in the
secondary market during 2003 while $13,294,000 was sold
in 2002.  Agricultural real estate loans totaling $1,414,000
were sold in the secondary market during 2003, while
$385,000 was sold in 2002.  In addition, under the
Company’s student loan program, approximately $341,000
in student loans was sold to Sallie Mae during 2003 com-
pared to $298,000 sold in 2002.  Management continues to
place emphasis on the quality versus the quantity of the
credits placed in the portfolio.

In addition to lending, the Company has focused on main-
taining and enhancing high levels of fee income for its
existing services and new services.  Generation of fee
income will be a goal of the Company and should be a
source of continued revenues in the future. 

Results of Operations Summary
The Company’s earnings are primarily dependent on net
interest income, the difference between interest income and
interest expense.  Interest income is a function of the bal-
ances of loans, securities and other interest earning assets
outstanding during the period and the yield earned on such
assets.  Interest expense is a function of the balances of
deposits and borrowings outstanding during the same period
and the rates paid on such deposits and borrowings.  The
Company’s earnings are also affected by provisions for loan
losses, service charges, trust income, other non-interest
income and expense and income taxes.  

Non-interest expense consists primarily of employee com-
pensation and benefits, occupancy and equipment expenses,
amortization and general and administrative expenses.

Prevailing economic conditions as well as federal regula-
tions concerning monetary and fiscal policies as they pertain
to financial institutions significantly affect the Company.
Deposit balances are influenced by a number of factors
including interest rates paid on competing personal invest-
ments and the level of personal income and savings within
the institution’s market.  In addition, growth of deposit bal-
ances is influenced by the perceptions of customers regard-
ing the stability of the financial services industry.  Lending
activities are influenced by the demand for housing, compe-
tition from other lending institutions, as well as lower inter-
est rate levels, which may stimulate loan refinancing.  The
primary sources of funds for lending activities include
deposits, loan payments, borrowing and funds provided
from operations.

For the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company
reported consolidated net income of $3,123,000, a $119,000
(3.67%) decrease from 2002.  Net interest income for the
periods being compared decreased $385,000 or 3.83%.
Other income increased $645,000 (18.70%) and other
expenses increased $88,000 (1.08%) over 2002 totals.  

Analysis of Net Income

The Company’s assets are primarily comprised of interest
earning assets including commercial, agricultural, consumer
and real estate loans, as well as federal funds sold, interest
bearing deposits in banks and securities.  Average earning
assets equaled $303,538,000 for the year ended December
31, 2003.  A combination of interest bearing and non-inter-
est bearing deposits, long term debt, federal funds pur-
chased, securities sold under agreement to repurchase, other
borrowings and capital funds are employed to finance these
assets.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND THE RESULT OF OPERATIONS

Consolidated Income Summary 
(Amounts in thousands of dollars) 

Interest income 
Interest expense 
    Net interest income 
Provision for loan losses 
    Net interest income after provision 
        for loan losses 
Other income 
Other expense 
    Income before taxes 
Income tax expense 
Net income 

2003 

Change 

2002 

Change 

2001 

2000 

1999 

1998 

5 Year 

Growth  

Rate 

$       16,187    ( 9.02)%  $       17,792   (12.16)%  $       20,255  $       19,839  $       16,414  $       15,414 
       (10,967)         (11,059)           (8,204)           (7,884) 
         (6,530)   (15.74) 
$        9,288  $        8,780 
$         9,657     (3.83) 
$        8,210  $        7,530 
            (660)              (240)              (240)              (144) 
         (1,285)    29.80 

         (7,750)   (29.33) 
$       10,042      8.12% 
            (990)    50.00 

         5.01 % 
     (17.17)% 
       28.25 % 
     792.36 

           3,449   (11.50) 
         (8,130)      7.51 

$         8,372     (7.51)%   $         9,052      4.91 %   $         8,628  $         8,540   $         7,970  $         7,386  
           3,897             2,700              2,552             2,231  
           4,094    18.70 
         (7,562)           (6,951)           (6,474)           (5,795) 
         (8,218)      1.08 
$         4,248     (2.81)%  $         4,371   (11.93)%  $         4,963  $         4,289   $         4,048  $         3,822  
         (1,125)       (.35) 
         (1,506)           (1,282)           (1,338)           (1,204) 
$        3,123      (3.67)%  $        3,242      (6.22)%  $        3,457   $        3,007   $        2,710   $        2,618  

         (1,129)   (25.03) 

       13.35 % 
       83.51  
       41.81  
       11.15 % 
       (6.56) 
      19.29 % 

For the Years Ended December 31, 
(Amounts in thousands of dollars) 
2002 
$   17,270 
          522 
      (7,750) 

2001 
$   19,980 
          275 
    (10,967) 

2003 
$   15,186 
       1,001 
      (6,530) 

$     9,657 

$   10,042 

$     9,288 

$ 303,538 

$ 289,637 

$ 285,259 

3.18% 

         3.47% 

         3.26% 

Interest Income 
Loan Fees 
Interest Expense 
Net Interest 
Income 
Average Earning 
  Assets 
Net Interest 
Margin 

The yield on average earning assets for the year ended 2003
was 5.33% while the average cost of funds for the same
period was 2.59% on average interest bearing liabilities of
$251,845,000.  The yield on average earning assets for the
year ended 2002 was 6.14%, while the average cost of
funds for the same period was 3.17% on average interest
bearing liabilities of $244,760,000.  The decrease in net
interest income of $385,000 can be attributed to the 81 basis
points decline in earning asset yield.  The increase in net
average earning assets of $6,816,000 and the decrease in
cost of funds of 58 basis points was not enough to off set
the decrease in net interest income caused by the reduction
in earning asset yields.  

Provision for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of net loans
outstanding is 1.02% at December 31, 2003, compared to
1.14% at December 31, 2002.  Net loan charge-offs totaled
$1,327,000 for the year ended December 31, 2003 com-
pared to $997,000 in 2002.

The amounts recorded in the provision for loan losses are
determined from management’s quarterly evaluation of the
The amounts recorded in the provision for loan losses are 
quality of the loan portfolio.  In this review, such factors as
determined from management’s quarterly evaluation of 
the quality of the loan portfolio.  In this review, such 
the volume and character of the loan portfolio, general eco-
factors as the volume and character of the loan portfolio, 
nomic conditions and past loan loss experience are consid-
general economic conditions and past loan loss 
ered.  Management believes that the allowance for loan
experience are considered.  Management believes that the 
losses is adequate to provide for possible losses in the port-
allowance for loan losses is adequate to provide for 
folio at December 31, 2003.
possible losses in the portfolio at December 31, 2003. 

Other Income 

Other Income
Other income may be divided into two broad categories -
recurring and non-recurring.  Trust fees and service charges
on deposit accounts are the major sources of recurring other
income.  Investment securities gains and other income vary
annually.  Other income for the period ended December 31,
2003 was $4,094,000, an increase of $645,000 (18.70%)
from 2002.  The securities gains of $192,000 were generat-
ed from the implementation of an investment strategy that
was directed to the enhancement of earnings for future peri-
ods.  

Other Expense
Other expenses for the period ended December 31, 2003
totaled $8,218,000, an increase of $88,000 (1.08%) from
2002 year end totals.  Salaries and employee benefits
expense aggregated 53.95% and 53.86% of total other
expense for the year ended December 31, 2003 and 2002
respectively.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
       
 
       
 
 
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16

Non-accrual, Restructured and Past Due Loans and Leases and Other Real Estate Owned 
(Amounts in thousands of dollars) 

At December 31, 
Non-accrual loans and leases 
Other real estate owned 
    Total non-performing assets 
Loans and leases past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest 
    Total non-performing assets and 90-day past due loans and leases 
Interest income as originally contracted on non-accrual 
  and restructured loans and leases 
Interest income recognized on non-accrual and  
  restructured loans and leases 
Reduction of interest income due to non-accrual 
  and restructured loans and leases 
Reduction in basic and diluted earnings per share due to 
  non-accrual and restructured loans and leases 

Income Taxes
The  Company  files  its  Federal  income  tax  return  on  a  con-
solidated  basis  with  the  Bank.    See  Note  16  to  the  consoli-
dated financial statements for detail of income taxes.

Liquidity
The concept of liquidity comprises the ability of an enterprise
to maintain sufficient cash flow to meet its needs and obliga-
tions on a timely basis.  Bank liquidity must thus be consid-
ered in terms of the nature and mix of the institution’s sources
and uses of funds.

Bank  liquidity  is  provided  from  both  assets  and  liabilities.
The asset side provides liquidity through regular maturities of
investment  securities  and  loans.    Investment  securities  with
maturities of one year or less, deposits with banks and feder-
al  funds  sold  are  a  primary  source  of  asset  liquidity.    On
December 31, 2003, these categories totaled $34,656,000 or
10.98%  of  assets,  compared  to  $49,366,000  or  15.83%  the
previous year.

As of December 31, 2003, securities held to maturity includ-
ed  $298,000  of  gross  unrealized  gains  and  $1,000  of  gross
unrealized losses on securities which management intends to
hold until maturity.  Such amounts are not expected to have a
material effect on future earnings beyond the usual amortiza-
tion of premium and accretion of discount.

2003 

2002 

2001 

2000 

1999 

1998 

206 

$                  189 $             104  $            148 $            242  $            147 $             88 
 - 
$                  395  $             145  $            317  $            242 $            260  $             88  
 31 
$                  596  $             203  $            746  $            731 $            518  $           119  

169                   - 

 429                489 

113 

41 

 201 

  58 

258 

$                      9 

$                 7 

$              16 

$              26

$              10 

$               9  

- 

- 

                  -  

- 

- 

- 

$                     9 

$                 7 

$              16 

$              26

$              10

$               9  

$                   .00 

$              .00 

$             .00 

               .01

$             .00 

$            .00 

Closely  related  to  the  management  of  liquidity  is  the  man-
agement  of  rate  sensitivity  (management  of  variable  rate
assets and liabilities), which focuses on maintaining a stable
net  interest  margin,  an  important  factor  in  earnings  growth
and stability.  Emphasis is placed on maintaining an evenly
balanced  rate  sensitivity  position  to  avoid  wide  swings  in
margins and minimize risk due to changes in interest rates.  

The  Company’s Asset/Liability  Committee  is  charged  with
the  responsibility  of  prudently  managing  the  volumes  and
mixes of assets and liabilities of the subsidiary Bank.  

Management believes that it has structured its pricing mech-
anisms  such  that  the  net  interest  margin  should  maintain
acceptable levels in 2003, regardless of the changes in inter-
est  rates  that  may  occur.    The  following  table  shows  the
repricing period for interest-earning assets and interest-bear-
ing liabilities and the related repricing gap (Amounts in thou-
sands of dollars):

Interest-earning assets 
Interest-bearing liabilities 
Repricing gap 
  (repricing assets minus 
    repricing liabilities) 

Interest-earning assets 
Interest-bearing liabilities 
Repricing gap 
  (repricing assets minus 
    repricing liabilities) 

As of December 31, 2003 
Repricing Period 
After one 
Year through 
Five years 
$         129,738 
             65,631 

Through  
One year 
$    130,474 
      170,662 

After  
Five years 
$    40,291 
        5,000 

$     (40,188) 

$           64,107 

$   35,291     

As of December 31, 2002 
Repricing Period 
After one 
Year through 
Five years 
$         124,085 
             78,448 

Through  
One year 
$    126,442 
      163,444 

After  
Five years 
$    44,865 
        5,000 

$     (37,002) 

$           45,637 

$   39,865     

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
                                  
 
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND THE RESULT OF OPERATIONS

Asset Liability Management
Since changes in interest rates may have a significant impact
on operations the Company has implemented, and currently
maintains,  an  asset  liability  management  committee  at  the
Bank to monitor and react to the changes in interest rates and
other economic conditions.  Research concerning interest rate
risk is supplied by the Company from information received
from  a  third  party  source.    The  committee  acts  upon  this
information  by  adjusting  pricing,  fee  income  parameters,
and/or marketing emphasis.

Common Stock Information and Dividends
The Company’s common stock is held by 260 shareholders as
of  December  31,  2003,  and  is  traded  in  a  limited  over-the-
counter market.

On  December  31,  2003  the  market  price  of  the  Company’s
common stock was $15.40.  Market price is based on stock
transactions in the market. Cash dividends on common stock
of $553,000 were declared by the Board of Directors of the
Company for the year ended December 31, 2003.

Closing Share Price Data

$19.00

$14.25

$14.75

$15.40

$13.13

$11.50

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

$20.00

$18.00

$16.00

$14.00

$12.00

$10.00

$8.00

$6.00

$4.00

$2.00

$0.00

Effects of Inflation
Until  recent  years,  the  economic  environment  in  which  the
Company  operates  has  been  one  of  significant  increases  in
the  prices  of  most  goods  and  services  and  a  corresponding
decline in the purchasing power of the dollar.

Banks  are  affected  differently  than  other  commercial  enter-
prises by the effects of inflation.  Some reasons for these dis-
parate effects are a) premises and equipment for banks repre-
sent a relatively small proportion of total assets; b) a bank’s
asset  and  liability  structure  is  substantially  monetary  in
nature, which can be converted into a fixed number of dollars
regardless  of  changes  in  prices,  such  as  loans  and  deposits;
and c) the majority of a bank’s income is generated through
net interest income and not from goods or services rendered.

Although inflation may impact both interest rates and volume
of loans and deposits, the major factor that affects net inter-
est  income  is  how  well  a  bank  is  positioned  to  cope  with
changing interest rates.  

Capital
The ability to generate and maintain capital at adequate lev-
els is critical to the Company’s long term success.  A common
measure of capitalization for financial institutions is primary
capital as a percent of total assets.

Regulations  also  require  the  Company  to  maintain  certain
minimum capital levels in relation to consolidated Company
assets.  Regulations require a ratio of capital to risk-weighted
assets of 8.00 percent.  

The  Company’s  capital,  as  defined  by  the  regulations,  was
13.14 percent of risk-weighted assets at December 31, 2003.
In addition, a leverage ratio of at least 4.00 percent is to be
maintained.  At December 31, 2003, the Company’s leverage
ratio was 8.12 percent.

Risked Based Capital Ratios

16.00%

14.00%

12.00%

10.00%

8.00%

6.00%

4.00%

2.00%

0.00%

14.03%

13.25%

13.14%

10.92%

10.53%

10.98%

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Financial Report
Upon written request of any shareholder of record on
December 31, 2003, the Company will provide, without
charge, a copy of its 2003 Annual Report including financial
statements and schedules.  

The Company filed a Form 15 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission to discontinue the filing of quarterly
(10-Q) and annual (10-K) reports based on the Company’s
number of stockholders, however, the Company does pre-
pare similar reports to those required under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
The annual meeting of stockholders will be May 11, 2004 at
9:00 A.M. at the Quincy Holiday Inn, 201 South 3rd Street,
Quincy, Illinois.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

To the Board of Directors
First Bankers Trustshares, Inc.
Quincy, Illinois

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of First Bankers Trustshares, Inc. and subsidiaries
as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’
equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial state-
ments based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall finan-
cial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of First Bankers Trustshares, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the
results of their operations and their cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, in con-
formity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Davenport, Iowa
February 13, 2004

McGladrey & Pullen, LLP is a member firm of RSM International –
an affiliation of separate and independent legal entities

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

20

FIRST BANKERS TRUSTSHARES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands of dollars, except share and per share data)

Assets 
  Cash and due from banks (Note 3)  
    Non-interest bearing 
    Interest bearing 

Securities held to maturity (Note 4) 
Securities available for sale (Note 4) 
Federal funds sold 
Loans held for sale 

Loans (Note 5 and 9) 
Less allowance for loan losses 
             Net loans 
Premises, furniture and equipment, net (Note 6) 
Accrued interest receivable 
Life insurance contracts 
Other assets 
    TOTAL ASSETS 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity 
  Liabilities: 
    Deposits: 
      Non-interest bearing demand 
      Interest bearing demand 
      Savings 
      Time (Note 7) 
        Total Deposits 
  Short-term borrowings (Note 8) 
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances  (Note 9) 
  Note payable (Note 10) 
  Company obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred 
    securities of subsidiary trusts holding solely 
    subordinated debentures (Note 11) 
  Accrued interest payable 
  Other liabilities 
    TOTAL LIABILITIES 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12) 
Stockholders’ Equity (Note 14) 
Preferred stock, Series A, nonvoting, variable rate, 
  cumulative, no par value, $50 stated value; authorized 
  50,000 shares; issued and outstanding none  
Common stock, $1 par value; shares authorized       
  6,000,000; Shares issued 2,579,230 and  
  outstanding 2,048,574 
Additional paid in capital 
Retained earnings 
Accumulated other comprehensive income  
Treasury stock, at cost - 530,656 shares 
  TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND 
       STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 

December 31, 

2003 

2002 

$             9,586 
               5,424 
$           15,010 
$             7,231 
             46,351 
             13,500 
                  453 

           221,808 
              (2,263) 
$         219,545 
$             3,727 
               1,364 
               4,100 
               4,389 
$         315,670 

$           11,250 
             22,674 
$           33,924 
$             8,700 
             45,867 
             13,500 
               1,175 

           201,931 
              (2,305) 
$         199,626 
$             4,082 
               1,632 
                      -  
               3,414 
$         311,920 

$           51,234 
             66,978 
             30,407 
           109,794 
$         258,413 
               5,114 
             19,000 
                      - 

$           43,978 
             72,824 
             29,267 
           112,101 
$         258,170 
               4,200 
             19,000 
               4,500 

             10,000 
                  834 
               1,305 
$         294,666 

               5,000 
               1,002 
               1,460 
$         293,332 

                      - 

                      - 

               2,580 
               2,251 
             22,804 
                  798 
              (7,429) 
$           21,004 

               2,580 
               2,251 
             20,234 
                  952 
              (7,429) 
$           18,588 

$         315,670 

$         311,920 

See notes to consolidated financial statements 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
              
        
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY

FIRST BANKERS TRUSTSHARES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands of dollars, except per share data)

Interest income: 
  Loans, including fee income: 
    Taxable 
    Non-taxable 
  Securities: 
    Taxable 
    Non-taxable 
  Federal funds sold 
  Interest bearing deposits in banks 
  Other 
      Total interest income 

Interest expense: 
  Deposits: 
    Interest bearing demand and savings 
    Time 
       Total interest on deposits 
  Short-term borrowings 
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances 
  Note payable 
  Company obligated mandatorily redeemable      
   preferred securities 
    Total interest expense 
          Net interest income 

2003 

Years Ended December 31, 
2002 

2001 

$           13,651 
                  171 

$           13,897 
                  198 

$           14,874 
                  138 

               1,270 
                  737 
                  130 
                  132 
                    96 
$           16,187 

               2,460 
                  822 
                  146 
                  188 
                    81 
$           17,792 

               3,275 
                  854 
                  468 
                  557 
                    89 
$           20,255 

$                887 
               3,955 
$             4,842 
                    83 
                  912 
                  102 

                  591 
$             6,530 
$             9,657 

$             1,440 
               4,609 
$             6,049 
                  158 
                  854 
                  159 

                  530 
$             7,750 
$           10,042 

$             2,646 
               6,714 
$             9,360 
                  553 
                  528 
                      - 

                  526 
$           10,967 
$             9,288 

Provision for loan losses (Note 5) 
          Net interest income after provision for loan   
             losses  

$             1,285 

$                990 

$                660 

$             8,372 

$             9,052 

$             8,628 

Other income: 
  Trust department 
  Service charges on deposit accounts  
  Gain on sale of loans 
  Investment securities gains, net 
  Other  
      Total other income 

Other expenses: 
  Salaries and employee benefits  
  Occupancy expense, net 
  Equipment expense  
  Computer processing 
  Professional services 
  Amortization of goodwill     
  Other 
      Total other expenses 
      Income before income taxes 
Income taxes (Note 16) 
    Net income 
Earnings per share of common stock, basic and diluted 

$             1,671 
               1,079 
                  154 
                  192 
                  998 
$             4,094 

$             4,434 
                  535 
                  636 
                  454 
                  273 
                       - 
               1,886 
$             8,218 
$             4,248 
               1,125 
               3,123 
$               1.52 

$             1,387 
                  880 
                  135 
                    85 
                  962 
$             3,449 

$             4,379 
                  551 
                  699 
                  391 
                  197 
                       - 
               1,913 
$             8,130 
$             4,371 
               1,129 
               3,242 
$               1.49 

$             1,445 
                  863 
                  155 
                  446 
                  988 
$             3,897 

$             4,069 
                  519 
                  633 
                  351 
                  132 
                  134 
               1,724 
$             7,562 
$             4,963 
               1,506 
               3,457 
$               1.34 

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FIRST BANKERS TRUSTSHARES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Amounts in thousands of dollars, except share and per share data)

Years Ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 

Preferred 
Stock 
$              - 

Common 
Stock 
$        2,580 

Additional 
Paid In 
Capital 
$        2,251 

Retained 
Earnings 
$  14,526 

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Income (Loss) 
$                  (22) 

Treasury  
Stock 
$                   -     

Comprehensive 
Income 

Total 
$    19,335     

                - 

                 - 

                 - 

      3,457 

                       - 

                      - 

                  3,457 

        3,457 

                - 

                 - 

                 - 

            - 

                   433      

                      - 
                      - 

                     433 
$                3,890 

           433 

                - 
$              - 

                 - 
$        2,580 

                 - 
$        2,251 

       (490) 
$ 17,493 

                       - 
$                 411 

                      -  
$                    - 

          (490) 
$    22,735     

                - 

                 - 

                 - 

     3,242 

                       - 

                      - 

                  3,242 

        3,242 

                - 

                 - 

                 - 

             - 

                   541      

                      - 

                     541 
$                3,783 

           541 

                - 

                 - 

                 - 

             - 

                       - 

            (7,429) 

                - 
$              - 

                 - 
$        2,580 

                 - 
$        2,251 

       (501) 
$ 20,234 

                       - 
$                 952 

                     - 
$          (7,429) 

       (7,429) 

          (501) 
$    18,588     

                - 

                 - 

                 - 

     3,123 

                       - 

                      - 

                 3,123 

        3,123 

                - 

                 - 

                 - 

             - 

                  (154)    

                      - 

                   (154) 
$                2,969 

          (154) 

                - 
$              - 

                 - 
$        2,580 

                 - 
$        2,251 

       (553) 
$ 22,804 

                       - 
$                 798 

                     - 
$          (7,429) 

          (553) 
$    21,004     

Balance, December 31, 2000 
Comprehensive income: 
    Net income 
    Other comprehensive income,  
       net of tax, (Note 2) 
             Comprehensive income 
Dividends declared on common 
  stock (amount per share $.19) 
Balance, December 31, 2001 
Comprehensive income: 
    Net income 
    Other comprehensive income,   
        net of tax, (Note 2) 
             Comprehensive income 
Purchase of 530,656 shares of 
 common stock for the treasury 
Dividends declared on common 
  stock (amount per share $.23) 
Balance, December 31, 2002 
Comprehensive income: 
    Net income 
    Other comprehensive (loss),  
        net of tax, (Note 2) 
             Comprehensive income 
Dividends declared on common 
  stock (amount per share $.27) 
Balance, December 31, 2003 

See notes to consolidated financial statements 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
        
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
        
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
        
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
        
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY

FIRST BANKERS TRUSTSHARES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands of dollars)

Cash Flows From Operating Activities 
  Net income 
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash 
  provided by operating activities: 
   Provision for loan losses  
   Amortization of goodwill    
   Depreciation 
   Amortization/accretion of premiums/discounts on   
      securities, net 
   Investment securities (gains), net 
   Loans originated for resale  
   Proceeds from loans sold 
   Gain on sale of loans  
   Deferred income taxes  
   (Increase) decreas e in accrued interest receivable 
     and other assets 
   (Decrease) in accrued interest payable 
     and other liabilities 
          Net cash provided by operating activities 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities 
  Activity in securities portfolio: 
   Purchases  
   Sales of securities available for sale  
   Calls, maturities and paydowns 
  Increase in loans, net 
 (Increase) decrease in federal funds sold  
  Purchases of premises, furniture and equipment 
  Purchase of life insurance contracts  
  Increase in cash value of life insurance contracts  
          Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   

2003 
$              3,123 

Years Ended December 31, 
2002 
$              3,242 

2001 
$              3,457 

                1,285 
                       - 
                   662 

                   990 
                       - 
                   748 

                   660 
                   134 
                   673 

                1,069 
                 (192)   
            (11,801) 
             12,677 
                 (154) 
                 (119) 

                   445 
                   (85)     
            (12,974) 
             14,112 
                 (135) 
                   (64) 

                   154 
                 (446)     
            (18,472) 
             16,866 
                 (155) 
                 (118) 

                 (101)   

                  743 

                 (308) 

                 (343) 
$              6,106 

                 (380) 
$              6,642 

                 (147) 
$              2,298 

$          (81,079)   
               5,345 
             75,595 
            (21,495) 
                      - 
                 (307) 
              (4,000) 
                 (100) 
$          (26,041) 

$            (4,626)     
               7,998 
             18,632 
            (13,696) 
              (4,000) 
                 (734) 
                      - 
                      - 
$             3,574 

$          (34,315)     
               3,856 
             27,286 
            (13,544) 
               9,200 
              (1,068) 
                      - 
                      - 
$            (8,585) 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities  
  Net increase in deposits 
  Issuance of note payable 
  Principal payments on note payable             
  Purchase of treasury stock 
  Cash dividends paid on common stock 
  Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings 
  Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances              
  Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances             
  Proceeds from issuance of preferred securities of   
   subsidiary trust 
         Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 
         Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks 
Cash and Due From Banks: 
  Beginning 
  Ending 

$                243  
                       - 
              (4,500) 
                       - 
                 (533) 
                  914 
                      - 
                      - 

$             1,561   
               6,000   
              (1,500) 
              (7,429) 
                 (510) 
              (6,273) 
               6,000 
                      - 

$           12,247     
                      - 
                      - 

                (464) 
              (7,355) 
               8,000 
              (4,000) 

               4,897 
$             1,021 
$          (18,914) 

                      - 
$            (2,151) 
$             8,065 

                      - 
$             8,428 
$             2,141 

$           33,924 
$           15,010 

$           25,859 
$           33,924 

$           23,718 
$           25,859 

(continued) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                     
  
          
 
 
 
                     
  
                  
 
 
 
                     
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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FIRST BANKERS TRUSTSHARES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands of dollars)

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information, 
  Cash payments for: 
    Interest 
    Income taxes 

Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and 
financing activities: 
   Net change in accumulated other comprehensive income  
    (loss), unrealized gains (losses) on securities available 
    for sale, net 
  Transfer of loans to other real estate owned 

Years Ended December 31, 

2003 
$             6,698 
$             1,090 

2002 
$             8,182 
$             1,433 

2001 
$            11,485 
$              1,544 

$               (154) 
$                291 

$                541 
$                299 

$                433 
$                169 

See notes to consolidated financial statements

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Business
First Bankers Trustshares, Inc. (the “Company”) is a bank holding company providing bank and bank related services
through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, First Bankers Trust Company, N.A. (Bank), FBIL Statutory Trust I, and FBIL
Statutory Trust II, to a market area consisting primarily of Adams and adjacent Illinois counties, and Marion, Lewis and
Shelby counties in Missouri.  Trust services are provided through trust offices located in Quincy and Chicago, Illinois,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Phoenix, Arizona.  

Significant Accounting Policies
The accounting and reporting policies of First Bankers Trustshares, Inc. and its subsidiaries conform to generally accepted
accounting principles and general practices within the banking industry.  The following is a summary of the more significant
of these policies.

Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount 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.  The allowance for loan losses is inherently subjective as it requires
material estimates that are susceptible to significant change.  The fair value disclosure of financial statements is an estimate
that can be computed within a range.

Basis of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of First Bankers Trustshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned sub-
sidiaries.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Presentation of Cash Flows
For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and due from banks includes cash on hand and amounts due from banks, includ-
ing cash items in process of clearing.  Cash flows from federal funds sold, loans to customers, deposits, and short-term bor-
rowings are reported net.

Trust Department Assets
Trust assets, other than cash deposits held by the Bank, are not assets of the Bank and, accordingly are not included in these
consolidated financial statements.

Securities
Securities held to maturity are those for which the Bank has the ability and intent to hold to maturity.  Securities meeting
such criteria at the date of purchase and as of the balance sheet date are carried at amortized cost, adjusted for amortization
of premiums and discounts, computed by the interest method over their contracted lives.

Securities available for sale are accounted for at fair value and the unrealized holding gains or losses, net of their deferred
income tax effect, are presented as increases or decreases in accumulated other comprehensive income, as a separate compo-
nent of equity.

Realized gains and losses on sales of securities are based upon the adjusted book value of the specific securities sold and are
included in earnings.  

There were no trading securities at December 31, 2003 and 2002.

Loans 
Loans are stated at the principal amount outstanding, net of an allowance for loan losses.  Interest on loans is credited to
operations as earned, based upon the principal amount outstanding.  

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1.  NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

It is the Bank’s policy to discontinue the accrual of interest income on any loan when, in the opinion of management, there is
reasonable doubt as to the timely collection of interest or principal.  Interest on these loans is credited to income only when
the loan is removed from nonaccrual status.  Nonaccrual loans are returned to an accrual status when, in the opinion of man-
agement, the financial position of the borrower and other relevant factors indicate there is no longer any reasonable doubt as
to the timely payment of principal or interest.  

The Bank grants agribusiness, commercial, residential, and consumer loans to customers throughout the Bank’s market area.
The Bank’s policy for requiring collateral is consistent with prudent lending practices and anticipates the potential for eco-
nomic fluctuations.  Collateral varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, equipment and income-pro-
ducing commercial properties.  It is the Bank’s policy to file financing statements and mortgages covering collateral pledged.

As of December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Bank had loan concentrations in agribusiness of 7.07% and 8.13%, hotel and motel
industry of 3.76% and 4.66% and senior housing industry of 2.91% and 2.46%, respectively of outstanding loans.  The Bank
had no additional industry loan concentrations, which, in management’s judgment, were considered to be significant.  The
Bank had no foreign loans outstanding as of December 31, 2003 and 2002.

Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense.  Loans are charged
against the allowance for loan losses when management believes that the collectibility of the principal is unlikely.  The
allowance is an amount that management believes will be adequate to absorb losses inherent in existing loans and commit-
ments to extend loans based on evaluations of the collectibility and prior loss experience.  The evaluations take into consid-
eration such factors as changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio, overall portfolio quality, loan concentrations, spe-
cific problem loans and commitments, and current and anticipated economic conditions that may affect the borrower’s ability
to pay.

Loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable the Bank will not be able to
collect all amounts due under the loan agreement.  The portion of the allowance for loan losses applicable to impaired loans
is computed based on the present value of the estimated future cash flows of interest and principal discounted at the loan’s
effective interest rate or on the fair value of the collateral for collateral dependent loans.  The entire change in present value
of expected cash flows of impaired loans is reported as bad debt expense in the same manner in which impairment initially
was recognized or as a reduction in the amount of bad debt expense that otherwise would be reported.  The Bank recognizes
interest income on impaired loans on a cash basis.

Transfers of Financial Assets
Transfers of financial assets are accounted for as sales, only when control over the assets has been surrendered.  Control over
transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company, (2) the transferee
obtains the right to pledge or exchange the assets it received, and no condition both constrains the transferee from taking
advantage of its right to pledge or exchange and provides more than a modest benefit to the transferor, and (3) the Company
does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity
or the ability to unilaterally cause the holder to return specific assets.

Credit Related Financial Instruments
In the ordinary course of business, the Bank has entered into commitments to extend credit, including commitments under
lines of credit and standby letters of credit.  Such financial instruments are recorded when they are funded.

Sale of Loans
As part of its management of assets and liabilities, the Company periodically sells residential real estate, agricultural and stu-
dent loans.  Loans which are expected to be sold in the foreseeable future are classified as held for sale and are recorded at
the lower of aggregate cost or market value.  At December 31, 2003 and 2002, loans held for sale consist of residential real
estate loans.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Premises, Furniture and Equipment
Premises, furniture and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.  Depreciation is determined using the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

Other Real Estate Owned
Other real estate owned (OREO), which is included with other assets, represents properties acquired through foreclosure, in-
substance foreclosure or other proceedings.  Any write-down to fair value at the time of the transfer to OREO is charged to
the allowance for loan losses.  Property is evaluated regularly to ensure that the recorded amount is supported by the current
fair value.  Subsequent write-downs to fair value are charged to earnings.

Intangibles
Goodwill equal to $334,000 at December 31, 2003 and 2002 represents the unamortized cost of the investment in the Bank
in excess of the fair value of net assets acquired.  In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Statement No. 142 eliminates the amortization of goodwill and other intan-
gibles that are determined to have an indefinite life; and requires, at a minimum, annual impairment tests for goodwill and
other intangible assets that are determined to have an indefinite life.  For the Company, the provisions of the Statement were
effective January 1, 2002.  Implementation of Statement No. 142 has impacted the Company’s consolidated financial state-
ments in that yearly goodwill amortization of $134,000 is no longer recorded. 

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
Basic earnings per share of common stock is computed by dividing net income, after deducting preferred stock dividends, by
the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each reporting period.  Diluted earnings per share of common
stock assumes the conversion, exercise or issuance of all potential common stock (common stock equivalents) unless the
effect is to reduce the loss or increase the income per common share from continuing operations.  The Company had no
common stock equivalents as of and for the years ending December 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001.  

Income Taxes
Deferred taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differ-
ences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differ-
ences.  Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases.
Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that
some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted
for the effects of changes in the tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.

Current Accounting Developments
FASB Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No.
51, (FIN 46) establishes accounting guidance for consolidation of variable interest entities (VIE) that function to support the
activities of the primary beneficiary.  Prior to the implementation of FIN 46, VIEs were generally consolidated by an enterprise
when the enterprise had a controlling financial interest through ownership of a majority of voting interest in the entity.  The
provisions of FIN 46 were effective immediately for all arrangements entered into after January 31, 2003.  In December 2003,
the FASB issued a revision to FIN 46 (FIN 46R) which clarified certain implementation issues and revised implementation
dates for VIEs created before January 31, 2003.  Under the new guidance, special effective date provisions apply to enterpris-
es that have fully or partially applied FIN 46 prior to issuance of the revised Interpretation.  Otherwise, application of FIN 46R
(or FIN 46) is required in financial statements of entities that have interests in special purpose entities effective for the first
annual period beginning after December 15, 2004.

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28

1.  NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

An unintended consequence of this standard is requiring some companies to conclude deconsolidation is necessary for cer-
tain transactions involving the issuance of trust preferred securities.  Based upon its interpretation of FIN 46, the Company
continues to consolidate its wholly-owned subsidiary trust entities involved with the issuance of its trust preferred securities,
but will deconsolidate for the year ending December 31, 2005.  Such deconsolidation will have no effect on reported earn-
ings or stockholders’ equity.  A portion of these securities currently qualify for treatment as Tier 1 capital for the Company.
In July 2003, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issued a supervisory letter instructing bank holding
companies to continue to include the trust preferred securities in Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital purposes until notice is
given to the contrary.  There can be no assurance that the Federal Reserve will continue to permit institutions to include trust
preferred securities in Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital purposes.  As of December 31, 2003, assuming the Company was
not permitted to include the trust preferred securities issued by the trusts in its Tier 1 capital, the Company would still
exceed the regulatory required minimums for capital adequacy purposes (see Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements).  

The interpretations of FIN 46 and its application to various transaction types and structures are evolving.  Management con-
tinuously monitors emerging issues related to FIN 46, some of which could potentially impact the Company’s financial state-
ments.

2.  COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity during a period from transactions and other events from non-
owner sources.  Comprehensive income is the total of net income and other comprehensive income, which for the Company
is comprised entirely of unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale.

Other comprehensive income is comprised as follows (Amounts in thousands of dollars):

Year ended December 31, 2003 
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale: 
Unrealized holding (losses) arising during the year 
Less reclassification adjustment for gains 
  included in net income 
Other comprehensive loss 

Before tax 

Tax expense 
(benefit) 

Net of tax 

$                  (55) 

$                 20 

$                 (35) 

                   192 
$                (247) 

                    73 
$                (93) 

                   119 
$               ( 154) 

Year ended December 31, 2002 
Unrealized gains on securities available for sale: 
Unrealized holding gains arising during the year 
Less reclassification adjustment for gains 
  included in net income 
Other comprehensive income 

Year ended December 31, 2001 
Unrealized gains on securities available for sale: 
Unrealized holding gains arising during the year 
Less reclassification adjustment for gains 
  included in net income 
Other comprehensive income 

$                 954  

$               360  

$                 594 

                     85 
$                 869 

                   32 
$               328  

                    53 
$                 541 

$              1,146  

$               437  

$                 709 

                   446 
$                 700 

                 170 
$               267  

                   276 
$                 433 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. RESTRICTIONS ON CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS

The Bank is required to maintain a reserve balance with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.  The total of the reserve bal-
ance was approximately $327,000 and $3,357,000 at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

4. SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair values of securities held to maturity as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 are as follows (Amounts
in thousands of dollars):

U.S. Government agencies and corporations 
State and political subdivisions 

U.S. Government agencies and corporations 
State and political subdivisions 

Amortized 
Cost 
$            111 
           7,120 
$         7,231 

Amortized 
Cost 
$            160 
           8,540 
$         8,700 

2003 

Gross 
Unrealized 
Gains 
$               4 
             294 
$           298 

2002 

Gross 
Unrealized 
Gains 
$               8 
             245 
$           253 

Gross 
Unrealized 
(Losses) 
$               - 
               (1) 
$             (1) 

Gross 
Unrealized 
(Losses) 
$               - 
                 - 
$               - 

Fair 
Value 
$           115 
          7,413 
$        7,528 

Fair 
Value 
$           168 
          8,785 
$        8,953 

The amortized cost and fair values of securities available for sale as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 are as follows 
(Amounts in thousands of dollars): 

U.S. Government agencies and corporations 
State and political subdivisions 
Corporate securities 
Collateralized mortgage obligations 

U.S. Government agencies and corporations 
State and political subdivisions 
Corporate securities 
Collateralized mortgage obligations 

Amortized 
Cost 
 $     34,108 
          8,014 
             435 
          2,507 
$      45,064 

Amortized 
Cost 
 $     30,922 
          8,334 
          1,434 
          3,643 
$      44,333 

2003 

Gross 
Unrealized 
Gains 
 $          790 
             505 
               15 
                 - 
$        1,310 

2002 

Gross 
Unrealized 
Gains 
 $       1,118 
             349 
               26 
               44 
$        1,537 

Gross 
Unrealized 
(Losses) 
$             (7) 
                 - 
                 - 
              (16) 
$            (23) 

Gross 
Unrealized 
(Losses) 
$              - 
               (2) 
                - 
               (1) 
$             (3) 

Fair 
Value 
$     34,  891 
 519 
         8,   
            450 
         2, 491 
$     46,351 

Fair 
Value 
$     32,040 
         8,681 
         1,460 
         3,686 
$     45,867 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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4. SECURITIES (Continued)

All securities which have unrealized losses as of December 31, 2003 have been in the unrealized loss position for less than
12 months.  Those securities are summarized as follows:

Securities held to maturity: 
  State and political subdivisions 

Securities available for sale: 
  U.S. Government agencies and   
   Corporations 
  Collateralized mortgage obligations   

                    Gross 
Fair 
Value 

Unrealized 
Losses 

$       307  $              (1) 

$              (7) 
$    1,928 
      2,334 
              (16) 
$    4,262  $            (23) 

For all the above investment securities, the unrealized losses are generally due to changes in interest rates and, as such, are
considered to be temporary, by the Company.

The amortized cost and fair value of securities as of December 31, 2003 by contractual maturity, are shown below.  Expected
maturities may differ from contractual maturities because the corporate securities and mortgages underlying the collateral-
ized mortgage obligations may be called or prepaid without penalties. Therefore, these securities are not included in the
maturity categories in the following summaries (Amounts in thousands of dollars):

Securities held to maturity: 
Due in one year or less 
Due after one year through five years 
Due after five years through ten years 
Due after ten years 

Securities available for sale: 
Due in one year or less 
Due after one year through five years 
Due after five years through ten years 
Due after ten years 

Corporate securities 
Collateralized mortgage obligations 

Amortized 
Cost 
$        1,041 
          2,019 
          1,949 
          2,222 
$        7,231 

Amortized 
Cost 
$        4,996 
        20,952 
          8,397 
          7,777 
$      42,122 
             435 
          2,507 
$      45,064 

Fair 
Value 
$         1,056 
           2,105 
           2,047   
           2,320 
$         7,528 

Fair 
Value 
$         5,105 
         21,338 
           8,704 
           8,263 
$       43,410 
              450 
           2,491 
$       46,351 

Information on securities sold during the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 follows (Amounts in thousands of
dollars):

Proceeds from sales: 
  Securities available for sale 
  Securities held to maturity 
 Gross gains 
 Gross losses 

2003 
$        5,345 
                 - 
$           192  
$               - 

2002 
$        7,998 
                 - 
$           104  
$             19 

2001 
$        3,856 
                 - 
$           219  
$               - 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                             
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

4. SECURITIES (Continued)

As of December 31, 2003 and 2002 securities with a carrying value of approximately $47,390,000 and $37,274,000 respec-
tively, were pledged to collateralize deposits and securities sold under agreements to repurchase and for other purposes as
required or permitted by law.

5.  LOANS

The composition of net loans outstanding as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 are as follows (Amounts in thousands of dol-
lars):

Commercial 
Agricultural 
Tax exempt 
Real estate, mortgage 
Consumer 
Other 

Less:  Allowance for loan 
  losses 
      Net loans 

2003 
$    115,229 
        15,680 
          4,237 
        40,727 
        45,353 
             582 
$    221,808 

2002 
$     105,405 
         16,416 
          3,305 
        38,290 
        38,321 
             194 
$    201,931 

         (2,263) 
 $   219,545 

         (2,305) 
$    199, 626 

Nonaccrual, impaired loans and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest were not material at December 31,
2003 and 2002.

Activity in the allowance for loan losses during the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 is summarized below
(Amounts in thousands of dollars):

Balance, beginning of year 
  Provision for loan losses 
  Loan charge-offs 
  Recoveries of loans charged off  
Balance, end of year 

2003 
$        2,305   
          1,285 
         (1,370) 
               43 
$        2,263 

2002 
$        2,312   
             990 
         (1,045) 
               48 
$        2,305 

2001 
$        1,951   
             660 
            (337) 
               38 
$        2,312 

Mortgage loans serviced for others are not included in the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition.
The unpaid principal balances of these loans totaled $76,449,000 and $46,534,000 at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respec-
tively.

In the ordinary course of business, the Bank has loans with directors, principal officers, their immediate families and affiliat-
ed companies in which they are principal stockholders (hereafter referred to as related parties).  The Bank believes that all
such loans were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time
for comparable loans with other persons and that such loans do not present more than a normal risk of collectibility or pres-
ent other unfavorable features.  An analysis of the changes in the aggregate amount of these loans during 2003 and 2002 is
as follows (Amounts in thousands of dollars):

Balance, beginning of year 
  Advances  
  Repayments  
Balance, end of year 

2003 
$        2,639 
          4,060 
        (3,333) 
$        3,366 

2002 
$        3,320 
          4,959 
        (5,640) 
$        2,639 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
         
 
 
 
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
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6.   PREMISES, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT

The cost, accumulated depreciation and net book value of premises, furniture and equipment as of December 31, 2003 and
2002 is summarized as follows (Amounts in thousands of dollars):

Land 
Building and improvements 
Furniture and equipment 

Less accumulated depreciation 

7.  TIME DEPOSITS

2003 
$           942 
          3,635 
          4,565 
$        9,142 
         ( 5,415) 
$        3,727 

2002 
$           926 
          3,555 
          4,884 
$        9,365 
         (5,283) 
$        4,082 

The aggregate amount of time deposits, each with a minimum denomination of $100,000, was approximately $27,420,000
and $23,540,000 at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

At December 31, 2003, the scheduled maturities of time deposits are as follows (Amounts in thousands of dollars):

2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008  

$       55,918 
         26,808 
         14,958 
           9,146 
           2,964 
$     109,794 

8.  SHORT TERM BORROWINGS

Short-term borrowings outstanding consist of securities sold under agreements to repurchase in the amount of $5,114,000
and $4,120,000 as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  These borrowings generally mature within 180 days from
the date of issuance.

Other information concerning securities sold under agreements to repurchase is summarized as follows (Amounts in thou-
sands of dollars):

Average daily balance during the year 
Average interest rate during the year 
Average interest rate at year end 
Maximum month end balance during the year 
Securities underlying the agreements at year end: 
  Carrying value 
  Fair value 

2003 
$        2,747      
            3.02% 
            2.14% 
$        5,114 

2002 
$        4,423      
            3.50% 
            2.50% 
$        6,173 

$        7,286 
$        7,342 

$        6,255 
$        6,572 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

9.  FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES 

Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances are summarized as follows at December 31, 2003 and 2002:

Maturity in year ending 
December 31: 
    2004 
    2006 
    2008 

2003 

2002 

Weighted  
Average 
Interest Rate 

            4.90% 
            4.55 
            4.89  

Balance Due 
(Amount in 
thousands) 

$           8,000       
             9,000 
             2,000 
$         19,000 

Weighted  
Average 
Interest Rate 

          4.90% 
          4.55 
          4.89  

Balance Due 
(Amount in 
thousands) 
$           8,000   
             9,000 
             2,000 
$         19,000 

At December 31, 2003, the advances maturing in 2008 have call features that could be implemented in 2004.  First mortgage
loans of approximately $31,317,000 and $31,667,000 as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, are pledged as collat-
eral on FHLB advances.

10.  NOTE PAYABLE

At December 31, 2002, the Company had a note payable due to a Bank with quarterly payments at LIBOR plus 175 basis
points, which was due March 27, 2005.  Principal was payable in 2 installments of $500,000 each, beginning March 27, 2003,
and annually thereafter, plus a final payment equal to all unpaid principal and interest at maturity.  The note was secured by
170,000 shares of common stock of the Bank.  At December 31, 2003, the Company has repaid this note payable.

11.  COMPANY OBLIGATED MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARY

TRUSTS HOLDING SOLELY SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES

During 2003 the Company issued 5,000 shares of Company Obligated Mandatorily Redeemable (COMR) Preferred
Securities of FBIL Statutory Trust II Holding Solely Subordinated Debentures.  Distributions are paid quarterly.  Cumulative
cash distributions are calculated at a variable annual rate that is 295 basis points above the 3 month LIBOR rate (4.11% as
December 31, 2003).  The Company may, at one or more times, defer interest payments on the capital securities for up to 20
consecutive quarterly periods, but not beyond September 17, 2033.  At the end of the deferral period, all accumulated and
unpaid distributions will be paid.  The capital securities will be redeemed on September 17, 2033; however, the Company
has the option to shorten the maturity date to a date not earlier than September 17, 2008 at par plus any accrued and unpaid
distributions to the date of the redemption.  If a special event occurs prior to September 17, 2008, providing the Company
the right of redemption in whole, but not in part, the redemption price will vary depending on how close to the issue date the
redemption occurs.  The redemption price is a maximum of 104.3% of the principal amount of the debentures at March 17,
2004 declining by approximately 30 basis points each quarter until September 17, 2007 and thereafter at which time the
redemption price will be at par.  Any accrued and unpaid distributions to the date of redemption must also be paid.

During 2000 the Company issued 5,000 shares of Company Obligated Mandatorily Redeemable (COMR) Preferred
Securities of FBIL Statutory Trust I Holding Solely Subordinated Debentures.  Distributions are paid semi-annually.
Cumulative cash distributions are calculated at a 10.60% annual rate.  The Company may, at one or more times, defer inter-
est payments on the capital securities for up to 10 consecutive semi-annual periods, but not beyond September 7, 2030.  At
the end of the deferral period, all accumulated and unpaid distributions will be paid.  The capital securities will be redeemed
on September 7, 2030; however, the Company has the option to shorten the maturity date to a date not earlier than
September 7, 2010.  The redemption price begins at 105.300% to par and is reduced by 53 basis points each year until
September 7, 2020 when the capital securities can be redeemed at par.  Any accrued and unpaid distributions to the date of
the redemption must also be paid.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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34

11.  COMPANY OBLIGATED MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARY

TRUSTS HOLDING SOLELY SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES (Continued)

Holders of the capital securities have no voting rights, are unsecured and rank junior in priority of payment to all of the
Company’s indebtedness and senior to the Company’s capital stock.

The debentures are included on the balance sheet at December 31, 2003 and 2002 as liabilities.  For regulatory purposes,
approximately $6,735,000 and $5,000,000 of the capital securities were allowed in the calculation of Tier I capital with the
remainder allowed as Tier II capital as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  See discussion in Note 1 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements regarding current accounting developments relating to the inclusion of trust preferred
securities in Tier I capital for regulatory purposes.  

12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk:

The Bank, in the normal course of business, is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk to meet the financ-
ing needs of its customers.  These financial instruments include unused lines of credit and standby letters of credit. Those
instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consol-
idated balance sheets.  

The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for unused
lines of credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amounts of those instruments.  The Bank uses
the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.  

A summary of the Bank’s commitments at December 31, 2003 and 2002 is as follows (Amounts in thousands of dollars):

Unused lines of credit 
Standby letters of credit 

2003 
$      35,684      
          1,863 

2002 
$      28,809      
             883 

Unused lines of credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in
the contract.  The agreements generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of
a fee.  Since many of the agreements are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not
necessarily represent future cash requirements.  The Bank evaluates each customers’ credit worthiness on a case-by-case
basis.  The amount of collateral obtained if deemed necessary by the Bank upon extension of credit is based upon manage-
ment’s credit evaluation of the counter-party.  Collateral varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property,
equipment, and income-producing commercial properties.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee the performance of a customer to a
third party.  Those guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements and, generally, have
terms of one year, or less.  The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in
extending loan facilities to customers.  The Bank holds collateral, as detailed above, supporting those commitments if
deemed necessary.  In the event the customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the third
party, the Bank would be required to fund the commitment.  The maximum potential amount of future payments the Bank
could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount shown in the summary above.  If the commitment is
funded the Bank would be entitled to seek recovery from the customer.  At December 31, 2003 and 2002 no amounts have
been recorded as liabilities for the Bank’s potential obligations under these guarantees.

The Company has executed contracts for the sale of mortgage loans in the secondary market in the amount of $453,000 and
$1,175,000 at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  These amounts are included in loans held for sale at the respective
balance sheet dates.

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)

A portion of residential mortgage loans sold to investors in the secondary market are sold with recourse.  Specifically, certain
loan sales agreements provide that if the borrower becomes 60 days or more delinquent during the first six months following the
first payment due, and subsequently becomes 90 days or more delinquent during the first 12 months of the loan, the Bank must
repurchase the loan from the subject investor.  In the opinion of management, the risk of recourse to the Bank is not significant
and, accordingly, no liability has been established.

Concentration of credit risk:

Aside from cash on hand and in-vault, the majority of the Company’s cash is maintained at US Bank, N.A., Commerce Bank,
N.A., and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago.  The total amount of cash on deposit and federal funds sold exceeded federal
insurance limits at the respective institutions by approximately $8,363,000, $6,997,000, and $3,256,000, respectively as of
December 31, 2003. In the opinion of management, no material risk of loss exists due to the financial condition of the institu-
tions. 

13. BENEFITS

The Bank’s retirement plan, which covered substantially all full time employees (working over 20 hours per week) after comple-
tion of one year of service and attaining the age of 21 was terminated effective December 31, 2001.  Monies associated with the
plan were transferred into the Company’s 401K plan.  The Bank contributed an amount adequate to fund the Target Benefit as
determined by various plan assumptions.  The Target Benefit was 17.5% of total compensation and is based on the employee’s
highest consecutive five years of compensation while a participant.

The Bank has a 401K plan, which is a tax qualified savings plan, to encourage its employees to save for retirement purposes or
other contingencies.  Substantially all full time (working over 1000 hours per year) employees of the Bank are eligible to partici-
pate in the Plan on the later of January 1st or July 1st after completion of one year of service and attaining the age of 21.  The
employee may elect to contribute up to 15% of their compensation before taxes.  Based upon profits, as determined by the Bank,
a contribution may be made by the Bank.  Employees are 100% vested in the Bank’s contribution to the plan after five years of
service.  Employee contributions and vested Bank contributions may be withdrawn only on termination of employment, retire-
ment, or death.  

Under the Employee Incentive Compensation Plan, the Bank is authorized at its discretion, pursuant to the provisions of the plan,
to establish on an annual basis, a bonus fund, which will be distributed to certain employees, based on their performance.  The
Employee Incentive Compensation Plan does not become effective unless the Bank exceeds established income levels.

Contributions to the target benefit plan for the years ended December 31, 2001 totaled $63,000.  Contributions to the 401(k) plan
for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 totaled $180,000 and $204,000, respectively.  No contributions to the 401K
Plan were made in 2001. There were no contributions made to the incentive compensation plan for the years ended December 31,
2003 or 2002.  Contributions made to the incentive compensation plan for the year ended December 31, 2001 was $143,000.

14.  DIVIDENDS AND REGULATORY CAPITAL

The Company’s stockholders are entitled to receive such dividends as are declared by the Board of Directors.  The ability of the
Company to pay dividends in the future is dependent upon its receipt of dividends from the Bank.  The Bank’s ability to pay divi-
dends is regulated by banking statutes.  The timing and amount of dividends will depend on earnings, capital requirements and
financial condition of the Company and the Bank as well as general economic conditions and other relevant factors affecting the
Company and the Bank. 

Under the provisions of the National Bank Act the Bank may not, without prior approval of the Comptroller of the Currency,
declare dividends in excess of the total of the current and past two year’s earnings less any dividends already paid from those
earnings. 

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36

14.  DIVIDENDS AND REGULATORY CAPITAL (Continued)

The Company and Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies.
Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by
regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements.  Under capital ade-
quacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and Bank must meet specific cap-
ital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as cal-
culated under regulatory accounting practices.  The Company’s and Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also sub-
ject to qualitative judgments by the regulators and components, risk weightings, and other factors.  Prompt corrective action
provisions are not applicable to bank holding companies.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and Bank to maintain mini-
mum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier I capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weight-
ed assets (as defined) and of Tier I capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined).  Management believes, as of December
31, 2003, that the Company and Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

The most recent notification from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency categorized the Bank as well capitalized
under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  To be categorized as adequately or well capitalized the Bank
must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the table.  There are no
conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category.

The Company’s and Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios are also presented in the table. (Amounts in thousands of dol-
lars):
dollars): 

Actual 

For Capital 
Adequacy Purposes 

To Be Well 
Capitalized Under 
Prompt Corrective 
Action Provisions 

As of December 31, 2003 

Amount 

Ratio 

Amount 

Ratio 

Amount 

Ratio 

  Total Capital 

    (to Risk Weighted Assets) 
        Company 
        Bank 

  Tier I Capital 

    (to Risk Weighted Assets) 
        Company 
        Bank 

  Tier I Capital 

    (to Average Assets)  
        Company 
        Bank 

$32,072 
$29,661 

13.14% 
12.19% 

>$19,531 
>$19,460 

>8.00% 
>8.00% 

N/A 
>$24,324 

N/A 
>10.00% 

 $26,607 
$27,461 

                 10.90% 
11.29% 

>$9,765 
>$9,730 

>4.00% 
>4.00% 

N/A 
>$14,595 

N/A 
>6.00% 

$26,607 
$27,461 

8.12% 
8.43% 

>$13,113 
 >$13,032 

>4.00% 
>4.00% 

N/A 
>$16,290 

N/A 
>5.00% 

As of December 31, 2002 

Amount 

Ratio 

Amount 

Ratio 

Amount 

Ratio 

  Total Capital 

    (to Risk Weighted Assets) 
        Company 
        Bank 

  Tier I Capital 

    (to Risk Weighted Assets) 
        Company 
        Bank 
  Tier I Capital 

    (to Average Assets)  
        Company 
        Bank 

$24,360 
$27,879 

10.98% 
12.61% 

>$17,744 
>$17,690 

>8.00% 
>8.00% 

N/A 
>$22,112 

N/A 
>10.00% 

 $22,302 
$25,821 

                 10.05% 
11.68% 

>$8,873 
>$8,845 

>4.00% 
>4.00% 

N/A 
>$13,267 

N/A 
>6.00% 

$22,302 
$25,821 

7.18% 
8.35% 

>$12,429 
 >$12,377 

>4.00% 
>4.00% 

N/A 
>$15,471 

N/A 
>5.00% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

15.  PARENT COMPANY ONLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PARENT COMPANY ONLY BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands of dollars)

Assets 
  Cash 
  Investment in First Bankers Trust Company 
  Investment in FBIL Statutory Trust I 
  Investment in FBIL Statutory Trust II 
  Other assets 
    Total assets 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity 
  Liabilities: 
Subordinated debentures  
Note payable 
Other 
      Total liabilities 
  Total stockholders’ equity 
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND 
       STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY 

      December 31, 

2003 
$              2,118 
              28,988 
                   160 
                   155 
                   399      
$            31,820      

2002 
$                 828 
              27,516 
                   160 
                        - 
                   138     
$            28,642      

$            10,310 
                        - 
                   506 
$            10,816 
$            21,004 

$              5,155 
                4,500 
                   399 
$            10,054 
$            18,588 

$            31,820 

$            28,642 

PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands of dollars)

Income: 
  Dividends received from First Bankers Trust Company 
  Dividends received from FBIL Statutory Trust I  
  Dividends received from FBIL Statutory Trust II 
  Interest 
    Total income 
Expenses: 
  Interest 
  Salary and benefits 
  Other 
    Total expenses 
Income (loss) before income tax benefits and equity in 
  undistributed earnings of subsidiaries 
Income tax (benefit) 
Income (loss) before equity in undistributed earnings 
  of subsidiaries 
Equity in undistributed earnings of First Bankers Trust  
  Company 
      Net income 

2003 
$             1,900 
                    16 
                      2 
                      5 
$             1,923 

$                710 
                    90 
                  125 
$                925 

Years Ended December 31, 
2002 
$             2,125 
                    16 
                      - 
                    16 
$             2,157 

2001 

$                    - 
                    16 
                      - 
                    99 
$                115 

$                705 
                    51 
                  128 
$                884 

$                547 
                    22 
                  134 
$                703 

$                998 
                 (499) 

$             1,273 
                 (335) 

$               (588) 
                 (235) 

$             1,497 

$             1,608 

$               (353) 

               1,626 
$             3,123 

               1,634 
$             3,242 

               3,810 
$             3,457 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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38

15.  PARENT COMPANY ONLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

PARENT COMPANY ONLY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands of dollars)

Cash flows from operating activities 
  Net income 
  Adjustments: 
    Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries 
    Changes in assets and liabilities 
      (Increase) decrease in other assets 
      Increase (decrease) in other liabilities 
        Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 

Cash flows from investing activities 
  Capital infusion, FBIL Statutory Trust II 

Cash flows from financing activities 
  Proceeds from issuance of notes payable    
  Principal payments on note payable 
  Purchase of treasury stock 
  Cash dividends paid on common stock  
  Proceeds from issuance of subordinated debentures 
        Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 
        Net increase (decrease) in cash 
Cash beginning 
Cash ending 

16.  INCOME TAX MATTERS

2003 

Years Ended December 31, 
2002 

2001 

$             3,123 

$              3,242 

$              3,457 

              (1,626) 

              (1,634) 

              (3,810) 

                 (261) 
                    87 
$             1,323 

                      6 
                   (98) 
$             1,516 

                   (45) 
                 (151) 
$               (247) 

$              (155) 

$                     - 

$                     - 

$                   - 
             (4,500) 
                      -     
                 (533) 
               5,155 
$                122 
$             1,290  
                  828     
$             2,118 

$             6,000 
              (1,500)     
              (7,429) 
                 (510) 
                       - 
$            (3,439) 
$            (1,923)  
                2,751     
$                 828 

$                    - 
                      - 
                      - 
                 (464) 
                       - 
$               (464) 
$               (711) 
               3,462 
$             2,751 

The components of income tax expense are as follows for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 
(Amounts in thousands of dollars):

Current 
Deferred 

2003 
$            1,244 
                (119) 
$            1,125 

Years Ended December 31 
2002 

$            1,193 
                  (64) 
$            1,129 

2001 

$            1,624 
                (118) 
$            1,506 

A reconciliation between income tax expense in the statements of income and the amount computed by applying the statuto-
ry federal income tax rate to income before income taxes is as follows (Amounts in thousands of dollars):

Federal income tax at statutory rate 
Changes from statutory rate 
  resulting from: 
      State tax, net of federal benefit 
      Amortization of goodwill 
      Tax exempt interest income, net 
      State income tax refund, net of federal  
        income tax benefit      
      (Under) accrual of provision 
        and other, net 
          Income tax expense 

2003 
Amount 

% of 
Pretax 
Income 

2002 
Amount 

% of 
Pretax 
Income 

2001 
Amount 

$         1,444 

        34.0 %  $         1,483 

        34.0 %  $        1,687 

% of 
Pretax 
Income 
        34.0 % 

              112 
                   - 
             (281) 

          2.6 
             - 
         ( 6.6) 

              114 
                   - 
             (314) 

          2.6 
             - 
         (7.2) 

             116 
               45 
            (291)  

          2.3 
            .9 
         (5.9) 

             (145) 

         ( 3.4)   

             (143) 

         (3.3)   

                 -     

             - 

                 (5) 
$         1,125 

               (14) 
         (0.1) 
        26.5 %  $         1,129 

         (0.3) 
             (51) 
        25.8 %  $        1,506 

         (1.0) 
        30.3 % 

                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

16.  INCOME TAX MATTERS (Continued)

Net deferred tax assets consist of the following components as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 (Amounts in thousands of
dollars):

Deferred tax assets: 
  Allowance for loan losses 
  Accrued expenses 

Deferred tax liabilities: 
  Premises, furniture and equipment 
  Unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net 
  Stock dividends 

      Net deferred tax assets 

2003 
$                905 
                  144 
$             1,049 

$               (139) 
                 (489) 
                 (115) 
$               (743) 
$                 306 

2002 
$                894 
                  140 
$             1,034 

$               (278) 
                 (582) 
                   (80) 
$               (940) 
$                  94 

Net deferred tax assets are included in other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The net change in deferred income taxes is reflected in the financial statements as follows (Amounts in thousands of dol-
lars): 

Provision for income taxes 
Statement of changes in stockholders  equity,    
  accumulated other comprehensive income (loss),   
  unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale,  
  net 

17. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

2003 
$               (119) 

Years Ended December 31, 
2002 
$                (64) 

2001 
$               (118) 

                   (93) 
$               (212) 

                  328 
$                264 

                  267 
$                149 

FASB Statement No. 107 “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” requires disclosure of fair value informa-
tion about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate that
value.  In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other
valuation techniques.  Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and
estimates of future cash flows.  In that regard, the derived fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to
independent markets, and in many cases, could not be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument.  Statement No.
107 excludes certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments from its disclosure requirements.  Accordingly,
the aggregate fair value amounts presented are not intended to represent the underlying value of the Company.

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the fair value of its financial instruments:

Cash and due from banks and federal funds sold:  The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash and due from
banks and federal funds sold equal their fair values.

Securities:  Fair values for securities are based on quoted market prices, where available.  If quoted market prices are not
available, fair values are based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments.

Loans and loans held for sale:  For variable loans fair values are equal to carrying values.  The fair values for all other types
of loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar
terms to borrowers with similar credit quality.  The fair value of loans held for sale is based on quoted market prices of simi-
lar loans sold in the secondary market.

 
 
 
   
 
                     
 
                     
 
 
 
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
      
 
 
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17. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Continued)

Accrued interest receivable and payable:  The fair value of accrued interest receivable and payable is equal to its carrying
value.

Deposits:  The fair values for demand and savings deposits equal their carrying amounts, which represent the amount
payable on demand.  Fair values for time deposits are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest
rates currently being offered on time deposits to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits.

Short-term borrowings:  The fair value of short-term borrowings is considered to equal carrying value due to the borrowings
short-term nature.

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and Company obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities:  The fair value of
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and fixed rate Company obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities is esti-
mated using discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently being offered for similar borrowings.  The fair
value of variable rate Company obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities equals their carrying value.

Note payable:  The fair value for the variable rate note payable is equal to its carrying value.

Commitments to extend credit:  The fair value of these commitments is not material.

The carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 are
as follows (Amounts in thousands of dollars):

Financial assets:   
  Cash and due from banks 
  Securities held to maturity 
  Securities available for sale 
  Federal funds sold 
  Loans  
  Accrued interest receivable 

Financial liabilities: 
  Non-interest-bearing demand deposits 
  Interest-bearing demand deposits 
  Savings deposits 
  Time deposits 
  Short-term borrowings 
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances 
  Note payable 
  Company obligated mandatorily redeemable  
    preferred securities of subsidiary trust  
    holding soley subordinated debentures 
  Accrued interest payable 

Carrying 
Value 

$      15,010 
          7,231 
        46,351 
        13,500 
      222,261 
          1,364 

$      51,234 
        66,978 
        30,407 
      109,794 
          5,114 
        19,000 
                  - 

2003 

2002 

Fair  
Value 

Carrying 
Value 

Fair  
Value 

$      15,010 
          7,528 
        46,351 
        13,500 
      222,852 
          1,364 

$      51,234 
        66,978 
        30,407 
      111,674 
          5,114 
        19,904 
                 - 

$      33,924 
          8,700 
        45,867 
        13,500 
      203,106 
          1,632 

$      43,978 
        72,824 
        29,267 
      112,101 
          4,200 
        19,000 
          4,500 

$      33,924 
          8,953 
        45,867 
        13,500 
      203,930 
          1,632 

$      43,978 
        72,824 
        29,267 
      114,133 
          4,200 
        20,347 
          4,500 

        10,000 
             834 

        11,014 
             834 

          5,000 
          1,002 

          5,625 
          1,002 

 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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FIRST BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, N.A. DIRECTORS & OFFICERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS – FIRST BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

William D. Daniels, Chairman
Member

Harborstone Group, LLC.

Donald K. Gnuse
President & Chief Executive Officer
First Bankers Trustshares, Inc.

Steven E. Siebers, Secretary
Attorney

Scholz, Loos, Palmer, Siebers, & Duesterhaus

Carl Adams, Jr.
President

Illinois Ayers Oil Company

Mark E. Freiburg
Owner

Freiburg Insurance Agency
& Freiburg Development 

Merri E. Ash
Trust Officer
Director of Marketing Trust

Patricia A. Brink
Vice President
Cashier 

Sherry A. Bryson
Assistant Vice President
Branch Manager

Timothy W. Corrigan
Assistant Director
Information Services

Kjersti L. Cory
Trust Officer

Daron D. Duke
Vice President
Business / Ag Lending

Jane A. Fischer
Vice President
Sales Development

Thomas J. Frese
Manager - Internal Audit

Donald K. Gnuse
Chairman of the Board

Arthur E. Greenbank
President
Chief Executive Officer

Marcia L. Hardin
Assistant Vice President
Business Lending

Brian A. Ippensen
Vice President
General Manager Trust

Arthur E. Greenbank

President & Chief Executive Officer
First Bankers Trust Company, N.A.

Merle Tieken
President

Gem City Electric

Phyllis J. Hofmeister
Secretary/Treasurer
Hofmeister Farms

OFFICERS

Peggy J. Junk
Vice President
Residential Lending

James M. Keller
Consumer Lending Officer

Julie E. Kenning
Trust Operations Officer

Lois J. Knapp
Branch Manager

Joe J. Leenerts
Executive Vice President
Chief Operating and Financial Officer

David J. McCaughey
Assistant Vice President
Manager - Fixed Asset / Security

Gretchen A. McGee
Vice President
Retail Banking Manager

Kathleen D. McNay
Vice President
Human Resources

Janiece M. Neiswender
Branch Manager

James R. Obert
Vice President
Business Lending

Dianna S. Orr
Branch Manager

Pamela K. Pfanner
Deposit Account Officer
Manager - Deposit Accounting

Dennis R. Williams
Chairman of the Board

Quincy Newspapers, Inc.

Marvin E. Rabe
Vice President
Business / Ag Lending

David J. Rakers
Senior Vice President
Manager - Business Lending

Douglas R. Reed
Vice President
Business Lending

Linda D. Reinold
Customer Service Officer

Hugh R. Roderick
Assistant Vice President
Manager - Consumer Lending

Norman E. Rosson
Senior Vice President
Trust Officer

Jeanette L. Schinderling
Branch Manager

Kimberly A. Serbin
Trust Officer

Linda J. Shultz
Trust Officer

Deborah J. Staff
Trust Officer

Lansing M. Tomlinson
Senior Vice President
Manager - Residential Lending

Linda K. Tossick
Assistant Controller

Brent R. Voth
Vice President
Information Services

First Bankers Trustshares, Inc.
P.O. Box 3566
Quincy, Illinois 62305-3566
Phone: 217-228-8000
Internet: http://www.firstbankers.com
E-Mail: fbti@firstbankers.com

An Equal Opportunity Employer