Community First!

OVBC

Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

Annual Report 2018

 

Digging in for a bright future...

OVB officers and community leaders break ground for

    OVB on the Square, August 7, 2018

A Message from Management

Dear Neighbors and Friends,

2018 was certainly a formative year for your Company with a significant upgrade to our mobile banking platform and not one, but two, major construction projects breaking ground.

In Gallia County, the Bank’s commitment to bring back to life one of its first homes became reality with the start of work at OVB on the Square. How fitting the address is 360 Second Avenue as we return to our roots. This new facility will not be a branch, but instead will serve as the new headquarters for your Company. The Main Office campus on Third Avenue will remain open and will continue to house a working branch, our Operations Center, and administrative offices. Opening of OVB on the Square is anticipated for 2020.

Upriver, our Bend Area Office is progressing nicely. Located next to Bob Evans in Mason, West Virginia, this branch will more conveniently serve our Meigs and Mason customers with drive-thru service for teller windows, night deposit, and ATM, as well as 2,100 square feet of customer-friendly space. The Bend Area Office will be Ohio Valley Bank’s 4th branch in West Virginia, joined by Point Pleasant, Barboursville, and Milton, and is expected to open mid 2019.

Behind this growth is our Community First mission, a promise to help our rural communities not only survive but thrive. Your employees gave generously of themselves in 2018 with 3,412 hours in community service (that’s 426.5 work days) for their hometowns.

We will be talking more about our Community First mission at this year’s Annual Shareholders Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, 2019. The meeting will be held at the Morris & Dorothy Haskins Ariel Theatre at 5 p.m. with social hour before. We hope to see you there.

Sincerely,

/s/ Jeffrey E. Smith	/s/ Thomas E. Wiseman
Jeffrey E. Smith	Thomas E. Wiseman
Chairman of the Board	President and CEO
Ohio Valley Banc Corp.	Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

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Putting Community First in our hearts and minds is more than a mission...it’s a way of life.

This Page: Each year, employees from Ohio Valley Bank and Loan Central help build homes with Habitat for Humanity.

Right Top Row L-R: Brittany Richards and the Oak Hill office staff throw a back to school party at the Oak Hill Pool. Sara Oberholzer prepares volunteers at the Jackson Office drive-thru for a day of tasty treats and customer appreciation. OVB Veterans Action Committee Chairman Stephen Ball with volunteers from the Chillicothe Veterans Medical Center as he delivers coats collected through the group’s Fall Coat Drive. More than 360 coats were collected and distributed to multiple local veterans facilities.

Middle Row L-R: Jennifer Osborne leads a Buy Day Friday lunch time local shopping excursion at the Shake Shoppe, Stacie Miller, Brittney Lybbert, and Melissa Hutchinson greet customers at the Gallipolis Walmart branch Customer Appreciation Day event. Heather Kessler and Holli Walker serve up hotdogs for customers at OVB Milton.

Bottom: Row L-R: Joe Wyant helps Little Miss Apple Festival cut the ribbon to open her exhibit in the bank lobby. Larry Russell spends some IMPACT time helping build rail at the Gallipolis Railroad Freight Station Museum. Jenny Shaffer, Jacqueline Hornsby, and Mackenzie Hornsby make an impact by sprucing up Davis Library at the University of Rio Grande in preparation for the new school year.

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2018 in Review
$	532,912	Dollars given in support of local charities, schools, and organizations through donations and sponsorships. Much of these funds furthered community wellness, youth, and veterans programs.
	3,000+	People shopped for their next vehicle online at the OVB Auto Loan Center.
	14,600	Hours as of 12/31/18 were devoted to community service since OVB’s Impact Days program were established in 2014.
$	6,612,636.29	Dollars deposited using a cell phone or tablet.
	250+	Adults participated in financial education programs offered free by Ohio Valley Bank.
$	78,937,362.59	Loaned to businesses in our community to help them not only survive but thrive.
$	947,346.52	Cash back earned by OVB Rewards Checking account holders.

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OVBC DIRECTORS		OVBC OFFICERS
Jeffrey E. Smith		Jeffrey E. Smith, Chairman of the Board
Chairman, Ohio Valley Banc Corp. and Ohio Valley Bank		Thomas E. Wiseman, President and Chief Executive Officer
		Larry E. Miller, II, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
Thomas E. Wiseman		Katrinka V. Hart-Harris, Senior Vice President
President & CEO, Ohio Valley Banc Corp. and Ohio Valley		Scott W. Shockey, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Bank
David W. Thomas, Lead Director		Mario P. Liberatore, Vice President
Former Chief Examiner, Ohio Division of Financial		Cherie A. Elliott, Vice President
Institutions		Jennifer L. Osborne, Vice President
bank supervision and regulation		Tom R. Shepherd, Vice President
		Bryan F. Stepp, Vice President
Anna P. Barnitz		Frank W. Davison, Vice President
Treasurer & CFO, Bob’s Market & Greenhouses, Inc.		Bryan W. Martin, Vice President
wholesale horticultural products and retail landscaping		Ryan J. Jones, Vice President
stores		Paula W. Clay, Assistant Secretary
		Cindy H. Johnston, Assistant Secretary
Brent A. Saunders
Chairman of the Board, Holzer Health System
Attorney, Halliday, Sheets & Saunders		LOAN CENTRAL DIRECTORS
healthcare
		Larry E. Miller, II
Harold A. Howe		Cherie A. Elliott
Self-employed, Real Estate Investment and Rental Property		Katrinka V. Hart-Harris
		Ryan J. Jones
Brent R. Eastman
President and Co-owner, Ohio Valley Supermarkets
Partner, Eastman Enterprises		LOAN CENTRAL OFFICERS
John G. Jones		Larry E. Miller, II	Chairman of the Board
Retired President, MBD, Ohio Valley Bank		Cherie A. Elliott	President
		Timothy R. Brumfield	Vice President & Secretary
Kimberly A. Canady			Manager, Gallipolis Office
Owner, Canady Farms, LLC		John J. Holtzapfel	Compliance Officer &
agricultural products and agronomy services			Manager, Wheelersburg Office
		T. Joe Wilson	Manager, Waverly Office
Edward J. Robbins		Joseph I. Jones	Manager, South Point Office
President & CEO, Ohio Valley Veneer, Inc.		Gregory G. Kauffman	Manager, Chillicothe Office
wood harvesting, processing and manufacturing of dry		Steven B. Leach	Manager, Jackson Office
lumber & flooring in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee
		WEST VIRGINIA ADVISORY BOARD
OHIO VALLEY BANK DIRECTORS
		Mario P. Liberatore	Stephen L. Johnson
Jeffrey E. Smith	Brent A. Saunders	Richard L. Handley	E. Allen Bell
Thomas E. Wiseman	Brent R. Eastman		John A. Myers
David W. Thomas	John G. Jones	DIRECTORS EMERITUS
Harold A. Howe	Kimberly A. Canady
Anna P. Barnitz	Edward J. Robbins	W. Lowell Call	Barney A. Molnar
		Steven B. Chapman	Wendell B. Thomas
		Robert E. Daniel	Lannes C. Williamson

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OHIO VALLEY BANK OFFICERS

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS		ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTS
Jeffrey E. Smith	Chairman of the Board	Melissa P. Wooten	Shareholder Relations Manager
Thomas E. Wiseman	President and Chief Executive Officer		& Trust Officer
Larry E. Miller, II	Chief Operating Officer and Secretary	Kimberly R. Williams	Systems Officer
Katrinka V. Hart-Harris	Executive Vice President,	Paula W. Clay	Assistant Secretary
	Special Projects	Cindy H. Johnston	Assistant Secretary
Scott W. Shockey	Executive Vice President,	Joe J. Wyant	Region Manager Jackson County
	Chief Financial Officer	Brenda G. Henson	Manager Deposit Services
Mario P. Liberatore	President, OVB West Virginia	Randall L. Hammond	Security Officer/Loss Prevention
		Barbara A. Patrick	BSA Officer/Loss Prevention
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS		Richard P. Speirs	Facilities Manager
Jennifer L. Osborne	Retail Lending	Lori A. Edwards	Secondary Market Manager
Tom R. Shepherd	Chief Deposit Officer	Raymond G. Polcyn	Manager of Loan Production Office
Bryan F. Stepp	Chief Lending Officer	Stephanie L. Stover	Retail Lending Operations Manager
Frank W. Davison	Financial Bank Group	Brandon O. Huff	Director of IT
Bryan W. Martin	Managed Assets Officer	Anita M. Good	Regional Branch Administrator
Ryan J. Jones	Chief Risk Officer	Angela S. Kinnaird	Customer Support Manager
		Laura F. Conger	Risk Administration Officer
VICE PRESIDENTS		Lonnie L. Hunt	Lender/
Patrick H. Tackett	Corporate Banking		Business Development Officer
Marilyn E. Kearns	Director of Human Resources	Ruth R. Murphy	Lender/
Fred K. Mavis	Business Development Officer		Business Development Officer
Rick A. Swain	Western Division Branch Manager	Terri M. Camden	Human Resources Officer
Bryna S. Butler	Corporate Communications	Shelly N. Boothe	Business Development Officer
Tamela D. LeMaster	Branch Administration/CRM	Stephenie L. Peck	Regional Branch Administrator
Christopher L. Preston	Branch Administration
	Business Development	ASSISTANT CASHIERS
Gregory A. Phillips	Consumer Lending	Lois J. Scherer	EFT Officer
Diana L. Parks	Internal Audit Liaison	Linda K. Roe	Lead Cultural Engineer &
John A. Anderson	Loan Operations		Talent Development Specialist
Kyla R. Carpenter	Director of Marketing	Glen P. Arrowood, II	Manager of Indirect Lending
Allen W. Elliott	Director of Customer Support	Michelle L. Hammond	Escrow Supervisor/Lead Mortgage
E. Kate Cox	Director of Cultural Enhancement		Loan Documentation Clerk
Brian E. Hall	Corporate Banking	Patricia G. Hapney	Retail Lending & Personal Banker
Daniel T. Roush	Senior Compliance Officer	Anthony W. Staley	Product Development
Gary L. Crabtree	Lender/		Business Sales & Support
	Business Development Officer	Jon C. Jones	Western Cabell Region Manager
Adam D. Massie	Northern Region Manager	Daniel F. Short	Bend Area Region Manager
Shawn R. Siders	Senior Credit Officer	Pamela K. Smith	Eastern Cabell Region Manager
Jay D. Miller	Business Development Officer	William F. Richards	Advertising Manager
Jody M. DeWees	Trust	Austin P. Arvon	Senior Credit Analyst
Christopher S. Petro	Comptroller

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OHIO VALLEY BANK

Athens, Ohio
Loan Office - 2097 East State Street Suite C
Gallia County, Ohio
Main Office - 420 Third Avenue
Mini Bank - 437 Fourth Avenue
Inside Walmart - 2145 Eastern Avenue
Jackson Pike - 3035 State Route 160
Inside Holzer - 100 Jackson Pike
Loan Office - Walmart Plaza, 2145 Eastern Avenue
Rio Grande - 27 North College Avenue
Jackson County, Ohio
Upper Main - 740 East Main Street
Downtown - 400 East Main Street
Oak Hill - 116 Jackson Street	LOAN CENTRAL
Wellston - 123 South Ohio Avenue
	Chillicothe
Mt. Sterling, Ohio	1080 N. Bridge Street, Unit 43
255 Yankeetown Street
	Gallipolis, Ohio
New Holland, Ohio	2145 Eastern Avenue
25 North Main Street
	Jackson, Ohio
Pomeroy, Ohio	420 East Main Street
Inside Sav-a-Lot - 700 West Main Street
	South Point, Ohio
Waverly, Ohio	348 County Road 410
507 West Emmitt Avenue
	Waverly, Ohio
Barboursville, West Virginia	505 West Emmitt Avenue
6431 East State Route 60
	Wheelersburg, Ohio
Milton, West Virginia	326 Center Street
280 East Main Street
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
328 Viand Street

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

	Years Ended December 31
	2018			2017			2016			2015			2014
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS:
Total interest income	$	49,197		$	45,708		$	39,348		$	36,334		$	36,355
Total interest expense		5,471			3,975			3,022			2,839			2,875
Net interest income		43,726			41,733			36,326			33,495			33,480
Provision for loan losses		1,039			2,564			2,826			1,090			2,787
Total other income		8,938			9,435			8,239			8,597			9,793
Total other expenses		37,426			36,609			32,899			29,619			29,293
Income before income taxes		14,199			11,995			8,840			11,383			11,193
Income taxes		2,255			4,486			1,920			2,809			3,120
Net income		11,944			7,509			6,920			8,574			8,073
PER SHARE DATA:
Earnings per share	$	2.53		$	1.60		$	1.59		$	2.08		$	1.97
Cash dividends declared per share	$	0.84		$	0.84		$	0.82		$	0.89		$	0.84
Book value per share	$	24.87		$	23.26		$	22.40		$	21.97		$	20.94
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		4,725,971			4,685,067			4,351,748			4,117,675			4,099,194
AVERAGE BALANCE SUMMARY:
Total loans	$	773,995		$	753,204		$	644,690		$	589,953		$	581,690
Securities(1)		223,390			193,199			196,389			188,754			170,314
Deposits		886,639			845,227			749,054			694,218			673,410
Other borrowed funds(2)		48,967			47,663			39,553			32,878			31,225
Shareholders’ equity		112,393			108,110			98,133			88,720			83,887
Total assets		1,063,256			1,014,115			899,209			828,444			799,448
PERIOD END BALANCES:
Total loans	$	777,052		$	769,319		$	734,901		$	585,752		$	594,768
Securities(1)		184,925			189,941			151,985			155,900			137,274
Deposits		846,704			856,724			790,452			660,746			646,830
Shareholders’ equity		117,874			109,361			104,528			90,470			86,216
Total assets		1,030,493			1,026,290			954,640			796,285			778,668
KEY RATIOS:
Return on average assets		1.12	%		0.74	%		0.77	%		1.03	%		1.01	%
Return on average equity		10.63	%		6.95	%		7.05	%		9.66	%		9.62	%
Dividend payout ratio		33.20	%		52.36	%		51.79	%		42.74	%		42.62	%
Average equity to average assets		10.57	%		10.66	%		10.91	%		10.71	%		10.49	%

(1) Securities include interest-bearing deposits with banks and restricted investments in bank stocks.

(2) Other borrowed funds include subordinated debentures.

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consolidated statements of condition

	As of December 31
	2018			2017
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Assets
Cash and noninterest-bearing deposits with banks	$	13,806		$	12,664
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		57,374			61,909
Total cash and cash equivalents		71,180			74,573
Certificates of deposit in financial institutions		2,065			1,820
Securities available for sale		102,164			101,125
Securities held to maturity (estimated fair value: 2018 - $16,234; 2017 - $18,079)		15,816			17,581
Restricted investments in bank stocks		7,506			7,506
Total loans		777,052			769,319
Less: Allowance for loan losses		(6,728	)		(7,499	)
Net loans		770,324			761,820
Premises and equipment, net		14,855			13,281
Other real estate owned, net		430			1,574
Accrued interest receivable		2,638			2,503
Goodwill		7,371			7,371
Other intangible assets, net		379			514
Bank owned life insurance and annuity assets		29,392			28,675
Other assets		6,373			7,947
Total assets	$	1,030,493		$	1,026,290
Liabilities
Noninterest-bearing deposits	$	237,821		$	253,655
Interest-bearing deposits		608,883			603,069
Total deposits		846,704			856,724
Other borrowed funds		39,713			35,949
Subordinated debentures		8,500			8,500
Accrued liabilities		17,702			15,756
Total liabilities		912,619			916,929
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (See Note L)		----			----
Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock ($1.00 stated value per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 2018 – 5,400,065 shares issued; 2017 - 5,362,005 shares issued)		5,400			5,362
Additional paid-in capital		49,477			47,895
Retained earnings		80,844			72,694
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(2,135	)		(878	)
Treasury stock, at cost (659,739 shares)		(15,712	)		(15,712	)
Total shareholders’ equity		117,874			109,361
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	1,030,493		$	1,026,290

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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Consolidated Statements of Income

For the years ended December 31	2018			2017			2016
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Interest and dividend income:
Loans, including fees	$	44,365		$	42,182		$	36,266
Securities:
Taxable		2,377			2,116			1,961
Tax exempt		369			411			445
Dividends		440			392			302
Interest-bearing deposits with banks		1,608			582			353
Other interest		38			25			21
		49,197			45,708			39,348
Interest expense:
Deposits		4,155			2,843			2,154
Other borrowed funds		986			884			664
Subordinated debentures		330			248			204
		5,471			3,975			3,022
Net interest income		43,726			41,733			36,326
Provision for loan losses		1,039			2,564			2,826
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		42,687			39,169			33,500
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts		2,084			2,137			1,977
Trust fees		263			240			227
Income from bank owned life insurance and annuity assets		717			1,226			725
Mortgage banking income		342			265			227
Electronic refund check / deposit fees		1,579			1,692			2,048
Debit / credit card interchange income		3,662			3,376			2,594
Loss on other real estate owned		(559	)		(189	)		(467	)
Other		850			688			908
		8,938			9,435			8,239
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		22,191			20,809			18,874
Occupancy		1,754			1,770			1,846
Furniture and equipment		1,023			1,049			922
Professional fees		2,016			1,792			1,362
Marketing expense		777			1,034			915
FDIC insurance		447			465			455
Data processing		2,115			2,081			1,455
Software		1,533			1,486			1,316
Foreclosed assets		238			499			357
Amortization of intangibles		135			156			68
Merger related expenses		6			39			930
Other		5,191			5,429			4,399
		37,426			36,609			32,899
Income before income taxes		14,199			11,995			8,840
Provision for income taxes		2,255			4,486			1,920
NET INCOME	$	11,944		$	7,509		$	6,920
Earnings per share	$	2.53		$	1.60		$	1.59

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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Consolidated Statements of

Comprehensive Income

For the years ended December 31	2018			2017			2016
(dollars in thousands)
NET INCOME	$	11,944		$	7,509		$	6,920
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities		(1,373	)		171			(1,963	)
Related tax (expense) benefit		289			(58	)		667
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(1,084	)		113			(1,296	)
Total comprehensive income	$	10,860		$	7,622		$	5,624

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in

Shareholders’ Equity

For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
	Common Stock		Additional Paid-In Capital		Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(Loss)			Treasury Stock			Total Shareholders' Equity
Balances at January 1, 2016	$	4,777	$	35,318	$	65,782		$	305		$	(15,712	)	$	90,470
Net income		----		----		6,920			----			----			6,920
Other comprehensive income (loss), net		----		----		----			(1,296	)		----			(1,296	)
Common stock issued to ESOP, 24,572 shares		25		550		----			----			----			575
Acquisition – Milton Bancorp, Inc. 523,518 shares		524		10,920		----			----			----			11,444
Cash dividends, $.82 per share		----		----		(3,585	)		----			----			(3,585	)
Balances at December 31, 2016		5,326		46,788		69,117			(991	)		(15,712	)		104,528
Net income		----		----		7,509			----			----			7,509
Other comprehensive income (loss), net		----		----		----			113			----			113
Common stock issued to ESOP, 15,118 shares		15		413		----			----			----			428
Common stock issued through dividend reinvestment, 21,383 shares		21		694		----			----			----			715
Cash dividends, $.84 per share		----		----		(3,932	)		----			----			(3,932	)
Balances at December 31, 2017		5,362		47,895		72,694			(878	)		(15,712	)		109,361
Net income		----		----		11,944			----			----			11,944
Other comprehensive income (loss), net		----		----		----			(1,084	)		----			(1,084	)
Amount reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)  per ASU 2018-02		----		----		173			(173	)		----			----
Common stock issued to ESOP, 7,294 shares		7		288		----			----			----			295
Common stock issued through dividend reinvestment,     30,766 shares		31		1,294		----			----			----			1,325
Cash dividends, $.84 per share		----		----		(3,967	)		----			----			(3,967	)
Balances at December 31, 2018	$	5,400	$	49,477	$	80,844		$	(2,135	)	$	(15,712	)	$	117,874

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended December 31	2018			2017			2016
(dollars in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	11,944		$	7,509		$	6,920
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of premises and equipment		1,141			1,277			1,126
Net (accretion) of purchase accounting adjustments		(188	)		(526	)		(255	)
Net amortization of securities		260			378			407
Proceeds from sale of loans in secondary market		11,034			7,857			6,455
Loans disbursed for sale in secondary market		(10,692	)		(7,592	)		(6,228	)
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights		55			71			79
Gain on sale of loans		(397	)		(336	)		(306	)
Amortization of intangible assets		135			156			68
Deferred tax (benefit) expense		(134	)		1,907			(725	)
Provision for loan losses		1,039			2,564			2,826
Common stock issued to ESOP		295			428			575
Earnings on bank owned life insurance and annuity assets		(717	)		(1,226	)		(725	)
(Gain) loss on sale of other real estate owned		21			134			(22	)
Net write-down of other real estate owned		538			55			489
Change in accrued interest receivable		(135	)		(188	)		(496	)
Change in accrued liabilities		1,946			1,681			1,461
Change in other assets		1,996			347			1,717
Net cash provided by operating activities		18,141			14,496			13,366
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net cash acquired from Milton Bancorp, Inc. acquisition		----			----			1,770
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale		----			----			----
Proceeds from maturities and paydowns of securities available for sale		21,139			20,389			18,591
Purchases of securities available for sale		(23,757	)		(25,177	)		(20,256	)
Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity		1,711			1,419			3,089
Purchases of securities held to maturity		----			(389	)		(1,528	)
Proceeds from maturities of certificates of deposit in financial institutions		----			245			490
Purchases of certificates of deposit in financial institutions		(245	)		(395	)		(445	)
Purchases of restricted investments in bank stocks		----			----			(566	)
Net change in loans		(9,981	)		(37,918	)		(38,299	)
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned		1,132			1,466			403
Purchases of premises and equipment		(2,725	)		(1,727	)		(1,683	)
Proceeds from bank owned life insurance and annuity assets		----			2,107			----
Purchases of bank owned life insurance and annuity assets		----			(2,200	)		----
Net cash (used in) investing activities		(12,726	)		(42,180	)		(38,434	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Change in deposits		(9,930	)		66,444			10,150
Proceeds from common stock through dividend reinvestment		1,325			715			----
Cash dividends		(3,967	)		(3,932	)		(3,585	)
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings		8,000			4,785			11,102
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings		(3,162	)		(5,318	)		(1,883	)
Change in other long-term borrowings		(989	)		(459	)		3,899
Change in other short-term borrowings		(85	)		(144	)		21
Net cash provided by (used in) by financing activities		(8,808	)		62,091			19,704
Cash and cash equivalents:
Change in cash and cash equivalents		(3,393	)		34,407			(5,364	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		74,573			40,166			45,530
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	71,180		$	74,573		$	40,166
Supplemental disclosure:
Cash paid for interest	$	5,008		$	3,724		$	2,930
Cash paid for income taxes		2,050			2,236			1,725
Proceeds from bank owned life insurance and annuity assets not settled		----			1,993			----
Transfers from loans to other real estate owned		547			1,337			957
Other real estate owned sales financed by The Ohio Valley Bank Company		----			237			316
Issuance of common stock for Milton Bancorp, Inc. acquisition		----			----			11,444
Net assets acquired from Milton Bancorp, Inc. acquisition, excluding cash and cash equivalents		----			----			3,140

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Amounts are in thousands, except share and per share data.

Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business:  Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (”Ohio Valley”) is a financial holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.  Ohio Valley has one banking subsidiary, The Ohio Valley Bank Company (the “Bank”), an Ohio state-chartered bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank and is regulated primarily by the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions and the Federal Reserve Board.  Ohio Valley also has a subsidiary that engages in consumer lending generally to individuals with higher credit risk history, Loan Central, Inc.; a subsidiary insurance agency that facilitates the receipts of insurance commissions, Ohio Valley Financial Services Agency, LLC; and a limited purpose property and casualty insurance company, OVBC Captive, Inc.  The Bank has one wholly-owned subsidiary, Ohio Valley REO, LLC ("Ohio Valley REO"), an Ohio limited liability company, to which the Bank transfers certain real estate acquired by the Bank through foreclosure for sale by Ohio Valley REO. Ohio Valley and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Company.”

The Company provides a full range of commercial and retail banking services from 25 offices located in southeastern Ohio and western West Virginia.  It accepts deposits in checking, savings, time and money market accounts and makes personal, commercial, floor plan, student, construction and real estate loans.  Substantially all loans are secured by specific items of collateral, including business assets, consumer assets, and commercial and residential real estate. Commercial loans are expected to be repaid from cash flow from business operations. The Company also offers safe deposit boxes, wire transfers and other standard banking products and services.  The Bank’s deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  In addition to accepting deposits and making loans, the Bank invests in U. S. Government and agency obligations, interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions and investments permitted by applicable law.

The Bank’s trust department provides a wide variety of fiduciary services for trusts, estates and benefit plans and also provides investment and security services as an agent for its customers.

Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ohio Valley and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Bank, Loan Central, Inc., Ohio Valley Financial Services Agency, LLC, and OVBC Captive, Inc.  All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Industry Segment Information:  Internal financial information is primarily reported and aggregated in two lines of business, banking and consumer finance.

Use of Estimates: To prepare financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., management makes estimates and assumptions based on available information. These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the disclosures provided, and actual results could differ.

Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, noninterest-bearing deposits with banks, federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits with banks with maturity terms of less than 90 days. Generally, federal funds are purchased and sold for one-day periods. The Company reports net cash flows for customer loan transactions, deposit transactions, short-term borrowings and interest-bearing deposits with other financial institutions.

Certificates of deposit in financial institutions:  Certificates of deposit in financial institutions are carried at cost and have maturity terms of 90 days or greater.  The longest maturity date is September 27, 2021.

Securities: The Company classifies securities into held to maturity and available for sale categories. Held to maturity securities are those which the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity and are reported at amortized cost. Securities classified as available for sale include securities that could be sold for liquidity, investment management or similar reasons even if there is not a present intention of such a sale. Available for sale securities are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains or losses included in other comprehensive income, net of tax.

Premium amortization is deducted from, and discount accretion is added to, interest income on securities using the level yield method without anticipating prepayments, except for mortgage-backed securities where prepayments are anticipated. Gains and losses are recognized upon the sale of specific identified securities on the completed trade date.

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Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Other-Than-Temporary Impairments of Securities:  In determining an other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”), management considers many factors, including: (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, (3) whether the market decline was affected by macroeconomic conditions, and (4) whether the Company has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery. The assessment of whether an OTTI decline exists involves a high degree of subjectivity and judgment and is based on the information available to management at a point in time. 

When an OTTI occurs, the amount of the OTTI recognized in earnings depends on whether an entity intends to sell the security or it is more likely than not it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, less any current-period credit loss. If an entity intends to sell or it is more likely than not it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, less any current-period credit loss, the OTTI shall be recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the investment’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date. If an entity does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less any current-period loss, the OTTI shall be separated into the amount representing the credit loss and the amount related to all other factors. The amount of the total OTTI related to the credit loss is determined based on the present value of cash flows expected to be collected and is recognized in earnings. The amount of the total OTTI related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. The previous amortized cost basis less the OTTI recognized in earnings becomes the new amortized cost basis of the investment.

Restricted Investments in Bank Stocks:  The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) system.  Additionally, the Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) system.  Members are required to own a certain amount of stock based on their level of borrowings and other factors and may invest in additional amounts.  FHLB stock and FRB stock are carried at cost, classified as restricted securities, and periodically evaluated for impairment based on ultimate recovery of par value.  Both cash and stock dividends are reported as income. The Company has additional investments in other restricted bank stocks that are not material to the financial statements.

Loans: Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are reported at the principal balance outstanding, net of unearned interest, deferred loan fees and costs, and an allowance for loan losses. Interest income is reported on an accrual basis using the interest method and includes amortization of net deferred loan fees and costs over the loan term using the level yield method without anticipating prepayments.  The amount of the Company’s recorded investment is not materially different than the amount of unpaid principal balance for loans.

Interest income is discontinued and the loan moved to non-accrual status when full loan repayment is in doubt, typically when the loan is impaired or payments are past due 90 days or over unless the loan is well-secured or in process of collection. Past due status is based on the contractual terms of the loan.  In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual or charged-off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful.  Nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days or over and still accruing include both smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and individually classified impaired loans.

All interest accrued but not received for loans placed on nonaccrual is reversed against interest income.  Interest received on such loans is accounted for on the cash-basis method until qualifying for return to accrual.  Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.

The Bank also originates long-term, fixed-rate mortgage loans, with full intention of being sold to the secondary market.  These loans are considered held for sale during the period of time after the principal has been advanced to the borrower by the Bank, but before the Bank has been reimbursed by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, typically within a few business days.  As of December 31, 2018, loans held for sale by the Bank totaled $108, as compared to no loans held for sale at December 31, 2017.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Allowance for Loan Losses:  The allowance for loan losses is a valuation allowance for probable incurred credit losses.  Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed.  Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.  Management estimates the allowance balance required using past loan loss experience, the nature and volume of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values, economic conditions, and other factors.  Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, should be charged-off.

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

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

Commercial and commercial real estate loans are individually evaluated for impairment.  If a loan is impaired, a portion of the allowance is allocated so that the loan is reported, net, at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate or at the fair value of collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral.  Smaller balance homogeneous loans, such as consumer and most residential real estate, are collectively evaluated for impairment, and accordingly, they are not separately identified for impairment disclosure.  Troubled debt restructurings are measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s effective rate at inception.  If a troubled debt restructuring is considered to be a collateral dependent loan, the loan is reported, net, at the fair value of the collateral.  For troubled debt restructurings that subsequently default, the Company determines the amount of reserve in accordance with the accounting policy for the allowance for loan losses.

The general component covers non-impaired loans and impaired loans that are not individually reviewed for impairment and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for current factors.  The historical loss experience is determined by portfolio segment and is based on the actual loss history experienced by the Company over the most recent 3 years for the consumer and real estate portfolio segment and 5 years for the commercial portfolio segment. The total loan portfolio’s actual loss experience is supplemented with other economic factors based on the risks present for each portfolio segment.  These economic factors include consideration of the following:  levels of and trends in delinquencies and impaired loans; levels of and trends in charge-offs and recoveries; trends in volume and terms of loans; effects of any changes in risk selection and underwriting standards; other changes in lending policies, procedures, and practices; experience, ability, and depth of lending management and other relevant staff; national and local economic trends and conditions; industry conditions; and effects of changes in credit concentrations.  The following portfolio segments have been identified:  Commercial and Industrial, Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, and Consumer.

Commercial and industrial loans consist of borrowings for commercial purposes to individuals, corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and other business enterprises.  Commercial and industrial loans are generally secured by business assets such as equipment, accounts receivable, inventory, or any other asset excluding real estate and generally made to finance capital expenditures or operations.  The Company’s risk exposure is related to deterioration in the value of collateral securing the loan should foreclosure become necessary.  Generally, business assets used or produced in operations do not maintain their value upon foreclosure, which may require the Company to write down the value significantly to sell.

Commercial real estate consists of nonfarm, nonresidential loans secured by owner-occupied and nonowner-occupied commercial real estate as well as commercial construction loans.  An owner-occupied loan relates to a borrower purchased building or space for which the repayment of principal is dependent upon cash flows from the ongoing business operations conducted by the party, or an affiliate of the party, who owns the property.  Owner-occupied loans that are dependent on cash flows from operations can be adversely affected by current market conditions for their product or service.  A nonowner-occupied loan is a property loan for which the repayment of principal is dependent upon rental income associated with the property or the subsequent sale of the property.  Nonowner-occupied loans that are dependent upon rental income are primarily impacted by local economic conditions which dictate occupancy rates and the amount of rent charged.  Commercial construction loans consist of borrowings to purchase and develop raw land into 1-4 family residential properties.  Construction loans are extended to individuals as well as corporations for the construction of an individual or multiple properties and are secured by raw land and the subsequent improvements.  Repayment of the loans to real estate developers is dependent upon the sale of properties to third parties in a timely fashion upon completion.  Should there be delays in construction or a downturn in the market for those properties, there may be significant erosion in value which may be absorbed by the Company.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Residential real estate loans consist of loans to individuals for the purchase of 1-4 family primary residences with repayment primarily through wage or other income sources of the individual borrower.  The Company’s loss exposure to these loans is dependent on local market conditions for residential properties as loan amounts are determined, in part, by the fair value of the property at origination.

Consumer loans are comprised of loans to individuals secured by automobiles, open-end home equity loans and other loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures, both secured and unsecured.  These loans typically have maturities of 6 years or less with repayment dependent on individual wages and income.  The risk of loss on consumer loans is elevated as the collateral securing these loans, if any, rapidly depreciate in value or may be worthless and/or difficult to locate if repossession is necessary.  The Company has allocated the highest percentage of its allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans to the other identified loan portfolio segments due to the larger dollar balances associated with such portfolios.

At December 31, 2018, there were no changes to the accounting policies or methodologies within any of the Company’s loan portfolio segments from the prior period.

Concentrations of Credit Risk:  The Company grants residential, consumer and commercial loans to customers located primarily in the southeastern Ohio and western West Virginia areas.

The following represents the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio as of December 31:

	% of Total Loans
	2018			2017
Residential real estate loans		39.13	%		40.19	%
Commercial real estate loans		27.84	%		27.74	%
Consumer loans		18.46	%		18.15	%
Commercial and industrial loans		14.57	%		13.92	%
		100.00	%		100.00	%

Approximately 5.02% of total loans were unsecured at December 31, 2018, up from 4.86% at December 31, 2017.

The Bank, in the normal course of its operations, conducts business with correspondent financial institutions. Balances in correspondent accounts, investments in federal funds, certificates of deposit and other short-term securities are closely monitored to ensure that prudent levels of credit and liquidity risks are maintained.  At December 31, 2018, the Bank’s primary correspondent balance was $56,071 on deposit at the Federal Reserve Bank, Cleveland, Ohio.

Premises and Equipment:  Land is carried at cost. Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation, which is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the owned asset and, for leasehold improvement, over the remaining term of the leased facility, whichever is shorter. The useful lives range from 3 to 8 years for equipment, furniture and fixtures and 7 to 39 years for buildings and improvements.

Foreclosed assets:  Assets acquired through or instead of loan foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis.  Physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan occurs when legal title is obtained upon completion of foreclosure or when the borrower conveys all interest in the property to satisfy the loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. These assets are subsequently accounted for at lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs to sell. If fair value declines subsequent to foreclosure, a valuation allowance is recorded through expense.  Operating costs after acquisition are expensed. Foreclosed assets totaled $430 and $1,574 at December 31, 2018 and 2017.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Goodwill:  Goodwill arises from business combinations and is generally determined as the excess of the fair value of the consideration transferred, plus the fair value of any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree, over the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date.  Goodwill acquired in a purchase business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but tested for impairment at least annually. Goodwill is the only intangible asset with an indefinite life on our balance sheet. The Company has selected December 31 as the date to perform its annual qualitative impairment test.  Given that the Company has been profitable and had positive equity, the qualitative assessment indicated that it was more likely than not that the fair value of goodwill was more than the carrying amount, resulting in no impairment.

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

Mortgage Servicing Rights:  A mortgage servicing right (“MSR”) is a contractual agreement where the right to service a mortgage loan is sold by the original lender to another party. When the Company sells mortgage loans to the secondary market, it retains the servicing rights to these loans. The Company’s MSR is recognized separately when acquired through sales of loans and is initially recorded at fair value with the income statement effect recorded in mortgage banking income. Subsequently, the MSR is then amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated future servicing income of the underlying loan. The MSR is then evaluated for impairment periodically based upon the fair value of the rights as compared to the carrying amount, with any impairment being recognized through a valuation allowance. Fair value of the MSR is based on market prices for comparable mortgage servicing contracts. Impairment is determined by stratifying rights into groupings based on predominant risk characteristics, such as interest rate, loan type and investor type.  If the Company later determines that all or a portion of the impairment no longer exists for a particular grouping, a reduction of the allowance may be recorded as an increase to income.  At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company’s MSR assets were $368 and $360, respectively.
Earnings Per Share:  Earnings per share is based on net income divided by the following weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods: 4,725,971 for 2018; 4,685,067 for 2017; 4,351,748 for 2016.  Ohio Valley had no dilutive effect and no potential common shares issuable under stock options or other agreements for any period presented.

Income Taxes: Income tax expense is the sum of the current year income tax due or refundable and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities, computed using enacted tax rates. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized at the time of enactment of such change in tax rates.  A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.  On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) was enacted, which among other things, reduced the federal income tax rate from 34% to 21% effective January 1, 2018.  This required the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities to be revalued using the 21% federal tax rate enacted.  The effect was recorded in the fourth quarter tax provision of 2017.

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

Comprehensive Income: Comprehensive income consists of net income and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) includes unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale which are also recognized as separate components of equity, net of tax.

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

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Bank Owned Life Insurance and Annuity Assets:  The Company has purchased life insurance policies on certain key executives.  Bank owned life insurance is recorded at the amount that can be realized under the insurance contract at the balance sheet date, which is the cash surrender value adjusted for other charges or other amounts due that are probable at settlement. The Company also purchased an annuity investment for a certain key executive that earns interest.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan: Compensation expense is based on the market price of shares as they are committed to be allocated to participant accounts.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan:  The Company maintains a Dividend Reinvestment Plan. The plan enables shareholders to elect to have their cash dividends on all or a portion of shares held automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock. The stock is issued out of the Company’s authorized shares and credited to participant accounts at fair market value. Dividends are reinvested on a quarterly basis.

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

Dividend Restrictions:  Banking regulations require maintaining certain capital levels and may limit the dividends paid by the Bank to Ohio Valley or by Ohio Valley to its shareholders.   See Note P for more specific disclosure related to dividend restrictions.

Restrictions on Cash:  Cash on hand or on deposit with a third-party correspondent and the Federal Reserve Bank of $60,167 and $61,915 was required to meet regulatory reserve and clearing requirements at year-end 2018 and 2017.  The balances on deposit with a third-party correspondent do not earn interest.

Derivatives:  At the inception of a derivative contract, the Company designates the derivative as one of three types based on the Company’s intentions and belief as to likely effectiveness as a hedge.  These three types are (1) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm commitment (“fair value hedge”), (2) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (“cash flow hedge”), or (3) an instrument with no hedging designation (“stand-alone derivative”).

Net cash settlements on derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting are recorded in interest income or interest expense, based on the item being hedged.  Net cash settlements on derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported in noninterest income. Cash flows on hedges are classified in the cash flow statement the same as the cash flows of the items being hedged.

At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company’s only derivatives on hand were interest rate swaps, which are classified as stand-alone derivatives.  See Note H for more specific disclosures related to interest rate swaps.

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

Reclassifications: The consolidated financial statements for 2017 and 2016 have been reclassified to conform with the presentation for 2018.  These reclassifications had no effect on the net results of operations or shareholders’ equity.

Adoption of New Accounting Standards:  In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2014-09, which was then adopted by the Company as of January 1, 2018 and all subsequent amendments to the ASU (collectively, “ASC 606”).  ASC 606 (i) creates a single framework for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers that fall within its scope and (ii) revises when it is appropriate to recognize a gain (loss) from the transfer of nonfinancial assets, such as other real estate owned. The guidance establishes a five-step model which entities must follow to recognize revenue and removes inconsistencies and weaknesses in existing guidance.  Additional disclosures providing information about contracts with customers are required. Adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial position. The Company adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective transition method.  As of December 31, 2017, the Company had no uncompleted customer contracts and as a result, no cumulative transition adjustment was posted to the Company’s accumulated deficit during 2018.

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Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

             In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, "Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities". The update provided updated accounting and reporting requirements for both public and non-public entities effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, using a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the year of adoption. The most significant provisions that impacted the Company were: 1) measurement of equity securities at fair value, with the changes in fair value recognized in the income statement; 2) elimination of the requirement to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments at amortized cost on the balance sheet; 3) utilization  of the  exit price notion  when  measuring  the fair value  of  financial  instruments for disclosure purposes; and 4) requirement of separate presentation of both financial assets and liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset on the balance sheet or accompanying notes to the financial statements. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-01 effective January 1, 2018 and determined the impact to be not material to the Company’s financial statements.  The amendments did change the method utilized to disclose the fair value of the loan portfolio to reflect an exit price notion as opposed to an entry price.  For additional information on fair value of assets and liabilities, see Note O.

In August 2016, FASB issued an update (ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows”) (Topic 230), which addressed eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this update applied to all entities, including business entities and not-for-profit entities that were required to present a statement of cash flows, and were effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted ASU 2016-15 effective January 1, 2018, which had no impact to the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, “Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”.  The purpose of this Update is to allow a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was enacted on December, 22, 2017.  The Update is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company elected to early adopt this accounting guidance effective April 1, 2018.  This resulted in the reclassification of $173 in stranded tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings within the June 30, 2018 Form 10-Q.

Revenue Recognition:ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” ASC 606 provides that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance enumerates five steps that entities should follow in achieving this core principle. Revenue generated from financial instruments, such as interest and dividends on loans and investment securities, are not included in the scope of ASC 606. The adoption of ASC 606 did not result in a change to the accounting for any of the Company’s revenue streams that are within the scope of the amendments. The Company’s services that fall within the scope of ASC 606 are recognized as revenue as the Company satisfies its obligation to the customer. All of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers within the scope of ASC 606 are presented in the Company’s consolidated statements of income as components of non-interest income.  The list below describes the specific revenue stream under ASC 606, which corresponds directly to the line item within the statement of income in which it is being included:

•Service charges on deposit accounts – these include general service fees charged for deposit account maintenance and activity and transaction-based fees charged for certain services, such as debit card, wire transfer, or overdraft activities. Revenue is recognized when the performance obligation is completed, which is generally after a transaction is completed or monthly for account maintenance services.

•Trust fees - this includes periodic fees due from trust customers for managing the customers' financial assets. Fees are generally charged on a quarterly or annual basis and are recognized ratably throughout the period, as the services are provided on an ongoing basis.

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Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

•Electronic refund check/deposit fees – A tax refund clearing agreement between the Bank and a tax refund product provider requires the Bank to process electronic refund checks and electronic refund deposits presented for payment on behalf of taxpayers through accounts containing taxpayer refunds. The Bank, in turn, receives a fee paid by the third-party tax software provider for each transaction that is processed.  The amount of fees received are tiered based on the tax refund product selected.  Since the Bank acts as a sub servicer in the tax process relationship, a portion of the fee collected is passed on to the tax refund product provider.

•Debit/credit card interchange income – includes interchange income from cardholder transactions conducted with merchants, throughout various interchange networks with which the Company participates.  Interchange fees from cardholder transactions represent a percentage of the underlying transaction value and are recognized daily, as transaction processing services are provided to the deposit customer.  Gross fees from interchange are recorded in operating income separately from gross network costs, which are recorded in operating expense.

•Gain (loss) on other real estate owned – the Company records a gain or loss from the sale of other real estate owned (“OREO”) when control of the property transfers to the buyer, which generally occurs at the time of an executed deed.  When the Company finances the sale of OREO to the buyer, the Company assesses whether the buyer is committed to perform their obligations under the contract and whether collectability of the transaction price is probable.  Once these criteria are met, the OREO asset is derecognized and the gain or loss on sale is recorded upon the transfer of control of the property to the buyer.  In determining the gain or loss on the sale, the Company adjusts the transaction price and related gain (loss) on sale if a significant financing component is present.

All of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers within the scope of ASC 606 listed above pertained to the banking segment, with no revenue impact recognized from the consumer finance segment during the periods presented.

Accounting Guidance to be Adopted in Future Periods:  In February 2016, the FASB issued an update (ASU 2016-02, Leases) which will require lessees to recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date (1) A lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (2) A right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term.  Under the new guidance, lessor accounting is largely unchanged. Certain targeted improvements were made to align, where necessary, lessor accounting with the lessee accounting model and Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The new guidance also requires enhanced disclosure about an entity’s leasing arrangements. As allowed under ASU 2018-11, the Company will use the optional transition method that eliminates comparative period reporting in the year of adoption. Under the optional transition method, only the most recent period presented will reflect the adoption and comparative periods will be reported under the old guidance.  The effect of adopting this standard in the first quarter of 2019 is estimated to increase both assets and liabilities by $1,484on the Company’s consolidated statements of condition.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses”. ASU 2016-13 requires entities to replace the current “incurred loss” model with an “expected loss” model, which is referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model.  These expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date are to be based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. This ASU will also require enhanced disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an entity’s portfolio. These disclosures include qualitative and quantitative requirements that provide additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements. This ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted, for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2018.  A CECL steering committee has developed a CECL model and is evaluating the source data, various credit loss methodologies and model results in relation to the new ASU guidance.  Management expects to recognize a one-time cumulative effect adjustment to the allowance for loan losses as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the new standard is effective.  Management expects the adoption will result in a material increase to the allowance for loan losses balance.  At this time, the impact is being evaluated.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08, “Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities Receivables”, which requires the amortization of the premium on callable debt securities to the earliest call date. The amortization period for callable debt securities purchased at a discount would not be impacted by the ASU. This ASU will be applied prospectively for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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Note B – Business Combinations

As of the close of business on August 5, 2016, Ohio Valley completed its merger with Milton Bancorp, Inc. (“Milton Bancorp”) pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of January 7, 2016, by and between Ohio Valley and Milton Bancorp, as amended (the "Merger Agreement").  Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Milton Bancorp was merged with and into Ohio Valley.  Immediately following the Merger, The Milton Banking Company (“Milton Bank”) was merged with and into the Bank.  As a result of the Merger and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, each Milton Bancorp share was converted into the right to receive either 1,636 Ohio Valley common shares, no par value, or cash in the amount of $37,219, subject to certain allocation procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement pursuant to which 80% of the 400 outstanding Milton Bancorp common shares were converted into the right to receive Ohio Valley common shares and the remaining 20% of the outstanding Milton Bancorp common shares were converted into the right to receive cash.  Each of the 1,237 Milton Bancorp preferred shares issued and outstanding were converted into the right to receive a cash payment in the amount of $3,600 per preferred share.  The consideration paid for Milton Bancorp totaled $18,875, of which $11,444 was the market value of the Company’s common shares and $7,431 was cash.  Ohio Valley financed part of the cash portion of the purchase price through $5,000 in borrowed funds.  Milton Bank's results of operations were included in the Company's results beginning August 6, 2016.  Merger-related expenses of $930 were recorded to the Company’s income statement for the year ended December 31, 2016.  The fair value of the common shares issued as part of the consideration paid for Milton Bancorp was determined in the basis of the closing price of the Company's common shares on the acquisition date.  After the Merger, the Company's assets totaled approximately $950 million and branches increased to 25 locations.

Goodwill of $6,534 arising from the acquisition consisted largely of synergies from combining the operations of the companies.  As the acquisition was treated as a nontaxable stock acquisition transaction, the goodwill was not deductible for tax purposes.  The following table summarizes the consideration paid for Milton Bancorp and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed recognized at the acquisition date:

Consideration:
Cash	$	7,431
Equity instruments		11,444
Fair value of total consideration transferred	$	18,875

Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,201
Securities		5,868
Restricted investments in bank stock		364
Loans		112,479
Premises and equipment		1,826
Other real estate owned		641
Bank owned life insurance		272
Core deposit intangible asset		738
Other assets		612
Total assets acquired		132,001
Deposits		119,669
Other liabilities		(9	)
Total liabilities assumed		119,660
Total identifiable net assets		12,341
Goodwill		6,534
	$	18,875

The fair value of net assets acquired included fair value adjustments to certain receivables that were not considered impaired as of the acquisition date. This consisted of non-impaired loans with a fair value of $111,558 and gross contractual amounts receivable of $112,249 on the date of acquisition.  The fair value adjustments were determined using discounted contractual cash flows.  The Company also acquired purchase credit impaired loans that management deemed to be not material for disclosure.

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Note C - Securities

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and securities held to maturity at December 31, 2018 and 2017 and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and gross unrecognized gains and losses:

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
Securities Available for Sale
December 31, 2018
U.S. Government sponsored entity securities	$	16,837	$	8	$	(215	)	$	16,630
Agency mortgage-backed securities, residential		88,030		92		(2,588	)		85,534
Total securities	$	104,867	$	100	$	(2,803	)	$	102,164
December 31, 2017
U.S. Government sponsored entity securities	$	13,622	$	----	$	(149	)	$	13,473
Agency mortgage-backed securities, residential		88,833		300		(1,481	)		87,652
Total securities	$	102,455	$	300	$	(1,630	)	$	101,125

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrecognized Gains		Gross Unrecognized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
Securities Held to Maturity
December 31, 2018
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	$	15,813	$	502	$	(84	)	$	16,231
Agency mortgage-backed securities, residential		3		----		----			3
Total securities	$	15,816	$	502	$	(84	)	$	16,234
December 31, 2017
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	$	17,577	$	533	$	(35	)	$	18,075
Agency mortgage-backed securities, residential		4		----		----			4
Total securities	$	17,581	$	533	$	(35	)	$	18,079

At year-end 2018 and 2017, there were no holdings of securities of any one issuer, other than the U.S. Government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of shareholders’ equity.

There were no sales of debt securities during 2018, 2017 and 2016.

Securities with a carrying value of approximately $79,443 at December 31, 2018 and $70,078 at December 31, 2017 were pledged to secure public deposits and repurchase agreements and for other purposes as required or permitted by law.

Unrealized losses on the Company’s debt securities have not been recognized into income because the issuers’ securities are of high credit quality as of December 31, 2018, and management does not intend to sell and it is likely that management will not be required to sell the securities prior to their anticipated recovery.  Management does not believe any individual unrealized loss at December 31, 2018 and 2017 represents an other-than-temporary impairment.

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Note C - Securities (continued)

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities at December 31, 2018, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain issuers may have the right to call or prepay the debt obligations prior to their contractual maturities. Securities not due at a single maturity are shown separately. 

	Available for Sale				Held to Maturity
Debt Securities:	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	----	$	----	$	926	$	931
Due in one to five years		16,837		16,630		6,884		7,052
Due in five to ten years		----		----		8,003		8,248
Due after ten years		----		----		----		----
Agency mortgage-backed securities, residential		88,030		85,534		3		3
Total debt securities	$	104,867	$	102,164	$	15,816	$	16,234

The following table summarizes securities with unrealized losses at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position:

December 31, 2018	Less than 12 Months							12 Months or More							Total
Securities Available for Sale	Fair Value			Unrealized Loss				Fair Value			Unrealized Loss				Fair Value			Unrealized Loss
U.S. Government sponsored entity securities		$	1,981		$	(1	)		$	8,679		$	(214	)		$	10,660		$	(215	)
Agency mortgage-backed securities, residential			8,564			(43	)			62,619			(2,545	)			71,183			(2,588	)
Total available for sale		$	10,545		$	(44	)		$	71,298		$	(2,759	)		$	81,843		$	(2,803	)

	Less than 12 Months							12 Months or More							Total
Securities Held to Maturity	Fair Value			Unrecognized Loss				Fair Value			Unrecognized Loss				Fair Value			Unrecognized Loss
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		$	484		$	(3	)		$	1,312		$	(81	)		$	1,796		$	(84	)
Total held to maturity		$	484		$	(3	)		$	1,312		$	(81	)		$	1,796		$	(84	)

December 31, 2017	Less than 12 Months							12 Months or More							Total
Securities Available for Sale	Fair Value			Unrealized Loss				Fair Value			Unrealized Loss				Fair Value			Unrealized Loss
U.S. Government sponsored entity securities		$	6,910		$	(97	)		$	6,563		$	(52	)		$	13,473		$	(149	)
Agency mortgage-backed securities, residential			37,421			(434	)			31,763			(1,047	)			69,184			(1,481	)
Total available for sale		$	44,331		$	(531	)		$	38,326		$	(1,099	)		$	82,657		$	(1,630	)

	Less than 12 Months							12 Months or More							Total
Securities Held to Maturity	Fair Value			Unrecognized Loss				Fair Value			Unrecognized Loss				Fair Value			Unrecognized Loss
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		$	362		$	(2	)		$	1,502		$	(33	)		$	1,864		$	(35	)
Total held to maturity		$	362		$	(2	)		$	1,502		$	(33	)		$	1,864		$	(35	)

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Note D - Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Loans are comprised of the following at December 31:

	2018			2017
Residential real estate	$	304,079		$	309,163
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied		61,694			73,573
Nonowner-occupied		117,188			101,571
Construction		37,478			38,302
Commercial and industrial		113,243			107,089
Consumer:
Automobile		70,226			68,626
Home equity		22,512			21,431
Other		50,632			49,564
		777,052			769,319
Less: Allowance for loan losses		(6,728	)		(7,499	)
Loans, net	$	770,324		$	761,820

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

December 31, 2018	Residential Real Estate			Commercial Real Estate			Commercial & Industrial			Consumer			Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	1,470		$	2,978		$	1,024		$	2,027		$	7,499
Provision for loan losses		772			(1,311	)		(80	)		1,658			1,039
Loans charged off		(874	)		(4	)		(208	)		(2,514	)		(3,600	)
Recoveries		215			523			327			725			1,790
Total ending allowance balance	$	1,583		$	2,186		$	1,063		$	1,896		$	6,728

December 31, 2017	Residential Real Estate			Commercial Real Estate			Commercial & Industrial			Consumer			Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	939		$	4,315		$	907		$	1,538		$	7,699
Provision for loan losses		1,016			(632	)		658			1,522			2,564
Loans charged off		(745	)		(1,067	)		(627	)		(1,642	)		(4,081	)
Recoveries		260			362			86			609			1,317
Total ending allowance balance	$	1,470		$	2,978		$	1,024		$	2,027		$	7,499

December 31, 2016	Residential Real Estate			Commercial Real Estate			Commercial & Industrial			Consumer			Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Beginning balance	$	1,087		$	1,959		$	2,589		$	1,013		$	6,648
Provision for loan losses		(63	)		2,287			(1,112	)		1,714			2,826
Loans charged off		(384	)		(63	)		(586	)		(2,170	)		(3,203	)
Recoveries		299			132			16			981			1,428
Total ending allowance balance	$	939		$	4,315		$	907		$	1,538		$	7,699

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 Note D - Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (continued)

The following table presents the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment of loans by portfolio segment and based on impairment method as of December 31, 2018 and 2017:

December 31, 2018	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate		Commercial & Industrial		Consumer		Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	----	$	98	$	----	$	----	$	98
Collectively evaluated for impairment		1,583		2,088		1,063		1,896		6,630
Total ending allowance balance	$	1,583	$	2,186	$	1,063	$	1,896	$	6,728
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	1,667	$	3,835	$	7,116	$	----	$	12,618
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		302,412		212,525		106,127		143,370		764,434
Total ending loans balance	$	304,079	$	216,360	$	113,243	$	143,370	$	777,052

December 31, 2017	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate		Commercial & Industrial		Consumer		Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	----	$	94	$	----	$	----	$	94
Collectively evaluated for impairment		1,470		2,884		1,024		2,027		7,405
Total ending allowance balance	$	1,470	$	2,978	$	1,024	$	2,027	$	7,499
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	$	1,420	$	7,333	$	9,154	$	201	$	18,108
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment		307,743		206,113		97,935		139,420		751,211
Total ending loans balance	$	309,163	$	213,446	$	107,089	$	139,621	$	769,319

 

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Note D – Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (continued)

The following table presents information related to loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016:

December 31, 2018	Unpaid Principal Balance		Recorded Investment		Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated		Average Impaired Loans		Interest Income Recognized		Cash Basis Interest Recognized
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial real estate:
Nonowner-occupied	$	362	$	362	$	98	$	367	$	15	$	15
With no related allowance recorded:
Residential real estate		1,667		1,667		----		511		101		101
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied		2,527		2,527		----		2,475		141		141
Nonowner-occupied		2,368		946		----		1,912		57		57
Construction		336		----		----		----		20		20
Commercial and industrial		7,116		7,116		----		5,802		414		414
Total	$	14,376	$	12,618	$	98	$	11,067	$	748	$	748

December 31, 2017	Unpaid Principal Balance		Recorded Investment		Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated		Average Impaired Loans		Interest Income Recognized		Cash Basis Interest Recognized
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial real estate:
Nonowner-occupied	$	372	$	372	$	94	$	378	$	17	$	17
With no related allowance recorded:
Residential real estate		1,420		1,420		----		851		66		66
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied		3,427		3,427		----		2,456		184		184
Nonowner-occupied		4,989		3,534		----		3,521		81		81
Construction		352		----		----		----		19		19
Commercial and industrial		9,154		9,154		----		8,544		481		481
Consumer:
Home equity		203		201		----		208		7		7
Total	$	19,917	$	18,108	$	94	$	15,958	$	855	$	855

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Note D – Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (continued)

December 31, 2016	Unpaid Principal Balance		Recorded Investment		Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated		Average Impaired Loans		Interest Income Recognized		Cash Basis Interest Recognized
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied	$	5,477	$	5,477	$	2,435	$	3,185	$	300	$	300
Nonowner-occupied		384		384		100		390		19		19
Commercial and industrial		392		392		241		391		----		----
Consumer:
Home equity		416		416		205		421		21		21
With no related allowance recorded:
Residential real estate		717		717		----		726		31		31
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied		3,638		3,091		----		3,005		178		178
Nonowner-occupied		5,078		3,632		----		3,572		79		79
Construction		1,001		527		----		522		136		136
Commercial and industrial		8,073		8,073		----		7,681		381		381
Total	$	25,176	$	22,709	$	2,981	$	19,893	$	1,145	$	1,145

The recorded investment of a loan is its carrying value excluding accrued interest and deferred loan fees.

Nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing include both smaller balance homogenous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and individually classified as impaired loans.

The Company transfers loans to other real estate owned, at fair value less cost to sell, in the period the Company obtains physical possession of the property (through legal title or through a deed in lieu). As of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, other real estate owned for residential real estate properties totaled $134 and $262, respectively. In addition, nonaccrual residential mortgage loans that are in the process of foreclosure had a recorded investment of $2,375 and $2,410 as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

The following table presents the recorded investment of nonaccrual loans and loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing by class of loans as of December 31, 2018 and 2017:

	Loans Past Due 90 Days And Still Accruing		Nonaccrual
December 31, 2018
Residential real estate	$	19	$	6,661
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied		----		470
Nonowner-occupied		362		574
Construction		66		416
Commercial and industrial		31		228
Consumer:
Automobile		270		59
Home equity		91		183
Other		228		86
Total	$	1,067	$	8,677

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Note D – Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (continued)

	Loans Past Due 90 Days And Still Accruing		Nonaccrual
December 31, 2017
Residential real estate	$	131	$	5,906
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied		----		476
Nonowner-occupied		----		2,454
Construction		----		444
Commercial and industrial		----		337
Consumer:
Automobile		127		86
Home equity		----		283
Other		76		126
Total	$	334	$	10,112

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment of past due loans by class of loans as of December 31, 2018 and 2017:

December 31, 2018	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 Days Or More Past Due		Total Past Due		Loans Not Past Due		Total
Residential real estate	$	3,369	$	1,183	$	1,642	$	6,194	$	297,885	$	304,079
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied		298		----		129		427		61,267		61,694
Nonowner-occupied		299		----		747		1,046		116,142		117,188
Construction		31		----		265		296		37,182		37,478
Commercial and industrial		428		192		110		730		112,513		113,243
Consumer:
Automobile		1,287		286		289		1,862		68,364		70,226
Home equity		171		92		260		523		21,989		22,512
Other		593		291		228		1,112		49,520		50,632
Total	$	6,476	$	2,044	$	3,670	$	12,190	$	764,862	$	777,052

December 31, 2017	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 Days Or More Past Due		Total Past Due		Loans Not Past Due		Total
Residential real estate	$	5,383	$	671	$	1,673	$	7,727	$	301,436	$	309,163
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied		194		161		160		515		73,058		73,573
Nonowner-occupied		140		----		2,238		2,378		99,193		101,571
Construction		----		----		169		169		38,133		38,302
Commercial and industrial		303		243		191		737		106,352		107,089
Consumer:
Automobile		1,257		346		151		1,754		66,872		68,626
Home equity		90		272		27		389		21,042		21,431
Other		865		218		76		1,159		48,405		49,564
Total	$	8,232	$	1,911	$	4,685	$	14,828	$	754,491	$	769,319

Troubled Debt Restructurings:

A troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) occurs when the Company has agreed to a loan modification in the form of a concession for a borrower who is experiencing financial difficulty.  All TDR’s are considered to be impaired.   The modification of the terms of such loans included one or a combination of the following: a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan; an extension of the maturity date at a stated rate of interest lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk; a reduction in the contractual principal and interest payments of the loan; or short-term interest-only payment terms.

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Note D – Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (continued)

       The Company has allocated reserves for a portion of its TDR’s to reflect the fair values of the underlying collateral or the present value of the concessionary terms granted to the customer.

The following table presents the types of TDR loan modifications by class of loans as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

	TDR’s Performing to Modified Terms		TDR’s Not Performing to Modified Terms		Total TDR’s
December 31, 2018
Residential real estate:
Interest only payments	$	216	$	----	$	216
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied
Interest only payments		968		----		968
Reduction of principal and interest payments		529		----		529
Maturity extension at lower stated rate than market rate		469		----		469
Credit extension at lower stated rate than market rate		402				402
Nonowner-occupied
Interest only payments		----		385		385
Rate reduction		----		362		362
Credit extension at lower stated rate than market rate		561		----		561
Commercial and industrial
Interest only payments		4,742		----		4,742
Total TDR’s	$	7,887	$	747	$	8,634

	TDR’s Performing to Modified Terms		TDR’s Not Performing to Modified Terms		Total TDR’s
December 31, 2017
Residential real estate:
Interest only payments	$	697	$	----	$	697
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied
Interest only payments		997		----		997
Reduction of principal and interest payments		554		----		554
Maturity extension at lower stated rate than market rate		1,466		----		1,466
Credit extension at lower stated rate than market rate		410				410
Nonowner-occupied
Interest only payments		560		1,961		2,521
Rate reduction		372		----		372
Credit extension at lower stated rate than market rate		570		----		570
Commercial and industrial
Interest only payments		9,154		----		9,154
Consumer:
Home equity
Maturity extension at lower stated rate than market rate		----		201		201
Total TDR’s	$	14,780	$	2,162	$	16,942

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Note D – Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (continued)

At December 31, 2018, the balance in TDR loans decreased $8,308, or 49.0%, from year-end 2017.  The Company’s specific allocations in reserves to customers whose loan terms have been modified in TDR’s totaled $98 at December 31, 2018, as compared to $94 in reserves at December 31, 2017.  At December 31, 2018, the Company had $758 in commitments to lend additional amounts to customers with outstanding loans that are classified as TDR’s, as compared to $846 at December 31, 2017.

There were no TDR loan modifications that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2018. The following tables present the pre- and post-modification balances of TDR loan modifications by class of loans that occurred during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:

			TDR’s Performing to Modified Terms						TDR’s Not Performing to Modified Terms
	Number of Loans		Pre-Modification Recorded Investment			Post-Modification Recorded Investment			Pre-Modification Recorded Investment			Post-Modification Recorded Investment
December 31, 2017
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied
Interest only payments		1		$	997		$	997		$	----		$	----
Credit extension at lower stated rate than market rate		1			412			412			----			----
Total TDR’s		2		$	1,409		$	1,409		$	----		$	----

The troubled debt restructurings described above had no impact on the allowance for loan losses and resulted in no charge-offs during the year ended December 31, 2017.

			TDR’s Performing to Modified Terms						TDR’s Not Performing to Modified Terms
	Number of Loans		Pre-Modification Recorded Investment			Post-Modification Recorded Investment			Pre-Modification Recorded Investment			Post-Modification Recorded Investment
December 31, 2016
Commercial real estate:
Nonowner-occupied
Interest only payments		1		$	----		$	----		$	226		$	226
Credit extension at lower stated rate than market rate		1			574			574			----			----
Total TDR’s		2		$	574		$	574		$	226		$	226

The troubled debt restructurings described above increased the allowance for loan losses by $11 and resulted in charge-offs of $11 during the year ended December 31, 2016

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, a commercial real estate TDR totaling $362 became past due 90 days or more. Excluding this $362 commercial real estate loan, there were no other TDR's described above at December 31, 2018 that experienced any payment defaults within twelve months following their loan modification.  During the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, the Company placed one commercial real estate TDR totaling $226 on nonaccrual status. Excluding this $226 commercial real estate loan, there were no other TDR's at December 31, 2016 that experienced any payment defaults within twelve months following their loan modification. The Company had no TDR's that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2017 that experienced any payment defaults within twelve months following their loan modification.  A default is considered to have occurred once the TDR is past due 90 days or more or it has been placed on nonaccrual.  TDR loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.

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Note D - Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (continued)

The terms of certain other loans were modified during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 that did not meet the definition of a TDR.  These loans have a total recorded investment of $28,738 as of December 31, 2018 and $29,331 as of December 31, 2017.  The modification of these loans primarily involved the modification of the terms of a loan to borrowers who were not experiencing financial difficulties.

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. These risk categories are represented by a loan grading scale from 1 through 11. The Company analyzes loans individually with a higher credit risk rating and groups these loans into categories called “criticized” and ”classified” assets. The Company considers its criticized assets to be loans that are graded 8 and its classified assets to be loans that are graded 9 through 11. The Company’s risk categories are reviewed at least annually on loans that have aggregate borrowing amounts that meet or exceed $500.

The Company uses the following definitions for its criticized loan risk ratings:

Special Mention. Loans classified as special mention indicate considerable risk due to deterioration of repayment (in the earliest stages) due to potential weak primary repayment source, or payment delinquency.  These loans will be under constant supervision, are not classified and do not expose the institution to sufficient risks to warrant classification.  These deficiencies should be correctable within the normal course of business, although significant changes in company structure or policy may be necessary to correct the deficiencies.  These loans are considered bankable assets with no apparent loss of principal or interest envisioned.  The perceived risk in continued lending is considered to have increased beyond the level where such loans would normally be granted.  Credits that are defined as a troubled debt restructuring should be graded no higher than special mention until they have been reported as performing over one year after restructuring.

The Company uses the following definitions for its classified loan risk ratings:

Substandard. Loans classified as substandard represent very high risk, serious delinquency, nonaccrual, or unacceptable credit. Repayment through the primary source of repayment is in jeopardy due to the existence of one or more well defined weaknesses and the collateral pledged may inadequately protect collection of the loans. Loss of principal is not likely if weaknesses are corrected, although financial statements normally reveal significant weakness. Loans are still considered collectible, although loss of principal is more likely than with special mention loan grade 8 loans. Collateral liquidation considered likely to satisfy debt.

Doubtful. Loans classified as doubtful display a high probability of loss, although the amount of actual loss at the time of classification is undetermined. This should be a temporary category until such time that actual loss can be identified, or improvements made to reduce the seriousness of the classification. These loans exhibit all substandard characteristics with the addition that weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable. This classification consists of loans where the possibility of loss is high after collateral liquidation based upon existing facts, market conditions, and value. Loss is deferred until certain important and reasonable specific pending factors which may strengthen the credit can be more accurately determined. These factors may include proposed acquisitions, liquidation procedures, capital injection, and receipt of additional collateral, mergers, or refinancing plans. A doubtful classification for an entire credit should be avoided when collection of a specific portion appears highly probable with the adequately secured portion graded substandard. 

Loss. Loans classified as loss are considered uncollectible and are of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is not warranted.  This classification does not mean that the credit has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off this asset yielding such a minimum value even though partial recovery may be affected in the future.  Amounts classified as loss should be promptly charged off.

Criticized and classified loans will mostly consist of commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans. The Company considers its loans that do not meet the criteria for a criticized and classified asset rating as pass rated loans, which will include loans graded from 1 (Prime) to 7 (Watch). All commercial loans are categorized into a risk category either at the time of origination or re-evaluation date.

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Note D - Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (continued)

As of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of commercial loans by class of loans is as follows:

December 31, 2018	Pass		Criticized		Classified		Total
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied	$	50,474	$	7,724	$	3,496	$	61,694
Nonowner-occupied		115,170		----		2,018		117,188
Construction		37,321		----		157		37,478
Commercial and industrial		92,417		6,536		14,290		113,243
Total	$	295,382	$	14,260	$	19,961	$	329,603

December 31, 2017	Pass		Criticized		Classified		Total
Commercial real estate:
Owner-occupied	$	64,993	$	934	$	7,646	$	73,573
Nonowner-occupied		93,197		3,776		4,598		101,571
Construction		37,735		156		411		38,302
Commercial and industrial		91,097		6,058		9,934		107,089
Total	$	287,022	$	10,924	$	22,589	$	320,535

The Company also obtains the credit scores of its borrowers upon origination (if available by the credit bureau) but not thereafter. The Company focuses mostly on the performance and repayment ability of the borrower as an indicator of credit risk and does not consider a borrower’s credit score to be a significant influence in the determination of a loan’s credit risk grading.

For residential and consumer loan classes, the Company evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan, which was previously presented, and by payment activity.  The following table presents the recorded investment of residential and consumer loans by class of loans based on payment activity as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

	Consumer
December 31, 2018	Automobile			Home Equity			Other			Residential Real Estate			Total
Performing		$	69,897		$	22,238		$	50,318		$	297,399		$	439,852
Nonperforming			329			274			314			6,680			7,597
Total		$	70,226		$	22,512		$	50,632		$	304,079		$	447,449

	Consumer
December 31, 2017	Automobile			Home Equity			Other			Residential Real Estate			Total
Performing		$	68,413		$	21,148		$	49,362		$	303,126		$	442,049
Nonperforming			213			283			202			6,037			6,735
Total		$	68,626		$	21,431		$	49,564		$	309,163		$	448,784

The Company, through its subsidiaries, grants residential, consumer, and commercial loans to customers located primarily in the southeastern area of Ohio as well as the western counties of West Virginia.  Approximately 5.02% of total loans were unsecured at December 31, 2018, up from 4.86% at December 31, 2017.

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Note E - Premises and Equipment

Following is a summary of premises and equipment at December 31:

	2018		2017
Land	$	2,744	$	2,641
Buildings		16,154		13,913
Leasehold improvements		1,267		1,267
Furniture and equipment		6,039		5,675
		26,204		23,496
Less accumulated depreciation		11,349		10,215
Total premises and equipment	$	14,855	$	13,281

The following is a summary of the future minimum operating lease payments for facilities leased by the Company. Operating lease expense was $315 in 2018, $344 in 2017, and $464 in 2016.

2019	$	266
2020		166
2021		121
2022		83
2023		29
Thereafter		----
	$	665

Note F – Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill:  The change in goodwill during the year is as follows:

	2018		2017			2016
Beginning of year	$	7,371	$	7,801		$	1,267
Acquired goodwill		----		----			6,534
Impairment		----		----			----
Finalization of Milton acquisition accounting		----		(430	)		----
End of year	$	7,371	$	7,371		$	7,801

Impairment exists when a reporting unit’s carrying value of goodwill exceeds its fair value.  At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company’s reporting unit had positive equity and the Company elected to perform a qualitative assessment to determine if it was more likely than not that fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its carrying value, including goodwill.  The qualitative assessment indicated that it is more likely than not that fair value of goodwill is more than the carrying value, resulting in no impairment.  Therefore, the Company did not proceed to step one of the annual goodwill impairment testing requirement.

Acquired intangible assets:  Acquired intangible assets were as follows at year-end:

	2018						2017
	Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization
Amortized intangible assets:
Core deposit intangibles		$	738		$	359		$	738		$	224

Aggregate amortization expense was $135 for 2018, $156 for 2017 and $68 for 2016.

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Note F – Goodwill and Intangible Assets (continued)

Estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years:

2019	$	114
2020		94
2021		74
2022		53
2023		32
Thereafter		12
Total	$	379

Note G - Deposits

Following is a summary of interest-bearing deposits at December 31:

	2018		2017
NOW accounts	$	155,166	$	158,650
Savings and Money Market		237,868		241,018
Time:
In denominations of $250,000 or less		178,736		181,690
In denominations of more than $250,000		37,113		21,711
Total time deposits		215,849		203,401
Total interest-bearing deposits	$	608,883	$	603,069

Following is a summary of total time deposits by remaining maturity at December 31, 2018:

2019	$	107,432
2020		60,025
2021		24,396
2022		17,901
2023		5,633
Thereafter		462
Total	$	215,849

Brokered deposits, included in time deposits, were $30,838 and $34,363 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Note H - Interest Rate Swaps

The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its assets and liabilities.  The Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements as part of its asset/liability management strategy to help manage its interest rate risk position.  As part of this strategy, the Company provides its customer with a fixed-rate loan while creating a variable-rate asset for the Company by the customer entering into an interest rate swap with the Company on terms that match the loan.  The Company offsets its risk exposure by entering into an offsetting interest rate swap with an unaffiliated institution.  These interest rate swaps do not qualify as designated hedges; therefore, each swap is accounted for as a standalone derivative.  At December 31, 2018, the Company had interest rate swaps associated with commercial loans with a notional value of $9,219 and a fair value of $101.  This is compared to interest rate swaps with a notional value of $7,234 and a fair value of $59 at December 31, 2017.  The notional amount of the interest rate swaps does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties.  The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual interest rate swap agreement.  To further offset the risk exposure related to market value fluctuations of its interest rate swaps, the Company maintains collateral deposits on hand with a third-party correspondent, which totaled $350 at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

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Note I - Other Borrowed Funds

Other borrowed funds at December 31, 2018 and 2017 are comprised of advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Cincinnati and promissory notes.  At December 31, 2017, FHLB Borrowings included $29 in capitalized lease obligations.

	FHLB Borrowings		Promissory Notes		Totals
2018	$	33,434	$	6,279	$	39,713
2017	$	28,625	$	7,324	$	35,949

Pursuant to collateral agreements with the FHLB, advances are secured by $294,575 in qualifying mortgage loans, $68,979 in commercial loans and $5,365 in FHLB stock at December 31, 2018. Fixed-rate FHLB advances of $33,434 mature through 2042 and have interest rates ranging from 1.53% to 3.31% and a year-to-date weighted average cost of 2.36% and 2.15% at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. There were no variable-rate FHLB borrowings at December 31, 2018.

At December 31, 2018, the Company had a cash management line of credit enabling it to borrow up to $80,000 from the FHLB. All cash management advances have an original maturity of 90 days. The line of credit must be renewed on an annual basis. There was $80,000 available on this line of credit at December 31, 2018.

Based on the Company’s current FHLB stock ownership, total assets and pledgeable loans, the Company had the ability to obtain borrowings from the FHLB up to a maximum of $233,432 at December 31, 2018. Of this maximum borrowing capacity of $233,432, the Company had $148,298 available to use as additional borrowings, of which $80,000 could be used for short-term, cash management advances, as mentioned above.

Promissory notes, issued primarily by Ohio Valley, are due at various dates through a final maturity date of May 1, 2023, and have fixed rates ranging from 1.50% to 4.09% and a year-to-date weighted average cost of 2.83% at December 31, 2018, as compared to 2.77% at December 31, 2017. At December 31, 2018, there were eight promissory notes payable by Ohio Valley to related parties totaling $3,558. See Note M for further discussion of related party transactions.  Promissory notes payable to other banks totaled $2,451 at December 31, 2018.

Letters of credit issued on the Bank’s behalf by the FHLB to collateralize certain public unit deposits as required by law totaled $51,700 at December 31, 2018 and $60,000 at December 31, 2017.

Scheduled principal payments over the next five years:

	FHLB Borrowings		Promissory Notes		Totals
2019.	$	4,018	$	3,290	$	7,308
2020		3,380		1,599		4,979
2021		3,000		565		3,565
2022		2,842		588		3,430
2023		2,704		237		2,941
Thereafter		17,490		----		17,490
	$	33,434	$	6,279	$	39,713

Note J - Subordinated Debentures and Trust Preferred Securities

On March 22, 2007, a trust formed by Ohio Valley issued $8,500 of adjustable-rate trust preferred securities as part of a pooled offering of such securities.  The rate on these trust preferred securities was fixed at 6.58% for five years, and then converted to a floating-rate term on March 15, 2012, based on a rate equal to the 3-month LIBOR plus 1.68%.  The interest rate on these trust preferred securities was 4.47% at December 31, 2018 and 3.27% at December 31, 2017.  There were no debt issuance costs incurred with these trust preferred securities.  The Company issued subordinated debentures to the trust in exchange for the proceeds of the offering.  The subordinated debentures must be redeemed no later than June 15, 2037.

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 Note J - Subordinated Debentures and Trust Preferred Securities (continued)

Under the provisions of the related indenture agreements, the interest payable on the trust preferred securities is deferrable for up to five years and any such deferral is not considered a default. During any period of deferral, the Company would be precluded from declaring or paying dividends to shareholders or repurchasing any of the Company’s common stock.  Under generally accepted accounting principles, the trusts are not consolidated with the Company.  Accordingly, the Company does not report the securities issued by the trust as liabilities, and instead reports as liabilities the subordinated debentures issued by the Company and held by the trust.  Since the Company’s equity interest in the trusts cannot be received until the subordinated debentures are repaid, these amounts have been netted.  The subordinated debentures may be included in Tier 1 capital (with certain limitations applicable) under current regulatory guidelines and interpretations.

Note K - Income Taxes

On December 22, 2017, the TCJA was signed into law, which included several provisions that affected the Company’s federal income tax expense, which reduced the federal income tax rate to 21% effective January 1, 2018.  As a result of the rate reduction, the Company was required to re-measure, through income tax expense in the period of enactment, the deferred tax assets and liabilities using the enacted rate at which these items are expected to be recovered or settled.  The re-measurement of the Company’s net deferred tax asset resulted in additional 2017 income tax expense of $1.8 million.

The provision for income taxes consists of the following components:

	2018			2017		2016
Current tax expense	$	2,389		$	2,579	$	2,645
Deferred tax (benefit) expense		(134	)		1,907		(725	)
Total income taxes	$	2,255		$	4,486	$	1,920

The source of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31:

	2018			2017
Items giving rise to deferred tax assets:
Allowance for loan losses	$	1,463		$	1,631
Unrealized loss on securities available for sale		568			279
Deferred compensation		1,580			1,466
Deferred loan fees/costs		119			130
Other real estate owned		434			377
Accrued bonus		280			234
Purchase accounting adjustments		61			56
Net operating loss		132			148
Other		257			212
Items giving rise to deferred tax liabilities:
Mortgage servicing rights		(80	)		(78	)
FHLB stock dividends		(676	)		(676	)
Prepaid expenses		(191	)		(149	)
Depreciation and amortization		(656	)		(627	)
Other		(3	)		(3	)
Net deferred tax asset	$	3,288		$	3,000

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Note K - Income Taxes (continued)

The Company determined that it was not required to establish a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets since management believes that the deferred tax assets are likely to be realized through the future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, deductions against forecasted income and tax planning strategies.

At December 31, 2018, the Company’s deferred tax asset related to Section 382 net operating loss carryforwards was $629, which will expire in 2026.

The difference between the financial statement tax provision and amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% in 2018 and 34% in 2017 and 2016 to income before taxes is as follows: 

	2018			2017			2016
Statutory tax	$	2,982		$	4,078		$	3,006
Effect of nontaxable interest		(352	)		(514	)		(433	)
Effect of nontaxable insurance premiums		(218	)		(303	)		(340	)
Income from bank owned insurance, net		(142	)		(230	)		(239	)
Effect of postretirement benefits		20			(78	)		(19	)
Effect of nontaxable life insurance death proceeds		----			(175	)		----
Impact from TCJA		----			1,783			----
Effect of state income tax		33			70			64
Tax credits		(217	)		(191	)		(211	)
Milton Merger Costs		----			4			73
Other items		149			42			19
Total income taxes	$	2,255		$	4,486		$	1,920

At December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits. The Company does not expect the amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change within the next twelve months. As previously reported, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) had proposed that Loan Central, as a tax return preparer, be assessed a penalty for allegedly negotiating or endorsing checks issued by the U.S. Treasury to taxpayers. Loan Central consequently appealed this matter within the IRS, and felt confident that it was highly unlikely that the penalty recommendation would be sustained. In the third quarter of 2018, Loan Central was notified by the IRS that their penalties had been abated and that no liability exists regarding the case against them.  As a result, the Company did not recognize any interest and/or penalties related to this matter.

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as West Virginia state income tax.  The Company is no longer subject to federal or state examination for years prior to 2015.  The tax years 2015-2017 remain open to federal and state examinations. 

Note L - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

The Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and financial guarantees. The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit, and financial guarantees written, is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments.  The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for instruments recorded on the balance sheet.

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Note L - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (continued)

Following is a summary of such commitments at December 31:

	2018		2017
Fixed rate	$	121	$	96
Variable rate		66,580		64,624
Standby letters of credit		4,325		4,139

At December 31, 2018, the fixed-rate commitments have interest rates ranging from 3.75% to 7.00% and maturities ranging from 15 years to 30 years.

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

During the years covered by these consolidated financial statements, the Company participated as a facilitator of tax refunds pursuant to a clearing agreement with a third-party tax refund product provider. The clearing agreement required the Bank to process electronic refund checks (“ERC’s”) and electronic refund deposits (“ERD’s”) presented for payment on behalf of taxpayers containing taxpayer refunds. The Bank received a fee paid by the third-party tax refund product provider for each transaction that is processed. In 2018, the third-party tax refund product provider ceased utilizing the services of the Bank.

There are various contingent liabilities that are not reflected in the financial statements, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, the ultimate disposition of these matters is not expected to have a material effect on financial condition or results of operations.

Note M - Related Party Transactions

Certain directors, executive officers and companies with which they are affiliated were loan customers during 2018. A summary of activity on these borrower relationships with aggregate debt greater than $120 is as follows:

Total loans at January 1, 2018	$	8,619
New loans		77
Repayments		(4,860	)
Other changes		(162	)
Total loans at December 31, 2018	$	3,674

Other changes include adjustments for loans applicable to one reporting period that are excludable from the other reporting period, such as changes in persons classified as directors, executive officers and companies’ affiliates.

Deposits from principal officers, directors, and their affiliates at year-end 2018 and 2017 were $52,877 and $44,877.  In addition, the Company had promissory notes outstanding with directors and their affiliates totaling $3,558 at year-end 2018 and $3,593 at year-end 2017.  The interest rates ranged from 1.25% to 2.85%, with terms ranging from 12 to 36 months.

Note N - Employee Benefits

The Bank has a profit-sharing plan for the benefit of its employees and their beneficiaries. Contributions to the plan are determined by the Board of Directors of Ohio Valley. Contributions charged to expense were $352, $340, and $290 for 2018, 2017 and 2016.

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Note N - Employee Benefits (continued)

Ohio Valley maintains an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) covering substantially all employees of the Company. Ohio Valley issues shares to the ESOP, purchased by the ESOP with subsidiary cash contributions, which are allocated to ESOP participants based on relative compensation. The total number of shares held by the ESOP, all of which have been allocated to participant accounts, were 360,669 and 361,584 at December 31, 2018 and 2017.  In addition, the subsidiaries made contributions to its ESOP Trust as follows: 

	Years ended December 31
	2018		2017		2016
Number of shares issued		7,294		15,118		24,572
Fair value of stock contributed	$	295	$	428	$	575
Cash contributed		500		250		----
Total expense	$	795	$	678	$	575

Life insurance contracts with a cash surrender value of $27,312 and annuity assets of $2,080 at December 31, 2018 have been purchased by the Company, the owner of the policies.  The purpose of these contracts was to replace a current group life insurance program for executive officers, implement a deferred compensation plan for directors and executive officers, implement a director retirement plan and implement supplemental retirement plans for certain officers.  Under the deferred compensation plan, Ohio Valley pays each participant the amount of fees deferred plus interest over the participant’s desired term, upon termination of service.  Under the director retirement plan, participants are eligible to receive ongoing compensation payments upon retirement subject to length of service.  The supplemental retirement plans provide payments to select executive officers upon retirement based upon a compensation formula determined by Ohio Valley’s Board of Directors.  The present value of payments expected to be provided are accrued during the service period of the covered individuals and amounted to $7,267 and $6,740 at December 31, 2018 and 2017. Expenses related to the plans for each of the last three years amounted to $602, $490, and $399. In association with the split-dollar life insurance plan, the present value of the postretirement benefit totaled $2,873 at December 31, 2018 and $2,776 at December 31, 2017.

During 2017, the Company collected $2,107 in proceeds on two BOLI policies and recorded $1,993 in proceeds expected to be received from the settlement of two other BOLI policies.  This resulted in a $3,586 reduction to BOLI assets and a net gain of $514 that was recorded to income.  The proceeds of $1,993 had not yet been collected by year-end 2017 and, therefore, were recorded as other assets at December 31, 2017.

Note O - Fair Value of Financial Instruments

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

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

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

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

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Note O - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

The following is a description of the Company’s valuation methodologies used to measure and disclose the fair values of its financial assets and liabilities on a recurring or nonrecurring basis:

Securities: The fair values for 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). During times when trading is more liquid, broker quotes are used (if available) to validate the model. Rating agency and industry research reports as well as defaults and deferrals on individual securities are reviewed and incorporated into the calculations.

Impaired Loans: At the time a loan is considered impaired, it is valued at the lower of cost or fair value. Impaired loans carried at fair value generally receive specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses. For collateral dependent loans, fair value is commonly based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Non-real estate collateral may be valued using an appraisal, net book value per the borrower’s financial statements, or aging reports, adjusted or discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of the valuation, and management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business, resulting in a Level 3 fair value classification. Impaired loans are evaluated on a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly.

Other Real Estate Owned: Assets acquired through or instead of loan foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. These assets are subsequently accounted for at lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs to sell. Fair value is commonly based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. In some instances, fair value adjustments can be made based on a quoted price from an observable input, such as a purchase agreement.  Such adjustments would be classified as a Level 2 classification.

Appraisals for both collateral-dependent impaired loans and other real estate owned are performed by certified general appraisers (for commercial properties) or certified residential appraisers (for residential properties) whose qualifications and licenses have been reviewed and verified by the Company. Once received, a member of management reviews the assumptions and approaches utilized in the appraisal as well as the overall resulting fair value in comparison with management’s own assumptions of fair value based on factors that include recent market data or industry-wide statistics. On an as-needed basis, the Company reviews the fair value of collateral, taking into consideration current market data, as well as all selling costs that typically approximate 10%.

Interest Rate Swap Agreements:  The fair value of interest rate swap agreements is determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments (or receipts) and the discounted expected variable cash receipts (or payments).  The variable cash receipts (or payments) are based on the expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observed market interest rate curves (Level 2).

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Note O - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (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 December 31, 2018, Using
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)				Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
U.S. Government sponsored entity securities		----		$	16,630			----
Agency mortgage-backed securities, residential		----			85,534			----
Interest rate swap derivatives		----			101			----
Interest rate swap derivatives		----			(101	)		----

	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2017, Using
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)				Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
U.S. Government sponsored entity securities		----		$	13,473			----
Agency mortgage-backed securities, residential		----			87,652			----
Interest rate swap derivatives		----			59			----
Interest rate swap derivatives		----			(59	)		----

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during 2018 or 2017.

Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis

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

	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2018, Using
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial real estate:
Nonowner-occupied	$	----	$	----	$	264
Other real estate owned:
Commercial real estate:
Construction		----		228		----

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Note O - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2017, Using
	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	$	----	$	----	$	756
Commercial real estate:
Nonowner-occupied		----		----		216
Other real estate owned:
Commercial real estate:
Construction		----		----		822

At December 31, 2018, the recorded investment of impaired loans measured for impairment using the fair value of collateral for collateral-dependent loans totaled $362, with a corresponding valuation allowance of $98, resulting in an increase of $4 in provision expense during the year ended December 31, 2018, with no corresponding charge-offs recognized.  At December 31, 2017, the recorded investment of impaired loans measured for impairment using the fair value of collateral for collateral-dependent loans totaled $972, with no corresponding valuation allowance, resulting in no impact to provision expense during the year ended December 31, 2017, with no corresponding charge-offs recognized.

Other real estate owned that was measured at fair value less costs to sell at December 31, 2018 had a net carrying amount of $228, which is made up of the outstanding balance of $2,217, net of a valuation allowance of $1,989 at December 31, 2018. There were $594 in corresponding write-downs during 2018. Other real estate owned that was measured at fair value less costs to sell at December 31, 2017 had a net carrying amount of $822, which is made up of the outstanding balance of $2,217, net of a valuation allowance of $1,395 at December 31, 2017. There was $68 in net appreciation during 2017.

The following table presents quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements for financial instruments measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

December 31, 2018	Fair Value			Valuation Technique(s)	Unobservable Input(s)	Range	(Weighted Average)
Impaired loans:
Commercial real estate:
Nonowner-occupied		$	264	Sales approach	Adjustment to comparables	6.8% to 66.7%		18.0	%

December 31, 2017	Fair Value		Valuation Technique(s)	Unobservable Input(s)	Range	(Weighted Average)
Impaired loans:
Residential real estate	$	756	Sales approach	Adjustment to comparables	1.3% to 55.9%		32.9	%
Commercial real estate:
Nonowner-occupied		216	Sales approach	Adjustment to comparables	1.6% to 50%		26.7	%
Other real estate owned:
Commercial real estate:
Construction		822	Sales approach	Adjustment to comparables	5% to 40%		18.1	%

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Note O - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2018 Using:
	Carrying Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	71,180	$	71,180	$	----	$	----	$	71,180
Certificates of deposit in financial institutions		2,065		----		2,065		----		2,065
Securities available for sale		102,164		----		102,164		----		102,164
Securities held to maturity		15,816		----		7,625		8,609		16,234
Loans, net		770,324		----		----		766,784		766,784
Accrued interest receivable		2,638		----		312		2,326		2,638
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits		846,704		237,821		607,593		----		845,414
Other borrowed funds		39,713		----		37,644		----		37,644
Subordinated debentures		8,500		----		7,054		----		7,054
Accrued interest payable		1,255		3		1,252		----		1,255

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2017 Using:
	Carrying Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	74,573	$	74,573	$	----	$	----	$	74,573
Certificates of deposit in financial institutions		1,820		----		1,820		----		1,820
Securities available for sale		101,125		----		101,125		----		101,125
Securities held to maturity		17,581		----		9,020		9,059		18,079
Loans, net		761,820		----		----		760,746		760,746
Accrued interest receivable		2,503		----		268		2,235		2,503
Financial Liabilities:
Deposits		856,724		253,655		602,268		----		855,923
Other borrowed funds		35,949		----		34,810		----		34,810
Subordinated debentures		8,500		----		6,678		----		6,678
Accrued interest payable		792		4		788		----		792

The methods and assumptions, not previously presented, used to estimate fair values are described as follows:

Loans: The fair values of loans as of December 31, 2018 follows the guidance in ASU 2016-01, which prescribes an “exit price” approach in estimating and disclosing fair value of financial instruments resulting in a Level 3 classification. The fair value calculation at that date discounted estimated future cash flows using rates that incorporated discounts for credit, liquidity, and marketability factors. The fair values of loans as of December 31, 2017 used an “entry price” approach resulting in a Level 3 classification. The fair value calculation for that date discounted estimated future cash flows using current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.

Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Note P - Regulatory Matters

Banks and bank holding companies are subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies.  Capital adequacy guidelines and, additionally for banks, prompt corrective action regulations, involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators.  Failure to meet capital requirements can initiate regulatory action.  The final rules implementing Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s capital guidelines for U.S. banks (Basel III rules) became effective for the Company and the Bank on January 1, 2015 with full compliance with all of the requirements being phased in over a multi-year schedule, and fully phased in by January 1, 2019.  Minimum requirements increased for both the quantity and quality of capital held by the Company and the Bank. The rules include a new common equity tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 4.5% and a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets. The capital conservation buffer began to phase in on January 1, 2016 at 0.625%, and increased by the same amount on each subsequent January 1 over a four-year period.  The fully phased-in capital conservation buffer as of January 1, 2019 is 2.5%.  For 2018 and 2017, the phase-in transition portion of that buffer was 1.875% and 1.25%, respectively. Further, Basel III rules increased the minimum ratio of tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets from 4.0% to 6.0%, and all banks are now subject to a 4.0% minimum leverage ratio. The required total risk-based capital ratio was unchanged. Failure to maintain the required common equity tier 1 capital conservation buffer will result in potential restrictions on a bank's ability to pay dividends, repurchase stock and/or pay discretionary compensation to its employees.

Prompt corrective action regulations applicable to insured depository institutions provide five classifications: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition. If adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to accept brokered deposits. If undercapitalized, capital distributions are limited, as is asset growth and expansion, and capital restoration plans are required. At year-end 2018 and 2017, the Bank met the capital requirements to be deemed well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  Regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”) require a state-chartered bank that is a member of a Federal Reserve Bank to maintain certain amounts and types of capital and generally also require bank holding companies to meet such requirements on a consolidated basis.  The FRB generally requires bank holding companies that have chosen to become financial holding companies to be “well capitalized,” as defined by FRB regulations, in order to continue engaging in activities permissible only to bank holding companies that are registered as financial holding companies.  If, however, a bank holding company, whether or not also a financial holding company, satisfies the requirements of the Federal Reserve’s Small Bank Holding Company and Small Savings and Loan Holding Company Policy (the “SBHCP”), the holding company is not required to meet the consolidated capital requirements.  As amended effective in September 2018, the SBHCP requires that the holding company have assets of less than $3 billion, that it meet certain qualitative requirements, and that all of the holding company’s bank subsidiaries meet all bank capital requirements.  As of December 31, 2018, the Company was deemed to meet the SBHCP requirements and so was not required to meet consolidated capital requirements at the holding company level.

The following table summarizes the capital ratios (excluding the capital conservation buffer) of the Company and the Bank. The minimums for the Company are those that would have been required if the Company was not a small bank holding company under the SBHCP.

	Actual				Minimum Regulatory		Minimum To Be Well
2018	Amount		Ratio		Capital Ratio		Capitalized (1)
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
Consolidated	$	127,487		17.7%		8.0%		10.0%
Bank		114,947		16.2		8.0		10.0
Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
Consolidated		112,259		15.6		4.5		N/A
Bank		108,547		15.3		4.5		6.5
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
Consolidated		120,759		16.7		6.0		6.0
Bank		108,547		15.3		6.0		8.0
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
Consolidated		120,759		11.8		4.0		N/A
Bank		108,547		10.7		4.0		5.0

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Note P – Regulatory Matters (continued)

	Actual				Minimum Regulatory		Minimum To Be Well
2017	Amount		Ratio		Capital Ratio		Capitalized (1)
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
Consolidated	$	118,456		16.6%		8.0%		10.0%
Bank		107,929		15.3		8.0		10.0
Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
Consolidated		102,457		14.3		4.5		N/A
Bank		100,759		14.3		4.5		6.5
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
Consolidated		110,957		15.5		6.0		6.0
Bank		100,759		14.3		6.0		8.0
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
Consolidated		110,957		11.0		4.0		N/A
Bank		100,759		10.1		4.0		5.0

(1) For the Company, these amounts would be required for the Company to engage in activities permissible only for a bank holding company that meets the financial holding company requirements if the Company were not subject to the SBHCP.  For the Bank, these are the amounts required for the Bank to be deemed well capitalized under the prompt corrective action regulations.

Dividends paid by the subsidiaries are the primary source of funds available to Ohio Valley for payment of dividends to shareholders and for other working capital needs. The payment of dividends by the subsidiaries to Ohio Valley is subject to restrictions by regulatory authorities and state law. These restrictions generally limit dividends to the current and prior two years retained earnings of the Bank and Loan Central, Inc., and 90% of the prior year’s net income of OVBC Captive, Inc. At January 1, 2019 approximately $12,480 of the subsidiaries’ retained earnings were available for dividends under these guidelines. In addition to these restrictions, dividend payments cannot reduce regulatory capital levels below minimum regulatory guidelines. The amount of dividends payable by the Bank is also restricted if the Bank does not hold a capital conservation buffer. The ability of Ohio Valley to borrow funds from the Bank is limited as to amount and terms by banking regulations. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System also has a policy requiring Ohio Valley to provide notice to the FRB in advance of the payment of a dividend to Ohio Valley’s shareholders under certain circumstances, and the FRB may disapprove of such dividend payment if the FRB determines the payment would be an unsafe or unsound practice.

Note Q - Parent Company Only Condensed Financial Information

Below is condensed financial information of Ohio Valley. In this information, Ohio Valley’s investment in its subsidiaries is stated at cost plus equity in undistributed earnings of the subsidiaries since acquisition. This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION

	Years ended December 31:
Assets	2018		2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,032	$	3,292
Investment in subsidiaries		126,059		118,775
Notes receivable – subsidiaries		3,000		3,320
Other assets		93		67
Total assets	$	133,184	$	125,454
Liabilities
Notes payable	$	6,279	$	7,324
Subordinated debentures		8,500		8,500
Other liabilities		531		269
Total liabilities		15,310		16,093
Shareholders’ Equity
Total shareholders’ equity		117,874		109,361
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	133,184	$	125,454

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Note Q - Parent Company Only Condensed Financial Information (continued)

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

	Years ended December 31:
Income:	2018		2017		2016
Interest on notes	$	53	$	51	$	52
Dividends from subsidiaries		4,225		4,400		6,900
Expenses:
Interest on notes		185		211		136
Interest on subordinated debentures		330		248		204
Operating expenses		351		332		667
Income before income taxes and equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries		3,412		3,660		5,945
Income tax benefit		164		244		256
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries		8,368		3,605		719
Net Income	$	11,944	$	7,509	$	6,920
Comprehensive Income	$	10,860	$	7,622	$	5,624

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	Years ended December 31:
Cash flows from operating activities:	2018			2017			2016
Net Income	$	11,944		$	7,509		$	6,920
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries		(8,368	)		(3,605	)		(719	)
Common stock issued to ESOP		295			428			575
Change in other assets		(26	)		(15	)		11
Change in other liabilities		262			(97	)		318
Net cash provided by operating activities		4,107			4,220			7,105
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash paid for Milton Bancorp, Inc. acquisition		----			----			(7,431	)
Change in notes receivable		320			100			461
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		320			100			(6,970	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Change in notes payable		(1,045	)		(558	)		3,964
Proceeds from common stock through dividend reinvestment		1,325			715			----
Cash dividends paid		(3,967	)		(3,932	)		(3,585	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(3,687	)		(3,775	)		379
Cash and cash equivalents:
Change in cash and cash equivalents		740			545			514
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		3,292			2,747			2,233
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	4,032		$	3,292		$	2,747

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 Note R - Segment Information

The reportable segments are determined by the products and services offered, primarily distinguished between banking and consumer finance.  They are also distinguished by the level of information provided to the chief operating decision maker, who uses such information to review performance of various components of the business which are then aggregated if operating performance, products/services, and customers are similar.  Loans, investments, and deposits provide the majority of the net revenues from the banking operation, while loans provide the majority of the net revenues for the consumer finance segment.  All Company segments are domestic.

Total revenues from the banking segment, which accounted for the majority of the Company’s total revenues, totaled 92.9%, 92.7%, and 91.6% of total consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The accounting policies used for the Company’s reportable segments are the same as those described in Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.  Income taxes are allocated based on income before tax expense.  All goodwill is in the Banking segment.

Segment information is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31, 2018
	Banking		Consumer Finance		Total Company
Net interest income	$	40,380	$	3,346	$	43,726
Provision expense		850		189		1,039
Noninterest income		8,243		695		8,938
Noninterest expense		34,841		2,585		37,426
Tax expense		1,990		265		2,255
Net income		10,942		1,002		11,944
Assets		1,017,902		12,591		1,030,493

	Year Ended December 31, 2017
	Banking		Consumer Finance		Total Company
Net interest income	$	38,366	$	3,367	$	41,733
Provision expense		2,415		149		2,564
Noninterest income		8,834		601		9,435
Noninterest expense		34,079		2,530		36,609
Tax expense		3,973		513		4,486
Net income		6,733		776		7,509
Assets		1,013,386		12,904		1,026,290

	Year Ended December 31, 2016
	Banking		Consumer Finance		Total Company
Net interest income	$	33,019	$	3,307	$	36,326
Provision expense		2,665		161		2,826
Noninterest income		7,589		650		8,239
Noninterest expense		30,257		2,642		32,899
Tax expense		1,530		390		1,920
Net income		6,156		764		6,920
Assets		941,907		12,733		954,640

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Note S - Consolidated Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited)

	Quarters Ended
	Mar. 31		Jun. 30			Sept. 30		Dec. 31
2018
Total interest income	$	12,709	$	11,938		$	12,181	$	12,369
Total interest expense		1,199		1,298			1,418		1,556
Net interest income		11,510		10,640			10,763		10,813
Provision for loan losses (1)		756		(23	)		962		(656	)
Noninterest income (3)		3,076		2,538			1,927		1,397
Noninterest expense		9,808		9,674			9,761		8,183
Net income		3,366		2,976			1,746		3,856
Earnings per share	$	0.71	$	0.63		$	0.37	$	0.82
2017
Total interest income	$	11,738	$	10,989		$	11,317	$	11,664
Total interest expense		873		918			1,049		1,135
Net interest income		10,865		10,071			10,268		10,529
Provision for loan losses (2)		145		175			1,601		643
Noninterest income (3)		3,113		2,112			2,282		1,928
Noninterest expense		9,375		9,876			9,222		8,136
Net income		3,217		1,741			1,653		898
Earnings per share	$	0.69	$	0.37		$	0.35	$	0.19

(1) During the second and fourth quarters of 2018, the Company experienced negative provision expense in large part to the improvement in certain economic risk factors during those periods.  This included lower classified loans, as well as the improvements in historical loan loss rates, loan delinquency, and regional unemployment conditions.

(2) During the third quarter of 2017, the Company experienced higher provision expense that was primarily related to general increases in specific allocations and increases in charge-offs within the commercial and residential real estate portfolios.

(3) The Company’s noninterest income was significantly impacted by seasonal tax refund processing fees.  The Bank serves as a facilitator for the clearing of tax refunds for a single tax refund product provider.  The Bank processes electronic refund checks/deposits associated with taxpayer refunds, and will, in turn, receive a fee paid by the third-party tax refund product provider for each transaction processed.  Due to the seasonal nature of tax refund transactions, the majority of income was recorded during the first quarter.

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Report of Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

Gallipolis, Ohio

Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of condition of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by COSO.

Basis for Opinions

The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits.  We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audits of the financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk.  Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

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

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

/s/Crowe LLP

Crowe LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1992.

Louisville, Kentucky

March 18, 2019

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over Financial Reporting

Board of Directors and Shareholders

Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

The management of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (the Company) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company's internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

The system of internal control over financial reporting as it relates to the consolidated financial statements is evaluated for effectiveness by management. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed Ohio Valley Banc Corp.’s system of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, in relation to criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting as described in the 2013 “Internal Control Integrated Framework,” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2018, its system of internal control over financial reporting is effective and meets the criteria of the “Internal Control Integrated Framework.”

Crowe LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an audit report dated March 18, 2019 on the Company's consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting. That report is contained in Ohio Valley's Annual Report to Shareholders under the heading "Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.”

Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

/s/Thomas E. Wiseman

Thomas E. Wiseman

President, CEO

/s/Scott W. Shockey

Scott W. Shockey

Senior Vice President, CFO

March 18, 2019

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Performance Graph

OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP.

Year ended December 31, 2018

The following graph sets forth a comparison of five-year cumulative total returns among the Company's common shares (indicated “Ohio Valley Banc Corp.” on the Performance Graph), the S & P 500 Index (indicated “S & P 500” on the Performance Graph), and SNL Securities SNL $1 Billion-$5 Billion Bank Asset-Size Index (indicated “SNL $1 Billion-$5 Billion Bank Index) for fiscal years indicated.  Information reflected on the graph assumes an investment of $100 on December 31, 2013 in each of the common shares of the Company, the S & P 500 Index, and the SNL Index. Cumulative total return assumes reinvestment of dividends. The SNL $1 Billion-$5 Billion Bank Index represents stock performance of 156 of the nation's banks located throughout the United States within the respective asset range as selected by SNL Securities of Charlottesville, Virginia. The Company is included as one of the 156 banks in the SNL $1 Billion-$5 Billion Bank Index.

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Except for the historical statements and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this report constitute "forward looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934 and as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of such words as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," and similar expressions.  Such statements involve various important assumptions, risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond our control and which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward looking statements.  These factors include, but are not limited to:  changes in political, economic or other factors, such as inflation rates, recessionary or expansive trends, taxes, the effects of implementation of legislation and the continuing economic uncertainty in various parts of the world; competitive pressures; fluctuations in interest rates; the level of defaults and prepayment on loans made by the Company; unanticipated litigation, claims, or assessments; fluctuations in the cost of obtaining funds to make loans; and regulatory changes.  Additional detailed information concerning a number of important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in management’s discussion and analysis is available in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including the disclosure under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of Part 1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.  The Company undertakes no obligation and disclaims any intention to republish revised or updated forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, unanticipated future events or otherwise.

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The purpose of this discussion is to provide an analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (“Ohio Valley” or the “Company”) that is not otherwise apparent from the audited consolidated financial statements included in this report.  The accompanying consolidated financial information has been prepared by management in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”) and is consistent with that reported in the consolidated financial statements.  Reference should be made to those statements and the selected financial data presented elsewhere in this report for an understanding of the following tables and related discussion. All dollars are reported in thousands, except share and per share data.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:

SUMMARY

Ohio Valley generated net income of $11,944 for 2018, an increase of $4,435, or 59.1%, from 2017.  Earnings per share were $2.53 for 2018, an increase of 58.1% from 2017.  The increase in net income and earnings per share for 2018 was impacted by higher net interest income and lower provision expense, which collectively contributed to a $3,518 increase in earnings over 2017.  Net interest income was positively affected by successful growth in interest earnings for both loans and interest-bearing deposits with banks driven by increases in average balances.  The reduction in provision expense from the prior year of 2017 was the result of lower general allocations in the allowance for loan losses impacted by the improvement in various economic risk factors, as well as a decline in historical loan losses.  The positive contributions from net interest income and provision expense were further enhanced by a decrease in tax expense of $2,231, or 49.7%, from 2017. This was a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), which was enacted on December 22, 2017, that made broad and complex changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including a reduction of the federal income tax rate from 34% to 21%. These positive contributions to earnings growth were partially offset by lower noninterest income and higher noninterest expense during 2018, as compared to 2017.  Noninterest income was negatively impacted by lower bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) earnings and higher losses on the sale of other real estate owned (“OREO”) properties.  Increases in noninterest expense were primarily from salaries and employee benefits.

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During 2018, the Company’s net interest income finished strong at $43,726, representing an increase of $1,993, or 4.8%, from 2017.  Average earning assets increased during 2018 by $50,982, or 5.4%, as compared to 2017, coming primarily from loans and interest-bearing balances with banks.  The Company’s average interest-bearing Federal Reserve clearing account grew $30,488, or 48.3%, during 2018, as a result of growth in average deposits exceeding the growth in loans, as well as growth from seasonal tax refund processing activity.  Furthermore, the Federal Reserve's action to increase short-term interest rates by 100 basis points from December 2017 to December 2018 contributed to interest revenue growth.  The Company’s average loans during 2018 grew $20,791, or 2.8%, led by growth within the commercial loan segment.  Loan growth came mostly from the Company’s West Virginia and Athens, Ohio locations.  While earning assets were up, the Company’s net interest margin declined in 2018, finishing at 4.43% in 2018, as compared to 4.49% in 2017.  Contributing to the decrease in net interest margin was higher  balances maintained at the Federal Reserve, which diluted the net interest margin due to the yield on those balances being less than other earning assets, such as loans and securities.

The Company’s provision expense was reduced to $1,039 in 2018, as compared to $2,564 in 2017.  During 2018, the level of classified loans, or those loans demonstrating financial weakness, decreased from the prior year due to the improvement in financial performance by certain loan relationships.  In addition, the Company’s historical loss rates on loans, overall loan delinquency, and regional unemployment conditions improved from the prior year.  As a result of these lower risk factors, the general allocations of the allowance for loan losses decreased by 10.5%.

The Company’s noninterest income decreased $497, or 5.3%, from 2017. The year-to-date decrease in noninterest income was impacted by BOLI and annuity asset earnings, which decreased over 41% during 2018, largely as a result of $514 in net bank owned life insurance proceeds that were collected during the prior year of 2017 in conjunction with the Company's investment in various benefit plans for its directors and key employees. Decreases in noninterest income were also impacted by a $370 increase in losses on the sale of OREO, which was primarily impacted by the lower appraised value on one land development property during the fourth quarter of 2018.  Further contributing to lower noninterest income was lower tax processing fees through the Bank’s electronic refund check/deposit (“ERC/ERD”) transactions, which decreased 6.7%.  ERC/ERD transactions involve the payment of a tax refund to the taxpayer after the Bank has received the refund from the federal/state government. Partially offsetting these decreasing factors was an increase in interchange income, which was up 8.5% from 2017, driven by the rising volume of debit and credit card transactions during 2018.

The Company’s noninterest expenses during 2018 increased $817, or 2.2%, over 2017. The increase was impacted by salary and employee benefit expense, which grew $1,382, or 6.6%, during 2018, as compared to 2017.  The increase was largely the result of annual merit increases and higher health insurance costs. Noninterest expense growth was also affected by increases to professional fees, data processing costs, and software expense.  Noninterest expense increases were partially offset by lower costs associated with foreclosed assets, marketing, and “other” noninterest expenses that included costs to maintain OREO properties and third-party consulting fees.

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The Company’s provision for income taxes totaled $2,255 in 2018, compared to $4,486 in 2017, which further contributed to growth in net income.  The TCJA reduced the Company’s statutory federal income tax rate from 34% to 21%, resulting in lower tax expense during 2018.  Furthermore, in December 2017, the reduction of the federal tax rate required the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities to be revalued using the enacted 21% federal tax rate.  The revaluation resulted in a $1,783 one-time adjustment that increased tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2017.

For 2017, Ohio Valley generated net income of $7,509, an increase of $589, or 8.5% from 2016.  Earnings per share were $1.60 for 2017, an increase of 0.6% from 2016.  The increase in net income and earnings per share for 2017 was largely impacted by higher net interest and noninterest income, which were collectively up $6,603, or 14.8%, over 2016.  The positive contributions from gross revenue were partially offset by an increase in noninterest expense of $3,710, or 11.3%, over 2016.  The Company’s comparative earnings during 2017 and 2016 were greatly impacted by the acquisition of Milton Bancorp, Inc. (“Milton Bancorp”) on August 5, 2016.  Immediately following the merger, Milton Bancorp's wholly-owned subsidiary, The Milton Banking Company (“Milton Bank”), was merged with and into the Bank.  The acquisition resulted in the addition of $132,001 in assets and 5 branch locations in Jackson, Madison and Pickaway counties in Ohio.  Having Milton Bank’s operations for a full twelve months in 2017 versus just five months in 2016 contributed to increases within most of the Company’s income and expense categories.

In 2017, the Company’s net interest income finished strong at $41,733, representing an increase of $5,407, or 14.9%, from 2016.  Average earning assets increased during 2017 by $105,324, or 12.5%, as compared to 2016, coming primarily from loans and taxable investment securities.  The growth in average earning assets was primarily attributable to the acquisition of Milton Bank during the third quarter of 2016.  Milton Bank branches were responsible for over 56% of the average loan growth experienced during 2017, benefiting largely from the full-year effect.  During 2017, the Company also experienced organic loan growth within its existing markets, impacted mostly from its West Virginia and Athens, Ohio locations.    Complementing average earning asset growth was an increase in the Company’s net interest margin, which finished at 4.49% in 2017, as compared to 4.40% in 2016.  Contributing to the increase in net interest margin was a general increase in interest rates and higher loan balances relative to total earning assets.

The Company’s noninterest income also finished strong during 2017, increasing $1,196, or 14.5%, from 2016. The increase in noninterest income was impacted by a larger customer deposit base associated with the Milton Bank acquisition. As a result, the volume of debit and credit card transactions grew during 2017, which helped to generate a 30.1% increase in interchange income. A larger customer base also contributed to an 8.1% increase in service charges on deposit accounts. Noninterest income growth was further impacted by BOLI and annuity assets, which grew over 69% during 2017.  This was largely the result of $514 in net bank owned life insurance proceeds that were collected during 2017 in conjunction with the Company's investment in various benefit plans for its directors and key employees. Increases in noninterest income were also impacted by lower losses on the sale of OREO, related to the lower appraised value on one land development property during the fourth quarter of 2016.  Partially offsetting increases in noninterest income were lower tax processing fees through the Company’s ERC/ERD transactions, which decreased 17.4%.  In addition to a reduced number of tax refunds being processed in 2017, the per item fees received by the Company were lower under the new contract entered into with the third-party tax refund product provider in October 2014 that impacted 2017’s tax season.

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The Company’s noninterest expenses during 2017 increased $3,710, or 11.3%, over 2016. The increase was impacted by the acquisition of Milton Bank, which contributed to general increases in most noninterest expense categories related to having a larger organization after the merger.  The Company saw its salary and employee benefit expense grow by $1,935, or 10.3%, during 2017, as compared to 2016.  The increase was largely the result of adding Milton Bank employees, as well as annual merit increases and higher health insurance costs. Noninterest expense growth was also affected by increases to professional fees, data processing costs, and various “other” noninterest expenses that included costs to maintain OREO properties, customer incentive costs and consulting fees.  Noninterest expense increases were partially offset by the effects of lower merger costs during 2017, as compared to 2016.  As part of the Milton Bank acquisition in 2016, the Company incurred $930 in merger-related expenses that consisted largely of services to combine the operating systems of both companies, as well as investment banking, accounting, and legal services.  As a result, merger expenses were down $891, or 95.8%, in 2017.

The Company’s provision for income taxes totaled $4,486 in 2017, compared to $1,920 in 2016, which further reduced operating income.  The increase was related to the TCJA, which reduced the federal income tax rate from 34% to 21%, as well as other business-related exclusions, deductions and credits. The reduction of the federal tax rate required the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities to be revalued using the 21% federal tax rate enacted.  The revaluation resulted in a $1,783 adjustment to tax expense that was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017.

NET INTEREST INCOME

The most significant portion of the Company's revenue, net interest income, results from properly managing the spread between interest income on earning assets and interest expense incurred on interest-bearing liabilities.  The Company earns interest and dividend income from loans, investment securities and short-term investments while incurring interest expense on interest-bearing deposits and short- and long-term borrowings.  Net interest income is affected by changes in both the average volume and mix of assets and liabilities and the level of interest rates for financial instruments.  Changes in net interest income are measured by net interest margin and net interest spread.  Net interest margin is expressed as the percentage of net interest income to average interest-earning assets. Net interest spread is the difference between the average yield earned on interest-earning assets and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.  Both of these are reported on a fully tax-equivalent (“FTE”) basis.  Net interest margin exceeds the net interest rate spread because noninterest-bearing sources of funds, principally noninterest-bearing demand deposits and stockholders' equity, also support interest-earning assets. Following is a discussion of changes in interest-earning assets, interest-bearing liabilities and the associated impact on interest income and interest expense for the three years ended December 31, 2018.  Tables I and II have been prepared to summarize the significant changes outlined in this analysis.

Comparing 2018 to 2017, net interest income of $44,172 on an FTE basis increased $1,661, or 3.9%. This change reflects the impact of a 5.4% increase in average earning assets and a 7 basis point increase in earning asset yield, partially offset by a 20 basis point cost increase in average interest-bearing liabilities.  Average earning asset growth included a $30,610, or 46.3%, increase in average interest-bearing balances with banks and a $20,791, or 2.8%, increase in average loans. Earning asset yields were largely impacted by the rise in short-term rates during 2018, which affected loans and deposits with banks. Market rate increases during 2018 also had a corresponding impact to higher average deposit costs, primarily within time deposits.  The rate increases in time deposits during 2018 contributed to a higher consumer demand for those products, particularly certificates of deposit (“CDs”), which generated most of the average interest-bearing liability increase.  The net interest margin decrease reflected a 20 basis point negative impact in funding costs partially offset by a 7 basis point positive impact from the mix and yield on earning assets and a 7 basis point increase in the benefit from noninterest-bearing funding (i.e., demand deposits and shareholders' equity).

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The increase in average volume and yield of earning assets partially offset by the increase in average cost of interest-bearing liabilities was key to the success of 2018’s net interest income improvement.  The volume increase in average earning assets was responsible for producing $1,527 in additional FTE interest income during 2018 over 2017, while the average yield increase generated an additional $1,630 in FTE interest income during the same periods.  These effects were partially offset by $1,243 in additional interest expense from the average cost increase in average interest-bearing liabilities. Average earning assets for 2018 increased $50,982, or 5.4%, from the prior year, led by interest-bearing balances with banks, which increased $30,610, or 46.3%.  More so, the average yield on interest-bearing balances with banks contributed most to the $1,039 increase in interest income from these earning asset deposits during 2018.  Balances within interest-bearing deposits with banks are driven primarily by the Company’s interest-bearing Federal Reserve Bank clearing account.  The Company continues to utilize its Federal Reserve clearing account to manage seasonal tax refund deposits and fund earning asset growth.  Average Federal Reserve Bank clearing account balances grew 48.3% during 2018, which contributed to higher interest income.  Furthermore, this interest-bearing account carried an interest rate of 1.50% at December 2017. During 2018, the Federal Reserve increased short-term rates by 25 basis points in each of March, June, September and December to reach 2.50% at December 31, 2018.  The timing of the December 2017 and March 2018 rate adjustments benefited the Company, as it entered into the first quarter of 2018 experiencing significant levels of excess funds impacted by the large volume of ERC/ERD transactions that were maintained within the Federal Reserve clearing account.  These ERC/ERD deposits occur primarily during the first half of the year and are the result of the Bank’s relationship with a third-party tax refund product provider.  The Bank acts as the facilitator for these ERC/ERD transactions and earns a fee for each cleared item.  For the short time the Bank holds such refunds, constituting noninterest-bearing deposits, the Bank increases its deposits with the Federal Reserve.  This causes interest-bearing balances with banks to represent a large percentage of earning assets during the time the Bank holds the refunds, although such balances decrease at year-end.  The Bank was able to redeploy some of these excess funds from its Federal Reserve Bank clearing account to help manage the loan growth that was evident in 2018.  However, the average growth in total deposits exceeded the average growth in loans, which produced a higher composition of average interest-bearing balances with banks, finishing at 9.7% of average earning assets in 2018, as compared to 7.0% in 2017.

The Bank’s third-party tax refund product provider ceased utilizing the services of the Bank at the end of 2018.  The termination of this relationship, unless and until replaced, will adversely affect the Company’s liquidity and net income. The Bank will be unable to replace the relationship for the 2019 tax season but will consider alternatives for future years.  Further, the Bank has filed a lawsuit against the third-party tax refund provider alleging breach of contract.  There can be no assurance of the timing and extent of damages recovered through such litigation, and the costs of the litigation will have an adverse effect on Ohio Valley’s liquidity and net income. In 2018, when all of the tax refund processing had been completed and temporary deposits had been disbursed by the Bank, the Company earned approximately $949 in interest from tax refunds held in the Bank’s Federal Reserve Bank clearing account.

Average earning asset growth also came from loans, which increased $20,791, or 2.8%, during 2018.  This growth in loans came mostly from the commercial and consumer loan segments, driven by the West Virginia and Athens, Ohio market locations.  The Company’s West Virginia offices, located in Mason and Cabell counties, generated over $10,600 in average loans during 2018, particularly within the commercial loan portfolio segment.  Further impacting average loan growth was the Company’s Athens, Ohio loan production office, which opened in late 2015.  This office has served to enhance the Company’s market presence in Athens County, which generated over $11,800 in average loans during 2018.  The average volume growth in loans contributed to $1,193 in additional FTE interest income during 2018 over 2017.  Furthermore, the rise in short-term rates during 2018 also contributed to the repricings of a portion of the Company’s loan portfolio.  This led to a higher average loan yield of 5.78% at year-end 2018, as compared to 5.68% at year-end 2017, and also contributed to $769 in additional FTE interest income during 2018 over 2017.  While average loans were up in 2018, the Company experienced a higher level of average deposit liabilities that contributed to larger excess fund balances that were maintained within its Federal Reserve Bank clearing account.  As a result, the Company finished with a smaller composition of average loans to average earning assets at year-end 2018 of 77.6%, as compared to 79.6% for 2017.

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  Average securities of $126,621 at year-end 2018 represented a 0.3% decrease from the $127,040 in average securities at year-end 2017.  Average tax exempt securities were down 7.5% from the prior year, largely related to maturities of state and municipal investments, while average taxable securities increased 0.5%, particularly from purchases within the U.S. Government sponsored entity and Agency mortgage-backed investment segments.  The Company has focused on growing earning assets primarily through loans, which has contributed to a lower asset composition of securities.  Management continues to focus on generating loan growth as loans provide the greatest return to the Company.  Management maintains securities at a dollar level adequate enough to provide ample liquidity and cover pledging requirements.

The Company believes that it may experience a reduction in interest income as a result of a new state law, signed into law on July 30, 2018, which places numerous restrictions on short-term and small loans extended by certain non-bank lenders in Ohio.  The new law, which will not apply to loans made before April 27, 2019, will apply to much of the lending of Loan Central.  The Company is still attempting to determine the effect of the law on Loan Central and the Company, including the loans that would no longer be offered, increased expenses of loans offered, and whether the Company might make such loans pursuant to an exemption. The Company estimates the loss of pre-tax operating income could be $1,053, which is based on the actual income earned during 2018 by Loan Central on such loans that would be affected by the new state law.

Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $23,842, or 3.8%, from 2017 to 2018.  The growth in interest-bearing deposits during 2018 was mostly from average time deposits, which grew $20,679, or 10.9%, during 2018, impacted by a consumer demand increase for CD’s and a special CD offering during the second half of 2017 that impacted additional average retail funds in 2018. The growth in time deposits resulted in the composition of average time deposits to interest-bearing liabilities trending upward to 31.9% and 29.8% of total interest-bearing liabilities at year-end 2018 and 2017, respectively. The growth in earning assets during 2017 and 2018 caused the Company to use more of its time deposits as funding sources, which contributed to higher composition levels.  The higher average cost associated with time deposits, combined with higher portfolio balances in 2018, contributed to the majority of the interest expense increase of 2018.

The Company’s core deposit segment of interest-bearing liabilities consists of NOW, savings and money market accounts.  During 2018, average balances on these deposits increased $1,859, or 0.5%, but together represented 60.7% of average interest-bearing liabilities in 2018, as compared to 62.7% in 2017.  This decreasing shift in composition was impacted by a higher composition of time deposits during 2018, which were used to help fund earning asset growth. This overall composition shift to lower NOW, savings and money market balances combined with a higher composition of time deposits from 2017 to 2018 contributed to a 20 basis point increase in the average cost of funds from 0.63% at year-end 2017 to 0.83% at year-end 2018.

In addition, the Company’s other borrowings and subordinated debentures collectively increased $1,304, or 2.7%, during 2018.  The increase was related to management's decision to fund specific fixed-rate loans with like-term FHLB advances during the first quarter of 2018.  Borrowings and subordinated debentures continue to represent the smallest composition of average interest-bearing liabilities, finishing at 7.5% at the end of both 2018 and 2017.

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Comparing 2017 to 2016, net interest income of $42,511 on an FTE basis increased $5,526, or 14.9%. This change reflected the impact of 12.5% average earning asset growth and a 9 basis point increase in the net interest margin to 4.49%, partially offset by 12.0% average interest-bearing liability growth. Average earning asset growth included a $108,514, or 16.8%, increase in average loans and a $5,925, or 5.5%, increase in average taxable securities. Average interest-bearing liability growth included a $59,543, or 11.3%, increase in average interest-bearing deposits and an $8,110, or 26.1%, increase in average other borrowed funds. The net interest margin expansion reflected a 15 basis point positive impact from the mix and yield on earning assets and a 4 basis point increase in the benefit from noninterest-bearing funding, partially offset by a 10 basis point increase in funding costs.

The increase in average volume of earning assets partially offset by the increase in interest-bearing liabilities was key to the success of 2017’s net interest income improvement.  The volume increase in average earning assets was responsible for producing $6,205 in additional FTE interest income during 2017 over 2016, partially offset by $456 in additional interest expense from the volume increase in average interest-bearing liabilities. Average earning assets for 2017 increased $105,324, or 12.5%, from the prior year, reflecting the full-year impact of the Milton Bank acquisition. This growth in earning assets contributed to average balance growth in the commercial, residential real estate, and consumer loan portfolios, which were collectively up $108,514, or 16.8%, during 2017. The Milton Bank branches were responsible for over $60,900 in average loan growth during 2017.  During 2017, the Company also experienced organic loan growth within its existing markets, impacted mostly from its West Virginia and Athens, Ohio locations.  The Company’s West Virginia offices generated over $21,500 in average loans during 2017, particularly within the commercial loan portfolio segment.  Further impacting average loan growth was the Company’s Athens, Ohio loan production office, which generated over $12,900 in average loans during 2017.  The acquisition of Milton Bank loans combined with the success in West Virginia and Athens County contributed to a larger composition of average loans to average earning assets at year-end 2017 of 79.6%, as compared to 76.7% for 2016.

Further impacting growth in average earning assets during 2017 was a higher level of average securities.  While average tax exempt securities were down 5.6% from the prior year, average taxable securities increased $5,925, or 5.5%, particularly from purchases within the U.S. Government sponsored entity and Agency mortgage-backed investment segments. While the Company’s average net investment securities increased 4.2% during 2017, their percentage of earning assets declined, averaging 13.4% for 2017, compared to 14.5% for 2016.  The Company focused on growing earning assets primarily through loans, which contributed to this lower asset composition of securities.

The Company’s earnings from interest-bearing deposits with banks also contributed to the growth in interest income for 2017.  Average interest-bearing deposits with banks were down $8,327, or 11.2%, from 2016, which had a negative impact on earnings based on volume.  These effects from lower volume were completely offset by positive effects from the average yield, which contributed to most of the $233, or 62.3%, increase in interest income from deposits with banks during 2017. The Company’s Federal Reserve Clearing account carried an interest rate of 0.50% during most of 2016. In December 2016, the Federal Reserve increased short-term rates by 25 basis points, and then again in each of March, June and December 2017 by another 25 basis points. The timing of the December 2016 and March 2017 rate adjustments benefited the Company, as it entered into the first quarter of 2017 experiencing significant levels of excess funds impacted by the large volume of ERC/ERD transactions that were maintained in the Federal Reserve clearing account. However, this short-term average balance growth in deposits was completely offset by the need to fund loan growth during 2017.  The Company experienced a 16.8% increase in average loans during 2017, part of which included organic loan originations from the West Virginia and Athens, Ohio markets.  The Company was able to redeploy funds from its Federal Reserve Bank clearing account to help manage the earning asset growth that was evident in 2017, which fits within management’s strategy of investing assets into higher yielding products while minimizing interest expense.   With the Company using more of its short-term Federal Reserve funds to satisfy loan demand, this led to a lower composition of average interest-bearing balances with banks, finishing at 7.0% of average earning assets in 2017, as compared to 8.9% in 2016.

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CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET & ANALYSIS OF NET INTEREST INCOME

	December 31
Table I	2018								2017								2016
(dollars in thousands)	Average Balance			Income/ Expense		Yield/ Average			Average Balance			Income/ Expense		Yield/ Average			Average Balance			Income/ Expense		Yield/ Average
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing balances with banks	$	96,769		$	1,646		1.70	%	$	66,159		$	607		0.92	%	$	74,486		$	374		0.50	%
Securities:
Taxable		114,278			2,817		2.46			113,699			2,508		2.21			107,774			2,263		2.10
Tax exempt		12,343			464		3.76			13,341			617		4.63			14,129			671		4.75
Loans		773,995			44,716		5.78			753,204			42,754		5.68			644,690			36,699		5.69
Total interest-earning assets		997,385			49,643		4.98	%		946,403			46,486		4.91	%		841,079			40,007		4.76	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		13,027								12,235								11,014
Other nonearning assets		60,825								62,867								54,195
Allowance for loan losses		(7,981	)							(7,390	)							(7,079	)
Total noninterest-earning assets		65,871								67,712								58,130
Total assets	$	1,063,256							$	1,014,115							$	899,209
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW accounts	$	162,899		$	508		0.31	%	$	157,796		$	464		0.29	%	$	143,180		$	383		0.27	%
Savings and money market		235,992			657		0.28			239,236			575		0.24			215,760			464		0.21
Time deposits		209,714			2,990		1.43			189,035			1,804		0.95			167,584			1,307		0.78
Other borrowed money		40,467			986		2.44			39,163			884		2.26			31,053			664		2.14
Subordinated debentures		8,500			330		3.89			8,500			248		2.91			8,500			204		2.40
Total int.-bearing liabilities		657,572			5,471		0.83	%		633,730			3,975		0.63	%		566,077			3,022		0.53	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposit accounts		278,034								259,160								222,530
Other liabilities		15,257								13,115								12,469
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities		293,291								272,275								234,999
Shareholders’ equity		112,393								108,110								98,133
Total liabilities and shareholders’equity	$	1,063,256							$	1,014,115							$	899,209
Net interest earnings				$	44,172							$	42,511							$	36,985
Net interest earnings as a percent of interest-earning assets							4.43	%							4.49	%							4.40	%
Net interest rate spread							4.15	%							4.28	%							4.23	%
Average interest-bearing liabilities to average earning assets							65.93	%							66.96	%							67.30	%

Fully taxable equivalent yields are reported for tax exempt securities and loans and calculated assuming a 21% tax rate in 2018 and a 34% tax rate in 2017 and 2016, net of nondeductible interest expense. Tax-equivalent adjustments for securities during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 totaled $95, $206, and $226, respectively. Tax-equivalent adjustments for loans during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 totaled $351, $572, and $433, respectively. Average balances are computed on an average daily basis. The average balance for available for sale securities includes the market value adjustment. However, the calculated yield is based on the securities’ amortized cost. Average loan balances include nonaccruing loans. Loan income includes cash received on nonaccruing loans.

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RATE VOLUME ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN INTEREST INCOME & EXPENSE

Table II

(dollars in thousands)	2018									2017
	Increase (Decrease) From Previous Year Due to									Increase (Decrease) From Previous Year Due to
	Volume			Yield/Rate			Total			Volume			Yield/Rate			Total
Interest income
Interest-bearing balances with banks	$	365		$	674		$	1,039		$	(46	)	$	279		$	233
Securities:
Taxable		13			296			309			128			117			245
Tax exempt		(44	)		(109	)		(153	)		(37	)		(17	)		(54	)
Loans		1,193			769			1,962			6,160			(105	)		6,055
Total interest income		1,527			1,630			3,157			6,205			274			6,479
Interest expense
NOW accounts		16			28			44			41			40			81
Savings and money market		(8	)		90			82			53			58			111
Time deposits		215			971			1,186			181			316			497
Other borrowed money		30			72			102			181			39			220
Subordinated debentures		----			82			82			----			44			44
Total interest expense		253			1,243			1,496			456			497			953
Net interest earnings	$	1,274		$	387		$	1,661		$	5,749		$	(223	)	$	5,526

The change in interest due to volume and rate is determined as follows: Volume Variance - change in volume multiplied by the previous year's rate; Yield/Rate Variance - change in rate multiplied by the previous year's volume; Total Variance – change in volume multiplied by the change in rate. The change in interest due to both volume and rate has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each. The tax exempt securities and loan income is presented on an FTE basis. FTE yield assumes a 21% tax rate in 2018 and a 34% tax rate in 2017 and 2016, net of related nondeductible interest expense.

Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $67,653, or 12.0%, from 2016 to 2017.  The growth in interest-bearing deposits during 2017 was mostly impacted by the Milton Bank merger, which resulted in the acquisition of $119,215 in deposits from 2016.  Average time deposits grew $21,451, or 12.8%, during 2017, impacted mostly by the Milton Bank time deposits from 2016 and a special CD offering during the second half of 2017 that generated additional retail funds. The composition of average time deposits to interest-bearing liabilities trended upward, representing 29.8% and 29.6% of total interest-bearing liabilities at year-end 2017 and 2016, respectively. The growth in earning assets during 2017 caused the Company to use more of its time deposits as funding sources, which contributed to higher composition levels.  The higher average cost associated with time deposits, combined with higher portfolio balances in 2017, contributed to over half of the interest expense increase of 2017.

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The Company’s core deposit segment of interest-bearing liabilities consist of NOW, savings and money market accounts.  During 2017, average balances on these deposits increased $38,092, or 10.6%, and together represented 62.7% of average interest-bearing liabilities in 2017, as compared to 63.4% in 2016.  This decreasing shift in composition was impacted by a higher composition of time deposits and borrowed funds during 2017. This overall composition shift to lower NOW, savings and money market balances combined with a higher composition of time deposits from 2016 to 2017 contributed to a 10 basis point increase in the average cost of funds from 0.53% at year-end 2016 to 0.63% at year-end 2017.

In addition, the Company’s other borrowings and subordinated debentures collectively increased $8,110, or 20.5%, during 2017.  The increase was primarily from the use of FHLB borrowings to fund the purchases of specific earning assets that were originated during both 2017 and 2016.  Borrowings and subordinated debentures represented the smallest composition of average interest-bearing liabilities, finishing at 7.5% and 7.0% at year-end 2017 and 2016, respectively. This shift to more higher-costing liabilities contributed to more interest expense in 2017.

During 2018, total interest income on average earning assets increased $3,489, or 7.6%, as compared to 2017.  During 2017, total interest income on average earning assets increased $6,360, or 16.2%, as compared to 2016.  The changes in interest income during both comparison periods were impacted most by the commercial loan portfolio. Management has been pleased with the growing commercial loan demand within its West Virginia locations and loan production office.  Furthermore, 36% of the loans acquired in the Milton Bank merger were comprised of commercial loans.  These positive contributions helped to generate increases of 4.7% and 22.1% in average commercial loan balances during 2018 and 2017, respectively.  As a result, commercial interest and fee revenue grew by $1,729, or 9.8%, and $3,634, or 25.9%, during 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The Company’s interest and fees from its residential real estate loan portfolio decreased by $33, or 0.3%, during 2018, but increased $891, or 7.2%, during 2017. A contributing factor to the decline in real estate revenue during 2018 was a composition shift from higher-yielding, long-term, fixed-rate loan balances to lower-yielding, adjustable-rate mortgage originations. This shift to more lower-yielding loans has placed additional pressure on asset yields.  Furthermore, the Company continues to sell a portion of its long-term, fixed-rate real estate loans to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, while retaining the servicing rights for those mortgages.  While this strategy has generated loan sale and servicing fee revenue within noninterest income, it has also contributed to lower interest and fee revenues during 2018.  Conversely, the elevated residential real estate revenue during 2017 was primarily from the acquired loan balances of Milton Bank in 2016, which consisted of 42% in residential real estate loan balances.  However, when excluding the real estate revenue generated by the Milton Bank branches during 2017, the Company’s real estate revenue represented a decrease of $113, or 0.99%, during 2017. This was in large part due to the composition shift from long-term, fixed-rate loans to short-term, adjustable-rate loans previously discussed.

In 2018, consumer loan interest and fees increased $487, or 4.3%, as compared to 2017, and increased $1,391, or 14.0%, during 2017, as compared to 2016, impacted by the average balance growth associated with increased auto loan financings and home equity loan balances. Further impacting consumer loan revenue during 2017 was the acquisition of Milton Bank’s loans, 22% of which were consumer loan balances at the time of acquisition.

The Company’s interest income from taxable investment securities increased $309, or 12.3%, in 2018 and $245, or 10.8%, in 2017.  Average balances grew during 2018 and 2017 from increased purchases of U.S. Government sponsored entity securities and Agency mortgage-backed securities during both periods.   Interest income during 2018 was positively affected by a 25 basis point increase in yield from 2017, primarily due to investment purchases, and reinvestment of maturities at market rates higher than the average portfolio yield, compared to an 11 basis point increase in yield on taxable securities from 2016 to 2017.

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Total interest expense incurred on the Company’s interest-bearing liabilities increased $1,496, or 37.6%, during 2018, and increased $953, or 31.5%, during 2017, primarily from interest expense on deposits, particularly time deposits.  The Company’s strategy continues to focus on funding earning asset growth with lower cost, core deposit funding sources to further reduce, or limit growth in, interest expense. However, with loan demand up and average loan balances growing, the Company utilized more CD balances as a funding source. In addition, the market rates on the Company’s CD’s repriced at higher rates impacted by the ongoing short-term rate increases, contributing to consumer demand for more CD’s, which led to a composition shift into more time deposits during 2018.  The Company was also successful in marketing a short-term CD special during the fourth quarter of 2017 that helped generate additional retail funds.  Furthermore, the Company utilized more brokered CD deposits as an additional funding source during the second half of 2017 that impacted 2018 interest costs.  Time deposits were also impacted by the acquired Milton Bank time deposits. Interest-bearing deposits for 2018 and 2017 continued to be comprised more of average core deposit balances in NOW, savings and money market balances, which are lower in cost.  But due to the funding needs for asset growth in 2017 and 2018, the Company’s composition of higher-cost average time deposits increased from 2017 to 2018, while the average composition of NOW, savings and money market balances decreased during the same period.  This change in deposit composition contributed to an increase in the Company’s weighted average costs from 0.63% at year-end 2017 to 0.83% at year-end 2018.

TheCompany’s interest expenses were also impacted by other borrowed money and subordinated debentures, which were up collectively by $184, or 16.3%, during the year ended 2018, and $220, or 30.4%, during the year ended 2017.  The increase was primarily from the average growth in FHLB borrowings, which were used to fund the purchases of specific earning assets that were originated during both 2018 and 2017.

During 2018 and 2017, the Company benefited from a large composition of higher-yielding, average loan balances while maintaining most of its deposit mix in lower-costing core deposits. This contributed to net interest margin improvement from 4.40% in 2016 to 4.49% in 2017. However, the Company utilized more of its higher-costing time deposits in 2018 to fund earning asset growth causing the average cost of funds to grow by 20 basis points during that time.  Also during 2018, the Company’s average earning assets were significantly impacted by growth of over 46% in interest-bearing balances maintained at the Federal Reserve yielding just 2.5% at year-end 2018.  As a result, the net interest margin for 2018 compressed from 4.49% in 2017 to 4.43% in 2018.  The Company will continue to face pressure on its net interest income and margin improvement if loan balances do not continue to expand and become a larger component of overall earning assets.  The Company’s CDs are continuing to reprice to market rates that are trending up.  The Company will continue to focus on growing the average loan portfolio and re-deploying the excess liquidity retained within the Federal Reserve account into higher yielding assets as opportunities arise.

With the Bank’s third-party tax refund product provider terminating its tax processing relationship at the end of 2018, the Company expects the average excess funds in the Federal Reserve clearing account to decrease in 2019.  As a result, the Company expects both its interest and noninterest income to be negatively affected in 2019, as compared to prior periods.

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PROVISION EXPENSE

Credit risk is inherent in the business of originating loans.  The Company sets aside an allowance for loan losses through charges to income, which are reflected in the consolidated statement of income as the provision for loan losses.  Provision for loan loss is recorded to achieve an allowance for loan losses that is adequate to absorb losses in the Company’s loan portfolio.  Management performs, on a quarterly basis, a detailed analysis of the allowance for loan losses that encompasses loan portfolio composition, loan quality, loan loss experience and other relevant economic factors.

The Company’s provision expense during the years ended 2018, 2017 and 2016 totaled $1,039, $2,564 and $2,826, respectively.  These results yielded a $1,525 decrease in provision expense from 2017 to 2018, and a $262 decrease in provision expense from 2016 to 2017.  Lower provision expense during 2018 was mostly impacted by reduced general allocations of the allowance for loan losses. The Company’s general allocation evaluates several factors that include: average historical loan loss trends, credit risk, regional unemployment conditions, asset quality, and changes in classified and criticized assets. The Company’s historical loan loss factors continue to trend down while its classified asset risk factor decreased in 2018, as well.  Furthermore, the Company’s nonperforming loans to total loans improved from 1.36% to at year-end 2017 to 1.25% at year-end 2018, while nonperforming assets to total assets improved from 1.17% to 0.99% during the same period.  As a result, general allocations totaled $6,630 at December 31, 2018, as compared to $7,405 at December 31, 2017, with the decrease coming primarily within the commercial real estate loan portfolio segment. Specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses remained comparable from 2017 to 2018.

Lower provision expense during 2017 was impacted by a decrease in specific allocations partially offset by an increase in general allocations.  Specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses identify loan impairment by measuring fair value of the underlying collateral and the present value of estimated future cash flows.  Specific allocations during 2017 decreased by $2,887 from December 31, 2016 as a result of the financial performance improvement of one commercial real estate loan relationship.  Prior to 2017, specific reserves of $1,681 were necessary as a result of collateral impairment.  During the first quarter of 2017, a re-evaluation of this borrower’s financial performance identified significant improvement, which resulted in a credit quality upgrade to the borrower relationship and no identified collateral impairment at December 31, 2017.  Further contributing to lower specific reserves at year-end 2017 were the charge-offs of several collateral dependent specific allocations. Total charge-offs of $612 on one commercial real estate loan relationship and $399 on one commercial and industrial loan relationship were recorded as a result of asset impairment. However, these specific reserves had already been allocated for prior to 2017, which resulted in no corresponding provision expense impact in 2017.

The decreases in provision expense during 2017 from lower specific allocations were partially offset by a $2,687 increase in general allocations, largely impacted by the addition of new risk factors. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company continued to experience lower historical loan loss factors, which prompted management to evaluate the exposure to losses incurred during an economic downturn. Based on historical losses incurred outside the Company's lookback period, management determined it would be necessary to include an economic risk factor to add general reserves for losses based upon the difference in the Company's current historical loss factors and risks in the portfolio. Furthermore, management evaluated recent changes in loan underwriting standards, which may expose the loan portfolio to additional credit risk. As a result, an economic risk factor was added, which contributed to additional general reserves.

During 2018, the Company’s net charge-offs totaled $1,810, as compared to $2,764 in net charge-offs recognized during 2017.  The decrease was largely due to the 2017 charge-offs of $612 on one commercial real estate loan relationship and $399 on one commercial and industrial loan relationship that both contained specific allocations.  These charge-offs from 2017 did not have a corresponding impact to provision expense since the allocations had already been provided for prior to 2017.  Excluding these specific allocation charge-offs from the previous year, net charge-offs during 2018 would have been up just $57, or 3.3%, as compared to 2017. During 2017, the Company’s net charge-offs totaled $2,764, as compared to $1,775 in net charge-offs recognized during 2016.  The increase was due to the charge-offs of specific allocations previously mentioned. Excluding these specific allocation charge-offs, net charge-offs during 2017 would have been down $22, or 1.2%, as compared to 2016.

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Management believes that the allowance for loan losses was adequate at December 31, 2018 and reflected probable incurred losses in the portfolio.  The allowance for loan losses was 0.87% of total loans at December 31, 2018, as compared to 0.98% at December 31, 2017 and 1.05% at December 31, 2016.  Future provisions to the allowance for loan losses will continue to be based on management’s quarterly in-depth evaluation that is discussed in further detail under the caption “Critical Accounting Policies - Allowance for Loan Losses” within this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

NONINTEREST INCOME

During 2018, total noninterest income decreased $497, or 5.3%, as compared to 2017.  The decrease in noninterest revenue was impacted by earnings from tax-free BOLI investments. BOLI investments are maintained by the Company in association with various benefit plans, including deferred compensation plans, director retirement plans and supplemental retirement plans. During 2017, the Company recorded $2,107 in cash proceeds and $1,993 in anticipated cash proceeds related to three BOLI participants, which yielded net BOLI proceeds of $514 that were recorded to income. Those 2017 BOLI proceeds contributed most to the 41.5% decrease in BOLI and annuity asset income, which finished at $717 for 2018, as compared to $1,226 in 2017.

Also contributing to the decrease in noninterest income were higher losses on OREO properties, which finished with a net loss of $559 at year-end 2018, as compared to a net loss of $189 at year-end 2017.  OREO losses were elevated in 2018 mostly from the liquidation of one foreclosed land development property during the fourth quarter of 2018 that resulted in a loss on sale of $594.

Noninterest income was also negatively impacted in 2018 by a reduction in seasonal tax refund processing revenue classified as ERC/ERD fees.  During the year ended 2018, the Company’s ERC/ERD fees decreased by $113, or 6.7%, as compared to the same period in 2017, largely due to reduced transaction fees associated with each refund facilitated pursuant to the Company’s contract with a third-party tax refund product provider.  Furthermore, the Company experienced a decrease in the number of ERC/ERD transactions that were facilitated.  As a result of ERC/ERD fee activity being mostly seasonal, the majority of income was recorded during the first half of 2018, accounting for 17.7% of total noninterest income for the year. As previously mentioned, the Bank’s third-party tax refund product provider ceased utilizing the services of the Bank at the end of 2018.  Going forward, the Company’s ERC/ERD fees and non-interest income will be negatively affected.

Partially offsetting the negative effects to noninterest income was an increase in the Company’s interchange income, as the transaction volume associated with its debit and credit card products continues to grow.  Card transactions came mostly from restaurant, gasoline and retail store purchases.  The Company has also been successful in promoting the use of both debit and credit cards by offering incentives that permit their users to redeem accumulated points for merchandise, as well as cash incentives paid. As a result, debit and credit card interchange income increased $286, or 8.5%, during 2018, as compared to 2017. While incenting debit and credit card customers has increased customer use of electronic payments, which has contributed to higher interchange revenue, the strategy also fits well with the Company's emphasis on growing and enhancing its customer relationships.

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Positive increases to noninterest income also came from the Company’s interest rate swap revenue. The Company utilizes interest rate swaps to satisfy the desire of large commercial customers to have a fixed-rate loan while permitting the Company to originate a variable-rate loan, which helps mitigate interest rate risk.  In association with establishing an interest rate swap agreement, the Company earns a swap fee at the time of origination.  The increase in transactions involving an interest rate swap during 2018 led to swap fees totaling $114 during the year ended December 31, 2018.  As a result, interest rate swap revenue improved to $139 during 2018, as compared to $42 during 2017.

The Company’s remaining noninterest income categories were up $112, or 3.4%, during the year ended 2018 as compared to 2017, in large part due to higher mortgage banking income.

During 2017, total noninterest income increased $1,196, or 14.5%, as compared to 2016.  The increase in noninterest revenue was impacted by the inclusion of Milton Bank's customer deposit base for a full year. The larger deposit base contributed to year-to-date improvements in debit and credit card interchange income and service charges on deposit accounts, which increased collectively by $942, or 20.6%, during 2017, as compared to 2016.

Also contributing to noninterest income growth for 2017 was earnings from tax-free BOLI investments. During 2017, the Company recorded $2,107 in cash proceeds and $1,993 in anticipated cash proceeds related to three BOLI participants, which yielded net BOLI proceeds of $514 that were recorded to income. This amount contributed to the 69.1% year-to-date increase in BOLI and annuity asset income of $501 during 2017, as compared to 2016.

Further increasing noninterest income for 2017 were lower losses on OREO properties, which finished with a net loss of $189 at year-end 2017, as compared to a net loss of $467 at year-end 2016.  OREO losses were elevated in 2016 mostly from the lower appraised value of one land development property during the fourth quarter of 2016.  A re-evaluation of this property resulted in a $393 impairment charge that was recorded as a write-down to the OREO property’s carrying value.

Partially offsetting growth in noninterest income during 2017 was a reduction in seasonal tax refund processing revenue classified as ERC/ERD fees.  During the year ended 2017, the Company’s ERC/ERD fees decreased by $356, or 17.4%, as compared to the same period in 2016.  The decrease was largely due to reduced transaction fees associated with each refund facilitated, as well as a lower volume of ERC/ERD transactions that were facilitated.

The Company’s remaining noninterest income categories were down $169, or 12.4%, during the year ended 2017 as compared to 2016.  The decrease was in large part due to higher loss reserves and claims paid associated with the Company’s limited purpose property and casualty insurance company subsidiary, (the “Captive”).

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Management continues to work diligently to minimize the growth in noninterest expense.  For 2018, total noninterest expense increased $817, or 2.2%.  The increase was mostly from salaries and employee benefits, the Company’s largest noninterest expense item.  During the year ended December 31, 2018, salaries and employee benefits increased $1,382, or 6.6%, as compared to the same period in 2017.  The increase was largely from employee compensation costs associated with annual merit increases and higher insurance expense.

The Company also experienced an increase in professional fees, which grew $224, or 12.5%, during 2018, as compared to 2017.  Professional fees were impacted by accounting expenses associated with adhering to regulatory guidance and legal expenses associated with the recovery efforts on loan deficiency balances.

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Partially offsetting the negative impacts to noninterest expense was lower foreclosure expense, which decreased $261, or 52.3%, during 2018, as compared to 2017. Costs associated with foreclosed assets include the costs of maintaining various commercial real estate properties, such as taxes, management fees and general maintenance.

Marketing expense also decreased $257, or 24.9%, during 2018, as compared to 2017.  The Company’s marketing activities include costs associated with advertising, donation and public relations.

Other noninterest expenses decreased $238, or 4.3%, during 2018, as compared to 2017.  This decrease was impacted by various activities, including OREO maintenance (down $288) and consulting fees (down $81), partially offset by customer incentives (up $114) and state examination costs (up $45).  OREO maintenance deals with the costs associated with property assets that have been acquired through foreclosure.  For 2018, these expenses included the costs of maintaining various commercial real estate properties, which consist of taxes, management fees and general maintenance.  Decreases in consulting fees were associated with credit card revenue enhancement strategies that were incurred during 2017.  Customer incentive costs continued to trend higher during 2018 as part of management’s emphasis on further building and maintaining core deposit relationships while increasing interchange revenue.  Higher state examination costs were impacted by the reinstatement of annual assessments on Ohio-chartered banks during the fourth quarter of 2017.  Due to the timing of reinstatement, the annual assessment by the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions covered all of 2018, as compared to just the second half of 2017.

The remaining noninterest expense categories decreased $33, or 0.5%, during the year-ended 2018, as compared to 2017.  The decreases were primarily due to lower building and equipment costs, as well as lower costs related to assets in process of foreclosure.

For 2017, total noninterest expense increased $3,710, or 11.3%.  The increase was impacted by the acquisition of Milton Bank, which contributed to general increases in most noninterest expense categories related to having a larger organization after the merger for a full year.  Milton Bank’s noninterest expense was $2,415 during 2017 as compared to $1,174 during 2016, coming mostly from salaries and employee benefits, as well as building and equipment costs.

Salaries and employee benefits increased $1,935, or 10.3%, during 2017 as compared to 2016.  The increase was largely from the personnel costs associated with Milton Bank, which contributed $1,694 to this line item during 2017 as compared to $754 during 2016.  The remaining increase of $622 to salaries and employee benefit expense was largely due to annual merit increases and higher health insurance expense.

The Company also experienced increases in data processing expense, which increased $626, or 43.0%, during 2017, as compared to 2016. Data processing charges grew as a result of higher transaction volume associated with debit and credit cards, as well as higher processing charges from the Company's Big Rewards customer incentive platform.  Higher transaction volume was impacted by the addition of Milton Bank customers.

Noninterest expense was further impacted by increases in professional fees, which were up $430, or 31.6%, during 2017, as compared to 2016. This increase was impacted by legal expense associated with the recovery efforts on loan deficiency balances.

Other noninterest expenses increased $1,030, or 23.4%, during 2017, as compared to 2016.  This increase was impacted by various activities, including OREO maintenance (up $386), consulting fees (up $223), customer incentives (up $154), and state examination costs (up $134).

Partially offsetting overhead expense increases were lower merger related expenses, which decreased $891, or 95.8%, during 2017, as compared to 2016.  Merger expenses were related to the 2016 acquisition of Milton Bancorp and Milton Bank. Merger expenses consisted largely of services to combine the operating systems of both companies, as well as investment banking, accounting, and legal services.  The Company incurred the majority of its merger related expenses during 2016.  The remaining merger related expenses were minimal in 2017.

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The remaining noninterest expense categories increased $580, or 9.9%, during the year-ended 2017, as compared to 2016.  The increases were primarily due to higher software and marketing expenses, as well as higher costs related to assets in process of foreclosure.

The Company's efficiency ratio is defined as noninterest expense as a percentage of fully tax-equivalent net interest income plus noninterest income. The effects from provision expense are excluded from the efficiency ratio. Management continues to place emphasis on managing its balance sheet mix and interest rate sensitivity as well as developing more innovative ways to generate noninterest revenue. During 2018, the Company was successful in generating more net interest income primarily due to higher average earning assets and increases in short-term market rates, but experienced margin compression due to larger amounts of excess deposits being maintained in lower-yielding asset accounts. Furthermore, noninterest revenue decreased 5.3% during 2018, which, when combined with net interest income, lowered the overall revenue growth pace to a level comparable to the pace of growth in overhead expense.  As a result, the Company's efficiency number improved just slightly to 70.47% at December 31, 2018, as compared to 70.48% at December 31, 2017. During 2017, the Company was successful in generating more net interest income primarily due to higher average earning assets while minimizing funding costs, which contributed to a 9 basis point improvement in the net interest margin. Income growth from interchange income and BOLI and annuity asset investments caused noninterest revenues to grow by 14.5%, while overhead expenses were up 11.3% from the prior year.  These factors have caused the level of net revenues to outpace overhead expenses during 2017. As a result, the Company's efficiency number improved to 70.48% at December 31, 2017, as compared to 72.75% at December 31, 2016.

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes during 2018 totaled $2,255 compared to $4,486 in 2017 and $1,920 in 2016.  The effective tax rates for 2018, 2017 and 2016 were 15.9%, 37.4% and 21.7%, respectively. The decline in the effective tax rate in 2018 reflects the changes made by the TCJA, which was enacted on December 22, 2017.  The TCJA provided for a reduction in the corporate federal income tax rate from 34% to 21% effective January 1, 2018, as well as the introduction of business-related exclusions, deductions and credits.  The higher effective tax rate from 2017 was the result of a $1,783 tax expense adjustment related to the TCJA.  During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities had to be revalued using the 21% federal tax rate.

FINANCIAL CONDITION:

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents consist of cash, as well as interest- and non-interest bearing balances due from banks.  The amounts of cash and cash equivalents fluctuate on a daily basis due to customer activity and liquidity needs.  At December 31, 2018, cash and cash equivalents had decreased $3,393, or 4.6%, to $71,180, as compared to $74,573 at December 31, 2017.  The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was impacted mostly from the Company’s interest-bearing Federal Reserve Bank clearing account, impacted by the funding need associated with growth in loans from year-end 2017. The Company utilizes its interest-bearing Federal Reserve Bank clearing account to maintain seasonal tax refund deposits, as well as to fund earning asset growth and maturities of retail CD’s.  The interest rate paid on both the required and excess reserve balances is based on the targeted federal funds rate established by the Federal Open Market Committee.  Short-term rate increases of 25 basis points during each of March, June, September and December 2018 caused the federal funds rate to finish at 2.50% at December 31, 2018.  The interest rate increases had a corresponding effect on the interest revenue growth experienced during 2018 on Federal Reserve Bank clearing account balances. The 2.50% interest rate is higher than the rate the Company would have received from its investments in federal funds sold. Furthermore, Federal Reserve Bank balances are 100% secured.  The Company also experienced a significant decrease in business checking deposits from year-end 2017 related to one depositor relationship during the first quarter of 2018.

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As liquidity levels vary continuously based on consumer activities, amounts of cash and cash equivalents can vary widely at any given point in time. The Company’s focus will be to invest available funds into longer-term, higher-yielding assets, primarily loans, when the opportunities arise. Further information regarding the Company’s liquidity can be found under the caption “Liquidity” in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

At December 31, 2018, the Company had $2,065 in certificates of deposit owned by the Captive, up from year-end 2017. The deposits on hand at December 31, 2018 consist of nine certificates with remaining maturity terms ranging from less than 12 months up to 33 months.

SECURITIES

Management's goal in structuring the portfolio is to maintain a prudent level of liquidity while providing an acceptable rate of return without sacrificing asset quality.  During 2018, the balance of total securities decreased $726, or 0.6%, compared to year-end 2017. The Company’s investment securities portfolio is made up mostly of Agency mortgage-backed securities, representing 72.5% of total investments at December 31, 2018. During the year ended 2018, the Company invested $15,826 in new Agency mortgage-backed securities, while receiving principal repayments of $16,430. The monthly repayment of principal has been the primary advantage of Agency mortgage-backed securities as compared to other types of investment securities, which deliver proceeds upon maturity or call date. The Company also experienced increased maturities and principal repayments associated with its state and municipal security portfolio, which decreased $1,764, or 10.0%, compared to year-end 2017. Conversely, the Company invested into more U.S. Government sponsored entity securities during 2018, which increased $3,157, or 23.4%, during 2018.

Investment Portfolio Composition

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SECURITIES

Table III

	MATURING
As of December 31, 2018	Within One Year						After One but Within Five Years						After Five but Within Ten Years						After Ten Years
(dollars in thousands)	Amount			Yield			Amount			Yield			Amount			Yield			Amount			Yield
U.S. Government sponsored entity securities		$	----		----			$	16,630		2.31	%		$	----		----			$	----		----
Obligations of states and political subdivisions			931		5.54	%			7,052		4.86	%			8,248		5.72	%			----		----
Agency mortgage-backed securities, residential			1,059		3.94	%			51,150		2.48	%			33,328		2.55	%			----		----
Total securities		$	1,990		4.69	%		$	74,832		2.67	%		$	41,576		3.18	%		$	----		----

Tax-equivalent adjustments of $95 have been made in calculating yields on obligations of states and political subdivisions using a 21% rate. Weighted average yields are calculated on the basis of the cost and effective yields weighted for the scheduled maturity of each security. Mortgage-backed securities, which have prepayment provisions, are assigned to a maturity category based on estimated average lives. Securities are shown at their fair values, which include the market value adjustments for available for sale securities.

In addition, increasing market rates during 2018 led to a $1,373 increase in the net unrealized loss position associated with the Company’s available for sale securities, which lowered the fair value of securities at December 31, 2018.  The fair value of an investment security moves inversely to interest rates, so as rates increased, the unrealized loss in the portfolio was further affected. These changes in rates are typical and do not impact earnings of the Company as long as the securities are held to full maturity.

 Management has not had to sell a debt security during 2018 and 2017 in order to maintain sufficient liquidity, as maturing securities have historically accomplished this.

Prior to 2017, the reinvestment rates on debt securities had shown limited returns due to a sustained low rate environment.  The weighted average FTE yield on debt securities was 2.29% at both year-end 2017 and year-end 2016.  Short-term rate increases of 75 basis points in 2017 and 100 basis points in 2018 have had a lagging, but positive impact to the yield on average securities.  At December 31, 2018, the weighted average FTE yield on debt securities increased 10 basis points to 2.39% from 2.29% the year before.  While the return performance of debt securities has improved, the Company’s focus will still be to generate interest revenue primarily through loan growth, as loans generate the highest yields of total earning assets.  Table III provides a summary of the securities portfolio by category and remaining contractual maturity.  Issues classified as equity securities have no stated maturity date and are not included in Table III.

LOANS

In 2018, the Company's primary category of earning assets and most significant source of interest income, total loans, increased $7,733, or 1.0%, to finish at $777,052.  The increase in loan balances from year-end 2017 came primarily from the commercial and consumer loan portfolios, being partially offset by balance decreases in the residential real estate loan portfolio.

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Loan Portfolio Composition

Management continues to place emphasis on its commercial lending, which generally yields a higher return on investment as compared to other types of loans. The commercial lending segment increased $9,068, or 2.8%, from year-end 2017, which came mostly from the commercial and industrial loan portfolio, which increased $6,154, or 5.7%, from year-end 2017. The increase was mostly impacted by a $7,961 state and municipal loan origination from the West Virginia market area during the first quarter of 2018.  Commercial and industrial loans consist of loans to corporate borrowers primarily in small to mid-sized industrial and commercial companies that include service, retail and wholesale merchants. Collateral securing these loans includes equipment, inventory, and stock. The commercial real estate loan segment comprises the largest portion of the Company's total commercial loan portfolio at December 31, 2018, representing 65.6%.  Commercial real estate consists of owner-occupied, nonowner-occupied and construction loans. Owner-occupied loans consist of nonfarm, nonresidential properties.  A commercial owner-occupied loan is a borrower purchased building or space for which the repayment of principal is dependent upon cash flows from the ongoing operations conducted by the party, or an affiliate of the party, who owns the property.  Owner-occupied loans of the Company include loans secured by hospitals, churches, and hardware and convenience stores.  Nonowner-occupied loans are property loans for which the repayment of principal is dependent upon rental income associated with the property or the subsequent sale of the property, such as apartment buildings, condominiums, hotels and motels.  These loans are primarily impacted by local economic conditions, which dictate occupancy rates and the amount of rent charged. Commercial construction loans are extended to individuals as well as corporations for the construction of an individual property or multiple properties and are secured by raw land and the subsequent improvements.  Commercial real estate also includes loan participations with other banks outside the Company’s primary market area.  Although the Company is not actively seeking to participate in loans originated outside its primary market area, it has taken advantage of the relationships it has with certain lenders in those areas where the Company believes it can profitably participate with an acceptable level of risk. Commercial real estate loans totaled $216,360 at December 31, 2018, an increase of $2,914, or 1.4%, over the balance of commercial real estate loans at year-end 2017. Most of this growth came from nonowner-occupied loan originations, with balances increasing $15,617, or 15.4%, from year-end 2018.  Nonowner-occupied loan originations during 2018 came mostly from the Waverly and Athens, Ohio markets.  Partially offsetting these increases within the commercial real estate loan segment were larger payoffs from the owner-occupied loan segment, which decreased $11,879, or 16.1%, from year-end 2018.  Construction loans related to one- to four-family residential homes, as well as multi-family residential and land development properties, decreased $824, or 2.2%, from year-end 2017.

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While management believes lending opportunities exist in the Company's markets, future commercial lending activities will depend upon economic and related conditions, such as general demand for loans in the Company's primary markets, interest rates offered by the Company, the effects of competitive pressure and normal underwriting considerations.

Total loans also received positive contributions from the Company’s consumer loan portfolio, which increased $3,749, or 2.7%, from year-end 2017.  The Company’s consumer loans are primarily secured by automobiles, mobile homes, recreational vehicles and other personal property. Personal loans and unsecured credit card receivables are also included as consumer loans.  The consumer loan portfolio during 2018 benefited mostly from automobile loans, which increased $1,600, or 2.3%, from year-end 2017. Automobile loans represent the Company's largest consumer loan segment at 49.0% of total consumer loans. The Company continues to target more auto dealers within its market areas and offer interest rates that are more competitive with local banks. Growth in automobile loans was further enhanced by increases in both home equity and other consumer type loans, which collectively were up $2,149, or 3.03%, from year-end 2017. Other consumer loan types include all-terrain and recreational vehicles, as well as unsecured loans. The Company will continue to attempt to increase its auto lending segment while maintaining strict loan underwriting processes to limit future loss exposure. However, the Company will place more emphasis on loan portfolios (i.e. commercial and, to a smaller extent, residential real estate) with higher returns than auto loans.  Indirect automobile loans bear additional costs from dealers that partially offset interest revenue and lower the rate of return.

As previously mentioned, the Company believes that it may experience a reduction in consumer loan balances as a result of a new state law signed on July 30, 2018.  The new law places numerous restrictions on short-term and small loans that would apply to much of the lending of Loan Central.  The Company will continue to determine the effect of the law on Loan Central and the Company, including whether Loan Central might qualify for an exemption from the law, which will not apply to loans prior to April 27, 2019.

Generating residential real estate loans remains a significant focus of the Company’s lending efforts. The residential real estate loan segment comprises the largest portion of the Company's overall loan portfolio at 39.1% and consists primarily of one- to four-family residential mortgages and carries many of the same customer and industry risks as the commercial loan portfolio. During 2018, total residential real estate loan balances decreased $5,084, or 1.6%, from year-end 2017. This decrease was largely the result of increasing short-term adjustable-rate mortgages, which were up $638, being completely offset by decreasing long-term fixed-rate mortgages, which decreased $8,556, from year-end 2017. As part of management’s interest rate risk strategy, the Company continues to sell most of its long-term fixed-rate residential mortgages to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, while maintaining the servicing rights for those mortgages.  A customer which does not qualify for a long-term, secondary market loan may choose from one of the Company's other adjustable-rate mortgage products, which has contributed to higher balances of adjustable-rate mortgages from year-end 2017.  The decrease in residential real estate loans was partially offset by the Bank's warehouse lending volume. Warehouse lending consists of a line of credit provided by the Bank to another mortgage lender that makes loans for the purchase of one- to four-family residential real estate properties. The mortgage lender eventually sells the loans and repays the Bank. From year-end 2017, warehouse lending balances increased $6,795 to finish at $15,826 at year-end 2018.

The Company will continue to follow its secondary market strategy until long-term interest rates increase back to a range that falls within an acceptable level of interest rate risk for the Company.  Furthermore, the Company will continue to monitor the pace of its loan volume and remain consistent in its approach to sound underwriting practices and a focus on asset quality.

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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

Tables IV and V have been provided to enhance the understanding of the loan portfolio and the allowance for loan losses.  Management evaluates the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses quarterly based on several factors, including, but not limited to, general economic conditions, loan portfolio composition, prior loan loss experience, and management's estimate of probable incurred losses. Management continually monitors the loan portfolio to identify potential portfolio risks and to detect potential credit deterioration in the early stages, and then establishes reserves based upon its evaluation of these inherent risks. Actual losses on loans are reflected as reductions in the reserve and are referred to as charge-offs. The amount of the provision for loan losses charged to operating expenses is the amount necessary, in management's opinion, to maintain the allowance for loan losses at an adequate level that is reflective of probable and inherent loss. The allowance required is primarily a function of the relative quality of the loans in the loan portfolio, the mix of loans in the portfolio and the rate of growth of outstanding loans. Impaired loans, which include loans classified as TDR’s, are considered in the determination of the overall adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.

Management continues to focus on improving asset quality and lowering credit risk while working to maintain its relationships with its borrowers.  During 2018, the Company’s allowance for loan losses decreased $771, or 10.3%, to finish at $6,728, compared to $7,499 at year-end 2017. The allowance was impacted by a decrease of $775 in general allocations from year-end 2017. As part of the Company’s quarterly analysis of the allowance for loan losses, management reviewed various factors that directly impact the general allocation needs of the allowance, which include:  historical loan losses, loan delinquency levels, local economic conditions and unemployment rates, criticized/classified asset coverage levels and loan loss recoveries. From year-end 2017, the historical loss factor decreased by 1 basis point and the economic risk factor decreased by 11 basis points, which contributed to a lower general allocation of the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2018.  The Company’s improved delinquency levels at year-end 2018 had a positive impact to reducing risk factors, with both nonperforming loans and nonperforming assets finishing lower than the year before.  A contributing factor to this was a 14.2% decrease in nonaccruing loans from year-end 2017, primarily within the commercial real estate segment.  Nonperforming loans and nonperforming assets at December 31, 2018 continue to be in various stages of resolution for which management believes loans are adequately collateralized or otherwise appropriately considered in its determination of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. General risks in the portfolio were also positively impacted by lower impaired loans at December 31, 2018, which decreased $5,490, or 30.3%, from year-end 2017, while criticized and classified loans from the commercial loan segment were comparable at $34 million at year-end 2018 and 2017.

Specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses identify loan impairment by measuring fair value of the underlying collateral and the present value of estimated future cash flows. At year-end 2018, the Company continued to maintain a single specific allocation on a commercial real estate loan that remained relatively unchanged from year-end 2017. This change in specific reserves during 2018 generated a $4 increase to provision expense.

At December 31, 2018, the ratio of the allowance for loan losses decreased to 0.87%, compared to 0.98% at December 31, 2017.  Management believes that the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2018 was adequate and reflected probable incurred losses in the loan portfolio. There can be no assurance, however, that adjustments to the allowance for loan losses will not be required in the future. Changes in the circumstances of particular borrowers, as well as adverse developments in the economy, are factors that could change and make adjustments to the allowance for loan losses necessary. Asset quality will continue to remain a key focus, as management continues to stress not just loan growth, but quality in loan underwriting as well.  Future provisions to the allowance for loan losses will continue to be based on management’s quarterly in-depth evaluation that is discussed in further detail under the caption “Critical Accounting Policies - Allowance for Loan Losses” within this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

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ALLOCATION OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

Table IV

(dollars in thousands)	Years Ended December 31
	2018			2017			2016			2015			2014
Commercial loans(1)	$	3,249		$	4,002		$	5,222		$	4,548		$	5,797
Percentage of loans to total loans		42.41	%		41.66	%		42.81	%		42.89	%		43.98	%
Residential real estate loans		1,583			1,470			939			1,087			1,426
Percentage of loans to total loans		39.13	%		40.19	%		38.92	%		38.22	%		37.60	%
Consumer loans(2)		1,896			2,027			1,538			1,013			1,111
Percentage of loans to total loans		18.46	%		18.15	%		18.27	%		18.89	%		18.42	%
Allowance for loan losses	$	6,728		$	7,499		$	7,699		$	6,648		$	8,334
		100.00	%		100.00	%		100.00	%		100.00	%		100.00	%
Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans		.23	%		.37	%		.28	%		.47	%		.10	%

     The above allocation is based on estimates and subjective judgments and is not necessarily indicative of the specific amounts or loan categories in which losses may ultimately occur.

(1) Includes commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans.

(2) Includes automobile, home equity and other consumer loans.

SUMMARY OF NONPERFORMING, PAST DUE AND RESTRUCTURED LOANS

Table V

(dollars in thousands)	At December 31
	2018			2017			2016			2015			2014
Impaired loans	$	12,618		$	18,108		$	22,709		$	17,228		$	20,169
Past due 90 days or more and still accruing		1,067			334			327			39			73
Nonaccrual		8,677			10,112			8,961			7,236			9,549
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more to total loans		.14	%		.04	%		.04	%		.01	%		.01	%
Nonaccrual loans as a % of total loans		1.11	%		1.32	%		1.22	%		1.23	%		1.61	%
Impaired loans as a % of total loans		1.62	%		2.35	%		3.09	%		2.94	%		3.39	%
Allowance for loan losses as a % of total loans		.87	%		.97	%		1.05	%		1.13	%		1.40	%

     The impaired loan disclosures are comparable to the nonperforming loan disclosures except that the impaired loan disclosures do not include single-family residential or consumer loans which are analyzed in the aggregate for loan impairment purposes. All of the Company’s troubled debt restructurings are classified as impaired.

     Management formally considers placing a loan on nonaccrual status when collection of principal or interest has become doubtful. Furthermore, a loan should not be returned to the accrual status unless either all delinquent principal or interest has been brought current or the loan becomes well secured and is in the process of collection.

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MATURITY AND REPRICING DATA OF LOANS

As of December 31, 2018

Table VI

(dollars in thousands)	MATURING / REPRICING
	Within One Year		After One but Within Five Years		After Five Years		Total
Residential real estate loans	$	100,451	$	120,975	$	82,653	$	304,079
Commercial loans(1)		134,212		143,734		51,657		329,603
Consumer loans(2)		45,843		69,110		28,417		143,370
Total loans	$	280,506	$	333,819	$	162,727	$	777,052

Loans maturing or repricing after one year with:
Variable interest rates	$	267,628
Fixed interest rates		228,918
Total	$	496,546

(1) Includes commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans.

(2) Includes automobile, home equity and other consumer loans.

DEPOSITS

Deposits are used as part of the Company’s liquidity management strategy to meet obligations for depositor withdrawals, to fund the borrowing needs of loan customers, and to fund ongoing operations.  Deposits, both interest- and noninterest-bearing, continue to be the most significant source of funds used by the Company to support earning assets.  Deposits are attractive sources of funding because of their stability and generally low cost as compared with other funding sources.  The Company seeks to maintain a proper balance of core deposit relationships on hand while also utilizing various wholesale deposit sources, such as brokered and internet CD balances, as an alternative funding source to manage efficiently the net interest margin.  Deposits are influenced by changes in interest rates, economic conditions and competition from other banks.  The accompanying table VII shows the composition of total deposits as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.  Total deposits decreased $10,020, or 1.2%, from year-end 2017 to finish at $846,704 at December 31, 2018. The decrease came largely from “core” deposits, which include noninterest-bearing deposits, as well as interest-bearing demand, savings, and money market deposits. The Bank focuses on core deposit relationships with consumers from local markets who can maintain multiple accounts and services at the Bank. The Company believes such core deposits are more stable and less sensitive to changing interest rates and other economic factors.  The decrease in total deposits came primarily from noninterest-bearing balances, which decreased $15,834, or 6.2%, from year-end 2017.  This change came mostly from lower business checking accounts, in particular a $15 million decrease on one commercial depositor relationship that occurred during the first quarter of 2018.  The change was related to the settlement of temporary funds that had accumulated during the fourth quarter of 2017.  Also during 2018, the Company saw more of its business checking account balances shift into more incentive based checking account balances from year-end 2017.

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Partially offsetting the decrease in noninterest-bearing deposits were higher interest-bearing deposits from year-end 2017.  Net growth in interest-bearing deposit balances came mostly from the Company’s time deposits, which include CD’s and individual retirement accounts. Total time deposits increased $12,448, or 6.1%, from year-end 2017.  This was largely driven by the Company's retail CD’s, which increased 9.8% from year-end 2017.  The growth in retail CD’s was affected by a short-term promotional CD offering by the Bank during the fourth quarter of 2017 that carried a competitive rate to attract additional retail funding. Furthermore, with market investment rates increasing, management has adjusted its CD rates upward, which have generated more of a consumer preference to invest in a 1- to 2-year CD, as compared to a tiered money market product. While the Company's preference is to fund earning asset demand with retail core deposits, wholesale deposits are utilized to help satisfy earning asset growth. With consumers investing more into CD balances during 2018, the Company’s brokered CD issuances decreased $3,941, or 11.0%, from year-end 2017.  The Company will continue to evaluate its use of brokered CD’s to manage the Company’s liquidity position and interest rate risk associated with longer-term, fixed-rate asset loan demand.

Partially offsetting higher time deposit balances was a net decrease in NOW, savings and money market account balances.  NOW account balances were down $3,484, or 2.2%, from year-end 2017. Money market account balances decreased $11,925, or 8.9%, from year-end 2017. The reduction in NOW and money market balances was affected by a consumer preference for CD’s during 2018.  These decreases were partially offset by growth in savings account balances, which increased $8,776, or 8.1%, from year-end 2017.

Composition of Total Deposits

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DEPOSITS

Table VII

	As of December 31
(dollars in thousands)	2018		2017		2016
Interest-bearing deposits:
NOW accounts	$	155,166	$	158,650	$	155,051
Money market		121,294		133,220		134,308
Savings accounts		116,574		107,798		103,453
IRA accounts		43,249		45,312		47,099
Certificates of deposit		172,600		158,089		140,965
		608,883		603,069		580,876
Noninterest-bearing deposits:
Demand deposits		237,821		253,655		209,576
Total deposits	$	846,704	$	856,724	$	790,452

The Company will continue to experience increased competition for deposits in its market areas, which should challenge its net growth.  The Company will continue to emphasize growth and retention within its core deposit relationships during 2018, reflecting the Company’s efforts to reduce its reliance on higher cost funding and improving net interest income.

OTHER BORROWED FUNDS

 The Company also accesses other funding sources, including short-term and long-term borrowings, to fund potential asset growth and satisfy short-term liquidity needs. Other borrowed funds consist primarily of FHLB advances and promissory notes. During 2018, other borrowed funds were up $3,764, or 10.5%, from year-end 2017.  The increase was related to management's decision to fund specific fixed-rate loans with like-term FHLB advances during the first quarter of 2018. While deposits continue to be the primary source of funding for growth in earning assets, management will continue to utilize Federal Home Loan Bank advances and promissory notes to help manage interest rate sensitivity and liquidity.

SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES

The Company received proceeds from the issuance of one trust preferred security on March 22, 2007 totaling $8,500 at a fixed rate of 6.58%.  The trust preferred security is now at an adjustable rate equal to the 3-month LIBOR plus 1.68%.  The Company does not report the securities issued by the trust as a liability, but instead, reports as a liability the subordinated debenture issued by the Company and held by the trust.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

As discussed in Notes I and L, the Company engages in certain off-balance sheet credit-related activities, including commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit, which could require the Company to make cash payments in the event that specified future events occur. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. While these commitments are necessary to meet the financing needs of the Company’s customers, many of these commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, the total amount of commitments does not necessarily represent future cash requirements.Management does not anticipate that the Company’s current off-balance sheet activities will have a material impact on the results of operations and financial condition.

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CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company maintains a capital level that exceeds regulatory requirements as a margin of safety for its depositors. Regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”) require a state-chartered bank that is a member of a Federal Reserve Bank to maintain certain amounts and types of capital and generally also require bank holding companies to meet such requirements on a consolidated basis.  The FRB generally requires bank holding companies that have chosen to become financial holding companies to be “well capitalized,” as defined by FRB regulations, in order to continue engaging in activities permissible only to bank holding companies that are registered as financial holding companies.  If, however, a bank holding company, whether or not also a financial holding company, satisfies the requirements of the Federal Reserve’s Small Bank Holding Company and Small Savings and Loan Holding Company Policy (the “SBHCP”), the holding company is not required to meet the consolidated capital requirements.  As amended effective in September, the SBHCP requires that the holding company have assets of less than $3 billion, that it meet certain qualitative requirements, and that all of the holding company’s bank subsidiaries meet all bank capital requirements.  As of December 31, 2018, the Company was deemed to meet the SBHCP requirements and so was not required to meet consolidated capital requirements at the holding company level.

As detailed in Note P to the financial statements at December 31, 2018, the Bank’s capital exceeded the requirements to be deemed “well capitalized” under applicable prompt corrective action regulations.  Total shareholders' equity at December 31, 2018 of $117,874 increased $8,513, or 7.8%, as compared to $109,361 at December 31, 2017. Capital growth during 2018 came primarily from year-to-date net income of $11,944, less dividends paid of $3,967.

LIQUIDITY

Liquidity relates to the Company's ability to meet the cash demands and credit needs of its customers and is provided by the ability to readily convert assets to cash and raise funds in the market place. Total cash and cash equivalents, held to maturity securities maturing within one year and available for sale securities, totaling $174,270, represented 16.9% of total assets at December 31, 2018. In addition, the FHLB offers advances to the Bank, which further enhances the Bank's ability to meet liquidity demands. At December 31, 2018, the Bank could borrow an additional $148,298 from the FHLB, of which $80,000 could be used for short-term, cash management advances. Furthermore, the Bank has established a borrowing line with the Federal Reserve. At December 31, 2018, this line had total availability of $59,014. Lastly, the Bank also has the ability to purchase federal funds from a correspondent bank. For further cash flow information, see the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.  Management does not rely on any single source of liquidity and monitors the level of liquidity based on many factors affecting the Company’s financial condition.

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INFLATION

Consolidated financial data included herein has been prepared in accordance with US GAAP.  Presently, US GAAP requires the Company to measure financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars with the exception of securities available for sale, which are carried at fair value.  Changes in the relative value of money due to inflation or deflation are generally not considered.

In management's opinion, changes in interest rates affect the financial institution to a far greater degree than changes in the inflation rate.  While interest rates are greatly influenced by changes in the inflation rate, they do not change at the same rate or in the same magnitude as the inflation rate.  Rather, interest rate volatility is based on changes in the expected rate of inflation, as well as monetary and fiscal policies.  A financial institution's ability to be relatively unaffected by changes in interest rates is a good indicator of its capability to perform in today's volatile economic environment.  The Company seeks to insulate itself from interest rate volatility by ensuring that rate sensitive assets and rate sensitive liabilities respond to changes in interest rates in a similar time frame and to a similar degree.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The most significant accounting policies followed by the Company are presented in Note A to the consolidated financial statements.  These policies, along with the disclosures presented in the other financial statement notes, provide information on how significant assets and liabilities are valued in the financial statements and how those values are determined.  Management views critical accounting policies to be those that are highly dependent on subjective or complex judgments, estimates and assumptions, and where changes in those estimates and assumptions could have a significant impact on the financial statements.  Management currently views the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and business combinations to be critical accounting policies.

Allowance for Loan Losses:

The allowance for loan losses is a valuation allowance for probable incurred credit losses.  Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed.  Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.  Management estimates the allowance balance required using past loan loss experience, the nature and volume of the portfolio, information about specific borrower situations and estimated collateral values, economic conditions, and other factors.  Allocations of the allowance may be made for specific loans, but the entire allowance is available for any loan that, in management’s judgment, should be charged off. 

The allowance consists of specific and general components.  The specific component relates to loans that are individually classified as impaired.  A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  Impaired loans generally consist of loans with balances of $200 or more on nonaccrual status or nonperforming in nature.  Loans for which the terms have been modified, and for which the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, are considered troubled debt restructurings and classified as impaired. 

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

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Commercial and commercial real estate loans are individually evaluated for impairment.  If a loan is impaired, a portion of the allowance is allocated so that the loan is reported, net, at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate or at the fair value of collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral.  Smaller balance homogeneous loans, such as consumer and most residential real estate, are collectively evaluated for impairment, and accordingly, they are not separately identified for impairment disclosure.  Troubled debt restructurings are measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s effective rate at inception.  If a troubled debt restructuring is considered to be a collateral dependent loan, the loan is reported, net, at the fair value of the collateral.  For troubled debt restructurings that subsequently default, the Company determines the amount of reserve in accordance with the accounting policy for the allowance for loan losses.

 The general component covers non-impaired loans and impaired loans that are not individually reviewed for impairment and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for current factors. The historical loss experience is determined by portfolio segment and is based on the actual loss history experienced by the Company over the most recent 3 years for the consumer and real estate portfolio segment and 5 years for the commercial portfolio segment. The total loan portfolio's actual loss experience is supplemented with other economic factors based on the risks present for each portfolio segment. These economic factors include consideration of the following: levels of and trends in delinquencies and impaired loans; levels of and trends in charge-offs and recoveries; trends in volume and terms of loans; effects of any changes in risk selection and underwriting standards; other changes in lending policies, procedures, and practices; experience, ability, and depth of lending management and other relevant staff; national and local economic trends and conditions; industry conditions; and effects of changes in credit concentrations. The following portfolio segments have been identified: Commercial Real Estate, Commercial and Industrial, Residential Real Estate, and Consumer.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

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     The following table presents, as of December 31, 2018, significant fixed and determinable contractual obligations to third parties by payment date. Further discussion of the nature of each obligation is included in the referenced note to the consolidated financial statements.

	Payments Due In
(dollars in thousands)	Note Reference		Less than One Year		One to Three Years		Three to Five Years		Over Five Years		Total
Deposits without a stated maturity		G	$	630,855	$	----	$	----	$	----	$	630,855
Consumer and brokered time deposits		G		107,432		84,421		23,534		462		215,849
Other borrowed funds		I		7,308		8,544		6,371		17,490		39,713
Subordinated debentures		J		----		----		----		8,500		8,500
Lease obligations		E		266		287		112		----		665

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of

Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Commercial and industrial loans consist of borrowings for commercial purposes to individuals, corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and other business enterprises.  Commercial and industrial loans are generally secured by business assets such as equipment, accounts receivable, inventory, or any other asset excluding real estate and generally made to finance capital expenditures or operations.  The Company’s risk exposure is related to deterioration in the value of collateral securing the loan should foreclosure become necessary.  Generally, business assets used or produced in operations do not maintain their value upon foreclosure, which may require the Company to write-down the value significantly to sell. 

 Commercial real estate consists of nonfarm, nonresidential loans secured by owner-occupied and nonowner-occupied commercial real estate as well as commercial construction loans.  An owner-occupied loan relates to a borrower purchased building or space for which the repayment of principal is dependent upon cash flows from the ongoing business operations conducted by the party, or an affiliate of the party, who owns the property.  Owner-occupied loans that are dependent on cash flows from operations can be adversely affected by current market conditions for their product or service.  A nonowner-occupied loan is a property loan for which the repayment of principal is dependent upon rental income associated with the property or the subsequent sale of the property.  Nonowner-occupied loans that are dependent upon rental income are primarily impacted by local economic conditions which dictate occupancy rates and the amount of rent charged.  Commercial construction loans consist of borrowings to purchase and develop raw land into one- to four-family residential properties.  Construction loans are extended to individuals as well as corporations for the construction of an individual or multiple properties and are secured by raw land and the subsequent improvements.  Repayment of the loans to real estate developers is dependent upon the sale of properties to third parties in a timely fashion upon completion.  Should there be delays in construction or a downturn in the market for those properties, there may be significant erosion in value which may be absorbed by the Company.

Residential real estate loans consist of loans to individuals for the purchase of one- to four-family primary residences with repayment primarily through wage or other income sources of the individual borrower.  The Company’s loss exposure to these loans is dependent on local market conditions for residential properties as loan amounts are determined, in part, by the fair value of the property at origination. 

Consumer loans are comprised of loans to individuals secured by automobiles, open-end home equity loans and other loans to individuals for household, family, and other personal expenditures, both secured and unsecured.  These loans typically have maturities of 6 years or less with repayment dependent on individual wages and income.  The risk of loss on consumer loans is elevated as the collateral securing these loans, if any, rapidly depreciate in value or may be worthless and/or difficult to locate if repossession is necessary.  During the last several years, one of the most significant portions of the Company’s net loan charge-offs have been from consumer loans.  Nevertheless, the Company has allocated the highest percentage of its allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans to the other identified loan portfolio segments due to the larger dollar balances associated with such portfolios.

KEY RATIOS

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	2018			2017			2016			2015			2014
Return on average assets		1.12	%		.74	%		.77	%		1.03	%		1.01	%
Return on average equity		10.63	%		6.95	%		7.05	%		9.66	%		9.62	%
Dividend payout ratio		33.20	%		52.36	%		51.79	%		42.74	%		42.62	%
Average equity to average assets		10.57	%		10.66	%		10.91	%		10.71	%		10.49	%

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Business Combinations:

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the aggregate of the consideration transferred and the amount of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree.  Acquisition related transaction costs are expensed and included in other operational results. When a business is acquired, the Company assesses the financial assets and liabilities assumed for appropriate classification and designation in accordance with the contractual terms, economic circumstances and pertinent conditions as of the acquisition date.  We are required to record the assets acquired, including identified intangible assets, and the liabilities assumed at their fair value. These often involve estimates based on third party valuations, such as appraisals, or internal valuations based on discounted cash flow analyses or other valuation techniques that may include estimates of attrition, inflation, asset growth rates, or other relevant factors. In addition, the determination of the useful lives over which an intangible asset will be amortized is subjective. Under FASB ASC 350 (SFAS No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets), goodwill and indefinite-lived assets recorded must be reviewed for impairment on an annual basis, as well as on an interim basis if events or changes indicate that the asset might be impaired. An impairment loss must be recognized for any excess of carrying value over fair value of the goodwill or the indefinite-lived intangible asset.

CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK

The Company maintains a diversified credit portfolio, with residential real estate loans currently comprising the most significant portion.  Credit risk is primarily subject to loans made to businesses and individuals in southeastern Ohio and western West Virginia.  Management believes this risk to be general in nature, as there are no material concentrations of loans to any industry or consumer group.  To the extent possible, the Company diversifies its loan portfolio to limit credit risk by avoiding industry concentrations.

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Ohio Valley Banc Corp.

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Phone: 1-800-468-6682

Headquarters: 420 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio

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