UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011

or

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

For the transition period from ___________ to ___________

Commission file number 0-20908

PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Kentucky	61-1206757
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2883 Fifth Avenue Huntington, West Virginia	25702
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number    (304) 525-1600

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

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

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

Large accelerated filer o. Accelerated filer  o.    Non-accelerated filer  o (Do not check if smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company  þ

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practical date.

Common stock, no par value, – 7,937,143 shares outstanding at November 1, 2011

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PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

INDEX TO REPORT

Part I - Financial Information
Item 1 – Financial Statements	3
Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis	40
Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	53
Item 4 – Controls and Procedures	53
Part II - Other Information	54
Item 1 – Legal Proceedings	54
Item 1A – Risk Factors	54
Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	54
Item 3 – Defaults Upon Senior Securities	54
Item 4 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders [Removed and reserved]	54
Item 5 – Other Information	54
Item 6 – Exhibits	54
Signatures -	55

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PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

PART I  - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

The accompanying information has not been audited by independent public accountants; however, in the opinion of management such information reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period.  All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature.  Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.’s (“Premier’s”) accounting and reporting policies are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Certain accounting principles used by Premier involve a significant amount of judgment about future events and require the use of estimates in their application.  The following policies are particularly sensitive in terms of judgments and the extent to which estimates are used: allowance for loan losses, the identification and evaluation of impaired loans, the impairment of goodwill, the realization of deferred tax assets and stock based compensation disclosures.  These estimates are based on assumptions that may involve significant uncertainty at the time of their use.  However, the policies, the estimates and the estimation process as well as the resulting disclosures are periodically reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and material estimates are subject to review as part of the external audit by the independent public accountants.

The accompanying financial statements are presented in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q and consequently do not include all of the disclosures normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America or those normally made in the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K.  Accordingly, the reader of the Form 10-Q may wish to refer to the registrant’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 for further information in this regard.

Index to consolidated financial statements:

Consolidated Balance Sheets	4
Consolidated Statements of Income	5
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	9

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PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND DECEMBER 31, 2010

(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

	(UNAUDITED)
	2011			2010
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	27,828		$	20,001
Interest bearing bank balances		64,349			78,649
Federal funds sold		4,833			23,598
Cash and cash equivalents		97,010			122,248
Securities available for sale		281,600			256,520
Loans held for sale		499			1,477
Loans		688,012			725,964
Allowance for loan losses		(12,398	)		(9,865	)
Net loans		675,614			716,099
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock		5,538			7,096
Premises and equipment, net		16,248			16,566
Real estate and other property acquired through foreclosure		17,651			11,249
Interest receivable		3,497			3,742
Goodwill		29,875			29,875
Other intangible assets		3,566			4,185
Prepaid FDIC insurance premiums		1,376			2,068
Deferred taxes		6,335			10,743
Other assets		1,264			1,383
Total assets	$	1,140,073		$	1,183,251
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits
Non-interest bearing	$	195,085		$	214,665
Time deposits, $100,000 and over		156,287			158,962
Other interest bearing		586,177			611,664
Total deposits		937,549			985,291
Federal fund purchased		145			-
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		27,145			29,637
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		10,178			12,896
Other borrowed funds		18,646			20,178
Interest payable		782			899
Other liabilities		2,619			2,953
Total liabilities		997,064			1,051,854
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, no par value; $22,252 liquidation preference,
5% cumulative, 1,000,000 shares authorized; 22,252 shares issued and outstanding		21,922			21,841
Common stock, no par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized;
7,937,143 shares issued and outstanding		71,542			71,465
Retained earnings		43,124			39,526
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		6,421			(1,435	)
Total stockholders' equity		143,009			131,397
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	1,140,073		$	1,183,251

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PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

	Three Months Ended September 30					Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011		2010			2011		2010
Interest income
Loans, including fees	$	11,252	$	10,964		$	33,479	$	33,534
Securities available for sale
Taxable		1,916		1,976			5,973		5,997
Tax-exempt		58		63			180		193
Federal funds sold and other		28		49			121		110
Total interest income		13,254		13,052			39,753		39,834
Interest expense
Deposits		1,746		2,125			5,504		6,538
Repurchase agreements and other		37		42			124		124
FHLB advances and other borrowings		257		215			790		726
Total interest expense		2,040		2,382			6,418		7,388
Net interest income		11,214		10,670			33,335		32,446
Provision for loan losses		810		761			3,150		2,741
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		10,404		9,909			30,185		29,705
Non-interest income
Service charges on deposit accounts		1,021		1,025			2,890		3,016
Electronic banking income		442		383			1,370		1,095
Secondary market mortgage income		108		128			248		312
Other		295		199			703		523
		1,866		1,735			5,211		4,946
Non-interest expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		4,174		3,978			12,217		11,965
Occupancy and equipment expenses		1,188		1,166			3,706		3,498
Outside data processing		954		1,029			3,341		3,059
Professional fees		248		249			730		740
Taxes, other than payroll, property and income		158		254			573		767
Write-downs, expenses, sales of other real estate owned, net		316		(48	)		723		419
Amortization of intangibles		203		131			618		409
Conversion expenses		909		61			1,751		61
FDIC insurance		21		473			998		1,345
Other expenses		1,366		1,177			3,903		3,272
		9,537		8,470			28,560		25,535
Income before income taxes		2,733		3,174			6,836		9,116
Provision for income taxes		920		1,069			2,323		2,479
Net income	$	1,813	$	2,105		$	4,513	$	6,637
Preferred stock dividends and accretion		305		305			916		943
Net income available to common stockholders	$	1,508	$	1,800		$	3,597	$	5,694
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.19	$	0.23		$	0.45	$	0.72
Diluted		0.19		0.22			0.45		0.70

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PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2011		2010		2011			2010
Net income	$	1,813	$	2,105	$	4,513		$	6,637
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gains arising during the period		3,279		719		11,921			2,598
Reclassification of realized amount		-		-		(18	)		-
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities		3,279		719		11,903			2,598
Less tax impact		1,115		247		4,047			886
Other comprehensive income:		2,164		472		7,856			1,712
Comprehensive income	$	3,977	$	2,577	$	12,369		$	8,349

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PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

	2011			2010
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	4,513		$	6,637
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
Depreciation		1,113			1,093
Provision for loan losses		3,150			2,741
Amortization (accretion), net		(1,063	)		(2,310	)
OREO writedowns (gains on sales), net		292			(264	)
Stock compensation expense		77			38
Loans originated for sale		(12,595	)		(15,265	)
Secondary market loans sold		13,832			15,167
Secondary market income		(248	)		(312	)
Gain on sale of buildings		(171	)		(81	)
Gain on sale of securities		(18	)		-
Changes in :
Interest receivable		245			170
Other assets		1,161			2,022
Interest payable		(117	)		(107	)
Other liabilities		(56	)		238
Net cash from operating activities		10,115			9,767
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of securities available for sale		(110,447	)		(228,715	)
Proceeds from the sale of securities available for sale		2,017			-
Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities available for sale		94,293			231,033
Redemption of FRB and FHLB  stock, (net of purchases)		1,558			(242	)
Purchase of branches, net of cash received		-			8,936
Net change in loans		30,839			14,048
Purchases of premises and equipment, net		(624	)		(934	)
Proceeds from sales of other real estate acquired through foreclosure		1,907			2,597
Net cash from investing activities		19,543			26,723
Cash flows from financing activities
Net change in deposits		(47,374	)		(11,111	)
Common Stock dividends paid		-			(1,746	)
Preferred Stock dividends paid		(1,112	)		(835	)
Net change in short-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances		(2,400	)		-
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances		(131	)		(4,144	)
Repayment of other borrowed funds		(1,532	)		(6,643	)
Proceeds from other borrowings		-			11,300
Net change in federal funds purchased		145			-
Net change in agreements to repurchase securities		(2,492	)		2,115
Net cash from financing activities		(54,896	)		(11,064	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(25,238	)		25,426
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		122,248			84,596
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	97,010		$	110,022

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PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

	2011		2010
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during period for interest	$	6,535	$	7,396
Cash paid during period for income taxes		2,805		930
Non-cash transactions
Loans transferred to real estate acquired through foreclosure	$	8,601	$	7,396
Branches acquired:
Fair value of assets acquired from via branch purchase			$	71,825
Cash paid for branches				2,432
Liabilities assumed of via branch purchase			$	74,257

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PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the Company) and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Banks”):

					September 30, 2011
		Year	Total		Net Income
Subsidiary	Location	Acquired	Assets		Qtr			Nine Mos
Citizens Deposit Bank & Trust	Vanceburg, Kentucky	1991	$	210,683	$	596		$	1,705
Farmers Deposit Bank	Eminence, Kentucky	1996		58,513		168			119
Ohio River Bank	Ironton, Ohio	1998		94,882		239			362
Premier Bank, Inc.	Huntington, West Virginia	1998		769,091		1,117			3,557
Parent and Intercompany Eliminations				6,904		(307	)		(1,230	)
Consolidated Total			$	1,140,073	$	1,813		$	4,513

All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

On April 8, 2011, Premier consummated the merger of five of its subsidiary banks to form Premier Bank, Inc., an $820 million West Virginia chartered bank with 23 locations in West Virginia, Virginia, Washington, the District of Columbia and Maryland.  Premier filed applications with state and federal banking regulatory authorities in September 2010 to merge two of its wholly owned West Virginia banks (First Central Bank and Traders Bank) and the two subsidiary banks obtained via the acquisition of Abigail Adams National Bancorp (Adams National Bank and Consolidated Bank & Trust) with and into Boone County Bank, also a West Virginia chartered bank under the name “Premier Bank, Inc.”  In the first quarter of 2011, Premier received the required approvals from all federal and state banking regulatory authorities to go ahead with its plans.  As of the close of business on Friday, April 8, 2011, the five banks were merged to form Premier Bank, Inc.

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PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION- continued

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2010, the FASB amended existing guidance relating to goodwill impairment testing. This guidance requires that if the carrying amount of a reporting unit is zero or negative, a qualitative assessment be performed to determine if it is more likely than not that goodwill is impaired.  Step 2 of the impairment test shall be performed if it is determined that it is more likely than not that goodwill is impaired. The amendments in this guidance are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2010.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on the consolidated financial statements.

In April 2011, the FASB amended existing guidance for assisting a creditor in determining whether a restructuring is a troubled debt restructuring.  The amendments clarify the guidance for a creditor’s evaluation of whether it has granted a concession and whether a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. With regard to determining whether a concession has been granted, the ASU clarifies that creditors are precluded from using the effective interest method to determine whether a concession has been granted. In the absence of using the effective interest method, a creditor must now focus on other considerations such as the value of the underlying collateral, evaluation of other collateral or guarantees, the debtor’s ability to access other funds at market rates, interest rate increases and whether the restructuring results in a delay in payment that is insignificant.   This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2011, and should be applied retrospectively to the beginning of the annual period of adoption.  For purposes of measuring impairment on newly identified troubled debt restructurings, the amendments should be applied prospectively for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after June 15, 2011.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, "Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) - Presentation of Comprehensive Income." The ASU requires entities to present items of net income and other comprehensive income either in one continuous statement - referred to as the statement of comprehensive income - or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income. The ASU is effective for the first interim period and annual period beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact upon the Company’s financial statements.

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PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION- continued

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) - Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs." This ASU represents the converged guidance of the FASB and the IASB (the "Boards") on fair value measurement. The collective efforts of the Boards and their staffs, reflected in ASU 2011-04, have resulted in common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements, including a consistent meaning of the term "fair value." The Boards have concluded the common requirements will result in greater comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. Included in the ASU are requirements to disclose additional quantitative disclosures about unobservable inputs for all Level 3 fair value measurements, as well as qualitative disclosures about the sensitivity inherent in recurring Level 3 fair value measurements. The ASU is effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this new ASU will have on its financial statements.

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PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  2 –SECURITIES

Amortized cost and fair value of investment securities, by category, at September 30, 2011 are summarized as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available for sale
Mortgage-backed securities
U. S. agency MBS - residential	$	30,875	$	2,043	$	-		$	32,918
U. S. agency CMO’s - residential		207,082		6,720		-			213,802
Total mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored agencies		237,957		8,763		-			246,720
U. S. government sponsored agency securities		20,120		96		(22	)		20,194
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		9,458		469		-			9,927
Other securities		4,336		529		(106	)		4,759
Total available for sale	$	271,871	$	9,857	$	(128	)	$	281,600

Amortized cost and fair value of investment securities, by category, at December 31, 2010 are summarized as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available for sale
Mortgage-backed securities
U. S. agency MBS - residential	$	36,798	$	1,922	$	-		$	38,720
U. S. agency CMO’s - residential		153,502		670		(5,388	)		148,784
Total mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored agencies		190,300		2,592		(5,388	)		187,504
U. S. government sponsored agency securities		52,912		154		(639	)		52,427
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		10,152		196		(42	)		10,306
Other securities		5,330		954		(1	)		6,283
Total available for sale	$	258,694	$	3,896	$	(6,070	)	$	256,520

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  2–SECURITIES - continued

The amortized cost and fair value of securities at September 30, 2011 by contractual maturity are shown below.  Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Available for sale
Due in one year or less	$	739	$	748
Due after one year through five years		20,456		20,671
Due after five years through ten years		8,943		9,234
Due after ten years		2,684		2,921
Corporate preferred securities		1,092		1,306
Mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored agencies		237,957		246,720
Total available for sale	$	271,871	$	281,600

Securities with unrealized losses at September 30, 2011 aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position are as follows:

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More				Total
Description of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
U.S. government sponsored agency securities	$	3,095	$	(22	)	$	-	$	-	$	3,095	$	(22	)
Other securities		791		(106	)		-		-		791		(106	)
Total temporarily impaired	$	3,886	$	(128	)	$	-	$	-	$	3,886	$	(128	)

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  2–SECURITIES - continued

Securities with unrealized losses at December 31, 2010 aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position are as follows:

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More				Total
Description of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
U.S. government sponsored agency securities	$	28,724	$	(639	)	$	-	$	-	$	28,724	$	(639	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		1,987		(42	)		-		-		1,987		(42	)
U.S. government sponsored agency CMO-residential		1,012		(10	)						1,012		(10	)
U.S. agency CMO-residential		129,647		(5,378	)						129,647		(5,378	)
Other securities		443		(1	)		-		-		443		(1	)
Total temporarily impaired	$	161,813	$	(6,070	)	$	-	$	-	$	161,813	$	(6,070	)

The investment portfolio is predominately high quality interest-bearing debt securities with defined maturity dates backed by the U.S. Government or Government sponsored entities.  The unrealized losses at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are price changes resulting from changes in the interest rate environment and are not considered to be other than temporary declines in the value of the securities.  Their fair value is expected to recover as the bonds approach their maturity date and/or market conditions improve.

NOTE  3 - LOANS

Major classifications of loans at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are summarized as follows:

	2011		2010
Commercial, secured by real estate	$	310,951	$	319,048
Commercial, other		75,780		82,591
Real estate construction and land development		34,989		48,213
Residential real estate, including home equity		224,870		233,513
Agricultural		2,765		2,564
Consumer		30,793		32,926
Other		7,864		7,109
	$	688,012	$	725,964

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  3–LOANS - continued

Activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the nine months ending September 30, 2011 was as follows:

Loan Class	Balance Dec 31, 2010		Provision for loan losses			Loans charged-off		Recoveries		Balance Sept 30, 2011
Residential real estate	$	2,666	$	83		$	318	$	28	$	2,459
Multifamily real estate		252		32			-		21		305
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		1,141		35			-		2		1,178
Non owner occupied		1,644		819			261		28		2,230
Commercial and industrial		2,421		(430	)		17		36		2,010
Consumer		366		36			90		67		379
All other		1,375		2,575			179		66		3,837
Total	$	9,865	$	3,150		$	865	$	248	$	12,398

Activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three months ending September 30, 2011 was as follows:

Loan Class	Balance June 30, 2011		Provision for loan losses			Loans charged-off		Recoveries		Balance Sept 30, 2011
Residential real estate	$	2,666	$	(69	)	$	150	$	12	$	2,459
Multifamily real estate		349		(63	)		-		19		305
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		988		190			-		-		1,178
Non owner occupied		1,639		566			-		25		2,230
Commercial and industrial		1,934		49			1		28		2,010
Consumer		364		18			30		27		379
All other		3,808		119			106		16		3,837
Total	$	11,748	$	810		$	287	$	127	$	12,398

Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended Sept 30, 2010			Nine Months Ended Sept 30, 2010
Balance, beginning of period	$	9,201		$	7,569
Gross charge-offs		(526	)		(1,109	)
Recoveries		104			339
Provision for loan losses		761			2,741
Balance, end of period	$	9,540		$	9,540

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NOTE  3–LOANS - continued

Purchased Loans

As a result of the acquisition Abigail Adams National Bancorp, the Company holds purchased loans for which there was, at the October 1, 2009 acquisition date, evidence of deterioration of credit quality since their origination and it was probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments would not be collected.  The carrying amount of those loans is as follows at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

	2011		2010
Residential Real Estate	$	286	$	1,553
Multifamily Real Estate		3,758		4,742
Commercial Real Estate
Owner Occupied		1,948		4,564
Non owner Occupied		6,501		5,189
Commercial and industrial		617		1,292
All other		2,059		11,519
Total carrying amount	$	15,169	$	28,859
Carrying amount, net of allowance	$	15,169	$	28,669

The Company cannot reasonably estimate the cash flows expected to be collected on these loans and therefore has continued to account for these loans using the cost recovery method of income recognition.  As such, no portion of a purchase discount adjustment has been determined to meet the definition of an accretable yield adjustment.  If, in the future, cash flows from the borrower(s) can be reasonably estimated, a portion of the purchase discount would be allocated to an accretable yield adjustment based upon the present value of the future estimated cash flows versus the current carrying value of the loan and the accretable yield portion would be recognized as interest income over the remaining life of the loan. Until such accretable yield can be calculated, under the cost recovery method of income recognition, all payments will be used to reduce the carrying value of the loan and no income will be recognized on the loan until the carrying value is reduced to zero.  Any loan accounted for under the cost recovery method is also still included as a non-accrual loan in the amounts presented in the tables above.

For those purchased loans disclosed above, the Company increased the allowance for loan losses by $307 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and decreased the allowance for loan losses by $190 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

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NOTE  3–LOANS - continued

Past Due and Non-performing Loans

The following table sets forth information with respect to the Company’s nonperforming loans at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

	2011		2010
Non-accrual loans	$	42,128	$	47,131
Accruing loans which are contractually past due 90 days or more		5,140		414
Restructured loans		1,048		2,639
Total	$	48,316	$	50,184

The following table presents the recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual by class of loans as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  The recorded investment in non-accrual loans is less than the principal owed on non-accrual loans due to discounts applied to the carrying value of the loan at time of their acquisition and interest payments made by the borrower which have been used to reduce the recorded investment in the loan rather than recognized as interest income.

September 30, 2011	Principal Owed on Non-accrual Loans		Recorded Investment in Non-accrual Loans		Loans Past Due Over 90 Days, still accruing
Residential  real estate	$	4,223	$	3,198	$	888
Multifamily real estate		9,706		7,759		703
Commercial real estate
Owner occupied		11,243		9,383		596
Non owner occupied		10,029		7,981		1,585
Commercial and industrial		7,581		5,303		1,365
Consumer		120		116		3
All other		12,006		8,388		-
Total	$	54,908	$	42,128	$	5,140

December 31, 2010	Principal Owed on Non-accrual Loans		Recorded Investment in Non-accrual Loans		Loans Past Due Over 90 Days, still accruing
Residential  real estate	$	4,845	$	3,764	$	80
Multifamily real estate		6,764		4,742		-
Commercial real estate
Owner occupied		12,680		10,493		-
Non owner occupied		14,624		12,081		-
Commercial and industrial		7,939		5,813		319
Consumer		15		15		15
All other		14,805		10,223		-
Total	$	61,672	$	47,131	$	414

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NOTE  3–LOANS - continued

Nonaccrual loans and impaired loans are defined differently. Some loans may be included in both categories, and some may only be included in one category. Nonaccrual loans include both smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and individually classified impaired loans.

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of September 30, 2011 by class of loans:

Loan Class	Total Loans		30-89 Days Past Due		Greater than 90 days past due		Total Past Due		Loans Not Past Due
Residential real estate	$	224,870	$	7,011	$	1,809	$	8,820	$	216,050
Multifamily real estate		35,410		3,836		6,166		10,002		25,408
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		105,430		7,928		4,718		12,646		92,784
Non owner occupied		155,696		518		6,191		6,709		148,987
Commercial and industrial		75,780		2,371		5,962		8,333		67,447
Consumer		30,793		388		89		477		30,316
All other		60,033		376		8,360		8,736		51,297
Total	$	688,012	$	22,428	$	33,295	$	55,723	$	632,289

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of December 31, 2010 by class of loans:

Loan Class	Total Loans		30-89 Days Past Due		Greater than 90 days past due		Total Past Due		Loans Not Past Due
Residential real estate	$	233,513	$	5,902	$	2,266	$	8,168	$	225,345
Multifamily real estate		41,037		4,471		2,140		6,611		34,426
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		106,924		5,638		5,797		11,435		95,489
Non owner occupied		155,839		1,141		6,907		8,048		147,791
Commercial and industrial		82,591		1,216		5,965		7,181		75,410
Consumer		32,926		395		29		424		32,502
All other		73,134		4,852		10,203		15,055		58,079
Total	$	725,964	$	23,615	$	33,307	$	56,922	$	669,042

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NOTE  3–LOANS - continued

The following table presents the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment method as of September 30, 2011:

	Allowance for Loan Losses								Loan Balances
Loan Class	Individually Evaluated for Impairment		Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality		Total		Individually Evaluated for Impairment		Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality		Total
Residential real estate	$	114	$	2,345	$	-	$	2,459	$	214	$	224,370	$	286	$	224,870
Multifamily real estate		3		302		-		305		5,833		25,819		3,758		35,410
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		284		894		-		1,178		14,874		88,608		1,948		105,430
Non-owner occupied		921		1,309		-		2,230		8,567		140,628		6,501		155,696
Commercial and industrial		1,191		819		-		2,010		5,822		69,341		617		75,780
Consumer		36		343		-		379		55		30,738		-		30,793
All other		3,079		758		-		3,837		7,824		50,150		2,059		60,033
Total	$	5,628	$	6,770	$	-	$	12,398	$	43,189	$	629,654	$	15,169	$	688,012

The following tables present the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment method as of December 31, 2010:

	Allowance for Loan Losses								Loan Balances
Loan Class	Individually Evaluated for Impairment		Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality		Total		Individually Evaluated for Impairment		Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality		Total
Residential real estate	$	48	$	2,618	$	-	$	2,666	$	207	$	231,753	$	1,553	$	233,513
Multifamily real estate		-		252		-		252		-		36,295		4,742		41,037
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		280		861		-		1,141		7,328		95,032		4,564		106,924
Non-owner occupied		429		1,025		190		1,644		7,031		143,619		5,189		155,839
Commercial and industrial		1,389		1,032		-		2,421		5,022		74,047		3,522		82,591
Consumer		23		343		-		366		43		32,883		-		32,926
All other		163		1,212		-		1,375		2,163		61,682		9,289		73,134
Total	$	2,332	$	7,343	$	190	$	9,865	$	21,794	$	675,311	$	28,859	$	725,964

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NOTE  3–LOANS - continued

In the tables below, total individually evaluated impaired loans include certain purchased loans that were acquired with deteriorated credit quality that are still individually evaluated for impairment.

The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of September 30, 2011.  The table includes $14,883 of loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality that are still individually evaluated for impairment.

	Unpaid Principal Balance		Recorded Investment		Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
With no related allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	-	$	-	$	-
Multifamily real estate		12,023		9,509		-
Commercial real estate
Owner occupied		15,783		13,850		-
Non owner occupied		14,160		11,389		-
Commercial and industrial		2,708		1,540		-
All other		5,798		2,184		-
		50,472		38,472		-
With an allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	213	$	213	$	114
Multifamily real estate		82		82		3
Commercial real estate
Owner occupied		2,990		2,972		284
Non owner occupied		4,013		3,679		921
Commercial and industrial		5,650		4,899		1,191
Consumer		55		55		36
All other		7,702		7,700		3,079
		20,705		19,600		5,628
Total	$	71,177	$	58,072	$	5,628

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NOTE  3–LOANS - continued

The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of December 31, 2010.  The table includes $27,306 of loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality that are still individually evaluated for impairment.

	Unpaid Principal Balance		Recorded Investment		Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
With no related allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	207	$	10	$	-
Multifamily real estate		6,764		4,742		-
Commercial real estate
Owner occupied		10,437		8,720
Non owner occupied		6,338		5,105		-
Commercial and industrial		5,043		3,837		-
All other		13,868		9,289		-
		42,657		31,703		-
With an allowance recorded:
Residential real estate	$	197	$	197	$	48
Commercial real estate
Owner occupied		3,596		3,172		280
Non owner occupied		8,484		7,115		619
Commercial and industrial		5,891		4,707		1,389
Consumer		43		43		23
All other		2,165		2,163		163
		20,376		17,397		2,522
Total	$	63,033	$	49,100	$	2,522

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NOTE  3–LOANS - continued

The following table presents the average balance of loans individually evaluated for impairment and interest income recognized on these loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.   The table includes loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality that are still individually evaluated for impairment.

	Nine months ended Sept 30, 2011
Loan Class	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Cash Basis Interest Recognized
Residential real estate	$	265	$	8	$	4
Multifamily real estate		7,459		202		194
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		13,167		1,070		1,073
Non-owner occupied		11,377		13		14
Commercial and industrial		7,941		214		209
Consumer		44		6		6
All other		12,119		83		82
Total	$	52,372	$	1,596	$	1,582

The following table presents the average balance of loans individually evaluated for impairment and interest income recognized on these loans for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The table includes loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality that are still individually evaluated for impairment.

	Three months ended Sept 30, 2011
Loan Class	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Cash Basis Interest Recognized
Residential real estate	$	266	$	5	$	1
Multifamily real estate		8,698		185		177
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		14,545		580		582
Non-owner occupied		11,549		-		-
Commercial and industrial		7,502		25		18
Consumer		48		4		4
All other		11,495		58		56
Total	$	54,103	$	857	$	838

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NOTE  3–LOANS - continued

Troubled Debt Restructurings

A loan is classified as a troubled debt restructuring ("TDR") when loan terms are modified due to a borrower's financial difficulties and a concession is granted to a borrower that would not have otherwise been considered. Most of the Company’s loan modifications involve a restructuring of loan terms prior to maturity to temporarily reduce the payment amount and/or to require only interest for a temporary period, usually up to six months.  These modifications generally do not meet the definition of a TDR because the modifications are considered to be an insignificant delay in payment.

The following table presents TDR’s as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

September 30, 2011	TDR’s on Non-accrual		Other TDR’s		Total TDR’s
Residential  real estate	$	249	$	1,180	$	1,429
Commercial real estate
Non owner occupied		-		93		93
Commercial and industrial		42		4		46
Consumer		12		3		15
Total	$	303	$	1,280	$	1,583

December 31, 2010	TDR’s on  Non-accrual		Other TDR’s		Total TDR’s
Residential  real estate	$	-	$	1,078	$	1,078
Multifamily real estate		-		-		-
Commercial real estate
Owner occupied		-		365		365
Non owner occupied		-		511		511
Commercial and industrial		-		292		292
Consumer		-		3		3
All other		-		390		390
Total	$	-	$	2,639	$	2,639

At September 30, 2011, $60,000 in specific reserves was allocated to loans that had restructured terms.  At December 31, 2010 $5,000 in specific reserves was allocated to loans that had restructured terms.

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NOTE  3–LOANS - continued

The following table presents TDR’s that occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011:

	Three months ended Sept 30, 2011						Nine months ended Sept 30, 2011
Loan Class	Number of Loans		Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Number of Loans		Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
Residential real estate		1	$	827	$	827		1	$	827	$	827
Total		1	$	827	$	827		1	$	827	$	827

The troubled debt restructurings described above did not increase the allowance for loan losses during the periods ending September 30, 2011.

The following table presents TDR’s for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011				Nine Months Ended  September 30, 2011
Loan Class	Number of Loans		Recorded Investment		Number of Loans		Recorded Investment
Residential real estate		1	$	83		2	$	274
Commercial real estate
Non owner occupied		2		93		2		93
Commercial and industrial		1		4		2		45
Consumer		-		-		1		12
Total	$	4	$	180	$	7	$	424

A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 31 days contractually past due under the modified terms.

The troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted described above increased the allowance for loan losses by $60,000 during the period ending September 30, 2011.

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NOTE  3–LOANS - continued

Credit Quality Indicators:

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as:  current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information and current economic trends, among other factors.  The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk.  This analysis includes non-homogeneous loans, such as commercial and commercial real estate loans.  This analysis is performed on a monthly basis.  The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

Special Mention.  Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management's close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the institution's credit position at some future date.

Substandard.  Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful.  Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass rated loans.

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NOTE  3–LOANS - continued

As of September 30, 2011, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:

Loan Class	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total Loans
Residential real estate	$	203,728	$	8,746	$	12,182	$	214	$	224,870
Multifamily real estate		20,556		5,263		9,591		-		35,410
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		81,726		6,881		16,689		134		105,430
Non-owner occupied		133,332		4,554		17,810		-		155,696
Commercial and industrial		61,138		8,203		6,393		46		75,780
Consumer		30,430		268		40		55		30,793
All other		45,492		4,868		8,999		674		60,033
Total	$	576,402	$	38,783	$	71,704	$	1,123	$	688,012

As of December 31, 2010, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows:

Loan Class	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total Loans
Residential real estate	$	210,519	$	13,696	$	9,091	$	207	$	233,513
Multifamily real estate		24,231		5,955		10,851		-		41,037
Commercial real estate:
Owner occupied		79,147		11,024		16,373		380		106,924
Non-owner occupied		136,019		3,086		16,734		-		155,839
Commercial and industrial		56,842		17,112		8,524		113		82,591
Consumer		32,537		233		113		43		32,926
All other		57,106		4,336		11,119		573		73,134
Total	$	596,401	$	55,442	$	72,805	$	1,316	$	725,964

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NOTE  4 – FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES

The Banks own stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the FHLB of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This stock allows the Banks to borrow advances from the FHLB.

Advances from the FHLB at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows:

	2011		2010
Payments due at maturity in March 2012, fixed rate at 1.81%	$	10,104	$	10,291
Payments due monthly with maturities from November 2011 to July 2012, fixed rates from 4.10% to 4.40%, averaging 4.26%		74		205
Overnight borrowed funds		-		2,400
	$	10,178	$	12,896

Advances are secured by the FHLB stock, certain pledged investment securities and substantially all single family first mortgage loans of the participating Banks.  Scheduled principal payments due on advances during the five years subsequent to September 30, 2011 are as follows:

2011 (remaining three months)	$	95
2012		10,083
2013		-
2014		-
2015		-
Thereafter		-
	$	10,178

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NOTE  5 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND REGULATORY MATTERS

The Company’s principal source of funds for dividend payments to shareholders is dividends received from the subsidiary Banks.  Banking regulations limit the amount of dividends that may be paid without prior approval of regulatory agencies.  Under these regulations, the amount of dividends that may be paid in any calendar year is limited to the current year’s net profits, as defined, combined with the retained net profits of the preceding two years, subject to the capital requirements and additional restrictions as discussed below.  During 2011 the Banks could, without prior approval, declare dividends of approximately $1.3 million plus any 2011 net profits retained to the date of the dividend declaration.

The Company and the subsidiary Banks 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 adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Banks must meet specific guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.

These quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and Banks to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of Total and Tier I capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier I capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). Management believes, as of September 30, 2011, that the Company and the Banks meet all quantitative capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

Shown below is a summary of regulatory capital ratios for the Company:

	Sept. 30, 2011			December 31, 2010			Regulatory Minimum Requirements			To Be Considered Well Capitalized
Tier I Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)		15.7	%		14.1	%		4.0	%		6.0	%
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)		17.0	%		15.3	%		8.0	%		10.0	%
Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)		9.6	%		8.5	%		4.0	%		5.0	%

During 2009, Farmers Deposit Bank requested and received approval from its primary regulatory authority to make a dividend payment to the Company in an amount that exceeded the retained net profits of the preceding two years.  As such, Farmers Deposit will be required to continue to request permission to pay any additional dividends to the Company for at least two years.

As of September 30, 2011, the most recent notification from each of the Banks’ primary Federal regulators categorized the subsidiary Banks as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  To be categorized as well capitalized, the Banks must maintain minimum Total risk-based, Tier I risk-based and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the preceding table.  There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Banks’ categories.

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(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  5 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND REGULATORY MATTERS - continued

Adams National Bank entered into an agreement with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) on October 1, 2008 restricting the bank from declaring or paying dividends, without prior approval from the OCC.  Adams National Bank was merged into Premier Bank, Inc. on April 8, 2011.  With the surrender of the Adams National Bank charter as part of the merger to form Premier Bank, the October 1, 2008 Written Agreement between Adams National Bank and the OCC ceased to have any future effect on the Company or Premier Bank.

On July 29, 2010, Consolidated Bank and Trust Company (“CB&T” or “the Bank”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Premier, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (“FRB”) and the State Corporation Commission Bureau of Financial Institutions (“Virginia Bureau”) entered into a written agreement (“Written Agreement”) requiring CB&T to perform certain actions primarily designed to improve the credit quality of the Bank.  Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc. (“AANBI”), as parent of CB&T, and Premier, as parent of AANBI, were also named as parties to the Written Agreement to ensure that the Bank complies with the Written Agreement.  On April 8, 2011, CB&T was merged into Premier Bank, Inc.  As such, the provisions of the Written Agreement that applied to the Bank are no longer in effect.

In addition to ensuring the Bank complied with provisions of the Written Agreement, Premier is also specifically subject to a provision requiring prior written approval of the FRB and the Director of the Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for declaring or paying any dividends, and a provision requiring prior written approval of the FRB before incurring, increasing or guaranteeing any debt or purchasing or redeeming any shares of its stock.

The dividend rights of holders of Premier’s common shares are also qualified and subject to the dividend rights of holders of Premier’s Series A Preferred Shares.  Due to restrictions placed on it by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in conjunction with the July 29, 2010 Written Agreement between Consolidated Bank & Trust and the FRB, Premier deferred its November 15, 2010 and February 15, 2011 quarterly dividends on its Series A Preferred Shares.  On May 13, 2011, Premier was given permission by the FRB and the Board of Governors to pay the deferred November 15, 2010 and February 15, 2011 quarterly dividends on its Series A Preferred Shares in conjunction with the regularly scheduled May 15, 2011 dividend payment.  In a letter dated July 21, 2011, the FRB and Board of Governors approved Premier’s July 14, 2011 request to pay the current $278,150 dividend due August 15, 2011.  Also, see Note 10 below.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  6 – PREFERRED STOCK

On October 2, 2009, as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (“TARP”) Capital Purchase Program, the Company entered into a Letter Agreement and Securities Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Purchase Agreement”) with the United States Department of the Treasury (“U.S. Treasury”).  Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued and sold to the U.S. Treasury 22,252 shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, no par value, with a liquidation preference of one thousand dollars per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and a ten-year warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase 628,587 shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value, at an exercise price of $5.31 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $22,252 in cash.

Under standardized TARP Capital Purchase Program terms, cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will accrue on the liquidation preference at a rate of 5% per annum until November 14, 2014, and at a rate of 9% per annum thereafter.  These dividends will be paid only if, as and when declared by Premier’s Board of Directors.  The Series A Preferred Stock has no maturity date and ranks senior to the Company’s common stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions and amounts payable upon liquidation, dissolution and winding up of Premier.  Subject to the approval of the Appropriate Federal Banking Agency (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement, which for Premier is the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), the Series A Preferred Stock is redeemable at the option of Premier at 100% of its liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends, without penalty, delay or the need to raise additional replacement capital.

The Series A Preferred Stock is non-voting, but has class voting rights on (i) any authorization or issuance of shares ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock; (ii) any amendment to the rights of the Series A Preferred Stock; or (iii) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, reclassification or similar transaction which would adversely affect the rights of the Series A Preferred Stock.  In the event that the cumulative dividends described above are not paid in full for an aggregate of six dividend periods or more, whether or not consecutive, the authorized number of directors of Premier would automatically be increased by two and the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock would have the right to elect two directors.  The right to elect directors would end when dividends have been paid in full for four consecutive dividend periods.As previously disclosed, Premier has already deferred two dividend payments on the Series A Preferred Stock as a result of the Federal Reserve Board’s refusal to initially approve the November 15, 2010 and February 15, 2011 dividends under the Written Agreement dated July 29, 2010, among CB&T, a wholly owned subsidiary of Premier; the FRB, and the Virginia Bureau. These deferred dividends were paid along with the regularly scheduled May 15, 2011 Series A Preferred Stock quarterly dividend.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  6 – PREFERRED STOCK - continued

The U.S. Treasury has agreed not to exercise voting power with respect to any common stock issued to it upon exercise of the Warrant.  The common stock will be issued from authorized but unissued common stock and thus will dilute the interests of existing Premier common shareholders.  As of September 30, 2011, the Warrant has not yet been exercised.

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the ability of the Company to declare or pay dividends or distributions on, or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for consideration, shares of its common stock will be subject to restrictions, including a restriction against increasing dividends from the last quarterly cash dividend per share ($0.11) declared on the common stock prior to October 2, 2009.

NOTE  7 – STOCK COMPENSATION EXPENSE

From time to time the Company grants stock options to its employees.  The Company estimates the fair value of the options at the time they are granted to employees and expenses that fair value over the vesting period of the option grant.

On March 16, 2011, 102,000 incentive stock options were granted out of the 2002 Employee Stock Option Plan at an exercise price of $6.95, the closing market price of Premier on the grant date.  These options vest in three equal annual installments ending on March 16, 2014.  On March 17, 2010, 47,700 incentive stock options were granted out of the 2002 Plan at an exercise price of $8.90.  These options vest in three equal annual installments ending on March 17, 2013.  On February 18, 2009, 47,100 incentive stock options were granted out of the 2002 Plan at an exercise price of $6.55.  These options vest in three equal annual installments ending on February 18, 2012.

The fair value of the Company's employee stock options granted is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. This model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, changes to which can materially affect the fair value estimate. Additionally, there may be other factors that would otherwise have a significant effect on the value of employee stock options granted but are not considered by the model. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model are as follows

	2011			2010			2009
Risk-free interest rate		3.58	%		3.65	%		2.74	%
Expected option life (yrs)		10.00			10.00			10.00
Expected stock price volatility		30.01	%		24.67	%		19.26	%
Dividend yield		4.03	%		4.94	%		6.72	%
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the year	$	1.63		$	1.41		$	0.37

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  7– STOCK COMPENSATION EXPENSE - continued

The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of the grant.  The expected option life was estimated since there has been little option exercise history.  The expected stock price volatility is based on historical volatilities of the Company’s common stock.  The dividend yield was estimated using historical dividends and dividend yields since at the time of the option grant the Company is restricted from paying dividends by its primary regulator.

Compensation expense of $77,000 was recorded for the first nine months of 2011 compared to $38,000 for the first nine months of 2010.  For the three months ended September 30, $30,000 was recorded for 2011 while $14,000 was recorded for 2010.  Stock-based compensation expense is recognized ratably over the requisite service period for all awards. Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options totaled $118,000 at September 30, 2011. This unrecognized expense is expected to be recognized over the next 29 months based on the vesting periods of the options.

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information is presented below for the nine months ended September 30:

	- - - - - - 2011 - - - - - -					- - - - - - 2010 - - - - - -
				Weighted Average Exercise					Weighted Average Exercise
	Options			Price		Options			Price
Outstanding at beginning of year		255,649		$	10.77		212,449		$	11.18
Grants		102,000			6.95		47,700			8.90
Exercises		-			-		-			-
Forfeitures or expired		(4,432	)		8.16		(2,000	)		12.42
Outstanding at September 30,		353,217		$	9.70		258,149		$	10.75
Exercisable at September 30,		208,995					165,699
Weighted average remaining life of options outstanding		6.7					6.6
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the year	$	1.63				$	1.41

Options outstanding at period-end are expected to fully vest.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  7 – STOCK COMPENSATION EXPENSE - continued

Additional information regarding stock options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2011, is provided in the following table:

	- - - - - - - - Outstanding - - - - - - - -						- - - - - - - - Currently Exercisable - - - - - - - -
Range of Exercise Prices	Number		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Number		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
$6.50 to $10.00		227,284	$	7.53	$	-		83,062		5.1	$	7.93	$	-
$10.01 to $12.50		28,333		11.62		-		28,333		3.3		11.62		-
$12.51 to $15.00		70,100		13.47		-		70,100		5.9		13.47		-
$15.01 to $17.50		27,500		16.00		-		27,500		4.4		16.00		-
Outstanding – Sept 30, 2011		353,217		9.70	$	-		208,995		5.0		11.35	$	-

NOTE  8 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the earnings per common share and earnings per common share assuming dilution computations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 is presented below:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Basic earnings per share
Income available to common stockholders	$	1,508	$	1,800	$	3,597	$	5,694
Weighted average common shares outstanding		7,937		7,937		7,937		7,937
Earnings per share	$	0.19	$	0.23	$	0.45	$	0.72
Diluted earnings per shares
Income available to common stockholders	$	1,508	$	1,800	$	3,597	$	5,694
Weighted average common shares outstanding		7,937		7,937		7,937		7,937
Add dilutive effects of potential additional common stock		106		156		141		210
Weighted average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding		8,043		8,093		8,078		8,147
Earnings per share assuming dilution	$	0.19	$	0.22	$	0.45	$	0.70

Stock options for 311,049 and 211,049 shares of common stock were not considered in computing diluted earnings per share for the periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 because they were antidilutive.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  9 – FAIR VALUE

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

When possible, the Company looks to active and observable markets to price identical assets or liabilities. When identical assets and liabilities are not traded in active markets, the Company looks to observable market data for similar assets and liabilities. However, certain assets and liabilities are not traded in observable markets and the Company must use other valuation methods to develop a fair value.

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument measured on a recurring basis:

Investment Securities:  The fair values for investment securities are determined by quoted market prices, if available (Level 1). For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair values are calculated based on market prices of similar securities (Level 2). For securities where quoted prices or market prices of similar securities are not available, fair values are calculated using discounted cash flows or other market indicators (Level 3).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  9 – FAIR VALUE - continued

Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

			Fair Value Measurements at  September 30, 2011 Using:
	Carrying Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets  (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs  (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs  (Level 3)
Available for sale
Mortgage-backed securities
U. S. agency MBS - residential	$	32,918	$	-	$	32,918	$	-
U. S. agency CMO’s - residential		213,802		-		213,802		-
Total mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored agencies		246,720		-		246,720		-
U. S. government sponsored agency securities		20,194		-		20,194		-
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		9,927		-		9,787		140
Other securities		4,759		-		4,759		-
Total available for sale	$	281,600	$	-	$	281,460	$	140

			Fair Value Measurements at  December 31, 2010 Using:
	Carrying Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets  (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs  (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs  (Level 3)
Available for sale
Mortgage-backed securities
U. S. agency MBS - residential	$	38,720	$	-	$	38,720	$	-
U. S. agency CMO’s - residential		148,784		-		148,784		-
Total mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored agencies		187,504		-		187,504		-
U. S. government sponsored agency securities		52,427		-		52,427		-
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		10,306		-		10,166		140
Other securities		6,283		-		6,283		-
Total available for sale	$	256,520	$	-	$	256,380	$	140

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  9 – FAIR VALUE - continued

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows:

	September 30, 2011						December 31, 2010
	Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Carrying Amount			Fair Value
Financial assets
Cash and due from banks	$	92,177		$	92,177		$	98,650		$	98,650
Federal funds sold		4,833			4,833			23,598			23,598
Securities available for sale		281,600			281,600			256,520			256,520
Loans held for sale		499			499			1,477			1,477
Loans, net		675,614			678,518			716,099			715,992
Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock		5,538			n/a			7,096			n/a
Interest receivable		3,497			3,497			3,742			3,742
Financial liabilities
Deposits	$	(937,549	)	$	(942,526	)	$	(985,291	)	$	(986,261	)
Federal funds purchased		(145	)		(145	)		-			-
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		(27,145	)		(27,145	)		(29,637	)		(29,637	)
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		(10,178	)		(10,273	)		(12,896	)		(13,045	)
Other borrowed funds		(18,646	)		(18,616	)		(20,178	)		(20,148	)
Interest payable		(782	)		(782	)		(899	)		(899	)

Carrying amount is the estimated fair value for cash and due from banks, Federal funds sold, accrued interest receivable and payable, demand deposits, short-term debt, and variable rate loans or deposits that reprice frequently and fully.  It was not practicable to determine the fair value of Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock due to the restrictions placed on its transferability.  For fixed rate loans or deposits and for variable rate loans or deposits with infrequent repricing or repricing limits, fair value is based on discounted cash flows using current market rates applied to the estimated life and credit risk.  Fair values for impaired loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis or underlying collateral values.  Fair value of debt is based on current rates for similar financing. The fair value of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is not material.

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument measured on a non-recurring basis:

Impaired Loans:  The fair value of impaired loans with specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses is generally based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are typically significant and result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  9 – FAIR VALUE - continued

Other real estate owned (OREO):  The fair value of OREO is based on appraisals less cost to sell at the date of foreclosure.  These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are typically significant and result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.  Valuations are periodically performed by management and the assets are carried at fair value, less cost to sell.

Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are summarized below:

			Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2011 Using
	Sept 30, 2011		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Residential Real Estate	$	99	$	-	$	-	$	99
Multifamily Real Estate		79		-		-		79
Commercial Real Estate
Owner Occupied		2,688		-		-		2,688
Non-owner Occupied		2,758		-		-		2,758
Commercial and Industrial		3,709		-		-		3,709
Consumer		19		-		-		19
All Other		4,620		-		-		4,620
Total impaired loans		13,972	$	-	$	-	$	13,972
Other real estate owned:
Residential Real Estate	$	2,137	$	-	$	-	$	2,137
Multifamily Real Estate		3,376		-		-		3,376
Commercial Real Estate
Owner Occupied		238		-		-		238
Non-owner Occupied		2,931		-		-		2,931
Commercial and Industrial		55		-		-		55
All Other		8,914		-		-		8,914
Total OREO	$	17,651	$	-	$	-	$	17,651

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  9 – FAIR VALUE - continued

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2010 Using
	Dec 31, 2010		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Impaired Loans:			$	-	$	-
Residential Real Estate	$	149	$	-	$	-	$	149
Multifamily Real Estate		-		-		-		-
Commercial Real Estate
Owner Occupied		2,892		-		-		2,892
Non-owner Occupied		6,496		-		-		6,496
Commercial and Industrial		3,318		-		-		3,318
Consumer		20		-		-		20
All Other		2,000		-		-		2,000
Total impaired loans	$	14,875	$	-	$	-	$	14,875
Other real estate owned
Residential Real Estate	$	818	$	-	$	-	$	818
Multifamily Real Estate		3,385		-		-		3,385
Commercial Real Estate
Owner Occupied		352		-		-		352
Non-owner Occupied		2,778		-		-		2,778
Commercial and Industrial		66		-		-		66
All Other		3,850		-		-		3,850
Total OREO	$	11,249	$	-	$	-	$	11,249

Impaired loans, which are measured for impairment using the fair value of the collateral for collateral dependent loans, had a carrying amount of $19,600,000 at September 30, 2011 with a valuation allowance of $5,628,000 and a carrying amount of $17,397,000 at December 31, 2010 with a valuation allowance of $2,522,000, resulting in a provision for loan losses of $3,106,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to a $901,000 provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010; and a $764,000 provision for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2011, compared to a negative provision for loan losses of $41,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010.  The detail of impaired loans by loan class is contained in Note 3 above.

Other real estate owned measured at fair value less costs to sell, had a net carrying amount of $17,651,000, which is made up of the outstanding balance of $18,644,000, net of a valuation allowance of $993,000 at September 30, 2011, resulting in write downs of $592,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and $230,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

At December 31, 2010, other real estate owned had a net carrying amount of $11,249,000, made up of the outstanding balance of $11,659,000, net of a $410,000 valuation allowance.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN TABLES IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

NOTE  10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 14, 2011, Premier submitted a request to the FRB for written approval from the FRB and the Director of the Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation of the Board of Governors to declare and pay its quarterly dividend obligation to the U.S. Treasury due on November 15, 2011.  In a letter dated October 24, 2011, the FRB and Board of Governors approved Premier’s October 14, 2011 request to pay the current $278,150 dividend due November 15, 2011. See Note 6 for additional details on Premier’s Series A, Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock.

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PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis

   of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Management's discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that are provided to assist in the understanding of anticipated future financial performance. However, such performance involves risks and uncertainties, and there are certain important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These important factors include, but are not limited to, economic conditions (both generally and more specifically in the markets in which Premier operates), competition for Premier's customers from other providers of financial services, government legislation and regulation (which changes from time to time), changes in interest rates, Premier's ability to originate quality loans, collect delinquent loans and attract and retain deposits, the impact of Premier's growth, Premier's ability to control costs, and new accounting pronouncements, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of Premier.  The words “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “will,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “predict,” “continue” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

A.         Results of Operations

A financial institution’s primary sources of revenue are generated by interest income on loans, investments and other earning assets, while its major expenses are produced by the funding of these assets with interest bearing liabilities.  Effective management of these sources and uses of funds is essential in attaining a financial institution’s optimal profitability while maintaining a minimum amount of interest rate risk and credit risk.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $4,513,000, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared to net income of $6,637,000, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 20, 2010.  The decrease in net income in 2011 is largely due to a higher provision for loan losses, increased data processing and conversion expenses, higher expenses related to other real estate owned, and expenses associated with the merger of five subsidiary banks to create Premier Bank, Inc. in the second quarter of 2011.  These expense increases were partially offset by an increase in net interest income, an increase in non-interest income, lower FDIC insurance expense and lower taxes not on income.  The 2010 results were also enhanced by a decrease in income tax expense.  The annualized returns on common shareholders’ equity and average assets were approximately 4.12% and 0.51% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to 6.81% and 0.80% for the same period in 2010.  For the quarter ended September 30, 2011, annualized returns on average common shareholders’ equity and average assets were approximately 5.06% and 0.64% compared to 6.42% and 0.76% for the same quarter of 2010.

Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2011 was $1,813,000, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared to net income of $2,105,000, or $0.22 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2010.  The decrease in net income in 2011 is largely due to significantly higher conversion expenses, higher expenses related to other real estate owned, and higher staff costs.  These expense increases were partially offset by an increase in net interest income, an increase in non-interest income, lower FDIC insurance expense, lower taxes not on income and lower data processing expenses.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 totaled $33.34 million, up $889,000, or 2.7%, from the $32.45 million of net interest income earned in the first nine months of 2010.  Interest income in 2011 decreased by $81,000, or 0.2%, largely due to a $55,000 decrease in interest income on loans.  Interest income on loans decreased due to lower average yields earned even as the average volume of loans outstanding increased compared to the first nine months of 2010.  The lower average yield earned on loans was made worse by an increase in loans placed on non-accrual status during the year, whereby the accrued interest on these loans was reversed against the current year’s loan interest income.  Should a non-accrual loan fully payoff during the year, any interest payments excluded from income during the period while on non-accrual become recognized as interest income at payoff.  Interest earned on investments decreased by $37,000 due to a sharply lower yield although on a higher average volume of investments.  Interest earned on federal funds sold and interest bearing bank balances increased by $11,000 largely due to a higher average volume of assets held in this category and a slightly higher yield.

More than offsetting the decrease in interest income, interest expense decreased in total during the first nine months of 2011 by $970,000, or 13.1%, when compared to the same nine months of 2010.  Interest expense on deposits decreased by $1.03 million, or 15.8%, largely due to a continuing decrease in the rates paid on deposits, although on a higher average balance of interest-bearing deposits outstanding.  Interest expense on repurchase agreements and other short-term borrowings remained unchanged for the first nine months of 2011 compared to the same period of 2010 as increase in interest expense from a higher average balance was offset by interest savings from a lower average rate paid.  Interest expense on FHLB advances decreased by $115,000, or 44.7%, due to a decrease in the average balance outstanding and the average rate paid due to the payoff of higher rate borrowings at maturity during the second quarter of 2010.  Interest expense on other borrowings increased by $179,000, or 38.2%, in the first nine months of 2011 compared to the same nine months of 2010, largely due to an increase in borrowings during the third quarter of 2010 at a slightly higher cost.

The Board of Governors’ policy to reduce the federal funds rate to nearly zero, coupled with the U.S. Treasury actively buying investment securities, has significantly reduced the yield on much of Premier’s earning assets, including investments, federal funds sold and variable rate loans.  Premier has tried to offset some of the lower interest income by lowering the rates paid on its deposits and repurchase agreements with customers.  However, the lower yield on the loans and investments, coupled with the higher rates paid on other borrowings, have combined to reduce Premier’s overall net interest margin.  Premier’s net interest margin in the first nine months of 2011 was 4.16% compared to 4.30% for the first nine months of 2010.  A portion of the interest income on loans is the result of loans purchased at a discount being fully paid-off during the period.  When a loan that has been discounted as a result being purchased in a business acquisition is paid-off, any remaining discount is recognized as interest income on loans.  These events cannot be predicted with certainty and may positively or negatively affect interest income on loans in future months.

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Additional information on Premier’s net interest income for the first nine months of 2011 and 2010 is contained in the following table.

PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
AVERAGE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AND NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS
	Nine Months Ended Sept 30, 2011								Nine Months Ended Sept 30, 2010
	Balance			Interest		Yield/Rate			Balance			Interest		Yield/Rate
Assets
Interest Earning Assets
Federal funds sold and other	$	75,784		$	121		0.21	%	$	72,263		$	110		0.20	%
Securities available for sale
Taxable		280,716			5,973		2.84			238,368			5,997		3.35
Tax-exempt		8,264			180		4.40			8,450			193		4.61
Total investment securities		288,960			6,153		2.88			246,818			6,190		3.40
Total loans		708,618			33,479		6.32			692,027			33,534		6.48
Total interest-earning assets		1,073,382			39,753		4.96	%		1,011,108			39,834		5.28	%
Allowance for loan losses		(10,803	)							(8,366	)
Cash and due from banks		27,825								20,105
Other assets		77,294								76,133
Total assets	$	1,167,698							$	1,098,980
Liabilities and Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits	$	760,002			5,504		0.97		$	737,021			6,538		1.19
Short-term borrowings		24,827			1243		0.67			22,765			124		0.73
FHLB advances		10,589			142		1.79			12,750			257		2.69
Other borrowings		19,382			648		4.47			15,761			469		3.98
Total interest-bearing liabilities		814,800			6,418		1.05	%		788,297			7,388		1.25	%
Non-interest bearing deposits		212,977								174,213
Other liabilities		2,919								4,498
Shareholders’ equity		137,002								131,972
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,167,698							$	1,098,980
Net interest earnings				$	33,335							$	32,446
Net interest spread							3.91	%							4.03	%
Net interest margin							4.16	%							4.30	%

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Additional information on Premier’s net interest income for the third quarter of 2011 and third quarter of 2010 is contained in the following table.

PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
AVERAGE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AND NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS
	Three Months Ended Sept 30, 2011								Three Months Ended Sept 30, 2010
	Balance			Interest		Yield/Rate			Balance			Interest		Yield/Rate
Assets
Interest Earning Assets
Federal funds sold and other	$	55,150		$	28		0.20	%	$	86,743		$	49		0.22	%
Securities available for sale
Taxable		282,028			1,916		2.72			227,469			1,976		3.47
Tax-exempt		8,158			58		4.31			8,554			63		4.46
Total investment securities		290,186			1,974		2.76			236,023			2,039		3.51
Total loans		701,112			11,252		6.37			700,105			10,964		6.21
Total interest-earning assets		1,046,448			13,254		5.04	%		1,022,871			13,052		5.08	%
Allowance for loan losses		(11,881	)							(9,251	)
Cash and due from banks		28,592								20,601
Other assets		74,776								76,375
Total assets	$	1,137,935							$	1,110,595
Liabilities and Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities
Interest-bearing deposits	$	746,785			1,746		0.93		$	743,157			2,125		1.13
Short-term borrowings		23,485			37		0.63			24,223			42		0.69
FHLB advances		10,455			48		1.82			10,525			50		1.88
Other borrowings		18,874			209		4.39			16,204			165		4.04
Total interest-bearing liabilities		799,600			2,040		1.01	%		794,109			2,382		1.19	%
Non-interest bearing deposits		195,426								177,996
Other liabilities		1,817								4,600
Shareholders’ equity		141,092								133,890
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,137,935							$	1,110,595
Net interest earnings				$	11,214							$	10,670
Net interest spread							4.03	%							3.89	%
Net interest margin							4.27	%							4.16	%

Net interest income for the quarter ending September 30, 2011 totaled $11.21 million, up $544,000 or 5.1%, from the $10.67 million of net interest income earned in the third quarter of 2010.  Interest income in the third quarter of 2011 increased by $202,000, or 1.5%, as a $288,000 increase in interest income on loans was partially offset by a $65,000 decrease in interest income on investments and a $21,000 decrease in interest income from other sources.  Interest income on loans increased due to a higher volume of loans outstanding and a slightly higher yield on the loan portfolio.  A portion of the interest income on loans is the result of loans purchased at a discount being fully paid-off during the period.  When a loan that has been discounted as a result of being purchased in a business acquisition is paid-off, any remaining discount is recognized as interest income on loans.  These events cannot be predicted with certainty and may positively or negatively affect interest income on loans in future months.  

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Interest earned on investments decreased by $65,000 due to a significantly lower average yield on investments.  The decrease in interest income on investments was tempered by a higher average volume of investments during the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter of 2010.  Interest earned on federal funds sold and interest bearing bank balances decreased by $21,000, largely due to a lower average volume of assets held in this category and a slightly lower yield.

Also adding to the increase in net interest income in the third quarter of 2011, interest expense decreased in total during the third quarter of 2011 by $342,000, or 14.4%, when compared to the same quarter of 2010.  Interest expense on deposits decreased by $379,000, or 17.8%, largely due to a continuing decrease in the rates paid on deposits, although on a higher average balance of interest-bearing deposits.  Interest expense on repurchase agreements and other short-term borrowings decreased by $5,000, largely due to a lower average balance outstanding during the third quarter of 2011 along with a lower average rate paid.  Interest expense on FHLB advances decreased by $2,000, due to a lower average balance outstanding and a slightly lower average rate paid.  Interest expense on other borrowings increased by $44,000 in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2010, largely due to an increase in borrowings during the third quarter of 2010 at a slightly higher cost.  The Board of Governors’ policy to reduce the federal funds rate to nearly zero, coupled with the U.S. Treasury actively buying investment securities, has significantly reduced the yield on much of Premier’s earning assets, including investments, federal funds sold and variable rate loans.  Premier has tried to offset some of the lower interest income by lowering the rates paid on its deposits and repurchase agreements with customers.  However, the slightly higher overall yield on loans, coupled with the lower rates paid on deposits, have combined to increase Premier’s overall net interest margin.  Premier’s net interest margin during the third quarter of 2011 was 4.27% compared to 4.16% for the same period in 2010.

Non-interest income (including $18,000 of gains on the sale of securities recorded during the second quarter of 2011) increased by $265,000, or 5.4%, to $5,211,000 for the first nine months of 2011 compared to the same period of 2010.  Service charges on deposit accounts decreased by $126,000, or 4.2%, as customers reduced their propensity to incur overdraft charges as they managed their checking accounts more closely during the economic downturn.  Secondary market mortgage income decreased by $64,000, or 20.5%, in the first nine months of 2011 when compared to the first nine months of 2010 due to stricter underwriting criteria of secondary market mortgage purchasers resulting in longer timeframes for approval and fewer loans approved during the period of time.  These decreases were more than offset by a $275,000, or 25.1%, increase in electronic banking income (income from debit/credit cards, ATM fees and internet banking charges) and a $162,000 increase in other non-interest income.  Electronic banking income increased largely due to continued increases in Premier’s deposit customer base and customers’ greater propensity to use electronic means to conduct their banking business.  Other non-interest income increased largely due to increases in checkbook sales, safe deposit box rental income, credit life income, check cashing fees, miscellaneous loan fees and letter of credit fees.

For the quarter ending September 30, 2011, non-interest income increased $131,000 to $1,866,000, compared to $1,735,000 recognized during the same quarter in 2010.  Service charges on deposit accounts decreased by only $4,000 and secondary market mortgage income decreased by $20,000.  These decreases were more than offset by a $59,000, or 15.4%, increase in electronic banking income and a $96,000 increase in other non-interest income.

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Non-interest expenses for the first nine months of 2011 totaled $28.56 million, or 3.27% of average assets on an annualized basis, compared to $25.54 million, or 3.11% of average assets for the same period of 2010.  The $3.02 million increase in non-interest expenses in 2011 when compared to the first nine months of 2010 is largely due to $1.75 million of conversion expenses incurred during 2011, as Premier changed its operating and customer delivery systems to a more unified platform.  Also contributing to the increase in non-interest expenses in 2011 was a $282,000, or 9.2%, increase in data processing expenses, a $208,000, or 5.9%, increase in occupancy and equipment expenses, a $304,000 increase in expenses and writedowns of other real estate owned (“OREO”), a $252,000, or 2.1% increase in staff costs, and a $209,000, or 51.1% increase in core deposit amortization expense.  Data processing expense has increased due to higher rates charged by Premier’s former data processing providers and an increase in the number of accounts processed.  Staff costs increased, in part, due to an increase in the hours of overtime worked by staff members to facilitate Premier’s data processing conversion in 2011.  Occupancy and equipment expense increased due to expenses incurred in 2011 for the upgrade of information technology equipment and $81,000 in gains on the sale of three buildings in the first quarter of 2010, which served to reduce the reported expense for the first nine months of 2010.  Similarly in 2011, net occupancy expense was reduced by a $171,000 gain on the sale of a drive thru location in the third quarter of 2011.  OREO expenses and writedowns increased in 2011 due to a higher number of properties owned as a result of foreclosures and additional writedowns of property values based on real estate market conditions.  Core deposit amortization expense increased due to the core deposit intangible assets associated with four branches acquired in the third quarter of 2010.

These increases in non-interest expenses for the first nine months of 2011 were partially offset by a $194,000, or 25.3%, decrease in equity based taxes, a $10,000 decrease in professional fees, and a $347,000, or 25.8%, decrease in FDIC insurance expense.  The decrease in FDIC insurance expense was largely the result of reduced FDIC insurance costs for the newly formed Premier Bank versus the historical FDIC insurance costs of the five subsidiary banks Premier merged together in April 2011 to form the bank.  The premium charged for Premier Bank was substantially less than the sum of the premiums paid by the former five banks.

Non-interest expenses for the third quarter of 2011 totaled $9.53 million, or 3.33% of average assets on an annualized basis, compared to $8.47 million, or 3.03% of average assets for the same period of 2010.  The $1.07 million increase in non-interest expenses in the third quarter of 2011, when compared to the third quarter of 2010, is largely due to an $848,000 increase in conversion expenses incurred during the third quarter of 2011.  Also contributing to the increase in non-interest expenses in the third quarter of 2011 was a $364,000 increase in OREO expenses and writedowns, a $196,000, or 4.9%, increase in staff costs and a $72,000, or 55.0% increase in core deposit amortization expense.  OREO expense increased due to a higher number of properties owned as a result of foreclosures and additional writedowns of property values based on real estate market conditions.  Staff costs increased, in part, due to an increase in the hours of overtime worked by staff members to facilitate Premier’s data processing conversion which occurred during the third quarter of 2011.  Core deposit amortization expense increased due to the core deposit intangible assets associated with four branches acquired in the third quarter of 2010.  These expense increases were partially offset by a $96,000 decrease in equity based taxes, a $75,000 decrease in data processing expenses, and a $452,000 decrease in FDIC insurance expense.  The decrease in FDIC insurance expense was largely the result of reduced FDIC insurance costs for the newly formed Premier Bank versus the historical FDIC insurance costs of the five subsidiary banks Premier merged together in April 2011

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to form the bank.  A portion of the reduced third quarter 2011 FDIC insurance expense includes adjustments of expense estimates recorded during the previous quarter.  The decrease in data processing expense is largely due to conversions to a common data processing provider during the third quarter.  The decrease in equity based tax expense is a result of the Company no longer being subject to the equity based taxes in one state and a reduced equity based tax rate in another state.

Income tax expense was $2.3 million for the first nine months of 2011 compared to $2.5 million for the first nine months of 2010.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was 34.0% compared to 27.2% for the same period in 2010.  The lower proportional income tax expense and lower effective tax rate in 2010 is largely due to the recognition of a $538,000, net of federal income tax expense, West Virginia income tax benefit resulting from Premier’s projected ability to fully realize its West Virginia state deferred tax assets during the second quarter of 2010.  The majority of the state deferred tax assets were made up of West Virginia net operating loss carryforwards, some of which were incurred as a result of Premier’s historical operations and some of which were obtained from the Traders Bankshares acquisition in 2008.  The 2010 projection took into account changes in West Virginia’s corporation income tax rules regarding consolidated income tax returns and the likelihood that the increase in projected taxable income from the acquisition of Abigail Adams National Bancorp in 2009 would likely accelerate the utilization of all West Virginia net operating loss carryforwards.  Income tax expense for the quarter ending September 30, 2011 was $920,000, a 33.7% effective tax rate, compared to $1.07 million, also a 33.7% effective tax rate, for the same period in 2010.

B.         Financial Position

Total assets at September 30, 2011 decreased by $43.2 million to just over 1.140 billion from the $1.183 billion at December 31, 2010.  Likewise, earning assets decreased by $47.5 million from the $1.092 billion at year-end 2010 to end the quarter at $1.044 billion.  The decrease in earning assets was largely due to a decrease in interest bearing deposits with other banks as funds were used to satisfy $47.7 million of deposit withdrawals.

Cash and due from banks at September 30, 2011 was $27.8 million, a $7.8 million increase from the $20.0 million at December 31, 2010.  The increase is largely the result of higher required cash reserves of the newly formed Premier Bank, Inc. than the sum of the reserve requirements of the individual five banks Premier merged together to form Premier Bank, Inc.  Larger banks, such as Premier Bank, Inc., are required to have a higher percentage of cash reserves on hand than smaller banks, such as the five individual banks that were merged together.  Interest bearing bank balances decreased by $14.3 million from the $78.6 million reported at December 31, 2010.  Most of these bank balances were held in various Federal Reserve Bank accounts.  These bank balances were reduced to fund deposit withdrawals during the second quarter and to fund the increase in the required cash reserves discussed above.  Federal funds sold decreased by $18.8 million to $4.8 million at September 30, 2011.   Changes in these highly liquid assets are generally in response to increases in deposits, the demand for deposit withdrawals or the funding of loans or investment purchases and are part of Premier’s management of its liquidity and interest rate risks.  The decrease in federal funds sold was part of Premier’s management of its interest rate risk as the Company funded an increase in investment securities during the first nine months of 2011.  The reinvestment yields on high quality investments during the three months ending on September 30, 2011

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were among the lowest in recent history.  During the third quarter of 2011, Premier retained funds from maturing or called investments during that time frame and kept them in interest bearing bank balances as management did not want to “lock-in” investment yields at the historically low levels and also desired to provide funding for new loans to be closed during the early part of the fourth quarter.

Securities available for sale totaled $281.6 million at September 30, 2011, a $25.1 million increase from the $256.5 million at December 31, 2010.  The increase was largely due to the investment of surplus funds from the repayment or complete payoff of loans during the first nine months of 2011 that exceeded the funding of new loans, plus the investment of additional funds previously held either in federal funds sold or interest bearing bank balances.  During the first nine months of 2011, Premier used surplus liquid assets to purchase bonds in the short- to mid-term maturity range in an effort to improve its overall yield on earning assets without unduly increasing interest rate risk.  The investment portfolio is predominately high quality residential mortgage backed securities backed by the U.S. Government or Government sponsored agencies.  Both the unrealized gains at September 30, 2011 and the unrealized losses at December 31, 2010 are believed to be price changes resulting from decreases or increases in the long-term interest rate environment and management anticipates receiving all principal and interest on these investments as they mature or are called.  Additional details on investment activities can be found in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Total loans at September 30, 2011 were $688.0 million compared to $726.0 million at December 31, 2010, a decrease of approximately $38.0 million.  The decrease in loans was largely due to loan payoffs and principal payments exceeding sluggish new loan demand during the first nine months of 2011.  Loans also decreased by $8.6 million due to transfers of loans to other real estate owned as a result of foreclosures.  New loan demand has been minimal in 2011 due to the slow pace of the economic recovery.

Deposits totaled $937.5 million as of September 30, 2011, a $47.7 million decrease from the $985.3 million in deposits at December 31, 2010.  The overall decrease in deposits is largely due to the withdrawal of $37.6 million of funds by the District of Columbia government during the second quarter of 2011.  Local government deposits are typically volatile deposits, as local governments routinely seek higher returns on their deposit accounts.  Non-interest bearing deposits decreased by $19.6 million during the first nine months of 2011, as the DC government withdrawals exceeded growth in non-interest bearing deposits during the period.  Interest bearing time deposits $100,000 and over decreased by $2.8 million during the first nine months of 2011, reversing some of the $4.8 million decrease in interest bearing time deposits $100,000 and over during the first quarter of 2011.  Other interest bearing deposits decreased by $25.5 million during the first nine months of 2011, more than offsetting the $3.9 million increase in all other interest bearing deposits during the first three months of 2011.  A little over half of the decrease during the first nine months of 2011 resulted from the DC government withdrawals.  Similar to the decrease in total deposits, repurchase agreements with corporate and public entity customers decreased in the first nine months of 2011, declining by $2.3 million to $27.1 million, reversing some of the $7.2 million decrease in repurchase agreements during the first quarter of 2011.  The Company also borrowed $145,000 in federal funds purchased on an overnight basis at September 30, 2011.

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Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances declined by $2.7 million in the first nine months of 2011 due to regularly scheduled principal payments and Premier’s bank subsidiaries repaying the $2.4 million of overnight FHLB borrowings they had outstanding at December 31, 2010.  Other borrowed funds decreased by $1.5 million during the first nine months of 2011 due to regularly scheduled principal payments plus accelerated principal payments.  See Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Company’s outstanding FHLB advances.

The following table sets forth information with respect to the Company’s nonperforming assets at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

	(In Thousands)
	2011			2010
Non-accrual loans	$	42,128		$	47,131
Accruing loans which are contractually past due 90 days or more		5,140			414
Restructured		1,048			2,639
Total non-performing loans		48,316			50,184
Other real estate acquired through foreclosure (OREO)		17,651			11,249
Total non-performing assets	$	65,967		$	61,433
Non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans		7.02	%		6.91	%
Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets		5.79	%		5.19	%

Total non-performing loans have decreased since year-end, largely due to a decrease in non-accrual loans.  During the first quarter of 2011, four large loan relationships totaling approximately $10.7 million were placed on non-accrual status and processes put into place to begin foreclosure due to the borrowers’ inability to continue to service their loans.  Any accrued interest on these loans was reversed against current year interest income on loans.  During the first nine months of 2011, a total of $15.6 million of loans have been placed on non-accrual status, while approximately $12.0 million of payments and payoffs have been received on non-accrual loans during that time.  Accruing loans past due 90 days or more have increased by $4.7 million since year-end.  The change in other real estate owned (“OREO”) during the first nine months of 2011 is largely due to the foreclosure of approximately $8.6 million of loans partially offset by sales of $1.9 million of OREO properties and writedowns of $592,000.  The writedowns were partially offset by $300,000 of net gains on the disposition of the OREO sold.  The significant level of non-accrual loans and OREO is largely due to the non-performing assets that came with the acquisition of Abigail Adams National Bancorp and its two subsidiary banks (the “Acquired Banks”).

At December 31, 2010, the Acquired Banks accounted for $48.7 million or 79.2% of Premier’s non-performing assets while at September 30, 2011 the Acquired Banks accounted for $48.4 million or 73.3% of Premier’s non-performing assets.  However, since these assets were recorded at an estimated fair value on the date of acquisition, the amount of credit risk assumed by Premier is not nearly as great as the volume of non-performing assets suggests taken at face value.  The estimate of fair value on all loans, but particularly on non-performing assets, included factors for the measurement of credit risk, interest rate risk and re-salability in the most advantageous market for the loans in an orderly transaction between market participants.

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These estimates included significant discounts on the non-accrual loans.  Since the estimated fair value of these loans was believed to have accounted for the reasonably estimable credit risk in the loans, consistent with new accounting guidance for acquisitions after 2008, no allowance for loan losses for these loans was recorded at the date of acquisition.  Under previous accounting standards, the loan loss allowance of acquired banks would have carried over to Premier’s books and records, as was the case for the Traders Bank and Citizens First Bank acquisitions.  The following table illustrates the face value of the non-performing assets of the Acquired Banks as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and the discounted net carrying value of those non-performing assets.

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS AT ACQUIRED SUBSIDIARY BANKS
(Dollars in thousands)
	September 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Face Value		Discounted Net Carrying Value		Face Value		Discounted Net Carrying Value
Non-performing Assets
Non-accrual loans	$	37,326	$	29,920	$	52,337	$	41,480
Loans 90+ days past due		4,740		4,683		335		319
Other real estate owned		15,256		13,766		8,198		6,903
Total non-performing assets	$	57,322	$	48,369	$	60,870	$	48,702
(1) Face value includes reductions for interest payments received on loans while on non-accrual status in accordance with the cost recovery method of accounting for non-accrual loans.

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Many of the non-accrual loans obtained from the Acquired Banks are continuing to be accounted for under cost recovery methods of income recognition as permitted by the guidance for accounting for non-accrual loans acquired in a business combination.  Most of the non-accrual loans at the Acquired Banks were placed in that status due to a lack of predictable cash flows from the borrower.  At acquisition by Premier, these loans were recorded at their estimated fair value.  These estimates included significant discounts on the non-accrual loans.  Yet, the lack of predictable cash flows from the borrowers remains.  As a result, accounting guidance requires these loans to continue to be accounted for under cost recovery methods of income recognition, even though the estimated collateral value may exceed the discounted net carrying value.  At the time these non-accrual loans are fully paid by the borrower, interest income from loans is enhanced; not only as a result of the recognition of the interest paid in prior periods but also as a result of recognizing any remaining purchase discount as interest income.

Premier continues to make a significant effort to reduce its past due and non-performing loans by reviewing loan files, using the courts to bring borrowers current with the terms of their loan agreements and/or the foreclosure and sale of OREO properties.  As in the past, when these plans are executed, Premier may experience increases in non-performing loans and non-performing assets. Furthermore, any resulting increases in loans placed on non-accrual status will have a negative impact on future loan interest income.  Also, as these plans are executed, other loans may be identified that would necessitate additional charge-offs and potentially additional provisions for loan losses.

During the third quarter of 2011, the Company recorded $810,000 of provisions for loan losses compared to $761,000 of provision for loan losses during the same quarter of 2010.  The provision expense during the third quarter of 2011 was largely to provide for calculated increases in exposure to credit risk on impaired loans.  The actual amount of realized losses, if any, has yet to be determined and may not be determined for some time into the future.  However, in management’s opinion, sufficient evidence existed in the third quarter to reduce the likelihood of full repayment and increase the related estimated credit risk.  As the pace of economic recovery continues to be sluggish in Premier’s markets, the ability of borrowers to consistently make their loan payments is increasingly being tested.  Evidence of the continuing higher level of credit risk includes a high level of past due and non-accrual loans, loan charge-offs and increases in other real estate owned as a result of foreclosures.  For the first nine months of 2011, total provisions for loan losses equaled $3.2 million.  This compares to $2.7 million of provisions for loan losses during the first nine months of 2010.  The provisions for loan losses were made in accordance with Premier’s policies regarding management’s estimation of probable incurred losses in the loan portfolio and the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, which are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  The higher provision expense was largely in response to an increase in the amount of specific reserves assigned to impaired loans.  In the coming months, Premier will continue to monitor the impact that national housing market price declines may have on its local markets and collateral valuations as management evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.  While some price deterioration is expected, it is not currently anticipated that Premier’s markets will be impacted as severely as other areas of the country due to the historically modest increases in real estate values in the Company’s Appalachian markets.  However, as local and national unemployment rates remain at elevated levels and the downturn in housing prices extends further into the future, there is an increasing risk of price deterioration in real estate values in the Company’s markets.  Future provisions to the allowance for loan losses, positive or negative, will depend on future improvement or deterioration in estimated credit risk in the loan portfolio as well as whether additional payments are received on loans having significant credit risk.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

 Gross charge-offs totaled $865,000 during the first nine months of 2011.  Any collections on these loans would be presented in future financial statements as recoveries of the amounts charged against the allowance.  Recoveries recorded during the first nine months of 2011 totaled $248,000 resulting in net charge-offs for the first nine months of 2011 of $617,000.  These amounts compare to $1.1 million of gross charge-offs and $339,000 of recoveries recorded during the first nine months of 2010, resulting in net charge-offs of $770,000.  The allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2011 was 1.80% of total loans compared to 1.36% at December 31, 2010.  The increase in the ratio is largely due to the $3.2 million of additional provisions for loan losses exceeding the $617,000 of net charge-offs recorded in the first nine months of 2011 as well as the $38.0 million decrease in total loans outstanding.

C.         Critical Accounting Policies

The Company follows financial accounting and reporting policies that are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.  These policies are presented in Note 1 to the consolidated audited financial statements in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  Some of these accounting policies, as discussed below, are considered to be critical accounting policies.  Critical accounting policies are those policies that require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.  The Company has identified four accounting policies that are critical accounting policies, and an understanding of these policies is necessary to understand the financial statements.  These policies relate to determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, the identification and evaluation of impaired loans, the impairment of goodwill and the realization of deferred tax assets.  A detailed description of these accounting policies is contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  There have been no significant changes in the application of these accounting policies since December 31, 2010.

Management believes that the judgments, estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are appropriate given the factual circumstances at the time.

D.         Liquidity

Liquidity objectives for the Company can be expressed in terms of maintaining sufficient cash flows to meet both existing and unplanned obligations in a cost effective manner.  Adequate liquidity allows the Company to meet the demands of both the borrower and the depositor on a timely basis, as well as pursuing other business opportunities as they arise.  Thus, liquidity management embodies both an asset and liability aspect while attempting to maximize profitability. In order to provide for funds on a current and long-term basis, the Company’s subsidiary banks rely primarily on the following sources:

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

1. Core deposits consisting of both consumer and commercial deposits and certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more.  Management believes that the majority of its $100,000 or more certificates of deposit are no more volatile than its other deposits.  This is due to the nature of the markets in which the subsidiaries operate.

2. Cash flow generated by repayment of loans and interest.

3. Arrangements with correspondent banks for purchase of unsecured federal funds.

4. The sale of securities under repurchase agreements and borrowing from the Federal Home Loan Bank.

5. Maintenance of an adequate available-for-sale security portfolio.  The Company owns $281.6 million of securities at fair value as of September 30, 2011.

The cash flow statements for the periods presented in the financial statements provide an indication of the Company’s sources and uses of cash as well as an indication of the ability of the Company to maintain an adequate level of liquidity.

E.           Capital

At September 30, 2011, total shareholders’ equity of $143.0 million was approximately 12.5% of total assets.  This compares to total shareholders’ equity of $131.4 million or 11.1% of total assets on December 31, 2010.

Tier I capital totaled $105.4 million at September 30, 2011, which represents a Tier I leverage ratio of approximately 9.6%.  This ratio is up from the 8.5% at December 31, 2010 as the growth in Tier I capital was divided by a decrease in total assets during the first nine months of 2011.

Book value per common share was $15.26 at September 30, 2011, and $13.80 at December 31, 2010.  The increase in book value per common share was the result of the $0.45 per share earned during the first nine months of 2011, less the approximately $0.12 per share reduction for the $916,000 of preferred stock dividends and related accretion.  Also increasing the book value per share was $7,856,000 of other comprehensive income for the first nine months of 2011 related to the after tax increase in the market value of investment securities available for sale, which increased book value by approximately $0.99 per share.

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company currently does not engage in any derivative or hedging activity.  Refer to the Company’s 2010 10-K for analysis of the interest rate sensitivity.  The Company believes there have been no significant changes in the interest rate sensitivity since previously reported on the Company’s 2010 10-K.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

A.         Disclosure Controls & Procedures

Premier management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-15c as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that all material information required to be filed in this quarterly report has been made known to them in a timely fashion.

B.         Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in internal controls over financial reporting during the first fiscal quarter that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect Premier's internal controls over financial reporting.

C.         Inherent Limitations on Internal Control

"Internal controls" are procedures, which are designed with the objective of providing reasonable assurance that (1) transactions are properly authorized; (2) assets are safeguarded against unauthorized or improper use; and (3) transactions are properly recorded and reported, all so as to permit the preparation of reports and financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. However, a control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their cost. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. The design of any system of controls is also based, in part, upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, a control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Finally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.              Legal Proceedings                                                                                             None

Item 1A.           Risk Factors

Please refer to Premier’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 for disclosures with respect to Premier’s risk factors at December 31, 2010. There have been no material changes since year-end 2010 in the specified risk factors disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2.              Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                         None

Item 3.              Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                                      None

Item 4.              Submission of Matters to a vote of Security Holders                       [Removed and reserved]

Item 5.              Other Information                                                                                             None

Item 6.              Exhibits

 (a)           The following exhibits are furnished in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

31.1           Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2           Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32              Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

SIGNATURES

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

PREMIER FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

Date: November 14, 2011                              /s/ Robert W. Walker                                                          

Robert W. Walker

President & Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 14, 2011                              /s/ Brien M. Chase                                                          

Brien M. Chase

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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